Geier

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by tss: Here's what Peter Englund wrote about the event in his book Ofredsår (note to all Swedes: if you haven't read the book, go and do it. You will not be excused of not reading it. The same goes to all Finns, it is translated as "Suuren sodan vuodet"): - Tommi<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> At last I have found an area where my sources are as good as yours, ie the same. Spot on on Gustavus, for the death of Karl XII, check out "Förflutenhetens landskap" by same author (only translated to Norwegian and German, sorry Tommi, at least according to www.peterenglund.com). Here he publishes some very interesting studies made by, for one, the inventor of the Carl-Gustaf grenade launcher that indicate that Karl XII was hit by stray shrapnel (druvhagel) from a gun in the fortress. I´can recheck this but "the assassination with a button" is pure and unadulterated myth. This doesn't stop Varbergs museum from sporting the button still. The book is otherwise a collection of essays. Didja know that they dug up old Karl in the 1910's and performed a forensic on the body? Based on that and intense ballistics studies Mr Englund can prove, rather conclusively, what happened. Am halfway through the follow-up to "Ofredsår", "Den oövervinnerlige" (The invincible) and what a piece of work it is. I heartily recommend it. Karl X roams about in Poland and has just decided to take a winter holiday in Denmark. One other aspect that I love about Mr Englund is that his books doesn't give the individuals with no hair and kicka-boots much room for maneuver and their simple-minded propaganda. "Ofredsår" has been translated to Finnish, German and Czech (it went to place 3 on the national bestseller list there). The only available book in English by Englund is "Poltava". Which is interesting too. Not many blow-by-blow, minute-by-minute accounts of 300 year old battles out there, is there? And Tommi: www.europa-universalis.com in case you managed to miss that one. Somehow I don't think you have, you old JAS-hater ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Hakko Ichiu: GeiertheinvinciblewhoI'mreally terrliblyafraidof - The Old Firm's gone a bit limp, methinks. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Then think again. We were busy chopping up and bbqing the remains of your mechanized assault, you know the 4 fully loaded halftracks and the assault gun that we surrounded and ripped to bits? Where everyone (except the kitchen sink and a dachshound who got away with a slight limp) died? Remember? But now when you have used an Elite Hetzer to kill two Sherman scrapheaps we've done licking our chops and is coming your way again, this time with full bellies and love in our souls. Love of pwetty splosions, love of things that go boom and rip krauts apart, love of the napalm spewing forth from our bbqers. So wake up and smell the humus, it is going to be beautiful. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Harv: Ummm, just curious, but is it a bad thing for someone newish to come in here?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I don't imagine it could be worse. Having your eyes gouged out by a red hot poker covered with pissants might be, but I'm not sure. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>I noticed Germanboy came here, <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Which any normal sensible person would take as a sign to stay the hell away but I see you claim to be a kanadian, (from Snafskinatchiwon, how imaginative) farmer who likes shooting and posts off-topic. That's good in a bad sort of way. Or possibly bad in a good sort of way. I don't think we ever had one of those before. Alright, go sit in the corner and if you want to touch anything don't. The whole place is mined, rigged and bugged. The one covered in smoke is Berli, the singing loony is Seanachai, the smiley-pod is Peng and everything is basically their fault. Sod off, ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bauhaus: Believe me, Moriarty ain't that good....<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You're telling me? I know exactly what Moriarty is capable of and none of it has anything to do with winning battles, quite the opposite. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>...though I may be that bad. I shake my thingy in your general direction. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Really? Are you sure you shook it? I certainly didn't see anything. On to business, here is the Contract: CM 1.1 to be used (i.e we wait for monday/tuesday whenever). We look at premade scens that we can play blind, no larger than 1500 points max and no night scenarios. When we've chosen a scen, YOU pick a side and then you die. Simple enough? The Old Firm, makers of Dead Things established 792 AD

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Germanboy: I will also have a look for German invasion troops. Any invasion at the moment will probably fail, the way trains are running here...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Yes, we've read Eye of the Needle. Yes, we know exactly what it is you're really doing. Yes, we have the encryption key via Enigma Zwei. And no, you don't look a bit like Donald Sutherland. Frag off and goodnight, Johan

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chupacabra: Where's Gustavus Adolfus when you need him?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> He's still dead. We named a pastry after him though. Johan

