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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 63 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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

[–] ZeroTwo@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 3 points 10 months 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.

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

Don't forget esoteric border wars from antiquity!

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Solid attempt, lol

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

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

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 26 points 10 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] BleakBluets@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Mishconsin, Winnesota, Illioniowa, Kentuckiana, Kansahoma

[–] dwemthy@lemdro.id 24 points 10 months ago

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

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 18 points 10 months 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.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 10 months ago

West Dakota Best Dakota

[–] ignirtoq@fedia.io 16 points 10 months 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".

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago

Does south Georgia have a gulf of America coastline?

[–] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] IndieSpren@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 10 months 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.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How the hell did Ohio survive unharmed?

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 12 points 10 months ago

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

[–] pleasejustdie@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months 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.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months 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
[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 7 points 10 months ago

ooh! Texas!

That's all I'm not American

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Isa@feddit.org 5 points 10 months ago

With Alaska and Hawaii? Err … 3!

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 10 months ago

A grenade launcher while wearing a mandelorian mask

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months 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.

[–] myrrh@ttrpg.network 5 points 10 months ago

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

[–] callyral@pawb.social 5 points 10 months ago

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

[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Hey I like the Keweenaw :(

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 4 points 10 months ago

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

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Georgibama, Kentuckinois, Wisconsota, Illowa.

Easy Peasy.

[–] kaprap@leminal.space 3 points 10 months ago

Oh wow that's a... Yes!

[–] P4ulin_Kbana@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 10 months ago
[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Oh GODAMKNIT.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

At least 3.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

I like Midwest Texas

EAST DAKOTA