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Who here has seen real war action?

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    #41
    Originally posted by sweetandsour View Post
    Strictly speaking though soldiers don't go to war, they are serving their country. It is their country that sends them to war.

    Is that not a subtle, but significant, difference?
    Subtle, yes. Significant - not necessarily; seeing this from dang65s pov, joining the greenmachine is a voluntary act.

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      #42
      Originally posted by dang65 View Post
      Catch-22.

      That's another book that should be mentioned here.
      One of my favourite books - took it with me to GW1.

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        #43
        Originally posted by Menelaus View Post
        One of my favourite books - took it with me to GW1.
        I bet you wish you'd taken an extra fleece, I did!

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          #44
          Originally posted by Churchill View Post
          I bet you wish you'd taken an extra fleece, I did!
          Yeah, and the feckin' rain in January? Jesus, I thought I was going to drown 100 miles inland!

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            #45
            Originally posted by Menelaus View Post
            Yeah, and the flipin' rain in January? Jesus, I thought I was going to drown 100 miles inland!
            What do you think carved the Wadis? Although it's normally spring when the rain comes in any great quantity.

            Cold, wet, almost poisoned and very very miserable!

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              #46
              Originally posted by Churchill View Post
              What do you think carved the Wadis? Although it's normally spring when the rain comes in any great quantity.

              Cold, wet, almost poisoned and very very miserable!
              Agreed! I used to say that I took my NAPS and had my combopens but I'm alright and fine now (insert comedy facial tick here).

              Also: for sasguru, dang65 and anyone else interested - 99% of the time, this is what it feels like ^^^

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                #47
                Originally posted by Menelaus View Post
                WHS+1^1000000
                1^1000000 = 1.

                hth

                btw - I've nothing but respect for soldiers who've seen action. If you hadn't gone, I might have had to.
                Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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                  #48
                  Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post
                  1^1000000 = 1.

                  hth

                  btw - I've nothing but respect for soldiers who've seen action. If you hadn't gone, I might have had to.
                  Bollocks, he's right. Arse.

                  OK - 1*10000000000...

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                    #49
                    Originally posted by Menelaus View Post
                    Bollocks, he's right. Arse.

                    OK - 1*10000000000...
                    or how about 1*10^1000000?

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                      #50
                      Originally posted by Churchill View Post
                      or how about 1*10^1000000?
                      Even better.

                      Apologies, everyone - I'm having a blonde day :O

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