EB news - Friday, April 1

Never let it be said that we don't listen to the requests of our fans.

A further evolution of the Theban Sacred Band, of course still a work in progress:

http://img203.exs.cx/img203/1874/thebian69ez.jpg
http://img203.exs.cx/img203/5449/thebian76zx.jpg
http://img96.exs.cx/img96/2289/thebian83da.jpg

Wow, enough is enough already. I am almost sick at that gay pride display, and bursting open with laughter at the same time. Only EB could do this to us.

I think I'll put them in my sig :)

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Originally Posted by eadingas

I think I'll put them in my sig :)

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Do you want them in any particular position?

Very funny!!!
While on the topic, could you please post a unit of Israeli pimps with Abraham as officer?
Offering their sisters=wifes to local kings for money? you can make them as a separate unit with Sarah as officer...
But wait these were Jews so you would be called Atisemit, Nazi, and punished...You can insult anyone but not them...
http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/johnson/johnson1.html
On the topic of homosexuality I would expect you as a historical authenticity supporters to show more respect and not fall into falsified assumptions that the ancient Hellenes practiced homosexuality in a regular way of life...
As for evidence:
Πολύαινο (Στρατηγήματα):
Αγαθοκλής 4. «Όταν ο Αγαθοκλής πληροφορήθηκε πως ο Οφέλας ο Κυρηναίος που εκστράτευε εναντίον του με μεγάλο στρατό, αγαπούσε τα αγόρια, του έστειλε ως όμηρο τον ίδιο του τον γιο τον Ηρακλείδη, ωραίο αγόρι, δίνοντάς του εντολή να αποκρούει για λίγες μέρες τις ερωτικές επιθέσεις του Οφέλα. Ο νεαρός έφτασε. Ο Κυρηναίος, ενδίδοντας στη νεανική του ομορφιά, του φερόταν καλά και ασχολιόταν μόνο με την περιποίησή του. Ο Αγαθοκλής, οδηγώντας αιφνιδιαστικά τους Συρακουσίους εναντίον του, σκότωσε τον Οφέλα, επικράτησε σε όλο τον στρατό του και πήρε πίσω τον γιο του χωρίς να έχει ατιμαστεί»
Συγκεκριμένα, το αρχαίο κείμενο αναφέρει «επαγαγών τον τε Οφέλαν απέκτεινε και της δυνάμεως αυτού πάσης εκράτησε και τον υιόν απέλαβεν ούχ υβρισθέντα»
Ει δε τις παιδός σώματος ορεγόμενος φανείη, αίσχιστον τούτο θείς εποίησεν (δηλ ο Λυκούργος) εν Λακεδαίμονι μηδέν ήττον εραστάς παιδικών απέχθεσθαι ή γονείς παίδων απέχονται» (Ξεν. Λακεδαιμόνιων Πολιτεία 11, 13
ερά Σπαρτιάτης ανήρ μειρακίου Λακωνικού, αλλ΄ ερά μόνον ως αγάλματος καλού, και ενός πολλοί, και εις πολλών. Η μεν γαρ εξ ύβρεως ηδονή ακοινώνητος προς αλλήλους.»
Τέλος και ο Αιλιανός αναφέρει: «Ο Σπαρτιατικός έρωτας δεν είχε σχέση με αισχρότητες. Εάν ποτέ κάποιος έφηβος τόλμησε να ανεχθεί ασέλγεια σε βάρος του είτε εάν κάποιος έφηβος επιχειρήσει να ασελγήσει σε βάρος άλλου, δεν συνέφερε κανέναν από τους δύο να καταντροπιάσουν τη Σπάρτη. Και σε τέτοια περίπτωση, κρούσματος δηλαδή, ή εξορίστηκαν ή κάτι χειρότερο, έχασαν τη ζωή τους» (Ποικιλ. Ιστορ. 111, 12)

And for the Sacred band
Πλουτάρχου, Βίοι Παράλληλοι
"ας έχουν κακό τέλος εκείνοι που τόλμησαν να υπονοήσουν ότι κάτι αισχρό συνέβαινε μεταξύ αυτών των (πολεμικών) ζευγαριών