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bauhaus: I have officially gone from bad to can't lick the lint off of Chuppy's toes. I suck 98-2 worth. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Let's see... To achieve that, you must put all your troops in one small spot, become surrounded by heavy tanks and quad-AA guns whilst being hit by naval artillery. And then you counterattack with your conscripts. That is the only possible explanation. You don't suck. You don't even suck rocks. You suck planet-size rocks. And don't even think about sitting down. Ever again. In other graves: Goebbelsboy has no clue what he's doing but he thinks he's really clever anyway. Can't comment on any specifics (here's looking at you rune) but suffice to say that the Polish-Lithuanian cavalry in their charge at Nowy Dwor, July 1656, was better led than GB's poor troops. I should know. Sheepshagger will manage to wrest defeat out of the unfamiliar jaws of victory yet. I have tried helping him out by setting up poorly, making child-like mistakes, all to no avail. I've met doorstops and even Kalifornians with a better grasp of tactics than what he's displaying. Ethan: The Old Firm is thinking about coming out of retirement and start applying their knowledge of "How to Make Dead Things, five easy steps" to this game. Not that I'm losing mind you but I'm not really winning either. I fear this smells like a possible draw unless I go ahead with my Master Plan. (Yes, I have one and yes, it is pretty awful and degenerate) Still, a lovely amount of Dead Things litter the map and Ethan (even if I smell the stain of the old Prof X in this) has promised more "Death, doom, destruction and disco" in the following turns. Moriarty, I've come up with some Nasty Things we can do with that map. I'll write you tomorrow. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Jarmo: Don't worry, no offense meant or taken, I'm sure. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> S´right. Don't worry Rebane. Johan

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Germanboy: Geier is behaving with all the dash, élan and panache of a gouty 85-year old former cavalry officer with one leg, who lives of the glory reputation garnered in some forgotten war in which the main task was to get a leg-over the native wifes after massacring their spear-wielding husbands with long-range artillery and Maxim guns. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Sniff, thanks. Praise indeed and it reminded me of the good ol days, when I had two legs and the zumbiwumbis charged our prepared kill zone. Afterwards, we collected their spears and... Hrrm, anyway, I rather liked your Catch22 story too. What a nice person you are. Too bad you will soon be one carcass among many, crucified on a telegraph pole beside the bocage. Again. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

No time for silly ladders and groups. If you want your personal entrails handed to you on a platter, send me a setup. Ei saa peitää The only Finnish phrase I've ever bothered to learn and it seems to work. (and yes the good Dr Al does indeed like to dress up as the Queen Mother) Now run off and build me a mobile phone or somefink you colonial garbage. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

I think it was around this time that a certain Bullethead posted in the flight sim forum that I frequented about a game called Combat Mission and something called the CMMC. I think I d/led the beta demo almost exactly a year ago. I made my first post here at the 12th of January and has continued downhill since then. I even had my old account deleted during some Refreshing Monkey incident. So yeah, I'm just a durn newbie but I think I agree with Mark IV (shudder) that this has indeed been my best gaming year ever. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

Will buy BG2 and Europa Universalis. Possibly also Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter. If I found out a way to get paid without having to work I'd get Championship Manager 00/01 in a jiffy. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Boredwitharty: Johan, if you're into the ladder thingy, feel free to post that game. Let's go with the new one.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> None of that ladder thingy stuff here. Cept for Loraks little ditty which serves the purpose in an excellent way. Alrighty then, do we not need a middle man for this venture then, seeing as we have a map but no troopsies? Or should we hold for The New and Improved version out on Monday? Maybe it allows us to use the map but purchase troopsies like a QB? I am as uneducated as ever. Ta-ta, ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mark IV: OK, that could've been good, except that I still have no setup. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Firstly, it is your turn to supply us with a setup. Secondly, 1.1 is out on monday or tuesday, giving us more options for creating a map lately to be filled with the corpses of your troops. And thirdly, it was good. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>A pity, as tomorrow is Thanksgiving here<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Another myth. There obviously can't be an official holiday called Thanksgiving. That would just be silly. Methinks it's only some network deal, what does Amerikans have to be thankful for? Thank the gods that we cannot elect a prez? Thank you jeezus for giving us a Patriots game to watch? <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Besides, there's three meters of snow outside your front door<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> If I had a front door you would be right. Here in the land of polar bears, clocks, ABBA, Volvo, blondes, chocolate, Alps and fjords, 3 meters of snow is par of the course for november, especially in the south. You are certainly as well-informed as any Kalifornian I've come across. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mark IV: Please don't disappear into my maw of victory, like a writhing little eel down the gullet of a narwhal. You're too special, to go like that.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> What can I say, that was simply beautiful. You, my dear, dear, dear, Sturmhaubits of love, you are indeed a Bad Person. It will be with deep regret and dare I say it, with a twinge of remorse that I will nail your freshly ripped face on my wall, positioned so that it may only stare into your previously defeated and offripped features. Gazing forever and ever into eternal defeat. Your slime eel, forever nesting in your narwhal carcass, gnawing gently at your rotting innards, Johan

