The Old Man & Humans are Technicians | Humans are Space Orcs | HFY | TFOS1146

[@kennethhummel4409]

Marines Royal or otherwise, the all time warriors of mankind.

[@philatthegame1751]

Oorah!

[@lloydkeith3061]

TRUTH!!!

[@jackaubrey8614]

Yep,not bad for crap-hats... :)

[@dalemorgan8263]

Semper Fi

[@ArchonSG1]

1st Story : Choked up a little with that one. Semper fi, old one. 2nd Story : Arm mounted cannons. WANT!

[@samueltrusik3251]

Give a human soldier a gun, and he will destroy an alien army with it. Give a human technician a gun, and he will adapt it and destroy an alien species with it.

[@erushi5503]

As answered by Lt. Marito of the series Aldnoah Zero when questioned why he have an untouched vodka canteen "This? This is for those who cant enjoy it anymore"

[@Warutteri]

Great story about old soldier's sadness, always moving to hear. Also amazing story about Megaman's cannon! 😁

[@Chokah]

I picture Samus Aran's cannon myself.

[@Warutteri]

@@Chokah Works for both 😊

[@tacticalmarsupial6201]

Stormed with shot and shell While horse and hero fell They that had fought so well Came thro’ the jaws of death Back from the mouth of hell All that was left of the, Left of the six hundred When can their glory fade? Oh the wild charge they made? All the world wondered Honor the charge they made! Honor the light brigade Nobel Six Hundred

[@philatthegame1751]

Very good!

[@Warutteri]

Such a sad story... And to think it wouldn't have had to be such a massacre if the men had a more competent leader (Lord Lucan by many accounts was held as too timid and even cowardly by many of the other military leaders) and had the messenger been able to control his hatred for the man a bit better as to more effectively communicate the orders he was given to take to Lord Lucan (as Lucan was confused by the orders and unclear as to which enemy position to attack, the messenger pointed to the general direction and Lucan misunderstood it to mean the much heavily armed and fortified enemy position... Although while the messenger being so unclear is bad, Lucan being so out of the loop on the goings on of the battle to send his unit to attack the wrong enemy position is just unforgivable and shows he wasn't paying enough attention on what was happening in the war) or Lucan not been so timid as to order the captain of his unit to not attack except with his express orders (because Lucan apparently was really timid, not that he actually had to join the charge which helps explain why so many of the military thought him an utter coward) so that Captain Cardigan could have used the earlier opportunity to attack the retreating Russians before they reached a hill full of left behind Turkish cannons 😑 That last part is what really condemns Lord Lucan IMHO, to deny your subordinate who is the one in the middle of the action and able to see and exploit opportunities that need to be exploited the moment they present themselves, to actually leave standing orders that completely prevent such actions even when warranted, is just utter insanity and could have disastrous results (as they sort of did, the suicidal charge wouldn't have been necessary had they attacked the retreating Russians earlier) The more I read about military history the more I realise how idiotic warfare can be at times and how much of the most needless suffering and death in war is caused by communication issues and/or clashing/incompatible personalities... There are many *many* real stories about military leaders sending men to their deaths simply because disliking said men (often by giving them orders to attempt almost completely impossible tasks with far too few resources to actually achieve their goal, at least not without massive loss of life), because of their own hubris, because of their own need for glory or even just because the leader has gone insane but no one dares to question them because of the high position and connections 😔

[@philatthegame1751]

@@Warutteri ah, the tragedy of unqualified commanders. Too often does that happen. More so now a days.

[@335chr]

Loved that poem

[@sethgilcrist8088]

We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing. We the unwilling, led by the unqualified to kill the unfortunate, die for the ungrateful. Thought those two fit. Also I love that poem. It is kinda sad but at the same time it speaks of the honor of the soldier.

[@zekiah2]

I like that the universal data station uses physical comment cards

[@philatthegame1751]

Thanks so much for reading my story! The Old Man always makes me tear up.

