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Nuremgard happy birthday, I hope you live to the ripe age of 100, get a letter from the monarch and end up being the angriest living man on the planet :^)

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Aghrabia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

Yukona wrote:Nuremgard happy birthday, I hope you live to the ripe age of 100, get a letter from the monarch and end up being the angriest living man on the planet :^)

Haha, class. Sadly I will not live to that age. I don't have the easy life Her Maj does. :P

Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Magnatronia wrote:I'm a vegetarian, why do you ask?

I am thinking of transitioning to a vegetarian diet

Lavan Tiri, The United Providences Of Perland, Magnatronia

Nuremgard wrote:Haha, class. Sadly I will not live to that age. I don't have the easy life Her Maj does. :P

Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes.

Well happy birthday! I will celebrate by putting a giant portrait of the Queen on the front of my house in your honour. Then singing God Save the Queen loudly and repeatedly.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Haha, class. Sadly I will not live to that age. I don't have the easy life Her Maj does. :P

Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes.

heppy birthday, comrade!

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Adopting the metric system increased my economic output by 2.3%. I think this is the most realistic issue result I have seen.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Aghrabia, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Aghrabia wrote:Well happy birthday! I will celebrate by putting a giant portrait of the Queen on the front of my house in your honour. Then singing God Save the Queen loudly and repeatedly.

Yuck!

Unfallious wrote:heppy birthday, comrade!

Keep the red flag flying high!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Haha, class. Sadly I will not live to that age. I don't have the easy life Her Maj does. :P

Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes.

Don't worry, Nurem. I'll celebrate by forming riots in N. Ireland and Scotland so a rebellion will occur, causing the dissolution of the union and the crashing of the British and probably world economy, but an independent Scotland and united Ireland as a result. And Wales...they'll stay with England; I don't want those weird borders

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Aghrabia

Nuremgard wrote:I think most of the Irish people would see their country burn first than have it be ruled by the British again.

That's the point. Then no more IRA. It's a win win

Lavan Tiri

Baxten wrote:Don't worry, Nurem. I'll celebrate by forming riots in N. Ireland and Scotland so a rebellion will occur, causing the dissolution of the union and the crashing of the British and probably world economy, but an independent Scotland and united Ireland as a result. And Wales...they'll stay with England; I don't want those weird borders

Sounds like a plan to me. I fully support it.

The Empire Of Handland wrote:That's the point. Then no more IRA. It's a win win

What about the Ulster terrorists?

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Latrovia wrote:I am all blessed. Thank you very much. :P

But if I was in the States, I would love to go out with all of you. :P

Actually I always wondered how it would be hanging out in real life. Hmmm...

I'd just cuss at you guys and sing loudly.

Also, Humpheria, you know how you said Marilyn Manson makes you uncomfortable?

The United Providences Of Perland

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1853 – A dinner party is held inside a life-size model of an iguanodon created by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins and Sir Richard Owen in south London, England.

Okay, THAT sounds pretty cool. I'm surprised there isn't a restaurant like that at Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World. Bob Iger (current CEO and Chairman of the Walt Disney Company), take note!

Killdash, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

I'm wandering a golf course while dressed in a snakeskin jacket with an aquamarine tie, long hair down, and tattered jeans. Joe Cocker is warbling from the club next door.

Happy New Year gentleman, (and ladies). Have a good evening.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Happy New Year, everyone! Goodbye to 2016, and here's to a great 2017!

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major

Percyton wrote:Happy New Year, everyone! Goodbye to 2016, and here's to a great 2017!

Amen to that, Percy!

Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Percyton

Happy New Year, buddies!

Good luck for all of you in 2017.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Percyton

Lavan Tiri wrote:I'd just cuss at you guys and sing loudly.

Also, Humpheria, you know how you said Marilyn Manson makes you uncomfortable?

I do

Lavan Tiri

HAPPY NEW YEAR! XOXO

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Aghrabia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Heppy New Year from the UK lads

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Aghrabia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Unfallious wrote:Heppy New Year from the UK lads

*patiently waiting for the New York ball to drop*

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Happy New Year to our UK friends! I can't wait to join you guys in the new year in about 6 1/2 hours! :)

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:*patiently waiting for the New York ball to drop*

Are you in times square?

Vista Major

*sees Happy New Year posts from UK*

*looks at clock and sees 7:42*

*sighs*

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Aghrabia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Mdogao wrote:Are you in times square?

Naw, but I'm gonna watch it

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Mdogao

The Union Party wishes everyone in the Confederacy a Happy New Year and many well-wishes for 2017![/I]

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

A bit late, but might as well say it anyway: Happy New Year Guys!

*Sharp intake of breath*

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And days of auld lang syne?

And days of auld lang syne, my dear,

And days of auld lang syne.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And days of auld lang syne?

We twa hae run aboot the braes

And pu'd the gowans fine.

We've wandered mony a weary foot,

Sin' auld lang syne.

Sin' auld lang syne, my dear,

Sin' auld lang syne,

We've wandered mony a weary foot,

Sin' auld ang syne.

We twa hae sported i' the burn,

From morning sun till dine,

But seas between us braid hae roared

Sin' auld lang syne.

Sin' auld lang syne, my dear,

Sin' auld lang syne.

But seas between us braid hae roared

Sin' auld lang syne.

And ther's a hand, my trusty friend,

And gie's a hand o' thine;

We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

For auld lang syne, my dear,

For auld lang syne,

We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Mdogao

If you could/had to eat a rare or endangered animal, what would it be?

Personally, I have always wondered what pandas taste like.

Lavan Tiri, Vista Major

Mdogao wrote:If you could/had to eat a rare or endangered animal, what would it be?

Personally, I have always wondered what pandas taste like.

