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Innteresting and amosing Tribute. but wath is "Brain" mean?

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:lol: Very entertaining, keep it up! :goodjob:

That's absolutely wonderful!!! You are a team of many talents. I'll look forward to the next installment. :lol:

Very funny guys. Enjoyed it a lot. Looking forward to future dispatches. Nice job on the elite farming but the press exaggerates everything!

You guys are good. BTW the account I heard was that Raar guy was rumored to have been killed by some indian guy on a horse. The guy had sugar and jelly on his face or something like that. Interesting how rumors get started, eh? :D

General W is it just you that writes it or do you get others to help you?

General W is it just you that writes it or do you get others to help you?
He is the main writer, as his spoiler says so, but we do give him so minor requests for some changes.

He is the main writer, as his spoiler says so, but we do give him so minor requests for some changes.

Yep i saw the spoiler was just seeing if he got a little bit of help :)

I would like to place the following personal ad in your next edition:

Dinsog, the package has arrived though it is not quite as large as we expected. The color is all wrong, too.

But you said we could pick the colours :confused: ... geez what's wrong with ultrviolet puce anyway :crazyeye:

Me thinks you been sipping too much of the diesel and fertilizer cocktail :yup: :p

I wish to place an advertisement in your fine publication:

Quality Antiques for Sale - Intrepid explorers with quick feet and large swords wish to market artifacts from ruined city. Scimitars, pantaloons, and writings from an almost extinct civilization. Be at the market on Meleetday. These items are for the true afficionado of lost civs.

What colour are these pantaloons, do they come in extra large sizes ;)

I was the Admirals water boy, and in between peeling grapes for him I saw multiple dig sites.

There should be some great stuff that comes out of these archaeological sites.

Oh I see ... KISS are conducting a scientific expedition ... hmmm ... under the command of Admiral_K (aka Igor) :confused:

@Irongold
Never underestimate the value of applying the science of idiocy overseas :D

@irongold, the pantloons appear to be sized for, shall we say, gentlemen with teeny tiny swords

We will be anouncing many big and wonderous things in the next edition ... it will be released as soon as RL issues have been attended to by the chief editor and his staff.

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Interesting how your architects designed the statue to be a colossal sundial. ;)

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congrats on the wonderous wonder. :worship:

Heh, I like reason number one.

Get that brawl started! My popcorn's gettin' cold! :hammer:

Imitation may be the sincerest for of flattery but...

I will add a quote from my buddy Billy Shakes!

"He that is robbed, not wanting what is stol'n, Let him not know't, and he's not robbed at all."

The KISSIAN Press (tm) has changed it's format after this blatent theivery...

Editor and chief (me) can be quoted as "you can have our old style... that was so last week. Lookforward to a new style in the next edition of the Crazy Eye"

Editor and chief (me) can be quoted as "you can have our old style... that was so last week. Lookforward to a new style in the next edition of the Crazy Eye"
Did you look into my mind and steal another future idea?! :lol:

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Seriously - thanks for raising the bar on the paper artwork here Mistfit. I look forward to seeing what you come up with next!
:salute:

A psychic kiss :eek: ... now I've seen everything :lol:

A psychic kiss :eek: ... now I've seen everything :lol:
Ahem...that would be a psykiss. Nice work Gen. W!!

Nice paper. I was going to send a gift to honor your new wonder, but what do you get to celebrate a giant naked dude? Not really my field of expertise...

At least now I know why our southern borders are crawling with crossdressing hoplites... you guys pack all your hotties off to convents!

Ah... Matilda my dear, I shall miss you. You blew such wonderful smoke rings with my cigar...I'm sorry I kept stepping on your toes when you tried to teach me how to dance...

Ladies and Gentlemen of the World…

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SUNDAY EDITION!

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I have the riddle's answer....

you figure it out... cheater :lol:

do you get a proze if you know the answer?

Anyone who would like to PM their answers to me, (and is correct) will get mentioned in the "Hall of Fame" I'll post in this thread later. :)

So your prize (proze?) is bragging rights!
Just what you always wanted.

P.S. This is obviously on the honor system. You can peek at a spoiler or google the riddle… but then the honor of the "Hall of Fame" will forever eat at your soul.

:lol: Great edition. Quality work from our neigbors to the South.

I made a slight edit to my answer

G Dub you rock! Nice work though I'd suggest most of my teammates are more Dilbert like or Odee like than Garfield like. Garfield's too smart.

I'm a mix between Odie and the guy on Dilbert that just drinks coffee.

I'm more like Calvin

...or maybe more like a cat with a substance abuse problem:

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:lol: - I'll keep these ideas in mind for next time!

