Really? Thought it said something somewhere about shields. Did you mention shields? Did I make it up? Is there even such a thing as a, a, shield? I swear, someone, somewhere, at some point in my life, said the word "shield" in the vicinity of my person. Curse them!
Oh, and I think I ought to mention this for anyone who could be thinking the opposite of the following statement and who just so happen to be reading this: guards and soldiers are different. They serve different purposes, wear different uniforms, have different weapons, use different deodorant, etc. Unless mwt has changed it all in Gen-land, to which I say, "mwt, you are sneaky and make me feel silly."
I could, quite possibly, be adamant about this because of Terry Pratchett, and his character Vimes. I really do like that man's books. Here's an excerpt from Jingo, to tell you about guards and soldiers:
"'Oh, Commander Vimes,' said Mr. Burleigh, smiling. "As a military man yourself, you must-'
Sometimes people can attract attention by shouting. They might opt for thumping the table, or even take a swing at someone else. But Vimes achieved the effect by freezing, by simply doing nothing. The chill radiated off him. Lines in his face locked like a statue.
'I am not a military man.'
And then Burleigh made the mistake of trying to grin disarmingly.
'Well, commander, the helmet and armour and everything... It's really all the same in the end, isn't it?'
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Date: 3/23/08 03:51 am (UTC)Oh, and I think I ought to mention this for anyone who could be thinking the opposite of the following statement and who just so happen to be reading this: guards and soldiers are different. They serve different purposes, wear different uniforms, have different weapons, use different deodorant, etc. Unless mwt has changed it all in Gen-land, to which I say, "mwt, you are sneaky and make me feel silly."
I could, quite possibly, be adamant about this because of Terry Pratchett, and his character Vimes. I really do like that man's books. Here's an excerpt from Jingo, to tell you about guards and soldiers:
"'Oh, Commander Vimes,' said Mr. Burleigh, smiling. "As a military man yourself, you must-'
Sometimes people can attract attention by shouting. They might opt for thumping the table, or even take a swing at someone else. But Vimes achieved the effect by freezing, by simply doing nothing. The chill radiated off him. Lines in his face locked like a statue.
'I am not a military man.'
And then Burleigh made the mistake of trying to grin disarmingly.
'Well, commander, the helmet and armour and everything... It's really all the same in the end, isn't it?'
'No. It's not.'"