A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere

[Cap Mandrake]

***********Beachside Virra, Truk, Dec 15, 1941(d)************


Honorary Admirahr Mandrake-san Johnny "Too Tarh", it seem to you that days take waaaaay, waaaaay too rong in Truk? Seem rike I have 8 bowrs of fish-head soup since rast time anything brow up. <rooks and shortwave radio messages>

ROOK AT THIS! THREE MESSAGES FROM ARUMNI ASSOCIATION. THIS-AH ONE SAY TIME TO GET OIR CHANGED ON NAGATO. THIS ONE-AH SAY MEET SHINTO SINGERS IN AREA! HORY CRAP! We nevah get any work done at this rate. Turn off crap! Throw away message unress something brow up!

[Cap Mandrake]

Operation Connie Ringus going pretty good. 51st Navarh Guard attack New Zearand-mens at Nadi tomorrow.
perhaps Hiei support randing at Pago Pago. Japan-mens not decide yet.

[Cap Mandrake]

************Pranning************

Operation Conne Ringus: Just notice on mouseover inter that Arried task force South of Vava'u attacked yesterday is berieved by Jake pirot to be 2 CV's and 8 TK's [:D][:D] Japan-mens admirahrs not-ah berieve this because airpranes attack AK's formerry from Brisbane in same rocation. Japan-mens not-ah waste any more torpedoes on rousy AK's, especiarry when empty going East.

52nd Navarh Guard redirected to take Norfork Isrand as Nadi will have 2 Navarh Guard units and 144th Regiment within 2-3 d. That-ah enough to defeat New Zerand-mens who not-ah exactarry highry enthusiastic even though Fiji is pretty good duty compared to North Africa is you ask Mandrake-san.

Ambon: Randing force may reach Ambon tonight covered by Zuiho and Ryujo and cruiser.

Manado: Rousy S-boat at Manado sink another AK and damage one more. Japan-mens get ships out of there. Garrison-mens can eat cocconuts.

Cagayan: Extra mens at Cagayan capture base. That-ah pretty big speed bump wasting Japan-mens time.

Maraysia: Japan-mens arrive at Johore Bahru. Austrarian-mens run away.

[Chickenboy]

Ah! Most honorable Captain-san. A word, prease? It is forbidden to sprit carriers into small packets for the Japan men's navy. This-ah big probrem.

[witpqs]

Perhaps for ordinary Japan men's navy, but Cap commands Japan mega mens's navy!

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

Ah! Most honorable Captain-san. A word, prease? It is forbidden to sprit carriers into small packets for the Japan men's navy. This-ah big probrem.

Hai! That-ah good question but-ah history show it onry bad idea if nothing bad hahppen.


Considah Generarh-san Bobby Ree at Chancerorsvirre, he reave rike Ryujo and Hosho at Fredericksburg and then he take rest of carriers to
Chancerorsvirre and even though Union-mens have more carriers Union-mens not expect it and Union-mens rike..."Hory Crap!"...and...Mistah Rincahn-san is rike.."Hory crap, where can find Generarh-san with 46 chromosomes?"

[Cap Mandrake]

Othah points:

1) Spriting carriers necessary to achieve current operationarh tempo.

2) America-mens carriahs difficurt to unite and get arr 3 in South Pacific by Dec 18

3) 2 America-mens carriahs in area wandering around rike Hare-Krishna peopurhs begging for gasorine.

4) America-mens carriers stirr have crappy Brewsters and crappy TBD's

4) Japapn-mens carriahs reunite in about 2 d in South Pacific and even by tomorrow aburh to operate jointry.

5) Japan-mens WANT America-mens carriahs to fight when-ah have rearry crappy pranes. The Japan-mens run arr ovah prace rike Rord of Fries.

[Cap Mandrake]

Mandrake-san get in big fight with Musrim-mens and womans in United Kingdom on Facebook. Mandrake-san win argument
so Musrim-woman carr Mandrake-san "Grinning Ape" and something carred "turd". Mandrake-san not know what "turd" is but "grinning ape" bit
probabry mean Musrim-woman think Mandrake-san have srave brood bacause hair curry.[:D]

Two of Mandrake-san's sisters carr me up on terephone raughing but terr me to coor it before end up rike Sahrman Rushdie.

