For we've slaved away four years of our life and earned about three pound ten

[sovay]

I have a sore throat and a steadily climbing fever and just discovered I missed a documentary on whaling tonight. It had better re-air. Preferably at some point when I can focus on the screen. Today: not success. Tell me something historically weird.

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[sovay]

The fact that fighting in the Swabian War of 1499 was only touched off when somebody made a cow joke?

. . . What was the joke?

that one of my more distant ancestors was a co-founder of the town of Holderness, which I drive through three times a week?

That's neat! Also, you are descended from someone named Hercules Mooney.

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

I don't remember exactly, but all early modern jokes about the Swiss have to do with them and their cows. Kinda like Asikyume's comment above. Just referring to Switzerland as "Küoland" counted as fightin' words.

[sovay]

Just referring to Switzerland as "Küoland" counted as fightin' words.

That's kind of awesome.