tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post965346086172177175..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: The Warpath is Decided UponOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82710022262472492152021-07-04T20:32:01.639-07:002021-07-04T20:32:01.639-07:00AeroBracero #2 - Thanks!AeroBracero #2 - Thanks!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29228827492349333102021-07-04T20:31:42.131-07:002021-07-04T20:31:42.131-07:00AeroBracero #1 - Good one.AeroBracero #1 - Good one.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91269158513117194832021-07-04T20:27:23.047-07:002021-07-04T20:27:23.047-07:00Enjoying this series also!Enjoying this series also!AeroBracerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081597837213900136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6019613477884423762021-07-04T20:26:51.044-07:002021-07-04T20:26:51.044-07:00The umbrella men of the chicken men (heard that wa...The umbrella men of the chicken men (heard that was a VC/NVA name for the soldiers of the 101st-said with respect). AeroBracerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12081597837213900136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13260005812951063582021-07-04T17:12:00.642-07:002021-07-04T17:12:00.642-07:00Ah, my bad.
And yes, 落下傘, Japanese for parachute,...Ah, my bad.<br /><br />And yes, 落下傘, Japanese for parachute, literally an "umbrella for falling."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40271404300774117652021-07-04T16:52:15.452-07:002021-07-04T16:52:15.452-07:00True, Sarge! I imagine you know what 'Rakkasan...True, Sarge! I imagine you know what 'Rakkasan' means, directly translated (tip o' the chapeau to our Army cousins!).<br />Gently, 'loathe' is a verb; 'loath' is an adjective. I loathe politicians, and am therefore loath to contribute to them.<br />--Tennessee BuddAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47693268389329640692021-07-04T16:35:31.610-07:002021-07-04T16:35:31.610-07:00To this, our Independence Day!To this, our Independence Day!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47507667322074730692021-07-04T16:35:15.378-07:002021-07-04T16:35:15.378-07:00It's warmer than Canada too!It's warmer than Canada too!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-865288729899200962021-07-04T16:34:41.217-07:002021-07-04T16:34:41.217-07:00Heh.Heh.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-77840241781119878032021-07-04T16:32:38.860-07:002021-07-04T16:32:38.860-07:00😁😁OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81483337300900687372021-07-04T15:47:49.997-07:002021-07-04T15:47:49.997-07:00PS: HAPPY 4th EVERYONE!!! THE BEST!PS: HAPPY 4th EVERYONE!!! THE BEST!virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13535731089078320632021-07-04T15:45:41.707-07:002021-07-04T15:45:41.707-07:00"...down in the Bayous..." Cajun Countr..."...down in the Bayous..." Cajun Country? Brother don't I know..spent some 27 yrs of my life off & on down here!virgil xenophonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577165785872035948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84321216171559999412021-07-04T14:41:20.996-07:002021-07-04T14:41:20.996-07:00Have you seen Stephen Fry, and Hugh Laurie's l...Have you seen Stephen Fry, and Hugh Laurie's look at the Treaty of Westphalia? <br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=c-WO73Dh7rYSCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9954650062704468442021-07-04T14:33:25.432-07:002021-07-04T14:33:25.432-07:00Thank you!Thank you!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73703819025851533382021-07-04T12:44:24.641-07:002021-07-04T12:44:24.641-07:00The French weren't really interested in coloni...The French weren't really interested in colonizing as much as the English, more to do with trade I think. After the Bourbons, the French became a bit more violent. To say the least.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91602347598706329662021-07-04T12:43:07.046-07:002021-07-04T12:43:07.046-07:00Remember, these are not nicknames to the natives. ...Remember, these are not nicknames to the natives. Many European names were unpronounceable to them, so they would give them a name in their language which corresponded to a native name. The French captain was named for his snarling attitude and the feathers in his fancy tricorne.<br /><br />Your uncle would more than likely have been called Iron Bird or something similar. Maybe even something as simple as Man-Who-Flies.<br /><br />DeleteOldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83879035464762057822021-07-04T12:42:27.883-07:002021-07-04T12:42:27.883-07:00I like it!I like it!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83161186093732525112021-07-04T12:04:18.445-07:002021-07-04T12:04:18.445-07:00Sarge, I like to think so. The French - at least ...Sarge, I like to think so. The French - at least under the Bourbons - seemed to have a much different relationship than the British (and then Americans) with their colonies. Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59647866891691305532021-07-04T12:02:25.939-07:002021-07-04T12:02:25.939-07:00The first part - "Toirdhealbheach" - is ...The first part - "Toirdhealbheach" - is a very archaic Old Irish version of the root of my realspace name. "Beucail" is the Scot's Gaelic word for the sound a cannon makes, so "Booming" or "Roaring". <br />Toirdhealbheach Beucailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14872794169534403463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40569832103724184842021-07-04T11:18:31.272-07:002021-07-04T11:18:31.272-07:00The first was intentional, the speaker is pointing...The first was intentional, the speaker is pointing out that the fight between the French and the English IS now their fight as well, whether they like it or not.<br /><br />The second was indeed an error, and has been corrected. 😁OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90670603433124410752021-07-04T11:17:03.429-07:002021-07-04T11:17:03.429-07:00OG #2 - I can well imagine, the older English had ...OG #2 - I can well imagine, the older English had an entirely different rhythm and flow.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-74527501445256107902021-07-04T11:16:14.237-07:002021-07-04T11:16:14.237-07:00OG #1 - Voice recognition technology is in its inf...OG #1 - Voice recognition technology is in its infancy, I don't trust it, I don't like it. Much of that software would be vastly improved if the developers spoke with a linguist or two!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59097123765605346112021-07-04T10:58:19.731-07:002021-07-04T10:58:19.731-07:00Part the second: Learning to read from the King Ja...Part the second: Learning to read from the King James Bible leads to problems in verbal intercourse in today's society.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02690195704568635237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69437711494362760452021-07-04T10:55:08.032-07:002021-07-04T10:55:08.032-07:00That is the reason I have such trouble with voice ...That is the reason I have such trouble with voice recognition technology. Old GunsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02690195704568635237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89986172779037720252021-07-04T09:56:37.614-07:002021-07-04T09:56:37.614-07:00Possible typos? (Or just a dense reader....)
&qu...Possible typos? (Or just a dense reader....)<br /><br />"...But are not the French and English also traditional enemies, much like the Huron and the Haudenosaunee?³ Their fight is now our fight." ---- not instead of now?<br /><br />"And since we did we start bowing to this Loo-ee?" --- when instead of we?<br />John BlackshoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com