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Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?
Wake up late because the power would be out and my alarm clock wouldn't go off.

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?

Log on to NationStates.

run around in circles screaming

I'd move to scandinavia.

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?
Find my military. Ask them if they want a nice cushy life. Start oppressing people Soviet style and see if I can pick up some extra land on the way.

I'd conquer Canada. I've always wanted to conquer Canada. It's like a life's dream of mine.

Or, you know, at least conquer small bits of it.

Me, I'd cry, and try to wait it out somewhere. If it went on for more than a few days, then I'd try and steal a car (this would fail miserably, as I have no idea how to do this and it would have to be automatic for me to drive it with any success.) then I'd start stocking up on supplies and get the hell out of this dump

Log on to NationStates.

Communications being out presumably includes phones, and therefore the net, by extension

I'd move to scandinavia.
The mountain range?

Party!:D

A dream come true, anarchy, at last!
Freedom for all!!

EDIT: Oh and grab a bat and stop any fascist from taking advantage of the situation.

Communications being out presumably includes phones, and therefore the net, by extension
Not all of us use a telephone line for internet. Some of us use cable or satellite or theft.

If the goverment has fallen down. It seems the perfect time to take it all over. :sniper:

First, try to find out how my family is - at least those who live close enough for me to check without anything working.

Then, go to the local HQ of the communist party, and try to organize something with my comrades to prevent the worse from happening, and to have people organize together and face the adversity united.

The mountain range?
No, one of the scandinavian countries. Maybe sweden, that way I could go invite myself to live with Fass until the anarchy passes.

If the goverment has fallen down. It seems the perfect time to take it all over. :sniper:

Right. All of Canada. Come on, who doesn't want to conquer Canada? Maybe if I'm extraordinarily polite I can get some mounties on my side.

Can Mounties be bribed with oreos?

Not all of us use a telephone line for internet. Some of us use cable or satellite or theft.

OK, didn't think of that. I still say that you can't log on to NS if all communications are down, because this is communication, and if other nations were going to hell same as your own, you'd know pretty quickly, which was stipulated against in the OP

No, one of the scandinavian countries. Maybe sweden, that way I could go invite myself to live with Fass until the anarchy passes.
Can never be sure. ;)

If the goverment has fallen down. It seems the perfect time to take it all over. :sniper:

Oh yay. Another sniper smiley.

Communications being out presumably includes phones, and therefore the net, by extension

No. More. NS? Then the world surely hath collapsed.

I'd probably eat some breakfast.

id go talk to my neighbors.

What people here have always done at times like this.

Party on the beach and wait for it to get better.

The party is still going on, and it isn't getting any better, but no one cares.

I'd go steal a 1975-1980 Trans Am with the kick ass firebird in it and street race people.

Can never be sure. ;)
What would I do alone in a mountain range anyway? Nobody to have sex with, and no electricity to download porn. That's not living, that's surviving.

I would probaby try to find some militant leftist movement and fight for power. If I couldn't find one with a good chance of winning I would move to another country.

If the goverment has fallen down. It seems the perfect time to take it all over. :sniper:
Why the gun smileys? Is there a conspiracy for first-time posters to use gun smileys?

Right. All of Canada. Come on, who doesn't want to conquer Canada? Maybe if I'm extraordinarily polite I can get some mounties on my side.

Can Mounties be bribed with oreos?
Mounties can be bribed with a smile.

Besides, I'd be happy just taking over BC.

I'd move into the White House.

What would I do alone in a mountain range anyway? Nobody to have sex with, and no electricity to download porn. That's not living, that's surviving.
there is always moose...

Mounties can be bribed with a smile.

Besides, I'd be happy just taking over BC.

:D Me and my mounties will be living in Quebec shortly.

Why the gun smileys? Is there a conspiracy for first-time posters to use gun smileys?

You didn't know about that?

I hear they've started telling people in that email they send to verify your e-mail address to use gun smilies in their first post

Party!:D

A dream come true, anarchy, at last!
Freedom for all!!

EDIT: Oh and grab a bat and stop any fascist from taking advantage of the situation.

Excellent. Perhaps we can share bats in a nice comradely way. At least until we can clobber sufficient fascists to yield enough bats for everyone's needs.

....
What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?

Gather a bunch of violent people and eradicate all possible security threats. Preemptive defence is best, those thugs will never know what hit them.

there is always moose...
I'll choose Fass over mooses any day ;)

I would probaby try to find some militant leftist movement and fight for power. If I couldn't find one with a good chance of winning I would move to another country.


