Gulf watch
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On the merits it seems weird. Europeans named it the Gulf of Mexico before the US was even founded.
wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 14:02 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Gulf watch:
On the merits it seems weird. Europeans named it the Gulf of Mexico before the US was even founded.
A lot of those rinky-dink foreign nations that Britain used to own renamed themselves and their cities in an attempt to regain some kind of national pride. I guess you chaps are attempting to do the same, although naming your seashore after some Italian bloke seems a bit backward.
I also look forward to New York finally throwing off it's imperial past as per my previous suggestion.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 14:08 last edited by
We just refer to it as The Gulf.
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On the merits it seems weird. Europeans named it the Gulf of Mexico before the US was even founded.
wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 14:52 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Gulf watch:
Europeans named it the Gulf of Mexico
Europeans?
Maybe the Europeans who came by way of the Alaskan land bridge about 15,000 years ago.
The name "Mexico" originates from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word "MÄxihco," which is believed to mean "the place of Mexi" or "the navel of the moon," referring to the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan's location on an island in Lake Texcoco, which was seen as the center of the world by the indigenous people; "Mexi" is thought to be related to the Aztec war god, Mexitli, who is associated with the moon.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 15:28 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Gulf watch:
My guess is theyâll wait until the US Geological Survey officially changes the name.
Or possibly until America's more serious problems have all been solved. So, maybe 2026?
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@jon-nyc said in Gulf watch:
My guess is theyâll wait until the US Geological Survey officially changes the name.
Or possibly until America's more serious problems have all been solved. So, maybe 2026?
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@jon-nyc said in Gulf watch:
Europeans named it the Gulf of Mexico
Europeans?
Maybe the Europeans who came by way of the Alaskan land bridge about 15,000 years ago.
The name "Mexico" originates from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word "MÄxihco," which is believed to mean "the place of Mexi" or "the navel of the moon," referring to the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan's location on an island in Lake Texcoco, which was seen as the center of the world by the indigenous people; "Mexi" is thought to be related to the Aztec war god, Mexitli, who is associated with the moon.
wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 16:58 last edited by@Copper said in Gulf watch:
@jon-nyc said in Gulf watch:
Europeans named it the Gulf of Mexico
Europeans?
Maybe the Europeans who came by way of the Alaskan land bridge about 15,000 years ago.
The name "Mexico" originates from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word "MÄxihco," which is believed to mean "the place of Mexi" or "the navel of the moon," referring to the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan's location on an island in Lake Texcoco, which was seen as the center of the world by the indigenous people; "Mexi" is thought to be related to the Aztec war god, Mexitli, who is associated with the moon.
Nah, the Spaniards named it the Gulf of Mexico after they whooped up on the Aztecs but I guess felt bad enough to let them keep their name on the body of water.
Personally I'd rename it to Hurricane Alley.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 18:33 last edited by
St. Petersburg, FL could be renamed New Leningrad.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 18:39 last edited by
Itâs Florida so just Leninsville.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 18:49 last edited by
We have a national debt of x trillion dollars. The name of the Gulf is not a national priority.
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We have a national debt of x trillion dollars. The name of the Gulf is not a national priority.
wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 19:00 last edited by@Mik said in Gulf watch:
We have a national debt of x trillion dollars. The name of the Gulf is not a national priority.
I don't think renaming it, detracts from other priorities.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 19:12 last edited by
Could kill two birds by selling the naming rights. For example, for $1 billion it could be Gulf of Pepsi.
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@Mik said in Gulf watch:
We have a national debt of x trillion dollars. The name of the Gulf is not a national priority.
I don't think renaming it, detracts from other priorities.
wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 19:28 last edited by@Horace said in Gulf watch:
@Mik said in Gulf watch:
We have a national debt of x trillion dollars. The name of the Gulf is not a national priority.
I don't think renaming it, detracts from other priorities.
I think that is exactly what it is intended to do. Look over here! No, don't look over THERE!
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 19:31 last edited by
Sure, food still costs a bloody fortune, but hey, I renamed something after AMERICA!
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 19:47 last edited by
So glad everyone is focused on this rather than the other stuffâŚ
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 19:53 last edited by Renauda
Trump along with his discipleship are welcome to call the Gulf of Mexico whatever it wants or, as in this case, decrees. He ought not however claim the US being treated unfairly, when the rest of the world continues to refer to it as the Gulf of Mexico.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 21:34 last edited by
Names change, it's ok.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 22:58 last edited by jon-nyc
I propose we rename the South China Sea the West Philippines Sea.
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wrote on 23 Jan 2025, 23:45 last edited by
And rename China to West Hawaii
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 01:55 last edited by
Or maybe Covidastan.
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wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 02:15 last edited by
