I'm pretty sure this has been posted up before somewhere and I know damn well it was in my sig before but if you need any more proof Ravnica is eastern european:
Yup it's Croatian... yup it's an NGO... I'm sure Hasbro thought about that when naming the set (if this NGO existed before the naming)... quite an interesting tidbit..
i want finnish set so i could make a brownie deck that abuses father christmas...
try to pronounce these! väinämöinen, impi, ahti, sampo, kukkaruukku, pajupuusäleikkökinköhän
as an example of sentence: Amadi maalasi koulun seiniä illalla kello yhdeksän
people say that finnish is the hardest language to learn... i dont understand them
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scandinavion block: Yes I know ice age was supposed to be one, but its old and they could have done soooo much better if they did it now..
letters: Dumb dots over letters, we dont use those We only have æøå on the end of the traditional english alphabet.. æ is pronounced like the A in Bad or A in Ass . Ø is pronounced like the U in Burn. Å is pronounced like the a in walk and talk or the O in more.
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Blade is not a Moroii... His parents were human, mostly... His mother was sired before his birth... So, by definition Blade is a half-vampire not a Moroii. But if you want to relate to commonality, Connor, that guy from that show "Angel" would be a Moroii... He is a son of two undead vampires.[/color][/font]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]I knew that about Blade, but I was trying to give an example of the Vampire Hunter aspect, which is what Moroii usually become. I should have been more specific. As for the Angel reference, thank you. I don't watch Angel or Buffy, except for the original movie.[/color][/font][/b]
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Yes, the architecture in the Ravnica art we've seen is very Eastern European. Damn you, Eastern Europeans - you make me so jealous!
[b][font=Garamond][color=#4b0082]Another vote for "Eastern Block".[/color][/font][/b]
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][ S][/color][font=Book Antiqua][color=red][color=red]ave[/color] it for the Arabs. [ T]hey took the first expansion ever. remember that. [font=Verdana][color=#000000]
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[font=Book Antiqua][color=red][font=Garamond][color=indigo][b]First off, the first set was supposed to be Middle Eastern, not "Arab". How crass. Nevertheless, according to a bit of looking the stories were originally from Persia and India and were later translated into Arabic.[/b][/color][/font]
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[ I] love the Eastern European flavor. even though [ I]'m American, [ I]'m very satirically patriotic. [ I] enjoy other cultures thoroughly, especially the Japanese and other Far East folklore. however, Kamigawa was underpowered, which made me sad. [ S]o [ I]'m looking forward to leading Slavs into battle! :grin2:[/color][/font]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Kamigawa wasn't underpowered, it was a "finesse" set.[/color][/font][/b]
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Well, I have searched for the origin of Boros word. Suddenly it has striken me. There is a very common Hungarian surname...Vörös. The swap of B and V becomes clear if you add a bit of Russian alphabet, where the letter "V" is written as "B" Maybe they just mixed it up a bit. [b]Vörös[/b] means [b]"red"[/b]. Do you see the connection?
And finally, [b]boros[/b] IS also a Hungarian word... it means [b]"vinous"[/b] or [b]"having the color of red wine"[/b]. So, maybe the connection that we are seeking for is just the [b][color=red]red color[/color][/b].
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]I've heard Boros is connected to vinyards or wine making. Actually, according to an Online Hungarian/English dictionary vörös means :symr:. I also could not find any reference to voros or boros in the Russian language.[/color][/font][/b]
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Actually reindeer in finnish is poro so if you just swap the P into B and add english plural s in the end you get boros but basically that way it could mean just about anything. Scandinavian themed block could be neat yeah.
[b][font=Garamond][color=#4b0082]Neat? Not really. WotC is usually very accurate in how something relates to its use in the game. I doubt the would so freely switch letters and stuff. Aside from a previous card in :symw:, I fail to see how reindeer play into this. [/color][/font][/b]
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[/font][/font][font=Century Gothic][font=Verdana]In most cases, yes... Latvian and Liethuanian (How do you spell it ?)[/font][font=Verdana]
Has anyone else noticed the _interesting_ timing of this block? Wasn't 9th edition just rolled out printed in Russian for the first time? Seems like they may have picked this particular flavor to boost sales in that part of the world?
