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Christian Agnostic
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Hordes of Right-wingnut Republican Barbarians are at the gates. We are DOOMED! Please join the U.S. You would be the largest state in land mass, but more importantly, the 2nd largest (after California) in population. Please help us, the fate of western civilization lies in your hands ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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Save us Hell. Invade western Washington State and annex us to B.C. That's all.
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Save us Hell. Invade western Washington State and annex us to B.C. That's all.
Don't be selfish! Keep going all the way down to the Mexican border.
Really we could have a quite nice upside-down-U-shaped Blue State/Canadian Federation and let the Red States do their thing on their own w/o our taxes subsidizing them...
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w/o our taxes subsidizing them...
That's the rub, isn't it? Fucking ungrateful. We subsidize them for millions of dollars and they bitch about being taxed.
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That Declaration of Independence isn't look like such a good idea now, is it?
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They've got the Gatlin Brothers????
NOOOOOOOO!!!! ![[Waterworks]](graemlins/bawling.gif)
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Could we maybe consider doing this gradually - Canadians like to brood for a couple hundred years on choices such as this one.
Maybe, we could begin by making Florida a province of Canada (y'all can keep a certain former Governor whose initials are JEB) and after we assess the effects of this first step, we could hold a constutional conference and begin to debate the issue, not just until the cows come home, but until their distant descendants die of old age and cows, in fact, become extinct.
But Canadian health care for us when we visit Florida, with cheap condos on the market there - I think we would probably like that.
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Canadians, by the way, spell the word "constitutional" different from what y'all do down there!
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Maybe, we could begin by making Florida a province of Canada (y'all can keep a certain former Governor whose initials are JEB) and after we assess the effects of this first step, we could hold a constutional conference and begin to debate the issue, not just until the cows come home, but until their distant descendants die of old age and cows, in fact, become extinct.
Is Vermont a better candidate?
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Originally posted by Christian Agnostic:
Hordes of Right-wingnut Republican Barbarians are at the gates. We are DOOMED! Please join the U.S. You would be the largest state in land mass, but more importantly, the 2nd largest (after California) in population. Please help us, the fate of western civilization lies in your hands
Canada would come in as way more than just one state. They have ten provinces, plus some territories. Even if Quebec opted out (which would be likely), there would be at least six or seven new blue states and the Senate would no longer be burdened with filibusters.
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Originally posted by Christian Agnostic:
Hordes of Right-wingnut Republican Barbarians are at the gates. We are DOOMED! Please join the U.S. You would be the largest state in land mass, but more importantly, the 2nd largest (after California) in population. Please help us, the fate of western civilization lies in your hands
Dear dims,
Please take your lumps without all the whining.
Thank you!
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If you take Ohio, you'll have all of lake Erie, ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
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Originally posted by Imaginary Friend:
They're coming to town today. I'm tempted to head down and watch. ![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif)
Yes, Dick Armey and his "Dick Army"(I'm sorry,I know that's sophomoric, but I couldn't help myself ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) ) are storming the Commie-Pinko Bastille.
Glad to see you Roman(cave)lion. So when the Republican Regnum and Imperium take over, will they start throwing us to the lions? Of course Armey worships at the Altar of Ayn Rand so America will just end up in anarchy and a failed state, Ripe pickings for China to take us over. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
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Sober Preacher's Kid
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It's a good thing I finished my coffee before I signed on to the Ship. So 1776 isn't looking like such a good idea eh?
Lessee, Washington, Arizona, Vermont, Ohio... BTW owning all of Lake Erie isn't much of an attraction, two times a dump is still a dump.
In return for higher taxes you will receive universal health care and a criminal system with no death penalty. Oh, and a banking system that is actually solvent.
I expect Her Majesty will want an apology from the Lost Provinces before considering their (re)admission.
I'll get the Maple Leaf Flags in the mail for everyone then. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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I've always found the existence of Canada somewhat reassuring; like a transatlantic Denmark, but with bigger scenery.
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Wait a dog gone minute!!!! My OP has been hi-jacked! Is Outrage! Canada is supposed to become a part of us. Also, they'll need to learn how to speak good ol' American. You can start by trying to pronounce "about" properly!
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We have no wish to associate ourselves with the misguided stain of rebellion against Her Majesty.
Besides, if we're right and you're wrong, you get to join us, not the other way around.
Your assimilation will proceed with the alphabet, starting with the letter "zed." We shall then move on to the proper use of the letter "u" and the proper spelling of words like "centre". ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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It's pretty remarkable how you people are sore losers even before you have actually lost! Just like the South Carolinians of 1860! All that's missing is the left-wing equivalent of Dixie and Maryland, my Maryland.
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Canadians for World Domination might have a thing or two to say about this. They've even got maps.
Seriously, though, you don't want Canada to join the USA (which would just ruin Canada). Much better for all concerned if the vaguely civilised bits of the USA decide to become Canadian provinces.