Hellenes

*random offensive personal comment*

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Originally Posted by hellenes

Πολύαινο (Στρατηγήματα):
Αγαθοκλής 4. «Όταν ο Αγαθοκλής πληροφορήθηκε πως ο Οφέλας ο Κυρηναίος που εκστράτευε εναντίον του με μεγάλο στρατό, αγαπούσε τα αγόρια, του έστειλε ως όμηρο τον ίδιο του τον γιο τον Ηρακλείδη, ωραίο αγόρι, δίνοντάς του εντολή να αποκρούει για λίγες μέρες τις ερωτικές επιθέσεις του Οφέλα. Ο νεαρός έφτασε. Ο Κυρηναίος, ενδίδοντας στη νεανική του ομορφιά, του φερόταν καλά και ασχολιόταν μόνο με την περιποίησή του. Ο Αγαθοκλής, οδηγώντας αιφνιδιαστικά τους Συρακουσίους εναντίον του, σκότωσε τον Οφέλα, επικράτησε σε όλο τον στρατό του και πήρε πίσω τον γιο του χωρίς να έχει ατιμαστεί»
Συγκεκριμένα, το αρχαίο κείμενο αναφέρει «επαγαγών τον τε Οφέλαν απέκτεινε και της δυνάμεως αυτού πάσης εκράτησε και τον υιόν απέλαβεν ούχ υβρισθέντα»
Ει δε τις παιδός σώματος ορεγόμενος φανείη, αίσχιστον τούτο θείς εποίησεν (δηλ ο Λυκούργος) εν Λακεδαίμονι μηδέν ήττον εραστάς παιδικών απέχθεσθαι ή γονείς παίδων απέχονται» (Ξεν. Λακεδαιμόνιων Πολιτεία 11, 13
ερά Σπαρτιάτης ανήρ μειρακίου Λακωνικού, αλλ΄ ερά μόνον ως αγάλματος καλού, και ενός πολλοί, και εις πολλών. Η μεν γαρ εξ ύβρεως ηδονή ακοινώνητος προς αλλήλους.»
Τέλος και ο Αιλιανός αναφέρει: «Ο Σπαρτιατικός έρωτας δεν είχε σχέση με αισχρότητες. Εάν ποτέ κάποιος έφηβος τόλμησε να ανεχθεί ασέλγεια σε βάρος του είτε εάν κάποιος έφηβος επιχειρήσει να ασελγήσει σε βάρος άλλου, δεν συνέφερε κανέναν από τους δύο να καταντροπιάσουν τη Σπάρτη. Και σε τέτοια περίπτωση, κρούσματος δηλαδή, ή εξορίστηκαν ή κάτι χειρότερο, έχασαν τη ζωή τους» (Ποικιλ. Ιστορ. 111, 12)

And for the Sacred band
Πλουτάρχου, Βίοι Παράλληλοι
"ας έχουν κακό τέλος εκείνοι που τόλμησαν να υπονοήσουν ότι κάτι αισχρό συνέβαινε μεταξύ αυτών των (πολεμικών) ζευγαριών

Hellenes

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Gah, I can't read that, it's all greek to me!

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Originally Posted by hellenes

Very funny!!!
While on the topic, ...http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/johnson/johnson1.html

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OMG! ~D Any URL with "strike-the-root.com" and two "johnsons" is emminently appropriate for this thread so far! :laugh3:
But the best thing about it is that it has nothing directly to do with our new "unit". It's hard to bear this! ~D

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Originally Posted by GodsPetMonkey

Gah, I can't read that, it's all greek to me!

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Something by Polybius, about Agathocles... I can't read more without suffering strabism, so I let it be. ~;p

again, please remove the pink

Emporer, it's a joke, man. ~;)

What???? No Theban Pride???? :furious3:

Helenes, I agree with you to a certain extent. I beleave that the Sacred Band of Thebes was homosexual to a certain degree. They wouldn't go as far anal, but they would defintely masturbate eachother. But that's nothing special, you could do taht and there would be nothing good coming out of it. It was the love that existed between them that is astonishing. If men still had that type of mentality wars would go on forever.

