Blather, Waffle and Poppycock!

[Heedless Horseman]

As another 'incidental' memory, when I used to drink in my local Sports Centre Bar, a visiting Rugby Club, having hammered the locals, (Who tended to think a lot of themselves!), instituted a 'sing song' in the bar. No... Not the expected... But... 'Climb, Climb Up Sunshine Mountain, Reach Up To The Sky...' and had EVERYBODY standing on chairs! Even the 'big headed knackers' who lost! Full marks for 'fun', whoever you were!  

[fsn]

@Heedless Horsemen: This one is on you ... you made me do it.

[Techno II]

Phill... You must know the 'Boy Scout' campfire song... 'Gilly, Gilly... something... can't find it... 

Yes.....but only VERY, VERY vaguely, Keith....(Gilliy, Gilly, (something) Ging gang goo, ging gang goo ?)

Now...go away....I've got Nobby's Centurian,  Nellie the elephant, as an ear worm, at the mo'.

Nobby.....I'm not even clicking on that.

Cheers - Phil. 

[Heedless Horseman]

Oh Gods! fsn for the win... TRULY horriffic.

Even :
'Oooooh!' 'Nellie the Elephant Packed Her trunk, and said Goodbye To The Circ-cus... Trump, Trump, trum-pitty Trump!'.. is less worthy of a .455!  

[Heedless Horseman]

BUT.. having 'The Bunker Mentality.. I could unleash, in my failing throes, though nothing to compare to the Horror of Max Bygraves:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwqmlrVGa54
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmmOJx_Hxto
Phath... hardly worth the effort!

HOWEVER! Although fsn has beaten me to my knees: I WAS BROUGHT UP ON THIS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KYWOFo6SFM
Beaten, but Not unbowed! 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Someone ban the horsman, and stopo this pile of trite rubbish he's inflicting on us......PLEASE. 

[Ithoriel]

Currently listening to Joyce Jonathan - I'll tale that over Sparky or Nellie the Elephant any day

[fsn]

I'll see your Joyce Jonathan (who I quite like) and I'll raise you Zaz.

[Heedless Horseman]

Someone ban the horsman, and stopo this pile of trite rubbish he's inflicting on us......PLEASE. 

Webley! 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Webley! 

Shouldn't that be Wobbly ? 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I'll see your Joyce Jonathan (who I quite like) and I'll raise you Zaz.

ARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!

[Ithoriel]

Playing Valheim so have moved on to Wardruna and Danheim

[fsn]

ARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHH !!!!!!!!!!!

That's a relief. If you'd liked it, I'd have had to delete Zaz from my music catalogue.


Anyway, here are some photos of my Wurttemberg army - sometime between 1811 and 1813.
8 battalions of line, 4 of light, plus 3 batteries of artillery.

von Koch's Brigade of the 4th and 5th Infantry.

Cavalry - 2 regiments of Chevau Leger and 2 of Mounted Jaegers.

790 infantry, 160 cavalry and associated hangers on.

[fsn]

As a side note: I used W J Rawkins e-book as my reference for the Wurttembergers.

I was looking for some additional books, but he apparently he passed away in December.

Does anyone have any news of his books being available?   

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

No help on the books, the Army looks good!

[Techno II]

The army DOES look rather splendid, Nobby ! 

(I'm trying to figure out whether the 'mat'...that now (to me) looks green, is the same as the 'blue' one ?

I need to know...or has my colour vision gone completely waffy ?

Cheers - Phil.

[Steve J]

Those do look very good .

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

has my colour vision gone completely waffy ?

Yes - fair wear and tear Phil, I see it as green...

[Heedless Horseman]

I see it as green.
B****r It! Just spent a 'LONG TIME' on an explanatory post/reply to a different post.. but timed out!  
Gist was: Mat was Blue. Now, Green. Different mat? Or same mat with diifferent light?
So many things subjective to view!

Doesn't matter, nice troops!  

[fsn]

Ah!

My armies are stored in Really Useful Box ... ermm ... boxes.


I put felt sheets under them as a handy visual guide - British are red, French are Blue, Russians are dark green, Americans are yellow. Poles are red and white (like the flag). These ones are apple green.