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Christian Agnostic
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Originally posted by Shadowhund:
It's pretty remarkable how you people are sore losers even before you have actually lost! Just like the South Carolinians of 1860! All that's missing is the left-wing equivalent of Dixie and Maryland, my Maryland.
I don't know about a version for "Maryland My Maryland", but I do love "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". That might be a stirring song for us "Commie-Pinko" Christians.
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No. Commie-Pinkos would never have a "Battle Hymn."
On the original point, if we right-wingers take over the US, we can work with that wonderful chap, Harper, to take Canada next. After consolidating North America we can retake the British Isles for right-wingism.
Today Canada. Tomorrow the world!
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In memory of that other Illinoisan, here is the first verse of "Maryland, Sweet Maryland"
The despot's heel is on thy shore,
Maryland, my Maryland!
His torch is at thy temple door,
Maryland, my Maryland!
Avenge the patriotic gore
That flecked the streets of Baltimore,
And be the battle queen of yore,
Maryland! My Maryland!
(sorry, ETA tune is "Tannenbaum")
The present fella isn't the only rep from there to have really annoyed the right-wingers!
I'd like to add the following hymn for Republicans:
(to the tune of In the Sweet By and By)
There's a land that is hotter than this.
It's a place where Republicans go!
Where their sins and their misdeeds are known,
And justice from the people shall flow.
They will sweat
(By and by)
They will fret
(by and by)
They will weep in the torments below!
They will sweat, they will fret
And will reap all the pain that they sow.
(I copied both of these from Ship posts BTW. A mine of useful information!)
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RadicalWhig
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Originally posted by New Yorker:
.. we can retake the British Isles for right-wingism.
I used to hope, by that point, to be living in the Scottish Republic.
Now I hope, by that point, to be living in Luxembourg, or some other such suitably civilised (i.e. not overrun with right-wing nut jobs) place.
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Originally posted by Silver Faux:
Could we maybe consider doing this gradually - Canadians like to brood for a couple hundred years on choices such as this one.
Maybe, we could begin by making Florida a province of Canada (y'all can keep a certain former Governor whose initials are JEB) and after we assess the effects of this first step, we could hold a constutional conference and begin to debate the issue, not just until the cows come home, but until their distant descendants die of old age and cows, in fact, become extinct.
But Canadian health care for us when we visit Florida, with cheap condos on the market there - I think we would probably like that.
Florida's iffy... how 'bout California? Al the advantages of Florida w/o the humidity!
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Originally posted by Sober Preacher's Kid:
In return for higher taxes you will receive universal health care and a criminal system with no death penalty. Oh, and a banking system that is actually solvent.
Done.
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Originally posted by Sober Preacher's Kid:
I expect Her Majesty will want an apology from the Lost Provinces before considering their (re)admission.
Hey, half us Blue States were never a part of the Empire in the first place. And Geo. III was... well... a lot like our last George.
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Wait a dog gone minute!!!! My OP has been hi-jacked! Is Outrage! Canada is supposed to become a part of us. Also, they'll need to learn how to speak good ol' American. You can start by trying to pronounce "about" properly!
Hey, the way my BC hubby says "out and about" is one of his most charming features! Don't mess w/ that!
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The price of your salvation is a little grovelling. ![[Snigger]](graemlins/snigger.gif)
And you'll have to learn to speak more gratefully of His Late Majesty George III.
Making every city, town, village and hamlet in the Lost Provinces have one of: King Street, Queen Street, George Street or Charlotte Street would be a good start.
Every settlement in Ontario has one of the above.
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Does this mean we can appropriate Don Cherry and Tim Hortons as American cultural icons?
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You will, of course, be required to put one-half ounce of white vinegar on each serving of french fries, unless eaten with fish, in which case, malt vinegar becomes mandatory.
Eating bear claws and butter tarts, however, should be easy to get used to.
But pit bulls shall be banned as pets, and all guns must be registered, stored in locked cases, and have trigger locks attached.
If you come to Alberta, grizzly bears and cougars will constantly stalk you through the deep, never-ending snow.
Oh, and most of our politicians are, umm, a little difficult to listen to for more than ten seconds at a time.
Really, wouldn't you sooner give us Florida just to have us go away?
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You will, of course, be required to put one-half ounce of white vinegar on each serving of french fries, unless eaten with fish, in which case, malt vinegar becomes mandatory.
Eating bear claws and butter tarts, however, should be easy to get used to.
But pit bulls shall be banned as pets, and all guns must be registered, stored in locked cases, and have trigger locks attached.
If you come to Alberta, grizzly bears and cougars will constantly stalk you through the deep, never-ending snow.
Oh, and most of our politicians are, umm, a little difficult to listen to for more than ten seconds at a time.
