'Binlid Conflicts' are a growing phenomonen in Australia, which seem to be exclusive to Australian culture. These so called 'conflicts' involve the long-term situation of a group of people at a workplace or facility whereby packed lunches are commonplace. The identification stickers from pieces of fruit (which appear frequently on apples and oranges grown in regional orchards) are removed each day and re-adhered to a surface that is permenant in nature. This surface is traditionally the lid of a typical Australian 'green' resin bin, however surfaces such as desks, photocopiers and even windows have been known to be used. The conflict involves certain parties who may team up and forge alliances with other members who add similar stickers. The idea is to create colonies of stickers (traditionally of the same 'species' or label type) and cluster them together in an effort to control large portions of the map. There are distinct borders which are often characterised by physical features in the map, such as the ridge running accross a bin lid or a pane on a window. Behind these 'frontlines' lie the reserves of the alliances, usually comprising different colonies of stickers. In a wartime situation (when two or more alliances are at war with one another, and wish to gain territory) stickers of differing origin may be grouped together at the frontline to form a militia which can overwhelm a formal army on the offensive. This creates problems after the offensive has been repelled however, as the stickers need to be moved back to their respective colonies. This was an issue at the conclusion of the first Gaypak conflict, whereby the Gaypak mandarin Colony attempted to conquer the southern half of the Zulu continent, which was the forerunner of Binlid Conflicts.

The Zulu Continent

The Zulu Continent was the first ever recorded Binlid Conflict, and set the standard to which the conflicts of the future would take place. It is not known where this bin exists, or whether or not it still exists, however it was a very large scale conflict. The Zulu Continent is situated on top of a common wheelie bin, and at the first arrival of sticker colonies it used the elevated area between the bridge handles as a border. Over the months, sporadic fighting changed the border into a zig-zag, and new colinies solidified these changes. About 4 months after the establishment of two main colonies, the Gaypaks and the Imperials, war broke out and two main alliances were formed. The Axis, headed by the Gaypaks, were numerically superior at first, and held more secure positions on the Zulu Continent. The Allies, headed by the imperials, were smaller in number and situated close to the border, with few reserves. However through clever manipulation of their backing fruit consumers they managed to attract many new colonies into their territory. After about one month of rapid growth, the Allies and the Axis were neck and neck.

The Great War

Both the Allies and the Axis had positioned units very close to the border, and the Allies were starting to utilise exotic and expensive fruit stickers such as Avocados and Mangos. These had not been encountered before by any of the Axis stickers, and served as a psychological weapon more than anything. To counter this, fruit eating backers of the Axis began importing lemon stickers to bulk up their elite ranks, deploying them in specialist roles in an effort to crush small raids effectively. War was immenent, and the two contesting sides were eager to commence their mobilisations. At the point directly prior to the war, the frontline was in favour of the Axis, however they were slightly numerically disadvantaged. The once great Gaypak colony had witnessed a decline in standards and was slowly being replaced by more numerous allied colonies, which meant that a decisive superpower in the alliance was not present as was in the heavily imperial-dominated Allied alliance. The Axis attacked first, with what was left of the Gaypak colonies striking over the border at both bridges. The Allies soon sent various divisions to contest them. The elite lemon divisions also attacked alongside the Gaypaks at the Eastern Bridge, supporting them further inland. They were not met with a heavy resistence and advanced quickly.

A major conflict with the Fuji apple colonies in the central peninsula vicinity of the map was named 'The Battle of the Peninsula' due to the massive push to widen the Axis peninsula. The battle was the most bloody the continent had ever seen, prompting peace talks between the sides. The two Axis offensives on the bridges had met a stalemate on either side, and losses were climbing. Eventually the two sides and their backers met an aggreement whereby the Axis could keep some of the land that they had gained along the peninsula, provided the Gaypak forces withdrew to their former position of the upper corner of Axis territory. The war left the Axis with a greatly divided government but more ground. Since the war the Allies have been bolstering their numbers at a far greater rate than the Axis, however the Axis have not dissolved their militia at the central frontline, and have launched multiple raids on Allied land since. Many fear the next war is all to close.

Pink Lady Massacre

During the month of July the pink ladies of the Allies had a bitter conflict against the Gaypaks of the Axis. During this conflict may pink ladies fled to what is now known as the 'underside' of the binlid where they tried to escape the GayPak persecution.
The pink ladies’ fleeing to the underside of the binlid only made the GayPaks more determined to eliminate all pink ladies in existence.
On one bitter day in late july the GayPaks released their greatest offensive against the pink ladies. The GayPaks’ employed dirty tactics to completely wipe out all pink ladies.

Only now with greater defense from the Allies has the once great pink lady colony been able to rebuild itself; reclaiming much of it’s lost territory.

Other Continents

Many other Binlid continents are known to exist around the country, however none have been documented as much as the Zulu Continent. In the future more information will be added on other continents, as well as pictoral information if possible.

Colonies

The Great GayPaks

The GayPak colony was founded in 1988 by General Chris T. Ann after the pro-rights for gays movement in the '80s, however evidence shows that the group had been thriving since around the mid 1960s. After their numbers strengthened and their power noted by surrounding colonies, they were known as "The Great GayPaks". Their confidence and strategic stealth was a force to be reckoned with.

GayPak leaders put an incredible amount of stress on patroitism, urging them to be proud, strong, fearless and brave. At a dark time, Chris T. Ann gave them a hope for a bright future and a sense of purpose. Ann's most famous propaganda campaign was "All Things Just Keep Gettin' Better!"

The Great War proved to be a catastrophe for GayPaks. Despite a rapid increase, numbers were dwindling and casualites were many. The surprise boom in numbers of other colonies was an unexpected hurdle that GayPak could not handle. Therefore, in late July of 2006, GayPak surrendered and withdrew troops from the east.

The Blue Cows

The Blue Cows are an isolated colony residing in the axis (?) and rarely participate in wars or with other colonies as they live an Amish-like lifestyle. They are simple, peacefulm, intelligent people.

The Lemon Movement

In the height of tensions between the Gaypak Axis and the Imperial Allies, the Axis powers employed the use of elite lemon colonies to bolster their ranks. These colonies united under one movement - 'The Lemon Movement', which aimed to provide more rights for the assorted lemon divisions situated in Axis territory. Since then, the lemon stickers have become prominent political figures in the Axis half of the Zulu Binlid, and are renowned for their extremely brave sister offensive of the Eastern Bridge alongsing the main Gaypak Mandarin columns. They have become loyal allies of the Gaypaks, and are determined to crush the Imperial and Fuji alliance in Allied territory. The notably brutal treatment of lemon prisoners taken in the Eastern Bridge offensive by the resisting Imperial stickers has led the Lemon stickers to hold a deep resentment against the Imperials. Since the end of the Great War, the lemons have encountered a degredation in quality and morale, due largely to extensive patrols and relocations within Axis territory.