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    dalem got a reaction from v42below in The Peng Challenge Thread: We Were Here When It All Began   
    Holy crap.  A series of nostalgiacal events has dumped me here like a drunken frat girl left at her front door in a grocery cart.
    I was yakking with Seanachai tonight actually, and something made me do some searches for Peng thread stuff, and I lighted on a new YouTube post of an old Joe Shaw podcast where he interviews Boo.  Surreal.  (I don't remember the specific Boo Hetzer vs dalem Shermans groin kick you related, Boo, but I have no doubt it happened.)
    So I did another search and ended up here and wango zetango, the nostalgia rises even higher.
    Saw Lars the other weekend - he drives a rig long-haul these days.  He's probably driven by some of your houses, even.
    Think about that.  No state is safe.
    Papa Khann, who I dunno if many remember, is also doing well - he was at the same game night as Lars.  We played a fun pulpy Solar System game.  As familiar to some of you, I did not win.
    Who else do I know about...  well, a few other CMers, but no other Cesspudlians.  Luckily since Berli's ascendance into Berlidom the Angle of Death has been off by a few degrees in my locale.
    Me, myself, and I?  I'm doing fine.  Same house, different dog, different cat, same hatred of all of you & stuff.  "But what about your versificationisms" you ask, hand-to-breast?
    I sling small ones on a hockey forum I've come to enjoy.  They tell me they like them.  In honor of their foolishnessitude, I shall copy-paste an old one here, for your enjoyment. ("Oh my lord," they breathed, "he actually kept them.")
    So I give you "PBEM by the CM Light" once again.  For you youngsters in between your avocado toasts and your pogo sticks, there was a rather famous song by one aptly named "Meat Loaf" from the late 70s called "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (Ask your parents where you came from and they'll probably burst into spontaneous chorus from this one.)  And "Gnome" is one of the many names for Seanachai.
    I've improved on it a bit. Ahem.
    =============
    PBEM by the CM Light
    I. PBEM
    Gnome:
    I remember every little turn
    As if they loaded only yesterday
    PBEMing in the dark
    And there was not another game in sight
    And I never had a foe
    Playing any worser than you did
    And all the Cesspoolers
    They were wishing they were me that night
    And now our recon screens are so close and tight
    It never felt so good, it never felt so right
    And we're glowing like the tracer at the end of its flight
    C'mon! Watch the flank!
    C'mon! Watch the flank!
    Chorus:
    Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night
    I can play PBEM by the CM light
    Peng:
    Ain't no doubt about it
    We were doubly blessed
    Cause we were barely on Turn 5
    And we were barely dressed
    Ain't no doubt about it
    Baby got to go and shout it
    Ain't no doubt about it
    We were doubly blessed
    Gnome:
    Cause we were barely on Turn 5
    And we were barely dressed

    Baby doncha hear my heart
    You got it drowning out the sound FX
    I've been waiting so long
    For you to come along and hit my mines

    And I gotta let ya know
    No you're never gonna regret it
    So open up your eyes I got a big surprise
    It'll feel all right
    Well I wanna make your Sherman burn

    And now our recon screens are oh so close and tight
    It never felt so good, it never felt so right
    And we're glowing like the tracer at the end of its flight
    C'mon! Watch the flank!
    C'mon! Watch the flank!
    Chorus:
    Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night
    I can play PBEM by the CM light
    PBEM by the CM light
    Gnome:
    You got to do what you can
    And let the Tac AI do the rest
    Ain't no doubt about it
    We were doubly blessed
    Cause we were barely on Turn 5
    And we were barely--

    We're gonna go for a Major Victory
    We're gonna go for a Major
    An tonight's the night...

    Radio Broadcast:

    Ok, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker
    going here, Turn 5, defender Hidden well,
    armor recon advancing down the road, and there it is,
    a moving shot from a lead Sherman and a defending halftrack
    goes up in flames. Look at him go, this tank can really shoot!
    He's going straight down the road and through the AT mines and
    he's not letting up at all, he's gonna try for Hull Down; an
    AT gun reveals itself, here comes the shot, he's hit! No, wait,
    Minor Penetration, No Damage, he's fine, this tank really makes
    things happen out there.
    Followup Sherman comes down the same road, the AT gun rotates to
    target, and the first Sherman nails it with one shot. Holy Cow,
    Routed the crew!
    The first tank's TC's unbuttoned now, almost daring the defender
    to try and pick him off. A Tiger I inches forward from cover to
    engage the second Sherman but it ends up in the arc of the Hull
    Down Sherman, the Sherman's turret rotates, the Tiger I's turret
    rotates! Here's the shot, there's the turn clock winding down,
    Holy Cow, I think he's gonna hit it!
    II. Let Me Drink On It

    Peng:
    Stop right there!
    I gotta know right now!
    Before we go any further--!

