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“A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.” 

Quote from: way_paki on June 02, 2010, 10:11:11 AM
Utang nga gilikay likayan sa panahon sa tingbayad, labon sa pagpamaylo, muna munang hangyo.

Hangyo mo lang, moluhod pa man gani kon magkalisod aron lang ka modugo.

Quote from: taga tigbao on June 02, 2010, 11:14:38 AM
Bahalina tirada ni Catalina.

Paboritong sumsoman, frog legs...

He he, Wolfie is a she, Bay Tigs...

Quote from: statesville on June 02, 2010, 08:24:49 AM
Labi na sa atong culture hilig magtapok, inom, sumsum, kanta
  naay uban palabwanay sa hambog ang malupig  magwild
  kon may  pusil kuyaw magkamatay.

Gun ownership should  be limited only to business owners as protection
    not just for anybody on the street.

Daghan jud kong nahibaw-an nga estorya bahin aning mag-inom unya ang palabwanay sa hambog adto paingon sa dinunggabay o pinusilay. Kasagaran mga amigo ra baya unta.

He he, lami man ang kinawat-kawat ba. Pero mao lagi, magkabali-bali sa dinali-dali. Sa akoa hinuon sigi lang bisan naay sayop, pakatok ra bitaw kasagaran...

Singot motubod jud kon udtong tutok ug init jamo unja wala kay kahoy nga kapasilongan...

Quote from: wolfpack823 on June 02, 2010, 01:34:35 AM
If you are in the county jail in the US, it is like living in a club house compared to the people in the 3rd world. The inmates' dormitories are equipped with television, telephones, 24/7 availability of medical care, served with foods supervised by dieaticians, regular recreation, church service and all forms of amenities.

A book cart for their reading requirements, free mailing envelopes and stamps for writing if you cant afford to buy, free toiletries and free laundry of uniforms and beddings twice a week. free photocopy of legal materials, and free phone calls to attorneys.

Nice life eh.

Naa ba pud kahay Internet connection. At least makapadayon og dukdok sa TB...

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on June 01, 2010, 11:44:15 PM
If the jail destination is in the Philippines, I would not.

You starve in the jail because the prison wardens steal your food allowance.

Sa Muntinlupa, luboton daw ka sa mga manyakis.

I've seen some jails in the Philippines. 30 to 40 persons in one small room. Pait.

Labi na tong mga pretty boy nga hamis og panit, patay. Magpatubo jud og bungot basta paingon mapriso...

Quote from: taga tigbao on June 02, 2010, 09:09:56 AM
Mas maajo kung maextend siguro kay usahay inig post dili na matan-aw ug utro kay naa pay trabaho, unja na pud taud taud o di ganing inig ka ugma na makita ug utro.

Good point, Bay Tigs. Kay naa ra bay magkawat-kawat rag dukdok, dili ma-edit og tarong ang post kay mahadlok masakpan, bwahaha!

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on June 02, 2010, 02:57:39 AM
Ayo gani kay wa ka sakpi sa taga Peta Wolf nga imong giligsan ang alligator. I am PETA member(People Eating Tasty Animals)hehhehe.
Wa man koy gikahadlukan sa among balay aw sa attic mahadlok ko basin naay spider. Sa una di man ko mahadlok ug spider karon kay maghunahuna ra gani ko mahadlok man ko.
Ug nagpuyo pa siguro ko sa lugar nga known nga naay dangerous ug deadly snakes mahadlok siguro ko magmow or mag gardening kay basin naay snake labi na rattle snake.

Hi, fellow PETA member, he he. Unja, mokaon pud kag frog legs, Raqz? Kini maoy tasty jud...

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 01, 2010, 11:52:48 PM
Nothing in my house scares me. Why be scared when Salvation is Offered in Christ Jesus.

The present fears of the body cannot compare to the perfect crown that is a citizenship in The Kingdom of the Most High.

Kanay Kristyano! Ready all the time to pass from this life to the next!

Daghan lagi diri hadlokan og snake. Cute baya nang snake...

Kuyaw bitaw ning trabaho sa huwes. Kon naay buruka naa man juy party nga dehado...

Gawas pa, morag nahalap na ko ani sa pag-inatubang sa computer...

Even if luxury awaits one in jail, the prospect of one's freedom being curtailed is still forbidding. In this regard, doing all things possible to avoid being jailed should be a good principle to live by...

Quote from: statesville on June 02, 2010, 08:40:00 AM
Hubag, makalingaw gyud bitaw ning karaan nga mga pictures
labi na panahon sa  pagkabata, naligo sa uwan or nagduwa  sa
bonbon, etc...

He he, labi na unposed pictures unya nahibat ang mga dagway...

Quote from: wolfpack823 on June 02, 2010, 01:55:23 AM
The stress level of my current job is really very high, as a result, I am totally drained and exhausted at the end of the day. Running remove my stress, the breeze calms me down or if I not go to workouts. Swimming is nice alternative.

For emotional stress, I normally sit down in the computer and write. 

But when I feel that the clouds and earth sandwiched my sanity, I go to the range and shoot 100 rounds or more. Feel great after that...

He he, I can imagine you bringing along a picture of your oppressor, if any, and pasting it on your target...

Stress? What's that?

