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[–] [email protected] 64 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

The European mind tried.

I did pretty well with North Mexico, but South Canada and West Greenland are a total writeoff.

Looking at a real map.... I think I may have misunderstood the assignment.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

The "Ohio? Or is this Ohio?" is a great way to start a fight in both states, depending on how dedicated to American football the listener is.

10/10

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

From Ohio. I don't do football but laughed hysterically when I saw what they did for ohio.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Same.

I imagine it's partly because we "don't do football"

I have a little giggle to myself every time one team beats another and half of my family is pissed and the other half is happy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Don't forget esoteric border wars from antiquity!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

Solid attempt, lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not bad. Your South Carolina state is Alabama BTW, the home of Forest Gump!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I’m pretty sure that’s Alageorgia or Goergiabama.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

I didn't realize the map was fucked up until Oklahoma. I'm brazilian

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 days ago

Left Dakota, Right Dakota, Grundle Dakota, Montana, Montanain't

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Er East Ohio, New Ohio, Ohiowa, Illinohio, Ohiohiohio...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Mishconsin, Winnesota, Illioniowa, Kentuckiana, Kansahoma

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Finally a detailed map showing North Georgium and South Georgium separately. I hate that people are getting lazy and treating both of them as singular like they do the word "data".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Does south Georgia have a gulf of America coastline?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 days ago

West Dakota Best Dakota

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

EAST DAKOTA

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago

New states just dropped, we got (left to right, top to bottom):

  • Less Montana
  • South Saskatchewan
  • Left Dakota
  • Right Dakota
  • Minnesconsin
  • Upper Wichigan
  • Crushed Dakota
  • Iowone
  • Iotwo
  • Illisound
  • Kentuckiana
  • Nebraska (now with ducktail spoiler)
  • Kansas Not-the-Cities
  • Tumor-ssouri
  • Not OK-lahoma
  • North Alabeorgia
  • Florida-Alabeorgia Line
[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 days ago

I passed by this post, because this isn’t the place for straightforward map quizzes.

I came back to it some time later, and said to myself “You know what? I think I can do well on this quiz” and started taking it.

Kudos, sir. This is a good post.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago

North and South Dakota? Nah, here we have East and West Dakota.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How the hell did Ohio survive unharmed?

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago

You look at the average Ohian and tell me it's unharmed.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I started in the Northeast and worked my way down the Eastern seaboard, so it took a minute to see it

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

They were smart and put it in the middle. They knew ppl start at the ends. I started west coast and went down the Mexican border without seeing anything until Oklahoma.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago

I noticed Oklahoma was missing its handle, as I was going around from the PNW down and around past where I currently live, then I noticed Alabama and Georgia were screwed up, then I started to notice all sorts of middling states wrong line markers, and the Kentucky-Indiana got merged, then I stopped naming the states and started looking for all the wrong lines comparing with a map to see if I can spot all the wrongs... so I never actually finished but I got over halfway before my ADHD got the better of me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Some states are deliberately fucked up, but this was my best attempt to fix them and the ones I know.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

I knew something was fishy when I couldn't find the drumstick!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

ooh! Texas!

That's all I'm not American

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

...oh, the moon shines bright on my old kenf*cky home!...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

My new favorite game is asking people where Ohio is on a map. Everyone has seemingly heard of Ohio but it's like a myth, some land unmarked on all maps.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Georgibama, Kentuckinois, Wisconsota, Illowa.

Easy Peasy.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The chef normally has fried chicken iirc. What's the new chef holding?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

A grenade launcher while wearing a mandelorian mask

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

With Alaska and Hawaii? Err … 3!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Usually the entire Upper Peninsula disappears. Glad to see it was only the Keweenaw this time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Hey I like the Keweenaw :(

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

At least 3.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Oh wow that's a... Yes!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Oh GODAMKNIT.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I like Midwest Texas