Major LardLad Posted December 20, 2000 Share Posted December 20, 2000 A battle I'm designing. Place: Scattered trees Conditions: A Foggy dawn A British 10 man squad struggles through the trees under the weight of their kit. "Hey Sarge - there's a foxhole over there. We could take a quick break in it." "Good thinking Jones" says the Sargent. The men tumble into the hole and gratefully rest. "Fag anyone?" says Smith. "Take one and pass it on." he says, passing the pack to Williams. The pack does the round. "Hey!" shouts Smith "I had 12 smokes, there's 10 of us, but my packets empty. Who took more than one?" "Ha Tommy - it was us!" jeers a pair of German artillery spotters appearing in the hole as if from nowhere. "Were here all the time - now we shall attack you with our binoculars!" BladdaBladdaBladdaBladda said the Bren gun. No seriously, it took 9 seconds for my squad to realise they were sharing a foxhole with the enemy! I know the spotters were in the hole as I put them there in the scenario editor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitty Posted December 20, 2000 Share Posted December 20, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Major LardLad: "Hey Sarge - there's a foxhole over there. We could take a quick break in it." "Good thinking Jones" says the Sargent. The men tumble into the hole and gratefully rest. "Fag anyone?" says Smith. "Take one and pass it on." <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> <snickers but somehow restrains herself from posting any juvenile/inappropriate remarks> Kitty ------------------ ICQ 8273286 http://www.fluffkitty.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pritzl Posted December 20, 2000 Share Posted December 20, 2000 You have to keep in mind the scale of Combat Mission. Seriously, 12 guys could hardly fit comfortably in my living room. That one foxhole that you're seeing is a approximation of prepared positions in something like a 10 meter x 10 meter area or realestate. So, the reality of that is something more akin to... Hanz and Franz are sitting in foxhole and hear the sounds of approaching tommies. "Hanz, hörst du etwas?" "Ja, Tommies kommen." "Ach du heilige Scheiße!" Wo sollen wir uns verbergen? Sie werden in diesem Loch uns sehen." "Schnell, unter dem Baum da." "Ich hoffe, daß sie da uns nicht finden." After translation, it'll all make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted December 20, 2000 Share Posted December 20, 2000 I must say, Hanz is taking things awfully calmly ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croda Posted December 20, 2000 Share Posted December 20, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by pritzl: "Hanz, hörst du etwas?" "Ja, Tommies kommen." "Ach du heilige Scheiße!" Wo sollen wir uns verbergen? Sie werden in diesem Loch uns sehen." "Schnell, unter dem Baum da." "Ich hoffe, daß sie da uns nicht finden." After translation, it'll all make sense.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> As anticipated - Babelfish: "Hanz, do you hear something?" "Yes, Tommieses come." "Oh you sacred **** "! where should we hide? you will see us in this hole." "Leap, under the tree there." "I hope that they don't find us there." Well, that was sure dramatic! ------------------ WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! WARNING! - THIS SIG FILE BELONGS TO A COMPLETE FOO. MR T WOULDN'T BE SO KIND AS TO WRINKLE AN EYEBROW AT THIS UNFORTUNATE BEING. PLEASE OFFER HIS PARENTS AND COHABITANTS ALL SYMPATHY POSSIBLE. MAY BE CONTAGIOUS. CONTAINS ARTIFICIAL SWEETNER, INTELLIGENCE AND WIT. STAND WELL CLEAR AND LIGHT WICK. BY ORDER PETERNZ Damn Croda. That is one funny sig!!! must suck to be you - Hiram Sedai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chupacabra Posted December 20, 2000 Share Posted December 20, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Croda: "Leap, under the tree there." <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The rest of it was close enough (although Babelfish apparently has issues with the different uses of "sie") but did it really translate schnell as "leap?" That's absolutely insane. ------------------ Soy super bien soy super super bien soy bien bien super bien bien bien super super Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriarty Posted December 20, 2000 Share Posted December 20, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chupacabra: I must say, Hanz is taking things awfully calmly <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Quite so. Hans to Battery CO: Fire mission, my location, (gives coordinates), now, dammit. HE, WP all you got. Battery CO: You're location, Hans? Won't that hurt? Hans: Just pull the friggin, trigger, boy-o. I gotta call in napalm airstrike. ... Alpha Mike Foxtrot out. (extreme liberties were taken with respect to historicity, weaponry, combatants, language, wars, et. al. but, hey, you get my drift). [This message has been edited by Moriarty (edited 12-20-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Beman Posted December 21, 2000 Share Posted December 21, 2000 Wenn ist das Nunstrück git und Slotermeyer? Ja! ... Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput! After the translation, you'll all be DEAD!! BWAAhahhahhaahahahaha!! DjB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted December 21, 2000 Share Posted December 21, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chupacabra: I must say, Hanz is taking things awfully calmly <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Nah, he's just stunned by the bawling out the British sergeant gave to the Tommy who called him 'Sarge' . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted December 21, 2000 Share Posted December 21, 2000 Whoops - damn ISP [This message has been edited by Firefly (edited 12-21-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted December 21, 2000 Share Posted December 21, 2000 And again [This message has been edited by Firefly (edited 12-21-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted December 22, 2000 Share Posted December 22, 2000 Getting boring isn't it? [This message has been edited by Firefly (edited 12-21-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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