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Jaslandia wrote:I think this holiday has... another meaning as well. PornHub, get on it!

Not bad, but it could be shortened. I'd do it more like this:

Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travail.

- Theodore Dreiser (American novelist; 1871-1945)

Good idea. Thanks for you feedback. Feedback is always welcome.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Mercunova, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Ironic, since the actual Feast of the Ass (and the related Feast of Fools) was at least somewhat degenerate, hence why it was condemned and eventually banned.

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

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

We could have a Feast of Fools...

Call it the Feast of Jas.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:We could have a Feast of Fools...

Call it the Feast of Jas.

Jas just got roasted!

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Percyton, Cesorion

Hallo everyone! How're you all doing?

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton, Cesorion

Aquatur wrote:Hallo everyone! How're you all doing?

Quite fine. How about you?

Jaslandia, Aquatur, Vista Major, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Aquatur wrote:Hallo everyone! How're you all doing?

Quite good, thank you

Aquatur, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Vista Major that .9 on the Roster is still not bolded...

Also,why did we change the footer to blue???

Percyton

Cesorion wrote:Vista Major that .9 on the Roster is still not bolded...

Also,why did we change the footer to blue???

I can't figure out how the change it myself

That's the new footer, for uniformity

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:We could have a Feast of Fools...

Call it the Feast of Jas.

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Jas just got roasted!

Pah! I've seen chestnuts more roasted than me!

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

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Vista Major wrote:I can't figure out how the change it myself

That's the new footer, for uniformity

I like it

Vista Major, Percyton

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=421225&p=33278603#p33278603

Security authorization against the PLR intervention

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Confederal States

Cesorion wrote:Quite fine. How about you?

Doing great! Thanks.

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=421225&p=33278603#p33278603

Security authorization against the PLR intervention

*looks at map*

Oh, now I see the problem.

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:*looks at map*

Oh, now I see the problem.

si

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:si

Why don't, like, you both stop fighting before y'all face the wrath of the Vistonian Armed Forces? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:Why don't, like, you both stop fighting before y'all face the wrath of the Vistonian Armed Forces? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>Wrath

Vista

I made those vehicles you use, don't threaten my allies pls.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:>Wrath

Vista

I made those vehicles you use, don't threaten my allies pls.

*kowtow*

Jaslandia

Vista Major wrote:Why don't, like, you both stop fighting before y'all face the wrath of the Vistonian Armed Forces? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I'm pretty certain the floating dinghy that is the Vistonian Coast Guard would get its sh*t wrecked in even by my Armed Forces :p

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Confederal States

Kalaron wrote:>Wrath

Vista

I made those vehicles you use, don't threaten my allies pls.

Kal finds a problem with the use of wrath

but he made the vehicles in the Vistan armed forces

so either kal doesn't think his own military tech is fit for purpose

or he has ensured they can't be used against allies

either way this announcement has ruined their reputation as hardware distributors

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Yukona

Unfallious wrote:

Kal finds a problem with the use of wrath

but he made the vehicles in the Vistan armed forces

so either kal doesn't think his own military tech is fit for purpose

or he has ensured they can't be used against allies

either way this announcement has ruined their reputation as hardware distributors

Vistonian.

That is all.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:

I'm pretty certain the floating dinghy that is the Vistonian Coast Guard would get its sh*t wrecked in even by my Armed Forces :p

Slight me again and you'll regret it.

Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Unfallious wrote:Kal finds a problem with the use of wrath

but he made the vehicles in the Vistan armed forces

so either kal doesn't think his own military tech is fit for purpose

or he has ensured they can't be used against allies

either way this announcement has ruined their reputation as hardware distributors

Kinda, it's like back when you had my MBT-90s, I built them so I know their weaknesses :P

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Vista Major wrote:Slight me again and you'll regret it.

The Vistonian Army couldn't even fight off any raiders, nor could the Navy fight off 30 pirates in one inflatable boat and with broken Kalashnikovs less than 100 meters away

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:

The Vistonian Army couldn't even fight off any raiders, nor could the Navy fight off 30 pirates in one inflatable boat and with broken Kalashnikovs less than 100 meters away

[I]Try. Me.[/I]

Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Vista Major wrote:[I]Try. Me.[/I]

The Vistonian Armed Forces are puppets of Handland and Alexand Vox is a manslut :p

Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:The Vistonian Armed Forces are puppets of Handland and Alexand Vox is a manslut :p

1) We barely acknowledge Handland (no offense)

2) Vox's husband would beg to agr--er, differ.

Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

I will be studying Jacobitism in my Glasgow history class this semester. I'm looking forward to that.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Minnesota Dakota, Mercunova, Percyton, Confederal States

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:I'm pretty certain the floating dinghy that is the Vistonian Coast Guard would get its sh*t wrecked in even by my Armed Forces :p

The Minnesotan Imperial Navy will come to the aid of our Vistonian allies.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Confederal States

Minnesota Dakota wrote:The Minnesotan Imperial Navy will come to the aid of our Vistonian allies.

Yeet

Minnesota Dakota, Confederal States

Konsul Bail Organa has resigned amidst political turmoil in the Democratic Party. This resignation has come suddenly, Empress Mara Sov has been sworn in as Acting Konsul. She has called for elections. Due to said turmoil the Democratic Party will not run a candidate.

http://www.strawpoll.me/14847453

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

We might want to change the constable seeing as the current one does not exist.

https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=421225&p=33278603#p33278603

Post made, Concord is reinforcing our friends in Al-Quarn :D

Jaslandia, Lex Caledonia, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton, Confederal States

Kalaron wrote:https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=421225&p=33278603#p33278603

Post made, Concord is reinforcing our friends in Al-Quarn :D

yey

Jaslandia, Kalaron

I've been thinking... I'm not truly an Empire am I? It sounds nice and all, but... I need a better classification.

Jaslandia, Percyton

Russkov Soviet wrote:I've been thinking... I'm not truly an Empire am I? It sounds nice and all, but... I need a better classification.

"An empire is defined as 'an aggregate of nations or people ruled over by an emperor or other powerful sovereign or government, usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, Spanish Empire, French Empire, Persian Empire, Russian Empire, German Empire, Byzantine Empire or Roman Empire'."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire

You certainly have enough territory for it, so as long as you have a strong centralized government, you could pass as an empire. However, if you do want a new title, there are other designations you could go for. Republic, State, Federation, Union, etc.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

The Equestrian Union of Russkov Soviet.... hmm. That actually sounds good, seeing as how I was former USSR territory.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Russkov Soviet wrote:The Equestrian Union of Russkov Soviet.... hmm. That actually sounds good, seeing as how I was former USSR territory.

All Jaslandian/Russkov diplomatic buildings and official publications will be modified accordingly.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

That's better... The Empire is no more. The Equestrian UNION is here. Flag, Pre-Title, Banners, and more updated.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton, Confederal States

Vista Major wrote:1) We barely acknowledge Handland (no offense)

Don't we all?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvw6m4xyV6g

One decision and my poor's income is down by 8,000. I want to scream. I hate this game

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Mercunova, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:One decision and my poor's income is down by 8,000. I want to scream. I hate this game

Literally me and drugs with this game.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Election Results

Theo Desmond, Socialist - 147

Angela Ziegler, Neutral - 12

May Ko, Fascist - 12

https://imgur.com/gallery/nVDYV

Parliament Results

https://imgur.com/gallery/AJ7N5

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

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Election Results

Theo Desmond, Socialist - 147

Angela Ziegler, Neutral - 12

May Ko, Fascist - 12

https://imgur.com/gallery/nVDYV

Parliament Results

https://imgur.com/gallery/AJ7N5

Theo Desmond is the first gay person to be elected Konsul. This is a milestone in Minnesotan civil rights. His celebration will be held in Naboo. All Are Welcome!

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

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Election Results

Theo Desmond, Socialist - 147

Angela Ziegler, Neutral - 12

May Ko, Fascist - 12

https://imgur.com/gallery/nVDYV

Parliament Results

https://imgur.com/gallery/AJ7N5

Is this a seat count or something? 147 to 12?!

Minnesota Dakota

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Is this a seat count or something? 147 to 12?!

Yes. The seats go to the party that wins each region.

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica

The Christmas Cardinal flag has been retired for another year.

The government of the Continental Commonwealths would apologize for the delay in changing the flags if there was a government to speak of. Seriously, who is even making these things?

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Mercunova, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:The Christmas Cardinal flag has been retired for another year.

The government of the Continental Commonwealths would apologize for the delay in changing the flags if there was a government to speak of. Seriously, who is even making these things?

