British Officers' Kit

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  • @TnmExplosives
    @TnmExplosives 5 років тому +873

    exactly 0% of the viewers skipped the initial section

    • @lindybeige
      @lindybeige  5 років тому +273

      In time, I will be able to study the 'audience retention' curve and find out.

    • @jasonagodfrey
      @jasonagodfrey 5 років тому +42

      I have food sitting in front of me waiting to be eaten, and I still sat through the opening explanation. I'd argue we're pretty dedicated.

    • @TnmExplosives
      @TnmExplosives 5 років тому +39

      Good sir, your content is too interesting to skip. It honestly makes my day when I get notified of your next video and I believe the rest of the subscribers feel the same.

    • @mcblaggart8565
      @mcblaggart8565 5 років тому +16

      Some content creators are happy to waste their viewers' time.
      With Lindybeige I'm reasonably confident in my expectation that any material he provides will be worth watching.

    • @kristofevarsson6903
      @kristofevarsson6903 3 роки тому +17

      @@lindybeige I would like to apologize in advance for skipping over every single one of your sponsor mentions.
      In my defense, TGC+ and Audible already have my money.

  • @Oversamma
    @Oversamma 5 років тому +3105

    I expect you to wear that uniform in all of your future videos and shall be most disappointed if you don't.

    • @bluesnail5042
      @bluesnail5042 5 років тому +59

      Seconded

    • @jessegd6306
      @jessegd6306 5 років тому +81

      Prepare for disappointment.

    • @thomasraahauge5231
      @thomasraahauge5231 5 років тому +32

      Oversama: We may have to settle with an edited replacement of the lindybeige legoman/woman/transgender figure.

    • @maxjones503
      @maxjones503 5 років тому +13

      I wouldn't mind the odd jumper, but as long as there's always one beige shirt underneath it should be alright.

    • @michaelholloway8
      @michaelholloway8 5 років тому +4

      Butcha gotta get a beige shirt and tie, turnshoe boy.

  • @jacobodell5231
    @jacobodell5231 5 років тому +650

    Lindybeige fire extinguishers for all of our fire arrows.

    • @bluemooneatlions
      @bluemooneatlions 4 роки тому +5

      Jacob O'Dell the arrow is extremely dangerous and it have 100% chance of lighting things on fire

    • @Gussyboy06
      @Gussyboy06 4 роки тому

      @@bluemooneatlions you do know fire arrows are extremely useless right

    • @starboy3735
      @starboy3735 4 роки тому +14

      JTxXPHANTOMXx i believe it was as the kids call, “a joke”

    • @Gussyboy06
      @Gussyboy06 4 роки тому +2

      @@starboy3735 yes i am aware of what jokes are it's just that most aren't that good

    • @bluemooneatlions
      @bluemooneatlions 4 роки тому +3

      JTxXPHANTOMXx oh sure, Mr. clever

  • @Francesco-ql3nv
    @Francesco-ql3nv 5 років тому +469

    Lindybeige 2018 - "Military people like revolvers because they go 'bang'"

    • @Dueilangoisseus
      @Dueilangoisseus 4 роки тому +21

      Technically not wrong

    • @DavidSmith-ss1cg
      @DavidSmith-ss1cg 4 роки тому +7

      @@Dueilangoisseus - This is true; most of the cool stuff to do in the US Army involves making stuff go Ka-Boom! And shoot all kinds of guns. But that's the Ka-Boom! bit again.

    • @ralexcraft990
      @ralexcraft990 3 роки тому

      Is this up to date or a WW2 british officer costume?

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 3 роки тому +1

      Yes. Why mention that? Non-military people like fireworks for that reason. Just as obvious. It gets funny when people confuse revolvers and fireworks. Hold at point blank by a man with a firecracker. Laugh my revolver out.

    • @ethanblood2908
      @ethanblood2908 3 роки тому +3

      @@ralexcraft990 pre world war 2 generally, more like world war 1. I believe it was used mostly in conflicts the Boer Wars and other foreign affairs. So turn of the 20th century I guess.

  • @steamengineshooray
    @steamengineshooray 5 років тому +505

    *Rare motion picture of Colonel Lindy B. Beige (The Battle Dentist) of the newly formed Royal Army Dental Corps gesticulating with his newly refurbished kit, 1921 colourised*
    Also...
    *"If you need a filling, call me."* Colonel Beige upon conversing with a group of ladies at an officer's ball, 1921.

    • @lenb9506
      @lenb9506 5 років тому +38

      I couldn't help but read that quote in lord flashhearts voice.

    • @renardgrise
      @renardgrise 5 років тому +21

      Reminds me of Capt. Ben L. Salomon... US Army Dentist... received medal of honor for fighting a rear-guard action against the Japanese, where he killed around 98.

    • @petrolak
      @petrolak 5 років тому +7

      Capt. Ben L. Salomon was a really rubbish dentist

    • @USSAnimeNCC-
      @USSAnimeNCC- 5 років тому +1

      @@renardgrise that was for real man an iron didn't need suit

    • @elroyjennings7833
      @elroyjennings7833 5 років тому +5

      He was drafted and one day they told him he is a dentist. Not really his fault that he was a bad dentist.

  • @baongoc9889
    @baongoc9889 5 років тому +1016

    I clicked this link to learn about British Officers' Kit. I leave with the knowledge of how to tell if a lego figure is a man or a lady.

    • @roentgen571
      @roentgen571 5 років тому +4

      This is a stupid bit of recent Americanism. The word "pistol" has been around longer than either semiautos or revolvers. Is it a firearm meant to be fired with one hand? Then it's a goddam pistol. Get over it, autistic tardboys.

    • @themaskedmysadaean8885
      @themaskedmysadaean8885 5 років тому +4

      @@roentgen571 Dude!! Don't call 'em that, call 'em "Excessively Pedantic Blatherskites!!" it's fair and very painfully to the point... like it would be if it were aimed at me! XD

    • @maddizzle1744
      @maddizzle1744 5 років тому +1

      @@roentgen571 As an American, most people I know use the word pistol, unless they're trying to be specific, then they'll call it a revolver or a semiautomatic pistol

    • @patriotsrebelsrogues7332
      @patriotsrebelsrogues7332 5 років тому +3

      @Baongoc Le well atleast you learned sometyhing i'm still in the WTF phase after watching this. being American i can't tell when a Brit is serious or being a twit. in Mr. Lindy's case I am liening towards abit of both.

    • @JPoulAndersson
      @JPoulAndersson 5 років тому

      Hahahaha

  • @crusherconi
    @crusherconi 5 років тому +555

    I would very much like a LindyBeige Fire Extinguisher

    • @claudeblue2281
      @claudeblue2281 4 роки тому

      me too

    • @gavinmcgraw
      @gavinmcgraw 4 роки тому +10

      Presumably for all those pesky fire arrows setting everything alight...

    • @MatthewLee8383
      @MatthewLee8383 4 роки тому +2

      Would they have to be the foam type I wonder.

    • @Sir_Stalwart
      @Sir_Stalwart 2 роки тому

      Instructions for use of the LindyBeige Fire Extinguisher:
      1. Pull out the pin
      2. Aim the LindyBeige Fire Extinguisher towards the center of the fire.
      3. Yell out "LindyBeige" in a proper and articulate manner.
      4. Extinguish the fire.

  • @operatorhoot470
    @operatorhoot470 5 років тому +419

    omg, you forgot the most important and memorable piece of British Officers Kit.... the stick.

    • @PaddyInf
      @PaddyInf 4 роки тому +47

      @Marry Christmas The pace stick is carried by Warrant Officers. The cane (or swagger stick) can be carried by Officers. The blackthorn is carried if you are from a decent Regiment.