An odd question, but a Bengal tiger might be interesting to try.

Penguania And Antarctica

Aghrabia wrote:A bit late, but might as well say it anyway: Happy New Year Guys!

*Sharp intake of breath*

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And never brought to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And days of auld lang syne?

And days of auld lang syne, my dear,

And days of auld lang syne.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,

And days of auld lang syne?

We twa hae run aboot the braes

And pu'd the gowans fine.

We've wandered mony a weary foot,

Sin' auld lang syne.

Sin' auld lang syne, my dear,

Sin' auld lang syne,

We've wandered mony a weary foot,

Sin' auld ang syne.

We twa hae sported i' the burn,

From morning sun till dine,

But seas between us braid hae roared

Sin' auld lang syne.

Sin' auld lang syne, my dear,

Sin' auld lang syne.

But seas between us braid hae roared

Sin' auld lang syne.

And ther's a hand, my trusty friend,

And gie's a hand o' thine;

We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

For auld lang syne, my dear,

For auld lang syne,

We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet,

For auld lang syne.

Now you got Donald and Douglas started; they're going to be singing that song all night long. Gordon tried to get them to stop, but Donald and Douglas refused.

Donald: "We can sin' whit we want, ye big blue whale! Now hush! We're tryin' tae concentrate oan singin'."

They do this every year.

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica

Percyton wrote:Now you got Donald and Douglas started; they're going to be singing that song all night long. Gordon tried to get them to stop, but Donald and Douglas refused.

Donald: "We can sin' whit we want, [B]ye big blue whale[/B]! Now hush! We're tryin' tae concentrate oan singin'."

They do this every year.

I think Donald just roasted Gordon.

https://youtu.be/6PhHjpK7jZw

Aghrabia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

It's been exactly one year when I became an active member of this community. This step from the shadow of passivity into the light of activity will be in my memory forever. There were a lot of ups and downs but I don't regret it.

Love you all, my friends. <3

Goodnight. xx

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Continental Commonwealths, Tserra, Humpheria Major, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:It's been exactly one year when I became an active member of this community. This step from the shadow of passivity into the light of activity will be in my memory forever. There were a lot of ups and downs but I don't regret it.

Love you all, my friends. <3

Goodnight. xx

Goodnight, Peng!

Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:It's been exactly one year when I became an active member of this community. This step from the shadow of passivity into the light of activity will be in my memory forever. There were a lot of ups and downs but I don't regret it.

Love you all, my friends. <3

Goodnight. xx

Amen, mein Freund

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Mdogao wrote:If you could/had to eat a rare or endangered animal, what would it be?

Personally, I have always wondered what pandas taste like.

Probably not

I'm too plain

Lavan Tiri

HAPPY NEW YEARS, EVERYONE! IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: CHOCOLATE CAKE, POTATO SALAD, AND STEAK

OUR DRINKS: RED WINE, LEMONADE, AND GREEN TEA

OUR TOPICS: CLASSIC LITERATURE, DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY, AND NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

BONUS TOPIC: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2017?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, James The Red Engine

Jaslandia wrote:HAPPY NEW YEARS, EVERYONE! IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: CHOCOLATE CAKE, POTATO SALAD, AND STEAK

OUR DRINKS: RED WINE, LEMONADE, AND GREEN TEA

OUR TOPICS: CLASSIC LITERATURE, DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY, AND NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

BONUS TOPIC: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2017?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

I'll have lemonade and cake.

Classic literature: A lot of it I found boring because I had to read it for school, but some of it I enjoy. The Great Gatsby, Othello, and A Raisin in the Sun are the main examples I can think of.

Donald Trump presidency: At first, I had a sliver of hope that Donald Trump wouldn't f*ck things up too much. But his Cabinet appointments, his refusal to address his conflicts of interest in regards to his business ventures, and the failure of other Republicans to call Trump out on this kind of stuff, has washed away most of that optimism.

New Years Resolution: I used to do them regarding stuff like losing weight or exercising more, but I forgot about them almost as soon as I made them, so I don't really bother with them anymore.

Bonus: In my own life, I'm looking forward to getting my driver's license and being able to drive myself, and my trip to Europe this summer. More generally, I'm looking forward to Hamilton going on a national tour (I'm holding out hope that the play will come to Tampa or St. Petersburg, Florida, and I'll be able to see it then), and Star Wars - Episode VIII coming out in December (though, release dates can change, so we many end up waiting until 2018).

Random links: https://youtu.be/gJ2XzX49e8U

https://youtu.be/N3TzJwZve-U

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:HAPPY NEW YEARS, EVERYONE! IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: CHOCOLATE CAKE, POTATO SALAD, AND STEAK

OUR DRINKS: RED WINE, LEMONADE, AND GREEN TEA

OUR TOPICS: CLASSIC LITERATURE, DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY, AND NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

BONUS TOPIC: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2017?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

Just coal and water for me.

Classic literature: The Railway Series by Reverend Awdry would be to obvious, so I'm going to say: Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg (though I'm still angry that the author never responded to my letter; I asked him for a sequel where the Polar Express engine visits Sodor and becomes friends with a certain splendid red engine), and Macbeth by Shakespeare.

Donald Trump presidency: I'm still frustrated that America elected an orange president before a red one, so it's hard for me to judge Trump fairly.

New Years resolutions: I'm going to keep my paint extra shiny and clean all-year, and do as few dirty jobs as possible.

Bonus: I'm looking forward to new coats of paint, and hopefully pulling the express a few times.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Well congratulations to Earth as she had to survive another year of our bullshittery and congrats to you all for being able to survive for another year of nation-states Listen to Come As with the entire Trump presidency in the potential World War 3 that's going to happen amazing day with the cars that we've been down and try to survive another year without blowing the crap out of each other so the clock strikes 12 it's time for another shot of vodka best wishes to you all and I will not be talking for the rest of the night goodbye.

