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Old 05-13-07, 04:12 PM   #77
Beery
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Originally Posted by elanaiba
The game's messages are supposed to be internal stuff sent from US Navy higher authorities or Comsubpac to other US Navy units. They shouldn't care to be politically correct and respectfull to anyone - since that wouldn't be period...
It's not a question of political correctness. They just don't sound like the sort of messages I've seen from ComSubPac or official Navy communications to subs. They sound like the kinds of messages European computer game developers think Americans would send.

As for them being 'period' the following sound distinctly non-period:

"KANGAROOS BREATHE COLLECTIVE SIGH OF RELIEF"

"GERMAN BEER NOW NON GRATA DURING MARDI GRAS CELEBRATIONS"

"MYSTERIOUS OUTBREAK OF VAMPIRISM NOTED AMONG RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS"

And what admiral or Navy staff member would ever admit to not knowing where Elba is? I mean these guys are in the military so they have heard of Napoleon, right?
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