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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 5:57:31 PM

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Today I stood a long time in the rain, watching a couple of ducks grazing on grass. Pondering on things.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 7:12:22 PM

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Today I stood a long time in the rain, watching a couple of ducks grazing on grass. Pondering on things.

Svenskere ponder a lot. In the rain. Is your life like an Ingmar Bergman film?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 7:26:24 PM

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Svenskere ponder a lot. In the rain. Is your life like an Ingmar Bergman film?

Don't Bergman films work because everyone can see their own lives reflected in them?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 7:47:49 PM

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Svenskere ponder a lot. In the rain. Is your life like an Ingmar Bergman film?

Don't Bergman films work because everyone can see their own lives reflected in them?

You don't know much about gorns, do you? Bergman didn't either.

The greatest director ever is the one who directed my fight scenes with Kirk. You know, old whats-his-name.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 9:14:15 PM

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Today I stood a long time in the rain, watching a couple of ducks grazing on grass. Pondering on things.

Svenskere ponder a lot. In the rain. Is your life like an Ingmar Bergman film?

I would not say that my life is like a film. Not even one by Ingmar Bergman.

But I had been on an errand and on the way there it had been blowing hard and rained snow. So on the way back I was already wet but the snow part and the wind had gone. And suddenly, on a lawn, I see the ducks eating grass. And a calm sets upon me and I stand there for a while relaxing and admiring the ducks. And that moment goes on for around ten minutes. I then continue, soaking wet, but refreshed and with a feeling of joy.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 9:15:14 PM

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Svenskere ponder a lot. In the rain. Is your life like an Ingmar Bergman film?

Don't Bergman films work because everyone can see their own lives reflected in them?

You don't know much about gorns, do you? Bergman didn't either.

The greatest director ever is the one who directed my fight scenes with Kirk. You know, old whats-his-name.

Was that the film where Kirk kicked you around?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 9:19:33 PM

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No, the one where he made a cannon out of bamboo. The Professor from Gilligan's Isle consulted on that episode.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 9:24:40 PM

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I want to talk about my favorite hero, Il Duce, Benito Mussolini. He had a rare birth defect. He was born without a Superego.
Now his Ego managed to keep his Id on a short leash much of the time, but especially when he was in front of a crowd he was mostly Id.
You know, like Caliban from The Tempest.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 9:38:28 PM

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Today I stood a long time in the rain, watching a couple of ducks grazing on grass. Pondering on things.

Svenskere ponder a lot. In the rain. Is your life like an Ingmar Bergman film?

I would not say that my life is like a film. Not even one by Ingmar Bergman.

But I had been on an errand and on the way there it had been blowing hard and rained snow. So on the way back I was already wet but the snow part and the wind had gone. And suddenly, on a lawn, I see the ducks eating grass. And a calm sets upon me and I stand there for a while relaxing and admiring the ducks. And that moment goes on for around ten minutes. I then continue, soaking wet, but refreshed and with a feeling of joy.

So you really ARE the inspiration for Tony Soprano!

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 9:50:53 PM

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I want to talk about my favorite hero, Il Duce, Benito Mussolini. He had a rare birth defect. He was born without a Superego.
Now his Ego managed to keep his Id on a short leash much of the time, but especially when he was in front of a crowd he was mostly Id.
You know, like Caliban from The Tempest.

warspite1

I think you had the wrong image for Mussolini. I have found the correct one for you.

From Benito Mussolini's medical casefile*

*allegedly....

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 10:24:23 PM

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Today I stood a long time in the rain, watching a couple of ducks grazing on grass. Pondering on things.

Svenskere ponder a lot. In the rain. Is your life like an Ingmar Bergman film?

I would not say that my life is like a film. Not even one by Ingmar Bergman.

But I had been on an errand and on the way there it had been blowing hard and rained snow. So on the way back I was already wet but the snow part and the wind had gone. And suddenly, on a lawn, I see the ducks eating grass. And a calm sets upon me and I stand there for a while relaxing and admiring the ducks. And that moment goes on for around ten minutes. I then continue, soaking wet, but refreshed and with a feeling of joy.

OK, OK, whatever floats your boat. Now get back to the game.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 10:39:26 PM

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Today I stood a long time in the rain, watching a couple of ducks grazing on grass. Pondering on things.

Svenskere ponder a lot. In the rain. Is your life like an Ingmar Bergman film?

I would not say that my life is like a film. Not even one by Ingmar Bergman.

But I had been on an errand and on the way there it had been blowing hard and rained snow. So on the way back I was already wet but the snow part and the wind had gone. And suddenly, on a lawn, I see the ducks eating grass. And a calm sets upon me and I stand there for a while relaxing and admiring the ducks. And that moment goes on for around ten minutes. I then continue, soaking wet, but refreshed and with a feeling of joy.

So you really ARE the inspiration for Tony Soprano!

I rather say that the writers of that scene had a point.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/28/2016 10:42:01 PM

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Today I stood a long time in the rain, watching a couple of ducks grazing on grass. Pondering on things.

Svenskere ponder a lot. In the rain. Is your life like an Ingmar Bergman film?

I would not say that my life is like a film. Not even one by Ingmar Bergman.

But I had been on an errand and on the way there it had been blowing hard and rained snow. So on the way back I was already wet but the snow part and the wind had gone. And suddenly, on a lawn, I see the ducks eating grass. And a calm sets upon me and I stand there for a while relaxing and admiring the ducks. And that moment goes on for around ten minutes. I then continue, soaking wet, but refreshed and with a feeling of joy.

