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I should have run for Minister of Internal Affairs at the rate people send me cit applications and someone still hasn't edited the Facebook when I already asked them to so I don't get them.

Lavan Tiri, Cesorion

Sulania wrote:I should have run for Minister of Internal Affairs at the rate people send me cit applications and someone still hasn't edited the Facebook when I already asked them to so I don't get them.

Oh crap seriously? Sorry...ummm...you can ignore my request lol

Lavan Tiri

Sulania wrote:I should have run for Minister of Internal Affairs at the rate people send me cit applications and someone still hasn't edited the Facebook when I already asked them to so I don't get them.

Has Vista really not changed that yet?

buggery

Lavan Tiri

Sulania wrote:I should have run for Minister of Internal Affairs at the rate people send me cit applications and someone still hasn't edited the Facebook when I already asked them to so I don't get them.

I did it, don't worry.

-unf

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Andromitus, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Mechadarra

Mechadarra wrote:Hello everyone. How's it going?

Hello! I'm Andromitus but I go by Andy; I'm a Minister, Mentor, and MT Moderator here in the CoFN; Happy to meet your acquaintance and if you have any issues feel free to contact me!

Mechadarra wrote:And rp? *Looks all over for rp*

We currently have an MT Roleplay that is active and a new Fantasy Medieval one that should be out "Soon"

*Grumbles*

"It'll be out any day now" he says, "The maps ready" he says

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Percyton, Mechadarra

Andromitus wrote:Hello! I'm Andromitus but I go by Andy; I'm a Minister, Mentor, and MT Moderator here in the CoFN; Happy to meet your acquaintance and if you have any issues feel free to contact me!

We currently have an MT Roleplay that is active and a new Fantasy Medieval one that should be out "Soon"

*Grumbles*

"It'll be out any day now" he says, "The maps ready" he says

Hi there Andy, call me Mech. And I like MT, Fantasy & FT settings so that's cool.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Percyton

Here's a close-up look at Palonna

https://i.imgur.com/ByzK3s8.png

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Percyton, Mechadarra

[spoiler=Today is September 20 and today are:]

Today is September 20 and today are:

- Beginning of Navaratri (Hinduism)

- Constitution Day (Nepal)

- Independence Day (South Ossetia)

- National Pepperoni Pizza Day (United States)

- National Punch Day (United States)

- National String Cheese Day (United States)

- National Youth Day (Thailand)

- Oil Workers' Day (Azerbaijan)

- Universal Children's Day (Germany)

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 622 – Muhammad and Abu Bakr arrived in Medina

- 1058 – Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border-zone in present-day Burgenland.

- 1066 – Battle of Fulford, Viking Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin

- 1187 – Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.

- 1260 – The Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.

- 1378 – Cardinal Robert of Geneva, called by some the "Butcher of Cesena", is elected as Avignon Pope Clement VII, beginning the Papal schism.

- 1498 – The 1498 Nankai earthquake generates a tsunami that washes away the building housing the statue of the Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan; since then the Buddha has sat in the open air.

- 1519 – Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.

- 1596 – Diego de Montemayor founds the city of Monterrey in New Spain.

- 1697 – The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic ending the Nine Years' War (1688–97).

- 1737 – The finish of the Walking Purchase which forces the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860 km²) of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.

- 1792 – French troops stop allied invasion of France, during the War of the First Coalition at the Battle of Valmy.

- 1835 – Ragamuffin rebels capture Porto Alegre, then capital of the Brazilian imperial province of Rio Grande do Sul, triggering the start of ten-year-long Ragamuffin War.

- 1854 – Battle of Alma: British and French troops defeat Russians in Crimea.

- 1857 – The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.

- 1860 – The Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII of the United Kingdom) visits Canada and the United States.

- 1863 – American Civil War: The conclusion of the Battle of Chickamauga in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.

- 1870 – Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia and complete the unification of Italy, ending de facto the temporal power of popes.

- 1871 – Bishop John Coleridge Patteson is martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands. He is the first bishop of Melanesia.

- 1881 – U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.

- 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.

- 1906 – Cunard Line's RMS Mauretania is launched at the Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson shipyard in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

- 1909 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the South Africa Act 1909, creating the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal Colony.

- 1910 – The ocean liner SS France, later known as the "Versailles of the Atlantic", is launched.

- 1911 – White Star Line's RMS Olympic collides with British warship HMS Hawke.

- 1941 – The Holocaust in Lithuania: Four hundred three Jews (128 men, 176 women and 99 children) were murdered by Einsatzkommando 3 and the local police in Nemenčinė.

- 1942 – The Holocaust in Ukraine: In the course of two days a German einsatzgruppen murders at least 3,000 Jews in Letychiv.

- 1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.

- 1961 – Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.

- 1962 – James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.

- 1967 – RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland.

- 1971 – Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.

- 1973 – Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.

