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Continental Commonwealths wrote:Oh God. It's happening. You're unknowingly descended from the House of Stuart. Scotland will separate, and King Stephen I of Stuart will ascend the throne.

Hell yes! It will be a new glory age for Scotland!

Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Continental Commonwealths, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Hello people. Wish you all a wonderful Saturday.

[spoiler=Today is April 8 and today are:]

Today is April 8 and today are:

- Baby Massage Day

- Buddha's Birthday (Japan)

- Day of Romas (Kosovo)

- Draw a Picture of a Bird Day

- Feast of the First Day of the Writing of the Book of the Law (Thelema)

- International Romani Day

- Name Yourself Day

- National All is Ours Day (United States)

- National Dog Fighting Awareness Day (United States)

- National Empanada Day (United States)

- National Zoo Lovers Day (United States)

- Slow Art Day

- Trading Cards for Grown-ups Day

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[spoiler=This day in history:]

This day in history:

- 217 – Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated. He is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.

- 632 – King Charibert II is assassinated at Blaye (Gironde), along with his infant son Chilperic.

- 876 – The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.

- 1093 – The new Winchester Cathedral is dedicated by Walkelin.

- 1139 – Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated.

- 1149 – Pope Eugene III takes refuge in the castle of Ptolemy II of Tusculum.

- 1232 – Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.

- 1271 – In Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers.

- 1665 – English colonial patents are granted for the establishment of the Monmouth Tract, for what would eventually become Monmouth County in northeastern New Jersey.

- 1730 – Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.

- 1740 – War of Jenkins' Ear: Three British ships capture the Spanish third-rate Princesa, taken into service as HMS Princess.

- 1808 – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baltimore is promoted to an archdiocese, with the founding of the dioceses of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Bardstown (now Louisville) by Pope Pius VII.

- 1820 – The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.

- 1832 – Black Hawk War: Around three-hundred United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.

- 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Mansfield: Union forces are thwarted by the Confederate army at Mansfield, Louisiana.

- 1866 – Italy and Prussia ally against the Austrian Empire.

- 1886 – William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.

- 1895 – In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.

- 1904 – The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.

- 1904 – British mystic Aleister Crowley transcribes the first chapter of The Book of the Law.

- 1904 – Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan is renamed Times Square after The New York Times.

- 1906 – Auguste Deter, the first person to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, dies.

- 1908 – Harvard University votes to establish the Harvard Business School.

- 1911 – Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discovers superconductivity.

- 1913 – The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law.

- 1916 – In Corona, California, race car driver Bob Burman crashes, killing three (including himself), and badly injuring five spectators.

- 1918 – World War I: Actors Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin sell war bonds on the streets of New York City's financial district.

- 1924 – Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.

- 1929 – Indian independence movement: At the Delhi Central Assembly, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt throw handouts and bombs to court arrest.

- 1935 – The Works Progress Administration is formed when the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935 becomes law.

- 1942 – World War II: Siege of Leningrad: Soviet forces open a much-needed railway link to Leningrad.

- 1942 – World War II: The Japanese take Bataan in the Philippines.

- 1943 – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in an attempt to check inflation, freezes wages and prices, prohibits workers from changing jobs unless the war effort would be aided thereby, and bars rate increases by common carriers and public utilities.

- 1943 –Otto and Elise Hampel are executed in Berlin for their anti-Nazi activities

- 1945 – World War II: After an air raid accidentally destroys a train carrying about 4,000 Nazi concentration camp internees in Prussian Hanover, the survivors are massacred by Nazis.

- 1946 – Électricité de France, the world's largest utility company, is formed as a result of the nationalisation of a number of electricity producers, transporters and distributors.

- 1950 – India and Pakistan sign the Liaquat–Nehru Pact.

- 1952 – U.S. President Harry Truman calls for the seizure of all domestic steel mills to prevent a nationwide strike.

- 1953 – Mau Mau leader Jomo Kenyatta is convicted by British Kenya's rulers.

- 1954 – A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.

- 1954 – South African Airways Flight 201 A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.

- 1959 – A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.

- 1959 – The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.

- 1960 – The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.

- 1961 – A large explosion on board the MV Dara in the Persian Gulf kills 238.

- 1964 – The Gemini 1 test flight is conducted.

- 1968 – BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after take off. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.

- 1970 – Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.

- 1974 – At Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.

- 1975 – Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first game as major league baseball's first African American manager.

- 1987 – Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racially charged remarks he had made while on Nightline.

- 1992 – Retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS, acquired from blood transfusions during one of his two heart surgeries.

