To: Dept of Geek and Numbers, Dept of Diplo Relations & Scouting

From: Captian Curragh

RE: Operation Gilligan

Chief Petty Officer Igor has just returned from the beach with a report from our simple shaman.

The shaman report that construction of our first successful wooden floating device is nearing completion. To summarize:

Test one revealed that rocks are not an appropriate construction material for vehicular transportation as Research Person goes down with the ship despite the ritual chanting that was done the night before. Although that may have had more to do with the banner grape harvest than anything else.

Test two revealed that horses and fish are not related. The horses had no ability to submerse for extended periods of time. Research Person 2 is replaced.

Test three was somewhat out of the box. Our shaman gathered thousands of monkeys from the wilds and provided them with tools. The old adage was quickly disproven as the monkeys necessitated a search for Research Person 4

Test four was likewise unsuccessful due to our continued grape harvests. However our of the brigther apprenctices noticed that the casks actually float when one throws them in the water. this lead to a breakthrough in design and rapid development of a prototype began. While having the research students conduct cask races proved to have amusement value for the citizenry, a slight course change was needed. Research apprentices were placed into the empty casks. After several minor set-backs it was determined that the lids should be removed. Then one of Chief Igor's cousins, an apprentice at the test site, held aloat an undergarment which filled with the winds and propelled her to victory in Cask Race 42.

From those humble beginnings, hull and sail design advanced rapidly and we are now on the precipice of deployment.

A Hale man has been designated "Skipper" of our soon to be completed boat. With him will be his little buddies, mary ann and ginger. the professor will accompany to record scientific progress.

Unfortunately, our financial backers, the Howells were lost as shark food, when some gold fell overboard and they went in after it. Fortunately, a previously undiscovered will has emerged that makes the Dept of Naval Operations the sole beneficiary of their estate.

our wooden floating device is now preparing for launch. the simple people wish to invite some combat settler along for the ride. however our transportation capacity is not yet large enough.

Research continues.

Bravo, Captain!!! :clap: :clap: :clap:

Oh, Captain, My captain!!!

After reading the reports a question presents itself. What DO you do with a drunken sailor earliiiii in the morning?

Put him in bed with the Captain's daughter!
Put him in bed with the Captain's daughter!
Put him in bed with the Captain's daughter!
Ear-lie in the morn-in'!

Put him in a longboat till he's sober!
Put him in a longboat till he's sober!
Put him in a longboat till he's sober!
Ear-lie in the morn-in'!

I guess the Admiral has his day planned then. :D

Bravo Captain, Bravo indeed :goodjob:

Excellent repertee!!! Vert clever.
BB

see my comments in the diplo thread. no limitations on sea movement. dam* the torpeados, full spead ahead. run silent, run deep. to the shores of tripoli. get over the shy and go meet peeps.

Extremely funny! Loved it!

With MIA sighting a boat I would get that curraugh moving CCW. Hopefully they are going N along our continental coast exploring and we will meet them. If we count the turns since they made contact we should be able to plot where they came across. If it was a suicide we should be able to suicide across the same squares and see them.

well d'nut met them. I assume that they are in the SW of their continent. Which means that TNT is in the NE.

I would rather make contact with TNT since they might be trading with D'nuts and then we won't be in the rear position of this train. Also this will give us a scouting eye on the other continent.

Ave. Joe can make his way along the western coast and if they are coming up that side then we'll wave to their boat. If they go CCW around our continent then they'll run upon our cities sooner than we could meet them.

'Slinger there is at least one safe coastal crossing between each continent. So my guess is it's west of us since we are so far east. It just so happened D'nut went south instead of north is my guess.

@ A-K what do you want to name your dinghy? Currently it is called "Hey you!!"

"Hey you!!"
Bless you. ;)
Should we have a specifically for thread for pictures and cartography only?

like the babe thread.... sure ok

In honour of our b-day admiral I offer this exclusive avatar to install fear and respect in the opposition:
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads10/curragh.jpg

:lol:

@ dagh - :cool: minor change, rename to "Igor's Hope"

babe thread? :bounce: :bounce: pun intended :lol:

:rotfl: Great job ak

Has our new vessel set sail yet? When it does, will we be posting the video from the bridge in this thread? (screenshots)

agree with bugs, need more screenies

The ISS Igor's Hope has indeed set sail a couple of turn ago. It can be seen in a couple of the screenshots in some of the other threads. I'll post one here tomorrow as I'll be tied up the majority of today.

