@bradenslen so of course I had to go look it up
Maurice Grey, a Dijon mustard-maker, invented a steam-powered mill in the 1850s that finely ground mustard seeds, earning a royal award by 1860. Short on funds to scale production, he partnered in 1866 with fellow moutardier Auguste Poupon, who provided financing; they named the company Grey-Poupon.
@bradenslen taking of which
Tin soldiers and Nixon coming,
We’re finally on our own.
This summer I hear the drumming,
Four dead in Ohio.
@bradenslen fully agree .. even more appropriate when understanding its genesis … my point being only that 60 years later it is a lot lot worse than the lyrics might suggest .. consider the impact of Kent State (different song) .. today .. it would be but a blip.
@elithebearded and then there is also this
@elithebearded .. but not on the tips of tongues as they were a hundred years ago.
original lyrics of the Cher song .. it just didn’t scan correctly ..hence the switch to ‘Gypsies’
Yeggs, tramps, and thieves
We’d hear it from the people of the town
They’d call us yeggs, tramps, and thieves
But every night all the men would come around
And lay their money down
@elithebearded with the Pinkertons.
@bradenslen Why is grey poupon not called yellow poupon?
@Blort 💯
@Blort someone was listening to us …