Well durden and uclabb have a team it's name is in question though... With mdrlct am Tolstoy you will have 4

Oh, btw, I've discussed the naming of the London team and He wants it to be England A, because it would be the first team picked for England, and he's a bit nationalistic.

I'm happy to go along with that.

So Team California is obiwanobiwan, baron samedi, mdrlct and Tolstoy?

And TGM, you should have a Team London, what with the huge British presence in the game... and if a little town/hs can get it's own team... just saying...

It can't necessarily get called little high school though

And I'm more English than I am a Londoner, for sure.

Can you pencil in the England B team please? so far Me,Biddis,Maniac: We'll get someone else don't worry

Right then, so, one final check:

Team California is obiwanobiwan (I've done all the talking, so if no one objects, I'll take Captaincy...?) baron samedi, mdrlct, and Tolstoy?

Is that correct?

I'm on the sign-up site, so waiting for the go-ahead...

(And as a general note to all- can we keep a running list on this thread of teams so we know what teams and how many and who is in so far? Just a suggestion...)

I can just feel the love in the room. By the way,why doesn't the debating society for south south calif just change it's name to the LJs? Is this the place to start picking on people?

Look further up the thread. I posted a link to such a list.

Right, seeing those teams now...

OK, so, really guys, are we locked or what? And who wants to play what... 2 standard boards, a gunboat, and a public press... I'm up for anything but the last one...

So let me know... if nothing by 9:00pm here (midnight EST) I'll just post us...

ok so look at this site! is it me or is the same ,) on two of the teams already?

http://micro-nations.de/diplomacy/teams.php

haha wait nvrm nvrm my mistake!

lol, that's just a bit of rough edge programming

when is the dign up deadline?

sign up deadline*

Dunno, a vague "in a few weeks" I suspect though

I'm going to call it team San Diego. Keeps it smaller but bigger than a school. i'm sorry for any inconvenience

Obiwan-sure
let's go!
I don't mind playing public press, I'm fine with anything.
Actually I might prefer public press/gunboat over standard.

OK, signing up now... Baron's taking public press thank goodness...

I'm taking spot #1 (captain) as I've typed all this, again, unless anyone really cares and will have a fit...

So, that leaves mdrlct and Tolstoy- I'll check the records and see who's better where, and assign accordingly (I'll take a standard board.)

And hey, I need e-mails, guys...

why do we host right when school starts! love to join if next time we do it in summer

@ Ghost - Yes, it is DJ's tournament, however, at the time I posted my last entry, he hadn't weighed in on it and you and denis had done all the talking for him. I'm fine with it being his tournament and having our name at his discretion, but he had left it up in the air. Also, the personal attack about the deabte team was unwarranted for two reasons: a) None of our members are on the debate team. We are all however, on the Mock Trial team, a much better place for someone who wants to get an actual feel for argument and not see people read pre-prepared statements off index cards. b) I'm not sure where we established my argument wasn't valid, thus meriting the "c team" comment. I never got a rebuttal on that from anyone. Instead you went straight to the personal attack which usually is indicative of someone not having anything intelligent to say in response. I'm going to assume your recourse to name-calling is because you're from England and the analogy to our electoral process wasn't exactly up your alley. If, on the contrary, you would like to continue this debate using only personal attacks, I'm happy to oblige.

This never would even have been an issue if you had just stayed with Team California.

But no matter- we'll take you on, we're better for it, and on behalf of Team California, the TRUE Team California, we look foward to teaching your team a lession about secession!

Ah... the first fighting words of the tournament... can New York vs. Boston and English vs. French vc. Germans and all other international name-calling be far behind?

(Best idea EVER!) ;)

That LESSON about secession is right after my spelling lesson ;)

OK, that's done, diploming ON!

obiwan, I hope you bear no grudge. In light of the fact that they have rescinded my team name, I almost regret it. Almost. However, I think our small band can prove our mettle and teach the rest of the world a lesson. Also, I really hope team Germany destroys team France just for purposes of historical irony.

lol no hard feelings...

But just because we're all brothers doesn't mean we don't shoot in a Civil War.

You seceded, you asked for it ;)

LJ:

RE the comment about the debate team (and how awful is debating in that fair country of yours, if people read of totally pre-prepared statements?), it was just a joke on account of the fact that I was bored- I had already made it quite clear that I didn't think it was to be debated.

DJE has expressed a concern about having a high school to me via PM.

TGM, debate is a dead practice in America save for the very few who still savor the art.

Case in point- did you English see the mess of those crazy town hall meetings we had this summer over healthcare?

And Bill O'Reilley interrupting every guest he has the second they disagree to bash them for ten minutes?

And Anderson Cooper and the Punditry Squad?

THAT's what we endorse in America... apparently.

My first play I was ever in was "My Fair Lady" as an Angry Cockney Man in a couple scenes (about ten lines altogether) and the Queen's Escort at the Ball:

What was that song the lead sang right after one of my lines...

"Why Can't The English Teach Their Children How Tow Speak?"

That's America now ;)

In fact, that's in the song too, I remember it lol:

"Oh why can't the English learn to
Set a good example for people who's English is painful to their ears,
The Scotch and the Irish leave you close to tears,
There even are places, where English COMPLETELY DISAPPEARS-"

Wait for it...

"Well, in America, the haven't used it for YEARS..."

Perfect then, perfect now ;)

@Figle - what kind of game will i be playing? and why am i in the English Team not the London team - i'm on the tube map so i'm London even if i am technically in Hertfordshire.