Comments on: 6 Things Named After Napoléon

By: All This Useless Beauty...

All This Useless Beauty... — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:57:00 +0000

The was a “Napoleon Dynamite” long before the movie of the same name — it was a pseudonym for Elvis Costello (which was itself a pseudonym for Declan MacManus).

So there!

By: Admiral Byrd

Admiral Byrd — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:59:00 +0000

Napoleon Dynamite was not named after Bonaparte. Listen to the commentary on the DVD.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:11:00 +0000

There’s also Napoleon, Indiana, where I grew up. Even had a restaurant called “Bonaparte’s Retreat” with an image of ol’ shorty himself on the facade.

We had a lot of small towns with grand names in the area. Besides Napoleon (pop. 230), there was also Milan (pronounced MY-lan), and Versailles (pronounced Ver-SALES).

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:20:00 +0000

Yummy yummy Napoleon pastries!!

By: Orange

Orange — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:20:00 +0000

I was going to ask where Napoleon Dynamite was, too–but Colin GG beat me to it!

And the article doesn’t say Napoleon was 5′6″, it says his height during his time was the equivalent of what 5′6″ would be in ours.

By: Monica

Monica — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:59:00 +0000

I think the coolest thing ever named after Napoleon would have to be bologna. When I was a kid, I remember seeing commercials for Napolean Bolognapart. Sadly, I don’t think they still make it.

By: Colin GG

Colin GG — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:37:00 +0000

Let’s not forget Napoleon Dynamite everybody… he’s pretty much the best Napoleon that I know of…

Also for anyone who was into Ninja Turtles, Genghis Frog’s cousin was named Napoleon Bonafrog (I had both action figures)

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:42:00 +0000

mmm napoleon pastries

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0000

Napoleon, Ohio. In northwest Ohio. My sister’s family (and a few thousand other people) live there.

By: Dianne

Dianne — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:20:00 +0000

There’s always Napoleon III…

And of course, Napoleon XIV….