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As of revision version #85, OpenStreetMap has the following tags for Golfo de México:

  • name:en Gulf of Mexico
  • official_name:en-US Gulf of America
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[–] beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 114 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As an American and long time OSM contributor, I also vote extremely no on Gulf of America.

Also no on renaming New Mexico.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 53 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Wait there's talk of renaming New Mexico‽

after some digging

Oh thank god it was just a joke

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh thank god it was just a joke

for now

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 1 year ago

I'm hoping that my comment doesn't age like milk

[–] TeamAssimilation 43 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Next month:

  • Texas -> Roof Tiles
  • El Paso -> The Pass
  • The Alamo -> The Poplar
  • Santa Fe -> Holy Faith
  • Nevada -> Snowed
  • Colorado -> Red
  • Palo Alto -> High Stick
  • Nogales -> Walnuts
  • Los Angeles -> The Angels

Paper companies would make a killing profit this period.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

Baton Rouge -> Red Stick

[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  • Nogales -> Walnuts

How about you rename deez (wal)nutz

Sorry, had to

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 14 points 1 year ago

New Mexico? You mean "South America", right?

(Everything south of the Rio Grande is now "Mexico". Except for the ~~Panama~~ America canal.)

[–] beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago

But you couldn't tell, could you. 😂 I'm keeping this joke alive as long as I can, until Trump gets wind of it and actually does it.

[–] Railcar8095@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

"Petition to rename New Mexico to Freexico, and Mexico to Cartelistan"