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20. Oh geez I had forgotten about her

Fri Nov 23, 2012, 01:00 PM

Nov 2012

Needless to say, I am not including South Africans or folks from 'The Iraq' among the other Americans.

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Mexico's President Calderon seeks to change country's name [View all] dipsydoodle Nov 2012 OP

Fair enough. Ken Burch Nov 2012 #1

I think this is a valid point. the_chinuk Nov 2012 #6

Actually America is two whole continents Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #10

Those would be the US-Americans who don't have maps! bvar22 Nov 2012 #15

LOL Beat me to it! n/t VWolf Nov 2012 #18

Oh geez I had forgotten about her Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #20

Yeah, Cal, that is true. AverageJoe90 Nov 2012 #22

Thanks Joe Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #23

"America Mexicana" was a name used in maps by 1590 AlphaCentauri Nov 2012 #24

I hope it passes. nt rateyes Nov 2012 #4

Well, that's going to cost a lot of pesos! Peace Patriot Nov 2012 #5

Mexico is fine... dotymed Nov 2012 #7

Why not go the other way and name it 'the United States'? Kablooie Nov 2012 #8

Ha! Good one. kayakjohnny Nov 2012 #9

or canada arely staircase Nov 2012 #19

It's always been Mexico Lindo y querido to me lunatica Nov 2012 #11

Ummm no Cal Carpenter Nov 2012 #13

Why doesn't he name it U.S. Corporations of Mexico? That seems apt. nt valerief Nov 2012 #14

As long as he isn't trying to change it to "Calderon & Co", bvar22 Nov 2012 #16

more important than people having electricity or piped water mrf901 Nov 2012 #25