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TNG
Feb 09, 2003, 04:36 PM
Once when I was playing a multiplayer game, I checked my Trade advisor and she said "I'm not even supposed to be here Today!"

nickmandler
Feb 26, 2003, 09:54 PM
I have two favorites: the first is when India says: "India welcomes you, Joan d'Arc! Would you like a nice vegetarian curry?" and, from one of the vikings, "Do not tell me that it is raining gold while you pee on me, Joan d'Arc!"
How about that?

Jason The King
Feb 26, 2003, 10:36 PM
I have gotten

"The AI says: "

And then the trade deals, lol. I wasn't sure if it were an actual saying, or a flaw in the game, lol.

Jason

nickmandler
Feb 27, 2003, 10:05 PM
I have yet to see either the "9 virgins" or the "all your base" response.

Lord Vetinari
Mar 01, 2003, 06:05 PM
I got Xerxes to say this when i refused his demand for money: "We would normaly go to war with you, but i admire your guts." or something like that :rolleyes:

Lord Vetinari
Mar 01, 2003, 06:32 PM
I saw Lincon saying, asking for peace treaty, " Lets stop pounding each other like bulls in a water closet (toilet)." :rotfl:

Civ_Man_89
Mar 09, 2003, 06:49 PM
When in times of trouble, run into a wall, bounce back, and run into it again.:D

burning_phoneix
Mar 25, 2003, 05:34 PM
I was just rejected by the furious celts so I said 'never mind' and I get this funny response:

"Our bards are making a death chant for you Osman and we will chant it vigourosly. you here me? VIGOUROUSLY!"

please excuse my bad spelling

Beanzy
Mar 25, 2003, 10:32 PM
I don't know if anyone has already said this, and, to be honest, I'm too lazy to read the entire thread, so I'll just post it.

After asking for a Right of Passage with the Persians, they replied ,"Sure, I'll give you a right of passage -- TO HELL!! I remeber what you did to the Arabs!" (I once had a similar agreement with the Arabs, and used it to raze Baghdad to the ground.)

Mullet Crusader
Mar 27, 2003, 12:56 AM
I believe it was the Ottomans i was dealing with who refused my fair offer, i, frustrated, clicked "Will you accept this deal?" anyway, just ofr the hell of it.

"Please make me another offer when you are sober, Brennus."

LMAO!

Beanzy
Mar 27, 2003, 05:49 PM
I was at war with the Japanese, and they had only one city left. I decided to try and make peace just to see what they'd give me. I said to them "My troops approach your cities... etc." and they replied "War! Huh -- Good god, ya'll! What is is good for? Absolutely nothing! I'd be happy to make peace with you." :)

nickmandler
Apr 05, 2003, 06:50 PM
I got from Hannibal: "Despite the rumors spread by my enemies, I am not a cannibal. Come closer."

NewWaver
Apr 05, 2003, 10:59 PM
I noticed on a couple occasions that the makers of the game must be huge fans of Kenny Rogers and The Beatles. Mao once said to me in a game, after wanting to make peace, "You've got to know when to hold them, know when to fold them". He must enjoy gambling with his life. :p

As for the Beatles, I think it was when I was quitting the game (I can't remember exactly), but it had some lyrics to a Beatles song. That put a smile on my face. :)

Reddwarfian
Apr 05, 2003, 11:17 PM
Originally posted by nickmandler
I have two favorites: the first is when India says: "India welcomes you, Joan d'Arc! Would you like a nice vegetarian curry?"Score one for us vegitarians!!!

I got a screenie of that somewhere...

Sparkle
Apr 09, 2003, 04:39 PM
I asked Xerxes to remove his troops from my territory. And he replied:
"No problemo. We're outta here."

and later he asked me to get out of his territory and it offered me this reply:
"Sorry, bad maps."

:-)

Vlad Dracula
Apr 13, 2003, 05:21 AM
I traded tech with Montezuma.And he said something to the effect of "Good now i won't have to eat your liver"Monty is a good one for quotes

Vlad Dracula
Apr 16, 2003, 06:01 AM
Hey everyone if you like funny quotes check out this site www.welovetheiraqiinformationminister.com.Here's one to get you started."Our initial assesment is that they will all die"

Titan2018
Apr 16, 2003, 08:33 PM
Pretty genreic but when you win the space race one of you opponents will say: 'Doh...I thought we were supposed to kick your people off the planet!" :lol:

Kiech
Apr 18, 2003, 10:57 AM
Taken right from diplomacy.txt throw in your fav civ name:

"$CIVNAME5 the Great greets you. I, $AI4, desire peace with all my neighbors - even your puny culture. Accordingly, we desire that you accept this bargain and go forward with us in fellowship."

OFFSPRING
Apr 18, 2003, 03:00 PM
http://planet.nana.co.il/tzahov-k/civ.JPG
...
i'd say Wang has lost it...

ToddMarshall
Apr 18, 2003, 03:07 PM
It's been a while back now, so I don't remember the exact quote.

I was Egypt and Shaka was asking for an MA against the Babs who were riping him apart:

Babalon persists in harrassing our women, childern, and cattle. Please lend us a hand in our war. We must protect those cattle!

Vlad Dracula
Apr 19, 2003, 07:42 AM
Duke Grendel is telling the truth Alexander said the ayb thing to me after i lost gotm18

OFFSPRING
Apr 29, 2003, 03:41 PM
hannibal is pretty mad....
:D

http://planet.nana.co.il/tzahov-k/civb.jpg

RussiaWarMachin
May 02, 2003, 10:29 PM
Originally posted by loduke
I just concluded a trade of techs with Montezuma, and he told me:

"In honor of this agreement and your friendship, I shall sacrifice nine virgins in your honor."

Seems a little extreme to me, but.... whatever floats his boat.

I got that once, I nearly wet myself it was so funny.

Vlad Dracula
May 04, 2003, 07:55 AM
In the game i a currently playing i was talking to shaka and my advisor told me to "Be carefull we know shaka has mistreated our chinese friend's.I guess he'd been on vacation because i had just conquered the chinese

Sheep
May 08, 2003, 08:38 AM
Shaka told me 'He you are a little too nice for your own good, if I were you I would kick my ass'.

