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This game is fairly simple. Choose a piece of classic literature, or, well, any book you want really. And summarize it as succinctly as possible the best way you see fit, preferably in a more contemporary style. Here are a couple of examples: War & Peace, a synopsis: Tolstoy: Everything is...

[center] ~ ~ ~ From the Ministry of Cultural Affairs Name submissions for the new stadium have closed, and we would like to begin the preliminary voting poll to narrow down the large number of submissions we received to the five most popular, and vote again for a final round one week from...

Pretty easy rules! Take turns posting words that can be used in place of the word "said." Examples: agreed, begged, challenged, demanded, exclaimed, fibbed, gulped, harangued, implied, joked, lamented, mimicked, nitpicked, observed, placated, quieted, reassured, stalled, teased, urged...

~ ~ ~ From the Desk of the Minister of Cultural Affairs Roll Call for Cultural Affairs Group Members Dear Friends, Can everyone currently listed in the Cultural Affairs forum group please let me know if you are interested in maintaining that membership? Name[c]Last Activity...

~ ~ ~ From the Desk of the Minister of Cultural Affairs CULTURAL AFFAIRS STAFF & CULTURE COUNCIL POSITIONS Deputy Minister (Staff): [VACANT] The responsibilities of the Deputy Minister include: supporting and working closely with the Minister in the execution of all ministerial duties assuming...

~ ~ ~ From the Ministry of Culture & Entertainment A New Stadium Under Construction in The North Pacific! The Ministry of Culture & Entertainment is pleased to announce that plans for a new regional stadium have been approved, and construction has begun on what we hope will become a truly...

New game! Take turns naming all the Billy Joel (or any artist/band's) song titles that are also answers you might give to an insurance adjuster who suspects you and your associates of arson.

Okay, so whilst I was on my most recent NS hiatus, I had joined/created quite a crew of pals IRL(tm) who loved to play board games, and we started having weekly game nights. Little did I anticipate just how much of an obsession this newfound hobby/club/social-activity-thing that I was a part of...

This is the thinking wo/man's Word Association. You have to post a word that associates with the previous word, and either starts with the previous word's last letter and/or rhymes with the previous word. IF you manage to follow both requirements, you can, I don't know... stick this star in...

Flatter the person above you! Here is an example from the OG Flattery thread:

For things that more than just annoy you. i.e.: People who wait too long to turn on a turn arrow so only 2 cars make it through before the light goes red again: YOU SUCK!!!

The premise here is simple, but the potential for hilarity, shock, revulsion, and awe is vast. Take a favorite scene from any classic work of fiction, and rewrite it with a contemporary twist. For example, a dirtbag revisiting of Louisa May Alcott's Little Women might look something like this...

If I could sum up my NS gameplay philosphy (perhaps even my philosophy for life in general) into one idea, that would be it. Friendship calls the faithful. If you can't make your house - or region - feel like a home, where there is a foundation of affection and respect beneath everyday issues...

Okay, I had to create this thread to share this actual quote from a court hearing yesterday. (I'm a paralegal for two family law attorneys.) The bailiff snorted. I couldn't stop myself from laughing. And the Commissioner didn't even bat an eye!

Oh hey, newbs! I am not actually a newb, but I haven't been around for aaaages and wanted to say hullo. I even went and resurrected IndieGirl over on NationStates so I can like, endorse people and stuff? I dunno. I missed you all, or the ones of you whom I know, and this place and... anyway...

...but I will. It's like Word Association, only with pictures. Knock yourselves out.

Okay, so I know Sybsyb knows about this playlist, and some others might as well. If you don't know it, it's easy to imagine. Some days, it's super hard to get out of bed, right? Like, you just don't want to haul your ass out for another day? That's when you break out the Socks & Undies...

Since we're all so plagued with Adult-itis around here, we might as well share what life-lessons we've gleaned from the last few years. SO! I learned... screwing up your credit is a bitch to fix.

This thread is for those old thread convos that can't really be one quote. I've been reading in the s2 and keep cracking up. For instance, this conversation, I couldn't remember where I'd found that tasseled bosom quote of DD's, and just found it again this morning...

Okay, so sometimes on iTunes, when I can't remember the name of a song - and because my music library is so extensive that I can't conveniently scroll through the whole damn thing - I like to pull up the whole library and use the search feature at the top. This is handy because you can type in a...

In the last four years I have... - nannied in Stamford, CT. - written a book, which needs a LOT of revision and editing. - got addicted and unaddicted to world of warcraft - somehow wound up as a warehouse manager for an engineering/home automation company in Salt Lake City. - gotten a...

On a cold day, in a hot pub - more specifically, in The North Pacific Pub - Virtual Boy has picked up a pool cue menacingly, and asks a question. "Anyone want a full-scale brawl? Hmm?" Ahimsan Carthage replies non-verbally, whacking Virtual Boy over the head with his digital camera. Poe...

Just in case there was any confusion. Yarp, it's meh. That's all. Back to your lives, citizens.

K, y'know how sometimes you like to mess around in MS Paint, or some other drawing program? (Maybe it's just me, but if you don't you should start.) Post random drawings here! I will try not to make this an "IG shows off her artwork" thread, but I can't promise anything.

It's a place for all your internet collectibles.

"The scholar has lived in many times and is therefore to some degree immune from the great cataract of nonsense that pours from the press of his own age." - C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory, pg. 29 I don't want it to seem like I'm just posting this willy-nilly. I happen to have quite a bit of...

Since I only know about three or maybe eight of you (it's been a while :pinch:) I figured I'd come drop a holla. Yay for free time again!

So the object of this thread is to post the funniest thing(s) you can think of (pictures, jokes, videos, whatever) in order to make the other readers laugh out loud. (And be honest!) Last person still not laughing wins.

YouTube's got tons of great music. I think we should share our favorites. Gomez - See The World (live acoustic)

So, during my shift at work when there is nothing to do (and let's be serious: there is often nothing to do) I like to read webcomics. Trouble is, I only know a few that are good and once I've read them for the day, I'm through! What webcomics do you read? Which ones are worth reading? Here's...