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2014/04/15 08:36:37
Subject: What will you refer to the new Codex as?
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Trazyn's Museum Curator
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 Tigramans wrote:Who the heck is gonna call 'em with the new name? It's IG for most of the players. The GW literally renamed one of their iconic armies of the 40K a "space military", and they expect us to call it like that? I'm sorry, but I can't imagine a guy who says it out loud with a serious tone.
The also named their most iconic and best selling army "Star-Obtainers" High Gothic / Faux Latin is pretty dumb like that.
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What I have
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Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
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2014/04/15 08:37:41
Subject: Re:What will you refer to the new Codex as?
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Fixture of Dakka
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A Guardsman is a Guardsman no matter what it says on the codex.
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 Midnightdeathblade wrote:Think of a daemon incursion like a fart you don't quite trust... you could either toot a little puff of air, bellow a great effluvium, or utterly sh*t your pants and cry as it floods down your leg.
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2014/04/15 08:51:12
Subject: Re:What will you refer to the new Codex as?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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My Tyranids only eat the real stuff: Imperial Guard, not the sissy Harry Potter spells 
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2014/04/15 09:29:30
Subject: What will you refer to the new Codex as?
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Grizzled Space Wolves Great Wolf
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 CthuluIsSpy wrote: Tigramans wrote:Who the heck is gonna call 'em with the new name? It's IG for most of the players.
The GW literally renamed one of their iconic armies of the 40K a "space military", and they expect us to call it like that?
I'm sorry, but I can't imagine a guy who says it out loud with a serious tone.
The also named their most iconic and best selling army "Star-Obtainers"
High Gothic / Faux Latin is pretty dumb like that.
You mean the Adeptus Astartes? Adeptus means "obtained" in the sense of obtained some skill or ability... so the Adeptus part isn't that stupid.
"Astartes" I don't think means anything? It's just a made up word through and through. Googling turns up a Greek god connected to fertility, sexuality and war.
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2014/04/15 10:02:48
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Trazyn's Museum Curator
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AllSeeingSkink wrote: CthuluIsSpy wrote: Tigramans wrote:Who the heck is gonna call 'em with the new name? It's IG for most of the players. The GW literally renamed one of their iconic armies of the 40K a "space military", and they expect us to call it like that? I'm sorry, but I can't imagine a guy who says it out loud with a serious tone.
The also named their most iconic and best selling army "Star-Obtainers" High Gothic / Faux Latin is pretty dumb like that.
You mean the Adeptus Astartes? Adeptus means "obtained" in the sense of obtained some skill or ability... so the Adeptus part isn't that stupid. "Astartes" I don't think means anything? It's just a made up word through and through. Googling turns up a Greek god connected to fertility, sexuality and war.
Good point. I always interpreted it to be Faux-Latin for stars / space, but a Mesopotamian Goddess of War works as well. Astartes isn't a Greek goddess though; never heard of her. Turns out she's the Greek name for Ishtar. So...it really means "Skilled Babylonian Goddesses of War" Or WarBabbies for short.
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What I have
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~1660
Westwood lives in death!
Peace through power!
A longbeard when it comes to Necrons and WHFB. Grumble Grumble
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2014/04/15 10:28:54
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Powerful Pegasus Knight
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IG, Iggies, and Guard. It will never change.
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"Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts." |
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2014/04/19 02:55:51
Subject: What will you refer to the new Codex as?
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Rough Rider with Boomstick
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Do you think the newer players will call it AM, or do you think they'll refer to it as IG to fit in?
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2014/04/19 06:53:44
Subject: What will you refer to the new Codex as?
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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Actually, he means Astarte, the Syrian and Babylonian Goddess of Love and Fertility. Only later Egypt adopted the cult and added the war aspect.
So Space Marines are the skilled Sex Goddesses
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2014/04/19 07:10:28
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Powerful Pegasus Knight
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 Insane Smile wrote:Do you think the newer players will call it AM, or do you think they'll refer to it as IG to fit in?
Ha!! There hasnt been a new player in my area for about 5 years. Yet If they do start showing up they will probably call them Astra whatever until we correct them.
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2014/04/19 09:34:41
Subject: What will you refer to the new Codex as?
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Grizzled Space Wolves Great Wolf
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 Kroothawk wrote:
Actually, he means Astarte, the Syrian and Babylonian Goddess of Love and Fertility. Only later Egypt adopted the cult and added the war aspect.
So Space Marines are the skilled Sex Goddesses
So THAT'S why so many people like collecting Space Marines 
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2014/04/19 10:46:49
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Hurr! Ogryn Bone 'Ead!
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Imperial Guard forever.
Not Astra milli... whatever.
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2014/10/27 12:34:56
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Boosting Space Marine Biker
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AllSeeingSkink wrote: Kroothawk wrote:
Actually, he means Astarte, the Syrian and Babylonian Goddess of Love and Fertility. Only later Egypt adopted the cult and added the war aspect.
So Space Marines are the skilled Sex Goddesses
So THAT'S why so many people like collecting Space Marines
None sexier but them, can't deny!
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