Warts 'n' all
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5 minutes ago, kohlenklau said:
Maybe folks don't remember that those were the days BEFORE CMFB and CMRT F&R and that ONLY CMFI had snow so we had to bring the Bulge to CMFI and then bring the snow from CMFI to CMRT. Crazy shennanigans...
I seem to remember that "Those were the days" was a No.1 for Mary Hopkin back in '68. Ah, we were all so much younger then, he says drowning in a wave of nostalgia. Which makes a change from drowning in a hogshead of Elizabeth's "Whitehall Bugger the excise man this stuff has a kick to it".
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Regarding Prob Bob's youtube lecture above. My old dad always said "Never trust the Liberal Democrats, they're just as bad as The Tories". And sadly he was proven right just a couple of months before he died in 2010.
Meanwhile here is a tank, maybe not sexy enough for the willy scalders amongst you, but it did a decent job in the Western Desert. ...
"I can't find FartyTrollers anywhere on this bleedin' map".
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Meanwhile here is a Tiger on Horse Guard's Parade, which I hasten to add is on the north bank of the Thames.
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41 minutes ago, Vacilllator said:
They're referring to arts facilities (if that's the right word) on the South Bank of the Thames, which have a certain concrete 'je ne sais quoi'. Didn't the Romans use a similar mixture, but with more appealing (and no doubt longer lasting) results?
Spot on. The pretty pink-ish concrete was called "Opus signinum" much loved by Time Team fans and presenters alike. The other variant was called "Opus Caementicium". Chamberlian wanted all British tanks made out of it, but Taylor Woodrow said "No". .. Allegedly.
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53 minutes ago, Probus said:
I know that all of @Warts 'n' all post's are clear as mud,
but what are you guys talking about?
I think that you are confusing my comments with "Estuary English", which is as clear as mud, and comes out of a wide mouth. Personally I think that we should have built a wall at Greenland Dock to keep the semi-literate Saxons out of the great Kingdom of Kent many years ago.
In the meantime I think that what you meant to write was "Warts 'n' all's posts". But, given the fact that Mr. Axeman is otherwise occupied, you are spared the big chop.
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On 7/14/2021 at 6:58 PM, marais said:
Least attractive: the Bisons. Made out of concrete, some with lines from the wooden forms visible.
(Image from Wikimedia Commons.)
Park one of these outside The Tate and you'd make a fortune.
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"Noddlehead, someone's just called you offensively ugly."
"Have they, Lizzikins? Well just jot the name down and give it to Mrs, Axeman the next time you see her in the park. I'm sure her hubby can do with the work."
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Given that most orifices on a tank get very hot, I'd be careful as to what you regard as sexy.
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Yacht Club members across the nation will be choking on their Sunday morning kedgeree at the thought that their uniform might include "short pants".
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The answer has already been given above. The designer forgot to include an FO for the Russians.
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@LongLeftFlank As much as I love "Jammin' The Blues". I prefer to send my boys into battle with "Jumpin' at the Woodside" when fighting in the Hurtgen or Ardenne Forests.
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The idea of going into battle in a truck that didn't exist during WW2 would be a tad silly old chap, if you don't mind me saying so. Almost as daft as believing that my granddad runs a pub in heaven where his only customer is Brian Horrocks.
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2 hours ago, Aragorn2002 said:
Live and learn, Warts.
Yeah, you're never too old to learn.
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Paddy puts down his copy of The Sporting Post and rolls his eyes in disbelief.
"Mr, Jorrocks Sir. will yer'se listen to these 'ere gob****es. Everyone know'se when it come ter tanks yer just can't beat beat the AEC 8-wheeler. Will yer'se not agree?"
"Give me another G 'n' T, Patrick, and I'll agree with everything you say right enough."
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This did crop up many years back. The Regimental HQ is also denied access to the arty. My solution was to go into the Scenario Editor and add a FO for the Russians, then save the game under a new name. By co-incidence I'm actually playing it again currently.
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I have always thought that the Battle on 42nd Street was between Chick Webb and Count Basie. With the Count winning thanks to a blistering performance from Lester Young.
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Another method is to give you "blasters" a pause of 45 seconds. The "bang" should come right at the end of the turn, and you can cancel their move through the gap during the next Command Phase.
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7 hours ago, LongLeftFlank said:
Third Alamein?.
Paddy looks up from his pint of Black.
"Mr Jorrocks Sir, I know that I spent quite some time shagging Sylvia Syms in Alexandria. But don't tell me I missed a whole fecking battle."
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20 minutes ago, Vergeltungswaffe said:
Ugh, typed that without thinking, meant Tunisia and Operation Torch in general.
Weren't they rejected lyrics from Blue Yodel No.1? "T for Tunisia, T for Torch"
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2 hours ago, Vergeltungswaffe said:
US troops at El Alamein
Whilst the Tommies, Kiwis, Ozzies, and Sikhs etc stood and watched presumably.
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13 hours ago, Combatintman said:
Dhobi dust I reckon ...
household, washing, Henkel detergents and washing powder, Imi Stock Photo - Alamy
Thanks for that. I managed find a picture big enough for my old eyes.
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Nice photo. Anyone know what the "iMi" was?
Am I allowed to say that 
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So is winning every battle I play. Doesn't mean that it is going to be top of BFC's "to do" list.