The Union Forever: A TL

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Mac Gregor

rick007 said:
Since no one has added any other states here is California.

California:
(Sorry I don't know how to make state flags:()

Name: State of California
Current Governor: Corrine Upshaw (R)
Capital: Sacremento
Largest City: San Diego
Admission into the Union: September 9th 1850 (31st)
Nickname(s): The Golden State
State Motto: Eureka (I know this is post POD but I figure that some things never change)
State Song: I love you, California
State Bird: California Valley Quail
State Flower: Golden Poppy
State Tree: California Redwood

Professional Sports Teams

Baseball: San Francisco Miners (third ranked overall team)
Football: San Diego Meteors
Rugby: Santa Monica Orcas
Handball: Los Angeles Harpies
Lacrosse: California Pythons

Post Civil War History:

Though not directly involved in the conflict California gold did provide a boost to the Northern economy. As an economic and cultural powerhouse for not only the west coast but also the country California has boomed. This is also in no small part to the film industry.

Notable Californians:

João Rodrigues Cabrilho, Discoverer of California
Gaspar de Portolà, First Spanish Governor of California (1769-1770)
John Drake Sloate, First American Governor of California (1846)
Margaret L. Stewart, First Female President of the United States (1977-1985)
Wilma Fredericks, First Female Secretary of State (1969-1973)
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I love it! This is a big help.

Hopefully some other people will step up to the plate with their states.
 

Mac Gregor

I was thinking something along these lines for a flag for the Commonwealth of Madras. Any thoughts?

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FickleCrossroad

FickleCrossroad

I finally caught up, and love it!


As far as sports go, from what I understand, it seems like Gridiron Football doesn't even have an analogue here, as it never got the chance to evolve from rugby, correct?

I'm going to guess at the hierarchy of popularity in the US:
Association Football
Baseball
Handball (OTL Handball/Basketball hybrid still, or did it evolve further?)
Rugby Football
Auto Racing

Good luck with the rest of your depoyment. If I stay in the AF, I'll probably be heading out that way sometime around mid-autumn. You're about at the halfway point, right?
 
Utgard96

Utgard96

I'm assuming Maia is Phoebe?

Also, it strikes me just now that the Tamils on Ceylon might feel that Madras, being a Dravidian-majority nation, would give them a fairer shake than the Sinhalese would. This would mean that the Tamil Eelam independence movement might never get off the ground ITTL; instead we might see the Tamils pushing for union with Madras.
 
metastasis_d

metastasis_d

Ares96 said:
I'm assuming Maia is Phoebe?

Also, it strikes me just now that the Tamils on Ceylon might feel that Madras, being a Dravidian-majority nation, would give them a fairer shake than the Sinhalese would. This would mean that the Tamil Eelam independence movement might never get off the ground ITTL; instead we might see the Tamils pushing for union with Madras.
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Phoebe is a Saturn moon; Maia orbits Jupiter. Himalia is the OTL name of the largest irregular moon of Jupiter.

Interesting idea about Ceylon, though.
 

Mac Gregor

Ares96 said:
I'm assuming Maia is Phoebe?

Also, it strikes me just now that the Tamils on Ceylon might feel that Madras, being a Dravidian-majority nation, would give them a fairer shake than the Sinhalese would. This would mean that the Tamil Eelam independence movement might never get off the ground ITTL; instead we might see the Tamils pushing for union with Madras.
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metastasis_d said:
Phoebe is a Saturn moon; Maia orbits Jupiter. Himalia is the OTL name of the largest irregular moon of Jupiter.

Interesting idea about Ceylon, though.
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Maia is actually OTL's Ananke.

I have had similar thoughts about Madras.
 

Mac Gregor

spdoyle said:
I finally caught up, and love it!


As far as sports go, from what I understand, it seems like Gridiron Football doesn't even have an analogue here, as it never got the chance to evolve from rugby, correct?

I'm going to guess at the hierarchy of popularity in the US:
Association Football
Baseball
Handball (OTL Handball/Basketball hybrid still, or did it evolve further?)
Rugby Football
Auto Racing

Good luck with the rest of your depoyment. If I stay in the AF, I'll probably be heading out that way sometime around mid-autumn. You're about at the halfway point, right?
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You are correct about gridiron football. I would say the popularity hierarchy for U.S. team sports in the US is

Baseball
Football (OTL's Soccer)
Handball
Rugby
Lacrosse


Yep, I am a little over halfway done. Thanks.
 
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metastasis_d

metastasis_d

Mac Gregor said:
You are correct about gridiron football. I would say the popularity hierarchy for U.S. team sports in the US is

Baseball
Football (OTL's Soccer)
Handball
Rugby
Lacrosse


Yep, I am a little over halfway done. Thanks.
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So which one is ubiquitous in Texas like gridiron football is now?
 

Mac Gregor

Lalli said:
How is ice hockey in TTL? Probably still exist but bit different.
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I'm not sure if I have touched on ice hockey or not. A version of ice hockey does exist in the TL but it is not widespread in the United States. Ice hockey however is growing in popularity and will make an appearance in future updates.
 
Beedok

Beedok

Mac Gregor said:
I'm not sure if I have touched on ice hockey or not. A version of ice hockey does exist in the TL but it is not widespread in the United States. Ice hockey however is growing in popularity and will make an appearance in future updates.
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Have I asked about curling?
 
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