Bitaw, kon ma-stress ko, mopakli ko sa old family albums, and laugh my heart out. The older the album, the more hearty the laugh...

Quote from: vhinz08 on May 28, 2010, 04:38:39 PM
Hapuhapay ang duha ka bungtod ni inday
aron mabati ang kanindot ug mobarug ang pasas kanunay
pero ayaw kalimti ang pag agas ug pagbuhagay
sa ubos unya permente e concentrate ang tirada aron
mabati  ni inday ang kalami sa himaya sa iyang dagway

Kon hisgotan na man lang ang palami ni Inday
Mahimo pud baja nga sija ray unay-unay
Sa ijang pagbati sija makapabuhagay
Nga dili mabiktima sa grabeng binagnosay.

Well, the position of German president is more ceremonial than anything else. Although the resignation must be a bother to Chancellor Merkel, there is no reason why it should disturb the status quo, especially Germany's central role in the EU. Gawas pa, sakto baja tingali ang iyang paniid bahin sa pag-apil-apil sa Germany sa Afghanistan. But then the shadow of history looms large over post-Hitlerian Germany. In the end, it's realpolitik, as always.

Quote from: hofelina on June 01, 2010, 06:32:08 PM
makalingaw injong mga tubag, mga higala, bentaha ni aron maoli-an ko sa mga tubag tubag bahin Guindulman!

Bitaw, Ms. Hof, kinahanglan nga magpailin-ilin ta kay makapungot baja ning hatagan tag pangatarongan nga balikwaot. Kapoy na jamo. (I can understand that you being from Guindulman yourself feel bad about what's happening there. To add insult to injury, some apparently hired hands are trying to discredit our earnest and well-meaning discussions here in Tubag Bohol.)

Quote from: islander on May 30, 2010, 10:18:23 PM
puro pa ra ba gyod intawon clean-shaven.  kanyahay ra naglain ug thread kay lisod apilon ngadto sa where the beards grow.

He he, kadtong mga bungoton apil man to sa Rousseauesque state of nature of which nothing metaphysical can be said. Evil is dapper and unkempt beings are not good enough to be introduced to theology.

Quote from: www.tubagbohol.com on July 02, 2009, 02:45:38 PM
Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home,a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey?"Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.

Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman." The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.

It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a narrow bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river.. You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future.

Thus, do not be too bothered by others' words if our conscience is clear...

Indeed, if our conscience is clear we don't need to be told not to be bothered by others' words...

One option, of course, is to stay up all night! Joke³!

Well, after all this time that he's been out of the closet, Abunda may not mind being in the Cabinet...

It is gratuitous to inject a gender issue to the problem of widespread tobacco use.

Quote from: fdaray on June 01, 2010, 03:33:48 PM
Unsa na may dagway  nija.? Nagburot ang atubangan for 21 days.

Gi-tape na lang tingali sa pus-on, Sir FD...

Quote from: windgate on June 01, 2010, 03:36:46 PM
kunohay paguapo sa merkado pero ngano giapil ang acacia ug puo

Puo na man lay hisgotan, naay daghang angay pahamtangan niini, dili ang bililhong mga kahoy nga ang nahimong sala mao lamang kay nakabikil kunohay sa pasundayag sa mapasiatabong mga opisyal.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on June 01, 2010, 03:48:42 PM
nagka migraine na intawn ko ug hinunahuna aning paghimo ug schedule sa klase...plastado na man unta ang schedule kaso gipabungkag aning dictador nga presidente sa school....lagot jud kaau... d jud siya mo follow sa guidelines sa tesda...

Kon dili na jud matulon iyang batasan, Ms. Lolla, pag-organize mog strike...

Quote from: Lollapalooza on June 01, 2010, 03:46:38 PM

hahahahha....i like this one...

If I remember correctly, ang caption ani kay "What's on man's mind?" Bwahaha!

Wala na ko kasabot ani. Ngano nga gimantala man dinhi ang kahawod sa Guindulman ug sa mga lumulupyo niini? Tinuod man o dili, nganong imudmod man sa atong nawong kining maong mga kasayoran? (Luoy baya intawon, kay wala juy unod o punto ang gipangyawit.) Naa ba guy nanaway sa katawhan o sa lungsod sa Guindulman, nga wala man?   

Morag gilihay man ang isyu ani, imbis ang gihisgotan mao ang walay puangod nga pagputol sa mga kahoy didto, gipalutaw man hinuon nga kunohay giyubit ang Guindulman. Diversionary tactic man ni. Wala intawon, oi. Ngano gud intawon nga panawayon man ang lungsod. Gipanalipdan man gani. 

Quote from: Lollapalooza on June 01, 2010, 03:09:26 PM
kani siya mao ni among lesson about Optical Illusion sa Eng. 101 way back 1996........

He he, mao man ni bahin sa young/old woman...

Kini pud ang among optical illusion sa Psych 101...

Quote from: wolfpack823 on June 01, 2010, 08:52:43 AM
Sorry na lang gyud, magmantiner na lang kog payag, hamugaway pa sa hangin, mahug pa lang ko ana muray gidangat.

He he, wa tingali ni kahulogan kay wa may klaro hain ang yuta ug hain ang langit...

Quote from: AsPo on May 31, 2010, 01:47:09 PM

waaaaaaaa
in ani dapat ang buhaton sa mga baje,nga nambabae ang mga bana
.

