GW and stuff (including rugby!)

> Chrsitopher Weuve wrote:

I get some funny looks in GW stores. I go in and browse around the Epic stuff.
The 'helpful' assistant asks me if I play a lot of Epic. I reply that I used
to play Space Marine first edition. He gives me a look to suggest that he
thought all the dinosaurs were extinct. I go on to say that I'm looking for
stuff to use with Dirtside or
Hellfire. I get an even starnger look. ;-)
(Someone did point out to me that perhaps he's worried that Dirtside and
Hellfire are new supplements he hasn't got yet...)

> To some degree this is an "American board wargame" vs. "English

Um, you didn't notice a little kerfuffle on rec.games.miniatures.* a few weeks
ago did you? I seem to have started a very large row about that very topic.

> I think this also applies to other areas. I heard a story about an

Um, not sure about that. If he was pasing to someone else then it would have
been a forward pass and hence illegal. If he was just throwing it down there
aimlessly them I'm not sure what would happen. It probably isn't against the
rules. However it is a fairly stupid thing to do. (Why didn't he kick it?
Legal and it goes further! Americans can't even master a simple game like
Rugby, no wonder they
never got the hang of cricket! ;-))

All of this has very little to do with anything that is remotely on topic. So
I'll apologise and shut up.