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Percyton wrote:Edward: Sorta. Trains can't feel sexual love, obviously. As for romantic love, it's not very common, but it can happen. Romantic love, much like human love, is based on a combination of appearance and companionship, although unlike human love, engines don't kiss or hold hands or anything like that.

As for if we form partnerships, we can form informal partnerships in that we work well together and want to work together as often as possible, and more kindly controllers will take this into account. However, we don't have anything more formalized like marriage: With the work we have, and all the different places we have to go to for work, we can't afford to be permanently tied down like that.

Edward: It's theoretically possible, and there's nothing I can think of that would prevent it, but I have never seen it happen in all my years.

Toby: Nor have I.

Duke: I have. Back when I worked on the Ffestiniog Railway, one of my brothers Little Giant had an attraction to a car that was owned by the owner of the local quarry. However, no one took it seriously, and me and the other engines teased Little Giant about it, and he eventually had to let it go because he and the car rarely saw each other. However, Little Giant was torn up about it for quite a few months, and in hindsight, I should have been more supportive of him instead of making fun of him.

I don't mind it, really. I'm just glad people are so curious about us!

These are some damn emotionally complex trains

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Axeldonia wrote:Anyone else watch Oats studios on youtube?

God, their videos are disturbing.

No, and probably won't because you said it's disturbing lol.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Axeldonia wrote:These are some damn emotionally complex trains

We get that a lot.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:How about holding or touching each others buffers ?

Edward: No, not really. That doesn't really do anything for us. Plus, we touch others' buffers all the time when we shunt trucks and coaches, so it's nothing special or unusual for us.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

I strike my sails for today.

Goodnight friends. Love you all very much. <3

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Andromitus, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:I strike my sails for today.

Goodnight friends. Love you all very much. <3

Good night, Peng! <3

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:I strike my sails for today.

Goodnight friends. Love you all very much. <3

Goodnight, Peng!

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:I strike my sails for today.

Goodnight friends. Love you all very much. <3

Goodnight, Peng! Don't let the shed bugs bite!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

I just went into the pool I've been building for weeks, guys.

My balance is so dead, dudes, but I enjoyed the cool water.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

I know my nation isn't NEARLY as interesting as Percyton, but think about this....

How much is really known about my nation? I've been pretty quiet about my country.

Feel free to ask/telegram me questions as well.

It's a chance to get to know me.

Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

Yukona wrote:You're not a colony, you're the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. You don't own half the assets, you own your own assets and the debt associated with your country

We'll see about that.

Percyton wrote:Trains can't feel sexual love, obviously.

We can change that real quick

Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:We'll see about that.

I feel not doing so would be incredibly selfish, even if the union broke you don't just write off its debt - that's not how it works

Vista Major wrote:We can change that real quick

Are you saying you're going to... bang a train?

I mean, who are we to judge consensual relations between a president and a locomotive, I guess...

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Are you saying you're going to... bang a train?

I mean, who are we to judge consensual relations between a president and a locomotive, I guess...

No, of course not! I'm considering Lococardinal Therapy! A president bang a train, my god, what would your mother say, accusing me of thinking such impure thoughts?!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:We can change that real quick

I don't think that's a good idea.

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:We can change that real quick

Jaslandia wrote:I don't think that's a good idea.

Gordon: I'm with Jas on this one. We can't really feel sexual attraction without some sort of sexual organ, and if you're suggesting adding sexual organs to us engines, I'm going to run you over with my express coaches!

Vista Major wrote:No, of course not! I'm considering Lococardinal Therapy!

What's that?

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Yukona wrote:I feel not doing so would be incredibly selfish, even if the union broke you don't just write off its debt - that's not how it works

It would be worth taking half the debt to be independent.

Percyton wrote:Gordon: I'm with Jas on this one. We can't really feel sexual attraction without some sort of sexual organ, and if you're suggesting adding sexual organs to us engines, I'm going to run you over with my express coaches!

*narrows eyes*

Percyton wrote:What's that?

You take an anthropomorphic train (like yourself) and a Canadian cardinal (such as ContCom), and plop them in a claustrophobic shed to see what happens next.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Ask, and ye all shall receive:

http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/7/states-nations-sovereign-roleplay-ooc

Russkov Soviet, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:*narrows eyes*

You take an anthropomorphic train (like yourself) and a Canadian cardinal (such as ContCom), and plop them in a claustrophobic shed to see what happens next.

I like birds. I wouldn't mind that.

Gordon: Don't be silly, Percy! Don't play along with this stupid experiment! And besides, I think the only thing that will result from this experiment is some very bored engines and some very uncomfortable birds.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:

I like birds. I wouldn't mind that.

Gordon: Don't be silly, Percy! Don't play along with this stupid experiment! And besides, I think the only thing that will result from this experiment is some very bored engines and some very uncomfortable birds.

Excellent!

Don't be silly, Gordon. ContCom is comfortable in [I]every[/I] situation, and with every... [I]position[/I]. He'll know how to give you trains a good time.

Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:Excellent!

Don't be silly, Gordon. ContCom is comfortable in [I]every[/I] situation, and with every... [I]position[/I]. He'll know how to give you trains a good time.

ContComm wishes he could be as kinky as LeFried....

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Friedensreich wrote:ContComm wishes he could be as kinky as LeFried....

Why does this region always devolve into people talking about their sexual libido?

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:I don't think that's a good idea.

When's the last time something like that from Vista was a good idea? lol

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Mesopotamia-Kurdistan wrote:Why does this region always devolve into people talking about their sexual libido?

We've struggled with that problem almost since our community's inception. It's just how we are, I'm afraid. I blame hormones.

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Post self-deleted by Mesopotamia-Kurdistan.

Jaslandia wrote:We've struggled with that problem almost since our community's inception. It's just how we are, I'm afraid. I blame hormones.

I blame it on horny teenagers that are chock-full of hormones.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Jaslandia wrote:

We've struggled with that problem almost since our community's inception. It's just how we are, I'm afraid. I blame hormones.

It's not a problem! It's a way of life!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Vista Major wrote:It's not a problem! It's a way of life!

HELL YEAH

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:It's not a problem! It's a way of life!

It's a way of life from the ages of 13 to 18.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

I expect conversations about roleplay when I look on the RMB, and all I get is the constitution, sex, and boring old scottish politics. Smdh smdh

The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Killdash, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Magnatronia wrote:I expect conversations about roleplay when I look on the RMB, and all I get is the constitution, sex, and boring old scottish politics. Smdh smdh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL7172cbszw

Jaslandia

Magnatronia wrote:I expect conversations about roleplay when I look on the RMB, and all I get is the constitution, sex, and boring old scottish politics. Smdh smdh

Well I'm on the good old Ary-May Ane-Jay right now

Jaslandia

Mesopotamia-Kurdistan wrote:

It's a way of life from the ages of 13 to 18.

I'm 17

Magnatronia wrote:I expect conversations about roleplay when I look on the RMB, and all I get is the constitution, sex, and boring old scottish politics. Smdh smdh
Sounds normal to me

Jaslandia

Vista Major wrote:I'm 17

A warning to all of those who like Vista a bit too much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b2LH7tjMbw

Vista Major

Vista Major wrote:*narrows eyes*

You take an anthropomorphic train (like yourself) and a Canadian cardinal (such as ContCom), and plop them in a claustrophobic shed to see what happens next.

Vista Major wrote:Ask, and ye all shall receive:

http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/7/states-nations-sovereign-roleplay-ooc

These two messages right after one another was unnerving, to say the least.

Vista Major wrote:Excellent!

Don't be silly, Gordon. ContCom is comfortable in [I]every[/I] situation, and with every... [I]position[/I]. He'll know how to give you trains a good time.

I don't even know what to say about this.

Friedensreich wrote:ContComm wishes he could be as kinky as LeFried....

Or this, for that matter.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Mesopotamia-Kurdistan wrote:

A warning to all of those who like Vista a bit too much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b2LH7tjMbw

I'm male, thank you.

Vista Major wrote:I'm male, thank you.

You're biologically male, but you ship like a 16-year-old girl.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Kalaron

Continental Commonwealths wrote:

These two messages right after one another was unnerving, to say the least.

I don't even know what to say about this.

Or this, for that matter.

