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Khan of the Crimea
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: December 17, 1902
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The Sort-Of History of Austria, Volume II
Okay, get this: My firewall won't let me view MY OWN AAR because of 'offensive content'. So now I'll just start it in a new thread, I guess.
Here goes nothing...
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Disinherited Knight
Join Date: Feb 2001
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Well..I guess that´s what this game is all about anyway...offensives..
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Quadratish. Praktisch. Gut.
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That's the most silly firewall I have ever heard about. What about blitz attacks? Does it approve of those? It'll be hard for you to write an Axis HOI AAR, that's for sure.
![]() Very nice to see you back at this AAR, Hajji!
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Khan of the Crimea
Join Date: Oct 2002
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The Return of the Prostate--er, I mean state
“Now on June 25 the merchants got harassed by a foreign country that was very harassive, and King After Death decided to send a crew a diplomats to solve it. And on January 21, um, 1443, yes, that’s what it was, the preacher gave a d--- good sermon, and so he was made an excellent one…”
“You mean, the minister?” “That’s what ah said! Now on December 20th, we declared war on Venice and their friends the Duchesses of Athens. Our allies, who were Saltburg, Bad, Hungry, and—say, wasn’t Napoleon from Corsica? I dare say he was. You know, over in Corsica they ‘r havin’ some serious troubles, because it’s French but they want to be themselves. Small wonder, ‘s a surprise ANYBODY wants to be French!” “Grampa!” “Em, ohm, yes. So anyway…the Austral—Austrians declared war on Venice. And then Badder—um, Badden, Baddenuff, oh, that reminds me, dija ever see Rocky ‘n’ Bullwinkle? Man, were they skilled punsters—“ William coughed loudly. “Right, so the date was April Fool’s Day, 1445, and Bad declared war on Wurt-Wurt-I’ll spell it, W-U-R-T-T-E-M-B-uh, W-wait, oh, don’t you have it in your notes already? And on the one side was Bad, and Saltburg, and—say, when’s this project due?”
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Khan of the Crimea
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Eine Kleine Announcement
[OOC: From now on, this AAR will be converted to a multi-genre experimental, humorous assortment of weird, incoherent stuff. Grampa will be the center of it, with numerous “historical supplements” and some surprise comedic garbage on the side. Expect the unexpected. Trust nobody. May the Schwartz be with you.]
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Khan of the Crimea
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In the Court of the Pope
The pope in 1445 was Pope Eugene IV. Pope Eugene was very unorthodox—and we don’t mean the religious sort of orthodox either. He broke the mold of the Papacy with his unorthodoxy; his wizard, who could predict the future with compelling accuracy, nicknamed him “[forgot the name of John Cleese's character in Rat Race]”. He didn’t quite understand why—the Pope, that is.
On this particular day Eugene sat on his papal couch chewing a wad of tobacco. All of a sudden, there came a knock out the door. Eugene rushed to the window and spat a tremendous volume of tobacco and saliva out of his mouth and onto the wall of a neighboring building. “Come in!” he yelled, after making sure none of his teeth had departed with the tobacco. The door opened. “Sir,” said an angry Cardinal Robin, “I’ll have you know that chewing tobacco will not be brought back to Europe until the 1500s! I demand you return your supply to the New World right now!” “Er…what are you here to tell me? Make it quick!” “O Most Benevolent and Wise Pope, Ruler of the Catholic World—“ “Yeah, yeah, I know, I know! Get on with it.” “O sire, my liege, the filthy scum of Baden and their allies Salzburg, Corsica, Hungary, and Austria have declared war on our ally Wurttemburg. Will you honor the alliance?” Eugene jumped up so quickly that his hat was shortened by about a foot—and even at that it was still so tall he had to duck through doorways. “We’re at war with Austria?” “Yes, sir. I recommend pulling your hat back out to its full height.” “God! We’re at war with Austria!” “My liege, you are the Pope. You must not refer to the Lord’s name in vain.” “Well, we’re at war with Austria. Can’t I at least say—“ “Will you honor the alliance?” “Yes. Oh! This is enough to make you want to go and—say, tell the butler to bring me a few glasses of brandy.” “Sire—you must not—alcohol—right. Butler!” Cardinal Robin left, and the Pope stuffed his remaining tobacco into his mouth. Then he swallowed it by mistake. “Gaaaack! Blech! Ummmf!”
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Major
Join Date: Nov 2002
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i was wondering, when i included tobacco in my AAR, what sort of anachronism i was committing.. still, i didn't feel like researching it, and i was too lazy to take it out..
now i learned something, and well.. i think i posted to the old thread.. i love this AAR, i'm glad i noticed it in this new thread, else i would've just continued waiting for it to pop up in my submissions. as always.. entertaining read.. loving it. Grandpa has become one of my favourite characters around here.
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Khan of the Crimea
Join Date: Oct 2002
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(boots page to the top)
Update tonight...promise!
