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Old 23rd November 2012, 11:11 AM   #1
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Mexico Wants To Rename Itself "Mexico"

http://www.cnn.com/2012/11/22/world/...nge/index.html
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Old 23rd November 2012, 11:29 AM   #2
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Ii'll never catch on.
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Old 23rd November 2012, 11:58 AM   #3
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Probably a good thing...how many people would want to go to Juan's United Mexican States Restaurant and Cantina?
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Old 23rd November 2012, 12:14 PM   #4
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So no more jokes on syfy?
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Old 23rd November 2012, 12:25 PM   #5
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Why Mexico? Wouldn't the United Totally Awesome States sound better? Or Mordor?
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Old 23rd November 2012, 12:39 PM   #6
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Oh, I think they should keep their "United States of Mexico" name, and unname the United States (of America). They should totally rename the USA as "The Former British Colonies of America (plus other stolen lands)", or something to that effect. Yeah, I know they purchased Louisiana.
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Old 23rd November 2012, 01:08 PM   #7
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To make it real clear they should make the full name "Mexico? Yes Mexico!".
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Old 23rd November 2012, 01:10 PM   #8
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... or " Mexico ! It's not just a place people want to leave! "
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Just go back to "New Spain"....
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Old 23rd November 2012, 05:03 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Jorghnassen View Post
Oh, I think they should keep their "United States of Mexico" name, and unname the United States (of America). They should totally rename the USA as "The Former British Colonies of America (plus other stolen lands)", or something to that effect. Yeah, I know they purchased Louisiana.
If they stole the other lands, then Louisiana et al were also stolen, and the French merely fenced them to the USA. If I buy fenced stolen goods, they're still stolen goods.
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Old 23rd November 2012, 11:08 PM   #11
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Why Mexico? Wouldn't the United Totally Awesome States sound better? Or Mordor?

Metta World Mexico.
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Old 24th November 2012, 03:39 AM   #12
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That's why outgoing Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Thursday sent to the Mexican Congress a piece of legislation to change the country's name officially to simply Mexico.
So the country will be "Simply Mexico". Very Mick Hucknall.
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Old 24th November 2012, 06:26 AM   #13
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Estados Unidos Mexicanos becomes Mexico. Saves on printer ink I guess.
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I suppose it would take a constitutional amendment.

So while hey are in there monkeying around, maybe they will put together a REAL legal system? And include a death penalty for Kidnap for Ransom?

But back to the OP, IIRC, none of their states were ever independent States, were they? Their states are top down, not from the people up divisions. So "United States" is not so appropriate.
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Old 24th November 2012, 06:31 AM   #15
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So the country will be "Simply Mexico". Very Mick Hucknall.
Why not? Isn't it where all the Simple Mexicans come from?

Nah, "Mexico" is probably better.
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Old 25th November 2012, 07:00 PM   #16
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Yeah, I know they purchased Louisiana.
It was a steal!!!
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Old 25th November 2012, 07:09 PM   #17
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It was a steal!!!
So was Alaska.
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Old 25th November 2012, 09:41 PM   #18
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If they stole the other lands, then Louisiana et al were also stolen, and the French merely fenced them to the USA. If I buy fenced stolen goods, they're still stolen goods.
Well played.
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So was Alaska.
Aaaah, you'll never convince me that wasn't folly.
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If they stole the other lands, then Louisiana et al were also stolen, and the French merely fenced them to the USA. If I buy fenced stolen goods, they're still stolen goods.

Using that logic then every country bought stolen land, or just stole the land themselves with force at least at some point in history, be it form caveman, neanderthals, or from animals.
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Frankly, the statute of limitations has long run past on all these actions. Therefore, it's not stolen anymore.

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Old 26th November 2012, 07:50 AM   #22
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What's next, The Commonwealth Of Australia renaming itself to Australia?
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Old 26th November 2012, 08:17 AM   #23
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Okay. Tell them they have my permission.

Although I think they're missing a bet by not going with Baja Texas.
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Old 26th November 2012, 08:57 AM   #24
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Frankly, the statute of limitations has long run past on all these actions. Therefore, it's not stolen anymore.

Do you think that you could tell either the Israelis or the Palestinians that? Or the Gibraltarians? And so on.
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I'm posting in this thread to announce that of all the news "stories" that have gotten their own thread in this forum over the years, this is the first one that I've negative-cared about. I'm actually impressed.
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They should call the country Monster. Imagine the trademark battle!
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Using that logic then every country bought stolen land, or just stole the land themselves with force at least at some point in history, be it form caveman, neanderthals, or from animals.
It's the oldest human tradition!
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Aaaah, you'll never convince me that wasn't folly.
I didn't do it!
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Using that logic then every country bought stolen land, or just stole the land themselves with force at least at some point in history, be it form caveman, neanderthals, or from animals.
Yep, pretty much.
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What's next, The Commonwealth Of Australia renaming itself to Australia?
They'll rename themselves "Fosters".

Because, as everyone knows, it's Australian for beer.
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Do you think that you could tell either the Israelis or the Palestinians that? Or the Gibraltarians? And so on.

Or the caveman? Or the neanderthals?
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It's the oldest human tradition!

Aside from prostitution of course.
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Do you think that you could tell either the Israelis or the Palestinians that? Or the Gibraltarians? And so on.
I could, but I suspect it wouldn't do much good
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They'll rename themselves "Fosters".

Because, as everyone knows, it's Australian for beer.
Suggest Fosters to an Aussie, I dare you...
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Well, I for one am glad that mankind is finally making some significant progress, with all the problems there are worldwide.
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"Original Mexico"
Still better tasting than "New" Mexico!
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Wouldn't that be "Classic Mexico"?
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Wouldn't that be "Classic Mexico"?
El Classico Mexicano
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They may be missing a terrific opportunity to amend tax revenue with sponsorship income. How about Estados Unidos Mexicanos de PepsiCo?
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They may be missing a terrific opportunity to amend tax revenue with sponsorship income. How about Estados Unidos Mexicanos de PepsiCo?
And they could name the capital Doritos D.F.
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