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Yukona wrote:Strange, we studied a few Scottish poets and Burns in particular

It was all Shakespeare and either English or Irish poets at my school. And the only Scottish history I ever did was the Wars of Independence in first year of high school.

Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, The Scottish Twins

hmmm now which country should I make Enemy of the State...

Penguania And Antarctica

Yukona wrote:Strange, we studied a few Scottish poets and Burns in particular

Donald: Ah, auld Robbie Burns! A man efter mah ain heart wi' his poetry.

Douglas: An' a master of th' Scots language too, which is certainly naethin' tae sneeze at.

Donald: Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;

Ae fareweel, alas, for ever!

Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,

Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee!

Douglas: Of all of Robbie Burns' poems, ye chose 'AT one!?! We engines cannae e'en kiss, e'en if we wanted too; our buffer woods gie in th' way.

Donald: Haud yer weesht! Ah jist like th' way it sounds. An engine can hae his personal preferences, cannae he?

Douglas: He cannae if his twin brother tells him they dornt make sense.

Donald: Ye arenae th' boss of me, Dougie! Now, weesht!

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Yukona, Percyton

The Scottish Twins wrote:Donald: Ah, auld Robbie Burns! A man efter mah ain heart wi' his poetry.

Douglas: An' a master of th' Scots language too, which is certainly naethin' tae sneeze at.

Donald: Ae fond kiss, and then we sever;

Ae fareweel, alas, for ever!

Deep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,

Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee!

Douglas: Of all of Robbie Burns' poems, ye chose 'AT one!?! We engines cannae e'en kiss, e'en if we wanted too; our buffer woods gie in th' way.

Donald: Haud yer weesht! Ah jist like th' way it sounds. An engine can hae his personal preferences, cannae he?

Douglas: He cannae if his twin brother tells him they dornt make sense.

Donald: Ye arenae th' boss of me, Dougie! Now, weesht!

I can understand why you'd like Robert Burns.

"Their accent has been identified by a number of readers as originating in Glasgow, although the writer Martin Clutterbuck notes a strong Robert Burns influence."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_and_Douglas#Scottish_engines

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=pirate_kingdoms/detail=factbook/id=935091

Decided to add some cultural flair to al-Qarn :p

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:https://www.nationstates.net/nation=pirate_kingdoms/detail=factbook/id=935091

Decided to add some cultural flair to al-Qarn :p

I assume President Kediye's black hat is based on the black hat worn by President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit? If so, nice little detail/trivia you put there.

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

Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:I assume President Kediye's black hat is based on the black hat worn by President of South Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit? If so, nice little detail/trivia you put there.

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

Couldn't resist myself on that part ;p

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Couldn't resist myself on that part ;p

Can't blame you for that, though I wish you could have figured out a way to include the fact that Mayardit's hat was a gift from George W. Bush of all people.

Penguania And Antarctica, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Can't blame you for that, though I wish you could have figured out a way to include the fact that Mayardit's hat was a gift from George W. Bush of all people.

Oh trust me, I'm aware that Bush gave Mayardit the hat and Mayardit bought several more because he liked them. Studying about foreign cultures and government leaders is a past time of mine. I might make it a gag and say that another possession came from a royal family or sitting president.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Oh trust me, I'm aware that Bush gave Mayardit the hat and Mayardit bought several more because he liked them. Studying about foreign cultures and government leaders is a past time of mine. I might make it a gag and say that another possession came from a royal family or sitting president.

Interesting. I only know about the Mayardit hat stuff because I used to be really into researching South Sudan (usually on Wikipedia) when it became independent in 2011, and I even wrote a short story in my Creative Writing class involving the South Sudanese Civil War (particularly the start of the war when Vice President Riek Machar was fired by President Mayardit).

Also, if you need a possession for the al-Qarn royal archives, you could say Prince Regent Jason of Jaslandia or some other Jaslandian figure gave your president something (depending on what the item is).

Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Interesting. I only know about the Mayardit hat stuff because I used to be really into researching South Sudan (usually on Wikipedia) when it became independent in 2011, and I even wrote a short story in my Creative Writing class involving the South Sudanese Civil War (particularly the start of the war when Vice President Riek Machar was fired by President Mayardit).

Also, if you need a possession for the al-Qarn royal archives, you could say Prince Regent Jason of Jaslandia or some other Jaslandian figure gave your president something (depending on what the item is).

I'll take you up on the offer: maybe a ceremonial scepter, probably granted to Kediye then taken by a rebel leader in the 1990s following the 1992 coup

Jaslandia, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:I'll take you up on the offer: maybe a ceremonial scepter, probably granted to Kediye then taken by a rebel leader in the 1990s following the 1992 coup

The 1990s would have been during Jaslandia's Civil War/Warring States period, and before Prince Jason came to power, but I could still make it work. You could say it was a gift from King Albert IV of Deba (one of the states that is now part of Jaslandia), since Deba is right across the Red Sea from al-Qarn.

Nuremgard, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:The 1990s would have been during Jaslandia's Civil War/Warring States period, and before Prince Jason came to power, but I could still make it work. You could say it was a gift from King Albert IV of Deba (one of the states that is now part of Jaslandia), since Deba is right across the Red Sea from al-Qarn.

Well hot damn, the 90s was a really clusterf*ck time, but yeah, let's go with jolly King Albert

Jaslandia, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Well hot damn, the 90s was a really clusterf*ck time, but yeah, let's go with jolly King Albert

Sounds like and plan. And Jaslandia had been in this state of division and on-and-off war between the different states since 1859 (when Jaslandia broke apart after a succession dispute), so by the 1990s, it wasn't much of a clusterf*ck for us since we were used to it and had adjusted. In fact, it wasn't until 2013 that Prince Jason actually reunited all of Jaslandia into what it is now.

Nuremgard, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Sounds like and plan. And Jaslandia had been in this state of division and on-and-off war between the different states since 1859 (when Jaslandia broke apart after a succession dispute), so by the 1990s, it wasn't much of a clusterf*ck for us since we were used to it and had adjusted. In fact, it wasn't until 2013 that Prince Jason actually reunited all of Jaslandia into what it is now.

