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Commerce Heights will be starting and maintaining the wc14 signup thread.

So, here it is.

To join the WC14 qualifiers, post to this thread with words to the effect that you would like to participate. If you would like to bid to host the tournament, please state this. Note that nations that have not participated in at least one World Cup will not be considered for hosting.

Places will not be held for nations who do not post on their own (and this includes puppets). So if you want to enter a puppet, post in their name.

Please, to give all interested parties a chance to participate, only one puppet per nation (though any actual regulations regarding the entrance of puppets into the tournament will be determined by the WC14 hosts).

Recognized Hosting Bids
Vilita
Lovisa and Wella
The Belmore Family and Audioslavia
Kingsford and Oglethorpia
Liverpool England and NEWI Cefn Druids

Entrants
1 Commerce Heights
2 Bedistan
3 Cockbill Street
4 Total n Utter Insanity
5 Vilita
6 Dance 2 Revolution
7 Lovisa
8 Presgreif
9 Eauz
10 Cicera
11 Melmond
12 Praying2God
13 The Evil Umpire (puppet of Melmond)
14 Pablicosta
15 Tanah Burung
16 Magnus Valerius
17 Rejistania
18 Hawcoat
19 The Redavic Union
20 Danilotown
21 Crystilakere
22 Liverpool England
23 Oddslavo (puppet of Liverpool England)
24 Brazillico
25 Aquilla
26 Snub Nose 38
27 The Lowland Clans
28 Lennon Marx
29 Ineptia
30 Jeruselem
31 Gesamtkuntswerk
32 Europa Brittania
33 NEWI Cefn Druids
34 Kaze Progressa
35 Keyshona
36 Audioslavia
37 The Eagles Nest
38 Wella
39 Kingsford
40 Iansisle
41 Stalag 5 (puppet of Mattigool)
42 Svecia
43 Mattigool
44 Lovebug
45 Tadjikistan
46 Dadostan
47 Halfassedstates
48 ElephantandCastle
49 Holy lndia (puppet of Commerce Heights)
50 The Belmore Family
51 Makongo-Wodimalongo
52 Raptor Claw
53 Lemmitania
54 Largent
55 Spaam
56 East Spaam (puppet of Spaam)
57 The Confederate
58 Clearwater
59 Shang-Ti
60 Intelligent Madness
61 Alex The Tall
62 The Republican Army
63 Winged Animals
64 New Montreal States
65 Aerigia
66 Bobbystan
67 Vollmeria
68 Dennisov
69 Ravenspire
70 The Weegies
71 Carpet (puppet of NEWI Cefn Druids)
72 Gaddland
73 Creedence Clearwater
74 Kendelstand
75 New Luca
76 Tepalguana
77 Larkinia
78 Tingitana (puppet of Bedistan)
79 The mighty spurs
80 NASTIC 2
81 Amaysa
82 Lallania
83 Oglethorpia
84 New Kingman
85 Anitram
86 Squornshelous
87 Turnia
88 Belmorian Scandinavia (puppet of The Belmore Family)
89 Airenguo
90 Grand master Mark
91 Steves Island (puppet of Brazillico)
92 Giant Zucchini
93 Dreyar
94 One Red Dot
95 Kerla
96 Thoroughbreds
97 Runaway Moose
98 EL CID THE HERO
99 Oceaice (puppet of Crystilakere)
100 G Bugles
101 Nanakaland
102 The Fivefold Star
[102/102]

Reserve Teams
103 Eaglet (puppet of Aquilla)
104 Abundant wealth
105 Dead Man
106 Sportonia
107 Latinum Gerababant
108 Artoonia
[6]

Puppets Included Above
13 The Evil Umpire (puppet of Melmond)
23 Oddslavo (puppet of Liverpool England)
41 Stalag 5 (puppet of Mattigool)
49 Holy lndia (puppet of Commerce Heights)
56 East Spaam (puppet of Spaam)
71 Carpet (puppet of NEWI Cefn Druids)
78 Tingitana (puppet of Bedistan)
88 Belmorian Scandinavia (puppet of The Belmore Family)
91 Steves Island (puppet of Brazillico)
99 Oceaice (puppet of Crystilakere)
103 Eaglet (puppet of Aquilla)

And if CH is in, obviously their northeastern neighbors are as well. ;)

Cockbill Street is back for more. I believe this is our fifth attempt.

*walks by*

*puts name down*

*leaves whistling*

The Colony of Vilita would like to enter it's National Team into the Upcoming World Cup 14.

They would also endeavour to offer their prized international stadiums for use in hosting the events, be it in the form of The Finals or the Qualifications for the Finals.

*A Paper Aeroplane lands in the World Cup 14 Sign-Up thread*

*Somebody opens the plane, and it reads;

Dance 2 Revolution would like to attempt to put back the embarrasing display of World Cup 13 behind with a less appauling performance in World Cup 14, Thank You in advance,

Terry Freeze

(Dance 2 Revolution International Squad Manager)*

*Dance 2 Revolution's name is written on the huge scroll for signups, and the plane threw into the bin*

*walks by*

*puts name down*

*leaves whistling*

#DEJA VU#

Lovisa sign up

and Lovisa with Wella decide a candidate a WC 14 host

Sign me up, oh ya! Please. :wink:

Sign meh up!

Sign Cicera Up!

Melmond will be in for this baby!

Count me in for my fourth WC. :)

Technically, the Evil Umpire is a puppet of Melmond, but in no way do their policies reflect the positions and views of the Melmond government as these countries are only allied by the belief in the same goddess.

Without further ado....the Evil Umpire is in.

Were In (Please).

Sounds like fun, count me in 4 da WC plz. Thanx :)

As always.

Sign me up for my third world cup. :D

Sign the Orange-Blues up!

National coach Alex O'Neil was pleased to announce that Hawcoat formally applied to enter WC14.

"We hope that our fledgling nation will one day become a sporting giant"

The Redavic Union national team would love to enter into the world comepition.

hey, i would like my *4W3S0M3* country to join your WC. id bet it would be fun ^_^
plz sign me up if you have room and notify me if you do. thanxs

:arrow: :lol:

:arrow: :lol:
Was that supposed to be a signup? ;)

LE would like to enter. Care to cohost CH?

LE would like to enter

As would Oddslavo. [Puppet of Le, for those not in the know]

Sign us up.

Who knows? We might actually be able to live up to the hype of being the favorite by that time?

I am signing up and reminding CH of our Co Host Bid

The Vice Deputy Minister of Athletics, Olympics, and Alcoholic Beverages for the Frost-Free Borderlands of Snub Nose 38 today announced that the Hooligans will participate in World Cup 14. This will make it an even dozen appearances by the Snub Nose 38 national side.

