The Confederacy of Free Nations Board

Nuremgard wrote:

I don't know who you are but welcome back!

It's fine, I just checked, Whitmount ceased to exist 367 days ago XDXD

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, and Penguania and Antarctica

Hvitbitaeol wrote:

It's fine, I just checked, Whitmount ceased to exist 367 days ago XDXD

This has happened to a lot of my nations. A lot.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania and Antarctica, and Hvitbitaeol

Hvitbitaeol wrote:

Hi all, you may remember me as Whitmount from way back, but I messed up that rp so bad it was just easier to make a new nation with the same vibe. Thanks for welcoming me back!

Welcome back! :D

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, and Hvitbitaeol

Hey guys, I'm back. I caught coronavirus around Halloween, and it turns out that staring at your phone all day when you can't do anything else fvvking sucks.

Nuremgard, Penguania and Antarctica, Mercunova, The British Islands Confederacy, and 1 otherMidasia

Lavan Tiri wrote:

Hey guys, I'm back. I caught coronavirus around Halloween, and it turns out that staring at your phone all day when you can't do anything else fvvking sucks.

I'm sorry to hear this. I hope you do alright. <3

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, and Midasia

I'm sorry to hear this. I hope you do alright. <3

Lol I'm fine, I had a cough for a couple weeks. School still made me quarantine

Nuremgard, Penguania and Antarctica, and Midasia

Lavan Tiri wrote:

Hey guys, I'm back. I caught coronavirus around Halloween, and it turns out that staring at your phone all day when you can't do anything else fvvking sucks.

Yikes, man! That's scary. Glad you're doing okay though x

The Kitsu Republic of Russkov Soviet

The People's Republic of The Trotskist Anarchist State of Monaco

Hvitbitaeol wrote:

Hi all, you may remember me as Whitmount from way back, but I messed up that rp so bad it was just easier to make a new nation with the same vibe. Thanks for welcoming me back!

Whitmount.... -thinks- Unfortunately, I can't recall that nation. Nevertheless.... Welcome back to the region.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania and Antarctica, and Hvitbitaeol

Lavan Tiri wrote:

Hey guys, I'm back. I caught coronavirus around Halloween, and it turns out that staring at your phone all day when you can't do anything else fvvking sucks.

Oh damn, i hope you get better soon

Gaeil eire

Hvitbitaeol wrote:

Hi all, you may remember me as Whitmount from way back, but I messed up that rp so bad it was just easier to make a new nation with the same vibe. Thanks for welcoming me back!

Weren’t you around from long back, just hella quiet? Recognize the name for sure

Liberated democratic republics

Lavan Tiri wrote:

Hey guys, I'm back. I caught coronavirus around Halloween, and it turns out that staring at your phone all day when you can't do anything else fvvking sucks.

Hope you're feeling better, man

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, and Penguania and Antarctica

The russian federations

Almost broke both my arms trying to hold a revolving door open for a pretty lady.

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, Penguania and Antarctica, Mercunova, and 1 otherMidasia

The russian federations

I had a dream that all the babies prevented by the pill showed up... they were mad.

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, Penguania and Antarctica, and Midasia

The russian federations wrote:

I had a dream that all the babies prevented by the pill showed up... they were mad.

The real nightmare would be the ghosts of every sperm from every self-pleasuring incident you've ever had showing up to express their wrath.

Lavan Tiri, Penguania and Antarctica, Mercunova, and Midasia

Hvitbitaeol

The russian federations wrote:

Almost broke both my arms trying to hold a revolving door open for a pretty lady.

That's what you get for being chivalrous.

Fun fact about my nation:

From the 1870s till 1976 it was illegal for ordinary people to blow a whistle in public. Only law enforcement officers were allowed to sound a whistle to get the attention of their surroundings and to alert near-by colleagues for assistance. Sounding a whistle was regarded a minor misdemeanour punishable with a fine or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months. The lawmaker forgot about the existence of this archaic rule and only during the great revision of the penal code in the 1970s this rule was deemed unnecessary because of new means of communication (e.g radio communication). Therefore it was abolished.

