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-Pythria-
Political Columnist
 
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Founded: Jul 17, 2010
Ex-Nation

Postby -Pythria- » Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:52 pm

Nazi Flower Power wrote:
Pythria wrote:If I make enough puppets, will our space expand?


Only if you actually use them to post.
OK, so who did we decide on invading?
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Rusikstan
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Posts: 1512
Founded: Oct 30, 2009
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Postby Rusikstan » Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:00 pm

Consaria wrote:Yeah! Lets create puppet accounts and terrorize young children with messages of "All your base belong to Natinstates!"


That is beautiful :clap:
Senestrum wrote:Russians took the maximum allowable missile performances from the ABM treaty as design goals.

lolz ensued

Cyrupe wrote:Canadians are not good at electronics, hence why you never see them at the top of ANYTHING in the technology industry. Bowling ball track pads are the perfect example of this.

Wamitoria wrote:
United Dependencies wrote:What is the likelihood of a tactical nuke being used in this situation?

Well, the OP was looking for advice for an IC war in II, so I suppose that they would be used almost immediately.
Demonym: Rusich for singular and plural uses.
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Hegstoria
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Posts: 5657
Founded: Dec 08, 2009
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Postby Hegstoria » Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:04 pm

The Canadian Pacific wrote:Note 4chan is a giant penis. With island cum.

Oh shit, it is!
"Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit."-Oscar Wilde

Defcon 5: Pax Hegstoriana
Defcon 4: Ehh, things are pretty good, but a bit heated
Defcon 3: War seems near, but not at the moment, and far from the mind
Defcon 2: Get a helmet
Defcon 1: Put on said helmet

Colonies: South-West Hegstodia, The Hegstoria Rhodesian Confederacy(3 independent colonies), Fuair

Major Leaders: President Jonathan F. Shepherd, Vice President Francis P. Sinclair, Minister of the Interior Samuel D. Lisbon, Minister of the Armed Forces General Stanley C. McAlister

Map: -currently under a redesign-

Size: 7,825,600 km^2

Life Expectancy: 84.59 years Courtesy of Unibot

Alliances: Skyguard Defense Network

embassy program
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Rusikstan
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Founded: Oct 30, 2009
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Postby Rusikstan » Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:32 pm

Hegstoria wrote:
The Canadian Pacific wrote:Note 4chan is a giant penis. With island cum.

Oh shit, it is!


I want to believe that's unintentional, but there is no way it is
Senestrum wrote:Russians took the maximum allowable missile performances from the ABM treaty as design goals.

lolz ensued

Cyrupe wrote:Canadians are not good at electronics, hence why you never see them at the top of ANYTHING in the technology industry. Bowling ball track pads are the perfect example of this.

Wamitoria wrote:
United Dependencies wrote:What is the likelihood of a tactical nuke being used in this situation?

Well, the OP was looking for advice for an IC war in II, so I suppose that they would be used almost immediately.
Demonym: Rusich for singular and plural uses.
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[violet]
Executive Director
 
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Founded: Antiquity

Postby [violet] » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:17 am

Holy crap! I was just snickering at xkcd and went, "Whoa, is that... is that..."

It is!

SO... HAPPY...
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The Alma Mater
Postmaster of the Fleet
 
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Founded: May 23, 2004
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Postby The Alma Mater » Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:54 am

[violet] wrote:Holy crap! I was just snickering at xkcd and went, "Whoa, is that... is that..."

It is!

SO... HAPPY...


About the 4chan penis or the mention of nationstates :p ?
Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease.
It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on.
- Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
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DEFCON-1
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Posts: 408
Founded: Jun 09, 2010
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Postby DEFCON-1 » Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:03 am

How are we not near "Teenagers who Just Discovered Macroeconomics?" He must think those damn RPers represent NS
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Aelosia
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Founded: Antiquity
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Postby Aelosia » Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:18 am

[violet] wrote:Holy crap! I was just snickering at xkcd and went, "Whoa, is that... is that..."

