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    With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
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    Image of DeadliestSin DeadliestSin
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    Oh goody, give Canada the states that one else wants. Lucky us.
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    Image of BigRiver BigRiver
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    As a Minnesotan, I welcome our new Canadian overlords, but I expect that Washington state would go to Canada as well, just based on the fact that their largest city (and the majority of their population) borders one of Canada's most important cities, Vancouver. Montana will go rougue. Michigan will be part of the "dirt highway" bringing cheap labor from the southern states up to New Canada. I also predict that China will have no problem with Utah bringing polygamy back, and so they'll be fine with this little arrangement.
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    Image of DeadliestSin DeadliestSin
    12/29/08

    @BigRiver: I'll take washington state, they have Sparkly Vampires don't ya know?
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    Image of Spirit Fingers Spirit Fingers
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    OMG! Everyone go out and buy the Firefly complete series. I swear this is the reason why in the future the entire world knows Mandarin. I'm telling you Joss Whedon is a large-craniumed genius.


    No, really, just go out and buy the box set (we may get a sequel to Serenity, if you do...not that that's the reason why you should own it) and um, don't mind all that stuff about men evolving into rapist savages. I'm sure that only happens much, much, later.

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    Image of BaconCat BaconCat
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    I think it would be
    1. The country of New England and New York.
    2. O'Washingfornia.
    3. Texas, Goddamit.
    4. The Independent socialist Republic of Austin.
    5. New Sweden (Formerly Minnesota).
    6. AC Chicago.
    7. Mormonia.
    8. The pathetic and mostly poor, dishevelled masses of states that used to suck teat off of the Federal government, with their capital city of Omaha-on-Jesus.
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    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    12/30/08

    @BaconCat: Actually, Austin is really not that weird. The weird part of Austin is more like a small, musically inclined ethnic enclave of predominantly white emos and southern hipsters hemmed in by frat houses, fast food restaurants, cul-de-sacs, parking lots and highways.
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    But North and South Carolina are also part of the Texas Republic judging from the buses traveling between there and the Mexican border.
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    Image of miss_msry miss_msry
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    The Texas Republic is already a part of Mexico.
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    Image of kjack kjack
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    As someone who grew up in Michigan 30 miles from the Canadian border, I was under Canadian influence every weekend from my 19th birthday until the weekend before I turned 21. Cheap legal booze and Karaoke, eh!
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    Image of Smitros Smitros
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    Let the record reflect that Dr. Panarin is playing with a non-regulation Risk board.
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    Image of Crabbie Crabbie
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    "richer states like California"


    Isn't CA broke?

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    Image of Hydroceph Hydroceph
    12/29/08

    @Crabbie: From a technical standpoint, yes. But it's due to spending too much rather than not generating enough revenue in the first place. Actually, that's problematic, too, because so much of the state's money depends on taxes on really super high end earners, like tech bajillionaires, and tech keeps exploding. But given that CA gets 1 USD back from the feds for ever 2 or 3 it sends to DC, seceding would free up some cash.
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    Image of Laura Enriquez Laura Enriquez
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    He totally has Arizona in the wrong section. Maybe Southern California, too.
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    12/29/08

    @Laura Enriquez: Yes yes, if he had just nudged Arizona into another section that map would make perfect sense...if you live in Russia and are drunk on the homemade wodka!
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    Image of ElleL ElleL
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    This means cheap flights to Europe right?
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    12/29/08

    @ElleL: With a stopover in Iceland.
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    Image of ElleL ElleL
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    So if we're called Atlantic America, does that mean we can start using clever puns involving 'AA'? As in 'AA's don't go to rehab'?
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    Image of BullfightsOnAcid BullfightsOnAcid
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    Living on the West Coast, I welcome our Chinese overlords and look forward to the day when the streets flow with Kung Pau Chicken.


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    Image of Hydroceph Hydroceph
    12/29/08

    @BullfightsOnAcid: I think i'll make my son take Mandarin in school, rather than Spanish, just to be ready.
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    Image of WaltzingMatilda WaltzingMatilda
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    I would welcome my Mexican overlords, but I am pretty sure they are already here, hanging out in the Home Depot parking lot - just waiting for the signal from the motherland.
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    Image of gawkimo gawkimo
    12/29/08

    In reply to With Russia Gone to Pot, Diplomat Predicts U.S. Split
    In other news: Russian professor suffering from tremens.
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