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(closed) [BoW] - PROCEDURALLY GENERATED DISAPPOINTMENT

Discussion in 'Social/Casual' started by Juaro, Aug 2, 2014.

  1. Superblackcat

    Superblackcat baideist baide Staff Alumni Tester

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    man this is still alive after a year? damn, coulda fooled me
     
  2. RadioActive

    RadioActive Guest

    Hello.
    I just wanted to say that some bad things happened in my life lately and I was forced to withdraw a claim for cancer aka BoW-Fort. The only thing I ask is to add "RA" to the cancer everytime you build it. Some details in order to avoid confusion: Each letter must be 18 blocks high and 12 wide, use stone backwall only and build it on top of "bow". (you can PM me for instructions and screenshots how to do it right). Thank you.
    You all should be grateful that it ended this way.
     
  3. Auburn

    Auburn Prepare Yourself! Forum Moderator Staff Alumni Donator Tester
    1. SharSharShar - [SHARK]

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    I don't think you can do anything against [BoW] because everything that you own as a member of [BoW] belongs to the clan [BoW]
     
  4. ShamWow-SuperRag

    ShamWow-SuperRag zamn Donator Tester

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    But with if RA made a clan named [CoW]? Stands for Cancer of Wondergull. He has an acronym that includes his design, and, as they say in the "real" world (whatever that is), if it looks right, it is right.
     
  5. Hella

    Hella The Nightmare of Hair Global Moderator Donator Tester

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    CoW is already a clan and acronym, coincidentally coined by BoW several years ago, in the times of Freddex' glorious dictatorship.
     
  6. Withror

    Withror Ballista Bolt Thrower

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    The more you know.
     
  7. PUNK123

    PUNK123 Hella wRangler Staff Alumni Tester

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    PUT RA ON YOUR CANCER SHIT(just like his black death cancer maps)
     
  8. SAcptm

    SAcptm Haxor Staff Alumni

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    “Money is the real cause of poverty,” said Owen.

    “Prove it,” repeated Philpot.

    “Money is the cause of poverty because it is the device by which those who are too lazy to work are enabled to rob the workers of the fruits of their labour.”

    “Prove it,” said Philpot.

    Owen slowly folded up the piece of newspaper he had been reading and put it in his pocket.

    “All right,” he replied. “I’ll show you how the Great Money Trick is worked.”

    Owen opened his dinner basket and took from it two slices of bread, but as these were not sufficient, he requested that anyone who had some bread left should give it to him. They gave him several pieces, which he placed in a heap on a clean piece of paper, and, having borrowed the pocket knives of Easton, Harlow and Philpot, he addressed them, as follows:

    “These pieces of bread represent the raw materials which exist naturally in and on the earth for the use of mankind; they were not made by any human being, but were created for the benefit and sustenance of all, the same as were the air and the light of the sun.”

    “Now,” continued Owen, “I am a capitalist; or rather I represent the landlord and capitalist class. That is to say, all these raw materials belong to me. It does not matter for our present argument how I obtained possession of them, the only thing that matters now is the admitted fact that all the raw materials which are necessary for the production of the necessaries of life are now the property of the landlord and capitalist class. I am that class; all these raw materials belong to me.”

    “Now you three represent the working class. You have nothing, and, for my part, although I have these raw materials, they are of no use to me. What I need is the things that can be made out of these raw materials by work; but I am too lazy to work for me. But first I must explain that I possess something else beside the raw materials. These three knives represent all the machinery of production; the factories, tools, railways, and so forth, without which the necessaries of life cannot be produced in abundance. And these three coins” - taking three half pennies from his pocket - “represent my money, capital.” “But before we go any further,” said Owen, interrupting himself, “it is important to remember that I am not supposed to be merely a capitalist. I represent the whole capitalist class. You are not supposed to be just three workers, you represent the whole working class.”

    Owen proceeded to cut up one of the slices of bread into a number of little square blocks.

    “These represent the things which are produced by labour, aided by machinery, from the raw materials. We will suppose that three of these blocks represent a week’s work. We will suppose that a week’s work is worth one pound.”

    Owen now addressed himself to the working class as represented by Philpot, Harlow and Easton.

    “You say that you are all in need of employment, and as I am the kind-hearted capitalist class I am going to invest all my money in various industries, so as to give you plenty of work. I shall pay each of you one pound per week, and a week’s work is that you must each produce three of these square blocks. For doing this work you will each receive your wages; the money will be your own, to do as you like with, and the things you produce will of course be mine to do as I like with. You will each take one of these machines and as soon as you have done a week’s work, you shall have your money.”

    The working classes accordingly set to work, and the capitalist class sat down and watched them. As soon as they had finished, they passed the nine little blocks to Owen, who placed them on a piece of paper by his side and paid the workers their wages.

