Britain, the 51st (thru 56th) state of the US?

I have no real opinion on this idea. I just found it interesting.
Apparently somebody is serious enough to figure out where state borders would go and how many representatives would go to Congress and such.
The Expansionist Party of the US apparently is behind this idea. (never heard of them before now)
In any case...it's interesting... but it ain't gonna happen in reality.

Oh yeah...forgot the link:

http://members.aol.com/xpus/Britbounds.html

Tell us which state you would be in:

Scotland, Northumbria, Mercia, Wales, Wessex or Londonia

 

I see their plan is palm Northern Ireland off onto the Irish Republic so clearly their not entirely daft. :lol:

 

Umm I guess I'm in Wessex then.

 

Wessex

 

Londonia for me :roll: Who came up with that one...?

 

Nah, lets do it the other way round:

http://politicalhumor.about.com/library ... cation.htm

 

The link I posted wasn't a joke and the major proponent is British, not American despite the apparent involvement of some Americans.

BTW Most of that isn't particularly funny but is rather insulting and somewhat mean-spirited.

 

Yeah, I agree. Londonia just doesn't quite sound right.

 

I just love this two:

[joke]
Those who saw Ozzies or All blacks (Kiwis) in action will agree with my emphasis on latter part of point 6. I would realy like to see Americans playing with Ozzies or All blacks or Brits (if they woud dare). American Football in present form is for girls and calling it a football is an insult to the rest of the world. BTW football should be played with legs (hence foot - ball) not by carrying a ball (if it may be called that since it does not resemble a ball) with your hands.
[/joke]

 

Try another thread for insulting remarks directed at Americans, God knows there are plenty of them around.( many with your name on them.)
This was about an interesting if somewhat unrealistic idea regarding the alliance of the US and Britain.

 

Grieg I don't believe any of this was meant to be offensive but just sarcastic humour. I don't see how there are many threads around with that insult the Americans, because most people here are pretty friendly to you guys and have no reason to have anything against you.

 

what the hell happened to Lancashire?

FNG

 

Grieg
Football should be played by foot i.e. legs and ball has to be spherical. That is a fact of life priod :smok: . Try to explain any European, S. American fan that American football is football. They won't buy you a beer thats for shure (except Scotts perhaps - realy fun bunch). It should be called American rugby instead. About my comment on playing with Ozzies or All blacks you shoud realy watch them play they are much more agressive. American football realy can't compare. All those helmets, body armour... just take fun out of the game. I usualy don't watch rugby (we are sherical ball bunch here) but i watched entire world (more or less Commonwealth + France) champinship in Ozz couple of years back (BTW Brits won i realy hoped that All blacks woud win), now that was much better than A.football.

 

Which one is Canada? Only saw that in a book (Clive Cusslers Night Probe) but still. (Love the comprimise at the end- the United States of Canada)

 

Do you really think that restating your opinion of various sports makes your prononcements some kind of objective and indisputable fact?
To begin with I could hardly care less about any of the sports being discussed. My favorite sport is bullriding. (Woot for Adriano Morias, PBR World Champion for the 3rd time at age 36).
Adriano is a Brazillian in a sport that is dominated by Americans but I could care less about his nationality and I don't intend to insult any other nations sports merely because they happen to bore me to death.
Like many people I watch a littel Soccer during the World Cup Finals and I seldom ever watch the NFL or the NBA or Rugby. Life is too short and I sleep better with the television off

 

Let's see, I've met 8 Americans who I've bought beer for (in England, Scotland and in America) and had fun introducing them to our beers. I've met an awful lot of British (note I said British!) folk and very few of them I'd buy beer for. I guess that proves Tiso's point about us Scotts being funny.

On the subject of beer I'd match a lot of the micro brewery beers I sampled in the states with any of our better real ales in Britain (- same goes for some of the Normandy ales). One of the better ones being called "Arrogant Bastard" I came across this in Silverton, Colorado, a micro brewery festival in Macinaw City, Michigan and again in San Francisco.

Scotland ain't never going to be part of the US of North America - they'd get fed up of our winging and kick us out in record time. Either that or they would have to submit to the national flag being a "see you Jimmy" bunnet.

 

Grieg, please stop taking this thread so seriously, did you honestly think anyone here would objectively consider the pros and cons of Britain joining the United States? The British are far too proud to know what's good for them.

Everyone else: when making fun of another country, always be sure to make it clear that you are joking. There are many people on this forum of many different nationalities and most of them don't take these matters too lightly. If you can't resist making fun of a country in the rudest way you can imagine, pick on the Netherlands, it deserves it.

 

But on the other hand, if the U.S would like to become part of the United Kingdom......................

 

Depending on the 2008 Elections, we may just take you up on that offer LMAO

 

Taking it seriously or not doesn't give one license to be insulting. One doesn't have to be perceptive to tell who is just being funny and who deliberately hurls insults. Besides it's easy enough to tell who does it with malice since it's the same few posters time and again.
Why should Americans be the only ones who are required to suffer insults in silence? I don't see other countries being trashed and insulted with regularity on these forums and I doubt that it would be tolerated if they did.
I did not express an opinion one way or another when I started this thread but just linked to an interesting website. There was certainly no invitation to express insulting opinions of the US whether or not you agree with the idea behind the website.