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British Isles to disappear from the school map
2006-10-03
The British Isles will soon be erased from geography text books in Ireland. Folens, a publisher in the republic, has announced it will remove any reference to the term "British Isles" in the next edition of its world atlas for schools. The decision follows a complaint from a teacher.

Used for centuries as an all-encompassing description of all the islands to the north-west of the European continental shelf, the British Isles has been dismissed as a hangover from the empire. A spokesman for Folens described it as a "potential problem" that would be rectified.
Posted by:Steve White

#14  ...reminds me of the Arabs trying to have the Persian gulf renamed.

Are you referring to the Gulf of Rumsfeld?
Posted by: SteveS   2006-10-03 13:10  

#13  Besides, between Texas and Louisiana... the only two states where the residents don't go into seizures over offshore oil drilling... are you sure you want to get rid of that?
Posted by: Phil   2006-10-03 12:24  

#12  Gee, I wish I knew y'all felt this way before our state guard got sent off to get blown up by IED's in Iraq.

Posted by: Phil   2006-10-03 12:22  

#11  This story reminds me of the Arabs trying to have the Persian gulf renamed. Sometimes you just gotta let the old names lie it makes you look small and petty.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2006-10-03 11:30  

#10  So could "da ATL", mcsegeek. And, THAT's sayin' a LOT, lol!
Posted by: BA   2006-10-03 10:26  

#9  "Please repatriate all New Orleans residents first please."

Yes, please do. San Antonio could use a break in the crime rate.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-10-03 09:20  

#8  Please repatriate all New Orleans residents first please.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-10-03 09:01  

#7  Any way we can entice the Aztlantians to take Louisiana right now? Is was once under Spanish rule.
Posted by: ed   2006-10-03 08:58  

#6  Sorry, BP -- you'll notice it says Europe 2015. You still have nine years!

Here's a projected map of Aztlan, circa 2080. Look on the bright side, .com -- at least ours don't think it's a signal to kill every gringo in sight when they find the Virgin Mary in a tortilla.
Posted by: exJAG   2006-10-03 08:35  

#5  Here you go: New EU Map

Feel better now?
Posted by: ed   2006-10-03 08:10  

#4  Lol - you mean before the deportations begin...

Immigration is on the radar screen, now, and the politicians realize the public won't let them pander and sweep it under the carpet anymore. As proof, I offer the fact that the Senate voted 81-19 yesterday for building 700 miles of fence, already passed by the House. They get it, finally.

There won't be a New New Mexico - and we'll be draining some of the swamps that are here now - even Houston, a self-declared "sanctuary city" has reversed its policy and will now actively cooperate with the Feds to remove illegals. The mayor and police chief figured it out, too.

The worm has turned on immigration - here, anyway.

But I get your point... I hope the UK will come around, too. :-)
Posted by: .com   2006-10-03 06:39  

#3  Hey!

If I did a map showing New New Mexico as the entire U.S. you guys might be offended.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan   2006-10-03 06:28  

#2  Greater Chechnya, New Turkey - lol. Nice map, exJAG! I kinda wish it extended more to the east to show the Kurdish port on the Med and what's left of Old Turkey... :-)
Posted by: .com   2006-10-03 02:19  

#1  No, no, the British Isles are still there, down by al-Andalus.
Posted by: exJAG   2006-10-03 01:12  

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