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greyhoundfd (09/05/2015) [-] Not if you're in a country where your average daily meal is bread, and milk or water
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etiennesk (09/05/2015) [-] The misconception arose primarily due to the differing definition of a "foot" in England and in France. (Since it used to be determined by the kings' feet, and not every king had the same length of for). In France, a "foot" was longer than an English "foot", so when England heard he was 4'11" I don't remember his exact height in French imperial units , they thought he was hardly the size of a toddler, though he was actually somewhat average for a European male at the time (5'6" English Imperial Units).
There's jokes that it was due to this discrepancy between his height that he decided to promote a universal measuring system (SI) to deter this form of misconceptions.
There's jokes that it was due to this discrepancy between his height that he decided to promote a universal measuring system (SI) to deter this form of misconceptions.
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FirstSrMeme (09/05/2015) [-] It was also due in large part to his imperial guard. The men who were essentially his body guard were, on average, around 6 ft tall (really tall for the time) so he always seemed short beside them. 5'7 was the average height for men in France at that time.
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alcantara (09/05/2015) [-] Other way around; British propagandists caricatured Napoleon as a short man in order to make him the subject of ridicule thus diminishing fear of Napoleon as a military leader. Realistically, Napoleon was of average height, but it is easier to raise morale with a laugh by making out a feral midget is the one attacking your person; simply hold him at arms length and watch his cute little arms flail in vein!
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innocentbabies (09/05/2015) [-]
Above. He was average for the French aristocracy, the myth started for a number of reasons that I cba to go into on my phone, then the cartoonists ran eith it.
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adolfoliverbush (09/04/2015) [-] I was about to question you, but I saved us both some time, by reading the second half of your comment
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anon (09/04/2015) [-]
Napoleon was actually a pretty damned good leader. The only reason he was hated was because he DARED to disrupt the balance of power in Europe, an upstart with no royal blood as the Emperor of a world power? That was unheard of back then. Oh how the tables have turned...
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commoncrunch (09/04/2015) [-] "I swear, by my sword and Capote, that I will once again prove victorious!"
-- Matador, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
-- Matador, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
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elynichujy (09/04/2015) [-] That guy wrecked me the first time I fought him.
Although by the second time I got to him I was like level 40 or 50. **** him.
Although by the second time I got to him I was like level 40 or 50. **** him.
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commoncrunch (09/04/2015) [-] To be fair, he's supposed to be the first fight that really makes use of the buffs/debuffs system. He's only tough if you've been bruteforcing your way through fights with strength.
