TIL the French Republican calendar chimed the month names by season:
* I gather Paris is a bit damp in February.
---L.
Subject quote from Angry Young Man, Billy Joel.
- Autumn: Vendémiaire, Brumaire, Frimaire
- Winter: Nivôse, Pluviôse,* Ventôse
- Spring: Germinal, Floréal, Prairial
- Summer: Messidor, Thermidor, Fructidor
* I gather Paris is a bit damp in February.
---L.
Subject quote from Angry Young Man, Billy Joel.