tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689571.post115271118917299026..comments2023-11-05T12:59:29.404+02:00Comments on Csíkszereda musings: It's Tough Kid, But It's LifeAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11294221123964774524noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689571.post-1152828047118788392006-07-14T01:00:00.000+03:002006-07-14T01:00:00.000+03:00A lot of people in here don't understand what sarc...A lot of people in here don't understand what sarcasm is. Maybe Pratchett had a point when he said that "sarcasm ought to be taught in schools". :-)<BR/><BR/>--BogdanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689571.post-1152728018915473872006-07-12T21:13:00.000+03:002006-07-12T21:13:00.000+03:00Ah, thanks Bogdan. That's certainly put a new spi...Ah, thanks Bogdan. That's certainly put a new spin on it. I saw it reported on the (Hungarian) Duna TV channel, and it was done as if it were all straight up. (The Romanian minister for computers - or whatever his title is- was reported as having requested that the company not release it)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294221123964774524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7689571.post-1152726446613604412006-07-12T20:47:00.000+03:002006-07-12T20:47:00.000+03:00I suspect that the game was a tongue-in-cheek paro...I suspect that the game was a tongue-in-cheek parody of nationalist thinking. From their page:<BR/><BR/><< <BR/>In 1988, Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu set out to conquer the United States of America. Ten years later, he is the emperor of Earth, and Romanians are his people.<BR/><BR/>After a hundred years of Romanian domination over the planet, things look bleak. Romanians have no one to conquer and oppress anymore.<BR/><BR/>[...]<BR/><BR/>Remnants of the former republic of Hungary have formed a new nation on a recently-conquered planet. They claim independence and a chance to live freely. This cannot stand. <BR/><BR/>[...]<BR/><BR/>You have been assigned to join the 88th fighter squadron, of the 3rd Romanian Fleet, designated Cacanarii.<BR/><BR/>>><BR/><BR/>(note that "Căcănarii" means something like "The Shitheads")<BR/><BR/>--BogdanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com