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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/26/2013 7:17:53 PM

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Advice needed on rules for social order:

The recycle collection guy for the Mandrake estate left a note on my recycle can saying I had too much "trash" in my recycle can.

This hurt my feelings really badly. I was trying to be a good citizen....plus my trash can was full.

Should I write an apology letter? Greet him in person? Wash and bleach the recycle can?

Just use the HOA Nazi's recycle bin for your trash next time. Nothing worse for a rule Nazi than to be accused of breaking rules!

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/26/2013 8:39:15 PM

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Advice needed on rules for social order:

The recycle collection guy for the Mandrake estate left a note on my recycle can saying I had too much "trash" in my recycle can.

This hurt my feelings really badly. I was trying to be a good citizen....plus my trash can was full.

Should I write an apology letter? Greet him in person? Wash and bleach the recycle can?

Just use the HOA Nazi's recycle bin for your trash next time. Nothing worse for a rule Nazi than to be accused of breaking rules!

You do realize this makes you a co-conspirator.

My last email to the "Architectual Committee Compliance Liason" I signed it "With the warmest of heartfelt warmth" or something like that. It was meant to be a jab mocking her feigned empathy but I don't think she saw through it.

She wrote back extending the deadline on painting the house in sympathetic tones and opened the email "Hi Mr. Mandrake".

Maybe she is flirting?

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/26/2013 8:42:16 PM

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Advice needed on rules for social order:

The recycle collection guy for the Mandrake estate left a note on my recycle can saying I had too much "trash" in my recycle can.

This hurt my feelings really badly. I was trying to be a good citizen....plus my trash can was full.

Should I write an apology letter? Greet him in person? Wash and bleach the recycle can?

Just use the HOA Nazi's recycle bin for your trash next time. Nothing worse for a rule Nazi than to be accused of breaking rules!

You do realize this makes you a co-conspirator.

My last email to the "Architectual Committee Compliance Liason" I signed it "With the warmest of heartfelt warmth" or something like that. It was meant to be a jab mocking her feigned empathy but I don't think she saw through it.

She wrote back extending the deadline on painting the house in sympathetic tones and opened the email "Hi Mr. Mandrake".

Maybe she is flirting?

Dude-after the fracas that the 'spiking the ball' discussion wrought, I wouldn't even joke about flirtatious HOA Frau. That's like asking for an outdoor grill's worth of trouble.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 4:51:38 AM

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

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ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Advice needed on rules for social order:

The recycle collection guy for the Mandrake estate left a note on my recycle can saying I had too much "trash" in my recycle can.

This hurt my feelings really badly. I was trying to be a good citizen....plus my trash can was full.

Should I write an apology letter? Greet him in person? Wash and bleach the recycle can?

Just use the HOA Nazi's recycle bin for your trash next time. Nothing worse for a rule Nazi than to be accused of breaking rules!

You do realize this makes you a co-conspirator.

My last email to the "Architectual Committee Compliance Liason" I signed it "With the warmest of heartfelt warmth" or something like that. It was meant to be a jab mocking her feigned empathy but I don't think she saw through it.

She wrote back extending the deadline on painting the house in sympathetic tones and opened the email "Hi Mr. Mandrake".

Maybe she is flirting?

Dude-after the fracas that the 'spiking the ball' discussion wrought, I wouldn't even joke about flirtatious HOA Frau. That's like asking for an outdoor grill's worth of trouble.

I'm picturing Cloris Leachman in High Anxiety.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 2:48:21 PM

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I'm picturing Cloris Leachman in High Anxiety.

Those are quite pointy breastesses..way up firm and high. Overall, though, I don't share your fantasy.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 2:53:41 PM

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21st Marine amphibious convoy stopped to refuel the SC's and made very little forward progress. They seem not to understand the risk of the Kirishima coming back for a visit.

Manira now has nearly 54K LYB's. Every 2 story building will have a machine gun. It's a nightmare. Gonna take a whole lotta bombin'. We will be ashore on Kyushu befor ewe take Manira.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 3:03:56 PM

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Using Beta 2 now and I can't get the screen to go full size. What do I have to do? Reset the stack overflow register at 2E34 DB17? Call IT?

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 3:39:41 PM

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assume you set the "switch" in properties to -F ?

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 3:42:05 PM

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Does Manira produce supply? strategic bomb? Is there still a * next to bases which produce supply?

