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So what's the deal with French Toast? It's not French, and it's not toast!

The New United States, Muh Roads, Rateria, Teuberland

Pevvania wrote:So what's the deal with French Toast? It's not French, and it's not toast!

All I know is that it's delicious. And for some reason I have a habit of ordering it when I'm drinking whiskey. Strange.

Pevvania, The New United States, Muh Roads, Rateria

Pevvania wrote:So what's the deal with French Toast? It's not French, and it's not toast!

I don't know but the French Toast from Dennys with candied almonds and bananas..omg

The New United States

Lain Iwakura wrote:All I know is that it's delicious. And for some reason I have a habit of ordering it when I'm drinking whiskey. Strange.

I'm gonna pull a Humpy, and ask you for your hand in marriage.

The New United States

Muh Roads wrote:I'm gonna pull a Humpy, and ask you for your hand in marriage.

It'd be a long distance relationship, but I'm sure we could make it work.

;)

Muh Roads

Miencraft wrote:Put back the Law Archives link.

Also going to pin my map as a dispatch if everyone's cool with that because apparently we've got a link to the Supermap now, which includes a lot of non-Tatemites.

Where can I find the link?

Hmm. That was a thing that happened.

So, how was everyone's day?

Humpheria wrote:Hmm. That was a thing that happened.

So, how was everyone's day?

Well enough. Kinda boring, but that's generally tolerable.

Pevvania wrote:So what's the deal with French Toast? It's not French, and it's not toast!

Don't even get me started on "French" fries! Disgusting!

Pevvania

I prefer a French exit.

Post self-deleted by Baxten.

So I made the Supermap RP and here it is: Global Affairs:

http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=357260

To claim a spot on the Supermap, TG me. Here are the spots already taken

http://www.nationstates.net/nation=baxten/detail=factbook/id=488171

Condealism wrote:My view is different: The US left Vietnam when it was done - or thought it was done - with the task at hand, same as nearly every other "war" it participated in since WWII.

As for whether it was worth the cost, well, your mileage may vary.

The final withdrawal directly coincided with the fall of Saigon. Communist North Vietnamese completely overran South Vietnam. With a stated goal of stemming the expansion of communism, I'd chalk that up as a loss.

Teuberland

[Nation=Muh Roads] of REATO reporting in!

Pevvania

Austex wrote:The final withdrawal directly coincided with the fall of Saigon. Communist North Vietnamese completely overran South Vietnam. With a stated goal of stemming the expansion of communism, I'd chalk that up as a loss.

The real question is why did the government force young men and women to sacrifice their lives, and foot the financial burden on taxpayers? The duty of the military is to protect the American people. 40 years on we can see that the collapse of a junta on the southern end of Indochina did affect Americans, with the burden of burying 58,000 friends and kin, and marring over 300,000 troops under the Star Spangled Banner. However, that infamous foe, communism, did not affect Americans except for the many refugees who came here after the war.

Austex

Austex wrote:The final withdrawal directly coincided with the fall of Saigon. Communist North Vietnamese completely overran South Vietnam. With a stated goal of stemming the expansion of communism, I'd chalk that up as a loss.

The withdrawal from Vietnam was extremely rushed. By the Tet Offensive of 1968, the goal of 'winning' the war in Vietnam had been abandoned. Despite some genuine tactical victories under Nixon, like the bombing of Cambodia and Operation: Linebacker II, political support for the war had evaporated and the Nixon administration was desperate for any half-decent agreement that would end US involvement.

I think the entire war was unnecessary, and could have been prevented had we backed Ho Chi Minh when he asked for help against the French in the 1940s and 50s. We could have influenced him to pursue liberalism and become a part of the US sphere of influence.

Condealism, Austex, Teuberland, Lain Iwakura

Pevvania wrote:

I think the entire war was unnecessary, and could have been prevented had we backed Ho Chi Minh when he asked for help against the French in the 1940s and 50s. We could have influenced him to pursue liberalism and become a part of the US sphere of influence.

I question if a man could so easily change his heart. Best chance we'd get would be the Pinoche of Hanoi. Besides, that entire conflict was none of our business.

Teuberland wrote:I question if a man could so easily change his heart. Best chance we'd get would be the Pinoche of Hanoi. Besides, that entire conflict was none of our business.

On the contrary - preventing the second world from putting the rest of the world in a stranglehold was very much our business.

And we succeeded without starting a nuclear armageddon. Not bad.

Speaking of nukes, Fallout 4 is almost out. Who's pumped?

