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Despite the Latrovian Campaign electing to carry on campaign activities during an agreed period of non-campaigning and respect for Latrovia's personal loss, the Humpheria/Sulania campaign will continue to observe and respect the aforementioned period.

I hope all Americans have a Happy Thanksgiving, and all Europeans and Canadians have a Happy Thursday! Remember that all government activity will cease tomorrow and Friday by Executive Order in observance of the holidays! On to food comas and awkward political conversations with older relatives!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Aetosia wrote:Ive been thinking and ive come to the conclusion that the Romans did worse to the British people than the British have done to any other peoples or nation.

My reasoning being that when rome came to the British isles they did more than conquer and take slaves they essentially eradicated the native religion and culture and therefore separated the Britons from their culture, History and connection to the land. The celtic peoples of Britain (im just speaking of the Britons not the Irish or Pics of scotland since the romans didnt have much contact with them) didnt write there lore, history or traditions down they were kept in runic symbols in sacred groves and in the minds of the Druid priests and once those things had been exterminated, quite brutally, then everything besides a few fragments of knowledge was lost and so essentially the British that were robbed of their ancestors and heritage, and really any identity of who they truly were before rome, (which were primarily in what will become England) developed thinking they were children of Rome and the invasion of Rome was a civilising act, which it wasnt. So when it comes down to it, is it any wonder the British acted like they did in the 15-1900's? they were raised as children of rome.

I'd say Africa, India and Ireland will probably disagree with you there.

Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:I mean, Africa might disagree wholeheartedly with the whole "Worse than Britain has done to any other peoples", and I can't really agree with the thought that an 1850's british officer on a warship thought of himself as a child of rome, nor can I actually say that anyone in Britain was esspecially concerned with roman culture.

The Brits went on imperial adventures because like every other country that had an empire at the time, they thought they were better than everyone else and wanted to rule the waves.

Jaslandia, The United Providences Of Perland

Kalaron wrote:I mean, Africa might disagree wholeheartedly with the whole "Worse than Britain has done to any other peoples", and I can't really agree with the thought that an [B]1850's british officer on a warship thought of himself as a child of rome[/B], nor can I actually say that anyone in Britain was especially concerned with roman culture.

Well im not really going to count slavery since the British slave trade wasnt solely Britain and did have co -operation with the african kingdoms to operate.

Not literally, i didnt think i had to clarify that. If you look at how the militaries are structured and how we present ourselves and even our language and our grand architecture, it is all influence by Rome our pre roman identity is non existent bar records written down by the roman conquerors.

If you look at the african nations colonised by the British they still have their heritage, their identity and their connection with the land, they still have their ancient legends and ancient stories, they can tell people stories about their land in their own words, the british didnt take that away from them but thats what the romans took from the british. We dont know what the ancient stone circles truly mean, we dont know most of the ancient britons pantheon, we dont know their stories and legends and traditions. the romans took the essence of the native british what it meant to be a native of that land to the point that most people were taught in the past that the roman invasion brought civility.

and this is on top of the rape, oppression, murder and enslavement.

Nuremgard wrote:I'd say Africa, India and Ireland will probably disagree with you there.

how so?

The United Providences Of Perland

Aetosia wrote:how so?

Check this out.

http://listverse.com/2014/02/04/10-evil-crimes-of-the-british-empire/

SEIDAL DNA NEM

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Aetosia wrote:Well im not really going to count slavery since the British slave trade wasnt solely Britain and did have co -operation with the african kingdoms to operate.

Not literally, i didnt think i had to clarify that. If you look at how the militaries are structured and how we present ourselves and even our language and our grand architecture, it is all influence by Rome our pre roman identity is non existent bar records written down by the roman conquerors.

If you look at the african nations colonised by the British they still have their heritage, their identity and their connection with the land, they still have their ancient legends and ancient stories, they can tell people stories about their land in their own words, the british didnt take that away from them but thats what the romans took from the british. We dont know what the ancient stone circles truly mean, we dont know most of the ancient britons pantheon, we dont know their stories and legends and traditions. the romans took the essence of the native british what it meant to be a native of that land to the point that most people were taught in the past that the roman invasion brought civility.

and this is on top of the rape, oppression, murder and enslavement.

You kinda should count one heinous act when comparing them all, because, regardless of if other nations also did so, Britain was a front runner in it.

Other kingdoms throughout history have also eradicated the history and culture of whole civilizations, so I see no reason why Britain's should be the worst, as Rome wasn't alone (by your standard)

Well, the military is actually set up for maximum effectiveness in the modern day, this happened as other concepts (Such as the Roman Phalanx) were defeated by advancements in weaponry and tactics, Britain took far more from Prussia's doctrine than from Rome for it's current layout, too.

