[Oh, F.U.!] Old Fu-ks Are Great Fu-ks!

Day 2,527, 23:00 Published in USA USA by George Armstrong Custer
[Oh, F.U.!] Old Fu-ks Are Great Fu-ks!
Take a break from the exciting War module and enjoy the simple pleasures of eLife!

Dateline: Wednesday October 22, 2014 (Day 252😎
Location: Sun City, Arizona
Reporter: Party President "Old Man" Custer
Music: The Lawrence Welk‪ Show - ‬1955

In Today's Edition:
: 1: We're Growing by Leaps and Bounds!
: 2: We're Not Getting Any Younger!
: 3: We Still Can Do Stuff that Matters!
: 4: Recruitment Blurb

Party Membership Numbers are UP, UP, UP!
We've invited great American curmudgeon Andy Rooney to join us, but haven't heard back from him.

As of this writing the Oh, F.U. membership rolls are at eleven-- up from just two on PP Election Day! Nine of these are truly Old Fu-ks, having been playing this miserable wonderful game since 2009 or before. The youngsters, well, maybe they got confused.

Welcome to the party.. er, I mean, the Party, old friends! I take this as a strong indication that the vague outline I offered the other day, of what we are and what we may become, resonates with older players.

It's about time we Old Fu-ks get our well deserved recognition-- and rewards.
And forming the Oh, F.U. is just the beginning. Eleven members in five days is just the beginning. Some pretty great Parties have started out like this.
So keep 'em coming, Old Fu-ks-- tell your friends down at the Bingo hall, and bring 'em to the next meeting. We'll make room for 'em!

Do You Check the Obituaries?

Okay, in our case, have a look at your Friends list. Are most of your first eRep friends dead? Dania, Harlot, Knoj… remember Jack Flufferton-- oh, what a card he was!

Whether these players found life in the real world more rewarding (imagine that!) or just became disgusted with the game (no! really?), they're gone.
Yeah, we're not getting any younger, alright. Some day some young pup will pop open his Friends list and remember you fondly, too. Maybe not for "attacks without initiative" but hopefully something more than "uhhhhh.. who?"

Which brings me to the next segment… there's actually a point to all this rambling.

Old Fu-ks Matter. We Do Stuff.

The other day I said, "Together we can build our numbers to become a serious (or not-so-serious) voice for Senior eCitizens."

So.. as we grow in numbers, we might start thinking about what we're going to do.. as a Party, as Senior eCitizens, as respected elders.

Obviously we can rock the fun part of this. The topic of old people has enough great funny material to last us a long, long time. No matter what else we might do, I hope everyone will have a lot of fun with this. We're old, we're crabby, we're licensed to drive, so look out!


Then there's this other thing… I mentioned about us Old Fu-ks getting our fair share of government dole-- why should all the kids get all the goodies?

Okay, so we can petition the President and Congress to develop a new Cabinet Department, something like "Senior Citizen Services, serving the special needs of Senior eCitizens, to fight for fair representation and our fair share of government dole." But seriously, do you really think that'll fly?

Suppose we go the opposite direction entirely ("One Way street, officer? I was only going one way!")

Old Fu-ks will remember the old Challenge Coins program I ran a few years back. In short, I collected cash and tanks from people-- large contributors and small-- then awarded them, along with a nifty Coin graphic, to soldiers who'd shown exemplary skills and camaraderie. Over the course of eight presentations we gave away thousands of tanks to hundreds of players, and boosted a lot of morale.

So suppose we target Old Fu-ks who have returned to the game (thus demonstrating their advanced senility) and are struggling to function in the modern game at their old low level.
Suppose we pick one returning Old Fu-k, and just cash-bomb the crap out of him for a week. Small donations, big donations, cash, gold, tanks, even sell him Companies for a buck, to bring him back from the V1 Stone Age to functioning at a decent modern level.

He sure ain't getting any help from Plato, and doesn't qualify for any government dole.. so maybe it's up to us to help out our own kind.

Of course we'll have to figure out who to help out, and be sure they're serious about staying.. we'll form a Committee or something.

Anyways… it's just a thought. Y'all wanna do this? I'm certainly open to other ideas.

Don't Just Sit There!
"Oh, F.U.!" Party members are an exciting bunch.

Join the fastest growing Party in town, and proudly tell 'em all, "Oh, F.U.!".

Full Membership to those e-born in 2009 or earlier.
Younger Party members, and Old Fu-ks in other Parties, may be designated as Honorary Old Fu-ks. That's right, you don't have to join the Party to join the fun, but we'd love to have you on board.

Your Oh, F.U.! Party President,
George Armstrong "F-Bomb" Custer

Shout It a Lot!
[Oh, F.U.!] Old Fu-ks Are Great Fu-ks!
http://www.erepublik.com/en/article/2459475/1/20
We Can Still Do Stuff That Matters


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