Pevvania, Austex

Condealism wrote:On the contrary - preventing the second world from putting the rest of the world in a stranglehold was very much our business.

And we succeeded without starting a nuclear armageddon. Not bad.

Speaking of nukes, Fallout 4 is almost out. Who's pumped?

If it was indeed the business of the States as a whole, then why did thousands escape to Canada? If you want to fight a war, grab your gun and get gone, but don't bring the money of taxpayers and the lives of peace-supporting or war-opposing individuals into it.

And I'm fairly interested in seeing the game come out, though I never made it far into Fallout games. My school's doing a discount fundraiser and the top sellers get Walmart gift cards. I better get to selling.

Any of you watching the Rugby World Cup?

Australia beat Scotland 35-34. My smugness cannot truly be conveyed in an RMB post, but I'll just say

WAHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!

http://www.mediaite.com/online/larry-david-surprises-crowd-as-bernie-sanders-in-snl-democratic-debate/#ooid=k4OWs5eDqo5crvt6Qc6hFNGwoq2luDUP

SNL might not always be funny, but when it comes to political satire, it doesn't get any better

The New United States

Pevvania wrote:Any of you watching the Rugby World Cup?

Australia beat Scotland 35-34. My smugness cannot truly be conveyed in an RMB post, but I'll just say

WAHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!

Well, I was more concerned with the Englishman's dilemma I got during the Ireland-Argentina game, the fact I was glad Argentina won has induced much self-hatred.

Teuberland

Wovenland wrote:Well, I was more concerned with the Englishman's dilemma I got during the Ireland-Argentina game, the fact I was glad Argentina won has induced much self-hatred.

It's like choosing between Nazis and Khmer Rouge.

Rateria, Wovenland

Baxten wrote:So I made the Supermap RP and here it is: Global Affairs:

http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=357260

To claim a spot on the Supermap, TG me. Here are the spots already taken

http://www.nationstates.net/nation=baxten/detail=factbook/id=488171

A bunch of CFN members have already joined, and sign ups are ready. But you will have to develop your own alliance in the RP, so we don't start off with any alliances

Wovenland wrote:Well, I was more concerned with the Englishman's dilemma I got during the Ireland-Argentina game, the fact I was glad Argentina won has induced much self-hatred.

Guess that's only fair, we and the rest of the UK pretty much always cheer against England anyway. No offense, lol.

Teuberland wrote:It's like choosing between Nazis and Khmer Rouge.

What? How many innocent people have the Irish rugby team (or the Argies, for that matter) ruthlessly murdered? Come on, that's hardly a fair comparison.

Saorstat-Eireann wrote:What? How many innocent people have the Irish rugby team (or the Argies, for that matter) ruthlessly murdered? Come on, that's hardly a fair comparison.

From an Englishman's perspective.

From my (political rather than rugby) perspective Eire's alright by me. Argentina comes across as the emotional internet debater who defriends you for disagreeing with them.

Pevvania wrote:Where can I find the link?

Hm?

If you mean the Law Archives, that's up in the WFE where it has been for a while. I probably should have put "I" in front of "put" but I don't use first-person pronouns at the start of things like that just because I don't.

If you mean the map, it's one of my factbooks.

Sorry rugby? I was too busy watching 'MURICAball

Austex

Hey guys. Who else likes the European Parliament and hates leftists here?

Brasil The Hueland wrote:Hey guys. Who else likes the European Parliament and hates leftists here?

I hate the European Parliament and hate leftism

But that's cool too

Brasil The Hueland

So anyways I'm gonna go pin my map now.

Wait no I can't the IRC thing from NS++ makes the sidebar too big for me to press the Confirm button.

Oh well.

Pevvania wrote:I hate the European Parliament and hate leftism

But that's cool too

Why do you hate the EU parliament?

(my sister has a crush in Guy Verhofstadt)

Teuberland wrote:From an Englishman's perspective.

From my (political rather than rugby) perspective Eire's alright by me. Argentina comes across as the emotional internet debater who defriends you for disagreeing with them.

Ok, but couldn't you have used a comparison that didn't use the nazis and the khmer rouge though?

You mean over the whole Falklands/Malvinas, thing?

Brasil The Hueland wrote:Why do you hate the EU parliament?

(my sister has a crush in Guy Verhofstadt)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmprtH6gD_E&ab_channel=DanHannanMEP this video shows why all of us liberty lovers should be anti-EU.

