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Rey C.

Rey C.

Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
mrtrebus said:
Eh? Kaplinsky's lovely!
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I generally prefer Latinas and dark brunette types. I can cross that line for Katy (she resembles a friend of mine, minus the accent), but Kaplinsky just doesn't do it for me. :dunno:
 
tunsty

tunsty

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delasoul

Ha ha well the Para's did run us along the cliffs and a couple times I thought I would fall off. The rest of the regiment was in Colchester and we went there a few times.
 
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D-rock

Was there a reason your military decided to wear red uniforms in the past? They don't blend in too well and would seem to make for a better target.
 
Dr. Ogba

Dr. Ogba

D-rock said:
Was there a reason your military decided to wear red uniforms in the past? They don't blend in too well and would seem to make for a better target.
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Everyone just stood in a line and marched towards eachother in those olden day battles so camo wasn't really an advantage. Seeing your fellow soldiers in the heat of battle was probably more an advantage.
 
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lurkingdirk

D-rock said:
Was there a reason your military decided to wear red uniforms in the past? They don't blend in too well and would seem to make for a better target.
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also, it helped to hide the blood when one was shot. I refer you to the following joke:

there was a treasure ship on its way back to port. About halfway there, it was approached by a pirate, skull and crossbones waving in the breeze!

"Captain, captain, what do we do?" asked the first mate.

"First mate," said the captain, "go to my cabin, open my sea chest, and bring me my red shirt." The first mate did so.

Wearing his bright red shirt, the captain exhorted his crew to
fight. So inspiring was he, in fact, that the pirate ship was repelled
without casualties.

A few days later, the ship was again approached, this time by two
pirate sloops!

"Captain, captain, what should we do?"

"First mate, bring me my red shirt!"

The crew, emboldened by their fearless captain, fought heroically, and managed to defeat both boarding parties, though they took many
casualties. That night, the survivors had a great celebration. The first mate asked the captain the secret of his bright red shirt.

"It's simple, first mate. If I am wounded, the blood does not show, and the crew continues to fight without fear."

A week passed, and they were nearing their home port, when
suddenly the lookout cried that ten ships of the enemy's armada were
approaching!

"Captain, captain, we're in terrible trouble, what do we do?" The first mate looked expectantly at the miracle worker.

Pale with fear, the captain commanded, "First mate.... bring me my
brown pants!"
 
Bigoldowls

Bigoldowls

There is somewhat of a myth surrounding the wearing of 'Redcoats'. For example, in the film Zulu the British soldiers are depicted as wearing the traditional red coloured tunics - however, in reality they did not at the Battle of Rourke's Drift, they wore black and khaki.
 
Prod3

Prod3

Expect Nothing and Appreciate Everything
Bigoldowls said:
There is somewhat of a myth surrounding the wearing of 'Redcoats'. For example, in the film Zulu the British soldiers are depicted as wearing the traditional red coloured tunics - however, in reality they did not at the Battle of Rourke's Drift, they wore black and khaki.
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For a small moment there I thought you were going on about the Redcoats at Butlins holiday resorts lol sorry!
 
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