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Napoleon was kind of a little freak

This is a single-panel meme that features a classic black-and-white historical portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, with overlaid text sharing an alleged quote Napoleon sent to his wife Josephine before returning home from military campaigns: 'Will be home in three days. Don't wash.' The joke plays on the unexpected, unusually intimate and suggestive nature of this quote from a famous world leader, framing the historical figure as surprisingly quirky and sexually eager in a humorous way, matching the post title that calls him a 'little freak'.
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"Will be home in three days. Don't wash." — Napoleon, to Josephine

Overview

This is a single-panel meme that features a classic black-and-white historical portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, with overlaid text sharing an alleged quote Napoleon sent to his wife Josephine before returning home from military campaigns: 'Will be home in three days. Don't wash.' The joke plays on the unexpected, unusually intimate and suggestive nature of this quote from a famous world leader, framing the historical figure as surprisingly quirky and sexually eager in a humorous way, matching the post title that calls him a 'little freak'.

Origin notes

This meme comes from a Reddit meme post, with the original post title given as 'Napoleon was kind of a little freak'. The quote is a widely circulated anecdote attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte from his private correspondence with his wife Josephine de Beauharnais, and is repurposed here as a lighthearted meme highlighting the unusual, unorthodox romantic quirk of the famous historical figure.

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