- 1993 – The Republic of Macedonia joins the United Nations.

- 1999 – Haryana Gana Parishad, a political party in the Indian state of Haryana, merges with the Indian National Congress.

- 2004 – War in Darfur: The Humanitarian Ceasefire Agreement is signed by the Sudanese government and two rebel groups.

- 2006 – Shedden massacre: The bodies of eight men, all shot to death, are found in a field in Shedden, Elgin County, Ontario. The murders are soon linked to the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.

- 2008 – The construction of the world's first building to integrate wind turbines is completed in Bahrain.

- 2013 – The Islamic State of Iraq enters the Syrian Civil War and begins by declaring a merger with the Al-Nusra Front under the name Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham

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[spoiler=Famous Birthdays:]

Famous Birthdays:

- 1827 – Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician

- 1859 – Edmund Husserl, Austrian mathematician and philosopher

- 1892 – Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded United Artists

- 1911 – Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic

- 1911 – Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate

- 1912 – Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress

- 1918 – Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States

- 1929 – Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor

- 1938 – Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations

- 1941 – Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer

- 1949 – John Madden, English director and producer

- 1968 – Patricia Arquette, American actress and director

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Quote of the day

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.

- Doug Larson -

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Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Percyton

Nuremgard wrote:Hell yes! It will be a new glory age for Scotland!

Just remember who supported your Scottish Independence, I'm sure me and Tim wouldn't mind being Dukes. ;P

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:Just remember who supported your Scottish Independence, I'm sure Tim and I wouldn't mind being Dukes. ;P

We're just reestablishing the Scottish monarchy, Kal. The new peerage can't bring dishonour upon them with poor grammar.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Penguania And Antarctica

Continental Commonwealths wrote:We're just reestablishing the Scottish monarchy, Kal. The new peerage can't bring dishonour upon them with poor grammar.

Like my English teacher always says:

"There really isn't any rule in English, so long as you get your point across."

Besides, like my Scottish friend always says..."Oi! Ya wee wanker, stop quoting me!"

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Aghrabia, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica

New flag for Kebec

Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:Just remember who supported your Scottish Independence, I'm sure me and Tim wouldn't mind being Dukes. ;P

Dukes? Ewww

Why would I want to be a duke? I want to be the Marque of Lothian.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Sulania wrote:Dukes? Ewww

Why would I want to be a duke? I want to be the Marque of Lothian.

Or at the very least Earl of Galloway

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

There is an economic forum rp if anyjuans feelin ot ;))) haha

good morning!

Jaslandia, Magnatronia

Kalaron wrote:Just remember who supported your Scottish Independence, I'm sure me and Tim wouldn't mind being Dukes. ;P

Continental Commonwealths wrote:We're just reestablishing the Scottish monarchy, Kal. The new peerage can't bring dishonour upon them with poor grammar.

Sulania wrote:Dukes? Ewww

Why would I want to be a duke? I want to be the Marque of Lothian.

Plenty of land about Scotland. I'll figure something out. We'll have a swallae at court.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

Sulania wrote:Dukes? Ewww

Why would I want to be a duke? I want to be the [B]Marque[/B] of Lothian.

You want to be a make of car in Lothian? Which model?

I think you mean Marquis? Although, Marquis is mostly French; the English equivalent would be Marquess.

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

Nuremgard, Continental Commonwealths

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Oh God. It's happening. You're unknowingly descended from the House of Stuart. Scotland will separate, and King Stephen I of Stuart will ascend the throne.

Donald: If 'at does happen, yon Nurem, we willnae ask fur much. Aw we'll ask is 'at we be allowed tae pull th' Royal Train.

Douglas: At least once in a while. Nae only woods be a huge honur fur us an' fur Sodor, but 'en Gordon wouldnae be able tae brag about bein' th' only engine oan Sodor tae pull th' Royal Train.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Percyton

The Scottish Twins wrote:Donald: If 'at does happen, yon Nurem, we willnae ask fur much. Aw we'll ask is 'at we be allowed tae pull th' Royal Train.

Douglas: At least once in a while. Nae only woods be a huge honur fur us an' fur Sodor, but 'en Gordon wouldnae be able tae brag about bein' th' only engine oan Sodor tae pull th' Royal Train.

That sounds so exciting! I'm not strong enough to pull the Royal Train, but maybe I can be the back engine? Or I could shunt the coaches? I could even go ahead of the train to clear the line.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

orcalan party

pls join if you want full freedom

https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=800956

Penguania And Antarctica

Anyone see Baxten around?

Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia

Audiastan wrote:Anyone see Baxten around?

Fifteen hours ago, so he's probably sleeping.

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Magnatronia

So since I'll be king soon, who wants to be my prime minister?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:So since I'll be king soon, who wants to be my prime minister?

That may be a job better left to Tim, though I'd give it a whirl when possible.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:So since I'll be king soon, who wants to be my prime minister?

That might be a bit much for me, but I'd be willing to serve as some sort of Cabinet minister.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:So since I'll be king soon, who wants to be my prime minister?

I call Prince Consort. Will definitely have more power than a measly Prime Minister.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:So since I'll be king soon, who wants to be my prime minister?

:^)

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:So since I'll be king soon, who wants to be my prime minister?

Thatd be pretty fantastic if you get a castle or something eh?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Magnatronia

Kalaron wrote:That may be a job better left to Tim, though I'd give it a whirl when possible.

Jaslandia wrote:That might be a bit much for me, but I'd be willing to serve as some sort of Cabinet minister.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:I call Prince Consort. Will definitely have more power than a measly Prime Minister.

Yukona wrote::^)

The Vidnoye wrote:Thatd be pretty fantastic if you get a castle or something eh?

Oh, so much competition. Hmm. Kal, we'll give you a trial period as PM. Jas, we can make you...Minister of Finance? Con, you want to be Prince Consort eh? Going to be discussing foreign policy in the bedroom? ;) Yukona, what cabinet position would you like? Vidnoye, I'll have a few castles!

Jaslandia, The Vidnoye, Kalaron, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona, Magnatronia

Nuremgard wrote:Oh, so much competition. Hmm. Kal, we'll give you a trial period as PM. Jas, we can make you...Minister of Finance? Con, you want to be Prince Consort eh? Going to be discussing foreign policy in the bedroom? ;) Yukona, what cabinet position would you like? Vidnoye, I'll have a few castles!

I'm ecstatic about this situation.

By the way Y'all, I'm gonna write a little bit about tanks that will actually be usable in RP, strange I know.

Nuremgard

Ok...My Emperor is either a hedonistic young man or a hedonistic teenager who's a bit of a Joffrey-esque Ruler.

Nuremgard

Kalaron wrote:I'm ecstatic about this situation.

By the way Y'all, I'm gonna write a little bit about tanks that will actually be usable in RP, strange I know.

But Kal. I must tell you.

https://youtu.be/uO4x69Au5KQ?t=53

Nuremgard wrote:But Kal. I must tell you.

https://youtu.be/uO4x69Au5KQ?t=53

The closest I'd come would be to miss an important meeting because I was preoccupied by making sure Tim is completely OK and also maybe some cuddling.

I'm only human, Nur ;p

Nuremgard

Audiastan wrote:Anyone see Baxten around?

Kalaron wrote:Fifteen hours ago, so he's probably sleeping.

I'm not one of those people that sleeps til 1. Just send me a TG if I'm not here in the future

Jaslandia, Magnatronia

Nuremgard wrote:Oh, so much competition. Hmm. Kal, we'll give you a trial period as PM. Jas, we can make you...Minister of Finance? Con, you want to be Prince Consort eh? Going to be discussing foreign policy in the bedroom? ;) Yukona, what cabinet position would you like? Vidnoye, I'll have a few castles!

What about me, Nur?

I'll actually be going to Scotland in 2 years; pretty excited for that.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:The closest I'd come would be to miss an important meeting because I was preoccupied by making sure Tim is completely OK and also maybe some cuddling.

I'm only human, Nur ;p

Hmm. I will forgive if you show the proper amount of remorse before your Sovereign.

Baxten wrote:What about me, Nur?

I'll actually be going to Scotland in 2 years; pretty excited for that.

Minister for Transport? :P What part of Scotland you going to?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Hmm. I will forgive if you show the proper amount of remorse before your Sovereign.

Minister for Transport? :P What part of Scotland you going to?

What if I bring my State's gift?

Some Dunkin Donuts' coffee and a few powdered munchkins.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:If you want to be generic, you can.

Super-carriers are...kinda stupid for anyone who isn't a super-power, and other forms are totally applicable.

Kuznetsov then.

Nuremgard wrote:Hmm. I will forgive if you show the proper amount of remorse before your Sovereign.

Minister for Transport? :P What part of Scotland you going to?

Are there any Duchy's I could have? And I believe it'll be around the entire country.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Kalaron wrote:What if I bring my State's gift?

