Happy Birthday Napoleon Bonaparte!

[anteros_lmc]

Today, 15th of August, marks the anniversary of the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte. In order to commemorate the birth of Europe's greatest military leader / the megalomaniac Corsican tyrant (delete as appropriate), allow me to share one of his finest cinematic outings. Now there have been numerous outstanding portrayals of Napoleon on stage and

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[donnaimmaculata]

Vive l'empereur! Permit me to share this little Emperor-centred piece to celebrate the occasion:

[anteros_lmc]

*dies laughing* I will never be able to look at a penguin the same way again!

ETA I'll never be able to look at Napoleon the same way again either XD

[donnaimmaculata]

Aren't they the loveliest when they're passing their eggs to each other?

[anteros_lmc]

Adorable! And they look so cute tobogganing down the slopes :) Hard to believe they invaded most of Europe.

[esmerelda_t]

*snort* I have to point out that list at the next team meeting at work!

*4ft11andabit*

[anteros_lmc]

Hehe! Thought you might appreciate that!

*fivefoottwoandthreequarters*

[_likimeya]

Aww, I loved Time Bandits when I was a kid! I used to watch it all the time. The sequence with the cages made me uncomfortable, though. :/

And another coincidence: Time Bandits was mentioned in the episode of The Big Bang Theory that I watched earlier tonight. How improbable is that?!

Sorry, random…

[anteros_lmc]

How improbable is that?!
Hey, it's all connected!

Time Bandits is an awesome film, but I agree the way it can flip from hilarious to disturbing can be quite unsettling.

[vespican]

Boney's B'day overshadowed in the US Pacific Northwest by Mariner's pitcher Felix Hernandez... pitched the 23 perfect game in Major League history... the first ever for the Seattle Mariners!
Dave