While driving down to New Orleans recently, I came across some interesting information on the radio. It seems that the British were called "red coats" because the officers wore them. This was so, if they got shot, the blood would not show & upset the enlisted men in battle.
It's the same reasoning for French officers wearing brown pants. :-)
Hope I'm not repeating a french joke already posted. DR
It's the same reasoning for French officers wearing brown pants. :-)
Hope I'm not repeating a french joke already posted. DR
Darian R.