- 1977 – The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations.

- 1979 – A coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.

- 1982 – The National Football League players begin a 57-day strike.

- 1984 – A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people.

- 1990 – South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia.

- 2000 – The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile. The perpetrators remain unidentified.

- 2001 – In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".

- 2003 – Maldives civil unrest: The death of prisoner sparks a day of rioting in Malé.

- 2007 – Between 15,000 and 20,000 protesters marched on Jena, Louisiana, in support of six black youths who had been convicted of assaulting a white classmate.

- 2008 – A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.

- 2011 – The United States military ends its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.

- 2017 – Signature of Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons begins.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1833 – Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Italian soldier and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1853 – Chulalongkorn, Siamese king

- 1878 – Upton Sinclair, American novelist, critic, and essayist

- 1934 – Sophia Loren, Italian actress

- 1948 – George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer (A Song of Ice and Fire)

- 1975 – Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver

- 1984 – Brian Joubert, French figure skater

- 1993 – Julian Draxler, German footballer

- 1995 – Laura Dekker, Dutch sailor

[/spoiler]

Quote of the day

Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.

- Mother Teresa -

Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Andromitus, Kalaron, Percyton, Mechadarra

Post self-deleted by Confederal States.

https://onocarcass.deviantart.com/art/Map-of-planet-Galnaea-705380436

So seeing as I have Palonna done, what country do you guys think I should do next? Maybe Drakonguard, the nation next door. Or Tibeanni Shaan at the South extremes of the world, or maybe even Lycanaea "The Island Were-creature Kingdom"

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

fuc off lahey has joined

Lavan Tiri, Yukona

Finally finished the factbook about my capital! There are lots of pictures for those who don't enjoy reading.

Ludania, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Moldegaard wrote:Finally finished the factbook about my capital! There are lots of pictures for those who don't enjoy reading.

Awesome. I'll go take a look right now.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Moldegaard

Mechadarra wrote:Hello everyone. How's it going?

*Tries to make a good introduction like Andy* Hi I am Tse, you can call me Tse. I am the cartographer for the Modern Tech RP, a lot of people get my map confused with another older map, but mine is the official one.

https://i.imgur.com/gJDk5da.png this is the most recent edit to the map I have, the actual factbook has not even been updated yet, so you are first. :D Once you get citizenship, if there is anywhere in the white you want, let me know, and I will do my absolute bestest to accomodate you.

Its really great to have you with us, and I hope you find a home here. *Hugs, and scampers back to his lurking*

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Tserra wrote:*Tries to make a good introduction like Andy* Hi I am Tse, you can call me Tse. I am the cartographer for the Modern Tech RP, a lot of people get my map confused with another older map, but mine is the official one.

https://i.imgur.com/gJDk5da.png this is the most recent edit to the map I have, the actual factbook has not even been updated yet, so you are first. :D Once you get citizenship, if there is anywhere in the white you want, let me know, and I will do my absolute bestest to accomodate you.

Its really great to have you with us, and I hope you find a home here. *Hugs, and scampers back to his lurking*

Good afternoon Tse. Nice meeting you. I'm Mech. Thank you for sharing the new map. I have put in for citizenship so now it is a waiting game. I appreciate your warm welcome and I look forward to getting to know you further.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Moldegaard wrote:Finally finished the factbook about my capital! There are lots of pictures for those who don't enjoy reading.
how horrible! I knew I was right to suppress this!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Mechadarra

I´m working on an RP in P2TM. Think Twin Peaks+Lavan.

Penguania And Antarctica

Moldegaard wrote:Finally finished the factbook about my capital! There are lots of pictures for those who don't enjoy reading.

Lovely pics.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Moldegaard, Mechadarra

http://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6403/ODvJXW.jpg

Y´all check this shlt

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

I have a Ba'athist country. Better be careful. America might want to invade me if I don't sell them my oil.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- National Pepperoni Pizza Day (United States)

I just had pepperoni pizza, so I guess I just unintentionally celebrated that holiday.

Onocarcass wrote:https://onocarcass.deviantart.com/art/Map-of-planet-Galnaea-705380436

So seeing as I have Palonna done, what country do you guys think I should do next? Maybe Drakonguard, the nation next door. Or Tibeanni Shaan at the South extremes of the world, or maybe even Lycanaea "The Island Were-creature Kingdom"

That last one (Lycanaea) sounds interesting, as I'm curious why they're called a 'were-creature'.

Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Mechadarra wrote:Good afternoon Tse. Nice meeting you. I'm Mech. Thank you for sharing the new map. I have put in for citizenship so now it is a waiting game. I appreciate your warm welcome and I look forward to getting to know you further.

Welcome to the region, Mech! I'm Percy, King of Percyton and the #6 green engine on the Island of Sodor. I hope you like it here!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:Welcome to the region, Mech! I'm Percy, King of Percyton and the #6 green engine on the Island of Sodor. I hope you like it here!

