Quote from: fsn on 13 May 2016, 07:50:34 PM
and he comes from Alabama?

With a banjo on his knee?

Birmingham AL is called the "Pittsburgh of the South" while much of the area of Pittsburgh along the Mon River used to be Birmingham which was named after the one that is now in the West Midlands (which is why this is confusing). Still your "Sunny" argument has merit.

Red Mountain is the key 

Sweet Fnord, we're at a page and a half and the poor chaps only managed one post!

If it's B'ham UK then You're in my neck of the woods, Linstock. What sort of 10mm goodness piques your fancy?

Also, Techno, we normally go on hols to Sunny Pembrokeshire, but this year we're off to North Wales instead!

Quote from: toxicpixie on 13 May 2016, 08:28:17 PM

Also, Techno, we normally go on hols to Sunny Pembrokeshire, but this year we're off to North Wales instead!

That must be like choosing between Monte Carlo and the Amalfi Coast

Welcome on board from sunny Bristol

Wotcha from Kent from an ex-pat Brummie (after a 28 year visit I reckon that counts), who was born in Southend in Essex.

By the way Westmarcher and fsn. 'Yampy', handsome, intelligent and witty...not quite.

Quote from: Fenton on 13 May 2016, 08:41:46 PM
That must be like choosing between Monte Carlo and the Amalfi Coast

Don't give Mdm. Toxic any ideas, I've had to save the painting proceeds for hols so we can eat, instead of me having new lead

Also, "yampy" - our elderly and somewhat addled greyhound is definitely yampy. He's also a handsome chap and quite funny, but those are not related to his yampyness

Hello and welcome to the forum 

Quote from: fsn on 13 May 2016, 07:34:13 PM
... and "sparkling Middlesborough" has never been said.

Being a bit harsh on the State of Kentucky there 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesboro,_Kentucky

"Originally funded by English businessmen, the town opened its first post office on September 14, 1888, under the name Middlesborough, presumably in honor of the English town of almost the same name."

Middlesbrough, UK, used to sparkle no doubt ... When it was part of North Yorkshire and not some place called Cleveland. 

Quote from: Linstock on 13 May 2016, 05:41:32 PM
Hello all!

I saw the worthy people at Pendraken had kindly provided this support group for the similarly afflicted and thought I should join in before the condition worsens...

Hi Linstock,

I don't think this group will do anything to stop the condition worsening  .  If anything it will probably make it exponentially worse.

Before long you will be

Sniggering to yourself quietly whilst sitting with the family about some comment or joke on the forum.

Saying to your better half  " I was reading on the forum........"  or "This bloke ( insert name of Forum member) on the Forum says ......"

Visiting the "Top Totty" page with alarming regularity.

Feeling the need to make a monthly payment to Leon and Dave for you "Fix"

You have been warned !!

Welcome Linstock. Enjoy.
           


(Think we may have frightened him/her off.)

Thanks for the welcome! I shall toast you all with the finest vintage Sparkling Middlesborough!

My internet connection packed up soon after writing my intro post hence the delay in my reply. I shouted at the router a lot and that seems to have fixed it.

For those who wondered, Birmingham UK rather than Alabama. It is currently sunny but we expect normal service to be resumed shortly once someone in charge notices.

As to where to start - my interests run from post-Roman to about the Spanish Civil War but I have two projects I want to get going with: One is some 12th-13th century English forces for the civil wars of the period. Not sure which rules to use here as the market seems crowded with things that claim to cover ad100-1500. This always puts me off. I recently picked up a copy of Big Bloody Battles after reading so many positive reports about it, so FPW for me. It'll have to be a longer term project I suspect, as getting all the required forces marshaled might take some time.  After that, the Italian wars, Elizabeth's wars in Ireland, Middle East WW1 and on....

Good to see 'they' didn't scare you off 

I can heartily recommend Middle East WW1, we use If The Lord Spares Us by Too Fat Lardies

I'll second Paul - happy you weren't scared off! I am just starting on FPW also - lots of knowledgable folks around here so you can get much useful advice.  Incidently Red Mountain rises just to the north of Birmingham AL but more importantly it is (actually was) any excellent local beer.
Enjoy the sunshine 

Hurrah for B'ham uk My club meets just of Junction 6 of the M6 on Wednesday evenings, so if you have anything in mind games wise do pop me a message! Be ncento get the 10mm Italian Wars out No FPW but I do have 10mm Risorgamento Italians otw and a copy of BBB itching for use

Yee hah for Birmingham Alabama - bet they pronounce the H and make the last syllable sound like cured pork.

Quote from: Leman on 15 May 2016, 11:07:37 AM
Yee hah for Birmingham Alabama - bet they pronounce the H and make the last syllable sound like cured pork.

I'm from Yorkshire, what's an 'H'?!

Examples being

Ospittle: Place y' gan't when y' ill.

Ospittle: Some't that puddles under an 'Os after it's drank a lot of wata.

Quote from: Leman on 15 May 2016, 11:07:37 AM
Yee hah for Birmingham Alabama - bet they pronounce the H and make the last syllable sound like cured pork.

Sorry - there's another way? 

Roy - in some parts we add H's as in "He hain't here no more!"

Herro
My first thought was a piece of artillery equipment 

Quote from: Westmarcher on 13 May 2016, 06:50:57 PMIf so, you will note that Pod and Pendraken begin with "P."

The Sign! You didn't make THE SIGN!!!!

*crosses the Mystic P and runs off screaming!*

Quote from: Tawa on 18 May 2016, 02:31:46 PM
My first thought was a piece of artillery equipment 

That was the thought behind the name. I spend a fair amount of my free time messing about with siege equipment...

Thanks for that, Demetrius.

Linstock and two smoking barrels?