[OT] Regional Idiom

17 posts ยท Sep 1 2004 to Sep 2 2004

From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:12:12 -0400

Subject: [OT] Regional Idiom

> Back in college an online debate over "soda" vs. "pop" lasted years and

To wrench this back onto topic, I was thinking about Brother Jedidiah
Quesinberry, who definitely has his own distinctive Appalachian idiom and
would have appeared in FMA Sheep I if any such event had ever happened (which
it didn't). This in turn brought to mind all those Yet Another Confederate
States In Space clones. We sometimes see FT ships for them, but I don't recall
seeing any SG organizations for them.
 So let's assume a population of deer/possum/coon hunters and wannabe
Winston Cup drivers, and add reverence for General Robert E Lee, JEB Stuart,
Stonewall Jackson, and Moseby's Raiders. Mix in a touch of desire to be
different from the NAC and former US. What do you get?

From: Indy Kochte <kochte@s...>

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 12:19:07 -0400

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> "laserlight@quixnet.net" wrote:

Chris DeBoe or Jerry Han, not sure which.

Mk

From: Roger Burton West <roger@f...>

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 17:33:20 +0100

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 12:12:12PM -0400, laserlight@quixnet.net wrote:

> So let's assume a population of deer/possum/coon hunters and wannabe

"Irregulars".

Side A gets a standard platoon. Side B gets three guys with insanely
powerful home-modified rifles, who've just been told that today's the
last day of the Enemy Soldier season...

R

From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@m...>

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 12:52:37 -0400

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> At 5:33 PM +0100 9/1/04, Roger Burton West wrote:

From a planet with varmints the size of elk, the temperament of Cape Buffalo
and the breeding habits of rabbits. Fear the good old boy with his rifle.

From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:04:19 -0400

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> Stuart, Stonewall Jackson, and Moseby's Raiders. Mix in a touch of

From: Indy
> Chris DeBoe or Jerry Han, not sure which.

I'd have thought FMASII was plenty for you, Indy, but thanks for
volunteering to appear in FMA Sheep III....  ;-)

From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 13:09:03 -0400

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

Roger said:
> "Irregulars".

Yeah, I can see a Barrett.50cal being de rigeur

From: Indy Kochte <kochte@s...>

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 14:41:40 -0400

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> "laserlight@quixnet.net" wrote:

From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@m...>

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:08:40 -0400

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> At 1:09 PM -0400 9/1/04, laserlight@quixnet.net wrote:

Or larger..55 Boyes. 20mm Lahti. That large russian caliber.

From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 16:18:04 -0400

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> I'd have thought FMASII was plenty for you, Indy, but thanks for

> Well, for one, I thought Jon T got my character killed.

Did I say you would be alive? Pirate Sheeps of the ZOMBIEzi, isn't it?
Although I may have some difficulty finding a 15mm radiation-scarred
undead Japanese schoolgirl with excessive cleavage and roller skates.

> Secondly, I thought you said the event never happened?? Reading above

FMASheep I never happened. FMASheep II happened, it was just... odd.

From: Alan and Carmel Brain <aebrain@w...>

Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 13:45:04 +1000

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

From: "Ryan Gill" <rmgill@mindspring.com>

> From a planet with varmints the size of elk, the temperament of Cape

You mean salties? (Salt water crocodiles)

From: Ryan Gill <rmgill@m...>

Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 00:44:50 -0400

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> At 1:45 PM +1000 9/2/04, Alan and Carmel Brain wrote:

I thought your liberals didn't let you shoot them any more? Too many chances
for children to be shot by firearms...and you don't want to hurt those poor
defenseless lizards you know...

From: Adrian Johnson <ajohnson@i...>

Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 02:10:44 -0400

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> Yeah, I can see a Barrett .50cal being de rigeur

I just read an article on strategypage.com about Barrett producing their rifle
in 25mm. That would do it...

http://www.strategypage.com/gallery/articles/military_photos_200481522.a
sp

From: Adrian Johnson <ajohnson@i...>

Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 02:17:33 -0400

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> Well, for one, I thought Jon T got my character killed.

Are you switching to 15mm then, for round three?

Er, round two. Round one never happened, right... so this coming event would
be the second. Or something.

> Secondly, I thought you said the event never happened?? Reading above

Still in therapy.

From: Phillip Atcliffe <Phillip.Atcliffe@u...>

Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 11:25:28 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time)

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 16:18:04 -0400 "laserlight@quixnet.net"
> <laserlight@quixnet.net> wrote:

> [...] I may have some difficulty finding a 15mm radiation-scarred

So use a 25mm one (GC range) and say she's a giant...? Or modify one of
the SLT range for Attack of the 30-foot Japanese Mutant Schoolgirl?

Phil, who'd like to _see_ that game at the very least... ;-)
----
"I think... I think I am! Therefore I am... I think?"
                                       -- The Moody Blues

From: Laserlight <laserlight@q...>

Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 09:35:48 -0400

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> Are you switching to 15mm then, for round three?

Most NPCs will be 15mm, since I already have Stone Mountain figures for that.
I'm looking for good Victorian characters in 15mm, but I may well succumb to
the temptations of Foundry's "Darkest Africa" line and make PCs
and major NPCs 25/28mm.

> Er, round two. Round one never happened, right... so this coming event

Even though FMASheep I never happened, it was scheduled, so II was last year
and III is this year and you don't really expect me to feel the need for a
logical enumeration for this event anyway, do you?

> it was just...odd

> Still in therapy

Okay, make that "traumatic".

From: Michael Brown <mwbrown@s...>

Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 09:26:00 -0700

Subject: RE: [OT] Regional Idiom

Peter Pig has some Wild west Civilians that might work to fill out some of
the Victorians.  A selection of Officer type from Franco-Prussian or
Crimean war mould be a nice supplement also.

Mike

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From: Doug Evans <devans@n...>

Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 11:38:54 -0500

Subject: Re: [OT] Regional Idiom

> I just read an article on strategypage.com about Barrett producing

Right in scale with Jon's earlier stuff! How clever! *snicker*

The_Beast