Is it Time to Rethink US State Names?

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The discussion revolves around the perceived illogical naming and geographical divisions of U.S. states, with suggestions for simplification and renaming. Proposals include merging North and South Dakota into a single Dakota, combining Virginia and West Virginia, and renaming states to eliminate redundancies. The idea of ceding New Mexico back to Mexico for consistency in naming is also mentioned, along with humorous suggestions for combining states with similar names, such as Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. Participants engage in playful banter about reorganizing state borders to create a more logical map, including suggestions to align borders with Canadian territories and even renaming states based on their geographical features. The conversation takes a lighthearted tone, with participants joking about the absurdity of their proposals and the complexities of citizenship in a restructured U.S.
  • #61
Smurf said:
Why would Canada be part of the US? You've been ceding territory to Canada this entire thread, now you want to annex all of it? :rolleyes:
Like I said, it could go either way, but we'd want something in return for Alaska.

Sorry Gale, you were placed under British rule yesterday.
 
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  • #62
Evo said:
[...] but we'd want something in return for Alaska.
Yeah! We want a years supply of Canadian Bacon!
 
  • #63
mattmns said:
Yeah! We want a years supply of Canadian Bacon!
Ooooh, yeah! Do they make anything else we want?

Moose sweaters! I want moose sweaters!
 
  • #64
:smile: I thought we already gave Alaska to Canada yesterday.

While we're at it, we really should adjust those state lines to align with the borders of the Canadian territories, just to make the continent a bit tidier. I mean, we can't go to all this effort to clean up our states and then have the neighborhood still look a mess due to one sloppy neighbor. :biggrin:
 
  • #65
Gale said:
wait a second... i just realized I'm british now!

Mwahaha, yes, yes you are! You have much to learn. A few basics to start you off:

-New York state is now New Yorkshire.
-You will admit that the Brits having bad teeth myth is not true, else mutilate your own accordingly.
-You will drink tea and you will enjoy it.
-Your military will obey us. We invade Easterny at dawn.
 
  • #66
Moonbear said:
I'm not sure the West L.A. works anymore. If I didn't think it was such a nice place for vacationing, I'd say just sink it.

Simple solution: Simply remove its statehood and revert it to the same status as Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands. That way we keep the vacation spot and also solve the problem of such a small populace having 1/5 of the votes in the Senate.
 
  • #67
So, what does this mean for my citizenship status? I was born in New Jersey (now British territory), but currently live in Easterny. :eek:
 
  • #68
mmm yes, a spot of tea and crumpets, and um, pish posh... and 'ello gov'nah... top o' tha mornin' to you luv...
eh?

i'm a good brit! woohoo!
 
  • #69
Evo said:
Like I said, it could go either way, but we'd want something in return for Alaska.
Yes, ALBERTA! TAKE ALBERTA!
 
  • #70
Smurf said:
Yes, ALBERTA! TAKE ALBERTA!

The only way that we'll take Alberta is if we can shift it down to fill in that ugly gap made by giving up New Mexico!
 
  • #71
Janus said:
The only way that we'll take Alberta is if we can shift it down to fill in that ugly gap made by giving up New Mexico!
Maybe we should have thought out New Mexico better. Perhaps we could have just renamed it so that we didn't have to give it away?
 
  • #72
Evo said:
Maybe we should have thought out New Mexico better. Perhaps we could have just renamed it so that we didn't have to give it away?
We could've just called it Mexico and forced the "actual" Mexico to change its name.

I guess I got here kinda late, so what I say now won't really get back our presently ceeded territory, but the same thing could've been done with all of New England. Call the states York and Hampshire, and call the region England. See if the "actual" England wants to start anything up. I guess it's too late now though.
 
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  • #73
Moonbear said:
So, what does this mean for my citizenship status? I was born in New Jersey (now British territory), but currently live in Easterny. :eek:

Oh that's simple! For anyone born in any former part of the US while it was still part of the US and now lives within the new US border all they need to be re-naturalized is:
Produce your original birth certificate, and 5 affidavits, signed and notarized, stating that you are of good character.
Have a fingerprint and background check done.
Fill in all 100 pages of form 32938403-B in triplicate.
Find a US citizen willing to sponser you.
And wear a scarlet "A" (for alien) on your forehead for the five year Probation period.

This is of course if you moved from the former US territory before the change was made. If you moved afterward, it is quite a bit more complicated.
 
  • #74
Evo said:
Maybe we should have thought out New Mexico better. Perhaps we could have just renamed it so that we didn't have to give it away?

I think at this point we'll just have to broker a deal. We'll take Alberta, but cede it to Mexico in trade for the former state of New Mexico, but with the provision that we get to keep the use of the name. We then re-name the Re-acquired land "Alberta" and merge it into Mountainia.
 
  • #75
Janus said:
I think at this point we'll just have to broker a deal. We'll take Alberta, but cede it to Mexico in trade for the former state of New Mexico, but with the provision that we get to keep the use of the name. We then re-name the Re-acquired land "Alberta" and merge it into Mountainia.
So what does this mean for me, living in New Mexico? I am now a citizen, or do I have to do something similar?
 
  • #76
You know, after looking at the current 4 state map, it seems to me that those huge states might be hard to govern.

Perhaps we should look into dividing the states up into smaller sections, so as to make them more managable? Or maybe we should just institute regional dictatorships instead of worrying about how to represent such huge areas fairly.
 
  • #77
Janus said:
I think at this point we'll just have to broker a deal. We'll take Alberta, but cede it to Mexico in trade for the former state of New Mexico, but with the provision that we get to keep the use of the name. We then re-name the Re-acquired land "Alberta" and merge it into Mountainia.
BRILLIANT!
 
  • #78
Janus said:
I think at this point we'll just have to broker a deal. We'll take Alberta, but cede it to Mexico in trade for the former state of New Mexico, but with the provision that we get to keep the use of the name. We then re-name the Re-acquired land "Alberta" and merge it into Mountainia.

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3029/mapstateinternational6gc.gif

:biggrin: :biggrin:

mattmns: Since the new trade, you are still a U.S. Citizen. But instead of living in New Mexico, the land that you now live on is "Alberta."
 
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  • #79
:smile: I like that you named Alaska "Eh?" :smile:

Glad I moved before the changes took place; I wouldn't want to have to go through an even more complicated process of renaturalization! :eek:

I think Canada needs more reorganization too. They're messing up the whole plan. Just divide Ontario between Manitoba and Quebec so we can put the border in line with the border between Easterny and Centralis. (I always laugh at the territory named "Nunavut"...I always read it "None of it." :smile:)
 
  • #80
motai said:
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3029/mapstateinternational6gc.gif
:biggrin: :biggrin:
mattmns: Since the new trade, you are still a U.S. Citizen. But instead of living in New Mexico, the land that you now live on is "Alberta."
Oh dear, oh my! I'm choking! :smile:

That's BRILLIANT! :biggrin:

Motai, you're a gem, and Janus too. :approve:
 
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  • #81
Moonbear said:
:smile: I like that you named Alaska "Eh?" :smile:

Glad I moved before the changes took place; I wouldn't want to have to go through an even more complicated process of renaturalization! :eek:

I think Canada needs more reorganization too. They're messing up the whole plan. Just divide Ontario between Manitoba and Quebec so we can put the border in line with the border between Easterny and Centralis. (I always laugh at the territory named "Nunavut"...I always read it "None of it." :smile:)

Done :biggrin:.

Oh, since the province of "British Columbia" obviously didn't fit well with Canada, it is now administered by the United Kingdom. I also cut off a slight amount of Canada and gave it to Centralis to maintain the 49th parallel.

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/3096/mapstateinternational29yu.gif
 
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  • #82
I wonder how the UK feels about bordering Mexico?
 
  • #83
Unacceptable. I don't want to be british.
 
  • #84
Smurf said:
Unacceptable. I don't want to be british.

But you live in British Columbia. Therefore, you are British. :-p
 
  • #85
Smurf said:
Unacceptable. I don't want to be british.
Look on the bright side...you're not Mexican. :biggrin:

(not that's there is anything wrong with being Mexican) El Smurfo
 
  • #86
Evo said:
(not that's there is anything wrong with being Mexican)
It might be a problem if you don't speak Spanish. :rolleyes: Hey, Smurf, would you rather be British or American? :biggrin:
 
  • #87
http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/6184/mapstateinternational29yu1ti.gif


Changes:
-British Columbia ceded from Britain and renamed.
-Prairies clumped together
-Territories clumped together
-Maritimes clumped together
-A province of Ontario carved out of Prairies and Quebec so the English speakers don't have to be governed by a French Majority Tyrrany.
-Greenland renamed more appropriately
 
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  • #88
Oh, now I'll go for that, it looks nice.

Autonomous Collective of Eastern Canada...aka SMURFLAND?
 
  • #89
Smurf said:
http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/6184/mapstateinternational29yu1ti.gif
Changes:
-British Columbia ceded from Britain and renamed.
-Prairies clumped together
-Territories clumped together
-Maritimes clumped together
-A province of Ontario carved out of Prairies and Quebec so the English speakers don't have to be governed by a French Majority Tyrrany.
-Greenland renamed more appropriately
Yeah, but now you've got a North Easterny and a South Easterny. Besides the fact that they look more like an East Easterny and West Easterny, we started all this to get rid of those pesky North/South states. We'll just have to merge all of Easterny together and make it part of the US (we've already given enough away, we're claiming something back now).
 
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  • #90
WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO MAKE ME BRITISH? I hate TEA! Actually the better word would be I DETEST tea, can't stand it. I am going to start a revolution! I will make the State of Din! muhahahahahaha:devil:
 

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