Why the gun smileys? Is there a conspiracy for first-time posters to use gun smileys?

I don't think so, but who has won a revolution by holding each other hands?
But if you like this better;
:fluffle:

I'll choose Fass over mooses any day ;)
It is spelt mice. Better be clear on that b4u team up with Fass...

What would I do alone in a mountain range anyway?
Avoid the riots.
Nobody to have sex with, and no electricity to download porn.
On the sex: yourself.
On the porn: there's magazines.
That's not living, that's surviving.
Its both. As long as one has a pulse and is breathing, has shelter, and consumables one is living. When one stops surviving, one is dead. Which lead to the secret of life: avoid death.

It is spelt mice. Better be clear on that b4u team up with Fass...
Oh, then you meant "mouse" on your first post, not "moose". It's not exactly the same animal, you know -_-'

I still choose Fass though.

Free money in the bank!

Oh, wait, they're worthless.

Free merchandise in all shops!

Avoid the riots.

On the sex: yourself.
On the porn: there's magazines.

Its both. As long as one has a pulse and is breathing, has shelter, and consumables one is living. When one stops surviving, one is dead. Which lead to the secret of life: avoid death.
Stop being all serious and to the point. You're spoiling my funny posts :p

run around in circles screaming

Euhh, that won't bring you far. Need a map or a TomTom?:confused:

Oh, then you meant "mouse" on your first post, not "moose". It's not exactly the same animal, you know -_-'

I still choose Fass though.
I know what I meant. One moose, two mice.

I know what I meant. One moose, two mice.
So, moose, as in elk, in its plural form uses the same word as mouse in its plural form? That's certainly one of the stupidest perks of the english language I've heard of yet.

edit: in case it wasn't clear from my posts, english is my second language, hence the confusion.

So, moose, as in elk, in its plural form uses the same word as mouse in its plural form?
'Moose (http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/deer/charge.jpg)' is both singular and plural. I don't know where 'mouse (http://www.nature.shetland.co.uk/brc/pics/Field%20Mouse%20small.jpg)' and 'mice (http://asac.ucdavis.edu/mice.jpg)' came in. This is an 'elk (http://blogs.yogajournal.com/elk9.jpg)'. That had better clear up any confusion.

It is spelt mice. Better be clear on that b4u team up with Fass...
no meese like goose and geese! :D

Get the fuck out of there ASAP, be it through hook, crook, or force of arms.

I'd gather up a bunch of people and create my own government and implore others to stay away.

Failing that, I would then go ask help from some militant group, either just violent people or a leftist group.

Then I would gather up a bunch of people and create my own government and implore others to stay away and stay away from others.

Once order resumes, I will disband the militant group and attempt to expand my influence to spread the order.

Of course, I could have it much easier: I could just wait for my nation's special forces to come and get me out of the mess, since I don't live in my own nation.

'Moose (http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/animals/deer/charge.jpg)' is both singular and plural. I don't know where 'mouse (http://www.nature.shetland.co.uk/brc/pics/Field%20Mouse%20small.jpg)' and 'mice (http://asac.ucdavis.edu/mice.jpg)' came in. This is an 'elk (http://blogs.yogajournal.com/elk9.jpg)'. That had better clear up any confusion.
I didn't bring up mice, he did. And I knew mice to be the plural form of mouse, so I was obviously confused by his statement.

And, please notice that I used the word elk to ensure we were both talking about the same cervidae specy.

no meese like goose and geese! :D
Isn't that a Monty Python reference?

I didn't bring up mice, he did. And I knew mice to be the plural form of mouse, so I was obviously confused by his statement.
And, please notice that I used the word elk to ensure we were both talking about the same cervidae specie.
I was merely trying to help, that's all. I also didn't intend to mean that you brought up mice, not that it matters all that much. For a heads up, expect to hear "mooses" and "mouses" anyhow.

I was merely trying to help, that's all. I also didn't intend to mean that you brought up mice, not that it matters all that much. For a heads up, expect to hear "mooses" and "mouses" anyhow.
Well, then me saying "mooses" in the first place wasn't that awful then.

damn you and your grammar nazism! :p

I would, with the help of helpful people, form a stronghold commune / gated community in some sort of shopping mall, al la Dawn of the Dead. We would try to make a democractic micro-government. We would let people in, but not too many people. If we ran out of space, we would form a para-military to help the other people find another mall to live in.

OMG, I have to write this down, it will make a great movie.

