▲ 304 ▼ All countries starting in letter "I" are in a straight line (i.redd.it) submitted 10 months ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz 80 comments fedilink hide all child comments https://i.imgur.com/BmL5lDI.png
[–] blinfabian@feddit.nl 33 points 10 months ago (10 children) Ivory Coast 😔 permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 30 points 10 months ago (4 children) Technically called "Côte d'Ivoire" I believe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 20 points 10 months ago (2 children) By that logic, most of those countries' official names don't start with I, so the map is still wrong whichever way you do it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago No, just don't apply the official names to all of the rest, only the outlier we want to ignore. It's the scientific method. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago Not really. That's their official English name. Same as when Czechia renamed itself from Czech Republic. Both aren't the name in the Czech language, but a country can still change their English name. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 10 months ago La francaise saves the day. permalink fedilink source parent [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago (2 children) Quite. Is there a word for the type of ragebait when it's specifically posting something wrong, so that you get engagement from people telling you why you're a fucking idiot? It should be bannable offense regardless. OP going straight on the block list. Actually skimming their profile they look like a low-effort repost bot anyway permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 5 points 10 months ago wrongbait permalink fedilink source parent [–] blinfabian@feddit.nl 1 point 10 months ago youre talking about me? calm your tits bro 😭 permalink fedilink source parent [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 10 months ago Iberia anyone! permalink fedilink source parent [–] YaGirlAutumn@leminal.space 2 points 10 months ago just make the line bigger permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 30 points 10 months ago (4 children) Technically called "Côte d'Ivoire" I believe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 20 points 10 months ago (2 children) By that logic, most of those countries' official names don't start with I, so the map is still wrong whichever way you do it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago No, just don't apply the official names to all of the rest, only the outlier we want to ignore. It's the scientific method. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago Not really. That's their official English name. Same as when Czechia renamed itself from Czech Republic. Both aren't the name in the Czech language, but a country can still change their English name. permalink fedilink source parent [–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 10 months ago La francaise saves the day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 20 points 10 months ago (2 children) By that logic, most of those countries' official names don't start with I, so the map is still wrong whichever way you do it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago No, just don't apply the official names to all of the rest, only the outlier we want to ignore. It's the scientific method. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago Not really. That's their official English name. Same as when Czechia renamed itself from Czech Republic. Both aren't the name in the Czech language, but a country can still change their English name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago No, just don't apply the official names to all of the rest, only the outlier we want to ignore. It's the scientific method. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago Not really. That's their official English name. Same as when Czechia renamed itself from Czech Republic. Both aren't the name in the Czech language, but a country can still change their English name. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 10 months ago La francaise saves the day. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 8 points 10 months ago (2 children) Quite. Is there a word for the type of ragebait when it's specifically posting something wrong, so that you get engagement from people telling you why you're a fucking idiot? It should be bannable offense regardless. OP going straight on the block list. Actually skimming their profile they look like a low-effort repost bot anyway permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 5 points 10 months ago wrongbait permalink fedilink source parent [–] blinfabian@feddit.nl 1 point 10 months ago youre talking about me? calm your tits bro 😭 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blinfabian@feddit.nl 1 point 10 months ago youre talking about me? calm your tits bro 😭 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 10 months ago Iberia anyone! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YaGirlAutumn@leminal.space 2 points 10 months ago just make the line bigger permalink fedilink source parent