Should a set of rules for the War of Northern Aggression be called A Hundred Circling Camps, or Marching through Georgia?
"Oh, no! not another one! " would seem quite appropriate! Or are you perhaps thinking of providing the President of the United States with another one liner for his war of words with North Korea?
Then maybe 'Are you feeling lucky, Punk, well are you?" might fit the bill?
Mollinary
Mentioned in dispatches for hijacking!
Really must get Leon to employ some air marshals - the amount of hijacking goes on here.
Quote from: FierceKitty on 11 August 2017, 11:34:43 AM
Mentioned in dispatches for hijacking!
Just following a time honoured Pendraken tradition!
Mollinary
PS Regarding your original post, AHCP.
Quote from: mollinary on 11 August 2017, 11:52:06 AM
Just following a time honoured Pendraken tradition!
Mollinary
PS Regarding your original post, AHCP.
AHCC, or am I missing something as dotage exacts its terrible toll on my mouldering wreck of a fine intellect?
"The South Remembers" (with apologies to GoT fans).
Quote from: FierceKitty on 11 August 2017, 12:01:11 PM
mouldering wreck of a fine intellect?
Yours or mine? AHCC. :D
Mollinary
Quote from: FierceKitty on 11 August 2017, 11:02:22 AM
Should a set of rules for the War of Northern Aggression be called A Hundred Circling Camps, or Marching through Georgia?
Well those are both lyrics from Northern Songs. Circling camps doesn't sound very military or menacing, and MTG sounds a bit one sided and Sherman-centric.
"All Hell" ?
"This Guilty land" ?
My sympathies are marginally with the Yankees, I suppose.
Is there a set of rules called "Couldn't hit an elephant"?
If not, there should be.
*edit*
Oh there is.
Thought it sounded good.
And my mate came up with his own set called 'Hunting the Elephant.'
"valour against valour"
https://archive.org/stream/dedicationofchic00unitiala/dedicationofchic00unitiala_djvu.txt (https://archive.org/stream/dedicationofchic00unitiala/dedicationofchic00unitiala_djvu.txt)
"ADDRESS OF VICE-PRESIDENT STEVENSON.
I am honored by being called to preside over the ceremonies of this day. By solemn decree of the representatives of the American people, this magnificent park, with its wondrous associations and memories, is now to be dedicated for all time to national and patriotic purposes.
This is the fitting hour for the august ceremonies we now inaugurate. To-day, by act of the Congress of the United States, the Chickamauga- Chattauooga National Military Park is forever set apart from all common uses; solemnly dedicated for all the ages to all the American people.
The day is auspicious. It notes the anniversary of one of the greatest battles known to history. Here, in the dread tribunal of last resort, valor contended against valor. Here brave men struggled and died for the right, "as God gave them to see the right."
You could try - "The only war the Americans won by themselves"
Ok - I'm leaving
IanS
Quote from: fsn on 12 August 2017, 07:27:50 AM
"valour against valour"
I like this one but wouldn't it be "Valor against valor"?
It seems to meet all the recent criteria for naming rules but may end up being too generic.
I still like the sourcing from songs.
"We are coming, Father Abraham" (WACFA) which includes the obligatory head fake to a different period.
"Beneath the starry rag" (BTSR) which uses a parody song and is mortally offensive to at least one side.
My current favorites however:
"A Vacant Chair" and "Just before the battle, Mother" both of which imply the true cost of war.
And although it is long,
"Hard times come again no more"
And finally any thing with "Jubilee" in in the title is pretty cool. In fact the simple title, "Jubilo" might be best of all.
Quote from: ianrs54 on 12 August 2017, 08:26:19 AM
You could try - "The only war the Americans won by themselves"
:)
By the same reasoning it could also be, "The only war the Americans started by themselves".
Quote from: d_Guy on 12 August 2017, 01:06:34 PM
I like this one but wouldn't it be "Valor against valor"?
I was trying to export the correct spelling to the new world.
And we appre-see-ate your endeavor endeavour.
What's Morse got to do with it?
Nope, it's pronounced appre-she-ate.
We agree on even more things then I thought! J'apprécie le connaître :)
Jeepers, now he's speaking Italian!
Then again I'm from oop nor-erth and we speak somewhat differently to 'them wot are dahn sahf.'
Slightly sweary :D
(http://i.imgur.com/BvBrteo.jpg)
;D ;D ;D ;D I need a nice strong kipper tie after that.
Do yam? I'llputtakettleonbab.