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Frederick the Great

Richard.Telfer@ukgateway.net (Richard Telfer)
(smirk)

Frederick often interviewed soldiers in his army and always asked the same three questions. "How old are you?" "How long have you been in my service?" and "Do you like the pay and conditions?"

One French recruit did not speak German so he was taught the answers. Frederick picked this recruit and, for the first time ever, varied the order of the questions.

"How long have you been in my service?" 
     "Twenty-one years." 

"How old are you then?" "One year."

"You or I must be mad." "Both, I think, Your Majesty."

[This is reworded from a report in Invincible Generals by Philip J. Haythornthwaite, ISBN 1-85314-105-4. Frederick's first language was French so I suppose it got sorted out.]


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