American King: Take Two

[metastasis_d]

Moses Austin!

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by metastasis_d

Moses Austin!

Good choice! Although, I was referring to the original Founding Fathers, like Hancock, Madison, Washington, etc; Austin was only a kid during the Revolution ITTL and OTL. He is a great choice though; how would you like to see him as one of the Grand Marshals of Louisiana? (he was originally a Connecticutian who moved West)

Which would of course result in his getting a town like "Austin, Cimarron" instead of Texas.

EDIT:

I mentioned how one of the pluses in this TL is more equality for women. And yes, this is real:



You thinking what I'm thinking?

@_@

Mass conscription of everyone to fight off some invader?

[metastasis_d]

Originally Posted by Napoleon53

Good choice! Although, I was referring to the original Founding Fathers, like Hancock, Madison, Washington, etc; Austin was only a kid during the Revolution ITTL and OTL. He is a great choice though; how would you like to see him as one of the Grand Marshals of Louisiana? (he was originally a Connecticutian who moved West)

Which would of course result in his getting a town like "Austin, Cimarron" instead of Texas.

Yeah, but he would've been old enough to be an adult in the Reign of Horror.

EDIT:

I mentioned how one of the pluses in this TL is more equality for women. And yes, this is real:

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You thinking what I'm thinking?

@_@

Mass conscription of everyone to fight off some invader?

The Great Patriotic War (American style)!

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by metastasis_d

Yeah, but he would've been old enough to be an adult in the Reign of Horror.




The Great Patriotic War (American style)!

Hmmm... Good point. The question is whether he would be be American or Louisianan. Hmmm...


Yes! That's exactly what I'm thinking! This should be interesting! *bursts from inspiration overload*

[Captain Waydelich]

Originally Posted by Napoleon53

I just completed a full-page drawing of a 1920's AK poster parodying Mickey's Steamboat Willie cartoon:

MIKEY MUSKRAT
A WALTHER F. D'EISNEY SHORT

MIKEY IN:
AUTOBUGGY BUGGERY

Yes, I'm serious. I drew a look-alike of Mickey Mouse, and even the text is exactly like a 20's cartoon; I can use it for entertainment purposes later in the TL.

Now I'll work on Gwendolyn posters. These'll look 1800's-WWI. Should be awesome.

Zoinks! I go to bed and wake up to this madness?! I love messing things up.

And now the Wikipedia article of the day is Ring-Tailed Lemur?!

It's starting, I swear.

[TheBerlinguer]

Not a father of the nation, but what happened to George Clinton, IOTL first governor of New York and presidential candidate in 1792? His electoral program can be summarised in "New York rulez and DC droolz" so ITTL he could very well end up impaled as a (correctly) seditious separatist/nationalist, but you could come up with something more "explosive" since I have a soft spot for that screw-ball.

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by Captain Waydelich

Zoinks! I go to bed and wake up to this madness?! I love messing things up.

And now the Wikipedia article of the day is Ring-Tailed Lemur?!

It's starting, I swear.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

EDIT: Holy crap, the AotD on Wikipedia relly is ring-tailed lemur!

Originally Posted by TheBerlinguer

Not a father of the nation, but what happened to George Clinton, IOTL first governor of New York and presidential candidate in 1792? His electoral program can be summarised in "New York rulez and DC droolz" so ITTL he could very well end up impaled as a (correctly) seditious separatist/nationalist, but you could come up with something more "explosive" since I have a soft spot for that screw-ball.

Ah, very nice idea! New York is central to the Republic, and I'm sure anyone who suggested a split would be killed. I'll definitely, definitely include him.

[Turquoise Blue]

What happened to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney?

Oh, and I cannot wait until the first posters with me in it! I bagged the best role, didnt I?

[Rooster Cogburn]

John Marshall, John Jay, Elbridge Gerry, John Dickinson, Roger Sherman, John Taylor of Caroline, Francis Marion, George Mason, Nathaniel Macon, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and I believe you already mentioned Patrick Henry and Richard Henry Lee?