Hi there Percy and I am rather enjoying it here. Been made to feel welcome both on here and the discord. Y'all are a rather nice lot.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Percyton

Mechadarra wrote:Hi there Percy and I am rather enjoying it here. Been made to feel welcome both on here and the discord. Y'all are a rather nice lot.

We try. :D

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

I need $3000 with which to purchase a pet raven.

Penguania And Antarctica

Boop la loop

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Mechadarra wrote:Hi there Percy and I am rather enjoying it here. Been made to feel welcome both on here and the discord. Y'all are a rather nice lot.

They really are. Everyone here's been so kind and friendly in my experience!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Mechadarra wrote:Hi there Percy and I am rather enjoying it here. Been made to feel welcome both on here and the discord. Y'all are a rather nice lot.

Let me ruin it for you: I'm Lavan. Resident asshole, Liker of Posts, He Who Dies and Lives Again, The Giver of No Fvcks, Wordsmith of Roastage, Tearer of New Assholes. If you decide that you'd like to be Delegate, and also a dictator, be prepared for a very sarcastic rant about your personal failings.

Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

Mechadarra wrote:Hello everyone. How's it going?

Hello! Sorry about the delayed response. Welcome to the CoFN! My name is Aleksander Dimitri Coltsov. I am the current Premier of the Equestrian Empire of Russkov Soviet and the suave stallion in charge of working on beneficial prototypes for the region. For example, I nearly finished a self-driving locomotive that runs on electrical turbines for Percyton.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Russkov Soviet wrote:Hello! Sorry about the delayed response. Welcome to the CoFN! My name is Aleksander Dimitri Coltsov. I am the current Premier of the Equestrian Empire of Russkov Soviet and the suave stallion in charge of working on beneficial prototypes for the region. For example, I nearly finished a self-driving locomotive that runs on electrical turbines for Percyton.

That's almost finished? Great to hear! So I assume the development and building is going well?

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Moldegaard wrote:Finally finished the factbook about my capital! There are lots of pictures for those who don't enjoy reading.

Nice of you to accommodate the idiots among us.

Meaning me.

Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Moldegaard

Percyton wrote:That's almost finished? Great to hear! So I assume the development and building is going well?

It is finally moving along. We just need to test some environmental concerns we have, as well as request some of your special coal. A "finished" prototype is around a week or so away. Oh.. And before I forget.. I was walking across the plaza in my house when Luna, my dear wife, mentioned the idea of engine racing. I would like your opinion on such a feat.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton

Russkov Soviet wrote:It is finally moving along. We just need to test some environmental concerns we have, as well as request some of your special coal. A "finished" prototype is around a week or so away. Oh.. And before I forget.. I was walking across the plaza in my house when Luna, my dear wife, mentioned the idea of engine racing. I would like your opinion on such a feat.

I see. We'd be more than happy to send you some Island of Sodor coal, if that's what you're referring to (that's the one we use to bring steam engines alive). Henry's old special coal is actually Welsh coal, which we could certainly have imported from Wales and sent to you if you'd like, and the other type of 'special coal' that caused trouble at Killdane a while back is in storage at Tidmouth University.

Percyton wrote:Henry: I just went down to Killdane myself to see what Gordon was going on about, and I see what he means by "interesting effects": Thomas is puffing back and forth and like a maniac and talking really fast, Bear appears to have the sniffles and an itchy nose, and Murdoch is refusing to pull his heavy goods train because he's "too mellow" and "Like, what is the meaning of life, man?"

Murdoch's driver: Murdoch, this is your last warning! Get moving or I'll telephone Sir Topham Hatt!

Murdoch: You, maybe there's like, a higher authority than Sir Topham Hatt?

Murdoch's driver: You mean like King Percy?

Murdoch: I mean higher than that, man. Like, God or something?

Murdoch's driver: Since when were you religious?

Murdoch: I'm not religious, man. I'm spiritual, you know? You should totally try it.

Murdoch's driver: I would, but right now I have a train to transport, and my engine isn't cooperating.

Murdoch: That totally sucks, man. I hope he starts cooperating soon, because this heavy goods train is really messing with my aura, yo. Someone has to move it soon, man.

Murdoch's driver: *facepalm*

Henry: I should probably go...

As for engine racing, us engines are no strangers to racing, and we do enjoy it (on the rare occasion that we get the chance to race). We had a Great Race at the Great Railway Show a couple years back, but because we're so busy, we can't afford to make them regular things. However, if you're thinking about organizing a big racing event like the one at the Great Railway Show, we could probably work something out.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Percyton wrote:I see. We'd be more than happy to send you some Island of Sodor coal, if that's what you're referring to (that's the one we use to bring steam engines alive). Henry's old special coal is actually Welsh coal, which we could certainly have imported from Wales and sent to you if you'd like, and the other type of 'special coal' that caused trouble at Killdane a while back is in storage at Tidmouth University.