And if you look at the people taken from Africa and put in different continents, they lack all of that connection to their heritage and ancestors.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Nuremgard wrote:Check this out.

http://listverse.com/2014/02/04/10-evil-crimes-of-the-british-empire/

Pretty sure the Romans did most of this stuff too and more, which is what im getting at, the romans did more that physical and political damage, they took away British identity and in my opinon helped create the Briish empire.

Kalaron wrote:[B]You kinda should count one heinous act when comparing them all, because, regardless of if other nations also did so, Britain was a front runner in it.[/B]

[B]And if you look at the people taken from Africa and put in different continents, they lack all of that connection to their heritage and ancestors.[/B]

I mean the Islamic slave trade was the front runner. But i wasn't counting it because the slavery wasnt direct, it wasnt the british running through the jungle to capture people, the slaves sent to the Americas were criminals and prisoners traded by the African kingdoms for the products of the same slavery they were selling their own people in to.

I was just recognising solely British actions on others.

Kalaron wrote:

Other kingdoms throughout history have also eradicated the history and culture of whole civilizations, so I see no reason why Britain's should be the worst, as Rome wasn't alone (by your standard)

Well, the military is actually set up for maximum effectiveness in the modern day, this happened as other concepts (Such as the Roman Phalanx) were defeated by advancements in weaponry and tactics, Britain took far more from Prussia's doctrine than from Rome for it's current layout, too.

Im sure other civilisation did but they are irrelevant since my thought was just between the roman takeover of britain and the british empire.

the roman military model was so efficient it influences most of European armies to this day, most likely including the Prussians.

Humpheria Major wrote:Despite the Latrovian Campaign electing to carry on campaign activities during an agreed period of non-campaigning and respect for Latrovia's personal loss, the Humpheria/Sulania campaign will continue to observe and respect the aforementioned period.

I hope all Americans have a Happy Thanksgiving, and all Europeans and Canadians have a Happy Thursday! Remember that all government activity will cease tomorrow and Friday by Executive Order in observance of the holidays! On to food comas and awkward political conversations with older relatives!

Claws, kitty. Claws.

Penguania And Antarctica

Aetosia wrote:Pretty sure the Romans did most of this stuff too and more, which is what im getting at, the romans did more that physical and political damage, they took away British identity and in my opinon helped create the Briish empire.

Its irrelevant anyway. Countries should be looking ahead to the future, not dwelling on supposed past glories. I'm one of the "self-loathing, self-flagellating, unpatriotic" liberal Brits that the right wingers love to decry because I dare to criticise the UK's imperial past. Because I refuse to look at with rose-tinted "we were so amazing and those natives were so lucky we ruled them" spectacles, I'm told that I hate "hate" Britain.

Imperialism is ugly and it's a shame to our history. That's why I'm deeply uncomfortable with just how fervently pro-empire Brits today are. I mean, if Brits can be proud of their imperial achievements, why cant Germans be proud of the Nazis' imperial achievements? Britain and Nazi Germany were closer to each other in a political sense that the former likes to admit.

Kalaron

New Estaris wrote:SEIDAL DNA NEM

Yes?

#Make[nation=short]Perlandian Property[/nation](My puppet)delagetbecausewhynot

Aetosia wrote:Pretty sure the Romans did most of this stuff too and more, which is what im getting at, the romans did more that physical and political damage, they took away British identity and in my opinon helped create the Briish empire.

I mean the Islamic slave trade was the front runner. But i wasn't counting it because the slavery wasnt direct, it wasnt the british running through the jungle to capture people, the slaves sent to the Americas were criminals and prisoners traded by the African kingdoms for the products of the same slavery they were selling their own people in to.

I was just recognising solely British actions on others.

Im sure other civilisation did but they are irrelevant since my thought was just between the roman takeover of britain and the british empire.

the roman military model was so efficient it influences most of European armies to this day, most likely including the Prussians.

First, one the point of military...

And?

The Prussians upgraded the idea of Officers (Making it open to the middle class, and dependant upon Education) opened a school for the sole purpose of training the latent talent observed in some soldiers, abolished corporal punishment and embraced the thought that any good leader is one who can adapt to the changing battlefield.

It's a bit foolish to state that, just because the idea was once a roman-esque one, that any civilization who uses it has taken on Roman culture, no? After all, firearms started in China, but their use is far larger and far different to their origin.

As to the matter of slavery...

It's still slavery with the end result of denying all original culture to the people, though, I suppose the Roman method actually kept people where they had been living, no?