Well, then me saying "mooses" in the first place wasn't that awful then.
Grammatical Nazism is the only ideology that I have charged on my karmatic VISA.

Isn't that a Monty Python reference?
I don't think so, if it is it probably wasn't the first use.

I would take advantage of this extraordinary possibility. I'd collect some of my friends and people I'd find thinking the same way we do, and try to get weapons. From police stations, from army bases, anywhere possible, and after getting some we'd turn this into a class war, get rid of the bourgeoisie and lead the anarchosyndicalist revolution to its inevitable succes!

It is spelt mice. Better be clear on that b4u team up with Fass...
"Before Uganda"?
While correcting spelling, you use internet shorthand. How on Earth did you get away with it? :p

I don't even know what to do when my nation is okay...

"Before Uganda"?
While correcting spelling, you use internet shorthand. How on Earth did you get away with it? :p

By sounding authoritative. Remember Hitler? Nobody questioned his right to promote the tall blonde germanic bloodline....

By sounding authoritative.
With leather whips? Sexy.

Get killed by the rampaging hordes who, without law, will start killing, raping, and stealing with impunity.

Western Canada will unite and enslave those Eastern bastards(just kidding - but really)

Western Canada will unite and enslave those Eastern bastards(just kidding - but really)
You will face a wall of Quebec indifference... not to say independance.

And with what army are you gonna do that, exactly? I seem to remember most Canadian military bases to be located in Ontario, Quebec and BC.

You will face a wall of Quebec indifference... not to say independance.

And with what army are you gonna do that, exactly? I seem to remember most Canadian military bases to be located in Ontario, Quebec and BC.

But all the guns are over here!

No, one of the scandinavian countries. Maybe sweden, that way I could go invite myself to live with Fass until the anarchy passes.

Ooh, we could have waffles with cloudberry jam, after we'd skied and been to the sauna.

Ooh, we could have waffles with cloudberry jam, after we'd skied and been to the sauna.
Wait, you're a Swede admitting to actually using the sauna as a sauna and not as a closet?! *head explodes*

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?

Pray for peace and that the ensuing civil war that is probably going to take place isn't so overly devestating that it'll take decades to recover from.

Wait, you're a Swede admitting to actually using the sauna as a sauna and not as a closet?! *head explodes*

Huh? Saunas are great. Most people I know love them, and wish they had one. By the by, did you have any waffles yesterday? I got a tummy ache after my 8th...

Masturbate.

Masturbate.

I thought that was what we did to keep civilisation going.

Get out of the country. Which for me means going to Canada (it's the nearest).

Once I am safely out of the US, try these countries in order
Israel
UK
Canada
Australia
Ireland
New Zealand
South Africa
France
Japan

If all of these countries are in trouble, I am seriously screwed.

Huh? Saunas are great. Most people I know love them, and wish they had one.
That's good to know. I had to clean out the sauna here. Rather annoying and all that. When I've been to Sweden, every sauna I saw had been occupied by boxes, wrapping papper, linen, and a mass of other worthless crap. Maybe its just Uppsala and the surrounding area.

When people come over to visit are the first words out of your mouth, "When shall we sauna?" If they are not, they should be.

I was in Stockholm yesterday. No waffles. Did I miss something?

I thought that was what we did to keep civilisation going.

Masturbation is very versatile.

That's good to know. I had to clean out the sauna here. Rather annoying and all that. When I've been to Sweden, every sauna I saw had been occupied by boxes, wrapping papper, linen, and a mass of other worthless crap. Maybe its just Uppsala and the surrounding area.

Debauched bourgoisie that doesn't know how to appreciate what they've got! :mad:

When people come over to visit are the first words out of your mouth, "When shall we sauna?" If they are not, they should be.

I usually say "When shall we fika?".

I was in Stockholm yesterday. No waffles. Did I miss something?

It was waffle day - våffeldagen! It's a day for stuffing your face with waffles of all shapes and sizes and toppings. You missed out, you poor sod.

Masturbation is very versatile.

I must be doing it wrong, then.

It was waffle day - våffeldagen! It's a day for stuffing your face with waffles of all shapes and sizes and toppings. You missed out, you poor sod.

Man. Sweden sounds like so much more fun than the USA.

