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I've been to thousands of football games, and never once seen a riot!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bootsiuv
I think that may be something that happens more regularly in southern Europe, like Serbia and such countries, but it very very very rarely happens in England.
"Football is a gentlemans game played by hooligans. Rugby is a hooligans game played by gentlemen."
Well, that sucks. You can always use a good riot....get's the blood flowin! :P
Out of your head?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bootsiuv
Sarcasm, guy.
Unless, of course, you were being sarcastic, in which case, this is sarcastic. When will the madness end!?
A round of water with ice for everyone on me!
*how much is this gonna cost me Bootsiuv?
*laughs a big jerk-self apraisal laughQuote:
Originally Posted by horst nordfink
Ha! thats Horst for ya!!
Haha! *orders an unalcoholic pina colada* I just woke up, so I'll tip my hat to that and make it nonalcoholic but that's as far as I'll go, no black coffee for me, no sirree. Not till I actually go out and work for my own keep, anyway. Don't you think Lysander13 is going to regret ordering your strongest alcohol, bootsiuv? I don't think you've told him yet about that bottle of 100% industrial-grade ethanol you keep under your counter to dissolve stains... I think if you meant giving him that glass was a joke, you'd better go stop him now, he's raising his hand to drin-
Nevermind. The glass has just dissolved.
XD
Welcome aboard the sleaziest cabaret in town, all you guys who just posted! *leers lecherously at you all*
Saw this on another forum I visit, thought you all might enjoy a good chuckle
http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_aug2003/Kilt.jpg
That poor kid...he'll be traumititzed for life.
I was trying to be sarcastic too. Anyway, you are right. Lets end this insanity!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bootsiuv
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Originally Posted by horst nordfink
You're kidding right? England is like Hooligans-ville. The only time in Portugal I watched a football riot there were British involved. Then came the Intervention force on horsies and ended it all...
Cheers...
Although I don't follow sport of any kind much myself, I have to say I've seen more English fights than anything else.
My Irish brother went to a game of some kind with his mates in England, and found that one group of supporters was throwing darts at the opposing side's followers.
Nobody is making much use of the large room of improvisation this tavern has to offer, are they?
Well i'll temporarily de-lurk to introduce myself.
*Orders the cheapest, poorest excuse for alcohol available*
Well i'm yet another aussie, studying International Relations at the University of Tasmania (contradiction in terms I know). I have had RTW since it came out and used to hang around a lot at rtw.heavengames.com but moved on for a while to other games (World of Warcrack) but I downloaded EB when I discovered it had made progress.
EB is in internet slang, FTW!!!.
Hello there. I'm a seasoned TWC member, TW.org lurker for some time.
I'm an EB junkie. So much I imitate the voice mods all the time.
Now he has to join the EB-team.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bootsiuv
It's not that bad. It used to be bad in the 80's, but now it's been more or less quashed. There are a SMALL minority who give the rest of us a bad name. But it really isn't as big a problem as it's made out to be in Europe.Quote:
Originally Posted by mAIOR
It's not half as bad as in Italy! They killed people with bombs at a game last year and they had to play for a while behind closed doors. Or in Spain with the constant racist abuse from fans. I know where I'd rather be watching a game!
Behind a television screen?
Well, in a pub if I'm honest.
But you know what I mean!
As an honest non-supporter of any recreational sports, dedicated only to arts, and one who finds the taste of alcohol sickening, I have to tell you Horst Nordfink of Ireland, no I don't.
Well, in Portugal we have all sorts of hooligan stories as well (tough I've only seen the one I mentioned) now, I can't tell this on a dry mouth.
Bartender, pour me a Minion (wow the first time the word minion is pronounced in the forums!) ASAP!
Now, in Portugal it seems whenever a club wins the championship there is a fight especially with the members of the "Super Dragões" (Super Dragons). Really when Benfica won, they threw rocks at the Benfica suporters. Last year it appeard there were no other supporters from other clubs to fight so they fought eachother (4 people went to the hospital!) It still isn't nearly as bad as Italy but those guys are suspected of involvement in every kind of robbery Drugs/weapons traffic and other assorted crimes. It's sad really.
Cheers...
*is struck by a non sequitur idea* Hey everybody! Let's try to make the Tavern postcount surpass that of the Celtic Overpowered thread for once! XD That Celtic thing does seem to be a pet peeve, doesn't it now... o.o
Invites Pez and Legio to join him in a round....Persian Cataphract you can come too, as we could all use a drink.
Friends?
Good.
Here's to vaginas.
