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Miscellaneous => General Chat => Topic started by: PaperLuigi on August 08, 2010, 03:16:06 AM
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http://www.nationstates.net/
Has anyone played this game yet? It's actually a lot of fun. You basically create your own nation (in addition to its government) and depending on how you run things, it sinks or swims.
My country is The People's Republic of Sinopaland, a fledgling, socially progressive nation where Social Welfare, Education and Healthcare are priorities. I've made my own flag and everything. Anyone care to join?
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Lawl, the #1 country is an Orwellian nightmare. (http://www.nationstates.net/nation=spiney_norman)
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Ain't I a stinker? (http://www.nationstates.net/nation=murikka)
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Nice, nice. Anyone else want to play?
EDIT: I created a new region that you guys can join if you want:
http://www.nationstates.net/region=themushroomkingdom
The password is deezerisapimp
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Eh. What the hey. I'll probably lose interest in a month or less.
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I'm the one with the Yoshi flag.
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Normally we Murikkans don't take none too kindly to foreigners, but y'all seem like some good ol' boys.
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I'd pick a democracy but I don't feel like setting anything up.
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It's not that hard, just quite a few names are taken.
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That's why you have to put "land" or something like that at the end of your country's name. Try picking your desired name in a different language. My real name is Todd, which (in Old English) means fox. In turn, "Sinopa" is the Blackfoot Confederacy's name for fox.
All it takes is a little creativity. :)
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The Issue
The latest "Harry Potter" book to hit schools across Totallyradicalia has stirred up the greatest controversy yet.
The Debate
1. "I quite enjoyed the book, until I got to the part where Harry summons evil demons to do his bidding," says religious leader Violet McGuffin. "Now that's just wrong. We need to restore some sense to this debate, by which I mean we should remove this book from the shelves, salt it thoroughly, and burn it."
2. Teachers union President Chastity Dredd says, "Come on, the book is fantasy! And it's a [darn] good read. I'd like the government to issue a statement of support for our teachers and librarians, so kids can enjoy good books without interference from religious wackos, like Christians."
Gotta love how the only options are anti-Harry Potter and anti-Christianity. And so...
The Government Position
The government is preparing to dismiss this issue.
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B-52s On The Dinner Table?
The Issue
In a bid to provide a new revenue stream for Murikka's Beef-Based Agriculture industry, it has been suggested that b-52s could be added to the menu.
Wat.
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beef-ifty twos
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Gotta love how the only options are anti-Harry Potter and anti-Christianity.
Yeah I agree, there should've been a third option.
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I'm sorry for being off-topic, but wouldn't this be better suited in Video Game Chat?
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I guess it depends on how much of an actual video game it is. I suppose, technically...
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I'm sorry for being off-topic, but wouldn't this be better suited in Video Game Chat?
You can move it if you want. It's technically a browser game.
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Hyuck!
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Forget Video Game Chat - if Weegee keeps his color commentary up, this will belong in NatDT.
EDIT: Yet another disgustingly black and white set of opinions:
The Issue
Children as young as eight have been spotted gambling in some of Totallyradicalia's seedier casinos.
The Debate
1. Social activist Billy Clinton is outraged. "Gambling needs to be outlawed immediately. It's no wonder children are becoming sucked into the vice, with adults setting such a poor example. Gambling is a stain on Totallyradicalia's international reputation and it must be stopped!"
2. However, Crown Casino chairperson Stephanie Mistletoe says, "What's wrong with children gambling? It prepares them for the realities of life, teaching them that success or failure is not due to hard work or intelligence, but the roll of the dice. Besides, if kids weren't gambling, they'd be spraypainting trains."
The Government Position
The government has yet to formalize a position on this issue.
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Seriously, what is up here? What if I want to keep gambling legal, but perhaps require ID of some sort? It's like outlawing all alcoholic beverages for responsible people just because some stupid kids got drunk.
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I chose option #2 for that one. It makes the country more money, so any and all negatives are automatically outweighed.
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Anyone know if there are negative repercussions to dismissing issues? Because I think I'm going to end up doing that a lot.
EDIT: Who's the new guy?
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Please welcome our region's newest nation, the Republic of Libernavia. It's a small, frigid nation in which practically anything imaginable is legal as long as it doesn't offend minorities. Citizens who oppose Libernavia's recent legalization of marijuana and hookers are deemed as "moralist scum" (or, as they're known in Libernavian, "svensen herpde horken borken"), and are subsequently shunned by society. Average income tax rates are expected to reach their target of 60% by 2014.
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Anyone besides PL and myself still playing this?
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Actually TK I've stopped playing too, hahaha. College life and all.
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I haven't touched it in two weeks.
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It's kind of annoying that issues don't really take previous issues into account. For example, why am I dealing with a public breastfeeding debate when I legalized public nudity months ago?
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Screw my other two nations; juggling between them was far too much hassle. I now only represent the hippie dictatorship of Du-kar.
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Come on, you guys, this takes literally less than a minute to play daily. Or even less.
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THE ISSUE: There is a growing call within Du-kar to abolish smoking in public areas
> "Get your hands off my [bundle of sticks]!" wheezes long-time smoker Buffy Frederickson.
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Du-kar is now investing billions of dollars into the search for our extraterrestrial bretheren. The nation's economy is driven solely by fourteen-yeard-olds operating lemonade stands, so that industry will soon see massive tax hikes in order to fund this all-important alien research.
EDIT: 61% income tax rate. :3
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Pfft. That's all? Sinopaland has 100% income tax. Get your act together, Weegee.
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It's a work in progress. What can you expect from fascist hippies?
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Regional Happenings
* 22 hours ago: The Republic of Du-kar ceased to exist.
:|
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...And nothing of value was lost.
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The Republic of Totallyradicalia is a huge, devout nation, notable for its complete absence of social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 666 million have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
:u
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(https://themushroomkingdom.net/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg528.imageshack.us%2Fimg528%2F3592%2Fallalone.png&hash=237b8e8f560bc82e5a28cfe6b5564cfb)
:(
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I like how
I'll probably lose interest in a month or less
but he's the only one still playing.