So basically, similar to us (after the Europeans left in the 17th century, European descendants of governors and the ruling class had to deal with pissed-off Africans, which led to the Assab League as a means of communication, which evolved into Kismaayo-Mogadishu. That fell apart because everyone liked smaller, decentralized governments not ruled by an ethnic class. Mogadishu War breaks out, then Mohammed Abdullah Hassan leads the Dervish to create the Dervish State, the first state to rule the entirety of al-Qarn. Hassan dies, then the Republic of al-Qarn is declared and enjoys a Golden Age, but USCS-funded rebels and those wanting power for themselves launch the Nassau Emergency, which leads to Siad Barre taking over, then he gets overthrown in '79 due to how dystopian he made al-Qarn.

Kediye takes over, but falls in '92 by similar self-serving rebel groups or those wanting to just make an actual democratic state, which leads to the wonderful madness of the Ardayga until we got out collective heads out our asses and made a government in 2012, which we all knew fell apart in 2019 because of a European president. Thus, the present day and the current madness which should become worse when Tse updates the map. On top of all of this, the current war is considered a stage in a singular, long-running civil war since 1940 :p)

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:So basically, similar to us (after the Europeans left in the 17th century, European descendants of governors and the ruling class had to deal with pissed-off Africans, which led to the Assab League as a means of communication, which evolved into Kismaayo-Mogadishu. That fell apart because everyone liked smaller, decentralized governments not ruled by an ethnic class. Mogadishu War breaks out, then Mohammed Abdullah Hassan leads the Dervish to create the Dervish State, the first state to rule the entirety of al-Qarn. Hassan dies, then the Republic of al-Qarn is declared and enjoys a Golden Age, but USCS-funded rebels and those wanting power for themselves launch the Nassau Emergency, which leads to Siad Barre taking over, then he gets overthrown in '79 due to how dystopian he made al-Qarn.

Kediye takes over, but falls in '92 by similar self-serving rebel groups or those wanting to just make an actual democratic state, which leads to the wonderful madness of the Ardayga until we got out collective heads out our asses and made a government in 2012, which we all knew fell apart in 2019 because of a European president. Thus, the present day and the current madness which should become worse when Tse updates the map. On top of all of this, the current war is considered a stage in a singular, long-running civil war since 1940 :p)

I see. Jaslandia's civil war was a bit more orderly. Jaslandia had existed as a nation for centuries, with the interruptions via civil wars and such being fairly brief. When Robert III died without any legitimate heir in 1859, each of the claimants to the throne (who ran the gauntlet from the King's uncle, to the King's sister-in-law, to even a provincial governor with no royal ties) carved out their own kingdom from one of the 7 historic provinces that make up Jaslandia (Farinima, Maroka, Dukia, Farchenstein, Falu, Deba, and Jasland). Everyone, especially the common people, wanted to see Jaslandia re-united eventually, and there was always a sense of common Jaslandian identity; the rulers of these new kingdoms however, focused on the short-term, fighting wars on-and-off with their neighboring states, but rarely achieving anything substantial. And so it went for over 150 years, to the point that these on-and-off wars became almost ritualistic and ceremonial: The states would go to war for a few years to achieve glory and prove their power, rest and be at peace for a few years to rebuild and research, then go to war again and repeat.

Then comes Prince Jason of Falu, who became Prince Regent of Falu after his brother King Michael voluntarily hands over his political power to Jason in 2005. Jason and his generals actually try to re-unify Jaslandia, which they do over the next 8 years through both peaceful annexations and incorporation (Dukia), and military conquest and incorporation (all the other states). Jaslandia was formally re-unified in 2013, with the Fall of Michaelopolis (capital of Jasland and historic capital of Jaslandia) to Faluian forces, although considering Jasland was the last hold-out by now, Prince Jason and Falu had already been ruler of most of Jaslandia for a few years now. After that, it didn't take long for things to stabilize, since like I said before, the people had always felt a common Jaslandian identity in one form or another throughout the civil war period.

Nuremgard, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:https://www.nationstates.net/nation=pirate_kingdoms/detail=factbook/id=935091

Decided to add some cultural flair to al-Qarn :p

Interesting stuff. This may seem a bit silly, but Percyton would be a willing to donate a piece to your archives. Perhaps a model train, if you're interested in that? Or perhaps a piece of merchandise related to our TV show?

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:[spoiler]So basically, similar to us (after the Europeans left in the 17th century, European descendants of governors and the ruling class had to deal with pissed-off Africans, which led to the Assab League as a means of communication, which evolved into Kismaayo-Mogadishu. That fell apart because everyone liked smaller, decentralized governments not ruled by an ethnic class. Mogadishu War breaks out, then Mohammed Abdullah Hassan leads the Dervish to create the Dervish State, the first state to rule the entirety of al-Qarn. Hassan dies, then the Republic of al-Qarn is declared and enjoys a Golden Age, but USCS-funded rebels and those wanting power for themselves launch the Nassau Emergency, which leads to Siad Barre taking over, then he gets overthrown in '79 due to how dystopian he made al-Qarn.

Kediye takes over, but falls in '92 by similar self-serving rebel groups or those wanting to just make an actual democratic state, which leads to the wonderful madness of the Ardayga until we got out collective heads out our asses and made a government in 2012, which we all knew fell apart in 2019 because of a European president. Thus, the present day and the current madness which should become worse when Tse updates the map. On top of all of this, the current war is considered a stage in a singular, long-running civil war since 1940 :p)[/spoiler]

Jaslandia wrote:[spoiler]I see. Jaslandia's civil war was a bit more orderly. Jaslandia had existed as a nation for centuries, with the interruptions via civil wars and such being fairly brief. When Robert III died without any legitimate heir in 1859, each of the claimants to the throne (who ran the gauntlet from the King's uncle, to the King's sister-in-law, to even a provincial governor with no royal ties) carved out their own kingdom from one of the 7 historic provinces that make up Jaslandia (Farinima, Maroka, Dukia, Farchenstein, Falu, Deba, and Jasland). Everyone, especially the common people, wanted to see Jaslandia re-united eventually, and there was always a sense of common Jaslandian identity; the rulers of these new kingdoms however, focused on the short-term, fighting wars on-and-off with their neighboring states, but rarely achieving anything substantial. And so it went for over 150 years, to the point that these on-and-off wars became almost ritualistic and ceremonial: The states would go to war for a few years to achieve glory and prove their power, rest and be at peace for a few years to rebuild and research, then go to war again and repeat.