I suppose what I'm trying to say is, if Rome was so evil for causing Britain to lack it's original culture, than it is biased to say that Britain did nothing to the same extent.

Nuremgard

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:Same. Chill Hump.

Ahaha. "President Hump".

Penguania And Antarctica, Humpheria Major

Aetosia wrote:Ive been thinking and ive come to the conclusion that the Romans did worse to the British people than the British have done to any other peoples or nation.

-snip-

https://youtu.be/ExWfh6sGyso

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Ahaha. "President Hump".

It's been a while since anyone's made a Hump joke haha

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Claws, kitty. Claws.

Santa Claws.

http://orig04.deviantart.net/d207/f/2013/359/6/3/santa_claws_by_leo_aba-d6zcqpx.jpg

The United Providences Of Perland

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Santa Claws.

http://orig04.deviantart.net/d207/f/2013/359/6/3/santa_claws_by_leo_aba-d6zcqpx.jpg

https://youtu.be/JzYMi5wSc7g

Aetosia wrote:Ive been thinking and ive come to the conclusion that the Romans did worse to the British people than the British have done to any other peoples or nation.

My reasoning being that when rome came to the British isles they did more than conquer and take slaves they essentially eradicated the native religion and culture and therefore separated the Britons from their culture, History and connection to the land. The celtic peoples of Britain (im just speaking of the Britons not the Irish or Pics of scotland since the romans didnt have much contact with them) didnt write there lore, history or traditions down they were kept in runic symbols in sacred groves and in the minds of the Druid priests and once those things had been exterminated, quite brutally, then everything besides a few fragments of knowledge was lost and so essentially the British that were robbed of their ancestors and heritage, and really any identity of who they truly were before rome, (which were primarily in what will become England) developed thinking they were children of Rome and the invasion of Rome was a civilising act, which it wasnt. So when it comes down to it, is it any wonder the British acted like they did in the 15-1900's? they were raised as children of rome.

Some Rome civilized the Britons. They needed it. It's called effective imperialism.

The United Providences Of Perland

Humpheria Major wrote:It's been a while since anyone's made a Hump joke haha

CAUTION

SPEED HUMPS ON ROAD

Jaslandia

Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus wrote:CAUTION

SPEED HUMPS ON ROAD

GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS?

https://youtu.be/7LtjzQaFZ3k

Latrovia, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Jaslandia wrote:GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS?

https://youtu.be/7LtjzQaFZ3k

Hahaha that was funny. Hump use it as a campaign commercial! :)

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Latrovia wrote:Hahaha that was funny. Hump use it as a campaign commercial! :)

Truuuuu

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

OFFICIALLY 500 followers on Instagram! :D

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

MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

This is a reminder that the House of Delegates will be convening in 30 minutes to elect a new presiding officer.

Vista Major, The United Providences Of Perland, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Bearlong wrote:MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ACTING SPEAKER

This is a reminder that the House of Delegates will be convening in 30 minutes to elect a new presiding officer.

Jumped the gun there, sorry. Fixed.

Vista Major, The United Providences Of Perland

Bearlong wrote:MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER

This is a reminder that the House of Delegates will be convening in 30 minutes to elect a new presiding officer.

7 minutes

Vista Major

The Reform Commission will meet immediately following the House today. It shall be an open floor discussion open to the general public.

-Vista Major

Chairman

Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ACTING SPEAKER

The House of Delegates is now convening.

Vista Major

Great news, everyone! Percyton's Bureau of Historical Information has released 4 new history factbooks, covering the period from the Engine Revolution to the present! Feel free to give them a read!

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=percyton/detail=factbook/subcategory=101

We also have a handy list of Percyton's monarchs from 1920 until now, in case you ever get confused by all the names and dates; I know I do!

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=percyton/detail=factbook/id=727688

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Percyton wrote:Great news, everyone! Percyton's Bureau of Historical Information has released 4 new history factbooks, covering the period from the Engine Revolution to the present! Feel free to give them a read!

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=percyton/detail=factbook/subcategory=101

We also have a handy list of Percyton's monarchs from 1920 until now, in case you ever get confused by all the names and dates; I know I do!

https://www.nationstates.net/nation=percyton/detail=factbook/id=727688

Impressive. Very nice work! I tip my hat to Millie, Mrs. Kyndley, and anyone else who is responsible for the making of those Factbooks.

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Impressive. Very nice work! I tip my hat to Millie, Mrs. Kyndley, and anyone else who is responsible for the making of those Factbooks.

Thanks, Jas! It wasn't easy, but it was all worth it, because the factbooks turned out amazing! I'm so proud of everyone involved!

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Congratulations to Speaker Bearlong.

Bearlong, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Humpheria Major wrote:Congratulations to Speaker Bearlong.

