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TITSTFPPST
Category: Free Trade
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: Cobdenia

Description: The Intiative to Save the Future Pluperfect Passive Subjunctive Tense

BELIEVING the future pluperfect passive subjunctive tense to be real, and not something made up from back formation from Latin grammar. Honest.

UNDERSTANDING that the use of the grammar rules of a dead language when attempting to understand a modern language is akin to playing cricket using the rules of badminton.

NOT GIVING A STUFF about the previous article.

BELIEVING that the future pluperfect passive subjunctive tense is swell,

MANDATES that, henceforth, all proposals must have the future pluperfect passive subjuntive text inserted into them at some point or other,

REMOVES all bariers and tariffs to trade, so that future pluperfect passive subjunctive tenses may have had to have been allowed to be traded freely across international borders,

MANDATES that all nations attempt to preserve the future pluperfect passive subjunctive tense so that future generations may be able to employ it freely in their conversations.

Approvals: 5 (Desert Storm Iraq, Ohrder, Najra, Palentine UN Office, Flibbleites)

Status: Lacking Support (requires 125 more approvals)

Voting Ends: Tue Jun 6 2006
Delegates approve this proposal here! (nationstates.net/page=UN_proposal1/match=TITSTFPPST)

It should be noted that our insane IC economic policy exclusively prohibits tariffs on the future pluperfect passive subjunctive tenses. This proposal will also further educate people and stop crime!!!!111!!one!! :sniper:

APPROVED.

Huzzah! Long live the future pluperfect passive subjunctive tense!

*approves*

To quote the esteemed Darrell Waltrip...

"Boogity! Boogity! Boogity!":D

Endorsed it.

I believe the line mandating that all future proposals contain and instance of the future pluperfect passive subjuntive would be illegal under the "Game Mechanics" rule

Why can't we use Classical Greek grammar? Much simpler, there being only one future tense - that is, the future tense. Past is a bit more difficult, though.

I believe the line mandating that all future proposals contain and instance of the future pluperfect passive subjuntive would be illegal under the "Game Mechanics" rule
:rolleyes:

Are we not allowed the (not so-)occasional joke?

There was once a businessman who loved baked scrod, but he never had it freshly made. One day his boss sent him on a trip to Boston. All the way to Boston, all he could think about was finnally getting some auhentic baked Boston Scrod. Out of the airport he hailed a cab, and said to the driver after he got in,"Driver take me to where I can get scrod!" the cabbie paused and replied," I've driven a cab for 20 years, and I believe this is the first time I heard that request in the pluperfect subjunctive.":D

:rolleyes:

Are we not allowed the (not so-)occasional joke?

You joke your way

I'll joke with understatement

The Ausserland delegation flatly refuses to support this proposal. It neglects to mandate the use of solar panels in outlawing the murder of divorced dolphins.

Anonymous inebriated diplomat :rolleyes:

The Rogue Nation of Flibbleites supports this proposal, however we are dismayed that it lacks a clause mandating the eradication of arctiphalenalia (or however you say that big fancy word for baby seals).

Bob Flibble
UN Representative

OOC: Oh God, I'm turning into Kenny with my spelling

You had me until the free trade thing. Honest to goodness, I was on my way to approve this.

Now, if there had been a clause about the MASS MURDER of baby white rhinos, most especially in the form of a "Don't do it," Norderia would have considered approving it despite the blatant disregard for our protectionist economic policy.

Tommo the Stout
Ambassador

OOC: Oh God, I'm turning into Kenny with my spelling[OOC: Am I a bad speller?]

[OOC: Am I a bad speller?]

OOC: I think he's referring to your habit of butchering Ecopoeia's name...and why are we whispering? :p

OOC: I think he's referring to your habit of butchering Ecopoeia's name...and why are we whispering?[OOC: Dunno. Ask the Don.]

Wow, i missed something here.

[OOC: Dunno. Ask the Don.]

OOC: Can I whisper too?

.

Don't say it too loudly now.

;)

Why are you all whispering?

DBL

Press Ctrl + A

OOC: I think he's referring to your habit of butchering Ecopoeia's name...and why are we whispering? :p
Yes that's what I'm referring to, and I don't know why we're all whispering I put my original statement in white because I was muttering in under my breath.

BEST PROPOSAL OF THE YEAR!

What? All that whispering made me feel like shouting.

QUIET, you blundering fool! You'll wake the gnomes!!

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You know, if you're going to whisper, you could at least have the courtesy to whisper intellegently.

Bob Flibble
UN Representative

Or at least use words.

Or at least use words.Not so loud you will disturbe those alligning the solar planels for the dolphins and seals.

Seals need solar panels?

Why are you all whispering?

We don't want to wake Hack.

As a Latin pupil myself, as well as a lover of dead languages, I am all for this proposal.

Free trade ftw! </WoW>

This Is Now
Category: Political Stability
Strength: Strong
Proposed by: St Edmundan Antarctic

The United Nations,

NOTING the current disagreement about whether the so-called 'Future Pluperfect Passive Subjunctive Tense' is genuine,

APPRECIATING the stories of the RL author named Damon Runyon,

NOTING that some of Mr Runyon's most memorable characters speak entirely in the present tense,

MANDATES that all UN resolutions are now being written entirely in the present tense, whether anybody else is liking this or not.


OOC: Okay, so it's illegal for the blatant RL reference (as well as for trying to set rules about how resolutions should be written, of course...), but I just couldn't resist the temptation... ;)

In honor of Cobdenia...

http://koobem.com/temp/fpps.jpg

(I'm not very creative)

We don't want to wake Hack.I already used (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=11092322&postcount=23) that joke.

OOC: You said that the gnomes would be woken.

OOC: You said that the gnomes would be woken.
Well who do you think gives the gnomes their daily whipping?

The TSP delegate's supporting this. First time in a while he's been happy to endorse a proposal.

(well, he only heard about it when i sent it to him...but still, it's the thought that counts ^_^)

Well who do you think gives the gnomes their daily whipping?

OOC: Fair point, though I thought that was the Gnome master. Or is Hack the Gnome master.

OOC: Fair point, though I thought that was the Gnome master. Or is Hack the Gnome master.

Hack is simply the Master. He insists I call him that when he's not making me wear the leather hood and the ballgag.

OOC: Fair point, though I thought that was the Gnome master. Or is Hack the Gnome master.

OOC:Hack's the owner of the UN Gnomes account

Hack is simply the Master. He insists I call him that when he's not making me wear the leather hood and the ballgag.
TMI Cluich, TMI

Hack is simply the Master. He insists I call him that when he's not making me wear the leather hood and the ballgag.I thought you were his daddy (http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/5-05/ep3daddyposter.jpg)?

:eek:

Er hello Hack, did you stumble in on our crochet and croquet club?

Here, have a needle and some wool...and I'll just get a mallet and whack you ov...um I mean, set up a nice friendly game of croquet.

Anyone got any black body bags?

I thought you were his daddy (http://www.jedidefender.com/news/images/5-05/ep3daddyposter.jpg)?

On the DEFCON forums, I'm everyone's daddy.

Er hello Hack, did you stumble in on our crochet and croquet club?

Here, have a needle and some wool...and I'll just get a mallet and whack you ov...um I mean, set up a nice friendly game of croquet.

Anyone got any black body bags?

I've got some in my office. Where do you want them delivered? And shouldn't they perhaps be white so no-one can see them?

May the blessings of our assassinating otters be upon you.

Leonard Otterby
Ambassador for the Republic of Compadria to the U.N.