Russkov Soviet, Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, and Midasia

Fun fact about my nation:

From the 1870s till 1976 it was illegal for ordinary people to blow a whistle in public. Only law enforcement officers were allowed to sound a whistle to get the attention of their surroundings and to alert near-by colleagues for assistance. Sounding a whistle was regarded a minor misdemeanour punishable with a fine or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months. The lawmaker forgot about the existence of this archaic rule and only during the great revision of the penal code in the 1970s this rule was deemed unnecessary because of new means of communication (e.g radio communication). Therefore it was abolished.

Was anyone ever prosecuted under this law?

Nuremgard wrote:

Was anyone ever prosecuted under this law?

The records preceding 1910s are sparse. During both world wars the rule was taken very seriously. Not only because of the system of government at that time (dictatorship) but also because of the war itself. Whistling was meant to be a signal of attention or of importance. Air-raid wardens were stationed at shelters entrances and sounded a horn or whistle to help people find the nearest shelter (especially at night). During air raids or attacks it was necessary to follow the orders of officers and therefore this rule was enforced very strictly. Tho there are only few cases on the record and mostly ended with a fine. There is one report about a guy who sounded a whistle and alerted nearby police to create a diversion for his accomplices to rob a bank. They suspected him to be connected to the robbers but there were no evidences nor did they manage to catch the robbers.

Therefore he was sentenced to 1 year of prison because he intenionally whistled.

After the war the rule was forgotten and nobody cared for it. When the revison of the penal code took place an MP who used to be a lawyer made the motion to ammend the draft to get rid of this rule because it was simply overlooked. The motion was passed and the draft was changed accordingly.

Tho you can say that the offense titled "misuse of emergency numbers and tampering with means of accident prevention and first aid" is a modern version of this old provision.

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, and Midasia

The records preceding 1910s are sparse. During both world wars the rule was taken very seriously. Not only because of the system of government at that time (dictatorship) but also because of the war itself. Whistling was meant to be a signal of attention or of importance. Air-raid wardens were stationed at shelters entrances and sounded a horn or whistle to help people find the nearest shelter (especially at night). During air raids or attacks it was necessary to follow the orders of officers and therefore this rule was enforced very strictly. Tho there are only few cases on the record and mostly ended with a fine. There is one report about a guy who sounded a whistle and alerted nearby police to create a diversion for his accomplices to rob a bank. They suspected him to be connected to the robbers but there were no evidences nor did they manage to catch the robbers.

Therefore he was sentenced to 1 year of prison because he intenionally whistled.

After the war the rule was forgotten and nobody cared for it. When the revison of the penal code took place an MP who used to be a lawyer made the motion to ammend the draft to get rid of this rule because it was simply overlooked. The motion was passed and the draft was changed accordingly.

Tho you can say that the offense titled "misuse of emergency numbers and tampering with means of accident prevention and first aid" is a modern version of this old provision.

Hm, all very interesting. How much power does the monarchy have in your country by the way?

Nuremgard wrote:

Hm, all very interesting. How much power does the monarchy have in your country by the way?

Nowadays? Not much. Mostly ceremonial powers. And some reserve powers when in a state of defense. Other than that they are figureheads and the so called "conscience of the nation".

Nuremgard, Lavan Tiri, and Midasia

Nowadays? Not much. Mostly ceremonial powers. And some reserve powers when in a state of defense. Other than that they are figureheads and the so called "conscience of the nation".

Are there any openly gay members of the royal family?

Nuremgard wrote:

Are there any openly gay members of the royal family?

Idk about Peng, but Prince Estevao of Lavan Tiri is second in line for the throne and openly bisexual. He's also 17 and something of a teen idol.

Nuremgard, Penguania and Antarctica, and Midasia

Also today is my 20th birthday!

Nuremgard, The Royal Republic of Kumania, Penguania and Antarctica, Mercunova, and 5 othersThe British Islands Confederacy, Midasia, The Trotskist Anarchist State of Monaco, Gaeil eire, and Hvitbitaeol

Lavan Tiri wrote:

Idk about Peng, but Prince Estevao of Lavan Tiri is second in line for the throne and openly bisexual. He's also 17 and something of a teen idol.

Nice. In Nuremgard, the Tsar's youngest brother Grand Prince Valerian is openly gay and married to a man. They have two children together. He was a playboy prince before his marriage and was a mix between Princess Margaret and Princess Diana in terms of how popular he is and how wild he was.