Military enthusiasts re-enact the Vietnam War

Started by jimmy olsen, August 17, 2009, 09:32:24 PM

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Sheilbh

Quote from: Caliga on August 18, 2009, 05:15:25 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on August 17, 2009, 09:44:11 PMI'm not sure about the ethics of it, what's more I think the aesthetics are more concerning.  Reenactors confuse and scare me.  Cal <_<
:huh:
My only experience of them is a Professor at my old uni.  He's a specialist in the early Stuarts and the Civil War (and witchcraft/paganism generally).  Not only does he re-enact the Civil War but he's a druid.

As I say confusing and scary.
Let's bomb Russia!

Ed Anger

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on August 18, 2009, 11:01:09 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 18, 2009, 06:51:50 AM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on August 18, 2009, 06:48:46 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 18, 2009, 06:47:03 AM
Quote from: FunkMonk on August 17, 2009, 09:43:33 PM
Iraq War re-enactors will just be a bunch of guys in H2s driving over firecrackers.  Lame. :(

I can get a hold of a couple original hummers. Mount those Nerf N-Strike Vulcan EBF-25 Blasters on them and recreate the Thunder Run in Baghdad.

Sounds like fun actually.  :)
You'll abandon your cool plans when you get a real hummer.  :(

Ah, but the look on environmentalist's and lefty scum's faces when you drive by them is awesome. that look of disgust would please me.

And the H2 and H3 models are for women.
Be cooler if you re-enacted GI Joe.  Paint the hummer black with a cobra symbol on it and claim to be re-building the Weather Dominator.

Awesome. I can be totally inept and bumble around while doing it too.
Stay Alive...Let the Man Drive

Darth Wagtaros

Quote from: Ed Anger on August 18, 2009, 01:32:02 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on August 18, 2009, 11:01:09 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 18, 2009, 06:51:50 AM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on August 18, 2009, 06:48:46 AM
Quote from: Ed Anger on August 18, 2009, 06:47:03 AM
Quote from: FunkMonk on August 17, 2009, 09:43:33 PM
Iraq War re-enactors will just be a bunch of guys in H2s driving over firecrackers.  Lame. :(

I can get a hold of a couple original hummers. Mount those Nerf N-Strike Vulcan EBF-25 Blasters on them and recreate the Thunder Run in Baghdad.

Sounds like fun actually.  :)
You'll abandon your cool plans when you get a real hummer.  :(

Ah, but the look on environmentalist's and lefty scum's faces when you drive by them is awesome. that look of disgust would please me.

And the H2 and H3 models are for women.
Be cooler if you re-enacted GI Joe.  Paint the hummer black with a cobra symbol on it and claim to be re-building the Weather Dominator.

Awesome. I can be totally inept and bumble around while doing it too.
COBRA!!!!!  Of course your Nerf strikes won't actually hit anybody. 
PDH!

KRonn

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Quote from: Sheilbh on August 17, 2009, 09:36:39 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on August 17, 2009, 09:32:24 PM
:huh: The ethics of reenacting a war with living veterans aside
There are WW2 reenactors aren't there?
And American Civil War reenactors, which offends me since I was there, though lately I forget which side I fought on...   :unsure:

Malthus

Quote from: Sheilbh on August 18, 2009, 01:30:46 PM
Quote from: Caliga on August 18, 2009, 05:15:25 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on August 17, 2009, 09:44:11 PMI'm not sure about the ethics of it, what's more I think the aesthetics are more concerning.  Reenactors confuse and scare me.  Cal <_<
:huh:
My only experience of them is a Professor at my old uni.  He's a specialist in the early Stuarts and the Civil War (and witchcraft/paganism generally).  Not only does he re-enact the Civil War but he's a druid.

As I say confusing and scary.

Particularly if he combines the two. Cavalier Druids fighting for King, Country and the old gods.  :lol:
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Darth Wagtaros

Quote from: Malthus on August 18, 2009, 01:50:56 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on August 18, 2009, 01:30:46 PM
Quote from: Caliga on August 18, 2009, 05:15:25 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on August 17, 2009, 09:44:11 PMI'm not sure about the ethics of it, what's more I think the aesthetics are more concerning.  Reenactors confuse and scare me.  Cal <_<
:huh:
My only experience of them is a Professor at my old uni.  He's a specialist in the early Stuarts and the Civil War (and witchcraft/paganism generally).  Not only does he re-enact the Civil War but he's a druid.

As I say confusing and scary.

Particularly if he combines the two. Cavalier Druids fighting for King, Country and the old gods.  :lol:
Blood for the blood god!
PDH!

Valmy

Quote from: Sheilbh on August 18, 2009, 01:30:46 PM
My only experience of them is a Professor at my old uni.  He's a specialist in the early Stuarts and the Civil War (and witchcraft/paganism generally).  Not only does he re-enact the Civil War but he's a druid.

As I say confusing and scary.

The confusing and scary part seems to be his druid paganism witchcraftiness than re-enacting the battle of First Battle of Newbury.
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Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Sheilbh

Quote from: Malthus on August 18, 2009, 01:50:56 PM
Particularly if he combines the two. Cavalier Druids fighting for King, Country and the old gods.  :lol:
I think a Puritan druid could be even scarier :lol:
Let's bomb Russia!

Malthus

Quote from: Sheilbh on August 18, 2009, 02:09:56 PM
Quote from: Malthus on August 18, 2009, 01:50:56 PM
Particularly if he combines the two. Cavalier Druids fighting for King, Country and the old gods.  :lol:
I think a Puritan druid could be even scarier :lol:

A dour, militant puritan druid Roundhead.

Sounds something like my old "feminist issues in the law" professor ...  :unsure:
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

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Malthus

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

garbon

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Ed Anger

Quote from: Malthus on August 18, 2009, 02:41:24 PM
[English] Civil War Hijack!  :w00t:

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