Buzzsaw
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Comcast is a over-charging, monopolistic, craptastic monster. They are the only company where I have ever found it necessary to call the BBB. It's almost like they are proud of the fact that they can treat their customers like ****e.
Hope you sort it out. Word to the wise -- never stop double checking your bill from them.
Comcast keeps touching my hip.phone call after phone call
email after email
I wrestle with them and beg them to bless me with decent internet and Cable TV
Oh, how they lie.
That one lady in Alafrickenbama told me that the entire state of Tennessee was "down" for the day. She then tried to upsell me to give me more channels. I told her that her obvious turpitude was evident and she should help me. Oh, how she laughed
The evil Indians in the emails keep apologizing to me and telling me to reboot my modem. I try to type slowly and carefully as to not offend but I'm guessing that my verbosity ends up as nonsensical gibberish to them.
Both Bubba and Jeddidiah have been out in the Cherry Picker truck to ask me if "its up yet" I told both that my internet flaccidity is embarrassing and they gave me that canine confused look. When one told me that my pole was "good" I thanked him
meanwhile, intermittent internet and my Food Fricken Network Channel ceases to babysit the little mrs. I am then forced to converse with SWMBO
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Ohhh how droll all of you are!!!
Thankfully, I have better things to do then carefully proof read every submission to the MBT. Top of that list is beating that Shavian dog Oberst.
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Gamey Updates
Busssaw v. NG_Cavscout II
Having been given a very defensible crossroads to protect, Cavscount proceeded to shed almost my entire force. I say almost because there is one veteran Panther still roaming the hills. That purchase is turning out to be nice compensation for my lack of skill. AM also starting to wonder at the wisdom of playing versus someone with Cavscout in his handle and Sgt. in his signature....
Buzzsaw v. Marlow
Marlow's Stugs have been doing some kind of strange two-step back and forth in a field. My infantry is refusing to join the dance. Bounced a 60mm mortar of one of the Stugs to no effect, which is bad news, as that is the biggest round I have left....
Buzzsaw v. Hiram, (House Rune (provisional) versus House Bard)
Nice and bloody fight in the woods. I would have said I was getting the better of him until last turn when I lost a half platoon in 2 seconds. (One MG burst and a hand grenade can really ruin your whole day)
Buzzsaw v. Herr Oberst, Blood Hamster Feud, House Rune (provisional) v. Shavian House)
Apparently my tankers raided some french wine cellars before they decided to take a midnight ride through the french countryside. Crossing the first bridge on the map is proving a little too difficult, and I fear that all the stopping and starting is going to end with the insides of my tanks splashed with regurgitated Bordeaux.
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Well, as the initiator of the PBEM, I have yet to see the outcome of the random settings... It was, quite literally, pick the year, month, set the random setting for everything else, choose a side, then "Send the file to your opponent".
I suspect that workflow is to combat the very thing you mentioned about restarting... not very random if I were able to iterate the creation until the dice fell towards something I liked.
I sent back the turn last night. When you select that file from the Saved Games screen, you will see the icons. If I am not mistaken, you have not yet made your purchases, so you'll have access to the same information. (I originally thought that the initiator wouldn't have this knowledge until after purchases, which would be an unfair disadvantage, but that is not the case).
In order to generate random games until you got the settings that you wanted, you would have to move that first file into your incoming games folder, and select it there to see what settings had been generated.
Of course, none of this would have been worth looking into, except for the fact that I am playing a cheating bastich from the Shavian House. It also would not have been necessary if someone had put together Crodaburg for CMBN. For now, we will have to make due with random. Hope you are ready for an armored meeting engagement in the rough at night.... (Strangely, I don't think weather is indicated by the icons.)
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Very small "behavior" I thought I would mention.
When setting up a PBEM Quick Battle with random settings, players will be able to see the size, time, etc... when loading from the Saved Games screen by looking at the icons on the right side. Not really a big deal at all, but it undermines the value of random settings in PBEM as the initiator can simply restart the game until he gets the results he wants. Also, both players will know the settings before then neey to make purchases, which eliminates some of the fun of the random settings.
Separate issue is that it would be nice to be able to see the full "briefing" info for a QB before making purchases. (Although, that's mostly because I find the aforementioned icons a bit difficult to understand, and refuse to RTFM....)
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Very well, I shall tell your mother to go back into the house.