    • @simondenny7801
      @simondenny7801 4 роки тому +68

      "Wouldn't want to face an enemy machine-gun without this!" -George, Blackadder goes forth.

    • @Domintor-op7lz
      @Domintor-op7lz 4 роки тому +10

      Yes the walking stick
      Used to point out locations on a map or the ground so the uniform would stay clean and tidy I think

    • @88HEATHENWOLF
      @88HEATHENWOLF 3 роки тому +30

      "don't forget your stick Lieutenant"
      "quite right Sir, Wouldn't want to face a German machine gun without this"
      Blackadder Goes Forth "Goodbyee"

    • @user-hv2hl1iq1j
      @user-hv2hl1iq1j 3 роки тому +1

      Operator Hoot wouldn't wonna go against machine guns without my stick

  • @CAP198462
    @CAP198462 5 років тому +408

    Front of shirt: This is my lindybeige shirt
    Back of shirt: more on that later

    • @gabrielanderson8767
      @gabrielanderson8767 5 років тому +4

      Yes.

    • @3.k
      @3.k 4 роки тому +10

      "I've made another shirt where I'm explaining that in-depth." ;)

    • @bowmanc.7439
      @bowmanc.7439 3 роки тому +3

      @@3.k and on the back side it’s basically a 3 meter long tapestry as a cape.

  • @Hugbox
    @Hugbox 5 років тому +775

    The time is right for some Lindybeige branded cloaks

    • @carstenwjensen
      @carstenwjensen 5 років тому +34

      Yes! Beige of course. And perhaps with room for a backscabbard

    • @riverground
      @riverground 5 років тому +5

      An excellent proposition fellow sir or madam!

    • @thomasraahauge5231
      @thomasraahauge5231 5 років тому

      and daggers . . .

    • @aggese
      @aggese 5 років тому +3

      I would buy one

    • @samwilliams5283
      @samwilliams5283 5 років тому +4

      Tunics 100% wool please.

  • @TheDominionOfElites
    @TheDominionOfElites 5 років тому +51

    “Do I look 170 years old to you? Granted, i moisturise...” lmao

  • @jonmajarucon51
    @jonmajarucon51 3 роки тому +103

    I was told that the Pith Helmet was particularly effective in keeping the soldier cool in desert regions. You soaked it in water and it retained the moisture for quite some time. It didnt drip.

    • @dukehazard2121
      @dukehazard2121 2 роки тому +6

      Wearing a damp hat in tropical climate. Bad idea. Basically you steam cook your head!

    • @markjones9366
      @markjones9366 2 роки тому +25

      @@dukehazard2121 Deserts are non-tropical.

    • @dukehazard2121
      @dukehazard2121 2 роки тому +12

      @@markjones9366 Well yes'. I concede you are correct.

  • @ALAPINO
    @ALAPINO 5 років тому +237

    "Granted, I moisturize."
    - Lindy Beige

    • @Hideyoshi1991
      @Hideyoshi1991 5 років тому +4

      " 'Granted, I moisturize'
      -LIndy Beige"
      -ALAPINO

    • @ALAPINO
      @ALAPINO 5 років тому +1

      Touché!

    • @jellyman1735
      @jellyman1735 5 років тому +4

      " ' "Granted, I moisturize"
      -LIndy Beige'
      -ALAPINO"
      - Hideyoshi

    • @sussurus
      @sussurus 5 років тому +2

      "Granted, I moisturise"
      -Lindybeige *

    • @Hideyoshi1991
      @Hideyoshi1991 5 років тому +1

      素晴らしいですね!

  • @TommyMKY
    @TommyMKY 5 років тому +268

    170 years of battlefield dentistry. The pistol is in case one of your procedures goes horribly wrong.

    • @Ryuko-T72
      @Ryuko-T72 5 років тому +2

      TommyMKY what video did this dentist meme come from? Im not up to snuff of my lindy lore

    • @tibfulv
      @tibfulv 5 років тому +8

      +Tanya Degurechaff
      Wait for it .....

    • @Ryuko-T72
      @Ryuko-T72 5 років тому +6

      Stephan Brun yup

    • @CAP198462
      @CAP198462 5 років тому +6

      is the idea to use the revolver on the patient or himself?

    • @midshipman8654
      @midshipman8654 5 років тому +1

      CAP198462 why not both?

  • @-Good4Y0u
    @-Good4Y0u 5 років тому +119

    To the leather being creaky, that's actually the result of it being unworn. As it wears , say due to daily use, it will lose that stiffness. Equestrian equipment , bridles, stirrups, saddles ..etc.. make similar sounds when new.

    • @rosemarielee7775
      @rosemarielee7775 3 роки тому +1

      If oiling and saddle soap doesn't sort it, try talc between the layers of leather.

    • @icedragonair
      @icedragonair 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah i was gonna say that too. New leather always needs to be broken in. Most leather products are basically "unfinished" until you wear them for a while. After that they soften and conform to shapes well. Thats why leather shoes still cant be beat by other materials, after some wear they become like a second skin, and last an incredibly long time with proper care.

  • @pancakekraken876
    @pancakekraken876 4 роки тому +113

    12:45 - 13:09 imagine being a member of staff in a schizophrenic ward, turning a corner, and seeing this

    • @etersor
      @etersor 3 роки тому +14

      17:34 - 17:42 would be equally disturbing

    • @stanleyrusso137
      @stanleyrusso137 3 роки тому

      I haven't laughed this hard in a while 😭

    • @AdamOwenBrowning
      @AdamOwenBrowning 3 роки тому

      I wish we were allowed internet on the schizo ward, but alas, it causes mad schizo shit so I didn't know what was happening in the world for a while

    • @Zman44444
      @Zman44444 3 роки тому

      “Sarah, code blue! He’s at it again...”

  • @return2monkey213
    @return2monkey213 5 років тому +494

    I eagerly await lindybeige fire extinguishers with great anticipation.

    • @poilboiler
      @poilboiler 5 років тому +6

      They need to be colored red so they're visible though.

    • @MrStabby19812
      @MrStabby19812 5 років тому +4

      They did exist a few years ago beige was foam. Current regs say red with beige panel.

    • @thomasraahauge5231
      @thomasraahauge5231 5 років тому +4

      Perhaps they come with matching matches?
      Matching, Cory! Matching! :-D

  • @poppedweasel
    @poppedweasel 5 років тому +607

    I want a Lindybeige flamethrower. The kids love that one.

    • @bobbleheadelvis6607
      @bobbleheadelvis6607 5 років тому +8

      Spaceballs!

    • @ICrashALot
      @ICrashALot 5 років тому +1

      I was just literally going to propose flamethrower when saw this

    • @branislavkocic3518
      @branislavkocic3518 5 років тому +1

      Musk did it, why not Lindybeige too xD

    • @riverground
      @riverground 5 років тому +5

      Do you think it would ship with the lindybeige fire extinguisher or would you have to buy one of those separately?

    • @poppedweasel
      @poppedweasel 5 років тому +1

      I can just imagine Lloyd deploying it with the same gusto as Hank Scorpio. It's a very fitting image.

  • @btravenphotos
    @btravenphotos 4 роки тому +82

    Why this guy doesn't have a PBS show is beyond me. He's great. Long Live Lindybeige!

