The "classics"

[Cap Mandrake]

Just thinking about the colorful jargon that is routinely used here.

For eg.

"Allied Death Star"

"Mersing gambit"

"Fortress Palembang"

"Brave Sir Robin Defence"

"Little Yellow Bastards" Digger wwii slang

"Johnny Jap" British wwii slang (I think)


Some are adaptations of pop culture or historical references, of course, but who made them up?

[Canoerebel]

A few other "classics" from the game:
 
1.  KB (it was many months into playing UV before I knew what the heck these initials stood for, then another several before I knew what Kido Butai meant).
2.  Nuclear Artillery:  effect of artillery on the Chinese when AE was first released.
3.  Nuclear Subs:  effect of Japanese subs on Allied ships - especially escorts - when AE was first releasted.
4.  Scoodra (island misnamed by GreyJoy)
5.  %%&$#!#$#!!!! (common observation by Miller while reviewing replays when I'm his opponent)
6.  "Holy Cats!" (patented John III saying)
7.  "Your play is not optimum." (surely everybody will recognize a dash of Nemo)
8.  Fortress Tokyo (plan implemented by Miller in mid 1942 when playing as Japan against a certain foe).
9.  Remember crsutton's recent sig about the Chilean prostitute?  Now THAT was a classic!
10.  "This game is borked!"  Knavey.
 
 
 
 

[Cap Mandrake]

Yes.."KB" is everywhere, but adapted directly from the historical with essentially the correct meaning.


I miss the "leader bug"..especially that picture from the WITP opening screen with the junior officer pointing out the bug on the plotting table.

[Knavey]

This thread is destined for BORKEDOM! [:D]

[LST Express]

+1 is one of my favorites....

[Cap Mandrake]

So we have one attribution for a famous WITP expression (but it is a whiney complaint. [:D]), a malaprop, a swear word subsitute and..that is about it.

[John 3rd]

Thanks CR for the patent on "Holy Cats!" This phrase is only to be used in the most extreme of extreme surprises. Don't want it to lose its impact after all...

How about the little fellas to the left of the entry? I always love how people convey their thoughts with a simple:

or (my favorite)

[bradfordkay]

Kablammo (tm)


...okay, that's from WITP days, but it will always stick with me...

[vettim89]

You missed two of the most common ones: JFB and AFB

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: vettim89

You missed two of the most common ones: JFB and AFB

Yes..excellent point. There have never been truer truisms than "AFB" and "JFB". I believe both are derived from internet speak in some fashion but still have no idea who first came up with it.

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

Kablammo (tm)


...okay, that's from WITP days, but it will always stick with me...

Yes quite. Somebody needs to repost the WITP picture thread. [:)]

[JocMeister]

And there is that lovely movie too...

[VSWG]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Yes quite. Somebody needs to repost the WITP picture thread. [:)]

[:)]

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[Cap Mandrake]

Hory Crap! This one is funny, Never saw it before.

[Grfin Zeppelin]

Cribtop boat comes immediatly to my mind. Its adding an additional empty transport into a TF for picking up survivors if a troop transporter is sunk.

[Grfin Zeppelin]

ORIGINAL: VSWG

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Yes quite. Somebody needs to repost the WITP picture thread. [:)]

[:)]

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[:D]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

Just thinking about the colorful jargon that is routinely used here.

For eg.

"Allied Death Star"

"Mersing gambit"

"Fortress Palembang"

"Brave Sir Robin Defence"

"Little Yellow Bastards" Digger wwii slang

"Johnny Jap" British wwii slang (I think)


Some are adaptations of pop culture or historical references, of course, but who made them up?

1. "Nerfed"
2. "Bomber sweeps"
3. "Nettied"
4. Tip of the hat to crsutton for "Lancing" as in "(Long) Lancing a CA"
5. PI
6. HI (version 1)
7. HI (version 2)
8. "Uber CAP"
9. "Stratosphere sweeps"

[ilovestrategy]

TMTWNBN. "The Movie That Will Not Be Named"! [:D]

[John 3rd]

Great additions Chickieman.

[Misconduct]

ORIGINAL: ilovestrategy

TMTWNBN. "The Movie That Will Not Be Named"! [:D]

You mean Pearl Harbor? oops