Ode to SNAFU

[Stetson76]

Ode to SNAFU

written by UbarElite

So you've made your Cyber Nation,

And you're ready to kick some $@!,

But you've got to join an alliance first,

Or they will cut you up like grass.

Is what a lot of recruitment messages said.

They were sent buy lots of guys,

But there was probably one in particular

That just might have caught your eye.

It was sent by a man named Stetson,

"If you join us it would make my day,

But what I would love even more

Is just to show you how to play."

You think "What the heck, I've nothing to lose;

I'll play your little game."

So you ventured to our forums

Where you registered yourself a name.

"We know you had a choice for alliances,

But you chose us over the rest.

Now go read the beginner's guide,

And get started on your test."

So now you're masked as a radar blip,

Confused and Oblivious.

So you scrolled down the forum page,

And entered our oasis.

INFRA! INFRA! INFRA!

Trade Circles are so awesome.

THIS TEXT IS GREEN: IT MUST BE IMPORTANT!

Tech Deals rock! Go get some!

So you sent Stetson a PM,

And submitted to him your test.

“Congratulations! You’re officially in.

We’ll help make you the best!”

Now you’re off to tame the beast

That is the forums of SNAFU,

But do not fret; it’s not that bad,

I’ll even help guide you.

First there is the new recruit thread,

Which you have already been shown,

But some people have replied to your post

Whom you may not have known.

Of all those who reply to these

I notice a common three:

Stetson, CaVi and Lord Exodus.

Whom we will look at with scrutiny.

Next on the forums is SNAFU Spam,

Domain of CaVi and her rose,

She is the Director of Affairs Illicit.

How Illicit? Nobody knows.

She says “I’m sweet! I’m a good CaVi!

Why would you think I’m mean?”

But I’ve seen the way some react,

When her IRC Nick turns bold green.

But if you take the time to meet her,

You’ll find she’s truly kind.

Just send me a PM later though

If you want to read her mind.

On our list next is Lord Exodus:

An interesting guest.

As you may have seen in the beginners guide,

He makes the School of Hard Knocks his nest.

In here you will find his many guides.

Browse between them to and fro.

They contain invaluable information,

To help your nation expand and grow.

The subject without his name is war,

Which was left up to Stetson.

And this links me quite nicely

To our final scrutinized person.

He seems an upright, outstanding guy,

Although I’ve heard he can be mean.

Just remember Diet Pepsi is superior to Diet Coke,

Or he will “inform” you as he did me.

He keeps everything running as our Grand Fubar,

Which is not always an easy feat.

He’s always organizing, plotting, scheming, recruiting…

I wonder if he can sleep or eat?

There are many others here in our alliance

Who have not been warned about to you.

But get to know them; they’re not half bad.

And welcome to SNAFU.

[Mogar]

is everyone going to make a song now?

[Stetson76]

Well Mogar, in case you weren't aware, an ode is a poem and not necessarily a song, although I suppose it could be put to music.

That being said, SNAFU doesn't have an official song, so in answer to your question no, not EVERYONE is going to make a song.

One of our members decided that he wanted to create a poem about our alliance and I liked it so much I asked him if it was okay to share with everyone else. You don't have to appreciate it, and/or comment on it, but making a post completely unrelated to the topic seems a little uncalled for.

I apologize if there's been a large number of postings here regarding in house creativity, but as someone who merely follows the Alliance Announcements and not generally the RP sections of the forums, I was unaware of the fad. I do however understand that it's a compulsion of yours to be the first poster in a new topic, so I'll kindly write your comment off to your zeal for notoriety and go back to encouraging my members to have with this game by whatever means makes them the happiest.

Thanks for your time.

[Mogar]

It wasn't really directed at you, just a lot of people are making songs and odes and poems, I never really stated it was a bad thing, it's good to see people putting their creative juices to work for this game, just unsure of why everyone picked this war to do it.

[Stetson76]

Okay cool.

This really wasn't war related, especially since we're neutral and he's only been a member for 7 days, but I can understand if that's been happening a lot why you would question it.

[Timitz]

I like the Ode, and how are you first almost every time?

[Pyroman]

This is awesome. If noobs aren't writing this for other alliances then I think lots of people have things to learn from you guys Stetson

[A Soviet Attack]

lol

since we're sharing.

Edited May 1, 2009 by A Soviet Attack

[Vulkan]

lol

<poem>

since we're sharing.

SLCB <3

Edited May 1, 2009 by Vulkan

[Stetson76]

Very nice Soviet Attack.

Thank you for sharing.

\o creativity and love of your alliance/home!

[Blazix]

o/ SNAFU

o/ Stet

o/ MySelf

SNAFU is Great