When walking through the countryside you eye up the landscape looking at possible ambush points...
I always do this.
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When walking through the countryside you eye up the landscape looking at possible ambush points...
I always do this.
good to see this thread is here again.
Someone mention London and you say, Londinium, filthy barbarians.
You are a master of geography around the Mediteranean Sea, so long as the country in question has been around since the time of Rome.
When answering the question: what country is on the east coast of the Black Sea, you answer Armenia. Someone corrects you and says sorry, Azerbajain. You then have a fit and yell "****** EMERGENT FACTIONS!".
(Language - Beirut)
you say Crate instead of Crete.
you say Creasshhhhhhhhinas instead of Creteans.
that was hilarious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:laugh4: :laugh4: :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by IrishAremenian
(Quoted language - Beirut)
I meant to counter the Zidane headbutt.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Spartan
...anyway
...when you try to find a file to mod off GWB
...when you wonder why the USA hasn't set up happiness buildings in Iraq
I think it's hardcoded. :laugh4:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tiberius
When a family member asks how your day was and you describe in intricate detail how the Selucids betrayed your alliance when you went to war with the Thracians and then go into further detail on how you crushed the enemy army using the full spectrum of arm motion to display unit movements and flanking attacks and so on....
When think of ways to defend your house from tight infantry formations.
...you try and convince your parents to "make more heirs", because you are an only child.
...you try and convince your wife or husband to "make more heirs", just because. :tongueg:
...you protest the building of a local bar because you do not want another drunken uncle following you around everywhere.
in school you have a list of factions (student names) and your standing with them.
if you beat up a kid you now take a note and write, "established a protectorate with the (name)."
if you make a friend you write down,"made an alliance with (name)
if you stopped fighting with a friend you write down,"established a ceasefire with (name)
if you fight a kid you write down, "war declared against (name)
and so on, and so on.
...When you want to control all
...When you say to your fathers be only child, so you can be the heir of the family
...When you doesnt trust of your friends, you think they are going to betray you
...you have a iron door
...you buy oil for defences
...when you are going to run say CHARGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...you join the org
keep coming...
You invade Asia minor with a pointéd stick and two buddies because the AI isn't good enough to stop you. :D
...when you want to leave your partner you say:
It is time for us both to find our own paths to greatness :grin:
When you sit in front the computer untill you can no longer feel your ass....making negotians with the Egyptians of couse
When you invade your neighbor for behaving "greek"
You try to get people in your neighborhood to form a testudo with cardboard shields
You dream of taking the last Selucid city
when you put scythes on your bycicle tires
when you add your name to the list on the game, and make yourself a character (know from experience)
when yu spend $75 to get the vidio card to play it...
when you mod the game...
more to come...eventualy...
....when you charge down your street dressed as a Roman general saying to all your neighbours who are staring at you:
"This battle is inevitable, but victory hangs in the balance, if all do their duty then victory will be ours"
You write everything about the battles.
you found in a street witouth exit and you say:this is the end of the road.
....when you semi-randomly make a trumpet noise while siting on a chair pretending to hold a spear/sword. I do that one all the time :grin:
When you refer to your allowance as Tribute.
When you refer to your family as Generals.
When you believe modern day Egyptians look like in the eggies in RTW
When you believe that they really did speak english in ancient times
When you try to prove in history class that "Dionysios the Navigator" was a real person.
Say the same speeches than the generals
When you get into a fight with your neighbor, you blockade his pool.
When at dinner you suddenly attack one of your family members and annex his/her meal.
again at dinner; you are willing the pas the salt for 500 dinarii and right of passage.
when you stal your neighbors cat and try to sell it back to them for 5000 denarii, map information, and a key to their house (military access)
Sorry for the necromancy but:
When you wrap your cats in tin foil because this gives them 18 armor, a powerful charge, and an AP mace.
When you look at the calendar and suddenly realize that it is post-marian reforms. You quickly wrap yourself in tin foil and refer to yourself as an ARMORED general.
When you destroy other boats, because you think they are going to invade you.
When you think Praetorians are more cooler than ninjas
When you crouch down next to hiking path in the woods, and ambush the "enemy" hikers with your "gladus" (mine was made on tinfoil and cardboard)
When you try to bribe your math teacher to join your faction (She thought it was funny...)
When you try to get your dog to spy on your cat (didnt work...stupid dog)
When you go to the mall, and announce: This land is Roman! (They kicked me out for the day)
When your with your girlfriend, and you touch her while yelling "this land is roman" (she looked at me kinda funny)
When you try to persuade your friend to buy your "map information" (crudely drawn map of my house) for 5 dollars (he didnt buy it...)
That one is very good! :yes:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Stranger
You start correcting your Latin Teacher.
When you try to convince everyone that there is only two seasons; summer and winter.
When your way is blocked as soon as you see someone you weren't expecting to see around a corner.