We happy few
Today is the 590th anniversary of Agincourt, the famed battle in which a large army of aristocratic French knights were thoroughly crushed by a much smaller (and less snooty) English army. How embarassing for them...
Besides being a crucial turning point in European history, Agincourt is also famous for inspiring the world's most famous pep talk, the Crispin's Day Speech, which has in turn inspired a wide variety of others. Shakespeare called it that because today is also the Feast of St. Crispin, who - ironically enough - was himself a Frenchman.
NOTE: Of course St. Crispin, the patron saint of shoemakers, should never be confused with St. Hubbins, the patron saint of quality footwear.
To honor this glorious occasion, I suggest standing up and giving a rousing speech before beating up someone who's bigger than you (and preferably French). If that's not your idea of a good time, celebrate Shakespeare and the power of language by learning a few new words that we don't have in our language, but should. Or, you can point and laugh at this guy, the CEO of St. Louis' own Savvis Communications, who claims a topless bar in New York overcharged him by about a quarter of a million bucks (he "only" spent about $20,000). I hate it when that happens, don't you?
No, I don't have any idea what that last one has to do with Agincourt, or Shakespeare. It's still funny, though.
Besides being a crucial turning point in European history, Agincourt is also famous for inspiring the world's most famous pep talk, the Crispin's Day Speech, which has in turn inspired a wide variety of others. Shakespeare called it that because today is also the Feast of St. Crispin, who - ironically enough - was himself a Frenchman.
NOTE: Of course St. Crispin, the patron saint of shoemakers, should never be confused with St. Hubbins, the patron saint of quality footwear.
To honor this glorious occasion, I suggest standing up and giving a rousing speech before beating up someone who's bigger than you (and preferably French). If that's not your idea of a good time, celebrate Shakespeare and the power of language by learning a few new words that we don't have in our language, but should. Or, you can point and laugh at this guy, the CEO of St. Louis' own Savvis Communications, who claims a topless bar in New York overcharged him by about a quarter of a million bucks (he "only" spent about $20,000). I hate it when that happens, don't you?
No, I don't have any idea what that last one has to do with Agincourt, or Shakespeare. It's still funny, though.
posted by Skippy | 12:10 PM
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