WRI 36: You’re Living On Your Own Private Island-O
November 16, 2008 9:54 pm UncategorizedSteven King (Annoyingness Of). Micro-Nations and Their Sport. The Meaning
of Nationhood; Naming Rights to the U.S. Casinos; Indian Casinos; Pseudo
Casinos.
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Francis :
Date: November 17, 2008 @ 10:54 am
Apropos of Indian casinos–or tangentially off Indian casinos–I talked to a guy recently who’s independently wealthy from being a member of an Indian tribe that owns a casino. He’s gay, and he told me that his tribe at least is very accepting of homosexuality. Perhaps for the next go-round on 8 we’ll see some native American support for our gay brothers and sisters? They’ve got the casino ca$h.
jill :
Date: November 17, 2008 @ 12:33 pm
If Marc had his own microcountry, and he named it Hornland, wouldn’t everyone from there be Hornish?
widelyr :
Date: November 17, 2008 @ 3:42 pm
I have been waiting for someone to notice that all my life. This is a sign! I’m leaving! There’s an abandoned oil derrick out there somewhere with my name on it…
Alex :
Date: November 18, 2008 @ 8:44 am
Wasn’t there another WRI about small fake nations? I seem to remember something involving an invasion and a manx cat, but I can’t put my clicker on it.
Also - Whale Wars on animal planet seems like a show well suited to WRI discussion - as it involves dodgy interpretations of nautical law, vegan piracy, and reality tv.
Francis :
Date: November 18, 2008 @ 1:34 pm
Alex, so maybe small nations are a bit of an obsession. Is that a problem? I guess potentially, given that our interests are supposed to range widely…
naviguy :
Date: November 18, 2008 @ 9:05 pm
Supposedly you can have your own micronation just by planting a flag. You guys have a flag, right? RIGHT?
widelyr :
Date: November 20, 2008 @ 6:38 pm
Funny you should ask. We HAD a flag all set to go. Then we learned that the colors of the Olympic Rings are designed to include at least one color from every flag in the world.
Naturally, we perceive this as a challenge, and we are currently working on an Olympic-friendly flag. In the meantime, please look for the now-outdated Purple and Pink WRI flag at a Salvation Army near you!
widelyr :
Date: November 20, 2008 @ 6:39 pm
Of course we will always fly our freak flag.
neil :
Date: November 22, 2008 @ 2:17 pm
How soon after you two founded your own nation would you collapse into civil war. I fear it would be much too soon, which is why I strongly encourage your pursuit of it IMMEDIATELY!