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by Giovanniland » Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:22 am
#1454: Poplar Opinion [Honeydewistania, ed:Candlewhisper Archive]
The Issue
As a symbol of historic cultural ties, the nation of Brancaland has gifted @@NAME@@ a dozen Brancalandian Spiked Aspen trees. These were ceremonially planted in the famed Jellostain National Park. Unfortunately, it’s now been discovered that the trees are host to a parasitic fungi endemic to Brancaland, which is now spreading and ravaging the local woodland.
The Debate
1. “Let’s not panic!” says one of your diplomats, panicking. “Brancaland had good intentions, but we need to contain the spread before the entire nation is infected. Luckily the fungal infestation is only in this part of the park, so let’s enclose the section with the trees with a glass bio-dome, and allow access only to a select few. We can import more Brancalandian flora and dedicate the arboretum to our nations’ enduring friendship.”
2. “You don’t know what this fungus can do,” flatly states Forestry Commission Warrant Officer Elaine Wipley, with the look of a shell-shocked veteran. “If one of those spores gets out there, that’s it! Taking off and nuking the site from orbit is the only way to be sure. No? Well, at the very least, you need to send the army in with flamethrowers, to burn everything in a three-mile radius.”
3. “It’s too late for the park,” whispers General Cody ‘Iron Eyes’ de Corti, shedding a single tear as he surveys the devastation. “They destroyed our park; we can destroy theirs too. You should allow us to covertly release the @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ Destroying Angel Fungi over the Brancalandian pine forests. Let the invaders feel our pain.”
4. “Fungus is Good, repeat with me, Fungus is Good,” intones eccentric mycologist Innsmouth Yugov offering you a strange-smelling bowl of mushroom stew. “Let the blessed fungus spread freely. In fact, deliberately spread it to every forest in @@NAME@@. Do it or there will be truffle, I mean trouble. The blessed mycelium will give strength to our nation as it infiltrates our soil. You understand? Yes. Me go, now. Me go.” He hands you a mysterious book, then chants in an indecipherable language.
by Verdant Haven » Wed Apr 14, 2021 8:30 am
Giovanniland wrote:#1454: Poplar Opinion [Honeydewistania, ed:Candlewhisper Archive]
The Issue
As a symbol of historic cultural ties, the nation of Brancaland has gifted @@NAME@@ a dozen Brancalandian Spiked Aspen trees. These were ceremonially planted in the famed Jellostain National Park. Unfortunately, it’s now been discovered that the trees are host to a parasitic fungi endemic to Brancaland, which is now spreading and ravaging the local woodland.
The Debate
1. “Let’s not panic!” says one of your diplomats, panicking. “Brancaland had good intentions, but we need to contain the spread before the entire nation is infected. Luckily the fungal infestation is only in this part of the park, so let’s enclose the section with the trees with a glass bio-dome, and allow access only to a select few. We can import more Brancalandian flora and dedicate the arboretum to our nations’ enduring friendship.”
2. “You don’t know what this fungus can do,” flatly states Forestry Commission Warrant Officer Elaine Wipley, with the look of a shell-shocked veteran. “If one of those spores gets out there, that’s it! Taking off and nuking the site from orbit is the only way to be sure. No? Well, at the very least, you need to send the army in with flamethrowers, to burn everything in a three-mile radius.”
3. “It’s too late for the park,” whispers General Cody ‘Iron Eyes’ de Corti, shedding a single tear as he surveys the devastation. “They destroyed our park; we can destroy theirs too. You should allow us to covertly release the @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ Destroying Angel Fungi over the Brancalandian pine forests. Let the invaders feel our pain.”
4. “Fungus is Good, repeat with me, Fungus is Good,” intones eccentric mycologist Innsmouth Yugov offering you a strange-smelling bowl of mushroom stew. “Let the blessed fungus spread freely. In fact, deliberately spread it to every forest in @@NAME@@. Do it or there will be truffle, I mean trouble. The blessed mycelium will give strength to our nation as it infiltrates our soil. You understand? Yes. Me go, now. Me go.” He hands you a mysterious book, then chants in an indecipherable language.
