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Growltigga · #31 January 17th, 2002, 11:12 PM

Mac, it is not your age as I think I am considerably younger than you and I don't see any point in ghosting - that really has to be the most non-productive pointless pathetic time wasting exercise humanity has dreamed up since line dancing.

With regard to the research, you are right. I am still in the office (21.02 Manchester time, now been in the office for 36 hours non-stop for a deal that is completing tomorrow morning - cue pity from all forum lurkers

) - a lot of the time we are waiting for comments to come in from other lawyers and so far, the topic of this afternoon's chat is 'circle the wagons' and how it relates to, well, enough said.

Save for a few choice and exceptionally creative (and probably anatomically impossible) comments, the finest legal minds money can buy cannot work this one out. There are now 8 of us in the office on this deal and none of us can work it out! do we tell the client this is costing him about $3000 per hour?

This is bugging me but as puke said, if it isnt illegal, who cares

Growltigga · #32 January 17th, 2002, 11:22 PM

Gryphin, our Posts obviously crossed and all I can say is that I am deeply scarred and shocked by your clarification.

The least you could do is made something really juicy up to get myself and Mac all suitably wound up and excited. I now have to go and see 7 other lawyers and explain to them that 'circle the wagons' was no more than a description of the defensive posture of your group's mentality - can I emphasise that some of these guys, including a senior partner who has probably not come into close contact with another human being for at least 12 years, have been pondering on this all afternoon - some of them have even been using slide rules!!!

< wry grin so wide my head is threatening to end up looking like a flip top bin >

mate, many thanks for making our afternoon a fair bit happier

[ 17 January 2002: Message edited by: Growltigga ]

Gryphin · #33 January 17th, 2002, 11:57 PM

Growltigga,
My pleasure to please, I have a lot more where they came from if you like.
< bemused grin > The image a 8 British Solicters pondering an age old caravan tactic and how it could be considered "Politicaly Incorrect" in the USA.
On Topic: My first "handle" here was "Sir Gryphin". This was given to me by a girlfriend, (long story and you don't want to know). I dropped the "Sir" when I noticed that several of the members here were from countries where "Sir" was more of a serious earned title.

Growltigga · #34 January 18th, 2002, 12:15 AM

Well, we knew about the age old caravan tactic and given that of the 8 of us, 2 are royal marines and 1 is an ex-paratrooper, part of the discussion was about the origins of the 'laager tactic' - the general consensus is that it developed from the germanic tribes such as the marcomani and avars who tended to be wagon-nomadic although one smart alec here considers it is chinese in origin

The rest of the discussion is based on what possible 'politically incorrect anatomically impossible' ahem 'act' could be described as a 'circling of wagons' - that discussion is ongoing and I think you have created a monster here

<pause to guffaw mightily> one of the lads has just come up with a suggestion which defies belief - must go

Growltigga · #35 January 18th, 2002, 12:21 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Gryphin:
Growltigga,
I dropped the "Sir" when I noticed that several of the members here were from countries where "Sir" was more of a serious earned title.

Oh, I don't know that that applies to England any more - I think even Bill Clinton and possibly even Wubbya Bush have been/are going to be made 'sirs' - kind of devalues the whole think - now baron, that is the title for me

'Baron Growltigga of Cheshire' - that I like the sound of

BTW, one of the lads has now raised the 'circle the wagons' issue to the accountants from pricewaterhousecoopers downstairs - they are laughing so hard they need oxygen but the general consensus is that if 8 solicitors and 4 accountants can't come up with a creative description, no-one can

oops, just been told the property consultant is in on it so that is 13 of us

I get the feeling this will keep us going through the night, I hope you dont want royalties!

Phoenix-D · #36 January 18th, 2002, 12:49 AM

"The rest of the discussion is based on what possible 'politically incorrect anatomically impossible' ahem 'act' could be described as a 'circling of wagons' - that discussion is ongoing and I think you have created a monster here "

OK, I did NOT need that image!

Phoenix-D

Gryphin · #37 January 18th, 2002, 12:52 AM

< deep rolling chuckle, mirth emitting uncontrolled > I'll take some of that oxygen.

BTW: have you noticed my number of Posts?

When I think of it, most likely the first group of peoples to have wagons, circled them each night. I'm trying to figure out how to use it in SE IV. The AI seems to only attack from one direction and as such the tatic is uselss

Gryphin · #38 January 18th, 2002, 12:54 AM

And reguarding creating a "Monster". I put my answer in a different thread here.

DirectorTsaarx · #39 January 18th, 2002, 01:26 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Phoenix-D:
"The rest of the discussion is based on what possible 'politically incorrect anatomically impossible' ahem 'act' could be described as a 'circling of wagons' - that discussion is ongoing and I think you have created a monster here "

OK, I did NOT need that image!

Phoenix-D

If you want an "anatomically possible" Version, just think about the old ice-breaker party-type game where everyone stands in a circle, facing clockwise (or counterclockwise, as long as everyone conforms to the decision), and then sit down on each other's laps...

Or was that too graphic for y'all?

Phoenix-D · #40 January 18th, 2002, 01:28 AM

"Or was that too graphic for y'all?"

That wasn't the image. Excuse me while I go try to forget about it..

Phoenix-D