#ConfirmedBear

Bearlong, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Government announcement at 7:30PM tonight!

Vista Major

Citizens of the Confederacy,

It is with immense happiness that announce the Presidential Recognition System, an honorary (and non-legally binding) system of rewarding nations for meritorious actions for the region.

The inaugural recipient of one of the two presidential awards, the Presidential Medal of Heroism, our region's highest honor, shall be [nation=short]Kalaron[/nation] for his vigilant and dedicated work in the waning days of Montaris, our region's founding, and his dutiful dedication to keeping the peace in our region.

Please join me in congratulating Kalaron on this great honor.

In addition, following this announcement the government shall go on hiatus for the Thanksgiving holiday until 12:00AM on Saturday. Happy Thanksgiving!

Humpheria Major

President

Confederacy of Free Nations

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sx1VagEK8dSmU9Sjtj-fh8mZ3bv8hGBOo1tnrMlcuL0/edit?usp=drive_web

Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica

Humpheria Major wrote:Citizens of the Confederacy,

It is with immense happiness that announce the Presidential Recognition System, an honorary (and non-legally binding) system of rewarding nations for meritorious actions for the region.

The inaugural recipient of one of the two presidential awards, the Presidential Medal of Heroism, our region's highest honor, shall be [nation=short]Kalaron[/nation] for his vigilant and dedicated work in the waning days of Montaris, our region's founding, and his dutiful dedication to keeping the peace in our region.

Please join me in congratulating Kalaron on this great honor.

In addition, following this announcement the government shall go on hiatus for the Thanksgiving holiday until 12:00AM on Saturday. Happy Thanksgiving!

Humpheria Major

President

Confederacy of Free Nations

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sx1VagEK8dSmU9Sjtj-fh8mZ3bv8hGBOo1tnrMlcuL0/edit?usp=drive_web

I...er...well...

Thank you for this medal.

It is shiny...and nice...

I am happy to see this, and hope that our good old reform commission can help to improve our already amazing region.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Kalaron wrote:I...er...well...

Thank you for this medal.

It is shiny...and nice...

I am happy to see this, and hope that our good old reform commission can help to improve our already amazing region.

Lame

Kalaron

Seconds ago: The United Providences of Perland changed its national currency to "Kounds Suling".

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Humpheria Major, Percyton

To celebrate the appointment of the Commission on Economics, the awarded medal of [nation=short]Kalaron[/nation], and his eternal friendship (and possible romance) with [nation=short]Sulania[/nation], we encourage all nations to change their currency to the Kounds Suling.

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

3 minutes ago: Vista Major changed its national currency to "Kounds Suling".

The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:[nation=short]Kalaron[/nation], and his eternal friendship (and possible romance) with [nation=short]Sulania[/nation]

why do you people do dis ;_;

Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Vista Major wrote:To celebrate the appointment of the Commission on Economics, the awarded medal of [nation=short]Kalaron[/nation], and his eternal friendship (and possible romance) with [nation=short]Sulania[/nation], we encourage all nations to change their currency to the Kounds Suling.

I can do that!

Seconds ago: Percyton changed its national currency to "Kounds Suling".

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:I can do that!

Seconds ago: Percyton changed its national currency to "Kounds Suling".

YAY!

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Percyton wrote:I can do that!

Seconds ago: Percyton changed its national currency to "Kounds Suling".

Not sure for how long, though; Edward is now scolding me for changing Percyton's entire monetary system over a joke on the RMB. Yes, Edward, I'm listening!

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:Not sure for how long, though; Edward is now scolding me for changing Percyton's entire monetary system over a joke on the RMB. Yes, Edward, I'm listening!

My nation is minting special collectors coins for it.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Percyton wrote:Not sure for how long, though; Edward is now scolding me for changing Percyton's entire monetary system over a joke on the RMB. Yes, Edward, I'm listening!

It's more than a joke

It's a real

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

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:My nation is minting special collectors coins for it.

I just told Edward that. He's still skeptical, but he's willing to go along with it as long as I don't cause inflation with the special coins. I don't think that should be a problem; how could I cause inflation if I don't even know what inflation is?

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Statement by the Chief of Staff

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FdvbT2hfATYrEXICSEiqtWuhFHPdD7Cc5WuPXTk_iBU/edit?usp=sharing

Vista Major, Humpheria Major

Percyton wrote:I just told Edward that. He's still skeptical, but he's willing to go along with it as long as I don't cause inflation with the special coins. I don't think that should be a problem; how could I cause inflation if I don't even know what inflation is?

That's my engine!