CnC TWIT HQ
(Hey, what do you expect!)

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 3:43:36 PM

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***********Fore village, Papua New Guinea************

Hirsute man: Brain? Why you crazy SOB, that's not hygenic. You might catch something.

Man in fine linen shorts: Shhh. Don't offend our nice business partner. You want him to eat you? Besides, it's not for me. The Japs love **** like this.

Hirsute man: Yeah, well the Japs are crazy SOB's, all of them.

Man in fine linen shorts: Well, they may be crazy but they pay in gold. Now smile.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 3:49:07 PM

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Does Manira produce supply? strategic bomb? Is there still a * next to bases which produce supply?

CnC TWIT HQ
(Hey, what do you expect!)

Good point. I had assumed the locals would not be very cooperative but......anyone know?

Here is what you see when you select city attack for Manira

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 4:10:02 PM

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Yorktown was supposed to have been ready at Sydney for 4 days now...and then something always comes up at the last minute. I am very suspicious.......

USS Washington allegedly will be ready at Darwin in a week. Having 3 fast BB's will be nice. Of course, I probably shouldn't say that.

Interesting finding. VMF squadrons will accept Navy F6F's.

British 2nd Div embarking at Port Hedrand. They wont be needed at Laoag or Loago or Laaog or whatever it's called. Have to find somethign else for them to do.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 4:11:47 PM

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Interesting, 15.6 states if the base is captured it will not produce supplies, only if recaptured by the original owner. It hints that if a base has resources etc. it normally will produce some supplies. ALFRED!!!

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 4:17:05 PM

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Interesting, 15.6 states if the base is captured it will not produce supplies, only if recaptured by the original owner. It hints that if a base has resources etc. it normally will produce some supplies. ALFRED!!!

This makes sense. I am pretty sure the Fillipinos did not buy into the whole co-prosperity thingy.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 4:40:21 PM

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Let us know when you pran on taking Manira, Cap'n. I've gotta go long on balut futures calls.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 4:52:38 PM

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Let us know when you pran on taking Manira, Cap'n. I've gotta go long on balut futures calls.

Manira future gigantic POW camp. Points not mattah. Onry sissies care about points.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 5:37:59 PM

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It's Memorial Day. I don't have to work after 7 days straight, so I can make unrealistic plans if I want to.

Admirar Rod Fabertong is already starting a new game. I think they see the writing on the paper walls. Best to give them a crack to break something instead of an attrition battle.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 5:45:31 PM

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I can make unrealistic plans if I want to.

Oh, bloody hell.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 5:48:32 PM

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I can make unrealistic plans if I want to.

Oh, bloody hell.

Yes...yes...so your saying a direct invasion of Kyushu makes more sense?

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 6:09:33 PM

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Yes. Excerrent pranning! Hai! Feed small amphibious forces into Kyushu maw! You no need 3 mirrion troops in 1945. You attack Kyushu 1943 with battalion and brigade-sized groups. Good idea! You make-a me raff!

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 6:25:00 PM

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Admirar Rod Fabertong is already starting a new game. I think they see the writing on the paper walls.

Want to ask them to swap sides and do it again?

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 6:45:23 PM

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Admirar Rod Fabertong is already starting a new game. I think they see the writing on the paper walls.

Want to ask them to swap sides and do it again?

That is a cool idea. 2 questions:

1) Do you think it might be misperceived as a slight? He described it as fighting a "lost cause" but it might be premature?

2) Do you know ANYTHING about the Japanese economy...because I sure don't

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 7:06:08 PM

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1. I don't mean right now but when they're ready to throw in the towel

2. Not much, but the cheap seats are full of people ready to share how we should be doing it.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 7:26:35 PM

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1. I don't mean right now but when they're ready to throw in the towel

2. Not much, but the cheap seats are full of people ready to share how we should be doing it.

Sounds rike a pran!

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 7:39:20 PM

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************April 13, 1943(c)***********

PI: Singlet ASW details don't work very well...but at least the 21st Marine taffy seems to get past the IJN subs.

Sub attack near Bataan at 77,77

Japanese Ships
SS I-27

Allied Ships
PG Herald, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Jap DD's inbound to Iba?

