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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/6/2011 10:35:01 PM

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You wouldn't think we were a centre of the Enlightenment would you? Nor that we gave the world everything from modern economic theory, to golf to stockings to the blooming US navy!

Times is tough.

" How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It " by Arthur Herman.

My dad loved that book

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 3:28:02 AM

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Now i am really confused....what happened to the war?

If Mothra is buzzing Sara in Washington, then i figure it must have gone bad somewhere. I need to re-read the last few pages.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 9:28:01 AM

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You wouldn't think we were a centre of the Enlightenment would you? Nor that we gave the world everything from modern economic theory, to golf to stockings to the blooming US navy!

Times is tough.

" How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It " by Arthur Herman.

My dad loved that book

He also did "To Rule the Waves, How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World"

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 9:30:17 AM

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what happened to the war?

What war?

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 9:35:46 AM

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I'm reading George Macdonald Fraser's book 'Quartered safe out here' about his time in the Burma campaign.

I've just finished it. An excellent read. Funny, poignant and opinionated.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 9:36:29 AM

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to be vaguely on topic

When the rest of us are it's only by accident.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 10:55:59 AM

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I'm reading George Macdonald Fraser's book 'Quartered safe out here' about his time in the Burma campaign.

I've just finished it. An excellent read. Funny, poignant and opinionated.

From the author of the Flashman novels? I have to get that...

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 11:14:27 AM

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Yes, but I have to warn you a lot of it's written in the Cumbrian dialect and might be hard for non-English speakers to read.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 12:42:26 PM

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Yes, but I have to warn you a lot of it's written in the Cumbrian dialect and might be hard for non-English speakers to read.

What about Americans?

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 12:44:51 PM

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That's what he said:

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non-English speakers

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 2:32:08 PM

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Ah, Admiral Lord Sprior is back and I didn't get the King's battlewagons sunk. Splendid!

Even better it seems he was neither imprisoned or keel-hauled for getting all those AK's sunk in the Indian Ocean! Apparently, the Admiralty still looks favorably at that wonderful battle of Port Headland some time ago. Huzzah!

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 5:19:13 PM

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I am ashamed to admit it but I never heard of Cumbria. I have two questions. Is it near Umbria and do they paint themselves blue?

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 5:33:09 PM

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Cumbria is that area of England to the north-west aka the Lake District.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 5:41:09 PM

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Cumbria is that area of England to the north-west aka the Lake District.

Ah, mountain folk then. Well, there you have it.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 5:53:12 PM

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Were men are men and . . . you know the rest.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 5:54:55 PM

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he was neither imprisoned or keel-hauled for getting all those AK's sunk in the Indian Ocean

I blamed the yanks.

Anyway spent an enjoyable time at Chequers with Winnie, a few glasses of the old red biddy, port and cigars. Good news - Spits are on the way!

Also briefed him on Operation Stoat/Otter/Weasel which is now Operation SOW.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 6:14:05 PM

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I just realized I should have said "neither imprisoned nor keel-hauled"...I think.

Ah, well, glad to hear you got along well with the PM. Did you make any progress on their incessant calls for sending things back?

While you were at Chequers I:

1) Started some of the Asiatic Fleet flagged naval support troops toward Perth. They had little to do at Alice.

2) I started a construction regiment at Alice toward Geraldton to help get the airfield there ready for heavies.

3) Some xAP's arrived at Perth from NZ and I started them on installing new AA guns. They will be ready in 20-21 days. I hope you weren't pushing off before then.

4) I couldn't fly the recon P-38's from NZ so I crated them up and sent them toward Melbourne.

5) I started getting the repaired aircraft out of Daly and Tennant as supply is in the crapper. Daly is actually at zero and most of the units are red. I am not sure what happened. Road gremlins, I suspect. Maybe the Abos are stealing the stuff?

6) I tried to send the Wellingtons to raid Mandalay which has no fighters. They refused orders so I cancelled it and sent some Parchisi sets for morale boosting.

7) I put some Catalinas at Addu and Diego and backfilled with some Hudsons from India to Ceylon.

8) Sent a volunteer minesweeper to the Java/Oz gap and a PG south of Ceylon for picket duty.

9) More AP's headed Perth

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 6:21:56 PM

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sent some Parchisi sets

No one knows what this is. The ghurkas tried cooking it.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 6:23:15 PM

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Did you make any progress on their incessant calls for sending things back?

No.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 6:25:46 PM

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I also started a base force toward Tsuyung so those pesky WJD fly boys don't think they can use the place for target practice (yes, I know I need fighters too but BF force first - it's just good manners).

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 6:55:59 PM

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I am ashamed to admit it but I never heard of Cumbria. I have two questions. Is it near Umbria and do they paint themselves blue?

This may help you to understand, then again it may not.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTVXc53jOI8

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 7:07:17 PM

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Somebody's got to introduce some Jiu-Jitsu to those blokes.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 7:07:54 PM

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I like Cumbria. I like Umbria too but there is a distinct lack of mint cake so Cumbria wins.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 7:22:31 PM

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Endal mint cake is nowhere near as good.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 7:33:07 PM

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People claim it was the old Laudanum that 'influenced' the Lakeland poets but I think it was a good, hearty dose of Kendal mint cake. I bet Coleridge had munched about 10 bars when he wrote 'Kubla Khan.' All that sugar must do do something funny to you.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 7:56:29 PM

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I am ashamed to admit it but I never heard of Cumbria. I have two questions. Is it near Umbria and do they paint themselves blue?

This may help you to understand, then again it may not.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTVXc53jOI8

Roger

Oh dear. Is it like Ukraine then? All the good-looking women moved away?

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 10:21:19 PM

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as a further aid to your understanding of the natives of Cumbria, this is another of their pastimes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Vf9QMROCQ

Roger

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 10:59:10 PM

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ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson II

as a further aid to your understanding of the natives of Cumbria, this is another of their pastimes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Vf9QMROCQ

Roger

I....I....I....have...seen. Yet I still do not understand.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 11:11:57 PM

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson II

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

I am ashamed to admit it but I never heard of Cumbria. I have two questions. Is it near Umbria and do they paint themselves blue?

This may help you to understand, then again it may not.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTVXc53jOI8

Roger

Oh dear. Is it like Ukraine then? All the good-looking women moved away?

That, sir, is a low and disgusting stereotype! There are plenty of good looking women in Ukraine.

They just havent figured out how to leave yet.

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RE: Wacht am Palembang - 3/7/2011 11:15:36 PM

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That, sir, is a low and disgusting stereotype! There are plenty of good looking women in Ukraine.

I totally agree with the Red mouse. Low and disgusting! There are plenty of good looking women in the Ukraine. I've seen them in issues of Special Order Ukraine Bride monthly.

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