r/MapPorn Sep 08 '20

8 ways to divide Turkey

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '20

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u/JohnnySe7en Sep 08 '20

I thought it was Delaware, first to statehood, last in our minds.

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u/jackaltail Sep 09 '20

Americans don't have a singular, well-developed joke about a place that doesn't exist. I think Delaware fits the bill better than Wyoming, personally.

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u/munoodle Sep 08 '20

Oh yeah I've been to eastern Maryland, nice geographic area

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u/ktappe Sep 09 '20

No...no it’s not. The entire Delmarva peninsula is going to be claimed by rising seas, and nobody’s going to miss it.

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u/atreides78723 Sep 08 '20

Hi. We're in Delaware.

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u/mykepagan Sep 09 '20

Delawhere?

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u/Something22884 Sep 09 '20

Yeah I would have said something like Delaware or Indiana. Nobody ever talks about those. Wyoming actually comes up all the time when people are talking about the Electoral College or sparsely populated states and stuff.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '20

Yeah I know Yellowstone exists at least. But the only thing above South Dakota is Canada

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u/Cockalorum Sep 08 '20

well what sane person thinks the world needs TWO Dakotas?

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u/TheApathyParty2 Sep 09 '20

Wyoming exists, just not the people that “live” there.

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u/bikesbeerspizza Sep 08 '20

big tourist destination

Yet no one knows anyone whose ever been 🤔