You want a battle? Then lets get ready to return this Cesspool to its beginnings. For too long have the Peng threads been full of inane driven and totally devoid of challenge, gamey taunts, whining, and battle reports.
Runeling, a setup will be on its way to you, and oh what a setup it shall be. Play for the honor of your house if you dare, but I declare a 'sig line' match. Winner chooses the losers sig line for a week.
A sig line match it is, Herr Oberst. As for returning to beginnings -- it maters not. You are a hopeless git in past, present and future. See separate message with my contact information and send setup so that we can reveal that certain future with all due haste.
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Joe Shaw, consider this your comeuppance. Your Squire awaits your bidding... although you might want to hire a food taster if you intend to have me fetch your food and drink...
Oberst is actually stepping forward and admitting he is an current squire of Shaw? I am not sure who should be more embarrassed, Oberst for his association with the lowest, foulest house of the entire MBT, or Shaw for losing track of his only lackey.
Oberst, you sorry, misguided Shavian stoolie, back to foul pits of hell with your Mormon Gorgon. Her petrifying gaze has no effect when beheld through the sights of a well-armed AFV. Stop your base groveling and hiding behind family portratits -- stand tall so that my cross-hairs can find your protruding forehead. As a one time errant-squire myself, I shall enjoy teaching you the error of your ways. And as a member (though low in standing) of House Rune, I shall especially enjoy humbling House Shaw.
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6/24, 9pm Pacific Time (US). ANyone up for Internet play?
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I can feel a Coventry coming on.
Well, lest the lad take you too seriously, I want to point out the Coventry has only been used for serious offenses that even MaggotPie could figure out on his own. Smileys and even excessive references to dangly bits probably get some sort of freedom of speech protection around here. (Although his recent use of smileys does seem to be with the sole intent of inciting violence....)
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(Blather)... Oh and check you Psyc books mate, all humans think in pictographs... (more blather)
I am pretty sure you meant "your psychology book". You might want to look at your “spelling book.” We call it a dictionary.
Just because every Australian is issued their own copy of the DSM-IV at birth does not mean the rest of us are building extensive psychology libraries to help us get through life. If one of the books your therapist left you after she had to be institutionalized says that humans think in pictographs, great. In your case, this could be literal: is there a tiny snot imp that chisels pictures into that calcified, raisin-brain of yours? Is he the one that keeps adding “dangly bits” to every piece of blather you’ve been posting?
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True enough: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_(actor)
Broken link, you bird-fondling Ozzie tool.
And take those foul smileys out to Uluru, bury them in a shallow grave, scatter dingo droppings on top, and pray that you do not feel the righteous wrath of Peng. You have quintupled the smiley count in the MBT for the last month, and that is no light offense. I realize that your sun-shriveled raisin of a brain thinks in pictographs, but the rest of us are trying to have meaningful discourse here.
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...I happen to be a knight of the House of the Bard, such as it is. This tiny little fellow from Minnesnowta beknighted me long ago when he was besotted. Well, its tough to remember when he wasn't snockered. That was back when...
In the years 2000-2001, things were a bit different in this Peng thread. MarkIV and JDMorse were the bane of my existence in PBEM's and Joe was very very old. I used to beat Moriarty in game after game but then again, who didn't?
I'll send ya a setup, Ruth Buzzsaw because you smell a bit like old feet and it's giving me flashbacks to a kinder time.
From House Bard, minstrel of Great Fred, and progenitor of the MBT! I am honored, and await the setup. And in honor of your poetic heritage I will offer this off-topic haiku:
Mighty morning oak,early felled, reborn inlacquered noon-time stand. -
Hiram's During Action Report
Note: Only one of you peoples actually accepted my challenge and I'm guessing that only two of you have CM:Norm.
Hiram, your challenge was doubtless ignored by by the elders because of some breech of protocol. While I do recognize your name from the old days, long before the cold winter that was my self-imposed exile from the MBT, I do not know whether to count you amongst the Knights. Regardless, if you seek a challenge look no further than the stalwart Buzzsaw! Even now, a separate missive wings its way through the ether to you.
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I would like to publicly thank Ng_Cavscout for a wonderful game. His good manners and sound tactics are a credit to House Rune. I would also like to apologize for the single (that's right ONE) casualty that I caused, and any scratches on his mighty Stugs.
In other news, Marlow is getting ready to conduct an orderly and humane search of the village where I am camping. The QB automatic purchases decided that it would be funny if I was given exactly one AP or HEAT shell for each of Marlow's AFVs. He on the other hand, must have about 10 HE shells for each building in the village. That's fair.
