This is NOT a serious attempt at provincial independence and self government so do not amass your armies at our borders and detain us as subversives.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The Canterbury Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876.
Read more here
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
New Shoreham nearly secedes because of mopeds
New Shoreham Township in Rhode Island was a tourist area on an island. They were tired of dealing with the annoying punks on mopeds driving around, making noise, hurting themselves and looking generally stupid.
However, the state wouldn’t let them pass a noise ordinance to keep the idiots off the island. The township then considered secession from the state. Massachusetts and Connecticut both rolled out the red carpet to welcome the island to their state. Rhode Island conceded to the township’s demands.
Read about New Shoreham here
Read about New Shoreham here
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Southern New Jersey Wants to Secede from Northern New Jersey
Cultural and dialect differences led to 51 percent of South Jersey residents to voting to pass a nonbinding referendum asking for secession from North Jersey in 1980. The reasons are probably complex, but for the sake of humor we’ll assume all the guidos are located in the northern part of the state.
The vote was nonbinding and there was no word on how the two states would split custody of Bon Jovi, though “Livin’ on a Prayer” would be an awesome state song for the breakaway Southern Jersey.
Read about South Jersey here
Read about South Jersey here
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