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乔治。华盛顿
乔治。华盛顿被誉为美国“国父”。美国独立初期，在一次制宪会议上，一位议员荒唐地向华盛顿总统提议，在美国宪法中应当规定这么一条：“国家常规军队不论何种情况下，都不得超过五千人。”坐在一边的华盛顿不慌不忙地回答他：“您的建议非常好。不过，我认为还应当加上这么一条：侵略美国的军队任何时候都不得超过三千人！”该议员不再作声。
亚伯拉罕。林肯
亚伯拉罕。林肯总统还是一代幽默大师，人们常常以回味他的幽默故事来感念这位伟大的总统。
林肯身材魁梧高大，但脸庞较长，长相算是丑陋。1858年，他与道格拉斯竞争伊利诺斯州的一个联邦参议员席位，道格拉斯在辩论中讽刺林肯是两面派。林肯则“回敬”道：“道格拉斯先生，若我真是两面派还会带着张丑陋的面孔出来吗？”
由于他出身低微，因此总有政敌借家庭出身问题刁难林肯，甚至明暗两处伺机侮辱他。一次他在一个公共场合演讲，台下传上来了一张纸条，上面写着“笨蛋”两个字。林肯打开看后，不但当众读出这两个字，而且把这张纸条举过头顶，还补充说：“我们这里的纸条，都是只有问题而无签名，这张纸条却相反，只有签名而无问题！”台下听众都为他的机敏反应热烈鼓掌。台湾著名作家李敖对林肯的幽默事迹赞赏有加。一次，李敖在一所大学演讲，他同样碰到了上面的境遇。台下一个人递给主持人一个纸条，主持人打算念出问题请李敖作答，一不小心，竟把一张写着“王八蛋”三个字的纸条念了出来。主持人当时十分尴尬，一时不知该如何收场。李敖反应灵敏，他马上说出了上面林肯的那一席话。
林肯“歼”敌有术。有个政敌令林肯十分恼火，他压抑不住内心的激动，曾公开发誓要消灭这家伙。可是没过几天，人们却见林肯与这个人并肩走在大街上，两人有说有笑，简直就是一对密友。这令人们大为不解。有一个人上前问他：“您不是说要把这个敌人消灭掉吗，怎么又和他如此亲密？”林肯回答：“是啊，我并未食言，敌人已经被我消灭了，这不，他已经成为我的朋友了嘛！”
林肯的太太脾气暴躁，这令他们夫妇身边的工作人员感到很难堪。林肯夫人经常因琐碎小事而迁怒于身边随从，不是责骂裁缝收费太贵，就是抱怨商店货物不理想。于是，一天有一位工作人员借机将林肯太太的坏脾气报告给了总统。林肯以幽默的口吻舒缓了这位工作人员的不满情绪：“先生，我都忍耐太太十五年了，难道您忍耐她十五分钟就不可以吗？”
林肯在忙于政务的同时，也博览群书，因此有丰富的知识储备，他对中国古代笑话也颇有了解。有一回，在去葛底斯堡演说的道路上，林肯专车被闻讯赶来的群众围了个水泄不通，无法继续前行一步。因为他的演讲不仅精彩，而且时常伴有幽默和调侃，很有感召力和吸引力。林肯见车子一直无法前行，于是他从车中探出脑袋，对群众大声说：“中国古代曾经有个死刑犯要被斩首，可是凑热闹的老百姓却把囚车给堵在了路上，于是这个死刑犯开了口：”你们不让我前行，你们看什么啊？‘“围观群众哈哈大笑，并为总统让道。
富兰克林。罗斯福
富兰克林。罗斯福连任四届总统，这在美国历史上独一无二。他因小儿麻痹症一直坐在轮椅上，以残疾之躯领导美国战胜敌人。而他身上同样不乏幽默细胞。
1913年，威尔逊总统任命富兰克林。罗斯福为海军助理部长，他在任七年，表现突出，主张建设强大而有作战能力的美国海军。当时，他的一个好朋友曾问及关于美国新建海军潜艇的问题。这涉及到了军事机密问题，他自然不方便回答，但正面拒绝朋友无疑会让朋友丢失面子，于是他说：“您能保密吗？”对方说：“能！”“既然您能，我也能！”罗斯福这样回答朋友。朋友识趣，便不再过问此事。
没有搬进白宫之前，他的家中曾遭遇过一次盗贼，被偷去了许多东西。罗斯福朋友获悉后，写信安慰他。罗斯福回了信，信中他说：“亲爱的，谢谢你来信安慰我，我们一家现在很平安。感谢上帝！因为第一，贼偷去的是我们的东西，而没有伤及人的性命；第二，贼偷去的只是部分东西，而不是全部；第三，最值得庆幸的是，他是贼，而我不是！”相信读到此信，罗斯福的朋友定会为他的乐观开朗而折服。
哈里。杜鲁门
哈里。杜鲁门1945年接替富兰克林。罗斯福担任总统。杜鲁门是“二战”以后的第一位美国总统，也是社会主义与资本主义两大阵营长达半个世纪“冷战”的挑起者。
一天傍晚，杜鲁门应邀去旧金山参加朋友的晚宴，不巧的是，他记错了朋友家的门牌号。他走到一幢房屋的门前，按响门铃后，走出了一个他并不熟悉的男子。杜鲁门疑惑地问：“请问，这是吉里昂先生的家吗？”这个男子并没有直接回答，而是瞪大眼睛对杜鲁门上下打量了一番，然后对他说：“先生，我希望您不要太难过，您长得可太像哈里。杜鲁门了！”杜鲁门一听这话，笑了，他又对这个男子说：“我希望您也不要太难过，本人正是哈里。杜鲁门！”
罗纳德。里根
罗纳德。里根是出任美国总统时年龄最大的一位。他在竞选连任时，与对手蒙代尔进行电视辩论。当时，蒙代尔问里根，年龄会不会是他竞选成功后的一大难题，里根回答：“我并不打算出于政治目的，而利用我对手因年轻而导致的经验不足！”演讲台下顿时一阵哄笑，后又响起了掌声。
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About the game:
USA as a world power? In E-Sim it is possible!
In E-Sim we have a huge, living world, which is a mirror copy of the Earth. Well, maybe not completely mirrored, because the balance of power in this virtual world looks a bit different than in real life. In E-Sim, USA does not have to be a world superpower, It can be efficiently managed as a much smaller country that has entrepreneurial citizens that support it's foundation. Everything depends on the players themselves and how they decide to shape the political map of the game.
Work for the good of your country and see it rise to an empire.
