The French army has achieved an exaggerated reputation for haplessness, despite some staggering examples of military success and endurance. This is a bad, misinformed stereotype; but anyway, with Gallic logic, the French have found a way to exploit it.
Consider the storied Légion étrangère, commonly called by people with the bad habit of English the French Foreign Legion. This is an exception; but the members of the Legion are of foreign origin, often ruffians, and located in exotic settings. When you look for rough, you think of the Legion. They're the heavy hitters of the French Army.
On the other hand, what could be more refined than French maids, dressed in their prim maid outfits? Capital Michel Bergeron of military planning division had an inspiration after an afternoon snack of croissants and café: why not a brigade of soldats in French maid costumes to be undercover specialists? This collection of unlikely soldiers could serve as shock troops to infiltrate into urban settings where covert operations seemed more appropriate.
With Staff approval, and those involved on a 'need to know' status, they selected a cadre of 36 comely madamoiselles, trained them in the advance skills of housekeeping, the art of coquetry/seduction, karate, and hand-to-hand fighting. Each volunteer was given expert styling, clothing selection, and language skills, and were eventually reckoned to be the deadliest of the Legionnaires! Their use also exemplified a tenet of the Art of War: the need for surprise. Suprise, in this case, was not achieved by being dull or gray against the background, like old Cold War spies, but by being in-your-face noticeable! After all, a sexy French maid in a hotel is definitely noticeable, but nevertheless seems to be part of the setting. And are easily able to blend in with the setting.
Les filles de chambre have successfully undermined the Government of Canada and are hard at work in spreading the influence of France in Eastern Europe, where they also serve as "room secretaries" in the Balkans. They were recently involved in a covert operation in a NYC hotel in which a Fench big fish was a player (which both governments pretend never happened). Clearly, France has new way of playing the Great Game!
Consider the storied Légion étrangère, commonly called by people with the bad habit of English the French Foreign Legion. This is an exception; but the members of the Legion are of foreign origin, often ruffians, and located in exotic settings. When you look for rough, you think of the Legion. They're the heavy hitters of the French Army.
On the other hand, what could be more refined than French maids, dressed in their prim maid outfits? Capital Michel Bergeron of military planning division had an inspiration after an afternoon snack of croissants and café: why not a brigade of soldats in French maid costumes to be undercover specialists? This collection of unlikely soldiers could serve as shock troops to infiltrate into urban settings where covert operations seemed more appropriate.
With Staff approval, and those involved on a 'need to know' status, they selected a cadre of 36 comely madamoiselles, trained them in the advance skills of housekeeping, the art of coquetry/seduction, karate, and hand-to-hand fighting. Each volunteer was given expert styling, clothing selection, and language skills, and were eventually reckoned to be the deadliest of the Legionnaires! Their use also exemplified a tenet of the Art of War: the need for surprise. Suprise, in this case, was not achieved by being dull or gray against the background, like old Cold War spies, but by being in-your-face noticeable! After all, a sexy French maid in a hotel is definitely noticeable, but nevertheless seems to be part of the setting. And are easily able to blend in with the setting.
Les filles de chambre have successfully undermined the Government of Canada and are hard at work in spreading the influence of France in Eastern Europe, where they also serve as "room secretaries" in the Balkans. They were recently involved in a covert operation in a NYC hotel in which a Fench big fish was a player (which both governments pretend never happened). Clearly, France has new way of playing the Great Game!
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| Fierce Legionnaires with Uzis take control of an urban setting. |
For those that want a non anime picture google images has LOTS of pictures for French maids.
ReplyDelete.... called by people with the bad habit of English .....
ReplyDeleteA little Gallic superiority?
They look utterly ruthless. They had to leave Ruth on the scene to cope with it herself.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, Mike.
ReplyDeleteI surrender.
ReplyDeleteIf one must be a maid, it behooves one to look fashionable.
ReplyDeleteRoom secretaries? Is that what I think they are?
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