Glad to see so many people got a chuckle out of this!

From one editor to another Great work General:goodjob: . The sunday edition was a great idea, if you want to take your comics into sydication the DG would be interested:)

sweet. :rotfl:

MIA International Tribune
Hall of Fame

Riddle Masters:
Robi D (Dnuts)
GmaHarriet (KISS)
Sir Bugsy (KISS)
Chamnix (MIA)
Peter Grimes (MIA)
GreekGuy (TNT)
Tubby Rower (KISS)


Crossword Kings:
Chamnix (MIA)
Fe3333au (MIA)

Well Done - to all of you! :clap:

Apparently, only Greeks could solve the crossword… but KISS and MIA did equally well on the Riddle. TNT must be too busy to play… EDIT: Greekguy just sent in the right answer and upheld the honor of TNT!
EDIT 2: Actually, I forgot the Tubby at one time had the correct answer in his spoiler... so I've given him credit also. Making KISS the riddle masters... seems ironic....

@ RobiD – I'll see if I can work up a comic for syndication in the DG… I'll PM it to you as soon as I can get a hold of a "good" idea.
:goodjob:

Adapt Hagar the Horrible into Gallic Swordsmen so you can make fun of us. Idiots always make good targets for humor.

I'd like to know the solution of the crossword .... :gripe:

All knowing Meleet...here's the answer key. ;)

Across
3. Hoplite
4. Provo
5. KISS
Down
1. Colossus
2. Meleet :worship:
4. Pike

:blush: I couldn't figure out Colossus 1 Down ....

Looks like God is not all knowing after all. ;)

Nice work on the Crossword Whomp! Major General Idiot! Hah!

I was going to let people suffer and wonder a bit longer... but you have obviously got it all correct. :goodjob:

Side Note: the MIA International Tribune is not only the first international paper ever published, it is now the first paper to have received over 1,000 views! [party]

Thanks for making us #1!
In honor of this milestone, the next edition of the MIA International Tribune will cost just 50% of the regular newsstand price, and may contain valuable coupons!
:beer:

Thanks again – hope you've enjoyed reading these as much as I've enjoyed putting them together!
:salute:

Nice work on the Crossword Whomp! Major General Idiot! Hah!

I was going to let people suffer and wonder a bit longer... but you have obviously got it all correct. :goodjob:
:blush: Well being the only religious ones I felt it was my duty to make sure the Great Meleet had complete knowledge.

Side Note: the MIA International Tribune is not only the first international paper ever published, it is now the first paper to have received over 1,000 views! [party]

Thanks for making us #1!
In honor of this milestone, the next edition of the MIA International Tribune will cost just 50% of the regular newsstand price, and may contain valuable coupons!
:beer:

Hehe....General Plato W Photopoulos your paper is unquestionably a quality rag but it sounds like Classical Hero told you about our little tit for tat back when you were the third ranked circulation. ;)

Bootilicious get the presses running! We have a lot of things the world should know about. :D

Since we are not ready for regular edition ... this merit's a special flyer :p

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... thanks again Ainwood :salute:

His is Ainwood, there is no s in his name. :shake:

so what was actually wrong?

with the save that is

I had the wrong spelling and corrected it :blush:

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:lol: Is the RM thing for real?

Oh and TNT started the whole genocide thing we just happened to end it:)

We are prepared to sell anyone the truth for a fair price ... contact us at the Big Toe of the Colossus of Athens.

You guys have been spinning lies to the two remaining teams recently. :p

No we havn't :rolleyes:

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Interesting.

Another quality edition by the way who abstained?

No one <hic> told me there was a meeting :blush:

Let's just say that we are doing thorough investigations to see who he is and we will get rid of him. ;)

No one <hic> told me there was a meeting :blush:

Your just a magnet for controvery arn't you :p

Anything from the front, 'cause we have no clue about what's happening :lol:

News from the frontlines…
By popular demand…

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Nice work General. :D

Thanks! Could you gift us some swimming suits?

Doughnutia has sent some humanitarian aid consisting of 2 day old doughnuts and floaties

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Here's one that was designated to the cutting room floor ... didn't bribe the editor enough :p

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So far a few MIAers (and one of the newest MIA citizens) have taken a stab at my riddles and crossword.

Is no one in the international community brave enough to try?
(Or just to busy with other… defensive… puzzles?)

There's several spots in the Puzzle Hall of Fame up for grabs if anyone would like to prove their smarts by PMing me their answers!

:salute:

Well Imageshack has been blocked from my workplace :( , so I had no clue there were puzzles.

That's a bummer Mr. Rower!