Cody ‘Iron Eyes’ de Corti and Innsmouth Yugov seem fixed, but I am wondering if Elaine Wipley is fixed or just the first name (@@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ Wipley), since Elaine is listed as a possible first name unlike Wipley as last name. Internal numbering 0, 1, 2, and 3, so I am guessing no hidden options.
by TalAkMaChen » Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:26 pm
by Tor-bana-ing » Thu Apr 15, 2021 2:05 pm
#1455: Trademarks Make Their Mark on Marketing
The Issue
Zeerocks, a @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ company known for manufacturing photocopiers, has recently come into conflict with a corporation in the mostly harmless nation of Merovingia that makes a similar product. The Merovingian company has been using the common phrase ‘zeerocksing’ in their advertising and packaging, even though Zeerocks owns the trademark for the term. The inevitable legal dispute has now come to national attention.
The Debate
1. “@@LEADER@@, it is essential that this term remains exclusive to the products and services of our company,” claims a sharply dressed representative from Zeerocks, handing out zeerocksed packets of heavily laminated legal documentation to everyone in close proximity. “When direct competitors use the term to describe the services that we exclusively offer, consumers begin to associate the term with photocopying, which zeerocksing simply is not. Furthermore, we have legally registered this trademark and should have full rights to control its use.”
2. A sophisticated-looking executive from Merovingian Minolta directs your attention to her slideshow presentation. “As we can see here, photocopying involves the same exact process as zeerocksing. It is preposterous to use multiple terms for the same exact action, and makes no sense for a company to be able to own a commonly used word. Therefore, since the Zeerocks trademark is already a generic term, anyone should be able to use it.”
3. “We might as well rip off the band-aid now,” claims your Minister of Abrupt Solutions, while using a sharpie to write notes on some post-its. “This case is a dumpster fire of complex trademark laws, and I bet we’ll see a plethora of new cases no matter who wins this lawsuit. It’s as clear as plexiglass that we need to abolish all existing trademark laws, so that this doesn’t hoover up all of our legal system’s resources. Now does anyone have an aspirin? My head feels like someone hit it with a thermos.”
4. “That is just going to cause even more confusion,” drones Xanatos Vajiralongkorn, whose gray suit matches his gray demeanor. “Why do we need branding in the first place? All of this marketing is just another way for the big, rich corporations to control the public. You should require all products to be sold in monocolored packaging with no graphics or brand names on them.”
Issue by The Second Best of Noahs Second Country
Edited by Pogaria
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by Trotterdam » Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:50 am
#1454 Poplar OpinionIt's been confirmed that none of the names are random. Speaking of which:
The Issue
As a symbol of historic cultural ties, the nation of Brancaland has gifted @@NAME@@ a dozen Brancalandian Spiked Aspen trees. These were ceremonially planted in the famed Jellostain National Park. Unfortunately, it's now been discovered that the trees are host to a parasitic fungus endemic to Brancaland, which is now spreading and ravaging the local woodland.
The Debate
1. "Let's not panic!" says one of your diplomats, panicking. "Brancaland had good intentions, but we need to contain the spread before the entire nation is infected. Luckily the fungal infestation is only in this part of the park, so let's enclose the section with the trees with a glass bio-dome, and allow access only to a select few. We can import more Brancalandian flora and dedicate the arboretum to our nations' enduring friendship."
2. "You don't know what this fungus can do," flatly states Forestry Commission Warrant Officer Elaine Wipley, with the look of a shell-shocked veteran. "If one of those spores gets out there, that's it! Taking off and nuking the site from orbit is the only way to be sure. No? Well, at the very least, you need to send the army in with flamethrowers, to burn everything in a three-mile radius."