Baxten wrote:So I made the Supermap RP and here it is: Global Affairs:

http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=357260

To claim a spot on the Supermap, TG me. Here are the spots already taken

http://www.nationstates.net/nation=baxten/detail=factbook/id=488171

Saorstat-Eireann wrote:Ok, but couldn't you have used a comparison that didn't use the nazis and the khmer rouge though?

You mean over the whole Falklands/Malvinas, thing?

Eh. It was more of what I'd imagine an Englishman feeling like over supporting either, rather than my own feelings.

Someone must help me! My region is ruled by a fascist!

Liberterram Magnus wrote:Someone must help me! My region is ruled by a fascist!

Dark Commander?

Ehhh, he sounds like a Black Rider puppet. Did you ever consider that your region was a puppet of the Black Riders?

Dark Commander does sound like a TBR puppet, and I've suspected that for a while. No, CL is not a puppet region. But DC did have TBR's flag as his own for a while.

Please entirely disregard these messages left in Libertatem. I ask that the President take appropriate actions against these lies.

Liberterram Magnus wrote:Dark Commander does sound like a TBR puppet, and I've suspected that for a while. No, CL is not a puppet region. But DC did have TBR's flag as his own for a while.

If you continue these actions, I will eject/ban you.

Well, you can't argue that the name "Dark Commander" sounds like that of a TBR nation. Not that you are a TBR nation.

Liberterram Magnus wrote:Well, you can't argue that the name "Dark Commander" sounds like that of a TBR nation. Not that you are a TBR nation.

Do not ruin the rmb of one our allies with lies, bring this conversation back to the Conservative League immediately.

I am now in a region where I feel free!

Dark Commander wrote:Do not ruin the rmb of one our allies with lies, bring this conversation back to the Conservative League immediately.

Mom (DC): YOU GET BACK HERE AND CLEAN UP YOUR PLATES!

Rebellious Kid (Liberterram): NO MOM! YOUR A DICTATOR!

Liberterram Magnus wrote:I am now in a region where I feel free!

I would like to warn all of you about this nation. He tried to seize the WA Delegacy from me in a coup, tried to blackmail me, and became my region's regional fool. Steer clear of him, and do not listen to me. Talk to Poptropia of the IRU if you do not believe me.

Pevvania

Poptropia wrote:Mom (DC): YOU GET BACK HERE AND CLEAN UP YOUR PLATES!

Rebellious Kid (Liberterram): NO MOM! YOUR A DICTATOR!

This.

Pevvania

I did not try to seize the Delegacy in a coup. And you are a dictator. This RMB Civil War needst not continue on the RMB.

I mean, the RMB of Libertatem.

Dark Commander, you are insane. All of NS shall hate me because of YOU!

Poptropia wrote:Mom (DC): YOU GET BACK HERE AND CLEAN UP YOUR PLATES!

Rebellious Kid (Liberterram): NO MOM! YOUR A DICTATOR!

Perfect description

Great job, DC. Tell the whole world about the CL Civil War. Great.

Everything that DC said is correct. Do the entire region a favor and steer clear of this madman.

Liberterram...You are such drama queen. There's an endorsement cap so DC can keep the WA Delegacy title, since it is his privilage as President and all DC has done during his Presidency is create a more democratic and transparent governemnt and, you sir, are trying to destroy that. Your side is the one supressing RMB posts, so how exactly is DC fascist?

Pevvania

Poptropia wrote:Liberterram...You are such drama queen. There's an endorsement cap so DC can keep the WA Delegacy title, since it is his privilage as President and all DC has done during his Presidency is create a more democratic and transparent governemnt and, you sir, are trying to destroy that. Your side is the one supressing RMB posts, so how exactly is DC fascist?

He has also done a lot of other stupid things in our region.

The Dark Lieutenant wrote:He has also done a lot of other stupid things in our region.

Oh lordy! He's the town drunk or just a child just learning what all of these political terms mean.

Poptropia wrote:Oh lordy! He's the town drunk or just a child just learning what all of these political terms mean.

He is both, plus the regional fool.

He wrote up a handy list of the stupid things he has done:

1. Challenging our Vice President, and accusing him of being a puppet

2. Beginning a coup

3. Trying to ban our founder from regional affaris

4. Arguing that we should invade Gay and The Pacific

5. Adding in a regional official without permission

6. Calling me (Dark Commander) a fascist

7. Saying that I was a puppet of the Black Riders

Would be nice if y'all could leave this off of our RMB. I'm sure you guys don't want to deal with this drama but we don't want it either.

Kings Island, The New United States, Humpheria, Austex, Lain Iwakura, The Dark Lieutenant

Miencraft wrote:Would be nice if y'all could leave this off of our RMB. I'm sure you guys don't want to deal with this drama but we don't want it either.

