Why Does Stanhope Call Raleigh "Baguette" in Journey's End?

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 3/27/07 at 12:30am

You're at a crucial moment in the play, Captain Stanhope faces off his young officer and calls him

"baguette"?????

[C is for Company]

Posted: 3/27/07 at 12:30am

Better to call him baguette than french fry?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/27/07 at 12:34am

"Better to call him baguette than french fry?"

Or a faguette.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 3/30/07 at 10:45pm

Does he think Raleigh is a long skinny loaf?

[neddyfrank2]

Posted: 3/30/07 at 10:46pm

Did you just see Journey's End?

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 3/30/07 at 10:48pm

Get to the point, peanut.

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 4/1/07 at 10:18am

Well, this one is on me.

I did look up references to baguette before I posted this whole thing and found it was a slang term for a young, lanky soccer player so I thought that was going to be the "cute" eventual answer as an affectionate term for a young male. Though I was still puzzled because they had only played cricket and "ruggers" or rugby at school that they speak of.

So last night I guess my ears were either more open or the acoustics were better, because "baguette" turned into: "To forget!"

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 4/1/07 at 11:58am

That thought actually crossed my head, Jordan.