Fiddles

[Bjørn]

I've noticed there is a tip that wasn't in the original that says something like "Fiddles is not a good fire suppressant".

Do the devs have something against fiddle music, or does the word have other meanings other than the violin variant? I tried a google, but found only the instrument and some software.

Maybe soon there will come a unit consisting of fiddlers on a roof...

[Andy]

Nero?? Fiddled while Rome burnt

[Captain Custard]

Fiddles are a great suppressant ! A great man once turned a giant fire into a pleasure Palace using nothing but a fiddle.

[Bjørn]

Ah lol I didn't know that. Heard he was crazy, though, but that is pretty hilarious!

Would still be fun to see a unit consisting of fiddlers on a roof, though. Trust me, Norwegian fiddle music can scare off anyone!

[|Sith|Galvanized Iron Raptor]

It's 100% a myth, he was actually engaged in the rescue work. But yeah that is what the quote is referencing. Probably not crazy exactly either, more of a mama's boy

[owen8964]

"Trust me, Norwegian fiddle music can scare off anyone!"

Bjorn, I'm seeing the Vikings in a whole new way...

(Did you know that the Scottish Bagpipes are officially classified as a weapon of war?)

[Bjørn]

Originally posted by owen8964:

"Trust me, Norwegian fiddle music can scare off anyone!"

Bjorn, I'm seeing the Vikings in a whole new way...

(Did you know that the Scottish Bagpipes are officially classified as a weapon of war?)

Haha I did not! See, they know what they're doing!

One of the dances that accompany Norwegian 'hardingfele' (fele = fiddle) music is to jump up and kick off a hat on top of a pole that someone holds high in the air.

I'm picturing scottish bagpipers fighting viking fiddlers trying to kick their hats off now...

[Mayer]

RTW: Famous quotes of historical figures of the ancient world
TW Remaster: Gameplay tips for ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (Did you know? You can ignore Senate Missions???), some of which make zero sense like the quote about fiddles, the devs don't even know that the instrument didn't exist back then.

[Mayer]

Originally posted by |Sith|Galvanized Iron:

It's 100% a myth, he was actually engaged in the rescue work. But yeah that is what the quote is referencing. Probably not crazy exactly either, more of a mama's boy

Tacitus says that the emperor was at Antium, Suetonius and Cassius Dio claim that he intentionally spread the fire to burn down parts of the city to make room for his palace Domus Aurea. In any case, the fire was blamed on the christians leading to several pogroms and Nero was discredited, his rule being synonymous with decadence and corruption.

[Pilch_]

Originally posted by Mayer:

RTW: Famous quotes of historical figures of the ancient world
TW Remaster: Gameplay tips for ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (Did you know? You can ignore Senate Missions???), some of which make zero sense like the quote about fiddles, the devs don't even know that the instrument didn't exist back then.

They still have the famous quotes from the original and the ‘fiddle’ tip is a reference to a well known expression/saying which originated from stories of Nero and implies someone not dealing with a problem or situation well. But whatever.

[Mayer]

There should be a option to disable tips, they are about as welcome as unnecessary advise.

[owen8964]

Originally posted by Bjørn:

Originally posted by owen8964:

"Trust me, Norwegian fiddle music can scare off anyone!"

Bjorn, I'm seeing the Vikings in a whole new way...

(Did you know that the Scottish Bagpipes are officially classified as a weapon of war?)

Haha I did not! See, they know what they're doing! :lunar2019laughingpig:

One of the dances that accompany Norwegian 'hardingfele' (fele = fiddle) music is to jump up and kick off a hat on top of a pole that someone holds high in the air.

I'm picturing scottish bagpipers fighting viking fiddlers trying to kick their hats off now...

I should tell you that Scottish Bagpipers, wearing kilts, have a secondary weapon. Most people think it's the Skean Dhu (knife in the sock) but actually it's the fact that a true Scot doesn't wear underpants with a kilt...

...so if the sound of the bagpipes doesn't defeat your high-kicking Norwegian fiddlers, they just lift their skirts...0-0

[Bjørn]

Originally posted by Pilch_:

They still have the famous quotes from the original and the ‘fiddle’ tip is a reference to a well known expression/saying which originated from stories of Nero and implies someone not dealing with a problem or situation well. But whatever.

It struck me that when I first searched this forum to see if others had asked about the fiddles, I found a few threads where people had used 'fiddle around with settings' and similar, so what you say makes sense...

Originally posted by owen8964:

...so if the sound of the bagpipes doesn't defeat your high-kicking Norwegian fiddlers, they just lift their skirts...0-0

There is material for a few Monty Python segments here...