OK, OK, whatever floats your boat. Now get back to the game.

I was, of course, pondering on our 4 player PBEM MWIF game.

Currently not enough energy to play this game.

So I just read up on some your games instead.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/29/2016 3:21:12 AM

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I want to talk about my favorite hero, Il Duce, Benito Mussolini. He had a rare birth defect. He was born without a Superego.
Now his Ego managed to keep his Id on a short leash much of the time, but especially when he was in front of a crowd he was mostly Id.
You know, like Caliban from The Tempest.

warspite1

I think you had the wrong image for Mussolini. I have found the correct one for you.

From Benito Mussolini's medical casefile*

*allegedly....

Really? Is that what it looks like? I had no idea. May I copy this excellent diagram to my syllabus on making diagrams of stuff you've never actually seen yourself?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 4/29/2016 5:32:46 AM

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I want to talk about my favorite hero, Il Duce, Benito Mussolini. He had a rare birth defect. He was born without a Superego.
Now his Ego managed to keep his Id on a short leash much of the time, but especially when he was in front of a crowd he was mostly Id.
You know, like Caliban from The Tempest.

warspite1

I think you had the wrong image for Mussolini. I have found the correct one for you.

From Benito Mussolini's medical casefile*

*allegedly....

Really? Is that what it looks like? I had no idea. May I copy this excellent diagram to my syllabus on making diagrams of stuff you've never actually seen yourself?

warspite1

Please feel free to do with this, instructive representation of what Mussolini was, entirely as you wish

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/1/2016 4:30:23 PM

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I'm so excited, I've identified three different species of sparrow at my feeders. First

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/1/2016 4:31:04 PM

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Chipping sparrows are not sexually dimorphic, so there's no way to tell if this is a male or female.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/1/2016 4:33:01 PM

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And number three, a white-crowned sparrow, male

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/1/2016 5:30:31 PM

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Chipping sparrows are not sexually dimorphic, so there's no way to tell if this is a male or female.

Do they not taste the same regardless of sex?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/1/2016 5:31:11 PM

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I'm so excited, I've identified three different species of sparrow at my feeders.

Thank you for sharing.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/1/2016 5:32:11 PM

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Chipping sparrows are not sexually dimorphic, so there's no way to tell if this is a male or female.

Do they not taste the same regardless of sex?

How would I know? Gorns swallow first and ask questions later.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/1/2016 5:35:56 PM

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Chipping sparrows are not sexually dimorphic, so there's no way to tell if this is a male or female.

Do they not taste the same regardless of sex?

How would I know? Gorns swallow first and ask questions later.

That was my point.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/1/2016 7:26:43 PM

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Is there such a thing as bird porn?

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/1/2016 8:05:09 PM

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Of course there is Zorch. The bird porn police are so efficient that most sentient beings such as you and I never get to see any of it. Purveyors never know when they may show up, and understand, birds have no constitutional rights and no privacy rights are protected, thus the pornithological police require no search warrants... Excuse me for a moment, someone's knocking at my door.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/1/2016 10:16:16 PM

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Chipping sparrows are not sexually dimorphic, so there's no way to tell if this is a male or female.

Do they not taste the same regardless of sex?

How would I know? Gorns swallow first and ask questions later.

How did swallows get into this? I saw no pictures of swallows!

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/5/2016 6:15:48 AM

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Is anyone interested in a separate Jutland thread to air some of the many, many points and controversies that surround the battle?

I guess that's a no

I am. Hopefully, one of them is why was Seymour was ever employed as a signal officer, especially after the BC raid and Dogger Bank.

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Well for anyone interested a new thread has been started (see link below). I am working on the OOB at the moment and then will look to provide details of some of the key ships, before moving onto the battle itself and the various discussion points at each juncture. Hope to see some of you knowledgeable folks there.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4075335&mpage=1�

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/5/2016 5:27:16 PM

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Thanks for the heads up. Interesting so far.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/6/2016 7:13:37 AM

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Chipping sparrows are not sexually dimorphic, so there's no way to tell if this is a male or female.

Do they not taste the same regardless of sex?

How would I know? Gorns swallow first and ask questions later.

How did swallows get into this? I saw no pictures of swallows!

It flew into his mouth before he got a chance to take a picture.

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/6/2016 7:40:04 AM

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Thanks for the heads up. Interesting so far.

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Thank-you. I am relatively new to WWI and so this is proving to be a truly useful learning experience. Lots of work - but hopefully worth it!

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RE: OT Things to ponder - 5/6/2016 9:00:28 AM

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Thank-you. I am relatively new to WWI and so this is proving to be a truly useful learning experience. Lots of work - but hopefully worth it!

I have not read it myself, but I have heard high praise for the book The Rules of the Game.

From what I've read about the book, it seems to give a thorough treatment of the cultural/institutional development of the Royal Navy from Trafalgar forward - so a lot of time in the book will in fact be spent away from Jutland, but when it does circle back you'll have a much greater understanding of the doctrinal framework the British commanders were operating within, and will thus understand them much better.

This makes sense - any 'Monday morning quarterbacking' of battle commanders has to take into account doctrinal considerations or else it is completely without context and thus null and void. I also agree with the one review that states any book which is kept in print by a US CNO is worth a look.

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