    • @fairweathertrains3029
      @fairweathertrains3029 2 роки тому

      Blimey I've only just noticed the cannabis leaves on the wall

    • @philismenko
      @philismenko Рік тому +1

      I think the reason he doesn't have a PBS channel is that he is in Britain

    • @stennostenno1346
      @stennostenno1346 10 місяців тому +2

      Thank god he is on youtube and not some american pay-to-watch service

    • @odenetheus
      @odenetheus 9 місяців тому

      Those look more like some maple cultivar leaves (closer to Japanese maple), but they're most definitely not cannabis leaves.@@fairweathertrains3029

  • @seanassociateproductions1691
    @seanassociateproductions1691 5 років тому +49

    “Lindybeige themed t-shirts, and mugs, and badges and fire extinguishers” I found that way funnier than I probably should have

  • @gallendugall8913
    @gallendugall8913 5 років тому +110

    I did not know I needed a Lindybeige Fire Extinguisher until now.

    • @shartnitazodkeesian4018
      @shartnitazodkeesian4018 5 років тому +10

      If he was smart at marketing he'd also sell lindybeige matches and lighters.

    • @xgford94
      @xgford94 5 років тому

      Gallen Dugall My first reaction to this too

    • @digitaIgorilla
      @digitaIgorilla 5 років тому

      24:50 If you'd edited in a swap over to another camera location and back, at that point I would've lol'ed

    • @tripleog9557
      @tripleog9557 5 років тому

      I want one myself

  • @stevebarnes2
    @stevebarnes2 5 років тому +264

    How about two medieval archers on a t-shirt. One shouting "Fire" and the other guy saying "What?" and looking confused

  • @GudrezBilly
    @GudrezBilly 4 роки тому +106

    I live in the USA and I’ve always known a pistol to be either an automatic or a revolver... Fantastic video as well!

    • @AaronMichaelLong
      @AaronMichaelLong 3 роки тому +23

      Seconded, I don't know where Lindybeige gets this notion that we don't refer to automatic pistols as pistols. Seems mis-informed.

    • @evanhaley7363
      @evanhaley7363 2 роки тому +9

      Same. Pistol is synonymous with both revolvers and semi-automatics.

    • @robt7785
      @robt7785 2 роки тому +6

      @@evanhaley7363 Not to me. I've always differentiated pistols and revolvers. (USA) Just depends on where you are, maybe.

    • @midshipman8654
      @midshipman8654 2 роки тому +7

      @@robt7785 really? Everyone I know considers pistols to be the general category of one handed firearms, and revolver being a subcategory of pistol.
      pistol: one handed firearm
      revolver: a firearm with a revolving mechanism, often a pistol.

    • @dgoodman1484
      @dgoodman1484 Рік тому +4

      The US dept of justice defines a pistol as a one handed weapon with the chamber permanently aligned with the bore. So a pistol may be a semiautomatic, single shot or even a derringer. A revolver is of the pistol type with a revolving (not fixed) chamber. Now you know the rest of the story 😁

  • @halowarrior1000
    @halowarrior1000 4 роки тому +136

    13:05 "The truth is, the game was rigged from the start."

    • @MaskedManatee
      @MaskedManatee 3 роки тому +5

      you love to see a fellow scholar

    • @user-ii5im7zm2t
      @user-ii5im7zm2t 3 роки тому +1

      I'm impressed Google didn't retroactively censor this comment.

  • @mitchrils
    @mitchrils 5 років тому +164

    Just wait until Lindus of the Beige has his gothic plate.

    • @maximilianfranz2158
      @maximilianfranz2158 5 років тому +7

      everyone is waiting for this armor

    • @Transgender-ProphetMohammed
      @Transgender-ProphetMohammed 5 років тому +18

      and his magic sword wich will glow beige when frenchmen are approaching!

    • @HandleMyBallsYouTube
      @HandleMyBallsYouTube 5 років тому +9

      Once that happens I'll start a petition to get him knighted, then we can officially refer to him as Sir Lindus of the Beige.

  • @sjoerdv22
    @sjoerdv22 5 років тому +158

    Ah, I used the be an adventurer like you, until I took a turban ruffian gun crewman to the knee.

    • @NelsonStJames
      @NelsonStJames 5 років тому +1

      Ya' beat me to it.

    • @Gstrangeman96
      @Gstrangeman96 5 років тому +1

      *to the shoulder

    • @samevans8922
      @samevans8922 5 років тому +1

      Gstrangeman96
      Actually to the knee and shoulder

    • @charlesdewitt8087
      @charlesdewitt8087 5 років тому

      I object to your wording on account that: "Turban ruffian gunman" rhymes and sounds much funnier.

    • @olliephelan
      @olliephelan 5 років тому +1

      Head and shoulders

  • @mathildadeer
    @mathildadeer 5 років тому +99

    I was half expecting Lindy to do the outro in place of the lego man

    • @Redman-2490
      @Redman-2490 2 роки тому +1

      That would have been good but only if he did it in the stiff arm stopmotion way that the lego man does

  • @rojopantalones9791
    @rojopantalones9791 3 роки тому +10

    As a former service member, those lower precedence medal ribbons we often called "Good Cookie" medals, AKA "you weren't a complete screw up, so here's a medal." In more modern terms, you could call them "participation awards." I had one for finishing basic training, for having been in for 4 years, having been at the same station for 3 years, for being a good shot, and for serving during wartime. My higher precedence ones were things like my unit getting a meritorious service award (3 times). Nothing close to my dad's naval commendation with a bronze star for bravery, but I was pretty happy with the few I had.
    In the US Air Force, different medals have different point values towards promotion. You'd think, then, that someone who earned, say, the Medal of Honor, something that can get you a parade wherever you go, makes you a shoe in for promotion. However, it's only worth a few points, and your medals can earn you a maximum of 15 total. Meanwhile, you could earn up to 200 points for your promotion test when I was in, just to give you a gauge on how relatively unimportant they are for the sake of promotion. I don't know how it is now, but I'm sure it's pretty similar, having only been a few years at this point.
    That being said, a single medal can mean the difference between promoting in rank and not. The closest I got to promoting to an NCO before I was medically retired was 3.1 points. However, that would've required me to have gotten something close to the Medal of Honor in value, as it's worth a whopping 5 points. At 3.1 points shy, I was number 111 of non-selectees for my job that year, so the competition was rather fierce. I won't get into all the details of *why* I should've been promoted that year but didn't, mostly due to an accidental oversight from my supervisor, but it was still pretty impressive for me to have gotten so close in my first year eligible to promote.

  • @richarddelotto2375
    @richarddelotto2375 5 років тому +276

    I recently found myself practicing trigger discipline with a pistol-gripped garden hose. I guess the training worked.

    • @greg4275
      @greg4275 5 років тому +9

      Richard DeLotto once you gets it you never forgets it

    • @mcmoose64
      @mcmoose64 5 років тому +1

      LOL .I have caught myself doing the same !

    • @moreston4366
      @moreston4366 5 років тому +4

      Don't even shoot guns but I've seen so many people crying about it online that whenever I grab anything with a pistol grip I always do it now lmao, was at a shooting arcade game a couple months ago and kept my finger away from the trigger of the shotgun, as well as constantly keeping the barrel away from all people lol,

    • @deathground7766
      @deathground7766 5 років тому +27

      Americans get excited about trigger discipline because we regularly use real firearms and the consequences for unsafe conduct can be quite tragic. Lindy's handling makes me nervous, however this is because I have been handling weapons, civilian and military since I was five years old.

    • @michaelreid322
      @michaelreid322 5 років тому +14

      Yep. He may have been alone in that room, but if that had been a real firearm, and he accidentally discharged it, the bullet could have gone through a wall or ceiling and of to who knows where? Doesn’t matter if it’s “only” an air pistol; a gun is always loaded, even when it’s not.

  • @WalkerKlondyke
    @WalkerKlondyke 5 років тому +348

    A British Officer doesn't "hide in the bush", he walks confidently up to Fritz and graciously accepts his surrender.

    • @Pugiron
      @Pugiron 5 років тому +26

      he calmly runs away crying when a brown man with a spear charges him.

