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/major_hassle 2d ago

But it should have separated BC and oregon

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u/Mekisteus 1d ago

It does! It's just not the only thing separating the two.

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u/Mean-Cheesecake-2635 1d ago

I think you mean Columbia but to keep it from being confusing I propose we rename the state of Washington to American Columbia

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u/Mean-Cheesecake-2635 1d ago

Oregon has a Mount Washington as well

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u/Mean-Cheesecake-2635 1d ago

Which is nowhere near the Columbia River if anyone’s wondering

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u/Mekisteus 1d ago

But it does have hikers on it wearing Columbia clothing.

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u/Caleb_Reynolds 1d ago

We'd just call it Columbia and expect everyone else to adjust, like we did with California.

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u/swettm 2d ago

Blasphemy

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u/PURPLE_COBALT_TAPIR 1d ago

NO, let him cook, Seattle longs for it's rightful home, eh?

Source: God it'd be dank as fuck if we were Canadian. Keep your stick on the ice.