Really, wouldn't you sooner give us Florida just to have us go away?
Hey, I'm not trying to get rid of you... I'm trying to join you! That's why I think Calif. should be in line ahead of Florida-- we're way bluer, and have nicer weather.
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Does this mean we can appropriate Don Cherry and Tim Hortons as American cultural icons?
No. They remain Canadian, you unfortunate rebels will receive the honour of being annexed to this glorious land, not the other way around.
Time to start stripping stars off Old Glory.
Speaking of guns, reminds me of a story of a coworker's father who lived in Virginia. He kept a Handgun (loaded of course) in his night table. He decided to clean it one day and it went off accidentally. Between his legs, of course, though it missed the important bits.
I can understand owning a handgun. I can understand keeping one in your night table. I can even understand the desire to keep it loaded. What I cannot understand is the need to clean it in bed instead of taking to the garage and cleaning it there, where the oil and rags and such belong. I'm also dumbfounded as to why he didn't clear the action as a matter of course.
See? These are the things we are going to save you from.
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As a proper example following up on SPK's advice, may I offer St. Mary's Anglican Church in Chatham, NB, loctaed on the block of Wellington Street between King and Queen Streets?
Or, of course, Fredericton, NB, with Queen, King, Brunswick, George and Charlotte Streets, all crossed by Regent. The Cathedral is on Brunswick, just to keep the German royal connection in perspective.
A little more of that sort of thing would be good for the rebels.
Not that I think the Loyalists up here would want much to do with the kind of attitude shown by their not-so-freedom-loving neighbours.
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I myself have attended churches located on streets with names such as George and Regent. The village with Regent Street had the Anglican, Baptist and United Churches all on that street, plus the United Church's manse, where I lived. In that village Regent Street was crossed by Albert Street.
Another church I went to was on Church Street, which faced Victoria Square and King Street.
Metropolitan United Church, Toronto is on Queen Street.
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In Erin, Ontario, the manse is covered in Presbyterian blue siding, and is located at 26 Scotch Street, as in a 26-ouncer of scotch!
In Atwood, the Presbyterian Church is located on the corner of Church and Monument Street, and there is one main road leading into town, which ends at a T-intersection facing the picture window in the Presbyterian manse. This allows everyone who comes into town to shine their headlight high beams, and learn whether the minister is at home sitting on his sofa, and just what is in his shot glass.
None of which is nearly as strange as Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church in the state of New Jersey, Hole in the Wall Presbyterian Church in California, or Three Chopped Presbyterian Church in Virginia, so Canada still come out as the overall winner.
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All right people, breathe deeply.
I'm trying to decide where to send this -- Heaven or The Circus.
Too frivolous for the Circus.
Up you go.
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When you become part of Canada, the national dish will, of course, be seal-flipper pie.
We've just spent seven years getting Permanent Residence in Canada and we're not going through all that again, eh?
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See the Canadians for World Domination website mentioned above for the recipe.
First club your seal.
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It seems to me that the northern states brought it on themselves: They should have let the separatists form their own country instead of fighting the Civil War to force the Confederacy into the fold. Had they done that, the Northern USA today could govern themselves properly and they could laugh as the crazy southern Confederacy made endless stupid political decisions.
While I don't live in the States and don't have much insider knowledge, on the face of it the idea of the USA splitting today into two entities does seem plausible, since the political division seems quite geographically split.
In the mean time, the rest of the Western world will continue to laugh at the USA and roll our eyes at how far behind the rest of the world the USA is falling.
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Please help us, the fate of western civilization lies in your hands
The fate of western civilization?
Um, yeah, like the USA matters to any of us in the rest of the West. The rest of western civilization left the USA in its dust decades ago. The fall of the USA is now merely a political and historical curiosity to the rest of us.
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Maybe, we could begin by making Florida a province of Canada
Can't.
Miami is already a suburb of both Cuba and New York City. The Conch Republic will fight anyone trying to make them do anything, and the Crackers don't believe in snow. But y'all come and visit! Bring money.
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Originally posted by Sober Preacher's Kid:
Making every city, town, village and hamlet in the Lost Provinces have one of: King Street, Queen Street, George Street or Charlotte Street would be a good start.
Every settlement in Ontario has one of the above.
I live 2 blocks from Via Del Rey, will that do? I think there's a La Reina Way around here somewhere too....
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Originally posted by Starlight:
It seems to me that the northern states brought it on themselves: They should have let the separatists form their own country instead of fighting the Civil War to force the Confederacy into the fold. Had they done that, the Northern USA today could govern themselves properly and they could laugh as the crazy southern Confederacy made endless stupid political decisions.
Possibly. But, at the risk of being a bit purgatorial again, the South didn't really go all right-wing until after the civil war. The old planter aristocracies had been surprising liberal, except for the one issue of slavery, and the poor white had been just as radical as northerners before the civil war and the onset of recontruction and industrialisation decimated their way of life.
