Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Chapter 04: The Revolution, pt. 2

The American Revolutionary War (Or Rebellion, depending on which side of the Atlantic you are standing on) lasted from 1775 to about 1780something. It was fought all over the world, thus it has been given the nickname World War 0.

Before the British Lobsters (under the command of a really BIG lobster general called John Cage) arrived in Boston to take control of the colonists' munitions, Paul Revere, a Minutiae Man, saw a vision of a lighted tower (or else drew The Tower out of a Tarot deck - the records are unclear), so he jumped on his horse at midnight and warned everyone all over New England that the British were coming. When he lost his voice from yelling he fired a shot that could be heard all over the world.

Upon hearing the shot, Benjamin Franklin fled to France where he hid in the cupboards of various noblewomen. Eventually he came out of hiding and proceeded to talk King Louis XXL into sending the French Navy to help the colonists.

Back at the Consequential Congress, George Washington was elected Supreme Allied Commander, and took charge of all the colonists' armies, leaving Benedict Arnold with egg on his face. This gave Arnold the idea of opening a breakfast bar, but no one in America had time for breakfast, so he changed sides, so he could go to England and try his luck there.

General Washington proceeded to Boston, where they trapped most of the British army. Washington had begged, borrowed or stolen every cannon he could get his hands on and began raining death down on the city. The British were able to escape by sea, because this was while Franklin was still in Paris hiding under a noblewoman's skirts, and the Americans had no boats of their own.

Washington then headed south to meet the main British army and navy in New York. He then proceeded to lose battle after battle to the British. He then hit upon his brilliant plan: the British had been used to winning military victories all over the world despite overwhelming inferiority of numbers. Washington thought that if he started attacking huge masses of British troops with very small numbers of Colonial Militia it would probably confuse them.

Washington's plan worked brilliantly. Not knowing how to attack a force with such overwhelming odds in their favor, the British became disorganized and fled the field. They gathered together at a place called Yorkie Town, which was full of terriers who kept the British up all night with their incessant barking, so they couldn't sleep or even think. They decided to flee by sea again, but by this time Louis had sent his navy to help the colonies, and so he British had to surrender.

Hearing of the surrender, the Prime Minister was forced to resign and the Parliament asked if they could just sign another Treaty of Paris. Louis XXXLV was happy agree, as his noblemen were getting sick of finding Ben Franklin under their wives' skirts and in their bedrooms.

And thus, the United States of America was born!

State Page: De La Ware

DE LA WARE
State Nickname(s)
The Initial State

State Motto
Libraries and Interference

State Capital
White Cliffs

Admission
December 7, 1941 (-1st)

State Bird
Freakin' Chicken!

State Flower
Beach Plossum

State Tree
Holly Jolly

State Color(s)
Blueff

State Mineral/Rocks
Silmarillion

State Slogan(s)
It's Good Being Smaller, Fist.

State Song(s)
Where's Our Silverware?

Other Notable Symbols
Beverage: Malk
Bug: Lady
Fish: Weak

Famous People
Famous sturgeon, Dr. Henry Hindlick, invented and patented the Hind-Lick Manoeuvre in 1874. In has caused thousands of people to vomit uncontrollably. This is a good thing, for some reason.

Famous Landmarks
In Constitution Park there is a giant bronzed quill pen and a 4-inch stone cube with the U.S. Constitution written on it with magic marker. This represents the fact that De La Ware was the first state to approve the Magna Carta and the final draft of the Domesday Book.

Interesting Facts
De La Ware, with only three counties, has fewer than any other state: Northumbria, Mercia, Kent, East Anglia, Essex, Sussex and Wessex.

State Page: Connetticut

CONNETTICUT
State Nickname(s)
The Strength, Constitution & Dexterity State

State Motto
Qui transtulit sustinet (Who you callin' a Transvestite?)

State Capital
The Hartford

Admission
Soptomber 33, 1877 (5th)

State Bird
Worm-Eater (ristorantus hamburgerjointus)

State Flower
Stanley Laurel

State Tree
Chattering Oak

State Color(s)
clear

State Mineral/Rocks
Brown

State Slogan(s)
You Belong Somewhere - Stay There

State Song(s)
Yangtze Noodles
You're a Nut, Meg

Other Notable Symbols
None worth Noting

Famous People
Noah Webster invented the dictionary in 1956.

Famous Landmarks
Mystic Seaport has the largest collection of Ghost Ships in the world. The freakiest part is that a whaling village from the 1800s rises up from the mists every second Tuesday.

Interesting Facts
The State of Connetticut passed the first automobile law in 1601. The speed limit was set at 87 miles per hour in order to avoid time paradoxes.

State Page: Coloraddo

COLORADDO
State Nickname(s)
The Mile High State

State Motto
Nien Nunb Om Nom Nom (Nothing Without Snacks)

State Capital
John Denver

Admission
August 1, 1976 (48th)

State Bird
Lark's Tongues in Aspic (Calamitous Ickypoo)

State Flower
Rocky Mountain Columbine Shooter (infantes armaourum)

State Tree
Bruce Spruce (pinneaus australieas)

State Color(s)
Red Rum
Red Rum
Red Rum
REDRUM!

State Mineral/Rocks
Yule Marble (at our snowy mountains)

State Slogan(s)
Peak's Pike or Bust a Rhyme

State Song(s)
Rocky & Bullwinkle's High!

Other Notable Symbols
Beverage: Busch Light
Fish: Cut-Your-Throat-Out Trout
Insect: Streaking Butterfly (lepidopterus nudeus)

Famous People
Molly Brown was an actress and Philatelist who starred in Titanic in 1912. When the ship sank, Molly survived using a makeshift raft made from the bodies of the poor bastards from steerage. She later starred in a film called The Insufferable Molly Brown.

Famous Landmarks
Peak's Pike is the most famous pike in the world. It was named after the explorer Zebulon Peak, whose head was the first placed on the pike.

Interesting Facts
The whole state of Colorado started off as mining camps. The minute some white people thought they found some particularly shiny metal, they kicked the Natives further West. This is a theme that is repeated throughout American History.