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.
Absolutely top notch bit of trolling.
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.
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.
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
The proclamation has been forwarded to Google to ensure the world’s maps reflect this momentous change
😘👌😆
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.
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.
I’m sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of this Ohio Buckeyes championship!!!
It’s those iron pirates again….
Poor guys. 🥲
Ugh, classic whataboutism. You’re probably the commenter in every great lakes thread saying, “bUt whAT AbOuT thE laKE eRiE gHOSt PiRatEs?”
People can care about Lake Michigan and Lake Erie ghost pirates at the same time–this post just isn’t the time and place to center them in the conversation.
The tragedy of the Edmund Fitzgerald -shakes head-
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’.
Skip the duel, combine them and maybe Montana and Wyoming.
Absolute Unit
UK declares US to be called “United Colonies”
“The Sort of United Colonies Kingdom” or The SUCK
The “Revolting Colonies”.
Idaho is now YOUdaho
Uranus is now OURanus.
Always has been.
Uranus Mychoice
California should declare Lake Tahoe to be called Tahoe Tahoe.
Use this opportunity to retake the Baja Peninsula.
Use this opportunity to retake
the Baja PeninsulaAlta California.
Lake on California side
Tahoe on Nevada side
(It’ll look right on certain maps)
Well the same logic that makes it the golf of America makes it the Californian Ocean.
All faulty logic, but from their perspective, it should be the same
As a Michigander I declare Illinois is now South Michigan
Ohio is Underland
As a fellow statesman, I would like to propose that we ready ourselves for war. Surely we can take Illinois of all places, right? Maybe we can get a Lower peninsula to go with our upper, seems like that’s what happens when we get really pissed up here.
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”.
So true. We’re manipulated daily through the power of words… what to buy/where to buy it, what to wear or eat, who to vote and not vote for, what to think and believe, how to live, now how to die even, etc. We need to open our ears more and really listen to what’s being told to us.
Something I found very eye-opening was the Wikipedia editing guidelines/style guide. Specifically, they had (have?) section on weasel words.
Once you see these types of manipulations laid out, you start to see them everywhere.
Sorry, what are weasel words? Never heard that term. One I find fascinating is the way music and lyrics are paired together… people will happily ingest and dance and sing along to some of the most destructive lyrics, as long as the music is pleasurable to them.
Thanks.
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
I should send an email to the prime minister. Its easy to guess as it just follows the pattern of all the other members.
New New South Wales.
That’s what we are renaming Texas
I quite like the name “Kraft VegemiteTM presents New Australia”.
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I’m okay with this.
Please do this.
U don’t get our free healthcare tho
Well what the hell is the point then?!
Wait. The accent. I’m down for it again
Well that’s fucked up
We say the same every time u guys have a school shooting.
Nah get the Dutch to retake it and rechristen us as Niewe Amsterdam. I want my coffeeshop weed.
Whatever happened to Ameristralia? Wasn’t that a thing back on The Old Site for a while?
Wait, we can just declare shit? This changes everything.
Shut up,
ThtevenThefartographer II! I declare “shit”SHIT!
