On to the Scottish referendum

[Lianachan]

True, but not as a consequence of voting yes. If every no voter was guaranteed to win the lottery, by the way, I'd still vote yes.

[Arneb]

True, but not as a consequence of voting yes. If every no voter was guaranteed to win the lottery, by the way, I'd still vote yes.

Why of course! If everyone won the lottery, you'f make more money by not winning it.

[Heid the Ba]

So, let me turn this around - are there feasible conditions which the UK could satisfy which would cause either or both of our eligible voters to be happy to remain on the inside?

Not me, no. Scotland is a country, not a balance sheet. I'd vote yes even if I immediately had to go and live in a cave.

And I would be in the cave next door.

[Мастер]

And I would be in the cave next door.

Greetings, Cavemen!

[Lianachan]

So, let me turn this around - are there feasible conditions which the UK could satisfy which would cause either or both of our eligible voters to be happy to remain on the inside?

Not me, no. Scotland is a country, not a balance sheet. I'd vote yes even if I immediately had to go and live in a cave.

And I would be in the cave next door.

I'm good at lighting fires and got an introduction to flint knapping a few weeks ago. We'll do just fine.

[Arneb]

Don'T forget, the Internet would be crappy. So if living in a cave can't make you vote No, maybe the threat of losing Internet connectivity could?

[Lianachan]

Don'T forget, the Internet would be crappy. So if living in a cave can't make you vote No, maybe the threat of losing Internet connectivity could?

There are absolutely no circumstances that would compel me to vote no in this referendum. I've wanted an independent Scotland for my entire life, and until only 10 or so years ago that was a pipe dream. To be able to play my part in the independence process is amazing.

[MM_Dandy]

Good heavens! You'd have to drive on the right! Like the 'murrikens! Vote NO now!

[Мастер]

Good heavens! You'd have to drive on the right! Like the 'murrikens! Vote NO now!

There's one EU country that switched sides already . . .

[Мастер]

No, they've been far more outrageous than that.

They forgot to mention that you wouldn't be able to speak English anymore.

[Мастер]

Reading some of the linked articles . . .

What will Scotland's international dialling code be? - My guess is +44, not unlike the way Canada and the US share +1.

Will Scotland be allowed to use the three prong electrical plug? - We use UK-style plugs here, unlike Australia, which was forced to adopt those Chinese plugs.

[Lianachan]

+44 has been confirmed. I hadn't even thought about plugs, but I would imagine that will be one of the things that just carries on. Like currency.

[Enzo]

Well they barely do now...

[Lianachan]

Good heavens! You'd have to drive on the right! Like the 'murrikens! Vote NO now!

It is of course a ridiculous scare story, but when I'm driving on the right in continental Europe it feels much more natural anyway.

Also, it would be hilarious to fit these on all the roads on the border.

[Lianachan]

No, they've been far more outrageous than that.

They forgot to mention that you wouldn't be able to speak English anymore.

Ciamar a chanas tu "you wouldn't be able to speak English anymore" ann an Gàdhlig?

(How do you say "you wouldn't be able to speak English anymore" in Gaelic?)

Nasty foreign deasach language anyway, good riddance to it!

[Мастер]

Mr. Rabbit speaks out against a "yes" vote.

It seems to me that few things tick people off more than foreigners telling them what to do (perhaps that is the rational for a "yes" vote), and that most world leaders know this, and keep their big stupid mouths shut when other countries go to the polls. But quite a lot of presidents/prime ministers have spoken out on this one.

[Lianachan]

Well, the UK government have been trying to get pretty much every political leader in the world to speak out against it. Barack Obama had been briefed by David Cameron on what to say, and the BBC had been primed to ask him. They've been using the UK embassies to try to get people to speak out against it, and were caught out nicely when the Spanish published their begging letter.

Oh, and all reasons for independence are rational. Can you give one good reason to vote no?

[Мастер]

and were caught out nicely when the Spanish published their begging letter.

Well I guess that's always a risk!

Oh, and all reasons for independence are rational. Can you give one good reason to vote no?

It's good to have logical compulsion on your side!

But you folks should be OK for five years at least, you are not within the area ISIS will control.



Heid, you might have to find a new holiday spot though.

[Heid the Ba]

Yes, I'll have to check how Sharia Law would affect that. On the bright side I can add Andalus, Alkinana, Sham, Orobpa, Anathol and Khurasan to the countries I have visited.

[Heid the Ba]

Actually given demographics and the numbers who are active in various religions we may be a North Western outpost of Orobpa in a few years.

[Мастер]

I can add six as well, although not all the same as yours.

[Мастер]

Not that it's a realistic option, but how about continued membership in the UK if England secedes?

[Мастер]

The Wikipedia page refers to the union of 1707 as "deeply unpopular" in Scotland.

[tubeswell]

^The past.^

The future > Mad Mac 2: Beyond Dunderheid

[Мастер]

Wow. Civilisation decayed to the point that they can't even spell "independent" any more.