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    Spoonman: No way, man. I will fight to my dying breath to have NY become part of Canada before we become European. Canada has MUCH better strip clubs! more »
    Mister Adequate: I think he just drew lines on a map. The only thing in that entire map I could stretch to even countenancing would be that I could somewhat see New En... more »
    resonanteye: get your fucking Utah out of my Cascadia!!! more »
    Purple Dave: Since when did Russia start growing prodigious amounts of pot? Aside from Texas (who tried, and failed, to exercise their legitimate right to secede d... more »
    Grey_Area: I'm surprised none of us thought of that wacky map Lauren posted here earlier this month.[io9.com]Better looking map. Seemes to follow geographic rath... more »
    RAHfanboy: He is apparently quite ill-informed on the political realities in this country, and just divided it up into fourths geographically and assigned some m... more »
    Tipa: I live in Connecticut. Um, I must be totally blase or something; is it really considered a hell-hole? Good education spending, 70% covered by forests,... more »
    MonkeyT: Apparently, Hawaii gets to be the U.S.! more »
    worsethannormal: why the hell would Utah, one of the most conservative states in the U.S. break away with California, Oregon and Washington? more »
    Superawesomerad: Hey fuck you Connecticut rules. ... actually it sucks, sorry. more »
    phoenix: Wow- those are absolutely HORRIBLE choices of state borders. I mean, look at the Eastern US - has the guy heard of a little thing called the US Civil ... more »
    geekgrrl: so this is how the Chinese will start influencing the lexicon of the entire galaxy... more »
    Islandkiwi: They'd better give me my own color, because I don't get along with anyone. more »
    Ubik2501: As preposterous as this individual's predictions may be, I've come upon intelligence that a cabal of foreign powers, led by a rogue industrialist, pla... more »
    Rasselas: Those sectors are too large. For example, Idaho, Utah and Arizona would likely prefer to hang with Wyoming and Colorado than sinful, sexy, increasingl... more »
    TomAll1978: Why on earth wouldn't the Western states become part of China? Ludicrous stuff more »
    daveNYC: Tennessee and Kentucky as part of the NE liberal Eurostate? Is he on crack? more »
    NotChoinski: Does this mean Joseph Lieberman gets to chair the EU presidency when it rotates to Conneticut in 2056? more »
    Grey_Area: Cartography under the Influence! (by the way this is on Gawker too) more »
  • #crapfuturism

    In A Couple Of Years, Sarah Palin's House Could Be In Russia

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