The island of Saber had been ruled by strict dictators for centuries. They ruled from the palace in the centre of the capital Baldric. Rumour had it that inside that palace, there was a gigantic copper cage with a tiger called Baby Puss. This tiger was the real ruler of Saber in those days, as it gave the government officials orders through divine intervention. And the people of the island lived with this, and they abided the rules of Baby Puss.

However, one day, a decree was issued from the palace that a substance called alcohol would from that day be forbidden. All wine and beer would have to be delivered to minister gbno1fan to be "destroyed". The people of Saber could endure a lot, but no alcohol was one step to far for them. They rose up against their government and took over the capital. All government officials (except gbno1fan, who was oddly missing after having received the first shipment of wines) were removed from their positions. Baby Puss was removed from his gigantic cage, and he was placed in an asylum pending decisions on what to do with him.

Now, they had to decide what to do with all the copper that was left from the cage. The people decided to celebrate their freedom, and their beer, by building a statue. The first drawings of a copper statue, to an harbour, with a flame to represent hope, looked like this:
http://www.wirednewyork.com/landmarks/liberty/images/liberty.jpg
However apparently that idea was copyrighted by some institution called "The United States of America", so they had to adjust their plans.

Today, the harbour of Georgetown looks like this:
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/images/DaliColossus.jpghttp://ce.eng.usf.edu/pharos/wonders/Gallery/colossus_color.jpg

Congrats from the depths of the Gong Library :goodjob:

I don't understand the point of a big statue and how it inspires commerce. I could make one at home. :lol:

Anyway, congrats on The Colossus.

Very nice! :clap:

And in the grand tradition of taking humor literally…
I don't understand the point of a big statue and how it inspires commerce.
The statue stood for only fifty-six years until Rhodes Saber was hit by an earthquake in 226 BC. The statue snapped at the knees and fell over onto the land. Ptolemy III offered to pay for the reconstruction of the statue, but the oracle of Delphi made the Rhodians afraid that they had offended Helios, and they declined to rebuild it. The remains lay on the ground for over 800 years, and even broken, they were so impressive that many traveled to see them. Pliny the Elder remarked that few people could wrap their arms around the fallen thumb and that each of its fingers was larger than most statues. – Wikipedia.

…

I must say, as a tourist destination, that beats the heck out of visiting the Biggest Ball of Twine in Meletesota :D

Great announcement.... though a movie would have been nice :mischief:

I hope Zeus doesn't get angry now since our statue of him ain't quite so big as this one! :eek:

*sits waiting for the innuendo joke*

:eek: And he's moving too! He stepped out to straddle the inlet on his own!?!! What a great defender he must be. :)

Neato! I think our gals would like to meet that big hunk. :love:

this looks like a vain attempt to be a lighthouse greater than the Emp. Killyouall peeping tom tower that BABE has. I doubt that the torch that this man carries will be able to shoot laser beams at any boats that come near the BABE harbors :lol:

And since SABER likes the look of a huge man in just a loin cloth, then the BABE's might steer clear of the queer :lol:

Neato! I think our gals would like to meet that big hunk. :love:

Are that girls on the boats we constantly see? (They looked like horses to us, maybe we should ask Emp Killyouall for some new binoculars) :p

:eek: And he's moving too! He stepped out to straddle the inlet on his own!?!! What a great defender he must be. :)

Shh, you're not supposed to notice that. It's really a giant robot operated by five specially trained mice, like Voltron.

I think our gals would like to meet that big hunkThey looked like horses to us
Burn!

:lol:

There had been tensions between the nations of Babe and Saber ever since they met. They both had great horseriders, unique in the world, and they had arguments about which horseriders were best from the start. However, these arguments were just minor difficulties compared to what happened later on. At some point in time, the Babes completed a giant lighthouse. The people of Saber feared that this lighthouse would be used for spying purposes. And they were right. It didn't take the Babes much time to colonize islands near Saber's coast. These Babe Settlers were all but pilgrim fathers, as it was soon clear that they weren't there for peaceful purposes. They set up their colony in a "Spartan" style, with everything and everyone geared for war. The people of Saber noticed this, and took their measures. The citizens of these Babe islands were of course very mad at this, and they lived in a rage at Saber for the rest of their lives. Everything Saberish was considered bad, and everything Babe was considered good.

