Gordon's not alive!

[Ithoriel]

Only because Mitrailleuse would not scan!

Of course it would. "The Gat - ling's" three syllables and Mi - traill - euse" three syllables.


"Milltrailleuse jammed and the colonel dead" would work perfectly well.

Wait!

We're wargamers .... are we allowed to argue over the finer points of poetry or do we need to swap over into a book club forum?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

We're wargamers .... are we allowed to argue over the finer points of poetry or do we need to swap over into a book club forum?

see you there Mike! 

[FierceKitty]

Call it damage control. After so much Barkerese, many of us pay the closest attention to good language use.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Na we does na 

[FierceKitty]

And then there's Ian, of course.