tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post403514108453517350..comments2024-03-29T11:31:07.258+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: Long live Maldacia!Robert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-54458992415564239452010-03-19T08:08:41.169+00:002010-03-19T08:08:41.169+00:00Paint it Pink,
As they used to say 'You hum i...Paint it Pink,<br /><br />As they used to say 'You hum it and I'll try to play along with you'.<br /><br />Its a nice idea; the problem is that I am not very musical, and would probably end up with something that sounded like all the other European national anthems.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-60221880454941623172010-03-18T23:32:18.384+00:002010-03-18T23:32:18.384+00:00Now all you need is an anthem.
Hail, hail Maldaci...Now all you need is an anthem.<br /><br />Hail, hail Maldacia, land of the free, brave and bold. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666947574653683678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-38099558433035725662010-03-18T22:27:08.353+00:002010-03-18T22:27:08.353+00:00Bluebear Jeff,
The pronunciation I intend to use ...Bluebear Jeff,<br /><br />The pronunciation I intend to use is:<br /><br />MAL-DAY-SEE-ARE<br /><br />I hope that makes it clear.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-25143788416266489042010-03-18T21:10:42.935+00:002010-03-18T21:10:42.935+00:00Bob,
How do you pronounce the "c" in Ma...Bob,<br /><br />How do you pronounce the "c" in Maldacia?<br /><br />Is is a "k" sound? or a "ch" sound? or an "s" sound? or something else?<br /><br />I just want to hear it in my head the same way you do.<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595975572873838050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-58041298135737177982010-03-18T11:36:15.298+00:002010-03-18T11:36:15.298+00:00Tim,
When I read your comment I suddenly remember...Tim,<br /><br />When I read your comment I suddenly remembered the running gag about the Dacia Sandero that has been part of the last couple of series of 'Top Gear'.<br /><br />Perhaps that is why the name Dacia got 'stuck' in my brain, and why it came to mind when I was making the distorted anagram of Dalmatia (Maldatia) that becamse Maldacia.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-37375106520054434962010-03-18T09:36:48.550+00:002010-03-18T09:36:48.550+00:00Dacia is also the name of a Romanian car maker. N...Dacia is also the name of a Romanian car maker. Now wholly owned by Renault, their early communist era products included the Denem, a version of the Renault 12TL. I gather that this was a 'Mal Dacia' in every respect...Tim Gowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561988214539953646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-66893883283828491852010-03-17T20:54:10.167+00:002010-03-17T20:54:10.167+00:00Maldacia sounds good for a country affected by int...Maldacia sounds good for a country affected by internal strife. <br /><br />Mal = Bad<br /><br />Dacia = somewhere in the balkans the romans had trouble withFire at Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816572506887450180noreply@blogger.com