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OOC: Let's all be quite serious, hmm?

IC:



Title: End Joke Proposals

Category: Moral Decency
Strength: Strong
Proposed By: Texan Hotrodders

The NationStates United Nations,

NOTING WITH GLEE that there are some really funny proposals out there, some of which are actually intended to be funny.

RECOGNIZING WITH SOME TREPIDATION that all proposal authors have the right to freedom of humor.

THINKING OF THE CHILDREN when pointing out that many of these joke proposals are unfit for the underaged, immature, or undeveloped.

RESOLVES FIRMLY that joke proposals should be eliminated and their authors forced to wear funny clothing and dance with Inflatable Gandalfs.

POINTS AND LAUGHS at the authors of joke proposals.

Genius! :D

underaged, immature, or undeveloped

Read: the entirity of the UNOG

Read: the entirity of the UNOG

I resemble that remark.

I think the Hotrodian delegate has found an unacceptable hiatus in UN legislation. However, the proposal needs much improvement; its operative clauses, while commendable, are essentially toothless. Do we really expect those vile creatures, who threaten the very soul of this august assembly, to be intimidated by mere Inflatable Gandalfs?

No, and therefore we proudly suggest...

THE COMFY CHAIR!

http://garbolator.com/blog/comfy%20chair.jpg

It is our strong and resolute belief that joke proposals are an extraordinary threat, deserving of extraordinary measures. While we are aware of previous legislation passed by this body banning torture and other barbaric punishments, by their very nature UN resolutions do not apply outside sovereign territory of member nations.

http://test256.free.fr/UN%20Cards/gandalf.jpg

http://rulzofpunk.free.fr/images/lol_gandalf.gif

It's definitely lacking something. How about

INSERTING a clause for the sake of it,

AFFIRMING the above empty line,

REITERATING all previous resolutions which are damn serious,

?

Oh, and something about dolphins not being funny.

This proposal violates my nation's sovereignty! My nation was founded by the omnipotent creator, The Joke Proposal, and since we have ever worshipped the joke proposals. We speak only in the joke proposal in obedience to His power. We believe ourselves the children of the joke proposal and we won’t bend to the unrighteous demands of you non-the joke proposal heathens!

Economically, we use the joke proposal to power our homes. We burn down the joke proposal, collect the joke proposal with panels and split atoms of the joke proposal--to sustain our quality of life. Furthermore, we regularly utilize the joke proposal on the couch and in the bedroom--and sometimes our women the joke proposal together! It is our right to the joke proposal as often and as strangely as we want.

We don't take kindly to nations like yours that are intolerant of the joke proposals, and we might send you some radioactive the joke proposal if this passes. I hope our culture’s dependence on the joke proposal has taught you that you should consider other people's diverse cultures and the joke proposals before enforcing your narrow, the joke proposalless, One-World-Government philosophies on everyone!

Down with the evil UN!

THINKING OF THE CHILDREN when pointing out that many of these joke proposals are unfit for the underaged, immature, or undeveloped.

Just the children? OOC: I happen to belong to at least two of those categories, and I am most certainly not a child.

And if it is with such trepedation that you view this trouble, why don't you just repeal the right to humor?

Of course, then, threads like this might not exist, and then what fun would this be?

OOC: This is the funniest stuff I've read in ages

This gets my approval for sure!
~ Random Czardaian ambassador to the UN, shortly before being run over by a giant purple ant for the third time that week

ACKNOWLEDGING that many citizens of UN states wish to consume joke proposals for many purposes,

AFFIRMING that all people have a right to their own sense of humor,

CONSIDERING that responsible use of joke proposals harms only the individual user,

BELIEVING that criminalization of joke proposals is an ineffective and unjust deterrent,

RECOGNIZING that responsible authorship of joke proposals does not create public health hazards,

SEEKING to prevent criminalization of these proposals where it does not involve direct physical harm to others,

We vote NO!

What? It's not up for a vote? Oh. Never mind.

