Greetings from the Allegheny Mountains

[d_Guy]

Hi All,

I started wargaming back in the early 70's doing Napoleonics  with Der Kriegspielers figures.
I then moved on to ECW, AWI, Medieval/Fantasy, and Ancients in 25/28mm.

Then a great long break for career(s), life, and everything else.

On retirement I started getting back into wargaming but exclusively in 10mm. I first worked on War of the Roses but now am all in on Musket and Pike, concentrating on the ECW period.

Since I have followed these forums for some time and most of my figures are Pendrakin I figured it was time to introduce myself and say how much I enjoy the discussions you guys have,

d_Guy

[Ithoriel]

Hi ... err Mr Guy? Or may I call you d? Or perhaps The Virginian? 

If you've followed the forums for a while you know what you are letting yourself in for

I started wargaming back in the 60's and by dint of forays into computer and board gaming as well as tabletop have kept gaming all the way through. Now I'm retired I seem to have LESS time to game rather than more but the bunny stuffers at the local hospital approved of the creativity of painting figures and the mental stimulation of actually playing the games so my gaming has been medically approved   Vindication, of sorts, for our hobby ... if vindication were needed! 

[Leman]

Goldarn it I was hoping for a "Hi y'all." Well, in response from this side of the pond, how do you do, old bean. Jolly good to have you on board, what!

[Steve J]

Welcome on board Mr 'D' or Mr 'Guy' which ever you prefer .

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Hello and welcome!

[Techno]

Welcome from me, too !
Cheers - Phil

[Tawa]

Welcome aboard 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Who keeps letting these foreigners in ?

Welcome

IanS

[paulr]

Welcome aboard

[fsn]

S'up Guy!

Welcome.

[Leon]

Hi d_Guy, welcome to the Forum!

[d_Guy]

Thanks for the warm welcome y'all!

Actually Leman, in my part of the mountains we're more likely to say "you'uns"

Anyway you'uns can call me "d" or "dguy" or "guy" or what ever.

Lthoriel, "The Virginian" is cool, stately even, but I'm from "West by G_d"!
We haven't been Virginians since a strenuous disagreement a few years back.
Calling me a Virginian would be like calling a Leveller a Cavalier - both groups would take offense! 
Thanks for productively advancing our hobby in your retirement (although bunny stuffers probably doesn't mean what I pictured  ). I am still in the - relaxing days punctuated with naps phase - of retirement.

[Ithoriel]

although bunny stuffers probably doesn't mean what I pictured 

Many years ago now, I worked in the local Public Library and for two years was in charge of the Hospital Library Service. Got to know many of the hospital staff, including a bunch of Occupational Therapists who referred to themselves as "The Bunny Stuffers" because the arts and crafts work with patients involved quite a bit of making soft toys. I still think of OTs as "Bunny Stuffers"

[fsn]

Um ... we've had a vote, and we've decided that we want to call you "Bert".

It was a close thing. My personal favourite was All-Henry Mountains, but this was thought to be confusing, as there's already a forum member called "All-Harry Mountains".  (Hello All-Harry!) Confusingly, he lives in Holland.

Westmarcher's suggestion - "Mary" - got only two votes. Both were his. We can't figure out how he's cheating.



Re Bunny Stuffers, I am reminded of the Noel Coward song "I wonder What Happened to Him"

"They had him thrown out of the club in Bombay
For, apart from his mess bill exceeding his pay,
He took to pig-sticking in quite the wrong way.
I wonder what happened to him!"

 

[Fenton]

Welcome

You'uns is an interesting term

Over here in NI we say yous'uns though probably something do with lots of Ulster migration to that area back in the day

[d_Guy]

Thanks for explaining "bunny stuffers" , Lthoriel, I now have a more - shall we say  - wholesome image in my head

As to calling me "Bert" , Bert was a favorite, rich, and now deceased uncle who failed to leave me so much as a kopek - if possible - I would like to pass on that one - my disappointment is still too bitter.
But maybe Hill-Bert? Or - to acknowledge the voting prowess of Westmarcher- Merry Bert?

  fsn, The lyrics you cite capture the essence of my confusion!  strangely the term "pig sticking" has a third meaning in these parts - neither the sport - nor -uh -the "sport" - but a medical procedure -more or less

[d_Guy]

Welcome

You'uns is an interesting term

Over here in NI we say yous'uns though probably something do with lots of Ulster migration to that area back in the day

I did not know that. Our two major ethnic groups in this region are indeed Scots/Irish (Ulster) and German. I always kind of thought that you'uns resulted from the Germanic need for a 2nd person plural

A bit north of here yous'uns IS the usage and as you head more north easterly "yous guys". All of these however get shorted to "yous" (both singular and plural). Dang tricky thing - English.

[FierceKitty]

Not only English. American is a fascinating language too.

[Orcs]

Welcome Guy

I too had a less than wholesome image of "Bunny Stuffers". But some here whould say most of my thoughts are less than wholesome. 

[Techno]

But some here whould say most of my thoughts are less than wholesome. 

As if we would, Mark. .....and Guy.....fsn is often known as "Nobby".
He tends to live in a parallel universe a lot of the time, and is a complete oik, almost ALL of the time.

Cheers - Phil