    • @rouge5140
      @rouge5140 5 років тому +28

      @@Pugiron
      still better that forgetting the blue and red in your flag

    • @AH-ym4ro
      @AH-ym4ro 5 років тому +23

      actually he hides on his island behind his navy

    • @Marc83Aus
      @Marc83Aus 5 років тому +10

      Only if the dastardly swine has a sharp wedge of cantaloupe.

    • @deutchensoldaten8959
      @deutchensoldaten8959 5 років тому +3

      MarcAFK nice blackadder refrence

  • @redking5788
    @redking5788 5 років тому +97

    The medals are more evidence lindy beige is an ancient vampire

    • @pyramear5414
      @pyramear5414 2 роки тому

      A vampire would need to be their own dentist...

  • @runswithfeathers47
    @runswithfeathers47 4 роки тому +39

    "Living proof that necks are superfluous" damn Lindy
    Also, while reliability was a small factor, cost was the main reason for the Webley's tenure. Pistols have hardly made a impact in any war, so spending a bunch of money for a slightly better pistol is usually foolish

    • @usesrnaiyme
      @usesrnaiyme 2 роки тому +1

      … the thing is that there wasn’t a better gun …

    • @gitman3486
      @gitman3486 Рік тому

      Arguably pistols are great for morale and morale has an outsized effect on combat effectiveness so good pistols are important

    • @astrotrek3534
      @astrotrek3534 5 місяців тому +1

      @@usesrnaiyme By WW2 pretty much any automatic pistol was better than a Webley

  • @dfgdfg_
    @dfgdfg_ 5 років тому +63

    "If you need a filling, just call." - Lindybeige 2018
    Oooh matron!

  • @metatronyt
    @metatronyt 5 років тому +516

    That is one good looking kit!
    ps: I want a Lindybeige fire extinguisher now, look at what you have done.
    ps: Interesting to note that as you yourself said the drawing function of the Browne belt concept is very similar to that of a Roman Cingulum, that is one of its functions. The Roman belts bind everything together and it keeps the scabbard down.

    • @IXAuxiliary
      @IXAuxiliary 5 років тому +5

      Metatron

    • @Oversamma
      @Oversamma 5 років тому +1

      Metatron! How is that poor Norman spy doing after that taxing video of yours? lol

    • @me6096-
      @me6096- 5 років тому +7

      Fun fact: the hanging lether straps on the Roman belt are supposed to represent strips of pasta.

    • @josephteller9715
      @josephteller9715 5 років тому +7

      Right, we need those fire extinguishers to put out all those unnecessary torches and flaming arrows.

    • @WordBearer86
      @WordBearer86 5 років тому +5

      I want the Lindybeige inflatable pool. A man can dream, a man can dream.

  • @comradesionnach
    @comradesionnach 4 роки тому +82

    "It's a man's life in the British Dental Association"

    • @russjames316
      @russjames316 3 роки тому +4

      Lindy of the BDA

    • @rayshowsay1749
      @rayshowsay1749 3 роки тому +1

      Father and an uncle were in Canadian Army Dental Corps(RCADC); by end of WW2 they'd seen -- especially through Italy -- more blood than a PBI.

    • @RabbiHerschel
      @RabbiHerschel 3 роки тому

      Rotate that color scheme 90 degrees clockwise and you will become, as the kids say, "based".

    • @twoton_nw
      @twoton_nw 2 роки тому +1

      It's the most fearsome 180 year old battle dentist, who did nothing distinguishing.

  • @NONAME-vl5dn
    @NONAME-vl5dn 4 роки тому +388

    "I'm not pointing a gun at you!"
    *Awkwardly moves phone screen in a different direction away from face in American*

  • @DanUtley
    @DanUtley 5 років тому +150

    It’s hard to express how enjoyable your videos are. You’re like nothing else I watch on UA-cam, and you have to be the best content creator I watch.

    • @kolyamartensson9363
      @kolyamartensson9363 5 років тому +9

      Lindy is sort of like "that one teacher substitute that was really funny but also made you learn a ton" only that he's permanent. :)

  • @merpius
    @merpius 5 років тому +53

    Pistol is used in the US just like handgun; it can mean either a revolver or a semi-automatic. For those who use pistol to mean only one, it is the semi-auto pistol, not a revolver.
    Also, while it is understood that you're in a safe situation and have good gun hygiene, you are, in fact, on display for all sorts of impressionable people. I believe that demonstrating that it was not an actual firearm served the same purpose, but good trigger discipline on camera mainly serves the purpose of influencing others to practice good trigger discipline when they are handling guns in other situations, where it may actually be relevant and important to do so.

    • @gabba1gabba1hey
      @gabba1gabba1hey 5 років тому +1

      merp ius very true. It’s always the Europeans who find trigger discipline annoying, maybe they should take advice from the people who own and operate firearms on a regular basis

    • @ryanwiseman9141
      @ryanwiseman9141 5 років тому

      merp ius Well said sir!

  • @kieranpeak1404
    @kieranpeak1404 5 років тому +37

    The creaky leather thing is because you need to oil the leather, this will make it softer, more bendable, last longer and, most of all, not creak

  • @darkhorse13golfgaming
    @darkhorse13golfgaming 5 років тому +186

    I'm an American and former soldier and I love learning about other nations' military history and traditions so I found this to be a fun vid to watch. Now about that trigger discipline.....

    • @roguestrike6582
      @roguestrike6582 5 років тому +12

      Yea he does it a lot and it irks me every time

    • @roguestrike6582
      @roguestrike6582 5 років тому +28

      @@olliefowler7287 Yea I know it still bothers me. I have been taught my whole life to keep my finger off the trigger unless I am going to fire, even with bb guns growing up. I am not saying he is wrong I am just saying it bothers me.

    • @armyguy3285
      @armyguy3285 4 роки тому +2

      Same page

    • @dandesso8926
      @dandesso8926 4 роки тому +9

      AYAYA
      it wasn’t invented until the 70s so he’s being historically accurate

    • @warshipsatin8764
      @warshipsatin8764 4 роки тому +17

      @@olliefowler7287 its not really about whether the gun is real or loaded, its about being in the habit of keeping your finger off the trigger so that when you are actually holding a real firearm you dont put your finger on the trigger without even thinking about it. its just a good habit to have

  • @JamesTM
    @JamesTM 5 років тому +109

    Can confirm: I'm American (and former military) and was definitely frothing at the lack of trigger discipline. But, hey, points for recognizing it and explaining why it's acceptable in the context!

    • @mattig89ch
      @mattig89ch 5 років тому +2

      +

    • @magic1wizard
      @magic1wizard 5 років тому +8

      He is using trigger discipline, just not modern trigger discipline.

    • @bennylofgren3208
      @bennylofgren3208 5 років тому +8

      So you were, in fact, triggered? 😃

    • @mattig89ch
      @mattig89ch 5 років тому +2

      ha! good one!

    • @Darelumga
      @Darelumga 5 років тому

      magic1wizard thx

  • @_Matsimus_
    @_Matsimus_ 5 років тому +653

    You’re forgetting about the panic button that they have that all officers use when they have no idea what they are doing.... NCO’s to the rescue

    • @TheWizardGamez
      @TheWizardGamez 5 років тому +20

      oh shit it's mat please do more vids reviewing planes and more cringe war thunder oh and make more listen to more 90's music

    • @dylanf8591
      @dylanf8591 5 років тому +3

      Hey love your army toys videos.

    • @torrinmcmillan1924
      @torrinmcmillan1924 5 років тому +2

      Traitor! jk love you bro

    • @Galt4570
      @Galt4570 5 років тому +1

      So true! Damn Lieutenants. (Former Sgt.) 😉

    • @jameshorn270
      @jameshorn270 5 років тому +4

      Some exceptions, especially if they made it to E5 before they went to OCS. Unless we are actually at war and need more bullet traps, I do not think they should send anyone to OCS without at least two years of enlisted service After graduation from AIT.

