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WORLD WAR THREE

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According to the WOPR.

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Not To Play5
Taiwan Theaterwide 4
Uganda Maximum 3
India Pakistan War 3
Chad Interdiction 2
Albanian Decoy 2
Turkish Heavy 2
Swiss Incident 2
Denmark Massive 2
U.S. First Strike 2
English Thrust 2
Arctic Minimal 1
Moroccan Minimal 1
Czech Option 1
S. African Offensive 1
Gabon Rebellion 1
Pakistan Sovereignty 1
Hawaiian Escalation 1
Mexican Takeover 1
Iceland Maximum 1
Sudan Surprise 1
SEATO Decapitating 1
Zaire Alliance 1
USSR First Strike 1
Middle East Heavy 1
Hong Kong Variant 1
S.African Subversion 0
Romanian Strike 0
Thai Subversion 0
US USSR Escalation 0
Mediterranean War 0
Kenya Option 0
Chile Confrontation 0
USSR Alert 0
Pacific Defense 0
Far East Strategy 0
Bangladesh Theaterwid (sic) 0
Taiwan Misdirection 0
Arabian Offensive 0
Spain Counter 0
Burmese Maneuver 0
NATO/Warsaw Pact 0
Arabian Clandestine 0
Polish Paramilitary 0
Northern Territorial 0
Thai Variation 0
Romanian War 0
Gabon Takeover 0
Palistinian Local (sic) 0
Portugal Revolution 0
Pacific Maneuver 0
NATO Territorial 0
Pact Medium 0
Cambodian Heavy 0
U.S. Defense 0
NATO Incursion 0
Saudi Maneuver 0
U.S. Subversion 0
Arabian Theaterwide 0
French Alliance 0
Libyan Local 0
Syrian Provocation 0
Vietnamese Retaliotio (sic) 0
Iceland Escalation 0
NATO Containment 0
Iranian Maneuver 0
Cuban Provocation 0
SEATO Takeover 0
Argentina Escalation 0
Chad Alert 0


― El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:21 (eighteen years ago)

many of these are also sex acts, according to urbandictionary

― I DIED, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:22 (eighteen years ago)

i walked in on my college roommate once while he was engaged in the Thai Variation

― Mr. Que, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:23 (eighteen years ago)

have you ever done a Vietnamese Retaliotio?

― Mark Clemente, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:24 (eighteen years ago)

"I'm going to give you the Kenya Option tonight"

― El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:24 (eighteen years ago)

hahah this is great

― Mark Clemente, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:24 (eighteen years ago)

English Thrust actually NOT a sex act

― I DIED, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:24 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk5CQBLqMwE

― Alex in Baltimore, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:25 (eighteen years ago)

I like how Iceland is so important it gets TWO options

― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:25 (eighteen years ago)

Seriously, who the fuck even knows where Gabon is?

― El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:26 (eighteen years ago)

Africa

― Mr. Que, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:26 (eighteen years ago)

I love this fucking movie. I've told teenage coworkers with FRIEND DRAMA "The only winning move is not to play" and they think I'm some fount of wisdom. hahaha

― Abbott, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:26 (eighteen years ago)

Gabongoans know. (xxpost)

― StanM, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:27 (eighteen years ago)

Do they also know that a rebellion or a takeover in their country could apparently set off the end of the world?

― El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:28 (eighteen years ago)

least pleasant to receive:

Sudan Surprise
Swiss Incident
Syrian Provocation

― I DIED, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:28 (eighteen years ago)

The Turkish Heavy was the result of a Adana kebab feast at Incirlik, which clogged the sewers all the way to Antakya.

― Euler, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:29 (eighteen years ago)

I likt this one:

Arctic Minimal

Where the hell did you find this list, T-bot?

― Abbott, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:29 (eighteen years ago)

nothing gets them dressed and the door faster than SEATO Decapitating, I find

― El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:30 (eighteen years ago)

I, uh, wrote it down from the youtube clip.

― El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:30 (eighteen years ago)

I am sick at home.

― El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:30 (eighteen years ago)

Syrian Provocation can be a nice change, if it's done correctly.

― Mr. Que, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:30 (eighteen years ago)

the Mexican Takeover destroyed my marriage

― El Tomboto, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:31 (eighteen years ago)

http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2007/04/defcon.jpg

― kingfish, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:31 (eighteen years ago)

Strange game.

― stet, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:31 (eighteen years ago)

I CAN'T DECIDE BETWEEN "MEXICAN TAKEOVER" AND "CHAD ALERT"

― Curt1s Stephens, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:32 (eighteen years ago)

Looks like FOURTH OF JULY BLESS MY SOUL

― Abbott, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:32 (eighteen years ago)

Libyan Local sounds like some kind of improvised anaesthetic (ie doctor hits you in the head with a hammer)

― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:33 (eighteen years ago)

you have to be pretty limber to attempt the Pacific Maneuver.

