The Question that dare not speak its name...

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 1:26 am

Originally posted by Grumble:
Thanks for the update.
BTW it's "SH*& Hot" "Sierra Hotel". <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
"Flexibility is the key to tactical aipower. Indecision is the key to flexibility.
Beer is the key to indecision."

I stand corrected - actually, I will sit down if it is all right with everyone. My feet hurt.

SIERRA HOTEL!!

Bing

Truckeye · Post by **Truckeye** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 2:27 am

KISS for the FNG

Grumble · Post by **Grumble** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 3:01 am

FNGs are almost always WD's, who come up with LD ideas....

Paul Vebber · Post by **Paul Vebber** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 3:03 am

Classic example of MilSpeak gone awry
<img src="eek.gif" border="0"> <img src="eek.gif" border="0">

(Scene: a wartime RAF station)

Jones: Morning, Squadron Leader.

Idle: What-ho, Squiffy.

Jones: How was it?

Idle: Top-hole.

Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's-your-father; hairy blighter, dicky-birded, feathered back on his sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harpers and caught his can in the Bertie.

Jones: Bally Jerry? Er, I'm afraid I don't quite follow you, Squadron Leader.

Idle: It's perfectly ordinary banter, Squiffy.

Bally Jerry, pranged his kite right in the how's-your-father; hairy blighter, dicky-birded, feathered back on his sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harpers and caught his can in the Bertie!

Jones: No, I'm just not understanding banter at all well today. Give us it slower.

Idle: Banter's not the same if you say it slower, Squiffy.

Jones: Hold on then -- Wingco! -- just bend an ear to the Squadron Leader's banter for a sec, would you?

Chapman: Can do.

Jones: Jolly good. Fire away.

Idle: Bally Jerry... (he goes through it all again)

Chapman: No, I don't understand that banter at all.

Idle: Something up with my banter, chaps?

AIR RAID SIRENS (Enter Palin, out of breath)

Palin: Bunch of monkeys on the ceiling, sir! Grab your egg-and-fours and let's get the bacon delivered!

Chapman (to Idle): Do *you* understand that?

Idle: No -- I didn't get a word of it.

Chapman: Sorry, old man, we don't understand your banter.

Palin: You know -- bally tenpenny ones dropping in the custard! (no reaction)

Palin: Um -- Charlie choppers chucking a handful?

Chapman: No no -- sorry.

Jones: Say it slower, old chap.

Palin: Slower *banter*, sir?

Chapman: Ra-ther.

Palin: Um -- sausage squad up the blue end?

Idle: No, still don't get it.

Palin: Um -- cabbage crates coming over the briny?

The others: No, no, no!.

(Film of air-raid)

Idle (voice-over): But by then it was too late. The first cabbage crates hit London on July the 7th. That was just the beginning.

(Chapman seen sitting at desk, on telephone)

Chapman: Five shillings a dozen? That's ordinary cabbages, is it? And what about the bombs?... Good Lord, they _are_ expensive.

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 10:19 am

Paul, I asked this question once before but I forgot where I put it, but will V7 have additional new scenarios? Thanks.

Also for those who don't know:
DILLIGAS-Does It Look Like I Give A Sh**
BOHICA-Bend Over Here It Comes Again
WAFWOT-What A F**ing Waste Of Time
Hope this helps.

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 5:17 pm

Thanks Paul

Good chance I will be investigating orders in the future then potentially.

Oh and Banjo thanks hadnt thought of debit card. Alas I am disabled (read not allowed to own plastic on my government monitored stable income). Oh well they pay my bills so like who wants to whine.

Paul Vebber · Post by **Paul Vebber** » Fri Aug 17, 2001 5:25 pm

No scenarios this time, just the exe and OOBs, not sure what else.

The 1-800 number is hidden on the "policies" page down near the bottom 1-888-280-7782.

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 10:28 am

Thanks Paul. At least this time I knew where I put
the question. Thanks again.

gdpsnake · Post by **gdpsnake** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 8:46 pm

Hmmmm,
Randy, I suspect you are/were a marine. Of course, I'd have to walk into a bar with a bucket of sand, toss it and yell "Hit the Beach" to be sure you're "True Bullit Fodder Material."
Grumble, I suspect you are Army? That's okay. At least it's not Navy!
Bing, I sense a kindred spirit perhaps? USAF? We know the true tip of the spear is Tactical Air Power.
Have I thrown a gauntlet or what?
An Air Force and Navy guy are in a bar restroom relieving some of the evenings alcoholic consuption. The Navy guy finishes, washes his hands and starts to dry. The Air Force guy starts walking out the restroom.
The Navy man starts laughing and says "In the Navy we wash our hands after taking a piss!"
The Air Force guy stops and replies, "In the Air Force we teach men not to piss on their hands."

Bing · Post by **Bing** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 9:09 pm

No, I was Army of the US of A. Was a propeller head for a time, did a couple of reviews for the old TGN website. One of my closest friends is a retired RCAF flight instructor, so I picked up on all kinds of stuff from him - as you might imagine he was a lot of help when learning and reviewing flight sims.

Got tired of crashing, decided to get back with the grunts. But my Dad was a Marine - China Marine matter of fact.

Without exaggeration, I can say I was brought up as Marine. At age ten I was required to stand at attention and sing ALL the verses of the Marine Hymn, upon demand.

