Encounters of the Third Kind

[Barrister]

What, you didn't get one?

I got one of the green ones with the picture of the Mahdi in it. Their "battle banners" are either green or black, with some chicken scratch in it saying something about the Mahdi coming soon, and how he is going to lead the faithful to conquer the infidels, with a drawing of the face of the mahdi.

You need to raid a few JAM houses to get one. While you conduct SSE (sensitive site exploitation), if you see more than one, put one in your cargo pocket.

Seigey, I don't intend to be mean or insulting, but isn't that, you know, stealing?

[citizen k]

What, you didn't get one?

I got one of the green ones with the picture of the Mahdi in it. Their "battle banners" are either green or black, with some chicken scratch in it saying something about the Mahdi coming soon, and how he is going to lead the faithful to conquer the infidels, with a drawing of the face of the mahdi.

You need to raid a few JAM houses to get one. While you conduct SSE (sensitive site exploitation), if you see more than one, put one in your cargo pocket.

Seigey, I don't intend to be mean or insulting, but isn't that, you know, stealing?

War trophies are fair game, mister nitpicky lawyer. 

[The Minsky Moment]

Roxolani is just a word Greeks used to refer to some steppe nomads.  One might as well talk about being descended from Trojans.

That whole post was just unvarnished Lettowism with an eastern European tinge.

[citizen k]

Roxolani is just a word Greeks used to refer to some steppe nomads.  One might as well talk about being descended from Trojans.

That whole post was just unvarnished Lettowism with an eastern European tinge.

Trojans that broke. 

[Ed Anger]

Roxolani is just a word Greeks used to refer to some steppe nomads.  One might as well talk about being descended from Trojans.

That whole post was just unvarnished Lettowism with an eastern European tinge.

What is 'mew' in gypsy?

[Jaron]

Romanian Funeral Procession. Beautiful:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NPAHChkBqo&NR=1

[jimmy olsen]

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Also, aren't the Roxolani the teddy bear musketeers that invaded the Earth in that Turtledove short story?

I thought you'd played Total War?  The Roxolani even show up in some of the mods. They're a Sarmatian people who occupied the lands to the east of Roman Dacia after Trajan crushed Decebalus.

Or was that a jest on your part?

I'd forgotten about them.

I only played Total War: Empire

And I was right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_Not_Taken_%28short_story%29

[Agelastus]

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Also, aren't the Roxolani the teddy bear musketeers that invaded the Earth in that Turtledove short story?

I thought you'd played Total War?  The Roxolani even show up in some of the mods. They're a Sarmatian people who occupied the lands to the east of Roman Dacia after Trajan crushed Decebalus.

Or was that a jest on your part?

I'd forgotten about them.

I only played Total War: Empire

And I was right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_Not_Taken_%28short_story%29

I knew that! As Captain Carrot says in one of the Discworld books, "there's only so many syllables in the world".

[Alexandru H.]

The Roxolani fought against Trajan. They, together with the Carpians, are the true ancestors of the people around here.

[jimmy olsen]

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Also, aren't the Roxolani the teddy bear musketeers that invaded the Earth in that Turtledove short story?

I thought you'd played Total War?  The Roxolani even show up in some of the mods. They're a Sarmatian people who occupied the lands to the east of Roman Dacia after Trajan crushed Decebalus.

Or was that a jest on your part?

I'd forgotten about them.

I only played Total War: Empire

And I was right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_Not_Taken_%28short_story%29

I knew that! As Captain Carrot says in one of the Discworld books, "there's only so many syllables in the world".

I figured that since Turtledove has degree in Byzatine history or some such he purposely picked that name.

[DontSayBanana]

It's my special power. 

Sorry for digging this back up, but I absolutely can't resist:

Mart.  Putting the "SUPER!" in "superpower."

[sbr]

The Roxolani fought against Trajan. They, together with the Carpians, are the true ancestors of the people around here.

Can you not have a .gif as an avatar?

[Syt]

Roxolani is just a word Greeks used to refer to some steppe nomads.  One might as well talk about being descended from Trojans.

That whole post was just unvarnished Lettowism with an eastern European tinge.

What is 'mew' in gypsy?

Great avatar!

[Alexandru H.]

The Roxolani fought against Trajan. They, together with the Carpians, are the true ancestors of the people around here.

Can you not have a .gif as an avatar?

Too big  Damn Languish!

In other news, a new link about Chatroulette...

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1931005

[CountDeMoney]

Roxolani is just a word Greeks used to refer to some steppe nomads.  One might as well talk about being descended from Trojans.

That whole post was just unvarnished Lettowism with an eastern European tinge.

What is 'mew' in gypsy?

Great avatar!

It's obviously his wife's vagina.