I'd love to do this! (I was addicted to the PlayStation hockey game for awhile.)

We had a Cajun food truck in town for a while. I talked to the owner, he was from New Orleans. I was pleased to find this place, they sold home made boudin, and had gumbo and Po' Boys. Unfortunately, they were expensive, and some of the dishes weren't very good. I would have figured a dude from New Orleans would make some good gumbo, but it was pretty bad. People in my town aren't familiar with Cajun foods (I've gotten weird looks and comments from the clerks at Walmart whenever I buy bags of crawfish), so this food truck didn't get much business and eventually shut down. The boudin was very good, tho.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on March 21, 2026, 04:58:56 PM

Quote from: Iason Taiwos on March 21, 2026, 02:38:42 PMI gave this topic some more consideration, and decided fried chicken is actually my most beloved food.

An excellent choice, Iason. Do you have a favorite restaurant? I am partial to a place in the Louisville area called Indi's.

The best local fried chicken is from a place called Italo's. It's a locally owned business with a few locations in the area. Their chicken dinner is just a cardboard box of fried chicken with jo-Jo's and a side of cole slaw. When I lived in East Liverpool (Feiabalsa Oriental in Talossan), the local Italo's was within walking distance of my house. I was friends with the delivery girl, and sometimes she'd give me extra chicken for free.
Aside from Italo's, Popeyes is the best place. The chicken and biscuits are still good, but the sides are pretty bad. I dunno about nationally, but our local Popeyes doesn't sell dirty rice anymore, they have red beans and rice, and it's awful.
Best fried fish is from a place called Mark's Landing. It's near Vitxalmour Conductour's house. Every Friday they have an all-you-can-eat fish dinner, and it's superb. (My area in Ohio is pretty good for fried fish.) (For traveling Talossans, I live in Columbiana County, Ohio. It's mostly farmland with towns scattered here and there. The local cuisine is improving since we got an influx of immigrants from Guatemala and Mexico. Highly recommend a place called Rancho Viejo, none of the staff speak English, but the food is cheap and fantastic. Best tacos I've ever had.)

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on March 21, 2026, 12:40:31 PMAlso took a look at the website and I can say that in my opinion their products look appalling.

😂 Agreed. But this is the brand that's available everywhere around here.
Until today, I also added an "s" to pluralize "Pączki". But am I pronouncing it properly? Around here we say it like "punch-key". (I love pączki, but you can only get them certain times of the year. I think it revolves around some religious holiday.)
AD, if you can find them, the frozen bags of crawfish are acceptable. The ones from Louisiana tend to be better. Walmart used to sell ones that were products of China, Spain, and Egypt. Like I said, these things are precooked and seasoned, and sometimes the non-Louisiana brands had a funky seasoning on them.
I gave this topic some more consideration, and decided fried chicken is actually my most beloved food. I am ashamed to admit that I've still never had Barberton chicken, which is a popular style of fried chicken in these parts (it's of Serbian origin.)

Quote from: Barclamïu da Miéletz on March 21, 2026, 08:23:24 AM

Quote from: Moinul Moin on March 21, 2026, 07:27:07 AMPierogies

I just said that pierogi is already the plural... sad.

https://www.mrstspierogies.com/
Thank you for informing us about this, but I would imagine the majority of people in my region don't know that. Even a company that makes them calls them pierogies.

Www.anley.com
My Talossan flag was one I ordered off eBay for maybe $15. It was from some Chinese company. (Just type in "Micronation flag" on eBay, you'll find it.) It's hanging on my wall now, and is okay, I guess. A little flimsy. 
Vitxalmour Conductour designed a flag for our Cjovani subculture. If I could figure out how to share pictures on here, I'd show you. Anyhow, I found this Anley flag making company. I uploaded a picture of our Cjovani flag to them...in a couple of weeks, they sent me the flag. (It was like $26.)
This is a nice flag. Sturdy and way better quality than the Chinese Talossan flag. Unlike the Chinese flag, I'd feel confident that I could stick this flag outside, and it could withstand the weather for a few years.
Just throwing this out there as a suggestion for Talossans wanting a decent quality flag.

The region of Ohio I live in has a large population of Polish descendants, and a lot of Polish foods are commonplace around here. I was a dumb hick from southeast Texas when I first moved up here; I had never heard of pierogis. I remember the first time I heard the word kielbasa, I had no idea what it was. "It's a sausage", a pal told me. I thought he was saying "Kill Bossy" (Bossy being a cow's name in my mind), and I thought that was a horrible name for a sausage. (Yeah, I was pretty dumb back then.)
As for pierogis, I still don't particularly like them, but my wife sometimes makes them, and they're okay. She mainly makes the potato ones. I do like Kill Bossy, tho.
I have never lost my love for the food I grew up on in Texas, most of which is impossible to find in Ohio. My local Walmart actually sells crawfish, (frozen, pre-seasoned and cooked), and while not as good as what you'd get at a live crawfish boil, it's okay. A few local Chinese restaurants serve crawfish, but advertise them as "baby lobsters". I could have live crawfish shipped to me from Louisiana, but it's too expensive.
Anyhow, my beloved food? Boudin. In Texas, we spell it boudain for some reason. It's a type of sausage made with rice. I did order some of that from a place in Louisiana. I contemplated getting a meat grinder/sausage stuffer, and trying to make my own. A boudin link for breakfast is a thing of joy, washed down with some Cafe du Monde coffee.