Seems like someone else said the same thing about Kamigawa block when it was in development...tons of coverage of Japanese events and voila!! a block steeped in Japanese flavor.
Besides that, its definitely an interesting choice..
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Being that I'm half Lithuanian, a fourth Russian and a fourth Hungarian, yes. It is an interesting and welcom choice.[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Damn you. I had that retort in a post for this thread yesterday and it must not have posted. Damn you for beating me to the reference. [/color][/font][/b]
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[/color][/b][color=black][font=Verdana]Nevertheless, German isn't usually classified as "Eastern Europe".[/font][/color][/color][/font]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Germany may not be eastern european, but part of Germany came from Prussia, which was considered eastern european.[/color][/font][/b]
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It's the Bloc Block!
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Don't you mean:[/color][/font][/b]
The eastern european flavor ends with the names I think. I am currently reading the novel and nothing other than some place/character names are eastern european in flavor. Ravnica itself is more like victorian London in my oppinion than 16th century or 17th century Prague.[/color][color=black]
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[b][b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]In the 17th century, I believe that a good chunk of eastern europe had come into the Victorian age. Keep in mind that Prague is in eastern Europe.[/color][/font][/b]
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WotC does do their homework when researching cultures when basing a set off of them. Suq, from Suq'Ata Firewalker for example, is Arabic for Market.
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Suq is a traditional north African bazaar-like open-air market. I knew being a Scrabble fiend would come in handy. [/color][/font][/b]
[b]Yup it's Croatian... yup it's an NGO... I'm sure Hasbro thought about that when naming the set (if this NGO existed before the naming)... quite an interesting tidbit..[/font][/b][/color]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]First, very nice find. Second, Hasbro had nothing to do with naming the set.[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=#4b0082]Getting back on a personal component of the topic:[/color][/font][/b]
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[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Definitions thus far: (language)[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Proper male name meaning "to fight" (Slavic) or "fighter" (Russian) www.etymonline.comgeneology.about.com[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Although usually explained as a short form of [/color][/font][/b][b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]BORISLAV[/color][/font][/b][b][font=Garamond][color=indigo], it is most likely of Turkic origin, perhaps meaning "short" or "wolf". Rulers of Russia and Bulgaria have borne this name, including Boris I of Bulgaria who converted his country to Christianity, and Boris Godunov of Russia (who was later the subject of a play of that name by Alexander Pushkin). This was also the name of a 10th-century Russian saint. www.behindthename.com[/color][/font][/b]
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First off, the first set was supposed to be Middle Eastern, not "Arab". How crass. Nevertheless, according to a bit of looking the stories were originally from Persia and India and were later translated into Arabic.
Given that the set was named "Arabian Nights" and that the original poster was making a joke, I think a little inaccuracy can be excused.
Personally, I hope they don't go overboard on the Eastern European setting and make a million vampires in this set. I'd rather have the flavor come from the city setting and WotC's imagination than straight out of the world's mythology.
Germany may not be eastern european, but part of Germany came from Prussia, which was considered eastern european.
The issue is complicated. A good part of Germany is originally from Prussia. Prussia can be considered Eastern European, but it was rather a bridge connecting the west and east of Europe.
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Keep in mind that Prague is in eastern Europe
No, it is not.
Please, Czech lands are (and were) an important historical area. Your mistaken view of my country comes from the fact that we spent over forty (1948-1990) years as a communist country under the dictate of Soviet Union. Only that could be a reason why you are putting us into Eastern Europe.
In fact, this region was always called "The Heart of Europe", symbolising its position in the CENTRE, and we have pretty much different history compared to ACTUAL eastern European countries.
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A golden rule says: if anything that you want to say is only an annoying nonsense, it is better to remain silent/do not write anything.
Making stupid jokes of communism is a clear proof that you have absolutely no idea how hard it was to actually live in it.
I apologize to mods for being harsh, but this really angered me. But heck, it is only internet...
Yes, that "joke" just seemed to be random trolling since it has nothing to do with anything and is remarkably offensive to people who lived under the Iron Curtain.
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The issue is complicated. A good part of Germany is originally from Prussia. Prussia can be considered Eastern European, but it was rather a bridge connecting the west and east of Europe.
