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That flag'll need to be sorted straight off, colours are ok, but the layout is wrong, needs to be moved back to crosses. You'll also need to put back those missing letters and put others back round the right way. Chop, chop, her majesty & Phil the Greek will be over soon to take back the keys

See America: Even when we lose we win.

Didn't we already prove that Texas rednecks trump knights? I've several thousand Civil War re-enactors that laugh and throw down a butternut (or yellow alternatively) glove to your pointy stick crumpet eating midevil/Cromwellian re-enactors.

Our fake rifled musketry and artillery will go through your fake pike lines like wheat through chaff. Our fake cavalry will introduce your fake heavy horse to the joy of breach loading carbines and Colt model 1858 revolvers.

As the Texas motto goes. Never bring a (fake) knife to a (fake) gunfight.

Just keep that haggis away from here, dear god man don't you know thats a war crime!

Anyone watch that show 'Deadliest Warrior'? Imo its more entertainment than anything but I hope they have a Texas cowboy in a match-up for season two. It'd be nice to see how big of a hole the Colts and the other weapons in a Cowboy's arsenal could make.

A stereotypical cowboy would have:
Knife: Bowie or similar hunting knife (short sword to you Europeans )

Pistol: A Colt Peacemaker fires with a .45 Long Colt.
In round ball mode thats nearly identical characteristics to the .45 ACP (which is what the ACP was effectively modeled on). no body armor up to the 1930s could stop that. The whole on the front is .5. Coming out of gel likely an inch or so wide IIRC. If its soft lead like it should be it would be horrific.

Rifle: Winchester repeater. Either 44-40 or 45-70.
A 45-70 softnose lead is like a shotgun slug.

Double barreled shotgun: Well, its a 12 gauge and can put 18 or so 9mm sized balls into you. To quote the immortal words of our hero:

That would be an awesome episode; firearms ftw in Deadliest Warrior...although the claymore demonstration was pretty bad ass.

I still think they needed to 13th century knight vs. Samurai. Classic European heavy against Japanese heavy. Jannisary would work as well.

They never seemed to pick ones geeks really talk about (pirates vs. knights come on!).

Frazzled wrote:
As the Texas motto goes. Never bring a (fake) knife to a (fake) gunfight.

No, this is Henry VIII army we still have (fake) longbows. I would bring a longbow to a gunfight anytime up to the 1840's.

Frazzled wrote:
As the Texas motto goes. Never bring a (fake) knife to a (fake) gunfight.

You should always bring a knife to a gunfight. That way, you can stab them while they're laughing.

Orlanth wrote:

Frazzled wrote:
As the Texas motto goes. Never bring a (fake) knife to a (fake) gunfight.

No, this is Henry VIII army we still have (fake) longbows. I would bring a longbow to a gunfight anytime up to the 1840's.

Again your fake longbows would lose. Our fake Kentucky rifles have substantially longer range. Plus the real smoke obscures the fake archers targets. That and fake artillery is awesome. And smoky. Did I mention smoky?

Of course if your fake archers get uppity, we'll have to call in fake Lacotah Sioux to scalp you, or some fake Comanches to ride in and carry off your women folk bystanders.

Comanche, the original Hells Angel

Pah, we will send in the Jocks, Braveheart stylie!

Frazzled wrote:A stereotypical cowboy would have:
Knife: Bowie or similar hunting knife (short sword to you Europeans )

Pistol: A Colt Peacemaker fires with a .45 Long Colt.
In round ball mode thats nearly identical characteristics to the .45 ACP (which is what the ACP was effectively modeled on). no body armor up to the 1930s could stop that. The whole on the front is .5. Coming out of gel likely an inch or so wide IIRC. If its soft lead like it should be it would be horrific.

Rifle: Winchester repeater. Either 44-40 or 45-70.
A 45-70 softnose lead is like a shotgun slug.

Double barreled shotgun: Well, its a 12 gauge and can put 18 or so 9mm sized balls into you. To quote the immortal words of our hero:

Only a Texan would bring three guns (and a knife) to a fight with a guy who's already been dead for almost 400 years.

"I think he twiched." *blam!* *blam!* *kerpow!* *blam!* *pew!* *pew!* *blam!* *blam!* And so on...

Wolfstan wrote:Pah, we will send in the Jocks, Braveheart stylie!

Not a problem. The union had a little known brigade in emergency to defend Washigton from Lee, the Ninja Kitties!





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George Spiggott wrote:

Frazzled wrote:A stereotypical cowboy would have:
Knife: Bowie or similar hunting knife (short sword to you Europeans )

Pistol: A Colt Peacemaker fires with a .45 Long Colt.
In round ball mode thats nearly identical characteristics to the .45 ACP (which is what the ACP was effectively modeled on). no body armor up to the 1930s could stop that. The whole on the front is .5. Coming out of gel likely an inch or so wide IIRC. If its soft lead like it should be it would be horrific.

Rifle: Winchester repeater. Either 44-40 or 45-70.
A 45-70 softnose lead is like a shotgun slug.

Double barreled shotgun: Well, its a 12 gauge and can put 18 or so 9mm sized balls into you. To quote the immortal words of our hero:

Only a Texan would bring three guns (and a knife) to a fight with a guy who's already been dead for almost 400 years.

"I think he twiched." *blam!* *blam!* *kerpow!* *blam!* *pew!* *pew!* *blam!* *blam!* And so on...

In Texas we call that anger management.

Right time to up the anty... as we know mainstream US culture can't cope with female flesh being exposed, we're sending over the Page 3 girls, just IN camo bikini bottoms. Take that!

We can handle gratitious violence, but not half-naked womens! Nooooooooo!

We'll give you a true "clothing malfunction"

Did someone say clothing malfunction?

Wolfstan wrote: Right time to up the anty... as we know mainstream US culture can't cope with female flesh being exposed, we're sending over the Page 3 girls, just IN camo bikini bottoms. Take that!

Page 3 girls?
We'll take that challenge, but call first in case She Who Must Be Obeyed is about, in which case I will be shocked just shocked at such things.