However, the new generation that grew up didn't have the anger that the older people had. They saw their own island, where everything was made for a war that wouldn't be happening anyway, where all resources were turned into making state of the art weaponry, where there was no room for fun or enjoyment because that would get in the way of the military efforts, and thougth that it wasn't the best way to live. And they looked across the channel from their beach, to their Saberish neighbours. At that side of the channel, the beach wasn't used for invasion training, it was used by large groups of people to swim, sunbath, barbecue, surf or just relax. There were beachvolleyball tournaments and sailing contests instead of contractual obligations to the military. And the beach was always crowded with people having fun. It was so crowded that there was hardly room for anyone to land there.

The younger generation decided that that was the kind of culture they wanted to live in, and they overthrew the leaders of the colony, who had long grown old. They immediately sent a messenger to Baldric and asked to join the Saber empire. The sultan didn't have to think about this, he immediately accepted their offer, and threw a great party on the island.

:goodjob: Nice story Dutchfire.

At that side of the channel, the beach wasn't used for invasion training, it was used by large groups of people to swim, sunbath, barbecue, surf or just relax. There were beachvolleyball tournaments and sailing contests instead of contractual obligations to the military. And the beach was always crowded with people having fun. It was so crowded that there was hardly room for anyone to land there.well...that is a nice way to describe the military pile up on Saber's shores :rolleyes: :lol:

Very good story, I laughed :p

It's nice to know the SABER SAGA will continue on. I can't wait for the next plot twist!

Oh i wan't to come to the beach party.

There had been tensions between the nations of Babe and Saber ever since they met. They both had great horseriders, unique in the world, and they had arguments about which horseriders were best from the start. However, these arguments were just minor difficulties compared to what happened later on. At some point in time, the Babes completed a giant lighthouse. The people of Saber feared that this lighthouse would be used for spying purposes. And they were right. It didn't take the Babes much time to colonize islands near Saber's coast. These Babe Settlers were all but pilgrim fathers, as it was soon clear that they weren't there for peaceful purposes. They set up their colony in a "Spartan" style, with everything and everyone geared for war. The people of Saber noticed this, and took their measures. The citizens of these Babe islands were of course very mad at this, and they lived in a rage at Saber for the rest of their lives. Everything Saberish was considered bad, and everything Babe was considered good.

However, the new generation that grew up didn't have the anger that the older people had. They saw their own island, where everything was made for a war that wouldn't be happening anyway, where all resources were turned into making state of the art weaponry, where there was no room for fun or enjoyment because that would get in the way of the military efforts, and thougth that it wasn't the best way to live. And they looked across the channel from their beach, to their Saberish neighbours. At that side of the channel, the beach wasn't used for invasion training, it was used by large groups of people to swim, sunbath, barbecue, surf or just relax. There were beachvolleyball tournaments and sailing contests instead of contractual obligations to the military. And the beach was always crowded with people having fun. It was so crowded that there was hardly room for anyone to land there.

The younger generation decided that that was the kind of culture they wanted to live in, and they overthrew the leaders of the colony, who had long grown old. They immediately sent a messenger to Baldric and asked to join the Saber empire. The sultan didn't have to think about this, he immediately accepted their offer, and threw a great party on the island.

It's nice to know the SABER SAGA will continue on. I can't wait for the next plot twist!


It's a deja vu really :)

I could have sworn I've read this already.

Have I gone back to the future? :crazyeye:

The history of the world - Volume IV - Chapter 9
The end of Babe's Golden Age - 320 AD

As we have seen in previous chapters, the people of Babe were still going strong around these times. The greatest times of Babe may have been behind them, as their excellent seafaring skills were slowly being matched by other tribes, and even their mounted warriors, once feared across the donut, started to grow old. Their war against Council, perhaps the most impressive show of the power of their military was still going on officially, but hostilities became ever rarer. But most historians agree that the true end of their Golden Age came in 320 AD, when their autocrat Wotan decided to shock the world once more by declaring war.

In the years before, the always peaceful people of Saber had decided to show their goodwill by sending peaceful explorers to Team Babe. Relations were still severed since Babe's attempt at landing earlier. (See Volume II - Chapter 2) To clearly show their non-hostile intent, these explorers were not sent to the Babe mainland, they were sent to a small island near the coast of the Saber mainland. And even on that island, they never entered Babe territory. These explorers managed to survive for quite some time on the southern tip of the island. They didn't dare to go further inland, as the local Babes made it clear that there presence was not appreciated. The Babes didn't tell them, but their was something about their grunting that made it perfectly clear.