This is what you signed up for when you became our George Clooney

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Mesopotamia-Kurdistan wrote:

You're biologically male, but you ship like a 16-year-old girl.

https://youtu.be/EQrCqt_aphE

Vista Major wrote:This is what you signed up for when you became our George Clooney

Devilishly handsome?

Single by definition, then all at once, not?

Old?

Okay. I'll take all three.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:https://youtu.be/EQrCqt_aphE

More flexible? What do you mean by that?

Vista Major

[nation=short]Percyton[/nation] I have a question:

Which depicts Percyton more accurately: the Railway Series books or the TV series?

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Mesopotamia-Kurdistan wrote:Why does this region always devolve into people talking about their sexual libido?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah-QbFaY_wU

Vista Major

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Devilishly handsome?

Single by definition, then all at once, not?

Old?

Okay. I'll take all three.

I knew you'd come around, big boy!

Mesopotamia-Kurdistan wrote:More flexible? What do you mean by that?

*spreads legs*

What do you think?

Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:It would be worth taking half the debt to be independent.

Not half, I'm fairly sure you don't constitute half of the UKs GDP, I'm just saying your fair share man

Nuremgard, Vista Major

Jaslandia wrote:[nation=short]Percyton[/nation] I have a question:

Which depicts Percyton more accurately: the Railway Series books or the TV series?

Oh, that's a tough one. I'd say in terms of stories, timeline, and general atmosphere, the Railway Series is more accurate. In terms of the layout of the Island, more recent developments, and the characters' appearances, the TV series is more accurate. For the engines' personalities, it's a mixture of both.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:

*spreads legs*

What do you think?

I would say that that's wrong on so many levels, but I know that Fried will present me another preachy Rick and Morty clip if I do that.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Friedensreich wrote:https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah-QbFaY_wU

I laughed for, like, three straight minutes.

Penguania And Antarctica

Mesopotamia-Kurdistan wrote:You're biologically male, but you ship like a 16-year-old girl.

For the record, the object of my affections is 18 and she ships like a sixteen year old girl.

As do I for that matter.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Mesopotamia-Kurdistan wrote:

I would say that that's wrong on so many levels, but I know that Fried will present me another preachy Rick and Morty clip if I do that.

There you go. Wising up is good.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Killdash wrote:

For the record, the object of my affections is 18 and she ships like a sixteen year old girl.

As do I for that matter.

But... I'm not a girl...

Vista Major wrote:But... I'm not a girl...

That's why "like" (commonly used to denote a simile) has been been used in the situation.

Hey so can a British/Canadian person answer this please?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk

What was wrong enough with y'all in WW2 to actively consider making a floating island out of ice and float that across the Atlantic to hunt German U-boats before considering the possibility of extra fuel tanks for the aircraft?

Was it the fumes?

I think it was the fumes.

Andromitus

Vista Major wrote:There you go. Wising up is good.

How am I becoming wiser?

Percyton

The 10 largest Onocarcan cities, written in Onocarcan.

http://i.imgur.com/PnYSxn9.png

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

[B]Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Percyton Q&A![/B] Despite some odd moments, I'd say the event was a great success, and I was very glad to hear your questions and to answer them! The Bureau of Historical Information shall soon update the Q&A Factbook with today's questions, and later on, I may decide to make this a more permanent thing (such as through a thread on the NS or regional forums). And of course, if you have a question about my nation or the nation's sentient vehicles at any time, don't hesitate to ask by RMB or TG! Thank you all again, and I hope you have a good rest of your day/evening!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Killdash wrote:That's why "like" (commonly used to denote a simile) has been been used in the situation.

Holy sh*t, I actually missed your joke, Vista. My only excuse is that it was 5am at the time.

In reply to that, I say; who will you choose? Because since we're not all in Utah, you're gonna have to make a choice eventually.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Y'know, why do I get the feeling some lurkers from Right to Life are looking at this RMB and are thinking, 'Why the everloving fûck did we want to establish relations with these guys? It's like a giant convention of sexually-confused hormonal teenagers. Fûck it, we need to establish some Jesus on their ássès' :p

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Axeldonia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Y'know, why do I get the feeling some lurkers from Right to Life are looking at this RMB and are thinking, 'Why the everloving fûck did we want to establish relations with these guys? It's like a giant convention of sexually-confused hormonal teenagers. Fûck it, we need to establish some Jesus on their ássès' :p

Sounds normal to me

Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Y'know, why do I get the feeling some lurkers from Right to Life are looking at this RMB and are thinking, 'Why the everloving fûck did we want to establish relations with these guys? It's like a giant convention of sexually-confused hormonal teenagers. Fûck it, we need to establish some Jesus on their ássès' :p

*Stands on pulpit, but when he opens his mouth to say something, nothing comes out. Thinks long and hard about his life. Looks up from the pulpit at the rest of CoFN." I am gonna go eat pizza.

Love you all!

Jaslandia, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Y'know, why do I get the feeling some lurkers from Right to Life are looking at this RMB and are thinking, 'Why the everloving fûck did we want to establish relations with these guys? It's like a giant convention of sexually-confused hormonal teenagers. Fûck it, we need to establish some Jesus on their ássès' :p

I'll be 20 on the 22nd of the month.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Onocarcass wrote:I'll be 20 on the 22nd of the month.

I'll be 21 on the 20th of next month

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Yukona, Percyton

[spoiler=Today is July 8 and today are:]

Today is July 8 and today are:

- Adhi Esala Full Moon Poya Day (Sri Lanka)

- Air Force and Air Defense Forces Day (Ukraine)

- Family Day (Ukraine)

- Khao Pansa (Laos)

- Math 2.0 Day

- National Chocolate with Almonds Day (United States)

- Penang Governor's Birthday (Malaysia)

- Scud Day

- Video Games Day

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 1099 – Some 15,000 starving Christian soldiers begin the siege of Jerusalem by marching in a religious procession around the city as its Muslim defenders watch.

- 1283 – Roger of Lauria, commanding the Aragonese fleet defeats an Angevin fleet sent to put down a rebellion on Malta.

- 1497 – Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.

- 1579 – Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, is discovered underground in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan.

- 1592 – Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Eok-gi, and Won Gyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu.

- 1663 – Charles II of England grants John Clarke a Royal charter to Rhode Island.

- 1709 – Peter I of Russia defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava, thus effectively ending Sweden's time as a major power in Europe.

- 1716 – The Battle of Dynekilen forces Sweden to abandon its invasion of Norway.

- 1730 – An estimated magnitude 8.7 earthquake causes a tsunami that damages more than 1,000 km (620 mi) of Chile's coastline.

- 1758 – French forces hold Fort Carillon against the British at Ticonderoga, New York.

- 1760 – British forces defeat French forces in the last naval battle in New France.

- 1775 – The Olive Branch Petition is signed by the Continental Congress of the Thirteen Colonies of North America.

- 1776 – Church bells (possibly including the Liberty Bell) are rung after John Nixon delivers the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence of the United States.

- 1808 – Joseph Bonaparte approves the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter intended as the basis for his rule as king of Spain.

- 1822 – Chippewas turn over a huge tract of land in Ontario to the United Kingdom.

- 1853 – The Perry Expedition arrives in Edo Bay with a treaty requesting trade.

- 1859 – King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.

- 1864 – Ikedaya Incident: The Choshu Han shishi's planned Shinsengumi sabotage on Kyoto, Japan at Ikedaya.

- 1874 – The Mounties begin their March West.

- 1876 – White supremacists kill five Black Republicans in Hamburg, South Carolina.

- 1879 – Sailing ship USS Jeannette departs San Francisco carrying an ill-fated expedition to the North Pole.

- 1889 – The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.

- 1892 – St. John's, Newfoundland is devastated in the Great Fire of 1892.

- 1898 – The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.

- 1912 – Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro leads an unsuccessful royalist attack against the First Portuguese Republic in Chaves.

- 1932 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.

- 1933 – The first rugby union test match between the Wallabies of Australia and the Springboks of South Africa is played at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town.

- 1937 – Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan sign the Treaty of Saadabad.

- 1947 – Reports are broadcast that a UFO crash landed in Roswell, New Mexico in what became known as the Roswell UFO incident.

- 1948 – The United States Air Force accepts its first female recruits into a program called Women in the Air Force (WAF).

- 1960 – Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.