Lavan Tiri, Aghrabia

The Cross And Davids Star wrote:Well congratulations to Earth as she had to survive another year of our bullshittery and congrats to you all for being able to survive for another year of nation-states Listen to Come As with the entire Trump presidency in the potential World War 3 that's going to happen amazing day with the cars that we've been down and try to survive another year without blowing the crap out of each other so the clock strikes 12 it's time for another shot of vodka best wishes to you all and I will not be talking for the rest of the night goodbye.

No offense, but.. Holy run-on sentence, Batman!

Lavan Tiri, Aghrabia

Jaslandia wrote:HAPPY NEW YEARS, EVERYONE! IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: CHOCOLATE CAKE, POTATO SALAD, AND STEAK

OUR DRINKS: RED WINE, LEMONADE, AND GREEN TEA

OUR TOPICS: CLASSIC LITERATURE, DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY, AND NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

BONUS TOPIC: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2017?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

I'll have steak and red wine.

Classic Literature: Many greats from this category but many of these were ruined for me because we had to read them in school.

Donald Trump's Presidency: I'm apprehensive about it, but to be fair a Hillary Clinton presidency wouldn't be much better.

New Year's Resolutions: Die

What are you most looking forward to in 2017?: More good music releases, the defeat of ISIS, getting a car, etc.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:HAPPY NEW YEARS, EVERYONE! IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: CHOCOLATE CAKE, POTATO SALAD, AND STEAK

OUR DRINKS: RED WINE, LEMONADE, AND GREEN TEA

OUR TOPICS: CLASSIC LITERATURE, DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY, AND NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

BONUS TOPIC: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2017?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

I'll have steak and lemonade.

Classic Literature: I'll get back to y'all about that.

Donald Trump's Presidency: Might as well dream of unreachable expectations like a Trump presidency and Republican-controlled government not leading the nation towards a disaster of some kind right? Yeah...no. I'm just gunna let myself lose some sanity and try to convince myself that the Democrats didn't make a huge mistake by choosing Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.

New Year's Resolutions: Wait these things are still around?

What I'm looking forward to in 2017?: After this year, it's impossible to narrow it down to one thing. But basically not encountering the same bullsh!t I dealt with this year. And going to Vegas in November for my 21st.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Humpheria Major wrote:I do

Better question: ever actually listened to his music?

Jaslandia wrote:HAPPY NEW YEARS, EVERYONE! IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: CHOCOLATE CAKE, POTATO SALAD, AND STEAK

OUR DRINKS: RED WINE, LEMONADE, AND GREEN TEA

OUR TOPICS: CLASSIC LITERATURE, DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY, AND NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

BONUS TOPIC: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2017?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

Steak and red wine, svp. My heart be damned.

Lit: My favourite books are The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird. Fifth Business, a Canadian classic (such things do exist), is also quite good. I plan to reread all three this year.

The Donald: I hold out no hope at all. Maybe he'll be impeached? But I'm not very hopeful for this either.

NY Resolution: My youthful metabolism has finally caught up to me, so getting into an exercise regime is on the docket.

2017: I don't have anything too nailed down. Going to Vegas in April, maybe Mexico in the summer. Might also move to a new city, so that'd be cool.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Happy Neeewwww Yeaarrrr!!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Happy New Year, mates!!!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

heppy new year again

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:HAPPY NEW YEARS, EVERYONE! IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: CHOCOLATE CAKE, POTATO SALAD, AND STEAK

OUR DRINKS: RED WINE, LEMONADE, AND GREEN TEA

OUR TOPICS: CLASSIC LITERATURE, DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY, AND NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

BONUS TOPIC: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2017?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

CHOCOLATE CAKE and Lemonade

I like the Classics. But I should probs read more. I'm almost exclusively a P&P fan

*shivers* My body is not ready

I'm gonna start learning Italian and French, be fluent in German (been studying for 4 years now), exercise regularly, finish a novel I'm writing, get a job, get into college, and get straight A's

Launching Jonathan 2.0. I've been doing a lot of knowing myself in 2016, and am so pumped to let the real me loose :)

Dear Trump,

I ain't gonna let no Mike Pence turn me 'round

Turn me 'round

Turn me 'round

Ain't gonna let no Mike Pence turn me 'round

I'm gonna let socialism ring

Sincerely,

A strong Black boy

The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Happy new year to all! :)

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:HAPPY NEW YEARS, EVERYONE! IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: CHOCOLATE CAKE, POTATO SALAD, AND STEAK

OUR DRINKS: RED WINE, LEMONADE, AND GREEN TEA

OUR TOPICS: CLASSIC LITERATURE, DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY, AND NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

BONUS TOPIC: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2017?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

Steak and lemonade

Lit: Would read on my own but most failed to be as I expected

Donald: Already despised him on principle, but his recent actions make him unable to be redeemed. Only reason I would somewhat support him is so Pence doesn't become President if bad things happen to the Donald.

Resolutions: Never did them

2017: turning 18 and heading to the casinos in the OK/heading to college.

Random words: drinking and watching Toonami - they just finished Shelter so I changed channels and am watching Pulp Fiction now :p

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM AZ!!! :D :D :D

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

So, Donald and Douglas finally stopped singing and went to sleep along with everyone else. I would be sleeping too, but I'm working the mail train tonight. Anyway, I want to once again wish everyone happy New Years! May 2017 be filled with good coal, shiny coats of paint, and a minimal amount of accidents!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Mdogao

Jaslandia wrote:HAPPY NEW YEARS, EVERYONE! IT IS NOW TEA TIME!

