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My subjects mean nothing wrote:It's basically just me and no one else

Canaltia wrote:I like your nation. Already top 1% for authoritarianism, so that's always good. You should get a flag that triggers people's OCD to go with the name. That's what I did, and I got appointed to government, so...

OCD-triggering or not, change your flag. Sticking with the default tends to be viewed as noobish.

Also sign up for the off-site forum here if you are inclined to: https://forest.freeflarum.com/

Addionally, our Discord server is here: https://discord.gg/JvsmfM

The new bluestocking homeland

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:Never checked my typing speed before, so tried out an online test, got 69 words per minute with 98% accuracy on first try. I suspect this is one of these things that can be practised though.

Site I used:
https://www.typingtest.com/

My typing speed is so much slower than everyone else's *sigh*

60 WPM, according to that site. But no errors.

EDIT: Oh, and -- because I never said what my lie was --

1) Is a lie. I hoped to trick people by picking something unlikely but plausible for a UK-based person.
2) I did tell a JW woman I was a Satanist. But, in my defence, I was 20 at the time, I had a bus to catch and she was literally gripping my arm. It did work, but I'm not sure I'd go for the nuclear option now.
3) True. When I was five, I didn't have imaginary friends, I had imaginary shills -- whenever bidding would get slow, I'd conjure an imaginary shill bidder to boost the bidding a few more pence -- blame my parents for watching TV auction shows when I was little :p
4) True

Frieden-und Freudenland, Lord Dominator, The geeses commonwealth of goosedom, Uan aa Boa, and 2 othersTurbeaux, and Canaltia

Turbeaux wrote:4? However, I have been physically present on Earth for 32 years so I was physically present when that happened also.

Frieden-und Freudenland wrote:I would believe 2 and 3. You had said that you were teaching English (at least in the past) so you can be interested in writing a novel - and since you are a very creative issues author, I would expect that creativity to help you with that as well.

Also, I remember you mentioning that you had a fairly diverse ancestry and that you could claim multiple ethnic backgrounds, so 3 must also be true.

I cannot know about 1 or 4. You must have been very young before the Syrian Civil War broke out, so would you have made a touristic visit to Aleppo or Latakia as a teenager?

I think I'll choose 1.

The new bluestocking homeland wrote:I guess 1. I imagine you writing a novel, I remember you saying you were eligible for the citizenship of 7 countries and you seem interested in politics so you'd probably go for a gawp at Johnson.

… and I forgive you for missing my list, by the way :)

Sacara wrote:1

Also, you got my own three truths and a lie right, but it’s only because of I’m currently single.

Uan aa Boa wrote:I'm saying 3 is untrue because 7 is an awful lot of countries even for someone with varied ancestry. As someone who feels strongly about Europe you would have totally gone to that debate and I'm pretty sure you're old enough to have been to Syria pre 2011. A novel? Why not?

The Grene Knyght wrote:I guess 3. You got mine wrong btw - I was laid off from that job just before Christmas. Also I'm not supposed to talk about it - I signed a NDA - but since you don't know who I am and I'm not revealing anything important I'm sure it's fine...

The answer...

was number 1!

1) I really wish that were the case, and it's definitely something that is possible, since I was a teenager when the war started. Alas, I instead look at the news in horror watching some of the earliest settlements and historical artefacts are destroyed by the troops with their weapons. ;-;

2) Yup. It's a science fiction, steampunk(ish).

3) 7 is a lot... which is why I mentioned it because I thought people might not believe it. :D

4) Yeah. It was at a big debate in London just days before the vote. Interesting debate, though remain fielded this person who was not a politician and who was generally terrible at making points. I swear the leave supporters at the event were just itching to make the event unpleasant and/or violent. Not a single smile between them.

And now to deal with the new ones!

The new bluestocking homeland wrote:

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Okay, I'll play. Three truths, one lie (and all fairly mundane):

1) I have never been to France
2) I once told a persistent JW I was a Satanist to make her leave me alone
3) As a small child, my favourite game was to "auction" things to my parents' friends for real money then take the item back and keep the money
4) I am allergic to penicillin

I'll guess 1? I think I've seen you say you're American, and France is quite far away from there.

The king of all cosmos wrote:1. I've never played or owned a game worth more than $29.99.
2. I've never played Fortnite.
3. I have done Taekwondo before.
4. I can do the splits.

4? The splits are really hard.

Forestian allishive wrote:Oh, fine, I'll be trendy
  1. I was in the Alamo Bowl halftime show in 2017

  2. I live in Flint, MI

  3. I'm fifteen

  4. I once had over 10 puppet states

2. Saying you live in such a high-profile yet small-ish city like Flint, Michigan just seems to be in that uncanny valley of being specific but not enough so...