- 1962 – Ne Win besieges and dynamites the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement.

- 1966 – King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi.

- 1968 – The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.

- 1970 – Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975.

- 1972 – Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani.

- 1982 – Assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Dujail.

- 1988 – The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more.

- 1994 – Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.

- 2011 – Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.

- 2014 – Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1621 – Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet

- 1766 – Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon

- 1831 – John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola

- 1836 – Joseph Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies

- 1838 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company

- 1839 – John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company

- 1867 – Käthe Kollwitz, German painter and sculptor

- 1882 – Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer

- 1885 – Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss

- 1885 – Ernst Bloch, German philosopher, author, and academic

- 1895 – Igor Tamm, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1907 – George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan

- 1908 – Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States

- 1919 – Walter Scheel, German soldier and politician, 4th President of West Germany

- 1926 – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and author

- 1998 – Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper

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Quote of the day

See the invisible. Believe the incredible. Attempt the impossible!

- Robert Schuller -

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

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Andromitus, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Y'know, why do I get the feeling some lurkers from Right to Life are looking at this RMB and are thinking, 'Why the everloving fûck did we want to establish relations with these guys? It's like a giant convention of sexually-confused hormonal teenagers. Fûck it, we need to establish some Jesus on their ássès' :p

They're just a bunch of prudes that have a problem with understanding that a bunch of cells and a body that is not functioning until well into pregnancy is not life.

I was once one of them, and Lord do I cringe whenever I have to argue with a Pro-Lifers now, because they use the same arguments as I did 3 years ago.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Friedensreich wrote:

They're just a bunch of prudes that have a problem with understanding that a bunch of cells and a body that is not functioning until well into pregnancy is not life.

I was once one of them, and Lord do I cringe whenever I have to argue with a Pro-Lifers now, because they use the same arguments as I did 3 years ago.

Abortion

Abortion never changes

Aghrabia, Oelesa, Yukona

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

I'll be 21 on the 20th of next month

#OnoPeng

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:Abortion

Abortion never changes

Actually abortion has come along way since the days of bricks and coat hangers

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Why is that while crime has decreased dramatically since the 90s (because of the increased use of unleaded gasoline), people's perception of crime is that it is rising?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/aug/04/public-perception-crime-higher

Percyton

Yukona wrote:Actually abortion has come along way since the days of bricks and coat hangers

Such a know-it-all, ain't yas?

Yukona

Mesopotamia-Kurdistan wrote:I would say that that's wrong on so many levels, but I know that Fried will present me another preachy Rick and Morty clip if I do that.

Yeah, I'd prefer it if you didn't act like we knew each other. Because if there's one kind of person that irks my nerves are people that are prudish and get on top of metaphorical soapboxes about it.

Mesopotamia-Kurdistan wrote:Why is that while crime has decreased dramatically since the 90s (because of the increased use of unleaded gasoline), people's perception of crime is that it is rising?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/aug/04/public-perception-crime-higher

Media sensationalism? Advancements in the avenues with which media can reach us with the internet, which isn't regulated or necessarily required to tell the truth

Jaslandia

Even if you are "pro-life", criminalizing abortion won't do much. What will happen is that numerous women will take part in illegal abortions that might endanger their lives. Instead of criminalizing abortion, provide other resources to reduce the number of abortions, such as sex education and contraception, while providing abortion as a safe and legal last option for women.

The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Vista Major wrote:Such a know-it-all, ain't yas?

Sorry that I'm the one that took a Masters in the Brick and you didn't now you're regretting it

Jaslandia

Friedensreich wrote:Yeah, I'd prefer it if you didn't act like we knew each other. Because if there's one kind of person that irks my nerves are people that are prudish and get on top of metaphorical soapboxes about it.

When we're talking about something like this, I'm usually pretty jokey. People just take a lot of what I say too seriously. I'm generally only serious when I am talking about a serious topic.

Kalaron

Yukona wrote:Media sensationalism? Advancements in the avenues with which media can reach us with the internet, which isn't regulated or necessarily required to tell the truth

Or what if this phenomenon is just a part of human nature, as people generally see losses as being twice as powerful to equivalent gains?