Finally in 320 AD, the Babes had enough of these peaceful men, and they attacked and killed them. Why it took them so long is unknown, but some historians believe it has to do with the huge amount of discussion in the Babe government about this issue. Incidentally, at the same time some Saberish boats were sailing to that island, to deliver supplies to the explorers. In their anger, the Babes also attacked some of these ships. A couple of galleys managed to hold out bravely for some time, but in the end, the size of the Babe galley fleet was to big, and they sank. The Babes didn't dare to attack the caravels full of "supplies" though.

Even though the tragic loss of life was mourned heavily in all Saberish cities, it caused a spirit of strength. It was now know that Saber was under threat, and that personal luxury would have to be set aside for the greater good for a while. All frivolities were set aside, and this saved great amounts for the war effort. It could be said that the loss of lives was worth it, as it may have prevented bigger problems in the future.

© 2050 AD Saber Ministry of Propaganda Education

:D
Me autocratic? I'm just a cuddly old geezer trying to keep the entertainment value high for everyone in the donut. ;)

I'm glad that the Saber Ministry of Education takes the time to teach us all about these important matters of History. What's the phrase? Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it ;)

Professor Win and doctor Dar entered the sultan's throne room. They had worked long and hard on their theories, but they both knew that without the Sultan's support all their work would be lost. They had to convince him here and now of the importance of their project. The professor started the conversation. "Your excellency, it's an honour that you have granted us an audience in your majestic pala..." "Down to business please, I've got more things to do today." "Yes sir, as you are probably well aware, we have been studying the origins of humanity for quite some time." "Yes, I've heard about your inquiries, didn't they involve those Babe slaves?." Here, doctor Dar saw an opportunity to enter the conversation. "Indeed, we have been looking at similarities between a lot of species across Saber lands, including immigrant workers from the former Babe islands on our coast." Professor Win tried to steer back the conversation to their theory, he didn't want to waste more of the sultan's time. "Based on that research, we think we now understand the origin of all human beings. We think humanity has gradually evolved through a process called natural selection. This discovery could well be the most important and controversial breakthrough in science ever." "Good for you, but then why do you need to speak to me?" "Well, your highness, we would like to do one last test to check our theories, but the scale of this experiment is so big that we can't do it without your help." "We want to let a few tribes of monkeys build a couple of huge green statues," said doctor Dar slightly too fast, "if our theories are correct, these monkeys will soon learn and adapt, and in the end, their job, building statues, will influence their anatomy." "Sounds like a huge waste of money to me to be honest, how would our country as a whole profit from such a project?" "We believe this experiment will also improve our understanding of the smallest things in the universe, and of tiny devices that store information through some sort of sparks, but it would be too complicated to explain how these things are linked." The sultan wasn't really impressed by this. "So even more theories without any useful application? Even more things to learn for our schoolkids? Even more money that has to be spent on universities investigating these phenomena? Don't you have a useful application for your theory?" Doctor Dar was getting desperate, and decided to use their last ace. "We also think this will enable us to build a huge dam to make a huge reservoir of water so we can ..." "You want me to fund you to let some monkeys build green statues, which, in the best case scenario, would lead to a huge pool?" "Well, yes that's a way of putting it."

After those words, the Sultan clapped his hands twice, and a secretary entered the room. He whispered some words to her, and a few minutes later, two men in white suits entered the room. They led the professor and the doctor away, whispering kind words and telling that everything would be alright.

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Adam Smith was sitting in the office of his psychiatric clinic. He was, as usual, unsatisfied with his life as the Royal Psychiatrist. Since the Sultan was one of the sanest people alive, he only had to take care of the odd nutcase that tried to enter the palace. Today, two new patients would be arriving, they tried to convince the sultan of letting green people build a statue of a monkey, or something like that. Nowadays, he didn't even read these reports properly anymore. Most of his patients were a lost case anyway.

When the two new patients arrived, Adam was positively surprised though. These patients didn't look like they lived under a bridge and hadn't had a proper meal in years. He soon discovered that they were quite bright too, they could have been well functioning members of society, as long as you didn't mention the words dam, monkey or selection. At first, he tried to learn more about them, but every time they would talk about their profession, they would start talking funny. So after a couple of days, Smith decided to talk about his own life instead.

