Monty Python got some good alliterative mileage out of that term in their movie “And Now For Something Completely Different.” One sequence in the movie is a fake WWII British newsreel, in black and white, with suitably bombastic narration that includes the opening line “Yes, the war against the Hun continues – and as Britian’s brave boys battle against the Boche…” By the standards of genuine WWII newsreels, that’s actually not as over-the-top as it sounds to modern ears. And during a real WWII deception operation, the fake letter from General Nye to General Alexander which was the centrepiece of the “Mincemeat” disinformation scheme used such phrases as “We have had recent information that the Boche have been reinforcing and strengthening their defences in Greece and Crete…”
Since we're all changing names anyway…
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… I’ve changed my screen name from Frood to Ender - much more suitable for war gaming. And of course it reflects my strategic genius… :-D
So I’ve switched from a Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy theme to an Ender’s Game theme. I know some people think Ender’s game is a kids book, but I think it has a profound message that is primarily about understanding and ultimately loving your enemy. It made me think a lot anyway.
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Everyone is changing their names so drastically … I think Frood is gonna stick for a while :lol:
At least when I changed mine it was just shortened a lot -
Yea, but Ender’s Game is an awesome book! So is Ender’s Shadow
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An excellent series of books… (Though Speaker for the Dead in my opinion was not up to the others).
I have only read the actual Ender books, not the Bean books.
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There’s more then one Bean book?
To be honest, though, I read a few of the Ender books and really only liked Ender’s Game. Later Ender’s Shadow came out and that was pretty good.
Hegemony
Speaker for the Dead
etcReally seemed too long winded. Dunno.
Anyway, anyone read David Feintuch’s Midshipman’s Hope? Great book, okay series!
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