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A lasting legacy (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 months ago by MacedWindow@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] NABDad@lemmy.world 46 points 5 months ago (4 children)

As others have pointed out, Neapolitan ice cream is not named after Napoleon.

Extra painful when you consider there is a pastry called Napoleon:

[–] cypherpunks@lemmy.ml 24 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Neapolitan ice cream is not named after Napoleon

The Simpsons character Rainier Wolfcastle on stage with a microphone, on TV, with the caption "THAT'S THE JOKE"

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

There's also a weird Danish marcipan tricorne cake named after his hat 😁

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 5 months ago

That's a custard slice where I'm from.

Worst cake ever, since any attempt to bite into it results in all the custard being ejected from it.

If that's the best he could come up with, it's no wonder they exiled him to a remote island.