tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758782558218021647.post798674173933651057..comments2023-06-15T12:28:54.061+02:00Comments on Modus Reg Magni Momenti: Holiday Update Part X: Rectify!Sanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115340279941888622noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758782558218021647.post-4877616466507571772011-08-11T19:40:16.200+02:002011-08-11T19:40:16.200+02:00"And of course Dutch artillery teams traditio..."And of course Dutch artillery teams traditionally took turns in pushing the guns through the mud. Ever so often the gun would jerk loose and the pushing artilleryman would fall face down into the mud. He then had to roll quickly to the side to avoid the next gun crushing him. Obviously this would leave the uniform brown after even a few rainy campaign days. The Dutch expression "aanmodderen" (Mudding on) has survived the touch of time even to this day" <br /><br />Brig-Gen Ret. H. Mallebrootje, WO, ONL, VC in his book: "Dutch military traditions and other unlikely phenomena"Pijliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324793724108433109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758782558218021647.post-29826521324337171092011-08-10T07:56:02.275+02:002011-08-10T07:56:02.275+02:00I like the way you're thinking ;-)I like the way you're thinking ;-)Sanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115340279941888622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8758782558218021647.post-90519493689705542832011-08-09T18:06:19.063+02:002011-08-09T18:06:19.063+02:00No, you've painted them the correct colour, th...No, you've painted them the correct colour, they used cheap dye when their clothes were made, then they've been trudging through the mud and stained them brown. -1 when firing and put them on a charge!! ;0)Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.com