[color=indigo]Yes, we agree it's complicated, but accurate.[/color] [color=indigo][color=#4b0082][/color][/color]
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Please, Czech lands are (and were) an important historical area. Your mistaken view of my country comes from the fact that we spent over forty (1948-1990) years as a communist country under the dictate of Soviet Union. Only that could be a reason why you are putting us into Eastern Europe.
In fact, this region was always called "The Heart of Europe", symbolising its position in the CENTRE, and we have pretty much different history compared to ACTUAL eastern European countries. [color=indigo][color=#4b0082] [color=indigo][/color][/color][/color]
In now manner have I discounted or belittled your countries historical significance. My stating that the Czech Republic is part of eastern Europe had nothing to do with the unforetunate circumstances your country suffered under Soviet rule, its merely all about location and commonality of languages and ethnicities.
[color=#4b0082]My statement is based on the notion that fact that Prussia (part of Germany) and Poland have always been considered part of eastern Europe and the Czech Republic straddles the eastern border of Germany and the wester border of Poland. Granted that Germany is not part of eastern Europe, I would think that some amount of the Czech Republic would be considered eastern europe. [/color][color=#4b0082]After looking for more information on what is considered eastern Europe, I started to look for maps and found some originating from US websites. However, I wanted to find a source not affiliated with a US site, though I did find that the CIA listed the Czech Republic as part of Eastern Europe. Nevertheless, i[/color][color=#4b0082]n looking for an unbias definition of Eastern Europe I went to the Untied Nations and found a map library (web addy below). The UN includes the Czech republic as part of Eastern Europe.[/color] [color=#4b0082][/color]
[color=indigo]Map obtained from the UN Map Library[/color] [color=indigo][/color] [color=indigo]One thing I did notice is that the UN considers the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia) as part of Northern Europe, but most sites seem to include them as part eastern Europe as follows:[/color] [color=#4b0082][/color]
[color=indigo]Though this would presumibly be solely geographic since it was found on a European travel site.[/color] [color=indigo][/color] [color=indigo]As for your reference to the Czech Republic being the heart of Europe, I have no doubts to that. It is centrally located and landlocked well within the confines of Europe. However, keep in mind that even the human heart, which is the parallel, lies off center to the left (or east) when looking at a diagram of the body. Central in this case is simply a relative term pertaining to not being located to an extreme, beit north, south east or west say like Norway, Greece, Romania or Potugal. In nearly all searches I conducted, the Czech Republic is considered part of eastern Europe. [/color] [color=#4b0082][/color] [color=#4b0082][/color]
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I think I will always refer to it as the eastern block, which is silly as Japan is much more eastern than eastern Europe.
[color=indigo]Kamigawa Block would be the Far-Eastern Block.[/color]
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A golden rule says: if anything that you want to say is only an annoying nonsense, it is better to remain silent/do not write anything.
Making stupid jokes of communism is a clear proof that you have absolutely no idea how hard it was to actually live in it.
I apologize to mods for being harsh, but this really angered me. But heck, it is only internet...
[color=indigo]Fully meant in humor to lightne the issue, I always thought that the golden rule was that them that has the gold made the rules.[/color] [color=#4b0082][/color] [color=#4b0082]If you receive my comments as being in bad taste, I truely apologize. I never meant it to be taken in such a manner. I have absolutely no idea what is was to live behind the Iron Curtain. However my anscentors (Jews) have been persecuted for millenia. That said, this is just a game, whose next expansion happens to be set with a Eastern European flavor. Calling the set the Eastern Block or the Communist Block isn't meant to be nasty, but relates it to the geographical area the set is being flavored with. The fact is that most of Eastern Europe was part of or run by the Soviet Union under the flag of communism is a fact that can be defined geographically. [/color] [color=#4b0082][/color] [color=#4b0082]I completely agree with you that "pinko" is in bad taste, especially since it refers to my guild.(My surname really is Boros). [/color] [color=#4b0082][/color] [color=#4b0082][/color]
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Well...I gues we can all just lighten up (myself included)...:)
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Hopefully we can get some more Romanian Folklore (Vampires and then like) in Ravnica and there expansions. It seems like im going to feel more like a Magical Mob boss telling undead what to do then a wizard during this next block...could be fun.
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Extended-?
Legacy-Mono Blue Fish.
