NationStates Jolt Archive


funniest Outstanding issue choice ever?

Trixizorz
24-02-2006, 06:31
The Issue

A medical report has detailed a twenty-fold increase in infection rates over the past ten years of the sexually transmitted disease VODAIS (Viral Overactive Dysfunction of the Auto-Immune System). People all over the nation are petitioning that the government do something about the epidemic.

The Debate
1. "This situation is about to explode. At this rate, this epidemic could severely impact our economy, our way of life, and even our government," says Doctor Jennifer Hamilton. "We must supply powerful drugs to all infected people, even if we have to produce and distribute it ourselves. We must also educate people on the dangers of VODAIS and supply condoms to all sexually active males. Sure, we'll need to divert tax money from the military to fund all this, but what good is a military if the soldiers are too sick to fight?"

2. "If you supply condoms, you'll increase sexual promiscuity," scoffs religious leader Peggy Winters. "If you supply drugs, you'll risk creating an aura of invincibility which in turn increases sexual promiscuity. Sexual abstinence is 100% effective in preventing VODAIS infection. This knowledge must be taught at all schools and workplaces, and all other choices must be ridiculed. Make celibacy the only option!"

3. "Supplying drugs and condoms will not stop VODAIS infections and forcing everyone to be celibate will be the slow death of Trixizorz," whispers Health Minister Prudence O'Bannon in a poorly-lit back room. "Segregating the infected people is the most effective method. Everybody in Trixizorz must be tested for VODAIS. Then all the VODAIS positive people will be shipped to seperate gated communities away from the rest of us. If they need to mingle with uninfected people, then they must wear distinguishing badges that feature a Grim Reaper holding a skeletal wombat."



I must say that i was tempted to choose number 3 just because it was so damned funny regardless of the outcome on my nation... and i did! i love it!

hat off to whoever came up with this option!
Neo-britannia
24-02-2006, 23:24
Whats funnier, in a oh god thats horrible way, is that they actiualy considered that here in the uk under thatchers reign, that would have been, I think the third time our politicians had tried to institute concentration camps....shit at least the germans got it all out of their systems in one shot.
Trixizorz
27-02-2006, 05:55
yea but who were goign to be forced into them? other races, or people with actual health risks.
Reploid Productions
27-02-2006, 21:35
For the record, it took me FOREVER to come up with VODAIS. The original submission used HIV/AIDS instead, but given the implications of the third option, a fictional disease was deemed the better selection.

Fun with acronym/phrase generators!

The third option is meant to be completely overkill, since it's a sexually transmitted disease and not something that really necessitates a proper (or hideously improper) quaratine =)
Science nerds
28-02-2006, 20:15
Only there's no such thing as the "auto-immune system" - it makes no sense! I understand what was intended and it's a clever idea, but shame about the name after all that work.

(nerd by name nerd by nature!)
R0cka
28-02-2006, 21:34
Whats funnier, in a oh god thats horrible way, is that they actiualy considered that here in the uk under thatchers reign, that would have been, I think the third time our politicians had tried to institute concentration camps....shit at least the germans got it all out of their systems in one shot.

They did do it in Cuba.

I think they stopped, but they used to.
Defuniak
11-03-2006, 06:07
I have always enjoyed getting that issue. :cool:
Vladimir Illich
12-03-2006, 04:06
They did do it in Cuba.

I think they stopped, but they used to.

Source?

No blogs, please.
Intangelon
12-03-2006, 16:02
Only there's no such thing as the "auto-immune system" - it makes no sense! I understand what was intended and it's a clever idea, but shame about the name after all that work.

(nerd by name nerd by nature!)
Sure there is! The autoimmune system defends your body from buying stupidly wasteful vehicles when you've no real need for them. Here in the US, the Consumer Abdication Virus / Eco-enervation Syndrome (CAVES) is a pandemic that no amount of public-service announcements or doses of reality (at $70+ a barrel) can seem to fix.
Reploid Productions
12-03-2006, 22:34
LOL! Clever =D
Allanea
13-03-2006, 17:44
The autoimmune system defends your body from buying stupidly wasteful vehicles when you've no real need for them.

Who defines 'need', sir?

Who are you to decide whether I need (or not) a car of $size?
Eta Carinae
31-03-2006, 15:44
hat off to whoever came up with this option!

Thanks, though a month or two ago someone sent a telegram along the lines of "Your twisted sense of humour makes me sick. STD epidemic? Drop dead."

I imagine that the sender is a pre-teen or teenager who is in the 'sex is disgusting' phase.
Reploid Productions
31-03-2006, 20:46
Alas, such is the curse of being credited for doing something =p