As for engine racing, us engines are no strangers to racing, and we do enjoy it (on the rare occasion that we get the chance to race). We had a Great Race at the Great Railway Show a couple years back, but because we're so busy, we can't afford to make them regular things. However, if you're thinking about organizing a big racing event like the one at the Great Railway Show, we could probably work something out.

Well... It would probably be beneficial to send us some of each, so we can see what works best. And regarding the racing... I was at the Great Railway Show, but disguised due to my equine appearance. We are indeed organizing a massive race, with around...ohhh..about thirty different engines. If anyone is interested, I can ship some engines over to cover.

Luna: Dear, I have a strange feeling a certain engine is "spiritual" again.

Coltsov: You mean Murdoch? Yeah... I also have that feeling.

Luna: Should we do something?

Coltsov: That would be up to Percy. *facehoofs* Oh Murdoch...

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton

Russkov Soviet wrote:Well... It would probably be beneficial to send us some of each, so we can see what works best. And regarding the racing... I was at the Great Railway Show, but disguised due to my equine appearance. We are indeed organizing a massive race, with around...ohhh..about thirty different engines. If anyone is interested, I can ship some engines over to cover.

Luna: Dear, I have a strange feeling a certain engine is "spiritual" again.

Coltsov: You mean Murdoch? Yeah... I also have that feeling.

Luna: Should we do something?

Coltsov: That would be up to Percy. *facehoofs* Oh Murdoch...

Ok, we'll send the coal over. And you were at the Great Railway Show? I didn't even see you there! Well, I guess that makes sense, since you were disguised and whatnot.

A big race would be really exciting, and we'd love to participate! We usually get spare engines from the Mainland, but if you have some engines you could spare, that'd be great! I'll ask around and see who'd be willing to compete. Gordon was our representative in the last Great Race, but considering his boiler burst during that race, I'm not sure if he'd be up to racing again. He might be.

https://youtu.be/7AhyCYgRv5c?t=47s

Oh, and Murdoch? He's been 'spiritual' on-and-off ever since the incident at Killdane, though it's not big deal now since he's at least willing to do his usual work. And no, he hasn't had anymore 'special coal' (at least as far as we know); I guess that one time genuinely changed his worldview.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

“Names? Names are so inefficient!” says Five-Oh-Three McGoohan, counting beads. “Who can honestly tell one Alice Butt from another? That name’s so popular now, I met three people at the mall with it just last week! Face it! Names are old-hat! Everyone ought to go by a government-allocated ID number instead, much more practical. Who could make fun of a child named Six-Eight-Four?”

Due to this issue, i made this a law.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Hey, what should I name my UCAV?

I'm split between Farron and Faraam.

Lavan Tiri

Hello, Zandaahar here!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Zandaahar wrote:Hello, Zandaahar here!

Hey fam

Want a flag?

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Kalaron wrote:Hey, what should I name my UCAV?

I'm split between Farron and Faraam.

God Emperor, His Excellency Commandant, [Edge]Lord of the New World, First Son of the Earth and Defender of Her People, Chief Commander of the Imperium and Father of the New State, Aleksandr Bogdan IV

Zandaahar wrote:Hello, Zandaahar here!

Why hello there! I'm Andy, a Minister, Mentor, and RP Moderator here in the CoFN, if you need anything be sure to pop me a message :D

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Percyton

Andromitus wrote:God Emperor, His Excellency Commandant, [Edge]Lord of the New World, First Son of the Earth and Defender of Her People, Chief Commander of the Imperium and Father of the New State, Aleksandr Bogdan IV

Why hello there! I'm Andy, a Minister, Mentor, and RP Moderator here in the CoFN, if you need anything be sure to pop me a message :D

It’s not the answer that I wanted, but it's pretty much the answer I needed :p

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:Hey, what should I name my UCAV?

I'm split between Farron and Faraam.

I'd go with Farron.

Zandaahar wrote:Hello, Zandaahar here!

Welcome to the region! I hope you like it here!

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Zandaahar wrote:Hello, Zandaahar here!

Hello. I'm Lavan. Welcome to hell.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Confederal States

Nuremgard wrote:Lovely pics.

It's even prettier in real life, come visit tomorrow!

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton

Moldegaard wrote:It's even prettier in real life, come visit tomorrow!

Where are the pics from?

