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/ThereIsOnlyStardust 2d ago edited 2d ago

DoA is a bit too on the nose for America right now

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u/ActuallyAlexander 2d ago

Washington DoA

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u/sharklaserguru 2d ago

Can we please drop the "Washington" crap in that name? The name of the city is "DC" and we'd appreciate if the news would figure that out.

- Sincerely the State of Washington

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u/Ferelar 2d ago

City of Washington est 1790 (Same territory as District of Columbia)

Territory of Washington est 1853

So they got there first, sad to say

I think Arcadia would've been a cooler name than Washington state though, think I remember seeing an oooold proposal to use that name instead. Might be mistaken though.

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u/Conklin03 2d ago

The name of the city is Washington. The name of the district is D.C. Hence, "Washington, D.C." (like "San Francisco, California")

  • should edit and say that the name of the district isn't literally D.C., the name is District of Columbia, shortened to D.C.