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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Aw, I'm really sorry to hear that.
Still, do the working men look good? ;P
Don't worry about the post either, you're totally fine.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Some of the guys have been good looking. In particular, one of the liaison officers.
I may or may not have had dirty thoughts of thanking them. ;)
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
Aww, I thought Russ was leftist ( ಥـْـِـِـِـْಥ)
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Confederal States
He is but as it turns out the iron Union accepts nations from almost all forms of government.
Donald: Ah, Strathclyde. Guid choice; I've heard guid things about 'at skale.
Donald: Jist dae it! Let it all out! Greit loch there's nae tha' moorns nicht!
Douglas: Whit mah brother is tryin' tae say is 'at ye shooldnae be afraid tae spick up an' make yer voice heard. Otherwise things willnae gie better.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I mean, with a name like "Russkov Soviet" I didn't think he was applicable under the Iron Union Charter, Article I Section I
" Must be ruled by a party/individual that rules and abides by principles of Centrism (includes Center Left), Libertarian, and/or Right Wing institutions "
Maybe I was reading into it wrong, what with Russ's longing for the reformation of a Grand Soviet Russia, or is that just your average Center Leftist rhetoric I always hear? And then of course that would explain his acceptance when regarding Article I Section V;
"Above all, Member States of the Iron Union must not collaborate with the deceivers of the Extreme Left, for it causes systemic and societal instability and vulnerability towards nefarious international forces unless said country is Center-Left and furthermore, advocates for the survival of Statehood, National Identity, National Sovereignty, and National Security."
Russkov Soviet, Axeldonia, Confederal States
Center-left. It is in the charter
Honestly... I have no idea what I am. I am a leftist, now central-leftist apparently. shrug
Jaslandia, Axeldonia
Hm, that does make it tricky...I guess PLR isn't doing business with Fried anymore too..what a shame...
Axeldonia, Kalaron
I know, I quoted it ^^^
Fair enough, the Soviet in me is sad nonetheless :P
Axeldonia
Be that guy, just don't be that guy
I've worked in customer service for a while now, and I now work at the front desk of a dormitory at my university (I answer calls which can be a range of things from noise complaints to broken appliances), room lockouts, people who lost their photo ID, guest sign ins, ect.
Let me tell you, people who have complaints don't both us. Now, it bothers us when they take their frustration out on us, but complaints we can deal with.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
We'll see how things are when I return to the flat. If everything seems to be in order, I may let it slide.
Jaslandia, Kalaron
Don't. Let your voice be heard. Chant your grievances to the tyrants who have claimed your flat.
March on their offices, as you will take back what the contractor oppressors have taken from you! Take back your Flat!
FOR THE GLORY OF SCOTLAND!!!
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton
Now Nur, I might speak for me alone but
You should do it dood. Take vids :P
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLCEUpIg8rE
That's a terribly naughty suggestion, Kal!
I like it.
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Percyton
Well well well. Looks like Coke is the drink of choice! Bow down to the superior drink you heathen plebeians.
Confederal States
*puts on gas mask and bio-weapon* you fückin wot m8?
Considering I'm basically quitting the RP here that's kinda true in an OOC sense. But IC, hell no. China and Africa are still a thing, despite your departure from the entente.
#CROSSLikeDemocracy
#Hypocrites
:P
Kalaron
Uhhhhhh..... whut?
We never said that we disliked democracy, but we do hate it when it is forced.
Peoples Liberation Republic
Oh I was referencing how PLR specifically said CROSS was for non-democracies, then let Mau and Latrovia in; Then tying it to now and how he said only centrists and right wingers then lets in Soviet freakin' Russia.
Oh, and how he literally has a Charter Law barring his members from talking too you and yet there he is :P
[spoiler=Andy's Quote]
[/spoiler]I'm not sure what I'm going for. I'm trying to be an American/Russian government style with a die-hard Communist style Armed Forces.
......Politics make Heavys head hurt. I need sandvich.
Jaslandia
Ahhhhhhh ok, thought you were trying point something out about me. Was gonna say, you can count me out of that kind of stuff. Too much toxicity y'know?
Andromitus
That very quote makes me feel like your the perfect addition to our ranks.
Russkov Soviet
Heavy is very happy! Wait.... Who touched my gun... WHO TOUCHED SASHA?!?
Jaslandia, The Cross And Davids Star, Serft
I think Andromitus did.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia
1,400 hours on TF2 and all I have to show for it is instant recognition of references from it
Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Economy
Krugman-Greenspan Business Outlook Index 24.0% +
Finally, now my economy is fair. (still bad but it did improve) and all i had to do was ban maternity leave.
Maybe you can take a hint and tell the world how your government works
Axeldonia
Some people may outthink me maybe. But I have yet to meet one who can outsmart bullet.
Russkov Soviet, Peoples Liberation Republic, Penguania And Antarctica, Serft
I dont classify Fried though as the Extreme Left. The sort of business deals that I have with Fried definitely is not one that someone of the Far Left would approve of.
*Giggles like a Madman*
Axeldonia, Kalaron, Confederal States
Thank you, Yuk. And don't worry, you will survive the collapse of the United Kingdom.
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia
nor is exclusion of democratic governments within the Iron Union Charter. Let go of CROSS. That is dead.
Always up for a debate. Just TG me or give me a shout out on the RMB. Just remember to highlight my nation with a hyperlink so I get a notification.
Kalaron, Cesorion
INB4 Communism is closer to the centre than what you mean by extreme left.
P o l i t i k i n g
Axeldonia, Confederal States
Also, thank you for saying my posts are good. :P
Kalaron
No problem bud, your posts are honestly one of the highlights of my day, alongside Peng and Tim's :D
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Aww. I'm glad I can brighten someone's day even in a small way. :)
Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
It'd be great if you spelled it correctly, thanks!
Oi vey, did you not know about my nation at all?
It'd be nice if you didn't complain about passive agressive comments before being PA, or better yet just kept it off the RMB since no one really likes to see it. Thank you.
Confederal States
It'd be best overall if you didn't start being PA in the first place?
Peoples Liberation Republic
Personally, I don't think I'm being passive aggressive since I was pointing out something silly about his statement. Regardless, I maintain what I said. If nothing else, please don't place it on the RMB, people really don't like to see it.
I know you guys aren't technically breaking any rules, but I think the rest of us would appreciate it if you stop bickering about who's more passive aggressive.
Jaslandia, Confederal States
KK, glad it's over.
Oh hey by the way. I decided ultimately that its either an offshoot of Latin or English.
Jaslandia
How about a asking for a temporary maybe also retroactive rent reduction?
Or isn't that possible in Scotland?
Jaslandia, Kalaron
They already reduced our rent earlier.
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
Would you look at that? We finally hit the 2 billion mark. That means 2 billion employees to enslav- er, I mean hire.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Peoples Liberation Republic, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Child's play. Tangshan has 9 billion corporate slaves.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia
[spoiler=Today is September 7 and today are:]
Today is September 7 and today are:
- Constitution Day (Fiji)
- Independence Day (Brazil)
- Jeune Genevois (Geneva, Sweitzerland)
- Military Intelligence Day (Ukraine)
- National Acorn Squash Day (United States)
- National Beer Lover's Day (United States)
- National Grandma Moses Day (United States)
- National Grateful Patient Day (United States)
- National Neither Snow Nor Rain Day (United States)
- National New Hampshire Day (United States)
- National Salami Day (United States)
- National Threatened Species Day (Australia)
- Superhuman Day
- Victory Day (Mozambique)
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- AD 70 A Roman army under Titus occupies and plunders Jerusalem.
- 878 Louis the Stammerer is crowned as king of West Francia by Pope John VIII.
- 1159 Pope Alexander III is chosen.
- 1191 Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England defeats Saladin at Arsuf.
- 1228 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which results in a peaceful restoration of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.[1]
- 1303 Guillaume de Nogaret takes Pope Boniface VIII prisoner on behalf of Philip IV of France.
- 1571 Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
- 1652 Around 15,000 Han farmers and militia rebel against Dutch rule on Taiwan.
- 1695 Henry Every perpetrates one of the most profitable pirate raids in history with the capture of the Grand Mughal ship Ganj-i-Sawai. In response, Emperor Aurangzeb threatens to end all English trading in India.
- 1706 War of the Spanish Succession: Siege of Turin ends, leading to the withdrawal of French forces from North Italy.
- 1764 Election of Stanisław August Poniatowski as the last ruler of the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth.
- 1776 According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world's first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time bomb to the hull of HMS Eagle in New York Harbor (no British records of this attack exist).
- 1778 American Revolutionary War: France invades Dominica in the British West Indies, before Britain is even aware of France's involvement in the war.
- 1812 French invasion of Russia: The Battle of Borodino, the bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Wars, was fought near Moscow and resulted in a French victory.
- 1818 Carl III of SwedenNorway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.
- 1822 Dom Pedro I declares Brazil independent from Portugal on the shores of the Ipiranga Brook in São Paulo.
- 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers slaughter most members of peaceful, emigrant wagon train.
- 1860 Italian unification: Giuseppe Garibaldi enters Naples.
- 1863 American Civil War: Union troops under Quincy A. Gillmore captures Fort Wagner in Morris Island after a 7-week siege.
- 1864 American Civil War: Atlanta is evacuated on orders of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman.
- 1876 In Northfield, Minnesota, Jesse James and the JamesYounger Gang attempt to rob the town's bank but are driven off by armed citizens.
- 1895 The first game of what would become known as rugby league football is played, in England, starting the 189596 Northern Rugby Football Union season.
- 1901 The Boxer Rebellion in Qing dynasty China officially ends with the signing of the Boxer Protocol.
- 1906 Alberto Santos-Dumont flies his 14-bis aircraft at Bagatelle, France for the first time successfully.
- 1907 Cunard Line's RMS Lusitania sets sail on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
- 1909 Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Juvisy, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.
- 1911 French poet Guillaume Apollinaire is arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum.
- 1916 US federal employees win the right to Workers' compensation by Federal Employers Liability Act (39 Stat. 742; 5 U.S.C. 751)
- 1920 Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they would serve with the Finnish Air Force, killing both crews.
- 1921 In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.
- 1921 The Legion of Mary, the largest apostolic organization of lay people in the Catholic Church, is founded in Dublin, Ireland.
- 1923 The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) is formed.
- 1927 The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Farnsworth.
- 1929 Steamer Kuru capsizes and sinks on Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere in Finland. 136 lives are lost.
- 1932 The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences.
- 1936 The last thylacine, a carnivorous marsupial named Benjamin, dies alone in its cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania.
- 1940 World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive nights.
- 1942 World War II: Australian and US forces inflict a significant defeat upon the Japanese at the Battle of Milne Bay.
- 1943 A fire at the Gulf Hotel in Houston kills 55 people.
- 1943 World War II: The German 17th Army begins its evacuation of the Kuban bridgehead (Taman Peninsula) in southern Russia and moves across the Strait of Kerch to the Crimea.
- 1945 Japanese forces on Wake Island, which they had held since December of 1941, surrender to U.S. Marines.
- 1945 The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held.
- 1953 Nikita Khrushchev is elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- 1963 The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
- 1965 During an Indo-Pakistani War, China announces that it will reinforce its troops on the Indian border.
- 1965 Vietnam War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlight, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula.
- 1970 Fighting between Arab guerrillas and government forces in Amman, Jordan.
- 1977 The TorrijosCarter Treaties between Panama and the United States on the status of the Panama Canal are signed. The United States agrees to transfer control of the canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century.
- 1977 The 300-metre-tall CKVR-DT transmission tower in Barrie, Ontario, Canada, is hit by a light aircraft in a fog, causing it to collapse. All aboard the aircraft are killed.
- 1978 While walking across Waterloo Bridge in London, Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov is assassinated by Bulgarian secret police agent Francesco Giullino by means of a ricin pellet fired from a specially-designed umbrella.
- 1979 The Chrysler Corporation asks the United States government for US$1.5 billion to avoid bankruptcy.
- 1986 Desmond Tutu becomes the first black man to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa.
- 1988 Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan in space, returns aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz TM-5 after nine days on the Mir space station.
- 1997 Maiden flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor.
- 1999 The 6.0 Mw Athens earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 8001,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.
- 2005 Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
- 2008 The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- 2010 A Chinese fishing trawler collided with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands.
- 2011 A plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.
- 2012 Canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over nuclear plans and purported human rights abuses.
[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1533 Elizabeth I of England
- 1908 Paul Brown, American football player and coach
- 1909 Elia Kazan, Greek-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1912 David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard
- 1917 John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1936 Buddy Holly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1940 Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, 4th President of Indonesia
- 1949 Gloria Gaynor, American singer-songwriter
- 1966 Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann, German speed skater
- 1984 Vera Zvonareva, Russian tennis player
[/spoiler]
Quote of the day
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.
- Douglas Adams -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Kalaron, Percyton
[B]https://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/group-projects-graph.png
That pretty much sums up what school taught me about teamwork.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
Bogdan land to be used for the creation of the Capital of the Iron Union:
https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=421225&p=32465928#p32465928
Percyton
I was never good at team projects. I was a bit of a dictator, wanting to do things my way and always thought other people's ideas were stupid. :P
https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=421225&p=32466004#p32466004
"Long live the King. God save Handland."
Most people tend to hear my ideas. When they don't, well... most of the times I start ranting... And in our educational system, one does all the work, all get 20/20 in their grades.
That sucks. What annoys me too is whenever there is a presentation, everyone anoints me the public speaker.
Kalaron, Cesorion
Hey Y'all, made the google form for the name of the Sniper I'm making.
https://goo.gl/forms/RKmqklQ9XvSSnKaL2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89bcdZr_dFQ
I love to be the speaker :D
Cesorion
I am sure Scotland will retain the monarchy once independent. At least for a time.
I always find it nerve-wracking. I speak too fast.
Jaslandia, Kalaron
Well, that happens to me as well, but also, I am the only one who speaks proper Greek, so I've got used to it.
Nuremgard
I'm apparently the most confident which is why I'm always picked.
Cesorion
I see similarities in character between us. Check that out
[B]https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
Nuremgard
I have done that quiz before. I am an Advocate.
Makes sense. I am INTJ (Architect)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
So I took it cause I didn't really know what it was, and I got Debater.
Cesorion
INTP Master race.
Nuremgard, Cesorion
Guess who's president of the University's Media Arts Club literally right after the first meeting:
Your's truly.
Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Cesorion, Confederal States
[nation=short]Jaslandia[/nation]
[nation=short]Flynnvakia[/nation]
[nation=short]Andromitus[/nation]
Would any of you like to answer my poll?
https://goo.gl/forms/OTrc7AMjrOCiUJFf1
Campaigner
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion
This is why we don't get on politically. We advocate and campaign for totally different things. :P
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
I'm also an INTP.
Nuremgard, Cesorion, Croyland
I am also INTP
Nuremgard, Cesorion
Well sure thing there partner
Kalaron
Post self-deleted by Axeldonia.
I'm apparently a logician, though I'd like to believe I'm a bit emotional as well.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Cesorion
Ayy, Logician's ftw
https://www.16personalities.com/profiles/f8d8875aebda9
May I say that I have not thoroughly enjoyed serving with humans? I find their illogic and foolish emotions a constant irritant.
Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion
Congrats, Mag! Or, should I say, Mr. President!
"Following new legislation in Percyton, Percy the Small Engine's Twitcher account is typically used to share green caterpillar memes rather than government policy."
That's actually very accurate. Only, it's cat memes and dog memes instead of green caterpillar memes.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia
It annoys me as well, also happens to me all the time.
INFP
Nuremgard, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion
Thanks Percyton!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
New member of the Iron Union will be announced later on today
Andromitus
Yo, IDK if you know but you double posted your new Capitol post; The picture were nice though :P
Post self-deleted by Axeldonia.
Hey Percyton, perhaps a sport like this ( https://youtu.be/V4RIBmM2ZF0 ) could be implemented in sodor? Without the rampant cheating, of course.
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I did? whoops. I will delete one
https://www.16personalities.com/isfp-personality
https://www.16personalities.com/profiles/83be063e5b688
lmao, "95% introverted." can't argue with that.
Axeldonia, Cesorion
Oh yo for the Debate Storyline, are there people on the interior courtyard or surrounding the exterior of the palace?
yeah so the Imperium Honor Guard are within the interior courtyard and they are dressed like this:
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2e/f8/bb/2ef8bb81ce805cdc8956fab32e7e7679--special-ops-special-forces.jpg
On the exterior of the palace, the Vanguard Knights of the Unitary Cabal (yes they are still existing but under the control of the King) are dressed like this:
https://sofrep.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ISOF-main.jpg
Andromitus
Any Civilians?
There is a small crowd of civilians on the exterior of the palace and the gates. The Bogdan Royal Family and officials of the Imperium are in the courtyard as well as along the walk way to the palace.
Andromitus
We actually had something like that a few years ago; the Great Railway Show was held on the Mainland, and one of the events was a Great Race. However, the track for the Great Race was a lot simpler; it didn't go through a desert or a mine or anything like that, just through a field and a shunting yard. While we engines do like our races (Thomas sometimes races Bertie the Bus, for example), we're too busy with work to make big events like that video a regular thing. Plus, Gordon is one of the faster engines on the Island, and I don't think he'd be up to racing again after his boiler exploded during the Great Railway Show.
https://youtu.be/7AhyCYgRv5c
Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica
Oh, yes. I'll never get tired of making fun of Gordon for that. Fancy running a race without your safety valve! Only a truly irresponsible engine would even consider something like that. But you're VERY responsible, aren't you Gordon? /sarcasm. HA HA HA!
Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Gordon: Ah, James. Coming back just to mock me. Why am I not surprised?
Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, James The Red Engine
Oh dear. I hope he's not too worse for the wear after that. I'm not sure how important boilers are to trains, but I feel like they'd be like a major organ in humans.
Speaking of trains: Axeldonia has a fairly unadvanced rail system and I'm afraid we'll have to phase out many of our old and less climate-friendly engines. Could we perhaps send them to Sodor as a well, deserved retirement, or is the island perhaps not equipped to handle too many trains?
Percyton
PARLIAMENT REMINDER
No bills are up for a vote at this moment. Remember to inform me if you intend to submit. You do not have to send me the text of your bill, just let me know that it has been submitted. Let me know if you intend to debate as well, just tell me your times. I only do discord debates for an amendment to the Constitution.
Hope you all are doing great
- Speaker of Parliament
Also coke FTW
Penguania And Antarctica
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