  • @SE09uk
    @SE09uk 4 роки тому +76

    13:04 EVERYONE GET DOWN, HES GONE STARK RAVING MAD !!!

    • @Paltse
      @Paltse 3 роки тому

      I wonder what sort of an artifact he would have made.

  • @tarynlindbloom4154
    @tarynlindbloom4154 3 роки тому +16

    "I don't have regulation length arms", priceless.

  • @reecev2087
    @reecev2087 5 років тому +410

    Why not just sell pith helmets for merch?

    • @harrywade7664
      @harrywade7664 5 років тому +22

      Possibly not good for publicity, as he was saying with its colonial image

    • @alexpjp9082
      @alexpjp9082 5 років тому +77

      @@harrywade7664.Even more of a reason to sell them. Give em something better to be related to.

    • @steveh1792
      @steveh1792 5 років тому +30

      @@harrywade7664 Or perhaps because the user might be confused with a US Postal Service worker delivering the mail during warm/hot weather. USPS has been using pith helmets for decades.

    • @mcmoose64
      @mcmoose64 5 років тому +22

      are you taking the pith ?

    • @SurmaSampo
      @SurmaSampo 5 років тому +21

      @@steveh1792 Unlikely to be mistaken for a USPS worker in the UK

  • @TheBritisher
    @TheBritisher 5 років тому +117

    Oh dear, I'm outranked by a dentist. Can we at least agree that you stick to the khaki and I to the red kit..... sir?

    • @renardgrise
      @renardgrise 5 років тому +24

      Well... dentists can be killers too... Ben L. Salomon... US Army Dentist, awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Saipan in 1944. He supposedly killed up to 98 Japanese before they got him.

    • @paschikshehu7988
      @paschikshehu7988 5 років тому

      Wait, you're talking about Lindy? He's a dentist?!

    • @mickles1975
      @mickles1975 5 років тому +9

      Of course the Britisher is subscribed to Lindy. Why wouldn't he be?

    • @drops2cents260
      @drops2cents260 5 років тому +2

      +Zack Tyler
      > Well... dentists can be killers too
      Of course they are!
      After all, some of them have a tendency to hit you right where it hurts the most: a sore tooth.

    • @SteLo1008
      @SteLo1008 5 років тому +1

      I love your videos :)

  • @williamjacklin2362
    @williamjacklin2362 3 роки тому +7

    the feeling you get when you answer one of lindybeige's questions correctly is fantastic. the feeling you get when you get the answer wrong due to popular historical rumour or sheer ignorance on the topic is heart breaking

  • @Sgtklark
    @Sgtklark 4 роки тому +34

    I was a policeman for 25 years in Calif, and I found the creaking of the leather rather comforting. It shows that the material is alive. But the creaking decreases with wear. We called our belts Sam Brownes too, but the female officer wore a 'Sally Browne" belt, that is curved while the male belt is straight. We didn't wear the baldric, which we called a 'suicide strap' because if a bad guy got a hold of it in a fight he basically owned you.

    • @The_ZeroLine
      @The_ZeroLine Рік тому

      Baldrics are a recipe for disaster.

    • @gitman3486
      @gitman3486 Рік тому

      ​@@The_ZeroLine Especially their cunning plans

  • @unknownkiwi13786
    @unknownkiwi13786 5 років тому +21

    "If you ever need a filling and you're under heavy fire I'm your man."

  • @Kishandreth
    @Kishandreth 5 років тому +117

    I almost want to see someone trying to accuse you of stolen valor. They'd have to make the assumption that you have no clue what the ribbons were actually for. Battle dentist is completely overpowered as a unit type.

    • @dylanmorgan2752
      @dylanmorgan2752 5 років тому +41

      I honestly don’t see it as possible for anyone with military experience to be under the belief, even at a moments glance that he was stealing valour. Even under the assumption they didn’t know or couldn’t see the dentists badge and the ridiculous array of medals to go with it, they would at least notice that he was dressed like he was in the African expeditionary force from Victorian times and not in a modern military uniform or one that you could convincingly claim you were alive to have worn.

    • @JimFortune
      @JimFortune 5 років тому +11

      You are both assuming that bullshitters research their subject before telling the lie. Trump proves that to be a fallacy.

    • @uncreativename9936
      @uncreativename9936 5 років тому +16

      For him to be accused of stolen valor, wouldn't the British still have to use pith helmets?

    • @dylanmorgan2752
      @dylanmorgan2752 5 років тому +3

      +uncreativename my point exactly

    • @Kishandreth
      @Kishandreth 5 років тому +7

      I wouldn't put it past a soldier that's had a few pints of beer to be so focused on the fact that a person is not armed forces that they fail to realize how silly the attire really was. It may seem idiot proof, but in my experiences the world always creates a bigger idiot.

  • @hyperactiveturtle78
    @hyperactiveturtle78 5 років тому +45

    "I'm here on my own, so I can't scare anyone." To me that just sums Lindy up XD

  • @TheZerech
    @TheZerech 5 років тому +37

    Americans definitely use pistol to me all pistols and revolvers to mean revolvers. IDK where you thought we called revolver pistol.

    • @Domintor-op7lz
      @Domintor-op7lz 4 роки тому +2

      I have seen and heard many Americans call a revolver a pistol and a pistol an automatic
      Yet automatic means
      Constant fire with the pull of a trigger
      Or as is a law in texas
      Firing more than 1 round with a single pull (and hold) of said weapons trigger
      I learnt this from demolition ranch

    • @KelnelK
      @KelnelK 3 роки тому +6

      @@Domintor-op7lz I'm American and I've never heard anyone call a semi-auto pistol an "automatic." I'd assume they were talking about a full auto weapon unless I had additional context.

    • @Domintor-op7lz
      @Domintor-op7lz 3 роки тому

      @@KelnelK that's odd cause I've heard Americans calk the
      .45 acp colt browning
      The browning automatic

    • @TheTuneAce
      @TheTuneAce 3 роки тому +1

      To me (american), "pistol" and "handgun" are almost interchangeable. Revolvers are pistols, semi-automatics (magazine fed) are pistols

    • @mhammer3186
      @mhammer3186 3 роки тому +1

      @@Domintor-op7lz so that is because it was originally termed the colt automatic and that’s where 45 acp comes from, automatic colt pistol.

  • @Geordun
    @Geordun 5 років тому +149

    In the Royal Engineers we were always told that "UBIQUE" had two meanings; (A) For the Royal Engineers it meant "Everywhere" because we served everywhere. (B)For the Royal Artillery it meant "All over the bloody place" just like their shots. :-p

    • @russellhawkins366
      @russellhawkins366 4 роки тому +2

      Ahchi Cappleman
      My grandfather was a Forwards Observation Officer during WW2 and he’d agree with you. He explained that occasional stay shells just happen. Most would be on target, a few would be outside, and the odd one or two would be all over the place. He explained that it’s just what happens occasionally due to errors in charge manufacturing etc.....

    • @andrewharper1609
      @andrewharper1609 4 роки тому

      I had a chap from the HAC explain the ranging process for artillery once. He didn't mention stray shots although I expect they're a simple fact of life.

  • @lordofdarkdudes
    @lordofdarkdudes 5 років тому +40

    now i want a picture in that uniform but insted i want it to be a duck who says british officers dont duck

    • @jubuttib
      @jubuttib 5 років тому +5

      I want a row of various geese, owls, loons, swans, pheasants etc. in officer gear, all saying that. =)

    • @M.M.83-U
      @M.M.83-U 5 років тому +1

      Oooh, this one is awesome!!!

