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As of revision version #85, OpenStreetMap has the following tags for Golfo de México:

  • name:en Gulf of Mexico
  • official_name:en-US Gulf of America
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[–] [email protected] 119 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As an American and long time OSM contributor, I also vote extremely no on Gulf of America.

Also no on renaming New Mexico.

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Wait there's talk of renaming New Mexico‽

after some digging

Oh thank god it was just a joke

[–] [email protected] 57 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh thank god it was just a joke

for now

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago

I'm hoping that my comment doesn't age like milk

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Next month:

  • Texas -> Roof Tiles
  • El Paso -> The Pass
  • The Alamo -> The Poplar
  • Santa Fe -> Holy Faith
  • Nevada -> Snowed
  • Colorado -> Red
  • Palo Alto -> High Stick
  • Nogales -> Walnuts
  • Los Angeles -> The Angels

Paper companies would make a killing profit this period.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Baton Rouge -> Red Stick

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
  • Nogales -> Walnuts

How about you rename deez (wal)nutz

Sorry, had to

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago

New Mexico? You mean "South America", right?

(Everything south of the Rio Grande is now "Mexico". Except for the ~~Panama~~ America canal.)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

But you couldn't tell, could you. 😂 I'm keeping this joke alive as long as I can, until Trump gets wind of it and actually does it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

"Petition to rename New Mexico to Freexico, and Mexico to Cartelistan"