tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post8904205591823708907..comments2024-03-18T23:25:24.574+00:00Comments on Megablitz and more: Revenge of the Pointy-Heads - part 2Tim Gowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-57049751672417426602013-09-26T08:46:35.006+01:002013-09-26T08:46:35.006+01:00"Yes, but that was only after the failure of ..."Yes, but that was only after the failure of the lancers' first plan, where one of them sat in the car shouting 'giddy up!'"<br /><br />Well, yes. There aren't many motor vehicles in Vulgaria and it requires a corps of specialists to operate the few we do have.<br /><br />Such specialists are not generally found in light cavalry regiments.<br />Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-47234123993976887352013-09-26T02:26:10.884+01:002013-09-26T02:26:10.884+01:00Tim Gow - Was the General able to finish the cross...Tim Gow - Was the General able to finish the crossword? I think we should be told!<br /><br /><br />The general did manage to finish the crossword but it was heavy going. One soldier told me that whilst pushing the car he overheard the general asking his driver to help on a couple of questions. <br /><br />“Otto” the general said “ Can you help me with 14 down?” "What's the clue?" the driver asked, <br />" A unit of power equal to 1 joule per second; the power dissipated by a current of 1 ampere flowing across a resistance of 1 ohm" the general said.<br /><br />“Watt” said the driver. Then the general repeated the clue.<br /><br />Next the soldier said he heard the general ask <br />“Otto, any ideas what this one might be? It’s got 5 letters: ‘Figure formed by two sides meeting at a vertex’ “<br /><br />“Try angle” said the driver.<br /><br />“Don’t be ridiculous man.” Said the general. “those have three sides.”<br />Stephen Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868582245203627701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-63067290235056754312013-09-25T22:47:45.413+01:002013-09-25T22:47:45.413+01:00Stephen Beat
An interesting idea -it may catch on....Stephen Beat<br />An interesting idea -it may catch on....Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-50372359600198997302013-09-25T22:47:07.537+01:002013-09-25T22:47:07.537+01:00Martin Rapier
Yes, but that was only after the fai...Martin Rapier<br />Yes, but that was only after the failure of the lancers' first plan, where one of them sat in the car shouting 'giddy up!'Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-13952859209764497142013-09-25T22:45:41.964+01:002013-09-25T22:45:41.964+01:00Dancing Cake Tin
I wonder what HGW would have made...Dancing Cake Tin<br />I wonder what HGW would have made of it.Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-48484057775499073772013-09-25T22:44:29.195+01:002013-09-25T22:44:29.195+01:00Scott B Lesch
Glad you're enjoying it - we cer...Scott B Lesch<br />Glad you're enjoying it - we certainly did!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-22426395929866616052013-09-25T22:43:46.765+01:002013-09-25T22:43:46.765+01:00Stephen Thomas
Was the General able to finish the ...Stephen Thomas<br />Was the General able to finish the crossword? I think we should be told!Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-30237656514575690262013-09-25T14:10:13.171+01:002013-09-25T14:10:13.171+01:00As a point of interest; 60043 denier stockings ar...As a point of interest; 60043 denier stockings are marvelous things. They're comfortable for the nurses and hard wearing in the field. In addition to this they can also act as waders when one is trout fishing.Stephen Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868582245203627701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-39219516053186716032013-09-25T13:54:17.475+01:002013-09-25T13:54:17.475+01:00Very enjoyable! I like the casualty markers.
......Very enjoyable! I like the casualty markers. <br /><br />...Steam cars...The way of the future. Far more reliable! :)Milgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08791475027247097256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-17628721857832010612013-09-25T12:14:10.853+01:002013-09-25T12:14:10.853+01:00Those wer not Jack Boots. They were standard issue...Those wer not Jack Boots. They were standard issue 60043 denier stockings!!!Stephen Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868582245203627701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-68496115521174493172013-09-25T11:59:19.450+01:002013-09-25T11:59:19.450+01:00Using the horses to tow the car away seemed to bes...Using the horses to tow the car away seemed to best of a range of poor options.<br /><br />As the nurses were wearing jackboots, our chaps were somewhat supicious.<br /><br /><br /><br />Martin Rapierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788664847205341619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-35494682614329689782013-09-25T09:01:44.219+01:002013-09-25T09:01:44.219+01:00Grand stuff!Grand stuff!The Dancing Cake Tinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05942718929841617253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-13837103960262221882013-09-25T01:42:30.301+01:002013-09-25T01:42:30.301+01:00Tim, these are really fun.Tim, these are really fun.Scott B. Leschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02544909033575065964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-43785865641620747832013-09-24T15:32:50.972+01:002013-09-24T15:32:50.972+01:00Also the treatment of our nurses was both appallin...Also the treatment of our nurses was both appalling and very Vulgarian in it's nature!!!Stephen Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868582245203627701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7152572458899289416.post-91452719335010427502013-09-24T15:30:01.962+01:002013-09-24T15:30:01.962+01:00Regarding the Svenhasselsteiner Co's apparent ...Regarding the Svenhasselsteiner Co's apparent lack of interest in the battle and your inference that he is guilty of a deliberate dereliction of duty. It must be said in his defence, that it was a very engrossing crossword and the general is rather hard of hearing. Therefore it's quite possible that he had not noticed the commotion going on around him. <br /><br />In any case at 88 years of age you can't expect him to push the car!!!Stephen Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868582245203627701noreply@blogger.com