Ambassador tiku wrote:Okay I’ll jump on the bandwagon

1. By the time I was 21 I had finished both an Undergaduate and a Masters degree.

2. I once fell down a 65 feet deep well and had to be rescued by the police but I walked away with a few scratches.

3. I used to work for a Metals manufacturer where we sold incendiaries to militaries around the world. If there is a requisition of documents from Government suppliers, There will be enough enough corruption in most militaries to put most civil servants in jail for a long time.

Subtly subverting expectations with only 3 options eh?

Anyway, I am guessing 3, mostly because while true (Britain once bought hundreds of helicopters they didn't have the infrastructure to use... and by the time they had put that infrastructure in place, they were considered obsolete), I suspect that you making the rant is a cover-up for it being the lie?

The southern cascadian states wrote:I guess I'll join the bandwagon,

1. I am adept in German as well as the PA Dutch dialect.
2. I am a self-acclaimed "lemon-farmer" and have several trees.
3. I am diligent in get what I need done.

Find the lie!!!

3. Nobody has that kind of self-discipline :P

Altmer dominion wrote:Been busy, but might as well encourage some guessing:

1.) I've watched every one of the 162+ and counting episodes of Critical Role, average episode length 3+ hours.
2.) I once sat down at a concert, only to find myself next to Jonathan Frakes.
3.) The Colorado Rockies have never lost a game I've attended (and there have been many.)
4.) I've been inside the inner workings of an active Wind Turbine multiple times.

I am guessing number 3. The chances of that happen lessen with each game, and if you're a sports fan committed enough to go once, you are probably committed enough to go many times... including times when your team loses.

Frieden-und Freudenland, Lord Dominator, Sapnu puas, Turbeaux, and 2 othersCanaltia, and Forestian allishive

The southern cascadian states wrote:I guess I'll join the bandwagon,

1. I am adept in German as well as the PA Dutch dialect.
2. I am a self-acclaimed "lemon-farmer" and have several trees.
3. I am diligent in get what I need done.

Find the lie!!!

It has to be 1 or 2 because lemons do not grow well up N (unless you moved to the Sun Belt). I am going to go with 2.

Yes! I've just realized I can finally have a custom classification now! Finally, I can have just as witty classifications like all the other cool Forest nations.

In other news, Nationstates has made me realize that my political beliefs are still forming, and that I really have no idea what to believe in. I mean, there are some basic tenets that I subscribe to, but otherwise, when it comes to ideologies and philosophies, I'm still finding my way. As a result, what I want Rivienland to turn in to has become quite confusing for me...

Zwangzug, Frieden-und Freudenland, Mount Seymour, Ruinenlust, and 8 othersLord Dominator, Sapnu puas, Dwardossa, Turbeaux, Canaltia, Seagull, The void territories, and Santa guerrera

The southern cascadian states

The lie was #3 I am a huge procrastinator.

I've might have been a little misleading with #2, "self-acclaimed lemon farmer" was suppose to be a joke. That said, I do in fact have a couple immature lemon trees. They actually make good house plants.

As for #1, though I am not at all fluent in German, I have studied it for a few years. My grandparents are the last people in my family who are fluent in a dialect called Pennsylvania Dutch and have taught me a few words and phrases.

The southern cascadian states wrote:The lie was #3 I am a huge procrastinator.

I've might have been a little misleading with #2, "self-acclaimed lemon farmer" was suppose to be a joke. That said, I do in fact have a couple immature lemon trees. They actually make good house plants.

As for #1, though I am not at all fluent in German, I have studied it for a few years. My grandparents are the last people in my family who are fluent in a dialect called Pennsylvania Dutch and have taught me a few words and phrases.

So all three were lies! 😮

The southern cascadian states

Turbeaux wrote:So all three were lies! 😮

😑 I said self-acclaimed, and never said I was fluent. But sure!

Lord Dominator, Sapnu puas, Turbeaux, and Canaltia

The southern cascadian states wrote:😑 I said self-acclaimed, and never said I was fluent. But sure!

Based on what you said, I don't believe that you are particularly adept ("thoroughly proficient : EXPERT") but you got me on the lemon one!

Lord Dominator, Sapnu puas, Canaltia, and Seagull

The southern cascadian states

Turbeaux wrote:Based on what you said, I don't believe that you are particularly adept ("thoroughly proficient : EXPERT") but you got me on the lemon one!

True true wrong choice of words

Post self-deleted by The southern cascadian states.

Rivienland wrote:my political beliefs are still forming, and I really have no idea what to believe in. I mean, there are some basic tenets that I subscribe to, but otherwise, when it comes to ideologies and philosophies, I'm still finding my way. As a result, what I want Rivienland to turn in to has become quite confusing for me...

