# If WW2 was an online RTS...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ww2-was-an-online-rts/313678>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 22, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ww2-was-an-online-rts/313678 "2005-07-22T17:03:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ww2-was-an-online-rts/313678/21 "2005-07-24T12:58:57Z")

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> [@CBCD](#):
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> What does ‘afk’ mean? Thanks.

Away from keyboard.

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**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ww2-was-an-online-rts/313678/22 "2005-07-24T13:08:11Z")

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> [@](#):
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> paTTon: lol no1 is left  
> paTTon: weeeee i got a jeep  
> _paTTon has been eliminated._  
> paTTon: o sh1t!  
> _paTTon has left the game._

Fantastic!

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**Author:** ![BoringDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ad7895/32.png) [@BoringDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoringDad)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ww2-was-an-online-rts/313678/23 "2005-07-24T13:41:36Z")

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> [@JohnT](#):
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> paTTon: lol no1 is left  
> paTTon: weeeee i got a jeep  
> _paTTon has been eliminated._  
> paTTon: o sh1t!  
> _paTTon has left the game._

The rest was amusing, but this made me laugh out loud. It came so unexpectedly, but matched up so well with both history and how people behave in games when they are the last ones left but don’t feel like leaving just yet.

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**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2005, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ww2-was-an-online-rts/313678/24 "2005-07-24T14:40:02Z")

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I like how Churchill good-gamed the noobs.

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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ww2-was-an-online-rts/313678/25 "2005-07-26T22:15:06Z")

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I tracked down the guy who wrote the piece and complimented him on his humor, even linking him to this thread. He (Joseph) replied:

> [@](#):
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> Thank you very much! I appreciate the compliment, and I was just made aware  
> of this myself by a couple of friends. I did exactly what you suggested not  
> a week ago and did a Google search. I’m amazed and pleased with my status as  
> a sudden internet rockstar. Thank you again for sending me an email and  
> letting me know.
> 
> - JP

I’m glad you all liked it. I thought it was very well done, with all the right touches.

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