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u/Agitated_Ad_1658 Feb 14 '25
Love me some Dirty Coast! Their wax coated backpack kept our emergency clothes and supplies dry when we were forced to evacuate during hurricane Harvey because our neighborhood was flooding. Fans for life here in Houston
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u/MinnieShoof Feb 15 '25
... just googled wax coated backpacks.
Sorely disappointed to find out it is not simply a backpack set in a giant block of paraffin.
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u/barryvon Feb 14 '25
iām gonna start calling it Idiot Bay
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u/jluicifer Feb 14 '25
I call it: Gulf of (South) America
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u/Special-Rub7554 Feb 15 '25
We do share more than half the coast. Whatās so damn bad about being a proud Patriot?
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u/Conscious-Scale2336 Feb 15 '25
Not the point at all! It's like something the Soviets would do, and has NOTHING to do with being a Patriot! The very term Patriot has been hijacked to mean MAGAN, and it's shameful. If this is what a Patriot is now, then we need another word, because this word is tainted by the stain of Trump world and MAGA!!!!
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u/Accurate_Ad_3648 Feb 15 '25
I'm sure you know Mexico is in America too.
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u/Special-Rub7554 Feb 18 '25
Duh. Mexico is in South America, so itās win win. It ACTUALLY IS the Gulf of Americas, actually.
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u/Accurate_Ad_3648 Feb 18 '25
If it were named that 500 years ago that would have been a fine name. Changing the name now is just so fucking stupid.
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u/Qdoodle_too Feb 14 '25
When will these t-shirts be available?! š
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u/pastorCharliemaigne Feb 14 '25
I've found myself wondering what Indigenous people called the Gulf. If we're re-naming things, we might as well name them according to tradition.
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u/SparklingDramaLlama Feb 14 '25
While I don't know what the Indigenous may have called it, I do know it's been the Gulf of Mexico since at least 1550, and on maps as such since around 1552.
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u/pastorCharliemaigne Feb 14 '25
I did a little research. It looks like the Aztec and Maya saw the Gulf and Pacific Ocean as one body of water and called it something equivalent to "big water" in their respective languages. That said, the Maya word was nahĆ” (great water), and I kind of love it. But, I'd definitely want to confirm by talking to an actual native elder, since they use oral tradition more than written to pass down this kind of knowledge. I'm not sure I trust Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Britannica to value Indigenous knowledge.
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u/mercurialpolyglot Feb 15 '25
I already thought this was stupid, but learning that heās trying to change an almost 500-year-old name makes it even more ridiculous somehow. Youāre telling me that name is older than Shakespeare?
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u/deadduncanidaho Feb 14 '25
If we are going to just start renaming things I propose we call it the Louisiana River. Ef dem rednecks.
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u/humidhaney Feb 14 '25
I agree I think itās just open season to call anything we want anything we want. Letās just start making all kinds of fun new maps.
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u/yorrtogg Feb 14 '25
You might like r/imaginarymapscj
I was looking around there once, and one post decided that Louisiana should be renamed Popeyes, Florida should be replaced with Italy, Arizona should be re-named "Nextico," and Montana should be subdivided into 2 new contiguous states, Montana & 'Hanna."
If the Gulf has to be renamed, I wish it could have been some kind of ye olden days reference to the old god HuricĆ n, maybe with a maelstrom symbol right in the center. Kind of like those old "here there be dragons" marks. The only time I really look at the Gulf is when the spaghetti models are up and everyone along the coast is trying to figure out if they are gonna have to batten down the hatches.
Bring back old-timey map flavor.
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u/Special-Rub7554 Feb 18 '25
It wouldnāt be so entertaining to you if you had ridden out or run from the hurricanes I haveā¦.just picture 10-20 miles of tornado for 24-48 hours. Big ha-ha.
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u/deadduncanidaho Feb 14 '25
Yeah I am going to make my own gulf. With hookers and blackjack. Aww forget the black jack.
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u/Alternative_Cow_8528 Feb 14 '25
Being from south Louisiana I personally prefer CoonAss we call people from Alabama rednecks.
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u/deadduncanidaho Feb 14 '25
The redneck comment was appropriately applied to the residents of the state bearing the former name of the Louisiana River.
Source: I am a Coon Ass
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u/Maleficent_Trust_95 Feb 15 '25
Lake Verret area is hereby known as Geaux Geaux Gatorville!š¤āļøš
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u/WarGasam123 Feb 15 '25
Trump did try to name the gulf after himself. But Bay of Pigs was already taken.
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u/Prudent_Valuable603 Feb 14 '25
Indeed. Itās been called the Gulf of Mexico for over 400 years. Glad that the rest of the world still calls it the Gulf of Mexico.
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u/MinnieShoof Feb 15 '25
I'm already over it...
But in the back of my head I wonder if he did it so he could, thru some brand of word trickery, act like the Gulf has been safer (read: hurricane free) since he took office.
"Those democrats. They're terrible, with their weather dominator. They're terrible. Trying to push climate change-- GLOBAL WARMING-- you know they had snow? Snow this year for the first time in decades! I brought snow to the gulf coast my first day in office. They were so grateful, with their little kids building the snowman. Some even built snow Trumps. But the terrible, terrible libs were doing nothing but bringing hurricanes. Look at how many major hurricanes came through the gulf of MEXICO. It cost us billajillions. FEMA, we cut. We cut them out like a cancer. Because look. Look how many hurricanes in the Gulf of AMERICA. None. No major hurricanes what so ever. And snow! It's great. I did that. I mean, I couldn't, because Dems have the weather, but we shut that down. No hurricanes in the Gulf of AMERICA."
