Friday 4 May 2012

Spotted in Versailles: Vive La Revolution!

Fifty minutes from Paris, in the city of Versailles, is one of France's most famous paintings, Le Serment du Jeu de Paume or the Tennis Court Oath by Jacques-Louis David. If you're a history buff, you'll know this is the site where the National Assembly first convened and vowed to draft a state constitution. If not, you're probably wondering: a tennis court? Really?


File:Le Serment du Jeu de paume.jpg
"Guys, I'm looking for a doubles partner. 
Anybody free post-revolution?"


I can't help but think that if six hundred of my closest friends and I ever had to bring down an absolute monarchy, it would probably look more like this:

The Starbucks Pact:
Changing the world - once we finish our Frappuccinos.

Not quite as stirring, I'll admit. But it did get me thinking, where would be the weirdest place to start a revolution?



The Urinal Understanding:
"Guys, I have an awesome idea."
"Can it wait?"

The Ultimate Pillow Fight:
Winner gets the country. Bed bugs included.

But the winner has to be:




Vive la revolution!