Here's a CFC version of the file:
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Well Imageshack has been blocked from my workplace :( , so I had no clue there were puzzles.
There ought to be a law against our workplaces actually expecting us to work. Mine has this entire board flagged as "illegal". Ya suppose they're trying to help us overcome our addictions??? :p

Ya suppose they're trying to help us overcome our addictions???my addictions are just fine where they are. They prevent more dangerous addictions from taking hold

:yup: Indeed beware the evil addiction of riddles and crosswords :eek:

What no takers? ... No comments? ... :hmm: mayhap the game has suddenly become too serious !!

well the one team that has been touting their uprightness in following treaties to the letter of the law has broken their treaty with the D'nut nation. Unless declaring war was part of the treaty :p

well the one team that has been touting their uprightness in following treaties to the letter of the law has broken their treaty with the D'nut nation. Unless declaring war was part of the treaty :p

MIA are a ver clever lot, I'm sure they found a way to justify it to themselfs;)

Tubby, you shouldn't trust all the propaganda spilling over from your south and west.

I'm not that surprised they didn't tell you the whole story :)

I guess we can't blame fe being drunk for this war... :mischief:

Technically, we havent broken the treaty. Of course, it doesnt really matter what we say from here on in since it looks like you Nuts and Kisses wont be signing peace in the near future. :p

well Peter why don't you guys lay out your righteous plan for declaring war?

Tubby, you shouldn't trust all the propaganda spilling over from your south and west.

I'm not that surprised they didn't tell you the whole story :)

Hmm... The whole story. That would be that we built an embassy and you guys had a dummy spit about it and declered war to shut it down, does that pretty much cover it? Did i miss something? If not then KISS know the full story, but by all means your welcome to add to anything i missed, i wouldn't wont KISS to get an unbalanced view.

@ azzaman, i know where you are going with the technically, so i save you the trouble and tell you why there is not technically, declering war is an hostile act in itself, without combat involved. Like i said i know where you are going but can can't tell me hostile and non-aggressive are not exclusive of each other.

It will be interesting to see if rule 3.8 becomes a factor.

Staying at war to upkeep War Weariness but not actual fighting

Description: Being kept at war by a team with the intent of inflicting War Weariness, and the penalties that are associated with it.

Definition: This can result in a team’s War Weariness being applied and worsened when the team no longer wishes or is able to wage war against the other.

Purpose: To prevent unfairly using the games mechanics to increase, exaggerate, or prolong the effects of War Weariness when waging war is not a reasonable option as determined by the game staff.

Verdict: A team must accept a peace offer, within a reasonable amount of time (determined by the game staff), if war has not been waged or reasonably waged in a reasonable amount of time (all determined by the game staff)

Punishment Level: Once - Orange (1-5 turns and/or Forfeiture or funds), Red (5 – Expulsion)
Seems pretty lame to me.

So it's up to RM & GA to determine if MIA is just using game mechanics to unfairly manipulate the embassy shutting down...

being a poor sport is what I'd call it. Let's see some blood, or get peace with D'nut.

We are not gaining anything from this. The team that gets war happiness is Dnuts.

Why would you declare if you get nothing out of it. You are obviously getting the benefit of not allowing any embassies to work properly without fighting a war that you declared.

Note that Rule 3.8 deals only with war and war weariness. Until that becomes a factor, nothing's being broken here.

If further discussion is desired on this, we should probably open a new thread, and leave the MIA International Tribune thread alone.

I'm not really supposed to address these issues, as I'm not Foreign Minister or UN rep (unless Fe clears it first). Unless that changes, I can't comment further. But I can say that MIA is privately discussing these matters as well.

I could personally care less how you guys handle it. From my perspective you simply added another astericks next to the game when you broke (from my own personal perspective) our treaty.

We are not gaining anything from this. The team that gets war happiness is Dnuts.
So you guys were trying to do Dnuts a favor? :confused:

What no takers? ... No comments? ... :hmm: mayhap the game has suddenly become too serious !!
Getting back to the original question, we idiots were having too much fun playing with marbles. We haven't figured out where the marbles came from, someone must have lost them. But we're having fun playing with them and so we haven't been reading the newpapers too much. :crazyeye:

Oh, and I'm sure we would give you peace in return for some reparations. :p

Getting back to the original question, we idiots were having too much fun playing with marbles. We haven't figured out where the marbles came from, someone must have lost them. But we're having fun playing with them and so we haven't been reading the newpapers too much. :crazyeye:



We can't play marbles anymore, someone coughtubbycough thought they were food and promptly ate them, we could go back to the old fashioned hit rocks with sticks game???

