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"I thought somebody here would realize that Paki is insulting because it does not understand why Pakistan is called Pakistan."

Can someone translate that for me? Who's "it"? Why do we need to understand why Pakistan is called Pakistan? Do we need to understand why Mongolia is called Mongolia? And why is an abbreviation insulting because it doesn't "understand" the full word? Is "states" an insult then?
/headexplodie

Because when you say Paki, you're implying that there is an ethnic group known as "Paki" that live in Pakistan. And that's wrong. There is the Afghani ethnic group, the Kashmiri ethnic group, the Pathuns, the Sindhi, and the people of Balochistan.

Why not address them by the ethnic group? If somebody is a Pashtun in Pakistan, call him a Pashtun, not a Paki. If someone comes from the province of Sindh, call him a Sindhi. If somebody is a Kashmiri, call him a Kashmiri. Don't start lumping people together into one 'group'.

I mean, hack, you got some tribes straddling the Northwest Frontier, walking back and forth between the Afghani/Pakistani border. Not to mention the recent wave of Afghani refugees that is coming into Pakistan. I don't think an Afghani would like it if you call him a "Paki" just because he's in Pakistan currently.

(Well, it's how I'm seeing it as offensive. It's offending me right now, at the least.)

Maybe make a custom race with a life span of exactly 200 years, and disable their ability to breed. Make them the only civilization in the world.

How the experiment coming?

Actually, I'd disagree. I don't want money "after the fact", I want the money now. This is mostly because it places the added problems of getting the necessary money BEFORE the Fact, because I can mostly afford my end of the bargain just by giving the donations, and I'm already around 2 years ahead of the rest of the LCSes.

Though it might be better in the long term. I'm afraid that the $5,000 Ace Lawyers I'll be hiring to clear my name, and that Business Front that will be built would end up forcing you guys to make $50,000 every time I decide to turn myself in. Unless you can get CEO sleepers, that funding level would be unacheivable.

What I wonder is this: Is it possible for people to come up with ideas, write a story, then self-publish said sort on www.lulu.com to make it appear NOT a total waste of time?

Also, what of the overal plot?

The people within this society are rebelling against the current monarch of this new society, to replace him with a new monarchical dyansty. The king needs to find a way to survive the rebellion, and eventually discovers an EVIL CONSPIRACY. His only hope...to meet up with the Gods themselves.


EDIT2: Master Computer? Oh no, I'm sure you mean Friend Computer.

(To be a bit more blantat, the reason I wanted to create Prayer, despite the fact that it will cause conflict, is so that we gain more PP and do more stuff.

Of course, Prayer can only be made once we get PP, so that solution isn't working. 

I can't see myself going into inactivity. The bacteria needs me!)

Alright, so you're stating that 'Liberal cities' squads have to store some extra money depending on how much the 'Conservative cities' purchase, while 'Conservative cities' squads do not, right?

Do we need to budget for the the higher prices one have to pay in Conservative cities, like, say, 20%?

All I bought right now is a Crowbar, $20. 20% of that is $2, so right now, Liberal cities have to raise a total of $20, alltogether, correct?

I think I may need to state one cavet:
Cavet A) I might be inactive a little bit because I do need to focus on the LCS mods, including citizens' groups, diplomacy, other organizations, and politicans

EDIT 1: Yeah. I'm an idiot.

Okay, so I tried to steal a car, and I failed. The result

I gave up, used a court attoreny, was found guilty, sentenced to 21 months in prison, and I got out in December 1st, 2009. By this time, most laws are M, privacy and industry regulations are C, the City's Seceratary of State and City's Attorney General are C+. Luckily, the City Courts stayed the same.

Hmph. I'm not going to steal a car, not yet anyway.

EDIT2: Gave a speech on December 1st 2009, after I got out of prison.

EDIT3: On December 7th, in Sugarland, this Liberal is deployed.


Get her to 100 juice, get her arrested, and then she'll be sitting pretty as a replacement.

EDIT4: Daisho bought, at $250. Trenchcoat bought, at $70. I'll calcaute 20% surtax later.

It is now NIGHT 4. webadict will be able to vote because he is 'in transit'. Armok and A_Fey_Drawf will not be able to vote, but can endorse (or pointely not endorse) mayoral candinates.