Vlad Dracula
May 21, 2003, 06:35 AM
Learned Japan feels sorry for the ignorant Celtic peopleand we gracouslyoffer to expand your tiny minds.wm for wm trade

Obssesed Nuker
May 22, 2003, 06:48 PM
Originally posted by cromagnon
In my current game in modern times, Joan of Arc has shaved her head, and is wearing a "L'ARMEE" tee-shirt.

Kinda reminds me of Demi Moore.

Oh yeah... that scarred me for life.

Obssesed Nuker
May 22, 2003, 06:48 PM
Originally posted by cromagnon
In my current game in modern times, Joan of Arc has shaved her head, and is wearing a "L'ARMEE" tee-shirt.

Kinda reminds me of Demi Moore.

Oh yeah... that scarred me for life.

mrgenius
May 25, 2003, 09:21 PM
i once had a revolution, then forgot (wtf was i smoking?) then clicked on the revolution button again. the reply was
"master, have did you take your medications this morning? :lol:

Mullet Crusader
Jun 06, 2003, 12:38 AM
I play as the Celts all the time, so i never get to see their comments, so i made a game as someone else and made sure they ewre an AI civ, (I love how Brennus speaks Gaelic! :D ) and when i asked him for a loan of gold he goes:

"I'm sorry, Hannibal, but we're planning on using our money for much more sacred things. Bring on the alcohol!" This is partially funny because alcohol actually was part of the ancient Celtic religions.

bewareofgnomes
Jun 06, 2003, 02:35 AM
after recently winning a diplomatic victory as spain, shaka says "you deserve a platter of hero cookies" i chuckeld a bit.

Beanzy
Jun 08, 2003, 05:10 PM
After signing a MA w/ the Romans against Persia, I sent an envoy to the Romans and he responded, "The Roman people greet you! With your help we will crush our mutual foe, Persia, destroy their cities and so their field with salt... what can we do for you?"

Beanzy
Jun 08, 2003, 05:18 PM
Also, moments later, after refusing to give the Romans physics, Caesar responded, "I see. Ahem. Well, if it weren't for the, uh, political climate at Rome, we would be destroying you - utterly." This has probably already been posted, but oh well, I am too lazy to check.

Beanzy
Jun 08, 2003, 10:38 PM
After demanding a luxury from the Ottomans, Osman responded, "Is this some sort of game to you?! I like games very much! Would you like to play one of my favorites? I call it Hannibal-head soccerball!" :)

bewareofgnomes
Jun 16, 2003, 11:14 PM
i was playing a dyp pleasure game today, and germany wanted me to join the dogpile against the celts. he offered a right op passage and a military alliance against the celts. he said " The war against the Celts proceeds as planned. Mighty Germany requires no assistance from ANYONE! Got that?"

rickyson1
Jun 18, 2003, 03:56 PM
Originally posted by loduke
I just concluded a trade of techs with Montezuma, and he told me:

"In honor of this agreement and your friendship, I shall sacrifice nine virgins in your honor."

Seems a little extreme to me, but.... whatever floats his boat.


yea i know he's hooked on sacrificing or something because everytime i make a trade with him he says i will sacrifice 50 warriers in your honor.

rickyson1
Jun 18, 2003, 03:56 PM
Originally posted by loduke
I just concluded a trade of techs with Montezuma, and he told me:

"In honor of this agreement and your friendship, I shall sacrifice nine virgins in your honor."

Seems a little extreme to me, but.... whatever floats his boat.


yea i know he's hooked on sacrificing or something because everytime i make a trade with him he says i will sacrifice 50 warriers in your honor.

rickyson1
Jun 18, 2003, 03:56 PM
Originally posted by loduke
I just concluded a trade of techs with Montezuma, and he told me:

"In honor of this agreement and your friendship, I shall sacrifice nine virgins in your honor."

Seems a little extreme to me, but.... whatever floats his boat.


yea i know he's hooked on sacrificing or somthing because everytime i make a trade with him he says i will sacrifice 50 warriers in your honor.

rickyson1
Jun 18, 2003, 03:56 PM
Originally posted by loduke
I just concluded a trade of techs with Montezuma, and he told me:

"In honor of this agreement and your friendship, I shall sacrifice nine virgins in your honor."

Seems a little extreme to me, but.... whatever floats his boat.


yea i know he's hooked on sacrificing or something because everytime i make a trade with him he says i will sacrifice 50 warriers in your honor:lol:

rickyson1
Jun 18, 2003, 03:57 PM
sorry for the multi post

rickyson1
Jun 18, 2003, 04:01 PM
Originally posted by Cunobelin Of Hippo


Why doesn't he just send them over to my place? :D I'm sure there are better ways to show his gratitude then reckless beheadings :p


tsk tsk tsk do you know nothing of aztec history i for one think it is nice they put those little bits of info surrounding their history into the game:goodjob: sid

rickyson1
Jun 18, 2003, 04:08 PM
how about the your troups arrive they die saying. also did you ever notice how some civs talk to you wher your at war and some don't for instance: the babylonians always talk to me when i contact them.

Mercenary Gen.
Jun 20, 2003, 06:08 PM
I got Isebella real mad ,offered her a deal and she said "You can kiss my royal ..."

conehead234
Jun 26, 2003, 08:56 PM
I fell out of my chair laughing.


http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/lol_2.JPG

shadow2k
Jun 27, 2003, 08:19 PM
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads4/Concubine.JPG

W S Churchill
Jul 28, 2003, 08:17 AM
I would love to see Blackadder write for Civ IV. We would have some beautiful phrases like:

"Baldrick, a conversation with you is like a broken pencil:....pointless"

Puzzlinon
Jul 28, 2003, 12:13 PM
My sig line is Hannibal's response to my attempt, as Egypt, to extort a little cash.

silver 2039
Jul 29, 2003, 10:00 PM
The funniest thing the computer has ever said was when the Celts were in my territory i told them to get out and Brennus said " Do my naked hordes make your soliders feel inferior than I will remove them at once."

Smellincoffee
Jul 31, 2003, 10:14 PM
I personally love this one:

"Greetings! Shall we trade, or would you prefer we go to war until one of us is wiped off the face of the planet?"

