Nation Challenge (attn: Dogscoff & Growltigga)

[Gryphin]

Growltigga
2nd) The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Breeds Hill,
The Battle of New Orleans comes to mind, Something about the War of 1812. Hmm, Jonny Horton had quite a song about it. Would you like the lyrics? Shall I quote Kipling and his poem about the Zulus broke the British Square?
4th) Goodenough is my Last name, and that is the way it is pronounced.
5th) Please send in the fleet, we will use the scrap metal to build a memorial to your vanished race.
* correcting my typo *
6th) I challenge you to choose a ship set that will be difficult to see. I have never used my vision as an excuse, and I would not want to deprive you of an advantage. For things to work correctly it will have to be one of the default sets.
BTW: These dodgy eyes took all but one of the photos at my web site.

8th) True, I have not seen anything yet from you. Nor do I expect to. Though the hot air has been good for a chuckle and a wry grin or two.

7th) You will have to accept telepathic payment

You quote Darwin? I would say you are right. You have to come here to find someone of quality,

[ 21 December 2001: Message edited by: Gryphin ]

[Phoenix-D]

"'Never in the field of wargaming have so many daft mistakes and stupid moves been made by such a right couple of plonkers"

Also see

"The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid mistakes, only complicated stupid mistakes that make us wonder if we're missing something."

Phoenix-D

[Growltigga]

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Originally posted by Gryphin:
Growltigga
2nd) The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Breeds Hill,

Well now, I have checked my Enclycopedia Britannica and it definately refers to Bunker Hill, not Breeds Hill and as that is the font of all knowledge, I assume it is you Gryphin who is geographically challenged (by the way, for all you colonials out there, London is in England, not vice versa (NB there's me getting chucked out of the forum for good!!!!)

The Battle of New Orleans comes to mind, Something about the War of 1812. Hmm, Jonny Horton had quite a song about it. Would you like the lyrics?

I already know the one about the battle of new orleans ie "we fired our guns but the british kept on coming but there wasnt that many as there was a while ago?" - time for a hoe downI feel and I am beginning to worry that you may be a line dancer or into country and western music

Shall I quote Kipling and his poem about the Zulus broke the British Square?

If you wish - interesting new development on the Zulus on a very good documentary over here - the expose shows they used drugs heavily to work themselves into a fighting spirit so much that you would probably have needed a modern armoured battlaion to stop massed zulu impis - not just a battalion of English and native soldiers with martini henry - that being said we did well as Shaka did say the British were the bravest warrios besides the zulus

4th) Goodenough is my Last name, and that is the way it is pronounced.

You are joking - if not - nice to meet you - mine is Plummer-St John- Fawke

5th) Please send in the fleet, we will use the scrap metal to build a memorial to your vanished race.

Please, typical American chutzbah - if you mention Mom's homemade apple pie and crumbly candy bars (or is that dumbluck) I will personally cry - always remember that only a nationwith considerable history like England can compoete and compoete with style - if we lose, we will lose with style, panache and elegance and if we go down, the galaxy will say that we looked good going down

* correcting my typo *
6th) I challenge you to choose a ship set that will be difficult to see. I have never used my vision as an excuse, and I would not want to deprive you of an advantage. For things to work correctly it will have to be one of the default sets.

The only advantage I need is another bottle of vino and permission from 'she who must be obeyed' to play

BTW: These dodgy eyes took all but one of the photos at my web site.

8th) True, I have not seen anything yet from you. Nor do I expect to. Though the hot air has been good for a chuckle and a wry grin or two.

Likewise - I now christen you Montgolfier for all the hot air produced on this thread - I look forward to the opportunity of learning SE IV and PBEM together - the worst that can happen is that I give up and go back to Shogun Warlord

7th) You will have to accept telepathic payment

Do you have bailiffs in the US? if not, you might have a surprise


You quote Darwin? I would say you are right. You have to come here to find someone of quality,

No, I quote Churchill after the Battle of Britain.
Truly, the best PM we ever had (or at least the one with the largest cojones)


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[Gryphin]

:: Using my best lecture voice ::
2nd) True, the books talk about the Battle of Bunker Hill, we even have a "Bunker Hill Monument" here in Boston. The truth is, the battle was fought across the estuary from Boston on Breeds Hill in what is now Chealsie.

Hoe down? More like a turkey shoot, (as in the Marianas)
I don't line dance, (cause I can't keep up), but I love CW, Folk (including Irish), and Clasical

I am not surprised to hear that about the Zulus, but what you are saying is that the square was broken by a bunch of drugged guys carrying spears.

Yep, my true name, :: Extending a Hand to Shake :: Full name Steve Frank Goodenough, Nice to meet you also. The Goodenoughs got kicked out of England for causing too much trouble. They settled a town west of Boston, My fathers group came from a bunch that got kicked out of there and went to Buffalo, NY.

I envy you the vino. I love a good Merlot. I no longer have "she who must be obeyed", (I didn't obey enough. More of that Goodenough spirit I guess.

