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Thank you Narf, I read that and I was about to clear that one up myself...
Arakiel: Just be very careful what you say on issues like that, You never know who might accidently offend.

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Yes, Tyr was a norse (viking) war God, who was the general of all the Aesir's (the Gods') armies. His most famous story is the one with Fenris the Wolf, a giant monster sired by Loki (the ambiguous trickster God) and a giantess. Fenris had a sibling called Jormungund, a giant snake that circled the world with his tail in his mouth. Anyway, Fenris was growing bigger and bigger and hungrier and hungrier, and the Gods were afraid of him, so they decided to tie him up.

They tied him up, but he broke the bonds, so they tied him up again with stronger chains, but he broke those too. In the end they had some magic chain made that wold be strong enough, but this time Fenris refused to be chained up. They said it was just a test of strength and that they would untie him if he couldn't break it, but he didn't trust them and still refused. In the end they only got him to agree to being chained up by saying that one of them would put their hand into his mouth as a symbol of faith. If he failed to break the chain and they refused to untie him he could bite off that hand. Tyr volunteered for the job and lost his hand, but Fenris stayed tied up until Ragnarok, the final battle, where all bonds are undone. Fenris was mutually killed by Odin in the final battle, IIRC. I'd have to check my sources about that, it could have been Thor.

Anyway, the story with Tyr and Fenris is probably where the Italians get the phrase "In bocca al lupo" (into the mouth of the wolf) meaning "Good luck".

Othaglot & Cane readers may feel a nagging recognition at the phrase "Bocca al lupo". Chapter 23. A stylised Jormungund appears as the symbol of my Viking shipset, and in the O&C story as a symbol of the Jormungund clan. Coincidence? I think not...

Read the O&C story here. It's just a few clicks away from the shipset, too.


EDIT: Now that I think about it, "In bocca al lupo" is probably more to do with the story of Romulus and Remus, the orphaned twins who were raised by wolves and subsequently went on to found the city of Rome. Oh well.

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If I recall correctly...

Thor kills Jormungand but dies of the snakes poison afterwards.

Odin is killed by Fenrir, but one of Odin's Sons kills Fenrir to avenge his fathers death.

I'm pretty sure thats it, But I haven't brushed up on my Norse as much as i should http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Bad archaeologist! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Well, as a parting shot...

General Woundwort is the half-mad tyrranical villain in Richard Adams' book Watership Down. Nothing at all do do with SEIV, I just like the book.

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You mean, of course, the half-mad tyrranical villain widdle bunny wabbit in Richard Adams' book Watership Down.

Heh, I would have thought that was funny until we invited a rabbit into our home...

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You guys are kidding right? Your not ACTUALLY reading that much into every little thing typed on this goofy thread are you? If the people here are THAT sensetive to every little thing put down and have to super analyse every word typed then this may be the Last post I bother making here. Which is kinda sad cause it seemed like a nice forum about the game. Life is serious enough, I don't need BS like this on some goofy forum thread for a game.

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A "chronon" is a unit of time with nice science fiction ring to its name. Since I'm an historian and a fan of science fiction, I am fascinated by times past, present, and future. So it seemed a perfect fit.

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Put Bluntly, there are people on this forum who are Schizophrenic. I won't name them as It's their life and it shouldn't be talked about without consent. It's not us super-analysing anything, it's the fact you could be offending somebody here who has Schizophrenia.

To name one of these people: Me. I'm not offended by remarks like that but it is annoying when people inadvertently say something not true about the condition. I'm just saying be careful what you say on those kind of topics, If arguments erupt it spoils the community, and we rarely have them here.

Timstone: I noticed you edited your original message http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smirk.gif I dread to think what my favourite Dutchman said that he had to edit... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...es/biggrin.gif

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One quote, pal... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif

"I warned you! I warned you, but did you listen to me? Ohhhhh nooooo! 'Oh, it's just a harmless little bunny', isn't it? Well, it's always the same, I always warn them but do they listen to me?..."

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Whatever man, I'm really not interested in arguing over it. Let's just say that I don't prescribe to the "Don't say anything or you might offend someone" level of PC behavior and call it a day. I'd much rather talk about SE.

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I applaud your grammatically correct use of "an" in front of "historian"

Honestly.

So few people use correct grammar anymore.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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We have people with some disabilities, does it mean that I can't say anything about my health condition?

Somebody can have problems with weight, so no conversations about fat food?

etc etc etc

Man, that beats everything...