Bwahaha! kinahanglan maghinay ang baje ani, kay sa kabug-at sa laki morag delikado nga malabnot ijang lagay...

Kahibawo pud mo-surrender iringa. Innocent look pa ra ba...

Quote from: way_paki on June 01, 2010, 02:07:34 PM
Gimasahe ang akong kalawasan didto sa ubos sa landong sa kahoy.

Kahoy nga higala sa katawhan usahay mahimong biktima sa walay gidulaw ug walay puangod nga mga lider kunohay.

Quote from: windgate on June 01, 2010, 01:40:10 PM
tuba^ ra may aho.

Parehas diay ta, bay...

Quote from: www.tubagbohol.com on April 23, 2010, 09:55:41 AM
ADVICE FROM A  RETIRED HUSBAND:

It is important for men to remember that as women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger.  When you notice this, try not to yell at them.  Some are oversensitive, and there's nothing worse than an oversensitive woman.

My name is Carlos.  Let me relate how I handled the situation with my wife, Annie.  When I retired a few  years ago, it became necessary for Annie to get a full-time job along with her part-time job, both for extra income and for the health benefits that we needed.  Shortly after she started working I noticed she was beginning to show her age.  I usually get home from the golf club about the same time she gets home from work.

Although she knows how hungry I am, she almost always says she has to rest for half an hour or so before she starts dinner.  I don't yell at her.  Instead, I tell her to take her time and just wake me when she gets dinner on the  table.  I generally have lunch in the men’s club at the club so eating out is not reasonable.  I'm ready for some home-cooked grub when I hit that door.



She used to do the dishes as soon as we finished eating, but now it's not unusual for them to sit on the table for several hours after dinner.  I do what I can by diplomatically reminding her several times each evening that they won't clean themselves.  I know she really appreciates this, as it does seem to motivate her to get them done before she goes to bed.
Another symptom of aging is complaining.  I  think.   For example she will say that it is difficult for her to find time to pay the monthly bills during her lunch hour.  But, boys, we take 'em for better or worse, so I just smile and offer encouragement.  I tell her to stretch it out over two or even three  days.  That way she won't have to rush so much.  I also remind her that missing lunch completely now and then wouldn't hurt her any -- if you know what I mean.  I like to think tact is one of my  strong points.

When doing simple jobs, she seems to think she needs more rest periods.  She had to take a break when she was only half-finished mowing the yard.  I try not to make a scene.  I'm a fair man.  I tell her to fix herself a nice, big, cold glass of freshly squeezed lemonade and just sit for a while.  And, as long as she is making one for herself, she  may as well make one for me too.

I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support Annie.  I'm not saying that showing this much consideration is easy.  Many men will find it difficult.  Some will find it impossible!  Nobody knows better than I do how frustrating women get as they get older.  However, guys, even if you just use a little more tact and less criticism of your aging wife because of this article, I will  consider that writing it was well worthwhile.  After all, we are put on this earth to help each other.

Signed,
Carlos   


EDITOR'S NOTE:
Carlos died suddenly on February 7 of a  perforated colon.  The police report says he was found with a  Calloway extra-long 50-inch Big Bertha Driver II golf club jammed up his rear end, with barely 5 inches of grip showing, and a  sledge hammer laying nearby.  His wife, Annie, was arrested and  charged with murder.  The all-woman jury took only 10 minutes to find her Not Guilty, accepting her defense that Carlos, somehow without looking, accidentally sat down on his golf club.

Carlos Valenzuela
Wichita Falls, Texas
" Life is a three step process - Man - Moment- MINI!"

Goodbye, Mr. Valenzuela. Matay, kon wa pay positive action ang asawa, sija untay unang maimpas, unja ingon ani ang mahitabo:

Juan and Carlos have played a round of golf faithfully every Friday for 20 years. As Juan prepares to putt, he notices a funeral procession drive by. He also observes his friend Carlos remove his cap and bow his head in the direction of the procession. Juan says, "Carlos, you are truly a gentleman to show your respect like that". Carlos replies, "Oh, it's nothing. After all, we were married for 35 years".


Bwahaha!

Super-cute pud ni, nasakpan nga burglar kitten...


www.larrytherubbishman.com

Quote from: statesville on June 01, 2010, 12:06:11 PM
mga cute..

He he, usa ka pamilya nga mga turista...

A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says, "I clocked you at 80 mile per hour, sir."

The driver says, "Gee, officer, I had it on cruise control at 60, perhaps your radar needs calibrating."

Not looking up from her knitting the wife says sweetly from the passenger seat, "Now don't be silly, dear, you know that this car doesn't have cruise control."

As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks over at his wife and growls, "Can't you keep your mouth shut for once?"

The wife smiles demurely and says, "You should be thankful your radar detector went off when it did."

As the officer makes out the second ticket for the illegal radar detector unit, the man glowers at his wife and says through clenched teeth, "Darn it, woman, can't you keep your mouth shut?!"

The officer frowns and says, "And I notice that you're not wearing your seat belt, sir. That 's an automatic $75 fine."

The driver says, "Yeah, well, you see officer, I had it on, but took it off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license out of my back pocket."

The wife says, "Now, dear, you know very well that you didn't have your seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you're driving."

