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What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

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What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

New York: terrorist attack
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Los Angeles: race war
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Bangledesh: global warming
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Singapore: avian flu
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Beijing: polluted air, water, land
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Total votes : 22

What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby Cynus » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 20:11:00

I saw that over at LATOC, Matt was making the interesting point that The Long Emergency has already claimed 3 cities: Baghdad, New Orleans, and Detroit. What will be the 4th city to fall victim to TLE?
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby Madpaddy » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 21:13:18

None of the above.

My guess is Tehran and soon!!!
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby lateralus » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 21:46:48

*Cue the music*

What is Tehran? Thanks Alex, I needed the points. I'll now take Countries Most Likely to Bombed into The Stone Age for 400 please.

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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby eastbay » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 22:12:15

What is Iran??

Thanks Alex. It's getting close on points here. I'll now take 'Countries Most Likely to Sink a US Aircraft Carrier' for 500, please.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 22:14:21

holy crap! Alex, I'll take 1960s TV spy shows for 200.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby emersonbiggins » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 22:21:15

"Anal bum cover for $1000, Alex."
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 22:23:20

"What is a shoe phone?"

"TV Spy shows for 300 please"

"Who is David McCallum?"

"TV Spy shows for 400 please"

"Who are Robert Culp and Bill Cosby?"

"TV Spy shows for 500 please"

"Who was Diana Rigg?"

Alex: well done PMS, you ran the category!

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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby eastbay » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 22:32:08

What was Zap comics?

Ok, I'll take suicide bombers for $300.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 22:37:42

"Who is Habib Marwan?"

"Underground Comics for 300"

"Who are the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers?"

"Underground Comics for 400"

"Who was Gilbert Shelton?"

"Underground Comics for 500"
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby eastbay » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 22:41:52

'Who was Mr. Natural?

Ok, how about Maniac Heads of State' for $100.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby Eli » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 23:21:35

Mexico City should be up there.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby Baldwin » Sun 25 Mar 2007, 23:42:43

Possibly Mexico City. Sharp rises in food prices are the stuff of nightmares for backwater nations. See the events immediately proceeding the overthrow of the Czar.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby lateralus » Mon 26 Mar 2007, 00:11:21

*na na na na NA NA NA ding ding ding dong* (music score)

Well Alex, that's a tough one, hmm, What city would you most likely die of smog poisoning?

What is Mexico City?

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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby pea-jay » Mon 26 Mar 2007, 00:21:20

Barring natural disasters, I'd like to toss Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) into nomination for a looming clusterfuck...a declining oil supply, increasing population and an ever so fundementalist view of islam is going to make for a winning combo for murder and mayhem on a large scale. Add in the fact that their water supply is dependent on desal plants which of course depend on cheap energy. I'd rather face the long emergency in Las Vegas than that place.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Mon 26 Mar 2007, 16:55:39

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', ''')Who was Mr. Natural?

Ok, how about Maniac Heads of State' for $100.


'Who Is Enver Hoxha?'

'Maniac Heads of State for 200'

'Who was Joseph Djugashvili?'

'Maniac Heads of State of 300'

'Who was Schicklgruber?'

'Maniac Heads of State for 400'

'Who was Timur the Lame?'

'Maniac Heads of State for 500, please'
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby oowolf » Mon 26 Mar 2007, 17:36:05

uh, "Bangle-desh" ain't a city. How 'bout Las Vegas; Terminal Existential Nausea Syndrome.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby PrairieMule » Mon 26 Mar 2007, 17:45:25

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('oowolf', 'u')h, "Bangle-desh" ain't a city. How 'bout Las Vegas; Terminal Existential Nausea Syndrome.


that was a darned insightfull post! I'd have to 2nd Vegas as the worst place to get stuck in a powerdown.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby eastbay » Mon 26 Mar 2007, 19:57:29

'Maniac Heads of State for 500, please'

Q: Who was responsible for the recent ethnic cleansing of Kosovo?

Ok, 'Who is Tony Blair?

Correct!!!

Now, I'll take famous insane asylums for $100., please.
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Re: What will be the 4th city claimed by the Long Emergency?

Unread postby PenultimateManStanding » Mon 26 Mar 2007, 20:31:21

"What is Bellevue?"

"TEOTWAKI for 1000 please"

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