tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post1697940320856469608..comments2024-03-27T15:59:11.066+00:00Comments on Prometheus in Aspic: Solo Campaign - Week 7MSFoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-39926246622081539192012-03-07T20:51:36.477+00:002012-03-07T20:51:36.477+00:00Ah yes - well spotted - that was supposed to be in...Ah yes - well spotted - that was supposed to be in the report. General de Division Maximilien Sebastien, Comte Foy, is at present indisposed as a result of some Portuguese chap sticking a bayonet in his leg. He has a note from le Medecin, and is excused walking-about duties for a month or so. He is required to drink a bottle of warm rioja each day until it feels better. In the meantime, his Division of the Armee de Portugal is being looked after by Gen de Bde Jean, Baron Chemineau, and Chemineau's own brigade is temporarily commanded by Col Molard, of the 6eme Leger. In Molard's absence, the 6eme Leger is under the command of the senior Chef de Bataillon, Maurice Jaune, and so it goes on down until we reach Jean-Claude the potato-peeler in Company F, who is temporarily replaced by the regimental mascot, a goat named Becassine.<br /><br />There's a lot of upward mobility in the Armee de Portugal - a marshal's baton in every knapsack.MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-16791450301920805322012-03-07T19:47:11.159+00:002012-03-07T19:47:11.159+00:00The hard tack looks tasty??? And I did chuckle at ...The hard tack looks tasty??? And I did chuckle at your little jape, although you probably didn't deserve it!! What happened to your namesake, wounded in the last battle??Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-3366461654978307212012-03-07T14:39:00.437+00:002012-03-07T14:39:00.437+00:00Worms is extra, sir.
In Hornblower, there's a...Worms is extra, sir.<br /><br />In Hornblower, there's a good bit where they are showing the Tsar life on a ship, and one of the officers taps his biscuit on the table, so the worms crawl out. The Tsar gracefully declines to have a biscuit, but is very taken with the pea soup.<br /><br />If it's a choice between having bread with worms or no bread at all, I guess that with worms is the lesser of two weevils. (Ksshh - I thank you).MSFoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14470241067504971068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7111053985478999734.post-31413629402448174162012-03-07T12:40:08.010+00:002012-03-07T12:40:08.010+00:00Re. Hard Tack....I see no worms (and I don't h...Re. Hard Tack....I see no worms (and I don't have an eye-patch!) ;-)<br />HughHugh Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10689023221814673819noreply@blogger.com