And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket the driver turns to his wife and barks, "WHY DON'T YOU SHUT  UP?!"

The officer looks over at the woman and asks, "Does your husband always talk to you this way, Ma'am?"

"Oh, heavens no, officer. Only when he's been drinking."


 

Quote from: bugsay on June 01, 2010, 09:51:49 AM
kabit - pasa load......bwahehehehehe

Bwahaha! Paet...

Quote from: islander on June 01, 2010, 11:40:47 AM
naa pa, harana sa panahon man tingali ni nimo, bai hubs.  makasabot pod ani si bai bugsay ug ang tag-iya sa tumoy sa bangaw:

dunggawin mo hirang
ang baki sa lantaran
kahit sulyap mo man lamang
ang baki ay motikangkang...

Ngunit, irog ko, bakit isang araw
Hindi mo ginamit ang baki kong inalay?
Sa wari ko ba'y di mo kailangan
Pagkat kinupasan ng luha at laway...

Quote from: statesville on June 01, 2010, 11:28:26 AM

Nagpa-cute pa ra ba si Manang. Naggunit pa jud og saging tundan...

Quote from: statesville on June 01, 2010, 11:28:26 AM

I love it! Pwede ni siya himoon nga hara sa mga Neanderthals!

Quote from: AsPo on June 01, 2010, 11:00:50 AM
unsa man  na hubs gibitok,nga nibudlot man ang  tijan?

Bwahaha! Gibitok mo lang, unsaon nga tua man maglukso-lusko sa dapit nga ijang gikalibangan!

Quote from: AsPo on June 01, 2010, 10:59:53 AM
hahhaha
mura man og nisajaw og nobody but you.

Pwede pud nikanta og "We Are The World" kay morag mahilig man ning bakia magsuroy-suroy sa kalibotan...

Quote from: AsPo on June 01, 2010, 11:01:55 AM
almoranas barbeque

With frog saliva sauce...

Quote from: AsPo on June 01, 2010, 10:21:30 AM
hahahha
ang gamay nga kaka.nadako pagbikaka,nisulod ang palaka,si kaka nagaduka.

Bwahaha! Kahinumdom man pud tas nga awit pambata of long ago...

Leron, leron sinta
Buko ng palaka,
Dala-dala’y buslo,
Sisidlan ng agta,
Pagdating sa dulo’y
Ang sanga nabali
Kapos kapalaran,
Humanap ng baki.

Quote from: AsPo on June 01, 2010, 10:18:47 AM
aw almoranas na hubs.

Almoranas nga kinilaw diay.

Diay laing daogan nga froggy...

Quote from: islander on June 01, 2010, 08:31:45 AM
you mean he had a sausage about him?  with the cold, morag potot ang gabitay da.

He he, samot diay nga lud-on ang gatan-aw...

Quote from: bugsay on June 01, 2010, 08:39:04 AM
ughhh!...ka ngilo sab ani uy..

He he, unsa man, morag ningpang-it sa hilaw nga mangga sa panagbingkil?

Quote from: bugsay on June 01, 2010, 09:08:22 AM
bisag usa anang akong gi mentioned bastante na bai Hubs....sulit na basta makashopping ug kabhang.

Bantay lang jud nga dili ikaw ang ma-shopping, as in makidnap sa Somalian pirates...

Quote from: islander on June 01, 2010, 09:01:58 AM
hahaha, nice, froggy prince.   but body language here is... ugh, what's the raised left leg for?

He he, nag action song ni sija, "Ang Gamay nga Kaka"...

Quote from: bugsay on June 01, 2010, 09:03:53 AM
bwahehehe....klaruha diha bai Hubs, basin reflection na nimo sa mirror...hehehe.

tungod kay ang mga lalakwe, "COOL"....di gusto'g gubot...

Bwahaha! Sakpan nga left hand diay akong giisa, da! Kokak!

Quote from: bugsay on June 01, 2010, 08:52:16 AM
somalia, afghanistan, pakistan, palestine, iraq, nya mohapit sab sa iran..

Bwahaha! Ang nakaparat kon kutob ras usa ang maadtoan nimo ani, Bay Bugs!

Quote from: islander on June 01, 2010, 12:21:24 AM
ajaw na lamang na si bai hubs patagaa ug ehemplo, bai bugs, kay mahitugpa na pod unja ni sa baki.  morag nahimong mascot sa tb ning kaliwat ni kermit da.

balik ko sa pamutbot, aw, lalaking pusong ug sad-an, mabutboton gyod tawon.  kamong wa mamutbot sukad masukad sa inyong mga asawa, inahan, girlfriend, boyfriend, o unsa pa diha nga gidimalas ug paminaw ninjo, raise your right hand!  oy, puro man lagi walhon ang miisa...
 

Oi, tan-awa! Right hand tawon ning ahong giisa!


www.mychandlerschool.org

Quote from: cujo on June 01, 2010, 03:19:06 AM
In a restaurant.After you order a lobster and crab legs.Yummy in the tummy...

He he, dajon ang "I love you" sundan og sipa nga tug-ab...

Quote from: wolfpack823 on June 01, 2010, 08:05:06 AM
Dugangi pa akong suka!

Nisudlot agi sa lubot!

Quote from: wolfpack823 on June 01, 2010, 07:41:21 AM
Arghhhh kaluod ana Oi.