Debauched bourgoisie that doesn't know how to appreciate what they've got! :mad:
Sauna is very good. I did some sauna after skiing today. Very nice ending.
I usually say "When shall we fika?".
I preffer tea, with lots of honey.
It was waffle day - våffeldagen! It's a day for stuffing your face with waffles of all shapes and sizes and toppings. You missed out, you poor sod.
I consume Ålandspankaka daily. If only that made up for it... :(

Man. Sweden sounds like so much more fun than the USA.

Yes, my days just fly by in a flurry of silly holidays.

Ooh, we could have waffles with cloudberry jam, after we'd skied and been to the sauna.
Hmmm, waffles *drools*

Sauna is very good. I did some sauna after skiing today. Very nice ending.

Isn't it? There's something special about sitting there and just dehydrating, your balls dropping to the floor from the heat. I think I could live in a sauna if I could somehow figure out a way to make the government give me money for it. I'll find a way to exploit socialism yet, mark my words!

I preffer tea, with lots of honey.

No bullar, then?

I consume Ålandspankaka daily. If only that made up for it... :(

Ugh. I'm sorry, but reprocessing porridge like that is just plain old evil.

Grab my shotgun, bring the sheep clsoer to home and wait it out. Maybe I'd go and steal the greenwoods sheep....

Isn't it? There's just something special about sitting there and just dehydrating, your balls dropping to the floor from the heat. I think I could live in a sauna if I could somehow figure out a way to make the government give me money for it.

I prefer spas, personally. Avoids the dehydration, plus you get water jets to massage your sore muscles. Add some porn and it's the perfect boyfriend, really.

Arm myself with whatever sharp objects I can find, then raid a gun store. As soon as I'm sufficiently armed, I'd start converting my house into a bunker. Then, I'd wait it out in there, only venturing out to gather more food.

Yes, my days just fly by in a flurry of silly holidays.

Waffle Day sounds infinitely cooler than any of the holidays that I get over here.

Hmmm, waffles *drools*

You know what's best? Rolling them up and using them as "cornets" (French word, I don't really know the international English one, even if I have heard British people use it... cone?) for ice cream.

Waffle Day sounds infinitely cooler than any of the holidays that I get over here.

Food holidays warrant a certain degree of abstinence from certain types of food so that they can be special on that day. I don't see that working in the US, I'm afraid. Massachusetts, though, is better than the rest, so you should try.

I prefer spas, personally. Avoids the dehydration, plus you get water jets to massage your sore muscles. Add some porn and it's the perfect boyfriend, really.

I originally read that as "spaz"...

Spas are too wimpy. I like sweaty manliness.

You know what's best? Rolling them up and using them as "cornets" (French word, I don't really know the international English one, even if I have heard British people use it... cone?) for ice cream.
You don't have to explain french words for me, I'm the Quebec froggie, remember?

I originally read that as "spaz"...

Spas are too wimpy. I like sweaty manliness.
I'll keep that in mind. I like clean manliness, myself :p

Isn't it? There's something special about sitting there and just dehydrating, your balls dropping to the floor from the heat.
I personally like the snow rolling that accompanies sauna the best. The ball dropping comes in as a close second. I wondered today if the heat affects potency at all. You know by chance?
I think I could live in a sauna if I could somehow figure out a way to make the government give me money for it. I'll find a way to exploit socialism yet, mark my words!
Exploit that socialism!
No bullar, then?
Then and then. I have it with breakfast and before I hit the hay. Times when I'm eating something already or don't really want to eat something.
Ugh. I'm sorry, but reprocessing porridge like that is just plain old evil.
I'm rather fond of it. I wish they could use something other than the plommonsylt, if that's what they use. Anyhow, the Åländingar need something different.

I'll keep that in mind. I like clean manliness, myself :p

How fun is to lick something dry?

You don't have to explain french words for me, I'm the Quebec froggie, remember?

The rest of the plebs are not so fortunate.

How fun is to lick something dry?
I said clean, not dry ;)

Edible massage oil, anyone?

I personally like the snow rolling that accompanies sauna the best. The ball dropping comes in as a close second. I wondered today if the heat affects potency at all. You know by chance?

Snow rolling will do when there is no frozen lake around... and all I can give you is anecdotal evidence that it does, and for the better.

Exploit that socialism!

It's got to be my turn to suckle at the teat, for once.

Then and then. I have it with breakfast and before I hit the hay. Times when I'm eating something already or don't really want to eat something.

Bullar?

I'm rather fond of it. I wish they could use something other than the plommonsylt, if that's what they use. Anyhow, the Åländingar need something different.

Oh, what those people need would take the whole evening to write down.

The rest of the plebs are not so fortunate.
:( And I here I thought your words were for me only. I was feeling special.

You're like all the others. *runs away crying, heart broken*

I said clean, not dry ;)

Edible massage oil, anyone?

Artificial. I prefer nature's own products.

:( And I here I thought your words were for me only. I was feeling special.

You're like all the others. *runs away crying, heart broken*

Queen.

Snow rolling when there is no frozen lake around... and all I can give you is anecdotal evidence that it does, and for the better.
I haven't had the frozen body of water chance. I'd have to run a marathon to get anywhere near water where I am.

Nice to know I'm doing myself a favor everytime I sauna! :p
It's got to be my turn to suckle at the teat, for once.
Quoted for imagery.
Bullar?
Canelbullar eller pepparkakor! Sometimes with cheese on the latter.
Oh, what those people need would take the whole evening to write down.
Do they got this (http://www.fineli.fi/food.php?foodid=6036&lang=sv) in Sverige? Best on vanilla ice-cream with some baked good crumbled on top.

Move to Newfoundland.

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?Make a mad dash for my other country.

Move to where my boyfriend is, or together with him move to saudi arabia :D

Queen.
Bastard. To think I thought you were different! *bawls*
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Set up a citizen militia and protect people, hopefully expanding neighborhood by neighborhood to create a coherent proto-government to act as a safe haven during the period of anarchy.

Paint a sign saying "Fuck me before I die!".

Stock up on iced tea and my favourite condiments. You can never be too careful about this sort of thing.

If I was going to restart civilization I’d look up a lot of my old military connections and start by seizing all the breweries. From there you’re well on the way to restarting civilization. I actually went over this plan with my buddies, when I was kicking around in garrison, waiting for the world to end when the clocks struck midnight and the year 2000 began. It was a very surreal duty to be tasked with. Mostly, it was just lots of inoculations and waiting for the Apocalypse. The paper work was the most irritating; I mean if the society is breaking down, filling out stupid forms shouldn’t be a high priority.

I haven't had the frozen body of water chance. I'd have to run a marathon to get anywhere near water where I am.

You've left Åland? *gasps*

Canelbullar eller pepparkakor! Sometimes with cheese on the latter.

For breakfast? And cheese on pepparkakor? :eek: Please, stop defiling my culture.

Do they got this (http://www.fineli.fi/food.php?foodid=6036&lang=sv) in Sverige? Best on vanilla ice-cream with some baked good crumbled on top.

Is that like kolasås?

Bastard. To think I thought you were different! *bawls*
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It's all part of my devious plan to get you flustered, so that you will become sweaty, and thus lickable.

You've left Åland? *gasps*
No, I was exaggerating. The water's a little over one kilometer away, but still a little far to arrive steaming.
For breakfast? And cheese on pepparkakor? :eek: Please, stop defiling my culture.
I get that a lot. No, not for breakfast, that's just tea and yoghurt. Before I go to bed I take a cup of tea with pepparkakor with cheese or a canelbulle. I can't resist using osthyvelar! Its brilliant! A nice gubbe showed me how pepparkakor were supposed to be eaten one lazy Sunday afternoon, and I took his cheesy wisdom to heart.
Is that like kolasås?
I think so. Kinuskisås is just the finlandssvensk spelling of some Russian topping.

It's all part of my devious plan to get you flustered, so that you will become sweaty, and thus lickable.
Heck, just say so and I'll run a couple of blocks. I'm all for being licked, you know.

I get that a lot. No, not for breakfast, that's just tea and yoghurt. Before I go to bed I take a cup of tea with pepparkakor with cheese or a canelbulle. I can't resist using osthyvelar! Its brilliant! A nice gubbe showed me how pepparkakor were supposed to be eaten one lazy Sunday afternoon, and I took his cheesy wisdom to heart.

Yeah, I can't live without osthyvlar. Going abroad, I always bring one to have and then give to someone, hoping they'll catch on. Hasn't happened yet. But really, cheese on pepparkakor? It's blasphemous enough for me to try. Any special kind of cheese?

Heck, just say so and I'll run a couple of blocks. I'm all for being licked, you know.

I've ways of making you sweat without exertion on your part.

CANADA SUCKS
I was originally going to make a derogatory comment here, but, then, I realized that, as someone who paid money to see "V for Vendetta", I have no room to complain about awkward and irrelevant political commentary that is provided freely.
Instead, I will say that the above post didn't have enough explosions and get back on topic.

