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Nilocy

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Micronations and all their awesome. Sealand.
« on: July 16, 2009, 06:04:06 pm »
This was brought to my attention, and later after reading it, amusement, the micronation of Sealand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

It basically explains all there is to know about it i beleive. I'm going to check out their newspaper and see what thats about.
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Re: Micronations and all their awesome. Sealand.
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2009, 06:32:49 pm »
Last time Sealand was brought up it led to terrible things.  Let us not take that road again.
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Re: Micronations and all their awesome. Sealand.
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2009, 07:19:26 pm »
Oh, what happened... Hmm better yet don't answer it if its that bad.
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Re: Micronations and all their awesome. Sealand.
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2009, 08:33:16 pm »
Regardless, I will take over Svalbard and name it Labland. I shall be it's king and each citizen will be required to run a copy of Dwarf Fortress at least once a week.
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Re: Micronations and all their awesome. Sealand.
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2009, 08:52:36 pm »
I will claim an uncharted island.  I'll call it DEATHFLESHEATSCARY ISLAND.
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Re: Micronations and all their awesome. Sealand.
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2009, 08:58:49 pm »
Will it be populated by murderous, bloodthirsty cannibals?
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Quote from: Girlinhat on November 15, 2012, 11:53:44 am
I like to slip into bear caves around midnight and gently caress the carnivore inside before leaving a small cut of fresh fish and sneaking out.

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Re: Micronations and all their awesome. Sealand.
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2009, 09:48:07 pm »
Quote from: Nilocy on July 16, 2009, 07:19:26 pm
Oh, what happened... Hmm better yet don't answer it if its that bad.
VN happened.
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Re: Micronations and all their awesome. Sealand.
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2009, 10:20:22 pm »
Quote from: Armok on July 16, 2009, 09:48:07 pm
Quote from: Nilocy on July 16, 2009, 07:19:26 pm
Oh, what happened... Hmm better yet don't answer it if its that bad.
VN happened.
Sealand led too... VN?

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Re: Micronations and all their awesome. Sealand.
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2009, 10:30:23 pm »
Damn Sealandians, always laying waste to the realm of the surface-dwellers. Or maybe that was the Atlantians. I forget. Which one has Aquaman?
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« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2009, 05:08:10 am »
Quote from: kinseti on July 16, 2009, 10:30:23 pm
Damn Sealandians, always laying waste to the realm of the surface-dwellers. Or maybe that was the Atlantians. I forget. Which one has Aquaman?

Neither, Aquaman's part of the justice league.
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Re: Micronations and all their awesome. Sealand.
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2009, 08:43:23 am »
Quote from: Emperor_Jonathan on July 16, 2009, 10:20:22 pm
Quote from: Armok on July 16, 2009, 09:48:07 pm
Quote from: Nilocy on July 16, 2009, 07:19:26 pm
Oh, what happened... Hmm better yet don't answer it if its that bad.
VN happened.
Sealand led too... VN?

:|
Sealand caused VN to sink to the bottom of the deepest, most sinister ocean. We just need to keep Inaluct away from this topic.

 But yes, the thing that makes this cool to me is offshore living platforms. The whole "I'm a country, defending myself from hostile takeovers and such"  bores me thanks to too many Michael Bay movies. It's the idea of developing floating homes Waterworld Style.
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Re: Micronations and all their awesome. Sealand.
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2009, 09:13:28 am »
I find the fact that people have fought over this to be hillarious.
Patri Friedman'sseasteading stuff is cool though.  Not for me per se, but it's important for SOMEBODY to be doing it :)

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