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ChrTh
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@bobrath:
JFK said "Ich bin ein Berliner", i.e. I am a Berlin-person. In the German construct for this style of phrase, however, ein (which is equivalent to the english 'a' or 'an') is not required. The correct phrase would've been Ich bin Berliner. Ein Berliner is a pastry, sometimes equated with a donut but iirc not the one Americans are familiar with. So by saying Ich bin ein Berliner, JFK was saying he was a donut.
JFK said "Ich bin ein Berliner", i.e. I am a Berlin-person. In the German construct for this style of phrase, however, ein (which is equivalent to the english 'a' or 'an') is not required. The correct phrase would've been Ich bin Berliner. Ein Berliner is a pastry, sometimes equated with a donut but iirc not the one Americans are familiar with. So by saying Ich bin ein Berliner, JFK was saying he was a donut.
My explorer just broke down. But i've nearly feared for another
But that
is really funny ...
Have also been explaining it. Actually it is possible to say "Ich bin ein Berliner." But since he stressed the 'ein' ...
getting fussy again. ...
It is a bit like a donut ... it's pretty much the same dough ... but without the hole in the middle and mostly filled with jam.
BTW: If my comments hold any horrible mistakes - considering phrases or times or something alike - you're welcome in pointing me to them ... or them to me?
On the game: How many turns would it take to discover drama? If you would want theatres.
But thatis really funny ...
Have also been explaining it. Actually it is possible to say "Ich bin ein Berliner." But since he stressed the 'ein' ...
getting fussy again. ...It is a bit like a donut ... it's pretty much the same dough ... but without the hole in the middle and mostly filled with jam.
BTW: If my comments hold any horrible mistakes - considering phrases or times or something alike - you're welcome in pointing me to them ... or them to me?
On the game: How many turns would it take to discover drama? If you would want theatres.
bobrath
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Only cause I'm bored and awaiting a certain set of turns to be played... BTW your english is already good quality, its more the little things that us natives pick up on through trial and error.
Please point them out
Really minimal changes (and I'm getting dangerously far off topic here!)
My browser crashed.dot said:
I've also been explaining it.
mmmmm (oh and great english too).
If my comments have any horrible mistakes
Please point them out
Really minimal changes (and I'm getting dangerously far off topic here!)
ChrTh
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Turns played, report due shortly.
ChrTh
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Some called him ChrTh the Reckless. Others ChrTh the Mad. And some said that he was ChrTh the Bold. In any case, his leadership was one that would have far-reaching implications ...
In 1010 AD he rose to power. Because his mad plan involved receiving Calendar from the beseiged Catherine, he switched research to Literature (due in 10). He also found some loafing workers and was tempted to kill them for their insolence, but instead sent them to take care of the gems.
He leaves the builds as are because he sees the need for the lighthouses...however he may switch them next turn depending on the roll of the dice ...
Turn 1 -- 1025 AD
Heliopolis: Lighthouse > Courthouse.
Moscow has expanded, giving us Sugar and helping us with our Happy.
ChrTh the Rash sent the troops into Novgorod ...
Cat suicides.
Sword loses to Longbow.
Sword loses to Longbow.
Sword defeats Longbow.
Sword defeats Longbow ... Success! Novgorod is ours!
I dial up Cathy, and she gives us EVERYTHING:
Ok, dial up FDR ... and he doesn't need Calendar anymore
... however, this might be a bug in the game, so I'll check next turn.
I now have 2 rice on hand, so I trade one to Gandhi for pigs.
Literature will now be researched in 5 turns at 50% science (-7 gpt for now).
Turn 2 -- 1040 AD
Thebes: Archer > Archer
Memphis: Lighthouse > Granary
Alexandria: Lighthouse > Granary
Nope, FDR still doesn't need Calendar
Turn 3 -- 1055 AD
I trade cows to Cyrus for 4gpt. Yeah, it's not that much, but we have plenty.
Turn 4 -- 1070 AD
HC's caravel catches up to our galley and sinks it.
Turn 5 -- 1085 AD
Thebes: Archer > Sword
Turn 6 -- 1100 AD
Literature comes in, start Civil Service for now. Unfortunately, FDR is the only one who doesn't have Lit, and I can't get Monarchy out of him for it. I stay with Civil Service since no one else has it ... maybe we'll get lucky.