The Lowland Clans will participate again in WCXIV

We in Lennon Marx wish to sign up for our second World Cup- a severe computer problem has caused us to be inactive on RP pages- but will rectify that quickly- look forawrd to an enjoable WC14 qualifications

The Grand Duchy of Ineptia will join the many successful Heartland footballers by applying for Round 14 play. Thanks!

We're in! We'll hopefully make 2nd round sometime in next 10 World Cups.

Gesamtkuntswerk will join.

EB will sign up for their fourteenth consecutive world cup.

Perenial underdogs NEWI Cefn Druids are up for a fourth thumping by various newcomers and veterans alike.

Kaze Progressa will once again participate.

We suggest that the World Cup becomes puppet-free and a 'Puppet Cup' or 'Colony Cup' be created instead; this would help maintain the great tradition of puppet RPing, and provide a fair chance for other nations. It also makes the WC itself easier to run.

Count me in! 8) :P :!:


OOC: It has been 3 months since I have last been to NS and if anyone remembers me please let me know! :wink:

count the 'slaves in :)

Sign the Nest up please!

Wella of course start.
and thats right we will be a co-host.

Kingsford signs up.


look out for a Kingsford hosting bid further in this topic, as well. ;)

Iansisle'll give it another go!

Stalag 5 signs up again.

Svecia shall return

Mattigool will be there.

Note that, depending on who hosts, the signups are now somewhere near half full (the qualifiers usually include 90-100 nations).

Question - Is this Football(American Soccer)

sure, what is it

Though we have yet to play out our 1st world cup (WC 13) Lovebug would very much like to play in WC 14.

Queen ShyButterfly

Question - Is this Football(American Soccer)

Correct. Proper European Football, this be.

Just like lovebug we still have to play are first cup (nr13) but we to want to play in WC14
So consider this my sign up.

Could please add me to the list of participants.

Thank you

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we'll give it a go again !

Even now, the new nation of ElephantandCastle is issuing passports to anyone who might be vaguely able to kick a ball. Count us in.

The Holy lndia Logarithmic Tea Bags will sign up for WC14!
(puppet of CH ;) )

TBF signs up, a hosting bid is planned, will be confirmed when my partner can be sure that he/she will have enough time

PS-
Keyshona-Yes AFAIK, I've beaten you twice.

id like to join as well
we're the greatest

we are ready to keep on losing

Lemmitania will enter World Cup Fourteen.

Well #13 was my first and its great so why not make 14 my second :D

Largent will join

Meh. Why not?

Indeed.... why not?

The U.S.S.C. wishes to enter its team, Confederate United in the competition!

I thought I posted earlier, but anywayy, I'm in.

The Grand Empire of Clearwater wishes to enter it's national team, The Clearwater Braves.

The Democratic Republic of Shang-Ti would like to enter its team, the Shang-Ti Tigers... just as soon as we hold elections to nominate a delegate that will endorse a national team for the Electoral College to vote upon.

But after that, we'll be ready to go! :wink:

The United States of Intelligent Madness would like to signup for it's second World Cup.

Alex The Tall want to be in the WC 14...

Thank you!

The Armed Republic of the Republican Army would like to be signed up again.

On behalf of the Winged Animals..... we apply! :P

For EMPEROR and HIGH PALADIN! For THIS, THAT and THE OTHER! The ICE PALADINS have RETURNED! BANZAI!

Ooops...heh heh...sorry about that...

Sign up the 'States. We shall get back to where we were before! (Probably not).

Aerigia will compete in the World Cup 14 again, as our national team gels and improves.

Sign me up, please

You can sign me up to

For the record: Tadjikistan is family of mine

Dennisov would like to sign up yet again. In spite of a dire lack of time I seriously wouldn't want to miss out.

So, here it is.

To join the WC14 qualifiers, post to this thread with words to the effect that you would like to participate. If you would like to bid to host the tournament, please state this. Note that nations that have not participated in at least one World Cup will not be considered for hosting.

:lol: :wink:

We're in again.

So, here it is.

To join the WC14 qualifiers, post to this thread with words to the effect that you would like to participate. If you would like to bid to host the tournament, please state this. Note that nations that have not participated in at least one World Cup will not be considered for hosting.

:lol: :wink:

Let me in, let me in, by the hairs on your chinny-chin chin.

TAJ: I imagine you dont want to sign up, if you're copying the first post? Reported in Moderation for constant spmming of both this thread and the U21C2.

The Allied States of Carpet would like to enter it's first world cup.

Carpet is a puppet of NEWI Cefn Druids.

West Gaddland and Gaddland would like to sign up for World Cup 14

West Gaddland and Gaddland would like to sign up for World Cup 14
West Gaddland has to post on its own. Read the first post. :roll:

*move along - there's nothing to see here.*

*didn't i just tell you that there's nothing to see here, and to move along?*

The Allied States of Carpet would like to enter it's first world cup.

Carpet is a puppet of NEWI Cefn Druids.
*the hooligan cheerleaders grin and rub their hands together in gleefull anticipation of cheers about "carpet-baggers" and "carpet-cleaners" and...well, the possibilities are limitless*

Creecence Clearwater would also like to participate.

As a newly formed Nation Kendelstand would like to throw its hat onto the pitch and enter WC 14.

As a newly formed Nation Kendelstand would like to throw its hat onto the pitch and enter WC 14.

As a newly formed Nation Kendelstand would like to throw its hat onto the pitch and enter WC 14.

jolly good show chaps, im up for a quick spot of footy!

bump

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Tepalguana would gladly participate in its first World Cup.

We'll give it a go, if there's still a spot available.

TBF will be putting in a hosting bid with Audioslavia.

*Waits for Audioslavia to confirm*

Given the success of two of the nations in our region, we can't help but think that footballing prowess must run in the blood of all Terranordalis. And we intend to prove that for WC14. Tingitana hereby requests to sign up.

Taré Bakara
Tingitana's Guy in Charge of Sports

[OOC: I said back in WC10 that I'd never enter a puppet, but I've changed my mind, as this Bedistani puppet clearly shows. ;)]

We in

We hope to participate if we are not to late.

The U.S.S.C. wishes to enter its team, Confederate United in the competition!

We are delighted that another of our comrades from the AoSS will be joining us in the world's premiere sporting event.

The Sports and Events Department of Amaysa wishes to have it's International team if possible.

The Sports and Events Department of Amaysa wishes to have it's International team if possible.

