Suggestion: Fallen States Of America

Post-apocalyptic Washington D.C.?

EDIT: Link's not working directly due to a bug. Just correct "apocalyptic" to one word in the URL and it should work.

edited 22nd Jul '15 8:52:36 AM by Morgenthaler

Opened.

That's doesn't really show how it fell.

And could be applied to anything,

edited 22nd Jul '15 1:16:02 PM by Paktra

edited 22nd Jul '15 2:49:04 PM by eroock

I'm good with that pending other ideas.

It's a little weak, as mentioned, but it's better than nothing.

Cental Park◊

We just ''have'' to use this one for something!◊

Old Francisco Bay◊

Liberty's head◊

National Mall◊

OP in daylight

Good finds, but I still think the OP looks better. It doesn't just show any collapsed city, it shows the collapsed capital, which suggests something went seriously wrong for the nation at large.

I'll admit I lol'd at Godzilla (and you're right, I hope we can use that somewhere), but it doesn't really show this trope. San Francisco Bay also looks more like a big honking monster just came crashing through. Liberty's head focuses more on specific Monumental Damage rather than showing an entire city in disarray, and National Mall looks less like less like "The US has collapsed" than "Humanity is completely extinct". The daylight shot of the OP is alright, though I personally think it looks neater in twilight. Plus, it also has the Washington Memorial in the background. Central Park could also work.

edited 23rd Jul '15 8:49:51 AM by Morgenthaler

I actually personally prefer OP in daylight. Lighting illustrates the trope better than a big blob of darkness.

Bump. Crowner?

op in light is a tad more clear.

4 gets my vote

Since this clearly isn't advancing at this point, I went ahead and crownered this.

Hooked, thanks.

Friday votes bump; two in the green.

Friday votes bump; three in the green, two in consensus range.

This one's ready to call. The new pic's up and tagged; caption or no? What came to mind was "Land of the ____, home of the slain."...can't think of what to put in the blank.

edited 18th Aug '15 6:43:02 AM by Willbyr

"Land of the lost"? Can't think of anything good to rhyme with "free".

"Land of the broken, home of the slain.", maybe? Ignore the "free" rhyme altogether for theme's sake...

Land of the dead, home of the grave?

^^ I'll go with that.

I guess "Land of the debris" wouldn't make much sense, so I'll go with the suggestion in 19.

Wow, I like "land of debris"!

How about "The land of debris and the home of the grave"?

I prefer 19.

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