"My job is quite boring, and, even worse, it doesn't really pay very well either. One would think that a great psychiatrist like me would be living in a huge villa on the southern coast, eating in posh restaurants and drinking only the best wines. But instead, I have to spend my days here, in the basements of this old rotten building."
"Couldn't you try something else as a psych?" doctor Dar asked, "Something with more public appeal perhaps." professor Win suggested.
"What do you propose?"
"Well, you could try to help other people than just the people the Sultan sends you."
"The people who have money usually don't need a shrink, and the people who need one usually can't pay."
"What about making a show about a psychiatrist's work? You invite a couple of people with problems to a studio, and you try to solve their problems.
"I could try that, but do you think people would come to see that?"
"I bet they would."
"That might be worth a shot, but I'm not willing to risk my life savings on this."
"Why don't you start a corporation?"
"A what?"
"A corporation, you try to get other people to invest in your enterpise. If you make profit, you keep it, and if you lose money, they lose it."
"Brilliant, and I won't use my own name either, to protect my reputation as the Royal Psychiatrist. I'll call myself dr. Philip, or Phil for short."

And so, in the year 560 AD, Adam Smith founded his company, and soon, he was one of the richest people on earth. His first line of business was the dr. Phil show, but he soon bought markets, harbors and banks all over the country. He always advised the people in his show to invest the money they got for appearing on the show in the company, and that way, he didn't make any costs, and everything was payed by the shareholders. Out of gratitude to the professor and the doctor, they didn't get any more shock treatment. What a kind man is mr. Smith.

Nice story. :thumbsup:
And good choice to collect money rather than water in a pool. ;)
Scrooge McDuck knows that you can swim in either of them... :crazyeye:

:clap: Very funny!

And congrats on Smith's :hatsoff:

Large green monkeys building a huge dam.

:eek:

What a picture that would be!

:goodjob:

It was that time of the year again, summer holiday, and the Saber government decided that it was time to go on a well-deserved vacation. But in the past years, they'd visited all the well known summer spots on the continent. They'd seen all the bars (though some people didn't remember all of it :mischief:), had been kicked off all the beaches already and they really wanted something new.

Greekguy wanted to go to The Pier, Council to see the wonder-full land, Chamnix wanted to make a culture trip to Hotel California, GONG and Marsden wanted to go to Azurra Coast, FREE since he heard they had good beer. None of these ideas managed to convince enough people though. Then, Cyc had an idea. "Why don't we do a cruise on one of those new ships our harbours have been producing?" Denyd added that they could make a small stop at the BABE island to see the memorial for the brave Saber warriors who were slaughtered there ages ago.

Everyone agreed with that idea. Calis arranged some transports with his military connections, and Chamnix made sure those would all leave at the right moment, to ensure their luggage arrived in time. Dutchfire, the foreign affairs guy, wanted to reserve a spot at a hotel on the island, but somehow, they were on everyone's blacklist. That might have something to do with the war between Saber and Babe, or with Cyc's reputation.

In the end, they weren't bothered by these small issues, and in the summer of 830 AD their ship left for the Bangles, the main port on the BABE island. When they arrived there, then entire city was deserted. So they made themselves comfortable, captured the nicest building to spend the nights there, went to see if they could find any beer, and gbno1fan unloaded his finest wines from the boats and brought them to the cellar.

The next day, they decided to scout the surroundings, to see if there was any life on this island at all. There, in the hamlets and farmlands of the countryside, they did meet some people, but these meetings were all but pleasant. In one village, Cyc was greeted by people throwing rotten fruit and vegetables at him from their balconies, but he just started smiling and waving, since he thought he was being greeted as a liberator, and garbage was as close to flowers as they could come.

After having discovered that there wasn't any ruler on the island at all, Marsden, who was responsible for financing the trip, had a great idea to make some extra cash. He sent a messenger back home, to send some infantry men, who had nothing better to do, over to the island to set up basic tourist infrastructure. Soon, this island would be SABER resort.

Within a year, the resort was already making money for the government, and they decided they could hold a holiday again, this time for government purposes, and on the cost of the government. This time, they sailed north from the new resort, and discovered a new island. Here, too, they built a resort. For years to come, massive amounts of tourists came from the SABER homeland, and from other countries as well, to swim in the lovely seas around the Bangles, to climb the high mountains in the south, to ride the elephants unique to these small islands and to visit the Brave Warrior Memorial, to pay their respects to those who didn't come here for their entertainment, and who didn't leave with a sunburn or a slight hangover.

