[LMB] A Barrayaran just-so-story

[Rachel Ganz]

> > 
> > yeah, but which real world military leader did she crib it from? Custer of
> > the Little Big Horn wore blue, only the brits wore red, IIRC, so which brit?
 
> I've heard it told of Lord Nelson (complete with speech
> impediment "...my wed jacket and my bwown twousers" -- have no
> idea whether or not that is historical).  OTOH the British Navy
> wore blue, too, IIRC, so... ???

It's a joke. Applied to anyone as appropriate. I've heard it in several different contexts, e.g. http://www.funny.co.uk/jokes/art_16-115-Hardy-and-Nelson.html. It sounds twentieth century to me.

Rachel

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