Turn 7 -- 1106 AD
Elephantine: Aqueduct > Market
Turn 8 -- 1112 AD
Memphis: Granary > Sword
Turn 9 -- 1118 AD
Thebes: Sword > Research (to speed up Civil Service)
Turn 10 -- 1124 AD
Pi-Ram: Library > Courthouse
Yakutsk's borders expanded, meaning it's going to take me an extra turn to get there.
Turn 11 -- 1130 AD
Memphis: Sword > Market
Peace Treaty cancelled. The Final struggle against Cathy begins. Immediately everyone isn't very happy.
Yakutsk is guarded by 2 longbows.
Turn 12 -- 1136 AD
Helipolis: Courthouse > Market
Turn 13 -- 1142 AD
Alexandria: Granary > Market
Assault on Yakutsk.
1 Cat suicides. Another cat suicides. Sword loses to longbow. Sword loses to longbow. Axe defeats longbow. Axe loses to longbow. Axe defeats longbow ...
Piece o' cake.
Turn 14 -- 1148 AD
Peace is declared.
Turn 15 -- 1154 AD
Whoops, I sent a Catapult on a long goto .. sorry.
I convert to Hinduism (sorry, forgot to do it 2 turns ago). I don't think it's worth changing civics to OR until after Yakutsk is out of revolt.
Ok, Civil Service is due in 7 (at -20gpt). Unfortunately, Gandhi already has it. FDR and Cyrus, however, do not. If we do get it before them, see if you can trade forward two levels (that means waiting a turn after the first trade). FDR is more advanced than Cyrus, so I would trade with Cyrus first. I just wish I could get FDR to take Lit off my hands.
In 1010 AD he rose to power. Because his mad plan involved receiving Calendar from the beseiged Catherine, he switched research to Literature (due in 10). He also found some loafing workers and was tempted to kill them for their insolence, but instead sent them to take care of the gems.
He leaves the builds as are because he sees the need for the lighthouses...however he may switch them next turn depending on the roll of the dice ...
Turn 1 -- 1025 AD
Heliopolis: Lighthouse > Courthouse.
Moscow has expanded, giving us Sugar and helping us with our Happy.
ChrTh the Rash sent the troops into Novgorod ...
Cat suicides.
Sword loses to Longbow.
Sword loses to Longbow.
Sword defeats Longbow.
Sword defeats Longbow ... Success! Novgorod is ours!
I dial up Cathy, and she gives us EVERYTHING:
Ok, dial up FDR ... and he doesn't need Calendar anymore
... however, this might be a bug in the game, so I'll check next turn.I now have 2 rice on hand, so I trade one to Gandhi for pigs.
Literature will now be researched in 5 turns at 50% science (-7 gpt for now).
Turn 2 -- 1040 AD
Thebes: Archer > Archer
Memphis: Lighthouse > Granary
Alexandria: Lighthouse > Granary
Nope, FDR still doesn't need Calendar
Turn 3 -- 1055 AD
I trade cows to Cyrus for 4gpt. Yeah, it's not that much, but we have plenty.
Turn 4 -- 1070 AD
HC's caravel catches up to our galley and sinks it.Turn 5 -- 1085 AD
Thebes: Archer > Sword
Turn 6 -- 1100 AD
Literature comes in, start Civil Service for now. Unfortunately, FDR is the only one who doesn't have Lit, and I can't get Monarchy out of him for it.
I stay with Civil Service since no one else has it ... maybe we'll get lucky.Turn 7 -- 1106 AD
Elephantine: Aqueduct > Market
Turn 8 -- 1112 AD
Memphis: Granary > Sword
Turn 9 -- 1118 AD
Thebes: Sword > Research (to speed up Civil Service)
Turn 10 -- 1124 AD
Pi-Ram: Library > Courthouse
Yakutsk's borders expanded, meaning it's going to take me an extra turn to get there.Turn 11 -- 1130 AD
Memphis: Sword > Market
Peace Treaty cancelled. The Final struggle against Cathy begins. Immediately everyone isn't very happy.