:lol: Brilliant! :thumbsup:

Chamnix made sure those would all leave at the right moment, to ensure their luggage arrived in time.
I'll bet he did!! :lol:

Nice work Dutchfire :clap: Thanks for the fun read!

Yes, excellent story. :D

Heh. Nice. Those Babe islands and continent have been deserted for a good forum year now. Too bad it took so long for people to have the technology to land on them.

Well, that was mostly due to your blockade. Awful sportsmanship that is, I'd say :p

The Saber-Council War
(Start of World War)


The Place: The Council Meeting Chamber (it's not a council chamber) of the Royal Saberine Sultanic Court in Baldric, the Capital of the Republic of Saber.

In attendance are the Royal Saberine Sultan, The Ministers of Finance, War, Domestic Welfare, Information, Diplomacy, Alcohol, Communication, The Senate, and a full gallery of esteemed Saberine Citizens.

Minister of War, Calis: Let the Proceedings begin. Is the Senate assembled?

Senator Elear: The Senate is assembled.

Calis: All rise.

Enter the Royal Saberine Sultan, Chamnix.

Chamnix: You may sit. Cyc, you have new business for the Grand Assembly?

Minister of Information, Cyc: Yes. I have very important information. A short time ago a famous scientist from The Council came to our land. His name is Al Gouge and he wants to address the Grand Assembly directly.

Chamnix: We will listen to him.

Minister of Communication, Greekguy: Aren’t you the guy that invented the internet?

Senator Lost_Civantares: What’s the internet?

Senator Classical_hero: Isn’t that just a bunch of tubes!

Calis: Order! Let him speak.

Al Gouge: Thank you. Let me try to explain why I am here today. I come to you not as a scientist but as a concerned citizen of our world, the one we all share.

Minister of Domestic Welfare, Denyd: (whispering) Sultan wake up, and nudge Marsden and Bartleby. This guy is easily the most boring speaker I’ve heard, and I’ve listened to Marsden's finance reports!

Minister of Alcohol, Bartleby: Oh, I was just thinking about the wine distribution.

Al Gouge: (continues unaware of previous conversation or anything other than his own agenda) The Council leadership is experimenting with fission powered rocket engines. They pose a terrible environmental hazard that could seriously damage our biosphere and wipe out whole species from our planet.

Minister of Diplomacy, Dutchfire: For what would they need fission powered rocket engines?

Al Gouge: They intend to create a huge spaceship and settle on another world, thus spreading the civilization of The Council to another world. A noble idea, but not at the cost of the environment of this one. Why the damage already done is terrible. Why, the indigenous population of the Ruby-throated, spotted, yellow-bellied butt sniffer has already been reduced by 2%!

Senator Gbno1fan: What is it that you require of us, then, Mr. Gouge?

Al Gouge: I was hoping you would support me in trying to convince my government about a more environmentally safe alternative, like a hybrid combination of wind and gerbil power.

Chamnix: Thank you, Mr. Gouge, you may leave now as I meet with my assembly.

Al Gouge looks as if he wants to speak for 8 more hours but then leaves.

Marsden: That's 2 hours of my life I'm not getting back.

Senator Grey Beard: How can we hope to influence The Council in their experiments?

Senator Nobody: Perhaps we can send them a note.

Minister of Finance, Marsden: I don’t think this is any of our business. Let’em kill as many butt sniffers as they want. Stupid things are vermin, any way.

Chamnix: Quiet.

Marsden: Ulp. Yes your Royal Sultanic Majesty.

Cyc: There is more than that, I have reliable information that The Council is harboring the Babe government in exile.

Chamnix: How did you come by this information?

Cyc: General W told me.

Greekguy: Well, that’s certainly inflammatory.

Calis: Inflammatory! That’s a slap in our face after millennia of cooperation and peace! We must do something!

Bartelby: I’ll stop their wine shipment. That will get their attention.

Chamnix: No, agree to keep the trade in place but I will have dutchfire negotiate a new agreement with Free to buy your wines. This calls for stronger action.

Denyd: What do you have in mind?

Chamnix: As you know, most navy ships have a much better attacking ability than defending, so a coordinated strike could possibly destroy The Council’s navy in one attack. Then all that would remain is to mop up the survivors. This would be the only way to ensure the safety of Saber from Council’s bizarre experiments and back stabbing ways.

Marsden: Surely you aren’t suggesting we attack The Council without at least giving them fair warning?

