Official "Retrospective History of the United States" Challenge Thread

[metastasis_d]

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

Heartland is generally OTL, just more centralized. Its controlled by the state governments and the US government, no regional assemblies. Look to England for a RL example.

I thought you meant there was a secondary level of government called Heartland IOTL encompassing those states. Which would have been news to me.

[jpj1421]

I forgot to upload a picture of the infobox last night....let's see about after work today.

[Turquoise Blue]

Since I like Hetalia, I'm doing this... Its mainly to show stereotypes.

America: Big, tough, but also kind. Always underestimates himself and his nation. Eats waffles and maple syrup and is obsessed with them. Friendly.

Britain: Quiet, not that confident of himself. Mainly just drinks tea, finds comfort from that. Best friends are Ireland and France. Formerly a crazed lunatic.

Ireland: When Britain fell to his Republican lunacy, the Dominions looked to Ireland for leadership, and he rose to the post. Glad that Britain has recovered from his lunacy. Still offended if anybody calls him England or Britain. He's proud of his independence.

Russia: The only National Personification that actually died. America hated him and led the Cold War against him. When Russia collapsed and he died, America went into shock, as he didn't expect him to die. Russia's sons and daughters pay their respect every year to his grave.

Canada: The annoyance at America's backside, and also his brother. America is peeved off at Canada and they are not on good relations.

Germany: The erudite poet, a talented artist, an kind friend, all those hides the ruthless streak within him, that when the horrors of the Holocaust came to light, led the others to disown him and distance from him. In the modern day, they are still suspicious of him, even though he is friendly.

Italy: The pizza-loving, talkative person, we all know. He's still the brother of South Italy (Two Sicilies in ATL), but also that of Papal Italy.

Siam: The most arrogant of all Asian countries, and also the most Westernized. Often pretends to be like the European countries.

China: Dislikes Siam and Japan. Good friends with Tibet and Mongolia, and also that of Siberia. Quiet person who is very paranoid.

Japan: Good friends with Britain until Korea forced her to live in his house, and still are good friends today. Social, techie, sort of girl. It is hinted that there is more then a friendship between Britain and Japan.

Korea: Often overshadowed by China, Japan and Siam, this nation, in search of vengeance, embraced Western technology, and used it to conquer Japan and damage China. Even today, he's still spiteful that his attempt at "justice" failed. Starting to move on, with the help of Taiwan.

Taiwan: The "baby" of the Asian countries, she was born when Taiwanese separatists took over the island and proclaimed their independence from China, when China was in his Civil War. Kind, friendly, tries to get Korea to focus on the now, even though its hard. Teenager and enjoys Korean culture much.

Ethiopia: The Big One of the African countries, this country is a quiet, yet tall and mighty, person who talks with an calm accent and tone. Often intimidates France.

France: Still the hopeless romantic and pervert as always, but with another dimension of real friendship and concern towards Britain. More likely to flirt with Belgium, yet comforts her when she gets depressed.

Belgium: A bipolar character who often gets depressed. She has two proto-personalities inside her, one Dutch-speaking and Flemish, the other French-speaking and Walloon. The conflict between those, often drives her insane.

Columbia: An quiet one, that often goes invisible, or gets mistaken for either Canada or America. Has a polar bear as a pet.

Andorra: Dark-skinned, confident and often gets people to mistake him for either France or Spain, even though both nations don't look alike.

Papal Italy: A preacher in a cardinal outfit who preaches Catholicism. Everybody else is really fed up of his preaching, but don't dare to stop him, as that would be disrespectful to Catholicism.

Two Sicilies: Still hates Spain, but also hates Greece for trying to conquer him in the 1890s. Still obsessed with pasta.

Do you like it? In my TL, manga is big, bigger then OTL. Those characters appear in Hetalia: World Times.

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[Nerdlinger]

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

Britain: Formerly a crazed lunatic.

Always good to get over something like that.

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

Belgium: The conflict between those, often drives her insane.

So her sanity returns every now and then?

[Turquoise Blue]

Three Most Popular TV Shows

1: Doctor Who (United States) 1963-?