Tony595
Aug 05, 2003, 10:27 PM
i had just finished a war with Japan, left them with two cities.
When i requested peace Tokugawa said " War! Huh! Good god y'all . What is it good for, absolutely nothing, we accept your offer of peace

vbraun
Aug 06, 2003, 03:27 PM
I can't belive it was only said twice. :eek:

Here it is again:

"Is that a German Hobo near Toledo?" -Issabela

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

pesoloco
Aug 06, 2003, 04:11 PM
I laughed the first time I ever conected to a resource, it was wine

the advisor pops up and says something like

"We've connected a road to brings Wines into <capitalcity> This will make the people very happy."

The first Civ "Happy hour" lol:D

jack merchant
Aug 06, 2003, 06:59 PM
In a PBEM yesterday, Lizzy told me: "you are a horrible person, jack_merchant, and we are at war".

I fell over laughing !

Sims2789
Aug 08, 2003, 02:01 AM
i was playing a modified game and Shaka said the following phrases when trying to demand tribute:
"Where's my money B****!"
and
"What is a Ho without a Pimp? It is time that you give Zululand, your Pimp, a World Map and industrailization in order for me to protect you"

Smellincoffee
Aug 22, 2003, 09:10 AM
I found an interesting one yesterday. For some reason, 20 turns after I had accepted Russia's surrender and left them with only their capital, Catherine wanted to extend our peace treaty. See below.

puglover
Aug 23, 2003, 01:58 PM
:crazyeye: :lol:

Smellincoffee
Oct 06, 2003, 04:13 PM
Fascinating, considering the UU of that Civ.. :lol:

Superevie
Oct 06, 2003, 04:18 PM
When I asked Lincoln for a loan of gold:

"I would give some, but I lost it all in a dot-com business."

It was so stupid!

(Smellincoffee: That screenshot is so funny I nearly died laughing! :))

Superevie
Oct 06, 2003, 04:21 PM
Oh yeah and I love the one when I gave Alexander a gift of 1000g to grease the wheels of diplomacy:

"Caeser! I didn't know you cared!" :lol:

zurichuk
Oct 08, 2003, 01:42 PM
i like this one

Dr Tiny
Oct 12, 2003, 07:28 PM
Ghandi saying "I must go now, I have to plan Indian World Dominance"

Ghandi (down to 4 cities) to me (with 40+ cities) "It would not help the English if the Indians were exterminated, I offer a MPP" I killed him next turn.

KaDingir
Oct 13, 2003, 01:05 PM
In a very early game, before I realized that breaking treaties was a no-no, I repeatedly attacked India whenever they tried to plant a city on "my" continent. When I later tried to make a deal with the Greeks, Alexander replied, "After the way you hosed India?!" Cracked me up.

Dr Tiny
Oct 25, 2003, 12:03 PM
Cunobelin (spelling) of the celts seems to have a fascination for his naked warriors. When ever i asked him to leave my territory he would tell me he has informed his naked warriors to leave, or he was sorry that I found their nakedness to be disturbing. After a few turns of this I decimated the naturist with my armour clad army :goodjob:

Also on the celts, i accidently asked them for some money and he said he couldnt give me any as the money was earmarked for a religious festival...then he added "bring on the alcohol". :goodjob:

Elden
Oct 25, 2003, 12:43 PM
Originally posted by Dr Tiny
Cunobelin (spelling) of the celts

The Celt leader in Civ 3 is Brennus.

Dr Tiny
Oct 25, 2003, 02:39 PM
I must have been thinking of CivII while writing about CivIII, that will teach me to work 12 days running :rolleyes:

Wischi
Nov 01, 2003, 01:22 PM
Sorry if this has been mentioned before (not enough time to get through all 300+ posts), but when I wanted to check possible trades, my foreign advisor (while being Carthaginian) told me this:

"Hail to the General, baby!"

Being a DukeNukem fan, I could not help but LAUGHING MY A** OFF!

Emp.Napoleon
Nov 23, 2003, 05:11 PM
The "I'll show you mine is you show me yours" still gives me the giggles lol

NeoDemocrat
Dec 01, 2003, 07:44 PM
giggles....

what will you think of next Mondo?

Tom|420
Jan 03, 2004, 01:48 PM
It seems that Firaxis likes John Lennon a lot:

1) When going for a change in government:

"So you say you want a revolution?
* Yeah, you know it's gonna be alright
* No, You can count me out. "

Looks like a lot like "The Beatles - Revolutions" to me

2) When your citizens are unhappy because of the war:

"All We Are Sayin' Is Give Peace A Chance!"

I guess I don't need to say what song this one is from :)

jodox
Jan 04, 2004, 10:38 AM
I gotta go with the i'll show you mine if you show me your's

jodox
Jan 04, 2004, 10:40 AM
Originally posted by Beanzy
I was at war with the Japanese, and they had only one city left. I decided to try and make peace just to see what they'd give me. I said to them "My troops approach your cities... etc." and they replied "War! Huh -- Good god, ya'll! What is is good for? Absolutely nothing! I'd be happy to make peace with you." :)


I got the same thing too
;)

Tom|420
Jan 04, 2004, 08:52 PM
The best unit that Inca have -- that we know of -- is the Worker.

grahamiam
Jan 05, 2004, 03:30 PM
I got this from Korea in GoTM 26 in early December. :D

I had just finish capturing the 6th Korean city (they had 10 when the war started) and was about to make a peace deal to extract the last remaining techs of the AA.

FYI, Korea is dark purple (at the top of the left landmass) and I am light blue.

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads6/gotm26-enterIA-grahamiam.jpg

CIVPhilzilla
Jan 05, 2004, 06:00 PM
Queen Isabella of the Spaniards. Saying you can kiss my royal...

Lemme try to find the screen shot.

benjamin28
Jan 07, 2004, 07:18 PM
I believe that Mao, with his cheap-poetry commentaries is the best in quotes.
Sorry, I have the Spanish version and I don't know how it is in English, but is something like that:

"Trying to (I don't remeber what) is futile: you only get insolation and sand in your slips".

Gladinia
Jan 08, 2004, 08:42 AM
Originally posted by CIVPhilzilla
Queen Isabella of the Spaniards. Saying you can kiss my royal...

Lemme try to find the screen shot.

LOL LOL LOL!!!

GHOST9
Jan 08, 2004, 06:21 PM
Does anybody else think it is interesting that when you change world maps, they say, "I'll show you mine if you show me yours?"

Also, Make any AI Furious and they say funny stuff.