It is!

SO... HAPPY...


Wouldn't expect less from you.

Being quoted in something you respect and like for sure must feel great.
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My ratings in the top 100:
Aelosia is ranked 12th in the world for Lowest Unemployment Rates
Aelosia is ranked 12th in the world for Lowest Unemployment Rates
Aelosia is ranked 12th in the world for Largest Defense Forces
Aelosia is ranked 13th in the world for Most Scientifically Advanced
Aelosia is ranked 20th in the world for Most Cultured
Aelosia is ranked 24th in the world for Most Subsidized Industry
Aelosia is ranked 25th in the world for Fastest-Growing Economies
Aelosia is ranked 38th in the world for Largest Public Transport Department
Aelosia is ranked 42th in the world for Largest Publishing Industry
Aelosia is ranked 51th in the world for Largest Information Technology Sector
Aelosia is ranked 61th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector

Factbook so far.
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Buffett and Colbert
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Founded: Oct 05, 2008
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Postby Buffett and Colbert » Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:59 am

[violet] wrote:Holy crap! I was just snickering at xkcd and went, "Whoa, is that... is that..."

It is!

SO... HAPPY...

And [violet] makes a rare venture into NSG...

Now you can really tell all of NS is celebrating. :D
If the knowledge isn't useful, you haven't found the lesson yet. ~Iniika
You-Gi-Owe wrote:If someone were to ask me about your online persona as a standard of your "date-ability", I'd rate you as "worth investigating further & passionate about beliefs". But, enough of the idle speculation on why you didn't score with the opposite gender.

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:Clever, but your Jedi mind tricks don't work on me.

His Jedi mind tricks are insignificant compared to the power of Buffy's sex appeal.
Keronians wrote:
Buffett and Colbert wrote:My law class took my virginity. And it was 100% consensual.

I accuse your precious law class of statutory rape.
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Johz
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Founded: Jan 26, 2010
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Postby Johz » Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:08 am

Pepe Dominguez wrote:Pretty cool that NS has some recognition. I liked the lifeboats leaving Digg for Reddit as well.


And the invasion force gathered next to Google Talk? Lol. Very good, and definitely better than the previous version. That one didnt include NS, for starters...
✯ ✯ ✯ Always Ready (With a Cuppa): UDL ✯ ✯ ✯
Praise [violet] for safe switching!

The Village of Johz - (Factbook)
Head of Foreign Affairs: Mr Newman
Head of the Flower Rota: Mrs Figgis
Population: 269 (Johzians)
Sometime between when the "evolution is just a theory" nonesense dies out, and when Ashmoria starts using captitalization. - EnragedMaldivians
It's called a tangent. It tends to happen on NSG. - Olthar
[E]very Brit I've met on the internet has been violently apathetic. - Conserative Morality
This is Johz. I'd like to give him a hug someday. - Celly
See a mistake? Send me a telegram!|I would be very much indebted to you.
LINKS: My Website|Barryman|Gay Marriage: Who will be next?

#NSG on esper.net - Join us!
Also, bonobos zygons.
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IL Ruffino
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Posts: 449
Founded: Oct 29, 2005
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Postby IL Ruffino » Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:17 am

Fantasy Encounter wrote:I wonder if Randall Munroe (the writer/artist) is an active member?

Yep, he is.

I don't see the big deal.
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Johz
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Founded: Jan 26, 2010
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Postby Johz » Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:25 am

IL Ruffino wrote:
Fantasy Encounter wrote:I wonder if Randall Munroe (the writer/artist) is an active member?

Yep, he is.

I don't see the big deal.


They said that about Max Barry, and look what happened there. Well, what will happen, as soon as we figure out the password to his computer, and thus reveal the secret that has plagued mankind since it was created: Which nation does Barry play as?
✯ ✯ ✯ Always Ready (With a Cuppa): UDL ✯ ✯ ✯
Praise [violet] for safe switching!