Certainly, I am finished here.

Miencraft

Liberterram Magnus wrote:I am now in a region where I feel free!

We are pretty great.

Liberterram Magnus wrote:Dark Commander, you are insane. All of NS shall hate me because of YOU!

I don't hate anybody, a good politician doesn't overreact. But "good" and "politican" don't mix, may I introduce you to anarchy? You'll care less!

Both of you. Listen closely.

With every ounce of power vested in me as President of Libertatem, I need you both to keep your dirty laundry of my RMB. Please and thank you.

As for our government's position, we do not intend on taking any side at this time. Please do not spam my inbox anymore. Thank you.

That is not to say that those that believe they need asylum will be granted it. If oppression is existent, it will not reach the populace of Libertatem.

Miencraft, Kings Island, The New United States, Condealism, The Dark Lieutenant

Humpheria wrote:Both of you. Listen closely.

With every ounce of power vested in me as President of Libertatem, I need you both to keep your dirty laundry of my RMB. Please and thank you.

As for our government's position, we do not intend on taking any side at this time. Please do not spam my inbox anymore. Thank you.

That is not to say that those that believe they need asylum will be granted it. If oppression is existent, it will not reach the populace of Libertatem.

Thank you, that is all I would like to hear.

Humpheria wrote:Stuff

Statist... =P

Ily humpybear

Lain Iwakura, The Dark Lieutenant

Muh Roads wrote:Statist... =P

Ily humpybear

Dammit I started looking through what he said to see if he said "Stuff".

He didn't.

You disappoint me.

Humpheria, Muh Roads, Rateria, Lain Iwakura, The Dark Lieutenant

Muh Roads wrote:Statist... =P

Ily humpybear

How on earth was that one Statist?!?!!

Miencraft wrote:Would be nice if y'all could leave this off of our RMB. I'm sure you guys don't want to deal with this drama but we don't want it either.

Humpheria wrote:Both of you. Listen closely.

With every ounce of power vested in me as President of Libertatem, I need you both to keep your dirty laundry of my RMB. Please and thank you.

As for our government's position, we do not intend on taking any side at this time. Please do not spam my inbox anymore. Thank you.

That is not to say that those that believe they need asylum will be granted it. If oppression is existent, it will not reach the populace of Libertatem.

If I could, I'd give this a like

Austex

Also, don't forget to sign up for the Supermap RP. Humph, I have you Southern-Central US. Your number 50

http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=357260

Humpheria wrote:How on earth was that one Statist?!?!!

With every ounce of power vested in me as President of Libertatem.

I'd be a hypocrite if I said I never made moves like that as president, only meant it as a joke. Lack would've laughed, I miss lack.

Miencraft wrote:Muh Roads, ily

Muh Roads wrote:With every ounce of power vested in me as President of Libertatem.

I'd be a hypocrite if I said I never made moves like that as president, only meant it as a joke. Lack would've laughed, I miss lack.

With every ounce of power vested in me as an ex-President of Libertatem, I hereby order Lack to return.

That's how it works, right?

The Dark Lieutenant

Miencraft wrote:With every ounce of power vested in me as an ex-President of Libertatem, I hereby order Lack to return.

That's how it works, right?

Right!

Miencraft

RIP Irwin Schiff, you will be remembered.

1928-2015

Miencraft

Muh Roads wrote:With every ounce of power vested in me as President of Libertatem.

I'd be a hypocrite if I said I never made moves like that as president, only meant it as a joke. Lack would've laughed, I miss lack.

It was a rhetorical device to express the severity of my intent. Not a declaration of dictatorship.

Post by West Atlantic Bacon suppressed by a moderator.

Humpheria wrote:It was a rhetorical device to express the severity of my intent. Not a declaration of dictatorship.

Arguably I was the most statist president Libertatem had seen until my last few weeks, and you all loved me.

I severely worked on military structure and expanding our military capability, banjected people from the region with opposing ideals, and quickly demonstrated my power with a early presidential order.

All these things go against my core tenets, but I regret nothing.

Post by Muh Roads suppressed by a moderator.

Post by Baxten suppressed by a moderator.

That's a first for me... I think. 😖

Lain Iwakura, The Dark Lieutenant

Well, that was strange.

Lain Iwakura wrote:Well, that was strange.

I think it's because me and Bax quoted the recruiter.

Muh Roads wrote:I think it's because me and Bax quoted the recruiter.

Seems like the most logical reason.

Still, I've never seen mods suppress a recruiter like that. Strange.