OUR SNACKS: CHOCOLATE CAKE, POTATO SALAD, AND STEAK

OUR DRINKS: RED WINE, LEMONADE, AND GREEN TEA

OUR TOPICS: CLASSIC LITERATURE, DONALD TRUMP'S PRESIDENCY, AND NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

BONUS TOPIC: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN 2017?

BONUS PROGRAMS: OPEN LETTERS, RANDOM LINKS, AND NONSENSICAL SENTENCES

Snacks:Steak and wine, please.

Topic(s): While I ain't looking forward to Trump, I do believe that America will endure, and I am hopeful that the Democratic party will part with their attempts to blame the loss on Comey and will instead listen to the "basement dwellers" next time...also that the next Dem Candidate won't call half the nation "deplorables" >.>

Bonus Topic: Don't have much to look forward to, truth be told. It's just another year for me, though it's a bit sweeter with Sul around :P

Open Letter:

[spoiler]Hey all...I ain't even sure what I should put here.

Look, I'm sure that I'm about to rustle a rattle snake against me in the form of Valt's stream of hate, but I gotta be honest with y'all. A few weeks ago (Or was it a week? Time's a bit loose right now) Valt asked for me to unblock him (This was, itself, roughly the third time I had since blocking him in Montaris when he revealed that he didn't feel apologetic for what he did to our friends) such that he might tell me things. The information he relayed would normally remain private, as I don't like to divulge the personal affairs of others without written consent, but the content and fact that I reblocked him due to an argument he refused to end (I exercised the block to end it, and perhaps should have done so earlier) have circumvented that tradition.

He shared three topics, but two of those pertain to other members and it would be wholly wrong to share them without their consent and it is better regardless that I speak with them privately to ascertain whether he was speaking any semblance of truth (I have thus far witnessed three faked conversations created by him and have no time nor wish to speculate on whether people I should feel respect for have diverged wholly from that which we should be, a republic based on honesty) rather than to whip up a frenzy over doublespeak and secondhand accounts. As to this third topic he mentioned I was not given names and would not speak them if I had been, but the content was one of discontent, if you'll pardon the joke. According to him, two people -at least- have spoken to him about believing my actions as an admin to have become nigh-on dictatorial in attitude or implement, and at least one person has spoken of turning people against me.

I do not write this with anger, but with weariness, I do not begrudge their opinion of me for everyone is free to think of anyone as they wish, and I don't come to bemoan their right to be leery of me. I have not written this to threaten them, and I swear hereupon that I would sooner leave this Region, and remove my title of "Bulwark" in rejection, than see them leave -or be made to- solely from their opinion of me. In truth, I don't know if there is a target to this letter -Valt has deceived those I wish to believe wiser than me before- but I feel that there must be an attempt made to bridge this divide if there is one, as we have moved too much already. A friend once said that too much happens behind closed doors, and so I have come to this RMB with a message that now seems completely incompetent for the task I seek to fulfill. I have no silver tongue and I have never been given a gift of words before, so I only hope that my intent will come through to show my honest wish to fix whatever wounds have been made.

If nothing else, I ask those who feel that I have acted in the wrong to confront me in PM -I promise on everything I hold dear not to make them a target of political action- or if they should feel truly frightened of retribution then this RMB should be suitable, provided we keep calm.

You are all among a small number of people I feel I can trust, so if there is an issue then please just tell me rather than let it fester in our little region.

[/spoiler]

^TLDR: I heard things that might not be true, I feel a little sad, and I try to open a path to talking that might help fix possible divisions.

Lavan Tiri

Happy New Year everyone! :)

I had a crazy night.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Also I need to report that, despite the fact that we are still celebrating the new year, our region has already started negotiations with several regions. We're awaiting their responses and we will be in a constant negotiation phase. The new Minister of FA will be informed as soon as they contact us back. :)

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton

Alsoooo, I need to address some of the things that I read in the surveys that some of you have posted in.

The reason why we have a Discord channel, a forum and now a set up (Regional Opportunities Corner) in our WFE is to ease up everyone's time around here, finding the latest Job Offers as well as to know exactly what the cabinet is working on.

My focus was on particular on informing the people of what is going on in our region. So please, take a look at them and get informed.

It's easy to spam you all with TG on everything small, but it would be too much to bear. So check please the Opportunities Corner and the WFE daily.

Thank you for your spend time on reading my Long Messages. :)

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica

Hi everyone im new to the region, i need a little help i tried posting picture onto the forum to show the leaders of my nation but they don't seem to work ?

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Relt wrote:Hi everyone im new to the region, i need a little help i tried posting picture onto the forum to show the leaders of my nation but they don't seem to work ?

How exactly did you tried to post that picture? I mean did you try to update your avatar or did you create a thread?

Lavan Tiri

Latrovia wrote:How exactly did you tried to post that picture? I mean did you try to update your avatar or did you create a thread?

it was on a thread

Lavan Tiri

Relt wrote:it was on a thread

Alright.

I answered to you on that thread. :)

Lavan Tiri

Relt wrote:Hi everyone im new to the region, i need a little help i tried posting picture onto the forum to show the leaders of my nation but they don't seem to work ?

Hello and welcome.

