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I've been sick this week, but it looks like I checked in just in time to wish BT a happy decade!
***** Texas Birthday Reminder *****
Happy Birthday to Former Texas Secretary of State Eric the Unicorn Rider of A mysterious vagabond! Yay Unicorn! Yay Eric! Ride it Dude! Please join us on the offsite forum wishing him a big ol' Happy Birthday! There is a card posted, we hope you all get to sign it! Or, wish him a happy one here! There is a party at his namesake place. Happy Birthday Buddy!
*Brings in several industrial food replicators to help with the food production.*
Hey,
WE NEED SOMEONE OF YOUR SKILL AND TALENT, so that why I'm here to recruit members for a region called The United Mandalorian Brotherhood . We are a new region. We are going to be role playing ect. We are also recruiting higher up members (generals, managers ect).
I look forward to seeing you in The United Mandalorian Brotherhood.
Yours most sincerely,
Hackintosh
Wohoo, Big Tex! Looks like you get to wield your banhammer today too!
*hopes Demonoid is wearing a helmet*
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Thanks for a fun party! Congrats once again to you Big Tex :)
*waves bye*
Congrats again, Big Tex, and thanks for the hospitality! :)
Viva Big Tex! Viva Texas!
Congrats again to Big Tex!
**** New WA Resolution Notification *****
There is currently a new General Assembly Resolution at vote. When expressing your opinion, please note for which Resolution. And remember Texans, your individual vote does count!
The new Resolution is called:
"Nuclear Arms Protocol
A resolution to slash worldwide military spending.
Category: Global Disarmament Strength: Mild Proposed by: Chester Pearson
Description: The World Assembly,
UNDERSTANDING that nuclear weapons are"...
<see page=ga for full text>
Ugh! After a brief break from WA interference, we get this?!? This one is yet another attempt to legislate war! We do not think the WA should be allowed to write the Laws of War. War is war and each conflict varies from the next. There is no "perfect" war that can be run by a book such as the one the World Assembly is attempting to write. Sure, it would be great if every war was scheduled and signed off on before it began, but then again so would world peace and free cookies and milk every day. Our long-standing position has been that war is war and it is not a thing that can be legislated with realistic expectations. Stuff happens during war. While this is Resolution is well-meaning, NewTexas will go on record as AGAINST on this Resolution. This is only the opinion of NewTexas. We look forward to other Texans' opinions and comments on this Resolution. If good arguments to the contrary are made, we will reconsider our position.
The Texas response was flat on the last GA vote -- Debris Prevention -- which was passed after gaining 53.51% of the vote. As a reminder, all we are looking for is a simple 10% of Texans to say one way or another. We are a force for change in the WA. Every vote counts! There were 7 publicly-expressed opinions on the last Resolution with the final Texas tally running 3 FOR and 4 AGAINST and 0 ABSTAIN and 0 UNDECIDED. Texans were totally split on that one.
Note: NewTexas has already voted on this Resolution in advance of publicly expressed opinions. We did this at the urging of many leaders in the World Assembly. As we have been saying for years, Texas is a force in the WA. Many feel that Texas can influence the overall vote if it votes first. There is an observed "lemming effect" that occurs during voting. Apparently a large number of votes are cast based on whichever side of the issue is leading when voters vote. Therefore, to get the most impact from our vote, we are now voting first. We will re-evaluate our original vote at midnight prior to the current vote. As always, we are open to suggestions on how we should vote on this Resolution to most accurately reflect opinion of the populace. Comments are welcome from all nations, both WA Members as well as those who are not. Please make your voice heard on the current issue either on this message board or on our offsite message board. But, by all means, please vote on the WA Page!
If you would like to take part in shaping the world you live in, please vote. Voting is a right and a privilege, please consider using it.
All WA Member nations please vote. Please make your opinions known in Texas by 11:00pm Monday and in the World Assembly voting booth by 11:00am Texas Time on Tuesday the 30th. Current voting in The World is running - Votes FOR: 1955 Votes AGAINST: 3428
Big Tex
PS: Remember, be sure to vote at the World Assembly too!