If the teams have not already qualified for the world cup, Lallania would be honored to participate.

OMFG
WE HEREBY QUJIT! THE WOLD CPIU SUX!@11

- GOREORGE MCDUOGLAZ

<Hired goons drag out the rabid George McDouglas imitator, who froths at the mouth so rapidly that Widespread Nationwide Police officers slip and fall. Still, the WNP officers manage to imprison the insane McDouglas imitator in a padded cell, which is quickly a sea of saliva as the rapid man attempts to break free.>

We're in for World Cup 14.

- The Real George McDouglas

HOSTING BID: Kingsford and Oglethorpia

We would like to participate in this event.

Puppet De Los Raptor

TBF will be putting in a hosting bid with Audioslavia.

*Waits for Audioslavia to confirm*

yeah thats true :) vote for 'More Slaves dude!

holy sh--! I almost missed out! Sign me up!

The Republic of Turnia would be honored, count us in.

We'll be back

<insert smily spam>

If it isnt too late, we would like to send a team to participate in this competition for sporting goodwill.

GMM would be honoured to join this her 3rd WC

sign me up scotty

We're ready for more punishment!

Cough cough signups for World Cup 14 have started already? Anyway, count the Zucchinis in for their 14th World Cup.

Cough cough signups for World Cup 14 have started already? Anyway, count the Zucchinis in for their 14th World Cup.

Commerce Heights will be starting and maintaining the wc14 signup thread.

Entrants
1 Commerce Heights
63 Alex The Tall (puppet of Halfassedstates)
93 The Isle of St Bob


94 Steves Island
95 Giant Zucchini :shock:

On another note - Alex The Tall ain't a puppet of Halfassed!
Can't remember who ATT belongs to sorry

Oh, BTW also reserve a place for ORD, I'll get him to confirm here soon.

Hey if it is still on, put Dreyer up, thats DREYER not DREYAR.

Thanks GZ....did I miss it? Whew....


isn't the WC13 qualifications not even half over?

Hey if it is still on, put Dreyer up, thats DREYER not DREYAR.
Your nation name is Dreyar, which is what goes on the list :roll:

The Socialist Union of Kerla would like to particpate if we can.

Stephanie Rosen
Premier
Socialist Union of Kerla

98 already and we're not quite halfway through WC13 qualifying...looks like the hosting bids will need to be able to accommodate A LOT of nations...

98 already and we're not quite halfway through WC13 qualifying...looks like the hosting bids will need to be able to accommodate A LOT of nations...

WELL then...

It seems that everyone who signs up after 98 is on a "tentative-signup" -- depending on who hosts (and what qualifying procedure they go with), they may or may not be in the World Cup.

I suggest they be listed in a seperate list, as whether or not they're in is not yet concrete as there is no standard World Cup setup (for qualifying, that is.).

Thoroughbreds wishes to join

We can accomidate 107

List of possible cohosts -
Spaam [REJECTED]
Lemmitania [REJECTED] (Possibly cos I forgot WC12 was in Lemmitania)
NEWI Cefn Druids [AWAITING RESPONSE]
Bedistan [NOT CONTACTED]
Oglethorpia [NOT CONTACTED]

Oglethorpia [NOT CONTACTED]
Pssst.... Ogle's Doing a bid with Kingsford!

Nuts! Runaway Moose is never sending it's entire gov't to Texas without the internet AGAIN!
(Next time we'll be sure and have the internet)
If there is still space, please let us play... we're off to post a biggie in WC 13 right now, just realizing it's started and we're way behind.
GAH!

98 already and we're not quite halfway through WC13 qualifying...looks like the hosting bids will need to be able to accommodate A LOT of nations...

With all the hosting applications, maybe the qualifiers could be co run by say 4 hosts and the finals run by 1 or 2 :) then we could run qualifying in different regions and accomodate some 200 entrants!

Where'd that 98 come from? I'm planning on 96...

(16 groups of 6, including myself, top 2 from each group qualify...)

Liverpool England and NEWI Cefn Druids hosting bid -
1. 120 teams [15*8, 14 matchdays]
2. I'm hoping that each of us will TG 60 scores each per day (I've done 33 at a time before for the U21C1)

There will be a tour of the Belmorian stadia for the 'More Slaves bid. Click here (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2980778#2980778) for more info.

Liverpool England and NEWI Cefn Druids hosting bid -
1. 120 teams [15*8, 14 matchdays]
2. I'm hoping that each of us will TG 60 scores each per day (I've done 33 at a time before for the U21C1)
Pssst, with 120 teams there will be 60 matches so you can each TG 30 results per day.

Liverpool England and NEWI Cefn Druids hosting bid -
1. 120 teams [15*8, 14 matchdays]
2. I'm hoping that each of us will TG 60 scores each per day (I've done 33 at a time before for the U21C1)
Pssst, with 120 teams there will be 60 matches so you can each TG 30 results per day.

What is meant by this is that we would have to send 30 scores each, with each score being received by two nations. Thus 30x2=60.

cid is back again

Liverpool England and NEWI Cefn Druids hosting bid -
1. 120 teams [15*8, 14 matchdays]
2. I'm hoping that each of us will TG 60 scores each per day (I've done 33 at a time before for the U21C1)
Pssst, with 120 teams there will be 60 matches so you can each TG 30 results per day.

What is meant by this is that we would have to send 30 scores each, with each score being received by two nations. Thus 30x2=60.

This is correct.
(2*15 groups = 30 + 2 hosts = 32 finalists.)

Vote AS/TBF

Info moved to bid thread.

can we say, "wasting space in the signup thread"? ;)

can we say, "wasting space in the signup thread"? ;)
No you can't this is perfectly legit WC14 bid stuff.

I am a puppet of Crystilakere and would like to enter if i can

I am puppet of crystilakere and would like entering

If the entrance deadline has not yet passed, a team from the Republic of G Bugles would like to enter the tournament.

can we say, "wasting space in the signup thread"? ;)
No you can't this is perfectly legit WC14 bid stuff.
But wouldn't it have been easier for people to...hmm, I don't know...sign up if you had just posted a link to a thread with the huge post? :?

can we say, "wasting space in the signup thread"? ;)
No you can't this is perfectly legit WC14 bid stuff.
But wouldn't it have been easier for people to...hmm, I don't know...sign up if you had just posted a link to a thread with the huge post? :?
This is the way we've been doing it for yonks, it's not changing now.

Wrong.

