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Old 18th January 2017, 11:13 AM   #100
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Originally Posted by dmaker View Post
I saw that thread. I don't have an account there any longer, but once in a while I do the lurk anon thing.

That was a fascinating and hilarious thread to watch grow. It's fascinating in the way each new participant just pulls numbers out of the air and drives the cost up and everyone just sagely nods their head and agrees. It's a good gaming demonstration.
And Cap'n Crunch BLAARGs blithely on, as if no one has seen Lone Survivor.
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I've had enemy all around me, and even step between my head and outstretched hand - and missed me. Why? I wore some decent camo, I was motionless, and most people look over terrain - and don't properly scan in detail. If you had 10,000 people, maybe twenty would have the eye for detail required.
How many times is he gonna relate this anecdote?
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