Make yourself at home and enjoy your stay.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton, Relt

Hello people and happy new year again !! I hope you enjoy this very long DIP. :)

[spoiler=Today are:]

Today are:

- Commitment Day

- Constitution Day (Italy)

- Copyright Law Day

- Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic (Slovakia)

- Euro Day (European Union)

- Flag Day (Lithuania)

- Founding Day (Taiwan)

- Independence Day (Brunei, Haiti, Sudan)

- International Nepali Dhoti and Nepali Topi Day

- Jump-up Day (Montserrat)

- Kalpataru Day (Ramakrishna Movement)

- Kamakura Ebisu (Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan)

- National Bloody Mary (cocktail) Day (United States)

- National Hangover Day (United States)

- National Tree Planting Day (Tanzania)

- New Year's Day

- Novy God Day (Russia)

- Polar Bear Swim Day (Canada and United States)

- Public Domain Day (multiple countries)

- Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State (Czech Republic)

- Sjoogwachi (Okinawa Islands)

- Triumph of the Revolution (Cuba)

- Z Day

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2017 is observed as International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development

[spoiler=January is observed as:]

January is observed as:

- Adopt a Rescued Bird Month

- Apple and Apricots Month

- Artichoke and Asparagus Month

- Bath Safety Month

- Be Kind to Food Servers Month

- Book Blitz Month

- Bread Machine Baking Month

- California Dried Plum Digestive Health Month

- California Restaurant Month

- Celebration of Life Month

- Cervical Cancer Screening Month

- Cervical Health Awareness Month

- Eye Care Month

- Family Fit Lifestyle Month

- Financial Wellness Month

- Get a Life Balanced Month

- Get Organized Month

- Human Resource Month

- International Brain Teaser Month

- International Change Your Stars Month

- International Child-Centered Divorce Awareness Month

- International Creativity Month

- International New Year's Resolution Month for Businesses

- International Quality of Life Month

- International Wayfinding Month

- International Wealth Mentality Month

- March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month

- National Be On-Purpose Month

- National Birth Defects Prevention Awareness Month

- National Black Diamond Month

- National Blood Donor Month

- National Book Blitz Month

- National Braille Literacy Month

- National Candy Month

- National Child Centered Divorce Awareness Month

- National Clean Up Your Computer Month

- National Egg Month

- National Fiber Focus Month

- National Glaucoma Awareness Month

- National Hobby Month

- National Hot Tea Month

- National Mail Order Gardening Month

- National Meat Month

- National Mentoring Month

- National Oatmeal Month

- National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month

- National Physiotherapy Month

- National Polka Music Month

- National Poverty in America Awareness Month

- National Radon Action Month

- National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month

- National Skating Month

- National Slow Cooking Month

- National Stalking Awareness Month

- National Soup Month

- National Staying Healthy Month

- National Sunday Supper Month

- National Thank You Month

- National Train Your Dog Month

- National Volunteer Blood Donor Month

- National Wheat Bread Month

- Oatmeal Month

- Prune Breakfast Month

- Retail Bakers Month

- Rising Star Month

- Self-Help Group Awareness Month

- Self-Love Month

- Shape Up US Month

- Teen Driving Awareness Month

- Thyroid Disease Awareness Month

- Tuberous Sclerosis Awareness Month

- Tubers and Dried Fruit Month

- Walk Your Pet Month

- Worldwide Rising Star Month

Note: All month observances with "National" are observances of the United States of America.

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 153 BC – Roman consuls begin their year in office.

- 45 BC – The Julian calendar takes effect as the civil calendar of the Roman Empire, establishing January 1 as the new date of the new year.

- 42 BC – The Roman Senate posthumously deifies Julius Caesar.

- 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor.

- 404 – Telemachus, a Christian monk, is killed for attempting to stop a gladiators' fight in the public arena held in Rome.

- 414 – Galla Placidia, half-sister of Emperor Honorius, is married to the Visigothic king Ataulf at Narbonne. The wedding is celebrated with Roman festivities and magnificent gifts from the Gothic booty.

- 417 – Emperor Honorius forces Galla Placidia into marriage to Constantius, his famous general (magister militum).

- 1001 – Grand Prince Stephen I of Hungary is named the first King of Hungary by Pope Sylvester II.

- 1068 – Romanos IV Diogenes marries Eudokia Makrembolitissa and is crowned Byzantine Emperor.

- 1438 – Albert II of Habsburg is crowned King of Hungary.

- 1502 – The present-day location of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is first explored by the Portuguese.

- 1515 – King Francis I of France succeeds to the French throne.

- 1527 – Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as King of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin.

- 1600 – Scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of March 25.

- 1651 – Charles II is crowned King of Scotland.

- 1700 – Russia begins using the Anno Domini era instead of the Anno Mundi era of the Byzantine Empire.

- 1707 – John V is crowned King of Portugal.

- 1772 – The first traveler's cheques, which can be used in 90 European cities, go on sale in London, England.

- 1773 – The hymn that became known as "Amazing Grace", then titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17" is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, England.

- 1776 – American Revolutionary War: Norfolk, Virginia is burned by combined Royal Navy and Continental Army action.

- 1788 – First edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.

- 1801 – The legislative union of Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Ireland is completed to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

- 1801 – Ceres, the largest and first known object in the Asteroid belt, is discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.

- 1804 – French rule ends in Haiti. Haiti becomes the first black republic and second independent country in North America after the United States

- 1806 – The French Republican Calendar is abolished.

- 1808 – The United States bans the importation of slaves.

- 1810 – Major-General Lachlan Macquarie officially becomes Governor of New South Wales

- 1822 – The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.

- 1833 – The United Kingdom claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands.

- 1847 – The world's first "Mercy" Hospital is founded in Pittsburgh by the Sisters of Mercy; the name will go on to grace over 30 major hospitals throughout the world.

- 1860 – First Polish stamp is issued.

- 1873 – Japan begins using the Gregorian calendar.

- 1877 – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.

- 1881 – Ferdinand de Lesseps begins French construction of the Panama Canal.

- 1890 – Eritrea is consolidated into a colony by the Italian government.

- 1892 – Ellis Island opens to begin processing immigrants into the United States.