CH, Spaam, TBF: Basically, you're all right

1. With the exception of hosts for WC13, all the hosting bids were done in the sign up threads - so a precedent was set.

2. It is much easier and cleaner if we leave the sign-up thread for sign-ups, and just post links for hosting bids.

3. We are changing.

TBF - no need to delete or modify your post.

Everybody - See Commerce Heights' post. If you want to host, just do a simple post in the sign-up thread that says "I wanna host" (or whatever). If you want to elaborate (which IS encouraged) about your hosting bid, give us a link to a thread where you post all that stuff.

Lastly - if there are more comments, suggestions, ideas on this issue - put 'em in the Discussion thread, please.

World Cup | the rankings | the discussion (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=95968&start=300)

From: Alvin Ker, President of the One Red Dot Sports Association
Attn: Possible hosts of WCXIV

Dear Hosts,

It has come to my attention that most hosts are willing to cut off the teams at 96 teams. However, I would like you to increase the number of qualifying teams. At this moment, One Red Dot stands at 97. I am very sure that you would not want a team with such experience and calibre to miss out on what is most probably the most popular sport in NationStates, amounting to more than 400 teams - existant and non-existant - and dating back to more than 50 years.

Again, I hope that you increase the number of qualifiers, so as to, not only let my country play, but also rope in more talent all over the world.

Thank you for your attention.

We should kick out the ones that have made less than ten posts.... that should cut out half :P

And should we start voting soon?

ORD: Actually, most of the hosting bids do already have enough, at least the ones that have been updated recently:

TBF/Audio: 105+2
LE/NEWI: 120+2
CH: 96

EDIT: Never mind; this is all moot (see WCC discussion thread).

Oglethorpia-Kingsford World Cup 14 Bid Information thread. (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2998858#2998858)

OOC:

I've got the information on the three Oglethorpian facilities proposed for World Cup 14 posted already.

Information on Kingsford's five venues pending -- same for pictures. Those are pending, and should be up soon.

Last but not least will be some background info on the cities that the stadiums are located in.

If possible, Nanakaland would like to - for the first time - sign up.

slani DP!

I lost overview about the bids, so I created: The WC14 bid thread (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=137450) . I ould ask all participants of a bid to look here and hope to get response which allows me and other WCC-members to vote for the best bid.

Entrants
16 Aceron


NOTE: Aceron is now an ex-nation...


Reserve Teams
103 G Bugles
[1]


...which means that G Bugles can play in qualifying!!!

GO G BUGLES!!!

Due to an upcoming vacation IRL, I will be unable to run for WC14 host. Now you can all shut up about me not having a chance, because I really don't now :P

:twisted: *bump*

I retact my statement TBF/AS is still on.

Though the game is new to us, the Immortal Emperor Winter has decreed that our citizens shall take part in the international competition known as World Cup 14. If participation in the game is no longer an option at this late date, Immortal Emperor Winter would be pleased to see our fledgeling team granted rights to be spectators at the games.

Immortal Emperor Winter sees WC14 as an opportunity to initiate relationships between the most illustrious Holy Empire of The Fivefold Star and other participating nations. As such, a team of ambassadors will accompany the WC team.

Though the game is new to us, the Immortal Emperor Winter has decreed that our citizens shall take part in the international competition known as World Cup 14. If participation in the game is no longer an option at this late date, Immortal Emperor Winter would be pleased to see our fledgeling team granted rights to be spectators at the games.

Immortal Emperor Winter sees WC14 as an opportunity to initiate relationships between the most illustrious Holy Empire of The Fivefold Star and other participating nations. As such, a team of ambassadors will accompany the WC team.

Please do note you are on the reserve list, as WC14 was set to have 102 participants only.

I sign up!

Also, any bodies aside from myself noticed Rejis's title? Why? What? How?

I sign up!

Also, any bodies aside from myself noticed Rejis's title? Why? What? How?

Man, Aquilla, you are SLOW. He was given it in a contest by Reploid Prod.

I sign up!

Also, any bodies aside from myself noticed Rejis's title? Why? What? How?
/me points to the Custom Title Contest in General. There you can get s Custom Forum Title if you have enough luck.

I had noticed the title for a couple weeks now, though I had no idea how it came about, considering I usually visit General no more than once every 60 days. :lol:

In the latest search to hunt out the dead, we have managed to weed out the following ex-nation in the competition:


Entrants
92 The Isle of St Bob


who we suspect will be replaced by the first of our reserves, a NationStates veteran entering their first World Cup:


Reserve Teams
103 Nanakaland

I retact my statement TBF/AS is still on. Rejis is a lying ****.

It was a misunderstanding. I believed what I told you and that is no lying but being misinformed!

/me feels like throwing a ****ton of dirt on TBF but thinks better of it.

When will the wcc be voting?

I had noticed the title for a couple weeks now, though I had no idea how it came about, considering I usually visit General no more than once every 60 days. :lol:

What is this "General" of which you speak?

Not only do I not read General, I don't even read Nationstates except for the WC threads. That takes up enough of my time right there. ;)

When will the wcc be voting?

Same question. Do we still give votes to Arridia?

Final TBF/AS facts:

We WILL be using the KPB ranking syatem (ranks 1, 2, 3 4 ect, not 33.7 and whatever.)
We ARE hoping to use 107 depending on SN38's descion.
We WILL NOT be intimidated by Spaam's telegramms warning me that if we host he does not expect bad results or "[We] will have hell to pay".

Could Snub give a ruling on when the vote should be please.

Could Snub give a ruling on when the vote should be please.
They are voting, TBF. It takes some time because everyone's RL schedules are different. However, I'm confident the WCC will announce the host(s) for WC14 in the next day or so.

sign me up

Same question. Do we still give votes to Arridia?Yes.

Could Snub give a ruling on when the vote should be please.
They are voting, TBF. It takes some time because everyone's RL schedules are different. However, I'm confident the WCC will announce the host(s) for WC14 in the next day or so.

We are? Ah, I didn't know that. Who do I send my vote to this time around?

EDIT - Note to self: read all posts before responding :oops:

Same question. Do we still give votes to Arridia/Ariddia*?Yes.

There it is, Beddy. Ariddia's collecting votes again.

* mispelled, but you get the idea :wink:

Hence my edit - I noticed it right after making the post. ;)

Consider our evil kingdom in

Hence my edit - I noticed it right after making the post. ;)

Just making sure :wink:

Remove the Antaens from the list, Total n Utter Insanity might also be quitting, I'll confirm that later.

Remove the Antaens from the list, Total n Utter Insanity might also be quitting, I'll confirm that later.
I really hope TnUI stays. I think I can speak for all of us in saying that you leaving would be a devistating blow to the World Cup.