Luod kon bag-ong nisudlot. 

Quote from: AsPo on June 01, 2010, 07:39:18 AM
dili tinae sa  baki?

Deep-fried, gitawag og IUD?

Quote from: wolfpack823 on June 01, 2010, 07:39:47 AM
Yabag-yabag (duha ) man ka hubs. Hahahahahhahaah

Serious man gud ning issue sa pagpamutol sa acacia sa Guindulman, daghang nangugat ug nagbinayloay og idlot nga mga pulong, mao nga atong sagolan og gamayng yabag-yabag...

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 01, 2010, 07:33:20 AM
Principality of Hutt River

Likely the most well known micronation on this list, the Principality of Hutt River was founded by Leonard George Casley in 1970. It consists of about 75 square Kilometers of farmland near the town of Northampton in western Australia. It came into being due to a wheat quota law Casley called “Draconian”. The government imposed quotas that only allowed him to sell 99 acres of wheat when he had just grown 9900 acres. He initially fought the unfair quotas in court, even appealing to the British royal family. When all else failed, Casley resorted to an obscure tort law that allowed British colonies to secede in similar circumstances. Leonard George Casley dubbed himself “His Royal Highness Prince Leonard” and declared his independence.

Despite nearly forty years of calling itself a sovereign state, the Principality of Hutt River hasn’t been recognized by the Commonwealth of Australia, nor any international entity. However, the principality has issued stamps, passports, and coins (one bearing the profile of American ex-president Bill Clinton) and claims approximately 18000 citizens “Living Abroad” as you can apply for citizenship for a small fee on the country’s website. It has a standing military (mostly consisting of Casley’s children and grandchildren) and even though it’s landlocked, they claim they have a navy. The Australian government, while not honoring Hutt River as a real country, regards it as simply an eccentric old man selling souvenirs to tourists. Many Australian wildernesses tours include a stop at Hutt River, billing it as “The second biggest Nation on the Continent”.

A few years ago I fell into an interesting discussion with a fellow traveler. He was a pleasant fellow who, after a while, began talking about his "country" and even showed me his passport. For a brief moment I was paralyzed with the thought that I was a pathetic ignoramus because I didn't recognize a sovereign nation called the Principality of Hutt River! Bwahaha!

I want to see one or two of these countries...

The Grand Duchy of Westarctica

When the Antarctic treaty was signed it split up the territory in Antarctica among several different countries, but there is an area in Western Antarctica named Marie Byrd Land, between the claims of Chile and New Zealand, that had no territorial claim attached to it.  In 2001 Travis McHenry saw the area was unclaimed and declared it an independent nation with himself as the ruler.  Sending declarations to all the signing nations of the Antarctic treaty; the letters were of course universally ignored, as there are no year-round residents of the area and no one who claims to part of the nations’ government has even been to the location thus far. Very little is known about the intentions of the founder, or the “Nobility” of the nation. The most that’s come out of country have been a few coins and stamps, and a free e-mail service for “Citizens”.

Pitcairn Island

Of all these micronations, this one by far has the most interesting history. We’re all at least somewhat familiar with the Mutiny on the Bounty, where the evil Captain Bligh was overpowered by mutineers who wished to return to Tahiti instead of going back to England. What most don’t know is that many of the mutineers actually did eventually relocate to Tahiti, though some settled in a tiny Island called Pitcairn in the south Pacific where a few of their descendants still live today. Officially, the island is not considered a nation, but an unincorporated territory. It is legally a democracy with the town’s mayor considered the ruler, but isn’t considered a country. With a population of roughly 50 as of 2003 this island is officially the smallest democracy in the world.

Molossia

Started by Kevin Baugh in 1977 as a school project, the Republic of Mallosia is a mock dictatorship in northern Nevada described as a “hobby” by it’s de facto ruler. Kevin Baugh calls Molossia an “Enclave Nation” being that it’s surrounded by the United States, and while the country has a constitution and a national assembly, Baugh claims martial law due to the “Ever present foreign threat” of the US. The micronation also has territorial claims in Pennsylvania and northern California, and has recently laid claim to the Neptune deep (The floor of the deepest trench in the pacific ocean) and the province of “Vesperia” located on the planet Venus. Baugh has also decreed national bans on firearms, incandescent light bulbs and smoking, along with more outlandish bans against onions, catfish, walruses, and anything from Texas. The property is mainly considered a tourist trap, with tourist getting a 45 minute guided tour of the country by Kevin Baugh himself who expects them to present their passports at the gate.

Freetown Christiania

While not a traditional Micronation (if there is such a thing) Freetown Christiania certainly qualifies for this list as a a self-governing area with a small resident population. Freetown was established in 1971 in an abandoned military base in Copenhagen, Denmark by free-thinkers and hippies with ambitions of building a free society. Depending on who you talk to, Freetown Christiania is either “The world’s first fully functioning anarchistic society” or an area overrun with squatters and drug dealers. It’s either a “Safe, quiet town where one is free to be themselves” or a crime ridden slum, where people are often raped, mugged or murdered.

