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RE: Bearded man smoking cigar - 8/9/2010 3:27:35 PM

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Did he mention anything about staying thirsty?

He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would talk to himself in a single-seat P-39 cockpit.

Just wait until his heroical deeds are banned on dvd in the newest historically accurate warmovie produced in Hollywood.
Then he will comment every single of his actions, his resulting feelings and anything happening outside the cockpit without even taking
a breath in between from takeoff to bailout.

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The power of positive thinking - 8/9/2010 8:23:06 PM

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*****Drinking establishment, Sydney, April 27, 1942******

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: From what I hear, supplies are starting
to get tight in La Foa.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: That is a good thing. The color of scarcity is
green and it has pictures of dead Presidents on it.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: Goddamnit Yossarian, you crazy SOB!
That is brilliant! Can I use it?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Go ahead, you made it up. Besides, I am pretty
sure the 90th is going to New Scotland. You are supposed to say "New Scotland
and New Perth and New Edinburgh", by the way.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: The Japs aren't going to fall for that.
"New Scotland" means the same thing as "New Hebrides". What kind of code word is
that? Christ, Ito-san could probably figure that out and they guy hardly speaks
Engrish.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Don't you want to get promoted?

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: <thinks for a bit> No, not really.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Well, you could at least keep the secret so you
could sell it to them later.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: Goddamn it, Yossarian! That is
brilliant! "New Scotland" it is!

Hirsute USAAF Officer:<after a pause> I want to get promoted.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: Bull ****, Yossarian, you crazy, SOB.
You do not.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Oh yes I do. I am going for General.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: Phhht. Yossarian, you crazy, megalomanic SOB. You aren't going to make General.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: I made Captain, didn't I?

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: Well, there is a war on you crazy SOB. You fly 15 missions and don't get killed and you will make Captain in the USAAF as long as you don't drool too bad on your uniform.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: I made Captain after 14 missions.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: Well, well, well. You are a regular George Armstrong Custer, Yossarian. Why do you wan't to be General, Yossarian? You do know what happened to Custer, don't you? Stick with me, I'll make your rich.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: I tried that. I always end up owning warrants to purchase a 2/3rd stake along with 50 other "investors" in some future golf course in Java or something. I want to make General instead. They always have the best cars, the best looking women and hot showers too. Look, Milo, it's like this. I tried cynnicism and sabotage. It doesn't work. The US Army was founded by guys just like me. They are on to me. I tried the Rabbi's Golden Rule. That doesn' work either. Instead, I am going to volunteer for every dangerous mission I can. I am going to have so many Godamned medals they will have to hire native bearer to cart the damn things around. They will HAVE to promote me because it will be embarrasing to have a guy around with so many Goddamned medals.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: Yossarian, you are crazy, you crazy SOB.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Yes. I would have to be crazy to volunteer for all those missions....unless, I knew I was immortal.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: HAHAHAHHAAHAHAHA! Yossarian, you crazy SOB. You are the craziest SOB I have ever known.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Sure, laugh now, Milo, you crazy SOB. You won't think it is so funny when I don't get killled.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH. "Don't get killed". HAHAHAHAH. Yossarian, you are killing me you crazy, hilarious SOB!

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Milo, you crazy ass SOB, YOU tried to kill me several times yourself and failed.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: I did not try to kill you you crazy SOB.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Oh yes you did. One time you put a recapped tire on a P-40 I was flying and one time you took all the wire out of the Goddamned de-icing circuits on my B-25 and you left a Goddmaned IOU note, you crazy SOB. And then there was the time you painted the bottom of my plane bright pink.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: An IOU note? I left an IOU note? I guess I am getting soft. Still, I am sure I wasn't trying to kill you, Yossarian.

Hirsute USAAF Officer: It sure looked that way to me at the time, but that point is you DIDN'T kill me. You weren't able to kill me because I am immortal.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: And what about the Japs? I LIKE you Yossarian, you crazy SOB, but what about the Japs? Have you thought about the Japs?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Oh, yes. They try to kill me more often than you do and they fail every time. They shot off the bottom of by boot once. They shot two of my copilots. They killed so many poor kids name Snowden I have lost count. One time I flew a run at 100 ft off the deck into a Goddamned Jap cruiser group and Japs tried their damndest to kill me that time, but I am still here. Hell, I almost forgot, one time Ito tried to torpedo me.