Cheers
~:cheers:
*raises glass* Oh, and karielle is telling me on the phone now with regards to your post above, 'Interesting toast.' She seems bemused. o.O XD
Well, tell her I said what's up. She's welcome to toast to vaginas, if she would like.
*Gets a drink for Karielle*
Cheers.
~:cheers:
Well, he doesn't have to tell me. ;D I'll.. toast to other things, I think, but thanks for the drink! :beam:
..What is it, by the way? *peers into the glass*
For you, hmmmm....A tall glass of cold milk. A bartender should know these things afterall...
*Looks around for Legio....*
Hmmm, I guess some people hold grudges.
Oh well, you can try and be civil, and that's about it.
If he doesn't want to accept our invitation, then that's that.
*goes back to doing miscellaneous bar things*
Keep a glass of something nice for him anyway, you never know...
:laugh4: You have a way with words my young friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glenn
I was meaning that I'd rather go to a match in England, where there is hardly any trouble at all; than go to a game in some other Europe nations, where such violence is common place, and often caused by over-zealous and heavy-handed police forces.
Regardless of our reputation abroad, football games in England very rarely descend into the kind of violence witnessed in some other European leagues.
Also, only my surname is Irish. My grandfather was Irish, I am English.
I need a drink! Barkeep, can you recommend a drink for me? I'm feeling adventorous!!
But of course, I just don't think people should really worry too much about RL arguments in an EB forum.
That's exactly why I don't go to the political mudpit anymore.
I'm really not too worried about it though. He won't be the last who doesn't like what I have to say....doesn't mean I won't say it. Whaddya gonna do.
EDIT: Jagerbombs are always adventurous (and make me throw up all over the friggin place after a couple of 'em). Oddly enough, that's the only drink that makes me sick....dunno why. I could drink beer until I died, and I wouldn't throw up. Go fig.
What is a Jagerbomb? It sounds, erm, interesting.
Edit: Is it proper beer? Or that piss-water Budweiser Americans insist on calling beer?
Really, I dunno exactly, as I've only ordered them at the bar.
I know they have Jagermeister, but aside from that, perhaps someone with experience with the jagerbombs can help me figure it out.
Not a very good bartender, eh? :P
I've heard of Jagermeister, but never tried it. Is it some sort of liqueor?
EDIT: Allegedly, it's Jagermeister and Red Bull. Which sounds vile to me.
No wonder he throws up. I think I shall google it and see what it actually is.
EDIT: Mein gott 35% alcohol. My stomach would corrode into pieces if a drop of it went down there methinks. With red bull added I think it would freeze and shatter first, then the pieces would corrode. The mixture sounds positively vile, especially after I found out what Jagermeister was... o.o Sounded like something used in bondage, quite frankly. Alongside the whips and thongs and other paraphernalia...
Yeah, trust me....I had three of them at a birthday party of mine, and some beers afterwards, and I came home, and couldn't even take all of my clothes off before I got sick.
My girl came into the bathroom and my pants were around my ankles, my shirt was half way off, and I was worshipping Porcelaina.
Urgh.
Persian's replied and craves for a Jagermeister over there *motions*. He ought to be coming by shortly to a coupla. Tavern's a good place alright. Amazing what a good spot of alcohol can do to arguments.
...I realise that could be taken both ways, but I was talking about the good way.
Yes, I would just as soon have a drink with the guy, say we know it was in jest, perhaps in bad taste, and lets just move on with our lives.
I do enjoy the healthy debate, but when personal insults are introduced, I tend to shy away.
*offers persian a drink*
Whatever, I'll continue to argue, just because I'm bored, if he wants to. It's good for shits and giggles, especially now that I'm a gay man who is desperately seeking a girlfriend (even though I'm married).
How...interesting. XD I enjoy healthy debate too, but when I feel insulted, or if karielle gets insulted (which amounts to the same thing) I don't shy away, I lash out. I don't get personal unless people get personal.
I knew it was in jest, but it's the effect that we have to take into account, intentions aside. But oh well. A round of drinks is in order for everyone here.
And I think we need to diversify our service here a little. *breaks out little baskets of nachos and dishes of salsa dip* 'm hungry.
Hm seems to be only pezhetairoi,Bootsiuv,horst nordfink here....
You guys do know happy hour passed 7 hours ago right?
Anyway I'll join ya, cold water plz!
NACHOS!!!! :2thumbsup:
*accepts the drink*
Well, about 45 minutes left on my shift and apart from doing nothing but trying to bust peoples' balls over the Internet for my own gratification, all I can dream of is a sip of the nectar of the gods. Well, actually that'd make me an alcoholic so only in small dosage weekly...