Then comes Prince Jason of Falu, who became Prince Regent of Falu after his brother King Michael voluntarily hands over his political power to Jason in 2005. Jason and his generals actually try to re-unify Jaslandia, which they do over the next 8 years through both peaceful annexations and incorporation (Dukia), and military conquest and incorporation (all the other states). Jaslandia was formally re-unified in 2013, with the Fall of Michaelopolis (capital of Jasland and historic capital of Jaslandia) to Faluian forces, although considering Jasland was the last hold-out by now, Prince Jason and Falu had already been ruler of most of Jaslandia for a few years now. After that, it didn't take long for things to stabilize, since like I said before, the people had always felt a common Jaslandian identity in one form or another throughout the civil war period.[/spoiler]

Both of you have really interesting histories! Thanks for sharing!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:Interesting stuff. This may seem a bit silly, but Percyton would be a willing to donate a piece to your archives. Perhaps a model train, if you're interested in that? Or perhaps a piece of merchandise related to our TV show?

Both of you have really interesting histories! Thanks for sharing!

Go ahead: we'll list it as a commemorative gift from Percyton to the Federal Republic. Also, my pleasure at sharing my national history

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

I

Fvcking

Love

The snow

Jaslandia, Hyderbourg, Penguania And Antarctica, Fuhrmania, Percyton

Fun news!

The Ludanian King has grown tired of the democratic experiment and is tearing up the constitution as we speak.

God Save the King!

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Fuhrmania, Percyton

Ludania wrote:Fun news!

The Ludanian King has grown tired of the democratic experiment and is tearing up the constitution as we speak.

God Save the King!

Does he have the support of the people?

Ludania, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Fuhrmania, Percyton

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/890870/New-York-explosion-Port-Authority-Manhattan-bus-terminal-fire-terror

Nuremgard wrote:Does he have the support of the people?

Of course! Government figures report that the coup is supported by 99.9% of His Majesty's subjects.

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Fuhrmania, Percyton

Ludania wrote:Of course! Government figures report that the coup is supported by 99.9% of His Majesty's subjects.

I'm sure that report is genuine lol

Ludania, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Fuhrmania

Nuremgard is the Russian flag part of your flag

Fuhrmania wrote:Nuremgard is the Russian flag part of your flag

According to Google, the flag I'm using is a Russian ultranationalist flag.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:According to Google, the flag I'm using is a Russian ultranationalist flag.

Ah LONG LIVE THE TSAR

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

Fuhrmania wrote:Ah LONG LIVE THE TSAR

Thank you!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Thank you!

while secretly funds a fascist coup in Nuremgard

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Fuhrmania wrote:while secretly funds a fascist coup in Nuremgard

Norsk fascists are monarchists. ;)

Penguania And Antarctica

Which nation should i base my army off of i am thinking south korea but since i am in Manchuria idk

Percyton

Ludania wrote:Fun news!

The Ludanian King has grown tired of the democratic experiment and is tearing up the constitution as we speak.

God Save the King!

BREAK THE CHAINS

Ludania

Laws in my nation

Smoking pot = death by burning alive

Child abuse = death by the skull crusher

Nuremgard wrote:According to Google, the flag I'm using is a Russian ultranationalist flag.

Out of all things, a Call of Duty flag :p

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Out of all things, a Call of Duty flag :p

It's a CoD flag?

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:It's a CoD flag?

I think he's making a joke about the fourth game. You go into a village full of Russian Ultra-nationalists and get into a fight.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:I think he's making a joke about the fourth game. You go into a village full of Russian Ultra-nationalists and get into a fight.

Ah, right. I don't game so I never got the reference.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Ah, right. I don't game so I never got the reference.

It's alright, I got you :D

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica

Fuhrmania wrote:Laws in my nation

Smoking pot = death by burning alive

Child abuse = death by the skull crusher

And free toking refugees fleeing to the Continental Commonweaths from repressive regimes such as this will now receive one (1) bag of premium Cardinal Kush upon arrival.

Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:And free toking refugees fleeing to the Continental Commonweaths from repressive regimes such as this will now receive one (1) bag of premium Cardinal Kush upon arrival.

All deserters will SENT NAKED TO THE BIRD CAGE IN A OVEN AT 400F

Nuremgard wrote:It's a CoD flag?

Kalaron wrote:I think he's making a joke about the fourth game. You go into a village full of Russian Ultra-nationalists and get into a fight.

That, and the eagle is actually the Russian Ultranationalist emblem used in Modern Warfare. While custom-made, the flag is actually used by some fans in opposition to the game version.

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:That, and the eagle is actually the Russian Ultranationalist emblem used in Modern Warfare. While custom-made, the flag is actually used by some fans in opposition to the game version.

Oh, okay. I used it because it looks cool.

Nuremgard wrote:Oh, okay. I used it because it looks cool.

It is nice-looking

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:It is nice-looking

Plus, the three headed eagle fits in with my country's history.

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Out of all things, a Call of Duty flag :p

BURN ALL CALL OF DUTY GAMES AND MERCHANDISE

Good morning!

Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Sulania wrote:Good morning!

Salutè

Penguania And Antarctica

Fuhrmania wrote:All deserters will SENT NAKED TO THE BIRD CAGE IN A OVEN AT 400F

These kinks are getting out of hand.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Fuhrmania, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:These kinks are getting out of hand.

Lol

http://iiwiki.com/wiki/K4AM#Sensors

W o o t

1 4 0 m m

D e a t h

G u n

Lex Caledonia, Percyton

[spoiler=Today is December 11 and today are:]

Today is December 11 and today are:

- Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster (Canada)

- Have a Bagel Day

- Establishment of Kurdish Women’s Union (Iraqi Kurdistan)

- Human Rights and Peace Day (Kiribati)

- Indiana Day (Indiana, United States)

- International Mountain Day

- National App Day (United States)

- National Noodle Ring Day (United States)

- National Tango Day (Argentina)

- Pampanga Day (Pampanga province, Philippines)

- Republic Day (Burkina Faso)

- Republic Day (Madagascar)

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 0361 – Julian enters Constantinople as sole Emperor of the Roman Empire.

- 0861 – Assassination of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil by the Turkish guard, who raise al-Muntasir to the throne. Start of the "Anarchy at Samarra".

- 0969 – Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas is assassinated by his wife Theophano and her lover, the later Emperor John I Tzimiskes.

- 1282 – Battle of Orewin Bridge: Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, in mid-Wales.

