State capitals

[kphoger]

Souky is already the Canadian SSR capital.  Are you saying the Canadian SSR should invade Finland?  I think this is needed.

Maybe Tallahassee would then be secondary capital.

[Roadgeekteen]

Souky is already the Canadian SSR capital.  Are you saying the Canadian SSR should invade Finland?  I think this is needed.

Maybe Tallahassee would then be secondary capital.

Florida State Soukys

[Scott5114]

When I think of Colorado, I think of Limon first. Now what?

[Roadgeekteen]

When I think of Colorado, I think of Limon first. Now what?

Sorry Harrisburg, Breezwood is now the capital of Pennsylvania.

[kphoger]

Sorry Harrisburg, Breezwood is now the capital of Pennsylvania.

Nah.  Punxsutawney for the win.

[GaryV]

When I think of Finland, I think of Poiponen13 first. Therefore Souky should be the capital of Finland.

Souky is already the Canadian SSR capital.  Are you saying the Canadian SSR should invade Finland?  I think this is needed.

Naah, Souky is going to be like Springfield. There will be many Souky's. Several of them will be state capitals.

[GaryV]

When I think Turkey, I think İstanbul first.  Therefore İstanbul should be the seat of government?

I think of Constantinople

İstanbul was once Constantinople.

Been a long time gone, Constantinople...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo0X77OBJUg

[MultiMillionMiler]

When I think of Finland, I think of Poiponen13 first. Therefore Souky should be the capital of Finland.

Souky is already the Canadian SSR capital.  Are you saying the Canadian SSR should invade Finland?  I think this is needed.

Yes it is needed. Better do it quick before MMM paves Souky over for his mew interstates.

How did you know I was a cat lover?

[Max Rockatansky]

When I think of Finland, I think of Poiponen13 first. Therefore Souky should be the capital of Finland.

Souky is already the Canadian SSR capital.  Are you saying the Canadian SSR should invade Finland?  I think this is needed.

Yes it is needed. Better do it quick before MMM paves Souky over for his mew interstates.

How did you know I was a cat lover?

There is an easy joke there that I'm tempted to make. 

[Max Rockatansky]

I think that a lot of the people on here who have followed the life and times of MMM will know what it is.

[Dirt Roads]

I'll bite, why does Poiponen think Miami is the best city in Florida?

Beacuse it is largest metropolitan area and most famous city.

Hate to be a party pooper, but Jacksonville is both the largest city and metro area in Florida, and Orlando, Daytona and St. Augustine probably outrank Miami in fame.  And none of that is meant to degrade Miami, where I worked on many projects and am still very fond of.

[plain]

Jacksonville is indeed the largest city, but Miami is definitely the most populous metro and it's not even close. The Tampa Bay area is next and it only has half of that of Miami's metro.

Not saying one is more "famous" than the others, just clearing some things up.

[Flint1979]

I'll bite, why does Poiponen think Miami is the best city in Florida?

Beacuse it is largest metropolitan area and most famous city.

Hate to be a party pooper, but Jacksonville is both the largest city and metro area in Florida, and Orlando, Daytona and St. Augustine probably outrank Miami in fame.  And none of that is meant to degrade Miami, where I worked on many projects and am still very fond of.

Jacksonville is not the largest metro area in Florida. That'd be Miami.

[vdeane]

When I think of Finland, I think of Poiponen13 first. Therefore Souky should be the capital of Finland.

Souky is already the Canadian SSR capital.  Are you saying the Canadian SSR should invade Finland?  I think this is needed.

Yes it is needed. Better do it quick before MMM paves Souky over for his mew interstates.

How did you know I was a cat lover?

Mew is a pokemon.

[Road Hog]

Why did Constantinople get the works?

[Dirt Roads]

Hate to be a party pooper, but Jacksonville is both the largest city and metro area in Florida, and Orlando, Daytona and St. Augustine probably outrank Miami in fame.  And none of that is meant to degrade Miami, where I worked on many projects and am still very fond of.

Jacksonville is not the largest metro area in Florida. That'd be Miami.

