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A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 7:30:02 AM

sterckxe

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Hi,

As some of you might already know, Matrix Games' Marc Schwanebeck got married last Friday to his Ute, so PM him your best wishes asap.

The ceremony at the Bonn Town Hall was captured by a live webcam of which the following screenshots are a best-off extract :

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

Looking Scared :

The Happy Couple :

The Serious Part:

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 7:32:17 AM

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The Funny Part :

The Ring :

The Kiss :

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 7:33:40 AM

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Signing the Papers :

Ute Signing :

Final Words :

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 7:34:36 AM

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Congrats all around :

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 7:45:28 AM

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But where's his Ute? It's a very common marriage in Australia, men are fond of their utes.

cheers

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 8:23:40 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: sterckxe

......got married last Friday to his Ute,.........

A red Holden ute is my dream

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 1:18:50 PM

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Congratulations to the newly married couple. Here's wishing them the best of luck in the future.

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 1:39:20 PM

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Hmmmmmm Holden ute.

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 1:42:04 PM

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Oh yeah....well done Marc Schwanebeck.

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 1:59:05 PM

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Marc looked like he had something on his chin the whole time...

Congrats Marc and many happy years...

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 2:30:33 PM

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Congratulations Marc!

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 2:35:09 PM

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Thanks guys! We had a great day and party

Oh btw., it's not "Schwanebeck" anymore ...

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 2:40:45 PM

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alles gute, mark. beruflich und privat.

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 2:45:12 PM

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Congratulations and best wishes, Marc!

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 4:56:26 PM

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Congratulations!

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ORIGINAL: Marc von Martial

Oh btw., it's not "Schwanebeck" anymore ...

Why not?

And what's Ute? Bride's (wife's) name?

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 6:01:16 PM

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Many congrats,best wishes to you and Frau Schwanebeck for your future life together.

Herzlichen Gluckwunschen!

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 6:08:21 PM

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Congratulations!

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 7:24:41 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Matti Kuokkanen
Oh btw., it's not "Schwanebeck" anymore ...
Why not?

I'll let Marc answer that one as you'll think I'm bs-ing again

quote:

ORIGINAL: Matti Kuokkanen
And what's Ute? Bride's (wife's) name?

Yup.

Greetz,

Eddy Sterckx

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 7:32:07 PM

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Congratulations!

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 7:35:22 PM

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Herzlichen Gl�ckwunsch zur Eheschlie�ung

Why didn�t you announce your wedding before?

I was passing Bonn this Friday on the A 565 during a business trip

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 8:21:19 PM

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Grats Marc!

BTW, the name von Martial sounds much more "wargamer."

You could pass as a 19th century German general now!

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 9:20:12 PM

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Okay here's the answer.

Ute's family is old german nobility (sorry guys no castles or any kind of wealth left

), it is coming from her mothers branch.

It is more or less tradition that the husbands either take over the name of Ute's family branch or take a double name. I did not want the double name thing myself (credit cards fields are not long enough for that, LOL) so I decided to take over the name.

So officially I'm even a Freiherr (in english that translates over to Baron I think) now, LOL. How's that for a wargamer

The branch in the Rhineland origins of Maximilian Carl von Martial (Johann Baptist Maximilian Carl von Martial / Jean Baptiste de Martial) the guy has a pretty interesting story, for you history buffs.

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 9:22:36 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: A7V_U
I was passing Bonn this Friday on the A 565 during a business trip

Oh, Abfahrt Auerberg dann noch 400m und ein k�hles Blondes h�tte gelacht

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 9:42:44 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Marc von Martial
The branch in the Rhineland origins of Maximilian Carl von Martial (Johann Baptist Maximilian Carl von Martial / Jean Baptiste de Martial) the guy has a pretty interesting story, for you history buffs.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_Carl_von_Martial

In German - Executive summary : minor noble family of Burgundian/Walloon origin - fought well against the Turks - became advisor to his Rhineland Count - over time made it to Fieldmarshall & Freiherr and managed to become wealthy in the process.

Not a bad career

Greetz,

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/25/2008 11:18:05 PM

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Congrads! Now I know what a Ute is.

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/26/2008 12:27:12 AM

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Freiherr Marc von Martial,

Best wishes.

Cool title too,

Congrats.

E

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/26/2008 12:36:36 AM

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I love it! All we need is a Napoleon on the board and we can conquer Russia!

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/26/2008 12:51:31 AM

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It's a real aussie blokes set of wheels, see Raverdales picci. Here in my part of country Vic there is a high mortality rate amongst those who drive them. A real tradies light truck

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/26/2008 3:52:28 AM

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RE: A Wargame Wedding - 8/26/2008 3:55:14 AM

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really OT sorry but couldn't resist (and congrats Mark and Ute btw!)

Rural Australian computer lingo

LOG ON: Adding wood to make the barbie hotter.

LOG OFF: Not adding any more wood to the barbie.

MONITOR: Keeping an eye on the barbie.

DOWNLOAD: Getting the firewood off the ute.

HARD DRIVE: Making the trip back home without any cold tinnies.

KEYBOARD: Where you hang the ute keys.

WINDOW: What you shut when the weather's cold.

SCREEN: What you shut in the mozzie season.

BYTE: What mozzies do.

MEGABYTE: What Townsville mozzies do.

CHIP: A bar snack.

MICROCHIP: What's left in the bag after you've eaten the chips.

MODEM: What you did to the lawns.

LAPTOP: Where the cat sleeps.

SOFTWARE: Plastic knives & forks you get at Red Rooster.

HARDWARE: Stainless steel knives & forks - from K-Mart.

MOUSE: The small rodent that eats the grain in the shed.

MAINFRAME: What hold's the shed up.

WEB: What spiders make.

WEBSITE: Usually in the shed or under the verandah.

SEARCH ENGINE: What you do when the ute won't go.

CURSOR: What you say when the ute won't go.

YAHOO: What you say when the ute does go.

UPGRADE: A steep hill.

SERVER: The person at the pub who brings out the counter lunch

MAIL SERVER: The bloke at the pub who brings out the counter lunch.

USER: The neighbour who keeps borrowing things.

NETWORK: What you do when you need to repair the fishing net.

INTERNET: Where you want the fish to go.

NETSCAPE: What the fish do when they discover the hole in the net.

ONLINE: Where you hang the washing.

OFFLINE: Where the washing ends up when the pegs aren't strong enough.

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