The Rest Stop to the West: A Luxemburg AAR

[Satcho]

Look what just came out of the dot-matrix-printer:

SECTION II.

LUXEMBURG.


ARTICLE 40.


With regard to the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, Germany renounces the benefit of all
the provisions inserted in her favour in the Treaties of February 8, 1842, April
2, 1847, October 20-25, 1865, August 18, 1866, February 21 and May 11, 1867, May
10, 1871, June 11, 1872, and November 11, 1902, and in all Conventions consequent
upon such Treaties. Germany recognises that the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg ceased
to form part of the German Zollverein as from January 1, 1919, renounces all
rights to the exploitation of the railways, adheres to the termination of the
regime of neutrality of the Grand Duchy, and accepts in advance all international
arrangements which may be concluded by the Allied and Associated Powers relating
to the Grand Duchy.


ARTICLE 41.


Germany undertakes to grant to the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, when a demand to
that effect is made to her by the Principal Allied and Associated Powers, the
rights and advantages stipulated in favour of such Powers or their nationals in
the present Treaty with regard to economic questions, to questions relative to
transport and to aerial navigation.

I was looking for something like that, I obviously failed. Neat that you found something. I'm not sure I understand... well, any of that... but I get the impression that that was basically Germany's declaration of war on Luxemburg.

Thanks for keeping us informed of the activities of the dot-matrix!

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

Ummmmm... satcho, thats quite the opposite, trhats the treaty of versailles, luxemburg section...

 

[OriginalRafiki]

Ummmmm... satcho, thats quite the opposite, trhats the treaty of versailles, luxemburg section...

:rofl:

And who says Diplomatese isn't hard to understand?

Rafiki

 

[Satcho]

Ummmmm... satcho, thats quite the opposite, trhats the treaty of versailles, luxemburg section...

o Well, that proves it. You don't have to have any brains at all to write an AAR... My brother's a lawyer, so naturally, I have no idea how to read "law talk."

::grumbles under his breath:: Sure looked like Germany was renouncing neutrality and stuff...

And they should know better than to put negative words, such as renounce, in a peace treaty!

 

[Satcho]

I just noticed an error in my post about Nuclear Poodles. Norbert Dumont did, in fact, go to that meeting, and it was there that he finally decided to move to France. So for the sake of continuity... Norbert goes to the meeting but doesn't bring up the Poodles for Reason A or Reason B... or maybe even Reason C, then moves to France.

Or make something up yourselves.

In any case, that's two errors in my past three posts, so I'm taking a vacation.

:: packs bags for France::

 

[OriginalRafiki]

:: packs bags for France::

But you are coming back soon, right?

Rafiki
(slightly worried)

 

[Satcho]

But you are coming back soon, right?

Rafiki
(slightly worried)

No worries! I'm not really going to France, just playing off a running gag in the story. Besides, I'm much too busy misreading treaties to go anywhere.

You can still expect me to post updates in my usual frequency.
(If that's any consolation.)

 

[unmerged(24841)]

No worries! I'm not really going to France, just playing off a running gag in the story. Besides, I'm much too busy misreading treaties to go anywhere.

You can still expect me to post updates in my usual frequency.
(If that's any consolation.)

That is ok I didn't under stood it at all (the Dot-matrix thing)

 

[Satcho]

Basket Weaver HQ, Now Doubling as Forward Command Bunker and Tripling as the Front Line

Bryaxis stood at the front of the bunker looking out across the field with his binoculars. He had very large frown on his face.

"Sir, I don't think we're giving the Germans enough of a fight," he volunteered.

rafiki, who was supervising Frederick the Humble's basket repair duties looked up. "Oh, why do you think that?"

"It looks like they're having a ball," he continued, still looking through his binoculars.

rafiki looked at Frederick the Humble, who looked back up at rafiki. They exchanged a weary look, then Frederick the Humble went back to his repairs.

vigilantsldr rushed in from the front, saluted, tripped over a basket, got up, and continued on his way out the rear of the bunker. Zuckergußgebäck sat in a corner nursing a self-inflicted wound. Nuclear Winter was carrying two machine guns, and plenty of ammo, out towards the front, all the while whistling happily. Sir Andrew was following him, carrying his basket weaving equipment. EasilyConfused was at the door arguing with someone who was trying to convince EasilyConfused to let him in. Cpl. Nikki Mond was that unfortunate someone. Semi-Lobster was laughing at EasilyConfused and lovingly polishing his new WoW trophy. bealystock was at Bryaxis' side, looking through his own binoculars.

"Well, actually, sirs," said bealystock. "It looks more like a masquerade."

Bryaxis nodded his agreement.

Without warning, Mr. Capiatlist rushed in from the rear, followed closely by COEBAOTAUTROTFU.

"Charge into battle!" he screamed and rushed out the front door, followed closely by COEBAOTAUTROTFU.

Alarmed, Bryaxis and bealystock put their binoculars back up to their eyes and watched. Bryaxis gave commentary.

