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    #11
    Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
    Captain Antilles of the Rebel Alliance - brahn boots?

    But not a Rebel Commando - they tend to wear puttees.
    Look, I felt dashing and daring and ready for anything with my weapon by my side and a Wookie protecting my back....

    At no point did I feel like a beardy weirdy geek.

    HTH
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      #12
      Originally posted by cojak View Post
      Look, I felt dashing and daring and ready for anything with my weapon by my side


      What I meant was, your boots are much, much better than Captain of the Rebel Alliance boots. Captain of the Rebel Alliance boots are brown, functional, plain and functional.

      What you have are Fremen Warlord boots. The sort they wear to go out worm-riding. They say: power! confidence! flexibility! can-do! courage! independence! sweaty feet!

      Originally posted by cojak View Post
      and a Wookie protecting my back....
      Make sure that really is a Wookie and not HAB. He had his bath yesterday and he might not have combed his hair yet.

      Originally posted by cojak View Post
      At no point did I feel like a beardy weirdy geek.
      That's a shame. There's plenty of beardy weirdy geeks on here for you to choose from.
      My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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        #13
        Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
        Captain of the Rebel Alliance boots are brown, functional, plain and functional.
        They are also functional.
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          #14
          Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
          Can we not get a photo of you looking like this? (marginally NSFW).

          My wife took the photo - DD1 was scared by the clone trooper at the back.
          Your huge moustache is covering that poor child's head.
          Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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            #15
            Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post


            What I meant was, your boots are much, much better than Captain of the Rebel Alliance boots. Captain of the Rebel Alliance boots are brown, functional, plain and functional.

            What you have are Fremen Warlord boots. The sort they wear to go out worm-riding. They say: power! confidence! flexibility! can-do! courage! independence! sweaty feet!

            Make sure that really is a Wookie and not HAB. He had his bath yesterday and he might not have combed his hair yet.

            That's a shame. There's plenty of beardy weirdy geeks on here for you to choose from.
            Oh. Right. OK then...

            <smooths down ruffled feathers>

            <looks hard at Wookie..>
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              #16
              Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
              Captain Antilles of the Rebel Alliance - brahn boots?

              But not a Rebel Commando - they tend to wear puttees.
              Those arn't Puttees they are Gaiters or Leggings.

              These are Puttees.
              "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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                #17
                Originally posted by DaveB View Post
                Those arn't Puttees they are Gaiters or Leggings.

                These are Puttees.
                Shouldn't that be "you don't need to see my puttees. Those aren't the puttees you are looking for."
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                  #18
                  Originally posted by TheFaQQer View Post
                  Shouldn't that be "you don't need to see my puttees. Those aren't the puttees you are looking for."
                  Probably, but the gap between reply and submit meant the Starwars stuff appeared in between.
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                    #19
                    <welsh-mode>
                    Nice boots them shoes.
                    </welsh-mode>

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                      <welsh-mode>
                      Nice boots them shoes.
                      </welsh-mode>
                      <casual racism>
                      Isn't it?

                      If you can tell me how many leeks are in the bag, I'll give you the pair of em.

                      </casual racism>
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