Forming your own nation

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With regard to Cecil’s column, How do I go about starting my own country?, I thought I would mention this bunch over here, The Republic of Cascadia. The whole thing sounds good to me :wink:

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There was some military thingy off of Great Britain and some dude and his wife bought it in the 60s. They have true nation status, and their own stamp. It’s a floating whatchamacallit that is very rusty and weird looking, but it’s theirs. I wish I could remember the name of it.

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[QUOTE=Kalhoun]
There was some military thingy off of Great Britain and some dude and his wife bought it in the 60s. They have true nation status, and their own stamp. It’s a floating whatchamacallit that is very rusty and weird looking, but it’s theirs. I wish I could remember the name of it.
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It’s called the Republic of Sealand, and it went up for sale recently. It was on an old sea fort off the coast of England.

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[QUOTE=Worrymon]
It’s called the Republic of Sealand, and it went up for sale recently. It was on an old sea fort off the coast of England.
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That’s it! Thanks! I know they had a fire and lost a lot of whatever it was they had there, but I don’t think they even occupy it full time.

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You can practice here. Registration is down now but you create your own nation.

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[QUOTE=Kalhoun]
There was some military thingy off of Great Britain and some dude and his wife bought it in the 60s. They have true nation status, and their own stamp. It’s a floating whatchamacallit that is very rusty and weird looking, but it’s theirs. I wish I could remember the name of it.
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Reading the StraightDope article linked in the thread’s original post helps with these memory slips. :slight_smile:

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[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq]
Reading the StraightDope article linked in the thread’s original post helps with these memory slips. :slight_smile:
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Um…yeah. I was just breezin’ through. :smack:

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For what’s worth, a contestant on “To Tell The Truth” applied to the UN and became a nation after he discovered an uncharted island.

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[QUOTE=Will Repair]
For what’s worth, a contestant on “To Tell The Truth” applied to the UN and became a nation after he discovered an uncharted island.
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Citation?

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[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq]
Citation?
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No, I believe he flew out there in a Piper Cub.

:: Rimshot ::