[Cap Mandrake]

At this point, the benefits of pronouns and articles in the Engrish language can scarcely be debated.


Sure, it's hard for a 2 and 3 year old...the subject..object....possessive..there must be more too but I can't remember...reflexive maybe...but once you get it down it really saves time.

[Cap Mandrake]

Is Thracian a DM in stock AE?

[HansBolter]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Is Thracian a DM in stock AE?

I'm pretty sure its a DD in stock.

I usually convert it back to a DD straight away in Babes since the Brits are short on them at start.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Is Thracian a DM in stock AE?

I'm pretty sure its a DD in stock.

I usually convert it back to a DD straight away in Babes since the Brits are short on them at start.

Hai, that is my recorrection too. Thracian now converted to artificiarh reef. [:)]

[Cap Mandrake]

***********Admiral's Quarters, Akagi, Etoforu Bay, Nov. 22, 19419d)***********


Admiral Yamamoto: <signs document, hands to aide> Operation Beowolf is approved.

Aide: HAI! Operation Beoworf approved. <bows head> What-ah about operation for retter "r"?

Admiral Yamamoto: <rubs temples> Let's wait on that. We shouldn't be too ambitious...and Captain..I do NOT want that man harmed in any way. He is a personal friend. Is that understood?

Aide: HAI!!

[Cap Mandrake]

**************Residence of the Dean of the English Department, Harvard, Boston, Dec 6, 1941(d)************


<there is a knock on the door..a distinguished looking gentleman approaches>

Professor Higgenbottom: Yes, who is it?

Voice: Derivery, Chinese raundry, professor!

Professor Higgenbottom: <begins opening door> I hope you have not overstrached my shirts again. I do so hate that.....<pauses when he sees the two "deliverymen">....say...are you sure you young men are Chinese? You seem to have long torsos but short legs and are somewhat thickly set? <a forceful arm grabs him quickly around the neck and brings a chloroform soaked cloth to hsi face.....then...sleepy time>

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
The Japan-mens run arr ovah prace rike Rord of Fries.

Rord of the Fries?

That-ah rook rearry good! [X(]

[Cap Mandrake]

Probabry sun spots or jamming by Arries but now Japan-mens have communication again. Now Japan-mens can start taking ovah worrd again.

[Cap Mandrake]

***Proposal for alternative funding of major league baseball salaries****

So I go to the Angles game Friday night and using my super-secret discount code I was blessed to spend only $40 per seat for tickets [:-] They were pretty good seats, Field level about 15 rows back behind first base, but still...$40?? Then $10 parking, $5 hot dogs, $9 for a crappy Bud Light..pretty soon you are talking about some money.

The way I figure it, the seats would be like $25 if they hadn't agreed to pay Albert Pujols $40 million. Nobody asked me if that was a good idea so I don't think it's fair I should pay for it.

Here is the idea. You reduce his contract to $10 million (plus dental and vision coverage and the copper plan on Obamacare), the seat price falls to $25 and then.....if the guy actually gets a hit, you send the bat boy around with a big Angles hat and the fan throw some money in. As Milo would say..."that is the proper alignment of incentives"

[Chickenboy]

As a lifelong Oakland A's fan, can I say how pleased I am that the "Angles" gave Pujols a bajillion dollars? That's good stuff there, guys! [:D]

[T Rav]

Doesn't help CB. Been a Rays fan for a long time, but even though the payroll is low, the seat prices are high... Go figure.

[poodlebrain]

I've been an A's fan from the moment Charlie Finley moved them to Oakland. I had season tickets row 6 behind home plate from 1989 through 1994. Not so sadly, I haven't spent a penny on major league baseball since the strike/lockout caused the World Series to be cancelled. I miss the days of Gene Autry owning the California Angels.