Since the area is indeed in a state of anarchy, no official numbers exist on crime rates so it’s hard to tell if the lofty vision of the founders actually lines up with reality. The “town” consists of an area less than a kilometer square, and it’s citizens still pay taxes and city utilities to Copenhagen, but the residents claim it has it’s own set of laws and public services. The local laws forbid firearms, cameras, “hardcore” drugs and cars, though it’s unclear how these laws are enforced since the town also boasts it has no police. The main attraction for visitors is “Pusher street” where people can buy marijuana and related paraphernalia in an open-air market. Despite the fact it’s illegal in the rest of Denmark and while it has something of a bad reputation, Freetown is still known for being the origin of many famous Danish writers, artists and theater groups. It’s considered by some to be a shining example of how Anarchy is a plausible system of government.

The Nation of Celestial Space

If I were rating these nations by territory claimed, this Nation would be the hands-down winner. The so-called “Nation of Celestial Space” was establishedon January 1st, 1949 by James Thomas Mangan when he wrote his local board of of deeds and titles to lay claim to some previously unclaimed territory. What was this territory? The entire Universe, minus the Earth. While this bizarre claim was ignored by most, it didn’t stop Mangan from printing coins, bills, and postage stamps for his “nation”. When the US and Russia began flying high-altitude aircraft he wrote letters of complaint to their respective state departments claiming that these flights were infringing on his territorial claim without his permission. Strangely, Mangan wasn’t the only person to establish an extra-terrestrial micronation before the Outer Space Treaty was signed in 1967 forbidding territorial claims in outer space. Others included the “Other World Nation” claiming the other planets of the solar system and the “Celestial Solar Kingdom” claiming the surface of the sun.

Rose Island

In 1968 Italian architect and real-estate investor Giorgio Rosa constructed a 400 square meter platform in the Adriatic sea 7 Miles from the Italian town of Rimini. The platform was meant to be a tourist spot, sporting it’s own souvenir shop, fishing pier and radio station. Soon after it was opened Rosa declared sovereignty and renamed platform “The Republic of Rose Island” and started claiming he was going to begin printing his own currency. Worried that this was a ploy to avoid taxes, the Italian government evicted Rosa and his employees soon after and the Italian navy destroyed the platform with explosives. In a snarky retort, Rosa began printing postage stamps with an image of the platform’s destruction and issued them from his “Government In Exile”.

Conch Republic

An example of a micronation founded in the name of both protest and comedy, the Conch Republic was established on April 23 1982 to protest the building of a US border checkpoint between the Florida keys and the mainland. The checkpoint was meant to curb an influx of illegal immigration and smuggling from Cuba and other Caribbean islands, but inadvertently caused gridlock on the only highway bridge that lead to the Keys, inhibiting tourism and shipping. Mayor of Key west Denis Wardlow declared himself prime minister of the republic and during the secession ceremony declared war on the United States by breaking a stale loaf of Cuban bread over a nearby naval officer. He then quickly surrendered and applied for one billion dollars in foreign aid from the United States.

While the secession was never serious, the keys are still jokingly referred to as the Conch Republic and the protest did succeed in persuading the Border Patrol to remove the checkpoint. The people of the Conch Republic also banded together in 1994 to re-open a national park that was closed due to the federal government closure. During the closure the Prime minister declared “The US government is closed, but the Conch republic can still issuing passports.” Indeed, passports and other souvenirs are available on the country’s website. Their national Motto is “We Seceded Where Others Failed”.

Republic of Minerva

Wishing to create a libertarian utopia with no taxes, subsidies or welfare, real-estate millionaire Michael Oliver started a project to create an island and declare it an independent nation. In 1971 he succeeded. In the Minerva reef, between Tonga and New Zealand, tons of sand was poured into the shallow reefs to bring it above sea level and create a small island. The citizens of this tiny island had high hopes, thinking they could attract tourists, fisherman, even industry after adding more sand to the island, which at the time was barely stable enough to hoist a flag on. The group elected a president, Morris C. Davis, and wrote up a declaration of independence and send it to nearby nations. Suspicious of the groups intentions, nearby Tonga issued a proclamation that the island was inside their territorial waters and used soldiers to forcibly evict the residents and lower the flag. This action was supported by the South Pacific Forum, so there wasn’t much Oliver could do but fire the “President” of his nation and cut his losses. Years later former president Davis returned with an expedition of American settlers, intending to reoccupy the reef, but was again kicked out by Tongan troops. A more recent expedition has found that the artificial island has been “More or less reclaimed by the sea”.

Principality of Sealand

Sealand started it’s life as an offshore anti-aircraft platform called “HM Fort Roughs” placed in  a British shipping lane during World War II to fend off German mine laying aircraft. During the war the platform housed 107 UK sailors on its 550 square meter deck and observation towers. In 1967 Pirate Radio broadcaster Paddy Roy Bates occupied the platform and set it up as a base for his pirate station “Radio Essex”. A year later Bate’s son fired a rifle at a work crew that was repairing an automated buoy near the platform, and was arrested for firearms violations since Bates and his family were still considered British Citizens. Bates was acquitted, due to the platform being three miles outside of the UK’s oceanic claim and in international waters. Seeing an opportunity Bates declared the platform the “Principality of Sealand” giving his tiny nation the motto E Mare Libertas (From the Sea, Freedom), wrote a national anthem, and started issuing stamps and currency. He stated that the court ruling gavbe him the right to declare the open-sea platform as a sovereign nation.

