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So, a few things have changed since I was last playing properly, eh? One seems to be that all the "heading pictures" from my old articles are gone. If I had the patience, I'd fix it right now. Perhaps at a later date I will. You know, those days when you just have nothing better to do than spring clean? Yeah, I'll do it then. I also notice the preview button gone... that's a bother, but I suppose I can always edit if I catch mistakes. Or even better, I can laugh at myself and highlight them in red when pointed out, as if my readers were teachers in primary one. I hated the red pen back then, but now I laugh about it. If you're still reading, I'm impressed. The previous sentences would have chased me away pretty quickly.

I won't say that I am "returning" as I've been idly 2-clicking every now and again for months now. I will say that I will be publishing articles with a bit more frequency than I have been in the last 9 months. Technically all I have to do is post two articles in a 6 month period and I won't be a liar, but I'll be aiming a little higher than that.

So, I guess look out for a few more articles in the coming weeks. I will be resuming Midnight Questions and harassing the eIrish once more. From presidents and field marshals to fellow publishers and Average Joes most haven't even heard of. No one is safe... though, I never really ask anything overly dangerous, so I guess everyone is safe. Mothers, don't lock your daughters up?

I am very very out of the loop, so I'll simply bust out an old favourite.
Since many of you may be new to my paper (hi new people!), here's how it works. After almost every article I write, I answer the first five (5) questions from the comments from the previous article. When I am scraping the barrel or I decide I have a big enough backlog of unanswered questions (ie. questions that came after the first five), I answer all the questions that did not make it into the normal "Ask Harrilal!" segments. Check out previous articles to see previous questions and answers. I'll answer just about anything once it is within the rules of the game.

Yes. Quite aware that all the questions coming up are really old. Quite aware that some of the questioners may not even still be playing. Just doing it for fun and to get back into the swing of things.

I wonder how many of the people who will be answered in the coming bit still play?

And without any further delay...
(and what a delay it has been, eh?)

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Ask Harrilal! - Nine months later edition!

John Gormley asks, "Could we bribe you to answer more than 5 questions in Ask Harrilal? If yes, how much?"
I have to say no. You can still always send me gold and IEP if you want, though! I promise I'll accept.

Glen Wauters asks, "Wich one should he unlock?"
The full question can be found in the article title😛 The eUK and eIrelan😛 All’s well that ends well.
This seems to be some sort of riddle. However, I'm a big sap and I would unlock the door that leads to love. Immortality would be a pretty big waste if there was no love in the world. Knowledge could prove to be a decent prize, but if you had knowledge of love but no love to be had, you might jump off a cliff. I probably picked the wrong door but again, I'm a sap.

metaman72 asks, "And Can I have a cookie?"
You sure you want a cookie that I baked? I suppose you do, since you asked. The answer is yes. Though my question is WHY!? You may lose your teeth (and not because it's super-sweet).

Donovan Thomas asks, "Cigars; Dominican with a Connecticut wrapper? Or straight Cubano?"
Not a cigar smoker here, but all my buddies who are say Cubano. So, I guess Cubano.

Donovan Thomas asks, "Skanking, destroyed by punk or still alive and well in it's pure form?"
Still alive and well in its purest form. You just have to find the proper venues. Not too difficult to find in Toronto. Not too sure about where you live, so I can't truly answer for your region.

Yddub Emwolb asks, "Are we at least capable of hearing the question of the planet, let alone the answer to that question?"
How do you solve a problem like Maria?

metaman72 asks, "Well, does a citizen's skill, strength, and/or exp have an affect, or is it completely random?"
The cricket program had nothing to do with the exp or skill of your erepublik character. You had to give a bowling and a batting stat. Most people put all points into either bowling or batting, as splitting the points up evenly pretty much made your player mediocre.

Yddub Emwolb asks, "Or will I?"
I'm not sure. Did you need my answer? I'm thinking you might have since you kept checking back. I'm sure the conversation you were having with metaman72 had nothing to do with it. Nothing at all. *coughs*

Yddub Emwolb asks, "So Harillal was wrong? Your head won't explode, it will implode? Or is that just for the universe?"
I probably was wrong, to tell the truth. I'm not a profound thinker and I may have done some wrong calculations. Implosion seems just as likely as explosion, now that you mention it.

Irish Princess asks, "How did you get so good?"
I'm not really 'so good'. I merely retold a fairy tale many of my countrymen (and women) have been hearing since they were children.

John Gormley asks, "Have you ever been to RL Ireland?"
I have not. It is on my to do list. I suspect I will visit Ireland (and Wales) in the next three to five years. My brother is on board and I'm still convincing my sister. She's not as excited to check out the family's motherland(s) as we are. Once we figure out the hook to get her there, we're all going. I simply won't go without her, because it's something that I fell she shouldn't miss out on.

master chief unsc asks, "do you like halo"
I do. My favourite of the series is Halo 2, followed by 1 then 3. I have yet to play Reach.

Pip Kelly asks, "Do you like Heavy Metal? (the musical kind not just some big piece of steel)"
I like all sorts of music. Admittedly, Heavy Metal is not prominent on my playlist, as I mostly go out of my way to listen to calypso, but you can find some Black Sabbath, Motorhead and Judas Priest on there. I am not umlaut savvy, so forgive the lack of it in Motorhead's name.

Gavo Murf asks, "Are the Special Forces unbeaten?"
Man, I would have to go look up the old records to find that out.

metaman72 asks, "If our good friend Irish Princess became President of Ireland, would Ireland become a Princessapality?"
She would have to make eIreland a monarchy of sorts to really call it that. And I'm not sure even she wants to run an eCountry month after month. So, I doubt it.

metaman72 asks, "AND, by any chance, do you know how Irish Princess peppers all her posts, shouts and articles with little hearts"
I still don't know! I could just look it up, but one day, she will give me the secret herself.

John Gormley asks, "Did you enjoy your break from eRepublik?"
Truthfully? Not really.

And that’s all that I could see!
Remember folks! The first five (5) questions asked in the comments of this article, will be answered in my next article!
Thanks for reading!

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