@ Marcus, the concept of Liberty is of course entirely imaginary and evaporates like any stress related illusion when the battle is over. Just like that half naked bare footed woman in a soldier’s feverish dreams, she’s not there in the morning.
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@Charly, strong pants are worth something to a live soldier, the dead don’t benefit from them. Stealing your slain enemy’s boots, clothes, jewellery, gold teeth etc is traditional.
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If your General suddenly promises you freedom after the next pitched battle, you’ll shortly be dead and pantless too.
Marcus Ranum says
I always hated that painting. Nobody’d go out in a situation like that, barefoot.
Charly says
I cannot say I hate it, but I never understood why the dead guy front left has no pants on.
Lofty says
@ Marcus, the concept of Liberty is of course entirely imaginary and evaporates like any stress related illusion when the battle is over. Just like that half naked bare footed woman in a soldier’s feverish dreams, she’s not there in the morning.
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@Charly, strong pants are worth something to a live soldier, the dead don’t benefit from them. Stealing your slain enemy’s boots, clothes, jewellery, gold teeth etc is traditional.
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If your General suddenly promises you freedom after the next pitched battle, you’ll shortly be dead and pantless too.