Since Sealand exists in international waters, there was little the British government could do about the pirate broadcasts (and the Bates family’s habit of shooting at passing boats while “Defending their waters”) though to this day no one has officially recognized the sovereignty of the platform.

Principality of Hutt River

Likely the most well known micronation on this list, the Principality of Hutt River was founded by Leonard George Casley in 1970. It consists of about 75 square Kilometers of farmland near the town of Northampton in western Australia. It came into being due to a wheat quota law Casley called “Draconian”. The government imposed quotas that only allowed him to sell 99 acres of wheat when he had just grown 9900 acres. He initially fought the unfair quotas in court, even appealing to the British royal family. When all else failed, Casley resorted to an obscure tort law that allowed British colonies to secede in similar circumstances. Leonard George Casley dubbed himself “His Royal Highness Prince Leonard” and declared his independence.

Despite nearly forty years of calling itself a sovereign state, the Principality of Hutt River hasn’t been recognized by the Commonwealth of Australia, nor any international entity. However, the principality has issued stamps, passports, and coins (one bearing the profile of American ex-president Bill Clinton) and claims approximately 18000 citizens “Living Abroad” as you can apply for citizenship for a small fee on the country’s website. It has a standing military (mostly consisting of Casley’s children and grandchildren) and even though it’s landlocked, they claim they have a navy. The Australian government, while not honoring Hutt River as a real country, regards it as simply an eccentric old man selling souvenirs to tourists. Many Australian wildernesses tours include a stop at Hutt River, billing it as “The second biggest Nation on the Continent”.


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Quote from: glacier_71 on November 02, 2009, 08:27:39 AM
tinood manay, naa nay treatment nga available karon aron dili atakehon sa bokbok ang kahoy...

apan, subo lang, wa jud ma-protekthi ang Acacia sa laing matang sa BOKBOK...kanang nagpuyo sa ilang munisipyo.

Quote from: bugsay on November 02, 2009, 10:01:55 AM
mao gyud bai Glac....ang taga munisipyo mauy bag-ong nawong sa BOKBOK..

ang acacia murag dili ni hard wood, ang sap wood(outer layer) ani is porous pero tungod sa kadugay na,ang tunga ani gilubasan. so normally ang maataki sa bokbok ang iyang outer layer...makaon gyud ni sa bokbok ang outer layer kay di man sab gud nimo ma treat dayon samtang dili pa ni siya ma sun dried. Kon uga na ana pa ma treat kay maka penetrate na man ang chemicals like "solignum".

Kining bokbok, ig-agaw ba ni sa anay? Unsa toy English aning bokbok, Bay Glace ug Bay Bugs? Mao ba to ni weevil?

(Ang bokbok pwede pud diay igsoon sa kulata, bwahaha!)  

Mas sayon likayan ang ilad kaysa holdup. Naa pa juy danger to life and limb ning tulison ta.

Quote from: statesville on June 01, 2010, 04:52:21 AM

Hahahaha, human ka dinhang banaha ka..

Maparehas jud ni siya ni Carlos nga gibarbecue...

Quote from: islander on June 01, 2010, 12:28:29 AM
aaaahhhh, spoken like a true lothario.  i understand, i understand.  males are the crazy shoppers, after all.

You mean, the females are the merchandise?

Wa ba kaha intawon ma-frostbite ang ijang junior...

Quote from: Bambi on June 01, 2010, 05:44:47 AM
this is now the new murder trend. 

kapait lang kon modern pod ang prisohan nga may available PC for such games 

Kon maohon wa na jud hinuoy makabalda sa pagduwa sulod sa prisohan.

Quote from: vhinz08 on June 01, 2010, 12:16:34 AM
buhi-on ta ang dila nga mupa agik-ik maoy makapabikog sa balatian.

Dajon mosawom ta sa tigmi nga lawod sa kagahapon aron ugkaton ang gitay-an nga alambre sa pustiso sa atong gugma.

Quote from: vhinz08 on June 01, 2010, 12:08:42 AM
unsay imong gisud-an karon?

Adobong paa sa baki...

Quote from: vhinz08 on June 01, 2010, 12:06:38 AM
kabuntagon ang lami ikatulog samtang gatanday sa unlan ug gabanig sa mabugnaw ug katri nga lantay.

Lantay nga lipak bitaw mao gajud
Ang nindot kay mopaka kada kijud.
Unja inigkahuman sa kombate,
Ang imong likod morag gimasahe.

Quote from: Lorenzo on May 31, 2010, 11:58:25 PM
Sit down, sit a while...lets talk.

I'm all ears.

Bitaw, I am willing to talk about these things only in a vague, general way. So there.

Quote from: way_paki on May 31, 2010, 11:52:25 PM
in  marriage, it's a no no gyud ang maghisgot ug separation. after sa away kay sweet na man pod. so, it's okay. dili lang i-dibdib taman. remember, it's only in married life that you sleep with the enemy.. hehehe! so, wa gihapoy lusot. gawas ug adto matug sa pikas kuarto.

He he, ang nakadaot sa sleeping with the enemy kay pagmata nimo, naa na ang enemy at the gates...

Bitaw, any relationship worth its salt (and other seasonings besides) will always have its ups and downs (oops, no pun intended...).

