New Countries...

[Macklinen]

Hey, if u could join your country with another to make a new country, who would it be, and what would the new land mass be called?

[Dick]

I'd join the USA with Iraq, and call it USA with 52 states.

That should cause some excitement in the world :)

[Macklinen]

that would be pretty controversial, and probably create quite a blood bath! exciting :D lol

[Scuba_Guy]

I'd join the USA with Iraq, and call it USA with 52 states.
That should cause some excitement in the world :)

Sounds like they're already doing that!

[wb256]

I'd join the USA with Iraq, and call it USA with 52 states.

That should cause some excitement in the world :)

So you'd just give a name to what's already happened?

While you're at it, throw in much of central america, south america...hey, why not Canada? It seems we need their permission to make decisions around here.

[Macklinen]

thats the spirit! :D lol

[Dick]

UWA!! United World of America BABY!!!

No they'd never do that... Do you realize what taking on Africa would do to their GDP :eek: lol

[wb256]

UWA!! United World of America BABY!!!

No they'd never do that... Do you realize what taking on Africa would do to their GDP :eek: lol

oh, but they already have. They still control the gov'ts of numerous nations and decide what crops can be grown, who they sell them to, what sort of government policies they can pass...

[Dick]

thats just stellar.

[JGallagher]

I'd join the USA with Iraq, and call it USA with 52 states.

That should cause some excitement in the world :)


Well I hate to tell ya, but the USA only has 50!!

[jgoguen]

I think they're counting Afghanistan too ;)

[Dick]

Well I hate to tell ya, but the USA only has 50!!
Well obviously Iraq would be 2 states :rolleyes:

[gunzgirl85]

I dunno what country i would join, but i would make myself a grand duchess...just cause its a cool title :D

[Kat]

I'd probably move to Chad, and next to it, I would put Ireland

and I would be the queen of Chadland

[Earlam]

I would join the US and Russia.
To form the Imperial Commonwealth of Dont-screw-with-us-or-we'll-bomb-you-into-the-stone-ages.
I think the basic philosophy of that union is fairly easy to deduce.......

[wb256]

I would actually join japan and canada. With our powers combined, we'd make a perfect superpower (like the former USSR).

Japan's economy and manpower, canada's natural resources and residence for their excess population.

The possibilities would be endless

[spy_me]

That and the fact that the west coast of canada is basicly orential, lol, they own everything, even going into the rockies

[wb256]

That and the fact that the west coast of canada is basicly orential, lol, they own everything, even going into the rockies


Actually, Canadians own it. They may not have white skin, but in my opinion they're just as Canadian as I am.

[CI_Air_Pirate]

Well I hate to tell ya, but the USA only has 50!!
Puerto Rico may be their 51st state in this count as well.

[JGallagher]

Count them!! There are only 50!!

http://www.50states.com/

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho State

Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming Capital

[wb256]

Puerto Rico isnt a state.


True, but the American government has a large amount of say in their administration, etc. Just as they used to with Cuba and the Phillipines...

which is the point he was getting at I assume.

[offguard96]

Silly silly silly...Iraq and Afghanistan are not states. They aren't nations either. They're today's versions of the "Here Be Dragons" territories on medieval maps. Puppets? Maybe. States? Never. Nations? HA!

I digress though:

If I could unite two nations, it would be the French and English Canadas.

[SLt Hillier]

I like Rick Mercer's idea, join up with Cuba.


We would call ourselves Canuba

[jgoguen]

Count them!! There are only 50!! But then you get to the point of saying there are 52 states as follows...


Take the current American states. You currently have 50 states.
Add Afghanistan. Not really a state, but it may as well be. You now have 51 states.
Add Iraq. Again, not really a state, but close enough. Looks like that might not last much longer though. So, for the meantime, you now have 52 American states.
Now...if you want to add in all the nations America controls, either directly or though "diplomatic pressure" or other means...well that's a pretty big number now ;)

[lost_somewhere]

Actually my friends and i have had this joke for a couple of years now that soon i will take over Russia, and from there sell the country to Canada only if i can become the Prime Minister, and from there i will form a country called ...*wait for it*
CRUSSIA, and it will be mine to own and care for...lol

[CI_Air_Pirate]

Puerto Rico isnt a state.
I am aware that Puerto Rico isn't a state but it is a US Commonwealth, and is sometimes counted as not a "state" but a "something" with the US.