Yakutsk is guarded by 2 longbows.
Turn 12 -- 1136 AD
Helipolis: Courthouse > Market
Turn 13 -- 1142 AD
Alexandria: Granary > Market
Assault on Yakutsk.
1 Cat suicides. Another cat suicides. Sword loses to longbow. Sword loses to longbow. Axe defeats longbow. Axe loses to longbow. Axe defeats longbow ...
Maquis said:Well... a 10-turn peace treaty still gives you 5 turns to take her out...
Piece o' cake.
Turn 14 -- 1148 AD
Peace is declared.
Turn 15 -- 1154 AD
Whoops, I sent a Catapult on a long goto .. sorry.
I convert to Hinduism (sorry, forgot to do it 2 turns ago). I don't think it's worth changing civics to OR until after Yakutsk is out of revolt.
Ok, Civil Service is due in 7 (at -20gpt). Unfortunately, Gandhi already has it. FDR and Cyrus, however, do not. If we do get it before them, see if you can trade forward two levels (that means waiting a turn after the first trade). FDR is more advanced than Cyrus, so I would trade with Cyrus first. I just wish I could get FDR to take Lit off my hands.
Spoiler :
to the RNGod.
ChrTh
Happy Yule!
dot said:Does that mean she's not yet buried?
When you eliminate a Civ, War Weariness, We Wish To Return To Our Homeland, etc., do not go away until the next turn (since there is no formal peace treaty). I'm guessing it has to do with how the game recalculates the Happy each inter-turn.
Yeah, I did know that. But I wasn't sure about whether you did eliminate her or not. Since you stated that Peace is declared ... 
ChrTh
Happy Yule!
The easiest path to peace is eliminating the opposition to it.
Who's up next?
GreyFox
Make it so ...
Geez, two pages added while I slept.
Good jobs getting those Techs and Killing Cathy ...
But that leaves me with a daunting task of rebuilding the economy ... To hell with that, I am going to build us some galleons and kill HC ... Muhwahahahaa ...
What? Astronomy is still an astronomical numbers of beakers away? Er .. ok, I'll think of something else ...
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@Dot: Yours Faithfully, I believe.
Good jobs getting those Techs and Killing Cathy ...
But that leaves me with a daunting task of rebuilding the economy ... To hell with that, I am going to build us some galleons and kill HC ... Muhwahahahaa ...
What? Astronomy is still an astronomical numbers of beakers away? Er .. ok, I'll think of something else ...
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@Dot: Yours Faithfully, I believe.
ChrTh
Happy Yule!
GreyFox said:
As they say in New England, Ah-yep.
@ GreyFox: Yours Faithfully ?????????
I know that term but what are you alluding to?
BTW, just been thinking that you should be up quite soon ... and here you are. Aaahhh ... so you're already up next in the roster? again.
Edit: Will you bring me some beautiful screenshots of legs in Thebes?
I know that term but what are you alluding to?
BTW, just been thinking that you should be up quite soon ... and here you are. Aaahhh ... so you're already up next in the roster?
again.Edit: Will you bring me some beautiful screenshots of legs in Thebes?
GreyFox
Make it so ...
Re: "Yours Faithfully", I'll leave the English lessons to native speakers ...
No problem on beautiful legs. I was hoping to get a close shot at Cathy's, but that dumb ChrTh killed her before I can have some fun.
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No problem on beautiful legs. I was hoping to get a close shot at Cathy's, but that dumb ChrTh killed her before I can have some fun.
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bobrath
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Yours Faithfully was a typical lead in to a signature at the end of a letter. So you'd culminate a letter to a friend with:
"and that's how we decided to leave for Nara.
Yours Faithfully,
Bobrath Q. Public"
Also "Yours in Faith", "Truthfully yours", and "Love".
(BTW its not real common any more and in the form that Greyfox used its more of an eloquent way of stating "Yeah that's me".)
"and that's how we decided to leave for Nara.
Yours Faithfully,
Bobrath Q. Public"
Also "Yours in Faith", "Truthfully yours", and "Love".
(BTW its not real common any more and in the form that Greyfox used its more of an eloquent way of stating "Yeah that's me".)
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