Hey! Are you makin' inciner...incinder...insinu...are you sayin' somethin' about me?

Not unless you consider yourself to be the ruler of a country and you feel you are mentally unstable. :lol:

Could you narrow the field a little? This test would capture quite a few historical figures.....

One might also argue that anyone who wants to rule the world is inherently mentally unstable.

Well, harrumph...ahem...well, should I be offended or just have you shot?

Yes, one might. Of course the opposite is not true: not everyone who is mentally unstable wants to rule the world. I myself have no more ambition than to someday rule my own bad habits.

You often remind me of Groucho Marx with some of your one liners :lol:

You weren't around for the infamous Drebbel Trial. While we were awaiting the release of SH3, several members got brig time for falsely announcing release information. When Drebbel did the same, and got no punishment, some others began clamoring for his incarceration. Neal turned it into a trial, with Hitman as judge, and I somehow ended up being Drebbel's defense attorney. I channeled Groucho as best I could, and at one point had Hitman and myself doing the 'Sanity Clause' routine.

I wish I could resurrect those threads - there was some great stuff there. I do still have the cartoons Torplexed drew for the thing.:rock:

If you've got the time and inclination to search them, I've certainly got the time and inclination to read them :lol: :up:

Thanks guys back again, for my own fix of the SH3 game, I'd better take the con now - don't know what you're on about!
And thanks for wishing me to stay safe and enjoy myself Jimbuna. One out of two ain't bad!

LS

Easing the dripping Cap off my forehead, and in fact eventually casting it unsuccessfully at a hook on my cabin partition, I re-read the signal that Viktor had pencilled and thrust at me.

He knows the prosigns, priorities and preliminaries, he's one of the best signallers in the Flotilla. He knows this comes, not from another boat, but from BdU.

It's an operational order to go to a different quadrant.....

There is muttering and shuffling outside in the gangway as too many people find things to do just outside the Captains and radio and sonar cabins.

I know what they're thinking... the Mediterranean, and the dreaded Straits of Gibraltar.

"Back to work menschen! You'll know soon enough! Cox, get these idlers out of the way and then have the officers convened in the usual place in five minutes"

I was tired that was for sure. I looked at the text and the decryption again to be certain.

Well, that's what it says.

I pulled off my sodden Bridge jacket, and put on a mildewy woolen jersey that was less damp, retrieved my wet white cap from the floor, and with a sigh, looked up at Heidi's photo pinned above my head. However much I wiped and cleaned it, it was starting to curl up at the edges. When we get back, I'll have Josie take more pictures of us. Many more....when we get back.....

LS

Your welcome....and welcome back http://www.psionguild.org/forums/ima...s/thumbsup.gif

I poked my head through the flimsy green cloth that was my only privacy, damned if it was much more than any of the crew got...

"Reuben! Call First Watch down! Deliberate dive to 20 metres, or wherever you can maintain. 160 degrees port to new south heading. Get the Chief out of his oily pit (us both knowing that Otto hardly ever slept and would even now be prowling around the Control Room checking dials and chivvying the hands at the depth wheels).

"You have the helm Reuben, bring her around steady and level at your depth".

U-46 took a more leisurely descent and turn than in previous times of emergency, and I could still appreciate the graceful way she did it.

Joachim was passing aft from his torpedo room, and cast me a glance.

Even My Number One with red-rimmed eyes and salt encrusted beard, straight off watch popped his head round inquisitively.

"There should be some coffee laid on, Christian. Make sure the lads get some and for god's sake grab a cup yourself. Tell Willi to bring his charts; I'll be along in a minute".

He nodded wordlessly and his head disappeared.

A good man, my Number One.

Soon I followed him past the Control Room into the Ward Room where everyone was jammed in and waiting.

LS

WOOHOO, underway again!

Good to have you back, LS.:rock:

AND???? Don't keep us hanging! I don't know if I can take any more waiting! :cry:
Seriously, welcome back, LS!

Christian, Bruno, Willi, Otto and Oscar were there. It's not strictly necessary to have the Doc along for an operational briefing, but he comes anyway. He's an officer, and we like to have him.

I looked down again at the message, Viktor had written faithfully verbatim. It had an odd non-naval line of characters after the main message.

ILD-H-V-X

From that I knew that Heidi had at least seen our latest mission, and had somehow sneaked her own line onto our message.

Ich Liebe Dich - Heidi - Vorsicht - Ein Kuss

I will take care, Heidi, I will. I promise I will.

"Right Gentlemen! Who is going to ask me first?"

LS

And,andandand:o:huh:Its the Med isn't it:oI'm on the edge of me seat here:up:good to have you back LS;)