"We, the people of Puerto Rico, in order to organize ourselves politically on a fully democratic basis, to promote the general welfare, and to secure for ourselves and our posterity the complete enjoyment of human rights, placing our trust in Almighty God, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the commonwealth which, in the exercise of our natural rights, we now create within our union with the United States of America."

[The Blue Tory]

I'd simply take BC and Alberta and merge them together to create the rightwing utopia nation of The Conservative Republic... that way saving the smart conservatives in the west from the horrors of the mistakes of the mindless liberal voting of eastern Canada

[offguard96]

Why don't we just call Iraq and Afghanistan colonies and quit beating around the bush? As colonies, they are parts of a greater Western empire, comprised of the United States, England, and Canada...I know it's abhorrent and I hate to think it, but it really makes sense to think of it that way. Yes, we're distinct, and sovereign, and blah blah blah...but we're pushovers and followers (most recent war exempted, thank god)...so why pretend?

[Bright Eyes]

I'd simply take BC and Alberta and merge them together to create the rightwing utopia nation of The Conservative Republic... that way saving the smart conservatives in the west from the horrors of the mistakes of the mindless liberal voting of eastern Canada
... just ... wow.

This, Mr. Goodwin, is why you should never run for office.

[Nitrane]

Im flying to Tuvalu in a 172 on floats and setting up shop producing weebels (who never fall down only wobble) on the 9th island.

[Kass]

I would get Australia, join it with New Zealand, call it Australia. The way it was meant to be :p

[funkyfairy]

I like the way you think Kass.... ;)

[Primer]

I thought that CANADA was the 51st state. AS PER TOM BROKAW (NBC) It seems that were are being told that our military cant do there job from them :mad: and they can fix it???????

[Insane Power Pilot]

I'd simply take BC and Alberta and merge them together to create the rightwing utopia nation of The Conservative Republic... that way saving the smart conservatives in the west from the horrors of the mistakes of the mindless liberal voting of eastern Canada

Well, the NEP may have destroyed my city, but destroying the country in return isn't justice. I appreciate the compliment though. :p

[wb256]

I'd simply take BC and Alberta and merge them together to create the rightwing utopia nation of The Conservative Republic... that way saving the smart conservatives in the west from the horrors of the mistakes of the mindless liberal voting of eastern Canada


I think the inclusion of BC would ruin your right wing utopia there dude. It's not exactly the most conservative place on earth.

Also, once the oil runs out, you'd be in a pretty sorry situation.

[Insane Power Pilot]

Also, once the oil runs out, you'd be in a pretty sorry situation.

Says you! This province is making strides in developing its information technology sector. When the oil runs out in however many hundreds of years, we'll be ready.

[Kass]

I like the way you think Kass.... ;)

Why thank you very much :D

We all know its true though :rolleyes:

[Insane Power Pilot]

I'd join Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia and Montenegro to create a country called Yugoslavia. I'm sure everyone will all get along. Then I'd join the Czech Republic and Slovakia to make Czechoslovakia. I'm sure the Czechs and the Slovaks will get along too. Then, I'd join a piece of Czechoslovakia with Germany, make the rest of it a proctectorate of Germany, and annex all of Austria with Germany, and call the new country Germany. That will satisfy all of Europe and is sure not to cause any problems later on.

Yes, I'm just the king of good ideas! :cool:

[wb256]

Says you! This province is making strides in developing its information technology sector. When the oil runs out in however many hundreds of years, we'll be ready.


As a provience, yes. If oil was being used as the background for the economy of a newly formed BC and alberta nation however, it would not. I have nothing against Alberta, just given it's current situation it would not be able to hold it's own as a soverign nation.

[CanuckPilot]

They're today's versions of the "Here Be Dragons" territories on medieval maps.This is probably one of the funniest things I've ever heard you say! "Here Be Dragons", haha, that's gold.

[Insane Power Pilot]

You forgot Macedonia :)

Right, they can come along too. The more Slavic peoples the better! ;)

[funkyfairy]

Why thank you very much :D

We all know its true though :rolleyes:

South Africa would never beat us in the Rugby again...but who would we get for the tri-nations??? Those awesomely huge grass skirt wearing Pacific Islanders???

