Zip Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Since most of Canada is boreal forest that you can't live off of, or mosquito breeding tundra, I'd say we suckered you into taking most of the truly nasty land in North America. I suppose you can always play hockey on those lakes in the tundra when they are frozen over, eh? Yeah, that and... Mine diamonds & uranium, harvest the wood, potash & peat... pump out the oil and natural gas. Man were we ever screwed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McVey Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Since most of Canada is boreal forest that you can't live off of, or mosquito breeding tundra, I'd say we suckered you into taking most of the truly nasty land in North America. Isn't that what the Russians thought about the purchase of Alaska? JJM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexandros Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) For US citizens, there is a lot of meaning tied to the word "America". But, if there wasn't, I'd vote for "Usonia" as its replacement. Frank Lloyd Wright was onto something, imo. Edited January 3, 2010 by Alexandros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D'Ippolito Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I know that at some time scholars referred to the United States as "Freedonia" (I've read quotes from 19th century works referring to ores being sourced in "Freedonia"); apparently some people used it for a while shortly after the War of Independence as well. I like it a lot better than "usonia," that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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