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Olympics and the French

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:50 am
by rebbonk
The Olympics got me thinking, and I've noticed two sports that have strong French influences.

The first is the fencing where competitors use words like "enguarde" and "riposte".

The second is the athletics where competitors
Spoiler:
run like heck at the first sound of gunfire.