Wizard of Id by Parker and Hart for May 18, 2011

Hilarious!

Good con job Rodney.

Well written, but what else would you expect from a Shakespeare joke?

that is why the scotts used bagpipes just 1 or 2 in the fog would sond like hundreds or thousands & herd for miles & frighten their enemies

“The shame! The Shame!” – Attilla the Hun

Smarter. Not harder.

Ever see “Beau Geste”?

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Shakespearean tactic or not, I think we’ve just seen Idiot history being made. Rodney wins a battle!

Certainly Rodney didn’t come up with that idea.

A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.Sun-tzu, The Art of War

dkram I thought Beau Geste was great till I had a little woman problem (actually she had the problem) and The Marines sent me to North Africa. Somehow that movie came to mind.

How do the huns retreat when they are in a fort?

You are correct Sandfan (or Sun-tzu). My wife knew a woman lawyer who did a lot of divorce work. Opposing counsel would see her and she always looked a mess and disorganized. They figured getting what their clients wanted would be a piece of cake. Then she would go into court and rip ’em a new one!

Even in WWII, various armies were using inflatable tanks and airplanes. As long as it keeps working, they’ll keep doing it!

A lawyer once told me that you win cases on what the opponents don’t know.

Doesn’t that infantry leader also moonlight as the local pub tender??

The Huns get Rodney’s point.