    Will you play me?
    Will you play me forever?
    Will you loathe me?
    Will you always stalk me?
    Will you post wicked things for the rest of my life?
    Will you reply to my posts and will you cause me much strife?
    Will you play me!?
    Will you play me forever!?
    Will you have my email?
    Will you never delete it!?
    Will you send me fast turns for rest of my life!?
    Will you reply right away and not make me wait while I play on this fife!?
    I gotta know right now
    Before we go any further
    Will you play me!!!?
    Will you return turns forever!!!?

    Gnome:
    Let me drink on it
    Baby, baby let me drink on it
    Let me drink on it
    And I'll give you my answer in the morning

    Let me drink on it
    Baby, baby let me drink on it
    Let me drink on it
    And I'll give you my answer in the morning

    Let me drink on it
    Baby, baby let me drink on it
    Let me drink on it
    And I'll give you my answer in the morning

    Peng:
    I gotta know right now!
    Will you play me?
    Will you play me forever?
    Will you loathe me?
    Will you never be sober?
    Will you turn over fast like a mail-order wife?
    Will you remember that we have games backed up to last the rest of my life?
    I gotta know right now!
    Before we go any further
    Will you play me?
    And will you play me forever?

    Gnome:
    Let me drink on it
    Baby, baby let me drink on it
    Let me drink on it
    And I'll give you my answer in the morning
    Let me drink on it!!!

    Peng:
    Will you play me forever?
    Gnome:
    Let me drink on it!!!
    Peng:
    Will you play me forever!!!

    III. Praying for the End of Time

    Gnome:
    I couldn't take it any longer
    Lord I was drunk
    And when the feeling came upon me
    Like a boot to the junk
    I started swearing to my god and Traci Lords' love for spunk
    That I would play you to the end of time
    I swore that I would play you to the end of time!

    So now I'm praying for the end of time
    To hurry up and arrive
    Cause if I gotta play another battle with you
    I don't think that I can really survive
    I'll never break my promise or forget my vow
    But Berli only knows what I can do right now
    I'm praying for the end of time
    It's all that I can do
    Praying for the end of time, so I can end my games with you!!!

    Gnome:
    It was CM:BO all through CM:AK
    and it was so much better than it is today

    Peng:
    He never plays too good
    He's never sober at night
    And we were glowing like
    A tracer at the end of its flight
    =================
    Thank you, we're dalem, good night!!
     
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    dalem got a reaction from AlexUK in The Peng Challenge Thread: We Were Here When It All Began   
    Holy crap.  A series of nostalgiacal events has dumped me here like a drunken frat girl left at her front door in a grocery cart.
    I was yakking with Seanachai tonight actually, and something made me do some searches for Peng thread stuff, and I lighted on a new YouTube post of an old Joe Shaw podcast where he interviews Boo.  Surreal.  (I don't remember the specific Boo Hetzer vs dalem Shermans groin kick you related, Boo, but I have no doubt it happened.)
    So I did another search and ended up here and wango zetango, the nostalgia rises even higher.
    Saw Lars the other weekend - he drives a rig long-haul these days.  He's probably driven by some of your houses, even.
    Think about that.  No state is safe.
    Papa Khann, who I dunno if many remember, is also doing well - he was at the same game night as Lars.  We played a fun pulpy Solar System game.  As familiar to some of you, I did not win.
    Who else do I know about...  well, a few other CMers, but no other Cesspudlians.  Luckily since Berli's ascendance into Berlidom the Angle of Death has been off by a few degrees in my locale.
    Me, myself, and I?  I'm doing fine.  Same house, different dog, different cat, same hatred of all of you & stuff.  "But what about your versificationisms" you ask, hand-to-breast?
    I sling small ones on a hockey forum I've come to enjoy.  They tell me they like them.  In honor of their foolishnessitude, I shall copy-paste an old one here, for your enjoyment. ("Oh my lord," they breathed, "he actually kept them.")
    So I give you "PBEM by the CM Light" once again.  For you youngsters in between your avocado toasts and your pogo sticks, there was a rather famous song by one aptly named "Meat Loaf" from the late 70s called "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" (Ask your parents where you came from and they'll probably burst into spontaneous chorus from this one.)  And "Gnome" is one of the many names for Seanachai.
    I've improved on it a bit. Ahem.
    =============
    PBEM by the CM Light
    I. PBEM
    Gnome:
    I remember every little turn
    As if they loaded only yesterday
    PBEMing in the dark
    And there was not another game in sight
    And I never had a foe
    Playing any worser than you did
    And all the Cesspoolers
    They were wishing they were me that night
    And now our recon screens are so close and tight
    It never felt so good, it never felt so right
    And we're glowing like the tracer at the end of its flight
    C'mon! Watch the flank!
    C'mon! Watch the flank!
    Chorus:
    Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night
    I can play PBEM by the CM light
    Peng:
    Ain't no doubt about it
    We were doubly blessed
    Cause we were barely on Turn 5
    And we were barely dressed
    Ain't no doubt about it
    Baby got to go and shout it
    Ain't no doubt about it
    We were doubly blessed
    Gnome:
    Cause we were barely on Turn 5
    And we were barely dressed