  • @viccers
    @viccers 5 років тому +3

    As always, an interesting and high quality video from Lindy - I've been a subscriber for a while now, but I am again reminded why I subscribed in the first place! Thank you for a wholesome video, Lindy!

  • @LuigiLong
    @LuigiLong 5 років тому +7

    Really interesting, as always! However, a few inaccuracies: I was in the Royal Greenjackets, (1LT 1981 - 1983,) and we wore our service pistols (Browning H-Power, 9mm) on the right side of the body, as on ceremonial uniforms we had our swords too. WO's and senior NCOs, however, wore them on the left side, handle facing out, same as your uniform. On the battle dress, those issued sidearms would wear depending on if they were left- or right-handed, and with the lanyard attached behind the holster, on the belt.

  • @Tadicuslegion78
    @Tadicuslegion78 5 років тому +16

    General: 2nd Battalion is trapped on Hill 563, and they have a lot of cavities. Will no one step up to save them?!
    Lindybeige: I WILL *draws revolver and charges the enemy*

  • @Andersson203
    @Andersson203 5 років тому +465

    I remember a discussion about trigger discipline when someone posted a photograph of a bunch of American ww2 soldiers on some forum. All the keyboard warriors came in criticising the soldiers for their lack of trigger discipline untill an actual firerarms instructor came on the board and pointed out that trigger discipline is a relatively modern invention. It wasn't until the 70s (If I recall correctly) that armies started teaching "trigger discipline". So you're simply being historically accurate!

    • @terrybarrett2368
      @terrybarrett2368 5 років тому +18

      I was taught it when i joined the army in 1 962

    • @Andersson203
      @Andersson203 5 років тому +30

      You probably had a good CO because the concept has been around for ages but in the military it didn't become common/law until the 70s at the earliest. And the whole keeping your finger straight and above the trigger guard is a 90s or 00 invention.

    • @Marc83Aus
      @Marc83Aus 5 років тому +16

      Trigger discipline is important for lowering anxiety of the civilian population while in friendly areas. Surely in a potential combat zone even with mostly friendly people around you wouldn't be messing with trigger disipline if theres a possibility of insurgents popping up.

    • @Andersson203
      @Andersson203 5 років тому +50

      "Trigger discipline is important for lowering anxiety of the civilian population while in friendly areas."
      That's arguable, and also trigger discipline is not related to the civilian population at all it is simply firearms safety. You don't want to go into a combat zone and then get shot in the back because private Snafu can't keep his finger off the trigger.

    • @gastonbell108
      @gastonbell108 5 років тому

      @@terrybarrett2368 likewise

  • @YourSideHoe
    @YourSideHoe 4 роки тому +2

    Lindybeige is if all geek in the worlds become one person

  • @neilfoddering921
    @neilfoddering921 3 роки тому +4

    @lindybeige The government issued books of officers’ dress regulations at various times. They specified in detail the regulation patterns of uniforms at the time of issue. I found them extremely useful in researching officers’ uniforms and equipment from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Love your videos!

  • @Josephpesoj
    @Josephpesoj 5 років тому +80

    >If people wanted to fast forward.
    Who are these heretics who would want such a thing?

    • @omnipresentsnowflake4698
      @omnipresentsnowflake4698 5 років тому +4

      I say we ask the pope for a holy crusade!

    • @ClydeC
      @ClydeC 5 років тому +2

      Burn the heretics!

    • @thomasraahauge5231
      @thomasraahauge5231 5 років тому +3

      Hmmmn - those energetic americans who are so loud about trigger discipline?

    • @AR-jx6wr
      @AR-jx6wr 5 років тому +1

      Thomas Raahauge you are a pathetic little man. Did the big, bad Americans frighten you?

    • @jannichtorp1245
      @jannichtorp1245 5 років тому +2

      Faul language, you barbarian

  • @lfricmunuc4534
    @lfricmunuc4534 5 років тому +53

    With the cork variants of pith helmets, one can soak them in water, which the cork stores. Then, one has a rudimentary air-conditioner.
    They were also much lighter than most other helmets, serving another advantage in the hot conditions.

    • @silasstryder
      @silasstryder 5 років тому +4

      I wonder how much more weight that added though.

    • @admiralpercy
      @admiralpercy 5 років тому +5

      You dirty cork soaker

    • @2adamast
      @2adamast 5 років тому

      If cork soaked up water it wouldn't be used for stoppers

    • @admiralpercy
      @admiralpercy 5 років тому +2

      @@2adamast actually that's why it's a good stopper.
      Wet cork swells to fill the neck of the bottle. That's why bubbly wine, like champagne, needs to be stored upside down, to keep the cork inflated.

    • @2adamast
      @2adamast 5 років тому +1

      Each his own view, I see it as a spongy closed cell structure.
      _A mature cork cell is non-living and has cell walls that are composed of a waxy substance that is highly impermeable to gases and water_

  • @user-ii3zs2gr6u
    @user-ii3zs2gr6u 4 роки тому +3

    That diagonal strap looks as though it has a cunning plan.

  • @EpicCookieGamer
    @EpicCookieGamer 4 роки тому +6

    Hey Lindy, love the channel. I found it a couple days ago and absolutely can't stop watching. Just wanna throw in my 2 cents. I'm an American and we call both revolvers and (semi)autos pistols. Loved the video keep it up! :)

  • @thehypest6118
    @thehypest6118 5 років тому +10

    'the plan is to start selling what they call *MERCH* '
    you thoroughly have my attention

  • @OliverdelaRosa
    @OliverdelaRosa 5 років тому +171

    You are the very model of a modern major general! (sorry, I couldn't resist XD)

    • @welshdragon99
      @welshdragon99 5 років тому +10

      He can tell at sight between a Mauser rifle and a javelin

    • @MatthewJBD
      @MatthewJBD 5 років тому +2

      Do not throw away your shot.

    • @MCWren
      @MCWren 5 років тому +1

      The venerated Englishman veteran who's men are all lining up to buy his merch

    • @Phexyn
      @Phexyn 5 років тому +1

      @@welshdragon99 but not a mg 34 from an mg 42 :D

    • @timothyg4426
      @timothyg4426 5 років тому +2

      @@Phexyn Do you mean the Spandau?

  • @mikellwehrer
    @mikellwehrer 5 років тому +5

    I'm not the type to actually comment about trigger discipline, but since you brought it up: the idea isn't to have good discipline only when you're around others with a live and loaded weapon. The point is to practice good trigger discipline with anything firearm related so as to develop good habits.
    Think of it as practice like you play.
    Carry on.

  • @JPoulAndersson
    @JPoulAndersson 5 років тому

    Love your kit and your style Mr. Lindybeige!

  • @averylividmoose3599
    @averylividmoose3599 5 років тому +32

    *cracks open webley*
    "highest quality anti zulu pew pew pellets."

  • @chrisca
    @chrisca 5 років тому +27

    *Lindybeige's Extinguishers*
    _Note: It extinguishes flames, not frenchmen_

    • @stupidAgeverificatio
      @stupidAgeverificatio 5 років тому +1

      What?

    • @Super6ix0ne
      @Super6ix0ne 5 років тому +1

      For extinguishing flaming arrows

    • @chrisca
      @chrisca 5 років тому

      @@stupidAgeverificatio A Stoke Mandeville joke, its an old video of his own play

  • @cowboyspacezombie
    @cowboyspacezombie 5 років тому

    I really enjoy your kit videos! Hope for more!

  • @jizburg
    @jizburg 3 роки тому +4

    "I dont have regulation lenght *bodypart*"
    Perfect. I am going to need to remember this

  • @unapolagetic
    @unapolagetic 5 років тому +235

    To Americans that is a revolver, a pistol is any handgun. Just the same as in England.