Not that you'll have any on us

But okay

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Election Results

Theo Desmond, Socialist - 147

Angela Ziegler, Neutral - 12

May Ko, Fascist - 12

https://imgur.com/gallery/nVDYV

Parliament Results

https://imgur.com/gallery/AJ7N5

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Theo Desmond is the first gay person to be elected Konsul. This is a milestone in Minnesotan civil rights. His celebration will be held in Naboo. All Are Welcome!

You mean to tell me that you don't have election livestreams second only to the BBC for your fake nation's fake election in fakeland NS? Pfft, amateurs.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Voting ends tomorrow on the Census Act.

http://thecoffincofn.boards.net/thread/55/census-act-voting-01-bill

Be sure to vote!

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Minnesota Dakota wrote:

Theo Desmond is the first gay person to be elected Konsul. This is a milestone in Minnesotan civil rights. His celebration will be held in Naboo. All Are Welcome!

We'll be sending plenty of rainbow flags

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

[spoiler=Today is January 15 and today are:]

Today is January 15 and today are:

- Arbor Day (Egypt)

- Armed Forces Day (Nigeria)

- Army Day (India)

- Blue Monday

- Civil Rights Day (Arizona, New Hampshire)

- Idaho Human Rights Day (Idaho)

- John Chilembwe Day (Malawi)

- Korean Alphabet Day (North Korea)

- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (United States and US territories)

- National Hat Day (United States)

- National Strawberry Ice Cream Day (United States)

- Ocean Duty Day (Indonesia)

- Robert E Lee's Birthday (Alabama, Arkansas)

- Sagichō at Tsurugaoka Hachimangū (Kamakura, Japan)

- State Holiday (Mississippi)

- Teacher's Day (Venezuela)

- Wikipedia Day

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- AD69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, but rules for only three months before committing suicide.

- 1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith".

- 1559 – Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

- 1582 – Truce of Yam-Zapolsky: Russia cedes Livonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

- 1759 – The British Museum opens.

- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.

- 1782 – Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.

- 1815 – War of 1812: American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, is captured by a squadron of four British frigates.

- 1818 – A paper by David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals. On the same day, Augustin-Jean Fresnel signs a "supplement" (submitted four days later) on reflection of polarized light.

- 1822 – Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly.

- 1844 – University of Notre Dame receives its charter from the state of Indiana.

- 1865 – American Civil War: Fort Fisher in North Carolina falls to the Union, thus cutting off the last major seaport of the Confederacy.

- 1867 – Forty people died when ice covering the boating lake at Regents Park, London, collapsed.

- 1870 – A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion" by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly).

- 1876 – The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.

- 1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.

- 1892 – James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball.

- 1908 – The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women.

- 1910 – Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325 ft (99 m).

- 1919 – Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent socialists in Germany, are tortured and murdered by the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising.

- 1919 – Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.

- 1934 – The 8.0 Mw Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing an estimated 6,000–10,700 people.

- 1936 – The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.

- 1937 – Spanish Civil War: Nationalists and Republican both withdraw after suffering heavy losses, ending the Second Battle of the Corunna Road.

- 1943 – World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.

- 1943 – The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.

- 1947 – The Black Dahlia murder: the dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short was found in Los Angeles.

- 1949 – Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist Government.

- 1962 – The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece.

- 1962 – Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy.

- 1966 – The First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état.

- 1967 – The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10.

- 1969 – The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.

- 1970 – Nigerian Civil War: Biafran rebels surrender following an unsuccessful 32-month fight for independence from Nigeria.

- 1970 – Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya.

- 1973 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.

- 1975 – The Alvor Agreement is signed, ending the Angolan War of Independence and giving Angola independence from Portugal.

- 1976 – Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison.

- 1981 – Pope John Paul II receives a delegation from Solidarity (Polish trade union) at the Vatican led by Lech Wałęsa.

- 1991 – The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm.

- 1991 – Elizabeth II, in her capacity as Queen of Australia, signs letters patent allowing Australia to become the first Commonwealth realm to institute its own Victoria Cross in its honours system.

- 2001 – Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.

- 2005 – ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon.

- 2007 – Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, former Iraqi intelligence chief and half-brother of Saddam Hussein, and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, former chief judge of the Revolutionary Court, are executed by hanging in Iraq.

- 2009 – US Airways Flight 1549 ditches safely in the Hudson River after the plane collides with birds several minutes after take-off.

- 2013 – A train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derails near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others.

- 2015 - The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil in international financial markets

- 2016 – The Kenyan Army suffers it worst defeat ever in a battle with Al-Shabaab Islamic insurgents in El-Adde, Somalia. An estimated 150 soldiers die.

