The Treaty of Westphalia

so we're agreed France gets the city of Pinarello and the bishopric of myths and to Sweden goes Western Pomerania vis March 13 and the islands of rügen and power lovely and he goes for applying within 28 days gets this charming carriage well I think that concludes our treaty ah gentlemen a toast peace in Europe excuse me Oh what is it now why are you interrupting forgive me ambassador but what about Luxembourg he's like nobody owns Luxembourg France I thought you weren't luckily yeah we thought it was Dutch Sweden where we thought it was Belgium England well we just knew who's on the continent and didn't give a toss really lips as if Luxembourgers ships are out there doesn't it well we've got a country going up for grabs anybody interested is it processed n't mr. Catholic ebony let's just use it for storage consists of the small state of Luxembourg is a charming reminder of how Europe used to be plague victims crawl elegantly down it's down filled streets greasing the way with pus from their boo-boos but at least two children a week are burned as the devil in the handsome Market Square the town boasts two taverns one humorous dwarf and a shop that sells little things made of straw sounds like Stevenage who wants it then well we don't want it we've already got to do it West Pomerania not to mention Miss Marron Stetten France has no need of Luxembourg although I do quite like the sound of that shop selling little things been out of straw CS that shop is an economic bonus isn't it all right I'll take good sue Knutson burg goes to sweet you can't just give Sweden another province but you didn't want it well yeah but that means that they now got Western Pomerania debt in and Luxembourg that's not fair we need Luxembourg to store our pickled herring why can't you store them in Sweden oh the width no squeezing your pickled herring what can you eat a proper fish what's wrong with pickled herring nothing if you're Swedish is that supposed to mean well come on just because we all hate the Germans doesn't mean we have to like the Swedes now the Swedes are all right or they hate you we didn't hate anybody well you should it makes life more fun all we wanted to do was protect the Protestant Prince's oh really yeah why you didn't fancy just kicking some german ass that's what rather appeal to us - gentlemen please let's not unravel the tapestry this treaty air the shuttle has crossed the Loom let's not let's not cook it up now we're so close I have a proposal why not spit Luxembourg in to Sweden can get the eastern France the West what do you want now forgive me ambassador but is it truly wise to divide a land in so wild and ragged a fashion in future years there will be Swedish Luxembourgers and French Luxembourgers Protestant and Catholic both at each other's throats give this to the future something to write about no I'm satisfied with this this is good I think I think in the future all our petty squabbles over Europe will be forgotten it'll just be one one huge stage probably with a single currency oh I'm going to have to opt our favor that one okay we're more interested in our new colony in America America America is given is nothing but tobacco and potatoes and new high-grade narcotic that you're so fond of now Ford's the new Europe right so who's for a night off later marker bitter finest claret oh I'd love a pickled herring the guild Walsh is back what now forgive me ambassador but there is one more task the savage land of the Balkans oh we forgot the Balkan here we are one two three there look Bosnia Herzegovina Kosovo greater Serbia we have guaranteed the peace and freedom of Europe Europe forever may I say ambassador that with this historic redrafting in the European borders you are really spoiling us these on the other hand are revolting with sign you

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m8

[u/treborthedick]

"One state, and probably with a single currency."

England: "I'm afraid I think we'll opt out of that one."

Prophetic

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Mirror for UK people.

[u/Neutral_Fellow]

Wait, Bosnia, "Hercegovinia", Kosovo and then Greater Serbia?

Wtf does that Greater Serbia look like then lol?

[u/Marilee_Kemp]

Storage for pickled herring is the best use of Luxembourg I have ever heard! Little things made out of straws sounds delightful as well:)