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Region: The Confederacy of Free Nations
Is it strange that I wish I was shorter? Like I wish I was like 5'7 instead of 6'4
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Why's that?
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
I'm 6'3, I never wish I was shorter
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I'm unsure about why
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I know it's not quite the same, but I've personally always been happy about being a smaller engine. I don't need to use a turntable to turn around for a train, I don't have a big bulky tender slowing me down, and bigger engines are sometimes arrogant and full of themselves. Plus, I can work just about anywhere, while bigger engines can't work on certain lines (such as Thomas' Branch Line and the Little Western Branch) because the tracks can't support their weight.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
hmmm..... well since we see you as a democratic constitutional monarchy with a lot of liberty we dont really know, since we cant really say that you are a bourgeoisie dictatorship that oppresses the proletariat, but then again your nation isnt communist, so probably i would say that we see you as a special case and put you as a bit lower then socialist state. (neutral good)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica
Oh um for the record, I am still working on the map. As I have said I have not felt great lately, so I have been working on it slowly. Those of you who have asked me for stuff, I am not ignoring you, and I did not forget you. Its gonna happen. Whenever it is I finally get over this whatever it is.
Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Cesorion, The Wyoming Peoples Front
I wish I was 6'4
Penguania And Antarctica
We are proud of our socialist economy, liberal culture and traditional monarchy.
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Happy German Unity Day !!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEpJdLkDlOY
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Andromitus, Kalaron, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton
What's the deal with chain issues?
Seinfeld theme
Nice flah there Peng! Is it temporary for German Unity or permannent?
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Hey Pocomokey! I'm Andy, Mentor, Moderator, and MoJ here in the CoFN, if you have any questions, feel free to send them my way!
Woooooo!
DEUTSCH PENGU BEST PENGU!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Pocomokey, Percyton
Temporary. :)
Nuremgard, Percyton, Cesorion
Same here.
It looks badass.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Peng, how do you make your flags?
BTW love the flag.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton
Image magic. :P (Inkscape and Gimp)
Thank you!
Oh, thank you.
Nuremgard, Percyton
Somehow I have found myself building fall fashion examples for my nation, lol
Percyton
I mean, if it helps, I think 6'4 is a good height.
Kalaron, Percyton, The Wyoming Peoples Front
I'm such a loser that when I was reincarnated I came back as myself. (Anthony T. Hincks)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton
Welcome back!
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona, Percyton
Merc !!!
Good to see you around in our community again! How are you doing and how have you been? :)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Mercunova, Percyton
Woww what happened to the flag?
Penguania And Antarctica
To my flag ?
Good to see you as well! I am and have been good.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton
Howdy. Good to see you. I feel like its been years, but my perception of time is not that solid.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona
Good to see you as well Rev. I left the last week of 2016 so about nine to ten months.
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Welcome back my dude :D
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona, Percyton
Who dis
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton
[spoiler=Today is October 3 and today are:]
Today is October 3 and today are:
- German Unity Day (Germany)
- Morazán Day (Honduras)
- National Boyfriend Day (United States)
- National Day (Iraq)
- National Foundation Day or Gaecheonjeol (South Korea)
- National Techies Day (United States)
- Virus Appreciation Day
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[spoiler=This day in history:]
This day in history:
- 2457 BC Gaecheonjeol, the date when Hwanung (환웅) descended from heaven to live with mankind, celebrated as South Korea's National Foundation Day.
- 52 BC Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia.
- 42 BC First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight a decisive battle with Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius.
- 382 Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans in exchange for military service.
- 1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, is the first nobleman to be executed by hanging, drawing and quartering.
- 1392 Muhammed VII becomes the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.
- 1574 The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen.
- 1683 The Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.
- 1712 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
- 1739 The Treaty of Ni is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the RussianTurkish War, 173639.
- 1789 George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the US
- 1795 Slave rebel leader Tula executed in Curaçao
- 1849 American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death.
- 1863 The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by United States President Abraham Lincoln as are Thursdays, November 30, 1865 and November 29, 1866.
- 1872 The Bloomingdale brothers open their first store at 938 Third Avenue, New York City.
- 1873 Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War.
- 1912 U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels under the command of Benjamín Zeledón at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
- 1918 King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
- 1919 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin player to appear in a World Series.
- 1929 The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia, "Land of the South Slavs".
- 1930 The German Socialist Labour Party in Poland Left is founded following a split in DSAP in Łódź.
- 1932 Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1935 Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia under General de Bono.
- 1942 Spaceflight: The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. It is the first man-made object to reach space.
- 1949 WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
- 1950 Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.
- 1952 The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.
- 1957 The California State Superior Court rules that Allen Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
- 1962 Project Mercury: Sigma 7 is launched from Cape Canaveral, with astronaut Wally Schirra aboard, for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight.
