Olham 164 Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) Maybe it was shown here before, but better twice than never. Enjoy! http://www.old-pictu...n-index-001.htm There are also historical maps of the time around the Civil War and Great War. Here is a funny one: And here for OvS: Edited December 1, 2010 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burning Beard 14 Posted December 1, 2010 Olham, Did I ever tell you that in an earlier life I was a surveyor.... don't you want me to get any work done? Beard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast 153 Posted December 1, 2010 Olham, Did I ever tell you that in an earlier life I was a surveyor.... don't you want me to get any work done? Beard Work stop mentioning the W word in the mess old chap... just not on don't you know... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted December 1, 2010 Chaps - I don't get a sillabel of what you both are talking about???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast 153 Posted December 1, 2010 Work is the W word Herr Olham... and should not be used at the bar/mess. I was just joking with burning beard about mentioning the dreaded word... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burning Beard 14 Posted December 1, 2010 Olham, your english is so good that sometimes we forget that we may use a term, you may not have run across that is fairly common here. The "W" word was explained, but in case you haven't run across surveyor, a surveyor measures land and then draws maps of what he has measured. I have drawn lots of maps so I am naturally interested in them. Beard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olham 164 Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) Yeah, I did look up surveyor (didn't know the word's meaning) and so I slowly got it. And you're right, my English is far from perfect. Every now and then, I mix up "were" and "where", and recently I wrote I wanted to "hugg" someone, when I wanted to say, I wanted to hug him. That can lead to enormous complications. (Isn't the plural of "to hug" really having two "g"?) Once someone wrote something, and I asked: "So what?" Now I know it would be "Na und?" in German - which means something like "as if it mattered!" What I meant to ask is rather: "So, what did you mean to ask exactly?" So, please be patient with me, and tell me when I have expressed something wrong. Edited December 1, 2010 by Olham Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