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1622 – Molière, French actor and playwright

- 1791 – Franz Grillparzer, Austrian author, poet, and playwright

- 1798 – Thomas Crofton Croker, Irish antiquary

- 1812 – Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar

- 1842 – Josef Breuer, Austrian physician and psychiatrist

- 1866 – Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1875 – Ibn Saud, first monarch and founder of Saudi Arabia

- 1895 – Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1906 – Aristotle Onassis, Greek-Argentinian businessman

- 1908 – Edward Teller, Hungarian-American physicist and academic

- 1918 – Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt

- 1926 – Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress

- 1929 – Martin Luther King, Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1941 – Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter, musician, and artist

- 1955 – Andreas Gursky, German photographer

- 1965 – James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor

- 1985 – René Adler, German footballer

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Quote of the day

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

- Albert Einstein (German Physicist, 1879-1955) -

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

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Mercunova, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- Wikipedia Day

Oh. That's cool! As a frequent reader of Wikipedia (mostly out of boredom, but sometimes it's to look up information quickly), I feel I should celebrate, but I don't know how. Let me Wikipedia that...

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Quote of the day

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

- Albert Einstein (German Physicist, 1879-1955) -

Well, you know the old saying: "A fish needs to climb a tree like a woman needs a man." Wait, that's not right...

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Irina_Dunn

Vista Major, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Really now? I just got Issue #257. "@@LEADER@@ Assassinated... Almost"... And here I thought things were peaceful in the ESSR? -_- I chose Response #2, which just ensures I have bodyguards and the like... which I already do...

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Russkov Soviet wrote:Really now? I just got Issue #257. "@@LEADER@@ Assassinated... Almost"... And here I thought things were peaceful in the ESSR? -_- I chose Response #2, which just ensures I have bodyguards and the like... which I already do...

This is why I turn off issues.

Penguania And Antarctica

Hey Lex Caledonia,Percyton, The Empire Of Handland and Russkov Soviet, would you guys want to help me make the european community a thing? It's intended to be sort of a Mini-UN for european nations.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Lex Caledonia, Percyton

Axeldonia wrote:Hey Lex Caledonia,Percyton, The Empire Of Handland and Russkov Soviet, would you guys want to help me make the european community a thing? It's intended to be sort of a Mini-UN for european nations.

Each membership includes one xenophobic political party wishing to leave the European Community!

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Axeldonia wrote:Hey Lex Caledonia,Percyton, The Empire Of Handland and Russkov Soviet, would you guys want to help me make the european community a thing? It's intended to be sort of a Mini-UN for european nations.

Well, about time.

CANAAN is holding elections soon. B*tches

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton, Confederal States

Minnesota Dakota wrote:We might want to change the constable seeing as the current one does not exist.

Well, if you read the govt meeting record, you will notice that we discussed that. MoJ Penguania And Antarctica nominated Yukona as constable, and yuk accepted.

I would like to ask Super Rainbow Space Cat Founder Confederacy Of Free Nations to grant relevant authorities

Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Yukona, Percyton

Cesorion wrote:Well, if you read the govt meeting record, you will notice that we discussed that. MoJ Penguania And Antarctica nominated Yukona as constable, and yuk accepted.

I would like to ask Super Rainbow Space Cat Founder Confederacy Of Free Nations to grant relevant authorities

o7

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Jaslandia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Yukona, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:All Jaslandian/Russkov diplomatic buildings and official publications will be modified accordingly.

The same goes for Percytonian/Russkov buildings and documents.

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Theo Desmond is the first gay person to be elected Konsul. This is a milestone in Minnesotan civil rights. His celebration will be held in Naboo. All Are Welcome!

The State of Percyton would like to congratulate Theo Desmond on his election! This is a proud day for Minnesotans, and we wish Mr. Desmond the best!

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:

- 2013 – A train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derails near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others.

Oh dear! How awful! Train derailments can happen to just about any engine, and while that doesn't seem to be the case here, military engines like that one have especially risky jobs. Just ask Neville: Before he came to Sodor, he worked for the Southern Railway in England, transporting troops and supplies for World War II. In fact, Neville and his siblings were built just for that purpose: the Southern Railway didn't have any modern freight engines, as it was primarily a passenger railway, and with the shortage of supplies due to the war, the Southern Railway's CME (Chief Mechanical Engineer) Oliver Bulleid built a powerful 'Austerity' class called the Q1 to help with wartime transport. They did quite well, and in fact, they stayed in regular service well past the end of the war into the 60s. In the end, though, all Q1s were scrapped except for two: Neville; and his sister No. 33001 (whom Neville calls 'Olivia'), who's at the National Railway Museum in York.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_Q1_class

Axeldonia wrote:Hey Lex Caledonia,Percyton, The Empire Of Handland and Russkov Soviet, would you guys want to help me make the european community a thing? It's intended to be sort of a Mini-UN for european nations.

