Showing posts with label Inspiring Picture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inspiring Picture. Show all posts

Thursday, 30 May 2013

James is giving away free stuff on his blog........

.....to celebrate his blogs birthday and feed the bloodyshinyitis disease.

James s giving away some lovely stuff on his blog to celebrate his blogs third birthday, go and visit the man!


The man himself and it wasn't even Christmas...........


.....and a picture that made me smile and highlight the problem some men (like Ray) can have:D 

Saturday, 18 May 2013

Pimping the Wargaming Girl Day 3........

.....and a bit of humour!

Tamsin the lovely Wargaming Girl is giving away more free stuff over on her blog and this picture made me actually laugh the other day!

I've also won some GZG 15mm tanks from Seb and 5 historical painted minis of my choice from Andrew but the nice man has agreed to 5 non historical minis (I've never painted them as I could not do them justice) and they are on their way to the poor unsuspecting fool (well he's a very talented painter and these minis will end up in my display cabinet).

This picture made my day.......


Monday, 13 May 2013

15mm "Battle of the Boyne" refight for Broadside 2013 teaser or changing history!

The Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two claimants of the Irish, Scottish and English thrones, the Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the river Boyne near Drogheda in the Republic of Ireland (not called that back then) which is situated on the east coast of Ireland. The battle, won by William, was a turning point in James' unsuccessful attempt to regain the crown and ultimately helped ensure the continuation of Protestant ascendancy in Ireland!

The Rejects met up yesterday for a refight of this battle which will be our demonstration game at Broadside 2013 on the 9th of June, myself, Smithy and Surjit played the Catholic forces with Lee, John and Dave played William's forces, the game was umpired by Ray (whose figures we were using) and using Beneath the Lily Banner rules.

I won't go too much into the battle as Ray is being very secret squirrel and is only allowing one picture per Reject blog, the forces are accurate (2 to 1 in Williams favour) and the Catholics forces are meant to lose as history dictates but yesterday we gave history a kicking with the aid of some biased dice gods.

We surprised Ray, ourselves and the Williamite forces, ultimately we would lose but on our terms.........


The town of Oldbridge (scratchbulit by Ray) which no longer exists and on the day only lasted 20 minutes under Dutch Blue Guards assault but on our day lasted a lot longer! The Guards can be just seen advancing.............

To see more you will have to go to Broadside 2013 and to read more of the battle you can go here.


.......and swearing at work explained!





Saturday, 23 February 2013

Feeling a bit Irish today, the Rejects at Cavalier 2013, security at work and more Boobs!

Meant to take pictures today of some 15mm office chairs from Shapeways but left my camera at home and so did Ray but a good few Rejects will travel to Tonbridge tomorrow for Cavalier 2013 and will hopefully have pictures for you on Monday of the show (if I remember the fecking camera), so if you see a very large individual with strawberry blonde hair (with a lot of grey) and a face like a bulldog licking urine off a nettle wandering aimlessly come up and say hello!

Ray not only left his camera at home but his brains, Ray in one of those rare occasions (even rarer he paid) went to get some burger and bacon rolls with fried onions when the boss called asking to speak to him and I said that he was on patrol and would be back in 10mins and I would get him to ring her back.....

Lurker: The boss rang, I told her you were down the snack wagon!
Ray: You're a bollox!
Lurker: Yes I am!
Ray(on phone): Hello dear, I was on patrol.....
Boss: You were out buying bacon sandwiches....
Ray: I was not, I was on patrol....
Boss: Francis told me you were....
Ray: Okay I was....
Lurker (shouting): Unbelievable, you're an idiot Ray I told her nothing of the sort....
Boss: Ha Ha!

Women are sneaky........


Well maybe one day............


....and because some people asked!




Friday, 26 October 2012

Inspiring Picture 41: Your Bad Day......

....just started!

It's why I try not to use them.........


0145 in the morning, myself and Ray are trying to stay awake at work, watching Casino and trying to paint something, I should have pictures of miniatures tomorrow.....hopefully!

Monday, 10 September 2012

Inspiring Picture 40: Upset Dog, 400,000 hits, 500 posts, FUBAR rules and Water!

I've been working a lot of shifts lately and it's starting to affect my usual good nature....