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That is not correct... unless you don't ever pronounce the "h"? Would you say "an hat" or "an house?" I sure hope not...

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Actually it was the fact he completely mixed up two different conditions, as Narf pointed out below. This all started with the media wrongly using the word and you'd be suprised how many people make the same mistake, which can cause hell I can tell you, Ignorance breeds Ignorance. Try and tell someone you're schizophrenic and too many think you are some "crazy person" who has multiple personalities.

In Other words, discuss it all you like, but please if you want to use somewhat inappropriate references get them correct at least!

But lets not hijack the thread too much.

Fyron: "An Historian" I think is correct, it's one of those words I think, at least I do when speaking.

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Well, I don't make the rules, I just nitpick.

But, having said that, I might be hoist by my own petard, as there is a conflict in this regard. I probably learned the British Version, the American Version is probably "A historian"

EDIT: And I certainly didn't use commans properly or sparingly in the above sentence!

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That could well be it. Around here, the "h" is pronounced, so it makes no sense to use "an," as "an" is for use before vowel sounds. I would say "an herb," as I do not pronounce the "h" in "herb." Don't you just love the English language? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Ahh, I'm reading through my old Posts, and A few friends have kind of said I Over-reacted to this thread, maybe I have, It's one of those dam "pet-peeves" I have. But either way i guess I over-reacted.

So Arakiel, Sorry about that, And not everyone on the forum can be as much of a git on these things As I can.

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Kerensky was the leader of the non-Bolshevik portion of the Russian Revolution, later exiled into the U.S. (better of than many of his compatriots, but he still lost).

In the Battletech Universe, which is much more defined in the old Mechwarrior RPG books and the novels (Read the Stackpole ones, they are the best.), Kerensky was the general who defeated the usurper who killed off the Last ruler of the great Star League. He was the head of the military at the time, and so most all who didn't follow the usurper went with him in the war.

After he defeated the usurper he determined that the Star League was dead and that the separate houses of the Inner Sphere would war against eachother with no end in sight. Since he was still in control of the majority of the military (Roman general style), he decided to leave, in an attempt to limit the ability of the others to make war.

We don't hear about him again until the Clans show up, who are descended from the self-exiled military and hold Kerensky and some of his descendants up as godlike heroes.

Also, the Black Widow, a mechwarrior of great renown, was named Natasha Kerensky.

My own name is from staying up too late playing Civ2. I began to name my people The Losers because it seemed funny at the time and it grew to be the handle I favor for games.

I especially like it because of the way people would react to it at LAN parties.

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Being a Tolkien lover, when I first started a web presence back in the 80's, I attempted to use Gandalf and found it was in use. I changed the "f" to a "ph" and voila. I use the nick of "Gandalph Wizard" in daily life as well. Many of my clients get a kick out of this and continue the tradition as I am a "Wizard" to them.

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It's not a matter of seriousness, it's a matter of nearly >everyone< >in the entire english-speaking world, at least<, making the exact same mistake >every single time<.

After a while it gets a little annoying.

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I know Narf, But hey, I think I over-reacted on that subject, or at least most people do, but it is one of the most annoying misconceptions I've ever had to put up with...

Anyway, It's mostly put forth by the media. The ammount of times i've seen it come up used incorrectly is outstanding, and lets face it, your average person isn't really that well informed on these matters. It's one of those "sweep under the carpet" jobs http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif

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I posted that before I read all the rest. I must have accidently clicked on page four instead of the thread name.

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Arakiel, I'd hate to have something as minor as this put send you away from the forums. For here we have some of the most tolerate, well-informed, and just plain decent people I have ever had the pleasure of talking to.

However, it is definitely true that there are some subjects that some people find offensive. Personally, I don't think I have many, but a lot of people with mental illnesses find it to be a touchy subject. Those who do not suffer from them don't understand it. I know that I didn't until recently, when I finally had to admit to myself that I had one. I dont' mind if people make jokes about it, seriously. But some people do mind, and we all have to respect that. I'm not saying don't make a joke, but simply know that if you do, some people may correct you, or tell you it was offensive. However, that will very rarely happen around here especially, and don't take it personally.

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nah, i decided that 1 or 2 peeps does not a quorum make and it really wasnt worth fighting about. i was gonna ditch this thread altogether but... like a moth to a flame...ZAP!