I remember you brought that up a while back. I told you I was interested back then, and I'm still interested now. I'll gladly help the European Community however I can!

Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Minnesota Dakota wrote:Theo Desmond is the first gay person to be elected Konsul. This is a milestone in Minnesotan civil rights. His celebration will be held in Naboo. All Are Welcome!

OFFICE OF THE FIRST MINISTER

[I]Alexand Agulara Vox, First Minister[/I]

[I]As a nonpartisan socialist and a Queer man of color, I enthusiastically and absolutely applaud the democratic victory of Theo Desmond to the Konsolship of Minnesota Dakota. This is a major accomplishment for the leftist and LGBTQ communities across the world, ensuring that North America becomes more of a haven for the most marginalized of our societies. We, the Grand Republic of Vista Major, as longtime allies of Minnesota Dakota, sincerely extend our congratulations to Konsul Desmond and his party, and hope for a bright and prosperous future as partners and friends through these times of tragedy and uncertainty.

I further anticipate that me and my husband, the First Man Mariano Vox Agulara, will attend the festivities.[/I]

~AAV, FM

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

OFFICE OF THE UNION

Aleksander D. Coltsov, Premier

"The stallions and mares of the great Equestrian Union have made their voices heard. The ESSR will gladly assist in the formation of the European Bloc. We are also proud to report that the Privateer problem is nearly dealt with, for this has stirred up Anti-Empire feelings inside the nation."

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

I am not dead. For the record.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton, Cesorion, Confederal States

Tserra wrote:I am not dead. For the record.

Now you f*cking log on :p

I kid, however: the baby come out okay?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Tserra wrote:I am not dead. For the record.

I had assumed school or work. IRL takes precedence over NS xD

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Tserra wrote:I am not dead. For the record.

Welcome back, Tse! How are you?

Russkov Soviet wrote:I had assumed school or work. IRL takes precedence over NS xD

Neither, from what I've been told; it's because Tse either is or soon will be a dad.

Russkov Soviet, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

Axeldonia wrote:Hey Lex Caledonia,Percyton, The Empire Of Handland and Russkov Soviet, would you guys want to help me make the european community a thing? It's intended to be sort of a Mini-UN for european nations.

I’m in.

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

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Now you f*cking log on :p

I kid, however: the baby come out okay?

Nah that ain't happened yet. Just been really busy. Still am actually, just figured I would log in real quick, say hi, all that jazz.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Welcome back, Tse! How are you?

Neither, from what I've been told; it's because Tse either is or soon will be a dad.

Anytime now. Could be tomorrow, could be the start of next month. Never know.

And I am alright, just you know, trying to set up a room, catch up on all the stuff I have neglected to do til the last minute...the usual.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova, Percyton

Tserra wrote:I am not dead. For the record.

>implying that we cared

That's good! ^_^

Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Tserra wrote:I am not dead. For the record.

:D

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Welcome back, Tse! How are you?

Neither, from what I've been told; it's because Tse either is or soon will be a dad.

Tserra wrote:Anytime now. Could be tomorrow, could be the start of next month. Never know.

And I am alright, just you know, trying to set up a room, catch up on all the stuff I have neglected to do til the last minute...the usual.

Congratulations, Tse! You seem like a very nice and responsible guy, so I'm sure you'll be a great father! And if your child ever gets into our TV series (our even our book series, if you can find them nowadays), let me know, and I'll try to get some tourists visas for you and your family to visit Sodor!

By the way, did you ever find out if your child is a boy or a girl?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Percyton wrote:The same goes for Percytonian/Russkov buildings and documents.

The State of Percyton would like to congratulate Theo Desmond on his election! This is a proud day for Minnesotans, and we wish Mr. Desmond the best!

