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Offline Denholm

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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #15 on: September 03, 2008, 08:58:32 AM »
Back when Dale owned a P-51, Skuzzy switched the oxy tank with some nitros. In a stupor, Dale dove on a helpless flock of geese and became an ace in a day. That's my story and I'm sticking to it  :aok
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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #16 on: September 03, 2008, 11:28:04 AM »
Back when Dale owned a P-51, Skuzzy switched the oxy tank with some nitros. In a stupor, Dale dove on a helpless flock of geese and became an ace in a day. That's my story and I'm sticking to it  :aok

now THAT'S funny :aok :rofl
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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #17 on: September 03, 2008, 01:07:19 PM »
Why not!
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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #18 on: September 03, 2008, 01:47:08 PM »
Because Warbirds was already taken.  ;)
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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #19 on: September 03, 2008, 02:45:42 PM »
It's also a kick-ass Iron Maiden song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GghCs_C65v0

Oops, missed that in your post Gava.

found another one with combat footage... sort of

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUK6ScAeFKE&feature=related
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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #20 on: September 03, 2008, 02:58:47 PM »
Im guess in its because "1000 40 year old adolescents flying cartoon war planes" wouldnt fit on the business cards  :rolleyes:

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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #21 on: September 03, 2008, 02:59:44 PM »
Because Warbirds was already taken.  ;)

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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #22 on: September 03, 2008, 03:10:53 PM »
Cause Dale must be Greek,yes he must be Greek
Greeks Love A $$E$ and most when they are High
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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #23 on: September 03, 2008, 03:19:24 PM »
Cause Dale must be Greek,yes he must be Greek
Greeks Love A $$E$ and most when they are High
we all fight mostly the Enemy from Behind Dogystilefight



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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #24 on: September 04, 2008, 04:09:01 PM »
Cause no one would play dweebs in cartoon airplanes.

Well I would, but I'm a dweeb so there you go :aok



The called it "Aces High 2" because theres already a game called Aces High(aceshigh.com)
and it when they first started it,since they needed money the made it similar to the original

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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #25 on: September 04, 2008, 11:59:52 PM »
Back when Dale owned a P-51, Skuzzy switched the oxy tank with some nitros. In a stupor, Dale dove on a helpless flock of geese and became an ace in a day. That's my story and I'm sticking to it  :aok
  Were the geese  canadian  :O
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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #26 on: September 05, 2008, 12:24:23 AM »
Somehow, I have it stuck in my head that "Aces High" was a military call sign or something that was communicated via radio...or it was a call to scramble, or something like that...it was a short blurb that was used to mean something...like "get your butt out to your plane and take off" ...or something along those lines.  I'm old, relatively speaking in this venue, but not that old.
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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #27 on: September 05, 2008, 12:27:31 AM »
Just a link in case anybody honestly thought that Iron Maiden came up with Aces High...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075627/

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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #28 on: September 05, 2008, 12:39:37 AM »
Why Aces High?

Well, maybe because calling it 'Hordes NOE', like it really is in the MA, would not of attracted some business.

Or, maybe the name '10 guys waiting for the FHs to come up' would of been a bit much as well.

(note: this isn't a slap against HTC, just the player induced gameplay lately)
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Re: Why "Aces High"?
« Reply #29 on: September 05, 2008, 11:42:54 AM »
The real reason is Hitech can't spell anything over 4 letters....