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[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 33 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 days ago

Haha gay is funny

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 13 points 5 days ago
[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago (5 children)

It always bothered me that the USA has some weird internal borders. Why is it a line? Why? That is wrong on so many levels.

This post was made by the EU gang. 🇪🇺

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

The early colonies had some borders by longitude or latitude and we just kept on with it like the stubborn asses that we are.

Colorado: "Fuck rivers, we are going all in on latitude and longitude!"

Utah: "That sounds awesome, we are also going to go all in!"

Wyoming: "Fuck Utah!"

[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Bruh and I thought they can't top the imperial system.

[–] The_v@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago

Okay I learned this one in elementary school when I was like 6. A lovely school called Hellgate Elementary.

Congress decided to follow the peaks of the Bitterroot range and the Continental divide. These high points created a barrier for travel.

https://mtbeyond.com/history/how-montana-got-its-shape/

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Some of our borders are natural or caused by conflict like yours, but others are a bunch of politicians dividing land they've never seen. The squares are all the latter situation

[–] chandlerbung@lemmy.cafe 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Europeans complaining about straight lines on a border when they made 2/3rds of the world have them.

[–] ZkhqrD5o@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Yes, but not on our territory. ;)

[–] psoul@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Every US state has at least one straight line segment for a border except for Hawaii (duh). Not in an infinitesimal way, they all have a long straight line somewhere.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You really didn't wanna label her beauty mark 'Boise'?

[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 8 points 5 days ago

That mark would be more in the area of Rexburg. IYKYK

[–] FuckFascism@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Why did you think it's called daho?

[–] florge@feddit.uk 7 points 5 days ago

!cartographyanarchy@sh.itjust.works

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

now do Florida

[–] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

I like to smell ear holes and shudders

[–] Zier@fedia.io 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Idaho: Oregon smells sexy. Montana: So do you. Idaho: Montana: Idaho: ... Montana: ...

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Pretty sure they made a movie about this