xkcd #2868: Label the States

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• JollyG@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Tennessee and Elevenessee

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  • SgtAStrawberry@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Ninessee pronounced Nanci

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• randoot@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I was expecting this one to be interactive but then I noticed the alt text. I’m not a geography nerd who’s going to explain this one

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  • brown567@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The map looks correct at first glance, but he’s added another 16 states by drawing the borders wrong XD

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  • pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not American, but I assume it’s wrong in some subtle and hilarious way?

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    • beckerist@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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    • cerement@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      spoiler

      explain xkcd

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    • 567PrimeMover@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yeah, he's got Minnesota in there but totally left out Megasota

      Two Tennessees, but no nineessee

      Texoklahoma is up by Midsouthdakota?

      North-West Virginia isn't even a thing no matter what those weirdos say

      It's got the state we all agreed doesn't exist?

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    • ricecake@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Bunch of extra states with similar shapes to existing states, so it messes with your eye and kinda blends in.

      Might be harder to do with a map of Africa, Asia, Europe or south America because there aren’t as many straight line borders and things are a bit more curvy.

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  • dragontamer@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Working from the bottom left… California, Arizona, New Mexico… Wtf?

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    • cerement@slrpnk.net ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      California, Arizona, New Mexico, Old Mexico, Texas …

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  • tygerprints@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I see what you mean about this map being anomalous. Some of the states seem to be doubled, I wondered where they got that 64 states figure from!! My bad!

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• Gork@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ah yes the great states of Arkansas and Arkan’tsas, of Kansas and Kan’tsas.

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• MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’ve got: Neo Hampshire, Middle Carolina, Outdianna, Tennetucky, Rkansas, Northwest Dakota, West South Dakota, Souther Dakota, The Real South Dakota, Coloradon’t, Becausoming, Ariz Oh No!, Udaho & Trail

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• Trainguyrom@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  A couple of my friends had a go at this one:

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  Some notable quotes:

  “Wrong. It goes washingyon, oregon, gravity falls, hotel california”

  “pennywise AND ohio, rough spot for maine”

  “New Hampsire is not a state. I haven’t heard shit from someone in New Hampshire”

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• merc@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What’s interesting are the states you can’t modify too much or it gives away the game.

  Texas is a key example, people are pretty familiar with that shape, even many non-Americans will recognize it. Florida and California are also pretty well known. Also, many people have a rough idea of NY State, though you could probably tweak the north and west borders a bit and nobody would notice too much.

  The ones it’s easy to fiddle with are the rectangular ones in the mid-west. I think a lot of people only know them starting from another reference point, like “north of Texas” or “east of Nevada”.

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• callyral@pawb.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Texas, California, Colorado, Wyoming, Colorado again-… wait a minute

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• lessthanluigi@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ah yes, Washington, Oregon, Orecan’t, and California!

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  • littlebluespark@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Even Washington is mostly “S Seattle”. C’mon Cascadia! Fuck these Orecan’t posers, let’s go hang with Hawaii. 🤙🏼

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• Infynis@midwest.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I don’t know if that’s West Ohio or East Indiana, but either way, it is a crime against nature

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  • HopingForBetter@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    We're always as war with East Asia Indiana.

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  • robotopera@sh.itjust.works ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    An Ohio without Columbus is an Ohio I want to be a part of.

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• ornery_chemist@mander.xyz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m just tickled that this map shows MN’s northwest angle as the (pseudo)exclave that it is.

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• EchoCranium@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  North and South Dakota now have a Middle Dakota buffer zone.

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• Neato@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I like Central Carolina and Kennesaw.

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• Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My favorite is asking people what the 51st state is, Hawaii or Alaska?

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  • criticon@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How many states are in New Mexico?

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• Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Canadian here, from the outside it seems to just be 3 states. Almost crazy, crazy and don’t come here if you want to exist.

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• HububBub@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  East Maine is so much better than West Maine.

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  • pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Is that west maine? I thought it was old hampshire

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• ch00f@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Glad Jefferson got included.

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• Steex33@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Finally Center Dakotans have their own state! Justice after all!

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• Bojimbo@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Most forget to put both New and Old Hampshire

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  • Whelks_chance@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Old Hampshire is surprisingly close to the original Zealand.

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• fujiwood@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  ##The United States of America

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  • rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    United Stateses

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• Seraph@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  East and West Colorado

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• tygerprints@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Unless you're including all the minor islands and territories, the U.S. only has 50 states to speak of. I know I could identify my state, Texas, Hawaii, California and a couple others. If there are people who can name up to 50 states and where they are on a map, that's pretty damn impressive!

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  • InquisitiveApathy@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Look a little closer at the map.

    I’m pretty sure you’ll be able to do it. I have faith.

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    • tygerprints@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I did finally. My bad for not spotting the anomalies right off. See, your wonderful christian attitude was so helpful.

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  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Calm down. Yes, of course there are a few people who can, but fortunately most of them live in that small part of the world that is still outside the US.

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    • tygerprints@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      That's true. I doubt most U.S. citizens could actually name most of the states or their locations on a map of the U.S. All I'm saying is that if they can, that's pretty impressive - because so many young people today can't even name a country at random.

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• TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  youtu.be/hyRSmEqYIig?si=TJIF3ThOggwIIftl

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• problematicPanther@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  i got all the way to kentucky before i spotted the issue

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• slazer2au@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The chef is intact but is holding 2 plates now.

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• ForestOrca@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  LoL, New Mexico A & B

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• ForestOrca@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  LoL, New Mexico A & B

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