Well, House Dimir seems to have a bunch of vampires in it, including the leader. But I do not want to have this block screwed as the Van Helsing movie.
On that 'cobweb issue, one could not await anything better from an acolyte of +t!.... ;), right?
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Wow, I've actually learned something new. Kaliningrad (former Hanseatic city of Königsberg and site of the famous Seven Bridges puzzle) is surrounded by a tiny enclave of Russian turf sandwiched between the Baltics and Poland. That must be either cool (from a purely geographic curiosity point of view) or a real pain in the neck (from an administrative point of view).
I've got a toothache, so I'm headed to sleep but just had to check out this thread, which, guessing from the title, I expected to be full of crass and ignorant spoutings. I urge those of you who giggle at the thought of the "Kami-Pinko" standard environment, to please remove your heads from your asses, sit back, and relax, and maybe have a cold beer.
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Yup it's Croatian... yup it's an NGO... I'm sure Hasbro thought about that when naming the set (if this NGO existed before the naming)... quite an interesting tidbit..
try to pronounce these! väinämöinen, impi, ahti, sampo, kukkaruukku, pajupuusäleikkökinköhän
as an example of sentence: Amadi maalasi koulun seiniä illalla kello yhdeksän
people say that finnish is the hardest language to learn... i dont understand them
and acts without effort.
Teaching without verbosity,
producing without possessing,
creating without regard to result,
claiming nothing,
the Sage has nothing to lose.
letters: Dumb dots over letters, we dont use those We only have æøå on the end of the traditional english alphabet.. æ is pronounced like the A in Bad or A in Ass . Ø is pronounced like the U in Burn. Å is pronounced like the a in walk and talk or the O in more.
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[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]I knew that about Blade, but I was trying to give an example of the Vampire Hunter aspect, which is what Moroii usually become. I should have been more specific. As for the Angel reference, thank you. I don't watch Angel or Buffy, except for the original movie.[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=#4b0082]Another vote for "Eastern Block".[/color][/font][/b]
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[font=Book Antiqua][color=red][font=Garamond][color=indigo][b]First off, the first set was supposed to be Middle Eastern, not "Arab". How crass. Nevertheless, according to a bit of looking the stories were originally from Persia and India and were later translated into Arabic.[/b][/color][/font]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Kamigawa wasn't underpowered, it was a "finesse" set.[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]I've heard Boros is connected to vinyards or wine making. Actually, according to an Online Hungarian/English dictionary vörös means :symr:. I also could not find any reference to voros or boros in the Russian language.[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=#4b0082]Neat? Not really. WotC is usually very accurate in how something relates to its use in the game. I doubt the would so freely switch letters and stuff. Aside from a previous card in :symw:, I fail to see how reindeer play into this. [/color][/font][/b]
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[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Being that I'm half Lithuanian, a fourth Russian and a fourth Hungarian, yes. It is an interesting and welcom choice.[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Damn you. I had that retort in a post for this thread yesterday and it must not have posted. Damn you for beating me to the reference. [/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Germany may not be eastern european, but part of Germany came from Prussia, which was considered eastern european.[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Don't you mean:[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Communist Block?[/color][/font][/b]
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[b][b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]In the 17th century, I believe that a good chunk of eastern europe had come into the Victorian age. Keep in mind that Prague is in eastern Europe.[/color][/font][/b]
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[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Suq is a traditional north African bazaar-like open-air market. I knew being a Scrabble fiend would come in handy. [/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]First, very nice find. Second, Hasbro had nothing to do with naming the set.[/color][/font][/b]
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[b][font=Garamond][color=#4b0082]Getting back on a personal component of the topic:[/color][/font][/b]
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[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Definitions thus far: (language)[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]boros:[/color][/font][/b]
[b][font=Garamond][color=indigo]Boro:[/color][/font][/b]
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Given that the set was named "Arabian Nights" and that the original poster was making a joke, I think a little inaccuracy can be excused.
Personally, I hope they don't go overboard on the Eastern European setting and make a million vampires in this set. I'd rather have the flavor come from the city setting and WotC's imagination than straight out of the world's mythology.
The issue is complicated. A good part of Germany is originally from Prussia. Prussia can be considered Eastern European, but it was rather a bridge connecting the west and east of Europe.
No, it is not.
