> > > > How about UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?
> > >
> > > Heh. I was going to post the exact same thing before I saw this.
> >
> > Here's a thought. In our modern acronym-littered world, why do we still pronounce every letter when we say "U.S.A."? Shouldn't we be calling the country Yooza?
> >
> > Brunnen-"runs and hides"G
>
> In Finnish, we don't. We either call it "Yhdysvallat", which is the whole name translated to Finnish, or Yooza. Well, that's not exactly the way we pronounce it, but it's quite near.
>
> Juho

You're not joking about that name, are you. No, I believe you're perfectly serious about that.

Thus, Yhdysvallat. HOT DANG! Now you've finished it for me, Juho. In all spirit I'll be calling them nothing but THAT from now on . *Huge grin*

Wolf "ducks and runs away from irate Yhdysvaltain" spirit