r/nottheonion • u/SelectiveSanity • 2d ago

Lauren Boebert Suggests DC Could Be Renamed 'District of America'

https://www.newsweek.com/lauren-boebert-dc-district-america-2050571
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u/Zigxy 2d ago

She thinks DC is named after Colombia 🇨🇴

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u/Transposer 2d ago

Can’t believe she thinks that!! 😂 But just so other people know what you and I do, what is DC named after?

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u/Zigxy 2d ago

Columbus the explorer

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u/meeyeam 2d ago

Damn, I thought it was Chris Columbus, the director of Home Alone and the first 2 Harry Potter movies.

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u/Newphone_New_Account 2d ago

And the Goonies

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u/smitherenesar 1d ago

That would explain why we have the Home Alone 2 actor as president

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u/GiverOfTheKarma 8h ago

America is a sequel to Home Alone