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Old Feb 1st 2009, 10:00 am
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Originally Posted by ctfc
Spugsy, don't make it complicated...

Should be enough here to keep you busy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_rank
aye aye, where've you been hiding then?
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Old Feb 1st 2009, 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by Autonomy
why not just go for random stereotypes or plain silly...

the drunken aggressive brit special package
the suicidal road crossing lucky dip package
the queue jumper sneaky special
the standing too close in a queue revised version
the guaranteed no phlem left in your body 2009 edition
the solid gold bling bling biggest baddest version

etc...

I know this is not helping. sorry.
really just need names of fighters / warriors - centurion and knight are ok, need more though...
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Originally Posted by Spugsy
really just need names of fighters / warriors - centurion and knight are ok, need more though...
How about Joey Barton and Craig Bellamy?
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Old Feb 1st 2009, 10:28 am
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Originally Posted by lionheart
How about Joey Barton and Craig Bellamy?
two people I'd love to see with their heads on spikes or even garotted.
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Originally Posted by Spugsy
really just need names of fighters / warriors - centurion and knight are ok, need more though...
Off the top of the head..

..soldiery ones:
chivalry or chivalric package
praetorian package
arthurian package
spartan package
squire package
cavalry package
ottoman package
Janissaries package - Turkish soldiers to Ottoman

..Arabian ones:
caliph package
ali baba package
cameleers package

..Muslim explorers etc:
Ibn Battuta package - Muslim explorer
Zheng He package - Muslim navigator
Ibn Firnas package - 1st Muslim to attempt to fly
Al Jazari package - Muslim engineer
Ibn Hayyan package - founder of the science of chemistry
Al Razi package - Muslim chemist who first conceived of the laboratory
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Old Feb 1st 2009, 11:47 am
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Originally Posted by MacScot
ali baba package
whats that, the package you steal???
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Saracen
Lancer
Grenadier
Pikey
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Old Feb 1st 2009, 11:50 am
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Originally Posted by shiva
whats that, the package you steal???
Haha..sounds like he might have to give away the packages !

Anyway..Ali Baba.. ME historical character...
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Haha..sounds like he might have to give away the packages !

Anyway..Ali Baba.. ME historical character...
with a band of 40 thieves
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Sir Alexander the Great?
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Originally Posted by MacScot
Off the top of the head..

..soldiery ones:
chivalry or chivalric package
praetorian package
arthurian package
spartan package
squire package
cavalry package
ottoman package
Janissaries package - Turkish soldiers to Ottoman

..Arabian ones:
caliph package
ali baba package
cameleers package

..Muslim explorers etc:
Ibn Battuta package - Muslim explorer
Zheng He package - Muslim navigator
Ibn Firnas package - 1st Muslim to attempt to fly
Al Jazari package - Muslim engineer
Ibn Hayyan package - founder of the science of chemistry
Al Razi package - Muslim chemist who first conceived of the laboratory
Zheng He package - Muslim navigator

Zheng He was a Muslim??
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Originally Posted by Spugsy
I can't really say just in case, but aye, it is geared towards arabs and other workers, in dubai obviously.

Bugger off and do it yourself then
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the cheating diving bastard, like that clown in your avatar ? :curse:
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Old Feb 1st 2009, 6:04 pm
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Originally Posted by Sandboy
the cheating diving bastard, like that clown in your avatar ? :curse:
boo f¨ckin hoo....
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Originally Posted by Inselaffen
Saracen
Lancer
Grenadier
Pikey
Saracen is good, ta.
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