Started in the USA in the 1960s instead of the UK. Thus, the names are different. The police box, the TARDIS becomes a car, the ASB (Alien Space Box) The First Doctor is a young teenager from Mars in the year 5000. He picks up a girlfriend while stranded on Earth in the year 2012, and has a romantic relationship with her there. One day, they go for a drive, and take the ASB instead of the Doc's normal car, and the Doctor accidentally teleports them to the Ice Age... *Blah, blah. That's the first episode's start*


2: That Wacky Redhead (Great Britain) 1950-1990

A talk show featuring Britain's very own wacky talk-star, Margaret Thatcher, and generally talks about a lot of stuff. Once in the last year of her show, she had a Tory MP, John Major, on her show. This is widely acknowledged as the reason why John Major rose in popularity, as he got on well with Margaret Thatcher. It even gained a lot of American viewing when Margaret chose to have the Democratic presidential nomination, Jimmy Carter and his running mate, Walter Mondale, on her show. This is acknowledged as a key factor in Reagan's two defeats in 1980 and 1984, as That Wacky Redhead was extremely popular and Thatcher became beloved in American consciousness.


3: Monsieur Président, tu êtes aux arrêts! (France) 1994-2003

A soap show showing what happens in a prison where the President of France is held under arrest and his office taken. He finds out not all criminals are scum of the earth, and gets on well with some of them, especially Jacques Fortier and Henri-Michel Lafayette, who takes a shine to him. His aristocratic and arrogant tone displeases many though... (Porridge, only with the President of France thrown in and the whole thing given a French tone)

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[Turquoise Blue]

Originally Posted by Nerdlinger

So her sanity returns every now and then?

Yes it does.

By the way, please read about a teenage-oriented Doctor Who, the talk-show of Britain's "Wacky Redhead" and a French Porridge with the President thrown in.

[Nerdlinger]

Though I've just learned that there was a show called "Porridge," by the context, I thought it was British slang for crap.

[Turquoise Blue]

Originally Posted by Nerdlinger

Though I've just learned that there was a show called "Porridge," by the context, I thought it was British slang for crap.

Actually, its old British slang for doing time in prison.

What do you think of Doctor Who in America, Thatcher becoming That Wacky Redhead and a soap where the French President is arrested?

[Nerdlinger]

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

Actually, its old British slang for doing time in prison.

What do you think of Doctor Who in America, Thatcher becoming That Wacky Redhead and a soap where the French President is arrested?

I don't know much about Doctor Who, That Wacky Redhead, or soap operas.

[Turquoise Blue]

Originally Posted by Nerdlinger

I don't know much about Doctor Who, That Wacky Redhead, or soap operas.

Oh, you should watch it, its awesome. Far different from ATL of course...

Not surprising, as it doesn't exist in OTL.

WHAT?! You should go and watch some!

[Abhakhazia]

Isn't Thatcher a blonde?

[Nerdlinger]

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

Oh, you should watch it, its awesome. Far different from ATL of course...

Meh, from what I've heard it doesn't sound very interesting. Kinda goofy.

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

Not surprising, as it doesn't exist in OTL.

I meant I haven't read the TL here.

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

WHAT?! You should go and watch some!

You're not seriously a fan of those, are you?

[Nerdlinger]

Originally Posted by Abhakhazia

Isn't Thatcher a blonde?

I don't know what her natural hair color is, but what's more interesting to me it that she's apparently still alive. I had thought she was dead for some reason.

[Turquoise Blue]

Originally Posted by Nerdlinger

Meh, from what I've heard it doesn't sound very interesting. Kinda goofy.



I meant I haven't read the TL here.



You're not seriously a fan of those, are you?

Meh, different tastes.

Me neither, I just nabbed the name because it sounded good...

Yeah, but not the cliche big two, I prefer the smaller ones.

[Nerdlinger]

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

Yeah, but not the cliche big two, I prefer the smaller ones.

Would the big two be General Hospital and Days of Our Lives? Those are the ones that come to my mind.

[Abhakhazia]

Originally Posted by Nerdlinger

Would the big two be General Hospital and Days of Our Lives? Those are the ones that come to my mind.

All My Children, of course.

[Nerdlinger]

Originally Posted by Abhakhazia

All My Children, of course.

Well, that's three. Which are the big two?

[Abhakhazia]

Originally Posted by Nerdlinger

Well, that's three. Which are the big two?

Probably that and General Hospital.

[Nerdlinger]

Originally Posted by Abhakhazia

Probably that and General Hospital.

All trash IMO. Poorly written, poorly acted garbage.

[Turquoise Blue]

Hey, Nerdlinger, what's your real name? I would like to use it in my TL.