Any spaces left. The Graveyard of Dead Man is in and we are back!

Concur with TBF - I would really hate to see TnUI go.

I really would like TnUI to stay. He's one of the regs, which simply belong in the competition.

Sportonia wish to enter.

Any team wishing to start their WC 14 RP, we have created a preliminary "warm up" cup sancioned by the World Cup committee.

There are 7 slots left if you want to play. This tournament will start up on the round of 16 or the round of 8 in World Cup 13 depending on when we get enough teams to fill up the tournament.

Sign Ups are Here. (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3057055)

Sure watever,

sounds like fn


by the way r any of u gay

BeS is now a puppet of Rejistania. It's up to him whether he wants it in or not.

by the way r any of u gay

Your point being?

by the way r any of u gay

Your point being?
One would assume Mr. Weegies, (Host of FHWC6 ;)) That he/she is looking for gay people in the world cup.

by the way r any of u gay

*looks over at TnUI*

hah! rumbled! :P

Alan Eriksson, chief of the BeSFA and his vice Alan Belmoresson talked about the current situation in BeS and the WCC.
Eriksson: So, we can still participate, despite the change of government?
Belmoresson: We were a semi-autonomous region, and we are it still, only under another government. We can still participate and we will still participate.
Eriksson: There is this limit: Only one semi-automous region and one main nation...
Belmoresson: It doesn't affect us. There is no second rejistanian region with this status in the world cup. I am merely worried about this. (Belmoresson shows Eriksson the puppet rule) That will affect us.
Eriksson: What do you propose.
Belmoresson: Send a letter to the WCC and confirm that we still participate. If they decide to throw us out, it isn't in our influence.

OOC: Yes, it is now a rejis puppet, but since I don't have any other puppets in WC14, I let BeS in the sign-up and let the puppet-rule eliminate it.

Artoonia shall be footing an entry as well.

A Couple of Questions

1. Maybe I missed it but have we selected a host yet?
2. How much longer before the tournie kicks off - tonight is the last game of the Harmony Cup and I'm itching to start playing again?
3. When are you going to post a roster thread?
4. When we you select the groups?

An interested Leader - Queen ShyButterfly

A Couple of Questions

1. Maybe I missed it but have we selected a host yet?
2. How much longer before the tournie kicks off - tonight is the last game of the Harmony Cup and I'm itching to start playing again?
3. When are you going to post a roster thread?
4. When we you select the groups?

An interested Leader - Queen ShyButterfly
1. Answers all the rest-host has not be been decided yet. Sorry.

A Couple of Questions

1. Maybe I missed it but have we selected a host yet?
2. How much longer before the tournie kicks off - tonight is the last game of the Harmony Cup and I'm itching to start playing again?
3. When are you going to post a roster thread?
4. When we you select the groups?

An interested Leader - Queen ShyButterfly

1: Oglethorpia/Kingsford are hosting
2: This world cup will go on for about a week, so i'd say next Friday, next Sunday at the latest
3: A few days before the next world cup starts
4: A day before the next world cup starts

The Bureaucratic Tribune
BUREAUCRATIC STATES FA & KINGSFORD FA PRESS RELEASE

Oglethorpia and Kingsford are proud to be selected by the World Cup Commitee as hosts of the 14th iteration of the World Cup. The two regional neighbors are fully committed to ensuring that the Cup will run as smoothly as possible, having taken every consideration. The Bureaucratic States [of Oglethorpia] and the Holy Republic [of Kingsford] are pleased to bring the Cup to the Emerald Heights for the first time in the region's history.

World Cup 14 in Oglethorpia & Kingsford will mark the first time the Cup proper will have came to Oglethorpia in twenty-four years -- and thirty-two to Kingsford, though the two nations were not neighbors in the pre-WC12 days.

The road to World Cup 14 will begin with the selection of a corporate sponsor -- a tradition which seemed to die out following the conclusion of World Cup 7. Oglethorpia and Kingsford will make the selection jointly, based on the quality of the sponsor's bid.**

Once again, Oglethorpia and Kingsford look forward to running a prosperous World Cup 14.

-- Mel Green, President of the Bureaucratic States Football Association
-- John Lavalais, President of the Kingsford Football Association

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The following is an OOC guideline for the above corporate sponsor idea.

**Note -- Kingsford's player and I have agreed to bring the corporate sponsor aspect back to the World Cup. For your corporation to be considered as official host of World Cup 14, you must meet the following requirements:

A) Your corporation must be respectable (and serious.) Nothing silly or innuendo-ized.
B) You must provide a company jingle that shall be used when scores are posted (and official World Cup posts are made during the duration of WC14).
C) [Optional] -- you may also write a lengthier advertisement that will appear less often than a jingle.***

An example of this is the Bureaucratic States' own Amalgamated Industries' jingle that goes "Cars for the family to drive around - and bombs to blow things into the ground."

Another example might be the old Consolidated Industries jingle (another Oglethorpian company) that promoted evisceratomatoes and went "Don't be late, they're really great, evisceratomatoes demand to be ate."

It is your choice as to whether or not the jingle/theme song promotes a single item or is for the company as a whole -- the two examples being the latter and the former, respectively.

If it is a jingle for the corporation as a whole, it should represent the kind of business that corporation does -- Amalgamated Industries' theme song illustrating that they deal in both military hardware and domestic stuffs. It should be catchy and slightly humorous, but definitely not absurd.

***Note -- The jingle or theme song will appear with the World Cup 14 topic and the subsequent posting of scores -- while an optional lengthier commercial or other advertisement will appear less often.

If you're willing to take part, go ahead and post a submission here.

THE EAGLES NEST SELECTED TO HOST BAPTISM OF FIRE CUP

WC14 Rosters -
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3077618#3077618

Double post.

Triple post.

Quadruple post.

The following is an OOC guideline for the above corporate sponsor idea.

**Note -- Kingsford's player and I have agreed to bring the corporate sponsor aspect back to the World Cup. For your corporation to be considered as official host of World Cup 14, you must meet the following requirements:

A) Your corporation must be respectable (and serious.) Nothing silly or innuendo-ized.
B) You must provide a company jingle that shall be used when scores are posted (and official World Cup posts are made during the duration of WC14).
C) [Optional] -- you may also write a lengthier advertisement that will appear less often than a jingle.***

An example of this is the Bureaucratic States' own Amalgamated Industries' jingle that goes "Cars for the family to drive around - and bombs to blow things into the ground."

Another example might be the old Consolidated Industries jingle (another Oglethorpian company) that promoted evisceratomatoes and went "Don't be late, they're really great, evisceratomatoes demand to be ate."