[@peterwall8191]

*Philatthegame* "The old man" made ne involuntarily tear up. I have no higher praise to give. BRAVO! Here's hopping for more and better stories from you.

[@philatthegame1751]

@@peterwall8191 Thanks! Glad it moved you. I have more stories, but none as good as this one

[@PhoenixThunderheart]

I am the old man from your story. Thank you for it Semper Fi

[@philatthegame1751]

@@PhoenixThunderheart oohrah

[@ihtfp01]

Always raise a glass for those no longer here. Story two is proof Humans ARE NOT space orc but are, in fact space tinker gnomes...

[@UNSCPILOT]

Perhaps more terrifyingly we can be both, or neither, as well. Humans can vary so wildly from person to person that Aliens could be forgiven for thinking we're just an alliance of species that somehow look similar. And that's before consideration of how deadly and difficult our world might be compared to most other life-bearing worlds

[@muninrob]

Itakeexceptiontothatcharacterizationyouhumansarefartootallandlackanyunderstandingofproperredundancysystemsmuchlessthecareandfeedingofgiantspacehampsterswhicharethekeytofasterthanlighttravel..........

[@ihtfp01]

I admire your dedication to the joke!

[@bountyhuntermaster2896]

@@UNSCPILOT yes but one has to wonder, is this hostile environment needed to create sentient life in the first place, the hostility making it so that the smarter the species the better chance at survival. Not to mention the wide variety of evolved techniques that we can observe in nature. If yes we'll them there you go, but if it's not that opens so many doors, and probably would take far longer for a less hostile world to workout sentience. In the end all we are can be boiled down to a collection of code in a quarternary system, so all it needs is time. Put monkies at a typewriter and eventually they will write Shakespeare.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

why not space tinkering primals ? torn between ther 'nature' and ther intellect yet blessed by both... the noble savage as they say.. it wished it was its fantasy of perfect ever benevolent nobleto a silly annoying lvl elfs... yet it knows the ruthless brutality it learnt in its history is at times needed... so it cannot discard it , if for no other reason it knows the more gentle spirits in its forest might be seen by a beast like itself.... that be a true monster..

[@AmataTai]

Having an arm cannon like Samus, priceless

[@MurderousPenguin]

charge of the light brigade reference. nice

[@YEAHKINDA]

Alright I've waited long enough there's a good stockpile for me to make a playlist out of so I can listen to you read about humans being Humans(tm) and absolutely showing up the entire galaxy.

[@arakheno4051]

Hes got 11 playlists up just HFY .. with 100 each .. I did it .. then theres more.

[@calvingreene90]

When the heavens rain with fire and death walks the streets find a Devil Dog to hide behind.

[@Tempestan]

F.T.A.!! For The Squerril!!!! For The Charge Of The Light Brigade!!!!!!!! Good stories both.

[@skyrere]

when I have the cash to do so, I will become one of those level 5 that you celebrate. I truly love your work. :D Thank you for reading to me. :D

[@AgroSquerril]

Glad you enjoy the content. However you choose to support the channel is appreciated but look after you and yours before worrying about me

[@sherylcascadden4988]

A comment to appease the algorithm and help the channel

[@SergeyWaytov]

#1 is very cool story!

[@scotthinger6397]

Yes jumping out of aircraft is a BLAST!! EVERYBODY should do it at least once. Bungee jumping is fun too!!

[@Calaban619]

Story2 reminded me of fiddling with gun specs to see the gun performance changes in the formulas in the sourcebook "Traveler: Fire, fusion, and Steel" Now I wonder if there is an App for all of those formulaic calculations? Oh, and speaking of algorithms...

[@Gordon519]

Anothher traveller fan? What edition?

[@merlinathrawes746]

Semper Fi indeed!

[@kurtismiller9544]

Ooh Ra! Always the Marines! .... Another data terminal entry, "educational" as usual LoL

[@SergeyWaytov]

#2 is very interesting story!)

[@yomogami4561]

first story: semper fi indeed second story: technician; tinkerer; or both?

[@edwardscissorhands4930]

Tanks for the episode. For the algorithm.

