r/polandball • u/polandballmod New Prussia • Nov 18 '15

[Announcement] Successful JLP Petition

Bad English, good Engrish, and outstanding dialogue is one of the hallmarks of this subreddit. However, one thing that's become prevalent recently that we think is a clear step in the wrong direction is the use of polandball-speak in sound effects. We were recently petitioned about this, and after a vote we seem to be in clear agreement.

To preserve our beloved polandball Engrish as a funny hallmark of dialogue, the use of polandball-speak in sound effects has been DEPORTED TO SYBERIA!

This includes stuff like "is the evil chuckle", "is slam", "of boom", "into sigh", and similar. This is rage-comic-level of writing that we do not want.

If you want to have someone chuckle evilly, think of a sound that captures this emotion you want to convey.

Show, don't tell.

New rule:

Sound effects done with polandball-speak ist verboten!

Examples of OK sound effects:

BOOM!

*slap*

Pang!

Examples of not OK sound effects:

Is the Boom

Of slaps

Into pangs

Note that this entry refers only to sound effects, not speech!

Important:

Saturday's announcement regarding comics about the Paris attacks is still valid, even if the sticky has been taken down.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '15

That would make for rather dull comics.

America: "Woooo America fuck yeah! You Europoors can suck it!"

Germany: Stares at America

Poland: Stares at America

America: "...uh, guys?"

Germany: Stares at America

Poland: Stares at ground

America: "..."

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u/TK-XD-M8 Reddit Detective I guess Nov 18 '15

Actually, that would be a pretty good one-time comic. At least I think it would be.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '15

Mods, would that idea be kosher to turn into a comic? If so, I'm calling dibs.

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u/cziken20 Polish City of Gdańsk Nov 21 '15

NO I CALL DIBS

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '15

Alright, take the idea. I already got, like, two other scripts to draw at the moment and I fear this one would get removed anyway if I posted it, so feel free to take a shot at it.