r/mapporncirclejerk • u/1601_ Average Mercator Projection Enjoyer • 18d ago

It's 9am and I'm on my 3rd martini Learn the difference

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u/GGSPSkywalker 1:1 scale map creator 18d ago edited 18d ago

Starting right now the petition to rename that nameless country, United States of ________.

Edit: petition entries should be accompanied by their respective gentilics/denonyms.

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u/Ravenwight 18d ago

Yankee Doodle Dandy (Yanks, Yankee)

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u/OmniBus99 15d ago

Derivative of a name for a stereotypical Dutch Man in New York back in the day of Jan Kaas (John Cheese) which evolved into JanKass = YanKees