Completely bonkers idea: Maybe we could do a deal with M-M whereby they get the parking lot and we get some more territory in the north? *shrugs*

Summerfest is a yearly event, not a continuous thing. That parking lot might be used for the Brewers stadium. Not entirely sure since I haven't been in that area very much. Pretty sure it's for the Brewers fans.

The Summerfest grounds are also used for Pride and the State Fair...I think. Jeez, I should know this stuff.

I brought this idea up on the Old Witt. I suggested that we use place names from the works of H.P. Lovecraft because he writes "weird fiction" and we're a weird province.

You have clearly fleshed out this idea way better than I did. I'm onboard as long as we're allowed to pick which township we "live" in.

I vote PËR.

Thank you, Miestra!

This has been posted for more than a week and there have been no amendments. Can we vote on this and be done with it?

When will this go up?

I'm too lazy to look it up. Do we have an official time zone? Is it the US Central Time Zone? Wouldn't it make more sense to use UTC?

I have no amendments.

WHEREAS, the Province of Fiôvâ does not have any official symbols and,

WHEREAS, that is unacceptable for such a fine province,

THEREFORE, I propose that the following items be selected as province symbols and their status as such be codified into law.

Tree- Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Flower- Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)
Animal- Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Bird- Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Fish- Northern Pike (Esox lucius)
Insect- Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens)
Mineral- Millerite
Rock- Granite
Lunch Food: Stubborn Sandwich.
Hot Beverage: Coffee
Sweet Snack: Talossa Bonnet
Entertainer: Violent Femmes
Sports team: Milwaukee Wave
Vehicle: Bicycle

Hold off on that. I'll come up with a proposal first and then you can contact them. I'll post the proposal tomorrow and if they want to amend it, they can.

Anybody else around here? Or should I just propose this?

Any thoughts on the suggested substitutions? Did you have a suggestion for entertainer? It felt like you weren't entirely onboard with The Violent Femmes.

The topic of provincial symbols was discussed some time ago on Old Witt. I did some digging and found the thread. It looks like we may have agreed on the list of symbols but I never got around to proposing a bill. Here's the list that I think we agreed on.

Tree- Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum)
Flower- Cutleaf Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)
Animal- Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Bird- Robin (Turdus migratorius)
Fish- Northern Pike (Esox lucius)
Insect- Bumble bee (Bombus impatiens)
Mineral- Millerite
Rock- Granite

This list was supplemented by the official symbols of the Republic listed below.

Lunch Food: Stubborn Sandwich.
Hot Drink: Talossan Cider.
Sweet Snack: Talossa Bonnet
Entertainer: Violent Femmes
Football Team: Milwaukee Wave
Automobile: Trabant

Upon review of the list, I have a couple of alternative suggestions.

While Talossan Cider is undoubtedly a Talossan tradition, I doubt many of us drink it on a regular basis. I think there are only two logical choices for the Hot Drink category: coffee or tea. This could be a controversial decision given the never-ending debate between coffee and tea drinkers. I personally prefer coffee to tea so I suggest that we replace Talossan Cider with Coffee.

To be honest, I can't recall why the Trabant was made the official automobile of the Republic. I vaguely remember it had something to do with Deet. I personally think that we shouldn't officially endorse and codify into law any kind of automobile. Instead, I suggest we replace the "Automobile" with a provincial "Vehicle" and that vehicle should be the Bicycle. It's environmentally friendly and it's great for both physical and mental health. Additionally, bicycles are far easier to obtain and maintain than the obsolete Trabant.

I'd like to hear your thoughts and suggestions.

Nice! Looking forward to some Talossan "television".  :)