I AM IMMORTAL! there is no other rational conclusion.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: Yossarian, you are serious about this, aren't you, you crazy SOB? What about the other men on your plane? Are they immortal?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: I am working on that. I think they merely need to have my level of certainty. I am going to give them a pep talk before the naval attack training mission today.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: A "pep talk" on being immortal?

Hirsute USAAF Officer: Well...yeah...I guess you could say that.

Young man in silk Hawaiian shirt: Let me know how that turns out, Yossarian, you crazy immortal SOB.......

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New Scotland - 8/9/2010 10:55:57 PM

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**************April 26, 1942***********

The LYB's have unleashed all their Emperor Brand Kool-aide-induced mania on New Perth. I anticipated this so I left a skeleton crew of fighters at New Perth along with 20+ damaged planes. Instead, I moved in some more fighters to New Edinburgh, set them to CAP and range 80 miles, hoping the NE CAP would bleed over to NP. This didn't work very well because of severe storms in the area.

The Japs sent in a 2 CA, 2 CL cruiser force to bombard NP with mild success. Then, in the morning, the Bettys and Nells came back with a weak escort. Too bad the NE CAP was a dud, this would have been a great opportunity to kill Bettys and Nells. In the event, only 3 P-400 and 1 P-40 got airborne and traded 1:1 with the zero escort.

This was followed by a few high altitude Oscar/Zero sweep over NP which found no Allied aircraft. Later, another raid, consisting of Sallys, Oscars and Lilys came over and were roughed up good by a few P-39's from NE.

In the afternoon, the carrier planes went after the airfield, with 120 bombers and 7 Zeroes against 2 P-40's. This was fairly effective, destroying a P-40 on the ground and 1 in the air....and might have put the runway over 50%. One Kate was shot down and numerous Vals hit by ground fire.

If the weather is bad, I will have to LRCAP over NP. Time for a fighter sweep over New Ullapool too...to keep them honest.

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Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/10/2010 7:04:46 PM

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....bad news for China and Oz...

Here is the problem with playing a human opponent...just when youthink they have establsihed a pttern...they change the pattern

The Jap carriers are now standing off Tanna, out of range from Norfolk Is., which just built out to level 2. New Perth is still operational so fresh P-39's were moved in from Norfolk and coverage for Norfolk was achieved with P-40's from Sydney and another squadron of P-39's from Auckland. The transports unloading at Norfolk failed to attract bombers from New Ullapool or from the carriers which are North of New Scotland.

There are now 61,000 Jap combat troops at New Perth and more moving down the road from New Ullapool. The Marine Regt. at New Edinburgh has been ordered back to New Perth. Gen. Geiger is now in command of I Amphibious Corps. The boys are just going to hang tough. Another Jap attack is probably several days out after the last ass-kicking they suffered, but the intent is clear with the use of precious carrier planes in the ground attack role.

The USN carriers are 4-5 days out of theater. An RN carrier force just pushed off from Sydney for Wellington. 5 Allied BB's and escorts are reorganizing at Wellington. 80,000 tons of supply are converging on the area. Another Army Regt. and a Marine Regt. are prepping for New Perth and New Edinburgh. The Hawaiian Islands have been largely stripped of planes. 3 squadrons of P-40's and a squadron each of LB-30's and B-17D's are on their way from Pearl.

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/10/2010 7:20:51 PM

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screenie of plane losses for both sides? pretty please?

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/10/2010 8:03:23 PM

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Losses from the 26th

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RE: The power of positive thinking - 8/10/2010 8:19:16 PM

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Poor Yossarian...he not only has to keep fighting WWII over and over, he knows that he's doing it. Some of the incidents he recalls go all the way back to "Fear and Loathing in the Pacific." He must be a little nuts by now. But that doesn't mean he's wrong about being immortal. The question is whether or not that's a good thing for a man perpetually stuck in the Pacific Theater...

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/10/2010 8:21:24 PM

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RE: The power of positive thinking - 8/10/2010 8:42:05 PM

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Poor Yossarian...he not only has to keep fighting WWII over and over, he knows that he's doing it. Some of the incidents he recalls go all the way back to "Fear and Loathing in the Pacific." He must be a little nuts by now. But that doesn't mean he's wrong about being immortal. The question is whether or not that's a good thing for a man perpetually stuck in the Pacific Theater...

Depends on where one is stationed....and one's rank....

*******"HQ", Free French Tahiti Detachment, April 27, 1942******

Soldier in short pants: Mon Colonel, Sargeant Cloutier sayz ze Maxim gun, she need ze oil.

