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Illinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinois (www.wilx.com)

submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 34 points 11 months ago (2 children)

We already did — it’s named after Canada. Why did you think it was called Lake Superior?

[–] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

Careful, we won't have burn units here in the US for much longer.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

you can't just un-rename something I just renamed like that! that's not allowed- it's against the rules I just made up!

(also... Canada isn't a state/province... do you really want BC getting in on this?)

[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

As a resident of BC… I already have!