[@DEMONOFLOVEANDDEATH]

Praise the Squerril Bless the Author

[@Legionaire42]

Is it just me or is the Armus Cannon the prototype for the MegaBuster? If so, please take my money!!

[@me-42by42]

Sounds more like Samus's arm cannon than Mega Man's.

[@UNSCPILOT]

Or Samus Aran's arm cannon from Metroid, either way, Awesome!

[@hdcandela5697]

i cried too.

[@omartian5594]

Then will he strip his sleaves and show his scars. And say "These wounds I had on Crispin's Day."

[@lloydkeith3061]

If the goal is to kill the enemy and break all thier stuff,... get marines! Accept no substitute!

[@johns9652]

When it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight. OoRaah!

[@MrBishop077]

Hope you get to feeling better soon Agro

[@allenmorgan1007]

For the Algorithm, for the Author(s), For the Disembodied Voice!

[@Sharkakaka]

So megaman/ironman canon. Seems good enough

[@shinraset]

"Armus cannon mark 2" = "Samus arm cannon"? Or am I a little off my rocker?

[@steveradroach9101]

Ok,the Arm cannon name was totally a reference to Metroid,no?

[@Jordy120]

Thanks for another tale told well. I think youtube deleted one of my comments a little while back. It my have been a cus word...so my apologies if you copped some flack from it.

[@AgroSquerril]

shouldn't have effected me , KZbin is very weird with its comment moderation

[@tonyoliver4920]

So agro..? How many takes to read each of those numbers?

[@dementededge3266]

If it's gotten that much lighter, we could possibly add an additional gun unto the bottom of the arm as well. If anyone needs me I'll be making blueprints in my garage.

[@UNSCPILOT]

Or bulk it up with extra firing modes, you could have the beginnings of Samus Aran's Arm cannon from Metroid in short order

[@dementededge3266]

@@UNSCPILOT or, and hear me out, give it interchangeable mods so that we can do both.

[@Mustangofold]

You forgot the most important thing that must be added to EVERY human weapon; a knife or other melee weapon.

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

@@Mustangofold you don't ADD the melee weapon to the gun, you add a point to attach the melee weapon too. If you add the melee weapon directly to the gun, you lose the intimidation factor of yelling "AFFIX BAYONETS!"

[@genericuser984]

neat

[@WiredTurkey316]

For the algorithm

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

well that first story was quite sweet.... not so much the uber op space orcs.... as ....space born noble savages... neat.

[@MrGoesBoom]

If they think sky diving is amazing, wonder what they'd think of base jumpers

[@warrenthelastlordofcinder7891]

What is base juming

[@warrenthelastlordofcinder7891]

Jumping

[@MrGoesBoom]

@@warrenthelastlordofcinder7891 It's a bit like skydiving, only people find super tall cliffs or mountains and jump off in wingsuits, not parachutes. Can likely find vids showing examples on youtube by looking for 'base jumping' or 'wingsuit'

[@warrenthelastlordofcinder7891]

@@MrGoesBoom thank you

[@davidteh3807]

Male and their toys … improve and blast it up !

[@arakheno4051]

F.A.S.

[@danijelandroid]

You know what is really unbelievable about these HFY stories? That they use pounds and miles in the future. 😎

[@genericuser984]

it's cause the American's still won't switch over lol

[@thomasmolloy5447]

YOU DON'T HAVE SCHLITZ MALT LIQUOR???!!!!! (show your age, catch the reference:)

[@scullcrusher3981]

Hi

[@barneyfromblackmesa6021]

First and for the algorithm

[@merlinwizard1000]

91st, 7 January 2024

[@kalskirata42]

Kill, fight, die! That's what a soldier should do! Top of their game, earning their name, they were the Devil Dogs! In a war machine, they were the USA Marines!

[@crayonchomper1180]

the Armus Cannon doesn't sound very good, I'll be sticking with my AK

[@jimmycoyote74]

For the algorithm

[@asandrewsilvaw]

For the algorithm