Cuivienen
Jan 08, 2004, 09:15 PM
Isabella: "Is that a Byzantine hobo near Toledo?"

benjamin28
Jan 12, 2004, 12:54 PM
Now I remember:

Mao: "Lending you money is the same than throwing sand in the sea: the only thing you get is insolation and sand in the slips"

And: "Is written that someone who is not invited is like an ant in a picnic... What is your army doing near (Beijing)"

I believe Mao should improve his poetry.

Soulreaver
Jan 27, 2004, 02:44 PM
Isabella "I am Isabella king of spain"....... what!? your a queen

jaafit
Jan 27, 2004, 04:16 PM
I was playing at 1:30 in the morning, and my domestic advisor said, "Sleep is for the weak." At least, I think she said that...

Cuivienen
Jan 27, 2004, 05:08 PM
In the Sengoku Conquest:

Trade Advisor: "Hail to the Daimyo, Baby!"

Too many things strange about that...:goodjob:

trumpeteer
Feb 10, 2004, 08:02 AM
Originally posted by grahamiam
I got this from Korea in GoTM 26 in early December. :D

I had just finish capturing the 6th Korean city (they had 10 when the war started) and was about to make a peace deal to extract the last remaining techs of the AA.

FYI, Korea is dark purple (at the top of the left landmass) and I am light blue.

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads6/gotm26-enterIA-grahamiam.jpg

Nice. That's the greatest paint document you've ever edited. :lol:

Captainkeyes23
Feb 10, 2004, 05:47 PM
personally i love the phrase

"The Aztec horsmen thrist for blood! Give us what we want or be trampled beneath our hooves" something like that

in the modern age!!!!

also on page 10 i see an errr lovely foreign advisor... POINT ME TO IT!

Captainkeyes23
Feb 10, 2004, 05:49 PM
also, 3 words "increase your medication"

I LOVE THAT

barbslinger
Feb 15, 2004, 08:54 PM
I get a kick when some backwards civ with 2 cities wants to give me his worldmap for my worldmap and a tech! What is he thinking, that I'll accidentally hit O.K.

Also when I threatened Abe one time he said I was all hat and no horses.

Captainkeyes23
Feb 18, 2004, 01:49 PM
everybody wants tech for map... grrr...
and when Smoke Jaguar says (i was Spain in this case)

Isabella, it is nice to see your light grace my temple. What shall we discuss today my brother?

saintly_saint
Feb 23, 2004, 11:48 PM
Dealing with you is like shoveling in the sand, all you get for your trouble is a bad sunburn and sand in your shorts

to quote someone i've learned quite a lot from
-Chairman Mao

PresidentRansom
Feb 24, 2004, 11:18 AM
No one else seems to have ever gtten this one, which I thought was really funny: it was from Elizabeth (in Monarchy) after I (in Democracy) apologized for some goof (having troops in her territory, I think). She said something along the lines of "Yes, well, that's what you get for making choosing a leader a popularity contest."

Overlag
Feb 24, 2004, 11:26 AM
Originally posted by PresidentRansom
No one else seems to have ever gtten this one, which I thought was really funny: it was from Elizabeth (in Monarchy) after I (in Democracy) apologized for some goof (having troops in her territory, I think). She said something along the lines of "Yes, well, that's what you get for making choosing a leader a popularity contest."

lol :goodjob:

das
Feb 25, 2004, 11:30 AM
LOL, president, how true!

By the way, here's one:

After finishing a long and a bloody war with the Egyptians and the Iroquois, with several naval battles near Carthage, I decided to speak with Hannibal, and he said approximately this:

"What say you, Ceaser? Is there a war going on somewhere I've been not made aware of?"

Pook
Jun 01, 2004, 07:53 AM
In Middle Ages scenario, Lothair of Burgundy (played by Lincoln) to the English after I refused a tribute demand:
"That's not a wise move, Matilda. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go finish my painting of last night's dinner before my paints dry."

DragonRunner
Jun 04, 2004, 12:58 PM
Shaka of the Zulu will refrain from scouring the world of your filth- when I'm in the middle ages getting musketmen, and he's still in the AA. Cracks me up every time.

Captainkeyes23
Jun 05, 2004, 12:10 PM
Isabella also said- Hannibal, is that a Carthage hobo near Madrid?

General Brown
Jun 08, 2004, 04:48 PM
[QUOTE=tetley]I'm surprised no one's brought up what they say if you ask for a Right of Passage after you double-cross them. "I'll give you a right of passage--to hell! I remember the last time we had such an agreement....".
QUOTE]

Yes, I've had that one!

Cuivienen
Jun 08, 2004, 07:31 PM
Courtesy Brennus: "When the drink is in, the sense is out, Theodora! I will return when you are sober."

And Lincoln: "A herd of Byzantine swine have been spotted rooting among the garbage near Seattle. Why?"

DragonRunner
Jun 09, 2004, 04:13 PM
America when I asked for a loan of gold-
"Sorry, but we're poorer than a drunken blind man in a crooked poker game."
Also, whenever I contact Hannibal, he says something along the lines of- there's nothing to gain by staying in the status quo! Fight the Power! or something like that.

Hirachi Dinavo
Jun 15, 2004, 09:52 PM
Once Persia offered me Military Tradition for 1 Gold.

Naked Paladin
Jun 19, 2004, 12:24 AM
Funny Russian

das
Jun 19, 2004, 01:50 AM
I think it was already posted, but Mao said:

"I'd rather eat dung than agree to such an offer!"

LLXerxes
Jun 20, 2004, 10:53 AM
Probably been posted but...
I politly asked him to move from our territory. His response:
"OK Theodora. We shall move our naked hordes at once!"
:lol: :lol: :vomit:

Cuivienen
Jun 20, 2004, 12:38 PM
Here we are! It's really just a left-over from the Hittites, as that was the base Civ for the Abbasids in the Middle Ages Conquest. Nonetheless, these Muslims are polytheistic!

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads7/Abbasids.png

jbfballrb
Jun 22, 2004, 10:35 AM
on a napoleonic conquest, i have been told "my, you really ARE cranky today! you're on decaf now, or something like that.
also:"three words: increase your medication" i liked those.

ByzantineGreek
Jul 02, 2004, 05:25 PM
Empress Theodora is always calling you a barbarian after you have troops in her territory and you must move them out...

"Wonderful! I'm glad that you barbar-, i mean friends seem to have reached a compromise!"

MjM
Jul 02, 2004, 05:49 PM
Ont time they offered they're world map for mine and said "Ill show you mine if you show me yours".

LLXerxes
Jul 02, 2004, 05:58 PM
Already posted, but... just to increase my postcount. (:mischief: )

"Theodora, the troops bumbling about near tripoli are stealing chickens and are annoying our women. Remove them, please."

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :eek: :dubious: :eek:

The Omega
Jul 25, 2004, 09:05 PM
One time, when I was threatening the Koreans, trying to get them to declare war on me "It is clear that greed inspires you now! What happened to the Catherine we knew and lover?" He looked so sad..after crushing his empire in the war, I made sure to give him about 3 gold to compensate for damages. :D

mhcarver
Aug 01, 2004, 01:51 PM
I once saw a picture on this site, I think the person who took the picture was playing as germany and had troops crossing into Romes borders, Caesar said "Bismarck your troops befoul are lands give them a bath or something

T-Money
Aug 01, 2004, 10:58 PM
I don't know if anyone did this one, but once I was playing as Chinese and had the Japanese under my massive armies. Tokugawa came begging for peace and said something like "War-HUH! Cmon now yall! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Let's make peace." That had me ROFL.

JosefStalinator
Aug 02, 2004, 03:16 AM
The best unit that Inca have -- that we know of -- is the Worker.
:lol::lol:

sorry that still cracks me up

Megabyte
Aug 02, 2004, 04:39 AM
Hi !

The best i´ve ever seen ( actually somewhere here in the screenshot section) is your military advisor saying "Good ? Bad ? You´re the one with the nukes ! " :crazyeye:

Have Fun !

T-Money
Aug 02, 2004, 07:25 AM
:lol::lol:

sorry that still cracks me up

lol the first time my advisor said that I was on the floor.

biggamer132
Aug 02, 2004, 09:20 AM
I caught my military advisor saying "Hail to the Saint, baby!" while I was playing as France.

Uncle Sam
Aug 02, 2004, 01:10 PM
I got into a nuke war with the whole world (don't ask) and when i tried to nuke America their SDI zapped my ICBM, and my military advisor said: "Our expensive nuclear missile has been destroyed by their ^$&(&#^*)(&$ space defense!" Or something very close to that. :D :nuke:

viper275
Aug 03, 2004, 12:22 AM
Not sure if this has been posted, but when you talk to Henry he tells you to enjoy fine wine and fresh fish from the waters of Portugal. For one thing, he's in the desert, but also if I enter diplomacy and make a demand, Henry says: "I would not even give you a box of rotten fish!"

coolio7
Aug 04, 2004, 08:55 PM
Of all the people to say this, I would last expect the Great Temujin Ghengis Khan of the Mongols to say this:

"I dislike petty quibbling. Would you accept this deal?"

LOL :D

rbis4rbb
Aug 04, 2004, 09:21 PM
I'm sure this has been said, but when Ghandi says "Welcome Lincoln. Would you like a bowl of vegetable curry?"

rbis4rbb
Aug 04, 2004, 09:24 PM
Oh one more, when i told Alexander to get out of my territory, he said, "We were just spy-erm conducting routine military training exercises."

NeoT
Aug 07, 2004, 03:30 PM
The science advisor have told me this: compared to you the rest of the people have an IQ of a carrot.

GeneralMeng
Aug 08, 2004, 12:02 AM
here is my, i heard this one from eygpt when my troops are on their land "Go ahead. Steal my shirt, why don't you?

Raven1er
Aug 08, 2004, 12:40 AM
if we wait until October 31, at 10:04 pm, it will mark that this thread is 3 years old.

Der Sensenmann
Aug 08, 2004, 09:16 PM
Elizabeth once made some nasty remark about "your horrible little soldiers".
Couldn't stand for that, so she wound up dying VERY shortly afterwards.

Raven1er
Aug 08, 2004, 10:15 PM
I once had her say to me "ruler of too many places" when she only had York and London.

then again, you could say shes the ruler of the grocery store...the pharmacy...the park...the strip clubs...etc.

RoboPig
Aug 10, 2004, 02:59 AM
One day I realized that at the start of a game your military advisor says "Hail to the _______ baby!" So one day I changed my leader title to 'loser'. The MA ended up saying "Hail to the Loser,baby" :D :lol: :)

CaptainPete
Aug 12, 2004, 04:27 AM
This may have been posted but I asked Brennus for a loan of gold once and he replied cheerfully:

"I am sorry, Isabella, we have plans to use our gold in a far more sacred manner. Bring on the alcohol!"

He's got the right idea :) .

Coinich
Aug 12, 2004, 01:32 PM
When making outrageous diplomatic demands on the Aztecs in my most recent game, Montezuma replied with something like: "I have prayed to the gods about your request and they tell me to pick myself up off the floor when I'm done laughing." :hatsoff:

norwegianviking
Aug 12, 2004, 04:07 PM
I had just bribed the babylonians to vote me for Un when he said "How did you know it was my birthday? Thanks."

~Corsair#01~
Aug 13, 2004, 09:19 AM
I thought it was quite funny when my cities held "We love the Supreme Evil Overlord Day"...:)

Symphony D.
Aug 14, 2004, 05:21 PM
Was playing as the Celts and had an army of Knights outside the Viking capitol - they were down to three cities. So I clicked the "Our armies approach your cities" diplomacy button to see if they'd listen - I just wanted to see what they'd offer since I still had an MA with Persia against them. The reply was:

"Your snarls frighten and bewilder us, Brennus. We will submit."

From a Viking! Catherine calling Hannibal a "Jumped up little fool" was pretty good too.

hands
Aug 14, 2004, 11:07 PM
"Go Boil your head"

viper275
Oct 09, 2004, 10:21 PM
Montezuma of the Aztecs recently informed me that his civilization is a peace-loving people. :lol:

LLXerxes
Oct 10, 2004, 10:21 AM
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/malcbeer2.jpg
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/ottomon.jpg
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/lothwoosho.jpg

Davidizer13
Oct 11, 2004, 02:24 PM
"All your base are belong to us!" I got a lot of nasty mail over my post of this! Lose by conquest or talk to the Egyptians during a war!
"We have ways of dealing with bullies. Let's see... There's wild dogs, pointed sticks, boiling oil... And then things get REALLY unpleasant!" Demand something from the Russians to see this one!
"Sir! We are already undergoing a revolt! Did you take your medication?" Revolt in Anarchy for this gem!
"I was not aware that the (your civ here) employed blind men, drunkards and children as generals. How else to explain the (your civ here) presence near (their city here)?" Encroach upon the Carthagians to see this one!
________________________
BRONCOS GO 4-1 AGAINST THE PANTHERS AS SEAHAWKS LOSE TO RAMS!