Dear Sirs,

I would like to place the following full page ad in the forthcoming issue of the Int'l Trib:

The Republic of Iron formally re-declares war on the evil Gallic Empire and their puppet state (variously known as Iroq, the Repbulic of Doughnutia and other silly names). This state of hostilities is a direct result of the establishment of an Iroqi embassy in Athens. The Ironic people are saddened that their one time purple clad friends have fallen so far under the influence of the dark green side that they would stoop so low. The peaceful Ironic people cannot stand idly by while their true-green friends, the Greeks, are made the target of such an aggressive, barbaric and dishonourable act.

As leader of the Ironic people I urge the Iroqi to rethink the course they have marked out for themselves. Expel the Galls from your lands! Go into the Sacred Jungle for forty days and forty nights and pray to Meleet for guidance and forgiveness! Don't forget to take along a few goats. It would probably be a good idea to sacrifice one, too. Then when you emerge from the Sacred Jungle you will be cleansed of your sins. You will then see the wisdom of joining the Republics of Iron and Greece in a Holy War against the Gallic menace. Then you will beat your embassy stones into spear heads and rid the world of idiocy. You will no longer be tormented by the dark green side!

I would also like to categorically deny the rumors being spread about by Gallic operatives that the Doughnutian embassy in Athens was in reality a front for gun-running and other illegal activies of dinsog. While it is true that Greek authorities did find a few scimitars and some very old doughbolts in the embassy basement they found no reason to suspect dinsog had anything to do with the establishment of the embassy. In fact, when dinsog was later discovered sitting behind the ambassabor's desk in the ambassador's plush office, he was asked point blank if he had indeed established the embassy. His reply was 'no' and the Greek authorities, knowing dinsog to be a man of honor, promptly ended the interview and (justifiably) declared war on Iroq.

signed
donsig
Grand Vizeer of the Ironic and Iroqi Peoples
Protector of the Sacred Jungle
President of the Ironic Republic (in exile at Athens)

Haha. That's funny Dinsog. I'll let BCLG know you were the lead...:rotfl:

knowing dinsog to be a man of honor :rotfl:

simon, some commentary please...

We can't play marbles anymore, someone coughtubbycough thought they were food and promptly ate them, we could go back to the old fashioned hit rocks with sticks game???
One of my favorites. Right along side throwing the rocks at the Admiral. :crazyeye:

Dear Sirs,

I would like to place the following full page ad in the forthcoming issue of the Int'l Trib:

The Republic of Iron formally re-declares war on the evil Gallic Empire and their puppet state (variously known as Iroq, the Repbulic of Doughnutia and other silly names). This state of hostilities is a direct result of the establishment of an Iroqi embassy in Athens. The Ironic people are saddened that their one time purple clad friends have fallen so far under the influence of the dark green side that they would stoop so low. The peaceful Ironic people cannot stand idly by while their true-green friends, the Greeks, are made the target of such an aggressive, barbaric and dishonourable act.

As leader of the Ironic people I urge the Iroqi to rethink the course they have marked out for themselves. Expel the Galls from your lands! Go into the Sacred Jungle for forty days and forty nights and pray to Meleet for guidance and forgiveness! Don't forget to take along a few goats. It would probably be a good idea to sacrifice one, too. Then when you emerge from the Sacred Jungle you will be cleansed of your sins. You will then see the wisdom of joining the Republics of Iron and Greece in a Holy War against the Gallic menace. Then you will beat your embassy stones into spear heads and rid the world of idiocy. You will no longer be tormented by the dark green side!

I would also like to categorically deny the rumors being spread about by Gallic operatives that the Doughnutian embassy in Athens was in reality a front for gun-running and other illegal activies of dinsog. While it is true that Greek authorities did find a few scimitars and some very old doughbolts in the embassy basement they found no reason to suspect dinsog had anything to do with the establishment of the embassy. In fact, when dinsog was later discovered sitting behind the ambassabor's desk in the ambassador's plush office, he was asked point blank if he had indeed established the embassy. His reply was 'no' and the Greek authorities, knowing dinsog to be a man of honor, promptly ended the interview and (justifiably) declared war on Iroq.

signed
donsig
Grand Vizeer of the Ironic and Iroqi Peoples
Protector of the Sacred Jungle
President of the Ironic Republic (in exile at Athens)


Please dont post as 'president of the Ironic Republic' again-you left us sitting very pretty when you threw a hissy fit and wandered off and you werent in charge for over 30 turns, also it is inaccurate i gathered due to the absence of posts in the forum that not so many people were taking part but i guess you didnt notice we revolted to monarchy.

