coe Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 So if the British liked to close into close combat, the Americans liked to stay off at a bit of a distance... what did the Germans like to do? Conan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by KG_Steiner: i was just trying to add to the thread, put a word in for the canadians, as i have alot of freinds either in the service now, or used to be. not quite sure why you have used this as an excuse to belittle me, but you are obviously a very learned man, and it seems beneath you. it was not my intention to incur your wrath, but you obviously think im some kind of idiot. this is the internet, and as you know, arguing here is just about the most pointless exercise known to man. a sorry would be nice, but if not, well, there is no recourse. have a nice day dorosh. Didn't mean to belittle anyone; it just bugs me when Canadians feel the need to get up on a soapbox and spout the same tired old myths about themselves when half of them aren't even true. It makes all of us look bad, and frankly, a bunch of lame cheerleading doesn't add anything to the discussion of infantry tactics in WW II. How good we were at Vimy Ridge (one 'm') or how good we are now really has nothing to do with it. So it's about as off topic as arguing. If you want to pitch in to a discussion of WW II infantry, fine, at least contribute something on topic. I think the deeds of the veterans (such as Tom's father in law) speak for themselves. That's why I posted what I thought was a solid example of our way of doing business. The deeds are more interesting and pertinent than a rah-rah or two. No? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanachai Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 KG, for Dorosh, that's kind of like a 'sorry'. Pay it no mind, lad. You'll get a lot more abuse dumped on you if you hang around, and after a while, you'll even come to like it. This is simply a very contentious lot, and they usually don't mean anything personal by it. They tend to be a bit 'short' with sweeping generalizations, and unsupported opinionated statements. But anyone can play, as they say! I, personally, read more than I contribute. Of course, I post far more than I read. But that's a completely different issue 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanachai Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 And don't think Grog Dorosh is an ogre, lad! I'm told he once did apologize to an old woman who he knocked down a flight of stairs. Well, actually, he apologized for hitting her with her walker when he tossed it down to her... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Good flippin grief, don't apologize for me here, too! This is reaching epidemic proportions. Grrr... You have a lot of nerve presenting me as anything but the unwashed cretin I have strived so long to become...three years of reading the Peng Challenge Thread , taking notes, studying the nuances, seems to have been for naught.... Look, can't we divvy up the newbies in order to cultivate some long lasting enmity? Like, you take guys with screen names starting with letters A through L, I'll take M through Zed. I'll let you have Q, sweeten the deal a little. No? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanachai Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Michael, I am, after all, the Nice One of the Peng Challenge Thread. Of course, that's a bit like being Albert Speer. So I have to find ever more imaginative ways of being a compleat bastard. By running around the Forum 'apologizing' for you, and attempting to humanize you, I show my artistry in this matter. First, I convince newbies that you're human, which misleads them, possibly into horrible errors in personal judgment. And it annoys you. So, as you can see, not only have I done two perfectly nasty things, but I come off as a 'nice guy' in the process. I like to think it's a sort of 'genius'. Really, they ought to ban me for this sort of thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanachai Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Now, everyone get back to a groggish discussion of infantry, please. I was enjoying the read. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berlichtingen Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by Seanachai: And don't think Grog Dorosh is an ogreWhy the HELL not, he is. When did you become Grog Dorosh's cheering section. You pathatic shadow of an Olde One 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Determinant Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: Michael, Very OT but please can you tell me the who and how behind the production of those excellent maps? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by Determinant: I find a map I like in a book, scan it, reduce it to a 16 color bitmap, then I change it to a 256 color bitmap (since they use the same palette as gifs) and colour in the stuff by hand. I use MS Paint, the cheap program which comes with Windows. Quite simple to do, just takes time - as evidenced by this thread I obviously have a lot of that these days... Nothing more fancy than that. I use the text tool to retype all the labels. Once I'm finished, there are no copyright infringements, and the maps have a more uniform feel than just scanning black and white or colour maps out of books. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macphail Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 fair enough mike, i'll keep that in mind. i can be a bit of a troll when i write posts like that, i guess im baiting people to respond, so i have some more interesting stuff to read. but thanks for slapping me back in line. ///:- 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Originally posted by KG_Steiner: fair enough mike, i'll keep that in mind. i can be a bit of a troll when i write posts like that, i guess im baiting people to respond, so i have some more interesting stuff to read. but thanks for slapping me back in line. ///:- I don't know that I'd call you a troll, but certainly nationalistic cheerleading whomever does it accomplishes little. Unless you're Finnish, then it is expected of you. Now, when you do get that reading done, I think many of us would be interested in your impressions of what you read, then we can all have a civilized discussion of it. I'll look forward to that. [ September 17, 2004, 04:16 PM: Message edited by: Michael Dorosh ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coe Posted September 17, 2004 Author Share Posted September 17, 2004 should this forum move into the peng challenge? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pzman Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 No, just you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Determinant Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Originally posted by Michael Dorosh: Michael, Many thanks for your tip about making maps. A simple yet elegant solution. Military histories can quickly be judged I think on the quality of their mapping. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holman Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Look, can't we divvy up the newbies in order to cultivate some long lasting enmity? Like, you take guys with screen names starting with letters A through L, I'll take M through Zed. I'll let you have Q, sweeten the deal a little. No? Gah! That means I'm on Dorosh's list! I take "newbie" to mean anyone who hasn't sucked the deepest scum of the Pang Thread, no? Ah, well. Do your worst. [closes eyes, stiffens spine] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dorosh Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Originally posted by Martyr: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Look, can't we divvy up the newbies in order to cultivate some long lasting enmity? Like, you take guys with screen names starting with letters A through L, I'll take M through Zed. I'll let you have Q, sweeten the deal a little. No? Gah! That means I'm on Dorosh's list! I take "newbie" to mean anyone who hasn't sucked the deepest scum of the Pang Thread, no? Ah, well. Do your worst. [closes eyes, stiffens spine] </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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