> *** > So instead of talking about tactics or military maneuvers next time > they go to a meeting, they could just bring their cases and have a > party. > > Vic > *** > > My recollections from college days, oh so many years ago, suggest > there are plenty of folks that think that's the way to learn anything. > > I'm tending towards tee-totalling myself, mind you. > > I'm thinking that between Reinhard and Yang, both are close in > fighting their enemy, but the Brat excells in handling 'allies'. > > Brings to mind one thing: I noticed in the translation that fellow > soldiers/crews/fleets are referred to as 'allies'. It seems awkward > in English, and I was curious if anyone had comments on the Japanese > from which it's derived. Not that US references of 'friendlies' isn't > subject to ridicule. Ask George Carlin. Actually, look at the fighter pilot uniforms for the Empire and Alliance. Notice a resemblance to the uniforms of a certain Galactic Empire and Rebel Alliance in a certain series of film? ;) > /lurk on > > The_Beast > > -Douglas J. Evans, curmudgeon > > One World, one Web, one Program - Microsoft promotional ad > Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Fuhrer - Adolf Hitler > Patrick Chester wolfone@io.com