From my wanderings in the Ironic lands the majority of the people seem happier to be under the rule of a team that doesnt think mining a hill in depotism is a good idea...

Please dont post as 'president of the Ironic Republic' again-you left us sitting very pretty when you threw a hissy fit and wandered off and you werent in charge for over 30 turns, also it is inaccurate i gathered due to the absence of posts in the forum that not so many people were taking part but i guess you didnt notice we revolted to monarchy.

From my wanderings in the Ironic lands the majority of the people seem happier to be under the rule of a team that doesnt think mining a hill in depotism is a good idea...

:rotfl:
:rotfl:
This is top notch stuff:lol:

Please dont post as 'president of the Ironic Republic' again-you left us sitting very pretty when you threw a hissy fit and wandered off and you werent in charge for over 30 turns, also it is inaccurate i gathered due to the absence of posts in the forum that not so many people were taking part but i guess you didnt notice we revolted to monarchy.

From my wanderings in the Ironic lands the majority of the people seem happier to be under the rule of a team that doesnt think mining a hill in depotism is a good idea...

I didn't realize mining a hill or two in despotism would lead to the downfall of the Republic of Iron. Silly me, I thought that had more to do with the dastardly sneak attack by a horde of Gallic swordmen. I also thought the Iroqi kicking us when we were down had something to do with it, too. The really funny thing is, no one on our team ever complained about those mines till someone else brought it up. I'm glad you're finally speaking up about this now. It helps alot.

Those of us in exile in Greece have never recognized your illegal monarchy. It is nothing but a puppet in the hands of the Idiot Galls, as is the Doughnutian Republic. I am still the President of the Republic of Iron. We still have a full working Ironic government in place in exile. Ever since my hissy fit I've been working to regain our country and hope one day soon to be sitting in my old office in Dancing Banana. When I'm there there will be no hard feelings against those who were temporarily mesmerized by Gall propaganda. You will be welcomed back with open arms. I think you will have a chance soon to join another team. I do hope you will choose wisely when the time comes and not join a third loser.

signed
donsig
Grand Vizeer of the Iornic and Iroqi Peoples
Protector of the Sacred Jungle
President of the Republic of Iron (in exile)

I didn't realize mining a hill or two in despotism would lead to the downfall of the Republic of Iron. Silly me, I thought that had more to do with the dastardly sneak attack by a horde of Gallic swordmen. I also thought the Iroqi kicking us when we were down had something to do with it, too. The really funny thing is, no one on our team ever complained about those mines till someone else brought it up. I'm glad you're finally speaking up about this now. It helps alot.

Those of us in exile in Greece have never recognized your illegal monarchy. It is nothing but a puppet in the hands of the Idiot Galls, as is the Doughnutian Republic. I am still the President of the Republic of Iron. We still have a full working Ironic government in place in exile. Ever since my hissy fit I've been working to regain our country and hope one day soon to be sitting in my old office in Dancing Banana. When I'm there there will be no hard feelings against those who were temporarily mesmerized by Gall propaganda. You will be welcomed back with open arms. I think you will have a chance soon to join another team. I do hope you will choose wisely when the time comes and not join a third loser.

signed
donsig
Grand Vizeer of the Iornic and Iroqi Peoples
Protector of the Sacred Jungle
President of the Republic of Iron (in exile)

donsig, even i can only take so much of this garbage. you left TNT back in May, and now you claim to be the President of the Ironic Republic in exile. WTF? BCLG may not have saved our nation, but he didn't have much to work with, had to deal with 2 invasions on 2 different fronts, and at least he didn't quit. so stop pretending you represent all ex-TNTers and stop posting like you were a loyal TNTer to the end, 'cause you weren't.

I didn't realize mining a hill or two in despotism would lead to the downfall of the Republic of Iron. Silly me, I thought that had more to do with the dastardly sneak attack by a horde of Gallic swordmen. I also thought the Iroqi kicking us when we were down had something to do with it, too. The really funny thing is, no one on our team ever complained about those mines till someone else brought it up. I'm glad you're finally speaking up about this now. It helps alot.

