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Welcome Ladies and Gentlemen to Hurricane BawBag, and my new segment called 'What Really Grinds My Gears.'
You know what really grinds my gears?
"Political Correctness"
Here in the UK everything has to be PC, and I mean everything.
Remember when you went to school and we had those black boards the teachers would write on with chalk? Well since those days those have been upgraded to white boards to be written on with marker pens. But what gets me is, you no longer refer to the black board.. as a black board. It's more "PC" to be called a 'coloured board'. WHAT BLOODY COLOUR IS IT THEN?!
'Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool? Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.' Anyone mind that nursery rhyme? Well your children won’t. - the black sheep is now called a 'multi-coloured sheep' or 'rainbow sheep' The PC is so over the top that we are going to have generations of benatty co's thinking there is multicoloured sheep strutting about the hills. ¬.¬'
Look kids! That's the sheep Tartan comes from!
"Diversity"
You may have read in the news a few years back now I believe about a MI6 agent who was carrying secret intelligence and accidently left it on a bus.. Once an investigation was probed it was found that this woman was in the bottom 3 when she went for her test - she was only accepted because she was a women and due to new regulations MI6 needed a women to become a 'diverse'. So now because we need to be diverse, equal rights for all and that - our national security is somehow less important?
Shouldn't we be thinking "okay, best person for the job. The higher intelligence, the more appropriate candidate for the job." But that isn't happening. People are losing jobs because of 'diversity.' My mate was the manager of Wick Tesco and even told me how mad he was when head office told him he had to employ a Polish worker in order to make the Wick branch more diverse. A good candidate for the job was lost and a Polish man was hired.. the true irony of it all was when the Polish man was fired because he was stealing stock and getting pished on the job. xD
Scots vs. English notes
Welcome to Scotland! Want to buy something from my imaginary shop? Nae bother pal! So long as you have Pound Sterling we're sorted!
Welcome to England! Want to buy something from my imaginary shop? Whoah hold on right there sunshine. Is that a Scottish note? Get the fuck out of here!
Seriously..? Pound Sterling operates in the UK, we don't have exchange rates accross the border so why don't you not accept my money?
I've had this argument with an English bloke I met in the pub before (naturally resulted in fisty cuffs but we did have a meaningful conversation up to the point.) And his response was that England doesn't see many Scottish notes, so shopkeepers and bankers can easily miss-count... Was at that point we started fighting because I said laughed my head off saying "What, does the colour cause such retardation that you cannot see the big value sign?"
Wow he was right! Put the two notes together and it's like my mind spazes out!
Call centres
*Indian Accent* Hello my name is George how can I help you?
First of, don't come the cunt with me, your name isn't George so why lie? Am I gonna like the guy because his name is George instead of Amed?
You phone these so-called help centres and first of the waiting... your call is important to us, please hold. Obviously not that important since I've been on hold for 20 fucking minutes! Once you finally get through to someone they introduce themselves and ask if you can identify yourself. So you say your name and well, if you're Scottish like me with a strong accent you're gonna have nae luck! So they ask you to spell your name phonetically which in theory should be fine because Alpha sounds nothing like Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo ect. BUT NOOOOOO They repeat your name in phonetic but for some reason or another managed to take your name down wrong. And that's before you can even get to your telephone number, home address, and postcode.
Why do you hire people that first of you cannot understand and they cannot understand you? Should change their title from help desk to 'Gonna fuck you off desk'
And that's what really grinds my gears.
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
