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Illinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinois (www.wilx.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 month ago (3 children)

California should declare Lake Tahoe to be called Tahoe Tahoe.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Use this opportunity to retake the Baja Peninsula.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

Use this opportunity to retake ~~the Baja Peninsula~~ Alta California.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Lake on California side

Tahoe on Nevada side

(It’ll look right on certain maps)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well the same logic that makes it the golf of America makes it the Californian Ocean.

All faulty logic, but from their perspective, it should be the same