Those of us in exile in Greece have never recognized your illegal monarchy. It is nothing but a puppet in the hands of the Idiot Galls, as is the Doughnutian Republic. I am still the President of the Republic of Iron. We still have a full working Ironic government in place in exile. Ever since my hissy fit I've been working to regain our country and hope one day soon to be sitting in my old office in Dancing Banana. When I'm there there will be no hard feelings against those who were temporarily mesmerized by Gall propaganda. You will be welcomed back with open arms. I think you will have a chance soon to join another team. I do hope you will choose wisely when the time comes and not join a third loser.

signed
donsig
Grand Vizeer of the Iornic and Iroqi Peoples
Protector of the Sacred Jungle
President of the Republic of Iron (in exile)

I can only argue against things which were done during my time in the team, i believe one of them was the continuing fight against the galls when we could have gone for peace early on, however i suppose you are right in the grand scheme of things maybe i should of spoken up but then perhaps you in your infinate wisdom could of maybe put in a word about the vital wonder that is the Mausoleum of Mausolles-i must say that was a master stroke to build that, whatever will you think of next? building settlers while we were getting our arse handed to us.....oh wait didnt you.....

Im glad ever since your fit you've been working to get back the lands of iron, however i think it could of been more usefull if you had of done it immediatly after your fit and not say after the country has been destroyed-that just smells to me a bit like illogical.

Its nice to know that i'd be welcomed into MIA and I as a member of KISS would like to extend such a welcome to you when you get thrown off your team but i just cant, my apologies.

Right along side throwing the rocks at the Admiral.
Bugs, you're just not reading carefully. I sling mud, not rocks

Rock paper scissors anyone?

@simon - well said.

perhaps you in your infinate wisdom could of maybe put in a word about the vital wonder that is the Mausoleum of Mausolles-i must say that was a master stroke to build that, whatever will you think of next? building settlers while we were getting our arse handed to us.....oh wait didnt you.....

Well, it was either build the Mausoleum, waste the shields or continue trying to build an even more expensive wonder. You've been teasing me for not reading up on latter day TNT events or early MIA dealings but you seem to have missed alot of early TNT history. I took over the turn playing after Provolution left and I inherited the team's idea of building a wonder as well as the team's desire to pursue the Iroqi war (long after I could see it was a fruitless effort). After that war it was quite clear we were in a losing position. I continued as the turn player because no one else would do it. I was not the TNT master strategist. The team gave a general direction and I tried to follow that. So we lost. It's just a game. But if it makes you guys feel better I'll accept the responsibility. TNT lost because I'm a crappy player. Happy now? If you are or aren't I am still

donsig
Grand Vizeer of the Ironic and Iroqi Peoples
Protector of the Sacred Jungle
President of the Republic of Iron (temporarily in exile in Athens)
:p

@ Rik (or other moderator).... couldn't dinsog be construed as an "un-fun" element? Abandoning the game then vomiting crap all over the public threads once his self-admitted hissy fit was over is uncool IMO.

@ Rik (or other moderator).... couldn't dinsog be construed as an "un-fun" element? Abandoning the game then vomiting crap all over the public threads once his self-admitted hissy fit was over is uncool IMO.Don't point to eachother publicly. If you think posts are against the rules; report them.

People, remember that this is just a game. So lets get 10 paces at dawn if you must. :mwaha: ;)

dinsog has been accused of blowing up doughbolt factories and other equally nefarious things but he never had a hissy fit. He would however love the idea of rifles at ten paces.

signed
donsig
Grand Vizeer of the Ironic and Iroqi Peoples
Protector of the Sacred Jungle
President of the Republic of Iron (in exile)

(Note to self, assassinate D(o/i)ns(o/i)g ASAP, to prevent chaos in MIA lands)

Oh crap, did i say that out loud? :mischief: :shifty: :mwaha:

All this arguing about mining hills in despotism. Can't see the rational behind it myself, but the way i see it that was a lot better strategy then whoever came up with the idea of building the road through the jungle, now that has to go down as complete folly:crazyeye: Why not just send us a screenshot with an arrow saying we will attack here, it would have been less obvious:lol:

All this arguing about mining hills in despotism. Can't see the rational behind it myself, but the way i see it that was a lot better strategy then whoever came up with the idea of building the road through the jungle, now that has to go down as complete folly:crazyeye: Why not just send us a screenshot with an arrow saying we will attack here, it would have been less obvious:lol:

I actually liked the road idea. Our wartime goals were to secure as many luxes as we could and the jungle road seemed necessary to get that southern incense and of course to protect our jungle cities. We did have dreams of using it as an invasion road but that never seemed to work out. Luck certainly was not on our side south of the Sacred Jungle Then again I was never playing the game to burn cities or wipe out other teams, just trying to gain an advantage for the end game. In hindsight I guess I'd say it doesn't pay to worry about the endgame if you can't get past the opening. Live and learn.

I actually liked the road idea. Our wartime goals were to secure as many luxes as we could and the jungle road seemed necessary to get that southern incense and of course to protect our jungle cities. We did have dreams of using it as an invasion road but that never seemed to work out. Luck certainly was not on our side south of the Sacred Jungle Then again I was never playing the game to burn cities or wipe out other teams, just trying to gain an advantage for the end game. In hindsight I guess I'd say it doesn't pay to worry about the endgame if you can't get past the opening. Live and learn.