That is a marvelous statement. It shows that you have a good sense of wisdom and self-awareness. It's good to allow your beliefs to evolve and change as you experience the world and see things.

I have been "around the political block" more than most people, it seems. I've sort of gone through phases of being very politically conservative, then very religiously conservative (feel free to groan, lol), then very obnoxiously liberal (see how psychological this all is?), then sort of more nuanced and measured in my thinking but still definitely "liberal" as most people would see it, I guess, but the thing is that like geologic layers, each of those developments in my own growth and values has left traces. I've never really been an iconoclast; I'd much rather let time and change more organically let things fade away. The point is, I've sort of retained qualities or echoes of each phase, for better or worse. Those changes in politics and philosophy mirrored growing up in a small, conservative town, then going through a religious phase (in the 21st century, folks! Murica!), then moving to the city and starting a career and totally veering to the left, and then more recently moving back to a smaller, more conservative area, and getting a new perspective on some aspects of Trumpland in 2018/2019, which has definitely brought a layer of three-dimensionality to an entire part of the United States that you simply don't see in New York or another big coastal city or its suburbs. While you did see the odd Italian Republican in NY or the upper crust Republican types in the New Jersey suburbs, it's not the same in Appalachia, lol. And then when you throw the Rust Belt and snow in, and the cloudy weather, and the little towns surrounded by mountains and forests...

Idk, it may sound very trite or overly-simplistic, but in certain ways, there is more truth and coherence to both the Democratic worldview and also the Republican worldview than the other side is prepared to admit, as much as I'm an overall blue dot in a mostly red sea. As with most of the differences in the world, many of these things come down to people talking past each other, because they're using two different languages and sets of reasoning, both of which are designed, on purpose, to find fault and absurdity in the other side. Both sides are mutually vampiric, and they can't live on the products of their own philosophies alone; they must supplement with the straw-men corpses of their enemies. A vicious, reductive political ecosystem.

It would serve our society so well if everyone would just step back, cool down, blindly assume a bit of goodwill and overall benefit of the doubt into the other side, and be willing to evolve and grow in their understanding and thinking. It would be so great if we could sort of "figure out" (as much as that ever happens) some of these social and political friction points and at least move each front to the next stage or to a new period of equilibrium.

I'm tempted to go find my WA nation and move the WA portion here just to mess up the unanimity Forest has on the current SC vote :P

Three truths and a lie, eh? Hmm. Here's me:

1) I have a longstanding love of sailing, and own a small (21') Bermuda-rigged catboat for pleasure.

2) I have performed as a pirate on the set used for the Black Pearl in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

3) I have been on the water in the ship that sailed as HMS Interceptor in that same movie.

4) I have hauled sails while underway on a 133ft schooner built for artic exploration.

Verdant Haven wrote:Three truths and a lie, eh? Hmm. Here's me:

1) I have a longstanding love of sailing, and own a small (21') Bermuda-rigged catboat for pleasure.

2) I have performed as a pirate on the set used for the Black Pearl in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

3) I have been on the water in the ship that sailed as HMS Interceptor in that same movie.

4) I have hauled sails while underway on a 133ft schooner built for artic exploration.

I think this is a trick question and I'll say that 3 is the lie.

Verdant Haven wrote:Three truths and a lie, eh? Hmm. Here's me:

1) I have a longstanding love of sailing, and own a small (21') Bermuda-rigged catboat for pleasure.

2) I have performed as a pirate on the set used for the Black Pearl in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

3) I have been on the water in the ship that sailed as HMS Interceptor in that same movie.

4) I have hauled sails while underway on a 133ft schooner built for artic exploration.

I am guessing 1 or 4 because of the specific lengths. I will go with 1.

Verdant Haven wrote:Three truths and a lie, eh? Hmm. Here's me:

1) I have a longstanding love of sailing, and own a small (21') Bermuda-rigged catboat for pleasure.

2) I have performed as a pirate on the set used for the Black Pearl in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie.

3) I have been on the water in the ship that sailed as HMS Interceptor in that same movie.

4) I have hauled sails while underway on a 133ft schooner built for artic exploration.

Number 1. You love sailing but I don't think you own that craft.

I know The Interceptor was actually The Grand Turk thanks to my other half's love of the pirates films. I also used to live close to where it used to be moored before it was sold off so I know it used to run tours. I reckon you had something to do with that. Knowing how to operate sailing ships like that (though I think the Turk also had a modern engine too?) Is probably a fairly limited skillset so I reckon the artic expedition sailing would be right up your street. Without cheating and looking stuff up I am guessing that catamarans and mooring are quite expensive, so yeah I reckon number 1.