"Well, they've reached the German lines. Wow, nice shot Mr. Capiatlist. Nice basket work, COEBAOTAUTROTFU, I see you've been practicing. Oh no, Mr. Capiatlist got his bayonet stuck in a tree! Wait, he's alright, hit a charging German with a headbutt and gave himself enough time to get it out. Nice left hook, COEBAOTAUTROTFU, watch out! Oh... COEBAOTAUTROTFU just got tackled by a German. Mr. Capiatlist saw this though and is rushing over to help. Well! I definitely did not teach him that! They're both free now, COEBAOTAUTROTFU just gave one of the Germans a poodle, seemed effective. Mr. Capiatlist is - What's that!? Looks like a giant fishing line! Oh no! They've been captured."

Bryaxis and bealystock put their binoculars down and looked at the other shocked basket weavers.

"Well, they put up a good fight," said bealystock sadly.

The door to the front opened and Mr. Capiatlist and COEBAOTAUTROTFU strolled in.

"They threw us back," Mr. Capiatlist shrugged. "What's for dinner?"

 

[OriginalRafiki]

Is this Monday Night Football or is it Tuesday Morning Basketweaving? :rofl:

Rafiki

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

Oh my god! I hope my wound gets alright, by the way, dont forget to change the bag in the vaccum cleaner, otherwise It´ll get "dust-silicosis" which is not very nice, ever heard a vaccum cleaner cough?

Thought not, he kept me awake all night...

 

[MegaPIMP]

A two man assualt, a new approach to war

 

[unmerged(17780)]

:rofl:

What an update! Great stuff.

 

[Satcho]

German HQ, Luxemburg Expedition

"As you all know," explained SecondReich, "the Luxemburg commandos known as Mr. Capiatlist and COEBAOTAUTROTFU have put a hitch in our plans. Their constant two-man attacks have completely overwhelmed our tried and true tactics. We must find a way to combat this new tactic. Suggestions?"

"Well, in my time as their captive," said Exterous, "I found they had a weakness for basket weaving and their leaders are... lunatics."

"Good! Any suggestions on how to exploit this?" asked SecondReich.

"Throw the poodles back at them?" suggested Alikchi.

"Barbarian!!" shouted the rest of the Germans.

"The poodles will remain safely with us," said SecondReich calmly.

"Meatballs, lots and lots of meatballs, that'll do it!" exclaimed MegaPIMP.

"Mmm... meatballs," thought Zuckergußgebäck, who was replacing the bag on his vacuum cleaner.

"Well, whatever we do, we'd better do it quick! They hold the most strategic position!" cried bigdan.

"Oh?" inquired Stroph1. "Are you saying the HOI LibrAARy isn't of strategic importance?"

"Oh, after that, of course," apologized bigdan, "sorry..."

"Well, what is this strategic position?" insisted Henry V. Keiper.

"The rest stop, of course! I've really got to go!" whimpered bigdan.

"We outnumber them 10 fold, why don't we just charge!?" suggested Jopi.

"First things first, Jopi, we need to take care of the commandos," reminded SecondReich.

"Well, it's quite simple, isn't it?" piped up cthulhu, putting his drink down.

The others stopped talking and stared at cthulhu. He had successfully escaped commandos from Luxemburg before. Nearly 4 years ago in the Café of Paris, The Well Known One, he was tracked down and nearly taken prisoner. Through sheer nerve, he managed to outwit the commandos. His exploits were well known among the German soldiers. Now that he was sure he had their attention, he continued.

"We simply stop releasing them," cthulhu said slowly, making sure every word sunk in.

A air of understanding filled the room as the Germans looked significantly at each other. cthulhu took up his drink and sat back down in his chair in the corner. They all nodded to each other and SecondReich spoke again.

"Thank you, cthulhu," said SecondReich. "As always, your expertise is awe-inspiring and much appreciated."

He nodded his approval to cthulhu's corner. cthulhu's corner nodded back.

"Now that we have a plan, let's get to it," said SecondReich.

The Germans left the meeting with a feeling of triumph.

 

[Henry v. Keiper]

Have I recovered from the wound inflicted because the monkey...I mean...because I was fighting the enemies of the Reich?

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

Jippie! I changed the bag of my Vacuum cleaner, anyway, how are my military exploits so far?

 

[Zuckergußgebäck]

"Mmm... meatballs"

Let me guess, that´s a quote from "the tale of the cucumber land"...

 

[unmerged(9046)]

At least we know the value of the all-important libraary!

 

[OriginalRafiki]

"Well, in my time as their captive," said Exterous, "I found they had a weakness for basket weaving and their leaders are... lunatics."

Hey! I resent that!

(Can't contradict it, tho' )

Rafiki

 

[Exterous]

Hey! I resent that!

Uh, Rafiki? You misspelled represent as resent

Ooo! Ooo! Yeah! AHA! O, my knee hurts from all the slapping!

:wacko: