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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Quick Q, hoping you have some A's: are [nation=short]The Russian Federations[/nation] and [nation=short]Russian Fedration[/nation] different people with coincidentally similar names?
Russian Fedration, The Russian Federations, Jaslandia, The Vidnoye, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Yes, they're different people. I don't know the second guy very well (at least not yet), but the first one is a cool and nice guy who has been with this community even longer than me, dating back to the original NGA.
The Russian Federations, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Ah. Okay. I recognize the first RF as someone who would drop by on occasion, so I didn't know if the second RF was just a new account of his. Just curious.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Goodnight, Peng!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Different People lol
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
"Oh, did you hear they found a new species of dinosaur in Alberta?"
"Yeah, that this is almost as old as Jas!"
"Wut?"
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Percyton
I got then confused at first, too.
Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
That is the greatest thing I have ever seen.
We should have a CFN calender based on this.
"Oh yeah, the 3rd Roman Republic was 300 years before Jas."
"No you idiot, the 3rd Roman Republic clearly took place 20 years after Jas!"
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton
I guess it's a good thing he's so old that everything took place After Jas (AJ) as opposed to Before Jas (BJ), otherwise newcomerings may think we're discussing something untoward.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona, Percyton
Exactly.
B.J. were the dark times. We do not discuss B.J.'s.
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Aldaur, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona, Percyton
Oh yes, that special, where I'm once again in danger. I already went through a landslide in a previous special (Tale of the Brave), and in another special (The Adventure Begins) they just re-adapted an accident of mine that they had already adapted way back in the 80s. I would very much appreciate if HIT would actually let me be a hero for once, instead of constantly showing me as an idiot, a villain, a damsel in distress, or all three at once.
Quite right! With Edward being repaired, I have to do his work on his branch line in addition to my own. Still, at least it's mostly passengers; BoCo handles most of the freight traffic. Plus, I've always wanted to have a branch line, though I doubt Sir Topham Hatt will let me keep the Brendam-Wellsworth branch once Edward returns to work.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton
*grabs cane* Oh, run along you little whippersnappers! In my day, young nations were seen and not heard. Or was it heard and not seen? Dagnabbit I forgot again!
Literally dark, actually. Because there wasn't anything there. Haven't you heard that old verse? "In the begining, there was nothing. Then God said 'Let there be Jas!'. And it was good."
Now now, I wouldn't go THAT far. However, I am an early creation of God.
Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra, Yukona, Percyton
The year was 2017, AJ.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
This region isn't any different from when I took my bout of leave :p It makes me warmn inside :)
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton
If you want to stop HIT portraying you as always being in danger, James, perhaps you should stop getting in danger yourself. After all, most of the specials are based on actual occurrences.
Reminds me of how us engines on Sodor talk about Edward or Stephen. They're also quite older, though Stephen is older than Edward by several decades. Occasionally, an engine like Gordon will take it too far and insult them for their age, implying they're too old to be Really Useful. But for the most part, it's all in good fun, and we appreciate old engines like Edward and Stephen for their wisdom and kindness.
Henry: I respectfully disagree. There can only be one God, and his name is Wilbert Awdry.
Percy: Why can't there be multiple gods?
Henry: Hmm... I guess that could work. It could be like the Trinity: the Father (Awdry), the Son (Jas), and the Holy Ghost (Umm.. Sir Nigel Gresley? Still need to think about that one).
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, James The Red Engine
I'm pretty sure having Wilbert Awdry as part of a trinity violates some sort of rule. What was it? Rule 54? Rule 56?
https://youtu.be/5iTmQQP_WHg
Penguania And Antarctica
But I have a bigger population than you! Am I seriously older than this region's measurement of old?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona, Magnatronia
How 'bout no god?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Gran Baja California
Let's say you belong to a different pantheon. You hail from the ESU pantheon originally, while I'm a product of the NGA/CFN pantheon.
Merlinton, Aghrabia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona, Magnatronia
Makes sense. Well, for reference, I'm like the Jaslandia of the ESU pantheon - possibly competing with [nation=short]Aghrabia[/nation] for age, but I was really influential. Like, it's actually shocking to me (and [nation=short]Magnatronia[/nation], who frequently asks if I'd like to start RPing again) how non-involved I am here, considering I practically ran the ESU when our Chief Premier went AWOL. (Not that I want to get involved in government again, because I definitely don't have the time for that. But you know, I was in the ESU for about two years, and I really miss the commitment and dedication I had to the region.)
Jaslandia, Aghrabia, The Vidnoye, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia
Donald: Aye! Amen tae 'at!
Douglas: I'll ne'er understand why us engines need religion. Humans Ah can understand (even if Ah disagree wi' it), but whit use dae we hae fur religion? We're jist machines who jist sae happen tae hae sentience. We shoods be focused oan workin' an' daein' whit we waur built tae dae.
Donald: Well when ye put it like 'at, 'at soonds downrecht depressin'! Especially oan Percyton, Ah hink we hae more control than ye gie us credit fur.
Douglas: Eh, ye waur always th' more idealistic an' revolutionary of th' two of us. I've always bin th' more cynical an' realistic one.
Donald: Ah hink pessimistic an' sourpuss woods be more like it.
Douglas: Och bugger aff!
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, James The Red Engine
Wait, how old is Jas?
Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
My actual age, or long I've been on NS?
Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
Yeah Kieran was in the ESU longer than you like by a few months (check the Residency stats), and then there's you and then me. It's much closer for competition for 2nd place in being oldest ESUer in this region than it is to be #1. Kieran's got that locked down.
Merlinton, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica
I dunno, whichever one that makes people make jokes about it :P
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
I'm 18 in reality, which is probably at the older end of the CFN in age, but certainly not the oldest. The jokes are from the fact that I've been on NS for 4 years now, and I've been part of this community that whole time. The only one who's been part of this community longer is the aforementioned RF (the old one, not the new one).
Russian Fedration, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Oh, and one other thing I forgot to mention: On this day (May 12) in 1945, the Reverend Wilbert Vere Awdry published The Three Railway Engines, the first book in the Railway Series. The Railway Series tells many stories about me and my friends on Sodor, and the books form the basis of my TV series that so many know and love today. Without the books, there would be no TV series, and without the TV series, no one would know anything about us! So happy anniversary to not just the Railway Series, but also the whole Thomas and Friends franchise which followed!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
It is currently the 12th of May, 4AJ.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
It's starting to warm on me, and it might make it easier to discuss our regional history. I'm starting to seriously think about whether we should use that as our region's official calendar (just for gameplay purposes, though; RP would still use the regular Gregorian calendar).
Penguania And Antarctica
There were two ways to take Contcom's comment and I took the worst one.
Jaslandia, Vista Major, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
So, we were 21 dollars short at the end of the day at my workplace.
Heads are going to roll tomorrow.
Russian Fedration, Au Minbo, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Oh... oh my lord. ContComm, is there something you should tell us?
Penguania And Antarctica
uhhhhoh....
Heads will roll. I will see to it.
Russian Fedration, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica
Penguania And Antarctica
It'll be like Mary, Queen of Scots up in that bitch.
Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica
http://i.imgur.com/4D0JTG1.png?1
Jaslandia
"The flag has a name, sonny boy."
Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
*shudders*
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I'll make Mary look like a drama queen playing at Urban Legends.
It's enough to make me angry. I'm going to be Shift Manager, and I will not tolerate that much missing.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Welcome to the CFN, Roditsnot! And your flag looks very nice!
Penguania And Antarctica
My first time skating in 6 years. It is pain, the definition of Skating it pain.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Thank you for the compliment! On a random note, I would like to know an interesting moment that members of this Confederacy have had. Mine was when I met a Nordic sot. He just kept raving on random things to the point that I was mildly annoyed, but that annoyance was so uniquely horrendous that I just had to go away from the drunkard.
Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Interesting moment? How so? On NS, or just life in general?
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
It can be on NS, or just life in general. Go free!
Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Welcome to the Confederacy of Free Nations! I'm Andy, feel free to TG me if you need anything :)
Gonna keep it NS, as I wish to revel as a question shrouded in mystery, wrapped in an enigma, and blurred by anonymity;
That awkward moment when your nation exists as an Ædenist state (check my faqs) in a capitalist mega-alliance; Or, or, better yet, [nation=short]Magnatronia[/nation]'s incursion against my forces within a certain African Incident, which would have been normal, He's corporatist, we're Ædenist; But not a month (IC) into the fight, and he joins the ITF, the very same alliance I am in...yea that was an awkward conversation later on :P
Russian Fedration, The Vidnoye, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia
I'll never call you that because that is my name irl, so try again :P
Yeah, I don't really understand why you're in the ITF and not USCS. It seems more like you'd fit in better with the rest of the pinkos (except me for now) than a bunch of Cappies.
Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Oh, I got something light to whet y'alls taste about my real life...activities.
I went to Taco Bell today, right, and the whole parking lot smelled like straight grass. Coincidentally, I was wearing a Rick and Morty tshirt (which for y'all that are under a rock, is a great show with a bunch of existential and nihilistic subjects. Great for stoners!), and so when I walked in and that grass smell followed me in, the cashier looked at me funny. It also didn't help that I had a big order because my family wanted some too, either.
So, when I started waiting for my order to come out, one of the cashiers walks up to me and tries asking if he can buy some. I told him I neither sell nor smoke, only eat, and he walked away all disappointed.
Oh, and when I was driving back home and got to an intersection, a Kia tried instigating a race with a Corvette. That made me laugh the whole drive back home.
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I read his post like four times to finally realize that your name is probably Aiden, or some variation thereof.
And I can't tell from this if you indulge in "edibles" or just really wanted the cashier to shut up and hand you your damn Taco Bell.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
It's Andrew, so I'll never call Andromitus 'Andy' simply because I'm petty and don't want to. I'll call him Androm!
Meh, I don't want to incriminate myself now that the NSA is able to get a record of all my messages, so let's leave that bit unanswered, shall we? :P
Russian Fedration, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
HEY come on now.
The NSA is one of my Best Friends !
they let me talk to them about anything and there ALWAYS THERE for me and they Never judge or they keep it to them selves .
SO dont diss the Homies at the Blue Cube.
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Welcome to the region, Roditsnot! I'm Percy, King of Percyton and the #6 green engine on the Island of Sodor. I hope you enjoy it here!
Here's a sorta embarrassing story that happened to me once:
Many years ago, I was working at Knapford Harbor, when I saw a 'danger' sign, explaining how no engines should go past that board. Thomas wisely told me that I should listen to the sign and not go past it, but I didn't see the danger at the time, so I was eager to go past. So, one day, I asked the Troublesome Trucks if they could push me past the board, so it would look like I went past the board by accident. However, the trucks pushed me too far, and I couldn't stop. Just beyond the sign, the track had sunk and dipped into the water, and I went sliding right into the sea! Sir Topham Hatt scolded me severely, and I wasn't rescued until high tide later that night. Henry then took me to the Works, mocking me the whole way there.
So, I learned two lessons from that day:
1. Never trust Troublesome Trucks.
2. 'Danger' boards are there for a reason, and you should never try to go past them.
Grass? But I think grass smells nice, especially when it's just been cut. And I didn't know you ate grass; I thought only cows, sheep, and goats ate grass. Are you a cow, a sheep, or a goat?
Jaslandia, The Vidnoye, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, James The Red Engine
Oh, Percy, it's a long story that you're probably better off not knowing. Let's just say there are different types of grass, and they can be used in many different ways. Some of those ways are quite enjoyable to certain people. Also, you should probably be carefully if you're asked to transport 'grass' on your trains, because I'm not sure whether or not Percyton has laws against that. Just wanted to give you a heads-up.
Friedensreich, Penguania And Antarctica, James The Red Engine
Says the guy that is probably on a dozen NSA watchlists :P
Russian Fedration, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland
yep
Russian Fedration
[spoiler=Today is May 13 and today are:]
Today is May 13 and today are:
- Abbotsbury Garland Day (Dorset, England)
- American Indian Day
- Bereaved Mother's Day
- Birthmother's Day
- IEEE Global Engineering the Future Day
- International Hummus Day
- International Migratory Bird Day
- Leprechaun Day
- National Apple Pie Day (United States)
- National Archery Day (United States)
- National Babysitters Day (United States)
- National Birth Mothers Day (United States)
- National Cornelia De Lange Syndrome Awareness Day (United States)
- National Crouton Day (United States)
- National Frog Jumping Day (United States)
- National Fruit Cocktail Day (United States)
- National Miniature Golf Day (United States)
- National Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Day (United States)
- Rotuma Day (Rotuma)
- Top Gun Day
- World Belly Dance Day
- World Cocktail Day
- World Fair Trade Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 1373 Julian of Norwich has visions which are later transcribed in her Revelations of Divine Love.
- 1515 Mary Tudor, Queen of France and Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk are officially married at Greenwich.
- 1568 Battle of Langside: The forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray, her half-brother.
- 1619 Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after being convicted of treason.
- 1779 War of the Bavarian Succession: Russian and French mediators at the Congress of Teschen negotiate an end to the war. In the agreement Austria receives the part of its territory that was taken from it (the Innviertel).
- 1780 The Cumberland Compact is signed by leaders of the settlers in early Tennessee.
- 1787 Captain Arthur Phillip leaves Portsmouth, England, with eleven ships full of convicts (the "First Fleet") to establish a penal colony in Australia.
- 1804 Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city.
- 1830 Ecuador gains its independence from Gran Colombia.
- 1846 MexicanAmerican War: The United States declares war on Mexico.
- 1861 American Civil War: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom issues a "proclamation of neutrality" which recognizes the breakaway states as having belligerent rights.
- 1861 The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales, Australia.
- 1861 Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.
- 1862 The USS Planter, a steamer and gunship, steals through Confederate lines and is passed to the Union, by a southern slave, Robert Smalls, who later was officially appointed as captain, becoming the first black man to command a United States ship.
- 1864 American Civil War: Battle of Resaca: The battle begins with Union General Sherman fighting toward Atlanta.
- 1865 American Civil War: Battle of Palmito Ranch: In far south Texas, the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory.
- 1880 In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway.
- 1888 With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
- 1909 The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
- 1912 The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
- 1917 Three children report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
- 1939 The first commercial FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.
- 1940 World War II: Germany's conquest of France begins as the German army crosses the Meuse. Winston Churchill makes his "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" speech to the House of Commons.
- 1940 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
- 1941 World War II: Yugoslav royal colonel Dragoljub Mihailović starts fighting with German occupation troops, beginning the Serbian resistance.
- 1943 World War II: German Afrika Korps and Italian troops in North Africa surrender to Allied forces.
- 1948 ArabIsraeli War: The Kfar Etzion massacre is committed by Arab irregulars, the day before the declaration of independence of the state of Israel on May 14.
- 1950 The first round of the Formula One World Championship is held at Silverstone.
- 1951 The 400th anniversary of the founding of the National University of San Marcos is commemorated by the opening of the first large-capacity stadium in Peru.
- 1952 The Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, holds its first sitting.
- 1954 The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese middle school students in Singapore, take place.
- 1954 The original Broadway production of The Pajama Game opens and runs for another 1,063 performances. Later received three Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, and Best Choreography.
- 1958 During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
- 1958 May 1958 crisis: A group of French military officers lead a coup in Algiers demanding that a government of national unity be formed with Charles de Gaulle at its head in order to defend French control of Algeria.
- 1958 Ben Carlin becomes the first (and only) person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle, having travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) by sea and 62,000 kilometres (39,000 mi) by land during a ten-year journey.
- 1960 Hundreds of University of California, Berkeley students congregate for the first day of protest against a visit by the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
- 1967 Dr. Zakir Husain becomes the third President of India. He is the first Muslim President of the Indian Union. He holds this position until August 24, 1969.
- 1972 Faulty electrical wiring ignites a fire underneath the Playtown Cabaret in Osaka, Japan. Blocked exits and non-functional elevators lead to 118 fatalities, with many victims leaping to their deaths.
- 1972 The Troubles: A car bombing outside a crowded pub in Belfast sparks a two-day gun battle involving the Provisional IRA, Ulster Volunteer Force and British Army. Seven people are killed and over 66 injured.
- 1980 An F3 tornado hits Kalamazoo County, Michigan. President Jimmy Carter declares it a federal disaster area.
- 1981 Mehmet Ali Ağca attempts to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square in Rome. The Pope is rushed to the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic to undergo emergency surgery and survives.
- 1985 Police release a bomb on MOVE headquarters in Philadelphia to end a stand-off, killing 11 MOVE members and destroying the homes of 250 city residents.
- 1989 Large groups of students occupy Tiananmen Square and begin a hunger strike.
- 1990 The DinamoRed Star riot took place at Maksimir Stadium in Zagreb, Croatia between the Bad Blue Boys (fans of Dinamo Zagreb) and the Delije (fans of Red Star Belgrade).
- 1992 Li Hongzhi gives the first public lecture on Falun Gong in Changchun, People's Republic of China.
- 1995 Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
- 1996 Severe thunderstorms and a tornado in Bangladesh kill 600 people.
- 1998 Race riots break out in Jakarta, Indonesia, where shops owned by Indonesians of Chinese descent are looted and women raped.
- 1998 India carries out two nuclear tests at Pokhran, following the three conducted on May 11. The United States and Japan impose economic sanctions on India.
- 2005 Andijan massacre: Troops open fire on peaceful protesters in Andijan, Uzbekistan; at least 187 protesters were killed according to official estimates.
- 2006 São Paulo violence: Rebellions occurs in several prisons in Brazil.
- 2011 Two bombs explode in the Charsadda District of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others.
- 2012 Forty-nine dismembered bodies are discovered by Mexican authorities on Mexican Federal Highway 40.
- 2014 An explosion at an underground coal mine in south-western Turkey kills 301 miners.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 1717 Maria Theresa, Austrian wife of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
- 1792 Pope Pius IX
- 1842 Arthur Sullivan, English composer
- 1857 Ronald Ross, Indian-English physician and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1882 Georges Braque, French painter and sculptor
- 1888 Inge Lehmann, Danish seismologist and geophysicist
- 1907 Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright
- 1914 Joe Louis, American boxer, wrestler, and actor
- 1922 Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer
- 1935 Luciano Benetton, Italian billionaire businessman, co-founder of Benetton Group
- 1950 Stevie Wonder, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
- 1954 Johnny Logan, Australian-Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1961 Dennis Rodman, American basketball player, wrestler, and actor
- 1964 Stephen Colbert, American comedian and talk show host
- 1986 Alexander Rybak, Belarusian-Norwegian singer-songwriter, violinist, and actor
- 1986 Robert Pattinson, English actor
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Quote of the day
I want to do to you what spring does with the cherry trees.
- Pablo Neruda -
Note: Penguania_And_Antarctica assumes no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.
Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Andromitus, The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton, James The Red Engine
Wow ok dang fried lol
Jaslandia, The United Providences Of Perland
Hey
Would anyone be able to help me with a bill of "rights" for a athourtarian nation.
I'd like to have ten and this is all I've got so far
Freedom of religion
Freedom of human needs
Insurance of Security
Freedom for Bodily Independence
Sounds kinky.
Freedom of the press, perhaps? Freedom of assembly?
Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica
Well your other options are Andro, Androm, or Midas (from Mitus)
Ittsssss complicated; As of now the ITF provides ever so slightly more benefits (personally) to me than the USCS, Primarily in the economic department. And currently, the only downside is having an economic arms race (and near constant [IC] angry messages) with Magnatronia
Merlinton, Russian Fedration, Jaslandia
I like those
But would it be ok
To do the "it garrentees you can do them just dosent protect you from punishment "
Then that is not a guarantee. That is literally like having a piece of paper that says, "Technically, you can do whatever you want, but if you do it your gonna die."
Jaslandia, Yukona
Freedom of movement? The ability to leave the nation and enter it again at will?
Freedom of information? No state censorship or the installation of propaganda?
Jaslandia, Yukona
Agreed. If you're an authoritarian state, you would be better off wording it like "You can do these things, but they are subject to restrictions to preserve the state and public safety." In reality, 'preserving the state and public safety' is pretty subjective, so you could justify just about any restrictions.
Join me over in the Commie club whenever you're tired of bickering with Mag IC :P
Russian Fedration
http://www.supergrove.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/savage-meme-7-mike-tyson.jpg
The following issues confront Percyton: A Sticky Situation.
Did James's brakes jam again? Ha ha ha!
https://youtu.be/MUzm9x12u6g?t=2m15s
It's always nice to see another country adopt railways. Congrats to Pakistan on their Railway Anniversary Day!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, James The Red Engine
Ah yes, I remember that episode. Good nostalgic memories.
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, James The Red Engine
Be quiet! It's not funny having jammed brakes! And besides, karma got you back in the end: You left out the part where you were diverted into a siding, causing you to crash into the fruit trucks you were pushing. You got covered in juice and sticky fruit!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
That I did James, that I did. But in the end, we all had a good laugh about it, right?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, James The Red Engine
I hear Sir Topham Hatt is planning to turn every train in Sodor into scrap and sell it to Magnatronia.
Merlinton
Sir Topham Hatt would never do such a thing! He loves all his engines and would never replace them! You must have heard it all wrong.
Merlinton, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Oh no, he and Dr. Wily made a deal. Didn't he tell you? We're planning to use the scrap metal to make stainless steel bed pans.
Merlinton, The Vidnoye
*Nukes*
Einsiev, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, James The Red Engine
^^^ Oh and I just read your post on The Grand Debut; Did you dingus's just not clean up after some odd 30-40 years post war? Those tanks must be actually ancient lol.
Magnatronia
I don't like any of those tbh
Exactly so I need stuff I'm willing to enforce
Douglas: Ye dornt know what you're talkin' about! Ye be 'spikin nonsense, boyo!