I stand corrected.  That's what I get for checking the numbers after a very long day.  That list had the Jacksonville Metro listed at #12, but the list was sorted on city population.  Miami-Dade had a population of 2,701,767 in the 2020 Census (not counting the Fort Lauderdale Metro) and Jacksonville had 1,605,848.  Both are way bigger than when I worked in lived in them.

[kkt]

Lots of states and countries have the capital elsewhere than in the largest city.  It reduces the influence the large companies and wealthy have on national policy, and reduces the cost of real estate in both the capital and commercial center.

[Poiponen13]

Lots of states and countries have the capital elsewhere than in the largest city.  It reduces the influence the large companies and wealthy have on national policy, and reduces the cost of real estate in both the capital and commercial center.

I think that every state should have its largest city as capital.

[JayhawkCO]

Lots of states and countries have the capital elsewhere than in the largest city.  It reduces the influence the large companies and wealthy have on national policy, and reduces the cost of real estate in both the capital and commercial center.

I think that every state should have its largest city as capital.

So you're on board with Jacksonville for Florida's capital now. Cool.

[Max Rockatansky]

Lots of states and countries have the capital elsewhere than in the largest city.  It reduces the influence the large companies and wealthy have on national policy, and reduces the cost of real estate in both the capital and commercial center.

I think that every state should have its largest city as capital.

Imagine how well that would work out for states that have one urban or a couple large urban area but are mostly rural?  Hard to have a representative Capital when it represents only the dense urban core.

[Poiponen13]

Lots of states and countries have the capital elsewhere than in the largest city.  It reduces the influence the large companies and wealthy have on national policy, and reduces the cost of real estate in both the capital and commercial center.

I think that every state should have its largest city as capital.

So you're on board with Jacksonville for Florida's capital now. Cool.

Make Miami Florida's largest city with annexing all suburbs in Miami-Dade County. Then make it also a capital.

[Max Rockatansky]

Lots of states and countries have the capital elsewhere than in the largest city.  It reduces the influence the large companies and wealthy have on national policy, and reduces the cost of real estate in both the capital and commercial center.

I think that every state should have its largest city as capital.

So you're on board with Jacksonville for Florida's capital now. Cool.

Make Miami Florida's largest city with annexing all suburbs in Miami-Dade County. Then make it also a capital.

Can we consolidate you with MMM to make PoiponMMM?

[JayhawkCO]

Lots of states and countries have the capital elsewhere than in the largest city.  It reduces the influence the large companies and wealthy have on national policy, and reduces the cost of real estate in both the capital and commercial center.

I think that every state should have its largest city as capital.

So you're on board with Jacksonville for Florida's capital now. Cool.

Make Miami Florida's largest city with annexing all suburbs in Miami-Dade County. Then make it also a capital.

Have Sweden annex Finland and make Stockholm its capital.

[Roadgeekteen]

Lots of states and countries have the capital elsewhere than in the largest city.  It reduces the influence the large companies and wealthy have on national policy, and reduces the cost of real estate in both the capital and commercial center.

I think that every state should have its largest city as capital.

So you're on board with Jacksonville for Florida's capital now. Cool.

Make Miami Florida's largest city with annexing all suburbs in Miami-Dade County. Then make it also a capital.

Have Sweden annex Finland and make Stockholm its capital.

Historically accurate, as well.

[dlsterner]

Lots of states and countries have the capital elsewhere than in the largest city.  It reduces the influence the large companies and wealthy have on national policy, and reduces the cost of real estate in both the capital and commercial center.

I think that every state should have its largest city as capital.

How would that work when the population shifts between the years?  Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, three states had a change in their largest city:

Alabama:   Birmingham -> Huntsville
South Carolina:   Columbia -> Charleston
Tennessee:   Memphis -> Nashville

So would the state capitals have to pick up and move in each of those instances?

And what if they shift back in the 2030 census?  As an example, Wyoming has had Cheyenne as its largest city from 1870 to the present - except for 1980 when it was Casper.  Would there have been a ten year temporary move of the capital?