UK Browncoats! Do we exist?

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HOTPOINT

Monday, February 27, 2006 3:23 PM

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Yet another UK Browncoat here (though I really think we should call ourselves Redcoats

Ah, there's nothing quite like the sound of a hundred concealed US guns cocking all at once.

Like the concealed American Militia that shot at the British Army riding into Washington DC under a flag of truce in 1814 to accept the capitals surrender (after the Redcoats shot the US Army to pieces in the field at Bladensburg)?

(Note: If you shoot a Major Generals horse out from under him when he's under the protection of a white flag he just might be riled up enough to burn the White House)

Sorry I just couldn't resist it

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Hurrah, hurrah, when things are at their worst
With cries of “Death or Glory” comes the mighty Twenty-First

HUMBUG

Monday, February 27, 2006 5:53 PM

Hey, Masterchief!! I live in Cambridge, too!!!!

I don't want to put my personal details for all the see, but send me a personal message through this site and we can be in touch!!!

Shiny!!!!

from, Sandra

Humbug

"You know what the first rule of flying is?... Love. You can learn all the math in the 'verse, but you take a boat in the air you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of worlds. Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home." Mal, BDM

CITIZEN

Monday, February 27, 2006 6:04 PM

No, I do not, in point of fact, exist.

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
You should never give powers to a leader you like that you’d hate to have given to a leader you fear

PARAGON

Monday, February 27, 2006 6:36 PM

British Browncoat from Cirencester, Gloucestershire here too! wave banner = feebly... bought my copy of serenity today.. yeah.

Beware the good man for he will kill you without a word.

BITTERBIERCE

Monday, February 27, 2006 8:28 PM

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Like the concealed American Militia that shot at the British Army riding into Washington DC under a flag of truce in 1814 to accept the capitals surrender (after the Redcoats shot the US Army to pieces in the field at Bladensburg)?

Yeah, it's odd how much we'd learned from the redcoats in the war of Independants (excuse me, Independence). It's just that we couldn't find innocent women and children around to butcher like at Lexington and Concord or random Algonquins, so we had to pick on your poor armed troops. Sorry, couldn't resist.

And anway, don't you have the wrong site? Being a redcoat- aren't you looking for the Alliance website? I hear you won a good victory in Serenity Valley.

BITTERBIERCE

Monday, February 27, 2006 8:34 PM

Oh, I forgot, one last thing- you do know the burning was direct ordered retaliation for the burning of York, right? They don't sell the reason for the burning as some dastardly colonial deed in Brit history books, do they?

HOTPOINT

Monday, February 27, 2006 8:57 PM

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Originally posted by BitterBierce:
Yeah, it's odd how much we'd learned from the redcoats in the war of Independants (excuse me, Independence). It's just that we couldn't find innocent women and children around to butcher like at Lexington and Concord or random Algonquins, so we had to pick on your poor armed troops. Sorry, couldn't resist.

You do know that many of the worst atrocities of the American War of Independence were carried out by the "Patriot" side right? If you don't believe me look up the Gnadenhutten massacre for example

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And anway, don't you have the wrong site? Being a redcoat- aren't you looking for the Alliance website? I hear you won a good victory in Serenity Valley.

Interesting spin on things. Of course I could counter argue that since slavery is apparently legal in the Alliance, and that the slave owning landed classes are very much on top in the Alliance, they have more in common with the American Rebels.

You know we Brits abolished slavery here in England in 1772 and that fear we'd do the same in the Colonies was a major reason for the Rebellion right?

In any case if you'd like to argue this matter further (and good naturedly I hope) how about you start a thread in Real World FFF.NET and we can take the topic there instead of continuing to hijack this thread?

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Hurrah, hurrah, when things are at their worst
With cries of “Death or Glory” comes the mighty Twenty-First

HOTPOINT

Monday, February 27, 2006 9:01 PM

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Originally posted by BitterBierce:
Oh, I forgot, one last thing- you do know the burning was direct ordered retaliation for the burning of York, right? They don't sell the reason for the burning as some dastardly colonial deed in Brit history books, do they?

No actually it wasn't in direct retaliation for just the Burning of York (Modern day Toronto then Capital of Upper Canada) but for all the other Canadian Towns burned too.

The firing on the White Flag likely did colour Major General Robert Ross's view on exactly how many buildings he was going to burn though.

Once again we can take this to REAL WORLD FFF.NET if you want?

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Hurrah, hurrah, when things are at their worst
With cries of “Death or Glory” comes the mighty Twenty-First

MEGMAC

Monday, February 27, 2006 9:24 PM

I'm from Birmingham, I'm surprised there are so many of us UK Browncoats.

Got my DVD today...with the shiny artcards.

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Badger: That only matters to the people on the rim.

RIVERTAMKICKSASS03

Monday, February 27, 2006 9:39 PM

i'm from London or Hemel Hempstead depending on time of year

Been a fan since seing something called firefly on sci-fi channel and remebering that was something to do with "that guy from buffy" than after the show realised it might be best to learn Joss' name

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