Re: [DS and SG] Regiments of the Crown

> >   Those darned Americans - do we have to go burn the
> > Whitehouse again?
> > :)
> >
> 
> LOL!! Sorry sir, that particular 'bonfire' is something we southerners
reserve
> for ourselves!  ; ) But heck, the place does need it... ; )

Amen!

(snip, and the following dialect slightly adjusted)

> As an amusing side note: the Queen's Own Huntsville Rifles saw action
once during
> a scenario which featured a 'cross Channel' assault by units from the
FSE!
> Alabama mountain boys defending Dover and Kent! LOL!!
> 
> "Hey sarge, whar'd them 'Euries' land?"
> 
> "Down yonder by Dover town, Ah reckon 'bout 10 klicks. Guess them 'red
coats' gonna
> hog up all the action"
> 
> "Well, Ah ain't never been able to miss a good scrap. Ah came over to
this heah
> England to see some action, and by gommit, Ah mean to-- Ya'on 'to
Sarge?
> 
> "Awwwwright... on yer feet, yuh buncha in-bred, yankee-want-to-be's,
there's a war
> on and Her Majesty has done sent y'all an ingraved invitation! Gonna
show
them city
> slicker limey soldier boys how REAL riflemen shoot! MOVE  IT!!"

Followed by a soul-chilling Rebel Yell: "YEEEEEEE HAH!"

(It ain't just the Brits who hold on to their traditions....)

--a Virginia Gentleman