kpcurley Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 (edited) Note: This is a parody of a parody. I make no claims of originality, wit, or cleverness Hello and greetings! Welcome to the first edition of This Week In Athens! I am your host Kpcurley, and I'll be bringing you the latest and greatest news from the that pillar of cyber civilization, Athens! And now for our top stories... Doin' fine in '09! 2009 has been a resounding success for Athens! Athenians have established themselves as a presence on planet bob by demonstrating continued growth, prosperity and moral judgement. Citizens on planet bob really started to take notice of the righteous Athens when they boldly stood up to the evil forces of the hegemony during the great Karma War. Athens propelled themselves as moral leaders in the political ideology of a "New" Planet bob! A Planet Bob where tyranny and oppression of large alliances would not to be tolerated; a Planet Bob where oppressive exploitation from larger alliances would be a thing of the past! All and all, this commentator can firmly say that 2009 has been a resounding success for Athenians. They should be safe in the knowledge of their moral superiority and national dignity! Glorious Athenians March Into a Prosperous Future! "All your tech are belong to us!" The Athenian leadership boldly and bravely cast aside their tech raiding policy this week, and joined with their righteous brothers FoB in a surprise raid on the puny and unprotected Knights of Ni. Athenian leaders apparently felt their former Tech Raiding policy was limiting to the growth of their proud alliance. The stated tech raiding policy specifically prohibits raiding sovereign alliances of more than 10 players. However, the Athenian leadership demonstrated moral courage by casting that limiting policy aside and raiding the vulnerable Knights of Ni. The Knights of Ni, though medium sized with almost 40 players, are largely unheard of and uninvolved in the politics of Planet Bob. This foolish lack of political character and clout clearly justified the coordinated raid by the brave and dignified Athenians. Athens should be praised for taking the time to teach medium sized alliances an important lesson. Nations now know that it is not enough to be part of alliance; one should also make sure their alliance is tangled up in a plethora of treaties ensuring their sovereignty. With any luck this raid will mark the end of small to medium sized alliances that have been plaguing Planet Bob. I for one salute the heroic actions of the Athenians! Well, Thats about all the time we have today on TWIA! Be sure to tune in next week for another exciting installment! Thanks for tuning in! Edited November 14, 2009 by kpcurley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facade Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 This foolish lack of political character and clout clearly justified the coordinated raid by the brave and dignified Athenians. Why didn't I think of it that way? Does that mean we can attack GPA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnerjack Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 This is IC. Moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrnea Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 While I can't agree with your choice of title, I was amused by the writing here. In terms of content: nothing new, move along, move along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahenshah Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Clearly, the evolution of Athenian paradigm was inevitable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotillion Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 This reminds me a lot of a certain publication that used to exist, but the key difference was that the other one was a lot funnier. o/ Athens, regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tromp Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Schatt did it better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintenderek Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Your doing it wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shahenshah Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Schatt did it better. This. Thanks for breaking the hearts of hundreds by taking the expectations too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcurley Posted November 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Consider it a parody of a parody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 wait, you arent schatt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan King Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 (edited) Edit: Nevermind, just looked at who OP was. Very funny and good piece of satire. You got me. Edited November 14, 2009 by Duncan King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpoiL Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 o/ Athens May your shining example guide us all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poyplemonkeys Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Nice parody. Sup Aslandia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcurley Posted November 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Nice parody.Sup Aslandia? oi poyples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Janova Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 They're doing a pretty good job of self-parody already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youwish959 Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Was 49 pages not enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Uruk Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Schatt did it better. He also did it on things that were either issues or had potential to become issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedj Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Schatt, please copyright this so people will stop using it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heft Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 I liked it. Could have used a different title, but honestly the original was overrated anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azhrei Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anenu Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 This is completely wrong. Everybody already know that the real reason for this was to end all wars. By showing how evil raiding is we can hopefully get admin to remove the war feature so we can have eternal peace and stagnation. /o Stagnation /o Peace /o Drama Shortages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpcurley Posted November 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 I liked it. Could have used a different title, but honestly the original was overrated anyway. Thanks heft, people get way to serious around here, and cant even recognize a parody that pays homage to TWIP. I thought it was obvious that I was not trying to be original just satirical *face palm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Style #386 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Could have been longer and less overtly sarcastic. Decent effort, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schattenmann Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I liked it. Could have used a different title, but honestly the original was overrated anyway. YOU'RE OVERWEIGHTED! Fun read, thanks for the memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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