If the US were to fall into anarchy, I would rally an army from of fellow college students that would march into Manhattan and defend the Korean and Chinese restaurants therein from destruction. The rioters can destroy the plague of Applebee's and McDonald's that lie upon the city instead.

I've ways of making you sweat without exertion on your part.
Yeah, but exertion on my part makes my body all toned and gorgeous, so I don't really mind.

Move to where my boyfriend is, or together with him move to saudi arabia :D

Saudi sucks more than canada. It's the butthole of the world. there is nothing there workth a damn other than oil. I cannot wait until science invents some car that runs on salt water, so no one will care about the middle east anymore

Saudi sucks more than canada. It's the butthole of the world. there is nothing there workth a damn other than oil. I cannot wait until science invents some car that runs on salt water, so no one will care about the middle east anymore
Admit it. You're Saudi arabian, aren't you?

Turn up Beethoven's 9th, 4th movement up to full blast and cheer that the state and capitalism have finally fallen, then join the nearing anarchist community or found one if there aren't any nearby.

Cry that capitalism had fallen. Immediatly find a right wing group (but not too far right) and try reunification via the UN

Quick thought: Why are there so few right wing people on NS, there are lots of extreme lefties though

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?
Begin trying to help put the government back together. Restablish the capitalist economy. Kick a liberal in the crotch(that's a joke, libs.)

Unite and fortify my neighborhood. After establishing a base slowly control my town including the supermarkets in which they will have to reopen trade with their supplier (that's a big problem). From their take the hospital in the town over or share it (possibly unite with the other town if possible.) Create a police force to recreate security and put down the anarchy.

After that it's more or less just conquering the rest of South Jersey :)

I would be interesting to see the US collapse. I have very little knowledge of it.
Would it divide into states, gorups of States, or townships?


Also i wonder if all the states would keep democracy?


Finaly it says the tome at the bottom is GMT- The colcks went forward last night and they havnt changed at the bottom

I would be interesting to see the US collapse. I have very little knowledge of it.
Would it divide into states, gorups of States, or townships?


Well, that would depend on the nature of the collapse. If it was Washington getting wiped off the map, for example, probably they'd stay at state level government, except for the militia groups who would break away. But a lot of those are in the middle of the desert, so no one pays much attention...

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?
Clearly it would be time to retreat to the cabin, where I can live off the land. Where I can also trade a piece of gold for things I can't make myself and where I can do things for others in return for a piece of two of gold.

How many of you have skills that would be marketable in an economy without technology? Hell, how about in an economy without electricity?

it wouldnt happen maby to your guys pussy nations but not mine i would take your nations over and you would not say a god damn word

Find the Royal Family and fight to re-establish order until either I die or I've got every would be anarchist impaled on a pike.

I'd most likely die, but I'd get a hell of a lot of the buggers before the end. Plus, it'd be a great way to become a legend.

And I ain't kidding about the pikes. I've seen the armory in the Tower of London. I'd surround every commune or barricade I burnt with the heads of my foe.

Gods, mountains of skulls! I'd forgot about them.

That depends: does it get conquered or does it just fade out over time? Because really all nations must eventually end in the due course of political evolution, it's merely the means that differentiate between them.

What whould I do? Hum, let's see...

I would sit down and wait for a week until the unbrained beings are all dead. Then I'd move to the streets and join "La Resistance". I'd live like a renegade. yeahh... that would be fine...

Quick thought: Why are there so few right wing people on NS, there are lots of extreme lefties though
Because very few right wing people can operate the interweb. You´ll also notice that very few right wing people are educated.

Arm myself against looters and criminals, and then attempt to reestablish order

Head for Leeds Armouries.

Why?

Caus I can arm a small force with more weapons than is practical and it'll be cool.

From there, establish a nice safe haven for trade and commerce, whilst holding onto at least half the supermarkets in the area so that I can feed at least a few thousand people for a year or so.

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?
I'll do what I do every evening. Bust open a bottle of beer and devour some chicken patties.

run around in circles screaming

Sounds like a good idea.

Either that or sell my intellect for an up and comming power and try to set up the slightly left leaning centrist democracy I've always wanted. Then I'll unite humanity because, let's face it, when the USA falls everyone's going down with us. Just look at the depression back in the 30's.

I'd board up all of my windows, shut down the gate and put a pad lock and chain around the gate, release all of my dogs but two into the yard, completely lock up every exterior door and window, use a dolly to drag my refrigerator into the basement, get everything out of the pantry and put it in the basement, get my small grill and drag it into my basement, lock myself into my basement because it has a steel door (and few exterior exits), all of my guns and ammunition are down there, there is a TV and stereo system (and a generator I can plug into if necessary), and a guest bedroom (and bathroom).

