Terence

"Slushayesh" means "listen", actually.</font>

I speak some Russian -- not fluent or anything -- but I love the sounds in the game. I have to say they really add to the enjoyment for me. Vpered, Rebyata!!! (Forward, guys!!) There was one moment in the tutorial, where a German MG opened up and the Russians yelled AAAAAH, Ya Ranen (Im wounded) and there was another burst of MG fire from the Germans, and then "Sobaki!!" (Dogs!!) from the Russians. It was great. And for that reason, I've got no objection to translations, although I do wonder why this never came up before with French, German, Polish and CANADIAN in CMBO... I have to say, though, hearing what sounds to me like perfect idiomatic Russian would not be the as fun as hearing as perfect, idiomatic accented English. I think though, that most people would be willing to see a transliterated list of the dialogue, and figure it out from there.

Chad you dirty dawg. I plan to quote this out of context quite often.

Yes, Im well aware. It pisses me off because, see, I wrote nearly all of that music, and I don't see one thin dime. There otta bea law I tellya.

i bet it was free, too.

Good point. Maybe BTS should stop running their business for profit and forget about being successful.

[ September 03, 2002, 12:16 PM: Message edited by: Terence ]

If you kick them really, really, really hard in the pills (which the little swine so richly deserve) they change color. Watch: *BOOT*

Interesting detail: the famous photo of a soldier raising the Soviet flag over the Reichstag in Berlin was altered to (among other things) eliminate the 2nd watch that the soldier was wearing. Also added to the photo were extra smoke clouds, and for the record, the flag began its life as a red tablecloth from the Tass cafeteria in Moscow.

Vobla. MMmmmmm.

Is not. BTW, im using a human wave attack of Elite Sharpshooters and conscript flamethrowers in my latest QB. Any problems with that?

Had the Glenmorangie in the Sherry cask. Its quite tasty. Also quite fine: Highland Park. Wonderful finish.

Thanks Lars.</font>

There is one more drink that is uniquely Russian, as far as I can tell. Of course, I'm not a completely depraved boozehound like some of you so this may exist outside of Russia, even though Ive not seen it. The drink is called Severnaya Siyaniya, which means Northern Lights. To make it, you take a glass of champagne, and dump a shot of what the russians called "spirt" (roll the r) into it. As near as I can tell, spirt is like everclear or grain alcohol. This won't light you up like pure samogon, but it will do the job. I won't be having any when I play, however. I prefer gentler tipples. [ August 27, 2002, 03:41 PM: Message edited by: Terence ]

Yeah, thats perfectly clear from the context. Im surprised anyone would have interpreted it differently.

Well, there are a couple drinks that come to mind. One of them is called A Huge Amount of Vodka. This is a drink I had a great deal of in Russia. First thing you do is buy a huge amount of vodka. (Being a snob, I usually bought Stolichnya or Moskovskaya.) Then, you get a glass, like a highball glass, and fill it two thirds of the way up with vodka. The colder it is the better, but I've had this piss warm. Then you drink the vodka. It helps to have some snacks around to soak up the booze. And it helps to have some friends around to soak up the booze. And to carry you home. The other drink is called A Huge Amount of Beer, and it works pretty much the same way, although it takes a bit longer to drink, and you use a slightly bigger glass, but you get the idea.

I think I see where you are coming from here. You feel that by referring to a mortal, even a guy as nice as Steve as God, one is blaspheming or somehow cheapening the Almighty. Is that close at all? Would it be reasonable to compare your objection to someone who doesn't like the words "rape" or "Nazi" or "Holocaust" to be applied metaphorically to people or events that are -- in their eyes -- not as serious?

There once was a lackwit named Buzz Whose brains were made from fuzz. When asked by his mum, Why her son was so dumb, He answered simply "becuz".

Take your time. Buzzsaw's tiny mind can only handle one or two thoughts a week, (Fewer if you expect him to wash and feed himself.) so it will be some time before he can ready himself for a new game with a new opponent.

Thanks for posting that link, John. A very interesting read. I was particularly interested to see that Hitler overruled the commander on the scene and ordered the Tigers to engage. How jejune.

Its probably a 1% chance. Weak point penetration. Not likely or probable, but possible as far as I know -- in the game engine. Whether it would happen one out of 100 times in Reality, if you tried the same thing with a daimler and a tiger, I have no idea.

They say there are no tracks in the endless waste of the Cess. No matter how violently you thrash about in rage, or how hard you stamp your little feet, the Cess endures. Moments after the tantrum is over, the Cess is still again. The impotent can barely stir the surface, and the Old Ones themselves only produce a mild froth that quickly subsides. Yet evidence of long depravity and continued presence is there for the clever to spot. Which is why, if you know what to look for you can spot a small but noisome trail of garbage and scum stretching across the pool if you crouch low (down, Bauhaus!) and gaze through the fetid clouds. No, not that way. Thats Boo, known to many as the Faex That Walks Like A Man. Look the other way, peer closely and you can see a trail of empty Dorito packets, crumpled Preparation H tubes, and thick yellow slime. Follow it far enough and you may find Rune, crouching on a small rocky outcrop, bellowing wordlessly into the darkness. His tiny arms flail at nothing as he battles an invisible army of used car salesmen and telemarketers, the cast of Gilligan's Island standing rank on rank behind him, chanting the word "ptarmigan" over and over again. In a rare moment of near lucidity this very Rune has decreed that Buzzsaw must soundly thrash me in a PBEM game, and teach me to taunt people. In a rare moment of agreeing with Rune, I think that this is an excellent idea, mostly because it takes such a pondorous effort of will on Rune's part to compose an English sentence. Its really painful to watch, and suffering through more than one or two short postings a week is really more than anyone should have to bear. And besides, a battle with Rune would probably involve one of his turgid scenarios where 3 Panthers on one side are balanced by 3 Sherman 76s on the other, and equal lots of reinforcements arrive on the same turn on opposite sides of the map. How utterly dreary and wretched. So Buzzsaw, bring it on. Savage my poor pixellated warriors. Your attentions most violent save me from far far worse a fate.

In that case, I think we should keep him</font>

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