How nasty would the Haka and Waltzing Matilda mushed into one crazy bush ballad-warcry sound....we'd win the game before it even started just from from the sheer horror of it all.

They could redesign our national emblem and we could have to flightless birds on it instead of just one!

They wouldn't need to cut defence spending, they could leave it just the same and have the same effect as if they'd cut it because all of a sudden we'd have even more coastline and maritime territory and not enough ships to cover it.

Queenslanders wouldn't be the only ones with funny accents anymore.

And most importantly......




Even MORE public holidays ;)

[Kass]

YAY!! Sounds good.

MORE public holidays?? :eek: I didn't think it was possible...

Maybe we could build a bridge to kiwiland??

[hartleymartin]

I never understood how the Queenslanders manage to have funny accents.

There are slight differences in Tasmanian from the Mainland, but the Snowy region of NSW (such a place exists) seems to have a unique dialect. WHY? as usualy no-body bloody well knows!

I'd like to know how a hugh nation like us managed to develop a basically similar accent throughout the land. Although, with American influences these days, its hard to know who is speaking with an accent at all!

[The Blue Tory]

I think the inclusion of BC would ruin your right wing utopia there dude. It's not exactly the most conservative place on earth.

Also, once the oil runs out, you'd be in a pretty sorry situation.
but then again there's the beef

[wb256]

but then again there's the beef

lol. Sorry dude, but Alberta's beef industry isn't large enough to support it's population. The only way they could maintain their type of right wing lifestyle is if the oil maintains (until the deversify their economy, whyich they are doing). However, this is as a provience.

As a seperate nation it's economy would work much differently. I doubt it'd be able to maintain it's econonomic prosperity much beyond it's oil.

There's also the fact that the price of oil is subject to change greatly. It's been rising steady lately, yes. Despite this, it's quite possible and plausable for it to drop suddenly for a variety of reasons.

A nation who's economy (for the time being) relies entirely upon it's oil wealth isn't a very stable nation. And I'm sorry, but there's no way agriculture in any way can be the backbone of a developed country's economy - because there's little to no economic development.

[Bright Eyes]

Oil wealth can support a nation indefinitely. Just look at the Middle East!





... wait a minute ...

[wb256]

Jesus Brandy, what do you know? Like seriously, you think you're ssssssssssoooooooooo tough. Well anyone can talk big over the internet, I'd like to see you say that stuff to my face.

I bet you wouldn't be so tough in person.

[Tomtom]

Did I miss something? :confused:

[Ching]

... just ... wow.

This, Mr. Goodwin, is why you should never run for office.
NO WAIT! He should. And then not get elected, because an MP calling a group of people that (s)he disagrees with "mindless" (or idiots) is abhorrent and wrong. OH WAIT, apparently it's ok if a Conservative does it, just not a Liberal. :rolleyes:

[Ching]

Jesus Brandy, what do you know? Like seriously, you think you're ssssssssssoooooooooo tough. Well anyone can talk big over the internet, I'd like to see you say that stuff to my face.

I bet you wouldn't be so tough in person.
I think she would be. Brandy eats rusty nails for breakfast, and washes it down with a nice hot mug of Hardcore.


I would join Smirnoffia and Florida together to form the nation of Screwdriveropia. It would be the funnest nation on earth. The flag would be just a picture of me, having lots of fun.

[The Blue Tory]

it doesn't says the nation has to be economically viable or anything...

I just did what the questioned asked for, so if you don't like my vision, when too bad for you

[Bright Eyes]

A HOT mug?!?!? Luxury!!!! In my day we had to drink our hardcore cold! Chipped out little ice slivers with our fingernails! And we didn't have mugs ... we had to freeze it on the metal bar and try to suck it off when we did our chin ups every hour on the hour day and night! And Lord help you if your lips got stuck! Those were the days, my friends. Those were the days.

And Warren's just jealous cause I'm way smarter than he is. :p

[Ching]

Man, those were the days...
Screwdriveropia's main trading partner would, of course, be Hardcoreopia, Brandy's country. :)