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[-] Sewer_King@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago

I remember when Michigan once ruled the great seas. Good times.

[-] Squorlple@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Alas, now they are but Great Lakes

[-] ramble81@lemm.ee 22 points 1 month ago

Should have done this as Spain and then you could have the other Toledo thrown in there.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago

Did you know that Ohio fries originated in Canada?

[-] evidences@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I've lived in Ohio my entire life and never heard of Ohio fries, I guess we just call them fries here.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

And Hawaiin pizza

[-] kurotoshiro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Nope, Ohio fries really come from Ohio (but not because of the name)

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 10 points 1 month ago
[-] stewi1914@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If anyone is wondering, theses are the names of states of the USA. It's a small country that lies just south of Canada.

[-] glizzyguzzler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Tbh this is just wrong, it’s clear Ohio is larger than Canada even if you include their puppet state (Toronto).

Clearly if New York wanted instigate intrastate warfare they would conduct a lightning assault through Canada and catch Ohio by surprise, who would likely be thinking that their Appalachian Line on the border with New York would keep them safe. Canada’s so small they could cross it in hours!

[-] killingspark@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago

Damn. Calling the Ruhrpott new York is an insult in both directions

[-] nao@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

could be worse

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Is Ruhrpott like greater Frankfurt?

Is it like Frankfurt am Mainhattan??

[-] killingspark@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago

That would have made sense. Ruhrpott isn't in Hesse though. It's the region north to it around Düsseldorf Köln Bonn etc

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I'm gonna tell my kids this was Ohio

[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Vive la révolution

[-] s_s@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Pennsylvania = Amish = Swiss

[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

There is no Paris equivalent. The joke author couldn't even go there.

[-] figjam@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

Paris = Mansfield. Which all Parisienne should find as highly offensive

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

I once heard Billings, Montana referred to as the Paris of south-central Montana.

[-] figjam@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

There is a lake (Summersville) in west virgina with water so clear they call themselves the little Bahamas of the east. Despite being northwest of the actual Bahamas.

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

There’s a Virginia to the north of Virginia that calls itself West Virginia despite being to the north.

Lake sounds awesome but imma bring a compass.

[-] sudo@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

Clearly its Versailles (ver-sayls)

[-] nickb333@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

He could've tried New Paris or St. Paris.

[-] nickb333@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago

In that case - I must be in the youper.

[-] sudo@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

Netherlands should've been Quebec.

[-] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago

Soy de Kentucky

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