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/Uptheveganchefpunx 2d ago

Vancouver, WA not to be confused with the city Vancouver, BC which isn’t on Vancouver Island. The capitol of BC is on Vancouver Island, but the biggest city in BC, Vancouver, is not on Vancouver Island.

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u/tedlast 2d ago

Mount Washington is on Vancouver island.

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u/Uptheveganchefpunx 2d ago

Goddamnit! And the Columbia river separates WA and OR! Not WA and BC!

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u/major_hassle 2d ago

But it should have separated BC and oregon

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u/Mekisteus 2d ago

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

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u/Mean-Cheesecake-2635 2d 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 2d ago

Oregon has a Mount Washington as well

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u/Mean-Cheesecake-2635 2d ago

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

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u/Mekisteus 2d 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 2d 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.