My brother sometimes acts like pensive eccentric, but he is still my brother. ^_^;;

and Saladin

My favorite general is Saladin. Beloved by both Europe and the Middle East, Saladin was a man of honor and chivalry. Umm… concerning military strategy Saladin did win the Battle of Hattintake and was able to acquire Jerusalem against none other than King Richard the Lion Hearted. Saladin was known for his gentlemanly kindness to prisoners and enemies, and he even took care of King Richard when he was sick. Awww… o_o; Saladin is just like my favorite general of the skies, Adolf “Gallant” Galland. :oops:

Here’s what my web sitey had to say on the gentleman Saladin was:

"Most sources say that he was small, with a short, neat beard and somewhat frail. He was a excellent listener. His normally expressionless face would light-up when spoken to. This made the speaker feel comfortable and could speak very easily. You can see how vital this characteristic would be if you had to negotiate with the Crusaders who really didn’t want to negotiate in the first place. It was also seemingly a miracle that Saladin would negotiate with “infidels” (as the Muslims called them) in the first place

Another characteristic that was considered shocking was how compassionate he was. He cried in front of his own advisors when he heard of his nephews death! This may not seem like so much today, but back then a Sultan never cried in front of anyone. Including himself.

The next ‘shocking’ thing about Saladin was about how modest he was. He even took orders from his own servants. Here is an example: One night, after a large battle, Saladin was extremely tired and was lying on his bed to rest. His servant ran into his tent and shook him awake and told him to sign a paper. Saladin told him to go away because he was tired. The servant ignored him and shoved the paper in his face. Saladin said angrily, ‘I cannot sign the paper. I have a pen but no inkwell. How will I sign it then!’

The servant replied, ‘It is right behind you.’

Saladin smacked himself on the head, ‘So it is!’ Then he reached around a grabbed the inkwell.

What the servant did was considered completely disrespectful and they usually were beaten for their ignorance, sometimes even killed! Saladin actually listened to the servant and fetched the inkwell himself. You can see for yourself what made Saladin such a good leader."

It’s just so sad that even though Saladin was Kurdish, and single-handedly saved the Muslims from further bloodshed by European hands, Kurd aren’t looked highly upon in the Middle East today. :cry:

Please, if you could make some room on your board and in your heart, I would love to have a game with you. ^_^ Any country will be fine with me, and I will always be punctual and elegant in my turns. ^^

Can I play? I will do anything to play; you can depend on me! ^_^

I know in most of these contest, Great Britain usually ends up dead last, but she is my favorite country. Unlike Japan or Russia, which is expected to do something ‘big,’ Great Britain is more of a helper country. When Great Britain does something well or comes in at a crucial juncture, it is considered a bonus to the Allies, not just an every game occurrence. It is great when I see my Allies’ faces light up right as Great Britain delivers urgently need British troops to Russia right as Germany prepares its great attack.

Another thing I really like about Great Britain is the absolute freedom that comes with playing that country. Great Britain is usually the country that most Axis players put beneath their radar, and then turn red-faced and stunned when they see Great Britain build up such a large armada in just a couple of turns. Unlike, the United States which is away from much of the fighting, with Great Britain I can threaten almost all of the German mainland territories at once with my navy.

Which leads to another point, Great Britain has by far the most flexible build structure, I can buy every piece with Great Britain. My bombers are free to take the war over the skies of Germany if they want, fighters to support for invading infantrymen or provide quick, rapid defense, an aircraft carrier or battleship to wrest control of the high seas, tanks in a dash for Africa, and even a factory in Africa or India if I want. The possibilities are endless. ^_^

“Well, they have some good news. Even with over 3,000 deaths due to the heat(Heat? What heat? That’s just a warm summer. If they’d cut down on the wine they could import some quality American Fans.) the wine season is expected by some to be the best ever.”

That is terrible. I hope the people of Paris and all of France are alright and that the animals in the zoos are properly taken care of. :cry: Hopefully the weather will only persist for a short time longer and the French people can back to their lives.

“want more francs for their “victims of air terrorism.” However, they made their deal with Libya already. They want a bigger cut because the US made a deal with Libya.”

Maybe there is some explanation for this, like the French want their own families who died in that plane crash to recieve equal payment soon. I just hope the deal does not linger too much longer.

Maybe those people were just acting dumb or purpose, or Jay’s production staff edited out all the answers that were correct and only left the ones that were won. How can people not know who we were fighting in World War Two?

I hope the people of North East Coast are okay right now. :cry:

I know what you are saying, Sir Yanny. Raised on public education is never an easy thing for any of us. I dread the day that our nation should become a nation of test-takers, instead of fostering creativity and ingenuity. Instead, the leaner more competitive schools get richer, while the schools that need educational funding the most are left behind. :( For a country that preaches equality and diversity, it does not live out to those ideas in its school system. The district bureaucracies reap the profits with their six figure incomes, unbalanced books, and air conditioned rooms, and the public schools are forced to fend for themselves.

My dice rolls are not that good! :x Otherwise, so many who have served under my command, that faithfully and blindly followed my orders, and asked for nothing more would not perish in vain :( On the fields of France, the skies of Germany, and watery graves in the Atlantic. So many would never see the liberation of liberty or the freedoms held dear :cry:

Here is my current list of reading material that I have: ^^

Seven Days in May
Fail Safe
Pride and Prejudice
Socrates, Buddha, Confucius, Jesus

All are great reads, depending the mood that I am in. ^_^