Lt. Col. Guidray, CO: <reclining in hammock under palm, being fed ceviche by a beautiful, bare breasted Tahitian, barely legal girl> Tell the Sargeant to use coconut oil....<sits upright, now forceful> and make up your mind...either give me your reports in English or French. I am getting really tired of this hackneyed, "Fwench" organ-grinder "heh-heh, oui oui" schtick, capisce?

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RE: The power of positive thinking - 8/10/2010 10:01:36 PM

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Those Mavis loss numbers are awesome! IJ players all complain about low replacement rates for their long-range search planes, so that has to be hurting their 'vision'.

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/10/2010 10:03:32 PM

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interesting...at first glance, i would say the allies are attriting the LYB's nicely...wonder how his IJN pilot pool looks...

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 6:17:03 AM

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*******"HQ", Free French Tahiti Detachment, April 27, 1942 (30 minutes later)******

Soldier in short pants: Mon Colonel, Sargeant Cloutier sayz ze Maxim gun, she now smell so good all the men zey ask for the popecorn.

Lt. Col. Guidray, CO: <naked to the waist, getting a four hands massage from two barely legal native girls...oh and they're topless two. The Colonel is admiring their sun-browned feet in the white sand and is not to happy to be interrupted> GODDAMNIT LECLERC! Can't you just wait? WE DON'T HAVE "ZE POPECORN" BECAUSE THERE IS A GODDAMNED WAR ON! How many times do I have to tell you idiots? Tell them to have some more breaded abalone pan fried with shallots and garlic.

Soldier in short pants: Mon Colonel, zey have ze abalone all ze time. Ze Sargeant say zey must have ze popecron.

Lt. Col. Guidray, CO: GODDAMNIT LECLREC! IT'S "POPCORN" NO T"POPECORN"! And stop putting the pronouns after the noun. You don't need both, you imbecile. The pronoun takes the place of the noun. That is the whole Goddamned point ! Madre de Dios! And, while we are at it a Maxim gun has no gender. You are dumber than a bag of hammers, do you know that Leclerc?

Soldier in short pants: Oui, mon Colonel, and ze popecorn?

Lt. Col. Guidray, CO: I can't get any Goddamned "popecorn" since the Americans left Bora Bora. Tell them they can have 2 bottles of Cognac, but they need to make it last. M&M raised their prices again the bloody war profiteers. Still, at lest they deliver. <puts head back down in the hammock> Are you still here Leclerc? Leave me the Hell alone and don't come back! I don't care if the Maxim gun smells like lilac and strawberries. Anything short of a Jap battleship or General DeGaulle I don't want to hear about it. Are we clear?

Soldier in short pants: Oui, mon Colonel.

Lt. Col. Guidray, CO: Don't answer me, you idiot. It's rhetorical. Just get the Hell out of here.

Soldier in short pants: Oui, mon Colonel, but "rhetorical" zat ees for ze debate, no. You cannot debate yourself, mon Colonel.

Lt. Col. Guidray, CO: OUT! OUT! OUT! Just leave! And two bottles only. I keep inventory. <feet are heard scurrying. The Colonel turns his attention to the beautiful feet in the sand> Please, continue, Yvette, Annette..........

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 8:19:33 AM

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*******"HQ", Free French Tahiti Detachment, April 27, 1942 (30 minutes later)******

Soldier in short pants: Mon Colonel, Sargeant Cloutier sayz ze Maxim gun, she now smell so good all the men zey ask for the popecorn.

Lt. Col. Guidray, CO: <naked to the waist, getting a four hands massage from two barely legal native girls...oh and they're topless two. The Colonel is admiring their sun-browned feet in the white sand and is not to happy to be interrupted> GODDAMNIT LECLERC! Can't you just wait? WE DON'T HAVE "ZE POPECORN" BECAUSE THERE IS A GODDAMNED WAR ON! How many times do I have to tell you idiots? Tell them to have some more breaded abalone pan fried with shallots and garlic.

Soldier in short pants: Mon Colonel, zey have ze abalone all ze time. Ze Sargeant say zey must have ze popecron.

Lt. Col. Guidray, CO: GODDAMNIT LECLREC! IT'S "POPCORN" NO T"POPECORN"! And stop putting the pronouns after the noun. You don't need both, you imbecile. The pronoun takes the place of the noun. That is the whole Goddamned point ! Madre de Dios! And, while we are at it a Maxim gun has no gender. You are dumber than a bag of hammers, do you know that Leclerc?