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

[spoiler=Today is September 21 and today are:]

Today is September 21 and today are:

- Al-Hijra (Islam)

- Arbor Day (Brazil)

- Autumnal equinox

- Commemoration of the Declaration of Martial Law (Philippines)

- Customs Service Day (Poland)

- Founder's Day (Ghana)

- Independence Day (Armenia)

- Independence Day (Belize)

- Independence Day (Malta)

- International Day of Peace

- Miniature Golf Day

- National New York Day (United States)

- National Pecan Cookie Day (United States)

- National Volunteer Day (Ghana)

- Rosh Hashana (Judaism)

- Spring Day (Argentina)

- Student's Day (Bolivia)

- Victory over the Golden Horde in the Battle of Kulikovo (Russia)

- World Alzheimer’s Day

- World Gratitude Day

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 455 – Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.

- 1170 – Combined English and Irish forces, under the command of Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster seize Norse-Gaelic Dublin, forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin into exile.

- 1217 – Livonian Crusade: The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Kaupo the Accursed are killed in Battle of Matthew's Day.

- 1435 – The Congress of Arras causes Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War.

- 1745 – Battle of Prestonpans: A Hanoverian army under the command of Sir John Cope is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart

- 1776 – Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.

- 1780 – American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point.

- 1792 – French Revolution: The National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the absolute monarchy.

- 1843 – John Williams Wilson takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the newly independent Chilean government.

- 1860 – Second Opium War: An Anglo-French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao.

- 1896 – Mahdist War: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.

- 1898 – Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.

- 1921 – A storage silo in Oppau, Germany, explodes, killing 500-600 people.

- 1933 – Salvador Lutteroth ran the first ever EMLL (now CMLL) show in Mexico, marking the birth of Lucha libre.

- 1934 – A large typhoon hits western Honshū, Japan, killing more than three thousand people.

- 1937 – J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.

- 1938 – The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.

- 1939 – Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by far-right legionnaires of the fascist paramilitary organization Iron Guard.

- 1942 – The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp.

- 1942 – The Holocaust in Poland: At the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently evacuate Konstantynów and move to the ghetto in Biała Podlaska, established to assemble Jews from seven nearby towns, including Janów Podlaski, Rossosz and Terespol.

- 1942 – In Dunaivtsi, Ukraine, Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.

- 1942 – The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.

- 1953 – Lieutenant No Kum-sok, a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea and is associated with Operation Moolah.

- 1964 – Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom but remains in the Commonwealth.

- 1964 – The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world's first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California.

- 1965 – The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.

- 1971 – Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.

- 1972 – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081, placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.

- 1976 – Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Chilean socialist government of Salvador Allende, overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet.

- 1976 – Seychelles joins the United Nations.

- 1981 – Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom.

- 1981 – Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.

- 1984 – Brunei joins the United Nations.

- 1991 – Armenia gains independence from the Soviet Union.

- 1993 – Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993.

- 1996 – The Defense of Marriage Act passes the United States Congress (a vote of 342-67 in the House of Representatives and a vote of 85-14 in the Senate). The law prohibited federal recognition of same-sex marriage, while allowing states to adopt any marital definition of their choosing.

- 1999 – Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan, leaving about 2,400 people dead.

- 2001 – America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks.

- 2001 – Increased racial tensions in Peterborough, England following the September 11 attacks result in the murder of Ross Parker by a gang of ten Muslims in a racially motivated attack.

- 2003 – The Galileo Probe is terminated by sending it into Jupiter.

- 2013 – Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing at least 67 people.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1415 – Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

- 1853 – Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1866 – Charles Nicolle, French-Tunisian microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1866 – H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic

- 1867 – Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State

- 1872 – Henry Tingle Wilde, English chief officer on the RMS Titanic

- 1902 – Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet and critic

- 1902 – Allen Lane, English publisher, founded Penguin Books

- 1909 – Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian educator and politician, 1st President of Ghana

- 1924 – Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer

- 1926 – Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1931 – Larry Hagman, American actor, director, and producer

- 1934 – Leonard Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet

- 1943 – Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer

- 1947 – Stephen King, American author and screenwriter

- 1950 – Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter

- 1953 – Reinhard Marx, German cardinal

- 1957 – Ethan Coen, American director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1957 – Kevin Rudd, Australian politician and diplomat, 26th Prime Minister of Australia

- 1964 – Jorge Drexler, Uruguayan singer-songwriter

- 1972 – Liam Gallagher, English singer-songwriter

- 1986 – Lindsey Stirling, American violinist and composer

- 1989 – Jason Derulo, American singer-songwriter

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Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Andromitus, Percyton

OK, PLR's region got boring so i'm back. Don't even think anyone noticed my absence, but they will now that i posted this.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Cesorion

The Cross And Davids Star wrote:OK, PLR's region got boring so i'm back. Don't even think anyone noticed my absence, but they will now that i posted this.

Welcome back! :)

How are you doing?

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Nuremgard wrote:Where are the pics from?

Skyline and city hall: Philadelphia, USA.

Old buildings: Dresden, Germany.

Yellow tram: Porto, Portugal.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

There was a bunch of German tourists on my subway today. Loved hearing them speak in their native language. Although one of them shoved past me and didn't even say sorry or look back at me. He went to the edge of the platform to take a photo of the train coming in. He had to be told by staff to step back from the edge of the platform.

