tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post4076312194224554871..comments2024-03-27T06:13:42.855-07:00Comments on The Mad Padre's Wargames Page: The Fearless Vampire Killers 3: Capt. Richard (Dicky) ByrdMad Padrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-82535610522666000942012-09-02T18:48:39.750-07:002012-09-02T18:48:39.750-07:00I'm pretty sure the story was told in this boo...I'm pretty sure the story was told in this book:<br />http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sandhurst-Michael-Yardley/dp/0245544925/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346636745&sr=1-8<br />All sorts of stories about the history and traditions of Sandhurst in there.TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-56788520390069202982012-09-01T14:16:38.619-07:002012-09-01T14:16:38.619-07:00Lovely work MP especially the story line. I like t...Lovely work MP especially the story line. I like the David Niven fluff too.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-48100534123980063012012-09-01T03:24:33.108-07:002012-09-01T03:24:33.108-07:00Thank you, Anne! I'm delighted you're he...Thank you, Anne! I'm delighted you're here and enjoying this!<br />Cheers,<br />MikeMad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-14699296839028921152012-09-01T02:22:14.670-07:002012-09-01T02:22:14.670-07:00I hope you don't mind if I follow. I just read...I hope you don't mind if I follow. I just read your Vampire series up to now and it's just too much fun to miss. These are some quaint figures you're using with loads of character and the back story's you're giving them are first rate. <br /><br />Thank you<br />AnneAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681799401614263953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-20613799800329485912012-08-31T18:45:44.886-07:002012-08-31T18:45:44.886-07:00Hey Tamsin. That was a great story about David Ni...Hey Tamsin. That was a great story about David Niven! Only he was elegant enough to make a story about condoms sound so witty. Anyone else would have simply been crude. He was always so classy.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-5691260011398691282012-08-31T18:43:28.829-07:002012-08-31T18:43:28.829-07:00Thanks mate!Thanks mate!Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-86438156478184124442012-08-31T18:40:48.115-07:002012-08-31T18:40:48.115-07:00Glad you are enjoying the stories, B! Where do I ...Glad you are enjoying the stories, B! Where do I get them? I am having fun making them up. It's been too long since I did any creative writing and I am quite enjoying it. Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-82428158035287261472012-08-31T14:41:31.038-07:002012-08-31T14:41:31.038-07:00Thanks Sidney. But of a homage to Kingsley Amus&#...Thanks Sidney. But of a homage to Kingsley Amus' Lucky Jim, one of my favorite novels. Of course it's a coincidence that the character's first name is Richard, nothing at all to do with the Squire of Snorbens!Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-76180121723404970702012-08-31T14:38:40.310-07:002012-08-31T14:38:40.310-07:00Cheers, thanks mate. Have you got your shirt yet?...Cheers, thanks mate. Have you got your shirt yet?Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-91288107589720714132012-08-31T14:37:57.618-07:002012-08-31T14:37:57.618-07:00Thanks John. I have some stuff/fluff that I scrib...Thanks John. I have some stuff/fluff that I scribbled on the plane to upload at some point in the holidays. Glad you're enjoying it.Mad Padrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410143683610813671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-87218486918413066742012-08-31T04:35:04.726-07:002012-08-31T04:35:04.726-07:00Definitely very David Niven-esque. I remember read...Definitely very David Niven-esque. I remember reading the story about when he was the Commandant's orderly at Sandhurst and had to carry everything that the Commandant might conceivably need. One day the Commandant asked him if it was true that he had included some French letters in the kit. When blushingly told that is was, the Commandant replied "Very thoughtful" (or something like that)TamsinPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11759947520907448060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-22575660966721137022012-08-31T03:53:58.954-07:002012-08-31T03:53:58.954-07:00Hehehe, nice paintinge and great story to go with ...Hehehe, nice paintinge and great story to go with the figure!Laffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125733864107467243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-14853631485395140642012-08-31T02:34:03.027-07:002012-08-31T02:34:03.027-07:00Please, we want more!! Where do you get these scr...Please, we want more!! Where do you get these scripts??? I'm having so much funAnibal Invictushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574972963418062956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-87855153766032166812012-08-31T01:41:02.466-07:002012-08-31T01:41:02.466-07:00A great background, Mike - very enjoyable. I part...A great background, Mike - very enjoyable. I particularly liked "His teaching career ended one morning when he awoke, quite drunk, and headed to class wearing only a mortarboard cap." Totally unrelated and unlike the person on whom the figure was based!!!!Sidney Roundwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795563060856586670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-14553294340304398452012-08-30T22:45:29.390-07:002012-08-30T22:45:29.390-07:00That's a damn good background story and of cou...That's a damn good background story and of course the great figure!The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6519665561624985779.post-8934262131418767412012-08-30T20:25:56.501-07:002012-08-30T20:25:56.501-07:00I'm REALLY enjoying the back stories, Padre! K...I'm REALLY enjoying the back stories, Padre! Keep 'em coming!Grenzer Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294380876807418037noreply@blogger.com