    Baby doncha hear my heart
    You got it drowning out the sound FX
    I've been waiting so long
    For you to come along and hit my mines

    And I gotta let ya know
    No you're never gonna regret it
    So open up your eyes I got a big surprise
    It'll feel all right
    Well I wanna make your Sherman burn

    And now our recon screens are oh so close and tight
    It never felt so good, it never felt so right
    And we're glowing like the tracer at the end of its flight
    C'mon! Watch the flank!
    C'mon! Watch the flank!
    Chorus:
    Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night
    I can play PBEM by the CM light
    PBEM by the CM light
    Gnome:
    You got to do what you can
    And let the Tac AI do the rest
    Ain't no doubt about it
    We were doubly blessed
    Cause we were barely on Turn 5
    And we were barely--

    We're gonna go for a Major Victory
    We're gonna go for a Major
    An tonight's the night...

    Radio Broadcast:

    Ok, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker
    going here, Turn 5, defender Hidden well,
    armor recon advancing down the road, and there it is,
    a moving shot from a lead Sherman and a defending halftrack
    goes up in flames. Look at him go, this tank can really shoot!
    He's going straight down the road and through the AT mines and
    he's not letting up at all, he's gonna try for Hull Down; an
    AT gun reveals itself, here comes the shot, he's hit! No, wait,
    Minor Penetration, No Damage, he's fine, this tank really makes
    things happen out there.
    Followup Sherman comes down the same road, the AT gun rotates to
    target, and the first Sherman nails it with one shot. Holy Cow,
    Routed the crew!
    The first tank's TC's unbuttoned now, almost daring the defender
    to try and pick him off. A Tiger I inches forward from cover to
    engage the second Sherman but it ends up in the arc of the Hull
    Down Sherman, the Sherman's turret rotates, the Tiger I's turret
    rotates! Here's the shot, there's the turn clock winding down,
    Holy Cow, I think he's gonna hit it!
    II. Let Me Drink On It

    Peng:
    Stop right there!
    I gotta know right now!
    Before we go any further--!

    Will you play me?
    Will you play me forever?
    Will you loathe me?
    Will you always stalk me?
    Will you post wicked things for the rest of my life?
    Will you reply to my posts and will you cause me much strife?
    Will you play me!?
    Will you play me forever!?
    Will you have my email?
    Will you never delete it!?
    Will you send me fast turns for rest of my life!?
    Will you reply right away and not make me wait while I play on this fife!?
    I gotta know right now
    Before we go any further
    Will you play me!!!?
    Will you return turns forever!!!?

    Gnome:
    Let me drink on it
    Baby, baby let me drink on it
    Let me drink on it
    And I'll give you my answer in the morning

    Let me drink on it
    Baby, baby let me drink on it
    Let me drink on it
    And I'll give you my answer in the morning

    Let me drink on it
    Baby, baby let me drink on it
    Let me drink on it
    And I'll give you my answer in the morning

    Peng:
    I gotta know right now!
    Will you play me?
    Will you play me forever?
    Will you loathe me?
    Will you never be sober?
    Will you turn over fast like a mail-order wife?
    Will you remember that we have games backed up to last the rest of my life?
    I gotta know right now!
    Before we go any further
    Will you play me?
    And will you play me forever?

    Gnome:
    Let me drink on it
    Baby, baby let me drink on it
    Let me drink on it
    And I'll give you my answer in the morning
    Let me drink on it!!!

    Peng:
    Will you play me forever?
    Gnome:
    Let me drink on it!!!
    Peng:
    Will you play me forever!!!

    III. Praying for the End of Time

    Gnome:
    I couldn't take it any longer
    Lord I was drunk
    And when the feeling came upon me
    Like a boot to the junk
    I started swearing to my god and Traci Lords' love for spunk
    That I would play you to the end of time
    I swore that I would play you to the end of time!

    So now I'm praying for the end of time
    To hurry up and arrive
    Cause if I gotta play another battle with you
    I don't think that I can really survive
    I'll never break my promise or forget my vow
    But Berli only knows what I can do right now
    I'm praying for the end of time
    It's all that I can do
    Praying for the end of time, so I can end my games with you!!!

    Gnome:
    It was CM:BO all through CM:AK
    and it was so much better than it is today

    Peng:
    He never plays too good
    He's never sober at night
    And we were glowing like
    A tracer at the end of its flight
    =================
    Thank you, we're dalem, good night!!
     
  3. Upvote
    dalem got a reaction from OGSF in The Peng Challenge: Thread Blunder   
    History shows again and again how nature points out the folly of Boo...
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    dalem got a reaction from ng cavscout in The Peng Challenge: Thread Blunder   
    It's -5 F right now, going down to -12 by the morning, and it's supposed to be -5-ish actual and -35 in the wind tomorrow during the day.
     
    Who's coming to visit us in Minneapolis this week, eh?
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