Oh dear! How awful! Train derailments can happen to just about any engine, and while that doesn't seem to be the case here, military engines like that one have especially risky jobs. Just ask Neville: Before he came to Sodor, he worked for the Southern Railway in England, transporting troops and supplies for World War II. In fact, Neville and his siblings were built just for that purpose: the Southern Railway didn't have any modern freight engines, as it was primarily a passenger railway, and with the shortage of supplies due to the war, the Southern Railway's CME (Chief Mechanical Engineer) Oliver Bulleid built a powerful 'Austerity' class called the Q1 to help with wartime transport. They did quite well, and in fact, they stayed in regular service well past the end of the war into the 60s. In the end, though, all Q1s were scrapped except for two: Neville; and his sister No. 33001 (whom Neville calls 'Olivia'), who's at the National Railway Museum in York.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SR_Q1_class

I remember you brought that up a while back. I told you I was interested back then, and I'm still interested now. I'll gladly help the European Community however I can!

Russkov Soviet wrote:OFFICE OF THE UNION

Aleksander D. Coltsov, Premier

"The stallions and mares of the great Equestrian Union have made their voices heard. The ESSR will gladly assist in the formation of the European Bloc. We are also proud to report that the Privateer problem is nearly dealt with, for this has stirred up Anti-Empire feelings inside the nation."

Lex Caledonia wrote:I’m in.

Naisu

Time to get this party started for real

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

Tangshan is once again an autocracy and I need to build my poor's income back up after one decision which f*cked it up. Lost count of how many times I've had to do that.

My income tax rate is 95%. I don't even care anymore if it gets to 100%.

Russkov Soviet, Jaslandia, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Mercunova

Nuremgard wrote:Tangshan is once again an autocracy and I need to build my poor's income back up after one decision which f*cked it up. Lost count of how many times I've had to do that.

My income tax rate is 95%. I don't even care anymore if it gets to 100%.

On the bright side, at least you don't have to worry too much about wealth inequality, since everyone gets most of their money taken by the government.

Nuremgard, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:On the bright side, at least you don't have to worry too much about wealth inequality, since everyone gets most of their money taken by the government.

Well they get stellar services in exchange. And according to the analysis page, people are happy. I also need to cancel the enforced atheism policy. Sigh. This game.

Jaslandia, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:Well they get stellar services in exchange. And according to the analysis page, people are happy. I also need to cancel the enforced atheism policy. Sigh. This game.

Well, at least you're on the right track in some areas.

Nuremgard, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Well, at least you're on the right track in some areas.

How is the Prince Regent?

Jaslandia, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:How is the Prince Regent?

Alright. A little more stressed-out than usual, though, due to the war that will probably start soon in al-Qarn. How is Tsar Stefan?

Nuremgard, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Jaslandia wrote:Alright. A little more stressed-out than usual, though, due to the war that will probably start soon in al-Qarn. How is Tsar Stefan?

Currently staying in the winter palace. Returning to his official duties after the Christmas holidays.

War in al-Qarn?

Jaslandia, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:Currently staying in the winter palace. Returning to his official duties after the Christmas holidays.

War in al-Qarn?

I'll let Tex explain, Pirate Kingdoms

Goals for Nuremgard:

Increase the poor's income.

Increase state-owned industry.

Abolish enforced atheism.

Reestablish the judicial system.

Allow smoking.

Abolish enforced term limits.

Enshrine the right to protest in law.

Enshrine protection of the freedom of the press.

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Minnesota Dakota, Mercunova, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:Currently staying in the winter palace. Returning to his official duties after the Christmas holidays.

War in al-Qarn?

Over here: if you remember, al-Qarn is the actual name for my nation (I'm too lazy to create another account with the name and everyone connects pirates and Somalia together anyway). Anyways, if you look through the Confederacy General and Newsfeed, this all started with PLR's first intervention into the 80-something year al-Qarnan Civil War, particularly to bolster the National Salvation Tribunal (military junta that was originally led by the half-European Chairman Isabelle Askar, they broke off from the Federal Government and started the Free State Emergency state of the Civil War over the Fed's perceived softness in combat with pirates, raiders, and Zenislamic terrorists that warped the syncretic religion, as well as racial tensions between the European-majority Federal Government and African-majority Unified Security Forces). Anyways, Chairman Askar reached out to the PLR for military assistance, promising to let al-Qarn become part of the latter: PLR, however, screwed up immediately by randomly bombarding the coastal villages that were aligned with the NST. This, coupled with the Free State joining and receiving assistance from Concord, led to two things: PLR backing out after his fleet was wiped out by Tserran defenses and Kal producing information incriminating the PLR military of war crimes, along with the fracturing of the NST as a power.

