Author Topic: AHA! (Read 200 times)

pugg666 · « **on:** May 16, 2001, 09:33:00 PM »

I just remember where they got the quote for the Aces High splash screen, fire when ready Gridley
starship Troopers by Heinlein ( no not the movie!)

do i win a prize??
free month maybe

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Vosper · « **Reply #1 on:** May 17, 2001, 10:49:00 AM »

I believe it's a quote taken from a US Admiral during the Spanish American war - I've seen it before on a wargame.

Cheers

Vruth · « **Reply #2 on:** May 17, 2001, 11:08:00 AM »

How about a free subscription to Playboy? Or even better, how about a trip to HTC for a nice Bar-beee-que in the Texmex land?

Heck, I think you should get a free HTC tattoo.

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Sancho · « **Reply #3 on:** May 17, 2001, 01:02:00 PM »

Starship Troopers??? You must be Canadian, right??

These were the famous words uttered by Commodore George Dewey just before the battle of Manila Bay in 1898. Within 6 hours of the start of the battle Dewey's six ships had sunk every ship in the Spanish fleet with few casualties on the US side. Captain Gridley was the Captain of USS Olympia, the US flagship.

I learned about that one in boot camp.

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sancho, ex. swabbie

Dowding · « **Reply #4 on:** May 17, 2001, 01:45:00 PM »

Ha! Sancho! Sinking Spanish ships has been a passtime of the Royal Navy since 1588. The Spanish Armada, a fair few scuffles in the Carribean and then Nelson obliterating a joint French-Spanish navy in a little known battle called Trafalgar.

Although sinking a fleet with only six vessals isn't bad going.

Not that this has anything to do with pugg's post, of course.

hblair · « **Reply #5 on:** May 17, 2001, 03:00:00 PM »

When did we lose "Pizza's here, gotta go!"?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #6 on:** May 17, 2001, 03:04:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Sancho:
Starship Troopers??? You must be Canadian, right??

ROTFLOL !!! Thks for my "Laugh of the day"...I'd smack ya if I were Canuck!

pugg666 · « **Reply #7 on:** May 18, 2001, 07:58:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Sancho:
Starship Troopers??? You must be Canadian, right??

Uh oh! deems fighting words sancho!

<takes out a glove and slaps sancho>

DUEL!!!!!

.50's at 20 paces

and thanks for the bit of history

didn't know that

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