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Vermmeria
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Was This Deliberate?

Postby Vermmeria » Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:18 pm

Hello there, Vermmeria here again and I one of the issues that came up for me caught my eye because... well, take a look.

"I see absolutely no problem with people digging into each other at dinnertime, so long as everyone is willing," George W. Bush, the editor of the monthly magazine 'To Serve Man', quips, "Not only does it solve hunger problems and create jobs, but it also adds variety to Vermmeria's sometimes dull palette."

I'm wondering if this is a coincidence, deliberate, or does NationStates use a random name generator for its issues? George Bush, pushing for pro-cannabalism legislation...
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Postby The Black Forrest » Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:20 pm

And this is a problem why?
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Postby Ovisterra » Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:20 pm

Uhhhh....

Coincidence.
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Postby Ifreann » Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:21 pm

Vermmeria wrote:Hello there, Vermmeria here again and I one of the issues that came up for me caught my eye because... well, take a look.

"I see absolutely no problem with people digging into each other at dinnertime, so long as everyone is willing," George W. Bush, the editor of the monthly magazine 'To Serve Man', quips, "Not only does it solve hunger problems and create jobs, but it also adds variety to Vermmeria's sometimes dull palette."

I'm wondering if this is a coincidence, deliberate, or does NationStates use a random name generator for its issues? George Bush, pushing for pro-cannabalism legislation...

The names vary randomly, though it's always amusing when Dubya comes up.
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Postby Vermmeria » Mon Jul 11, 2011 2:24 pm

The Black Forrest wrote:And this is a problem why?


Didn't say it's a problem, just thought it was funny.
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Postby The IOAS » Tue Jul 12, 2011 1:09 am

If I had to guess there's loads of pre-written names that are generated randomly from issue to issue. It was randomly deliberate.
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Postby Bears Armed » Sun Jul 17, 2011 7:47 am

The IOAS wrote:If I had to guess there's loads of pre-written names that are generated randomly from issue to issue. It was randomly deliberate.

Yes, one list for the forenames (not sorted by gender) & another for surnames, basically...
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Postby The Murtunian Tribes » Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:01 pm

Bears Armed wrote:
The IOAS wrote:If I had to guess there's loads of pre-written names that are generated randomly from issue to issue. It was randomly deliberate.

Yes, one list for the forenames (not sorted by gender) & another for surnames, basically...

Yep, each forename and surname are paired entirely randomly whenver the @@randomname@@ code is used in an issue (which is a A LOT). However, many of the names are derived from real people, so sometimes you end up with the original pair.
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