- 1898 – New York, New York annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The four initial boroughs, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx, are joined on January 25 by Staten Island to create the modern city of five boroughs.

- 1899 – Spanish rule ends in Cuba.

- 1901 – Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.

- 1901 – The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton is appointed the first Prime Minister.

- 1902 – The first American college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, is held in Pasadena, California.

- 1906 – British India officially adopts Indian Standard Time.

- 1911 – Northern Territory is separated from South Australia and transferred to Commonwealth control.

- 1912 – The Republic of China is established.

- 1916 – German troops abandon Yaoundé and their Kamerun colony to British forces and begin the long march to Spanish Guinea.

- 1920 – The Belorussian Communist Organisation is founded as a separate party.

- 1929 – The former municipalities of Point Grey, British Columbia and South Vancouver, British Columbia are amalgamated into Vancouver.

- 1932 – The United States Post Office Department issues a set of 12 stamps commemorating the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth.

- 1942 – The Declaration by United Nations is signed by twenty-six nations.

- 1945 – World War II: In retaliation for the Malmedy massacre, U.S. troops kill 60 German POWs at Chenogne.

- 1945 – World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches Operation Bodenplatte, a massive, but failed attempt to knock out Allied air power in northern Europe in a single blow.

- 1947 – The American and British occupation zones in Germany, after World War II, merge to form the Bizone, which later (with the French zone) became part of West Germany.

- 1947 – The Canadian Citizenship Act 1946 comes into effect, converting British subjects into Canadian citizens. Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes the first Canadian citizen.

- 1948 – The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways.

- 1948 – The Constitution of Italy comes into force.

- 1949 – United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.

- 1956 – Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom.

- 1957 – George Town, Penang becomes a city by a royal charter granted by Elizabeth II.

- 1958 – European Economic Community established on this day.

- 1959 – Fulgencio Batista, dictator of Cuba, is overthrown by Fidel Castro's forces during the Cuban Revolution.

- 1960 – Cameroon achieves independence from France and the United Kingdom.

- 1962 – Western Samoa achieves independence from New Zealand; its name is changed to the Independent State of Western Samoa.

- 1964 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is divided into the independent republics of Zambia and Malawi, and the British-controlled Rhodesia.

- 1965 – The People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan is founded in Kabul, Afghanistan.

- 1971 – Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.

- 1973 – Denmark, the United Kingdom, and Ireland are admitted into the European Economic Community.

- 1979 – Formal diplomatic relations are established between China and the United States.

- 1981 – Greece is admitted into the European Community.

- 1981 – Palau achieves self-government though it is not independent from the United States.

- 1982 – Peruvian Javier Pérez de Cuéllar becomes the first Latin American to hold the title of Secretary-General of the United Nations.

- 1983 – The ARPANET officially changes to using the Internet Protocol, creating the Internet.

- 1984 – The original American Telephone & Telegraph Company is divested of its 22 Bell System companies as a result of the settlement of the 1974 United States Department of Justice antitrust suit against AT&T.

- 1984 – Brunei becomes independent of the United Kingdom.

- 1985 – The first British mobile phone call is made by Michael Harrison to his father Sir Ernest Harrison, chairman of Vodafone.

- 1986 – Aruba becomes independent of Curaçao, though it remains in free association with the Netherlands.

- 1989 – The Montreal Protocol comes into force, stopping the use of chemicals contributing to ozone depletion.

- 1993 – Dissolution of Czechoslovakia: Czechoslovakia is divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

- 1997 – Ghanaian diplomat Kofi Annan is appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations.

- 1998 – Russia begins to circulate new rubles to stem inflation and promote confidence.

- 1999 – The Euro currency is introduced in 11 countries - members of the European Union (with the exception of the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Sweden).

- 2002 – Euro banknotes and coins become legal tender in twelve of the European Union's member states.

- 2002 – Taiwan officially joins the World Trade Organization, as Chinese Taipei.

- 2002 – The Open Skies mutual surveillance treaty, initially signed in 1992, officially comes into force.

- 2012 – A Moldovan civilian is fatally wounded by a Russian peacekeeper in the Transnistrian security zone, leading to demonstrations against Russia.

- 2013 – At least 60 people are killed and 200 injured in a stampede after celebrations at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

- 2014 – Latvia becomes the 18th member of the Eurozone.

- 2014 – Asteroid 2014 AA impacts the Earth over the Atlantic Ocean.

- 2016 – The Address Downtown Dubai burns over midnight as the New Year is rung in. The blaze started on the night of New Year's Eve 2015, by currently unknown causes. There was one fatality.

- 2017 – A nightclub in Istanbul, the most populous city in Turkey was attacked by gunmen. At least 39 people died from the shooting while attackers' motives are still unknown.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 377 – Arcadius, Byzantine emperor

- 1431 – Pope Alexander VI

- 1449 – Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian politician

- 1484 – Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss pastor and theologian

- 1735 – Paul Revere, American silversmith and engraver

- 1752 – Betsy Ross, American seamstress, credited with designing the Flag of the United States

- 1863 – Pierre de Coubertin, French historian and educator, founded the International Olympic Committee

- 1864 – Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer and curator

- 1879 – William Fox, Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer, founded the Fox Film Corporation and Fox Theatres

- 1895 – J. Edgar Hoover, American law enforcement official; 1st Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

- 1900 – Chiune Sugihara, Japanese soldier and diplomat

- 1919 – J. D. Salinger, American soldier and author

- 1945 – Jacky Ickx, Belgian race car driver

- 1951 – Hans-Joachim Stuck, German race car driver

- 1956 – Christine Lagarde, French lawyer and politician; Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

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Quote of the day

New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self-discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream, pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.

