I worked way too hard turning this post legible.

Most of the state name changes are brilliant, but some are either weak or jokes I didn't get ("Mime SODA"?), or maybe I just misread the whiteboard chicken-scratch. Regardless, suggestions for alternatives encouraged; I'll post an updated version if there's interest.

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spoilerA map of the United States of America, with the state names changed out:

Washington - Obama

Oregon - Whoregon

California - Caliphornia

Idaho - Weedaho

Nevada - Old New Vegas

Montana - Mount-a-man-a

Wyoming - Yaoiming

Utah - Putah

Arizona - Gayrizona

Colorado - BIPOColor-ado

New Mexico - New Sexico

North Dakota - Top Dickota

South Dakota - Bottom Dickota

Nebraska - Neosbraska

Kansas - Transas

Oklahoma - Wokelahoma

Texas - New California Republic

Minnesota - Mimesoda (Minnesoda?)

Iowa - Biowa

Missouri - Missyuri

Arkansas - Arktransas

Louisiana - Lesbiana

Wisconsin - Wiscumsin

Illinois - Polynois

Michigan - Michicano

Indiana - Libdiana

Kentucky - Demfucky

Tennessee - Themussy

Mississippi - Mxissippi

Alabama - Alabortion

Ohio - Omegahio

West Virginia - Estroginia

Maine - Ukraine

Vermont - Hermont

New Hampshire - New Tofushire

Massachusetts - Maskachusetts

Connecticut - Connecticunt

Rhode Island - Rode v. Wade Island

New York - Mamdanistan

New Jersey - Nude Jersey

Maryland - Gay Marryland

Delaware - Delawoke

Washington DC - Doll City

Virginia - Vagina

North Carolina - Nonbinary Arolina

South Carolina - Sapphic Arolina

Georgia - Orgya

Florida - Fursona

Alaska - Allahska

Hawaii - Hawahe/him

Also labeled:

USA (United Socialist Allahism)

Gulf of Mexico - Gulf of Gay Sexico

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[–] 16 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

You’d have a hard time convincing me to support most of these (because that is how humor works), but lemme tell you I would wholeheartedly and enthusiastically support an entirely serious campaign to rename Washington to Obama. It would make talking about where I’m from like 84% less confusing.

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  • [–] 9 points 21 hours ago (6 children)

    Whoregon is a genius way to get east coasters to pronounce the name properly XD

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  • [–] 8 points 19 hours ago

    As a resident of Missyuri, I welcome this change wholeheartedly.

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  • [–] 7 points 20 hours ago

    Well, the Republicans are big fans of renaming shit. Might as well get used to it.

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  • [–] 7 points 21 hours ago* (5 children)

    My guess for Mime SODA is that they refer to it as “pop”. 🤷‍♂️

    Edit: Richard Dean Anderson is from Minnesota and was a mime.

    But let’s talk about Nude Jersey. 🤔

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  • [–] 5 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

    I believe it has to do with the Joe Biden SODA!!!!!!! Meme.

    On the original picture I think it was written as Minne-SODA not Mime SODA.

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  • [–] 6 points 19 hours ago* (2 children)

    pegsylvania lol

    I don't get neosbraska

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  • [–] 6 points 19 hours ago

    Obama.... Then I saw Alabortion. Perfect. 👌

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  • [–] 6 points 18 hours ago (1 child)

    I greatly appreciate the work you put into this. The original was barely legible.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 18 hours ago

    Thank you! Despite its genuinely funny content the original post didn't get a lot of traction, so I wanted to give it a little polish in hopes that more people would get a chance to enjoy it.

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  • [–] 6 points 21 hours ago

    stars, this is good.

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  • [–] 6 points 20 hours ago

    It’s very.,,. Sex-positive. I guess we are just way sexier than the gop. Which makes perfect sense.

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  • [–] 6 points 19 hours ago

    Estrogenia! Mountain mama! Take me home, country roads!

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  • [–] 4 points 21 hours ago

    I'd totally be proud of my country if this were the case. Oh, and if we also stopped the imperialism.

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  • [–] 4 points 20 hours ago

    This is amazing 😂

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  • [–] 4 points 20 hours ago

    Bottom dickota really tickled me

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  • [–] 4 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

    If you really want to rile up from West Virginia, call it Left Virginia. I do.

    Oh also the new California Republic is actually where California used to be. I think Caesar's Legion is actually in Texas.

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  • [–] 3 points 15 hours ago

    I love that I now live in the New California Republic, but I'm really tempted to spend some time exploring Whoregon

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  • [–] 3 points 20 hours ago

    lol. Great OC.

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  • [–] 3 points 13 hours ago

    Everybody fears Omegahio. Think Ohio, but 20,000x worse. There is no hope. There is no escape. It is already too late.

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  • [–] 3 points 21 hours ago

    Wait until they find out where "California" came from.

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  • [–] 3 points 17 hours ago

    How to make Oregon and New Mexico the top tourism destination states 😄

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  • [–] 3 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 child)

    As a Greater DC resident, why are we called “Doll City” now? I get “Vagina” & “Gay Marryland”, but is it a sex doll reference or something else?

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  • [–] 2 points 19 hours ago (1 child)

    That's lol, but alt text would make it sweeter (web accessibility, text search, etc).

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  • [–] 7 points 18 hours ago

    Ukraine next to blue+yellow combo is a nice touch

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  • [–] 6 points 15 hours ago
    • Alabama -> AlaBLM
    • Maryland -> MutualAidLand
    • Texas -> Taxes
    • Connecticut -> Communism
    • Oregon -> YoreGunsAreGone
    • Ohio -> Occupy-o
    • Minnesota -> MinneSocialism
    • New York -> New Woke (note: NYC, a.k.a. AOC, is a gerrymandered "virtual state" to improve electoral college representation)
    • (Los Angeles and San Francisco are also gerrymandered "virtual states" to improve electoral college representation)
    • New Mexico -> (ceded to Mexico to create new immigration routes)
    • Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) -> Clitoris, D.K. (Das Kapital)
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  • [–] 5 points 17 hours ago

    There are few places I fear.

    But Omegahio, it scares me.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 hours ago

    This is a top tier shitpost.

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  • [–] 5 points 14 hours ago

    Stop making Missouri look cool, kthx

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  • [–] 4 points 9 hours ago

    these are good

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  • [–] 4 points 9 hours ago

    my favorite is vagina

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  • [–] 4 points 19 hours ago*

    I still say Maine is a lame one. But I like old new Vegas.

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  • [–] 4 points 18 hours ago

    When I was a kid in Latin America there was a map of the US painted on the school wall with the state names on it. It was a running battle between the students who would chalk a "P" before "Utah" and the teachers who would erase it. As far as I know, the battle is ongoing to this day. (not that we had anything against Utah, it was just too easy a juvenile pun.)

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  • [–] 4 points 19 hours ago*

    I love Wokelahoma and Gay Marry Land

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  • [–] 3 points 18 hours ago

    Hey now, I'm from that southern M state.

    I can never remember if it's spelled Missipissi or Missishitty though..

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  • [–] 3 points 19 hours ago

    I think Mime-SODA is supposed to be a reference to that Biden speech where he yelled out "SODAAAA!" Yeah, pretty weak

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  • [–] 3 points 19 hours ago

    This makes Florida seem far more desirable (to me) than it actually is.

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  • [–] 3 points 17 hours ago

    “Whoregon” might make it into my rotation

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  • [–] 2 points 18 hours ago

    I'd drink mime soda

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  • [–] 2 points 16 hours ago

    going on a pilgrimage to Doll City

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