3. "It's too late for the park," whispers General Cody 'Iron Eyes' de Corti, shedding a single tear as he surveys the devastation. "They destroyed our park; we can destroy theirs too. You should allow us to covertly release the @@DEMONYMADJECTIVE@@ Destroying Angel Fungi over the Brancalandian pine forests. Let the invaders feel our pain."
4. "Fungus is Good, repeat with me, Fungus is Good," intones eccentric mycologist Innsmouth Yugov offering you a strange-smelling bowl of mushroom stew. "Let the blessed fungus spread freely. In fact, deliberately spread it to every forest in @@NAME@@. Do it or there will be truffle, I mean trouble. The blessed mycelium will give strength to our nation as it infiltrates our soil. You understand? Yes. Me go, now. Me go." He hands you a mysterious book, then chants in an indecipherable language.
Issue by Honeydewistania
Edited by Candlewhisper Archive
Also from another story in the same franchise (The Whisperer in Darkness), "Yuggoth" is a planet at the outer edge of our solar system, home to the fungus-like aliens known as the "Mi-Go".Verdant Haven wrote:Innsmouth Yugov would be a reference to the canon of HP Lovecraft, and his story Shadow Over Innsmouth, wherein a town full of strange-smelling fish-human hybrid people operate a mysterious cult and worship a dark entity.
by Valentine Z » Sat Apr 17, 2021 7:11 am
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by Trotterdam » Sat Apr 17, 2021 1:54 pm
by Valentine Z » Sat Apr 17, 2021 3:16 pm
Trotterdam wrote:Note that #766 now has a duplicate of option 1, so the internal option numbering has likely changed.
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by Honeydewistania » Sun Apr 18, 2021 1:32 am
Alger wrote:if you have egoquotes in your signature, touch grass
by Valentine Z » Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:06 pm
Honeydewistania wrote:http://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=88&start=75#1454
Has 1454: 1454: twice
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by Tinhampton » Sat Apr 24, 2021 11:00 pm
by Tor-bana-ing » Fri Apr 30, 2021 4:33 am
#1456: Weather Report: It’s Not Graining In East Lebatuck
The Issue
East Lebatuck, one of the largest ‘second world’ nations, is in the midst of a famine. It does not typically trade with @@NAME@@ due to its suspicion of capitalism. However, because of the famine, the ‘Iron Giant of Communism’ wants to purchase large quantities of foodstuffs, particularly grain, from @@NAME@@.
The Debate
1. “We’re going to have a field day!” gasps your Treasury Minister, grasping the gravity of the situation. “Imagine the headlines — ‘Great Groat! East Lebatuck Grovels to Graceful @@NAME@@ to Gratify its Grain Grievances’. Every sale we make to East Lebatuck is proof that free markets work and communism does not. You’ve got to encourage this trade — provide subsidies to corporations that do business with East Lebatuck, and we’ll show the world who’s really won the cold war.”
2. “See what I’m doing here?” asks advisor Danny Taylor, rubbing her middle finger on her wrist. “I’m playing the world’s smallest violin. The best way to show capitalist superiority is to let this evil empire face the consequences of its communist folly and let it starve. They can ask our noble corporations for grain once they open up to free enterprise in their country. Which, let’s face it, will be never.”
3? “Dear leader, don’t listen to these commissars. This is not an opportunity to showboat,” advises communist sympathizer Jamal Chan, wearing a red pin of East Lebatuck Chairman Joseph Rushev on his lapel. “Starving people is not cool, man. So how about you treat this like a humanitarian problem and send free grain with no strings attached? In return, we pinky promise not to throw you into the gulag when this capitalist state inevitably crumbles.”
Issue by The Red Lucky Holy Planet of Fauxia
Edited by Electrum
by Trotterdam » Fri Apr 30, 2021 12:50 pm
#1456 Weather Report: It's Not Graining In East Lebatuck
The Issue
East Lebatuck, one of the largest 'second world' nations, is in the midst of a famine. It does not typically trade with @@NAME@@ due to its suspicion of capitalism. However, because of the famine, the 'Iron Giant of Communism' wants to purchase large quantities of foodstuffs, particularly grain, from @@NAME@@.