Squirrelking
Oct 11, 2004, 04:22 PM
From the Vikings: I was offering peace for half their cities
"Don't tell me it is raining gold when you pee on me, Caesar!"

LLXerxes
Oct 12, 2004, 03:43 PM
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/manhattan.jpg
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/ropnono.jpg
http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads8/ropnonohell.jpg

Hiawatha is such a tough negotiar, no?

Davidizer13
Oct 14, 2004, 03:31 PM
Here's another few!
"Culture is what gives all things power. It penetrates us and surrounds us." Someone told me they had found this. "Sid Meier," AKA the Science Advisor tells you this quote from Star Wars.
These are both from Queen Lizzy (Elizabeth)
"Convey my regrets to (your civ here). We're poorer than blind drunkards in a crooked poker game." Ask her for a loan!
"Were I but a blind old woman who could not recognize her own grandchildren, I would still consider this deal unfair!" Give yourself more than what you give her.

LLXerxes
Oct 14, 2004, 04:15 PM
"Culture is what gives all things power. It penetrates us and surrounds us."

I've seen that bout 3 times

Alpha Infantry
Oct 18, 2004, 01:58 AM
abraham lincoln said to me;
you look like you were in a hatchet fight, and everyone had a hatchet except for you.

I almost died laughing.

General Mayhem
Oct 30, 2004, 09:19 PM
I can't believe no one's posted this one yet:

Osman, when asked to remove his forces from my territory "We were just dropping off explo..., err gifts. If you don't want them we will take them elsewhere."

oagersnap
Nov 12, 2004, 03:17 AM
By a furious Hiawatha when i asked for some of his cities: "Hah! I'd expect that you'd like me to throw in Manhattan Island as well!"

Edit: Sorry, I didn't see the post above.

AA-battery
Nov 12, 2004, 09:59 PM
Oh man, I've got the greatest one: I attemted to extort RUBBER out of the Egyptians and Cleopatra replied: Bring it on baby bring it on!

AA-battery
Nov 14, 2004, 07:05 PM
Aw, come on, doesn't anyone think my previous post was funny? I think it's better than something like "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" :( . Or is it that no one is bothering to come to this thread? Yeah, all of you are probably doing this right now

:spear:

Man I love that smilie.

LLXerxes
Nov 14, 2004, 07:07 PM
Oh man, I've got the greatest one: I attemted to extort RUBBER out of the Egyptians and Cleopatra replied: Bring it on baby bring it on!
:lol: never heard that one... :hmmm:

Alpha Infantry
Nov 19, 2004, 05:36 PM
I was playing the Sengoku conquest and I was at war with another clan
they contacted me and said
"War!, what is it good for, absolutely nothing!"
lol, I laughed so hard, I accepted peace, only to kill his king 3 turns later.

plarq
Dec 23, 2004, 11:20 PM
I bought Conquest from Firaxis by 4gpt,and politely ask them to leave my computer,and they declare of war on me! :lol: That gives me a free copy of C3C.

Ragnar of Vikings once said:"Do you want me to go berserk?!"When I ask him Engineering for 1gpt.
Lincoln once said in Middle Age,"Sorry,but all our money is tied up on dot-com issues." :crazyeye: :lol: That made me laugh about a minute!

Bone_Jones_00
Dec 24, 2004, 12:31 AM
Where do I download the mod so I can get these sayings?

LLXerxes
Dec 24, 2004, 07:07 AM
Where do I download the mod so I can get these sayings?
um, most of them already come like that.
email Pesacolo for an easier text editing script (they already have one)

plarq
Dec 24, 2004, 09:08 AM
Civ-Disorder lasts:
[Cityname]in flames. Film at eleven.

:lol: I can't stop laughing

plarq
Dec 24, 2004, 09:47 AM
I found my script contains mistakes and spelling errors,who has a correct set of these texts:label,civilopedia,diplomacy,scripts.

DragonRunner
Dec 24, 2004, 05:47 PM
Wait, plarq, if you keep your cities in disorder for too long it says Rome in flames film at eleven?!?!?! Ohm that's just priceless!

Kietharr
Dec 26, 2004, 07:14 PM
definatly when i had spain say this on the napoleonic war scenario when i was in his territory with no ROP:

"Is that a Prussian hobo near brussels?

Desertsnow
Dec 26, 2004, 10:15 PM
I once tried an OCC type game on warlord level and very early on I irritated the persians and they walked in, took my only city and it was over. The other civs all ganged around me laughing and one said to me "Go back to Chieftan" I was so humiliated :blush::lol:

I got that one playing at the Chieftain level! Now that's humiliating! :cry:

Juputoru
Dec 27, 2004, 10:13 AM
After gifting Mao with something, he says something about friendship surviving until "the heavens rain, er -- big rocks down upon it". Too lazy to look it up to be sure :P

Also, Mao said that there was a distrubing buildup of military forces near one of his cities...when the only units I had near there were Workers O_o Wha?

plarq
Dec 30, 2004, 11:34 PM
And I like to ask agian,where's the list of all the things-to-say things on earth?I opened the text file,nly to get a long list of files and cannot identify who-said-what thing.

downtown
Jan 09, 2005, 08:39 PM
Playing as Greeks
I ask Perisia for a loan for gold
Perisa says" no chance in hell alex"

Elponitnatsnoc
Jan 12, 2005, 03:04 PM
In a game with the Ottomans, i demanded some stuff from Korea and after he said no, i kept clicking it to get him furious. Eventually he said

"Where is the Osman we know and love?"

or something to that effect. After laughing my head off, i led my Sipahi's run wild through Korea.

Swiss Bezerker
Jan 21, 2005, 04:20 PM
I remember when after I had Had RoP killed the Indians and made peace with them I wanted a right of passage.He said the folllowing"SURE IL GIVE YOU A RIGHT OF PASSAGE. TO HELL!