The things that the South had in common with Canada were a stronger communitarian (rather than individualist) culture, a more deferential society, and lots of Scottish and Scots-Irish blood. It's no accident that the battle flag of the confederacy and the flag of Nova Scotia have a certain passing similarity of design.
I've often wondered how things would have worked out differently if the South had accepted British help in the civil war in return for the gradual phasing out of slavery and accepting dominion status with Victoria as "Queen of the Southern States".
Perhaps the South, under Canadian-style institutions, would have developed into a civilised, genteel country with educated people and universal health care. On the other hand, it might have ended up looking a bit like the Union of South Africa, with the unsettled race issue permanently skewing its politics. This is, of course, pure speculation, but it is an interesting idea for an alternative history novel.
It might have come be a bit late for George Streets, Charlottle Streets and Regent Streets, but it would have had its share of Victoria Streets, Albert Streets and Adelaide Streets.
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While I don't live in the States and don't have much insider knowledge, on the face of it the idea of the USA splitting today into two entities does seem plausible, since the political division seems quite geographically split.
Indeed - although the scale of the difference is grossly distorted by the winner-takes-all electoral system. There are few "red" or "blue" states; there are lots of unnoticed "purple" ones, where a large minority of the population are effectively voiceless - and this adds to the sense of frustration and political alienation.
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In the mean time, the rest of the Western world will continue to laugh at the USA and roll our eyes at how far behind the rest of the world the USA is falling.
Indeed. It is quite fun, in a sad way, watching the USA self-destruct before our eyes; like watching the fall of the Roman Republic played out live on Fox News and CNN.
But the problem is that they are dragging the rest of us down with it. Look at the mess caused in Britain by being the poodle to America: the untaming of capitalism, the destruction of the social market economy, two expensive and unjustified wars, the suppression of civil liberties, an economic crisis, and massive environmental destruction. I don't blame all of this on America, of course - we share the blame ourselves - but, still.
Apologies for moments of unheavenly seriousness.
But I do have one fluffy question: Why don't Canadians play cricket?
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But I do have one fluffy question: Why don't Canadians play cricket?
Duuuuude.
Our national sport is officially lacrosse, and our actual national sport is hockey. Cricket?! Booooring.
Mind you where Canadians of Indian, Pakistani or Caribbean origin are gathered together, they DO play cricket. You just won't see it on the telly.
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...But I do have one fluffy question: Why don't Canadians play cricket?
Because a single match lasts longer than our summer.
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Originally posted by Sober Preacher's Kid:
I can understand owning a handgun. I can understand keeping one in your night table. I can even understand the desire to keep it loaded. What I cannot understand is the need to clean it in bed instead of taking to the garage and cleaning it there, where the oil and rags and such belong. I'm also dumbfounded as to why he didn't clear the action as a matter of course.
Because the oil and rags are a fire hazard. So if you clean your gun in bed, you can smoke at the same time. Duh.
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Can you imagine any of our Southern friends keeping a straight face whilst singing "O,Canada" if they were to join British North America
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...like a transatlantic Denmark, but with bigger scenery.
Actually, that's called "Greenland".
And is the reason that Denmark is the third largest nation state in North America by land area, ahead of Mexico
Yep, not only does Her Maj. Brenda reign over more of North America than than the President of the US does, her Maj. Margrethe has more of it than the President of Mexico does.
So after all those revolutions and wars of independence and constitutions and all, a higher proportion of North America is ruled by monarchies than back here in old Europe....
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Yep, not only does Her Maj. Brenda reign over more of North America than than the President of the US does, her Maj. Margrethe has more of it than the President of Mexico does.
Then bugger Canada and we'll see if the Danes will have us.
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Yep, not only does Her Maj. Brenda reign over more of North America than than the President of the US does, her Maj. Margrethe has more of it than the President of Mexico does.
Then bugger Canada and we'll see if the Danes will have us.
Since when has Canada deserved to be buggered! It might be sometihng you do in the lost colonies, but not in the realm of HM QEII.
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As a matter of interest, does Canada have those ridiculous and bewildering four way stop signs at cross-roads? Or has it entered the nineteenth century and introduced roundabouts? This could decide who goes where - though personally I have always resented the fact there is a big block of Not Pink on world maps, south of the 49th ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
I'm happy to be arbitrator, though. Totally unbiased, of course.
Um. Except that if Canada annexes those states to the north of Mexico (leaving that Russian colony up north, from where Ms Palin surveys the Murdoch Press, shoots grizzlies with her bare hands , no pun intended, and generally saves the, erm, civilized world) the new Canada may gain even more medals than Australia at the increasingly forgettable Commonwealth Games. And while that would put Australia, those nasty republicans, in its place, it may further damage NZ's shaky standings. Gotta think about these peripheral implications.
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