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Cake day: July 21st, 2023

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  • Explanation: ‘I’ is both a Latin letter and a numeral. In Roman numerals, two numbers next to each other add together - as in, ‘II’ is ‘2’. This joke is making fun of the fact that ii is both a very common ending for Latin words (something to do with grammar, Latin grammar is a nightmare), and the number 2 (as in, a sequel and not an original).

    THEY GAVE US POMPE II, BUT NOT POMPE I














  • Explanation: After their king attempted to betray the country at the head of a foreign invading army, and France duly beheaded him for his treason, the monarchies of Europe turned against the French Revolution with renewed zeal. The entire continent, more or less, was up in arms against the uppity commoners who had dared touch the sacrosanct flesh of a king!

    Not only that, but these revolutionaries were also busy killing one another over disagreements how their revolution should actually be going, with a sizable reactionary rebellion in the Vendee! The entirety of Europe’s conservative forces, plus French infighting, should lead to an easy win over the so-called French Republic, right?

    Well, actually, France threw back the entirety of the invading reactionary forces, performing counter-invasions and setting up ‘sister republics’ in the territory of the reactionary monarchies.

    Bit of a miscalculation on their part! Get fucked, anciens regimes! Le peuple souverain s’avance!