Louis, Louis = Loey, Loey
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Re: Louis, Louis = Loey, Loey
Good find. Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte III looks more likely. Another lost in translation...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_III
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That is such a great story.willyhilly wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:48 pm I would guess it came from the French and brak was the traditional term. Cambodia would have had coins before the French came but no notes of course. They say the scheming Thai army fired those coins with holes in their cannon at the spiky bamboo around Longveik. Then after they left people cut down the bamboo to get the coins. The. Then the Thai Army returned..
It appears some of the Khmers were dangerosly selfish to their own selves even back then, if this story can be corroborated.
Tricky Thais. It's better to take than make there, it seems.
Anyhow, great story.
Melvin Udall: Never, never, interrupt me, okay?
Not if there's a fire, not even if you hear the sound of a thud from my home and one week later there's a smell coming from there that can only be a decaying human body and you have to hold a hanky to your face because the stench is so thick that you think you're going to faint.
Even then, don't come knocking...Not for ANY reason.
Not if there's a fire, not even if you hear the sound of a thud from my home and one week later there's a smell coming from there that can only be a decaying human body and you have to hold a hanky to your face because the stench is so thick that you think you're going to faint.
Even then, don't come knocking...Not for ANY reason.
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Re: Louis, Louis = Loey, Loey
There's a good thread on the topic here: [Khmer440 link removed.]
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Re: Louis, Louis = Loey, Loey
The story is apocryphal, there is no doubt that Cambodia was being fought over and destroyed by its Siam and Viet neighbors at the time, but I believe this story was invented to teach a lesson. Don't burn down your whole fortress for a few shekels, as your enemies can easily amass and take your ill-gotten gains. That's my take.SmartAston Martin wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 11:49 pmThat is such a great story.willyhilly wrote: ↑Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:48 pm I would guess it came from the French and brak was the traditional term. Cambodia would have had coins before the French came but no notes of course. They say the scheming Thai army fired those coins with holes in their cannon at the spiky bamboo around Longveik. Then after they left people cut down the bamboo to get the coins. The. Then the Thai Army returned..
It appears some of the Khmers were dangerosly selfish to their own selves even back then, if this story can be corroborated.
Tricky Thais. It's better to take than make there, it seems.
Anyhow, great story.
Silence, exile, and cunning.
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Re: Louis, Louis = Loey, Loey
How come most haven't learned that yet?
It might be cultural?
It might be cultural?
Melvin Udall: Never, never, interrupt me, okay?
Not if there's a fire, not even if you hear the sound of a thud from my home and one week later there's a smell coming from there that can only be a decaying human body and you have to hold a hanky to your face because the stench is so thick that you think you're going to faint.
Even then, don't come knocking...Not for ANY reason.
Not if there's a fire, not even if you hear the sound of a thud from my home and one week later there's a smell coming from there that can only be a decaying human body and you have to hold a hanky to your face because the stench is so thick that you think you're going to faint.
Even then, don't come knocking...Not for ANY reason.
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