Donald: Aye. An' ye know what happens tae fowk who spick nonsense an' tell lies, dornt ye?
Douglas: Ah dornt. What does happen?
Donald: Pipe doon, Dougie! You're ruinin' mah moment!
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, James The Red Engine
Yea you two, stand up against that Corporate Menace!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, James The Red Engine
Why clean up the wasteland if it's not making us money? We're better off just going there occasionally and pick up machine parts and stuff.
Who you talkin bout, Nuremgard?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I can just imagine the vast pockets of war-zones still left from that experience in northern America in that case, The Great Lakes might just have pieces of warship sunk at the bottom :P
Magnatronia
A question to me is "Did Andomitus really use flamethrowers in the 80's?"
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia, James The Red Engine
Rubbish! A Dr. Wily has never visited the Island of Sodor, let alone made a deal with the Fat Controller!
Quite right, Donald and Douglas. I member when Diesel first came here and started telling lies about Duck, but once I found out, I sent him packing! And the same could happen to you! Although, Diesel came back multiple times, and he's now a permanent part of the railway, so maybe that wasn't the best example to use.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Pfft, I still use them.
"The Kaiserreich approached us with threats and we showed them the exit!" ;P
Jaslandia, Yukona
I mean, hey mate, whatever floats your unneeded and volitile boat.
Andromitus
I'm sure it's not true! Why would Sir Topham Hatt ever do such a thing? He loves all of us!
Plus, you weren't even the one who sent him away, James; Sir Topham Hatt did that. In fact, you were one of the people who believed Diesel's lies at first.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Don't worry mate, I'm sure STH didn't do anything of the sort.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
whats happening?
Russian Fedration, Andromitus
The terms "psychological warfare" and "scaring the sh!t out of people with fire" are lost on you.
Jaslandia
I mean, it's a war crime though. However, we don't have any treaties saying you can't in our universe so I guess go burn everything in sight. Have fun with that
Jaslandia
Maybe we should have a convention for that sorta stuff. Might be good if the WWI RP is as barbaric and ghastly as I have a feeling it's gonna be
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Yukona
Yes, we really should. God forbid we have another Napalm in Flynnvakia situation *shudders*
Jaslandia
You people and your "war crimes "
Good god
chemicals + unfallion water supply = profit
Jaslandia, The Vidnoye, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica
Phase 1: collect underpants.
Phase 2: ???
Phase 3: Profit!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona
Well no, it's just that the terms "PTSD", "Complete Civilian Backlash", "Hearts and Minds" and "Space for Supplies" aren't lost on me.
Unless we're going with the same lol!psychology that causes for RP soldiers to be able to endure constant torture, then most of the people you stick with the gig are going to be on the verge of a breakdown almost always. Sniper Teams will prioritize them (Both to break the moral of other troops and because they're cooking friendly troops) which means most will be paranoid of stepping outside of anything that shields them from the outside world, they're literally carrying an incendiary mixture on their back that could set them ablaze in an unfortunate circumstance, they have to keep away from other troops to prevent...you know...friendly fire and showing where your soldiers are and -if captured- will almost certainly get executed.
Oh and they're cooking humans alive which will probably take a toll on their think-pan.
When Civilians in your nation find out you're cooking men and women alive by watching stunning high resolution video...be prepared to watch your war effort fall apart without lol!psychology.
When the civilian population of the opposing nation find out you've cooked their men and women....well, I hope you find Vietnam 2.0 fun for everyone.
Considering the supplies you could carry instead of parts and fuel for a flame-thrower (say, a good one is about four feet tall and three across, wonder how much ammo or rifles or men or medical supplies or....ect....ect) you'll find it kinda draining on your quarter-masters when they keep screaming through the phone for rifle parts and ammunition.
When other nations find out you're cooking people alive, well, guess how few non-LolEvil!Nations will want to ally with you? Yeah, not that many, and you kinda have to hope the others don't ally with the one getting burned.
Finally, if the trooper with the flame-thrower finds that it doesn't work, or the assembly gets shot to hell, you're down a man and a weapon whereas a rifle can be repaired pretty easily in the field and the guy with the flame-thrower is too burdened with the fuel to also carry ammo for the rifle.
Oh and psychological warfare can be done a lot better with a barrage of effective 155mm Artillery fire since your troops don't get to see, smell and hear people burning alive :>
The amount of Bickering and the Need to Shut people down here is honestly Outright ridiculous
Friedensreich
*shrugs* might've used them earlier but idk.
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