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From the Desk of the Dear Beloved Eternal Leader of Eonopolis Who Has Led His People to Great Success and Power, May God Bless His Soul, the Revered General Dante Spano:

This message goes to the NSOC (NationStates Olympic Council). I understand that currently you are hosting the 1st winter Olympiad in some godforsaken city, but that is besides the point.

My concern, and that of my people, lies with your Council's announcement of the possibility of a 1st Summer Olympiad, Summer Olympiad that MIGHT contain the Olympic sport of badminton.

Now as you probably know, badminton was the first racket and net sport developed in the world, and it was developed here in Eonopolis. It would be a great shame if the 1st Summer Olympiads were not held in Eonopolis, the birthplace of that great sport.

Our nations demands are simple and here they are:

1. We demand to have the 1st Summer Olympic Games held somewhere in Eonopolis, the birthplace of badminton.

2. If you choose not to hold the Olympic Games here, please at least consider hosting the badminton events in this proud nation

3. And finally, if the above demands are not met we ask that you only keep in mind that our nation will not only boycott all future Olympic Games but also might carry out actions against ALL future olympic Games that might make one have fond memories of the tragedy at the Munich 1972 Games.

Good luck.

The Olympic Association of the Forty-six Islands (OOFI) do hereby declare that if the bid of the City of Kingsbury is successful, we would host the badminton ourselves. On the basis that it wasn't invented in Eonopolis.

We also declare that you are such a n00b, and point and laugh in your general direction.

Having finished a cursory read of the amusing letter from the Grand and Dignified Hocus-Pocus Something or Other of Eonopolis, Eo Sheh, President of the Comité Olympique Ariddien, chuckled, shook his head, neatly folded the letter into a paper aeroplane, and sent it sailing into the recycle bag near his desk.

No point in wasting good paper, after all, he told himself as he went back to work.

I beg you all to consider the grand mistake you are making in not having a city in Eonopolis host the Summer Games, or at the very least all badminton events.

And yes, badminton was invented in Eonopolis.

Sincerely,
The Grand Leader of Eonopolis and its Wonderful Lands General Dante Spano

OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE FROM THE KNOC

Go away.

And yes, badminton was invented in Eonopolis.

No it wasn't. It was invented by tennis-playing Orthodox monks who found that the ball was too fast and bouncy. This meant that there was a lot of chasing the ball involved, which is tough to do in those robes, I can tell you!

Anyway, to get around the problem, they hoiked up the net, cut the ball in half and stuck feathers on it to slow it down. After a few changes, jsut to distinguish the two games, we eventually came to what we know call "Badminton", which translates directly from the Russian word "Badminton", meaning "flying ball".

Now, unless your nation is Orthodox (by the sounds of it, this is unlikely), I think you should politely put this claim to bed.

We would also like to see how you would go about running a games should it come to Eonopolis. What method would you use to generate the results? What facilities would you use? How would you make the participants feel welcome? These are all important things to consider. Terrorist threats aren't likely to encourage the Upper Council, either.

You are a nation of around 6 million people. I am a nation of over 6 BILLION. My military is about 10 times your population. If you don't stop making silly threats, we will wipe you permanently from this world.

No it wasn't. It was invented by tennis-playing Orthodox monks who found that the ball was too fast and bouncy. This meant that there was a lot of chasing the ball involved, which is tough to do in those robes, I can tell you!

Anyway, to get around the problem, they hoiked up the net, cut the ball in half and stuck feathers on it to slow it down. After a few changes, jsut to distinguish the two games, we eventually came to what we know call "Badminton", which translates directly from the Russian word "Badminton", meaning "flying ball".

Now, unless your nation is Orthodox (by the sounds of it, this is unlikely), I think you should politely put this claim to bed.

We would also like to see how you would go about running a games should it come to Eonopolis. What method would you use to generate the results? What facilities would you use? How would you make the participants feel welcome? These are all important things to consider. Terrorist threats aren't likely to encourage the Upper Council, either.

This claim is TOTALLY untrue, the game was invented in Eonopolis by a group of ethnically pure and athletic Eonopolitans during a typical duck hunt.

The Olympic Games in Eonopolis will be the best modern day games in the history of the world, seeing as how our nation is one of the greatest.

Sincerely,
The Grand Duke of Eonopolis Leader of the People General Dante Spano

You are a nation of around 6 million people. I am a nation of over 6 BILLION. My military is about 10 times your population. If you don't stop making silly threats, we will wipe you permanently from this world.

My people are of a proud and warrior like race, any foreign oppressors will encounter difficulties upon even trying to occupy my territory.

Sincerely,
The Dear Leader General Dante Spano

Dear Grand and Dignified Hocus-Pocus Something or Other of Eonopolis,

In Uhuh-Ropa and Uhuh-Topia there's a very popular myth about the origins of badminton. It is said that a farmer named Minton in the former Ropa-Topian Empire invented the sport and when he was playing that game with his children instead of harvesting his crops, the other farmers just shook their heads and called him 'Bad Minton'.

There's no evidence however that 'Minton' was actually a firstname being used by the ancient Ropa-Topians (or their modern counterparts), so it is unlikely that the story proves the sport was invented by the Ropa-Topians.

However, the holes in the net used in sports like tennis, badminton and others, were invented in Uhuh-Topia, by the famous scientist Robert Galileo who also claimed the Earth was shaped like a square banana.