What does the 'ISS' stand for? (I'm still kind of pulling for Anarchist State Ship, even though its juvinile).

I thought it was Idiot States Ship

Perhaps it would be better if it was Stupid States Ship

@kickbooti - we're very juvenille here - :goodjob:

What about Ship Of Fools?

SOF Igor
SOF Frankensteeeen
SOF Fang
Etc., etc.

(I'm still kind of pulling for Anarchist State Ship, even though its juvinile). Get's my vote 4 sure :goodjob:

I like Anarchist State Ship too, Kickbooti!!! Would the game moderators censor our boats for that? If not, I'd say GO for it! :p

I'm still kind of pulling for Anarchist State Ship.
This one gets my vote. :lol:
BB

If we use Anarchist State Ship I think we should name a ship after our esteemed leader.

I think A.S.S. Whomper would be a good name :devil:

Our Curragh is now renamed ASS Igor's Hope. Bang goes the champagne :band:

If we use Anarchist State Ship I think we should name a ship after our esteemed leader.
I think A.S.S. Whomper would be a good name :devil:
Well I don't know how much of a leader I am but I do think our ship's should be named after each other like the cities except we'd start from the opposite end (except me of course). IE Soul Warrior's first.

If we do this I'd like my ship to be A.R.S.E Backwards....Anarchists Regal Ships..E?...E?....ehhh... :scan: .....I dunno one of you smart guys need to figure out the acronyms.

Anarchist Royal Ship(ing)

ebulent
eccentric
echelon
*edict
effectuate
egalitarian
*eider (large nothern duck)
eidolon
elan
*electorate
*elite
endevor
enulrons
epicurean
eponym
equerry
*erectile
ersatz
*escort
estrus
evangelism
excreta
excursion
extemporaneous
extirpate
extremism

The ones with the star are my favorites

I am going to stay away from this one, far, far away.

:rotfl:

one for bede:

A.R.S. Erudite

Sometimes small prepositions and articles are omitted from acronyms. It could be Anarchist Regal Ship of the Empire. :mischief:

To: Dept of Geek and Numbers, Dept of Diplo Relations & Scouting

From: Captian Curragh

RE: Operation Gilligan (update)

Admiralty celebrations concluded with a report from our comrades at the dept of diplo relations. It appears that the foreign minister of MIA is bridge player rather than a poker player. Good call monk!

work progresses on the wooden thingy that floats and glides magically with the wind and tides. Progress on an actual cargo carrying vehicle has been hampered by the ineptness of TNT or d'nuts who hath managed to lose a city. Our literate people are working on this.

A side benefit of our wooden floating device program is the development of a new writing stick. Our shaman will no longer will have to use burnt sticks to "mark" the parchment. Indeed we now have cylindrical writing devices. to protect the security of these devics we have coined the codename of "crayons"

We awaiting developments from the monestary and shamen (or is it shamans?) we need something called MM. appear it will involve the use of our "crayons"

I like Harriet's acronym. A.R.S.E.

I like Harriet's acronym. A.R.S.E.
I just took Whomp's idea and filled in the letter "E" part. Gee, we make a good team!!! :D

I'm having trouble finding a screenie of the where the curraugh is at. Did we look to cross the sea at the NW corner or did we just continue S?

I'm having trouble finding a screenie of the where the curraugh is at. Did we look to cross the sea at the NW corner or did we just continue S?
It's in the Cartography room. We did cross the coastal connection and are bearing NW-W counterclockwise around the other continent.

I looked there Whomp but a few turns have passed since then. The spices are not shown in that screenie and the curraugh is at a point to decide if we peek more west or just wander south.

