I've never understood how they had a revolution to get rid of their monarchy and aristocracy, and within about five minutes were being ruled by a guy who looked like this:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Francois_Gerard_-_Napoleon_Ier_en_costume_du_Sacre.jpg
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Mr. Tea dole-nonce-amuser extraordinaire, Tue 9 Jul 2024, 9:46,
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