Okay, here’s the SD- I plan on taking over Vancouver Island soon. I have sticks, so I can do a hostile takeover. I have that part covered. What I need now is a loyal group of people to jointly rule. I will be giving away positions on the basis of name and need. Tell me what you like to do if you want. Then I will assign you a high position. When we launch a successful attack on the world, you will be at the top. Attention, people with crappy sig lines! Now is your chance! Secure a position! However, the position of honorary deity goes to good 'ol Unca Cece. Without him, we would be nothing.
I have the complete loyalty of a remarkable and talented group of women and men. Perhaps you’ve heard of us…We’re known as The Hags of The Straight Dope.
As you can see, in addition to having posted only once before and not having a sig and being a textbook introvert, I actually happen to like Vancouver.
As for position: Hmmm. Archivist => Historian => Minister of (dis-/mis-)Information? You decide, but no pity posts please.
Also, just so long as my new job involves a minimum of actual work. I’m loyal, but I’m lazy. Thanks.
Send your hags here! Green Bean, I am pleased to bestow upon you the title of Honorary Hag Queen of The Republic of Vancouver! You can dictate what is considered, gorgeous or just cute, haggy or un-haggy. Like it?
Finally, someone willing to recognize my talents! red_dragon60, I heartily approve your plan of taking over Vancouver Island. I will be at your side and fight with you to the death.
The positions I want:
a) Captain of the Imperial guard, “Les Grognards” as Napoleon used to call them. “La Garde meurt, mais ne se rend pas!”
b) Artistic Director of the Imperial ballet. I plan on having the guards double as ballet dancers, to keep them limber in times of peace.
I am assembling the finest local soldiers/ballet dancers now. Any ex-cast members of West Side Story, that performed a role as one of the Sharks or the Jets, please correspond to me in code at my e-mail.
I’d like to be our the delegate to the International Olympic Committee. That sounds like a cushy job. I can receive bribes AND keep my mouth shut about it.
Archive Guy- You will be Grand Inquisitor of The Republic Of Vancouver. You will find out the truth and moonlight as my Grand Guardian of the Imperial Library of The Republic of Vancouver. This consists of about 13 books from my collection.
Arnold Winkelreid- You will be my General of the Ballet Troopers of The Republic of Vancouver. They will have to wear their fatigues in the plays though. This will intimidate any enemies in the theatre. They will be trained in combat on land, air, and sea. We will call them… LANDAIRSEAS!
damn historian has already been applied for.
I am not talented enough for poet lauriate. How about Minister of Natural resources,
Minister of Bikini inspection,
or Minister of Transportation.
Please consider my application for the position of Speaker of the House. Since you haven’t yet established any Houses of government, I’ll settle for speaking at each house in the Republic (determined each fortnight by random draw, of course).
My qualifications include a long career of imparting as little meaning as possible while sounding profound.
PatrickM- Yes, you will work with our guerilla warfare ballet dancers, and cross train them in running. Then we will use them to push bobsleds. You will be Grand Internal External Olympic Spokesperson For Training of Cross-trained Soldier-Bobsledders of The Republic of Vancouver.
Catrandom- You will be my Anarchy Test Consulate of the Republic of Vancouver. I will send you to other countries so you can spread anarchy. Nice?
Osip- You will be Great Consulate of Chronology of The Republic of Vancouver. You will record our great victories over other countries using one of those cool little tape decks reporters carry around.
adam yax- You will be my Official Hordiculturist of “Pharmocologial” Species of Vancouver of the Republic of Vancouver. You will inverstigate and “test” the flora of our great island. And then steal it and claim the Government did it. Like it?
xenophon41- You will be my Speaker of the Nonexistent House of The Republic of Vancouver. You will pass laws all by yourself and all you have to do is pass them by me. Wipe away that sad face! You will get 750,000 dollars a year! Tax-free!
Initial Entry- You will be Grand Commadore of the Yellow Submarine fleet of The Republic of Vancouver. This may not seem like much, but you get command of of my nuclear arsenal. That’s let’s see, 25,000 ones. Nope, not a typo.
I want to run all the secret smear campaigns against our neighbors. You know, how they are unfriendly the enviroment, industry, senoir citizens, armadillos, what have you.