He was taking photos of the train as if there were no subways in Germany.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

The Cross And Davids Star wrote:OK, PLR's region got boring so i'm back. Don't even think anyone noticed my absence, but they will now that i posted this.

I actually just thought you were on vacation or something?

Lavan Tiri

Bitches.

There is a new Marilyn Manson album coming out in a month.

FVCK YEAH

Andromitus

Nuremgard wrote:There was a bunch of German tourists on my subway today. Loved hearing them speak in their native language. Although one of them shoved past me and didn't even say sorry or look back at me. He went to the edge of the platform to take a photo of the train coming in. He had to be told by staff to step back from the edge of the platform.

He was taking photos of the train as if there were no subways in Germany.

Well, most cities have streetcars/tramways rather then subways. There aren't many cities with subways in Germany.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Well, most cities have streetcars/tramways rather then subways. There aren't many cities with subways in Germany.

I felt like saying "excuse you" to him in German but I resisted.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:I felt like saying "excuse you" to him in German but I resisted.

You should have done it and delighted thy eye of his surprised face. :)

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:You should have done it and delighted thy eye of his surprised face. :)

Him: A Scot speaking another language? What is this madness?

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Him: A Scot speaking another language? What is this madness?

You: Ein Deutscher der Englisch spricht? Was ist das für ein Unsinn?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Nuremgard wrote:There was a bunch of German tourists on my subway today. Loved hearing them speak in their native language. Although one of them shoved past me and didn't even say sorry or look back at me. He went to the edge of the platform to take a photo of the train coming in. He had to be told by staff to step back from the edge of the platform.

He was taking photos of the train as if there were no subways in Germany.

German people are known for their.. cold and weird behaviour in foreign countries. I'm from Belgium and my family always gets mistaken for being either German or Dutch in foreign restaurants.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Nuremgard wrote:There was a bunch of German tourists on my subway today. Loved hearing them speak in their native language. Although one of them shoved past me and didn't even say sorry or look back at me. He went to the edge of the platform to take a photo of the train coming in. He had to be told by staff to step back from the edge of the platform.

He was taking photos of the train as if there were no subways in Germany.

To be fair, I'd never been on a subway before Boston, and I'd have taken pictures of there too if not for how weird I'd look :p

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri

Moldegaard wrote:German people are known for their.. cold and weird behaviour in foreign countries. I'm from Belgium and my family always gets mistaken for being either German or Dutch in foreign restaurants.

Everyone behaves weird in a foreign country.

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri

Moldegaard wrote:German people are known for their.. cold and weird behaviour in foreign countries. I'm from Belgium and my family always gets mistaken for being either German or Dutch in foreign restaurants.

I just assumed they were German. They could have been Austrian. But I think they were German.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Everyone behaves weird in a foreign country.

He wasn't weird though. He was just rude.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Violetten_–_für_spirituelle_Politik

I FOUND THE VIOLETISTS!!!!!

Lavan Tiri

Nuremgard wrote:I just assumed they were German. They could have been Austrian. But I think they were German.

He wasn't weird though. He was just rude.

*sigh* Always those idiots that support the image of rude, impolite, mean, evil Germans. :/

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:*sigh* Always those idiots that support the image of rude, impolite, mean, evil Germans. :/

He was hanging over the edge of the platform like a moron. I was like, "fall onto the track, you rude dick." :P

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:*sigh* Always those idiots that support the image of rude, impolite, mean, evil Germans. :/

He just heard German-speaking people being rude. It's not unlikely to think they happened to be german

Lavan Tiri

Moldegaard wrote:He just heard German-speaking people being rude. It's not unlikely to think they happened to be german

There are rude people in every country. I just happened to bump into one of them. Or rather, he humped into me.

Mind you, they were behaving strangely. They were singing and one of them was in crutches and wearing a tiara over his cap. It was very odd.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Kalaron, Moldegaard

Moldegaard wrote:He just heard German-speaking people being rude. It's not unlikely to think they happened to be german

Do you understand how languages work in Central Europe?

Lavan Tiri

Nuremgard wrote:He was hanging over the edge of the platform like a moron. I was like, "fall onto the track, you rude dick." :P

Eh, I wish that for some people too.

*mumbles to himself* bloody idiots

Tho then I remember that I am liable to an extraordinary obligation to help people in need (since I am a volunteer firefighter. And failure to render assistance in an emergency in general is a criminal act in Germany.)

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

I just used the edit button for the first time. Oh yeah.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Eh, I wish that for some people too.

*mumbles to himself* bloody idiots

Tho then I remember that I am liable to an extraordinary obligation to help people in need (since I am a volunteer firefighter. And failure to render assistance in an emergency in general is a criminal act in Germany.)