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:I just told Edward that. He's still skeptical, but he's willing to go along with it as long as I don't cause inflation with the special coins. I don't think that should be a problem; how could I cause inflation if I don't even know what inflation is?

Impeccable logic, Percy! There is truly no way to argue with that sound reasoning! /sarc

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

#KeepingItKroner

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Baxten wrote:#KeepingItKroner

Blasphemer

Jaslandia

Baxten wrote:#KeepingItBoner
But not for longer than four hours.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:Blasphemer

https://youtu.be/fnyMUpPdVqw

Vista Major

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

Basically

Jaslandia

Vista Major wrote:To celebrate the appointment of the Commission on Economics, the awarded medal of [nation=short]Kalaron[/nation], and his eternal friendship (and possible romance) with [nation=short]Sulania[/nation], we encourage all nations to change their currency to the Kounds Suling.

3 of those things are true, m8.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Happy Thanksgiving, Americans!

Happy Thursday, everyone else!

Jaslandia, Aldaur, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Anybody else the Turkey Captain in their house? My first year doing the cooking.

Aldaur, Vista Major

Humpheria Major wrote:Anybody else the Turkey Captain in their house? My first year doing the cooking.

I thought you said you disliked turkey?

I'm certainly not turkey captain. I bake. Strudels, scones, even apple pandowdy.

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Sulania wrote:3 of those things are true, m8.

Aw come on Sul, at this rate, Vis'll assume we aren't friends.

Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Continental Commonwealths wrote:I thought you said you disliked turkey?

I'm certainly not turkey captain. I bake. Strudels, scones, even apple pandowdy.

I hate it. But everyone else in family likes it so we have it.

I would like to wish all of our American residents here a happy Thanksgiving. As you lot prepare to eat your weight in gold, I shall look on loftily from this sceptred isle and feel superior because we Brits wait until Christmas to stuff our faces, while you Yanks use today as an excuse to do it early.

I jest of course. Enjoy your Thanksgiving, guys. xo

Jaslandia, Baxten, Aldaur, Vista Major, Kalaron, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Kalaron wrote:Aw come on Sul, at this rate, Vis'll assume we aren't friends.

Oh, what a terrible thing.

Kalaron

Kalaron wrote:Aw come on Sul, at this rate, Vis'll assume we aren't friends.

He'll probably also assume I'm Hitler.

Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus wrote:He'll probably also assume I'm Hitler.

A libertarian Hitler...

Adolph Mercler: "We should invade Poland- if it is their wish of self-determination!"

Poland: "Er... No."

Adolph Mercler: "Okay, baaaiiii!"

Jaslandia, Aldaur, Penguania And Antarctica, Turina, The United Providences Of Perland, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus, Humpheria Major

Happy Thanksgiving! Here is the DIP in Peng's absence!

I apologize for the lateness of the post.

[spoiler=Today are:]

Today are:

- Anniversary of the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (India)

- Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day

- Evolution Day (International observance)

- Lachit Divas (Assam)

- National Day (Myanmar)

- National Day of Mourning (United States)

- National Sardines Day (United States)

- Teachers' Day (Turkey)

- Thanksgiving (American Samoa, Guam, Micronesia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Puerto Rico, United States)

- Turkey-free Thanksgiving (United States)

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal entry, into Constantinople.

- 1227 - Polish Prince Leszek the White is assassinated at an assembly of Piast dukes at Gąsawa.

- 1248 - In the middle of the night a mass on the north side of Mont Granier suddenly collapsed, in one of the largest historical rockslope failures known in Europe.

- 1429 - Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieges La Charité.

- 1642 - Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).

- 1835 - The Texas Provincial Government authorizes the creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety).

- 1859 - Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species.

- 1877 - Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty is published.

- 1906 - A 13-6 victory by the Massillon Tigers over their rivals, the Canton Bulldogs, for the "Ohio League" Championship, leads to accusations that the championship series was fixed and results in the first major scandal in professional American football.

- 1917 - In Milwaukee, nine members of the Milwaukee Police Department are killed by a bomb, the most deaths in a single event in U.S. police history until the September 11 attacks in 2001.

- 1932 - In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens.

- 1935 - The Senegalese Socialist Party holds its second congress.

- 1940 - World War II: The First Slovak Republic becomes a signatory to the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis powers.

- 1941 - World War II: The United States grants Lend-Lease to the Free French Forces.

- 1962 - The West Berlin branch of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany forms a separate party, the Socialist Unity Party of West Berlin.

- 1963 - In the first live, televised murder, Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy, is murdered two days after the assassination, by Jack Ruby, a nightclub operator, in the basement of Dallas police department headquarters. Oswald was being led by two detectives to an armoured car to take him to the nearby county jail.