If all else failes I get into my truck, attach my trailor, and drive out into the middle of nowhere where I don't have to worry about people breaking in or attacking me/my house for possessions.

Declare myself Holy Emperor of The New Imperial Might of Quaon, conquer the pathetic peoples of America, and rule my dynasty forever! BWAHAHAHA! BWAHAHAHA! Uh...yeah, never mind...:D

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?

have a party in the street

Party!:D

A dream come true, anarchy, at last!
Freedom for all!!

EDIT: Oh and grab a bat and stop any fascist from taking advantage of the situation.

but if you stop people from taking advantage of the situation you are acting as the government yourself and from the way your post sounds, thats completely against your principals

but if you stop people from taking advantage of the situation you are acting as the government yourself and from the way your post sounds, thats completely against your principals
Normally, one has to at least wait a few days before they are corrupted by their circumstances and abandon the causes they once held dear.

Celebrate with little girls and boys.

What would I do?
wake up late.
masturbate.
lounge around for a bit.
get rotten drunk on vodka.

So, no real change from a normal Saturday, then.

Originally Posted by Anglo-Britain
Quick thought: Why are there so few right wing people on NS, there are lots of extreme lefties though


Because most NSers are students of some sort, and it behooves them to support Leftist socialist policies. Also, most Computer literate people are urbanized, and urban people tend to be left of center as well.

I am fiscally conservative and socially libertarian myself.

I'd get a gun, a few journals, any friends who agree to come along, and enough food to keep me going until I can get more. Then travel for a few years, writing about the various communist groups that try to take over and the stunningly large amount of people who spend their days masturbating. Once I'm done, I move to Europe, publish my journals into a book, and become rich.

So assuming I don't get shot, I'd be set.

Pick it up again.

I'll probably horde pickles.

Sure, it sounds crazy now, but nobody will think of it. I'll get the jump on the competition.

Then, one day, people will be making sandwiches and sighing deep longing sighs for their lost lamented pickles. And who will become their new hero?

Me, of course. The only man left with pickles! Then, as their lunch savior, they will worship me as their god. :cool:

I'll probably horde pickles.

Sure, it sounds crazy now, but nobody will think of it. I'll get the jump on the competition.

Then, one day, people will be making sandwiches and sighing deep longing sighs for their lost lamented pickles. And who will become their new hero?

Me, of course. The only man left with pickles! Then, as their lunch savior, they will worship me as their god. :cool:
If you horde pickles, who will horde the tacos?!

If you horde pickles, who will horde the tacos?!
Gir will. (cookies for anyone who gets this.)

If you horde pickles, who will horde the tacos?!

Hopefully nobody. Everybody deserves tacos. *nod*

Hopefully nobody. Everybody deserves tacos. *nod*
I had three for dinner :D

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?

Heave a deep and heartfelt sigh of relief. I won't have to go to work and deal with my uberbitch boss.

Gir will. (cookies for anyone who gets this.)

"I love TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSS."

You live as a kid once and you never forget the good times.

Also, when my nation falls, I'll just do what I always do. Wander to someplace new.

I'd probably be initially really pissed, and then after that I'd try to organized some people together to get some sort of stability and organization. Of course armaments would be needed, but given twenty or thirty people, we'd be able to establish something that would at least be a somewhat island of calm.

Short Term: Sit in my bed and read Calvin and Hobbes whilst snacking on peanut butter crackers.

Long Term: Laugh at extreme leftists when they figure out anarchy isnt all its cracked up to be

To the wilderness with me and my kin, last place I want to be when there are no laws is around other people. Remember hurricane Katrina, especially the Superdome.

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?

Break into a gun store, get enough ammunition to drop half of NYC into one bloody twitching heap, break into a sporting goods store and get some camping equipment, then break into a grocery store and get lots of non-perishables then head into the wilderness to wait until society completely devours itself.

Follow me. I know where the caves are. :D

Move to Canada, Germany, Finland, or the UK. I would barely miss this place.

Move to Canada, Germany, Finland, or the UK. I would barely miss this place.
Do you really want to deal with that language in a post apocalyptic world?

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?


Party time!!!

Proberly move to Australia, but I don't think Britain can fall any further!

