And, incidentally, screw you.

Jim, there's really no call to be rude. Please.

Look, there are thousands of places on the net to debate the Iraq war. I've used them myself, quite a lot. Everyone, please leave the Buffistas forum to us silly but amiable geeks.

Well said, Dai.

So, if there is an unwanted draft will the Aussies split for New Zealand the way the Americans split for Canada?

Trudy, this snippet from an Australian independent media newsletter was in response to a tongue in cheek question as to whether we should just give in and become new states of the USA. However I'd say that you'd get much the same in response to your question.

Lets join Canada they seem a better bunch than the Yanks, and they are members of the Commonwealth. Imagine how we would pummel every other Commonwealth nation in the 2006 Comm. Games right here in good old Melbourne. After all, there are quite a large number of accented Australians, so what difference would 31 Million more accented people make? Plus their health-care system is great, all those French lessons some of us did in high school would be put to good use.

On the map quiz I got all the ME and all the 'stans, I struggled with a few of the middly Africa ones. This is really good because it means that my geography knowledge on these areas has improved out-of-sight over the last few years but I realised as I was doing it that I probably wouldn't score half as well with map of the USA. I must rectify this situation and get a decent atlas.

I probably wouldn't score half as well with map of the USA

What, you think you're expected to know where all the states are?? Dude, place the country, know NY is on one side and California on the other, and I think that's good enough if you don't live here...(Lord knows I couldn't put the Australian states (provinces? whatever) on a map...I know the names of most of them, but. I'd do OK with Canada, but that's becuase it's *right there*)

I reckon I could figure out the ones that sound like they're closer to Mexico (deserty spanishy sounding names), and Florida 'cos it sticks out and Texas 'cos of size, and NY and California but that's about it.

With Canada I'm lost completely.

I got about 15 US states when I tried one of those "find the state" things. Europe I can do fine, Oz I just get cross because they're different in Life than in Risk.

I suspect I'd get about 2 US states right-- probably Maine and California. Considering that I had to guess after the first three or so on that map, and that I have a hard time sorting Europe out. "England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland" is about the limit of my geography.

"England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland"

"Scotland. England. Ireland. Wales.
Inside.
Outside.
Inside.
Tails."

Tag
You're IT!

Italy is easy. France, too. After them and the British Isles, I'd be guessing. I'm going back to that page to see if they have other maps. I never did find Bahrain. I blame old age.