It is your choice as to whether or not the jingle/theme song promotes a single item or is for the company as a whole -- the two examples being the latter and the former, respectively.

If it is a jingle for the corporation as a whole, it should represent the kind of business that corporation does -- Amalgamated Industries' theme song illustrating that they deal in both military hardware and domestic stuffs. It should be catchy and slightly humorous, but definitely not absurd.

***Note -- The jingle or theme song will appear with the World Cup 14 topic and the subsequent posting of scores -- while an optional lengthier commercial or other advertisement will appear less often.

If you're willing to take part, go ahead and post a submission here.

As it turns out, even getting bids from companies to sponsor World Cup 14 is proving to be a problem.

I'm not to high on jingles, but if you want to use this commercial as a minor sponsor of the World Cup, go for it.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

A wide shot of a vacant pitch is shown at night with two similarly looking men walking across it. A light mist gently floats above the dewline as both men, revealed to be Alex and Sandro Cannon thanks to the closer camera shot, playfully pass the ball between each other. All of a sudden, the massive light towers switch on and five dark figures emerge from the distance. They get closer and can only be identified as Gilmeecian zombies, clad in their full football kits. The camera switches to the bleachers, as Gilmeecian President-in-Exile Louis Gilsterson stands alone in the fog, his dark overcoat flapping in the wind.

President Louis Gilsterson: Games on, boys!

The zombies storm onto the pitch and start shoving the Cannon twins around. One of the zombies knock the ball out of a stunned Sandro Cannon's hands and begin dribbling it between his feet.

President Louis Gilsterson: If you want to make it out of here alive, you'll have to beat us at a game of football. First Goal Wins!

The massive zombies pass the ball around and start running up the field. Alex Cannon goes in to try to take the ball away from one of the zombiesm, but is swatted away like a fly. That zombie passes the ball to another zombie who takes a shot but puts it off the crossbar.

Sandro Cannon: I got an idea!

Sandro Cannon sprints outside the pitch to where a bright beam of light, as if by divine intervention, is shining onto two Hareida Gold beers. Cannon picks them up and tosses one to Alex Cannon.

Sandro Cannon: Cheers!

Both of them raise the bottles and take a sip of that crisp, cool, refreshing Hareida Gold. As they lower their bottles, "A Little Less Conversation," by Elvis Presley and JXL begins to play.

Alex Cannon: Now that's a smooth sippin' brew!

Sandro Cannon: Made only with the finest hops, malt and barley in Brazillico!

Alex and Sandro storm back onto the pitch after being rejuvenated from their sip of Hareida Gold. A zombie collects the ball in the box and prepares to shoot. At that very instant, Alex Cannon flies into the screen, jumps on the zombie's back and shatters the beer bottle over the zombie's head in a Todd Bertuzzi fashion. Alex then collects the ball and back heels it to Sandro. Sandro recieves the pass and blows past a zombie, putting it between the stunned undead guy's legs. Another zombie then slides into the screen trying to challenge Sandro, but he passes it back up to Alex. Alex finds himself alone with the keeper and uncorks a wicked shot, hitting the zombie goalkeeper right in the face, knocking his head off and scoring the winning goal.

President Louis Gilsterson: Itsa goal!

The music cuts as Alex and Sandro tap hands as they slowly make their way towards Louis Gilsterson towards the bleachers.

President Louis Gilsterson: You know about the whole killing you thing... That was just a figure of speech.

Alex Cannon: Hey Louis. Catch.

Sandro Cannon pulls out a cooler neatly tucked away underneath the first row of seats and Alex Cannon opens it up and tosses a Harieda Gold towards Louis Gilsterson. The Cannon twins takes one for themselves and meet up with Mr. Gilsterson halfway up the bleachers.

All: Cheers to Hareida Gold!

The three men tap glasses and take a sip of their beers. "A Little Less Conversation" begins to play again, and out of nowhere, the bikini-clad all female team from DeLaShaw appears and everyone, the Cannon Twins, Louis Gilsterson and the DeLaShaw twins begin dancing around.

Voice-Over: It's bold, it's cold, it's Hareida Gold! Hareida Breweries are a proud sponsor of international football, the Brazillican national side and the Harmony Cup. Doing football the right way, the Brazillican way!
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Things Ripped-Off:
Nike's Zombie Commercial
Nike's Scorpion Soccer Commercial
Gob's "I Hear You Calling" Music Video
Every sexist beer commercial in history
Every god-awful Mentos commercial in history

Your corporation must be respectable (and serious.) Nothing silly or innuendo-ized.

I can't speak for others, but this is what's stopping me. EVERYTHING in SN38 is either silly, innuendo, or both. I did "apply" as a sponsor the last time we did sponsors...and, of course, it was both silly and innuendone.

(i really tried to resist writing "innuendone" or "inuendid"...and failed) :?

A double post seems rather lucky, considering how hard it is to even load the forums.

Your corporation must be respectable (and serious.) Nothing silly or innuendo-ized.

I can't speak for others, but this is what's stopping me. EVERYTHING in SN38 is either silly, innuendo, or both. I did "apply" as a sponsor the last time we did sponsors...and, of course, it was both silly and innuendone.

(i really tried to resist writing "innuendone" or "inuendid"...and failed) :?

Perhaps I should be more clear...

Silly would be perfectly acceptable. Sexual innuendo of an inappropriate sort probably wouldn't be some we'd want for a sponsor, but humor = good. The more the better.

Sorry for any confusion or trying to take away any creativity you may be working with -- what I basically mean by that is, even if your company is silly, it should still appear to people as being a respectable corporation.

I apologize again for any confusion.

Rejistania's puppet Abysmalistan has a company called 'Crash Cheap Airways.' That would be a fine sponsor, were it actually submitted.

Conversely, 'Mick's House Of Porn' would not be very likely to be selected as WC14 sponsor.

Hopefully those two examples clear things up.

AH HA!

I believe there may be one or two commercial ventures within the borders of the Borderlands that may wish to apply...

We interrupt your regularly scheduled whatever to bring you an important World Cup 14 message.

For the 94 participants of World Cup 13 that are no longer in World Cup 13 and wish to get a move on World Cup 14 RPing, Oglethorpia and Kingsford have seen it fit to start a Pre-World Cup 14 RP Thread. (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3078738#3078738)

The jist of the thread is for those who are anxious to be RPing again -- the synopsis of it's purpose is as follows.