Chamnix: I am! And don’t call me Shirley! If they mean so damn much to you then why don’t you write to them and explain it to them.

Marsden: What about dutchfire? He’s our Minister of Diplomacy!

Dutchfire: Don’t bother me, I’ve got finals.

Marsden: Oh.

Chamnix: Let’s put it to a vote, Aye, it’s passed. The attack will begin as soon as we are ready. Marsden is officially in charge of writing the letter explaining the war and the attack and so on.

Calis: If there is no new business, this Assembly is adjourned.


Epilogue:


The Place: Marsden ’s Haunted Castle in the suburbs of Baldric.

Marsden: I’d better get right on this, it’s important to treat the others with some respect, even if they are harboring the Babe government and adding to the length of time it takes to do everything. I really intend to do a good job on this, everyone is counting on me. What’s this, a Simpsons marathon?

Ten hours later: Uhh. What was I supposed to not forget to do? Take out the cat and feed the trash. Zzzzz.

Very nice.

:ack:

Now I understand everything! It all makes perfect sense. If only all histories were this easy to rewrite :lol:

:dubious: Who's this Al Gouge guy that backstabbed us so dastardly? :trouble:

I think it's Donsig.... he's been a little jeckyll&hydey lately, don't you think? :shifty:

No - wait!! It must be Zyxy :yup:

the Royal Saberine Sultanic Court
Ehem ... I believe it's spelled "Satanic"

tsk tsk - proper spelling is very important gentlemen!

:mischief:

EDIT:
Goodness, first the Nazi lines, now this! I'm on a roll here :blush:
You know I love you guys right? :love:


Cyc: There is more than that, I have reliable information that The Council is harboring the Babe government in exile.

Chamnix: How did you come by this information?

Cyc: General W told me.
:lol: :lol:
What? No points for honesty?!?

You will get a point, alright, when your head is on a pike in the royal garden! Then I'll stand there and wave to it, just like this. :wavey:


Satanic! Who do you think we are? The Rolling Stones!

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The first edition of
THE PEOPLE'S VOICE



The Glorious Revolution

After thousands of years suffering under the cruel tyranny of the Senate and their special interest puppet masters the people have thrown off their chains of oppression! The new regime was swept into power in the hopes of equal distribution of wealth and equal opportunity for all. No more shall the wealthy land owners force the common man into abject poverty. The masses have spoken! Our new First Citizen, Chamnix, First Among Equals has taken it upon his shoulders to be the guiding hand of this self governing citizenry. Comrade Calis of the Ministry of Defense is now reorganizing our reinvigorated officer corps now that certain trouble makers have been removed. Comrade Denyd of the Ministry of Wealth Distribution has reported the standard of living of citizens across the whole of the Lands of Saber has increased substantially bringing it to the forefront of all nations in the world of Meleet. Comrade Dutchfire of the Ministry of Public Information has personally overseen the opening of many new schools for the express purpose of educating and further enlightening the general population. “It is truly a great age we live in, to be truly free unlike our ancestors who suffered many years under a repressive republic.” Comrade Elear of the Ministry of Public Education has personally overseen the reeducation of many of our formerly misguided citizens using the most effective means available.


Sins of the Past: Still Haunting Us!

Sadly, under the former oppression of the cruel republic that held us hostage, we were falsely embroiled in a war with the nation of The Council. In the spirit of true cooperation among all people the ruling assembly has declared that all hostilities against The Council will now cease in hopes that we can come to at least a cease fire if not a true peace treaty. It is time for the workers of the world to stop killing each other at the behest of their capitalist masters! Comrade Calis has started the reorganization of our armed services into a proper defense force only for security and safety of our population.


A Gift For You, From You

Comrade Marsden of the Ministry of Wealth Distribution reports that every wage earner in the Lands of Saber shall henceforth receive in their paychecks a substantial increase! Estimated increases are to be anywhere from $13 to $20 per payment. The governing assembly has repealed the repressive tax that assailed our people allowing a great increase in the spending power of our population to allow our economy to flourish and substantially increasing revenues allowing more tax cuts. So go hit those stores, and fulfill your patriotic duty. Comrade Marsden exclaimed "When the going gets tough the tough go shopping!"



This paper is solely created to enlighten the population to the wonderful new system of government they have now and also to disseminate pertinent information to all. This paper is printed with the sanction of The Land of Saber ruling assembly by Comrade Marsden. Comrade Marsden makes no claim other than the paper is the most wonderful in the world and will actually make you healthier and happier if you read it and cherish its words.

