Your right, I made a mistake including Hawaii & California.retire@40 said:I never realized that Texas, Hawaii, and California are countries.
retire@40 said:I never realized that Texas, Hawaii, and California are countries.
Only for shipping & handling charges.SteveR said:Alaska and Hawaii are not connected to the rest of the country physically so they should be considered as countries.
DanTien said:Sorry Ol_Rancher, buddy, that wasn't me that changed the YE Haw! to Ye Gads.
Someone, a moderator I guess? Second time its happened.
I have to admit that initially I was a little irritated with you old REW buddy for overstepping your moderator privileges, but after about 10 minutes of deep breathing, 40 push-ups and punching a hole in the wall, I'm ok with it. Just don't let it happen again or I may have a stroke from the deep breathing, push-ups and punching.REWahoo! said:Dan, better re-check your spelling...
DanTien said:... after about 10 minutes of deep breathing, 40 push-ups and punching a hole in the wall, I'm ok with it.
mikew said:Dan
A guy named Dan Tien probably shouldn't feel the need to punch any walls.
Mike
Calgary_Girl said:You forgot "Republic of Alberta"..... There is talk of us separating from the rest of Canada ya know (seriously!)
MRGALT2U said:When I lived/worked in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan there was talk
of us splitting off as the great state of "Superior". I thought it was a
fine idea.
JG
Texas was turned down by both Mexico and the US several times in their requests to be annexed. I'm not sure why the US finally made the mistake and accepted them.Ol_Rancher said:Texas as you should know was a republic for 10 years before joining the union. Some interesting residual political distinctions remain.
Texas still has the right to divide into up to 4 states and the Texas Rangers is an additional layer of law enforcement unique in the U.S.A.. The state police are known as the DPS (Department of Public Safety). The Texas Rangers are the vestiges of the army of the Republic of Texas.
The navy of the Republic of Texas has a modern presence also.
Texas would have certainly reverted to a republic if the 'war etween the states' had been won.
US History would have been so different without Texas.((^+^)) SG said:Texas was turned down by both Mexico and the US several times in their requests to be annexed. I'm not sure why the US finally made the mistake and accepted them.
DanTien said:US History would have been so different without Texas.
well, maybe they would have sold it to us...HaHa said:For one thing, we'd have run out of oil a whole lot sooner.
Ha
DanTien said:US History would have been so different without Texas.
DanTien said:We would have had to manage without LBJ, Bush I and II, and Delay....
So, is he all hat....MJ said:Bush I & II are actually from the NE.
Yeh, Bush II tries to act like he's a real guntotten cowboy and land baron Tecksan.