― Ally (mlescaut), Thursday, 22 May 2003 22:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― amateurist (amateurist), Thursday, 22 May 2003 22:40 (twenty-one years ago) link
― anthony easton (anthony), Friday, 23 May 2003 00:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
Do I just have to wait to be accepted into the UN or do you lot have to vote me in?
― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 23 May 2003 00:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Friday, 23 May 2003 00:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 23 May 2003 00:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 23 May 2003 00:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 23 May 2003 00:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Friday, 23 May 2003 00:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 23 May 2003 01:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 23 May 2003 01:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 23 May 2003 01:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Friday, 23 May 2003 01:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 23 May 2003 01:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Friday, 23 May 2003 01:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 23 May 2003 01:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 23 May 2003 01:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Friday, 23 May 2003 06:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Leee (Leee), Friday, 23 May 2003 06:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 23 May 2003 06:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Friday, 23 May 2003 06:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
Think hard... what would Kissinger do?
― Frühlingsmute (Wintermute), Friday, 23 May 2003 09:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
"Oh, it's all well and good to have your fancy education and your nice cars, until some tinpot dictatorship decides to invade. And don't pretend like there aren't any of them in Ilxoria."
― Mark C (Mark C), Friday, 23 May 2003 10:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
UN Category: Scandinavian Liberal Paradise Civil Rights: Superb Economy: Struggling Political Freedoms: Excellent
Location: the South PacificThe Free Republic of Annaskwan is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5 million enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level social equality free of the usual accompanying government corruption.
The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded morass -- devotes most of its attentions to Social Welfare, with areas such as Law & Order and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 47%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Retail.
Crime is totally unknown. Annaskwan's national animal is the artic meeract, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the unit.
Um - do we have an ilx-area to move to?
― Anna (Anna), Friday, 23 May 2003 12:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
― JuliaA (j_bdules), Friday, 23 May 2003 12:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 23 May 2003 12:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Anna (Anna), Friday, 23 May 2003 12:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 23 May 2003 12:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 23 May 2003 12:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Aaron W (Aaron W), Friday, 23 May 2003 13:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 23 May 2003 13:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kerry (dymaxia), Friday, 23 May 2003 13:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Friday, 23 May 2003 16:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dyson (dyson), Friday, 23 May 2003 16:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― jel -- (jel), Friday, 23 May 2003 16:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Frühlingsmute (Wintermute), Friday, 23 May 2003 18:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
The IssueIn a bid to provide a new revenue stream for Bunraku's Beef-Based Agriculture industry, it has been suggested that man with 3 buttockss could be added to the menu.
The Debate"The fact is, the man with 3 buttocks population is out of control," says Beef-Based Agriculture spokesperson Fleur Mistletoe. "We have to do something about them anyway, so why not market them as tasty snacks? We could have man with 3 buttocks kebabs, man with 3 buttocks pies, man with 3 buttocks-on-a-sticks--the possibilities are endless! Let's not pass up this golden opportunity to provide a feast, if you will, for our economy."[Accept]
"I agree that something needs to be done about man with 3 buttocks over-population," says random passer-by Charles King, "but eating them? That's kind of gross. Let's just shoot the ones we have to and shovel their bodies into ditches like normal."[Accept]
"I am shocked and appalled!" declared SPCA President Buffy O'Bannon. "If anyone needs to be culled, it's us humans. The man with 3 buttockss were here first, remember? We need to take this as a sign to get our industry--agriculture in particular--to back off. The man with 3 buttocks is part of what makes Bunraku a great nation!"[Accept]
Decisions, decisions.
― j.lu (j.lu), Friday, 23 May 2003 19:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 23 May 2003 19:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 23 May 2003 19:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Millar (Millar), Friday, 23 May 2003 19:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
UN Category: Left-wing Utopia Civil Rights: Excessive Economy: Struggling Political Freedoms: World Benchmark
Location: The North PacificThe Disputed Territories of The Big Backyard is a tiny, devout nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5 million are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whoever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.
It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt, liberal, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it devotes most of its attentions to Social Welfare, with areas such as Law & Order and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 68%, and even higher for the wealthy. The private sector is almost wholly made up of enterprising fourteen-year-old boys selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out.
Crime is totally unknown. The Big Backyard's national animal is the llama, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the post-it note.
― The Man they call Dan (The Man they call Dan), Friday, 23 May 2003 21:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Aaron W (Aaron W), Saturday, 24 May 2003 18:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
Eh, wrong film.
― Frühlingsmute (Wintermute), Saturday, 24 May 2003 18:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
This is the position your government is preparing to adopt.
I can hardly wait to see what this will do to my nation.
― Frühlingsmute (Wintermute), Saturday, 24 May 2003 22:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Saturday, 24 May 2003 23:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Millar (Millar), Saturday, 24 May 2003 23:32 (twenty-one years ago) link
UN Category: Liberal Democratic SocialistsCivil Rights: ExcellentEconomy: FragilePolitical Freedoms: Superb
Location: the Pacific
The Republic of Xibalbastan is a tiny, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5 million love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.
The government -- a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, socially-minded morass -- devotes most of its attentions to Social Welfare, with areas such as Law & Order and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. The average income tax rate is 45%, but much higher for the wealthy. Private enterprise is illegal, but for those in the know there is a slick and highly efficient black market in Basket Weaving.
Crime is totally unknown. Xibalbastan's national animal is the platypus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the eurotrash.
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Sunday, 25 May 2003 08:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
to celebrate i passed a law making organ-harvesting compulsory
i clicked for "psychotic dictatorship" but they gave me "inoffensive centrist blah" :(
― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 25 May 2003 09:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mark C (Mark C), Sunday, 25 May 2003 16:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
UN Category: Inoffensive Centrist Democracy Civil Rights: Below Average Economy: Strong Political Freedoms: Some
Location: the South PacificThe Borderlands of Seldregon is a tiny, pleasant nation, notable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5 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.
The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Social Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 11%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Pizza Delivery industries.
Crime is moderate, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Seldregon's national animal is the chimpanzee and its currency is the prid.
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I wanted to have more civil rights. But it was mean to me =(
― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Sunday, 25 May 2003 19:22 (twenty-one years ago) link