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When I was growing up I wasn't afraid of much of anything, and I think it helped that I didn't show any fear, people left me alone. When I was in college I found one possible explination, we were studying the Illiad and the battle of Achilles and Hector. Achilles charged in unafraid and Hector was afraid and tried to run, the explination was that Achilles was too stupid to know the danger and Hector, being smarter, understood the risk. However now that I think about it, it might be that Achilles know that a good strong offense was better than a retreating defense. In any event, even now fear doesn't set in with me till after the dust is settled, good or bad? I'm still not sure.

A fox with a collar. Is a dog.

woof

"i say witherbee. release the hounds"
"as you wish my lord"

woof

thedoc wrote:When I was growing up I wasn't afraid of much of anything, and I think it helped that I didn't show any fear, people left me alone. When I was in college I found one possible explination, we were studying the Illiad and the battle of Achilles and Hector. Achilles charged in unafraid and Hector was afraid and tried to run, the explination was that Achilles was too stupid to know the danger and Hector, being smarter, understood the risk. However now that I think about it, it might be that Achilles know that a good strong offense was better than a retreating defense. In any event, even now fear doesn't set in with me till after the dust is settled, good or bad? I'm still not sure.

Achillies knew he would win.. and so did hector.
Hector ran.
Achillies had no match on earth. He was god of war at that time.

In war the attack is always the choice.. even when out numbered.
look at Rommel in North Africa. How many times did he trash the pommies when out numbered..
Using sheer skill and tact.

There is a dry military joke about el alamien

Montgomery won with only 6 to 1 superiority. A British 1st against the Germans.
At the operational level. this is a truism.
Tactically the brits were great soldiers. Not ozzies [rats of tobruk] but ok.
the germans are good at war. But will they produce a monty python? no.

Hjarloprillar wrote:A fox with a collar. Is a dog.

woof

"i say witherbee. release the hounds"
"as you wish my lord"

woof

Not a collar, a gabardine shortcoat with a clean white shirt underneath.

vegetariantaxidermy wrote:

Hjarloprillar wrote:A fox with a collar. Is a dog.
woof
"i say witherbee. release the hounds"
"as you wish my lord"
woof

Not a collar, a gabardine shortcoat with a clean white shirt underneath.

Gaberdine?

Surely James we can attire our accoutrements in better than gaberdine. I mean, how American.

prill

Hjarloprillar wrote: In war the attack is always the choice.. even when out numbered.

the germans are good at war. But will they produce a monty python? no.

The first is my entire strategy, figuratively speaking, I'm outnumbered by most, size, strength, speed. But if I can sneak something in quick and hard, I'll pound them into the ground before they can recover.

Or I could invent the lethal joke.

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=stran ... 14&bih=543


The Strangers, for me is the boogie man personified. This scared me so much, especially as it was true.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058401/

Night Must Fall

I saw this old movie recently, scarey stuff.

I got frightened of the burning of man on a fire when watching the movie "The Last of the Mohicans (1992 film)" - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_o ... (1992_film)

I still remember it quite well.

You can almost "smell" it. LOL

You know in Norwegian it's pretty hard to take the bogeyman seriously because he literally translates into "the nose pick man" ^^

Doc says im evil. [sniker]

Is that a medical opinion? L.O.L ( I noticed Doc inserts the full stops between the letters, so I guess he is learned, ha).

You know in Norwegian it's pretty hard to take the bogeyman seriously because he literally translates into "the nose pick man" ^^

hahaha that dispels my fears instantly, where were you when I needed you? to think I have suffered all these years.

reasonvemotion wrote:

You know in Norwegian it's pretty hard to take the bogeyman seriously because he literally translates into "the nose pick man" ^^

hahaha that dispels my fears instantly, where were you when I needed you? to think I have suffered all these years.

a Norwegian wiki-article on the subject says that Bogey could also mean nose-pick in English ^^ but not finding it in translation this may either be misinformation or a lost use of the word, I dunno. Anyways, to hear people say "watch out or the nose-pick man will come and get you!" could hardly set many people very scared, it's rather kind-of a Monty Python/South Park like humor in it.

It is alive and well here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman

thedoc wrote:

Hjarloprillar wrote: In war the attack is always the choice.. even when out numbered.

the germans are good at war. But will they produce a monty python? no.

The first is my entire strategy, figuratively speaking, I'm outnumbered by most, size, strength, speed. But if I can sneak something in quick and hard, I'll pound them into the ground before they can recover.
Or I could invent the lethal joke.

While the common make noise
we ......rule
excellent work there doc.
Fast and sneaky. a quick joke to divert the hun buggers then a shiv in the back..
I like your style.

We are in 'the room' at 6 be there , diner is at 8.

god bless the queen

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And witherbee.
yes m'lord.
do something with that stuffed animal. Is that gaberdine . good god. have it removed and redressed in Egyptian cotton.

reasonvemotion wrote:

Doc says im evil. [sniker]

Is that a medical opinion? L.O.L ( I noticed Doc inserts the full stops between the letters, so I guess he is learned, ha).

RvE

He would... Laugh Out Loud [lol]
do you see any stops there?

i'm in INSULT mode as a response to a few hecklers.
Catagory 1.. hardly heclkling at all.. meer mild insult. [it goes to 10]
And at 5 several other skills come to play. the game you cannot win.

20 years on the net. when windows was DOS config.sys.. crap /loadhigh.. auto exec biatch