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Quick question - Balls and Bayonets

POSTED BY: CITIZEN
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 09:51
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:23 AM

As far as I can remember the brigade Mal fought in during the war is refered to only once as the Balls and Bayonets Brigade, by Badger.
I always thought that this was a sarcastic remark made by badger as an insult to Mal, but a great deal of others seem to see it as the actual name of his fighting division.
Is there any other official sources for this? What are your thoughts?

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:32 AM

SPINLAND

Personally I believe Balls & Bayonets are trumped by Boots & Bullets.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:48 AM

ZEEK

I vote sarcastic comment.

Zoe probably woulda handed em their balls if they tried to call it that anyway.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 5:00 AM

RELFEXIVE

"Balls And Bayonets Brigade" is one of the standard "tough unit" nicknames. No one in their right mind would call a regiment or brigade that.

I know of at least one place that uses it as the actual name of the unit he served in, though... which just makes me laugh. How ridiculous.

Other than that... I can't say anything that isn't a tiny amount of spoil-age.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 7:47 AM

GOPHERMUNCHER

It's probably either a sarcastic remark or a nickname they gave themselves. More the former than the latter is likely.

They're official unit was was called the 57th Overlanders

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Tuesday, September 13, 2005 9:51 AM

CITIZEN

Thanks for that Gophermuncher. the 57th eh, dya reckon the 58th was called the wildcards?

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