- 1963 A violent coup in Honduras pre-empts the October 13 election, ends a period of reform, and begins two decades of military rule.
- 1981 The hunger strike by Provisional Irish Republican Army and Irish National Liberation Army prisoners at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.
- 1985 The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J).
- 1986 TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories, is officially opened.
- 1990 German reunification: The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist and its territory becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day.
- 1993 Battle of Mogadishu: A firefight occurs during a failed attempt to capture key officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's organisation in Mogadishu, Somalia, costing the lives of 18 American soldiers, and over 350 Somalis.
- 1995 O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
- 2008 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush.
- 2009 The presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey sign the Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of Turkic Council.
- 2013 At least 134 migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
- 2015 Forty-two killed and 33 missing in Kunduz hospital airstrike operated by Médecins Sans Frontières.
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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]
Famous Birthdays:
- 85 BC Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman politician
- 1858 Eleonora Duse, Italian-American actress
- 1874 Ludwig Anton 'Louis' Adlon, German hotelier
- 1889 Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1900 Thomas Wolfe, American novelist
- 1919 James M. Buchanan, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1925 George Wein, American pianist and producer, co-founded the Newport Folk Festival
- 1935 Charles Duke, American general, pilot, and astronaut
- 1936 Steve Reich, American composer
- 1944 Roy Horn, German-American magician and actor
- 1954 Al Sharpton, American minister, talk show host, and political activist
- 1954 Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1964 Clive Owen, English actor
- 1965 Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player
- 1969 Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
- 1973 Lena Headey, British actress
- 1978 Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
- 1981 Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
- 1984 Ashlee Simpson, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1988 Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress
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Quote of the day
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
- Dalai Lama -
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, Andromitus, Mercunova, Percyton, Cesorion
You should keep the German style flag.
Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion
Merc! Great to see you again! It's been too long.
Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton
Yeah!!
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Seconded
Nuremgard, Cesorion
No one important :P
I was the provisional Speaker for the meeting that founded this iteration of the region though.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Percyton
Confirmed OG
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton
Why ?
It looks cool.
Penguania And Antarctica, The Cross And Davids Star, Percyton, Cesorion
I agree with Nuremgard.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Cesorion
Some woman has been fired from CBS for making a comment on Facebook, saying she wasn't sympathetic to the victims of the Las Vegas shooting because "country music fans are usually gun toting Republicans anyway."
Wow. So they deserve to die because they vote differently from you? I know I like to rant and rave about Tories but she is a complete bitch saying that.
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Cesorion
She was an executive, I believe.
Was being the operative word. I'm glad she got fired. There are bad people on both sides but it's this kind of sh!t that gives the left a bad name.
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
Agreed. Now if we could introduce some civility back into the culture, then perhaps the twitterers and people on Facebag wouldn't feel emboldened to celebrate the deaths of innocents.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
Social media is cancerous. That's why I never use it.
Penguania And Antarctica
Same. Anyone who needs to know about my personal life already knows about it. No need to broadcast it to a bunch of people I am acquaintances with.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
It lets the narcissists over-share and for the morons to broadcast why they shouldn't be allowed to vote.
Old Frontier
It looks pretty dang great
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Cesorion
Maybe I'll use it for the German speaking community of Penguania. We are a bilingual (German and English) nation if you didn't know. :)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Andromitus, Kalaron, Lex Caledonia, Percyton, Cesorion
Wunderbar. :)
Andromitus, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Well, it's basically just the Penguanian flag with the colours of Germany :P
Andromitus, Kalaron
Yas.
Penguania And Antarctica
Ah yes, but, any specific reason I mean?
Penguania And Antarctica
Today is German Unity Day, the national holiday of Germany. And since I am a German I celebrate this day. :)
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Lex Caledonia, Mercunova, Percyton, Moldegaard
We looked at the Bismarck system of alliances in my first history lecture. It was fascinating.
Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica
Oh okay, cool! Speaking of cool, that flag is. Blue fits better but I still like the temporary one a lot
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
I do admit the blue is a nicer colour. And I actually think the old red, white and black imperial German flag is nicer than the current one.
Penguania And Antarctica, Moldegaard
124.5867% Agreed. But since (not only) Hitler used, unfortunately it does not fly today.
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica
It's the same reason why German Unity Day could not fall on the anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. November 9th has dark connotations in German history.
Penguania And Antarctica, Cesorion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_9_in_German_history
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton
Merc! You're back! Wonderful to see you! *loudly toots whistle*
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
https://www.nationstates.net/nation=nuremgard/detail=factbook/id=859698
Please help me get my views and upvotes up please. :)
Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Done, buddy. <3
Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Percyton
I know, and its awesome!
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Cesorion
Danke!
Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Well, thanks. <3
Percyton
Yas Kween
Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton
Interesting. Upvoted.
Nuremgard, Percyton
Thank you.
Percyton, Cesorion
Keep this flag, bitte
Penguania And Antarctica
Hey my dudes, can you all fill out this form I have to do for a Class?
https://goo.gl/forms/ngmRBL8IISLb8tUn1
Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova
Filled it out. :D
Andromitus, Mercunova
Yaas now I won't fail my history class lol
Russkov Soviet
I got your back mate. Want me to fill it out like 80 times, with slightly different answers? Cuz I will, if you need me to.
Mercunova
Ditto Tse.
Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica
Asks me a question about Selma. I'm in African Studies my dude, we just went over this last class in regards to comparing American politics to African Politics.
This was made for me.
Also, answered.
Vista Major, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica
I forgot to mention it earlier, but I think today is 'Mean Girls Day'.
https://youtu.be/3eORqi-n2V0
Nuremgard
Thirteen years on, Gretchen is still trying to make fetch happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pubd-spHN-0
Jaslandia
https://youtu.be/tjt-irRCZEs
Nuremgard
Literally me and my friend whenever I cancel on a day/night out.
Looks good Nur!
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
Cheers, Kal. I always worry my history doesn't make sense or doesn't seem realistic.
It honestly isn't bad, only complaint is that it seems too directed almost. Maybe explore the context of the kingdom prior to the revolution just a touch more? It could use a more human touch (Like what a real history book has) but its honestly very good.
Also, have you given any thought towards any of my wares, other then the requested warships?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
Thank you.
Well we wouldn't mind some planes. Much as we are pacifist, I think our defence spending is a bit too small.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Kalaron
How many would you like?
I have the Lynx, the FSB and the KAH-223.
The Lynx is our mainline stealth fighter, the FSB is a stealth bomber than can excel at national defense as well as it's native offensive nature and the KAH-223 is a stealth helicopter that functions very well in the reconnaissance and attack roles, respectively.
Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia
How about 20 FSBs?
We're going to be getting into that later this trimester, we're starting in the US then shifting over to South Africa and Apartheid and that whole shebang :D
After abolishing the upper house of the Forum in Valyria, the Empress now has no checks and balances on her power. This decreased political apathy by 22%.
Well that's one way of making people care about politics!
Jaslandia, Andromitus, Confederal States
Excellent, http://iiwiki.com/wiki/FSB-107
I must note, however, that the cost of each is somewhere in the range of 800M per aircraft due to the sophistication of the system.
Kalaron is willing, however, to give you a ten percent "Friend" discount flat out, or you can get a larger twenty percent discount if you purchase a suitable number of an additional ware.
I personally recommend, for your defensive situation, the purchase of a land vehicle like the MBT-90. A sensible amount is somewhere in the zone of ~450-~750.
This twenty percent, by the way, would cover both purchases :)
The only other nations that have ever recieved twenty percent off, might I add, are all in Concord, so you'd be in a pretty exclusive club.
Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard
"Some shock therapy will do Nuremgard wonders"
Nuremgard
Hmm. Alright then. Let's go for the 20% on both orders.
Why are you giving me shock therapy? :P
Jaslandia
Kalaron CROSS V. CONCORD?
The Issue[/B]
Its the centenary of the Great The Confederacy of Free Nations War, and competing plans to commemorate the historic moment are being considered for approval.
The Debate
Of course we should remember the War - but there was nothing Great about it! pontificates student protester Renee Räikkönen, who has read two and a half books about the War and now knows everything about it. It was a shameful bloodbath caused by greedy capitalist arms manufacturers, and it could have been avoided. We should be remembering the incalculable tragedy of it all and making sure it never happens again!
Jaslandia
Oh I was referencing you shocking your citizens from the perspective of the queen;
"This'll get 'em paying attention"
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
Empress: Pay attention, damn it! *abolishes the upper house*
Citizens: *feels electric shock* Bloody hell, I need to get engaged in the debate!
Jaslandia, Andromitus
Hmm... Could you send me 2-3 of each? I've been needing to correct some of my military. I'm starting to wonder how I stack up at this point. Prices are no problem.
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
When I saw Andy mention shock therapy, is it sad that I was immediately thinking of Mike Pence nicknames?
Nuremgard, Jaslandia
Oh, aye, he believes in conversion therapy. I forgot about that.
Jaslandia
You'd be surprised how much the internet came make out of one man, including the uncanny resemblance to Race Bannon from Jonny Quest :p
https://youtu.be/NbfZJyGChEk?t=6
1960s cartoon
https://media2.fdncms.com/nuvo/imager/dramatic-reveal/u/big/2747068/screen_shot_2014-01-16_at_4.39.42_pm.png
Also, eyy, Castle
Jaslandia
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