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Always been rather slim, and used to be very good at gymnastics.
(Bit out of practice now, before anyone asks!)

Contraction of first and middle names . . . Philip Douglas. Phildo was a high school nickname. I guess you get it without further explanation.

After a civil war Northern cavalry general. Thought what he did at Gettysburg was noteworthy, in a not easy to notice kind of way.

buford,
I wondered about your monicker.
Gn'l Buford a cavalry Brigadier held up Lee's advance on the shoe shop until Reynolds arrived.John Reynolds did not have a good day however.
Wholley.

:fadein: ...cause workin in the bush, with interesting folks, in odd places with peculiar names, and doin it in mechanical palm trees (helicopters) and fun airplanes is what I have enjoyed most in life... outside of my personal life with a fine lady who has put up with me (and my PTSD) and supported me for 25 years. There it is, its been quite a ride.

I was born and raised near Bastogne. I chose "Ardennes44" in respect for the events that took place sixty years ago.
My avatar is in loving memory of my father who passed away last year. He served in the Chasseurs Ardennais (Ardennese Hunters) 149th Regiment during WWII.

peds is a contraction of peders, which is a mutilation of pedro, which is spanish for peter. (my name)

my avatar is a card being sliced in two by a bullet.

Peds wrote:peds is a contraction of peders, which is a mutilation of pedro, which is spanish for peter. (my name)

my avatar is a card being sliced in two by a bullet.

NOW, THAT'S SOME SHOOTIN' FOLKS!!! BADCHES? We don need no stinkin Badches.... Suddenly, I'm thinkin of changing my name and avatar to something coooll, maybe "el Borachito"... or "el Gallo Loco"...or something... ...or maybe not... whatever...his is cool... hey Peds, ya wanna eat some beer???

My names Lewis. it was shortened to lew ages ago. I'm also known as mac in a different cirlce but mostly known as lew.


lew

Eat beer? Sounds tricky... beer sorbet is rather tasty, pretty easy to make as well. Anyone want a recipe?

el gallo loco... the crazy welshman?

Peds wrote:Eat beer? Sounds tricky... beer sorbet is rather tasty, pretty easy to make as well. Anyone want a recipe?

el gallo loco... the crazy welshman?

Welshman? good heavens, man... I'm English(veddy) don'cha know... uhhh,...well, sorta... kinda... uh, i saw an irish terrier once...
.... ..actually old man, the custom of 'eating beer(liquid bread) is one of veddy long standing............ having been handed down linearly from "The Empirical Wa*nkers",.............. Caesar Caligula's Ultra-Elite personal Guard. Now Old Man...if that ain't HISTORY, I don't know what is!!! :microwave:

wholley wrote:buford,
I wondered about your monicker.
Gn'l Buford a cavalry Brigadier held up Lee's advance on the shoe shop until Reynolds arrived.John Reynolds did not have a good day however.
Wholley.

Yep. He knew about the Pipe Creek circular, but recognised that the ground might be advantagous to the Union forces if they could hold off A.P Hill long enough to get concentrated. He could have pulled back, instead of which he fought his unit dismounted against heavy odds, got Reynolds to come in, and effectively committed Meade to fight where he had probably not intended. Considering the outcome, a pretty amazing call I thought.

...And last, but literally far from least... Buford's getting to and holding the crossroads around the shoeshop... guaranteed that least quite a few soldiers had shoes during the battle. Many soldiers had arrived barefoot due to supply problems. Truth!

HerkyMerc wrote:...And last, but literally far from least... Buford's getting to and holding the crossroads around the shoeshop... guaranteed that least quite a few soldiers had shoes during the battle. Many soldiers had arrived barefoot due to supply problems. Truth!

Yes but I've always found that shoe story to be a bit fishy! What was Lee's strategy in invading the north, and what were the tactics to support it? I think there's another thread in that. Maybe with less politics, this pig might be more to your liking Herc?

buford wrote:

HerkyMerc wrote:...And last, but literally far from least... Buford's getting to and holding the crossroads around the shoeshop... guaranteed that least quite a few soldiers had shoes during the battle. Many soldiers had arrived barefoot due to supply problems. Truth!

Yes but I've always found that shoe story to be a bit fishy! What was Lee's strategy in invading the north, and what were the tactics to support it? I think there's another thread in that. Maybe with less politics, this pig might be more to your liking Herc?

aw... Lee knew about that shoe place too, girl... nothin fishy bout it! I 'think' it was Longstreet who was tasked with getting there ahead of the 'Bluebellies', dragged his feet and missed out even when it was a 'shoe-in' that he could'a done it. The Southy boys needed those shoes even worse than did the Blues. truth, look it up.