I haven't seen a picture either but it sounds like it is headed around the other continent bearing these directions.
Niko's save--Curraph W-NW
Soul Warrior's save--curraph NW-W

That sounds like around the top? I was kinda expecting SW-W

The reasdon that we went to the top of the other continent is due to the balance (interpreted semi-mirrored) aspect to the two continents. This will put us in contact with the northern civ of the other continent. Since D'nut met MIA first I assume that they are the southern civ over there. fe (from MIA) told us that D'nut was circling our continent.

So my reasoning was that we need contact with all three civs. Mia we have. D'nut is searching for us. And TNT should be found hopefully in the next few turns.

Here is a pic of it's current location.

BTW, fe told us that d'nut was coming up our western coast if I understood him correctly

I take it the map is hand-built, but shouldn't luxes be continent-exclusive? Perhaps ours go around the top and it maps the word in a _L T kind of shape. OTOH hand-making might be the one reason it's off.

To: JCS Bugs
From: CNO AK
Subject: Boats, what else?

Urgently request 2 more for detached duty to dept of scouting. Need to know the south

Idiot naval shaman are working on the privateer strategy. When we figure out how to spell it correctly, we'll post more. Something about piracy and not starting wars.

To: CNO AK
From: JCS Bugs
Subject: Boats

Concur. Will forward your recommendation to POTKISS with my endorsement.

JCS I know. CNO I know. The 'POT' in POTKISS escapes me. Please enlighten this land-bound soul.

People of Team, Potheads of Team, Provacateurs of Team ?

:D

The President of the United States is called POTUS.

Whomp would be President of the KISS

Maybe we should make his most formal title to be His Royal Eminence Major Idiot Whomp Potkiss. Hmmm, or do you think it needs to be a little longer? :D

Admiral,

What is the new heading for the A.R.S.E. Igors Hope? Are we to continue around the new land mass or back track for its eastern shore? Bear in mind that all contacts have been made. I overheard the sanitation engineer say that he'd like to see the breadth of the TNT empire from the coast, but since you are the fleet commander, I guess it's your decision.

Sporadically,
To Do list author

since all contacts have been made, maintain your bearing Mr. Hornblower. We'll need to see just how big the Evil Empire is

Excellent headwork there Admiral. An accurate chart will be most helpful.

new charts are available in the Dept. of Scouting here (http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?p=3162438#post3162438) and the post after it.

2005/10/13
TO: CNO
FM: BB
SUBJ: Current status CINCPAC Fleet?

Here is the current location of the Igors Hope

To: CNO
From: Ensign Kickbooti
Re: Fleet Designation

Since it appears we will soon be on a war footing with TNT I propose 'ARSE Igor's Spleen' be put in the naming rotation.

For a ship's name that is.

TO: CNO
FM: Ens BB
SUBJ: Fleet Designation

Recommend CINCARSE West.

Recommend CINCARSE West.
:lol: If ya got a "west" ARSE, ya gotta have an "east" one as well, or else they might float with a list to port.

OK, I don't know much about boats, but it just brought up a mental pic. :D

yes we will definitely have dueling CINC A.R.S.Es :lol:

:lol: If ya got a "west" ARSE, ya gotta have an "east" one as well, or else they might float with a list to port.

OK, I don't know much about boats, but it just brought up a mental pic. :D

:rotfl: As whomp would say, I love you guys.

I think if we wuold compare the fun ratios in the various team threads I would have to bet we lead the pack.

"One man's spam is another (wo)man's ham"

I think our west ARSE is circumnavigating and could very well become a east ARSE shortly.

Sounds like a drunken walk/float to me. Right in character for our gang of idiots. :p

wotta'ya do wi a drunken sailor, earliiii n tha mornin?:beer: :rotfl:
BB

Please notice the NEW avitar by Mistfit :thanx: :worship:

It appears that our northern coastline and TNT's northern coastline are identical. We may be able to infer several things about the other continent.

Once gallics come available well a little beyond, I suggest parking multiple A.R.S,E's along our wine country for an invasion. Minimum of 20 gallics and then submission from TNT. We will still be the leaders, Watch and make sure the MIA backside is covered and attack TNT. It is a one turn crossing. Plus I still want the pryamids.

