Anu Drake

Hail my new King! But be warned, the Royal Guard is a cutthroat group of scoundrels that will stab you in the back the first chance we, er, they, get. I pass my scepter and Royal Concubines of Order 23 to the good new regent with a special present hidden somewhere on Number 8. Don't open till Valentine's Day (Number 4 will have you busy till then anyway).

[quote name='Ackbarican Idol' timestamp='1296925847' post='2620594'] I wish there were more Anus in the world, but unfortunately there is only one. [/quote] Anus is a good factor. As is Ackbar. I'm just a relic though... [img]http://www.tailofthesnake.com/pgallery/var/albums/Politics/3531et4.jpg?m=1293127997[/img]

I am disappoint. Not in Farkistan, this was a smart move, a great blitz and completely justified given your treaty ties and I wish you the best on a fun and entertaining fight. I am disappoint because the war up until this point was pure joy and now it will be pure ouch against an alliance I love. For the record, former Trident bros, I re-joined NATO and have been engaged with Tulak and another Spartan for the past three days so I don't think I qualify for the 'no joining NATO/separate peace' thing. But if Sparta wishes to extend that policy, I would hope that the couple dozen million in aid I just finished sending to Farkistan nations while I was in WTF will count for me if we have to negotiate separate. All my love, Fark. [img]http://ascelios.com/McCroskey/PicLens/FnSCM109/pl_images/americanpsycho2.jpg[/img]

A couple options for you good man... [IMG]http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u55/AnuDrake/CoREAd.gif[/IMG] Wait, sorry, you said Atom. [IMG]http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u55/AnuDrake/CoRE.gif[/IMG]

Big tip of the hat to BLTow and Tulak for their perfectly executed double nuke full quad this evening. Hope you are both enjoying your retaliatory radiation.

Best recognition of war so far. Well done, Xiph

[quote name='Crushtania' timestamp='1296735475' post='2617640'] As a harbinger of peace, I cannot help but feel that I have failed in some way if a treaty is canceled, irrespective of the circumstances under which it occurred. [/quote] Come on Crush, you didn't fail anything. It was just time and distance.

Wu with the essence. Although an artifact of history, treaty bonds between MHA and NATO will be a new era. It lasted an extremely long time, in one incarnation or another. MHA, fare thee well. Your strength comprises the totality of your side's advantage. You are kingmaker, enjoy.

[quote name='dy Cazaril' timestamp='1296509638' post='2613406'] plutonium tang... [/quote] Dated a girl named that once...

[quote name='Duncan King' timestamp='1295943337' post='2599570'] From a MDoAP ally of NATO, this statement is amusing. [/quote] He has to be very confused. Or I'm forgetting somehow about the days of negotiations to ensure that LSF wasn't swarmed in the re-formative period and the tight bond that has existed between LSF and NATO in the two years since that time. But I have been away for a couple months, maybe things have changed. /love you PA, with you in spirit.

Lol, TBB. I've exposed myself to you on plenty of occasions. Wait, different discussion. Yes, we did this stuff better back in the day... /get off my lawn

[quote name='ALFERALFER' timestamp='1293132080' post='2551814'] Also, If you really were in WTF you would know enough not to post on the big boards. [/quote] Maybe if you posted more than 15 times in your 559 days that you spent in WTF you would understand that I'm not breaking alliance policy and you would certainly know I really am a member. I am not claiming to speak for the alliance and was attempting to distance WTF from your personal actions. And your post is in complete contradiction to your resignation statement. I obviously won't shame you as a fellow greenlighter by repeating what you posted, but at least be honest.

[quote name='greenacres' timestamp='1293128122' post='2551753'] He's fighting because he was a founding member of PC, and he disagreed with PC not entering to fight alongside basically their closest ally (at one time anyway.) It has nothing to do with his grudge against FARK, I'm not even sure he has a grudge against FARK, or why anyone would harbour a grudge for that long (we're talking 3 years here.. come on now, not everyone is a childish !@#$%* that they'd still be pissed over stupidness that happened 3 years ago.) [/quote] With respect, you are incorrect. His resignation post is the only thing I'm going off of and he was pretty clear. Both issues may be at play, certainly, but there is no doubt as to his personal grudge. Ask ChickenZilla about 3 year plus grudges. They exist.

[quote name='Dogs of War' timestamp='1293121698' post='2551676'] He was also a founding member of PC [/quote] Which was a breakout from TPF, which was a breakout from TF! That supports the personal vendetta side of the issue. There may be a conspiracy, but I know WTF is not and would not be a part of it, just wanted to clear that up.

[quote name='LeonidasRexII' timestamp='1293076797' post='2551003'] NEW reinforcements WTF - 1 [/quote] WTF's member was an individual that was basically continuing his personal battle against Fark left over from his TF! days. The distinguished gentleman above me from Pacifica has the correct view of the situation. If WTF were to ever get political, anything against Fark would be the last thing the alliance would do. So you can remove that data point from the conspiracy evidence. (my observations, not that of WTF)

[quote name='Duncan King' timestamp='1292606600' post='2541881'] What you are failing to grasp is that when I stepped down from Senate, I told people a couple weeks before and didn't actually leave my office until a new Senator had been elected to fill the spot. But perhaps the difference is beyond you. It's the difference between giving your place of work two weeks notice that you're quitting and just calling in one day and saying you're not coming back. [/quote] I can confirm this reality. We were well aware of DK's intentions and the term was served out of obligation. I don't know what happened here but it isn't surprising, and I'm glad that RoK and NATO can be friends about it.

[quote name='Njero' timestamp='1292551557' post='2541384'] I was sad every time you left NATO. Now I'm even sadder. [/quote] You used to speak to me this way... Went, forgot to mention one thing: Fringe. Seriously.

UPN? Voted Umbrella, they seem to be on top of things these days.

Love you in a totally hetero way, you conservative, sexy man.

The run up to, blitz and execution of the Illuminati war. Textbook example of fun and a near perfect strike with an actual CB. And the announcement was a ball to work on.

Congrats to the council, and especially Fluoroalien for the best signature EVAR.

Yep, just without the whole Jesus and God thing.

The difference between the upper tier and lower tier has made joining and early development far too daunting. The haves and have not demographic disparity is approaching American levels. Perhaps some type of reset should be in order. Maybe an across the board 50% NS cut, the removal of infrastructure requirements on wonders and a few extra environmental and/or military efficiency improvements could help energize the loyal players as well. Those, and a cap on reserve savings would be some radical changes that could help the game's attractiveness. Politics aren't really the issue, being up and being down is part of the fun. But game features and the extreme commitment in time that it takes to grow from a small to a strong nation are the main inhibitors to retention of players, in my opinion.

The people of Numeria welcome stability in our coastal neighbors to the North and are pleased to see reconciliation between the old and new regimes. High Chancellor Drake also sends his personal regards to the wonderful women of China and extends his private invitation to any hotties* that wish to visit his fair city. *Non hotties are invited too (there are lower level Numerian Party members that also need love), but must bring along 3 hotties for admission Hail NTE!

That's exactly why I celebrate it, as well as Christmas. We have always even had an 'opposition response' tradition in my family where I end up giving a speech about love and family after the traditionally religious family members give the prayer. It started when I was 8.