Yah! Viva da Redolution, is goot. :salute:

Excellent work, Marsden.

Does this mean space parts?

Glad to see you coming to terms with your past sins. Will you give BABE their continent back too? :)

'Come on Chamnix!' Calis said somewhat sulky 'Give me something bigger to attack with'. 'Every day you come around with the same story! You have the most modern weaponry available, like modern armor, or stealth bombers. I think that's all you need. If that is not enough, you should try to improve your skills and not come to me and whine that you need something bigger!' Chamnix answered annoyed. 'But we are getting nowhere really. We throw bombs, thousands of tons of bombs, but it won't be enough, eventually. We need a final statement....with a big bang!' Calis answered adamantine. 'And what do you have in mind? What do you mean with big? Bigger tanks, bigger ships, bigger planes?' Then dutchfire raised his voice: Well, on my many diplomatic travels, I got my hands on some very interesting plans for a real huge bomb.' 'Didn't Calis just say that we we've dropped enough bombs? Now you are coming with just another bomb!' Chamnix said, getting angry. 'Yeah, I know what he said, but what I am talking about is a very special bomb.' dutchfire insisted. 'It's able to get rid of our problems with one blow! That's what the Chief Diplomat of NARI told me!' Now Chief Engineer Cyc got interested 'Why, that sounds cool. May I have a look at the plans?' 'Sure! Here you are'. dutchfire replied:

http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/Calis2/how-to-make-an-atomic-bomb-2.jpg

Cyc took a look at the plans and said: 'Well, uhhm...yeeessss...interesting...ahhh, right'. Then he flipped the plan. 'Now that's better...I...believe....!' Cyc looked over at dutchfire a little bit confused, then asked 'Don't you have something....else? Something more....or even better...less...academic?' 'What about this?' dutchfire asked and handed over another plan:

http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/Calis2/nuclear_weapons-atomic2.jpg

Cyc took the new scrap of paper and started to study it. Then he looked at the plan saucer-eyed 'I LIKE THAT! I REALLY LIKE THAT!' He looked over to Chamnix, explained the ideas on the plan and finally asked: 'CAN WE? PLEASE? I'd love to try one of those!' Cyc was completely excited. Before Chamnix could answer, Calis said: 'With these thingies, I am sure to be able to change the situation drastically.

Chamnix thought about it for a while, then he said: 'Yes, we can!' grinning diabolically.

Immediately the whole scientific force of The Saberites, Cyc, started to build several of these bombs for testing purposes, he called nukes.

Several months later:

Chamnix, Calis, dutchfire and Cyc met again in the great hall of Chamnix' palace. Cyc proudly explained that he had built the bombs for testing purposes. Chamnix was pleased, but then asked: 'Where are we going to try them out?' 'What about the vast tundra area around Cat's Pajamas? We are going to tell the population that there is no danger for anybody. They'll buy that. For some reason they always do it.' Calis said with a shrug. 'But that's not true!' dutchfire the diplomat said with horror on his face. Cyc looked at him disparagingly and said: 'You were the one who brought us these plans. What did you think we'd be doing with it?' Well, I thought we would use them as a kind of determent!?' Calis laughed at that: 'I am sure our competitors will be fairly deterred after being hit by one of these!' Chamnix agreed with the plan. No sooner said than done, SABER brought their new weapons into position for the testing purposes of what they called...






'The Manhattan Project'






When the leaders of SABER took position to have a good view Cyc said: 'Well gentlemen. May I ask you to bring a little bit more distance between you and the testing area?:'








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Everybody agreed and they brought themselves into a save distance. Cyc explained: 'This weapon can either be launched from a land site:












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or also from a naval unit':








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Calis got really impatient and said: 'Come on Cyc, let's get started with the tests!!'
'Alright, Sir. Here we go':










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'Aren't they beautiful?' Cyc asked the other members of the government with a glow on his face. dutchfire had a terrified look on his face: 'I can't believe that we are going to use these horrific weapon against other human beings!' 'You know' Chamnix said calmly, 'I wished we had any other chance than that, but actually we do not have any alternative, I fear.' Calis nodded affirmative. 'Let's see what our targets should be.' he said uncoiling a map of the world of Meleet. 'So what do you guys think, what is going to be our target?. Chamnix', Cycs and Calis' fingers pointed at the map. dutchfire, still under shock looked from one face to the other of his comrades and found them smiling while their fingers rested at exactly the same spot of the map....