- Sarah Ban Breathnach -

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

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Continental Commonwealths, Tserra, The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton, Mdogao

Oh boy 2017 is here.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Mdogao

The Cross And Davids Star wrote:Well, congratulations to Earth, as she had to survive another year of our bullshittery. And, congrats to you all for being able to survive for another year of nation-states.

Listening to Come As with the entire Trump presidency in the potential World War 3 that's going to happen. Amazing day with the cards that we've been dealt. Let's try to survive another year without blowing the crap out of each other.

As the clock strikes 12, it's time for another shot of vodka.

Best wishes to you all. I will not be talking for the rest of the night. Goodbye.

Fixed?

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Percyton

just a quick question, will there be a Map o the forum? just wondering :)

Lavan Tiri

Hey guys, just letting you know that later today I'll be refounding my old region of Domicilium that I'll be operating in addition to my roles here in the CoFN. If any of you want a bit more Roman in your life then feel free to send a puppet over there and help me get it on its feet.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland

I love this movie!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWFVAIbIkS4

Lavan Tiri, Mdogao

Relt wrote:Hi everyone im new to the region, i need a little help i tried posting picture onto the forum to show the leaders of my nation but they don't seem to work ?

Welcome to the CoFN, Relt!

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1801 – Ceres, the largest and first known object in the Asteroid belt, is discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi.

Although, back then, we thought Ceres and the other objects like it were all planets.

https://youtu.be/Z_2gbGXzFbs?t=2m10s

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Relt

Relt wrote:Hi everyone im new to the region, i need a little help i tried posting picture onto the forum to show the leaders of my nation but they don't seem to work ?

Welcome to our region, Relt! My name's Percy, and we're excited to have you here!

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 1948 – The British railway network is nationalized to form British Railways.

Oh yes, BR. I've heard tales of the BR (which we on Sodor often call the Other Railway), how they would scrap up steam engines and replace them with diesels. And while I don't know about the Mainland Diesels, many of the diesels the Other Railway sent here were absolutely horrid. Thankfully, Sodor managed to mostly remain free of the Other Railway's control, which is why we still have so many steam engine on Sodor to this day.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Mdogao, Relt

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:Oh boy 2017 is here.

I know, right? Aren't you excited?

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Mdogao

Percyton wrote:I know, right? Aren't you excited?

No, I'm frightened.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:No, I'm frightened.

Why? It's a new year! A new begining! A chance for a fresh start!

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

The United Providences Of Perland wrote:No, I'm frightened.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Mdogao wrote:There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

And, you know, nuclear annihilation?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, The United Providences Of Perland, Mdogao

Mdogao wrote:There is nothing to fear but fear itself.

Indeed. Reminds me of something my friend Gator once said. He said: "Being brave isn't the same as not feeling scared. Being brave is about what you do, even when you do feel scared."

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Mdogao

Percyton wrote:Indeed. Reminds me of something my friend Gator once said. He said: "Being brave isn't the same as not feeling scared. Being brave is about what you do, even when you do feel scared."

That's actually a genuinely inspirational and powerful quote. Though, if I'm being cynical, it's not a completely original one; it's just one of the more succinct versions.

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/06/i-learned-that-courage-was-not-the-absence-of-fear-but-the-triumph-over-it-the-brave-man-is-not-he-who-does-not-feel-afraid-but-he-who-conquers-that-fear.html

https://goo.gl/1PKuIT

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/dc/52/1b/dc521beb327f3e1dc25ef3229c31052a.jpg

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, The United Providences Of Perland, Percyton, Mdogao

Andromitus wrote:And, you know, nuclear annihilation?

And famine, and drought, and plague, asteroid impacts, drone strikes, civil unrest, supervolcanos, typhoons...

But the risk of these things happening isn't changed by fear.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Andromitus, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:That's actually a genuinely inspirational and powerful quote. Though, if I'm being cynical, it's not a completely original one; it's just one of the more succinct versions.

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/06/i-learned-that-courage-was-not-the-absence-of-fear-but-the-triumph-over-it-the-brave-man-is-not-he-who-does-not-feel-afraid-but-he-who-conquers-that-fear.html

https://goo.gl/1PKuIT

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/dc/52/1b/dc521beb327f3e1dc25ef3229c31052a.jpg

If anything, the fact that so many people are saying it shows how true Gator's quote is.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Mdogao

Mdogao wrote:And famine, and drought, and plague, asteroid impacts, drone strikes, civil unrest, supervolcanos, typhoons...

But the risk of these things happening isn't changed by fear.

Exactly! That's the spirit!

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Mdogao

Percyton wrote:If anything, the fact that so many people are saying it shows how true Gator's quote is.

Percyton wrote:Exactly! That's the spirit!

I admire your positivity, Percy.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Mdogao

Jaslandia wrote:I admire your positivity, Percy.

Thank you!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mdogao

Mdogao wrote:And famine, and drought, and plague, asteroid impacts, drone strikes, civil unrest, supervolcanos, typhoons...

But the risk of these things happening isn't changed by fear.

Eh, drone strikes ain't so scary considering we have plenty of time to develop weapons into proper countermeasures before any side can use them to a real military tactic akin to swarming.

Percyton wrote:If anything, the fact that so many people are saying it shows how true Gator's quote is.

Or it's just highly used, like the two most highly used phrases "Curiosity killed the Cat" and "Blood is thicker than water" despite both meaning quite the opposite -the originals were closer to "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back" and "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb" meaning that it's fine to be curious even on perhaps amoral things, while the second phrase meant that, those bonds you choose to make are stronger than those forced on you by birth.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Kalaron wrote:Eh, drone strikes ain't so scary considering we have plenty of time to develop weapons into proper countermeasures before any side can use them to a real military tactic akin to swarming.