62RZ14: Per
62RZ15: Per
62RZ16: Austaneu
62RZ17: Per
62RZ18: Per
62RZ19: Per
62RZ20: Austaneu
62RZ21: Austaneu

RZ06 CONTRA
RZ07 PER
RZ08 PER
RZ09 PER
RZ10 PER
RZ11 PER
RZ12 ABSTAIN
RZ13 PER

Mick

WHEREAS the Talossan Naval Relief Corps has been established to provide humanitarian, maritime, and disaster-relief assistance in the name and spirit of the Kingdom of Talossa, and

WHEREAS the Corps seeks to embody the Kingdom's values of service, solidarity, and civic duty, and

WHEREAS the designation of a Royal Patron would lend honour and inspiration to the Corps and its volunteers, and

WHEREAS His Majesty King Txec has long demonstrated a personal commitment to the welfare, dignity, and flourishing of the Kingdom and its people, and

WHEREAS it is fitting and proper that organizations dedicated to public service seek the symbolic guidance and patronage of the Crown.

THEREFORE I, Sir Iason Taiwos , an Admiral in His Majesty's Royal Navy and a citizen of good standing of the Kingdom of Talossa, do hereby respectfully petition His Majesty King Txec to grant Royal Patronage to the Talossan Naval Relief Corps, in accordance with custom and any applicable law and practice of the Kingdom.

https://youtu.be/vjXZ8gaCOHA?si=XDop_wNGOrmGj2Nk
I've also been listening to this group a lot. I've seen them twice in concert and finally bought an album (which I hope to have the band members autograph next time I see them.)
All the members are from Toronto, Canada, except the new drummer, who is from Akron. She was previously in a couple of punk bands from Akron, and she's fantastic.
They are going to be doing another show in Akron in April. I plan on being there.
Most of their stuff is original material, but they also play a few covers of other surf instrumental band's tunes.

Quote from: Heinrich9 on January 22, 2026, 02:42:36 PM

Quote from: Ethan Smith on January 22, 2026, 02:27:07 PMHello, what are some interests of yours?

I enjoy writing, cult films, and I'm interested in different languages and cultures.

What particular cult films do you enjoy?

https://www.amazon.com/Live-Bayou-Washington-D-C-March/dp/B0FYQR4S37
I've been listening to this. (Well, I just started listening to it this morning on the way to work, only got it in the mail yesterday.)
As far as I know, this is the earliest known live recordings of the Bad Brains, recently unearthed somewhere, remastered, and finally released 45 years after they were recorded.
I haven't gotten to disc two yet, but disc one is great. I settled for CD, because the vinyl (released on Record Store Day) is already going for ridiculous prices.

So, the King, in what I still regard as an error of judgement, bestowed upon me the title of Knight Commander in the Order of the Nation. Well, I was totally dumbstruck by this proclamation, as I felt I was totally unworthy of such an honor (an opinion I'm sure most other Talossans share.) I messaged the King, even questioned his sanity, but he assured me I was worthy. If he says so, then so be it.
I therefore am asking this noble college if they will "knightify" my current coat of arms. I assume I may choose my own Latin motto.

Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on January 17, 2026, 01:04:01 PMDid anyone else get into this show? I enjoyed it, it was a slower paced show but there are many outstanding mysteries that I am wondering about for the second season. Vince Gilligan has done a remarkable job creating a villain (?) that is somehow nice and accommodating.

I haven't watched it yet, but the fact that it's by Vince Gilligan and has Rhea Seehorn in it is enough to make me give it a try. (If you watched "Better Call Saul", you'll remember how extremely slow paced it occasionally was...but I thought it was great.)

I vote thusly:
RZ1: Për
RZ2: Contra
RZ3: Për
RZ4: Contra
RZ5: Për

Whereabouts in Ohio?

https://read.amazon.com/sample/B0FCNSPLND?f=1&l=en_US&r=e87e7244&rid=1JD07V8H6DEP342BTMQY&sid=146-4942137-4471914&ref_=litb_m
This author produced a two volume Atlas of Micronations. Fortunately you don't have to pay the $105 for the print version (that's $210 for both volumes), or $40 for the ebook, the entry on Talossa is in the free sample. (You'll have to scroll down a bit.)

I nominate GV also.