My dark thought was just my extreme Britishness manifesting itself. If most had their way, being impolite would be a capital crime in Britain.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Penguania And Antarctica, I suppose that you will vote SPD on Sunday?

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:My dark thought was just my extreme Britishness manifesting itself. If most had their way, being impolite would be a capital crime in Britain.

But isn't politeness in Britain a mere facade rather than truey meant ?

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:But isn't politeness in Britain a mere facade rather than truey meant ?

Absolutely. We put up an image of faux politeness by saying please, thank you and waiting in a queue. Then we go to the polling station and vote for hardcore Conservatives who hammer the poor and disabled.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Cesorion wrote:Penguania And Antarctica, I suppose that you will vote SPD on Sunday?

First: I'm still undecided. I'm leaning for the Left tho.

Second: How do you came to this assumption?

Lavan Tiri

Cesorion wrote:Penguania And Antarctica, I suppose that you will vote SPD on Sunday?

It's funny. Me and Peng are both left wingers. He absolutely hates Angela Merkel but I really admire her and respect her despite her being a Conservative. I hate my own Conservative PM though. I suppose it's easier to admire a leader from afar when you don't need to live under them.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Andromitus wrote:Do you understand how languages work in Central Europe?

Uh, yes?

Lavan Tiri

Nuremgard wrote:Absolutely. We put up an image of faux politeness by saying please, thank you and waiting in a queue. Then we go to the polling station and vote for hardcore Conservatives who hammer the poor and disabled.

See, and that's completely different compared to us Germans. We are direct. We speak it out if something is bothering us. Too much friendlines and don't saying if something bothers creates for us the impression that the other person doesn't trust us or is hiding something.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:First: I'm still undecided. I'm leaning for the Left tho.

Second: How do you came to this assumption?

Well, I noticed you in the DLP factbook, and you have at times expressed centre-left ideas. Therefore, I supposed that you are SPD supporter. I hadn't thaught of the Left, though. Other proof ↓↓↓

Nuremgard wrote:It's funny. Me and Peng are both left wingers. He absolutely hates Angela Merkel but I really admire her and respect her despite her being a Conservative. I hate my own Conservative PM though. I suppose it's easier to admire a leader from afar when you don't need to live under them.

She is actually a bit more moderate than May, I think. As a Greek, it is weird to admire Germans, but I like her

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:It's funny. Me and Peng are both left wingers. He absolutely hates Angela Merkel but I really admire her and respect her despite her being a Conservative. I hate my own Conservative PM though. I suppose it's easier to admire a leader from afar when you don't need to live under them.

What do you think about her stance against same-sex marriage?

Lavan Tiri

Nuremgard wrote:It's funny. Me and Peng are both left wingers. He absolutely hates Angela Merkel but I really admire her and respect her despite her being a Conservative. I hate my own Conservative PM though. I suppose it's easier to admire a leader from afar when you don't need to live under them.

Oh. I don't hate Angela Merkel. As a private person she is alright. (from what I've seen and heard on TV). Tho I don't agree with all of her policies and beliefs.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:See, and that's completely different compared to us Germans. We are direct. We speak it out if something is bothering us. Too much friendlines and don't saying if something bothers creates for us the impression that the other person doesn't trust us or is hiding something.

Totally different cultures.

Cesorion wrote:Well, I noticed you in the DLP factbook, and you have at times expressed centre-left ideas. Therefore, I supposed that you are SPD supporter. I hadn't thaught of the Left, though. Other proof ↓↓↓

She is actually a bit more moderate than May, I think. As a Greek, it is weird to admire Germans, but I like her

European Conservatism is a different kettle of fish when compared to British and American Conservatism. European Conservatism is much more moderate.

Lavan Tiri

Moldegaard wrote:What do you think about her stance against same-sex marriage?

I was unsurprised by her stance since she runs a Christian party. I did have hope for her when she said she was reconsidering her position on it. I was disappointed that she voted against it.

Lavan Tiri, Moldegaard

Cesorion wrote:Well, I noticed you in the DLP factbook, and you have at times expressed centre-left ideas. Therefore, I supposed that you are SPD supporter. I hadn't thaught of the Left, though. Other proof ↓↓↓

She is actually a bit more moderate than May, I think. As a Greek, it is weird to admire Germans, but I like her

What's the DLP factbook ??

Lavan Tiri

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Oh. I don't hate Angela Merkel. As a private person she is alright. (from what I've seen and heard on TV). Tho I don't agree with all of her policies and beliefs.

I hate May, Davidson as people and I also hate them for their policies.

Lavan Tiri

Nuremgard wrote:I was unsurprised by her stance since she runs a Christian party. I did have hope for her when she said she was reconsidering her position on it. I was disappointed that she voted against it.

Well, it's called 'Christian Democratic Union' but Christianity as religion plays a minor role in the party. Tho some values and ideas are still Christian-based.

