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[–] [email protected] 283 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Im not going to call it the Gulf of America. That's embarrassing.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nobody is except those ring-tailed dingdongs called the Republicans.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

And you. Since you posted with that exact name. Telling on yourself?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I would quote it or somehow explicitly indicate your sarcasm since it doesn't translate well over text. You can edit post titles.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago

sarcasm is an antipattern. you should try to remove it from your online dialogs

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Lemmy and getting jokes. What a tough combo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Woosh. Pretty ironic for someone called "PunnyName"

[–] [email protected] 45 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'll call it the Gulf of Carl's Jr

Because that's where we're at.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 weeks ago

I just realized Trump probably thinks it's the Golf of Mexico

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I’ll call it the Gulf of ~~Carl's Jr~~ Hardee's

Because that’s where ~~we're~~ it's at.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Are there Rax's in gulf states?

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm gonna call it the Gulf of Chile, because Chile is the best country of chile fuck yeah 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱🦅🦅

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

Looooong live the Long Chilean Empire

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Gulf of Paraguay.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The fact we're going to spend money to print new fucking maps is infuriating.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Seriously, did anyone check how much money Rand-McNally and Garmin donated to the "inauguration fund?"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Somehow I imagine schools that are just now replacing maps that show the USSR with these products of ego. Like we as a nation are hilariously bad with geography but we don't need to throw in curve balls to make us look dumber.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

just now replacing maps that show the USSR with these products

"Let's not be hasty it might come back"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Hasn't happened yet, but I'm waiting to see how long it takes Google to make the change in Maps.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wonder what happens in google maps if viewed outside of the us? Since my country is not changing the name.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I suspect it'll remain the gulf of Mexico. Google displays maps in local languages based on your IP, so I assume they'd use the name your country accepts. If you log in from Japan you see the sea of Japan to the west, but if you log in from Korea it's called the east sea

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Imma call it the Gulf of Hispaniola to really confuse the matter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

There's a discussion about this at openstreetmaps.

Presumably at Wikipedia also.

Determining what things are named is complex.