Here's how to do a proper Jägerbomb: Screw the Red Bull convention and take any damn energy-drink crammed with taurine and then splash over a shot of the divine nectar. In fact, splash over two shots... <_<
So uh... Here's where I'm supposed to share something useful, or just something plain odd. Here's to the few women who play EB; If they think horses are cute, then damn it, let them think horses are cute. Let's all agree with one fact. Women are irrational, but we still love them. Why? Well, like Bootsiuv once said, it's because we want to dedicate our rectums for a single purpose only and because we are born with uhh... Shotguns.
Wow, this place is great. Gamers from all over the world are here. I think we should take it over and get Bush out of his office:laugh4: Ah, sry, where are my manners? My name is Lorenz Schweiger, and I'm from Germany, Bavaria to be exact. Well, over here, nobody feels like a bavarian, more like a Frank (yup, I live in Franconia, a small region in bavaria) I'm 15 years old, but I will turn 16 this Sunday. I'm at school, and I want to become a history teacher. History is fascinating me, and I quite like the idea of giving the torch of wisdom to the young ones. Yeah, I'm pretty strange you might think, but I'm proud of my specialness:laugh4: I don't know if I should toast to vaginas... It seems disgusting to me. I prefer not to join in that:laugh4: This may be because I have no girl-friend whatsoever. Ah, just waiting for the right one. Not quite a fan of 2-week relationships. I still remember all those pseudo-cool 14 year old guys who thought they were cool because a girl allowed them to call her their girl-friend for 1 and a half week. It's sickening to think about that. After all, isn't a relationship supposed to mean something? To be something special? Sometimes I sometimes think people that think like me are a minority in the world... Or I have only seen the bad examples until now. That's what I hope. Ah, does this jukebox have some songs of the "Mills Brothers"? Ah, there is one *Makes the jukebox play "Chinatown"* Yeah, I'm a fan of old-school music, like jazz, boogie, and swing. I prefer them over the *hack'n-slash* music that appeals so many others of my contemporarys. I play the piano, too. Since I was 7 years old. I don't want to sound arrogant or whatever, but I think I'm quite good at it. I have not drunk any alcoholical brewerage until now, and I did not have any cigarette, either. I think, if people think they miss something if they don't drink or smoke, it's fine with me, as long as they respect my decision as well as I respect theirs. It actually happened to me that somebody made fun of that. But I'm better than this retarded nonsense. Oh my, I'm talking my mouth dusty, bartender, give me a glass of Bionade please. Well, what else can I say about me? I think I pretty much summed it up. Well, I raise my glass to all of you, and I wish you a healthy and enjoyable life!
Welcome to you! I don't think we've had any Seleukid kings or any other kinds of kings around here (do we?) so I guess that makes you the highest ranking guy here! As a result you get to pick the jukebox song. ^_^ And y'know what, I'm studying to become a history teacher too, and I play and teach piano! Such coincidence. ^_^ what sort of piano music do you play?
Persian: cheers and a toast to what you said. Couldn't agree more. And about the Jagerbomb, no thanks. o.o I still want my digestive system functional, thankyouverymuch. And now, it's almost 2am where I live and what the heck am I still doing online?! Ah yes, trying to de-escalate and chill out with a curacao-creme de menthe. I wonder if there is any cocktail involving both of them. Ah well. Good night/morning, all, I am going off to get my share of sleep now.
Good night Pezhetairoi (we have 20:15 in germany now) And to answer your question: I play pretty much everything, but my favourites are movie themes and game music. You know, music from super mario and Zelda games, there even exist sheets for some Warcraft 2 songs. If you don't know Warcraft 2: It's an old rts, the predecessor to Warcraft 3 (wow. I was pretty intelligent on that one:laugh4: ) I can't describe its greatness here, just google or wiki it if you are interested. I have got to go now, too, bought myself the old "Psycho"-movie today, I have to watch it. Now!:laugh4:
It's a great movie. I prefer Shining as it scares the f***k out of me :p.
I never had the pleasure of tasting a Jagerbomb as I feel it's flavour too mild. I drank something similar but with Absint instead of Jager and once inhaled a shot of heated absint and vodka... Lost my sence of smell for 3 hours.
When I was kid a did some dumb things :p Now I enjoy the occasional drink (my favored is Rum) with the occasional let out night where I loose and drink mixes that taste horrid and make me want to throw up like really fast (Rocky-Balboa is a fine example! let's just say the Balboa has vodka to reduce the alchool level XD).
Now, i'm gonna feast on my new girl. Night everybody!!
Edit: I almost forgot; *raises a good old Rum bottle* To Vaginas!!!
Cheers...
Well, I got to come home early, w00t.
