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That is a lot of posts! :D <3

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From:

mildred_of_midgard

Ahhh, this is so great! (We knew it would be, that's why we wanted more!)

I used all the perfume I could get my hands on. (Look, I've been his AD in the last war, I know how to prepare!) He snuffed even more tobacco than usual

Ahahaha, Heinrich, always the strategist! And love him getting the last word.

"Just in case his face doesn't give it away, he's had the smallpox last year," he said. "And I wouldn't be surprised if he's had the other pox as well, given the company he's kept."

FRITZ.

I kept myself from fratricide by starting to work on my my opus magnum, tentatively titled "The Anti-Fritz".

Genius! Especially since we can only imagine how much Henry would have to disclaim if he ever got into power. :P

That means Fritz actually has to shut up for at least an hour. And wonder of wonders, he sticks to the treatment.

I laughed so hard.

Btw, did Jessen say anything about Fritz boring the Austrians to sleep during either of his meetings with ViennaJoe? Duffy has this claim that I've been meaning to ask you about, but as we've seen, Duffy has FW claiming he just pretended to be into austerity and tall guys, and Fritz claiming he only pretended not to like women. So I question everything.

From:

selenak

did Jessen say anything about Fritz boring the Austrians to sleep during either of his meetings with ViennaJoe?

Not that I recall, but then, I've read many books since and might have forgotten. But to my knowledge, the two main documents Jessen provides for the two meetings are a) Joseph's letter to MT, and b) excerpts from de Ligne's memoirs. Neither Joseph nor de Ligne considered Fritz boring, but maybe other attendants did! Especially if exposed to the 16 hours marathon talks of two know-it-alls.

Fritz sticking to the treatment is from the article

felis linked. He also claims that virtue when swapping stories with Wilhelmine about taking the waters. (She was usually v.v. bored in spas, but had to go on account of her health.)

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mildred_of_midgard

Especially if exposed to the 16 hours marathon talks of two know-it-alls.

Hahaha, yes, okay, I can see that. :D

She was usually v.v. bored in spas, but had to go on account of her health.

Oh, right, I remember that from Oster, now that you mention it!

From:

cahn

Neither Joseph nor de Ligne considered Fritz boring, but maybe other attendants did! Especially if exposed to the 16 hours marathon talks of two know-it-alls.

Heeeee. It might even be more surprising if they didn't consider both of them boring!