Some Dunkin Donuts' coffee and a few powdered munchkins.

The doughnuts shall be sufficient tribute.

Baxten wrote:Are there any Duchy's I could have? And I believe it'll be around the entire country.

I'll make you the Duke of Orkney. If you come to Glasgow, let me know.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Mestovakia wrote:Kuznetsov then.

That could work, though I recommend rewriting it and making it your own.

Kalaron wrote:That could work, though I recommend rewriting it and making it your own.

Jawohl, it's the Aircraft Carrier HIJMS Akagi, Flagship of the main Fleet.

Mestovakia wrote:Jawohl, it's the Aircraft Carrier HIJMS Akagi, Flagship of the main Fleet.

Just fix those turbo-boilers and the piping and you should be fine.

It'll be a hell of a ship to fight on if you don't >.>

Kalaron wrote:Just fix those turbo-boilers and the piping and you should be fine.

It'll be a hell of a ship to fight on if you don't >.>

Of course we will.

(Can't decide of Japan should be a Rather competent nation or a corrupt hellhole)

Nuremgard wrote:The doughnuts shall be sufficient tribute.

I'll make you the Duke of Orkney. If you come to Glasgow, let me know.

Nice. And we're going to be going as a choir trip for school, so you may be able to watch us sing.

Penguania And Antarctica

Mestovakia wrote:Of course we will.

(Can't decide of Japan should be a Rather competent nation or a corrupt hellhole)

If you're competent, I can see if the ITF will accept you.

Magnatronia

Mestovakia wrote:Of course we will.

(Can't decide of Japan should be a Rather competent nation or a corrupt hellhole)

Well, to some degree the US military has slipped a little on our Military, so Japan can be competent while still maintaining some level of incompetence.

Things like Future Force Warrior and the program to replace the M113 have kinda killed the crab there.

Baxten wrote:Nice. And we're going to be going as a choir trip for school, so you may be able to watch us sing.

Oh, God, do I have to? Cant I meet you outside the choir place? lol

Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Oh, God, do I have to? Cant I meet you outside the choir place? lol

lol you don't have to come. I just wanted to give you my reasoning of being there in the first place. It depends. I'd be 18, but still under the supervision of the school, so I don't know how that'd all work out.

Penguania And Antarctica

Baxten wrote:lol you don't have to come. I just wanted to give you my reasoning of being there in the first place. It depends. I'd be 18, but still under the supervision of the school, so I don't know how that'd all work out.

Might be a bit creepy when I need to explain, "I'm a 23 year old man he's been talking to online. We agreed to meet."

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Might be a bit creepy when I need to explain, "I'm a 23 year old man he's been talking to online. We agreed to meet."

lol yea that sounds weird. We'll wait and see what happens till then.

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Mestovakia wrote:Kuznetsov then.

Im land locked :)

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I'm feeling energetic y'all, so it's time y'all learned what Tanks are good for!

[spoiler]Games like "Armoured Warfare" and "War-Thunder" present a convincing scenario to some people, fifteen tanks from each side go to a Town/Refinery/Port and duke it out, preventing the use of those tanks in operations where they might otherwise be strategically important...but the truth is...it's all complete junk.

Tanks in the modern day are the toast to your eggs, the hash to your brown, the "hag" to your "gis" if you will. They don't normally take independent operation and haven't done so regularly since the "Combined Arms" strategy became realized during the second world war.

If the Infantry need a building completely leveled they call on Artillery, if they need a hole in the wall then they call on a Tank to knock the wall and the five insurgents behind it down, if that Tank needs for those hostiles on the fifth floor to be neutralized then they call on infantry to clear that building while either pulling back slightly or putting a building between them and whatever dick had the bright idea to try to PO the Corps.

They also provide protection to the infantry men behind them, using effective fire-support and thick armour to prevent the enemy from digging in and keeping the advance at a halt.

While some people have attempted to call for the dissolution of the Tank (The cost can often make people a little sick) and replacement through MFV (Mobile Fire Vehicles) like the MGS M1128, the simple fact is that the two methods of systems simply can't compare.

One is an eight-wheeled, lightly armoured, 105mm carrying child of a system while the other is a matured and well armoured main battle tank carrying a 120mm main gun, it's simply impossible for the MGS to fill in for a tank under fire as the 105mm is incapable of dealing with tanks and the whole system is easier to destroy than an M1A2...even without the Depleted Uranium armour arrays.

