Here come the Rebels! (Canoe v. Q-Ball)

[Canoerebel]

Wow, Tim, what a memory you have!

The Japanese invasion of India was late 1944. The most memorable event there was this:

I had a RN BB just finish repairs at Bombay and was sending her unescorted to Colombo. She just happened to be passing Tivandrum when the Japanese amphibious armada arrived. I couldn't believe John was invading India in late '44; John couldn't believe I was "prepared." He thought somebody must've tipped me off for me to have a BB in waiting; meanwhile, I was laughing my rear-end off trying to figure out what was happening.

Thinking about these things makes me appeciate:

1. How great a game we have in WitP and AE.
2. How much I appreciate the fun opponents (John, Miller, and Q-Ball) I've had the pleasure of opposing.
3. How much I admire and appreciate nearly all of the people who bother to read and post to my AAR. What an eclectic, bright, courteous, and encouraging group. I need to do better to live up to your standards.

[Lomri]

Sorry to continue the off-topic India language thread part. But I couldn't help but throw in my 2cents!

In my experience most folks in India, although less so in rural areas, understand English even if they don't speak it. The reason it hasn't gone away it is a very helpful understanding glue for all the different local dialects. While there are 18 or so official languages (my memory said 22, but I'm probably wrong) there are way more local variants within that.

I have a few nephews who explained it to me like this "I go to school and some classes are in English and some classes are in Hindi, and I go home and my parents speak Marwari. Most of my friends speak English, Marwari, and Hindi like me, but not all, and some speak [some other dialects I can remember]" You can imagine this leads to a lot of mix-and-match language use. Not to mention kids picking up "texting" and "the internet" - the ease of using roman characters as opposed to the Hindi script really stands out.

Ok I'll stop hi-jacking now, especially since this part of the thread was over yesterday!

[modrow]

CR,

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
Darn that WitE!

+1. Though I have to say it helps me pass the time when I'm waiting for the next turn of one of my opponents, who fell for it (and AARs over there) as well. Unfortunately, my other opponent is in a lots of stuff to do in real life phase even without WitE, so I have been careful not to mention that game to him.

Hartwig

[Canoerebel]

What do you guys think? Should I send this creation to Q-Ball? Not only hasn't he sent a turn last night or today, he hasn't sent a quick email to say, "Next turn tomorrow," or "Can't do one today" or whatever. I've asked him about thirty times to just drop me a note to give me a head's up, but it's not in his DNA apparently. So I've been reduced to this:

[CaptBeefheart]

I don't know the reference above (been living overseas for some time) but I hope this continues. Thanks for a very entertaining AAR. Your thinking-out-loud style is very, very informative and I'm sure Q-Ball has plenty of fight left regardless of his misadventures on the subcontinent.

Cheers,
CC

[Canoerebel]

The reference is to a movie, Somewhere in Time. It's not really well known, but it's a well done movie that is particularly loved by the ladies (bonus points there, guys) but also quite suited for real men (unlike a certain Movie that Shall not be Named).

[Cribtop]

If you must endure a chick flick, Somewhere in Time is one of the most man friendly. CR, we may have been separated at birth as I not only immediately got the reference but also began to reflexively hum the theme. Creepy.

[Canoerebel]

Well, I posted a li'l "Come back to Me" in the WitE room. Twenty minutes later I had a turn file with no comment.

This probably means Brad played the turn in record time and isn't paying attention to what's going on. He's either going to clobber me in these invasions, or he's going to get really surprised and come back alter and say, "You know, I'm not giving this the attention it needs; it's time to concede."

We should know in about a week game-time.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Wow, Tim, what a memory you have!

The Japanese invasion of India was late 1944. The most memorable event there was this:

I had a RN BB just finish repairs at Bombay and was sending her unescorted to Colombo. She just happened to be passing Tivandrum when the Japanese amphibious armada arrived. I couldn't believe John was invading India in late '44; John couldn't believe I was "prepared." He thought somebody must've tipped me off for me to have a BB in waiting; meanwhile, I was laughing my rear-end off trying to figure out what was happening.

I wasn't going to make this comment because I didn't want to give cap_and_gown free intel in case he reads your AAR. But who am I kidding - he's onto WITE and (along with his real life interruptions) I've only gotten 2 turns back to January 8th (so little chance he'll see this).

You probably know I had a bunch of carriers smacked around in (I think it was) early October '43 while invading Ponape. Since then I've made a few small invasions, moved through Burma, and basically consolidated things. We're now in mid-February '44, and a few weeks ago I invaded Ocean Island and Wake Island at about the same time. I figured Ocean Island was fairly safe, and I had LBA plus fleet assets available. Wake was a gamble. Afterward he wrote (basically) "Wow, you must have been pretty certain of KB's location to risk your ships like that."

Aside from knowing KB wasn't deep under my search umbrella or on top of one of my subs, I had no idea where it was. I just judged the risk worth it. AE with FOW is far different from board games with all pieces displayed!

[ckammp]

Somewhere in Time vs. That Movie that Shall Not be Named

28-yr-old Jane Seymour vs. 28-yr-old Kate Beckinsale.

Too close to call.

Christopher Reeve, Christopher Plummer, and William H. Macy vs. Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, and Alec Baldwin.

No contest.

That Movie that Shall Not be Named should also NEVER be watched.

