Note to self

[james_davis_nicoll]

Even if the polity of asteroid city-states calls itself the Republic of Independent States, they probably won't refer to themselves collectively as the RISables.

Comments

[fridgepunk.livejournal.com]

Not to be a party pooper, but can a republic be made of independent states? Technically they'd be a confederacy of independent states, or "CISables" with a hard "C".

Something-beginning-with-H of Unified Geoscape Governments would give you "HUGGables". Or the "huggies" for a demonym (do they have a brand of nappies called "huggies" over in the north americas?)

[(Anonymous)]

Heterarchy?

-- Paul Clarke

[erikagillian.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes we do. The ads just seem to get worse and worse. I believe it was huggies that did the 'whoomp, there it is' series of diaper ads, and that is what you think and no I'm not joking.

[rwpikul.livejournal.com]

Well, a republic made up of independent states has been tried.

The first run was an utter failure, the second sort of looked like one until Grant and Sherman settled the question of "are they really independent?"