Furthermore, the cost of a MGS is comparable to the cost of a main battle tank, being just under that of the Leopard 2A6 and more than half what an M1A2 with TUSK would cost. This completely nullifies the idea of taking one to replace the Tank as you get less "bang" for your buck...or more if you count the vehicle being destroyed, I suppose.

Indeed, the protection of the Main Battle Tank too, is a reason to keep them. They can both shield infantry and run ahead in a so-called "Thunder Run" to disorientate enemy troops, can provide an escort for softer vehicles and are an imposing, intimidating, force to use in a dissuading role.

Lastly, on the cost...producing a modern tank is always going to cost a pretty penny, but their worth is in how they mitigate the death of so many friendly forces and shift the flow of battle. If one were to completely remove Tanks, they would find very quickly that many more men would die trying to charge the fellas on the hill than would otherwise.

Aiming for a cost effective force is quite worthwhile, but like Body Armour it costs a pinch to save a pound, if you catch my drift.

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Sorry if it's scatter-brained, I went to Karate after writing a pinch of it.

Nuremgard wrote:Oh, so much competition. Hmm. Kal, we'll give you a trial period as PM. Jas, we can make you...Minister of Finance? Con, you want to be Prince Consort eh? Going to be discussing foreign policy in the bedroom? ;) Yukona, what cabinet position would you like? Vidnoye, I'll have a few castles!

Yeeees. "Foreign policy"... "Discussing"...

Penguania And Antarctica

Andromitus wrote:Ohhhhhhohohohohohhurrrrrrhurhurhurhrrrrr I loooooooooooooove itttt!!!

No seriously, I love it! It really gives backstory to both of our nations; And really hammers in how brutal the Grand Andrean Empire was, like I can say its "brutal and cruel" all I like but to hear it from the perspective of an Imperial survivor! HAHAAAA I'm giddy!

I'd like to change the COFN into a Direct Democracy, it really reflects my nation personally (see. Harmony)

Count me in! Although I'd like to work on the name a little, but that's not a major issue :P

Why not both? It worked for me...Heck, why not adopt Ædenism altogether?

I like it; less jerky, I think my only criticism is the disconnect between the white top of the Orca, and the black bottom, it looks too much like two separate flags smooshed together. But other than that, I like it!

I just realized something. If the war took place in the '20s, and it's currently 2020, then that means Dr. Wily is at least 100 years old. More actually, if he was _in_ the war.

Eh. I'll say he's been cybernetically enhanced or something.

Continental Commonwealths wrote:Yeeees. "Foreign policy"... "Discussing"...

What makes you think you'll have any influence over me? :P

Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Oh, so much competition. Hmm. Kal, we'll give you a trial period as PM. Jas, we can make you...Minister of Finance? Con, you want to be Prince Consort eh? Going to be discussing foreign policy in the bedroom? ;) Yukona, what cabinet position would you like? Vidnoye, I'll have a few castles!

Finance? Sure, why not? I'll put my experience of just short of a semester of an Economics class, plus an amateur interest in economic theories, to good use. I mean, if Ben Carson be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, surely I can be Finance Minister.

Nuremgard, Continental Commonwealths, Penguania And Antarctica

Jaslandia wrote:Finance? Sure, why not? I'll put my experience of just short of a semester of an Economics class, plus an amateur interest in economic theories, to good use. I mean, if Ben Carson be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, surely I can be Finance Minister.

How does Earl of Dumfries sound?

What about me [nation=short]Nuremgard[/nation] ?

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:What about me [nation=short]Nuremgard[/nation] ?

Earl of the Western Isles?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:How does Earl of Dumfries sound?

That seems a bit harsh. I mean, what did French fries do to you that makes you call them dumb? I think French fries are pretty smart, as far as food goes.

jk. But seriously, I'd prefer if you could revive the Earldom of Stirling for me, because:

A: My hometown's sister city is Stirling, Scotland

B: An American Revolutionary War general claimed to be the rightful 'Earl of Stirling', and since I'm an American with an interest in the Revolutionary War, it would be a fitting title.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Alexander,_Lord_Stirling

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Earl of the Western Isles?

Hmm what about a government position?

His Imperial Majesty Emperor Stephen I of Scots, Emperor by the Grace of God, Lord of the Isles, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Argyll, Marquess of Lothian, Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Earl of Perth, Earl of Galloway, Earl of Aberdeen, Earl of Orkney, Earl of Glasgow, Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, etc. etc.

