Glen
Moderator
What if there were a state in the Northwest that was named, whimsically enough, Idaho? I came up with this idea when writing a satire of politics in the West. So here's the idea. First, what if some self-promoting Westernite came to Washington around the time of the founding of the Colorado Territory and suggested some made up name, Idaho (inspired by the name 'Ida', but he claims it is 'Indian' for 'Gem of the Mountain'). What if later on when they're carving up the rest of the Colorado territory, they give this name to a state between the Pacific Northwest and Montana.
I also decided to throw in another twist and have one of the latter territorial representatives for Montana to Congress come with an axe to grind due to a feud with the territorial governor of Idaho, and a bunch of gold for bribes, and gets the border moved from the continental divide to a point further west, maybe along the Bitterroot Mountains? This part is hilarious, but I wonder if I'm pushing it too far?
What do you think? Is this too ASB, or just too funny?
I also decided to throw in another twist and have one of the latter territorial representatives for Montana to Congress come with an axe to grind due to a feud with the territorial governor of Idaho, and a bunch of gold for bribes, and gets the border moved from the continental divide to a point further west, maybe along the Bitterroot Mountains? This part is hilarious, but I wonder if I'm pushing it too far?
What do you think? Is this too ASB, or just too funny?