Who are we?

[BlackBat242]

To quote some famous Sci-Fi author... "You Lucky Bast@rd!"


I forgot the name , but it means: "you are going to have a lot of fun discovering all the things we now view as "old hat"... YLB".

 

[MrFilthyIke]

Name: Shane
Age: 31
Country: United States
Favorite version: CT
Military Service: none
Favorite Supplement: No favorites
Favorite Sector: No favorites
Favorite Race: Human
Favorite Empire: No favorites

 

[navywarlord]

Name: Charles
Age: Older then I care to admit (45)
Country: USA
Favorite Version: CT (with some MT add-ons)
Military Service: 21 years Navy
Favorite Supplement: Mercenary
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Vargr
Favorite Empire: Galactic Empire (oops, wrong universe)
Claim to fame: Still breathing after 2 Gulf Wars and 3 trips to Baghdad

 

[Droyne668]

Name: Droyne668 (sometimes called William by Humaniti)
Age: 40 (that's 290 in Droyne years)
Country: Texas
Favorite version of Traveller: Classic Traveller
Military Service: No, just a mad scientist
Favorite Supplement: Alien Modules
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Droyne
Favorite Empire: The Imperium

 

[Fritz_Brown]

Jiminy! You waited 76 months for your first post! Wow!

(Where in Texas?)

 

[Pickles]

The less said, the better.

 

[Droyne668]

Jiminy! You waited 76 months for your first post! Wow!

(Where in Texas?)

Yeah, I was trapped in a pocket universe and there may have been some relativistic time distortion effects as well.

San Antonio.

Yourself?

 

[Fritz_Brown]

I grew up in the DFW area. I currently live in southeastern VA - and I'm all alone on this board in that area....

 

[MrFilthyIke]

Jiminy! You waited 76 months for your first post! Wow!

Mine was similar (48 months), but Droyne has got me beat.

 

[Droyne668]

Mine was similar (48 months), but Droyne has got me beat.

After a million years or so to go from the bronze age to space flight, what's a few (dozen) months?

 

[hunter]

After a million years or so to go from the bronze age to space flight, what's a few (dozen) months?

ROFL!!!!!!!

 

[rudolpht]

Checking in

Looking forward to T5

 

[Fersboo]

Name: Fersboo
Age: 38 years young
Country: Socialist Peoples Republic of Maryland
Military Service: US Cavalry ['87-'92]
Favorite version of Traveller: None, I'm a FNG with limited exposure to MT & T20 [mostly played Twilight 2000]
Favorite Suppliment: See above
Favorite Sector: See above
Favorite Race: See above
Favorite Empire: See above
The Wife: If Afghanistan has so many mines, why are they so poor? Me: Not those kind of mines. The Wife: Oh....OH!

 

[starfarer]

Name: Willy Fritz
Age: 55 (almost done)
Country: Germany (formerly known as Western Germany)
Favorite Traveller Version: CT and TNE
Military Service: Zivildienst
Favorite Sector: Spinward Marches
Favorite Race: Vargr
Favorite Empire: The Imperium

 

[Gadrin]

Name: Fersboo
Age: 38 years young
Country: Socialist Peoples Republic of Maryland
Military Service: US Cavalry ['87-'92]
Favorite version of Traveller: None, I'm a FNG with limited exposure to MT & T20 [mostly played Twilight 2000]
Favorite Suppliment: See above
Favorite Sector: See above
Favorite Race: See above
Favorite Empire: See above
The Wife: If Afghanistan has so many mines, why are they so poor? Me: Not those kind of mines. The Wife: Oh....OH!

FNG ? (pardon my ignorance)

http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=FNG&Find=find&string=exact

Calvary <> Former Naval Guy in my book

I suppose BBS software will eventually parse out those abbrevs (since many can parse out swear words) and allow the owners to include a small library of their own, such that:

I'm a FNG ...

might become

I'm a FNG [Friday Night Gamer] ...

when it displays.

 

[aramis]

Gadrin:
FNG=F'ing New Guy (US Army Slang.)

Fersboo:
Air, Tread, &/or Honor-Horse Cav?

 

[Fritz_Brown]

Where in Germany, starfarer?

 

[Gadrin]

Gadrin:
FNG=F'ing New Guy (US Army Slang.)

yeah, an translates well to almost any other occupation too. I had to write down something gaming-related for my post.

 

[Fersboo]

Gadrin:
FNG=F'ing New Guy (US Army Slang.)

Fersboo:
Air, Tread, &/or Honor-Horse Cav?

I spent about half my time in M-3 Bradley CFVs and the rest wheeled/dismounted. My 2nd unit was AirCav but was redesignated as a motorized unit within a month of my arrival.

 

[Garyius2003]

Name: Gary
Age: 36
Country: United States
Favorite version: CT
Military Service: Five years active Marine Corps, six years National Guard including one year active duty for one of Clinton's invasions
Favorite Supplement: AHL
Favorite Sector: The Marches
Favorite Race: Solomani
Favorite Empire: 3I--When it is very large, very powerful, and only cares about the fringe sometimes