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And stop calling me Mainwaring, ‘Odges
Poor Napoleon didn’t know his Arras from his Elba
But I always ride side-saddle
Not tonight Josephine I!ve got a headache.
“Not tonight Josephine I!ve got a headache.”
“Whatever you do, don’t mention Abba’s Eurovision hit song.”
Napoleon, solo.
‘Josephine had the cheek to prepare me a beef Wellington for my dinner.’
Damn fool army went and attacked the capital of Denmark instead of Wellington’s horse …
Napoleon regretted over-indulging over Christmas.
Napoleon just hated whoopee cushions
Shortly after this accident Napoleon invented the commode.
‘Blimey me, I do find January a long month’!
Napoleon regretted missing his engagement with Wellington when he went to Euston by mistake
Wellington’s? Sorry, I thought they were my boots …
Quel Dommage, or Oh eck, this chair’s playing havoc with my boney part.
‘Didn’t I say, I wouldn’t take defeat lying down?’
Note to self : must stop sniffing the wallpaper