Or it's just highly used, like the two most highly used phrases "Curiosity killed the Cat" and "Blood is thicker than water" despite both meaning quite the opposite -the originals were closer to "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back" and "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb" meaning that it's fine to be curious even on perhaps amoral things, while the second phrase meant that, those bonds you choose to make are stronger than those forced on you by birth.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GD6qtc2_AQA/maxresdefault.jpg

Lavan Tiri

Sigh. Packed up and put away the holiday flag for another year. Back to the plain, unadorned cardinal.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Latrovia wrote:Alsoooo, I need to address some of the things that I read in the surveys that some of you have posted in.

The reason why we have a Discord channel, a forum and now a set up (Regional Opportunities Corner) in our WFE is to ease up everyone's time around here, finding the latest Job Offers as well as to know exactly what the cabinet is working on.

My focus was on particular on informing the people of what is going on in our region. So please, take a look at them and get informed.

It's easy to spam you all with TG on everything small, but it would be too much to bear. So check please the Opportunities Corner and the WFE daily.

Thank you for your spend time on reading my Long Messages. :)

wut?

Lavan Tiri

[quote=kalaron;23184817]Eh, drone strikes ain't so scary considering we have plenty of time to develop weapons into proper countermeasures before any side can use them to a real military tactic akin to swarming.

What country do you live in? Because not everyone in the world shares this opinion.

Lavan Tiri

Kalaron wrote:Or it's just highly used, like the two most highly used phrases "Curiosity killed the Cat" and "Blood is thicker than water" despite both meaning quite the opposite -the originals were closer to "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back" and "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb" meaning that it's fine to be curious even on perhaps amoral things, while the second phrase meant that, those bonds you choose to make are stronger than those forced on you by birth.

Interesting. I didn't know that.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Mdogao wrote:[quote=kalaron;23184817]Eh, drone strikes ain't so scary considering we have plenty of time to develop weapons into proper countermeasures before any side can use them to a real military tactic akin to swarming.

What country do you live in? Because not everyone in the world shares this opinion.

Well, considering that you put it in a list of "globe destroying threats" I certainly wasn't thinking of it from the perspective of a middle easterner.

It's a bit like including a Puma in that list, and then getting slightly huffy when people question it.

Lavan Tiri

Kalaron wrote:Well, considering that you put it in a list of "globe destroying threats" I certainly wasn't thinking of it from the perspective of a middle easterner.

It's a bit like including a Puma in that list, and then getting slightly huffy when people question it.

Kalaron wrote:Well, considering that you put it in a list of "globe destroying threats" I certainly wasn't thinking of it from the perspective of a middle easterner.

It's a bit like including a Puma in that list, and then getting slightly huffy when people question it.

I put it in a list of things there are to fear. I really don't feel like I'm being "huffy," I just think you were offering a subjective opinion as fact.

Lavan Tiri, Continental Commonwealths

have u guys thought about moving back to montaris? i miss u all!

Mdogao wrote:I put it in a list of things there are to fear. I really don't feel like I'm being "huffy," I just think you were offering a subjective opinion as fact.

Well, we are actually making weapons to take them on, so it's more of a "I'm not afraid because military weaponry is advancing, and any war with as mainstay weapons in the war is bound to come when we already have the means to disable or destroy whole swarm fleets of them" which is actually a pretty factual thing as it only really needs for advancement of the "Iron Dome" style systems.

Aside from that -which was my whole point- I already said that I was looking at it from my perspective, so *shrug*

Lavan Tiri, Mdogao

Montaris wrote:have u guys thought about moving back to montaris? i miss u all!

Nope.

Better here, less Ruclax.

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri

Kalaron wrote:Well, we are actually making weapons to take them on, so it's more of a "I'm not afraid because military weaponry is advancing, and any war with as mainstay weapons in the war is bound to come when we already have the means to disable or destroy whole swarm fleets of them" which is actually a pretty factual thing as it only really needs for advancement of the "Iron Dome" style systems.

Aside from that -which was my whole point- I already said that I was looking at it from my perspective, so *shrug*

Are you still soliciting criticism for your rhetoric?

Lavan Tiri, Continental Commonwealths

Mdogao wrote:Are you still soliciting criticism for your rhetoric?

It's rhetoric to have an opinion sperate from yours that draws off of the situation I'm in, as well as technology that is still being developed?

Huh, wish I knew that before.

Lavan Tiri

Kalaron wrote:It's rhetoric to have an opinion sperate from yours that draws off of the situation I'm in, as well as technology that is still being developed?

Huh, wish I knew that before.

What? I have zero idea what this post means. Rhetoric is the "the art of effective or persuasive speaking." A while back, you posted an open invitation for criticism. Does that invitation still stand?

Lavan Tiri, Continental Commonwealths

Mdogao wrote:What? I have zero idea what this post means. Rhetoric is the "the art of effective or persuasive speaking." A while back, you posted an open invitation for criticism. Does that invitation still stand?

I guess, it was moreover asking for people to criticise the points, and more recently, the actions on the Discord.

Lavan Tiri

So how does your account get validated on the offsite forum?

Lavan Tiri

Montaris wrote:have u guys thought about moving back to montaris? i miss u all!

https://youtu.be/RDXTJa6TrKE

Lavan Tiri, Yukona

I've opened Domicilium and sent an embassy request. I hope this is the start of a close relationship ^_^

Jaslandia, Lavan Tiri, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Kalaron wrote:I guess, it was moreover asking for people to criticise the points, and more recently, the actions on the Discord.

Ok. I still don't get your post about the Iron Dome, though.

Lavan Tiri

Jaslandia wrote:https://youtu.be/RDXTJa6TrKE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYj7T9eEQ4U

Lavan Tiri

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