Warts 'n' all
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3 hours ago, Erwin said:
Well, this was back in the 60's when (as a child of refugee/immigrants) I won a scholarship to a pretty fine school. Otherwise I'd be working in a uk factory. I return frequently to London, but find it quite depressing. Like most of Europe, it's all a bit 2nd world-like nowadays. I spent some time in Argentina, and it's hard to tell the difference between Buenos Aires and European cities. Anyhow - totally OT.
Anyone who actually had to "win" a scholarship deserves respect. About the only thing I ever won in the '60's was "Pass the parcel".
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23 minutes ago, Erwin said:
Cool, we three tie for the win!
Nice try, better luck next time.
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@altipueriA great photo. A shame it came too late for you to win.
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1 hour ago, Erwin said:
I think this may be an age thing and shows how things have changed in the uk over the past 60 years. When I was a school in the UK it was very patriotic and we proudly called it Great Britain. Probably the change occurs when more and more people do not share the original values of the country that they now live in.
In the "uk". When you were "a school". Ah, that sums up life in Murdoch's Dictatorship of the Semi-Literate.
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John Martin's Guinness Gold Cup
So as the competition closes without anyone grabbing automatic victory by posting a picture of a vehicle belong to the Inns of Court Regiment, we shall have to check the table to find a winner.
Warts 'n' all - 15 Points
Wicky - 0 Points
Vacillator - 0 Points
Falaise - Minus 15 Points
John Inman - Minus 5 Points
PiatPunk - Minus 5 Points
DerKommissar - 4 Points
altipeuri - 2 Points
Erwin - Minus 5 Points
Field Oggy - Minus 5 Points
3j2m7 - Minus 5 Poinst
Of course having won our previous competition Noddle Head is not allowed to win this one, so our winner is @DerKommissar.
And his prize is a hogshead of Elizabeth's St. James Infirmary Stout.
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Entering the last day of competition.
No, 8. - A Vickers MMG Carrier in Deurne, Belgium.
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Looking at the last two posts the plight of Sweet Fanny Adams comes to mind. And as we all know, she met her end a long time before WW2.
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As for the "Commonwealth" that came to an end in 1660, when that idiot son of mine tumbled down.
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26 minutes ago, Ithikial_AU said:
I've never been to Canada and nothing ever came up in my research about where they got the name from. Probably some staff officer who named it after his home town?
I didn't think you'd been there, but I thought you'd be the person to ask given your "Lions" campaign. I did a bit more digging, and there had been an operation called Ottawa postponed earlier. So probably a staff officer from the state of Ontario sticking pins in a map
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1 hour ago, altipueri said:
Operation Windsor got under way I think.
I've always assumed that it was named after the city in Ontario, rather than the racecourse. Where's @Ithikial_AUwhen we need him?
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Now, that it what I call a two-pointer. It's great seeing pictures I've not seen before.
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Nice try. but it doesn't belong to either 2nd British or 1st Canadian Army. It would have scored you two points in our previous competition as mules can get a bit wild from time to time.
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11 hours ago, Vacilllator said:
Long may the special relationship continue.
I think the "special relationship" ended in September '45. But, I think that that is outside of the remit of a war gaming forum. I'm off for a pint with my old mucker Clem.
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@DerKommissar Although you haven't quite gotten the hang of the rules, you are actually meant to name the vehicles. You gave us the locations, and you made an effort to find some interesting pictures, so you get the full four points. Well done.
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No. 7. - A Ford in a ditch in Beveland. Note the lopsided Allied star. ...
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Damn! I thought it was a long shot given the fact that he died 8 years ago. I only saw three of the World Cup squad play (Stiles, Cohen, and Charlton). Ho hum.
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23 minutes ago, John1966 said:
Hoped no-one would notice but here we are.
The advantage of having been dead for about 400 years, is that you have nothing else to do all day other than look for typos.
In the meantime would I be right in thinking that your name is a reference to John Connelly, the only "John" in the England World Cup squad in '66?
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No. 6. RAF Humbers in Middelburg ...
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Swearing at the screen is something I do far too often. When playing as the Germans my expletive of choice is "Unter den Bloody Linden".
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The building shown on page 1, which was posted by Lt. Bull back in 2015 only came into the game with the MG module. So we must be talking about different buildings. Perhaps you could post some screenshots of the ones that are giving you trouble in Normandy.
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5 hours ago, Vacilllator said:
If you say so, but the video was unrelated to the game. Now where's my friend @Falaise when I need him
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I have not seen John Inman's entry, thankfully...
I hate deducting points, especially when I do it to myself. But rules are rules.
Whenever I see Combat's name the words "John Inman" spring to mind. The curse of being someone who enjoys word play.
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Unfortunately this isn't a case of doors being barricaded. It is just a design glitch. That is why it doesn't show up in Battle for Normandy until the Market-Garden module.
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John Martin's Guinness Gold Cup - Current Standings
Warts 'n' all - 7 Points
Vacillator - 0 Points (Five Points scored for vehicles and locations. Minus 5 for video)
Wicky - 0 Points
John Inman - 0 Points
Falaise - Minus 5 Points
Ullo John! Gotta New Motor?
in Combat Mission Battle for Normandy
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I feel your pain, but rules are rules. Hopefully you'll have better luck next time. At the moment The Committee of 100 have yet to decide on the format of the next competition, although the word on the hopvine is that it will focus on the USatians, rather than the Limeys, and the Canucks.