Swiss Bezerker
Jan 21, 2005, 04:25 PM
Also My brother caught Tokugawa singing"War!huh1 what is it good for, absolutely nothing

Mei
Jan 21, 2005, 04:25 PM
This (http://img32.exs.cx/img32/6744/allyourbase5gi.png) has probably been said a thousand times before, but I have a screenshot. :P

Nate128
Jan 25, 2005, 06:27 PM
Was smoke-jaguar a vampire?

hoplite505
Jan 28, 2005, 05:59 PM
"If you pratice some more, I might break a sweat".



One time I puposely lost warlord and the monteczuma said
"Go back to chiefain" :lol: :lol: :hmm:
But i feel better now because I just gave him a beating on Diety and got
" bet you 100 gold you can't do it again" :lol: :lol:

deo
Feb 06, 2005, 11:33 AM
Dangerous gandhi

LLXerxes
Feb 06, 2005, 11:45 AM
Simeon of the bulgars (In the Middle Ages Conquest)

"Great, I've always been waiting for an opportunity to split open your skull, Theodora."
:rotfl: then he went on about my "unfair deal" (i demanded 79gpt)

thescaryworker
Feb 12, 2005, 08:35 AM
He says "It is always good to greet a 'friend' and 'ally', what is it that troubles you?
I ask him to leave my territory and he declares war.
NOTE: I have mutual protection pacts with two civs and it is the Mesopotamia Scenario.

GrandSultan
Feb 12, 2005, 08:55 AM
I get this alot when trespassing in Spains territory
"Is that a Dutch hobbo near Madrid, William?"
Also when contacting the Byzantine I get this alot but this was right before they declared on me,
"We are surrounded by barbarians, Pachachuti, and only if two civilized nations like the Byzantine and Inca can band together can we hold against the tide of chaos."
Or something akin to that :P

deo
Feb 12, 2005, 01:19 PM
He says "It is always good to greet a 'friend' and 'ally', what is it that troubles you?
I ask him to leave my territory and he declares war.
NOTE: I have mutual protection pacts with two civs and it is the Mesopotamia Scenario.

And you make a whole thread about it :lol:

osdavis
Feb 24, 2005, 02:28 AM
What cracks me up every time is when i offer some competing civ 1 gold (or world map in, say, year 2000) as a "token of goodwill" and the leader tells me, "Thank you, Hiawatha. This will do much to heal the rift between our people."Often, if i'm bored with a game, i offer this gift just to get a chuckle.

Anarki
Mar 20, 2005, 02:49 PM
Remove your troops from our territory! Hehe, yeah right.

metalhead
Mar 23, 2005, 12:30 PM
This, from Brennus, after asking for a loan of gold:

http://www.civfanatics.net/uploads9/brennus.JPG

Zydiax
Mar 23, 2005, 03:06 PM
Alexander said this when our MPP had ended.

Varlin Saliptor
Mar 23, 2005, 06:13 PM
From little ole peace lovin' Ghandi "I'll give you a right of passage, to HELL!"

Tk_dustin
Apr 01, 2005, 01:32 AM
After giving some gold to America they so nicley said "Are you trying to bribe me Mayo? If so keep it up!" but my fav one of all,"Think well, $PLAYER0: if you give us tribute, our friendship will continue. If not, we will have to seriously re-evaluate our relationship." How nice of you ,Egypt, *wink wink* realitionship! :groucho: :drool: :clap: :whipped:

stickciv
Apr 04, 2005, 06:55 PM
I dont know if this was already posted but I had Mao once tell me " Agree to our demands Lincoln, or you will be sushi". This is also funny considering that sushi is Jap.

kungfool
May 07, 2005, 03:49 AM
For some reason the "Hello my foe, what brings you here?" comment to be funny as all hell.

Darwin420
May 31, 2005, 09:06 AM
I was playing the english, and engaged in conversation with a very furious mongol lord, and he said something to the effect of: "I'd love to sit down for tea, but I have an urgent appointment to burn some cities to the ground"

Wish I had been smart enough to grab a screen shot.

Mathilda
Jun 26, 2005, 07:10 AM
I'm sure you've all heard the line before, but have you heard it from this guy?
A very disturbing image.
Curtesy of SGOTM05 - Team Peanut
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=75371

henry k c
Jun 26, 2005, 09:51 PM
Did you mod that?

Lord_Iggy
Jun 27, 2005, 01:02 AM
Yah, isn't that what Elizabeth or Cleopatra says?

madviking
Jun 27, 2005, 07:00 AM
This from my OCC 20K Sumeria game

Mathilda
Jun 27, 2005, 11:40 AM
Did you mod that?
No, i didn't.
First of all, I wouldn't even know how to.
Secondly it came up in SGOTM, so I wouldn't have dared.

Yah, isn't that what Elizabeth or Cleopatra says?
It's Elisabeth.
Somehow suits her better than Temujin.

Lord_Iggy
Jun 27, 2005, 12:04 PM
What does SGOTM mean anyway?

Varlin Saliptor
Jun 27, 2005, 12:04 PM
Succesion Game of The Month

Own
Jun 27, 2005, 12:08 PM
As said before, "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" when wanting to trade maps.

Desertsnow
Jun 27, 2005, 10:59 PM
As said before, "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" when wanting to trade maps.
I get that one all the time, it's always amusing.

After kicking Tokugawa's troops out:
"We were just stopping in to borrow some rice" or something like that.

madviking
Jun 28, 2005, 07:21 AM
The first time I saw the 'We were uhh... conducting military mission! <yeah that's the ticket!> I cracked up.

Also cracked up when I saw what Monty says when you move into her territory the first time.

retarded_archer
Jul 08, 2005, 11:21 AM
From the English person

"Is there anything else I can do to you- Er, I mean for you?"

Lord_Iggy
Jul 08, 2005, 01:12 PM
I come in peace, my hated foe." -Ragnar Lodbrok

Empiremaker
Jul 18, 2005, 09:40 PM
I was playing an OCC and Egypt said: Give us liturature or else we will crush you beneath the feet of our mighty spearmen. Spearmen?!? I have a 12 pop city on a hill defended by my own spears-Defense 4.

madviking
Jul 19, 2005, 06:08 PM
"The Aztec TOW infantry have a taste for your blood"
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

CoolioVonHoolio
Jul 25, 2005, 10:22 PM
i dont know if this has been said before but this is right after i asked lincoln for a loan of gold.
http://forums.civfanatics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=94620&stc=1

henry k c
Jul 25, 2005, 10:38 PM
I like the All hat and no cattle thing lincoln says when you demand tribute. It makes him seem like a hillbilly.

shumble
Jul 26, 2005, 12:15 AM
Just a thought, but shouldn't this whole thread be under discussions instead of stories and tales.

