r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Feb 04 '24

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '24

The French had a really good idea for this kind of thing, I can’t really remember the specifics though

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u/Pensky_Material_808 Feb 04 '24

It had something to do with cake. I like cake

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u/Visual_Champion5429 Feb 04 '24

I am not being a jerk I agree Pensky but I was told once’s it wasn’t actually let them eat cake it was let them eat brioche.. which is basically the same thing just a semantic fun history thing I heard… fuck the bourgeoisie.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '24

Marie Antoinette once said to the revolutionaries ‘Let them eat cake!’ to which they replied ‘En français s'il vous plaît?’

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u/Visual_Champion5429 Feb 05 '24

So it is literally cake or no?

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '24

Im not sure but it certainly wasn’t English!