- 1965 - Joseph-Désiré Mobutu seizes power in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and becomes President; he rules the country (which he renames Zaire in 1971) for over 30 years, until being overthrown by rebels in 1997.

- 1969 - Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to land on the Moon.

- 1973 - A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months.

- 1974 - Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed "Lucy" (after The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression

- 2012 - A fire at a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, kills at least 112 people.

- 2013 - Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced sanctions.

- 2015 - A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet is shot down by the Turkish Air Force over the Syria-Turkey border, killing one of the two pilots; a Russian marine is also killed during a subsequent rescue effort.

[/spoiler]

[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1632 - Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher and scholar

- 1713 - Laurence Sterne, Irish-English priest and author

- 1713 - Junípero Serra, Spanish priest and missionary

- 1784 - Zachary Taylor, American general and politician, 12th President of the United States

- 1806 - William Webb Ellis, English priest, created Rugby football

- 1826 - Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author

- 1864 - Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and illustrator

- 1867 - Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer

- 1897 - Lucky Luciano, Italian-American mob boss

- 1926 - Tsung-Dao Lee, Chinese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1934 - Wolfgang Rademann, German television producer and journalist

- 1946 - Ted Bundy, American serial killer

- 1952 - Ilja Richter, German actor, voice actor, television presenter, singer and author

- 1961 - Hartmut Engler, German musician

- 1978 - Katherine Heigl, American actress and producer

- 1984 - Maria Höfl-Riesch, German skier

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Quote of the day

Thanks for posting the DIP. /s

- Peng -

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Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus wrote:Note: Neither Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus nor Penguania_And_Antarctica assume no responsibility or guarantee for correctness of any given information. Any recourse to courts of law is excluded.

Does that mean that you do assume responsibility?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Humpheria Major wrote:Does that mean that you do assume responsibility?

Nope. Probably a formatting/conversion error.

#UnableMerc

Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :)

Penguania And Antarctica

Also I am looking for a friendly, ambitious person to help me in my Ministerial work around the region. They must be friendly, love cookies and enjoy some quality work! Send me a TG or message to apply! :)

Penguania And Antarctica

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Nope. Probably a formatting/conversion error.

#UnableMerc

Too late! Fire up the Courts and gibbets! I shall represent Joan of Arc in absentia for the cruel mischaracterization of her person as found in this slanderous message.

We shall have our pound of penguin flesh and by thunder we shall wash it down with the flesh of our former speaker!

Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Greetings,

My name is Harry Tsoukla Jr. and I am the current Minister of Interior under President Humpheria's administration. I am delighted to present the Ministry's newest regional service - The Confederacy's Buddy System or else The Mentor Service.

*Oooh feeling the chills*

I made a public announcement that the Ministry of Interior would start soon a more in depth work in re-introducing itself as the new community-pro Institution. Our focus here is bringing to the citizens the best services making their daily lives easier and more convenient while enforcing the importance of the regional community idea.

We are glad to accomplish our great task of creating The Mentor Service and we introduce to you the official Application.

Mentors will be working under the guidance of the Minister of Interior, helping our newest members intro integrating themselves inside our community. Notice, that your role is much of an importance. While the government is working hard on creating better standards and bringing in new recruits, your job is to convince them to stay.

Down bellow you will find the Application.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Yours truly,

[B]Harry Tsoukla Jr

Minister of Interior; CFN[/B]

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Apply here: http://s15.zetaboards.com/COFN/topic/10069059/1/

Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Too late! Fire up the Courts and gibbets! I shall represent Joan of Arc in absentia for the cruel mischaracterization of her person as found in this slanderous message.

We shall have our pound of penguin flesh and by thunder we shall wash it down with the flesh of our former speaker!

Well....

It seems it's over then.

The United Providences Of Perland, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Goodnight, buddies. A nice remaining Thanksgiving and sweet dreams tonight.

Jaslandia, Chatawa, Vista Major, The United Providences Of Perland, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Goodnight, buddies. A nice remaining Thanksgiving and sweet dreams tonight.

Goodnight, Peng!

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Hello friends and foes.

[spoiler=Today are:]

Today are:

- American Indian Heritage Day (Maryland, United States)

- Beginning of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence

- Black Friday (United States) *

- Blase' Day (United States)

- Buy Nothing Day (United States)

- Evacuation Day (New York City, New York, United States)

- Flossing Day (United States)

- Independence Day (Suriname)

- International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

- International Systems Engineer Day

- Lincoln's Birthday (Indiana, West Virginia, United States)

- Maize Day (United States)

- National Day (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

- National Day of Listening (United States)

- National Parfait Day (United States)

- Presidents' Day (New Mexico, United States)

- Shopping Reminder Day (United States)

- State Holiday (Georgia, United States)

- Teachers' Day (Indonesia)

- Thanksgiving Day (Turks and Caicos Islands)

- Vajiravudh Memorial Day (Thailand)

- You're Welcomegiving Day (United States)

*

Official public holiday in Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 571 BC - Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.

