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You know what they say - it takes all sorts ... 
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Well, I've only been here a month(exactly) but am proud to be part of that 50,000. But to hold a contest for number 100,000? Good intentions, bad idea. It will make every1 more competitive and then the friendly demeanor of the forum will break up. I prefer it the way it is, personally.
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Sorry Buff--I have to disagree with you on this one: Reason is below. [img]smile.gif[/img]
Nah--I don't think so--were all too intelligent here to play that game.  [img]graemlins/rk.gif[/img]
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June 14th, 2003, 09:26 PM
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I'm a member of another forum with more than 1000 people signed up but a week ago we were just 5-6 active. Now it feels like i'm alone there.
I almost feel uncomfortable here because it feels like you are some aliens with a brain size of 2 m3 (2 cubic metres) that remember every letter and number you've read about WWII and i feel that i'm way out of my league. All i know sees me as a WWII maniac and i can't do more than i have the capacitate for.
But if this forum would close i would be real sad even though i've only written 'bout 20 post by now. I pray to God that this will never happen.
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Speak for yourself, Evans - I want that Spitfire ! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Seriously, Munken - don't go getting an inferiority complex ! We're all here to learn, contribute and discuss, whether you've read one book or one thousand, doesn't matter..... 
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June 15th, 2003, 01:43 AM
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Indeed, Munken. We are all to learn in here! Some of us (even if had read a lot) have learned some interesting stuff, the opposite to what we believed; like the Russian winter not halting the German advance in 1941, that a German invasion of Britain in autumn 1940 was impossible, etcera. You just have to read, discuss and be open-minded. There are just some people that can't change... Some ones who don't accept that the RAF was bleeding to death in early September 1940...  [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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...and others who stubbornly cling to the curious notion that 'The English Patient ' is a good film.... [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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My problem is that i have hard to remember numbers and dates.
I just remember years and very special events like the invasion of Poland 1st september and D-day 6th of June. Sometimes if i'm lucky i remeber the month too. VE day in May.
I don't have it easy.
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...and others who stubbornly cling to the curious notion that 'The English Patient ' is a good film....
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Well, this CAN be closer to the truth than the RAF winning the Battle of Britain in early September...
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June 16th, 2003, 11:06 AM
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Havn't seen the movie 'The English Patient'. What's it about?
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Over to Friedrich - just thinking of the film makes me feel...errr... just a moment..... BAAAARRRRRRRFFFFFFF!!! [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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June 16th, 2003, 12:28 PM
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Ok. Guess it was bad.
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Martin...what Mark Spitfire?
I'd settle for a nice ME-109, a Sopwith Camel or The Red Barons Fokker Tri-plane permanently "borrowed" from him before his fateful flight.
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I'm not sure how much cash Otto has to spare ( ) but it would have to be a Mk 1 or II ( Battle of Britain ) or a Mk IX ( the best of them all according to 'Johnnie' Johnson - and he should have known......)
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June 17th, 2003, 09:10 AM
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I just want No.9's steak knife....
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Good choice Martin--I especially like the Spitfire MK VI myself. Why? it has cool and sleek lines and--I have a ballcap with a picture of one on it.
Stevin--why do you want the steak knife? to shave the mustache with?
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I want an SS knife!!! Or Hitlerjugen!
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OK OK, spitfires for everyone at 100,00 posts. Either that or a FW Ta152, take your pick.
I just glanced at the stats again just now (1:30am Thursday the 19th of June), we have as of this moment 51,026 posts. We hit 50,000 posts at around 12:15am on Friday the 13th of June. That means we all added 1,000 posts in the last six days. Roughly 1,000 posts a week are generated here, meaning we will reach 100,000 posts in less than 1 year. You all better start taking your flying lessons. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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I'll take a T-34 or KV1.
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I would rather have a Kubelwagen.
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Ein better idea--how about an all expenses paid month long vacation to Germany?
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I guess we have well over 60,000 postings here? Or do we?
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