Paw. 1. I've never contributed anything in my life and I'm not about to start now. 2. The fact that you had to look up what Kao Kao Bang and Indochine was suggests that you are not as stupid as I thought. This will not stop me from turning you slowly and incredibly painfully into a Dead Thing. Sorry. 3. There are no Swedish companies in France and if there were, allowing two hour lunches would make them French. 4. I just decided to start hating you as an individual rather than as a Frenchman. Nationality, race, religion, shoe size, gender, species, all these are unimportant and tend to cloud the issue. The issue being your imminent and incredibly messy demise. 5. I don't have wet dreams. Sleep is for the weak, I knock myself out with an iron skillet instead. Builds character. Something you would indubitably benefit from having. For the useless bastards that I played before, SheepShagger and Moriarty: You will have your files tomorrow, except Moriarty, did we decide to play that map you sent me or to continue playing Murder in the dark? Where's the bloody skillet? Sod it I'll go out and get hit by a tram instead. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PawBroon: It's the next best thing after Yuk non pregnancy.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Now why did I qoute that passage from your drivel? Seeing that you also pretend to be a happy guy and proud to be French still, even after the hard evidence against you, I have decided to once again present the coup de grace to your sense of national pride. Four words: Kao Kao Bang and Indochine Worse than Duran Duran and even Kajagoogoo. The eighties were awful and I blame the French for it. I've been working for 40 hours already this week and I was not even remotely sane before. Who do we blame? The bloody French, that's who. I could go on, but they just unlocked the shackles so I'm going went gone. Send me a setup and I'll start murdering you this weekend. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mark IV: Dreadfully sorry. bla bla bla Hope this helps, and have the nicest day! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Not to worry my awful man, I still hate every molecule in your useless form, despite the fact that you gave me that sweeet victory way back in the mists of time. And drunkeness. To revive you from this awful "new and polite" persona I would like to mention a discovery I recently made. It seems that my own personal "She who walks the hall tonight" wrote a term paper some time ago. The subject of this paper was: "The use of Relative Conjunctions in British Crime Literature". Now I know that I promised to abuse Relative Pronouns if(as if there ever was any question about the outcome) I beat you faceless in a certain battle in a certain game. However, taking the time to dig up my old grammar books just for the sake of making your life more miserable than it already was, just wasn't worth the effort so I let that one go. I think. So my question is this: Would it make your life miserable if I went ahead and abused Relative conjunctions instead? I thought about writing some detailed instructions here for all to use, I would really dislike myself if I didn't make an effort to return you to your miserable old hateful self. Remember, I'm here for you if you need me. Hugs, Johan

I had the board by the neck and squeezed and squeezed and it's eyes were bulging out and... oh... yes yes yes. It all resulted in a double post. I blame France. Johan [This message has been edited by Geier (edited 11-21-2000).]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Sgt. Spoot: I think I speak for a great many newcomers <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You said the "n"-word. And we are not interested in hearing from any one, let alone a great many, so please take your amazed stare elsewhere. Also, FYI, the Thread has no end, at least not yet, since I did manage to add to it, and the beginning is lost in time and space, yet still echoes in eternity. Except if your French¤, which I sincerely hope you are not. ¤Kao Kao Bang! That one is for you Paw, you git. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Germanboy: If I forgot somebody, it is because they are either not in this thread, and it would be highly inappropriate to drag them in here, or it is because they are uninteresting pods<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Or that they are beating you senseless as usual, you sad excuse for a semi-saxon. So glad to see that you retain your delusions on maneuver warfare. Maybe you should talk to Henri about it? He has a Book you know. So glad that I decided to once again pursue my career in making Dead Things out of my opponents troops. von shrew, Riddle me this: If a heavy, filthy, slime-ridden door is slammed in your face, how many cesspoolers do you think listens to your whining about it? ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

The signs: 1. Peng is posting Real Abuse in the Thread again. 2. Seanachai posted an extremely long and thoroughly spell-checked story about nothing, himself, Peng and Berli. 3. Hakko Ichiu relayed that the Thread is a Waste of His Time. 4. Mark IV is posting relative conjunctions again. 5. The most useless country in the world is unable to elect one president and will try on feudalism for size. 6. Meeks the Mad is being packed off to Antarctica. 7. Bauhaus is standing up and proud. 8. England has appointed a Swede as head coach for their national football/soccer team. All these signs can only add up to one thing, yep folks you guessed it: I'M REALLY REALLY BORED and have decided to kill you all. Have a nice day, ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

I am back. Files of particular death are to be found in particular persons mailboxes tomorrow. That is all. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

OK Sparky here's the deal: The Old Firm is up to its neck in work work bloody (yes-indeedy) work. My current batch of death-wishing opponents have two options: 1. Accept that their death will be all the more worthwhile if their lives are prolonged and their death can only be viewed on weekends.(The Hiram method) 2. Give up or ask me to give up. If you ask me for my surrender you will get it. If you think you deserve it, think again. But receive it you will.(The Other Hiram method) I'm not very fond of this but there is very little I can do about it. I will spew forth the occasional post here and there is nothing you can do about it. That is all. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Seanachai: Reminds me of a story a friend told me, where they took an English phrase, ran it through a computer translator into, I believe, French, then from there into Russian, and then back again into English. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Read "Galactic pot-healer" by Philip K Dick and remember that it was written in the middle sixties. It has the Internet and Babelfish too. The main character is often playing the Game, where the trick is to figure out the title of a book and name the writer after it has gone through several translation services. Not to worry, I am still plotting all your deaths. So bugger off if you can't take me being off-topic. ------------------ Johan "The succesful execution of a well devised plan often looks like luck to saps." Dashiell Hammett