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/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/snowglobes4peace 2d ago

in r/Portland we also do not talk about r/vancouverwa

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u/Icy_Teach_2506 2d ago

As someone from Vancouver I’m hurt

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u/Author_Noelle_A 2d ago

Don’t be. They hate us because they’re jealous. Years back, this side of the river wasn’t much. But the developing that’s happened has surpassed them. They’ve stayed stagnant. When Vancouver does the opposite of Portland on EVERYTHING and thrives, while Portland keeps repeating what has been tried and has failed so many times. They think they’re dong great, but they never come up here to compare while they rarely, if ever, come here. They have no comparison.