The NST fell into civil war as several officers disagreed with the casualty rate and Askar's unionist tendencies going against the Tribunal's long-term goal of Nork-esque isolation, forming the NST-Separatists. Askar formed the NST-Unionists, while several other officers went different routes (Zenislamist officers formed the NST-Islamists and agreed to cooperate with the Ardayga, but their political goals are different and may lead to war between both sides; several moderate officers, however, were the ones that gave Kal the info and later formed the NST-Transition before joining the Free State and creating the Southern Army, a field army tasked to retake Nassau -Mogadishu- into Federal control).

Recently, however, things have come to a head: Handland had been giving weapons and artillery to the NST-S to create a nominal ally in the region, despite the NST-S being essentially the pre-intervention Tribunal as a whole and therefore isolationist, which was eventually found out by the Coastal Army, a Free State field army/amphibious unit that is cleaning out pirate strongholds, capturing several Handlandian soldiers who were running supplies. In response, Handland threatened war if the soldiers were not returned and also declared that they will instead openly support the NST-S (another thing was the President calling the Federal Government communist: to al-Qarn, that is a grave insult as we were previously under Siad Barre's Democratic Republic, even more insane than the RL Somali Democratic Republic). PLR soon popped up and decided to start a second intervention, more than likely in support of the NST-S or a potential puppet regime. In response, the Federal Government declared a green light for a Concord Defence Force to come in and defend the Federal Government, along with Concord assets in Somalia such as radio towers and Andreallic humanitarian care centers.

As for Jas, he popped in before the whole mess to help out after reports of ethnic cleansing coming in from Tadjourah Gulf: for NS, this region is home to the Akkarans, an Iranian-esque tribal group that is fiercely independent and warlike. During the 2012-2019 Federal Government, a "tribal homeland" government was established for the Akkarans to avoid discrimination from other ethnic groups (Somalis among them due to Siad Barre's genocide campaigns in the 1970s against them). The Akkarans were, for the most part, an independent state under nominal Federal control, but the system is controversial as it resembles the South African bantustans in economic stagnation and possibly being racist. During the 2020 referendum, a majority of voters agreed to dissolve the tribal homelands: Akkar's government refused to step down, however, and have been waging a war against Federal authorities from placing it under latter control. In response, the USF Rangers were created and sent in along with Federal Defence Corps units, but the area is a quagmire and soldiers are going rogue, killing both Akkaran civilians and Akkaran USF personnel, along with the Akkarans killing Federal soldiers. We're expected to hold talks, so we accepted Jaslandian aid in the form of humanitarian care and military aid, mostly to keep an eye on the detained war criminals. Odds are, however, that if PLR goes through and invades Somalia again, then Jas might have to send additional troops with the rest of Concord down south.

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Minnesota Dakota

Good fecking early morning

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Minnesota Dakota, Mercunova, Percyton

Pirate Kingdoms wrote:Over here:

I dunno how you keep up.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Good fecking early morning

Hi, Peng. How are you doing?

Jaslandia, Vista Major, Axeldonia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Pirate Kingdoms, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:Hi, Peng. How are you doing?

Eh. Too early. 4.20am is too early to get up. I'm a bit tired. Besides that everything is okay.

How about you?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Eh. Too early. 4.20am is too early to get up. I'm a bit tired. Besides that everything is okay.

How about you?

I'm okay. Been up all night. My lecture tomorrow got cancelled so I have an unexpected day off.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Mercunova, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Eh. Too early. 4.20am is too early to get up. I'm a bit tired. Besides that everything is okay.

How about you?

Blaze it. Also, why are you up that early?!

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Blaze it. Also, why are you up that early?!

Due to my car crash in October I have no car anymore. And it's kinda hard to find a reasonably priced car that isn't in a sh!tty condition.

So I have to go by public transport. And since bus and railway aren't having well aligned schedules I have to get up a 4.20am, take the bus to the train station at 5.13am, take the train to the location of my vocational school at 6.08am, be at the school at 7.20am and school starts at 8.15am.

If I would take a bus and train one hour later I would be 5 to 10 minutes late.

Luckily I have to do this odyssey just every 3 weeks.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Vista Major, Minnesota Dakota, Percyton

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Good fecking early morning

Good morning, Peng!

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Due to my car crash in October I have no car anymore. And it's kinda hard to find a reasonably priced car that isn't in a sh!tty condition.