Lain Iwakura wrote:Seems like the most logical reason.

Still, I've never seen mods suppress a recruiter like that. Strange.

It's against site rules, someone from the internationale reported him I assume. I try not to report for things like that, a message is usually all it takes.

I'm a recruiting wizard, I should know =P

Lain Iwakura

Sorry to suppress your posts too Muh Roads and Baxten, but you quoted the recruiter. It is against the rules unless the region has the 'Recruiter Friendly' tag.

Those suppressions don't count against you in any way, just wanted to keep your RMB clean.

Miencraft, Muh Roads, Rateria, Condealism, Austex, The Dark Lieutenant

Nationstates Moderators wrote:Sorry to suppress your posts too Muh Roads and Baxten, but you quoted the recruiter. It is against the rules unless the region has the 'Recruiter Friendly' tag.

Those suppressions don't count against you in any way, just wanted to keep your RMB clean.

Thank you guys for your quick response.

is it just me, or is the WFE looking a bit...squished?

Well, that was good for a laugh.

"What was?"

Yes.

gar. I hit the wrong button for the cannibal question, and now i've got cannibals--is there any way to fix it?

Teuberland

The Aradites wrote:is it just me, or is the WFE looking a bit...squished?

It is a bit... vertically challenged.

Narland wrote:gar. I hit the wrong button for the cannibal question, and now i've got cannibals--is there any way to fix it?

Just gotta wait for it to come up again.

Teuberland

Lain Iwakura wrote:Seems like the most logical reason.

Still, I've never seen mods suppress a recruiter like that. Strange.

sorry for the RMB recruiting; I didn't that that was an actual rule.

West Atlantic Bacon wrote:sorry for the RMB recruiting; I didn't that that was an actual rule.

All is good friend!

Narland wrote:gar. I hit the wrong button for the cannibal question, and now i've got cannibals--is there any way to fix it?

Well hey, so long as everyone's willing I don't see a problem!

I would first of all like a moment to apologize for something I did a few months ago, as well as address the region in current matters concerning the military and my concerns.

I...went insane, and I took REATO hostage, and I aggressed against the whole region, despite the reversibility. It was selfish, and I wasn't exactly in the right state of mind when I did it. I won't relay my life story on a Nationstates RMB, but I was really stressed (and still am), life has been really stressful, but yeah, I am done.

Also, I still think this region has a lot to learn in military gameplay if it wants to be successful, and with Neo inactive, I haven't had the chance to rescue his falling regions everywhere, and I doubt Pev can keep up any better. So I think it would be wise to appoint someone who can do the two things that I can't: catalogue and check up upon REATO and/or Libertatem controlled regions, AND research, train, and advance the army in the raiding game. While we have been able to pull far more numbers than what we used to, we lack coordination from a military standpoint, and that is something I would like to see fixed. We should at least have 4-5 update ready people from this region alone, and one that can enter a region and endorse the delegate in less than a minute's time. That would be a good start.

I think my biggest critique from this region is that while you guys are great at making laws and constitutions (being the law/polisci students you are), you aren't so good at execution. If we could work on that from a military standpoint, I think we could improve a lot.

~Min

Miencraft, Condealism, The Aradites, The Dark Lieutenant

Just curious, how do you guys design your awesome flags?

Rateria wrote:Just curious, how do you guys design your awesome flags?

I do mine pixel-by-pixel in Paint.NET. It takes like two hours to do a flag but they always come out great.

If you'd like I can make one for you free of charge. You just have to let me put up these cameras...

Rateria, Teuberland

Miencraft wrote:I do mine pixel-by-pixel in Paint.NET. It takes like two hours to do a flag but they always come out great.

If you'd like I can make one for you free of charge. You just have to let me put up these cameras...

No thank you. But thanks for the source.

Rateria wrote:No thank you. But thanks for the source.

Can I put up the cameras anyways?

Oh and also I should tell you that Paint.NET won't work on anything but Windows as far as I'm aware. If you're running Windows Master Race, it's at getpaint.net

Miencraft wrote:Can I put up the cameras anyways?

Oh and also I should tell you that Paint.NET won't work on anything but Windows as far as I'm aware. If you're running Windows Master Race, it's at getpaint.net

1.) Why the cameras?

2.) I do run Windows. So all hail to the Windows Master Race!

Rateria wrote:1.) Why the cameras?

2.) I do run Windows. So all hail to the Windows Master Race!

Do I need a reason to have video cameras hidden all over your house?

...

I guess I do.

You know what, here are some free cameras.

Rateria

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