Buckeye

Thanks, Adam. I look forward to help bring some great scenarios to the CM community. Thanks to Super Ted for the opportunity!

Belated happy birthday, WB! Sorry I missed it by a day...

Thanks, Makjager, I'm on my way!

Couldn't find this wonderful mod...where exactly is it posted?

Hey, Sitzkrieg, the link worked fine once I disabled my firewall. Doh! Thanks for your good work, namesake. I'll let you know what I think.

Hey, Sitzkrieg, the link unfortunately doesn't seem to be working. I'm getting an error when I try to download the file. Hope I can get to 'em...they come highly recommended.

Congratulations, WB! May you have many more...

Glad to hear about all the progress, Manx. Us mod sluts are getting serious withdrawal symptoms! Look forward to the new-and-improved CMHQ!

Um, just how would a mine know the difference between a friendly and enemy soldier? You walk on 'em (or drive on 'em, if it's an AT mine), and they go BOOM! A mine's like a dumb blonde...it goes off for any guy without thinking.

Thanks for all the suggestions, guys. Now I'll have a store of city fights to try. And heck, just to keep Andreas happy, maybe I'll even review 'em....nah, probably not.

Oooh, I tremble in fear. Okay, Leland, I'll await Gotterdamurung. Or, alternatively, you could download Toulon from Der Kessel yourself. Probably a mac/pc problem with how I opened the file.

Hey Andreas, whaddaya mean, review? What's a review? Isn't that some sort of burlesque show?

Thanks, Berli...didn't see your post until mine was already up. I'll take a look at both of the Liberation scenarios. They were recommended by another pal too. I've enjoyed some of your others, so I'll probably like these also.

Thanks, guys. I will take a look at those... Andreas, I tried both versions of To The Last Man, and enjoyed both quite a bit. Managed to kick my opponent's tush pretty badly playing Axis on yours (sorry, CD!). Circled him with a noose and tightened!

Hey Kingfish! Long time, no hear! So you're back in circulation, eh? I've played To The Last Man, and I'm not sure if I'm ready for an op, but I appreciate the recommendations. I'll be in touch about a game.

I'm looking for suggestions regarding good city fight scenarios. I've played Vossenack-A Second Chance, Knock Em All Down, and To The Last Man, all of which I enjoyed a lot and recommend. But if there are others that you've played and think would make a good PBEM game, please let me know. Thanks!

Good point, Sergei. In the US, the governmental policies governing the Armed Forces have at times institutionalized what some regard as sexist attitudes. Some (but certainly not all) of the soldiers who make up the Armed Forces have embodied those attitudes, including some higher-ups. But by no means do I beliefve that every military person thinks of women as prostitutes, which was an extremely concrete interpretation of my comment in the earlier post.

That's rich, Dorosh. Do you really want to suggest that there hasn't been a history of sexism in the military? And do you really believe that isn't the case just because you're from the great white north? Boy, do I have a bridge to sell you.

More holier than thou redux, eh? Who says it doesn't belong here? If Madmatt, or Kwazy, or someone from BTS says so, fine. Otherwise, just bugger off.

I...have...seen...the...errors...of...my...ways...thanks...to...the...forces...of...truth...and...light... SLAP! Huh? What the...? Jeez, I nearly succumbed. Sheez, that was close. Good thing I'm not too suggestible, or the hypnosis might have worked. Frankly, I find some of the holier-than-thou responses to my post amusing. Nothing seems to bring them out quite like posts that appear to cast a bad light on or lampoon a treasured liberal institution like NPR. Some folks just take themselves too seriously. You don't like my sense of humor, that's fine. But when someone accuses me of "misrepresentation" and then heaves up some quasi-Freudian claptrap that purports to explain the motivation for my behavior, sure, that elicits a sneer. At least I have the professional training and expertise to make an informed guess at someone's motives...but I know better than to do so on the basis of a web forum post. Fact is, I enjoy NPR, even thought I think they take themselves too seriously at times. And I take even more joy in lampooning conservative institutions. Heard any good Rush Limbaugh jokes lately? Justing listening to him is enough to make me laugh...and sicken my stomach at times. And anyone with the least insight or judgment would realize that the story told in my first post, true or not (and frankly, I don't care either way), says as much about the military's perspective on women as it does about women from NPR. So, I say lighten up. If you don't find it funny, no problem. But spare me the lay analysis. It says far more about your personality than mine.

I'm posting this because I found it touching. Don't know if the preface is true or not, but at least this one shouldn't stir up the controversy my other post did. This poem was written by a Marine stationed in Okinawa Japan. The following is his request. I think it is reasonable..... PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities. Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant this small seed. TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE. I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBER THOUGHT CAME THROUGH MY MIND. FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED? I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME. THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY. THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, "SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS." THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT. THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE." ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT."

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Seanachai: The classic 'It's Important to me to equate NPR (read: Liberal), female, and journalist with inane public statements answered by a witty comeback from a figure I wish to identify with and want to see triumph". Less wish fulfillment, more reality.<hr></blockquote> No, actually, just something I found funny. No free analysis needed, thanks very much. Some folks just can't take a joke...and lots of 'em are on NPR.

I sort of suspected that to be the case...apocryphal or not, though, it's still funny.

Sorry, double post! [ 11-14-2001: Message edited by: Buckeye ]</p>

Don't know, to be honest. The message was sent to me second hand by a friend. It was just so funny, I reproduced it verbatim.