Post links to cute photos of your pets here.
Then predict how long before this thread goes political.
*bonus points to anyone who has a pet named Calvin Coolidge.

Arguing is about bluster whereas debate is more about learning, than it is necessarily impressing the other side with how awesome your beliefs are.

Discuss.

A question for the old folks out there.
I don't remember the name of it, probably D-Day. Boxed, AH style. Covered Normandy invasion and reconquest of France. Played that over and over again back in the day. Good times.

My phone doesn't speak fucking Star Wars and autocorrects Lando to Landowner the first time after each reboot (doesn't want to hold it in the dictionary) and you fucking *threaten* me? Fuck you and the horse you rode in on! Next time *ask* me in PM if that was my intent or do a little research with a brain that has common sense like abgemacht's. You're a fucking cunt!

Anyone have any idea why it is 34 SCs to solo? There are only about 58 or 59 SCs altogether so just wondering why the threshold isn't lower.

There is currently an American game titled "The Great War for Texornia" that has five spaces left. The five people currently listed do know each other. Alliances and enemies however, will be made under circumstance and not pre-game relationships. Please take that into account if you sign up. The toll is 15 and the ps is turner.
gameID=123095

Anthony Weiner - Racist Sexist Liberal? Uses Hispanic-sounding name "Carlos" while trolling for sex and spreading images of his namesake. And clearly insults all Hispanics by attaching "Danger" to his Hispanic alias...lol Too funny!
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/07/23/weiner-i-am-very-sorry-for-latest-sexting-revelations/

Activists of all political stripes are some of the most annoying and intelligence reducing people on earth. Name your most hated activist.

Right at the moment, I'm thinking Julian Assange. His pathological narcissism only serves to flimsily mask his profound idiocy.

This will be my first Gen Con, and I am very excited. I already signed up to be in as many diplomacy games as possible, are there any other games, similar to diplomacy, that I should look into? Ive been searching for an online multiplayer type game that involves controlling ones armies in actual battle. Does anyone know of any good ones?

EoG thread for gameID=120098

Hecks challenged me to work Calvin Coolidge into 60 different threads in the next four days. That is why you are seeing Calvin Coolidge everywhere. It is part of the Calvin Coolidge Day celebrations.

http://www.unesco.org/xtrans/bsstatexp.aspx?crit1L=5&nTyp=min&topN=50
Note this list doesn't count "group" works (see: The Torah, Koran, Bible, etc., which were either written over centuries or...erm, God, and putting HIM on the list just isn't fair, :p ) but still, for all our literature discussions, it's interesting to see who gets translated the most and thus, arguably, is the most widely-read (in one sense)...Shakespeare at #3 I can see, but some of these are ODD...

Rounds 5 and 6 are set to start and I need 4-5 people willing to step in. If more apply than I need, highest GR and reliability go in first.

As per below

...for having paid a visit to me tonight,it was nice to see you again(after 30 years) !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peatix-r_h4
Say hello to David,Nick and especialy Rick (R.I.P) for me,love you guys!

^

France and England are remarkably co-ordinated. Please investigate.

Although we started the games in the New Variant Gunboat Series with the now defunct rule of wait mode, some people have completely taken advantage of it. I am advancing the games that are overdue by at least 5 days tomorrow night. If you want to make your moves, please do so now. Thanks.

I doubt anybody here cares a great deal, but I have high hopes that the thread will evolve into some kind of massive insult-fest on an irrelevant topic.

Anyway, I wish the happy couple and the young royal lad all the best.

When you quote a sentence, then end the sentence the quote is in, does the start of the sentence the quote is in start with a capital or not?
So is it: "No." he said
Or is it: "No." He said.
Or is it something else?

I have just started playing Diplomacy. I have noticed draws are very common. Games with nearly destroyed players drawing. Is that mind set of most players going into the game. "I'm going to draw". I tend to vote draw allot being new and wanting to just not die. Can threads add a poll. It would be fun to see how many players go for draw vs victory as a pregame goal.

I submitted orders correctly, double checked them, saved etc... and the game somehow misinterpreted them or didn't operate correctly and instead of getting an SC, I got bounced. Is there anyway to fix this short of coming to some agreement with the players in the game?

I got a classic live game set up for 45 minutes from now and we only need 2 more players. It's a 10 point buy-in, WTA.

gameID=123525

i am new and want to join a standard 1901 game. whatam I looking for..

Seeing as the CONCACAF Gold Cup is underway, and all football eyes aimed at Brazil next year, I'm wondering if this may be the year for CONCACAF, AFC, or CAF to finally break thru and win the big one. What's your take? Which country poses the biggest threat to CONMEBOL and UEFA's dominance next year?

My home page says I have no orders to submit. I don't see an obvious place to submit them. Please help!

gameID=119692 ... 7-center Ukraine needs a caretaker. Can be a good position with some diplomatic effort.

A comic genius. Dead before his time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYzrdn7YLCM
really interesting talk. Not the conversation i was thinking about starting, but this seemed more important.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23369573

The perfect beauty of capitalism and lack of urban and regional planning, Detroit has filed for bankruptcy and they only owe $20bn, the govt owes $17tn but no need to panic, apparently everything is fine..... phew !!