- 1602 – A surprise attack by forces under the command of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. (Commemorated annually by the Fête de l'Escalade.)

- 1688 – Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.

- 1789 – The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.

- 1792 – French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.

- 1815 – The U.S. Senate creates a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency, predecessor of the United States Senate Committee on Finance.

- 1816 – Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state.

- 1868 – Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.

- 1899 – Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

- 1905 – A workers' uprising occurs in Kiev, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), and establishes the Shuliavka Republic.

- 1907 – The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.

- 1917 – World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.

- 1920 – Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces.

- 1925 – Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.

- 1927 – Guangzhou Uprising: Communist Red Guards launch an uprising in Guangzhou, China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet.

- 1931 – Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.

- 1934 – Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the last time.

- 1936 – Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.

- 1937 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.

- 1941 – World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them.

- 1941 – World War II: Poland declares war on the Empire of Japan.

- 1941 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy suffers its first loss of surface vessels during the Battle of Wake Island.

- 1946 – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.

- 1948 – Arab–Israeli War: The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, creating a Conciliation Commission to mediate the conflict.

- 1958 – French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community.

- 1960 – French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French President Charles de Gaulle.

- 1962 – Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.

- 1964 – Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

- 1968 – The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, featuring the Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, the Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and the Dirty Mac with Yoko Ono, is filmed in Wembley, London.

- 1972 – Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon.

- 1978 – The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.

- 1980 – The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.

- 1981 – El Mozote massacre: Armed forces in El Salvador kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the Salvadoran Civil War.

- 1990 – Demonstrations by students and workers across Albania begin, which eventually trigger the fall of communism in Albania.

- 1994 – First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya.

- 1994 – A bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, en route from Manila, Philippines, to Tokyo, Japan, killing one. The captain is able to safely land the plane.

- 1997 – The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.

- 1998 – Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101. The pilot flying the Airbus A310-300 is thought to have suffered spatial disorientation.

- 2001 – The People's Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).

- 2005 – The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.

- 2005 – Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese in Cronulla, New South Wales; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla.

- 2006 – The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran, by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.

- 2006 – Felipe Calderón, the President of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican Drug War.

- 2007 – Insurgency in the Maghreb: Two car bombs explode in Algiers, Algeria, one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations.

- 2008 – Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

- 2012 – At least 125 people are killed and up to 200 injured in bombings in the Alawite village of Aqrab, Syria.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1725 - George Mason, American lawyer and politician

- 1781 - David Brewster, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer

- 1792 - Joseph Mohr, Austrian Roman Catholic priest and writer, wrote the words to the Christmas carol "Silent Night"

- 1803 - Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic

- 1843 - Robert Koch, German microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1863 - Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic

- 1882 - Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1890 - Carlos Gardel, French-Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor

- 1908 - Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1911 - Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian author, playwright, and screenwriter, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1912 - Carlo Ponti, Italian-Swiss film producer

- 1913 - Jean Marais, French actor and director

- 1918 - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, historian, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1930 - Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor, director, and screenwriter

- 1931 - Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican-American actress, singer, and dancer

- 1943 - John Kerry, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 68th United States Secretary of State

- 1967 - Mo'Nique, American comedian, actress, and producer

- 1969 - Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess player

- 1973 - Mos Def, American rapper

[/spoiler]

Quote of the day

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

- Sydney J. Harris -

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

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:[spoiler=Today is December 11 and today are:]

Today is December 11 and today are:

- Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster (Canada)

- Have a Bagel Day

- Establishment of Kurdish Women’s Union (Iraqi Kurdistan)

- Human Rights and Peace Day (Kiribati)

- Indiana Day (Indiana, United States)

- International Mountain Day

- National App Day (United States)

- National Noodle Ring Day (United States)

- National Tango Day (Argentina)

- Pampanga Day (Pampanga province, Philippines)

- Republic Day (Burkina Faso)

- Republic Day (Madagascar)

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 0361 – Julian enters Constantinople as sole Emperor of the Roman Empire.

- 0861 – Assassination of the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil by the Turkish guard, who raise al-Muntasir to the throne. Start of the "Anarchy at Samarra".

- 0969 – Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas is assassinated by his wife Theophano and her lover, the later Emperor John I Tzimiskes.

- 1282 – Battle of Orewin Bridge: Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales, is killed at Cilmeri, near Builth Wells, in mid-Wales.

- 1602 – A surprise attack by forces under the command of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. (Commemorated annually by the Fête de l'Escalade.)

- 1688 – Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames.

- 1789 – The University of North Carolina is chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly.

- 1792 – French Revolution: King Louis XVI of France is put on trial for treason by the National Convention.

- 1815 – The U.S. Senate creates a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency, predecessor of the United States Senate Committee on Finance.

- 1816 – Indiana becomes the 19th U.S. state.

- 1868 – Paraguayan War: Brazilian troops defeat Paraguayan at the Battle of Avay.

- 1899 – Second Boer War: In the Battle of Magersfontein the Boers commanded by general Piet Cronjé inflict a defeat on the forces of the British Empire commanded by Lord Methuen trying to relieve the Siege of Kimberley.

- 1905 – A workers' uprising occurs in Kiev, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire), and establishes the Shuliavka Republic.

- 1907 – The New Zealand Parliament Buildings are almost completely destroyed by fire.

- 1917 – World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law.

- 1920 – Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces.

- 1925 – Roman Catholic papal encyclical Quas primas introduces the Feast of Christ the King.

- 1927 – Guangzhou Uprising: Communist Red Guards launch an uprising in Guangzhou, China, taking over most of the city and announcing the formation of a Guangzhou Soviet.

- 1931 – Statute of Westminster 1931: The British Parliament establishes legislative equality between the UK and the Dominions of the Commonwealth—Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Ireland.

- 1934 – Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, takes his last drink and enters treatment for the last time.

- 1936 – Abdication Crisis: Edward VIII's abdication as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India, becomes effective.

- 1937 – Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.

- 1941 – World War II: Germany and Italy declare war on the United States, following the Americans' declaration of war on the Empire of Japan in the wake of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States, in turn, declares war on them.

- 1941 – World War II: Poland declares war on the Empire of Japan.

- 1941 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy suffers its first loss of surface vessels during the Battle of Wake Island.

- 1946 – The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is established.

- 1948 – Arab–Israeli War: The United Nations passes General Assembly Resolution 194, creating a Conciliation Commission to mediate the conflict.