Activities in this game are divided into several modules. First is the economy as a citizen in a country of your choice you must work to earn money, which you will get to spend for example, on food or purchase of weapons which are critical for your progress as a fighter. You will work in either private companies which are owned by players or government companies which are owned by the state. After progressing in the game you will finally get the opportunity to set up your own business and hire other players. If it prospers, we can even change it into a joint-stock company and enter the stock market and get even more money in this way.
In E-Sim, international wars are nothing out of the ordinary.
Become an influential politician.
The second module is a politics. Just like in real life politics in E-Sim are an extremely powerful tool that can be used for your own purposes. From time to time there are elections in the game in which you will not only vote, but also have the ability to run for the head of the party you're in. You can also apply for congress, where once elected you will be given the right to vote on laws proposed by your fellow congress members or your president and propose laws yourself. Voting on laws is important for your country as it can shape the lives of those around you. You can also try to become the head of a given party, and even take part in presidential elections and decide on the shape of the foreign policy of a given state (for example, who to declare war on). Career in politics is obviously not easy and in order to succeed in it, you have to have a good plan and compete for the votes of voters.
You can go bankrupt or become a rich man while playing the stock market.
The international war.
The last and probably the most important module is military. In E-Sim, countries are constantly fighting each other for control over territories which in return grant them access to more valuable raw materials. For this purpose, they form alliances, they fight international wars, but they also have to deal with, for example, uprisings in conquered countries or civil wars, which may explode on their territory. You can also take part in these clashes, although you are also given the opportunity to lead a life as a pacifist who focuses on other activities in the game (for example, running a successful newspaper or selling products).
At the auction you can sell or buy your dream inventory.
E-Sim is a unique browser game. It's creators ensured realistic representation of the mechanisms present in the real world and gave all power to the players who shape the image of the virtual Earth according to their own. So come and join them and help your country achieve its full potential.
Invest, produce and sell - be an entrepreneur in E-Sim.
Take part in numerous events for the E-Sim community.