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Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince

They wouldn't go as far anal, but they would defintely masturbate eachother. But that's nothing special, you could do taht and there would be nothing good coming out of it.

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Then you aren't doing it right!

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Originally Posted by khelvan

Then you aren't doing it right!

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He didn't said "nothing", Khel. He said "nothing good". And, yeah, he may be right...:laugh4:

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Originally Posted by khelvan

Then you aren't doing it right!

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Good one, but you know what I mean. Nothing good would come out of taht situation. It didn't make them braver or anything. It was the love that made them invincible. People can live without sex. Sex is kind of like smoking.

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Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince

People can live without sex.

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Yeah, people can live without legs, and still be happy. But if nothing good comes from sex, equally nothing good comes from its absence. It didn't make them braver, but didn't make them more coward.

As for love, well, that's right, but romances tend to be short in the middle of a war, so you better can stand your lover's death.

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Sex is kind of like smoking.

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Please, post your cigarrette label... ~D

Maybe they could only get sex after winning a battle. Imagine what THAT would do to morale!

Very nice job EB. Exept the pink gaylord unit.. ~;)

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Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince

Good one, but you know what I mean. Nothing good would come out of taht situation. It didn't make them braver or anything. It was the love that made them invincible. People can live without sex. Sex is kind of like smoking.

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Do you really think?

I can live without smoking - but to live without sex? :uneasy:
ähm - no! ~D

and yes, I'm not gay!

hmmm, maybe the voice team could make them sing the WMCA instead of the pre-battle speech... ~;)

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Sex is kind of like smoking.

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In the words of my programming lecturer, C++ is like teenage sex. Which is not quite true, so be careful with those comparisons.

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Originally Posted by SwordsMaster

In the words of my programming lecturer, C++ is like teenage sex. Which is not quite true, so be careful with those comparisons.

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He obviously is not getting enough of the real thing, because, to be honest, I find C++ a poor substitute for sex.

Now, ASM is like a 3-day gay orgy, painful, freighting and afterwards, it feels like your arse has been in a meat grinder.

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hmmm, maybe the voice team could make them sing the WMCA instead of the pre-battle speech... ~;)

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:builder: :policeman: :indian_chief: :army: :cowboy: :biker:

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Originally Posted by GodsPetMonkey

Now, ASM is like a 3-day gay orgy, painful, freighting and afterwards, it feels like your arse has been in a meat grinder.

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Really? I had no idea. How do you know? :inquisitive:

~:joker:

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Originally Posted by Dux Corvanus

Really? I had no idea. How do you know? :inquisitive:

~:joker:

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Try making a simple text editor in ASM ~D

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Originally Posted by Dux Corvanus

Please, post your cigarrette label... ~D

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Would cigars suffice?
http://fujipub.com/houseofoxford/sexonthebeachbox.jpg

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Originally Posted by GodsPetMonkey

Try making a simple text editor in ASM ~D

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Somehow I don't think that was the part he was curious about... heh.


And also: Jesus, people, get a sense of humor.

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Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince

Helenes, I agree with you to a certain extent. I beleave that the Sacred Band of Thebes was homosexual to a certain degree. They wouldn't go as far anal, but they would defintely masturbate eachother. But that's nothing special, you could do taht and there would be nothing good coming out of it. It was the love that existed between them that is astonishing. If men still had that type of mentality wars would go on forever.

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BP
I think that you will find this article useful:
http://www.geocities.com/anaxfiles/f...omosexual.html
As for Eadingas new sig I have to say only that one shouldnt judge others based on oneself...

Hellenes

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And also: Jesus, people, get a sense of humor.

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They're just being historical. Sexual humor was comman in the ancient Greece, AFAIK.

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Originally Posted by Steppe Merc

Emporer, it's a joke, man. ~;)

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i know but it's ugly i just can't stand it ~:grouphug:

just when you think to have gotten rid of the damn pruple parthians, this is next. btw, where is their make-up? maybe a leather armor will fit them better, and change teh secundairy weapon form sword to whip...maybe change the battle music to elton John, or "it's raining men".