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Updates!
Buzzy has apparently run out of tanks, and has now decided he can't wait for CM Ost Front. He is sending human waves at my armor. The Soldiers Group Life Insurance folks are going to be most unpleased with their claim payouts after this battle.
Don't need any tanks when my opponent is willing to drive his AFVs right to the edge of my village. Really enjoyed cutting down that crew after they bailed. Pity that one has lived long enough to surrender. Marlow, why don't you drive one of your tanks close enough to reclaim him?
NG_Cavscout's spam filter is has decided it doesn't like me. Probably from when he changed the settings to allow adds for Viagra and penile enlargement through....
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Finally! At least one of Marlow's ugly Stugs is burning. My crew was so happy about notching my first kill that they promptly existed their Sherman to do the happy dance. Unfortunately, they won't be getting back in, and unless secondary explosions can take out the rest of that Stug platoon, I am in big trouble. Marlow, believes that the automatic purchases short changed me in the armor department. Or could my strategy be to have his tanks bog down in the bloody mess that used to be my infantry company and then swing in with my armor?
Game with NG_Cavscout is not fun. I am hoping that I will at least spot one of his AFVs before all my armor has been picked off....
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Bump....
Maybe one this evening...
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...Wolfgang Amadeus Buzzsaw is scouting with full halftracks and might soon find out why that is a bad idea....
Said halftrack is no longer full....
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Who are you, who swears in the name of 'Great Fred'? I do not permit the unworthy to invoke his name, nor sing his hymn...
Peace be upon you, Bard. May your lyre sing yet again of Fred’s greatness.
I am but a humble Seeker of Fred, who invokes his name with great reverence and only as proof against those joyless specters who spread darkness and banality where Fred would bring radiance and zest.
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Bump -- anyone up for a quick game this evening?
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Not until after he sends me a turn, he is employing his Shermans in the Joe Shaw scouting technique and I want to see if i blow up the next one.
Damn it! I need to spill some hamster blood and I need to spill it soon. I had to fire my arty blind against Marlow just so I could see some explosions. I know you turds have nothing better to do on a Friday night. Can promise many turns this evening (or RT), for anyone interested (and similarly dedicated to mayhem).
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The warty toad Stuka can't be bothered to reply, he is apparently too busy planning his trip to Noo Yawk and molesting wombats.
Either that or he is still sounding out the multi syllable words I used in the challenge and trying to decipher the Kings English into whatever dreamtime gibberish they use on the bottom of the planet.
If this means that you have a vacancy on your dance card, I respectfully ask the privilege of a game. I would be deeply honored to spar with another member of House Rune. Should you need references, please consult Marlow, as we are currently enjoying a lovely match.
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WEll, was really looking yesterday, but am ready to arrange somethign. When might you be available?
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Ng cavscout, honorable Knight of House Rune, how fares your Blood Hamster Feud with the beastly Stuka? Though you have likely only played a couple of turns, we are expecting news of Stuka’s surrender any day now. Rumor has it that he used all of his purchase points on bio-warfare scientists who are working on developing a crossover sheep/human virus. Working with great enthusiasm, I should add…. Approach all stands of trees with caution (and averted eyes). For added effect, Stuka has recorded an ambient sound mod that includes the bleating of distressed sheep. This helps him feel more at home when he takes a break from his usual activities to play a turn.
Stuka, as an enemy of House Rune, I offer you this curse:
May you be banished to a barren land bereft of all things civilized. May you know the peril of fire and anguish of unending thirst. May your skin first blister under an unrelenting sun and then be scoured from your bones by an endless storm of sand. May any hope of respite be denied by great limb-severing monsters patrolling the waters, and hideous flesh-necrotizing arachnids lurking under every toilet seat. May each sip of beer you take be tainted by the urine of convict-descended brewers. May your trials so rend your spirit and may your despair run so deep that you no longer seek the community of good men, and may theMBTtherefore and ever after be free of your unworthy and unwelcome doggerel. I invoke this curse in the name ofHouse Rune, the greatest and noblest of all houses, and I humbly pray to theOlde Onesand toGreat Fredhimself that this righteous punishment delivered upon you!
Unit Ideas for Peng Challenge Thread Module
in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
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Turns are ... returned.
Maybe I will read back through the last week to see if I missed anything. Might trim my toenails instead.