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?
gather my friends, equipment, and start rebuilding society.

gather my friends, equipment, and start rebuilding society.For some reason, I just read that again with a rather different connotation than the first time... :D

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?

eh! same thing i'd do any other day: DON'T PANIC!

until the power goes off or someone invades my home, personaly, i doubt very much that i's notice.

MOST people, under such circumstances, behaive themselves as well or better then the do with a government to nany them.

if some people go out looting stores and store owns shoot to kill them, well, i will definately keep my head down and keep a low profile, out of sight and out of mind, and generaly avoid getting caught in any sort of crossfire. but again there is nothing inevetable about this happening on any signifigant scale.

eventualy, of course, when my canned goods start running out i'll have to do something, probably take a very long walk up into the woods where i grew up and know how to survive in.

i will definately avoid large crowds and anyone conspiuously armed who is behaiving irrisponsibly. on the other hand and by the same token, i will also avoid acting like prey.

i will do my best to act as if, whatever i see happening arround me were an everyday occurance. i will avoid appearing sneaky but at the same time avoid attracting attention to myself, (which acting too obviously sneaky would also do).

whatever the dice roll up is whatever the dice roll up, but i will use every ounce of wisdom and skill i possess to avoid worsening my own odds.

i will not arm myself with lethal projectile ordinance, although there are certain other things, if i happen to see lying arround, unclaimed and unused, that may cheerfully appropriate. or perhapse i should say, CONVENTIONAL lethal projectile ordinance.

as i say i will take measures that are appropriate while at the same time, first and formost, being inconspiuous ones. and maticulousely dicipline myself to avoid forming preconceived expectations. of ANY sort.

=^^=
.../\...

For some reason, I just read that again with a rather different connotation than the first time... :D
and how do you know which way I meant??? :p


after all, it's never quite clear how the Nation "fell" anyway... ;)

Well, with no electricity my refrigerator won't work, so I'll have to eat all of the food in it.

:cool:
go river city ransom on random passer-by's. Then devise a method of ridding the world of those pesky humans.
damn bunt cake eaters. :D

:cool:
go river city ransom on random passer-by's. Then devise a method of ridding the world of those pesky humans.
damn bunt cake eaters. :D:eek: you can EAT Bunt Cake?!?!? :eek:

:eek: you can EAT Bunt Cake?!?!? :eek:
The real question is: if you scrape of the burnt, is it cake?

IS EVERYTHING ABOUT CAKE TO YOU PEOPLE!!!?!?!

sorry about the caps but does every single thread in this forum eventually turns into one about cake :confused:

... not that its a bad thing

IS EVERYTHING ABOUT CAKE TO YOU PEOPLE!!!?!?!

sorry about the caps but does every single thread in this forum eventually turns into one about cake :confused:

... not that its a bad thing*Hangs head in shame* you are right...


here, have a cookie.

*Hands Digsy a cookie.*

If life as we know it were to stop, and it was total chaos, I think I'd try to ride it out at first. Probably join a riot in a grocery store for food. Once I was stocked up on canned goods, I'd barricade myself in until some sort of order ensued. Then I'd be curious to see what happened to others. If I was still living up here in the north, my first trip would probably be to MN to see what's happened in the US. If I was down in Southern Ontario, I'd probably take a wander around to all the surrounding cities to see what was going on.
I'm thinking of the book War Day, where the two writers travel the US after it's suffered through a "limited nuclear exchange" with Russia.
Really good book. I'd suggest it to anyone interested in the topic of widespread loss of communications/life.
It's a little "happier" than I think it would actually be... somehow most Americans pull together, and keep things going in their respective areas as best they can... which I'm not sure if it would happen, or if they'd wind up shooting each other.

*Hands Digsy a cookie.*

Thats more like it. *munch*

Oh, and I would probably become a warlord of some kind. Mabey a benevolent one!

Assume for a moment that your government has fallen, and there is complete anarchy in the streets. Markets have crashed, communications have gone out, and panic reigns.

Let's not bandy about the reasons - let's just assume that the "Fall" that everyone dreads has taken place - and you have no idea if other nations have gone into the toilet as well.

The sluice gates of history are open at both ends....

What will you do, on this most auspicious of days?
I would try and find the PM and secretary of finance so I can kick them in the nuts. Any other politician would do as well though.

Help create a libertarian state

-or-

Create a totaltarian state

Help create a libertarian state

-or-

Create a totaltarian state

depends on your mood? :p

Celebrate with little girls and boys.
That is sick, especially after all your other pedo stuff.