Tiptronic
Jul 24, 2006, 03:28 AM
I was playing against the Mongols recently and struck a deal with Genghis Kahn. He replied with

"It was a pleasure speaking with you. Odd, since you are so far inferior, but personality does go a long way."

D'Artagnan59
Jul 24, 2006, 07:52 AM
Once I was in the Rise of Rome scenario, I was going to send my 2nd war declaration to the Goths, and the foreign advisor says, "Arminius has betrayed our friends the Celts.

I was at war with the Celts for almost the entire game till they died. We killed them.

stickciv
Jul 24, 2006, 06:07 PM
Well, thats quite a bump....almost a year exactly...

BuckyRea
Jul 24, 2006, 06:40 PM
Well, thats quite a bump....almost a year exactly...
Well, Tiptronic is new. These boards go slower than some others, so he might not have known not to reply to old threads. My first week on the board someone chewed me out for bumping a thread that was, IIRC, only three months old--hardly a dinosaur--so I think CivFan might be a little stricter about this than many other boards.

Welcome to CivFans, Tiptonic!

LLXerxes
Jul 24, 2006, 08:47 PM
Well, Tiptronic is new. These boards go slower than some others, so he might not have known not to reply to old threads. My first week on the board someone chewed me out for bumping a thread that was, IIRC, only three months old--hardly a dinosaur--so I think CivFan might be a little stricter about this than many other boards.

Welcome to CivFans, Tiptonic!
Well, you're allowed to bump threads if you're adding quality to the thread, which I will do right now-

I once had Arminius give me a nice lecture on making deals.

'Make sure you eat well before your meal, so when you arrive you have time to talk instead of eating.'
Something like that. I don't have a screenshot.

D'Artagnan59
Jul 25, 2006, 03:02 PM
He said that to me too.

axehaxe
Jul 27, 2006, 09:30 AM
Very sorry for bumping an old thread but:

One time I opened diplomacy with Mao and I clicked "Will you accept this proposal?" when the advisor was "Insulted by this deal" and Mao goes,

"I would eat dung before accepting such a contemptible offer"

"Never! I wouldn't give you a cup of water if you were drowning in the desert!!!!"

lol!! I almost tipped my chair over at that second comment!

502nd PIR
Jul 27, 2006, 10:11 AM
Drowning in the desert? What the hell? Does that guy have like the Intelligence of Tickle Me Elmo or something?

D'Artagnan59
Jul 27, 2006, 08:24 PM
Yes.

Introducing Tickle Me Mao!!! The new thing hitting stores near you 7.29.06! He says, "I wouldn't give you a cup of water if you were drowning in the desert!" and "I would rather eat dung than listen to your proposal!"

Buy this stupid idiot for 9.95!

502nd PIR
Jul 28, 2006, 02:47 PM
Made by fisher price.

lurker322
Jul 28, 2006, 03:37 PM
but wait! if you call within 30 minutes, we'll give you Whack-a-Shaka set absolutely free!

anyways back on topic: it's probly been said already, but Cleo said "your men near *city name* is stealing chicken and annoying our women, remove them please"

502nd PIR
Jul 28, 2006, 03:43 PM
Why would you steal a chicken? I mean seriously. They should take the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.

Speaking in which, I was playing one time, and Ceaser tried to get me to pay him 50 gold with the threat of "If you do not accept, we will be forced to destroy you with the Holy Hand Grenade." seriously.

Swiss_Mercenari
Sep 03, 2006, 10:51 PM
Yeah the no response thing......hehe I bumped a thread......sorry

Swiss_Mercenari
Sep 03, 2006, 10:52 PM
Or I didn't.........................

Lord_Iggy
Sep 04, 2006, 12:26 AM
Let us join forces and conquer the world, then turn on one another like the rabid dogs we truly are!

-Kublai Khan. Civ 4, but I just thought we should keep this from getting off topic.

FascistRepublic
Sep 04, 2006, 10:52 AM
I was playing against the Mongols recently and struck a deal with Genghis Kahn. He replied with

"It was a pleasure speaking with you. Odd, since you are so far inferior, but personality does go a long way."

I see this quote quite often.

D'Artagnan59
Sep 06, 2006, 03:18 PM
A new accessory for Tickle Me Mao! Dung-on-a-string! Put it in his mouth and he'll say, "I am eating dung. I will not accept!"

D'Artagnan59
Sep 11, 2006, 03:57 PM
In my Hittites game, I demanded 65 gold from Shaka and he said, "Go pick on someone smaller."

The problem is, all the other smaller civilizations are dead.

Doom666
Sep 23, 2006, 01:00 PM
"Go boil your head, Osman."

D'Artagnan59
Sep 23, 2006, 05:46 PM
Tickle Me Elmo is becoming stupider and stupider. Even stupider than Tickle Me Mao.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui5v3APjmp8&mode=related&search=
Proofage.

axehaxe
Jul 11, 2007, 12:20 PM
Originally Posted by D'Artagnan59

A new accessory for Tickle Me Mao! Dung-on-a-string! Put it in his mouth and he'll say, "I am eating dung. I will not accept!"

:lol: ROFLMAO!!!

Also included, a number ticker representing his IQ each time you do it: 100, 99, 98, 97, 96....1, 0

Sanotra
Jul 11, 2007, 04:26 PM
Thread Necro!

JFJ
Jul 23, 2007, 06:38 PM
Well, now that this thread has been necroed, might as well keep up the necro-age and get (slightly) back on topic:

Playing in a mod I made years ago and recently updated for Conquests to play again, I was engaging in a pretty one sided war against ol' "Honest" Abe when up pops the diplomacy screen. Abe is offering me peace in exchange for mountains of gold and a few techs. But the kicker was his quotation: "I know it's crooked, but it's the only game in town." Real honest my ass! I proceeded to burn down that most unhealthy town and move onto a more ethical town :)