- 1958 – French Upper Volta and French Dahomey gain self-government from France, becoming the Republic of Upper Volta and the Republic of Dahomey (now Benin), respectively, and joining the French Community.

- 1960 – French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French President Charles de Gaulle.

- 1962 – Arthur Lucas, convicted of murder, is the last person to be executed in Canada.

- 1964 – Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

- 1968 – The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, featuring the Rolling Stones, Jethro Tull, the Who, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, and the Dirty Mac with Yoko Ono, is filmed in Wembley, London.

- 1972 – Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon.

- 1978 – The Lufthansa heist is committed by a group led by Lucchese family associate Jimmy Burke. It was the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil, at that time.

- 1980 – The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.

- 1981 – El Mozote massacre: Armed forces in El Salvador kill an estimated 900 civilians in an anti-guerrilla campaign during the Salvadoran Civil War.

- 1990 – Demonstrations by students and workers across Albania begin, which eventually trigger the fall of communism in Albania.

- 1994 – First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya.

- 1994 – A bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, en route from Manila, Philippines, to Tokyo, Japan, killing one. The captain is able to safely land the plane.

- 1997 – The Kyoto Protocol opens for signature.

- 1998 – Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes near Surat Thani Airport, killing 101. The pilot flying the Airbus A310-300 is thought to have suffered spatial disorientation.

- 2001 – The People's Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).

- 2005 – The Buncefield Oil Depot catches fire in Hemel Hempstead, England.

- 2005 – Cronulla riots: Thousands of White Australians demonstrate against ethnic violence resulting in a riot against anyone thought to be Lebanese in Cronulla, New South Wales; these are followed up by retaliatory ethnic attacks on Cronulla.

- 2006 – The International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust is opened in Tehran, Iran, by then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; nations such as Israel and the United States express concern.

- 2006 – Felipe Calderón, the President of Mexico, launches a military-led offensive to put down the drug cartel violence in the state of Michoacán. This effort is often regarded as the first event in the Mexican Drug War.

- 2007 – Insurgency in the Maghreb: Two car bombs explode in Algiers, Algeria, one near the Supreme Constitutional Court and the other near the offices of the United Nations.

- 2008 – Bernard Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

- 2012 – At least 125 people are killed and up to 200 injured in bombings in the Alawite village of Aqrab, Syria.

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1725 - George Mason, American lawyer and politician

- 1781 - David Brewster, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and astronomer

- 1792 - Joseph Mohr, Austrian Roman Catholic priest and writer, wrote the words to the Christmas carol "Silent Night"

- 1803 - Hector Berlioz, French composer, conductor, and critic

- 1843 - Robert Koch, German microbiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1863 - Annie Jump Cannon, American astronomer and academic

- 1882 - Max Born, German physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1890 - Carlos Gardel, French-Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor

- 1908 - Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1911 - Naguib Mahfouz, Egyptian author, playwright, and screenwriter, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1912 - Carlo Ponti, Italian-Swiss film producer

- 1913 - Jean Marais, French actor and director

- 1918 - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian novelist, historian, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1930 - Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor, director, and screenwriter

- 1931 - Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican-American actress, singer, and dancer

- 1943 - John Kerry, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 68th United States Secretary of State

- 1967 - Mo'Nique, American comedian, actress, and producer

- 1969 - Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess player

- 1973 - Mos Def, American rapper

[/spoiler]

Quote of the day

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

- Sydney J. Harris -

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

I am interested to see which famous people share my birthday and what historical events took place on it.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:I am interested to see which famous people share my birthday and what historical events took place on it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Vista Major, Percyton

Fuhrmania wrote:HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

It's not my birthday.

Vista Major, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:I am interested to see which famous people share my birthday and what historical events took place on it.

Your birthday is the last day of the year, right?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Your birthday is the last day of the year, right?

That's right.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:That's right.

And am I also correct when I say that you turn 24?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:And am I also correct when I say that you turn 24?

You are indeed.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1602 – A surprise attack by forces under the command of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, is repelled by the citizens of Geneva. (Commemorated annually by the Fête de l'Escalade.)

Sponsored by Cadillac.

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

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:You are indeed.

Well, then my records are correct. :D

Jaslandia wrote:Sponsored by Cadillac.

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

That made me chuckling for a moment. :D

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton

So, the policies tab for nations has been added during my hiatus and I was initially pretty impressed at how accurate it was. Decentralized government, proportional representation, term limits, pro same sex marriage and the choice to end one’s own life- all on the money.

But then I got to the parts about outlawing of smoking privately, the complete lack of a court system, and rampant anti-immigration sentiment and now I’m more like ehhhhh.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:So, the policies tab for nations has been added during my hiatus and I was initially pretty impressed at how accurate it was. Decentralized government, proportional representation, term limits, pro same sex marriage and the choice to end one’s own life- all on the money.

But then I got to the parts about outlawing of smoking privately, the complete lack of a court system, and rampant anti-immigration sentiment and now I’m more like ehhhhh.

Hi Will.

Good to have you back onboard :D

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:So, the policies tab for nations has been added during my hiatus and I was initially pretty impressed at how accurate it was. Decentralized government, proportional representation, term limits, pro same sex marriage and the choice to end one’s own life- all on the money.

But then I got to the parts about outlawing of smoking privately, the complete lack of a court system, and rampant anti-immigration sentiment and now I’m more like ehhhhh.

The policy tab is a mixed bag. Apparently banning public smoking stops people smoking in private.

According to it, Tangshan has no prisons.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:That's right.

n o r m i e

Continental Commonwealths wrote:So, the policies tab for nations has been added during my hiatus and I was initially pretty impressed at how accurate it was. Decentralized government, proportional representation, term limits, pro same sex marriage and the choice to end one’s own life- all on the money.

But then I got to the parts about outlawing of smoking privately, the complete lack of a court system, and rampant anti-immigration sentiment and now I’m more like ehhhhh.

Do better.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:So, the policies tab for nations has been added during my hiatus and I was initially pretty impressed at how accurate it was. Decentralized government, proportional representation, term limits, pro same sex marriage and the choice to end one’s own life- all on the money.

But then I got to the parts about outlawing of smoking privately, the complete lack of a court system, and rampant anti-immigration sentiment and now I’m more like ehhhhh.

HEY YOU

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Hi Will.

Good to have you back onboard :D

Thanks Peng!

