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[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 35 points 2 years ago

All roads lead to Rome

[–] Masimatutu@lemm.ee 28 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Damn, and it isn't even close to worst

[–] Uprise42@artemis.camp 21 points 2 years ago

The Washington ones are funny because they’re all named after George Washington because “he traveled near that location” but half of them are like “nah he really didn’t do that”

[–] Aelar64@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

Just have to get people to call Washington, D.C. just "DC". My high school went to a band festival in Indianapolis and when people asked where we were from (especially the east side schools) we'd have to clarify that we're from the state of Washington and not DC.

There's also the added bonus that WA is also Western Australia, so I always have to double-check whenever it's mention in headlines

[–] optimal@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 years ago

could this be considered a cult of personality?

[–] ssfckdt@mastodon.cloud 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Alas, there is no Washington, Washington.

However, there *is* a George, Washington.

[–] swab148@startrek.website 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] Gordon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Rome wasn't built in a day

[–] ThankYouVeryMuch@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

When in Rome do as the Romans do

[–] ayla@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago

Rome if you want to, Rome around the world

[–] Bloodwoodsrisen@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Missouri has "Versailles" but it's pronounced "Ver-sails" instead of "Ver-seye" :)

[–] NotSpez@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

That’s terrible. I like it.

[–] lillardfair@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Rome if you want to, Rome around the world

[–] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago

We should have original names like Cologne, the city yhe residents just forgot to name.

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Thats rooky numbers compared to the number of Villeneuve in France.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villeneuve

[–] Deme@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 years ago

Well, at least most of those have an original suffix to give them identity.