― That one guy that hit it and quit it, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:35 (eighteen years ago)

wooo Taiwan Theaterwide!

― jessie monster, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:48 (eighteen years ago)

Taiwan Theaterwide

most likely

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:56 (eighteen years ago)

I think Chad Interdiction is going to be my next screen name.

― Rock Hardy, Monday, 19 November 2007 20:59 (eighteen years ago)

how bout you and I do the Arabian Clandestine *wink* *wink*

― Heave Ho, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:02 (eighteen years ago)

SEATO Decapitating, Taiwan Misdirection, and Arabian Clandestine should all be band names.

― jessie monster, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:03 (eighteen years ago)

I, uh, wrote it down from the youtube clip.

Tombot, you are a hero.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:05 (eighteen years ago)

wow, apparently BRGR is a real place now.

― kingfish, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:23 (eighteen years ago)

Do they also know that a rebellion or a takeover in their country could apparently set off the end of the world?

I recall that Gabon has some oil reserves, so anything potentially petro-related = WW3 bait.

― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:46 (eighteen years ago)

I voted for the Denmark Massive

― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:47 (eighteen years ago)

These also could be missing titles for Global Underground's DJ sets.

― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:48 (eighteen years ago)

guys I heard there's gonna be a revolution in Portugal

― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:49 (eighteen years ago)

Uganda Maximum would make a killer porno name

― latebloomer, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:50 (eighteen years ago)

The ARCTIC, guys, it seems hardly volatile unless Santa or some Caribou are stashing enriched uranium.

― Abbott, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:50 (eighteen years ago)

Well, it does look like it has some dangerous PLAYZONES:

http://www.arcticcirclerest.com/images/playzone.gif

― Abbott, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:52 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.arcticcirclerest.com/images/cnr_frysauce.jpg

― Abbott, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:53 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.arcticcirclerest.com/images/kidmeal.jpg

― Abbott, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:53 (eighteen years ago)

Swiss Cheese Incident?

― elmo argonaut, Monday, 19 November 2007 21:53 (eighteen years ago)

http://www.dickdestiny.com/gameoversmall.JPG

― Gorge, Monday, 19 November 2007 23:55 (eighteen years ago)

Moroccan Minimal was my pick. Sounds like some sort of crappy dragon J.K.Rowling might invent.

― Just got offed, Monday, 19 November 2007 23:58 (eighteen years ago)

did Norman Podhoretz write the script?

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Monday, 19 November 2007 23:59 (eighteen years ago)

hehehehehe

― Heave Ho, Tuesday, 20 November 2007 01:02 (eighteen years ago)

this is tremendous, but 'not to play' shouldn't be a visible option--unless you add 'a nice game of chess'

― mookieproof, Tuesday, 20 November 2007 01:19 (eighteen years ago)

Chad Alert

― ciderpress, Thursday, 24 February 2022 15:53 (four years ago)

Ctl-F "Ukraine": phrase not found

whew!

― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 24 February 2022 18:09 (four years ago)

i'm not following

― Punster McPunisher, Thursday, 24 February 2022 20:55 (four years ago)

no, I would not like to play a game

― mh, Friday, 25 February 2022 03:27 (four years ago)

probably with the bees

― mookieproof, Friday, 25 February 2022 04:03 (four years ago)

After very careful consideration, sir, I've come to the conclusion that this thread revive sucks.

― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 25 February 2022 10:52 (four years ago)

Hell I'd piss on a sparkplug if I thought it would do any good

― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 11:33 (four years ago)

"this corn is raw"
"yes, it's healthier that way"
"can we take pills, and cook the corn?"

― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 11:33 (four years ago)

"He's dead? Wow he doesn't look very old?"
"oh he was 45"
"oh right, yeah that's old"

― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 11:36 (four years ago)

"Who first came up with the idea of A-sexual reproduction?"
"Your wife?"

― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 11:38 (four years ago)

this movie fucking rocks

― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 11:39 (four years ago)

I heard that the Denmark Massive are playing the 101 this Saturday

― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 11:42 (four years ago)

i'm in desperate need of a paleontologist

― difficult listening hour, Friday, 25 February 2022 15:06 (four years ago)

Mister Potato Head!, MISTER POTATO HEAD!

― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 15:10 (four years ago)

Does your little friend want to stay for dinner?

― stet, Friday, 25 February 2022 16:13 (four years ago)

did anybody bother to watch the sequel? Guessing it was just a generic hacker movie that had nothing in common with the original.

― Ste, Friday, 25 February 2022 16:30 (four years ago)

for the record, i just wanted an existing thread to talk about close calls

you guys are reading way too much into this

― Punster McPunisher, Friday, 25 February 2022 17:53 (four years ago)

four years pass...

flush the bombers, get me SAC on the horn

― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 February 2026 02:30 (seven months ago)

https://i.postimg.cc/pTCPPcky/tykwwg.jpg

turn your key, west wing guy
TURN YOUR KEY

― mookieproof, Thursday, 26 February 2026 03:28 (seven months ago)

Doomsday clock is the closest its ever been, says wikipedia (and whoever it is that decides the time on the doomsday clock).