Quote from: Lorenzo on May 31, 2010, 11:48:36 PM
Hubag, how did you deal with love? Interested lang ko...

You seem to be the silent romantic type. Feeling lang.

He he, taas na kaayo kon estoryahon...

Quote from: way_paki on May 31, 2010, 11:44:52 PM
pakigsandurot sa kinabuhing way klaro.

Klaro ang bidlisiw sa adlaw nga misiak sa kahilom ug mitaroy sa kasingksaing sa kabuntagon.

Quote from: bugsay on May 31, 2010, 11:41:18 PM
kinaadman nga dabong pas udlot sa kawayan...nga di pa gani pwede himuslan kay lawot pa ug medyo bidli sa lingagngagan ug tutonlan nga pilian ug mangita gyud sa naandan.

Naandan nga huni nga hawot paminawon, sama sa hungihong sa sayong kabuntagon.

Quote from: way_paki on May 31, 2010, 11:23:27 PM
mao pod nay nakapait kay ang uban, maghuwat pa ug magsakitanay before mo-decide nga mag separate lives. but for me, it's always a challenge to keep the love burning.

Love will always be a challenge, just as life is. The difficulty lies in where to draw the line--what is bearable and what is too much. Because there are just too many X factors in love and marriage and love and life, one can hardly make a decision with a sense of certitude.   

Quote from: bugsay on May 31, 2010, 11:34:59 PM
kon niingo pa unta si G. Sanche nga "standard"......kana mauy makapahikurat.

He he, kon maohon duha na sila (at least) sa Kapitolyo nga mahilig sa pakurat...

Quote from: bugsay on May 31, 2010, 11:26:25 PM
pakigsandurot ug pagbadilyo sa hapit na nisudlot nga kinaadman tungod kay wa'y buthanang sa iyang pagpasiatab?...

(bwahahahhaha...nawa man kos passing)

Pagpasiatab nga wala ing kapasikaran, ug usab walay laing kabuthan gawas sa kibot diin mobuhagay ang wala mahilis ug mini nga kinaadman.

Quote from: lindy on May 31, 2010, 11:16:39 PM
dili diay mabuti ang kalagayan.hehehe.

He he, pwede kon Tagalog palaka... Kokik!

Quote from: way_paki on May 31, 2010, 11:17:09 PM
daghan ko'g kailang BAKI...

Apil ang bag-ong kaila?

Quote from: bugsay on May 31, 2010, 11:12:51 PM
gihalad ang hinukad nga buwad sa sambingay nga puno sa baho nga nangalimyon sa tumang pagpa-ikag...

Pagpa-ikag nga maoy nakatiklo sa baki sa pagbati, hinungdan nga mituay ang liog sa pasiatab ug migitib ang subol sa pakigsandurot.

The quantity of saliva could be used as input for measurement. Chemical attributes of the secretion should prove useful, too.

Quote from: way_paki on May 31, 2010, 11:00:34 PM
lingkoranan sa kinaadman, mao nay gusto nakong maangkon.

Maangkon ko man ang mga bituon sa langit, timawa pa gihapon ako kon isalikway mo ang gugma kong gihalad.

Quote from: islander on May 31, 2010, 10:38:01 PM
what life can be sucked out of something long dead, which is why the lifeless hapless malignancy is facing the final judgment in the first place?

He he, I humbly submit to the blood-draining wisdom of this declaration...

Quote from: islander on May 31, 2010, 10:31:59 PM
short of saying that the male of the species are the creators, which doesn't offer peace nor a glimmer of unerstanding, dear bai hubag, take note that in plumbing the heart of darkness those males must have gone crazy shopping first in various dark recesses.

Dark recesses? More of the same, more of the same. As to the mood of the shopping, the sentiment of pungent cavernous malls is carefully noted, thank you...

Quote from: way_paki on May 31, 2010, 10:32:16 PM
yes, naa jud hinuon. ug di na jud matabang ug novena, set each other free na lang before hating and hurting each other.

Bitaw. But sadly, in most cases a lot of hurting and hating had already been done by then.

Quote from: way_paki on May 31, 2010, 10:33:43 PM
aw, mao diay na?

Baki: ugok nga nagpahawod-hawod.

Quote from: way_paki on May 31, 2010, 10:28:13 PM
kugmo nga gipapilit sa ilawom sa lingkuranan nga nahilaman ni ma'am.

Ma'am Glo, babay Maliya, pero naa pa man diay gihapon ka sa gobyerno, mao magbantay na lang mi nga dili mohikap sa ilawon sa lingkoranan.

Or she can suck the life out of the malignant growth, so to speak...

Quote from: islander on May 31, 2010, 10:23:38 PM
hahaha!  it could go either way.  she can also leave it an abandoned town no different from a howling wilderness.  inches can transmogrify into mere pockmarks. 

Or, act like an honorable female and make the most of the positive demographic change...

Quote from: way_paki on May 31, 2010, 10:20:45 PM
unsa pod nang tigpagawal?

Hambogero ba, kanang pagarpar...

Quote from: way_paki on May 31, 2010, 10:13:55 PM
para dili boring ang married life, do something different together, never stop dating and treat each other like boyfriend/girlfriend.

Good idea, pero naa baja juy relationship nga dili matabang bisan unsaon og pailin-ilin...