Jaslandia

Yukona wrote:Sorry that I'm the one that took a Masters in the Brick and you didn't now you're regretting it

I regret nothing

Jaslandia, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Y'know, why do I get the feeling some lurkers from Right to Life are looking at this RMB and are thinking, 'Why the everloving fûck did we want to establish relations with these guys? It's like a giant convention of sexually-confused hormonal teenagers. Fûck it, we need to establish some Jesus on their ássès' :p

That, and they're also probably thinking about performing an exorcism on our talking trains.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1898 – The death of crime boss Soapy Smith, killed in the Shootout on Juneau Wharf, releases Skagway, Alaska from his iron grip.

I didn't even know Alaska had crime bosses. I thought the most organized crime they had to deal with was polar bear families.

jk.

Mesopotamia-Kurdistan wrote:Or what if this phenomenon is just a part of human nature, as people generally see losses as being twice as powerful to equivalent gains?

https://youtu.be/Ga5iQ1FB7Ys?t=1m12s

Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton

Ok, so I gotta get this off my chest. The mayor of Muskegon is a fûcking idiot. He's not doing anything to help unemployment in the town and the frequent closures of businesses, which has made the economy of the town stagnate immensely.

Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:I knew you'd come around, big boy!

*spreads legs*

What do you think?

jesus christ guys, what the hell lmao

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona

Baxten wrote:

jesus christ guys, what the hell lmao

Oh, how you are too young for this world

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Yukona, Percyton

Yukona wrote:Not half, I'm fairly sure you don't constitute half of the UKs GDP, I'm just saying your fair share man

Doesnt bother me, mate. As long as Scotland rules itself.

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Yukona

IWATNBIHTR OIWLTWA

Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Doesnt bother me, mate. As long as Scotland rules itself.

Amen to that.

Nuremgard, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

The Percyton Q&A Factbook has been updated!

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=percyton/detail=factbook/id=849882

Onocarcass wrote:I'll be 20 on the 22nd of the month.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:I'll be 21 on the 20th of next month

Congrats and happy early birthday to both of you!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Percyton wrote:The Percyton Q&A Factbook has been updated!

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=percyton/detail=factbook/id=849882

Congrats and happy early birthday to both of you!

I have another question. How does the Perycton economy work? I mean, you likely have currency. But A), is there like a free market, stock like system where people invest in companies and etc. B), if true, do trains and humans alike take part in that system (say trains owning companies for example. Finally, do trains pay for things themselves, or do their engine staff do so, and do engines get payed, or just their staff?

Penguania And Antarctica

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The United Providences Of Perland wrote:I have another question. How does the Perycton economy work? I mean, you likely have currency. But A), is there like a free market, stock like system where people invest in companies and etc. B), if true, do trains and humans alike take part in that system (say trains owning companies for example. Finally, do trains pay for things themselves, or do their engine staff do so, and do engines get payed, or just their staff?

A: Yes, Percyton has a mixed economy like the United States, and our primary stock market is the Tidmouth Stock Exchange.

B: While engines could theoretically own a company, at the moment, we're far too busy with our own work to run a whole company. However, some engines like Edward and Gordon do participate in the stock market, buying and selling stocks and other financial assets (whatever 'assets' are).

C: In the past engines weren't paid, but ever since the Revolution, we have been given a small salary. It's not much, but we don't really need money anyway, as all the stuff we need for our work (coaches, freight cars, new parts, maintenance, etc.) are all provided by the railways at no charge to us; our salary is mainly about principle nowadays, to ensure we're properly recognized for our work. Human staff like Drivers and Fireman are also paid in currency, and they buy and sell stuff just like humans in any other capitalist economy.

Jaslandia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Percyton wrote:A: Yes, Percyton has a mixed economy like the United States, and our primary stock market is the Tidmouth Stock Exchange.

B: While engines could theoretically own a company, at the moment, we're far too busy with our own work to run a whole company. However, some engines like Edward and Gordon do participate in the stock market, buying and selling stocks and other financial assets (whatever 'assets' are).

C: In the past engines weren't paid, but ever since the Revolution, we have been given a small salary. It's not much, but we don't really need money anyway, as all the stuff we need for our work (coaches, freight cars, new parts, maintenance, etc.) are all provided by the railways at no charge to us; our salary is mainly about principle nowadays, to ensure we're properly recognized for our work. Human staff like Drivers and Fireman are also paid in currency, and they buy and sell stuff just like humans in any other capitalist economy.

