Dear USA, we're revoking the Declaration of Independence

[Rob Lang]

That would be a good title for an RPG. Welcome back to our new counties! So, what's going to have to change? Here's a few things that come to mind.

1. Channel 1 on any TV service is now BBC 1.
2. You all have to pay WAY more tax, including for your healthcare and retirement fund. An a license for your TV.
3. Channel 2 on any TV service is now BBC 2.
4. Hand in all your weapons to the nearest police station.
5. Roundabouts everywhere.
6. Bars will be converted into pubs and the piss that's served there into beer.
7. Obama will become your Prime Minister. We'll reorganise the senate and congress into Houses of Lords and Commons respectively.
8. Some of your rich types will get titles, such as Duke and Duchess of Chicago etc.
9. Bill O'Reilly will be exiled for being a [edit] twat.
10. No more executions.
11. All food portions will shrink.
12. You'll need to start using international English, or what we like to call "English" rather than that language you speak now.
13. Fuel prices will rise. Petrol (Gas) is currently about $9 Gallon.
14. You'll be using a bit of metric and bit of Imperial at random.
15. There will be a dress code.
16. Drive on the left.

I bet the monkeys here have some other ideas. Happy 4th of July, colonials!

[Onix]

[Rob Lang]

Fair call. Fixed.

[Onix]

Very well then, I see no reason for you not to proceed.

[maledictus]

[Chainsaw Aardvark]

Your fiendish plan will never succeed! Hubris undoes you, for there is a critical error!

We don't have a channel one.

There hasn't been one since 1948.

I would also express some problems with parliamentary systems and roundabouts, though the latter are popping up of their own accord. Adjusting spellings might be problematic, but its not like I can type without auto-correct anyway.

Most of the other options aren't too bad. I could use a good beer right now. Well, maybe in a few hours, its still early morning. I'm more of a vodka breakfast person.

[misterecho]

[Onix]

Actually, now that I think of it, Sam the Eagle would be a good stand in for Bill O'Reilly.

[trodgers]

I'm sure there are some excellent RPG ideas that could be spun from this premise.


Re #6: In our defense, our microbrew work is pretty impressive. The quality of smaller breweries is forcing larger companies to improve. Of course you will find Budweiser everywhere, but you'll also find far better options in most locales.

[vulpinoid]