Nuremgard, Continental Commonwealths

Jaslandia wrote:That seems a bit harsh. I mean, what did French fries do to you that makes you call them dumb? I think French fries are pretty smart, as far as food goes.

jk. But seriously, I'd prefer if you could revive the Earldom of Stirling for me, because:

A: My hometown's sister city is Stirling, Scotland

B: An American Revolutionary War general claimed to be the rightful 'Earl of Stirling', and since I'm an American with an interest in the Revolutionary War, it would be a fitting title.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Alexander,_Lord_Stirling

Earl of Stirling it is!

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Hmm what about a government position?

His Imperial Majesty Emperor Stephen I of Scots, Emperor by the Grace of God, Lord of the Isles, Duke of Rothesay, Duke of Argyll, Marquess of Lothian, Marquess of Tweeddale, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, Earl of Perth, Earl of Galloway, Earl of Aberdeen, Earl of Orkney, Earl of Glasgow, Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, etc. etc.

Minister for Immigration?

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Nuremgard wrote:Earl of Stirling it is!

Minister for Immigration?

Sounds good.

*gets 'APPLICATION DENIED' stamp out on office desk* jk

Nuremgard, Jaslandia, Continental Commonwealths, Kalaron

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Sounds good.

*gets 'APPLICATION DENIED' stamp out on office desk* jk

Appointing all these foreigners to my cabinet and marrying one too. I'm so progressive.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica

Magnatronia wrote:I just realized something. If the war took place in the '20s, and it's currently 2020, then that means Dr. Wily is at least 100 years old. More actually, if he was _in_ the war.

Eh. I'll say he's been cybernetically enhanced or something.

Nope, he could be nearing the end of his life; probably never fought in the war, perhaps he was surving in post-war Andreallic-Controlled Magnatronia, and suffered PTSD from intense exposure to those who did fight in it.

Or he could have fought in several Post-war anti-occupation efforts; the beauty of our situation is that the history isn't fully flushed out yet

Andromitus wrote:Nope, he could be nearing the end of his life; probably never fought in the war, perhaps he was surving in post-war Andreallic-Controlled Magnatronia, and suffered PTSD from intense exposure to those who did fight in it.

Or he could have fought in several Post-war anti-occupation efforts; the beauty of our situation is that the history isn't fully flushed out yet

Tl;Dr = no cybernetics maggy :P

Nuremgard wrote:Appointing all these foreigners to my cabinet and marrying one too. I'm so progressive.

YAY !!

Nuremgard, Jaslandia

Magnatronia wrote:I just realized something. If the war took place in the '20s, and it's currently 2020, then that means Dr. Wily is at least 100 years old. More actually, if he was _in_ the war.

Eh. I'll say he's been cybernetically enhanced or something.

How? Life extenders wouldn't be around in MT and especially not PT

Just got back from hog hunting. Didn't end up getting one. If anyone is interested about my day. :P

Jaslandia, The Vidnoye, Oelesa, Penguania And Antarctica

Map updated. I've sent telegrams to many inactive people. I need a response, whether by TG or quoting this, from these people below ASAP:

The United Providences Of Perland

Solla Ultima

If The Cross And Davids Star can get in touch with you two, that'd be awesome.

New Estaris

Jaslandia

Baxten wrote:How? Life extenders wouldn't be around in MT and especially not PT

It's your call, but personally, I think it should be allowed if it doesn't interfere with actual RP stuff (like warfare). Even if it's not strictly MT, I think it should be given a pass as long as it doesn't give that nation an unfair advantage.

Tserra wrote:Just got back from hog hunting. Didn't end up getting one. If anyone is interested about my day. :P

Please explain to a non native English speaker what a hog is ? I know a hedgehog or a groundhog tho.

Jaslandia wrote:It's your call, but personally, I think it should be allowed if it doesn't interfere with actual RP stuff (like warfare). Even if it's not strictly MT, I think it should be given a pass as long as it doesn't give that nation an unfair advantage.

While I understand, my train of thought was going along like this: If we allow Mag to have something that extends life, then other, newer people will think that tech is acceptable in our world. Explaining to them "No it's not, but Mag get's to use it because of such and such" won't be a great explanation and will lead people to push the boundaries more and more. I don't want to set that precedent.

Jaslandia

Nuremgard wrote:What makes you think you'll have any influence over me? :P

I have absolute confidence in my powers of persuasion.

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Please explain to a non native English speaker what a hog is ? I know a hedgehog or a groundhog tho.

Wild pig

Penguania And Antarctica

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Please explain to a non native English speaker what a hog is ? I know a hedgehog or a groundhog tho.