[Canoerebel]

11/17/42

Witpqs, I had followed the action around that battle, but I had forgotten you are his opponent. That game and Yubari's game gave me a big case of the yips when it comes to Allied carrier activity. Both reinforced my resolve not to commit my carriers against the KB.

CenPac: The TFs continue moving west (towards Marcus) and southwest (towards Wake). They are widely separated. I will probably recall the Marcus group in a few days, but not quite yet. The Wake group is probably just three or four days out now. No signs of enemy activity or awareness. My picket ships and invasion TFs could be within patrol-aircraft range within a day or two. Time to pucker (bear in mind that I'm risking forces that I can afford to lose, though I don't want to, and that I'm counting on drawing the KB to SoPac; we'll see how good I am at these goals).

SoPac: The Allied carriers are even with Auckland and will steam a bit north with all kinds of merchants and combat ships. I have lots of pickets and flankers out, but I am nervous. My carriers won't go much further north until I know where the KB is or isn't.

India: Allied divebombers picked off three xAK departing Madras; SS Pike picked off another; SS Amberjack got a PB off Diamond Harbor.

[vettim89]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

What do you guys think? Should I send this creation to Q-Ball? Not only hasn't he sent a turn last night or today, he hasn't sent a quick email to say, "Next turn tomorrow," or "Can't do one today" or whatever. I've asked him about thirty times to just drop me a note to give me a head's up, but it's not in his DNA apparently. So I've been reduced to this:

Dan, stoooopppppppppp!!!!!!! I about fell off my chair. If I had coffee in my mouth it would be all over my screen. That is hilarious and so many people will not get it

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel
What an eclectic, bright, courteous, and encouraging group.

Canoerebel, do you have another AAR running somewhere? [;)]

[Bullwinkle58]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

What do you guys think? Should I send this creation to Q-Ball? Not only hasn't he sent a turn last night or today, he hasn't sent a quick email to say, "Next turn tomorrow," or "Can't do one today" or whatever. I've asked him about thirty times to just drop me a note to give me a head's up, but it's not in his DNA apparently. So I've been reduced to this:

I don't know if you should send it, but your hair is FAB---U---LUSSSSSS!!!!!!! [:'(]

[Canoerebel]

Hey, I'm secure in my sexuality....[X(]

Just wait until you see my next "Signature Creation." I've been planning it for months....

Now, for those of you in need of a good dose of chest-hair sproutin', beer swillin', gun totin' masculinity, I offer the following observations:

1. The University of Georgia had a dadgum good recruiting class - #6 in the country. But I saw a sports section article today that Boise State and TCU have averages about #70 over the past six years, and their records are just stellar.

2. Have any of you guys heard of Lt. Col. T.B.H. Otway, 9th Battalion, 6th British Airborne Division? On D-Day, he led - and I mean LED - a rag-tag outfit to destroy a German battery at Merville, near Sword Beach. When I read about his intrepid bravery and resourcefulness in Stephen Ambrose's D-Day, I just had to tip my cap to him and the rest of the British and Canadian paratroopers who did so much that day. Those guy were men and I know they would have shot anybody who watched the Movie that Shall not be Named.

3. Jane Seymour was a vision of loveliness in Somewhere in Time. I would have fallen in love with her photo just like the Richard Taylor character did.

[anarchyintheuk]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Hey, I'm secure in my sexuality....[X(]

Just wait until you see my next "Signature Creation." I've been planning it for months....

Now, for those of you in need of a good dose of chest-hair sproutin', beer swillin', gun totin' masculinity, I offer the following observations:

1. The University of Georgia had a dadgum good recruiting class - #6 in the country. But I saw a sports section article today that Boise State and TCU have averages about #70 over the past six years, and their records are just stellar.

2. Have any of you guys heard of Lt. Col. T.B.H. Otway, 9th Battalion, 6th British Airborne Division? On D-Day, he led - and I mean LED - a rag-tag outfit to destroy a German battery at Merville, near Sword Beach. When I read about his intrepid bravery and resourcefulness in Stephen Ambrose's D-Day, I just had to tip my cap to him and the rest of the British and Canadian paratroopers who did so much that day. Those guy were men and I know they would have shot anybody who watched the Movie that Shall not be Named.

3. Jane Seymour was a vision of loveliness in Somewhere in Time. I would have fallen in love with her photo just like the Richard Taylor character did.

I am secure in my sexuality. I liked the film. [:D]

1. Much as I like TCU, they did play in a weenie conference . . . Boise as well. Fun teams to watch tho and they actually graduate some of their players.

2. Had never heard of the incident. I guess they kind of get overshadowed by the Pegasus bridge fu.

3. +1, she was still hot in Wedding Crashers a couple of years ago.

[Cribtop]

Texas had top ten classes for umpteen years in a row and still went 5-7 last season, so you never know. We did, however, replace the worst offensive co-ordinator in the history of football and get a great RB, so we'll (hopefully) get'em next year.

Jane Seymour at 28 (makes sound of drooling a la Homer Simpson).

[anarchyintheuk]

Agreed, he managed to make Jamaal Charles completely irrelevant at UT. A task now thought impossible.

[JeffroK]

2.   Its about time you yanquis caught up with the history of the rest of the war.  
      PS. The 9th Para Bn might take offense at being called ragtag


1.   A Champion team always beats a team of Champions.

3.   I am officially allowed to be in love with Jane Seymour (As long as my wife isnt reading this)

[aciddrinker]

This game going to slow down. Reason: tm.asp?m=2710240