― emil.y, Thursday, 26 February 2026 16:17 (seven months ago)

the clock is set by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 26 February 2026 17:57 (seven months ago)

https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:640/format:webp/1*7iowrNVBBn4azwdEd_Qn_g.jpeg

― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 26 February 2026 18:04 (seven months ago)

I mean, yes, it says that right on the wiki page that I linked. I wasn't asking for clarification, I was being breezily dismissive. You know, as a rhetorical device.

xp

― emil.y, Thursday, 26 February 2026 18:06 (seven months ago)

oh, the atomic scientists

― mh, Thursday, 26 February 2026 18:55 (seven months ago)

Atom Egoyam, the members of Atomic Kitten and Atoms for Peace

― Lady Sovereign (Citizen) (milo z), Thursday, 26 February 2026 18:59 (seven months ago)

the clock's a clever way to get their organization's opinions about the current state of international relations noticed. I agree with them that having an erratic fascist who can't even be bothered to read his security briefings occupying the most powerful position on earth is highly dangerous. kinda a no-brainer really

― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Thursday, 26 February 2026 19:31 (seven months ago)

remember in the first term where Trump thought you could nuke a hurricane

― Mollusk, Virginia (Boring, Maryland), Thursday, 26 February 2026 19:37 (seven months ago)

who says you can't?

― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 26 February 2026 19:39 (seven months ago)

the risky part about setting the clock so near midnight is, what if you forget daylight savings time and it skips ahead an hour. could be curtains

― z_tbd, Thursday, 26 February 2026 20:32 (seven months ago)

so is this "Pakistan Sovereignty"?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/2/27/live-kabul-bombed-as-pakistan-declares-open-war-on-afghanistan

― Serfin' USA (sleeve), Friday, 27 February 2026 03:02 (seven months ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXYhZIiR0ek

― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 27 February 2026 03:07 (seven months ago)

https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-iran-attack-02-28-26-hnk-intl

― StanM, Saturday, 28 February 2026 07:08 (seven months ago)

We don't need AI to start one when we can do it ourselves

― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 28 February 2026 07:16 (seven months ago)

so nice that they do it while the NYSE is closed

― StanM, Saturday, 28 February 2026 07:34 (seven months ago)

ai, please generate the most intense ww3 with really complicated subplots

― z_tbd, Saturday, 28 February 2026 08:01 (seven months ago)

OK SIR I LOVE OYU

― z_tbd, Saturday, 28 February 2026 08:01 (seven months ago)

hey z,

this is a community for thieves and bullies; i think you're better than that. hope to see some more of your art in the future, and hoping you're doing okay.

― austinato (Austin), Saturday, 28 February 2026 08:31 (seven months ago)

What is even the stated rationale for doing this now?

― treeship., Saturday, 28 February 2026 10:38 (seven months ago)

There doesn't need to be one when there's no pressure.

― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 28 February 2026 11:10 (seven months ago)

this fucking failed state needs to be excised from the world

not you, Iran

― podcast Diderot (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 28 February 2026 11:19 (seven months ago)

fucking otm. The late imperial collapse US is the most dangerous rogue state in the world right now and needs to be shut down.

― calzino, Saturday, 28 February 2026 11:21 (seven months ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZJMZapC8NQ

― buzza, Saturday, 28 February 2026 11:26 (seven months ago)

fuckin AI mgm lion wtf

― buzza, Saturday, 28 February 2026 11:28 (seven months ago)

Can't spend your lotto winnings in a nuclear winter

In my video I say, "I think the US will attack Iran Feb 26, 27, or maybe 28" because of the Mars square Uranus transit in hard aspect to the Moon's of both countries and is setting off the recent eclipse degree.

— starheal (@starheal) February 27, 2026

― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 28 February 2026 11:34 (seven months ago)

she didn't see Wolves beating Villa coming tho

― nashwan, Saturday, 28 February 2026 13:07 (seven months ago)

Wolves actually winning a game full stop seems like we could be entering into unprecedented times

― calzino, Saturday, 28 February 2026 13:13 (seven months ago)

Really convenient to have this revelation in 2026 and not in the months leading up to November 2024 when you spent every waking moment calling Kamala Harris a bloodthirsty warmonger. pic.twitter.com/jcJ2T1E9XR

— Kareem Rifai 🌐 (@KareemRifai) February 28, 2026

― The Luda of Suburbia (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 28 February 2026 13:21 (seven months ago)

Wolves actually winning a game full stop seems like we could be entering into unprecedented times

what with the by-election as well i keep thinking i'm gonna wake up soon after suffering a bang on the head on Thursday night

― podcast Diderot (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 28 February 2026 13:48 (seven months ago)

Wolves drawing against Arsenal as US ships were gathering round middle east was beginning of end times.

― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 28 February 2026 14:04 (seven months ago)


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