The Village of Johz - (Factbook)
Head of Foreign Affairs: Mr Newman
Head of the Flower Rota: Mrs Figgis
Population: 269 (Johzians)
Sometime between when the "evolution is just a theory" nonesense dies out, and when Ashmoria starts using captitalization. - EnragedMaldivians
It's called a tangent. It tends to happen on NSG. - Olthar
[E]very Brit I've met on the internet has been violently apathetic. - Conserative Morality
This is Johz. I'd like to give him a hug someday. - Celly
See a mistake? Send me a telegram!|I would be very much indebted to you.
LINKS: My Website|Barryman|Gay Marriage: Who will be next?

#NSG on esper.net - Join us!
Also, bonobos zygons.
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Izandai
Senator
 
Posts: 4330
Founded: May 27, 2009
Inoffensive Centrist Democracy

Postby Izandai » Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:42 am

I think that NS should be part of the forums.

Also, WTF is Happy Farm?
Shinkadomayaka wrote:
JUNCKS wrote:Ozzy is awesome but Jesus is awesomer

Hey, this is a church thread. No mentioning religion!

Lunatic Goofballs wrote:
Rambhutan wrote:
My blind porcupine takes exception to this


Your blind porcupine can read text? :blink:

Neanderthaland wrote:
Izandai wrote:I try to be a generous fuck. I'm more likely to have sex with someone more than once that way.

Although for some reason they always act insulted when I try to pay them to communicate how much I value sex.

Ism wrote:We don't dislike what Trump does because he's Trump, we dislike Trump because of what Trump does.

Fartsniffage wrote:
Telconi wrote:
Lots of people are evil, and most of them are closer to home than ISIS


Oooooh. The rare self burn.

Grenartia wrote:Authoritarianism is political sadomasochism, change my mind.
Age subject to change without notice.
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Nneka Egbuna
Secretary
 
Posts: 35
Founded: Sep 27, 2010
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Postby Nneka Egbuna » Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:44 am

I guess that congrats are in order, NS.
Calooh, Calley!!!


╭╮⎝⎠⎝⎲⏝⏝⎲⎠⎝⎠╭╮<Ebil Bunny is watching...
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Geniasis
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Posts: 7531
Founded: Sep 28, 2007
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Postby Geniasis » Thu Oct 07, 2010 10:56 am

Anogen Dys wrote:Not on Chrome it doesn't.


It did on mine.

Also, Chrome haters gonna hate.
Supporter of making [citation needed] the official NSG way to say "source?"

Myrensis wrote:I say turn it into a brothel, that way Muslims and Christians can be offended together.


DaWoad wrote:nah, she only fought because, as everyone knows, the brits can't make a decent purse to save their lives and she had a VERY important shopping trip coming up!


Reichskommissariat ost wrote:Women are as good as men , I dont know why they constantly whine about things.


Euronion wrote:because how dare me ever ever try to demand rights for myself, right men, we should just lie down and let the women trample over us, let them take awa our rights, our right to vote will be next just don't say I didn't warn ou
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Reploid Productions
Director of Moderation
 
Posts: 30511
Founded: Antiquity
Democratic Socialists

Postby Reploid Productions » Thu Oct 07, 2010 6:28 pm

*quietly works on a little something special* Inspiration abounds thanks to this thread! :twisted:

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~She who wields the Banhammer; master of the mighty moderation no-dachi Kiritateru Teikoku
Forum mod since May 8, 2003 -- Game mod since May 19, 2003 -- Nation turned 20 on March 23, 2023!
Sunset's DoGA FAQ - For those using DoGA to make their NS military and such.
One Stop Rules Shop -- Reppy's Sig Workshop -- Getting Help Page
[violet] wrote:Maybe we could power our new search engine from the sexual tension between you two.
Char Aznable/Giant Meteor 2024! - Forcing humanity to move into space and progress whether we goddamn want to or not!
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