Natmus
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Post by Natmus on Dec 8, 2006 9:39:59 GMT
A lot of our reputation was based on our attempt to suicide on E~L and friends around Christmas last year. But then, having survived that war, we were only building our fleets waiting for another bully to suicide on. T.U.S. came close at one point, Wolfpack on another, but they both decided not to escalate things. Stomer wasn't that clever, so we decided to have a go at him, and were delighted when Freedom and others helped Stomer, as we reckoned we were sure to go under against them.
In the end it took Skandar (Raul) playing Parwez' old account to take us out (and it cost him a few few fleets, I should add), after he had used Steveoo69's account to break the truce.
I think we need some strong fleets to back the same reputation on this server. The point is to make in unprofitable for the colony whores and bullies to take us on.
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mmupatton
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Post by mmupatton on Dec 8, 2006 10:56:08 GMT
Well to be fair Morkin are (or were) known as the one alliance NOT to mess with. I seem to remember Titans or Morpheus (one of the Ares wings anyway) wanting to nab a few colonies, I believe they were told that if they attacked they'd be on their own hehe. It's a nice reputation to have, surely. But just to back up what Natmus has said - make sure to build up your defenses and fleets, someone is bound to come along and test Morkin's determinence (? that didn't sound like an english word - I hope you understand what i mean).
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Arminius
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Post by Arminius on Dec 8, 2006 11:33:40 GMT
"determination"?
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Natmus
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Post by Natmus on Dec 8, 2006 11:51:23 GMT
No, I don't think that's it. Damn this Bastardo! English language for being so rough that it's unbelievably difficult to convey any subtler meanings.
We need a better Lingua Franca to communicate in, English just does not cut it!
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SkulkrinBait
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Post by SkulkrinBait on Dec 8, 2006 12:05:59 GMT
No, I don't think that's it. Damn this Bastardo! English language for being so rough that it's unbelievably difficult to convey any subtler meanings. We need a better Lingua Franca to communicate in, English just does not cut it! You need to learn more English words my friend. Try fortitude. Or you could try anyone of these 56 other options, but most don't really make sense: thesaurus.reference.com/browse/determination
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Natmus
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Post by Natmus on Dec 8, 2006 12:28:54 GMT
What's English for "sisu"?
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SkulkrinBait
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Post by SkulkrinBait on Dec 8, 2006 12:33:21 GMT
Dunno, is that Danish? What's the Danish word for "Deja vu"?
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eproxy
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Post by eproxy on Dec 8, 2006 12:37:08 GMT
Not a clue...
I usually do stress the concept of larger armies, after all that and good communication skills are where the power lies.
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Natmus
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Post by Natmus on Dec 8, 2006 13:08:20 GMT
"Sisu" is finnish. Robert may be able to describe it better, but I think that's the kind of spirit....... Ah, to Hel with it. Wikipediea has an entry for it: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisu
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SkulkrinBait
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Post by SkulkrinBait on Dec 8, 2006 13:52:06 GMT
In that case the English word for sisu, is now "sisu"
;D
I suppose "spunk" is pretty close, but that does have another meaning too.
;D
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Shendemiar
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Post by Shendemiar on Dec 8, 2006 20:35:29 GMT
I think sisu is to endure in what you are doing beyond the point where you should give up.
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SkulkrinBait
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Post by SkulkrinBait on Dec 8, 2006 20:39:56 GMT
I named my islands thus, when Stomer was constantly attacking me on .co.uk:
indefatigable indomitable
Similar meanings, not quite the same admittedly.
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eproxy
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Post by eproxy on Dec 8, 2006 21:30:09 GMT
I have no more names for isles on IKUK, my set has run out. There is a new theme but I can't really implement that without a few more isles.
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mmupatton
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Post by mmupatton on Dec 10, 2006 9:06:11 GMT
I think sisu is to endure in what you are doing beyond the point where you should give up. In that case, I should definitely know that word
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SkulkrinBait
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Post by SkulkrinBait on Dec 12, 2006 22:26:55 GMT
The war has started:
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