Soldier in short pants: Oui, mon Colonel, and ze popecorn?

Lt. Col. Guidray, CO: I can't get any Goddamned "popecorn" since the Americans left Bora Bora. Tell them they can have 2 bottles of Cognac, but they need to make it last. M&M raised their prices again the bloody war profiteers. Still, at lest they deliver. <puts head back down in the hammock> Are you still here Leclerc? Leave me the Hell alone and don't come back! I don't care if the Maxim gun smells like lilac and strawberries. Anything short of a Jap battleship or General DeGaulle I don't want to hear about it. Are we clear?

Soldier in short pants: Oui, mon Colonel.

Lt. Col. Guidray, CO: Don't answer me, you idiot. It's rhetorical. Just get the Hell out of here.

Soldier in short pants: Oui, mon Colonel, but "rhetorical" zat ees for ze debate, no. You cannot debate yourself, mon Colonel.

Lt. Col. Guidray, CO: OUT! OUT! OUT! Just leave! And two bottles only. I keep inventory. <feet are heard scurrying. The Colonel turns his attention to the beautiful feet in the sand> Please, continue, Yvette, Annette..........

Cap, are you trying to upset all your french readers ??

(not that there are a lot...)
And if you need to translate in french , don't hesitate to ask

(this does not mean your translation are wrong, they are not....just if you want something "smelling" even more "local french" )

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 3:31:22 PM

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Cap, are you trying to upset all your french readers ??
(not that there are a lot...)
And if you need to translate in french , don't hesitate to ask (this does not mean your translation are wrong, they are not....just if you want something "smelling" even more "local french" )

Well, you have to admit the Tahiti Detachment is a pretty cush gig.

The only unit on the map that may have had it easier was the American Bn. at Bora Bora. I moved them to the sulfurous, mosquito and LYB infested swamp that is Tanna. On balance, in terms of puerile, offensive, racial or ethnic generalizations, the French are getting off light.

I have actually a soft spot for the French as I am quite possibly related to Sargeant Cloutier.

Now, on the matter of translation, do you mean you could provide local color but still preserve the essential, offensive stereotype part?

I have already been cowed into submission on the fake British accent thing because Lord Admiral Sprior's fake British accent is waaay beter than mine. I gave up because it was like trying to give batting lessons to Stan Musial.

Lastly, what do you think of the breaded abalone recipe? Too much garlic?

PS.....sorry about Le Triomphant.

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Breaded seafood recipes - 8/11/2010 3:46:30 PM

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Here is the New Caledonia Detachment at New Edinburgh. They are doing quite well and have recovered completely from the retreat at New Ullapool. In fact, it looks from the picture they are eating a little TOO well. Perhaps, they should cut down on the breaded, pan seared items.

BTW...they ran out of grease for the Maxim and switched to Bren guns.

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 4:30:21 PM

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Lastly, what do you think of the breaded abalone recipe? Too much garlic?

needs coconut milk...

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 5:45:12 PM

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Lastly, what do you think of the breaded abalone recipe? Too much garlic?

needs coconut milk...

Don't you think that would make the wonderful shallot and garlic encrusted breading too soggy?

Funny thing....in addition to getting spammed for "Pictures of Christian singles in your area", I am also getting email advice for "UK Imams"

It would seem somebody didn't get their money's worth when they purchased an email address list.

It would seem "we" Imams are not properly reading the Tarawi prayer but are racing through the painful recititation in Arabic, presumably so we can get to the important stuff, like the proper cooling measures to take when mixing the 20% Hydrogen Peroxide with the glycerol. If I get an email from Father Emmanoulides I will post a copy.

The LYB's spanked the P-39's over New Perth and I think there is at least one BB in the area again. Uggh.

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 5:49:07 PM

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Lastly, what do you think of the breaded abalone recipe? Too much garlic?

needs coconut milk...

Don't you think that would make the wonderful shallot and garlic encrusted breading too soggy?

don't the frenchies like soggy stuff?

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 5:56:27 PM

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. On balance, in terms of puerile, offensive, racial or ethnic generalizations, the French are getting off light.

Probably true, sadly

I have actually a soft spot for the French as I am quite possibly related to Sargeant Cloutier.