You did use it for an invasion, although i don't recall you getting more than 2 tiles south of the jungle:). It was known in the south as the highway to hell.

Gentlepeople, i would like to place an advertisment in your most illustrious publication.

Dear Dinsog:

you requested a duel. wet spagetthi at 45 paces at noon on whompers birthday. be there or be a lawyer (barrister for our UK contingent)

yours truly, igor

P.s. are you sure you don't want to take the (never mind, finishing this would get me in trouble.)

I always liked Highway to Hell. :crazyeye:

Highway to Hell is actually one of my favourite songs...

all i really want to know is what was the thinking on MoM?

Edit-never mind, i reread above. couldn't you have shifted to a different prebuild?

all i really want to know is what was the thinking on MoM?

Edit-never mind, i reread above. couldn't you have shifted to a different prebuild?

Sure we could have shifted to a different pre-build or just continued on to the Statue of Zeus (the original plan). We decided it would be best to stop working on prebuild / wonder so we could switch over to military production in that city. We decided to build a cheap wonder instead of wasting the shields we already had invested.

Sure we could have shifted to a different pre-build or just continued on to the Statue of Zeus (the original plan). We decided it would be best to stop working on prebuild / wonder so we could switch over to military production in that city. We decided to build a cheap wonder instead of wasting the shields we already had invested.
You really should have stuck with your original plan. Things might have been different. It appears that cartoon of General W was wuite accurate.

Not sure what cartoon you're referring to. We'll have to wait this the game is over and we can all go over the TNT sub-forum and play Monday Morning Quarterback but I doubt the Statue of Zues would have helped alter the course of history.

slackers. doing the blitzkreig and you can't be bothered to put out an edition? slackers

Ha!
Actually, believe it or not, I put the International Tribune in temporary suspension because I feared it might be perceived as un-sportsman like. The atmosphere was getting a little tense here in the UN, and I didn’t want to make anyone seriously upset.
Don’t worry though – we’ve been working on other projects that we look forward to sharing soon.
:salute:

Yeah other projects :p

But I also notice that no other team has been releasing editions ... I'd love to read YOUR (as in Nuts and KISS) perspective on things :mischief:

I would give you our perspective but forum rules and my conscience dictate that I can't use that sort of language

someones working on ours, but you know being KISS its chaotic, i think we infact being idiots ended up posting it in some forum related to the presidential elections-they wanted to know who wrote it so they could back them for the campaign. :)

The DG is still being printed but whenever we try to send a boat over to give you guys a copy it gets mysteriously bombed:confused: . At one point we even sent an escort of 40 odd infantry to deliver it but not even they could make it through to the MIA news stands, apparantly a lot of horse and buggy traffic blocked up all the roads :rolleyes: (maybe you guys should invest in some traffic management system:) ), anyways it become to much of a hassle trying to deliever papers that never got there so its strickly a domestic issue of DG now:p

I'd love to read YOUR (as in Nuts and KISS) perspective on things
The literate people put me in charge of the paper; little did they realize that my minions managed to secure a few casks :beer: Shall we say that things are just a little :confused: due to the :band:. No let's not say that, let's just say :crazyeye:

Here's some fun posters that are plastered all around the cities of MIA.

Thought I might share with all of you.
Course, I suppose you might perceive them a bit differently than the citizens of MIA do.

http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/3359/omegasquadronkl7.th.png (http://img116.imageshack.us/my.php?image=omegasquadronkl7.png)

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4662/miaairforcekh5.th.jpg (http://img204.imageshack.us/my.php?image=miaairforcekh5.jpg)

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/8051/miayoubuyweflytv3.th.gif (http://img92.imageshack.us/my.php?image=miayoubuyweflytv3.gif)

Our crazy Citizen Information Agency keeps churning out these beauties to help keep the patriotic fervor at full boil.

If any of you would like to purchase some war bonds, MIA is now accepting gold payments from any foreign powers. Price is currently 2 gold per War Bond – but prices are rising! Get 'em while you still can!

Yes got get´em while there are still some, because in a not so far future they wont be flying much....

Yes got get´em while there are still some, because in a not so far future they wont be flying much....
Yes, I agree that's true.

Although, maybe for a different reason than you're suggesting...
:mischief:

:nono: now now General that's just naughty :lol:

General W stint as President didn't last long did it. What happened GW?

General W stint as President didn't last long did it. What happened GW?He was too busy slinging mud to do a good job as president.