    “These blocks represent the necessaries of life. You can’t live without some of these things, but as they belong to me, you will have to buy them from me: my price for these blocks is, one pound each.”

    As the working classes were in need of the necessaries of life and as they could not eat, drink or wear the useless money, they were compelled to agree to the capitalist’s terms. They each bought back, and at once consumed, one-third of the produce of their labour. The capitalist class also devoured two of the square blocks, and so the net result of the week’s work was that the kind capitalist had consumed two pounds worth of things produced by the labour of others, and reckoning the squares at their market value of one pound each, he had more than doubled his capital, for he still possessed the three pounds in money and in addition four pounds worth of goods. As for the working classes, Philpot, Harlow and Easton, having each consumed the pound’s worth of necessaries they had bought with their wages, they were again in precisely the same condition as when they had started work - they had nothing.

    This process was repeated several times; for each week’s work the producers were paid their wages. They kept on working and spending all their earnings. The kind-hearted capitalist consumed twice as much as any one of them and his pool of wealth continually increased. In a little while, reckoning the little squares at their market value of one pound each, he was worth about one hundred pounds, and the working classes were still in the same condition as when they began, and were still tearing into their work as if their lives depended on it.

    After a while the rest of the crowd began to laugh, and their merriment increased when the kind-hearted capitalist, just after having sold a pound’s worth of necessaries to each of his workers, suddenly took their tools, the machinery of production, the knives, away from them, and informed them that owing to over-production all his store-houses were glutted with the necessaries of life, he had decided to close down the works.

    “Well, and wot the bloody ‘ell are we to do now?” demanded Philpot.

    “That’s not my business,” replied the kind-hearted capitalist. “I’ve paid your wages, and provided you with plenty of work for a long time past. I have no more work for you to do at the present. Come round again in a few months time and I’ll see what I can do.”

    “But what about the necessaries of life?” demanded Philpot. “we must have something to eat.”

    “Of course you must,” replied the capitalist, affably; “and I shall be very pleased to sell you some.”

    “But we ain’t got no bloody money!” said Philpot

    “Well, you can’t expect me to give you my goods for nothing! You didn’t work for nothing, you know. I paid you for your work and you should have saved something: you should have been thrifty like me. Look how I have got on by being thrifty!”

    The unemployed looked blankly at each other, but the rest of the crowd only laughed; and then the three unemployed began to abuse the kind-hearted capitalist, demanding that he should give them some of the necessaries of life that he had piled up in his warehouses, or to be allowed to work and produce some more for their own needs; and even threatened to take some of the things by force if he did not comply with their demands. But the kind-hearted capitalist told them not to be insolent, and spoke to them about honesty, and said if they were not careful he would have their faces battered in for them by the police, or if necessary he would call out the military and have them shot down like dogs, the same as he had done before at Featherstone and Belfast.

    "God" Philpot sighed. "BoW sucks."
     
  9. Withror

    Withror Ballista Bolt Thrower

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    You should write a book
     
  10. Lawrence_Shagsworth

    Lawrence_Shagsworth Joke Slayer Official Server Admin

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    PUT THAT ON A SHIRT
     
  11. Dargona1018

    Dargona1018 Ballista Bolt Thrower

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    I'd buy that shirt.
     
  12. SAcptm

    SAcptm Haxor Staff Alumni

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    >reads prominent historical anti-capitalist literature
    >enthuses about ways to merchandise it
     
  13. Hella

    Hella The Nightmare of Hair Global Moderator Donator Tester

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    I'll give you a pound for that idea.
     
  14. kedram

    kedram Drill Rusher Tester

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    @SAcptm Thats a pretty good representation :P, to be honest its still kinda like that today accept instead of spending one pound on things like food and water, you spend half a pound for them. I know every persons situation is different, but a lot of people are in that situation 3:
     
  15. Juaro

    Juaro Haxor Staff Alumni Tester

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    sac still confirmed lenin
     
  16. PUNK123

    PUNK123 Hella wRangler Staff Alumni Tester

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    socialist scum
     
  17. ShamWow-SuperRag

    ShamWow-SuperRag zamn Donator Tester

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    Ayn Rand would be pleased :rektlord:
     
  18. PUNK123

    PUNK123 Hella wRangler Staff Alumni Tester

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    This clan went downhill when radio joined
     
  19. Auburn

    Auburn Prepare Yourself! Forum Moderator Staff Alumni Donator Tester
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    maybe you should stop doing a handstand, because we're going uphill bitch
     
  20. PUNK123

    PUNK123 Hella wRangler Staff Alumni Tester

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    dont be jealous of my insane upperbody strength