tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896529.post111384592768058557..comments2023-10-21T09:15:42.314+00:00Comments on Mental excrement: Today is April 18th.Moominmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11750304448922417139noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896529.post-1114909429511078202005-05-01T01:03:00.000+00:002005-05-01T01:03:00.000+00:00Hey, we won more colonial wars than we lost - some...Hey, we won more colonial wars than we lost - something that your Empire should take note of - and aced two world wars. Come back and talk to me about tactics when you've got that and more than 300 years of history under your belt.ZBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267794336781072001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896529.post-1114736154975459022005-04-29T00:55:00.000+00:002005-04-29T00:55:00.000+00:00I know perfectly well how British regiments went i...I know perfectly well how British regiments went into combat - in nice, straigh rows wearing bright red clothing (which is, incidently, part of why they LOST). But, this is not intended to be a history lesson. I posted this poem because it's a work metrical genius (possibly surpasing even Kipling) and stunning imagery that is worth reading once a year. Every year on Dec. 22 I read "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost.Moominmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11750304448922417139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896529.post-1114728013667982892005-04-28T22:40:00.000+00:002005-04-28T22:40:00.000+00:00British Regulars fired and fled...Surely some mist...British Regulars fired and fled...<BR/><BR/>Surely some mistake. British regulars would have dropped to their knees to reload while the second rank behind them stood to fire and so on and so forth in accordance with Imperial British Army drill...<BR/><BR/>Oh, I get it. This is propaganda! Right. Sorry. Ignore my dollop of factual information.ZBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267794336781072001noreply@blogger.com