    • @Crow.Author
      @Crow.Author 5 років тому +19

      Unapologetic Elitist You can’t generalise about American dialects like that.
      Personally I’d agree with you, pistol mean any hand gun, either automatic or a revolver. But I do know many people from down south who do use the terms like how Lindy described, Especially older people and WWII veterans.

    • @andrewbroeker9819
      @andrewbroeker9819 5 років тому +18

      Perhaps some American dialect or other uses it that way, but it's far from the norm.

    • @Eric_D_6
      @Eric_D_6 5 років тому +15

      Yeah, I was thinking, maybe Americans in or from the deep south but not here in Colorado. Any handgun is a pistol, but we do say semi-auto for things that Brits call autos.

    • @Galt4570
      @Galt4570 5 років тому +15

      Revolvers are revolvers, pistols are semi-autos, handguns are both. Isn’t it like that everywhere?

    • @tsp312
      @tsp312 5 років тому +8

      Ive always heard pistols specifically used to refer to automatics. Revolvers are simply revolvers.

  • @flamezombie1
    @flamezombie1 5 років тому +42

    We Americans make a distinction between revolvers and semi-auto pistols usually; both can be called pistols, we just tend to be more specific for revolvers because calling a semi-auto pistol an "automatic" gets confusing since you can actually own automatic weapons here (in most states & with a tax stamp). When you say "automatic pistol" most Americans would be inclined to think "Oh, a Stetchkin or something."
    The laws here make it even more confusing since anything firing pistol cartridges is technically a pistol under law, unless it has a stock attached to it. In which case it becomes a short barreled rifle... that doesn't fire rifle rounds.

    • @flamezombie1
      @flamezombie1 5 років тому +1

      Yep, but those fall under curio and relic since they're more than 50 years old (not the stetchkin). If it were made today, bam, it's magically an SBR and super deadly! Or something.

    • @skepticalbadger
      @skepticalbadger 5 років тому +1

      You say that, but I have been corrected by Americans for calling a revolver a 'pistol' numerous times. Despite it being good enough for ol' Sam Colt himself and short for 'revolver pistol'. But I'm preaching to the choir here :)

    • @flamezombie1
      @flamezombie1 5 років тому

      Well, if they live up north they're not really Americans as I know 'em :^)

    • @silasstryder
      @silasstryder 5 років тому

      It's a generational thing, video games are largely to blame I'd say. "Pistol" in a video game means an M1911 type and if the game even has a revolver it's typically just called "Revolver". For someone who doesn't know anything about guns this is all they have to work with when speaking to others about them.

    • @Crow.Author
      @Crow.Author 5 років тому

      Flamezombie And not to mention it’s very difficult to accurately generalise when talking about American terms, as there is such a myriad of dialects around the U.S.
      Most of which most Americans don’t even know about.

  • @andrejkocsis4671
    @andrejkocsis4671 Рік тому

    Dear Lindybeige, I rather have your fullhearted explanations here on UA-cam than anything else. Although I can confirm that since I left the schools it is much more fun to learn. Thank you for that.

  • @robertcaseydavis
    @robertcaseydavis 4 роки тому

    Thank you for being so considerate of the viewer.

  • @Survive1llc
    @Survive1llc 5 років тому +117

    As an American combat veteran, I immediately did frothy frothy about the trigger discipline, but then had to laugh about being called out before commenting. 10 points, sir. I should say, though, that the issue with finger on the trigger isn’t for my imagined safety, it’s more for the sake of your ceiling (I know it’s a replica, don’t @ me). The idea is that you never put your finger on the trigger until you’ve already aimed at what you want to shoot. I am not *offended* though. Very good stuff, and good for you getting merch; I’ll probably pick some up.

    • @renardgrise
      @renardgrise 5 років тому +14

      Right there with you... *wipes froth from mouth*. The concept was always sold to me on the "muscle memory" aspect... even if it's not a real gun, you treat it like one, so that when you do have a firearm in your hands you naturally have the proper trigger discipline.

    • @DmncPalm
      @DmncPalm 5 років тому +4

      @@renardgrise Exactly my thought. Though, he is British and sadly they don't have the freedom to worry bout those things. Still love em, but screw their silly law.

    • @Sacharius
      @Sacharius 5 років тому +5

      Zack Tyler me and my platoon mates have realized that even when you don't have anything in your hand but articulate as if you did, you still have excellent trigger discipline 😂 this even several years after military service. Muscle memory indeed...

    • @caerphoto
      @caerphoto 5 років тому +12

      "Though, he is British and sadly they don't have the freedom to worry bout those things."
      Yep, instead we have the freedom from having to worry about them ;)

    • @HeliosXII
      @HeliosXII 5 років тому +4

      When I was in my teens I got so ridiculed for trigger discipline while playing airsoft that when the time came for actual firearms it was just a reflex. I mean it takes a conscious effort to put curl my trigger finger even if there's no physical gun in my hand.

  • @seanc6128
    @seanc6128 5 років тому +72

    To an American (me) a pistol is any handgun.

    • @nivekastoreth
      @nivekastoreth 5 років тому +13

      North-eastern American here, and I agree. The first example that comes to mind is "machine pistol" which would never be taken to mean an automated revolver. In my mine, pistol and handgun are synonymous.

    • @thomaswilloughby9901
      @thomaswilloughby9901 5 років тому +8

      As another American and US Army vet I have to agree.

    • @MistaFuzzeh
      @MistaFuzzeh 5 років тому +1

      this

    • @thomasraahauge5231
      @thomasraahauge5231 5 років тому +1

      Sean C: "Pistol" is derived from czech "pistal" which means "tube" or "pillar", referring to the barrel of the firearm. Since the relative length of a small firearm compared to the width somewhat resembles that of stone pillar, the term now applies to hand guns. Most languages have adopted the term, though with some variations.

    • @TheClassicalSauce
      @TheClassicalSauce 5 років тому +4

      Yup. A pistol is a handgun. Although a "handgun" is most often connoted with being a semi-automatic. To differentiate, we often call pistols that have cylindrical chambers "revolvers", and those that are clip loaded, "handguns."
      Pistol also sounds more "old-timey", like the wild west, so we associate "pistol" with "revolver", more than "handgun." But basically, if someone says, "He had a pistol.", it's vague. If someone says, "He had a handgun.", we assume it's a semi. If he says, "He had a revolver.", we know exactly what he's talking about.

  • @juicygoosy7150
    @juicygoosy7150 3 роки тому

    You explaine things so well that my only question is it possible that you made a sponsor section so engaging

  • @19991paddy
    @19991paddy 5 років тому +10

    4:45 His arms wave in the air.

  • @saladgreens912
    @saladgreens912 5 років тому +32

    I want that fire extinguisher, It would come in very handy.

  • @samj.s3132
    @samj.s3132 5 років тому +79

    I am incredibly busy, but nobody ignores a beige alert. Drop what you are doing, things are urgent

    • @DisdainusMaximus
      @DisdainusMaximus 5 років тому

      What a time it was, with all the world against us

    • @darronhedges5873
      @darronhedges5873 5 років тому

      Lego is getting a bit old,you think theyd be happy for the free exposure.

    • @Sirenhound
      @Sirenhound 5 років тому

      A BEIGE ALERT?!
      Tell my wife "Hello"!

    • @KamiRecca
      @KamiRecca 5 років тому +3

      *BuwEEEP BuwEEEEEP* Alarm! Alarm! Aliens are invading. Drop whatever you are doing and go to your undesignated battlepost.
      *BaDaBuwEEEP BaDaBuwEEEEP* Lloyd has published a new video! Drop whatever you are doing, return to your computer and make space for the aliens beside you! Its important to share screens.