So, if you're paid, what do you engines spend the money? And do your Driver and Fireman handle your money, or can you handle it yourselves somehow?

Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton

Percyton wrote:Congrats and happy early birthday to both of you!

I should tell you that wishing someone an early birthday is considered to bring bad luck for the birthday child over here in Germany.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:So, if you're paid, what do you engines spend the money? And do your Driver and Fireman handle your money, or can you handle it yourselves somehow?

We spend our money on various things, such as decorations for our sheds, knick-knacks, movies, DVDs, and subscription accounts such as Netflix and Club Penguin (when it was still open, that is).

We try to handle our money ourselves through online banking and such. If we do need to store money physically, we have a safe in our sheds, with our Drivers and Firemen opening the safe and holding on to our money as needed. Now, I know what you're thinking: Doesn't this open us up to our Drivers and Firemen taking our money? While there's always a chance of that, it almost never happens, because:

A: Like I've said before, we have a very strong bond with our Driver and Fireman, to the point that they would never even think of ripping us off.

B: Even if they did try to take our money, the penalties for doing so are very severe.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:I should tell you that wishing someone an early birthday is considered to bring bad luck for the birthday child over here in Germany.

Oh. I didn't know that. Sorry! In that case, I don't wish you a happy early birthday?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:We spend our money on various things, such as decorations for our sheds, knick-knacks, movies, DVDs, and subscription accounts such as Netflix and Club Penguin (when it was still open, that is).

We try to handle our money ourselves through online banking and such. If we do need to store money physically, we have a safe in our sheds, with our Drivers and Firemen opening the safe and holding on to our money as needed. Now, I know what you're thinking: Doesn't this open us up to our Drivers and Firemen taking our money? While there's always a chance of that, it almost never happens, because:

A: Like I've said before, we have a very strong bond with our Driver and Fireman, to the point that they would never even think of ripping us off.

B: Even if they did try to take our money, the penalties for doing so are very severe.

Oh. I didn't know that. Sorry! In that case, I don't wish you a happy early birthday?

Everything's alright :)

I do have a question tho. You all share a shed. Does every train has their own compartment within the shed or aren't there fixed positions ?

Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Everything's alright :)

I do have a question tho. You all share a shed. Does every train has their own compartment within the shed or aren't there fixed positions ?

We all have our own set berth at Tidmouth Sheds, but once-in-a-while we'll mix it up. The usual order is, from left to right: Edward, Henry, Gordon, James, Emily, Thomas, and me. Toby will sometimes sleep next to Tidmouth Sheds, but he also sleeps at Ffarquhar Sheds (which is for me, Thomas, and Toby), or at his own shed at Arlesdale End.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Baxten wrote:jesus christ guys, what the hell lmao

To quote Kal, "Oh sweet lawd

What are you sinful children doing"

Estrinia wrote:IWATNBIHTR OIWLTWA

wat

Jaslandia, Vista Major

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:To quote Kal, "Oh sweet lawd

What are you sinful children doing"

wat

It's one hundred percent possible that what you just said is a quote from me.

I don't remember. :<<<

Jaslandia

Kalaron wrote:It's one hundred percent possible that what you just said is a quote from me.

I don't remember. :<<<

Back in March on Discord: I mentioned Texas is the superior state to Kum since we are the origin of Whataburger: he thanked me and I offered to tongue-punch his box :p

Jaslandia, Kalaron

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Back in March on Discord: I mentioned Texas is the superior state to Kum since we are the origin of Whataburger: he thanked me and I offered to tongue-punch his box :p

In N Out is better than Whataburger

The Royal Republic Of Kumania wrote:In N Out is better than Whataburger

I disagree. Chick Fil A Master Race!

Vista Major

The Royal Republic Of Kumania wrote:In N Out is better than Whataburger

Heretic

Jaslandia wrote:I disagree. Chick Fil A Master Race!

Half-Heretic: Chick-Fil-A is admittingly enjoyable, but is still lower to the Whataburger Empire :p

Vista Major

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