Game of Thrones begins....

[grumbler]

I always read it as being from Frederick the Great: Artillery adds dignity, to what would otherwise be an ugly brawl"
http://www.military-quotes.com/artillery%20quotes.htm

It's always unsourced as a Frederick the Great quote, though.  I edited a military maxims book, and tried to track down the "adds tone" quote in either version, and the furthest I could trace it was Punch.

[Tamas]

Could you guys please stop arguing about something none of you have any kind of practical experience in? Or move it to it's own thread. There is a limit to inane childish nerdery even here. Jeesh.

Somebody woke up on the rag this morning! 

Actually, we argue issues on which people don't have any personal experience all the time here, yourself included.  I think that your wits are simply addled by the thinness of the air on top of that high, high horse.

Pages upon pages about medieval sword fight? IN A THREAD OF A FANTASY TV SERIES?!! Please.

[Admiral Yi]

Makes sense to me.

[Tamas]

Makes sense to me.

IDK. It reminded me of this bunch of guys at my previous job sitting not too far from me, in constant daily arguments over anything from flying a plane (which they had no idea about) through history (which they had even less idea about) to who knows what.

It just annoys me to off-topic the GOT thread with this asshatery  Open a new thread to see if Berkut or grumbler has a longer sword-dick, I do not care.

[Admiral Yi]

Lighten up bro.  Hijacking threads is what we do.  We're a largely unmodded forum where people can say anything they want.

[Grey Fox]

You are missing the Forest, Yi.

This is a brilliant play by Tamas to derail the derailing.

[Tamas]

You are missing the Forest, Yi.

This is a brilliant play by Tamas to derail the derailing.

Or, you are trying to derail the derailing by derailing my re-railing.

[Josquius]

All this talk about rails....trains rule.

[Liep]

All this talk about rails....trains rule.

They do.

[grumbler]

Pages upon pages about medieval sword fight? IN A THREAD OF A FANTASY TV SERIES?!! Please.

  Okay, change the number of posts per page to something like 50, and then you will have fewer pages.

I don't know what you are OTR about.  Discussions about medieval weapons in a fantasy show set in the equivalent of the historical medieval period sounds about right to me.  it is true that none of us have personal experience with medieval weapons, but then none of us have personal experience with kings, or magics, or Westeros, or pretty much anything else in the show.  It makes no sense to arbitrarily select weaponry as the one possible topic about the show on which personal experience is required to post.

[Grey Fox]

You are missing the Forest, Yi.

This is a brilliant play by Tamas to derail the derailing.

Or, you are trying to derail the derailing by derailing my re-railing.

So, Hammers & Maces > Swords, am I right?

Unless you have a Spren, than the form is irrevelent.

[Tamas]

Pages upon pages about medieval sword fight? IN A THREAD OF A FANTASY TV SERIES?!! Please.

  Okay, change the number of posts per page to something like 50, and then you will have fewer pages.

I don't know what you are OTR about.  Discussions about medieval weapons in a fantasy show set in the equivalent of the historical medieval period sounds about right to me.  it is true that none of us have personal experience with medieval weapons, but then none of us have personal experience with kings, or magics, or Westeros, or pretty much anything else in the show.  It makes no sense to arbitrarily select weaponry as the one possible topic about the show on which personal experience is required to post.

It bores me.

[crazy canuck]

All this talk about rails....trains rule.

If a train ran over someone it would certainly slice through them.

[HVC]

You are missing the Forest, Yi.

This is a brilliant play by Tamas to derail the derailing.

Or, you are trying to derail the derailing by derailing my re-railing.

So, Hammers & Maces > Swords, am I right?

Unless you have a Spren, than the form is irrevelent.

swords still have the weight and moment to cause damage through armor, plus it was a pointy bit. Where axes and hammers have the edge (Pardon the pun) I imagine, is in the ability to pull down shields.   

See tamas, I can join in on the faux expert fun

[Tamas]

All this talk about rails....trains rule.

If a train ran over someone it would certainly slice through them.

IDK man. Trains are blunt.