Please, Czech lands are (and were) an important historical area. Your mistaken view of my country comes from the fact that we spent over forty (1948-1990) years as a communist country under the dictate of Soviet Union. Only that could be a reason why you are putting us into Eastern Europe.
In fact, this region was always called "The Heart of Europe", symbolising its position in the CENTRE, and we have pretty much different history compared to ACTUAL eastern European countries.
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A golden rule says: if anything that you want to say is only an annoying nonsense, it is better to remain silent/do not write anything.
Making stupid jokes of communism is a clear proof that you have absolutely no idea how hard it was to actually live in it.
I apologize to mods for being harsh, but this really angered me. But heck, it is only internet...
Let this great clan rest in peace (2001-2011)
Yes, that "joke" just seemed to be random trolling since it has nothing to do with anything and is remarkably offensive to people who lived under the Iron Curtain.
"Your attack has been rendered quite harmless, it is however, quite pretty." -Saprazzan vizier
"It was probably a lowsy spell in the first place." -Ertai, wizer adept
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[color=indigo]I think the opposite. I loved the campiness of the movie, but the series started ok and went downhill there after, IMO.[/color]
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[color=indigo]Yes, we agree it's complicated, but accurate.[/color]
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In now manner have I discounted or belittled your countries historical significance. My stating that the Czech Republic is part of eastern Europe had nothing to do with the unforetunate circumstances your country suffered under Soviet rule, its merely all about location and commonality of languages and ethnicities.
[color=#4b0082]My statement is based on the notion that fact that Prussia (part of Germany) and Poland have always been considered part of eastern Europe and the Czech Republic straddles the eastern border of Germany and the wester border of Poland. Granted that Germany is not part of eastern Europe, I would think that some amount of the Czech Republic would be considered eastern europe. [/color][color=#4b0082]After looking for more information on what is considered eastern Europe, I started to look for maps and found some originating from US websites. However, I wanted to find a source not affiliated with a US site, though I did find that the CIA listed the Czech Republic as part of Eastern Europe. Nevertheless, i[/color][color=#4b0082]n looking for an unbias definition of Eastern Europe I went to the Untied Nations and found a map library (web addy below). The UN includes the Czech republic as part of Eastern Europe.[/color]
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[color=indigo]Map obtained from the UN Map Library[/color]
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[color=indigo]One thing I did notice is that the UN considers the Baltic states (Lithuania, Latvia) as part of Northern Europe, but most sites seem to include them as part eastern Europe as follows:[/color]
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[color=indigo]Though this would presumibly be solely geographic since it was found on a European travel site.[/color]
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[color=indigo]As for your reference to the Czech Republic being the heart of Europe, I have no doubts to that. It is centrally located and landlocked well within the confines of Europe. However, keep in mind that even the human heart, which is the parallel, lies off center to the left (or east) when looking at a diagram of the body. Central in this case is simply a relative term pertaining to not being located to an extreme, beit north, south east or west say like Norway, Greece, Romania or Potugal. In nearly all searches I conducted, the Czech Republic is considered part of eastern Europe. [/color]
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[color=indigo]Kamigawa Block would be the Far-Eastern Block.[/color]
[color=indigo]Fully meant in humor to lightne the issue, I always thought that the golden rule was that them that has the gold made the rules.[/color]
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[color=#4b0082]If you receive my comments as being in bad taste, I truely apologize. I never meant it to be taken in such a manner. I have absolutely no idea what is was to live behind the Iron Curtain. However my anscentors (Jews) have been persecuted for millenia. That said, this is just a game, whose next expansion happens to be set with a Eastern European flavor. Calling the set the Eastern Block or the Communist Block isn't meant to be nasty, but relates it to the geographical area the set is being flavored with. The fact is that most of Eastern Europe was part of or run by the Soviet Union under the flag of communism is a fact that can be defined geographically. [/color]
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[color=#4b0082]I completely agree with you that "pinko" is in bad taste, especially since it refers to my guild.(My surname really is Boros). [/color]
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I've got a toothache, so I'm headed to sleep but just had to check out this thread, which, guessing from the title, I expected to be full of crass and ignorant spoutings. I urge those of you who giggle at the thought of the "Kami-Pinko" standard environment, to please remove your heads from your asses, sit back, and relax, and maybe have a cold beer.