General Forum #1

This will be the first general forum of the Wyrm News. In it people will discuss their views on a topic. The topic for this forum is: The Large Hadron Collider: Good or Bad? Remember to tell why you chose the side you chose and argue with people who chose a different side. Enjoy. For information on the LHC click on this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider. Or you can just google it.

Fiji named country of Importance

Today Fiji is named an ally and friend of New Sweden for helping rescue its Emperor Mythos Wyrm. As a reward we will help it when it is in need and it will receive Melanesia when New Sweden takes over the world. Thank you Fiji.

Canada Invades the United States

The Canadians decided to invade Cleveland after getting tired of its civil war, which we got tired of too after the first battle. More information when we find more.

New Sweden on... War, POWs, POW Rights, and Terrorism

Welcome to the first edition of New Sweden on... Today we will discus New Sweden's opinion on various aspects of war. First we will begin with our opinion of Prisoners of War.
The Encyclopedia New Sweden (which is slowly being added to the internet) defines a Prisoner of War (POW) as a member of a national or otherwise official military organization captured in uniform by an opposing forces. This means that if a scout, infantry member, pilot, sailor or other uniformed member of a military if caught must be treated as a prisoner of war but a spy or even one of the aforementioned units with out their uniform on may not be treated as a POW. Also the organization they are a member of must be officially recognized by us as New Sweden or by the United Nations. This means that rebels, freedom fighters, terrorist, PETA members, Political Cartoonists, and more need not be treated as a POW if captured.
Now onto POW rights. According to New Swedish law a prisoner of war may not be tortured above the Peaceful level of New Swedish Torture Scale (see encyclopedia New Sweden). They also must be fed well, properly cared for, and have bargaining talks with their home country. Of course if a certain POW is unruly, ungrateful, hard to control, is spying and/or breaks other rules a certain amount of times they can be labeled as unstable and be treated differently. Unstable and non-POWs can be tortured to a level Hard and might only be given 1 meal a day, bad living quarters, little medical care, no talks with their countries, being forced to be in a work camp and more. The difference between unstable POWs and non-POWs is unstable POW can be redeemed and become a normal POW.
Finally I will talk about terrorism. The Encyclopedia New Sweden defines terrorism as an act of violence or terror for political or idealogical reasons. Terrorists in New Sweden, if captured are not treated as POWs. See the Encyclopedia New Sweden for more details.

The Wyrm News: Comic Relief Edition

We have decided that we have been too serious. That is why today we will have an issue just to lighten up our day. First up is some sample headlines:

• Massive Army Attacks New Swedish base and captures Grand Emperor to take him away to be tortured by corrupt officials attempting to take over the world through use of the evil weapon known as the United Nations. (oh wait. That happened.)
• Bhutanese Scientist creates and army of Chuck Norris clones and attempts to overthrow the King of Nepal but is stopped when his nuclear reactor had a meltdown.
• Barney the Dinosaur was murdered in a gang-fight on the streets of Beverley Hills.
• Aliens invade New York city, rename it New Puttsburg and start a pizza chain.
• Cat marries dog, then is shot on honeymoon by a robotic assassin following the religion of Froggerism, who was hired by Mr Barney, who was killed in a fight only hours later. (Barney that is).

Now time for a picture

And now some qoutes: Note we don't agree with all of them but they are still funny:Þ (thanks amusingqoutes.com)

• We’ve all met people who are supposedly incredibly intelligent but don’t know which way to sit on a lavatory. -- Stephen Fry
• Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. -- Mark Twain
• Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days. -- Benjamin Franklin
• Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards. -- Benjamin Franklin
• A man explained inflation to his wife thus:'When we married, you measured 36-24-36. Now you're 42-42-42. There's more of you, but you are not worth as much.' -- Lord Barnett
• As a child, a library card takes you to exotic, faraway places. When you're grown up, a credit card does it. -- Sam Ewing (Readers Digest, Dec, 1997)
• Money isn't everything but it sure keeps you in touch with your children. -- J. Paul Getty
• Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other. -- Ronald Reagan
• Bush gave an interview and he said people will vote for him because 'They've seen me weep, they’ve seen me laugh, and they’ve seen me hug.' These are the same qualifications for a Tickle Me Elmo. -- Bill Maher
• Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. -- P. J. ORourke
• The taxpayers are sending congressmen on expensive trips abroad. It might be worth it except they keep coming back! -- Will Rogers
• One of my movies was called "True Lies." It's what the Democrats should have called their convention. -- Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Today, the L.A. Times accused Arnold Schwarzenegger of groping six women. I'm telling you, this guy is presidential material. -- Dave Letterman
• [On his running for California Governor]It's the most important decision I've had to make since 1978 when I decided to get a bikini wax. -- Arnold Schwarzenegger
• My choice early in life was either to be a piano-player in a whorehouse or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference. -- Harry S. Truman (circa 1962)
• Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. -- Robert Louis Stevenson
• A good politician is quite as unthinkable as an honest burglar. -- H. L. Mencken
• You can lead a man to Congress, but you can't make him think. -- Milton Berle
• The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity. But not in that order. -- Brian Pickrell
• There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life. -- Frank Zappa
• The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits -- Albert Einstein
• Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
• How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg. -- Abraham Lincoln
• History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. -- Napoleon Bonaparte
• Every fight is a food fight when you’re a cannibal. -- Demetri Martin
• Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry. -- Bill Cosby
• Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You'll realize this as soon as they are born, and they start using sleep deprivation to break you. -- Ray Romano
• Children really brighten up a household - they never turn the lights off. -- Ralph Bus
• The trouble with children is that they're not returnable. -- Quentin Crisp
• Employee of the month is a good example of how somebody can be both a winner and a loser at the same time. -- Demetri Martin
• It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up. -- Muhammad Ali
• In olden times, sacrifices were made at the altar, a practice that still continues. -- Helen Rowland
• You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named 'Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon'. -- Chris Rock
• A recent survey stated that the average person's greatest fear is having to give a speech in public. Somehow this ranked even higher than death which was third on the list. So, you're telling me that at a funeral, most people would rather be the guy in the coffin than have to stand up and give a eulogy. -- Jerry Seinfield
• People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid. -- Soren Aabye Kierkegaard

So hope you laughed smirked or at least thought something was funny. You id right.

Massive Cobra eats 273 people before being shot in the Head by a 4 month old Superhero Shotgun Master!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just Kidding. :Þ

The Grand Watermelon Toss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here Ye all citizens of the Glorious Country of New Sweden. On June 19, there will be a festival held at the base of Mount Wyrm, starting at 9:00 AM. There will be food, games and contests with prizes. To be in a contest you must enter in it before June 16. The contests will be: The Watermelon Chuck, for who can throw a watermelon the farthest; the watermelon throw, for most accurate watermelon thrower; the the watermelon fling, in which teams will assemble siege weapons and awards are given for the farthest and the most accurate; the Bush Punch-Out, where people are competing to be the first person the destroy a statue of George W Bush; and many, many more. Sign up today at your local movie theater, police station, or post office.