I'm glad to see that everyone is still friends. TBH, I was quite impressed with persian cataphracts pahlavan knowledge in another thread. Your a smart guy who made a joke, perhaps in bad taste. No biggie.
On a lighter note, I opened my mailbox today to find a $5000 check. God bless school grants. :beam:
I'm going shopping.
*In walks the Buckeye Fan.*
Afternoon all. Barkeep.. two "Irish Car Bombs," a "Half and Half," and a round of shots for all present.
Here's to your health ~:cheers: ... *quickly takes his two shots...picks up his beer...and walks over to the pool table*
Hmmm, no free drinks for buckeye fans!!! :P
Even though, it's not a good year to be a michigan fan....
Regardless, go blue. As long as we beat ohio state, I'll be happy.
Go blue. :P
A $5000 check in your mailbox. Now I wish I could get that today in MY mailbox, no strings attached. :(
And yeah, Persian does have an amazing amount of knowledge. His name isn't just hubris. Well, we're all people who are -pretty- good at ancient history and who have some considerable respect for one another, so yeah. Good to know we resolved this one without thread closure.
90 more posts till we catch up to the Celtic Overpowered thread!
(slides in after having a couple of glasses of muscadine wine down the street, and offers some advice)
What can make a day a bad day: having multiple strips of tape ripped off your chest when you didn't have a chance or notification to shave beforehand. ("Help me, Jesus! Help me, Jewish God! Help me, Allah! Aah! Help me, Tom Cruise! Tom Cruise, use your witchcraft on me to get the fire off of me!")
What can make a day a good day: realizing the apartment you just moved into had a previous tenant that subscribed to a certain 'gentleman's magazine' and the girls of the SEC arrives on that day, gratis.
Hell, what a night! My bloody head is banging. I'm never drinking ever again.
Well, not til tonight anyway.
Eh? Qu'est-ce que c'est 'SEC'? O.OQuote:
Originally Posted by Teleklos Archelaou
Possibly some sort of jazz mag I'd presume.
Oh. I thought it was like some sort of FHM.
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Originally Posted by horst nordfink
Yout too? Man my head feels like it's gonna break in half. Last night I drunk a little too much. Damn!
I think the best part was when I got home laid down and tought "damn at least I didn't throw up!" and then I did...
On a side note, $5000 in your mil box? Damn that's a good reason to have kids.
Cheers...
Thursday nights are always the best night to get pissed on. I walked to my girlfriends house in the wind and rain in just a t-shirt, seemed like a good idea at the time. And I managed not to try to piss in her wardrobe! Which is always a plus.Quote:
Originally Posted by mAIOR
Although, she did say I that I was talking about "fighting the Italians for Barclays Bank", which is rather random.
*walks in the bar*
After a hard day of work, I need a big bottle of Vodka right now!
And those dicks at my school told me that the trip to Sicily coming spring is canceled. This sucks. I was so happy to see Syracuse in RL. Now I need even more Vodka. :furious3:
*Drinks eveything which is liquid and contains alcohol at once*
Ahh. Now it´s better :skull:
Yeah the conversation one has when drunk are exquisite in the least... I woke up a friend of mine at 4AM asking him if he wanted a joint. Of course he was sound assleep and had to work the next day.
Pissing in a wardrobe I must say I never tried togh I slept in one because it was "cousier"...
Cheers...
Well I would like to report that everything is going smooth with the ladies (except for one, I think I'm losing her:oops: ). well, I guess there's more girls to talk too, can never have too many.
Hmmmm, I think you may be confusing school grant with welfare. My girl's a full-time student. I don't make enough to pay her tuition, so Uncle Sam does. Granted, about half of that 5000 is loans, so she'll have to pay it back when she gets her degree (or six months after, to be more precise).Quote:
Originally Posted by mAIOR
That doesn't mean I can't get a few things too, though. Granted most of it's for living expenses, but that doesn't mean I can't get a new video card and some more ram, does it? :2thumbsup:
She uses my computer for school, afterall.:yes:
On that note, I'm wondering if it's even worth it to buy M2:TW for my computer. Will a 2.7 ghz CELERON processor have a hard time playing it? Should I just save my money and get a new computer instead?
*cringes at that thought*
What drink did you have? Surely you've been giving the glass a bit too close a look - now you seem to be unable to type any more: it's 1.8 Ghz you need. With a Pentium IV processor (on a CELERON platform - but never mind).
So then I'm good?
w00tsticks!
Although, I doubt my radeon 9250 will suffice.
Thanks for your help Tellos.
What's your pleasure?