Nuremgard wrote:The policy tab is a mixed bag. Apparently banning public smoking stops people smoking in private.

According to it, Tangshan has no prisons.

Also, I enjoy the contradiction that cannabis is legal in my country, but private smoking is not. I guess we just really like our edibles.

Unfallious wrote:HEY YOU

HEY YOU

Flipped it on you

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Thanks Peng!Also, I enjoy the contradiction that cannabis is legal in my country, but private smoking is not. I guess we just really like our edibles. HEY YOU

Flipped it on you

One of my countries will soon have a bigger contradiction: it will be a politically liberal autocracy.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Unfallious wrote:HEY YOU

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Thanks Peng!Also, I enjoy the contradiction that cannabis is legal in my country, but private smoking is not. I guess we just really like our edibles. HEY YOU

Flipped it on you

Hey Arnold :p

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Go ahead: we'll list it as a commemorative gift from Percyton to the Federal Republic. Also, my pleasure at sharing my national history

Great! We'll send you an LB&SCR E4 class model train, made by the great people at Bachmann Branchlines!

https://hattonsimages.blob.core.windows.net/products/35-075_1529758_Qty1_1.jpg

Kalaron wrote:I

Fvcking

Love

The snow

That's great! Personally, I have mixed feelings about the snow. While it is pretty and makes everything look peaceful, it can also be a bother for us engines and our railways: we have to put on heavy snow plows to clear the lines, and if the snow gets particularly heavy and troublesome, Sir Topham Hatt may have to cancel trains. Also, we lose some of our goods work during the snowy winter, since some industries like the Anopha Quarry (where Mavis works) and the China Clay Pits (where Bill and Ben work) will close down. But, the silver lining to that is that those engines are free to help elsewhere: Bill and Ben can help with shunting or freight work on the Main Line, while Mavis can help on Toby's Branch Line.

Fuhrmania wrote:Which nation should i base my army off of i am thinking south korea but since i am in Manchuria idk

China, maybe? Edward tells me that Manchuria is a region of China, so it would make sense.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- International Mountain Day

Neat! I heard about that holiday earlier today, actually. Sodor not only has a few mountains (Ward Fell, Shane Dooiney, Culdee Fell, etc.), but we also have a mountain railway (the Culdee Fell Railway) which takes visitors up and down the tallest mountain on Sodor Culdee Fell. The Culdee Fell Railway is having their regular round-trip tickets at half price today to mark the occasion, and the other mountains on Sodor also have special guided hikes offered for today.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Thanks Peng!Also, I enjoy the contradiction that cannabis is legal in my country, but private smoking is not. I guess we just really like our edibles. HEY YOU

Flipped it on you

It's good to have you back, ContComm. We missed you!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

And speaking of snow and winter, here are a couple of winter-themed songs for you all!

https://youtu.be/opndJ0aFQVM

https://youtu.be/o2BMst5yVjg

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Ah, right. I don't game so I never got the reference.

Gaz: Good news first, the world's in great shape. We've got a civil war in Russia, government loyalists against ultranationalists rebels, and 15,000 nukes at stake.

Captain Price: Just another day at the office.

Gaz: Khaled Al-Asad. Currently the second most powerful man in the middle east. Word on the street is he's got minerals to be top dog down there. Intel's keeping an eye on him.

Captain Price: And the bad news?

Gaz: We've got a new guy joining us today fresh out of selection. His name's Soap.

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:the silver lining ... Bill and Ben

https://youtu.be/Y2gPxR5nbYE

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Yukona wrote:Gaz: Good news first, the world's in great shape. We've got a civil war in Russia, government loyalists against ultranationalists rebels, and 15,000 nukes at stake.

Captain Price: Just another day at the office.

Gaz: Khaled Al-Asad. Currently the second most powerful man in the middle east. Word on the street is he's got minerals to be top dog down there. Intel's keeping an eye on him.

Captain Price: And the bad news?

Gaz: We've got a new guy joining us today fresh out of selection. His name's Soap.

I loved that so much. I played a bunch of COD.

All 3 Black Ops, All the Modern Warfares, World at War, and now... COD WWII. I haven't hit prestige in either of the MW, but I got 3rd Prestige in Black Ops 1. I'm currently 1st Prestige Level 25 in WWII. I've had it for a month, but my play time is like 1 week

Yukona

Russkov Soviet wrote:I loved that so much. I played a bunch of COD.

All 3 Black Ops, All the Modern Warfares, World at War, and now... COD WWII. I haven't hit prestige in either of the MW, but I got 3rd Prestige in Black Ops 1. I'm currently 1st Prestige Level 25 in WWII. I've had it for a month, but my play time is like 1 week

I'm not a COD fanboy either. I played BF3 up to Colonel 81 out of Colonel 100, then off to BF4 where I left at Level 128 of like... 140? I hardly played Hardline due to the lack of servers. BF1 was cool since it was WW1, but I forgot what my level was and when I quit.

“How about this?” muses Wei, your uncle who changes religions weekly, as he flips though Multifaith Monthly: the Spiritual Source for the Armed Autocracy.

That is a catchy title.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia, Percyton,

Added your items to the National Archives list

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

So, what experiences with sleep paralysis have y'all had?

Kalaron wrote:So, what experiences with sleep paralysis have y'all had?

I haven't any. Why? Is everything alright? If you're struggling with sleep paralysis, you should talk to your family and/or doctor about that.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Kalaron wrote:So, what experiences with sleep paralysis have y'all had?

Had it multiple times, it’s not a very nice experience and words can’t really describe how tangible and real it is at the time

Jaslandia wrote:I haven't any. Why? Is everything alright? If you're struggling with sleep paralysis, you should talk to your family and/or doctor about that.

Hehe, you don't need to worry about it, though I still have periodic attacks of it, I fought off the worst years ago. Getting help then would have been prudent, admittedly, but facing it myself helped make me the person I am so c’est la vie.

Besides, trial and error with it helped me develop a very similar method to the therapy they'd give anyway ;p

Funny enough, I had one last night even.

Yukona wrote:Had it multiple times, it’s not a very nice experience and words can’t really describe how tangible and real it is at the time

Agreed. For me it was exacerbated by partial return of breathing. Forcing myself to be concerned with deep slow breaths while panicking over the clear threat whispering behind me wss definitely the least "alright" thing ever.