Go ahead and post the lead-in RPs to World Cup 14 here -- be it player changes or squad changes, or anything else you can think of. I bet you're all ready to get RPing again with World Cup 13 in it's last days. We know full well 94 of the 102 participants are no longer in the Cup, and are ready to get movin' on the next World Cup to be held in the Emerald Heights.

Once again, the link is here. (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3078751#3078751)

The thread will become defunct following the conclusion of World Cup 13 -- when group draws are posted in a new World Cup 14 RP thread. In the meantime, you can use the above links to go to the Pre-World Cup 14 RP thread.

Finally, an important message detailing the evils of deleting double posts. (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3078751#3078751)

We now return you to your regularly scheduled whatever.

Bundook would like to sign up

Though the Krytenian Football Association realises it is unlikely that a space will become available at such short notice, the KFA expresses its interest to participate.

Unfortunately, World Cup 14 is full.

Unless some signed up nations 'cease-to-exist' it is unlikely you will make your way into World Cup 14.

Because of this, your best bet of competing on the international scene is to wait for the World Cup 15 signups.

Is this the place to announce Progressair are looking to sponsor WC14?

If not, the news can just fly smoothly to its proper place.

Because the forums are quite slani, I put two different topics in one post, even as different puppets.

As BeS: Are the scandinavians in or does the puppet rule throw them out?

As Abysmalistan: Crash Cheap Airways would like to sponsor the World Cup 14. Jingles: 'Travel worldwide for less than one trillion TIY*'

Subject to change due to the high inflation rate in Abysmalistan

'Not many more starts than landings'

'Crash Cheap Airways - the Abysmal airline'

The Eclectic Lemming Corporation would like to announce its bid to sponsor World Cup 14. A more detailed bid has been TGed to the BSO.

Eclectic Lemming Corporation
State-owned since forever, it seems

Primary products:
*Electric Lemming Chickenizer

*ChickA-Live Electric Chicken Deboner

*ELC Roadkill Rejuvenator

DP

Voiceover: Has this ever happened to you?

Mom: What would you like for lunch, Junior?

Junior: How ‘bout making fried chicken bones, Mom?

Mom: Oh, I would, dear, but that’d kill the chicken. And you know how your father loves the chicken. It’s like a dog to him.

Junior: Darn.

Chicken: Cluck cluck!

Voiceover: Well, it doesn’t have to happen any more! Because now there’s an easy-to-use product that will take the bones right out of that chicken—without killing it!

Junior: Hey, look! Whats’ that on the kitchen shelf?

Mom: Why, it’s the ChicA-Live Electric Chicken Deboner. I’d forgotten we had that.

Junior: Let’s try it out!

Mom: All right. Let’s see, we just insert this organe tube into the chicken’s beak…

Chicken: (muffled clucking)

Mom: Then we just press the big red button.

Junior: Can I do it?

Mom: Why not?

Chicken: (muffled shriek)

Junior: Wow! That’s cool!

Mom: I’ve never seen such an efficient chicken deboning—and it did it without even killing the chicken!

Chicken: Gurgle.

Junior: But did it hurt the chicken? I heard it make a loud noise as its bones were sucked out.

Mom: No, I don’t think so. It sounded to me like a screech of orgasmic pleasure.

Junior: Wow!

Voiceover: ChicA-Live… the most efficient electric tool for deboning a chicken without killing it. Available in most fine stores for under twenty lemmings. Not to be used on non-chicken animals or humans.

To: Registered owners of Eclectic Lemming Corporation Freez-A-Matic Instant LemmingFreezer model 1071 and 1072.

April 24, 20—

Dear Mr or Ms productholder,

It is with regret that we must discontinue and recall the extremely useful and efficient Instant LemmingFreezer effective immediately. Owners of the product are asked to bring their LemmingFreezer to the retailer from which they purchased it, to receive a full refund.

While Eclectic Lemming Corporation admits no wrongdoing in the development or marketing of this wonderful product, we do regret that some users have been careless with the device, and that injuries may have resulted from users’ carelessness. While we at ELC do not wish to point fingers or make accusations, it cannot be missed that the well-publicized accidents involving the LemmingFreezer all occurred several days after Lemmitanian Television Company aired an episode of Stargate: Enterprise in which Captain Jack Archer had himself instantaneously cryogenically frozen in order to avert the Klinga’uld threat. It also cnnot be missed that all of the injured parties were children small enough to fit inside the freezing receptacle of the LemmingFreezer, and also of an age impressionable enough to have tried emulating their favorite TV hero.

Therefore, while the LemmingFreezer is, unfortunately, being taken off the market before government sanctions and fines can be imposed, Eclectic Lemming Corporation will not be withdrawing its bid to sponsor the 14th World Cup of football.

Thank you,

Plem Lemberbler
ELC Corporate Counsel

Squornshelous Motor Vehicles, the dominant car manufacurer in Squornshelous, would love to sponsor World Cup 14. Squornshelous, I must add, is ranked higher than 1,000th in the world for Automobile Manufacture, so this is a really huge company. As an added bonus, if selected to sponsor this competition, SMV will award the entire rostor of the winning team with their choice of any SMV vehicle, from the race inspired R-16 supercar (600 horsepower, top speed 250 mph) to the rugged T-20 SUV (similar to a Hummer).

Jingle:
A company with Diversity, Power and Style, SMV; it really is the perfect car.

Baptism of Fire Tournament - WC 14 (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3091459)


To all new countries playing in World Cup competition for teh first time, the Baptism of Fire tournament is open to you.

Eligibility:

1. WCXIV must be your first World Cup
2. You must be acknowledged on the first post of this thread as being a participant
3. You MUST sign up by Wednesday, Aprin 28th

Sign ups limited to 8 or 12 teams, depending on how many are signed up by the 28th.

To: Mega-under-wonder-corp, or whichechever conglomerate is running the World Cup sponsorship imbroglio.
Re: sponsorship application

Stout Lout wishes to apply to be an official sponsor of World Cup 14.

Stout Lout is the official ale of overweight pissed-off sports fans. Available throughout Tanah Burung, the ale hopes to make a push into international markets in this Cup, held in two of our closest neighbours.

Here are some of our spot ads. We qwould be thrilled at the chance to incorporate players from other nations in future advertisements.

An enormously obese man is sprawled across the couch, watching a football match. Two women in bikinis dance in, carrying trays of beer, and hand him a glass. he takes a drink, clutches his heart, and falls to the ground. As he expires, he chokes out the words: "I regret nothing!"

Voice-over: Fat Lout. The tastiest way to go.