Thank you taking some guesses, Frieden-und Freudenland, Turbeaux, and Caracasus, and interesting to hear your reasonings!

As a couple of you guessed, number 1 is the lie, though I don't think necessarily for the reasons expected. I actually really dislike sailing, and nearly everything to do with being on the water! I get seasick at the drop of a hat, and have a baseless but ever-present fear of drowning. I don't even like swimming outside the confines of pools. The boat belonged to a friend (and I refused to go out on it) back in the day.

For the truths, and how a person with my anti-boats inclination ended up doing them... 2 was on stage during a performance of Treasure Island. The set actually has nothing to do with a real ship, and our director was friends with the person in charge of storing the components of that set after its film use, so we were able to get it for our production. 3 was for that same production. HMS Interceptor was played by Lady Washington, which was local to us, and we went out to her to learn from the crew how to handle move and handle ropes realistically on the stage. The Grand Turk actually played HMS Indefatigable. For the final one, that would be the schooner Adventuress, which I was on multiple times as youngster. It sails as a floating marine science classroom for field trips, and in fair weather, they have the guests help haul and set the sails. It was originally built for an Arctic exploration voyage in 1913, before being put to other uses.

Rejectionville

Verdant Haven wrote:I don't even like swimming outside the confines of pools.

Interesting.

At what age did you learn to swim?

I learned as a young child. My parents insisted on swimming lessons for my sister and I and we learned in a small pool in San Francisco's Sunset District (the neighborhood on the west side of the city closest to the beach) and had lots of practice in the surf at ocean beach and the various lakes around the SF Bay area. I'm quite comfortable in and around the water and while I have a healthy concern for drowning I'm always interested to know more about people who have a degree of fear of drowning that borders on phobia.

Why are pools okay for you?

I don't like beach swimming as when you get far enough away from the shore that seaweed starts to tickle your belly and tangle around your legs. That's when I get nervous.

It doesn't help that the film Jaws is a big part of my cultural consciousness (it was in theaters when I was the right age to sneak into places to see it) as well as another lesser-known movie, Prophecy, which spoiled lake swimming for me for years, lol.

Altmer dominion

There's heavy snow fall outside, so I've got a little time to kill.

Altmer dominion wrote:

1.) I've watched every one of the 162+ and counting episodes of Critical Role, average episode length 3+ hours.

This is false! As any Critical Role fan knows, there are some early episodes in the 20-count that are very hard to watch on account of misbehavior that was later dealt with permanently. Unless you've been with them from the first live show, many simply choose not to watch them. I'm missing a good chunk of 10 or so episodes that I doubt I'll ever explore.

Altmer dominion wrote:

2.) I once sat down at a concert, only to find myself next to Jonathan Frakes.

This is True! He's a really nice, low-key guy! While the series is certainly popular, The Next Generation holds a special place in my heart.

Altmer dominion wrote:

3.) The Colorado Rockies have never lost a game I've attended (and there have been many.)

Oddly enough, True! It's like a weird super power, or at least an odd streak of luck. (Also, I suppose this is a roundabout way of saying I wasn't able to make it to the World Series over a decade ago.)

Altmer dominion wrote:

4.) I've been inside the inner workings of an active Wind Turbine multiple times.

True! There's machinery at the base of all turbines you see. Unless you have a pacemaker, it's perfectly safe to check it out even when the wind's blowing.

Hello there! Ahh, it's been so very long since I am last here.

So... Valentine Z has unfortunately left, but Alanis Star is still here. Effectively, the same dude is here, just that he swapped nations between the 2 regions.

Goodbye, Valentine Z, and hello, Alanis Star! :P

Alanis Star wrote:Hello there! Ahh, it's been so very long since I am last here.

So... Valentine Z has unfortunately left, but Alanis Star is still here. Effectively, the same dude is here, just that he swapped nations between the 2 regions.

Goodbye, Valentine Z, and hello, Alanis Star! :P

Hello! 👋

Altmer dominion wrote:There's heavy snow fall outside, so I've got a little time to kill.

This is false! As any Critical Role fan knows, there are some early episodes in the 20-count that are very hard to watch on account of misbehavior that was later dealt with permanently. Unless you've been with them from the first live show, many simply choose not to watch them. I'm missing a good chunk of 10 or so episodes that I doubt I'll ever explore.

Hey there, fellow Critter! I'm a huge fan as well :-D I also find some of the early episodes with Tibs to be quite difficult to tolerate due to those behaviors. Sad but true that things improved dramatically thereafter! I've hopped around through some of the Kraghammer arc, but it's Whitestone where things hit full throttle, and dang is that a good place to pick it up :-D

Lord Dominator, Turbeaux, Canaltia, and Altmer dominion

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