Lurker: Stop flicking water at me Ray!
Ray: It's not me......
Lurker: Of course it's you.......
Ray: How do you know it's me?
Lurker: I've looked at the fecking ceiling for a leak and it's dry......and there's only two of us in the fecking room!
Ray: So!
Lurker: Give me strength!

So he goes off to the work kitchen to wash up his dinner items, goes to the bathroom and comes back into the control room but fails to remember the sink filling up....anyone for naval wargaming?



The picture cracks me up because I have dogs that look at me like this sometimes and for other reasons, thank you for the hits and for reading this sorry blog of mine, I have found one page sci-fi and modern rules called FUBAR thanks to a fellow blogger..one page!...I know it sounds horrific to purists like Ray but they look good to me for a skirmish period! Did I mention one page possibly two!

We're nearly there myself and Ray with our small giveaway soon........stay tuned!

Monday, 16 July 2012

Inspiring Picture 39: Rare View of what Ray is about to get.....

...meant to post figure pictures today but they're not up to showing and I'm on my fourth day with him and God will forgive me...well Anne will!

An actual Can-O-Whoopass.......



Back on Saturday night shift, see you then!

Monday, 9 July 2012

Inspiring Picture 38: Being a Drummer and.....

...for Anne's Attic and her anniversary and competition over at her blog because of course she is a drummer as well!

Ray is currently writing the rules with my help and fecking cackling a lot......


Deep down we nearly all want to be drummers well especially the boys!

Back on Friday day shifts and look after yourselves until then if you can?

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Inspiring Picture 36: Men's Rules for........

Women!

Meant to do something else today but shenanigans and actual having to work at work have caused to this to go boobies up, there are changes at The Angry Lurker from Sunday night onwards as I am now going on 12 hour shifts with Ray and will be posting as per my 4 on and 4 off roster (probably more than that due to overtime) but still reading and commenting during the off bit.....

   .........we also hope to put on a game at work!




....but then a woman did read it and answered!


An answer to the new Men’s Rules for Women bullshit that’s going around the web.
1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down.
Hey, donno if you knew… but there are two “seat covers” for different functions. When we say “put it down” we mean both. BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THEY WERE DESIGNED FOR. Do you leave your refrigerator door open? NO. Bend your lazy little knees, reach down… and flip that shit closed.
2. Sometimes we’re not thinking about you. Live with it. 
Do you really think we implode when we realize that you don’t think about us every waking second of every eternal day? No. We just like to hear that you are every now and again. Pony up and say the words, “I’ve been thinking about you.”
3. Saturday = Sports
If you mean “saturday = day we go outside and actually play sports” awesome. If you mean you’re going to sit like a fat ass on the couch eating pork rinds all day and expect me to bring you beers… well, grow up and go outside. 
4. Crying is blackmail.
Oh really? Then so are your passive aggressive sighs. We’re just emoting, take it like a man.
5. Ask for what you want. Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it.
Strange, when we just tell you what we want we’re called demanding. When we suggest subtly what we want, you can’t pull your head out of your ass long enough to realize. 
6. We don’t remember dates. Mark them on a calendar and remind us frequently.
Do you want us to chew your food for you, too? No? So how ‘bout you put on your grown up pants and make yourself a calendar that sends you reminders? Then you can even remember your parents’ birthdays! Imagine that- doing something yourself, just to make other people happy. AMAZING. 
7. Yes and no are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.
No. 
8. Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That’s what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.
You’re right, god… it is SO hard to just listen for 5 minutes when the football game is calling your attention.
9. Check your oil! Please.
I’ve got no rebuttal here, ladies… check your fucking oil. 
10. Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments are null and void after 7 days. 
Does this go for dalliances outside of the relationship too? Well in that case, that guy I made out with out at my bestie Tiffany’s bachelorette party is inadmissable too, right? RIGHT?!
11. If you think you’re fat, you probably are. Don’t ask us. We refuse to answer that question anymore. 
Ladies, try something like “do you like this dress, or this dress better?” Because loaded questions like this JUST MAKE US LOOK BAD.
12. If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one. 
Fair enough, but take two seconds before blathering, “I think my Thomas would like your friend Rachel, she’s smokin’ hot.” And try something more along the lines of, “Thomas and Rachel would get along really well.” Being a conscientious person is part of being an adult.
13. Let us look. It doesn’t hurt anyone to look. And for us, it’s genetic.
Well, it’s been proven that instinctually speaking women are more prone to cheating during ovulation every month, and that rates of women having a child outside of wedlock (then having their husband raise anyway it without him knowing) is shockingly high.… Does that make that ok? Or do you think you could keep your elevator eyes sequestered to your private whack-it time? 
14. Whenever possible, please say whatever you have to say during commercials.
Deal, and whenever possible, please don’t spend all evening watching television.
15. Christopher Columbus did not need directions, and neither do we. 
Clearly you also haven’t needed to pick up a book or listen in school, because Christopher Columbus did not find what he was looking for. Or is that why you avoid maps… because you’re somewhat illiterate? Be a man, ask another man.
16. ALL men see in only 16 colours. Peach for example is a fruit not a color. We have no idea what mauve is. 
Tell that to my [other] bestie Jessi, he color coordinates every outfit and corrects me when I say his scarf is white- “Omg, hunni… it’s actually eggshell.”
17. We are not mind readers and we never will be. 
But… I thought men were the supreme gender? There has to be another reason for that, then. 
18. If we ask what is wrong and you say “nothing”, we will believe you.
Fair enough. I got nothin’ for that one. 
19. When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine. 
You say that now, but when we leave the house with our hair in a shitty ponytail, no makeup, flip flops, pajama bottoms and a happy feet men’s size XL tshirt, I think you’ll change your mind. 
20. You have enough clothes. 
Probably true. 
21. You have too many shoes. 
Definitely true. Unless of course we’re talking tactical boots for kicking your ass… you sassy little fuck. Who asked you anyway? 
22. It is neither in your best interest or ours to take any quiz together. No, it doesn’t matter which quiz.
True, you’re probably just going to lie about your past sexual history anyway. And we probably will too. 
23. BEER is as exciting for us as handbags are for you.
I can’t recall ever hearing of a woman dreaming of going home and having a handbag after work. 



Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Friday, 27 April 2012

Inspiring Picture 34: Navy Seals........

............I'm not much of a talker myself!



The day has gone to hell but have a good weekend if you can people.....



Friday, 3 February 2012

Inspiring Picture 32: The 90's.... UPDATED!

I miss them along with the 80's but then I am old.........I also need a favour, over at La Figoblogotheque I'm in a 5 way street fight for best Wargames blog of 2011, the link is here , don't worry I won't be hurt if you don't but even Ray voted for me, shameless and I mean shameless plug over......




The Rejects are meeting up this weekend for a Crimean wargame and if you can have a damn good weekend, I won't because Ray will be at the wargame as well!

Friday, 25 November 2011

Inspiring Picture 31: Villains Accuracy?

It's bad enough when your lackeys and henchmen can't hit the side of a barn door while standing beside it but you can't knock off the hero yourself as the villain other than give him a fecking flesh wound but not before you tell him the fecking plot.

Note to self when I take over the world, no giving away the plot and the henchmen (maybe henchwomen?) need firearms and accuracy training but obviously not too bright as you don't want them getting ideas!


Got a game this weekend with the Rejects so you all have a good one this weekend hopefully especially the Thanksgiving lot who are still enjoying their 4 day weekend!


Friday, 14 October 2011

Inspiring Picture 30: Revenge and SELWG 2011.

....or spelling.


SELWG 2011 this Sunday and the Rejects are on the road (will take some pictures), if you're going have a good one, if not have a good weekend if you can.

Friday, 30 September 2011

Inspiring Picture 28: Never tell me the Odds.

Gamers will get this a bit quicker than some but only because of bad memories.............



....but on a more serious note to the financial well being of the wargaming industry, I got a phone call from Postie (El Presidente and Dictator for life of the Rejects) last Saturday night about did I want to go to the Skirmish 2011 show that Sunday morning (well it was either me or his missus), it's a small  little show in Sidcup, Kent (picked up a few items including a great book to help with Operation Sealion project) but the real news was Postie left with nothing (he usually brings fellow Rejects only for carrying purposes).

Picture and proof below and contractual shot I forgot from the game...

EMPTY HANDED.......



Monday, 5 September 2011

Inspiring Picture 27 : Teamwork.

....it's how I roll.


Back at work today, feeling a lot better, apologies for neglecting your blogs and will spend the day wandering around the blogosphere, didn't do much while I was off but hope to be back with the miniature buzz soon as my birthday approaches this month and lists need to be written.