Sorry For You

Now, on the matter of translation, do you mean you could provide local color but still preserve the essential, offensive stereotype part? I have already been cowed into submission on the fake British accent thing because Lord Admiral Sprior's fake British accent is waaay beter than mine. I gave up because it was like trying to give batting lessons to Stan Musial.

Hey, i could always try to give you a bit of help if you like

Lastly, what do you think of the breaded abalone recipe? Too much garlic?

There is never enough garlic !

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 6:00:29 PM

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don't the frenchies like soggy stuff?

WHAT

Err, in fact i think this is once more a false idea....you know, the kind of "all-made" ideas French could have

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 8:50:39 PM

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April 29

Another RN CV leaves the Cape en route to Oz.

ALB appear (airdrop?) at Fenton, midway between Darwin and Katy. Oz brigade despatched to dislodge them.

More supplies arrive at Cox's Bazaar, the usual Japanese sub driven off by Isaac Sweers, who ever he is.

Looks like Viper force is going to have to walk into Burma.

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 10:15:27 PM

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April 29

ALB appear (airdrop?) at Fenton, midway between Darwin and Katy. Oz brigade despatched to dislodge them.

Oh...that's where Fenton is. I imagine they mean to cut off the supply flow either leading from Alice to Darwin...which seems to be about zero....or they mean to cut off flow from Darwin to Katherine which is probably significant. I will set one of the P-39 squadrons to LRCAP over Fenton so they cant bring in more ALB's so easily. Your plan to kill the ALB's is also lauditory.

Nice work by the Stringbags at Katherine. I am guessing by the torpedos that the VII Fighter Command HQ arrived. I dont think the attack out of Wyndham by 5th Div is going to work. I think we can shut down the airfield with the 17's and then turn our attention to the port and the 5th Div itself.

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Looks like Viper force is going to have to walk into Burma.

Slither?

I hijacked an RAAF Kittyhawk squadron to cover Warspite and Illustrious at Wellington.

3 USAAF ground support units (SWPac flagged) landing at Melbourne. They are yours.

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 10:20:36 PM

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Err, in fact i think this is once more a false idea....

I don't think so, I remember jam and toast dunked into a bowl of tea. Surprisingly good.

typing slow, on my 5th glass of vin rouge.

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 10:41:38 PM

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Err, in fact i think this is once more a false idea....

I don't think so, I remember jam and toast dunked into a bowl of tea. Surprisingly good.

typing slow, on my 5th glass of vin rouge.

Don't you mean typing slowly? You can tell when an Englishman gets way drunk-their grammar and spelling become almost American.

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 10:44:48 PM

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Englishman gets way drunk-their grammar and spelling become almost American

but only almost

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 10:55:38 PM

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

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ORIGINAL: sprior

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Err, in fact i think this is once more a false idea....

I don't think so, I remember jam and toast dunked into a bowl of tea. Surprisingly good.

typing slow, on my 5th glass of vin rouge.

Don't you mean typing slowly? You can tell when an Englishman gets way drunk-their grammar and spelling become almost American.

He's just slummin'.

One of the funniest signs you will see is:

SLOW
CHILDREN
AHEAD

That never seemed like the kind of thing a community would brag about to me.

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 10:58:30 PM

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

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ORIGINAL: sprior

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Err, in fact i think this is once more a false idea....

I don't think so, I remember jam and toast dunked into a bowl of tea. Surprisingly good.

typing slow, on my 5th glass of vin rouge.

Don't you mean typing slowly? You can tell when an Englishman gets way drunk-their grammar and spelling become almost American.

But he did type "slow"!

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 11:23:00 PM

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

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ORIGINAL: sprior

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Err, in fact i think this is once more a false idea....

I don't think so, I remember jam and toast dunked into a bowl of tea. Surprisingly good.

typing slow, on my 5th glass of vin rouge.

Don't you mean typing slowly? You can tell when an Englishman gets way drunk-their grammar and spelling become almost American.

He's just slummin'.

One of the funniest signs you will see is:

SLOW
CHILDREN
AHEAD

That never seemed like the kind of thing a community would brag about to me.

probably the same community that this guy is from...

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 11:31:55 PM

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You could probably drink all that and still drive home safely.

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RE: Springtime for Tojo and Ni-i-ppon.... - 8/11/2010 11:39:12 PM

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You could probably drink all that and still drive home safely.

untrue...i would most likely hit someone from behind cuz i'm too busy cleaning the piss off my trousers and seat...

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