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Khan of the Crimea
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Friedrich Poirot sat in his office in Vienna, examining the local newspaper—Das Wien Newsenpaperen. The headline was in bold font and took up all 5 columns: WURTTEMBURG ARMY INVADES TIROL. Under it was a story: RETIRED WURTTEMBURGER GENERAL SAYS WAR PLAN IS FAILING, right next to a column reading INNSBRUCK UNDER SIEGE. Poirot thought, Typical retired generals, always proclaiming doom. Then the door banged open.
“Mr. Poirot!” “It’s ‘Pwa-roh’, not ‘Poirot’. You must understand that in French when something is spelled one way it is pronounced another.” “Mr. Pwa-roh. There’s been a murder and I’d like you to investigate it.” “Who was the murdered party?” “King Ladislas Postumus.” “But-!” Poirot leafed through his newspaper. “He isn’t dead, is he?” “He is. It’s a cover-up. Ever seen the movie Moon over Parador?” “No, I’m afraid I haven’t. Movies will not be invented until the 1890s.” “Hmm. Well, Mr. Poirot—I’m sorry, ‘Pwa-roh’—I’d like you to investigate. And if you say a word about it to anybody, Ckkkkkkk!” The man drew a finger across his neck. “Top secret! We’re hiring a body double to pretend to be Ladislas until we identify the murderer and whack his head off in public.” “Right, Mr—I don’t think I heard your name?” “Wallaby. Albert Q. Wallaby. I’m British, you know. Come with me, then, please.” [OOC: This part inspired by my curiosity as to why the heck do the French pronounce things so weird????]
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Quadratish. Praktisch. Gut.
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Just caught up with this AAR, still a great laugh!
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Khan of the Crimea
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General Visconti Luigi Baccardi di Venezia rode at the head of his small force of Venetians, set on a course to lift the siege of Venice by the Austrians. Already 7 armies had attempted to lift the siege and failed miserably, but General Baccardi was confident. “I’m confident,” he said. He was sure his force, although smaller than the first seven, could easily handle the worn-down force surrounding Venice and commanded by a man named Gehrsput. “What kind of a name is Gehrsput, anyway?”
His trusted, loyal yes-man Giuseppe Verdini rode up holding a copy of Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. “Better than ‘Scheisskopf!'” he said, before riding off again. General Baccardi wondered where he had gotten a book he knew would not be published for over 510 years. “I wonder where he got a book I know will not be published for over 510 years!” he said. Then, all of a sudden, the Austrian army appeared right under his nose. “What a foul smell!” he exclaimed, before leading his army in a mad dash to be the first one to get a safe distance away from the charging enemy, with their comical hats with feathers in them and the beer-keg-wagon a hundred yards behind. “I rather prefer wine!” shouted Luigi before falling amidst a swarm of yodeling Austrians. “CUT!” yelled the director, who strode out of the forest and said, “Austrians don’t yodel! You’re thinking of the Swiss!” The director was promptly squashed by fleeing Venetians, who had a much better sense of reality than anybody in Hollywood has or ever will have. Thus the Visconti Baccardi’s army became the eighth to be destroyed at the hands of the Austrians outside the gates of Venice. [OOC: Can you tell what book I was reading when I wrote this?]
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Major
Join Date: Nov 2002
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i don't know what you've been reading, but the style reminds me of some of the firesign theatre stuff. quite enjoyable.
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Khan of the Crimea
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*bump*
New update coming soon...don't worry, I haven't forgotten! As you can se by my sig, I am slightly busy. I hope I have a little spare time soon to revive the story!
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Hurricane Sergeant of Arms
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Funny stuff....
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Khan of the Crimea
Join Date: Oct 2002
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In the Court of the Pope Again
December 21, 1445
Pope Eugene IV sat on his throne, studying a drawing of a monkey from the south lands. "You know, this guy looks a lot like a person, except real hairy." His bishop gave him a stern look. Gads! The Pope an evolutionary! The Pope then stuffed his pipe full of tobacco and began smoking. "SIR!" Blam! The door flew open-crash! It smashed a vase with an engravement of a cross on the front. "Oh!" The messenger got down and began praying profusely. "Enough of this 'praying' mish-mosh." The bishop gave Eugene another mean glare. What was this guy saying? "What is it?" "My lord we beseech thee, and so on and so on, amen--oh! Sir! The Austrians are at peace with Wurttemburg and ourselves!" "Good. I was getting ____ing sick of that whole mess." The bishop kicked the pope in the leg, and the pope replied with a verbal kick. "YOU! You have been waiting for an assignment, haven't you? Congratulations! You are the new vicar for Piddling-on-Swallow-Marsh, Windowchestershire, England!" The bishop moaned, sank to the ground, and began: "My lord we beseech thee, and so on and so on, amen..."
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Khan of the Crimea
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Cripes! Why didn't anybody tell me I spelled "smashed" wrong??? As you know, I am a Crusader of the Holy Dictionary, sworn to crack down on anny n al spelign erers as my holly duyt!
It's a good thing I read my own posts to up the post count...
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Hurricane Sergeant of Arms
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Funny! Short, but funny! Hajji you've done it again!
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