    • @thomasraahauge5231
      @thomasraahauge5231 5 років тому +1

      This is not a drill! This is not a drill! Intercontinental ballistic missiles armed with nuclear warheads are incoming! This is not a drill! I repeat: this is not a drill! All hands to battle stations! Brace for impact! God Save the Queen!
      [lindybeige theme roles over the screen] Be with you in a moment, Sir! I just have to watch this first.

  • @Allan_aka_RocKITEman
    @Allan_aka_RocKITEman 4 роки тому +5

    At 06:54 in this video: I had to GO BACK to that image to see that he actually does NOT have a left arm.
    _"That's going to leave a mark....'_ -- SPACEBALLS [1987]

  • @kainfiract7992
    @kainfiract7992 4 роки тому +1

    amazing! i come for the random topics I'm interested in and I stay for the constant laughs and knowledge

  • @vladolkhovetsky1070
    @vladolkhovetsky1070 5 років тому +7

    Battle dentist is my new favorite thing

  • @SatsumaTengu14
    @SatsumaTengu14 5 років тому +10

    When I served with the RCMP back, way back, in the day we were issued the service revolver. Our ammunition pouch held our reload in what we called speed loaders. I'm not at all sure how historical they were. The pistol itself was a S&W 38 cal revolver with a special made 4 1/2 inch barrel and that revolver had been issued since the very early days. Not the original revolver but Bagan being issued soon after the formation of the force.

    • @jorda.2412
      @jorda.2412 5 років тому +2

      My dad called it a Sam Browne belt...served in 50 60 70....lol Lindy said it as I typed this

  • @Christopher0601
    @Christopher0601 5 років тому +2

    First year dental student here - we recently got a talk from a dental nurse who was a captain in the RADC who discussed various things - but she showed the insignias for the different medical/veterinary branches of the british armed forces. I'm genuinely considering signing up just for the dragon.
    They also have a fantastic student sponsorship/bursary deal, but i would have to agree to join the army for 5 years - and even though the pay is outrageously good and it would be a fantastic experience. I think I would be too afraid of getting shot, and it involves a lot of moving around. Something to consider though
    Maybe you could make a video on these medical branches of the army through history? Even if not the med/vet branches, I think a lot of people would find it interesting!

  • @drewga403
    @drewga403 3 роки тому +1

    New Lindybeige motto to be emblazoned across all fire extinguishers @34:25 :
    "Wherever there's trouble... if you need a filling, just call!"
    Or maybe shorten it to: "If you need a filling, just call!"
    Yep. That's better.

  • @Solinimo
    @Solinimo 5 років тому +40

    I want an actual Lindybeige Lego set! I know they do custom small series figures, I'm sure there's enough of us interested to make it worthwhile..
    And then I'll order a katana and a Spandau to go with it from BrickWarrior ;)

    • @thomasraahauge5231
      @thomasraahauge5231 5 років тому +1

      What is wrong with bren guns and hoplite swords? :-D

    • @Solinimo
      @Solinimo 5 років тому

      Their Bren gun is not that good :)
      www.brickwarriors.com/british-lmg/

    • @ThZuao
      @ThZuao 5 років тому

      Would all brick be shades of beige?
      Yes or absolutely?

  • @TimboSlice69420
    @TimboSlice69420 5 років тому +19

    Why isn’t loyd playing a British officer in a tv series yet

    • @WardancerHB
      @WardancerHB 5 років тому

      Feck off and be triggered somewhere else, Rob.

  • @kcsolh
    @kcsolh 4 роки тому

    Brilliant brilliant!! Yes! Another video triumph! That was great. Quickly though, three things I’d like to mention. First, for the “creaky” leather, I suggest a good leather conditioner. Here in the US I use a brand called Lexol, available at any quality Cobbler shop. Second, I’ve never seen the pistol lanyard around the neck. I know you research this stuff carefully, but my impression was that they were worn looped around the shoulder under the buttoned down epilate to stay up. This arrangement I also understood was the origin of the “Full Dress” uniform’s, fancy, sometimes, braided cord decoration in the same location. The only difference being it wasn’t really attach to a side arm anymore. And finally, Loyd, my friend, surely no one would object if you customised your pistol lanyard to be a comfortable length to use your pistol. I mean if you can punch a few more holes in your baldric to fit you better, then surely you could adjust the lanyard. Or maybe if it were worn on your shoulder it’s length would be just fine. Thank you for reading this. Until next time, cheers!

  • @bill5982
    @bill5982 9 місяців тому +1

    When I was in the Air Force we had to participate in a parade. The British Air Force was in charge of our two sections (British Air Force and US Air Force units) in the march. Out came a British Sergeant Major in charge. This guy was right out of the movies. Handlebar mustache, swizzle stick, uniform, loud deep voice commands, the whole 9 yards. He gave the marching commands; not a single one of us Americans understood a single word he said (no exaggeration). As the Brits were in front of us, we decided to execute the same maneuvers that they did since we couldn't translate his commands.

    • @arronjameshook
      @arronjameshook 4 місяці тому

      Was it the accent, the speed of the commands being given or both that cause the problem?

  • @renonouvello4011
    @renonouvello4011 5 років тому +7

    "Nobody would ever believe that I'm 180 years old"
    Sadly... I thought you were a vampire.

  • @Riffzor
    @Riffzor 5 років тому +28

    Wait, we're getting beige fire extinguishers? Put me down for a quarter-dozen.

  • @LokiArmageddon
    @LokiArmageddon 3 роки тому

    I absolutely loathe listening to sponsors sales pitches. But despite yours being drastically the longest I've ever seen, I quite enjoyed it and was entertained. Far beyond any other. I commend you good sir.

  • @steamboatmodel
    @steamboatmodel 5 років тому +1

    One of my Great Uncles was with the Canadian Army Dental Corp. in the Boar War and died in South Africa. I remember going to Ottawa to the Peace Tower and view the Book of Remembrance with my Mother and Grandmother to see her Brothers Name. So wear your Dental Corp. Insignia proudly. Also becarefull wearing the signal corp. one as it was also used by the C.W.A.C.

  • @larsschroter6994
    @larsschroter6994 5 років тому +94

    do "Lindybeige the flamethrower" , the kids love that one.

    • @noneofyourbusiness3553
      @noneofyourbusiness3553 5 років тому +4

      A full sized catapult might also be appropriate.

    • @bmyers8356
      @bmyers8356 5 років тому +4

      Lars Schröter : “Merchandizing ! Merchandizing ! “

    • @mielleon780
      @mielleon780 5 років тому +3

      May the beige be with ya

    • @averylividmoose3599
      @averylividmoose3599 5 років тому +6

      HANS PASS ZE FLAMMENWERFER
      *Lindy leaning against the trench reloading his webley*
      "Hans ain't here no more old boy."

    • @AndrewFrink
      @AndrewFrink 5 років тому +3

      I think you mean: "Lindybeige the NOT A flamethrower", because regulations.

  • @desmondbloemers7276
    @desmondbloemers7276 5 років тому +27

    None regulation arm length! That’s disgraceful.

  • @firstname-gq5yr
    @firstname-gq5yr 4 роки тому

    love the channel, been in the army 5 years and never knew pips were called stars, I thank you

  • @randelbrooks
    @randelbrooks Рік тому +2

    One particular reason for having a lanyard on your pistol is that officers were usually on horseback so they could move quickly up and down the line and see a bit further and people on foot and you can lose your grip on a pistol or a sword and if you have a sword you would have a sword not that you would slip around your wrist and snug it up so that you don’t lose it especially when you need to give someone the chop.