The Debate
1. "We're going to have a field day!" gasps your Treasury Minister, grasping the gravity of the situation. "Imagine the headlines — 'Great Groat! East Lebatuck Grovels to Graceful @@NAME@@ to Gratify its Grain Grievances'. Every sale we make to East Lebatuck is proof that free markets work and communism does not. You've got to encourage this trade — provide subsidies to corporations that do business with East Lebatuck, and we'll show the world who's really won the cold war."
2. "See what I'm doing here?" asks advisor @@RANDOMNAME@@, rubbing @@HIS/HER@@ middle finger on @@HIS/HER@@ wrist. "I'm playing the world's smallest violin. The best way to show capitalist superiority is to let this evil empire face the consequences of its communist folly and let it starve. They can ask our noble corporations for grain once they open up to free enterprise in their country. Which, let's face it, will be never."
3. "Dear leader, don't listen to these commissars. This is not an opportunity to showboat," advises communist sympathizer @@RANDOMNAME@@, wearing a red pin of East Lebatuck Chairman Joseph Rushev on @@HIS/HER@@ lapel. "Starving people is not cool, man. So how about you treat this like a humanitarian problem and send free grain with no strings attached? In return, we pinky promise not to throw you into the gulag when this capitalist state inevitably crumbles."
Issue by Fauxia
Edited by Electrum
by Racoda » Sat May 01, 2021 11:58 am
Hello Darkness My Old Friend
The Issue
Racoda Island III ground to a halt after a nationwide blackout resulted in dark street lamps, traffic jams and melted ice creams. It was caused by the country having insufficient fuel to generate electricity, with the bulk of the fuel being exported due to long-term supply contracts.
The Debate
1. “I’ve come to talk with you again,” pesters Michonne Simon, your Minister of Energy, her figure barely visible in the naked candlelight. “The nation has enough fossil fuel reserves to power itself. However, corporations like Conch and Epsilon Mobil are profiting from their export rather than ensuring our country has enough electricity! Nationalise them and tear up the contracts so that our power plants always have enough fuel. The companies have been given too much free rein on our resources and we don’t need their technical expertise anymore.”
2. “Nationalisation is like a cancer that grows,” says Conch Chief Extraction Officer Thaddeus Garfunkel. “By nationalising, you’re creating an inefficient government-run company that will be vulnerable to corruption. You’re also going to be losing a long-term source of tax revenue by walking away from our contracts. Instead, you should approve drilling in that natural gas field we’ve always wanted to develop near Racoda Island III City. That way, there’ll be more than enough fuel to meet our export obligations and your electricity generators’ needs.”
3. “If we can no longer rely on power plants to provide electricity, why don’t you let us generate it ourselves?” asks an off-the-grid citizen completing his fortnightly run for loo rolls and gum. “See, I have this big diesel generator at home which is powering the local area during the blackout. There were some noise and pollution complaints at first, but the neighbours aren’t objecting now. It would be an easy change too, just dismantle the energy networks and pay us little guys to distribute energy locally.”
by Valentine Z » Sat May 01, 2021 4:43 pm
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by TalAkMaChen » Sat May 01, 2021 9:55 pm
TalAkMaChen wrote:Two small corrections:
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by Valentine Z » Mon May 03, 2021 6:56 am
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by Probably Not Japan » Tue May 04, 2021 6:28 pm
by Tinhampton » Thu May 06, 2021 7:18 pm
by Sedgistan » Fri May 07, 2021 4:35 am
Tinhampton wrote:I got Rembrandt Allen for Option 1418.2. Neither the first name "Rembrandt" nor the surname "Allen" appears in the OP's list of "[g]ame-provided first and last names."
by Valentine Z » Sun May 09, 2021 9:15 pm
♪ If you are reading my sig, I want you to have the best day ever ! You are worth it, do not let anyone get you down ! ♪
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Selanese Empire wrote:Not many would notice except for the little cult surrounding him.
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