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…”
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You’re quite knowlegable on Chinese history for a 1/64 Chinese Xi (same to you F_alk). But Chi’n is correct spelling. After all you don’t call China Xina.
Capitalism and communism both have their merits and I hate getting into political discussion (makes me sound like an uninformed idiot), only have this to say: chacun son gout (somebody please correct my spelling :D ). -
The above guest was me. :oops:
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Even more famous and exciting was the Three Kingdom Period. A lot of strategy games are made after this period, including several in Play Station 2.
Yes… everybody loves the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 8)
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@TG:
Yes… everybody loves the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Exactly!!! Liu Bei has the best generals: Zhang Fei, Guan Yu… :D
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Yes Liu Bei is the best. 8) But who’s the guy with the blackbeard that carries that huge sword again? I forgot his name… :(
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@TG:
But who’s the guy with the blackbeard that carries that huge sword again? I forgot his name… :(
I think you’re talking about Guan Yu. Lui Bei, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are sworn-brothers.
Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong are known as the Five Tigers. They are the strongest all around generals in the game. Lu Bu has the highest strength of all, but very low intelligent and charisma. I bet you already know that. :D -
On the subject of names, was watching the history channel last night. They did a show on advanced German aircraft. Must of spent 5 minutes talking about the “Horten Flying Wing”, the worlds first stealth bomber, which actually had the ability (with modification) to bomb New York city. Interesting stuff.
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Yeah… Lu Bu 8)
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:lol: He switches sides a lot too. :lol:
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You spell it your way and I’ll spell it mine.
It’s on the net in multiple forms.
It’s tough enough when you use the same letters,
but different accents and pronunciation.miller - mueller - der muller (sans accent marks)
Smith - Smyth - Smythe(American & English only)Peking - Peiping - Beijing
Munich - MuenchinOh, learned most likely Anglo-Saxon Americans.
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@Xi:
Munich - Muenchin
Just some nitpicking :D
it would be: Muenchen ;)
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Mine came about with my love for military history and picking sides in wargames that lost in history. Thus WARAXIS.
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