Bring me the head of Diego Garcia...and the Mayor of Addu Atoll too!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Mynok


Or maybe just pongo ineptitude at typing.

Steady on there, mate. (did I do that right?)

[sprior]

Did I miss a codebook update?

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Code Book Appendage 1

Charter Towers = Farty Towels.

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[sprior]

WD-40

The British equivelant:

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: sprior

WD-40

The British equivelant:

We non-Britishers have that, too... WD40 is cooler, though, since you can spray it on your hook and use it for fishing bait (it seems it is fish oil).

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

WD-40

The British equivelant:

"prevents rust" yet the top is all rusted [:D] Also, in the warning box it says "Keep out of reach of children. Not for human consumption and don't even THINK about using this on an Enigma machine"

[Cap Mandrake]

[font="Courier New"]His Excellency Admiral Lord Sprior;
Lawn Bowling Club, Colombo


My Dearest Spri;

Just wanted to let you know I detailed 2 squadrons of B-26 to Horn Island to try to hit the Jap convoy coming across the Arafua Sea.

Also, Johnny Jap is reconning Fenton (North of Katherine). They may be planning another drop of paraJaps.

Prince of Wales is now 100 days out and Repulse is 36 days out. Formidable is 14 days out. I will outfit her with some USMC F4F's to make up for the loss of the RN F4F's. She needs to go back to Gibraltar in 60 days or so.

With the greatest forebearance,

Fleet Admiral Mandrake
1st Runner Up
Tongatapu Rum Libation Contest, 1942
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[BrucePowers]

Why wait just send her to Gibraltar now[:D]

[BrucePowers]

First runner up!?. You need to practice more[:D]

[Grollub]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

They may be planning another drop of paraJaps.

paraJaps? Wouldn't paraLYBs be the correct term? [&:][:'(]

[Grollub]

I think i happened to kill the AAR [:(]

[sprior]

Takes more than a swede to kill off The World's Worst AAR (tm)

[sprior]

Besides which Fenton, at least i think that's what it's called, has small garrison precisely in order to prevent there being a nip in the air.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Besides which Fenton, at least i think that's what it's called, has small garrison precisely in order to prevent there being a nip in the air.

"Nip in the air"...that is pretty bloody funny[:D]

Yes, indeed, Fenton has a samll garrison. I imagined that is why it was there. Just saw a Mavis over Fenton twice in last game turn and since you dont have any ships there, I suspected the LYB's may have been up to something. If they do land this turn, I think they will have to shock attack the brigade arriving from Darwin. This will go badly for the "Nips in the Air Bn".

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: sprior

Takes more than a swede to kill off The World's Worst AAR (tm)

Indeed, I imagine it would take the combined efforts of all the Nordic countries.

The problem seems to be one of time dilation in Nippon. This is the phenomenon young Yossarian has noticed.


You would think that the fact that both Yamashiro and Nagato have fallen off our sunk ships list, not to mention the capture of most of 4 regiments in La Foa, would be a motivator. I may have to go back to filler.[:)]

[sprior]

both Yamashiro and Nagato have fallen off our sunk ships list,

To paraphrase The Princess Bride:

Whoo-hoo-hoo, look who knows so much. It just so happens that your ship here is only MOSTLY sunk. There's a big difference between mostly sunk and all sunk. Mostly sunk is slightly floating. With all sunk well, with all sunk there's usually only one thing you can do. Organise a diving holiday.

[Cap Mandrake]

********The Admiralty (the building I mean), London, June 4, 1942**********

Sir Dudley: Right then, let's have a go at it. I declare the 1st meeting of the Roayl Navy plenary noMENclature steering sub-committe open for business. We have with us today a Captain Webster, USN, to make sure we don't offend our American cousins with any politically inopportune noMENclature. <upper crust laughter makes the rounds> Captain Webster, have you any questions before we start?

Cpt. Webster: Yes sir, you said "noMENclature"?

Sir Dudley: Why yes, Cpt., I believe I did.

Cpt. Webster: Well sir, meaning no disrespect, but shouldn't it be "NOmencalture"?

Sir Dudley: My good Cpt., you are here to keep us from offending Americans, not to transform us. <more upper crust laughter at Cpt's expense>

Cpt. Webster: Yes sir. <thinks to himself "Goddamned arrogant sliver-spoon-in-the-mouth-powdered-wig-wearing moma's boys. They can suck my Colonial ****"> Point understood.

Sir Dudley: Right then. First order of business, aircraft carriers. Adjectives or mythological figures?

Subservient Admiral 1: I rather like the myhological ones, sir.

Subservient Admiral 2: But there is the example of Hermes.

Subservient Admiral 1: Good point there. I'll demur.

Sir Dudley: Right then! Adjectives it is! This is going splendidly!......

<wiriter leaves to take the dogs out before they crap on the Colonial carpet>

[witpqs]

At first I thought Cpt. Webster was going say

... but shouldn't it be "noPERSONclature"?

[:'(]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: witpqs

At first I thought Cpt. Webster was going say

... but shouldn't it be "noPERSONclature"?

[:'(]

Dood;

This is 1942(c) [;)]

Stay tuned for boorish behavior toward Wrens. For now I have to go clean up the carpet. <note to self---cut down on Pinhead's wet food>
<second note to self--what are you thinking chowderhead--go upstairs and get ready and pretend you didn't see it. Savina will have to clean it up before she vacuums. I hope [X(]>

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: witpqs

At first I thought Cpt. Webster was going say

... but shouldn't it be "noPERSONclature"?

[:'(]

Dood;

This is 1942(c) [;)]

Stay tuned for boorish behavior toward Wrens. For now I have to go clean up the carpet. <note to self---cut down on Pinhead's wet food>
<second note to self--what are you thinking chowderhead--go upstairs and get ready and pretend you didn't see it. Savina will have to clean it up before she vacuums. I hope [X(]>

Cheer up, then. Could be worse:

http://cbs4denver.com/news/dog.nails.eat.2.1983819.html

[Cap Mandrake]

**************June 5, 1942**************



South Pacific: 13 Bettys (either from Noumea or Koumac) attacked a cruiser security force at Suva without escort and were swatted down by 10 P-40B's of 78th FS, which has been stationed at Suva for 4 mos and has never seen the enemy before. They knocked down 5 Bettys and damaged most of the rest. There will likely be op losses on the flight back. Way to go 78th FS

B-17's raided Norfolk for entertainment. There are still Oscars flying but the Bettys seem to be gone.

Oz: The Japs have evidently deduced that Darwin is largely abandoned and have now switched their attacks to Katherine aerodrome. One P-39 was lost. No Nips in the Air seen.

The Jap landing group is near Merauke but has not come ashore. Maybe they are headed to Horn Is. They were attacked by USS Snapper which hit a PB (naturally the torp goes off when it hits a former anchovie boat). RNN KXIV failed to hit anything as did the B-26's from Horn Island.*


* Did I spell "anchovie" right?