A wild feral pig. They are considered invasive. They destroy the land, kill farm animals, and even pets like dogs, and cats.

Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Baxten wrote:Wild pig

Tserra wrote:A wild feral pig. They are considered invasive. They destroy the land, kill farm animals, and even pets like dogs, and cats.

So a pig that once was a domesticated but managed to get into wilderness ?

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:So a pig that once was a domesticated but managed to get into wilderness ?

Some of them were. However my understanding is that a long time ago, wealthy landowners would import boar from Europe, and release them for the purpose of hunting them, and they not only survived, but thrived. I think you can find them in just about any part of the United States, and from a conservation standpoint, there is not even the slightest concern they could go extinct from over-harvesting any time soon.

Penguania And Antarctica

Tserra wrote:Some of them were. However my understanding is that a long time ago, wealthy landowners would import boar from Europe, and release them for the purpose of hunting them, and they not only survived, but thrived. I think you can find them in just about any part of the United States, and from a conservation standpoint, there is not even the slightest concern they could go extinct from over-harvesting any time soon.

Australia called. Same thing happened with their rabbits.

Penguania And Antarctica, Tserra

Mestovakia wrote:Australia called. Same thing happened with their rabbits.

Lol I bet it did.

Penguania And Antarctica

Tserra wrote:Some of them were. However my understanding is that a long time ago, wealthy landowners would import boar from Europe, and release them for the purpose of hunting them, and they not only survived, but thrived. I think you can find them in just about any part of the United States, and from a conservation standpoint, there is not even the slightest concern they could go extinct from over-harvesting any time soon.

Boars are quite common over here. They have a stable population due to regulation by hunting ground supervisor and gamekeepers. Last year they shot about 60 boars in the next big city. Many of them lived at outskirts but also in the central city park.

Penguania And Antarctica wrote:Boars are quite common over here. They have a stable population due to regulation by hunting ground supervisor and gamekeepers. Last year they shot about 60 boars in the next big city. Many of them lived at outskirts but also in the central city park.

And I also would like to add that boar meat is very delicious if you cook it the right way. You should give it a try.

Andromitus wrote:Tl;Dr = no cybernetics maggy :P

Baxten wrote:How? Life extenders wouldn't be around in MT and especially not PT

Well the only alternative is to fast forward the war to the '40s. Otherwise Dr Wily is 130 years old

Magnatronia wrote:Well the only alternative is to fast forward the war to the '40s. Otherwise Dr Wily is 130 years old

Perhaps switch the "yours" in that post with "my father" or "my mother", hell, your Dr. Wiley could have been brought up in a household forever scarred by the PTSD of his parents and extended family

Magnatronia wrote:Well the only alternative is to fast forward the war to the '40s. Otherwise Dr Wily is 130 years old

Or, as Andy said, he could have just grown up in an society full of hate for the other side due to the war.

Having the WWI RP be in the '40s pains me.

Baxten, Yukona

Andromitus wrote:Perhaps switch the "yours" in that post with "my father" or "my mother", hell, your Dr. Wiley could have been brought up in a household forever scarred by the PTSD of his parents and extended family

Kalaron wrote:Or, as Andy said, he could have just grown up in an society full of hate for the other side due to the war.

Having the WWI RP be in the '40s pains me.

K

Baxten wrote:While I understand, my train of thought was going along like this: If we allow Mag to have something that extends life, then other, newer people will think that tech is acceptable in our world. Explaining to them "No it's not, but Mag get's to use it because of such and such" won't be a great explanation and will lead people to push the boundaries more and more. I don't want to set that precedent.

I see your point, but if that's the case, we would just have to tell them "you're allowed to have post-MT stuff as long as it doesn't give you an unfair advantage," instead of "Magantronia can have this because X". We need to phrase it as a general rule, not as a privilege given to certain people.

Jaslandia wrote:I see your point, but if that's the case, we would just have to tell them "you're allowed to have post-MT stuff as long as it doesn't give you an unfair advantage," instead of "Magantronia can have this because X". We need to phrase it as a general rule, not as a privilege given to certain people.

However, that can also cause problems RP-wise; for example, both Magnatronia and I used post-MT things during the Khutongian RP, and even though we pushed the fact that they were aesthetic only, it still broke the realism of the game

Jaslandia

Nuremgard wrote:Earl of the Western Isles?

Can I have an Earldom, perhaps? Or am I too English?