The members of team SABER want to add that this story was only done for role playing purposes and none of the members would in reality see something positive in this kind of weapons! So please note that no one should take this serious, but as an element of the game we are all playing.

Calis of team
SABER

'I LIKE THAT! I REALLY LIKE THAT!' Excellent story comrade. I have the codes when you're ready.... :coffee:

Good story, except now I see crosshairs and laser pointers everywhere!

wow ... this is really getting good.

This game over yet?

Nope...

Can you finish it so i can read the forums please?

Can you finish it so i can read the forums please?

Sorry for the inconvenience of having to wait :)

The 11 O'clock Report

http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=254081&stc=1&d=1275364813



Today, in response to reading international reports falsely referring to the Saber nation as criminals, the citizens of Saber dressed in jailbird outfits to report to Mess Hall. Chamnix played Warden (someone had to) and changed the menu to the Memorial Day Special - otherwise known as bread and water. Before entering the Mess Hall and getting their food, each citizen had to have their chain pulled and say the words "Remember the Council".

As you can see in the photo, some of the younger members of the Saber Team needed to stand on a block of wood to meet the height requirement. Cyc, third one back, who forgot to wear his hat, kept mumbling, "Remember the ......, remember....., oh wait, I just had it. What was it? Remember the.....", before offering his spot in the line to the man behind him.

Kind of an odd way to celebrate Memorial Day, but it was all in good fun, and according to most of the participants, a great way to finish up the MTDGII. Chamnix claimed the original menu of Meatloaf would have BOMBED anyway, but reports indicate that most of the citizens eventually NUKED some later for a midnight snack. The entire event seemed to RADIATE victory.

Can you finish it so i can read the forums please?

Right now it rather looks like they try to delay the end - by any means... :mischief:

[CENTER]The 11 O'clock Report

Chamnix played Warden (someone had to) and changed the menu to the Memorial Day Special - otherwise known as bread and water.


RADIATE victory.

Bread & water was called "Piss & Punk" when thrown in the Brig.

:lol: I think I enjoyed that image and story more than I was supposed to!
Ah... the image of Saberites in chains... warms the coldest parts of my heart :D

:thumbsup: Thanks for another great story, CYC!

:lol: I think I enjoyed that image and story more than I was supposed to!
Ah... the image of Saberites in chains... warms the coldest parts of my...

AH-HA! We've discovered a perversion of the General. Can't say no to a man in uniform, eh? ;)

:thumbsup: Thanks for another great story, CYC!
My pleasure, GW.

As part of Saber's ongoing effort to be remembered as the kindest and most accomodating tribe in the World of Meleet, we offer the following screenshots for the lurker(s?):

http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo183/Chamnix/th_Lurker2.jpg (http://s374.photobucket.com/albums/oo183/Chamnix/?action=view&current=Lurker2.jpg)

http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo183/Chamnix/th_Lurker1.jpg (http://s374.photobucket.com/albums/oo183/Chamnix/?action=view&current=Lurker1.jpg)

http://i374.photobucket.com/albums/oo183/Chamnix/th_Lurker3.jpg (http://s374.photobucket.com/albums/oo183/Chamnix/?action=view&current=Lurker3.jpg)

Your propaganda department is underfunded - this post makes it seem like Saber is a ruthless bully :lol:

Your propaganda department is underfunded - this post makes it seem like Saber is a ruthless bully :lol:

We just make sure that everbody has it warm and cosy :mischief:

They finally found a way to turn the world orange without taking a single step on foreign continents... :shifty:

Hey guys, this orange paint does not feel like good ol' air brush... :shake:
Could you try that at home, please? :gripe:

We got tired of living on the BLUE planet. :lmao:

:lol: at least Saber is an equal opportunity nuclear-holocaust-bomber ... I was curious if we were the only people getting any of Saber's "love."

I don't suppose you Saberites would be interested in some kind of nuclear disarmament / global ban on nuclear weapons treaty? :deal:

Come on! Think of the children! :D

:nuke: We'll let you know as soon as we finish our testing. :coffee:

I don't suppose you Saberites would be interested in some kind of nuclear disarmament / global ban on nuclear weapons treaty? :deal:

Would you be interested in some sort of space ship destruction/global ban on space exploration treaty? :mischief: