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| Which is your region of the NINE NATIONS? |
| New England |
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16% |
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| Foundry |
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24% |
[ 15 ] |
| Dixie |
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9% |
[ 6 ] |
| Breadbasket |
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19% |
[ 12 ] |
| Islands |
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0% |
[ 0 ] |
| Mexamerica |
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4% |
[ 3 ] |
| Ecotopia |
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11% |
[ 7 ] |
| Empty Quarter |
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6% |
[ 4 ] |
| Quebec |
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3% |
[ 2 ] |
| None of the above |
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3% |
[ 2 ] |
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JacktheCat

Joined: 08 May 2004
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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Nations?
There are five North American national states: Mexico, USA, Canada, France, and Denmark. |
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Moldy Rutabaga

Joined: 01 Jul 2003 Location: Ansan, Korea
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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Interesting concept, to label parts of the continent in this way, and probably a good prediction of things to come. Our descendants will think of country borders as a quaint 19th-century idea.
To call the entire northwest an empty quarter is either a strange definition or completely preposterous. Alberta has oil, ranching, farming, high tech, and diamonds. Saskatchewan isn't included as breadbasket?
Newfoundland certainly isn't New England (more like new Ireland). It isn't even new-- St. John's bills itself as the oldest (European founded) city in North America, dating from settlers in the early 1500s. Miss da rock.
Ken:> |
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Pligganease

Joined: 14 Sep 2004 Location: The deep south...
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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I say we have a big war so we can call it all Dixie.  |
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joe_doufu

Joined: 09 May 2005 Location: Elsewhere
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Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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| JacktheCat wrote: |
Nations?
There are five North American national states: Mexico, USA, Canada, France, and Denmark. |
You're forgetting Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, and a few others that arent coming to me right now. And I don't know if island nations count, but there's Cuba and some others. |
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antoniothegreat

Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Location: Yangpyeong
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:10 am Post subject: what? |
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| What is this based on??? I am from Seattle, and i would say our culture is comparable to Vancouver and Portland, but god, no way in hell can you put San Francisco or LA with us. and I have never been to Anchorage, but it looked to be part of the same group. I don't think they would go for that. Who came up with this? Interesting idea, but I think there should be a few more groups. |
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antoniothegreat

Joined: 28 Aug 2005 Location: Yangpyeong
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:11 am Post subject: what? |
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| What is this based on??? I am from Seattle, and i would say our culture is comparable to Vancouver and Portland, but god, no way in hell can you put San Francisco or LA with us. and I have never been to Anchorage, but it looked to be part of the same group. I don't think they would go for that. Who came up with this? Interesting idea, but I think there should be a few more groups. |
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Gopher

Joined: 04 Jun 2005
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:40 am Post subject: |
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| joe_doufu wrote: |
| Latin America is not just an extension of Mexico! |
No, it isn't. But "Mesoamerica" includes Mexico and all of Central America. That's how first Teotihuacan and then the Aztecs ruled it in preContact times anyway. |
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SuperFly

Joined: 09 Jul 2003 Location: In the doghouse
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:59 am Post subject: |
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NAVAJO NATION
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krats1976

Joined: 14 May 2003
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Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:31 pm Post subject: Re: what? |
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| antoniothegreat wrote: |
| What is this based on??? I am from Seattle, ...I have never been to Anchorage, but it looked to be part of the same group. I don't think they would go for that. |
Actually, Anchorage would fit very well with Seattle. In fact, the rest of the state refers to Anchorage as "Seattle North" or "Los Anchorage."
What's this map based on anyway? Climate? Culture? Economic interdependence? |
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jayjayjay

Joined: 27 Aug 2005
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| Don't forget about the Conch Republic, aka Margarittaville, aka Key West. |
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jinglejangle

Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Location: Far far far away.
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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This reminds me of some "racialist" proposition to divide the US into 10 different racially segregated nations.
I believe it was Christian Identity (no real relation to Christianity, these are Timothy McVeigh related types) and I believe it was called the ten percent plan, based on the Aryan types getting 5 states. (Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and I think Oregon.
Anyway, I was always curious what they thought these ten racial groups were. I don't think I can name 10. Um.. White, black, hispanic, asian, indian, hawaiian, um... Irish? Mormons? Texans?
Anyway, I was curious if anyone out there could enlighten me on the particulars of this odd little theory. Also why anyone would choose those five states as the foundation of their homeland. (Not to disparage your states if your from there. The little bit of Wyoming I experienced was gorgeous, never been to the others.
Thanks. |
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EFLtrainer

Joined: 04 May 2005
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Moldy Rutabaga wrote: |
| St. John's bills itself as the oldest (European founded) city in North America, dating from settlers in the early 1500s. |
Uh-oh. One more thing for Americans and Canadians to fight about: St. Augustine, Fl. says the same. |
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Tiger Beer

Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:11 am Post subject: |
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There's a lot of Foundry folks floundering around Korea.
I had to say something to bump up this thread.  |
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Draz

Joined: 27 Jun 2007 Location: Land of Morning Clam
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 10:49 am Post subject: |
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| Empty quarter? hahaha |
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shifter2009

Joined: 03 Sep 2006 Location: wisconsin
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Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Everything that isn't wisconsin should be called the empty quarter. We might let Illinios be seperate so we can have our arch enemy singled out for conquest. |
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