Appointment of the Minister of Culture

[Hooligan]

Fellow Talossans --

Plank 3 of the platform on which my party stood reads: "...the Culture Ministry will promote Talossan performing arts, language, and other cultural whatevers in cooperation with the University of Talossa, private groups, and creative individuals, and the next Cosâ will not end without this Ministry being able to point to a nation that it has helped flower through encouragement and support of a host of cultural accomplishments in language, sports, music, and other sundry whatnot."

With great pleasure, I am proud to announce that I have named (and His Majesty the King has appointed) Capitán Nicolâ Casálmac'h the Minister of Culture for the Kingdom of Talossa.

I look forward to her service, and that of the two bureau chiefs whom she shall name and who shall labour with her in fulfillment of the pledge that this government has made to its nation.

I now ask that our nation join me in congratulating Capitán Casálmac'h and offering her our best wishes and our best efforts in support of her execution of the duties she now assumes.

Done under my hand, and not someone else's (even though, yes, my hands do look a lot like many other people's, so sometimes it's hard to tell),
Hooligan
Seneschál

[Nic Casálmac'h]

(See, he's getting back at us all for nominating him prime minister. In the months to come we may regret that.)

*clears throat*

I am most honored (and more than slightly nervous) at the weight of the responsibility that has been placed upon me. Since I was unable to talk my way out of the position, I shall do my best to serve the nation as Minister of Culture, though the only thing I can promise is that I cannot promise anything.

As a start (so that none shall think I have done nothing whatsoever) I shall start--as Lord Hooligan said--by naming our two bureau chiefs.

To el Büreu del Glheþ Talossán I hereby name Cresti Matáiwos Siervicül as Ladintsch Naziunál.

To the Wargames Bureau I hereby name Sevastáin Casálmac'h as National Gamemaster.

Humbly,

Nic Casálmac'h

(Doing quite well, except for the fact that I haven't the slightest idea what I'm doing....)

[txaglh]

gratüleschaziun à c'hard, estimades colegas, për voastra nominaziun.

i hope we will work on common together in near future

[Sir C. M. Siervicül]

Méirci à va Seneschál és va Ministrâ për v'apîntamáintsch come Ladintsch Naziunál. C'è 'n slavâ vräts. D'acest tîmp, eu postarhéu solamînt în el glhetg Talossán!

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Okinawa, ludicréu!

Voastra servesc,

Siervicül

[Nic Casálmac'h]

D'acest tîmp, eu postarhéu solamînt în el glhetg Talossán!

Okinawa, ludicréu!

Cacsâ catastrôf! Penséveu që füt üna idéâ undervár. Actuálmînt consideréveu qualse'cosâ similár...

[Sevastáin Casálmac'h]

I am honored to be appointed to the office that so many fine Talossans (many of them far more experienced wargamers) have held before.

Lord Hooligan has said that he wants me to DO something with the office. I have a few ideas, but any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I know there was a time when the Talossan Wargaming Association published two wargames. One of them, Byzantium Reborn, has a rating of 9 out of 10 on boardgamegeek.com. I would like to see this happen again, and I will do my utmost to see that something, anything, comes out of the Wargames Bureau.

Sevastáin Casálmac'h (codename: Joshua)
Xhumestreu Naziunál