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The United States of Aska (lemmy.world)
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[–] 11 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Apparently, completely different etymologies. "Alaska" comes from Russian. "Nebraska" comes from a language native to North America.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    My favorite is Idaho, which comes from the Bullshitian word which roughly translates to "Congress is stupid gullible"

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho#Etymology

    In the early 1860s, when the U.S. Congress was considering organizing a new territory around Pikes Peak in the Rocky Mountains, the name "Idaho" was popular among the Congressional committee, as they believed it to be derived from a Shoshone term meaning "gem of the mountains." Realizing in January 1861 the name was quite possibly a fabrication and not Native American at all, the U.S. Congress ultimately decided to name the area Colorado Territory when it was created. But, by the time this decision was made in February 1861, the town of Idaho Springs, Colorado had already been named after their early frontrunner for a name, Idaho.

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    • [–] 10 points 2 months ago

    How is this map terrible? It looks completely factual to me. It's even missing New Zealand. Perfect map, 5/7, would buy again.

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    [–] 10 points 2 months ago (7 children)

    Now do states that contain “kansas”

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Fun fact, in Kansas the Arkansas River is pronounced as the “OurKansas” River

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    • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    What about Arizaska and New Hampshaska?

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    • [–] 4 points 2 months ago*

    and the capital city of 'aska' is in neither one. it's onalaska, wisconsin

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    [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I love the little guy on our map that is making kentucky fried chicken

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    • [–] 4 points 2 months ago

    I… I don't know how to feel about this…

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    [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    Kentukaska? Alabaska? Washinaska? USAska? Trumposaska? Sasaska? Dozens of them!

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