- 885 - Siege of Paris: Viking forces sail the Seine River with a fleet of 300 longships and lay siege to Paris.

- 1487 - Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England.

- 1667 - A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people.

- 1755 - King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compania de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

- 1783 - American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

- 1826 - The Greek frigate Hellas arrives in Nafplion to become the first flagship of the Hellenic Navy.

- 1833 - A massive undersea earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2, rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast.

- 1864 - American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.

- 1876 - American Indian Wars: In retaliation for the American defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, United States Army troops sack Chief Dull Knife's sleeping Cheyenne village at the headwaters of the Powder River.

- 1905 - Prince Carl of Denmark arrives in Norway to become King Haakon VII of Norway.

- 1915 - Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

- 1918 - Vojvodina, formerly Austro-Hungarian crown land, proclaims its secession from Austria-Hungary to join the Kingdom of Serbia.

- 1926 - The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history kills 76 people and injures more than 400.

- 1936 - In Berlin, Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact, agreeing to consult on measures "to safeguard their common interests" in the case of an unprovoked attack by the Soviet Union against either nation. The pact is renewed on the same day five years later with additional signatories

- 1943 - World War II: Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina is re-established at the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

- 1947 - Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

- 1952 - Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history.

- 1958 - French Sudan gains autonomy as a self-governing member of the French Community.

- 1966 - First television link between Australia and the UK.

- 1973 - George Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis.

- 1975 - Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.

- 1977 - Former Senator Benigno Aquino, Jr., is found guilty by the Philippine Military Commission No. 2 and is sentenced to death by firing squad. He is later assassinated in 1983.

- 1981 - Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

- 1984 - Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.

- 1986 - The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.

- 1992 - The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993.

- 1999 - A 5-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, is rescued by fishermen while floating in an inner tube off the Florida coast.

- 1999 - The United Nations establishes the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women to commemorate the murder of three Mirabal sisters for resistance against the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic.

- 2000 - The 2000 Baku earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 7.0, leaves 26 people dead in Baku, Azerbaijan, and becomes the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years.

- 2015 - Pope Francis makes his first official visit to Africa.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1562 - Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright and poet

- 1697 - Gerhard Tersteegen, German Reformed religious writer

- 1814 - Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist

- 1835 - Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist

- 1844 - Karl/Carl Benz, German engineer and businessman, developed the first practical motorcar, founded Mercedes-Benz

- 1880 - John Flynn, Australian minister and pilot, founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia

- 1881 - Pope John XXIII

- 1914 - Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach

- 1915 - Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general and politician, 30th President of Chile

- 1924 - Paul Desmond, American saxophonist and composer

- 1940 - Reinhard Furrer, Austrian-German physicist and astronau

- 1940 - Percy Sledge, American singer

- 1962 - Hironobu Sakaguchi, Japanese game designer, founded Mistwalker

- 1971 - Christina Applegate, American actress, singer, dancer, and producer

[/spoiler]

Quote of the day

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

- Mahatma Gandhi -

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Jaslandia, Vista Major, The United Providences Of Perland, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

I ENDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT!!! :D

Jaslandia, Baxten, Aldaur, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Nuremgard wrote:I ENDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT!!! :D

Congrats!! Welcome in the club of death penalty free nations. :)

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Nuremgard wrote:I ENDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT!!! :D

It's about darn time

Congratulations. Welcome to Morality

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Congrats!! Welcome in the club of death penalty free nations. :)

Can I have your murderers and rapists then? We'll treat them very nicely! (Ya know, until we execute them).

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:Can I have your murderers and rapists then? We'll treat them very nicely! (Ya know, until we execute them).

Ya know, somehow...I think that might defeat the benefits of ending it.

Kalaron wrote:Ya know, somehow...I think that might defeat the benefits of ending it.

Well, I'm spending trillions of Kounds Suling (still using it) on Law & Order, might as well use a few thousand of them to house death row inmates.

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:Well, I'm spending trillions of Kounds Suling (still using it) on Law & Order, might as well use a few thousand of them to house death row inmates.

Or you could equip police and focus on trying to exterminate crime.

Besides, you just said you'd execute their criminals, which once again ends the benefits of the system.

Kalaron wrote:Or you could equip police and focus on trying to exterminate crime.

Besides, you just said you'd execute their criminals, which once again ends the benefits of the system.

