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Steam Fall sale starts Wednesday I think. Then of course their big Holiday/Christmas sale will be next month. I am looking forward to getting a few new (for me) games to try out for hopefully cheap. Anyone have any suggestions? I play Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Civ POE, games like that usually.
 
I don't know, but it itches.
 
Deerunk.
 
I picked up Dishonored. I am still trying to learn Hearts of Iron 3 but my eyes bleed each time I turn the game on. The learning curve is steep.
 
Nope .
 
Let Bacchus' sons be not dismayed
But join with me, each jovial blade
Come, drink and sing and lend your aid
To help me with the chorus:

Instead of spa, we'll drink brown ale
And pay the reckoning on the nail;
No man for debt shall go to jail
From Garryowen in glory.

We are the boys who take delight
In smashing Limerick lamps at night,
And through the street like sportsters fight,
Tearing all before us

Instead of spa, we'll drink brown ale
And pay the reckoning on the nail;
No man for debt shall go to jail
From Garryowen in glory.

We'll break the windows, we'll break down doors,
The watch knock down by threes and fours,
And let the doctors work their cures,
And tinker up our bruised

Instead of spa, we'll drink brown ale
And pay the reckoning on the nail;
No man for debt shall go to jail
From Garryowen in glory.

We'll beat the bailiffs out of fun,
We'll make the mayor and sheriffs run
We are the boys no man dares dun
If he regards a whole skin.

Instead of spa, we'll drink brown ale
And pay the reckoning on the nail;
No man for debt shall go to jail
From Garryowen in glory.

Our hearts so stout have got us fame
For soon 'tis known from whence we came
Where'er we go they fear the name
Of Garryowen in glory.

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1. Pillage, then burn
2. A Sergeant in motion outranks a Lieutenant who doesn't know what's going on
3. An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody
4. Close air support covereth a multitude of sins
5. Close air support and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart
6. If violence wasn’t your last resort, you failed to resort to enough of it
7. If the food is good enough the grunts will stop complaining about the incoming fire.
8. Mockery and derision have their place. Usually, it's on the far side of the airlock
9. Never turn your back on an enemy
10. Sometimes the only way out is through... through the hull
11. Everything is air-droppable at least once
12. A soft answer turneth away wrath. Once wrath is looking the other way, shoot it in the head
13. Do unto others
14. "Mad Science" means never stopping to ask "what's the worst thing that could happen?"
15. Only you can prevent friendly fire
16. Your name is in the mouth of others: be sure it has teeth
17. The longer everything goes according to plan, the bigger the impending disaster
18. If the officers are leading from in front, watch for an attack from the rear
19. The world is richer when you turn enemies into friends, but that's not the same as you being richer. [2013 Calendar]
20. If you're not willing to shell your own position, you're not willing to win ].
21. Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Take his fish away and tell him he's lucky just to be alive, and he'll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow
22. If you can see the whites of their eyes, somebody's done something wrong
23. The company mess and friendly fire should be easier to tell apart [2013 Calendar],
24. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a big gun
25. If a manufacturer's warranty covers the damage you do, you didn't do enough damage
26. "Fire and Forget" is fine, provided you never actually forget.
27. Don't be afraid to be the first to resort to violence
28. If the price of collateral damage is high enough, you might be able to get paid to bring ammunition home with you
29. The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy, no more, no less[
30. A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go
31. Only cheaters prosper
32. Anything is amphibious if you can get it back out of the water
33. If you're leaving tracks, you're being followed
34. If you’re leaving scorch-marks, you need a bigger gun
35. That which does not kill me has made a tactical error (T-shirt).
36. When the going gets tough, the tough call for close air support
37. There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open fire' and 'I need to reload'
Alternate version: There is no 'overkill.' There is only 'open fire' and 'time to reload.'
38. What's easy for you can still be hard on your clients. (Canonized in the 2015 Schlock Mercenary Monthly Calendar. Mis-quoted without the number by Tagon as "Just because it's easy for you doesn't mean it can't be hard on your clients"
39. There is a difference between "spare" parts and "extra" parts
40. Not all good news is enemy action.
41. "Do you have a backup?" means "I can't fix this."
42. "They'll never expect this" means "I want to try something stupid."
43. If it's stupid and it works, it's still stupid and you're lucky
44. If it will blow a hole in the ground, it will double as an entrenching tool.
47. Don't expect the enemy to cooperate in the creation of your dream engagement.
51. Let them see you sharpen the sword before you fall on it.
 
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Ha, snaked one in on ya! Still not the last!
 
More than once I'm sure...
 
I am a bit green behind the ears but most of the rest of me is grizzled and old.

Still three days to go before we have the first spam of 2015.
 
Life of Brian...lol. Love Monty Python. Back in the 80's my Sunday nights were comprised of Monty Python, Doctor Who then The Two Ronnies or Dave Allen at Large. Good times...
 
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