Anonymous

ACKNOWLEDGING that many citizens of UN states wish to consume joke proposals for many purposes,

AFFIRMING that all people have a right to their own sense of humor,

CONSIDERING that responsible use of joke proposals harms only the individual user,

BELIEVING that criminalization of joke proposals is an ineffective and unjust deterrent,

RECOGNIZING that responsible authorship of joke proposals does not create public health hazards,

SEEKING to prevent criminalization of these proposals where it does not involve direct physical harm to others,

We vote NO!

What? It's not up for a vote? Oh. Never mind.

Anonymous

Is "joke proposals" a code word for "recreational drugs"? :rolleyes:

hehe... Here is Joke version of my ISL proposal...

Name: International Sign Language
Category: Human Rights
Strength: Mild

BELIEVING sharing jokes between individuals within any UN member nation or in-between UN member nations is vital,

CONCERNED that opportunities for joke-making are limited in some member nations,

UNDERSTANDING the benefits of an international effort to bring Jokes to the masses,

BELIEVING that citizens need to hear jokes to make their lives less dreary,

UNDERSTANDING the potential of a plethora of new material availablew for jokes to be made,

The UN hereby

1. DEFINES for the purposes of this resolution:

a) 'joke' as a collection fo sentences designed to make the listener/reader to laugh.

b) 'joke-book' as a compilation of jokes

c) 'humour-impaired' as any person who is not able to perceive the humour in a majority of jokes;

2. ESTABLISHES the International Joke Society (IJS), mandated to
a) create joke-books harmonised from all ready existing joke books

b) provide a mechanism for nations to submit their own jokes to the IJS

c) coordinate international research into jokes and their creation

3. MANDATES that all humour-impaired citizens of member nations are given free access to ISJ developed Joke books;

4. STRONGLY URGES member nations to make ISJ developed joke books available at no charge to the general populace of their nations

5. ALLOWS member nations to generate their own jokebooks and promote the spreading of said jokebooks through-out the nation.

Is "joke proposals" a code word for "recreational drugs"? :rolleyes:

Why, what in the world would ever make you think that? :D

HEY!
http://jeroenr.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/internets.jpg

For this proposal to have any teeth, it must eradicate artocephalinae

Wenn ist das Nunstruck git und Slotermeyer? Ja!...
Beiherhund das Oder die Flipperwaldt gersput!

*runs back to the trenches*

This gets my approval for sure!
~ Random Czardaian ambassador to the UN, shortly before being run over by a giant purple ant for the third time that week

Who the hell let you out of General? :p

I fully agree with this proposal.

You can't just have nations running about willy-nilly proposing what they feel like. It would be anarchy.

Good on you that man.

I fully agree with this proposal.

You can't just have nations running about willy-nilly proposing what they feel like. It would be anarchy.

Good on you that man.

Oh dear God - TH is preventing Anarchy? HELL FROZE OVER!

But but but but but but but but but surely anarchists are too busy blowing things up to be interested in stuff. It's true, I read it somewhere.

And things work better when there's complete state control. Like the USSR. And the NHS. And the internet.

Plus governments get to bomb and shoot people and it isn't murder. Civilised states need that.

Down with anarchy!

:D Keep 'em comin' folks. Funny shit.

Who the hell let you out of General? :p
I needed to celebrate! I was just re-elected delegate of Athar after my first successful defending mission. As you ought to know.

(Besides, I'm not just a Generalite anymore. I RP a good deal too! ¬_¬)

I needed to celebrate! I was just re-elected delegate of Athar after my first successful defending mission. As you ought to know.

(Besides, I'm not just a Generalite anymore. I RP a good deal too! ¬_¬)

Just ribbing there. And of course I know. I had a puppet carefully monitoring the situation. ;)

Just ribbing there. And of course I know. I had a puppet carefully monitoring the situation. ;)
I couldn't tell.

Besides, we all need a vacation from abortion, Danish cartoons, the Holocaust, and Chuck Norris...

Besides, we all need a vacation from abortion

Have you looked at the proposals in queue lately?

