Britain as 51st State

[Audley Strange]

Lets not forget handlebar moustaches and a fine set of sideburns, especially on the laydeeeez.

[Warren Dew]

On a more serious thought.....
Back when Quebec was talking independence, it was almost assumed (at least in the press) that the rest of Canada would eventually become US States.

It was? Strange I never heard anything about this almost assumption and I lived in Ontario and Quebec at the time. It must have been all on the American side.

I think the assumption was more specifically about Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Last time I was in Alberta, the people I was visiting seemed to feel they had more in common with the U.S. than with Ottawa.

Done but you know that, once we are in, we are going to make top hats compulsory?

That's one of the advantages.

[Warren Dew]

So, accession of the UK to the USA - what would be in it for us and what would be in it for the US?

I'd be happy with it. You should try to become more than one state, though - you should get more than two senators.

We'll take you on three conditions:

1) We get Canada too.
2) You get rid of the BNP.
3) You fucking learn to drive on the right side of the road.

I'd rather have the UK than Canada to be honest. And, the U.S. has a Nazi party, we can handle a BNP.

To be honest I'd think the UK might prefer NAFTA membership over actually becoming a state. I actually think the U.S. might be better off splitting into several countries within NAFTA - say, one west of the continental divide, one with the Mississippi/Missouri watershed, and one east of the Alleghenies. Maybe we could have a separate great lakes nation and a union of Alaska and Texas, too.

[Robert_S]

We'll take you on three conditions:

1) We get Canada too.
2) You get rid of the BNP.
3) You fucking learn to drive on the right side of the road.

Done but you know that, once we are in, we are going to make top hats compulsory?

That would mean a massive reshaping of the Canadian coastline?

[Saoirse]

Does that mean we can have healthcare that won't cause us to lose our homes if we get cancer?

[Jason]

So, accession of the UK to the USA - what would be in it for us and what would be in it for the US?

I'd be happy with it. You should try to become more than one state, though - you should get more than two senators.

We'll take you on three conditions:

1) We get Canada too.
2) You get rid of the BNP.
3) You fucking learn to drive on the right side of the road.

I'd rather have the UK than Canada to be honest. And, the U.S. has a Nazi party, we can handle a BNP.

I support that. You don't want Canada. All we have is maple syrup, igloos and polar bears. No oil, natural gas, freshwater or renewable resources here. None. Move along.

[Feck]

Well American gun laws would reduce our inner city vermin population

[JacksSmirkingRevenge]

We could use them to get rid of some unwanted animal pests, too.

[Gallstones]

Yay, the UK can be the new Puerto Rico.

[JimC]

OK, Oz will become the 52nd...

[Clinton Huxley]

We could call it the United Kingdom of America, or "U.K." for short.

Being slightly more serious - i wonder if NAFTA membership was ever thought about or planned for, as a contingency.

[FBM]

Do you guys think you could handle all the wanton dentistry that goes on over here?

[redunderthebed]

I'll sign up to australia becoming the 52nd state.

So long as you use your nuclear arsenal on the eastern states.

[FBM]

Wait a minute. I'm not "here" anymore.

[Clinton Huxley]

Do you guys think you could handle all the wanton dentistry that goes on over here?

You can fix our teeth and we can give you lot elocution lessons...