Montgolfier? is that from one of those Brit sit coms my X step daugter used to watch? I don't own a TV so you scored one there
The worse that can happen is our banter will get us kicked off of the forums here.

Actually I look forward to learning PBEM as well, and felt you and I would be a good match in that a study of the questions you ask reflect a mind sufficiently different from mine that would pose a fare challenge but with equal skill level in SE IV.

I don't know about bailiffs, but I assure you full payment in kind. You can wonder what kind it will be.

I dare say, it was Darwin who defined the natural selection process, Not Churchill, (though I agree he was a fine PM). It is sad your friend had to come here to find a woman of quality.

Ok, Now that we have the personaltys established, we can try to keep the banter to SE IV related issues.
Peace and Salutations upon the Holidays

[Puke]

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Originally posted by Growltigga:


What sport are you talking about? ice hockey? cos I am not sure the Canadians are any good at any other sport are they? (cue heavy flaming from all forum lurkers north of the US border :mad

I would rather have the Swiss personally, they are good for chocolate, fondues, the occassional laugh and large chested ladies

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sport? im talking about the international challenge game. sorry for my late reply. please dont take any of my wiseacre comments seriously.

I now return you to your regularly scheduled banter. Please continue the smack-talk.

[ 22 December 2001: Message edited by: Puke ]

[Growltigga]

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Originally posted by Gryphin:
:: Using my best lecture voice ::
2nd) True, the books talk about the Battle of Bunker Hill, we even have a "Bunker Hill Monument" here in Boston. The truth is, the battle was fought across the estuary from Boston on Breeds Hill in what is now Chealsie.

Gryphin - given that I reside about 3,500 miles away, I will let you argue with the powers that be about Breeds/Bunker Hill


Hoe down? More like a turkey shoot, (as in the Marianas)

Noted - I can see that I have to learn new parlance

I don't line dance, (cause I can't keep up), but I love CW, Folk (including Irish), and Clasical

Glad about that - I could not play a game with a line dancer. Save for the classical, can we draw a veil over the rest?


I am not surprised to hear that about the Zulus, but what you are saying is that the square was broken by a bunch of drugged guys carrying spears.

Basically yes, 'guys with spears' so hyped up that pain, fear, realisation of heavy losses, superior British hand to hand combat skills (see later) didn't mean diddly - think about it - a man with even the best machine gun going is going to have problems taking out 50 guys with spears on his own, especially if tghose 50 blokes are doped to the nines, know no fear etc

What also was intenresting was the analysis that one to one, the British redcoat was actually far more effective in hand to hand combant than a zulu warrior. Keeping in mind the other African natios you would compare them to, the zulu's main effectiveness came from disclipine and tactics (and numbers)

Yep, my true name, :: Extending a Hand to Shake :: Full name Steve Frank Goodenough, Nice to meet you also. The Goodenoughs got kicked out of England for causing too much trouble. They settled a town west of Boston, My fathers group came from a bunch that got kicked out of there and went to Buffalo, NY.

Hand reached out to shake the hand extended to shake -suddenly hand whipped up to nosed, fluttered at you with a raspberry noise to follow
So what your saying is you come from a line of criminals and outcasts


I envy you the vino. I love a good Merlot. I no longer have "she who must be obeyed", (I didn't obey enough. More of that Goodenough spirit I guess.

Crozes Hermitage or any Cote du Rhone red and I am your man - the advantage of living in England (and especially coming from KEnt) is that France is 25 miles away - good wine good prices more than you can drink and no need to go near those 'orrible Californian wines (let's see if puke is a bon vivant)

Montgolfier? is that from one of those Brit sit coms my X step daugter used to watch? I don't own a TV so you scored one there

The Montgolifier brothers were responsible for the first hot air balloon flight hence the reference

The worse that can happen is our banter will get us kicked off of the forums here.

Not again - I got booted off the topless cheerleader website for flaming

Actually I look forward to learning PBEM as well, and felt you and I would be a good match in that a study of the questions you ask reflect a mind sufficiently different from mine that would pose a fare challenge but with equal skill level in SE
IV.

Sounds like a very polite way of saying I am a thick twat

I don't know about bailiffs, but I assure you full payment in kind. You can wonder what kind it will be.

Bailiffs are nasty big men the courts send to your house to takes your goods away in lieu of debts

I dare say, it was Darwin who defined the natural selection process, Not Churchill, (though I agree he was a fine PM). It is sad your friend had to come here to find a woman of quality.


Natural selection I agree, but I quoted Churchill who was 'the man'

SHE has stated unequivocably that English men are so much nicer than the locals!!!

Ok, Now that we have the personaltys established, we can try to keep the banter to SE IV related issues.

Agreed

Peace and Salutations upon the Holidays

Likewise, I am off to Kent now for a week off so will not be around till next weekend - all the best to all of you

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[Growltigga]

Actually, one more thought - Gryphin what tanks do the Swiss build? do they?

Puke, got'cha and see where you are coming from. Please, can we still keep the Swiss - the Last Canadian I had kept on speaking Quebecois at me