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Reply #45 - Jan 30^th, 2004 at 3:45pm

Thank you, Ulrica!

There were LOTS of places with cheap cameras for the tourists on Bali, and I'll look for a place with a scanner or web camera when I get there. One way or the other, we'll figure out a way to get those pictures to submit for the gallery! I could snail mail them if I have to (I wonder if the site has a snail mail address, etc.).

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Ulrica Funditor Offline Fly, stone, fly Posts: 639 In the middle of Sweden Gender:	Re: MOVIES! Reply #46 - Jan 30^th, 2004 at 3:48pm That sounds good. Chris do have a snailmail too. How long will you stay at Bali then? And something else comes to my mind: Can you please search for the Guinnes record book. I´m sure many here want´s to see that sling-record. And the pic of that special Sling. Please! Ulrica.. who has a scanner and a snailmailadress too.
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Ulrica Funditor Offline Fly, stone, fly Posts: 639 In the middle of Sweden Gender:	Re: MOVIES! Reply #47 - Jan 30^th, 2004 at 3:55pm @Magnumslinger Want to wish you a good jurney! I will go offline now and be little social with my family. You have to do so from time to time, you now So they recongnize you from day to day smile Take care and have a great time on Bali! Ulrica
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Chris Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1284 USA Gender:	Re: MOVIES! Reply #48 - Jan 31^st, 2004 at 2:09am You're always free to snailmail me pictures. If you can get hold of a scanner, and figure out how to get them into the computer, just send them to my email (look under members link above). I'll take care of the rest for you. Chris
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Reply #49 - Feb 1^st, 2004 at 12:49pm

Dear Chris and Ulrica,

Thank you so much, and I promise to keep looking hard for the Guinness book here, and on Java, if neccesary! I'm having a great time here, so far, and it looks like all the nice, cool tourists and surfers are coming back again en masse from all over the world, and helping to keep Bali's spirit and economy alive, in defiance of you-know-who! It's an exciting time to visit here now, not sad, like last year!Have a great day!

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Reply #50 - Jul 16^th, 2004 at 11:23pm

The best movie I know of that features slinging is

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Daryl Hannah, Pamela Reed (1986). I just seen it again the other day.

What are some other movies and is there one that is better?

This is David_T: I moved this post to an old post of the same topic so you can see what was already discussed.

Some how I lost the name of who made this post--- ???Sorry ???

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Reply #51 - Jul 19^th, 2004 at 10:14am

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The best movie I know of that features slinging is

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Daryl Hannah, Pamela Reed (1986). I just seen it again the other day.

What are some other movies and is there one that is better?

This is David_T: I moved this post to an old post of the same topic so you can see what was already discussed.

Some how I lost the name of who made this post--- ???Sorry ???

It's my post. Sorry Roll Eyes

and thanks David_T Wink

I don't usually have alot of time on the computer so I guess that I don't do all the searches I should.

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A SLING IS SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS

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David_T Funditor Past Moderator Offline Hooked on Sling'n Posts: 760 Greenville,SC Gender:	Re: MOVIES! Reply #52 - Jul 19^th, 2004 at 8:35pm I know what you mean about time! When I saw your post, I knew there was one with lots of posts about movies people have seen so I thought I would find it and put yours with it.
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Willeke Interfector Viris Spurii Past Moderator Offline Give me some string and I know what to do. Posts: 2072 Netherlands Gender:	Re: MOVIES! Reply #53 - Jul 2^nd, 2006 at 12:44pm Can we add to this by now? (Not me, I do not watch movies ) Willeke
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Reply #54 - Jul 2^nd, 2006 at 5:12pm

in the Film Alexander you get a brief glimps of some slingers skirmishing in the first battle against the Persians. At least one uses a greek overhand shot but whoever gave the late order to skirmish against the charging cavalry and chariots should have been executed.

There was another film I saw as a kid, dont remember its name, but there were British comandos attacking a German fortress (WWII) and they used cloth slings to lob grenades over the walls.

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it was so cold that year that everyones tongues stuck to their noses.

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Reply #55 - Jul 2^nd, 2006 at 9:52pm

what that scene in Alexander was supposed to show was him leading the Persian cavalry away from the main battle, then executing a quick turn. among the horses were hammippoi, skirmishers trained to run alongside horses for short distances, who broke off and harrassed the Persian cavalry so that they couldn't rejoin the battle immediately.

brilliant tactic, terrible movie.

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&&"...with slings of twisted wool from which they showered their missiles to break the ranks of the Trojans."

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Grautr Descens Offline Waes thu hael Posts: 114 Maastricht the Netherlands Gender:	Re: MOVIES! Reply #56 - Jul 4^th, 2006 at 12:06pm for a Hollywood movie Alexander was better than I expected from a historical accuracy point of view, better than Troy anyway.
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rob Junior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 74	Re: MOVIES! Reply #57 - Jul 4^th, 2006 at 12:12pm the armor in Alexander was great. i don't know who Stone hired, but they did a great job. it was the acting that killed me. he had everyone doing 'over the top, angst ridden yelling' in every scene. and they totally skipped the siege of Tyre. could have used lots of slingers in that scene for clearing battlements and such.
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Saturniid56 Novicius Offline "Daddy, you sure like things that throw." Posts: 8 Texas,USA Gender:	Re: MOVIES! Reply #58 - Jul 11^th, 2006 at 11:06pm This is a pretty old movie starring Stewart Granger as Abraham's nephew, Lot. The Isrealites were helping one tribe defend themselves against another tribe. They trapped the agressors between canals of burning oil lit by flaming balls(of something)thrown from slings. Think the movie was "Sodom and Gamorrah". -Mark
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