Bing

Supervisor · Post by **Supervisor** » Sat Aug 18, 2001 9:17 pm

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

First in, last to leave

The un-seen quiet professionals

gdpsnake · Post by **gdpsnake** » Sun Aug 19, 2001 4:21 am

My Dad was a USN carrier pilot and I have nothing but admiration and respect for anyone who wears the uniform of his country in any capacity. But I was hoping for a little more friendly interservice rivalry.
Perhaps I retired at a good time. The military seems to be becomming more of a corporate job than a lifestyle. I don't know if that's good or bad. Any comments out there? Got to pass the time till the next patch or game comes out!

Supervisor · Post by **Supervisor** » Sun Aug 19, 2001 5:28 am

The problem today is politics. The great US of A has made such a name for itself that the whole world expects us to fix and solve their problems with little or no support from those asking for the help. I have nothing but admiration for all of our services under todays philosophy (do much more with much less in more places all at the same time). I'm so sick of being deployed half the year because some jerk pissed over someone else's border. Only 3.5 to go so it's too late to bail now.

Charles2222 · Post by **Charles2222** » Sun Aug 19, 2001 5:41 am

gmenfan:

The great US of A has made such a name for itself that the whole world expects us to fix and solve their problems with little or no support from those asking for the help.

Don't be so convinced that the US isn't helped in their aid because everyone wants a handout from us. Military aid is often wanted, but just like the Poles weren't great helpers of the Hitlerite invaders, many nations don't help because of, shall we say, US "social policy" imposed and/or propagandized on the populace, particularly on poor African nations.

Paul Vebber · Post by **Paul Vebber** » Sun Aug 19, 2001 5:48 am

Hey, I resemble those Navy remarks... <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> just made O-5 in the reserve...As for the Zoomies, Tip of the Spear - LOL - they have a bad case of Carrier P*nis Envy...You want Expeditionary, Naval Aviation has been there, done that, has the T-shirt <img src="tongue.gif" border="0"> "Air Expeditionary Wing"...Give me a break! Turnn of over the the USN and give em tail hooks, thats the only way they will ever be "expeditionary".

Randy · Post by **Randy** » Sun Aug 19, 2001 12:30 pm

<img src="biggrin.gif" border="0"> Hey Gdpsnake, I resemble that remark-UUOORAHH!
However I wasn't a "ground pounder", I served with Air Wing ("swing with the Wing!"). I wasn't a pilot though, I flew a desk for 3 yrs, as a squadron S4. The ground pounders were a unique group. During an FTX at Ft. Irwin I saw an infantry platoon near by and noticed all the grunts, were playing "bull in the ring". I asked their Lt. what they were doing, and he said they had some time to kill so he had them tackling each other. I thought oh well, somebody has got to do it.

Mike Oshiki · Post by **Mike Oshiki** » Sun Aug 19, 2001 7:20 pm

Congrats Paul! We've come a long way from the days of the Nu-Parable protest dancers at Madtown...

Now that I'm in Squid country here in Hampton, I've got to ask where does the "Bravo-Zulu" expression come from? I understand it to be something akin to "good job," but don't know exactly what the acronym is all about. Let me know when your promo is and maybe I can work some TDY up there...

Mike

Les_the_Sarge_9_1 · Post by **Les_the_Sarge_9_1** » Mon Aug 20, 2001 12:56 am

oh man gotta insert a comment here

hey gmenfan, without wanting to offend, but gotta say, if you want to be reeeeeally overworked you will never find it in the US military. You guys got it soft man. Try the Canadian army. Here we do more with less and expect ya to do it as good as you guys south of the border. And our guys dont even remember what their families look like by the time they get posted back home.

Our gear is older than our troops, lousy quality, and in inadequate supply. Yet our troops can outfight ya in the wargames with it. Now of course wargames aint any way to measure what really counts, that being numbers.

Remember we invented peace keeping. We merely let the US guard the UN buildings (had to put em somewhere eh, and hey with all that money you guys never pay yer bills either).

Only guys in US military that know what work is are the Marines (cause they know what its like to use the crappy gear no one else wants).

gdpsnake · Post by **gdpsnake** » Mon Aug 20, 2001 2:08 am

Paul,
Congratulations on 0-5! Where did you find the time with all the gaming?
I respect the Canadian forces! The best parties are had on cross countries up north! Gotta keep warm to fight off the polar bear invaders. Trouble is, cross countries got scarce when a few heavy guys decided to go to a basketball game and made the news.
Zoomies rule!

McGib · Post by **McGib** » Mon Aug 20, 2001 6:12 am

Originally posted by Les the Sarge 9-1:

Can anyone give me the particulars to handle a cash deal for a Canadian in Ontario (please include all conversions, postage, handling, cross border concerns as I hate surprises).

As I recall Les I paid approx $36.75 US for the CD and shipping(I had it shipped via US Post\Puralator), and recieved a bill from a brokerage about a week after I got the cd for $9 cdn. All told it added up to about $70CDN IIRC. Due to an order mistake at Matrix's end I received two cd's(the second one came in about a month and a half later). As it stands right now I wont be getting the next MC as I'm not a huge fan of them(repeatedly getting your butt kicked takes a lot of the fun out of it).