Nuremgard, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Jaslandia wrote:I see your point, but if that's the case, we would just have to tell them "you're allowed to have post-MT stuff as long as it doesn't give you an unfair advantage," instead of "Magantronia can have this because X". We need to phrase it as a general rule, not as a privilege given to certain people.

Eh, I gotta side with Bax, though I see your point.

Small stuff can have pretty terrible consequences, like for example...say someone RPs an advanced transit system, it wouldn't take a lot for them to say "It's used to transport the wounded and the president" should their nation be attacked.

Besides, with how people tend to vote exceptions to the rule now-a-days, I feel we'd get at least one nation who'd make a big stink over it.

Jaslandia

Aghrabia wrote:Can I have an Earldom, perhaps? Or am I too English?

Earldom. Didn't even know this word existed.

Jaslandia, Aghrabia

Andromitus wrote:However, that can also cause problems RP-wise; for example, both Magnatronia and I used post-MT things during the Khutongian RP, and even though we pushed the fact that they were aesthetic only, it still broke the realism of the game

Kalaron wrote:Eh, I gotta side with Bax, though I see your point.

Small stuff can have pretty terrible consequences, like for example...say someone RPs an advanced transit system, it wouldn't take a lot for them to say "It's used to transport the wounded and the president" should their nation be attacked.

Besides, with how people tend to vote exceptions to the rule now-a-days, I feel we'd get at least one nation who'd make a big stink over it.

Fair points. Just thought we could bend the MT rule a bit, but perhaps that wouldn't be best.

Jaslandia wrote:Fair points. Just thought we could bend the MT rule a bit, but perhaps that wouldn't be best.

Like I said, I fully see your point.

I think that it wouldn't be [B]impossible[/B] to do it well, just that it's a bit of a slope no one really wants to hang off of when we'll even have to defend it in the future.

Also, having a WWI RP is going to pain me either way.

There'll be vehicles from the thirties and forties and general mayhem as people use future-knowledge to design a military that would have been impossible during the '20s, I think.

Kalaron wrote:Like I said, I fully see your point.

I think that it wouldn't be [B]impossible[/B] to do it well, just that it's a bit of a slope no one really wants to hang off of when we'll even have to defend it in the future.

Also, having a WWI RP is going to pain me either way.

There'll be vehicles from the thirties and forties and general mayhem as people use future-knowledge to design a military that would have been impossible during the '20s, I think.

M1911's and biplanes, amirite? ;D

Jaslandia wrote:Fair points. Just thought we could bend the MT rule a bit, but perhaps that wouldn't be best.

Perhaps we could create a new Confederacy General Roleplay set a few decades in the future?

Andromitus wrote:Perhaps we could create a new Confederacy General Roleplay set a few decades in the future?

OR A FEW CENTURIES

"It is the year 2622. It is...

the apocalypse."

Merlinton, Aghrabia

Magnatronia wrote:OR A FEW CENTURIES

"It is the year 2622. It is...

the apocalypse."

No.

No.

Not this again.

The Royal Republic Of Kumania

Magnatronia wrote:OR A FEW CENTURIES

"It is the year 2622. It is...

the apocalypse."

If your foolish enough to think we'll still be planet-bound in 6 and a half centuries, than your a special kinda stupid :P

The Royal Republic Of Kumania

Andromitus wrote:If your foolish enough to think we'll still be planet-bound in 6 and a half centuries, than your a special kinda stupid :P

Die

Merlinton

Magnatronia wrote:Die

By choking, perhaps?

Merlinton, The Royal Republic Of Kumania

Aghrabia wrote:By choking, perhaps?

On rocks actually

Merlinton, The Royal Republic Of Kumania, Aghrabia

Magnatronia wrote:M1911's and biplanes, amirite? ;D

More like XM-8s, Gold Flex, TALOS, M1A3s, and a few NLOS-Cs.

Magnatronia

Aghrabia wrote:By choking, perhaps?

Magnatronia wrote:On rocks actually

Are you two plotting against me?

Aghrabia

[B]REGIONAL SONG OF THE DAY

Day 39:[/B] The Clash - "I Fought the Law" (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL8chWFuM-s)

[B]REGIONAL SONG OF THE DAY

Day 40:[/B] The Munchkins - "Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead" (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHQLQ1Rc_Js)

Thank you for reading, papa bless

A special occasion to be sure.

Jaslandia, Penguania And Antarctica, Yukona

Andromitus wrote:Are you two plotting against me?

In joke. It's... never mind...

Merlinton, Andromitus, Penguania And Antarctica

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