*waiting for Thursday

Have you looked at the proposals in queue lately?

*waiting for Thursday

Me too. Should be interesting, regardless of what happens. Unfortunately, it probably won't be as much fun as this thread. Not that abortion debates aren't fun if you do 'em right, just not as fun as joke proposals.

This thread needs a little musical accompaniment.

http://rulzofpunk.free.fr/images/maindrumkid.gif

Have you looked at the proposals in queue lately?

*waiting for Thursday
I approved ALC several weeks ago and I haven't been back there since. However, Cluich told me it got into quorum, so I think I can guess. :rolleyes:

I approved ALC several weeks ago and I haven't been back there since. However, Cluich told me it got into quorum, so I think I can guess. :rolleyes:

That reminds me. I should probably bump that thread so the little monkeys can start flinging poo around again.

Me too. Should be interesting, regardless of what happens. Unfortunately, it probably won't be as much fun as this thread. Not that abortion debates aren't fun if you do 'em right, just not as fun as joke proposals.

They're enjoyable, just not the same way as fun threads are

That reminds me. I should probably bump that thread so the little monkeys can start flinging poo around again.
Poo flinging monkeys.... we should make a proposal about those sometime. :D

Poo flinging monkeys.... we should make a proposal about those sometime. :D

I can't. I'll get booted out of the UN again. :(

I can't. I'll get booted out of the UN again. :(
What was the first time for?

What was the first time for?

Submitting silly proposals. My third strike came with the "Midget Protection Act." :p

Submitting silly proposals. My third strike came with the "Midget Protection Act." :p
I've always wanted to submit one of those, but I'm already so close to deletion I'd better not. ("Legalize Everything!" would be a cool one, though. I'd get the anarchist vote at least!)

I've always wanted to submit one of those, but I'm already so close to deletion I'd better not. ("Legalize Everything!" would be a cool one, though. I'd get the anarchist vote at least!)

Meh, I've already been deleted once.

And I'm pretty sure that Legalize Everything has been done.

ooc: As far as I'm concerned, if they stay in the forum they're harming no one.

ic: We would also like to ban any proposals written under the influence of alcohol. What message do we send out when our descendants have to smell the alcohol on the precious documents that are passed resolutions?

ooc: As far as I'm concerned, if they stay in the forum they're harming no one.

ic: We would also like to ban any proposals written under the influence of alcohol. What message do we send out when our descendants have to smell the alcohol on the precious documents that are passed resolutions?

The only time I work on proposals is when I've been drinking, though... :(

ooc: As far as I'm concerned, if they stay in the forum they're harming no one.

ic: We would also like to ban any proposals written under the influence of alcohol. What message do we send out when our descendants have to smell the alcohol on the precious documents that are passed resolutions?

An excuse to why we were so stupid as to write such dribble

Another draft, partially making fun of the Recreational Drugs Business and partially making fun of another, which I'm not going to name.



Title: Legalize Recreational Voting

Category: Furtherment of Democracy
Strength: Strong
Proposed By: Texan Hotrodders

The NationStates United Nations,

OBSERVING that voting can actually be a lot of fun if people get to choose from an infinite array of candidates and can vote for people with funny names and crazy policies.

NOTING that providing entertainment services to voters and other incentives makes voting all fun and stuff so people will actually do it.

MANDATES that nations legalize recreational voting and support recreational voters by ensuring that they have the opportunity to vote recreationally.

DECLARES that recreational voting is really cool and harms nobody, man.

ic: We would also like to ban any proposals written under the influence of alcohol. What message do we send out when our descendants have to smell the alcohol on the precious documents that are passed resolutions?

We will resist any attempt to ban Fonzoland from authoring proposals. We have authored and contributed to many fine texts discussed in this assembly.

Given the obvious hostility towards us, as of now all diplomatic relations between Fonzoland and Randomea have been severed. But rest assured, the rumours of an invasion are greatly exaggerated.

But rest assured, the rumours of an invasion are greatly exaggerated.

Drat.