Percyton

Hey.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Mercunova, Yukona, Percyton

I would just like to note, its been nearly three years for me here. I haven't moved from this region.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Hyderbourg, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Yukona, Percyton

Do yall like my flag?

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Percyton

[spoiler=Peng's Favourite Christmas Song: "Sind die Lichter angezündet"]

"Sind die Lichter angezündet" is a German Christmas song composed in 1950s in East Germany. It was written as a poem by children book author Erika Engel. Later the music consultant and head of the Rundfunk-Kinderchor Leipzig (Radio Children's Choir of Leipzig) Hans Sandig composed a melody for it. The song became one of the most popular Christmas songs in East Germany.

Typical for Christmas music and literature during the Socialist/Communist era is that it attempted to secularize the feast and avoid mentioning religious elements. The song turns the feast of Christmas into the feast of peace. The star/light of bethlehem becomes the light of peace and the Christmas tree is turned into the tree of light(s).

Despite it's secular content it's still a very nice piece of music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv7ox2Y8toY

German lyrics:

1. Sind die Lichter angezündet,

Freude zieht in jeden Raum;

Weihnachtsfreude wird verkündet

unter jedem Lichterbaum.

Leuchte, Licht, mit hellem Schein,

überall, überall soll Freude sein.

2. Süsse Dinge, schöne Gaben

gehen nun von Hand zu Hand.

Jedes Kind soll Freude haben,

jedes Kind in jedem Land.

Leuchte, Licht, mit hellem Schein,

überall, überall soll Freude sein.

3. Sind die Lichter angezündet,

rings ist jeder Raum erhellt;

Weinachtsfriede wird verkündet,

zieht hinaus in alle Welt.

Leuchte, Licht, mit hellem Schein,

überall, überall soll Friede sein.

English translation

1. The lights are lit,

Joy moves into every room;

Christmas joy is announced,

under every tree of light(s).

shine, light, with a bright glow,

everywhere, everywhere there shall be joy.

2. Sweet things, nice gifts

now go from hand to hand.

Every child shall have joy,

every child in every land.

Shine, light, with a bright glow,

everywhere, everywhere there shall be joy.

3. The lights are lit,

every room is filled with light.

Christmas peace is announced,

sets forth in all of the world.

Shine, light, with a bright glow,

everywhere, everywhere there shall be peace.

[/spoiler]

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Kalaron, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Do yall like my flag?

Looks neato. :D

Jaslandia, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

New Estaris wrote:I would just like to note, its been nearly three years for me here. I haven't moved from this region.

Impressive!

Percyton

I would like to announce the newest addition to the MoFA Deputy Aquatur!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Aquatur, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

Flynnvakia wrote:I would like to announce the newest addition to the MoFA Deputy Aquatur!

*cheers erupt across the Empire*

Jaslandia, Aquatur, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Flynnvakia wrote:I would like to announce the newest addition to the MoFA Deputy Aquatur!

Congrats Aquatur !! :D

Aquatur, Hyderbourg, Mercunova, Percyton

New Estaris wrote:I would just like to note, its been nearly three years for me here. I haven't moved from this region.

That's very impressive! Congratulations.

Aquatur, Mercunova, Percyton

[spoiler=Today is December 12 and today are:]

Today is December 12 and today are:

- Chanukah Begins (Judaism)

- Constitution Day (Russia)

- Croatian Air Force Day (Croatia)

- Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe (Mexico)

- Feast of Masá'il (Bahá'í Faith)

- Gingerbread House Day

- Ground Forces Day (Ukraine)

- Jamhuri Day (Kenya)

- Kanji Day (Japan)

- National Ambrosia Day (United States)

- National Ding-a-Ling Day (United States)

- Neutrality Day (Turkmenistan)

- Poinsettia Day

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 0627 – Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II's Persian forces, commanded by General Rhahzadh.

- 0884 – King Carloman II dies after a hunting accident. He is succeeded by his cousin, emperor Charles the Fat, who for the last time reunites the Frankish Empire.

- 1098 – First Crusade: Siege of Ma'arrat al-Numan: Crusaders breach the town's walls and massacre about 20,000 inhabitants. After finding themselves with insufficient food, they reportedly resort to cannibalism.

- 1388 – Mary of Enghien sells the lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice.

- 1408 – The Order of the Dragon, a monarchical chivalric order, is created by Sigismund of Luxembourg, then king of Hungary.

- 1781 – American Revolutionary War: Second Battle of Ushant: A British fleet led by HMS Victory defeats a French fleet.

- 1787 – Pennsylvania becomes the second state to ratify the United States Constitution, five days after Delaware became the first.

- 1862 – American Civil War: USS Cairo sinks on the Yazoo River, becoming the first armored ship to be sunk by a controlled mine.

- 1866 – Oaks explosion: The worst mining disaster in England kills 361 miners and rescuers.

- 1870 – Joseph H. Rainey of South Carolina becomes the second black U.S. congressman, the first being Hiram Revels.

- 1897 – Belo Horizonte, the first planned city in Brazil, is founded.

- 1901 – Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter "S" [- - - ] in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John's, Newfoundland.

- 1911 – Delhi replaces Calcutta as the capital of India.

- 1911 – King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck are enthroned as Emperor and Empress of India.

- 1915 – President of the Republic of China, Yuan Shikai, announces his intention to reinstate the monarchy and proclaim himself Emperor of China.

- 1917 – In Nebraska, Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town as a farm village for wayward boys.

- 1918 – The Flag of Estonia is raised atop the Pikk Hermann for the first time.

- 1925 – The Majlis of Iran votes to crown Reza Khan as the new Shah of Iran, starting the Pahlavi dynasty.

- 1935 – Lebensborn Project, a Nazi reproduction program, is founded by Heinrich Himmler.

- 1936 – Xi'an Incident: The Generalissimo of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek, is kidnapped by Zhang Xueliang.

- 1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: USS Panay incident: Japanese aircraft bomb and sink U.S. gunboat USS Panay on the Yangtze river in China.

- 1939 – Winter War: Battle of Tolvajärvi: Finnish forces defeat those of the Soviet Union in their first major victory of the conflict.

- 1939 – HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men.

- 1940 – World War II: Approximately 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, as a result of a German air raid.

- 1941 – World War II: Fifty-four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesús Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; César Basa is killed.

- 1941 – World War II: The United Kingdom declares war on Bulgaria. Hungary and Romania declare war on the United States. India declares war on Japan.

