Dreamtime Posted April 29, 2008 Posted April 29, 2008 A long time ago, Britain and France were at war. During one battle, the French captured an English colonel. They took him to their headquarters and the French general began to question him. Finally, as an afterthought, the French general asked, 'Why do you English officers all wear red coats? Don't you know the red material makes you easier targets for us to shoot at?' In his bland English way, the officer informed the General that the reason English officers wore red coats was so that if they were shot, the blood wouldnʼt show and the men they were leading wouldnʼt panic. And that is why, from that day to this, all French Army officers wear brown pants.
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