I do equip the police force, and have preventative measures. But sometimes, preventing something can only go so far. And it's not like I'm executing people for tax fraud. Perland only executes; murders (in some cases, only 100% for this is if the person murders a police officer), rape, treason, espionage, and on some occasions attempted murder.

Chatawa

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:I do equip the police force, and have preventative measures. But sometimes, preventing something can only go so far. And it's not like I'm executing people for tax fraud. Perland only executes; murders (in some cases, only 100% for this is if the person murders a police officer), rape, treason, espionage, and on some occasions attempted murder.

Now, see, I wasn't criticising your system, merely noting that they'd prefer theirs for very good reasons.

First, in the event that the court was rigged, or mishandled the situation, it is incredibly hard (and getting harder :P) to take that execution back, whereas they can all choose how their government reacts to finding that out.

Second, some people don't see wisdom or necessity in striking back when, as you just said "I spend trillions on Law and Order" and merely holding them for a life sentence (an arguably worse fate) is a small pittance of that.

Once again, not criticising your choices, just saying why they might have chosen that.

Kalaron wrote:Now, see, I wasn't criticising your system, merely noting that they'd prefer theirs for very good reasons.

First, in the event that the court was rigged, or mishandled the situation, it is incredibly hard (and getting harder :P) to take that execution back, whereas they can all choose how their government reacts to finding that out.

Second, some people don't see wisdom or necessity in striking back when, as you just said "I spend trillions on Law and Order" and merely holding them for a life sentence (an arguably worse fate) is a small pittance of that.

Once again, not criticising your choices, just saying why they might have chosen that.

My bad there. Read the context wrong.

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:My bad there. Read the context wrong.

Np.

Kalaron wrote:Now, see, I wasn't criticising your system

Kalaron wrote:Np.

This is how wars start, guys. Be careful!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Nuremgard wrote:This is how wars start, guys. Be careful!

Oh geez, I'm sorr-

Damn, almost started another one.

I'm very apologe-

Damn it all!

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:Can I have your murderers and rapists then? We'll treat them very nicely! (Ya know, until we execute them).

We don't do capital punishment. However, exile To one of our deserted islands is a common punishment for serial killers and treasonous subjects.

Jaslandia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1562 - Lope de Vega, Spanish playwright and poet

- 1697 - Gerhard Tersteegen, German Reformed religious writer

- 1814 - Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist

- 1835 - Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist

- 1844 - Karl/Carl Benz, German engineer and businessman, developed the first practical motorcar, founded Mercedes-Benz

- 1880 - John Flynn, Australian minister and pilot, founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia

- 1881 - Pope John XXIII

- 1914 - Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player and coach

- 1915 - Augusto Pinochet, Chilean general and politician, 30th President of Chile

- 1924 - Paul Desmond, American saxophonist and composer

- 1940 - Reinhard Furrer, Austrian-German physicist and astronau

- 1940 - Percy Sledge, American singer

- 1962 - Hironobu Sakaguchi, Japanese game designer, founded Mistwalker

- 1971 - Christina Applegate, American actress, singer, dancer, and producer[/spoiler]

I know you had no way of knowing this, Peng, but today is also my 18th birthday!

Also, you left out a famous birthday: 1960 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and magazine publisher; only surviving son of 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

Nuremgard wrote:I ENDED CAPITAL PUNISHMENT!!! :D

It finally happened! Congrats, Nurem!

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Senatus Popolusque Mercunovus

Jaslandia wrote:I know you had no way of knowing this, Peng, but today is also my 18th birthday!

Also, you left out a famous birthday: 1960 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and magazine publisher; only surviving son of 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

It finally happened! Congrats, Nurem!

Acting like JFK Jr. did anything for anyone :P

Jaslandia

Kalaron wrote:Acting like JFK Jr. did anything for anyone :P

He founded George magazine. Does that count?

Jaslandia wrote:He founded George magazine. Does that count?

Not even close.

If anything, it makes him even less famous.

Jaslandia

Jaslandia wrote:I know you had no way of knowing this, Peng, but today is also my 18th birthday!

Also, you left out a famous birthday: 1960 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr., American lawyer, journalist, and magazine publisher; only surviving son of 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy.

It finally happened! Congrats, Nurem!

Happy birthday Jas! Welcome to adulthood.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Chatawa wrote:Happy birthday Jas! Welcome to adulthood.

Thank you! The prospect of being an adult makes me a bit nervous, but I'm going to make the best of it.

Jaslandia wrote:Thank you! The prospect of being an adult makes me a bit nervous, but I'm going to make the best of it.

haha that's all you can do. And it's worked for me so far. Fake it till you make it right?

Jaslandia

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