This ultimately led to the governments of Uhuh-Ropa and Uhuh-Topia not really caring about where something was invented, and other past experiences have also led to them developing a distaste for terrorist threats.

Yours truly,
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Chairman of the Ropa-Topian Sports Alliance & Minister of Sports in Uhuh-Ropa,
Ferdinand Klungelaer

Badminton is our proud national sport, and any nation claiming it is their's is actively a threat to our land.

Long live Badminton!

Sincerely,
The Grand Eternal Leader General Dante Spano

Whether or not badminton was actually invented in Eonopolis is beside the point. Supposing it was, why should we not hold the olympics in the nation that invented tennis? Or swimming? (as if that wasn't invented in many places independently) Or any other sport for that matter?

To Whom it may concern;

If you would like to particpate and potentially host a summer Olympics, even if it is just for the Badminton, there is an easy process to sign up to become a member of the NSOC (OOC: There is a sign up thread here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=468317))

If you do sign up ypu agree to abide by the NSOC's decisions on hosting and which sports are included if you don't wish to sign up then how is the NSOC any dijfferent to any other badminton competition? Your nation is not involved so cannot have a say on how it is run.

A tactless letter from someone who does not wish to reveal their name in the Bazalonian Olympic Committee

Thank you

MOCTA Press Release

Dear Brothers in Christ,

Much as we would all like Schiavonia's entertaining history of the foundation of badminton to be true, the Monastic Olympic Committee of the Archregimancy is forced to deny that 'badminton' was invented by Orthodox monks, or that 'badminton' is the Russian for 'flying ball'.

However, the laughable attempts of the grand-high heathen of Eonopolis to claim badminton are equally false. The sport is in fact descended from a children's game called 'battledore and shuttlecock', and was called 'badminton' following a Badminton House lawn party held by the Duke of Beaufort in the mythical land of 'England', after which guests introduced the sport to their friends as "the Badminton game".

However, we applaud the hell-bound ruler of Eonopolis for entertaining us with his curious tale, and would sincerely invite him to participate in future Olympiads on the basis that such a creative imagination can only provide further interest for all Olympic nations.

Yours in Christ,

The Monastic Olympic Committee of the Archregimancy

MOCTA Press Release

Dear Brothers in Christ,

Much as we would all like Schiavonia's entertaining history of the foundation of badminton to be true, the Monastic Olympic Committee of the Archregimancy is forced to deny that 'badminton' was invented by Orthodox monks, or that 'badminton' is the Russian for 'flying ball'.

However, the laughable attempts of the grand-high heathen of Eonopolis to claim badminton are equally false. The sport is in fact descended from a children's game called 'battledore and shuttlecock', and was called 'badminton' following a Badminton House lawn party held by the Duke of Beaufort in the mythical land of 'England', after which guests introduced the sport to their friends as "the Badminton game".

However, we applaud the hell-bound ruler of Eonopolis for entertaining us with his curious tale, and would sincerely invite him to participate in future Olympiads on the basis that such a creative imagination can only provide further interest for all Olympic nations.

Yours in Christ,

The Monastic Olympic Committee of the Archregimancy

Eonopolis shall join the Oympic Committee and host the best games ever witnessed!

Mark my words

Long live Eonopolis!

This is ridiculous. You are a n00b, and will never host anything with an outburst like this. Drop your hopes already, before I have to call te mods in for baiting.

I see no baiting.

Plenty of flaming though...

I see no baiting.

Plenty of flaming though...

OOC: I have to agree with our mighty mod...

Yes, Eonopolis is a n00b who clearly doesn't seem to have much of a feel for NS sport RP yet (this is assuming he isn't a puppet), but there are some signs in his posts that he's not entirely devoid of imagination, and that with a bit of encouragement he could make an interesting addition to the NS sport community just so long as he learns not to make peremptory announcements demanding that he be granted hosting rights to tournaments he hasn't even signed up for yet. He also writes in grammatically coherent sentences, which is no bad thing.

So I do think some of the reaction to his posts were a little over the top. He's a n00b who needs a bit of help, not a threat to the established order.

The sporting community will enjoy the addition of Eonopolis, the birthplace of badminton.

The Most Serene Republic of Qazox dismisses all claims of Eonopolis as the originators of the sport called 'badminton'. It was invented by the ancient Qazian indigenous tribes as a way to use up old Ox testicles that were shrunken down and hit with a stiff ox-tail. Many a war was decided by which tribe had the better player who could hit said testicle with said ox-tail....I'm Sorry on further research, 'badminton' was not the sport invented by ancient Qazians. The sport was Baseball. Sorry once again for any confusion

The Most Serene Republic of Qazox dismisses all claims of Eonopolis as the originators of the sport called 'badminton'. It was invented by the ancient Qazian indigenous tribes as a way to use up old Ox testicles that were shrunken down and hit with a stiff ox-tail. Many a war was decided by which tribe had the better player who could hit said testicle with said ox-tail....I'm Sorry on further research, 'badminton' was not the sport invented by ancient Qazians. The sport was Baseball. Sorry once again for any confusion

Minister of Sports says:

No matter what anyone says, we shall always know that badminotn WAS indeed invented in our great land.

Long live the General

And we shall host the Summer Games!