1930s army maneuvers

Started by besilarius, April 16, 2012, 06:10:42 PM

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besilarius

"Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out until too late that he's been playing with two queens all along".  Terry Pratchett.

During filming of Airplane, Leslie Nielsen used a whoopee cushion to keep the cast off-balance. Hays said that Nielsen "played that thing like a maestro"

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TheCommandTent

Now that is the way to game with miniatures!   Now I need to find some friends willing to stay under the gaming cloth and move everything with magnets.  8)
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Gusington

^Did that actually become real training technique? The scary thing for me is that my Grandfather joined the US Army only two years after that film was made. God knows what he trained with.


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LongBlade

Cool stuff. Thanks for posting that.
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Great job for a Private/Lance Corporal!!
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bob48

I just get mind-pictures of Blackadder goes forth - the scene with the general sweeping all the mini's away with a brush.
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