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Well, it's called 'Christian Democratic Union' but Christianity as religion plays a minor role in the party. Tho some values and ideas are still Christian-based.

Does Germany's constitution separate church and state?

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:What's the DLP factbook ??

Democratic Liberty Party Factbook

Nuremgard wrote:I hate May, Davidson as people and I also hate them for their policies.

I prefer to hate only the ideology, unless I know them personaly

So

I agree with what Peng said

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Does Germany's constitution separate church and state?

"The German constitution guarantees freedom of religion,[51] but there is not a complete separation of church and state in Germany. Officially recognized religious bodies operate as Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts (corporations of public law, as opposed to private). For recognized religious communities, some taxes are collected by the state;[52] this is at the request of the religious community and a fee is charged for the service.[53] Religious instruction is an optional school subject in Germany.[51] The German State understands itself as neutral in matters of religious beliefs,[54] so no teacher can be forced to teach religion. But on the other hand, all who do teach religious instruction need an official permission by their religious community.[55] The treaties with the Holy See are referred to as concordats whereas the treaties with Protestant Churches and umbrellas of Jewish congregations are called "state treaties". Both are the legal framework for cooperation between the religious bodies and the German State at the federal as well as at the state level."

Wikipedia

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Cesorion wrote:Democratic Liberty Party FactbookI prefer to hate only the ideology, unless I know them personally

I cannot stand May. She is robotic and autocratic. And Davidson is just a vile, arrogant, angry little woman.

Lavan Tiri

Nuremgard wrote:I hate May, Davidson as people and I also hate them for their policies.

See, it always fascinates me that people get into heated debates because they are members of opposite parties. But when they aren't acting as politician they are best friends. For instance the president of the Bundestag (German parliament) was often involved in discussions with the party whip of The Left party. But outside of parliament and their role as politicians they had a very good relationship, you could think they are best friends.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Cesorion

Moldegaard wrote:

Wikipedia

Interesting. I am in favour of total secularisation.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion, Moldegaard, Spanelsko

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:See, it always fascinates me that people get into heated debates because they are members of opposite parties. But when they aren't acting as politician they are best friends. For instance the president of the Bundestag (German parliament) was often involved in discussions with the party whip of The Left party. But outside of parliament and their role as politicians they had a very good relationship, you could think they are best friends.

Unlikely friendships arise between people with opposing political views all the time. Look at Gerry Adams and Ian Paisley.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:I cannot stand May. She is robotic and autocratic. And Davidson is just a vile, arrogant, angry little woman.

I don't know them personaly. That is way I don't criticize them as persons

Lavan Tiri

Nuremgard wrote:Interesting. I am in favour of total secularisation.

As in, suppressing religious groups or just promote secularism?

Lavan Tiri

Moldegaard wrote:As in, suppressing religious groups or just promote secularism?

I just don't want religion to influence the state. So no special seats for religious figures in committees, no public funding for religious bodies, no religious clerics in the legislature, no public funding for religious schools etc.

I believe in freedom of religion but I also believe in freedom from religion.

Lavan Tiri, Spanelsko

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:See, it always fascinates me that people get into heated debates because they are members of opposite parties. But when they aren't acting as politician they are best friends. For instance the president of the Bundestag (German parliament) was often involved in discussions with the party whip of The Left party. But outside of parliament and their role as politicians they had a very good relationship, you could think they are best friends.

Greeks cannot do that.

Sadly

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:I just don't want religion to influence the state. So no special seats for religious figures in committees, no public funding for religious bodies, no religious clerics in the legislature, no public funding for religious schools etc.

I believe in freedom of religion but I also believe in freedom from religion.

Then I agree as well!

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri

Cesorion wrote:Greeks cannot do that.

Sadly

I've only ever had one Conservative friend. We used to slag each other off all the time about our views but any debates we had were always civil.

Lavan Tiri

Moldegaard wrote:Then I agree as well!

Either we fund all religions or none of them. No special treatment, no cherry picking.

Lavan Tiri, Moldegaard

Nuremgard wrote:Unlikely friendships arise between people with opposing political views all the time. Look at Gerry Adams and Ian Paisley.

I don't know those two. But the guys I talked about have a really good relationship.

Nuremgard wrote:Does Germany's constitution separate church and state?

Moldegaard wrote:-snip

Well I must correct your.

Article 137 of the Constitution of the German Reich (Weimar Republic) is still in force.

It states:

"Art. 137

(1) There is no state church.

(2)The freedom to form religious communities is guaranteed. The formation of associations of religous communities is possible.

(3)Every religious community orders and administers their affairs on their own within the legal boundaries. They grant offices without influence by the state or public communities.

(4)Religious communities gain legal capacity under the general provisions of the civil law.

[...]"

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton, Cesorion

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