@clevfan4life said:

Wasn't me, but brilliant. On that kind of theme, satwcomic.com is a web comic that deals mainly with scandinavia, but each country/territory is anthropomorphised and you get the UK, russia, USA and a few others turning up from time to time. Like this one:

http://satwcomic.com/never-go-hungry-to-bed

@gftchris said:

I think there is a huge difference. The North and South were not ancient enemies. Poor states are not going bankrupt and being threatened with being kicked out of the United States for having huge debts. We don't have a history of going to war with PA or KY. England has been enemies with France for how long? How about Spain? Its a farce and won't work. And rich states don't pay for inferior states. Mississippi is still poor. CA is in debt out its ass. No one bails them out.

@westside-steve said:

They are part of our nation, so it would not be England dropping out, it would be the UK. Then I would not be shocked if there was a subsequent referendum from any of those countries where they voted to leave the UK, in order to rejoin the EU. A big part of the scottish independence referendum a couple of years ago was that they'd also join the EU, but separately from the UK, for example.

So if England drops out of the EU do Northern Ireland Wales and Scotland stay in it?

WSS

@diehardbrownsfan said:

In what way is this different to the rich states paying for the 'inferior' states over there? The north and south have been historical enemies and are now acting like a union.

England pays for the 'inferior' countries - wales, scotland, northern ireland - and have historically been enemies.

The only real difference here is the countries willingly entered the union, they weren't conquered militarily by a single entity that imposed their law over them.

@gftchris said:

When you say independent, I hear selfish.

WSS

@gftchris said:

When you say independent, I hear selfish.

Those damn colonies, getting all uppity

@westside-steve said:

When you say independent, I hear selfish.

@clevfan4life said:

here here....and I say ole boy my earl gray had better not jump in price or I might have a right fit in me front lawn. Bollocks to that I say

@westside-steve said:

FYP

@gftchris said:

I cannot wait for the new top gear! HAMMOND! YOU IDIOT!

@clevfan4life said:

humans are just the best aren't they?

Just the nature of civilization. Nothing more.

WSS

@westside-steve said:

humans are just the best aren't they?

@gftchris said:

You need a voter card, which you get in the mail by registering.

Why exit? Aside from trying to be cantankerous, is there any legitimate reason you would see for leaving?

I think it's common in modern and ancient history that people like to think of themselves as independent. I guess that most groups that splinter off don't have any real pressing need to.

But historically we spent a lot of money and killed a lot of people for the right to change the name of a few million acres of land and hoist a different color flag.

WSS

@diehardbrownsfan said:

You need a voter card, which you get in the mail by registering.

Why exit? Aside from trying to be cantankerous, is there any legitimate reason you would see for leaving?

@clevfan4life said:

Well, that's not happening. There's a clean break - jeremy, richard and james are now working for amazon, along with the old director/producer from the BBC days (the 'brains' behind the show) on an as yet unnamed show, due for release in the autumn.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3335428/Jeremy-Clarkson-films-Amazon-James-Richard-Hammond.html

Meanwhile, BBC has drafted in a raft of new presenters, but the main one will be Chris Evans (not captain america, different one), alongside Matt le Blanc, among others.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/news/only-chris-evans-and-matt-leblanc-will-be-on-top-gear-every-week/

@gftchris said:

what kind of show? I didn't hear this. In any case, it won't be "top gear". It has to be "top gear", it has to be on the BBC....and it has to be Jeremy, Richard and James.

They took all your fish...get out fast.