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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/25/2004 12:19:05 AM

guke

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And Oleg's #1 favorite placename in WITP is, ta-daam:

01. Siemrem Reap

The name of the place is actually Siem Reap and means "Thailand is defeated" in Khmer
(language of the inhabitants of cambodia)

Stayed there for a few days in 2000 because of the magnificent Angkor ruins nearby.

regards,
Gunnar

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/25/2004 6:38:23 PM

DrewMatrix

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Spinach Spinach

Oh yeah, as in "Chicken Sagwala". But that is in Indian. This is on/near New Guinea. Does it mean the same there? Is it really Indian? Polynesian seems more likely given the characteristic repetition of the sylables.

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/25/2004 6:46:32 PM

ZOOMIE1980

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ORIGINAL: Oleg Mastruko

My Top 20 list of favorite placenames in WITP:

20. Tjilitjap
19. Wotje
18. Balikpapan
17. Djokjakarta (say what? )
16. Foochow (reminds me of "fu*ked up" somehow)
15. Hailar (not a jaw-breaker, just a cool name )
14. Teloekbetoeng
13. Kwajalein (would be cool if I'd know to pronounce it )
12. Eniwetok
11. Dutch Harbor (why it does not have Dutchie flag then? )
10. French Frigate Shoals (WTF? french frigate?)
09. Ondorhaan (in Mongolia)
08. Wewak
07. Thousand Ships Bay (suits the game fine)
06. Vladivostok (nothing exotic, just a cool name )
05. Soerabaja
04. Gili Gili (always a special place in any UV players heart)
03. Myitkyina
02. Trincomalee (not Tirmcomalee as its misspelled in game)

And Oleg's #1 favorite placename in WITP is, ta-daam:

01. Siemrem Reap

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Special section! Double trouble!

- Gili Gili!
- Tawi Tawi!
- Pago Pago!
- Sag Sag!
- Iloilo!

Oleg Oleg

Zamboango

Old WWII song....

Oh, the monkey's have no tails in Zamboango....in Zamboango....in Zamboango,
Oh, the monkey's have no tails, they were bitten off by whales.....
Oh, the monkey's have no tails in Zamboango

That's an small base out on the ass end of Mindanao in the south PI....

(in reply to Oleg Mastruko)

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/25/2004 8:32:11 PM

strawbuk

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ORIGINAL: Beezle

quote:

that's an opera called "Boris Godunov" by Gergiev

No no no. You hca fallen into a common mistake for those unfamiliar opera. "Boris" was actually a parody of the earlier opera "The Pearl Fishers go Hawaiian" which was set in Badenough Island. Bizet had a vacation home there. (Bizet was a big fan of Deep Sea Fishing. Which explains a lot). The Pearl Fishers go Hawaiian was remade yet again in the 1960s as one of the Gidget movies.

Ok now that is the most surreal post I've seen here for soooome time.

< Message edited by strawbuk -- 8/25/2004 6:32:59 PM >

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/25/2004 10:08:06 PM

Ron Saueracker

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ORIGINAL: ZOOMIE1980

quote:

ORIGINAL: Oleg Mastruko

My Top 20 list of favorite placenames in WITP:

20. Tjilitjap
19. Wotje
18. Balikpapan
17. Djokjakarta (say what? )
16. Foochow (reminds me of "fu*ked up" somehow)
15. Hailar (not a jaw-breaker, just a cool name )
14. Teloekbetoeng
13. Kwajalein (would be cool if I'd know to pronounce it )
12. Eniwetok
11. Dutch Harbor (why it does not have Dutchie flag then? )
10. French Frigate Shoals (WTF? french frigate?)
09. Ondorhaan (in Mongolia)
08. Wewak
07. Thousand Ships Bay (suits the game fine)
06. Vladivostok (nothing exotic, just a cool name )
05. Soerabaja
04. Gili Gili (always a special place in any UV players heart)
03. Myitkyina
02. Trincomalee (not Tirmcomalee as its misspelled in game)

And Oleg's #1 favorite placename in WITP is, ta-daam:

01. Siemrem Reap

------------------------------------

Special section! Double trouble!

- Gili Gili!
- Tawi Tawi!
- Pago Pago!
- Sag Sag!
- Iloilo!

Oleg Oleg

Zamboango

Old WWII song....

Oh, the monkey's have no tails in Zamboango....in Zamboango....in Zamboango,
Oh, the monkey's have no tails, they were bitten off by whales.....
Oh, the monkey's have no tails in Zamboango

That's an small base out on the ass end of Mindanao in the south PI....

This kinda info must make you an interesting fella at a party. Will any lampshade do or are you picky?

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/25/2004 10:23:32 PM

ZOOMIE1980

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

quote:

ORIGINAL: ZOOMIE1980

quote:

ORIGINAL: Oleg Mastruko

My Top 20 list of favorite placenames in WITP:

20. Tjilitjap
19. Wotje
18. Balikpapan
17. Djokjakarta (say what? )
16. Foochow (reminds me of "fu*ked up" somehow)
15. Hailar (not a jaw-breaker, just a cool name )
14. Teloekbetoeng
13. Kwajalein (would be cool if I'd know to pronounce it )
12. Eniwetok
11. Dutch Harbor (why it does not have Dutchie flag then? )
10. French Frigate Shoals (WTF? french frigate?)
09. Ondorhaan (in Mongolia)
08. Wewak
07. Thousand Ships Bay (suits the game fine)
06. Vladivostok (nothing exotic, just a cool name )
05. Soerabaja
04. Gili Gili (always a special place in any UV players heart)
03. Myitkyina
02. Trincomalee (not Tirmcomalee as its misspelled in game)

And Oleg's #1 favorite placename in WITP is, ta-daam:

01. Siemrem Reap

------------------------------------

Special section! Double trouble!

- Gili Gili!
- Tawi Tawi!
- Pago Pago!
- Sag Sag!
- Iloilo!

Oleg Oleg

Zamboango

Old WWII song....

Oh, the monkey's have no tails in Zamboango....in Zamboango....in Zamboango,
Oh, the monkey's have no tails, they were bitten off by whales.....
Oh, the monkey's have no tails in Zamboango

That's an small base out on the ass end of Mindanao in the south PI....

This kinda info must make you an interesting fella at a party. Will any lampshade do or are you picky?

You ought to hear me actually SING it!

(in reply to Ron Saueracker)

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/25/2004 10:25:57 PM

DrewMatrix

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You ought to hear me actually SING it!

Good idea. Make an .sfx file. If I can play that file without a CTD I should be able to play anything.

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/25/2004 10:52:27 PM

mogami

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Hi there is also an Opera Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky. The Libretto is based on Alexander Pushkin's play by that title. I've always liked Mussorgsky because he was a soldier who drank too much and on the side produced wonderful music.

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/25/2004 11:14:15 PM

Synjin

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I miss Happy Land from UV

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/26/2004 2:10:43 AM

Grunt

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Humor in the forum. Give me samoa that!

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/26/2004 4:44:18 AM

mogami

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ORIGINAL: Synjin

I miss Happy Land from UV

LOL I always moved SOPAC HQ there.

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/26/2004 2:54:52 PM

LargeSlowTarget

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ORIGINAL: strawbuk
Ok now that is the most surreal post I've seen here for soooome time.

Anyone still wondering why wargamers are often regarded as being weirdos?

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RE: Favorite placenames in WITP - 8/26/2004 3:44:35 PM

52nd Lowland

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ORIGINAL: Grunt

Humor in the forum. Give me samoa that!

OMG the forums gone crazy....

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