tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post116046604507194167..comments2023-10-26T04:29:38.283-07:00Comments on Gin and Tonic Lounge: NIHIL EST--IN VITA PRIORE EGO IMPERATOR ROMANUS FUIMr. Gin and Tonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03570237594535782373noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160545698836637212006-10-10T22:48:00.000-07:002006-10-10T22:48:00.000-07:00Oy!Stop Welsh bashing, Cali boy..Oy!<BR/>Stop Welsh bashing, Cali boy..Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761970614510058192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160523498163179982006-10-10T16:38:00.000-07:002006-10-10T16:38:00.000-07:00That, and the Welsh are confounded by shiiiiiiiiin...That, and the Welsh are confounded by shiiiiiiiiiny things. ;-)deucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809959914058993093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160521083052837882006-10-10T15:58:00.000-07:002006-10-10T15:58:00.000-07:00Well, we did let them in eventually. The Celts wer...Well, we did let them in eventually. <BR/>The Celts were unable to prevent inter tribal warfare.Our seeming lack of political unity, despite our fierceness in battle, ultimately led to our defeat and subjugation by the much better disciplined, and certainly much-better armed legions of Rome. <BR/><BR/>It was either that or the Romans looked hot in skirts...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761970614510058192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160517766528864632006-10-10T15:02:00.000-07:002006-10-10T15:02:00.000-07:00And yet the Romans built fortresses in what is now...And yet the Romans built fortresses in what is now modern Wales. <BR/><BR/>And, I'm not sure you can rightly call the English pussies for lacking the tactical advantage of fleeing into the mountains when invaders arrived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160511216159653662006-10-10T13:13:00.000-07:002006-10-10T13:13:00.000-07:00The Romans failed to beat the Welsh. Thats what Wa...The Romans failed to beat the Welsh. Thats what Wales means in Roman - unbeatable.<BR/><BR/>The English of course were easily overtaken - pussiesLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761970614510058192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160508192068876722006-10-10T12:23:00.000-07:002006-10-10T12:23:00.000-07:00like, running water for examplelike, running water for exampleMr. Gin and Tonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570237594535782373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160502554072745132006-10-10T10:49:00.000-07:002006-10-10T10:49:00.000-07:00Make room in the TiVo for Rome - Its BSG for the H...Make room in the TiVo for Rome - Its BSG for the History-Channel Geek Set. Its historically accurate, well acted and as Brian points out in the main blog, synchronizes nicely with other shows out there.<BR/><BR/>That Engineering of Rome thing was awesome - Its pretty amazing that the Romans were doing things that were lost through the Dark Ages, that society didn't pick back up for another 300 - 400 years!Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03567853509649749884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160500854583406052006-10-10T10:20:00.000-07:002006-10-10T10:20:00.000-07:00My new favorite video game is my kids' Lego Star W...My new favorite video game is my kids' Lego Star Wars II. Its all juvenile comedy. Just one step above fart jokes. Wait . . . there is a stormtrooper fart joke in the game.<BR/><BR/>As for more TV, I can not keep up with my DVR on all the saved Daily Show with John Stewart and Cobert Report. No room for Rome.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759018255964348820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160500315995600392006-10-10T10:11:00.000-07:002006-10-10T10:11:00.000-07:00And might I add, I really really like the Rome ser...And might I add, I really <I>really</I> like the <B>Rome</B> series. It was executive-produced by John Milius who directed Conan the Barbarian, co-wrote Apocalypse Now and is a gun-carrying looney. My dad naturally loves him.deucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809959914058993093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160496274005325962006-10-10T09:04:00.000-07:002006-10-10T09:04:00.000-07:00I have to admit to hours of starcraft and heros wh...I have to admit to hours of starcraft and heros while I was melingering from a serious car accident. Just kidding state farm, but thanks for the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160495910992685932006-10-10T08:58:00.000-07:002006-10-10T08:58:00.000-07:00I like AoE, but I particularly enjoyed Age of Myth...I like AoE, but I particularly enjoyed Age of Mythology. <BR/><BR/>I am a big fan of the Blizzard strategy games. Many a long long night were spent playing Starcraft. In fact, when I went back to Illinois to visit my best friend, we reverted immediately back to our "up until 5am finishing up a long slog of a campaign" tradition. And then there was Diablo II. Don't even get me started on Diablo II. I never quite got into Warcraft III though. <BR/><BR/>I will have to check out this game you mention. <BR/><BR/>Wait a minute. On second thought, given my overwhelming class load, my overfilled social schedule, and my kids who have the nerve to want their mother to actually play with them once in awhile... I'll stay far far away from this one. lolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856346021932036387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160493696784203072006-10-10T08:21:00.000-07:002006-10-10T08:21:00.000-07:00Brother John was a master AoE II. He could desima...Brother John was a master AoE II. He could desimate Inog and I in short order. But we were also very drunk most of the time and concentrated more on annoying our brother John than actually trying to conquer. I remember one episode when John had hundreds of Teutonic Knights slowly death marching over the landscape. He had killed Inog and desimated my entire civilization except for one Cavalry Archer. I would not surrender. I remember him cursing because he couldn't catch my last archer. I am an ass.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759018255964348820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15373687.post-1160466328278666432006-10-10T00:45:00.000-07:002006-10-10T00:45:00.000-07:00Oh, by the way, it says: "That's nothing, in a pre...Oh, by the way, it says: "That's nothing, in a previous life I was a Roman Emperor."Mr. Gin and Tonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03570237594535782373noreply@blogger.com