Just thought I'd save you all the trouble of starting a new thread :004:

Tsk tsk Hairy Chipper, just wait til I speak to your father

Look what your sarcasm has started

Charlie almost resigned because of this, you naughty boy.

The rest of you lot, hang yer head in shame, yer coup never worked this time.

coup (kū) [Fr.,=blow], among Native North Americans of the Plains culture, a war honor, awarded for striking an enemy in such a way that it was considered an extreme act of bravery. Generally, coups were awarded according to the degree of difficulty and danger involved; the most extreme, such as striking an armed enemy with the bare hand, counted highest. Killing an enemy, wounding him, scalping him, or stealing his horse or gun—all these were coups of value. Recital of the deeds was an important social function, and a warrior with many coups held a high status and was honored at feasts, ceremonials, and in the tribe. After warfare had ceased, coups became transferable property, passing from the old men to the younger, who needed coups to acquire warrior status in the tribe.

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Is this possibly what was meant - seems there are more coups than you know what to do with :001:

A coup d'état (pronounced /ku de'ta/), or simply coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government through unconstitutional means by a part of the state establishment — mostly replacing just the high-level figures. It is also an example of political engineering. It may or may not be violent in nature. It is different from a revolution, which is staged by a larger group and radically changes the political system through unconstitutional means. The term is French for "a (sudden) blow (or strike) to a state" (literally, coup, hit, and État, state, always written with a capital É in this meaning). The term coup can also be used in a casual sense to mean a gain in advantage of one nation or entity over another; e.g. an intelligence coup. By analogy, the term is also applied to corporations, etc; e.g. a boardroom coup.  :024:

So are we now saying that the military coup in Columbia was CC's fault.

hey, so, i was a bit tipsy last night but i meant the last ppart i think.  off to the scotland georgia game... in a bar :(

hang on i posted that message to cb in another topic.  nae time to look!

we'll be coming we'll be coming..

The original post cited a coup not a coup d'etat.