The practical consequences to this discussion are as follows:

If you were to write a book or script about an 18th or early 19th century war and have a character sing JR's "Twa Recruiting Sergeants," you would very possibly receive a chiding letter from me and perhaps from one or two other people. Can you begin to imagine the withering humiliation of such an experience? Regardless of how rich your misguided efforts may have made you?