WooHootie! It is Saturday and that means Saturday Breakfast in Texas. And since we have all kinds of visitors coming and going, we will fire up the Texas Do-It-Yourself Breakfast Taco Buffet. This breakfast extravaganza is all about a glorious Texas tradition - the breakfast taco. We have all your favorite fixins for a Build-Your-Own Breakfast Taco Bar with truckloads of goodies including organic, hand-picked, farm-fresh, Texas Grade AA Eggs, genuine homemade Texas Chorizo, in-house Hickory-Smoked Pepper Bacon, Lightly-Browned Skillet Potatoes, Texas-sized Ham Steaks grilled and sliced in front of you, big fat juicy Kielbasa for Sausage Wraps and Grilled-To-Order Beef Fajita Meat! Hundreds of Abuelitas have been up all night simmering beans, both pinto & black, for fresh refried beans, Borracho Beans or as a side to Huevos Rancheros. They also prepared Machacado, a Mexican shredded dried beef that goes really well with eggs. You can make the tacos yourself or expert taco preparers will be on hand to make it for you. So enjoy a Gringo Especial - Bacon & Egg Taco or a Steak & Egg Deluxe - Fajita & Egg or a Potato, Egg & Cheese or any of the approximately 800,000 various combinations! If tacos really aren't your thing (get a rope), we will also have a special tent set up with big ol' slabs of golden French Texas Toast, boatloads of Cheese Grits, a never-ending tray of crispy bacon and Double-Cut Ham Steaks with plenty of redeye gravy and more thousands of scratch-made, super-fluffy, fresh buttermilk biscuits. The Salsa Bar has everything you could possibly want to top you taco including Cheesy Queso, Fresh Pico de Gallo, Creamy Guacamole, Cilantro and Fire-Roasted Salsa! Needless to say, we have fresh house-made flour tortillas and soft corny corn tortillas to round out your taco! We will also be offering a free Bloody Mary or Virgin Mary and/or Mimosa or Fancy OJ to every customer! Moo Juice available on request. It doesn't get much better than this! Start your day off the right way; munch out and go back to sleep. Of course, The Never Ending Urn of Coffee is full and ready to help you wash it all down. Texas coffee doesn't get much better. Enjoy Texas! You know you want to!®
***** Texas-sized Thank You! *****
It has been an amazing couple of days! We would like to give a special thank you to all our friends in 10000 Islands and Yggdrasil who made the arduous journey all the way to Texas just to help us celebrate. And it was not just the visit; they all sported the same flag! Wow! That was impressive! Improving wordiness really outdid herself on creating the flag. Thank you Wordy! And the Poem in the Dispatch above [
Ten years as a Delegate
Big Tex that shows you’ve got
Passion, dedication and
A drive that still burns hot
Few, the folks who’ve held their post
In office for so long
Fewer, those who’ve made their mark
Through leadership so strong
Not content to just sit back
And watch your region go
Through weekly chats, and chewing fat
You’ve helped it thus to grow
Your innovative tools allow
All leaders to keep track
Of ev’ry little detail and
It keeps them coming back
Your barbecue is legend, true
A bounty freely shared
With friends and neighbors, far and wide
(Whose taste buds aren’t impaired)
Let’s not forget the rock you’ve been
In standing up for right
Condemning all invader scum
And helping in our fight
A special thanks from 10KI
For coming to our aid
Against the EoP you fought
Our friendship thus was made
Congrats Big Tex on 10 great years
We wish you many more
You’ve made this world a better place
And left your mark for sure
] just about brought a tear to our eye. It was certainly one of the nicest things anybody has done for us in the last 10 years as Delegate. Not to be left out, big thanks to all our friends from Canada, Wysteria, Renegade Islands Alliance, Antarctic Oasis, Global Right Alliance, The Heartland and The FRA who posted well wishes here on the RMB and on our offsite forum. The countless TGs from friends new and old, known and unknown are all appreciated too. And last, but most assuredly not least, a big ol' bear hug to Texans! We certainly could not have done this without you! We surely would have never guessed in 2003 that we would still be playing in this world 11 years later. We apologize if we forgot anyone. Once again, a big ol' Texas-sized Thank You to everyone who made this Ten Year Anniversary special!
***** Texas Chat Reminder *****
The Texas Weekly Chat Session will be Saturday (TODAY) at High Noon Texas Time (CDT) ***Saturday*** in the Chat Forum on the offsite forum. If you are already registered, just show up! (Reason #2 to register). This is a great opportunity for nations new to Texas to find out what is going on! We chat, we debate, we talk about the weather, we talk about stuff we like, stuff we hate, random stuff and more stuff. But, it is never stuffy. Usually, it is about meeting your fellow Texans and talking about the latest and most interesting stuff in NationStates at the moment. Texas Chat, 508 weeks and running! For the math-challenged, that is over 10 years! Check it out! Good stuff!
Congrats Big Tex! 10 years is a grand accomplishment!
Woooooo whoooo gas win against Razorbacks in overtime. Now the Ags are 5-0 whoop
I meant Ags my spell check changed the words
So long! See you in another 10... or the next XKI trip here.
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Congratulations on ten years, Big Tex! :D
Queen Isabela: Amigas y Amigos, who would like some La hamica?
King Felipe: We are thrilled to anounce the wedding of our Daughter Maria Isabela Rosa Appolina Garcia Sanchez Guttierez Marques Sonora and Prince William of Rio Grande Kingdom!
Queen isabela: This wedding would be perfeft in a place near our kingdom, if anyone would like to offer us a place for the wedding in their nation, please do tell us either in the RMB or telegram us!
While it more than likely makes no difference given Arkansas' collapse down the stretch, you still gotta admit that the refs missed that offsides call on the GW TD drive so that play really should've never happened......
Congrats to my fine friend NewTex for 1 full decade as delegate!!! I figured I'd stop by with that since I just came from a mission.
Running late because we were waylaid by a mouse in Florida
Right th,en, congratulations, NewTex!!!!!
We've brought doughnuts{plain, glazed, jelly filled, chocolate frosted and/or with sprinkles), pancakes, crepes, waffles(regular and Belgian, with or without fruit, chocolate, and whipped cream), toast (white, wheat, rye) with jelly, butter or margarine, eggs (anyway you want 'em), ham, Spam, and BACON, also sausages (link, patty or blood), assorted cereals, poptarts (alas, not Miley Cyrus), yogurt with fruit and sprinkles, assorted fruits, as well as coffee, tea, cocoa, milk, fruit juices, mimosas, bloody Marys, and water.
CELEBRATE!!!!!!!!
Hello? Anyone here? Oooo a celebration... And they have doughnuts! *grabs one*
They better be Shipley's Donuts
Damn right Shipleys are the best in the world.
Ah yes the national doughnut.
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