Columbia should be just fine according to wikipedia! Col'o'mbia is already taken ;)
--------------------- Columbia >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Colombia, the country in South America. Columbia (name) is a poetic name for America (in the sense of "European colonies in the New World"), and the feminine personification of the United States of America. --------------------- -- Maarten -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] Namens Kelman, Tom Verzonden: dinsdag 27 juli 2010 14:50 Aan: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Onderwerp: Re: United Statesians (was C-I-C-S vs KICKS) So, what do we in the United States of America call ourselves. We've been called "Americans", "Americanos", or some other variation probably every since we became a country. However, I was in Bolivia one year and when I said to one of the Bolivians that I was an American he said "You know that we're Americans also", and I thought "You know, he's right." There is a song "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" and another "Hail, Columbia" which were unofficial national anthems until "The Star Spangled Banner" became official. "Hail Columbia" is still the official song to announce the entry of the Vice President. Maybe we should change the name of the country to Columbia. Oh, wait, that name is already taken. Tom Kelman ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this electronic mail message is private and confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or opening it. Messages and attachments are scanned for all viruses known. If this message contains password-protected attachments, the files have NOT been scanned for viruses by the ING mail domain. Always scan attachments before opening them. ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