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I find it amusing that we've gotten off on a tangent about grammar here, but since the question came up it made me curious and I had to check the "manual." Although the use of "an historian" is commonplace among historians (we're an odd lot), technically you are correct Fyron. According to the Chicago Manual of Style, "an" is not used before a word that begins with a consonant sound (y, h, and w included). This is the style for American "English," of course, I don't if it's true for real English. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

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easy: the only way I ever win a game is by "dumb luck". Thus the name, dumbluck. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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My name comes from back in the days of SE3 (dons old man voice). I had some idea that the best name for my race would be one without vowels (although I didn't go so far as the "must have an apostrophe or two" cliche). It is unpronounceable—just look at my signature—but attempts at vocalization have ranged from "Kursk" (like the Russian sub) to imitations of a burst of static. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Did you mean you surely hope not? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif Sorry, just the educator in me coming out (despite my best efforts). http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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Seeing as it's a fictional name, you can pronounce it Bob if you want.

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I'm sorry, but Bob is taken. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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Surely I did not.

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No, it's "Kursk". Definitely "Kursk". And he plays Dyson-hockey, didn't you know?

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Hmmm, I have always pronounced it "Krisk" for some reason. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif That is just the first thing in my mind when I read it.

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Me being a Primitive was the departing words from my first great love (almost 10 years).
Strange, how women are attracted to the rugged stuff but a few years down the road they want you to wear a suit and go to the opera “shrug”. I’ll never understand them http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif

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Cue strange, frightening and deeply inappropriate mental images of Primitve at the opera: On stage, with a Valkyrie wig/helmet set, spear and giant fake busom singing along to Wagner...

'Kilw da wabbit, kilw da wabbit..."

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Se5a - its a WW1 fighter (or more corectly a fighting scout as they were known back then) no idea why I decided on it, but I have been using it ever since I got the net.
its *usualy* not taken wherever I go and people dont usualy know what it is.

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/me kills Dogscoff extremly dead.

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Sheesh man... first Xintis is a crossdresser, now Primitive is? Something you want to tell us, buddy 'ole pal?

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I think it's time to resurrect this thread, seeing as to the fact that there are many new members with sometimes odd names (yes I'm looking at you NullAshton) and it might be interesting to see how they came up with them.

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My name:

Few years back I came across a simple website creation site called FreeWebs. Back then, I was playing Empire Earth a lot, and especially liked the map editor. So, I decided to make a site with ideas and information regarding the map editor for EE (in that time I wasn't really human yet). Somewhere on the site, I put down my e-mail adress for contact (no-one to my knowledge has ever even seen the site except for me, but like I said back then I was not really human.). However, I thought that putting down my home e-mail adress was a bad idea, so after a day or so I went to Hotmail and had to decide on a name. I thought that, since EE is a strategy game, something with "strategy" would be nice, and eventually I came up with "Strategia In Ultima", which is resemblant of "Ultimate Strategy". The name stuck.

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I got mine from the Monty Python skit about the joke that won World War 2. It's supposed to be an imaginary German word or possibly a German name.

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I use RCCCL for everything online. E-mail addresses, B.net, forums, and what have you.

As for the origins, well it happens to be my initials,(Yes, my full name consists of 5 names!)I have a hyphenated middle and last name.

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Slaughtermeyer said:
I got mine from the Monty Python skit about the joke that won World War 2. It's supposed to be an imaginary German word or possibly a German name.
For general forum entertainment, we hereby present a link:
http://www.jumpstation.ca/recroom/co...thon/joke.html

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Hmmm, interesting question. Back in the dark ages of my role-playing days (the original D & D, not advanced D & D), my first character was a fighter named Ragnar.
He was dubbed Calthalion (means to shine strong/dauntless in Quenya) by an elven NPC run by the DM (he loved Tolkien, almost every human character got an elven moniker, like Gandalph was Mithrandir to the elves), so he became Ragnar Calthalion.
After doing some Tolkien research of my own, I changed it to Kalthalion, and years later tweeked it to Kalthalior in another fantsy RPG to denote the title "High/Supreme Commander". Been using the Kal part for some time now in other games/forums - if you see Kalad & Kalax it could be me.

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Kaleidoscope? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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Favorite childhood computer brand + first name.

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DOH! You've found out my double-super-secret identity!

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Just in case anybody had forgotten....

edit: Wait a minute. I'm a Major??? When did THAT happen???

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Woot!

Well, I'd say about 182 posts ago. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

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Narf, the Woolard of the post padding mouse.