To the people reporting this: Yes, it's a prank by the governor. But he really did so it, even as a prank, and the news covered it. So the story can stay.
this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2025
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In all seriousness, language and word choice are a very big part of propaganda and influence. It's not an accident that we are discussing "death tax" instead of "inheritance tax", or that you see reports of "looters" vs "survivors/scavengers".
Its actually Lake 44.027354,-87.049900
Use the full name, y'all lazy motherfuckers
Are you using the center point by surface area instead of the center point by mass!?! 🤮🤮🤮
We the Australians shall invade the USA and reclaim it for the crown. Hencforth it shall be known as "New Australia".
You could just call it New Australia anyway. Double up and change your maps. Apparently nothing stops you
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I quite like the name "Kraft Vegemite^TM^ presents New Australia".
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Nah get the Dutch to retake it and rechristen us as Niewe Amsterdam. I want my coffeeshop weed.
I'm okay with this.
Whatever happened to Ameristralia? Wasn’t that a thing back on The Old Site for a while?
The proclamation has been forwarded to Google to ensure the world’s maps reflect this momentous change
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UK declares US to be called "United Colonies"
"The Sort of United Colonies Kingdom" or The SUCK
The "Revolting Colonies".
There has also been no word on if the state of Indiana was consulted.
Glad to see the reporter having some fun with this.
No mention of Ohio. Like it should be.
Interesting, the lake's name was changed from Illinois to Michigan around 1720. Time to take it back! https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee8c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Atlantic ocean is now "the moat".
"The Pacific" is now "NordVPN Presents: The Pacific"
This is great. Maybe officials from all over will rename places had make google add all the different names as per their policy. Imagine taking an interstate road trip and having place names keep changing on google maps as you cross state lines.
If Canada renames Lake Michigan/Illinois to Lake Ontario 2: Electric Boogaloo, would Google label it as Lake Michigan (Lake Illinois (Lake Ontario 2: Electric Boogaloo))? What if Québec wants to spread some French to it too?
Edit: updated Lake Manitoba to Lake Ontario 2 because it's funnier
I can’t wait to hear UK announce some changes to their official maps.
Does New England sound better than Virginia? How about New Albion?
I'll take New Albion. It's time for a change. England had their turn.
Absolutely top notch bit of trolling.
And South Dakota has declared North Dakota to be North South Dakota
In response, North Dakota has challenged South Dakota to a duel. If North Dakota wins, both states will be combined into The state of 'Dakota'.
If North Dakota wins, both states will be combined into The state of ‘North Dakota’.
And Nebraska will be renamed South Dakota. Then the process repeats. Until the entire earth is Dakota.
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In other news, Lake Erie is still haunted by ghost pirates that nobody cares about.
As a Michigander, I'm going to guess it's just all the meth Ohio does and not actual pirates.
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Lake Erie will become Lake LeBron.
I swear there was an episode with a similar argument in The Twilight Zone.
Do you think if the major cities started calling the interstates the blue lines it could fight congestion?
If you want to find a blue city, follow an interstate, a red one, hop off.
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