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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> When you consider the Pirates timeline in addition to Castle, I think most
> everyone agrees that the redcoats are British and the bluecoats are
> French. (The Armada is Spanish of course, but they're not important right
> now.) Note the similarity in design between the redcoats and bluecoats -
> and then the similarity in design between the RKs and the KKs.
>
> I think the implications are clear. The RKs eventually evolve into teh
> redcoats, and the KKs into the bluecoats - making them England and France
> respectively.
>
> That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. 8) It has nothing at all to do
> with the paucity of swords in current castle sets, though. Maybe LD will
> offer them as one of the "rotating" elements, and we can all get together
> and order a metric boatload of them.
>
> J
The British naval officers wore blue coats. The British Marines wore red. Of
course, you can make 'em whatever you want - I use 'em all as British or French
and British as fancy takes me.
Bruce
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In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> The British naval officers wore blue coats. The British Marines wore red.
> Of course, you can make 'em whatever you want - I use 'em all as British or
> French and British as fancy takes me.
*boggle*
Their marines wore *red*?
Wouldn't that make them excellent targets? ;)
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On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, Jason Catena wrote:
> Their marines wore *red*?
>
> Wouldn't that make them excellent targets? ;)
Yes, but they'd look good while dying.
J.
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In lugnet.pirates, Jason Catena writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > The British naval officers wore blue coats. The British Marines wore red.
> > Of course, you can make 'em whatever you want - I use 'em all as British or
> > French and British as fancy takes me.
>
> *boggle*
>
> Their marines wore *red*?
>
> Wouldn't that make them excellent targets? ;)
Why do you think the Americans beat their [bottoms] off in 1776? It wasn't
just determination; these guys were obvious targets, and couldn't get around
rough terrain, while the locals knew all about camouflage and the good hiding
places... :-)
-Shiri
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In lugnet.pirates, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Jason Catena writes:
> > In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > > The British naval officers wore blue coats. The British Marines wore red.
> > > Of course, you can make 'em whatever you want - I use 'em all as British or
> > > French and British as fancy takes me.
> >
> > *boggle*
> >
> > Their marines wore *red*?
> >
> > Wouldn't that make them excellent targets? ;)
>
> Why do you think the Americans beat their [bottoms] off in 1776? It wasn't
> just determination; these guys were obvious targets, and couldn't get around
> rough terrain, while the locals knew all about camouflage and the good hiding
> places... :-)
>
> -Shiri
Early Bill Cosby routine....
Bruce
(OoooOOooo, showing my age)
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In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> Early Bill Cosby routine....
>
> Bruce
> (OoooOOooo, showing my age)
What makes you say that?
I'm sixteen, and I still know the Bill Cosby stuff. Pretty well, at that. :-)
-Shiri
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In lugnet.pirates, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > Early Bill Cosby routine....
> >
> > Bruce
> > (OoooOOooo, showing my age)
>
> What makes you say that?
> I'm sixteen, and I still know the Bill Cosby stuff. Pretty well, at that. :-)
>
> -Shiri
Ummmmmmm, I saw him perform it live (he doesn't go back and do old stuff).
Bruce
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In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > > Early Bill Cosby routine....
> > >
> > > Bruce
> > > (OoooOOooo, showing my age)
> >
> > What makes you say that?
> > I'm sixteen, and I still know the Bill Cosby stuff. Pretty well, at that. :-)
> >
> > -Shiri
>
> Ummmmmmm, I saw him perform it live (he doesn't go back and do old stuff).
OK, I take it back. :-)
-Shiri
xfut .o-t.fun
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In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Shiri Dori writes:
> > In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > > Early Bill Cosby routine....
> > >
> > > Bruce
> > > (OoooOOooo, showing my age)
> >
> > What makes you say that?
> > I'm sixteen, and I still know the Bill Cosby stuff. Pretty well, at that. :-)
> >
> > -Shiri
>
> Ummmmmmm, I saw him perform it live (he doesn't go back and do old stuff).
>
> Bruce
I have that one on tape (actually transfered from record to tape)! I'll have to
listen for Bruce laughing sometime... :)
DaveE
(fut fun)
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In lugnet.pirates, Jason Catena writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > The British naval officers wore blue coats. The British Marines wore red.
> > Of course, you can make 'em whatever you want - I use 'em all as British or
> > French and British as fancy takes me.
>
> *boggle*
>
> Their marines wore *red*?
>
> Wouldn't that make them excellent targets? ;)
1. Think smoothbore musket - good luck hitting anything with it at distance.
2. British land troops were often refered to as redcoats. It's nothing new for
the marines for the brits to be wearing red.
3. Most troops were brightly colored during this period - you usually aimed at
a vast body of men from extremely close range. It didn't matter if you were
brightly colored or not. Feldgrau at 100 paces wouldn't do you a lot of good,
and less with bayonet or sword.
4. You're the captain of a ship - *the* primary target for sharpshooters. Do
you want to be wearing red or the guys whose primary duty was to fight? :-)
Bruce
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