# What Sid Meier has taught me **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 10, 2003, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sid-meier-has-taught-me/167771 "2003-04-10T13:06:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Tixenfleaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@Tixenfleaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tixenfleaz)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sid-meier-has-taught-me/167771/61 "2003-04-13T21:29:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Spit \* > \*\*Hell, I’ll even say things like “Shiver me timbers!” and “AAAAArrr Ye Matey’s”. \*\* ARRRR!!! We haves the making of a crew then! All we needs is a fine sloop to do the cutting out! Me old sailing mate has a bonny 19 foot Mako. Too small for a cannon, but room a plenty for rum! But we needs to do the seizing quick. I’m fond of the fellow and he’ll shriek like a gutshot parrot when the lacerating begins! Aw jeez. I’ve wasted my Sunday planning a life of piracy. Mom was right. ---
**Author:** ![Spiratu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Spiratu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiratu)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sid-meier-has-taught-me/167771/62 "2003-04-14T01:36:27Z")
Hey guys, count me in! We should be able to find a map to an ancient Inca treasure by the third or fourth bar we stop at! ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/13edae/32.png) [@Dewey\_Cheatem\_Undhow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Cheatem_Undhow)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sid-meier-has-taught-me/167771/63 "2003-04-14T01:52:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KarlGrenze \* > \*\*Hey, the Statue of Liberty was the one that eliminated the civil disorder problem! The pyramids would keep the population healthy, though. \*\* Depends on which game. In Civ 1, it was the Pyramids that prevented civil disorder during government changes. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sid-meier-has-taught-me/167771/64 "2003-04-15T01:37:38Z")
Contrary to the real world, having the Eiffel Tower actually makes other nations like you. ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sid-meier-has-taught-me/167771/65 "2003-04-15T06:12:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Protesilaus \* > \*\*It’s impossible to be upset when you can see Shakespeare performances. > \*\* Ah, but this one is actually _true…_ 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sid-meier-has-taught-me/167771/66 "2003-04-15T13:21:52Z")
Civ taught me that when the military captures an enemy city, several improvements are destroyed and the population goes into civil disorder. :: reads news reports from Baghdad :: Hey! They were right! ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sid-meier-has-taught-me/167771/67 "2003-04-15T18:33:50Z")
…that world peace and stability could be ensured if Bush would end every speech with “MY WORDS ARE BACKED WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sid-meier-has-taught-me/167771.md?page=3)