So I have to go by public transport. And since bus and railway aren't having well aligned schedules I have to get up a 4.20am, take the bus to the train station at 5.13am, take the train to the location of my vocational school at 6.08am, be at the school at 7.20am and school starts at 8.15am.

If I would take a bus and train one hour later I would be 5 to 10 minutes late.

Luckily I have to do this odyssey just every 3 weeks.

And all because the bus and train schedules aren't aligned? Sorry to hear that. Sounds like you should bring up a complaint to the bus company, train company, or even your local government. I know in Percyton, there's a friendly rivalry between buses and railways, but we actually work together a lot to coordinate scheduling. Except for the times when the train or bus runs late, it makes everything run smoothly.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Due to my car crash in October I have no car anymore. And it's kinda hard to find a reasonably priced car that isn't in a sh!tty condition.

So I have to go by public transport. And since bus and railway aren't having well aligned schedules I have to get up a 4.20am, take the bus to the train station at 5.13am, take the train to the location of my vocational school at 6.08am, be at the school at 7.20am and school starts at 8.15am.

If I would take a bus and train one hour later I would be 5 to 10 minutes late.

Luckily I have to do this odyssey just every 3 weeks.

suffer the little children

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota

Percyton wrote:

And all because the bus and train schedules aren't aligned? Sorry to hear that. Sounds like you should bring up a complaint to the bus company, train company, or even your local government. I know in Percyton, there's a friendly rivalry between buses and railways, but we actually work together a lot to coordinate scheduling. Except for the times when the train or bus runs late, it makes everything run smoothly.

Friendly rivalry? Like the friendly rivalry between Thomas and Bertie?

https://youtu.be/1YA7Klq7ofg

https://youtu.be/R7EiormKRTc

https://youtu.be/xKzeJXbwS5w

Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:I dunno how you keep up.

From my experience, it's rather simple once one figures out the basic players. You really just have PLR, Handland, PLR-Lite and Concord in the area...plus or minus a few bad factions that you'll have to blow up. It helps that I finished my KGMD (Think a Zumwalt on beefy steroids that's harder to detect, faster and better armed) and am finishing my Velox (http://iiwiki.com/wiki/File:YF-23_PAV-2_Spider_Static.jpg) that is far better than the F-22 or F-23 on their own. Concord is securing Tex on Lock, my dood :D

Also, I seem to remember you being interested in enhancing your navy, last I tried to sell to you. Are you still interested?

Jaslandia wrote:Friendly rivalry? Like the friendly rivalry between Thomas and Bertie?

https://youtu.be/1YA7Klq7ofg

https://youtu.be/R7EiormKRTc

https://youtu.be/xKzeJXbwS5w

For the most part, yes. Sometimes there are less friendly rivalries (such as Bulgy hating railways and once stealing passengers away from Duck and Oliver), but for the most part, we both want to do right by our customers, and that means working together to align our timetables.

https://youtu.be/6IvLF1a9uRk

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Hey Nuremgard, why does Saor Scottland always go back n forth between regions?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Minnesota Dakota, Mercunova, Percyton

Cesorion wrote:Hey Nuremgard, why does Saor Scottland always go back n forth between regions?

All his nations do, because he's a fickle mofo

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Cesorion wrote:Hey Nuremgard, why does Saor Scottland always go back n forth between regions?

Mercunova wrote:All his nations do, because he's a fickle mofo

What Merc said.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Mercunova

Kalaron wrote:From my experience, it's rather simple once one figures out the basic players. You really just have PLR, Handland, PLR-Lite and Concord in the area...plus or minus a few bad factions that you'll have to blow up. It helps that I finished my KGMD (Think a Zumwalt on beefy steroids that's harder to detect, faster and better armed) and am finishing my Velox (http://iiwiki.com/wiki/File:YF-23_PAV-2_Spider_Static.jpg) that is far better than the F-22 or F-23 on their own. Concord is securing Tex on Lock, my dood :D

Also, I seem to remember you being interested in enhancing your navy, last I tried to sell to you. Are you still interested?

Maybe.

Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Maybe.

http://iiwiki.com/wiki/CAC-25

http://iiwiki.com/wiki/KGMD

I'll leave these here if you are, ;p

There is also a Cruiser I'll make soon, but it's on the backburner while I finish the K-440 and a bigger missile.

Jaslandia

BREAKING NEWS

Konsul Theo Desmond of Minnesota Dakota has just proposed to his longtime boyfriend Aleksander Sov. Aleksander is the son of the Empress. The Empress is very pleased and is currently planning the wedding.

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

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