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Hello again folks! Welcome back to the much delayed latest addition of Fireside Chat. I know it’s been a while, but grab your favorite chair and you beverage of choice (I will be drinking a fine stout from Church Key Brewery) and read on as we find out all there is to know about the man, the legen😛

Wayne Kerr

LB Welcome Wayne, thanks for joining me tonight.

WK Ducking 12 questions... I gotta be up at 5am. wtf man.

LB Wayne, please, this is a family paper. Let’s get on with it then if you’re in such a hurry. What brought you to eRepublik to begin with?

WK Sheer boredom coupled with an interest in trolling and politics. eRepbulik combined the two for me. Had it not been for the bawfests and the sh*tstorms of the early days, before I knew everything, I wouldn't have stayed around for half as long as I have.


LB I always knew you loved the baw. When choosing your name, was it a deliberate play on 'Wanker' as we've all suspected?

WK Of course it was, I think the only people that thought it was my real name were the retards. It's just a shame most of ‘em happened to be in my party. To be fair it's a name that fits my personality like no other. I am a wanker, I freely admit it, but I'm the best wanker your ever likely to meet. Even those that I have got to know better through other things such as Steam call me Wayne from time to time and they know my real name...


LB Yes, whenever I’m playing a game with you and my wife asks what I’m doing, I always respond “just playing with the wanker baby.” When not eReping, what do you do?

WK Like any other bored man of my generation, I play computer games. When I'm not doing that I'm normally stuck working on my mate’s cars, which truth be told I hate. But it's an excuse to stand around, suck our teeth and smoke weed. With the added bonus of getting away from the missus for a few hours. Believe it or not, I'm also a keen astronomer, bitches love stars and I also 'slappa da bass mon' when I get the urge, closing my eyes and imagining I'm back on stage being the Rock Star I was meant to be.

LB I think your expected lifespan would’ve been much shorter if you were a rockstar. The Banana Alliance is a bit of a poop show. How would you rate yourself among the greatest alliance SGs?

WK I'm Wayne, automatically I'm up there with the greats. Leader of the Free eWorld and all that jazz...

LB Your humble attitude astounds me. What is your favorite meal?

WK One I haven't cooked. I'll eat most things, but being a true Midlander, I refuse to eat anything that comes from the sea.


LB You’re truly missing out on incredible array of edible sea life. Many have accused you of being a 'puppet master' in regards to eUK politics, how do you respond?

WK People believe what they want to believe, they will also believe anything if told for long enough. I've never been afraid to speak my mind or give my opinion, I surround myself with excellent eRep players. It's doing a great disservice to the talent and the hard work my 'puppets' have put into this game. I suspect very few people actually believe I am pulling the strings...

LB The latest party elections are a testament to the above. You co-founded the Royal Army Dental Corps, a legendary MU. How did this all come about?

WK Gather round children Uncle Wayne wants to tell you a story... As is my greatness, I'd taken my old MU The Royal Navy as far as I could. We ended up being a world wide Top 25 D1 MU. For me personally it began to get tedious, constantly answering retarded questions in the feed, no real community to speak of, nothing but food and tank grabbers.

There had been various factions within the RN for months. Certain personality differences led to bigger cracks and one day we got an ultimatum. So the full leadership except LadyMacbeth and Mick Cain, left the RN. We sat in the secret RN channel and discussed our next move. After various thoughts and ideas, we decided we had had enough of large, personality devoid MU's. So we decided to make our own. After about 3 hours of spamming names to each other, I posted a link to the Royal Army Dental Corps website and we just fell about laughing. Unanimously we all agreed that should be the name. That children is how the legend of the Fighting Dentists came about...


LB Fascinating. If you had to choose being stranded on a deserted island with one eRep player, who would it be and why?

WK Well the fact we have already designed a canal boat catamaran, it would have to be you. Coupled with the fact you are the only person I know to kill animals, sometimes just for fun (ED Note: I don’t kill for fun, only food), I reckon me and you would stand a pretty good chance of surviving. If I wanted to die quickly I'd choose CptChazbeard. So, long drawn out death V's quick death... I'd probably flip a coin.


LB A fine choice. Who was your greatest influence when beginning your eRep career?

WK lol, what a question... Alfagrem, Goku Jones and Sir Nick Griffin. It's amazing that they could produce such an offspring as me. I really didn't have the greatest start, but I love fighting, so I joined the gang that was making the most noise, plus being a sucker for the underdog UKPP were in 2nd place in the Top 5. I wouldn't say they influenced me, more encouraged me to be Wayne and for that I thank them.

LB Goku eh? I’m surprised your brain is still somewhat intact. What does the future hold for the eUK, if you have it your way?

WK eUK is in a strong position at the moment. The first 6 months of 2014 was a turbulent time for us. Bitter in-fighting led us close to the edge, a multi-vote removal away from our country being PTO'd and having our Treasury stolen, was quite hard to take. Since the Glorious Month of Wayne onwards, we have gone from strength to strength though, bar the month we elected Huey and nearly died of boredom. I just hope we continue to play the game with a smile on our faces.

LB It truly was a glorious month. Ice cream or Frozen Yogurt?

WK Caramel or toffee Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt is for girls...

LB Ice Cream FTW! If you had to live in another eNation, which would you choose?

WK I have actually left eUK for a different country before, as my profile shamefully shows. That country was one that is very similar to eUK, eCanada. No other two countries in erepublik are so similar. Both of us are better at in-fighting then fighting external enemies, both have delusions of grandeur, but the grass wasn't greener on the other side. eUK is my home and that will be the place I eDie.

Are we done, can I go now?
LB Yeah, get out of here.

And there you have it folks, The legendary Wayne. I hope you’ve all learned something new and we’ll see you next time at the fireside.
Leo