Yes got get´em while there are still some, because in a not so far future they wont be flying much....

Well, we could use them to transport tourist to show them KISS and D'
nuts armory outdated weapons museum.

The only thing "outdated" will be your citizens after we kill all your youth drafted by force to serve in your pathetic airforce.

Well, we could use them to transport tourist to show them KISS and D'
nuts armory outdated weapons museum.

And your Cavalry are considered state of the art?

And your Cavalry are considered state of the art?

Whilst they may not be "state of the art" as you say, I'm sure KISS could help explain to you what they can do.

Whilst they may not be "state of the art" as you say, I'm sure KISS could help explain to you what they can do.

Well they are not doing much at the moment:rolleyes:

So what the plan, carpet bomb that one small section forever.

oh i know, your trying to bomb a hole in the island so it sinks, you guys are just true evil geniuses

You might want to check the latest last save you'll get :p

You might want to check the latest last save you'll get :p

So you guys have surrended :p

No we have taught our horses to dance :p

No we have taught our horses to dance :p

Really, is it like those portugese one? Can't think of the name but that would be cool to see. Why don't you bring them over here maybe we can teach them a few new dances:p

No we have taught our horses to dance :p

Correction; Whilst fe was drunk, he accidently killed a horse while yelling 'dance!' and shooting at its feet.

Fortunately the rest of the horses were rather smart, and learnt how to dance before fe reloaded his gun. :mischief:

Yep ... they are now adept in tap, swing and can waltz better than the Austrian Lipinzanas (sp?)

Yep ... they are now adept in tap, swing and can waltz better than the Austrian Lipinzanas (sp?)


Austrian are you sure, anyway we can argue about that in my Springfield beach house over a Doughnutian province wine or seven, since we all live in the same country now:)

Your place was the first I'm headed to ... cos all my cellars and secret caches at home have been emptied ;)

Your place was the first I'm headed to ... cos all my cellars and secret caches at home have been emptied ;)

Well, the homeland has no alcholic beverages left due to some excessive cellabrations by 'certain' departments of the MIA government (cough Foriegn cough :p).

Wait, was I not meant to tell them that?:confused:

Your place was the first I'm headed to ... cos all my cellars and secret caches at home have been emptied ;)

Fallen on hard times after losing the FM position eh;)

Don't worry i have well hidden stockpile of everything, you see i had a bunker put together in case of a nuclear war

Actually I got re-elected the following term :smug: ... but discovered the the cupboard was bare :(

Actually I got re-elected the following term :smug: ... but discovered the the cupboard was bare :(

:lol: I'm sure you order a full investigation and a manhunt

:lol: When you read the MIA threads you will see that is exactly what I did :D

:lol: When you read the MIA threads you will see that is exactly what I did :D

I assume this would be after you where released from hostipal, as i'm sure you would have had a stroke at the sight of an empty liquor cupboard

touche' sir :hatsoff:

General W stint as President didn't last long did it. What happened GW?
Even the great Chamnix needs a break from time to time... mine was more of a caretaker government while Chamnix recovered from a severe case of the "2hourstoplayaturns"!
I was all to happy to leave the presidential palace after serving 20 turns in the very big chair he left empty.

:salute:

P.S. And it may be a few days yet - but don't abandon the MTDG forum right away - I'm closing in on finishing a very special surprise that I hope you'll all enjoy! So please check back here later in the week. :D

This is the real reason why KISS did so poorly, they were actually musicians and no good at the game.
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6274/kissarmyvj8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

they were actually musicians and no good at the game.
How gracious of you to say so. :mischief:

Hey! The one dude looks like me. Maybe it was my fault. I guess I'll have to take it out on Classical Hero in our PBEM instead. ;)

which dude looks like you? they all have hair :p

sorry too easy i know :D

which dude looks like you?
Simon, check out the guy in the front...it's the eyelashes. I wonder if that guy knows he looks a lot like a certain panda we know. :lol:

Simon was just thrown off by Whomp's wig.

I thought it was the fact that Whomp was wearing make up out in public, I thought he only did it at home.. :mischief:

I thought it was the fact that Whomp was wearing make up out in public, I thought he only did it at home.. :mischief:
You are correct CH. I lead a double life, you see.

One is my rock n roll panda which comes out late at night and wears makeup, wigs and some such. Don't tell Holly though...

This is the everyday Whomper Holly knows heading to work....
http://www.snappytheclam.com/images/panda.jpg

OMG! I'd never have recognized you sans makeup. You look like a completely different ma..., um, panda. ;)

We don't take kindly to your type around here.