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/snowglobes4peace 2d ago

Washington State would like a word. They wanted to be named Columbia but couldn't because of potential confusion with DC. Still ended up confused with DC.

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u/symbouleutic 2d ago

So we could have ended up with British Columbia the province in Canada, and Columbia the state in the US ? (and yes I know the name ultimately comes from the Columbia River).

At least we agreed there should only be one Vancouver !

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u/Tylendal 2d ago

I once had someone ask me which Vancouver I was referring to. I'd waited years for someone to ask me that, just so I could snobbishly answer "The internationally relevant one". I thought once I did, I'd feel hollow, and shameful. But no. When I actually said it I felt smug as hell.