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

What happened to Charles Cotesworth Pinckney?

Oh, and I cannot wait until the first posters with me in it! I bagged the best role, didnt I?

I'll probably mention him being killed during the Virginia Coup. He was pretty mild and moderate OTL, so he probably was part of the secessionist Virginia government.

So far, yep, but Meta's character will be huge, too. I'll probably have him become the national symbol of Texas, Uncle Sam-style. Heck, I might even make him look like Uncle Sam, so it'll be kind of a reverse whammy, or however the expression goes.

Originally Posted by Rooster Cogburn

John Marshall, John Jay, Elbridge Gerry, John Dickinson, Roger Sherman, John Taylor of Caroline, Francis Marion, George Mason, Nathaniel Macon, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and I believe you already mentioned Patrick Henry and Richard Henry Lee?

Very, very nice list! I thought of Patrick Henry myself yesterday. A few of these would have likely already been executed or killed ITTL, including Henry, possibly, but the others are definitely good to go.

I realized I left Ethan Allen off the list of characters! I shall have to remedy this ASAP. I mean, he's the dictator of the Green Mountain Republic, which makes him pretty important.

[Turquoise Blue]

Originally Posted by Napoleon53

I'll probably mention him being killed during the Virginia Coup. He was pretty mild and moderate OTL, so he probably was part of the secessionist Virginia government.

So far, yep, but Meta's character will be huge, too. I'll probably have him become the national symbol of Texas, Uncle Sam-style. Heck, I might even make him look like Uncle Sam, so it'll be kind of a reverse whammy, or however the expression goes.

Oh, so how would American-Texan relations go?

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

Oh, so how would American-Texan relations go?

Hostile. Rio Grande, Tejas's southern neighbor, is the American puppet state. Picture the Tejas-Rio Grande War.

[Napoleon53]

I have no idea if I'll use this or what it means specifically, but here's somethin' I whipped up with my mad Picnik skillz.

[Turquoise Blue]

Originally Posted by Napoleon53

Hostile. Rio Grande, Tejas's southern neighbor, is the American puppet state. Picture the Tejas-Rio Grande War.

Which one will win? I can just imagine a poster in which Tejas' personification is impaled, and America's personification, moi, looks on, with grim satsification.

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by Turquoise Blue

Which one will win? I can just imagine a poster in which Tejas' personification is impaled, and America's personification, moi, looks on, with grim satsification.

Lolz. That's actually a brilliant idea! I think I may do that one.

EDIT:

Here's a more "Wild West" vibe one:

[metastasis_d]

So if there is a significant Tejas in this... and a David Crockett... then I need to see a Jim Bowie and a William B. Travis! Oh, and a James Fannin!

[Napoleon53]

Originally Posted by metastasis_d

So if there is a significant Tejas in this... and a David Crockett... then I need to see a Jim Bowie and a William B. Travis! Oh, and a James Fannin!

All these will be featured, you can be assured.

Remember, though, Davy Crockett wasn't from or near Texas OTL. As the song goes: "Born on a mountaintop in..."

[metastasis_d]

Originally Posted by Napoleon53

All these will be featured, you can be assured.

Remember, though, Davy Crockett wasn't from or near Texas OTL. As the song goes: "Born on a mountaintop in..."

Oh I know. I can't wait to see how you fuck with OTL historical figures!

[Napoleon53]

It's fun, I'll tell you that. (we need an evil emoticon)

As the Johnny Carson Show would say, "Heeerrrrreeeee'ss TEJAS!"

[Turquoise Blue]

Originally Posted by metastasis_d

So if there is a significant Tejas in this... and a David Crockett... then I need to see a Jim Bowie and a William B. Travis! Oh, and a James Fannin!

*starts cutting a stake, while whistling.*