*gets tellos a glass of, well, his pleasure*
:beam:
[pours a drink of 'non alcoholic Roman Wine' aka grape juice ~:joker: ]
I'm actually one of the few people (I think) who can't stand the taste of alcohol, the only one I can stand is Shandy but that's not alcohol, as it only contains 0.5%, and I only like the supermarket ones (which contain lemonade as well) as the pub ones often put too 'much' lager, etc
I am very very very drunk! Christ only knows how I managed to make it back to my house! :inquisitive:
While I'm in such a good mood, who wants a drink?
Ooh, never seen you around before, Swiss Halberdier. Welcome to the Tavern! You can put your weapon away. Uh, I suggest in the rack for them snooker sticks, there in the corner by the pool table... Then come with us and have a drink! And consider the damage you can do to a man wearing chain mail. Have you read the linen vs chainmail comparison thread yet?
I am happy that you didn't get lost....and here's to being very, very, very drunk. I heard a couple guys were smokin a doob in ye' olde alleyway behind the tavern. If you hurry, you could be very, very, very drunk, and stoned to boot. :dizzy2:Quote:
Originally Posted by horst nordfink
~:cheers:
i think that i'm just asking to whitey if i smoke now!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bootsiuv
Wow, that last sentence was....uhhh, incoherent.
You really are drunk, friend! :beam:
No it's not! A whitey is when all the blood rushes from your face and you feel the need to empty your stomach all over your living room, just after a drag on a spliff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bootsiuv
Ohhhh, well, I'm clueless.
But thanks for giving me that little bit of smokers knowledge.
Personally, I don't smoke and drink at the same time, due to the fact that what you just said happens pretty much everytime.
I'm a drinker, not really a smoker. Once in a great while, but I'll take a brewski anyday.
I try not to smoke when I'm drinking too. For that very reason.
Bootsiuv? Do you need an assistant?
Sure....I'm assuming you mean assistant bartender.
Pour away friend, pour away.
Indeed i do! There are always tables that need wiped down and barrels that need changing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bootsiuv
I can always look after the bar when you're kipping.
You'll get an allowance of one mnai a day, no more, no less. :P
One mnai will put a conservatory on my house!! Well, it would do if I didn't live in a terrace house!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bootsiuv
I went to the store today....M2:TW is still $40, and kingdoms is $30....for a 1-year old game, that's pretty expensive.
The fact that there are no FCM's for it yet, I just couldn't bring myself to spend $70 so I could play the Byzantine Campaign.
I cheaped out and bought Resident Evil 4 for a cool $19.99. I read it was a good game unless you don't have a good controller, and I do have a good controller, and I always liked the RE series.
Anyways, I was wondering if those who had kingdoms thought it was worth $70 (and another $100+ for a 256 MB video card) without EB2 and the like?
I'm sure there is a thread about this somewhere, but lack of any real motivation (due to my own rather negative expectations of M2:TW after what I've heard around the community) makes me not care enough to go searching for it.
This way, in here anyone who feels free can chime in with their opinion, and I can remain faithfully internet-search lazy. :dizzy2:
You'll have to wait more than one year for the price to go down... It took two years for RTW to go down from 49.99 Singapore dollars (half of US dollars), the original price, to costing the same price for both RTW and BI. Then two months ago I bought the anthology for $15.99. XD
haha thanksQuote:
Originally Posted by pezhetairoi
I'll read that thread now
My main interest in Warfare always is Weapons & Armour (and their development first), then certain battles, (and then specific countries / factions / peoples)
When I bought M2TW a few weeks ago, it cost me £19.99, which is around $40 I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bootsiuv
I think Kingdoms costs around £19.99 (I didn't buy it), but can be cheaper if you buy it online from some sites.
Also few days ago I bought RTW Anthology (as it also had the expansions) which cost me £19.99
If I find Shogun Total War, I'll buy that too, and think that would only be around £5 or so.
*struggles to get in*
Quite crowded in here. Who would have thought on a saturday...
*nudges the person next to him*
Excuse me, could you ask the person with the red hair to convince the guy in the green shirt to ask the blond dude over there to order a beer, a Korn and some potato chips and have these items passed down the described line to me please? Thank you, too kind.
Hello, my name is Gerd, I'm 34, born in Dresden, Germany but right now I'm living in a sleepy bavarian town called Eichstätt. I'm a Middle Ages historian and currently working on my doctoral thesis on the comparative history of monastic orders. I try to compare the writings they produced from the middle of... Ey, where are you going... oh well.
I'm a long time gamer since the days when the C64 was the cutting edge of gaming machines. No kids, but a lovely gf. We're working on it.
Nice to meet you all.