@Barb

"Gimme 20 GS, plus an MIA blocking force. I want galleys, more galleys. And build the pyramids while your at it!" :D

Reading your post, looking at your avatar and imagining a Gunnary Sgt. Hartman voice all combined to remind me of my boss during high school.

We definately have the best team; perfect mix of butt-kickers and bean-counters held together with the cement of affable idiocy.

TNT has no chance. None whatsoever.

To: POTKISS, JCOS Bugs
From: CNO
Re: Intercontinental Idiocy, 'slinger option alpha

Research group twit tank has developed another option. Upon establishment of a city on the other side of the channel, we really only need 2 galleys for ferry duty It is a one turn crossing. With a little base to stack units in, we can stock up and then send out the stack of doom.

We'll need to make founding those two cities a priority. I'll bring it up in the main iea thread.

To: JCOS Bugs
From: CNO AK
Subject: Secret Weapons

We here in the rolling hills of old Latrobe are pleased to announce the release of a new weapon in the war against the evil empire (TNT). After extensive testing in the glass lined tanks, we offer this premium new weapon as a tribute to the good taste of team KISS.

First to summarize. Development began with ingestion of several cases of 'pony' bottles of rolling rock fire water. This lead to experimentation with the geometric potentials of a barbaric game called "pool"

The barbs of the other continent have apparently developed some sort of mythology based on the evil qualities of the TNT empire. They have apparently had some success in their guerilla operations and have obtained the head of the <censored by rik for my own good> and his cohorts. These are quite sophisticated barbs that actually developed an entertaining game with the heads. The heads are placed in proximity to each other and then one strikes the head of <censored by rik for my own good> very hard to break up the other heads. The one who gets the most skulls in the nearby caves wins.

After missing several shots towards the caves, igor let lose a profundity (or was it a profanity?), and dropped an F bomb. Judging by the response of the other participants (several ears turned red and fell off), this was determined to be an effective weapon of limited utility. The shaman have determined (after multiple sacrifices) that the rik and the GA and the regent, do not look kindly upon such weapons and will use their godlike powers to punish the rash user of such an F bomb.

Therefore, we have a powerful weapon of limited utility.

Please advise when you wish to employ this weapon. Igor will thenceforce be on siesta. happy trails.

To: <censored by rik for my own good> <censored>

Igor charges yet another windmill.

Roger that Admiral! We'll keep that secret weapon for an extremis situation.

I was just wondering what the old sailors would say about the investigation or not of this possible sea space south:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=106946&stc=1&d=1134165942

I was just wondering what the old sailors would say about the investigation or not of this possible sea space south:

http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=106946&stc=1&d=1134165942
Zero - To close to the arctic.

Anything we find there would be useless to us, even an island with all eight luxes. Well, maybe that would be useful. This is a custom map afterall ;) .

I doubt it's anything. Probably just a couple coast tiles left there by Rik, either intentionally or unintentionally.

Still, might as well look.

Could we get navy to burn some fuel and head over to MIA-land? Maybe a boat could cut down the work needed to be done by horsies...

Concur with Slinger, we don't need to head south. Let's get over to Greece for more intel.

The curragh has already been moving on, Eastwards, for 2 turns IIRC.

TO : Dept of Navy-ness
From: drunk and stoopid in Seattle

RE: Naval response to to recon

Captain(stop) Maintain course (stop) and discover intel,(stop)
You're input is wisely incorporated into the plan. (stop) The horses thank you.(End message)

BTW- Need to read other threads.

FYI.... There is a curraph on the eastern side of our continent steaming towards the south (Grecian homeland). There is also another curraph (Igor's Hope) at the bottom of the other continent. It could turn around and go back to MIA. The problem with that is that the 1st said curraph will be there in 8 turns while Igor's Hope will require 12 turns to bust the same fog.

My recommendation is to keep Igor's Hope circling the D'nut-TNT continent and let the other curraph keep steaming southward to Greece and they can meet up at the Fur city for an upgrade to a galley.

On turn 77 we encounter a, for now, friendly soap dish. We excange Ahoys and happy trails. A bottle of fine beer is swapped for some souvlaki.