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  • C Copper
    23 Jan 2025, 23:45

    And rename China to West Hawaii

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    taiwan_girl
    wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 02:26 last edited by
    #30

    @Copper said in Gulf watch:

    And rename China to West Hawaii

    There was some memes going around Taiwan to refer to people from mainland China to be from West Taiwan.

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    • C Copper
      23 Jan 2025, 21:34

      Names change, it's ok.

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      Renauda
      wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 04:24 last edited by
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      @Copper said in Gulf watch:

      Names change, it's ok.

      Glad you feel that way. I can think of a few times in past I’ve changed your name on this forum.

      Elbows up!

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        Axtremus
        wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 11:42 last edited by
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        Just call it Trump Gulf and be done with it.

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          George K
          wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 13:32 last edited by
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          (It's pedantry Friday)

          "America" is not a a country. There are two continents, North and South, called "America." I may be wrong but the only large body of water named after a nation is the Indian Ocean.

          We live in the United States of America.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • G George K
            24 Jan 2025, 13:32

            (It's pedantry Friday)

            "America" is not a a country. There are two continents, North and South, called "America." I may be wrong but the only large body of water named after a nation is the Indian Ocean.

            We live in the United States of America.

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            jon-nyc
            wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 13:35 last edited by
            #34

            @George-K said in Gulf watch:

            (It's pedantry Friday)

            I may be wrong but the only large body of water named after a nation is the Indian Ocean.

            Sea of Japan
            Philippine Sea
            East China Sea
            South China Sea
            Persian Gulf
            Norwegian Sea
            English Channel

            "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
            -Cormac McCarthy

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            • J jon-nyc
              24 Jan 2025, 13:35

              @George-K said in Gulf watch:

              (It's pedantry Friday)

              I may be wrong but the only large body of water named after a nation is the Indian Ocean.

              Sea of Japan
              Philippine Sea
              East China Sea
              South China Sea
              Persian Gulf
              Norwegian Sea
              English Channel

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              George K
              wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 14:05 last edited by George K
              #35

              @jon-nyc said in Gulf watch:

              @George-K said in Gulf watch:

              (It's pedantry Friday)

              I may be wrong but the only large body of water named after a nation is the Indian Ocean.

              Sea of Japan
              Philippine Sea
              East China Sea
              South China Sea
              Persian Gulf
              Norwegian Sea
              English Channel

              OK - I was wrong in that assumption.

              ETA: AND I hadn't had my coffee yet. So there's that.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                jon-nyc
                wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 14:16 last edited by
                #36

                Fair excuse.

                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                -Cormac McCarthy

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                  Copper
                  wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 14:49 last edited by
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                  image.png

                  https://www.blue-growth.org/Oceans_Rivers_Seas/Index_Oceans_Seas_Bays_Gulfs_Of_The_World_ A_To_Z_Lists.htm

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                    Doctor Phibes
                    wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 15:06 last edited by
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                    There's also the Irish Sea, Gulf of Guinea, Mozambique Channel, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Thailand, The Great Australian Bight, Tasman Sea....

                    I'm sure there's more

                    I was only joking

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                      George K
                      wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 15:09 last edited by
                      #39

                      You guys are a bunch of assholes.

                      Screenshot 2025-01-24 at 9.07.56 AM.png

                      Hell, there's a body of water in my condo - The Toilet Bowl of George.

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        Wim
                        wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 15:56 last edited by
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                        I'm pretty sure nobody wants to rename that body of water 😁

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                          George K
                          wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 16:05 last edited by
                          #41

                          GiB35j8a4AA_TbE.jpeg

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Copper
                            wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 16:10 last edited by
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                            I think that is exactly why he did this.

                            Throw a bone to msnbc, so they ignore the stuff he wants them to ignore.

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                            • J jon-nyc
                              24 Jan 2025, 13:35

                              @George-K said in Gulf watch:

                              (It's pedantry Friday)

                              I may be wrong but the only large body of water named after a nation is the Indian Ocean.

                              Sea of Japan
                              Philippine Sea
                              East China Sea
                              South China Sea
                              Persian Gulf
                              Norwegian Sea
                              English Channel

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                              taiwan_girl
                              wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 17:13 last edited by
                              #43

                              @jon-nyc said in Gulf watch:

                              @George-K said in Gulf watch:

                              (It's pedantry Friday)

                              I may be wrong but the only large body of water named after a nation is the Indian Ocean.

                              Sea of Japan
                              Philippine Sea
                              East China Sea
                              South China Sea
                              Persian Gulf
                              Norwegian Sea
                              English Channel

                              Dont forget the Strait of Taiwan! 😛

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                              • G George K
                                24 Jan 2025, 13:32

                                (It's pedantry Friday)

                                "America" is not a a country. There are two continents, North and South, called "America." I may be wrong but the only large body of water named after a nation is the Indian Ocean.

                                We live in the United States of America.

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                                taiwan_girl
                                wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 17:16 last edited by
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                                @George-K said in Gulf watch:

                                We live in the United States of America.

                                I think it would be reasonable to name it "Gulf of The Americas". It does cover Central America also.

                                Or we could call it the "Gulf of the United States". Mexico official name is "United Mexican States" so it would work for them also. LOL

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                                • C Copper
                                  24 Jan 2025, 16:10

                                  I think that is exactly why he did this.

                                  Throw a bone to msnbc, so they ignore the stuff he wants them to ignore.

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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 24 Jan 2025, 17:21 last edited by
                                  #45

                                  @Copper said in Gulf watch:

                                  I think that is exactly why he did this.

                                  Throw a bone to msnbc, so they ignore the stuff he wants them to ignore.

                                  That's my suspicion too. We used to do it all the time in contracts - put something ridiculous in there you know they will reject and it makes it easier to keep what you really wanted.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 28 Jan 2025, 01:53 last edited by
                                    #46

                                    Google said it would change the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” for users inside the United States once the Interior Department officially changes what it calls the body of water in its official naming system.
                                    People in Mexico will continue to see the Gulf of Mexico name, while those outside both countries will see both names, Google said Monday in a post on X.

                                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                                      Copper
                                      wrote on 28 Jan 2025, 02:04 last edited by
                                      #47

                                      Kind of like Peking.

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                                      • J jon-nyc
                                        28 Jan 2025, 01:53

                                        Google said it would change the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America” for users inside the United States once the Interior Department officially changes what it calls the body of water in its official naming system.
                                        People in Mexico will continue to see the Gulf of Mexico name, while those outside both countries will see both names, Google said Monday in a post on X.

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                                        Doctor Phibes
                                        wrote on 28 Jan 2025, 02:25 last edited by
                                        #48

                                        @jon-nyc said in Gulf watch:

                                        Google said Monday in a post on X.

                                        I still call it Twitter.

                                        I was only joking

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                                          Renauda
                                          wrote on 28 Jan 2025, 02:37 last edited by Renauda
                                          #49

                                          I refer to that Ottoman occupied city as Constantinople.

                                          Elbows up!

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