ASW attack near San Fernando at 79,74

Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze
DD Murasame
DD Hayashio
DD Ushio
DD Fubuki

Allied Ships
SS Gato, hits 5

Yes, yes they are.....&*#(@..another fast minelayer swimming with the fishes.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 78,75, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio
DD Murasame
DD Suzukaze
DD Fubuki
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
DM Ramsay, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DM Sicard

They begin to peel back the layers of the onion. An ASW vessel, then the two PT boat squadrons

Night Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 78,75, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio
DD Murasame
DD Suzukaze
DD Fubuki
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
SC-631, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
and

Night Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 78,75, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio
DD Murasame
DD Suzukaze
DD Fubuki
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
PT-224
PT-231
PT-241
PT-296
PT-298, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Visibility is 12000 yds.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 78,75, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio
DD Murasame
DD Suzukaze
DD Fubuki
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
PT-190
PT-222, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-258

And, finally, paydirt..except the big amphib convoy isnt here yet...neither is Massachusetts. These are supply AK's just arrived from Batangas.

Night Time Surface Combat, near Iba at 78,75, Range 12,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio
DD Murasame
DD Suzukaze
DD Fubuki
DD Ushio

Allied Ships
SC-741, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Knoxville City, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Jalabala
xAK Beltana, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage

They are attacked by yet two more Allied subs on their egress...then the sun comes up

SBD's from Iba...miss

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 80,72

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 11

Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc Trop x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40E Warhawk x 1
F4U-1 Corsair x 1
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze
DD Ushio
DD Fubuki

Then the TBF's plant a couple of 500 Lbrs on Murusame.

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 80,72

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 9

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 13

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Murasame, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 7:46:16 PM

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USN losses:

DM
2 x PT
2 x SC
2 x AK damaged

IJN losses:

Murasame damaged.

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 7:49:17 PM

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They go after our transports at IBA, losing at least 2 Bettys and 5 Sonias with no Allied losses.

B-24 raids on Calrk again fragmented with at least one 24 lost and many damaged. I need to check who is running Seventh Air Force.

Raid on Manira is a bit better.

A couple of sticks of paras dropped on Cabantuan (east of Clark) They land on a regiment of Ronsons.

Ground combat at Cabanatuan (80,76)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 60 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Defending force 945 troops, 0 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 29

Allied adjusted assault: 2

Japanese adjusted defense: 14

Allied assault odds: 1 to 7 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: op mode(-), leaders(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
503rd Parachute Rgt /7

Defending units:
23rd Tank Regiment

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 7:58:19 PM

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LYB strength at Altimonan. Time to attack.

Ground combat at Atimonan (80,79)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2677 troops, 51 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 124

Defending force 2783 troops, 22 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 19

Assaulting units:
34th Infantry Regiment

Defending units:
20th JAAF Base Force
3rd Naval Construction Battalion
30th JNAF AF Unit

And at Manira. Not sure who is besieging whom.

That was dumb. I should have just used the arty. Counterattack risk, me thinks. We need a bombardment and tac air tomrrow. Elements of two divisions, 3 more regiments, Army HQ and arty.

Ground combat at Manila (79,77)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 6739 troops, 122 guns, 9 vehicles, Assault Value = 399

Defending force 34701 troops, 281 guns, 145 vehicles, Assault Value = 1030

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)

Assaulting units:
1st USMC Corps Tank Battalion
5th Marine Regiment
8th Marine Regiment
182nd Infantry Regiment
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
98th FA Bn /1

Defending units:
52nd Division
19th Division
5th Makapili Regiment
4th JAAF AF Bn
7th Shipping Engineer Regiment
3rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
14th Army
28th JAAF AF Bn
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
11th Garrison Unit /1

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/27/2013 8:15:34 PM

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Manila, Clark & Bataan will be brutal. In a PBEM game i'm playing as the Japanese in fall 1942 I've got Manila & Clark airfield to Fort 8 with mountains of supply.

Anyway, is this map of Korean invasion plans a serious consideration over Kyushu?

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RE: Mars vs. Venus - 5/28/2013 1:23:11 AM

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The problem with Kyushu is the LYB's can walk over from Honshu and every geisha is likely to have an exploding bustier or something. I'm sure it's like stepping on a fire ant colony.

It's still April 43 and we have only two CV's. I will have to look up what happens when you land on Kyushu. Probably reserves pop up everywhere. Don't think we have enough infantry divisions yet..or fighters.

Of course, division after division being of the LYB's shipped down from Manchuria to attack a Korean lodgement is not that appetizing either.

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