- 1941 – Adolf Hitler declares the imminent extermination of the Jews at a meeting in the Reich Chancellery

- 1942 – World War II: German troops begin Operation Winter Storm, an attempt to relieve encircled Axis forces during the Battle of Stalingrad.

- 1946 – A fire at an ice plant in Hudson Heights, Manhattan spreads to an adjacent tenement, killing 37 people.

- 1946 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam to United Nations is adopted.

- 1948 – Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali massacre: Fourteen members of the Scots Guards stationed in Malaya allegedly massacre 24 unarmed civilians and set fire to the village.

- 1950 – Paula Ackerman, the first woman appointed to perform rabbinical functions in the United States, leads the congregation in her first services.

- 1956 – Beginning of the Irish Republican Army's "Border Campaign".

- 1956 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptace of Japan to United Nations is adopted.

- 1963 – Kenya gains its independence from the United Kingdom.

- 1964 – Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta becomes the first President of the Republic of Kenya.

- 1969 – Years of Lead: Piazza Fontana bombing: The offices of Banca Nazionale dell'Agricoltura in Piazza Fontana, Milan, are bombed.

- 1979 – Coup d'état of December Twelfth: South Korean Army Major General Chun Doo-hwan orders the arrest of Army Chief of Staff General Jeong Seung-hwa without authorization from President Choi Kyu-ha, alleging involvement in the assassination of ex-President Park Chung-hee.

- 1979 – President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Nobel laureate Dr Abdus Salam.

- 1979 – The unrecognised state of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia returns to British control and resumes using the name Southern Rhodesia.

- 1979 – The 8.2 Mw Tumaco earthquake shakes Colombia and Ecuador with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 300–600, and generating a large tsunami.

- 1983 – The Australian Labor government led by Prime Minister Bob Hawke and Treasurer Paul Keating floats the Australian dollar.

- 1984 – Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya becomes the third president of Mauritania after a coup d'état against Mohamed Khouna Ould Haidalla while the latter is attending a summit.

- 1985 – Arrow Air Flight 1285, a McDonnell Douglas DC-8, crashes after takeoff in Gander, Newfoundland, killing all 256 people on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.

- 1988 – The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.

- 1991 – The Russian Federation gains independence from the USSR.

- 2000 – The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore.

- 2001 – Prime Minister of Vietnam Phan Văn Khải announces the decision on upgrading the Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng nature reserve to a national park, providing information on projects for the conservation and development of the park and revised maps.

- 2012 – North Korea successfully launches its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2, using an Unha-3 carrier rocket.

- 2015 – Paris Agreement relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is adopted.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1805 - Henry Wells, American businessman, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express

- 1821 - Gustave Flaubert, French novelist

- 1863 - Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter and illustrator

- 1866 - Alfred Werner, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1875 - Gerd von Rundstedt, German field marshal

- 1881 - Harry Warner, Polish-American businessman, co-founded Warner Bros

- 1893 - Edward G. Robinson, American actor

- 1915 - Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer

- 1923 - Bob Barker, American game show host and producer

- 1927 - Robert Noyce, American inventor and businessman, co-founded the Intel Corporation

- 1938 - Connie Francis, American singer and actress

- 1940 - Dionne Warwick, American singer

- 1946 - Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver

- 1950 - Rajinikanth, Indian actor

- 1962 - Max Raabe, German singer

- 1975 - Mayim Bialik, American actress

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Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aquatur, Vista Major, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

I changed my flag again.

Ludania, Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Minnesota Dakota wrote:I changed my flag again.

Looks neat and Christmassy :D

Vista Major, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Does anyone have a factbook they've made for a event in their history that I could use as an example? I'm going to make one for the coup in Ludania but I'm not sure how to format it.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Mercunova, Percyton

Russkov Soviet wrote:*cheers erupt across the Empire*

https://youtu.be/F6zSmtxzwjM

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Minnesota Dakota

Ludania wrote:Does anyone have a factbook they've made for a event in their history that I could use as an example? I'm going to make one for the coup in Ludania but I'm not sure how to format it.

I should, though

Jaslandia, Percyton

Percyton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVxkKpkoN38

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Percyton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVxkKpkoN38

https://i.imgur.com/bAv27e9.gif

Kalaron wrote:Hehe, you don't need to worry about it, though I still have periodic attacks of it, I fought off the worst years ago. Getting help then would have been prudent, admittedly, but facing it myself helped make me the person I am so c’est la vie.

Besides, trial and error with it helped me develop a very similar method to the therapy they'd give anyway ;p

Funny enough, I had one last night even.

Agreed. For me it was exacerbated by partial return of breathing. Forcing myself to be concerned with deep slow breaths while panicking over the clear threat whispering behind me wss definitely the least "alright" thing ever.

Well, alright then, it's your life. Just don't be afraid to get help if things get worse.

New Estaris wrote:I would just like to note, its been nearly three years for me here. I haven't moved from this region.

I'm not sure about three years in this particular region, since this particular region hasn't existed for three years. But, you have been here a long time through our various regions, so I take your point. Congrats, Est!

Minnesota Dakota wrote:I changed my flag again.

Looks really nice.

Russkov Soviet wrote:*cheers erupt across the Empire*

https://youtu.be/V1FFVWEQnSM

Ludania wrote:Does anyone have a factbook they've made for a event in their history that I could use as an example? I'm going to make one for the coup in Ludania but I'm not sure how to format it.

I have some history factbooks, but they're about whole periods in time, not a particular event.

Russkov Soviet, Percyton

writing up my come back RP news today

Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:https://youtu.be/Y2gPxR5nbYE

Didn't even realize that! Funny coincidence!

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Percyton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVxkKpkoN38

That sounds pretty nice. Maybe I should see about getting that guy to perform in Percyton.

Flynnvakia wrote:I would like to announce the newest addition to the MoFA Deputy Aquatur!

Congrats, Aquatur!

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1988 – The Clapham Junction rail crash kills thirty-five and injures hundreds after two collisions of three commuter trains—one of the worst train crashes in the United Kingdom.

A very sad day indeed. We commemorated the victims today, with the bell at St. Thomas' Anglican Church in Knapford being struck 35 times (once for each of the 35 people killed) at 8:10 AM (the time of the crash).

Jaslandia, Aquatur, Penguania And Antarctica

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