An even fatter man is sitting in the stands, watching Tanah Burung v Snub Nose 38.
Fat man (shouting at the players): You call that a tackle? You're a bum!
Crocodiles defender Rashid Nazir: Hey, you want me to come up there and shut you up?
Fat man: Yer a waste of a uniform! I've got half a mind to throw my rotten vegetables at you instead of the Hooligans!
Nazir climbs into the stands, looking angry. A beer-seller intercepts him, and hands both him and the fat man large mugs of beer. They clink glasses. On the pitch, Tanah Burung scores.

Dissolve to jingle:
Stout Lout, Stout Lout,
Genetically engineered!
Stout Lout, Stout Lout,
Come on fans, get beered!

Thirteen-year old boy: Holy Wonderteam! The World Cup is coming!
Boy's father: Yes, and everyone knows football means beer! Beer and cursing!
Boy: Hurrah! What sort of beer?
Father: Why, Stout Lout of course! It contains high-protein meat extracts, calcium to promote bone density, and eight of the ten recommended vegetables additives.
Boy: Is ketchup a vegetable?
Father: Don't question me.

Dissolve to jingle:
Stout Lout, Stout Lout,
The healthiest of ales,
Stout Lout, Stout Lout,
You'll grow as big as whales.

(they care so much, they submitted the applciaiton twice)

It having come to the attention of several important bigwigs at Eclectic Lemming Corporation that several of the leading bidders to sponsor the fourteenth World Cup of football are breweries, it seems that introducing a competing product might help ELC's own bid. Therefore it is with immense pride that we unveil ELC's premiere advertisement for beer.

Voiceover: Hey there, Mr. or Ms. International football fanatic. What do you like more than anything in the world? Would you say 'beer?' If so, have we got a product for you! Let's listen in as joey and Biff extoll the virtues of LemaChic Pilsner-- the only pilsner in the world brewed with 100% genuine chicken-flavored lemming!

Joey: Yo, biff! What you drinkin' there, man?

Biff: Man, this is LemaChic Pilsner.

Joey: LemaChic Pilsner? What's that?

Biff: It's a new beer from Eclectic Lemming Corporation.

Joey: ELC? The makers of the ChicA-live Chicken Deboner? I didn't know they made beer. What's it like?

Biff: Here, have a swig.

Joey: Mmm... Oh, Bejeezus! It tastes just like chicken!

Biff: Carbonated, fermented chicken!

Joey: That's incredible! Gimme that bottle, man!

Biff: No way, get your own!

Joey: Gimme! Gimme!

Biff: Ack! Thpth!

Voiceover: LemaChic Pilsner. The beer so good it turns friends against one another. Make sure you have plenty on hand or your guests may turn violent.

We are in the Master Cooper for re-opening night after being closed for a substantial amount of time for refurbishment...

Roy: "So what have they done in here? It looks the same as it did before."

Gary: "It is. Apart from that they've painted the walls a slightly different shade of beige."

Rich: "That's all they've done in three months?!?!?"

Payney: "Looks like it."

Gary: "No, they've put some new light fittings up."

Chris: "Yeah, that'll've taken a good... oooh, maybe two hours?"

Roy: "Waste of time if you ask me."

*Mike the Barman comes over*

Mike the Barman: "Hello there lads, what do you think of the makeover we've given the place?"

Roy: "Aw, it's really good, I like it."

Mike the Barman: "Good, I'm glad it was worth the effort, then. Anyway, I've been reading the paper, and I came across this in the sports section..."

Rich: "You're not entering us for that World Cup again, are you?"

Mike the Barman: "Well, no. Last time was supposed to be a bit of a holiday, even if some of you did take it a bit seriously, and we managed a few draws. But no, we're not entering again. But it is to do with the World Cup..."

Rich: "Oh, here we go..."

Mike the Barman: "Well what it is is that they're looking for a corporate sponsor, and I was thinking, what if it could be us?"

*A couple of the drinkers spit out their drinks in failing to hold back they're laughter*

Roy: "Heh, that's a good one, Mike!"

Mike the Barman: "No, I'm serious! Think about it, this time we'd be certain of going to the World Cup, and we wouldn't even have to try to play!"

Rich: "It isn't going to happen, boss. Think of how much money we'd need. These are all massive corporations going in for this, not little pubs like us."

Mike the Barman: "Ah now come on, think of all the customers we'd have! The money we'd make from people coming here from around the world would more than make up for it!"

Roy: "But where would they all go?"

Chris: "It's packed in here most nights of the week without it being an international tourist attraction."

Mike the Barman: "Ah now come on, I've even come up with a slogan!"

Payney: "Go on..."

Mike the Barman: "The Master Cooper - It's really super!"

Roy: "Nice and simple, eh!"

Mike the Barman: "You like it?"

Rich: "Well, it's OK, I suppose. But it says there that you need an advert as well. What you gonna do about that then?"

Mike the Barman: "I thought that they could just come in and film pieces of conversations people have in here. The friendly atmosphere and positive comments you always give about the place sell themselves, really. So anyway, I'll go for it, then!"

Roy: "OK, then. But you aint got a hope in hell of pulling it off!"

Mike the Barman: "We'll see about that!"

*Mike the Barman leaves to serve some other customers*

Rich: "He's got no chance."

Gary: "Especially if he's trying to sell this beered-down water to the world."

Payney: "Beered-down water?

Gary: "Yeah. Like watered-down beer, only there's more water in it than there is beer."

Payney: "Oh. Stop trying to be funny, Gary. You know it doesn't work."

Gary: "Sorry."

...and so we leave the Master Cooper, potential (though highly unlikely) corporate sponsor of World Cup 14.

The Portlanders for the Elimination of Detritus-Feeding Annelids in Numerous Trees of Inner Commerce Heights (PEDANTIC) has recently created a new slogan, with a bit of Progressan aid, and wishes to use it to attempt to gain sponsorship of World Cup 14.

Slani earthworms...we blame Margaret!

Mike the Barman: "I've been working on it!"

Geoff: "On what?"

Mike the Barman: "Our slogan. For this corporate sponsor business."

Mick: "You're not still doing that, are you?"

Mike the Barman: "Of course I am. Only 'The Master Cooper - it's really super' sounds a bit... well... shit. So anyway, I've got a new one... 'Win, draw or lose, we're the place for booze.'"

Mick: "Well, it's an improvement, but we still think you're mad."

Mike the Barman: "You won't put me off. Nothing will."

*At this point, a random drunk walks through the front door looking for the exit.*

the dictatorship of psychopathic warmonger would like to sign up to World Cup 14 :D

WC14 is full, but WC15 is not. (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=141059&highlight=)