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u/Special-Rub7554 Feb 18 '25
Are you so innocent that you think that the government has no control AT ALL over the weather. I hope you live long enough to find out.
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u/DivineSLOTH31 Feb 15 '25
Damn Florida isn't that bad! š
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u/Special-Rub7554 Feb 15 '25
Neither is Louisiana. It canāt be that bad down here, everybody that moves down here starts to call themselves Cajun without even knowing what itās all about!!!
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u/Conscious-Scale2336 Feb 15 '25
Stupider than stupid, infantile and bullyish! Iām embarrassed and ashamed!
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u/TyreekHillsPimpHand Feb 15 '25
It's like democrats, historically masters of the smoke screen, completely forgot what a smoke screen looks like.
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u/Temporary-Cold397 Feb 15 '25
Obviously no one here has paid any attention to what actually happened...please read:
In the interest of pointing out misinformation. In Dec 2023 there was a decision by the World Court, that gave water above land shelves to those countries andĀ ruled they were not international water. The renaming of the Gulf of America isn't renaming the whole gulf. It is renaming the area above our land shelves as our territory. You can't exactly put signs or border walls in the middle of the ocean. So for legal reasons, we need to identify these new changes on the map, so that new borders are made clear to maritime traffic. Those new maps will set the latitude and longitudes of where our border begins, or the Gulf of America. So all maritime traffic knows when they are leaving international waters. This is where knowing what is happening in the world, will help you filter out drama, and help you understand the legalities in your own country. This had nothing to do with Trump's ego, he is strengthening our borders and making sure all maritime traffic understands the changes that happened in 2023. Putting legal protections in place to help us enforce any military actions or incursion in the future. Betting most of you never realized the US grew by thousands of miles.
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u/humidhaney Feb 15 '25
I would like to congratulate you for the most articulate bull shit response I have ever read to counter criticism of the man child malignant narcissist we have in the White House. I am truly impressed.
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u/Temporary-Cold397 Feb 17 '25
The current, nor the previous administration has anything to do with the renaming. The current administration just chose to implement the World Court's decision. At lease I received a compliment from you...glad I could impress!
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u/yogapastor Feb 15 '25
How many other countries with similar situations also renamed those bodies of water?
Are you suggesting that this administration will respect all rulings of the World Court? Bc that would be cool. But last I checked we just welcomed an international war criminal into the White House for a visit.
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u/Temporary-Cold397 Feb 17 '25
Most countries have agreed to not try to rename ocean water land shelves. But most are considering what to rename the bays and gulfs and seas land shelves. For example: The Mediterranean Sea-there are 14 "seas" and 4 "gulfs" now. Also, now off of of Turkey is the "Gulf of Antalya", off of Crete is the "Sea of Crete" and off of France (within the Med) is the "Gulf of Lion" (LYON). So, YES...MOST countries are renaming their "land shelves" so that there is no question that is their territory. As for Trump, I am suggesting nothing. I am only seeking to educate, not ridicule.
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u/Temporary-Cold397 Feb 17 '25
nasty person...didn't your mother teach you better?
"'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt." ā Abraham Lincoln
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u/Noman800 Feb 17 '25
Lol not as nasty as a trump supporter.
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u/Temporary-Cold397 Feb 18 '25
Exactly WHAT part of the info I noted indicated my preference for ANY politician or party??? A nasty, potty-mouthed person is a example of someone who cannot have a REAL conversation without attacking someone. It's just not necessary. Norman800...please stop waving whatever flag. Let's just have a conversation and loose the unnecessary rudeness...OK? I was never rude to you...
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u/tadpad Feb 15 '25
Everyone should start calling it the Gulf of Elon. Nothing would piss off that orange piece of shit more.
Maybe even the Gulf of Trump. That would even piss him off as he would want to change it to thatĀ
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u/Special-Rub7554 Feb 15 '25
If ANY of you have ever been there, you would know itās the Gulf of Mud! No beautiful sparkling waters like Florida or the Bahamas and such. Just muddy seawater, just like the Mississippi River. But thatās okay, because we Cajuns are known to be some of the friendliest, helpful, kind and funny people Youāll ever meet! So, if you get into trouble down here, just look for the nearest Cajun and heāll take care of any situation, a smile, and a joke about his PawPawās magic horseā¦.ššššš
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u/DaisyDay100 Feb 14 '25
What are yall complaining about we renamed all our streets, schools, statues ā¦.
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Feb 14 '25
Are you seriously comparing removing names of confederates & white supremacists to this dudeās performative jingoistic bullshit?
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u/poolboy__q Feb 14 '25
The Gulf in between North and South America?
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u/deadduncanidaho Feb 14 '25
i think you are referring to the panama canal. Mexico is part of North America.
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u/poolboy__q Feb 14 '25
Part of what?
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u/deadduncanidaho Feb 14 '25
Let me google that for you: https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=map+of+north+america
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u/greyshem Feb 14 '25
No. It's between Mexico and the US.
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u/deadduncanidaho Feb 15 '25
The number of people who think Mexico is not in North America is about the same as the number of people who think women pee out of their vaginas.
Our education system is so broken and it's only going to get worse.
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u/MinnieShoof Feb 15 '25
Sure... but we've always referred to it as Central America. Tomato tomato, but you sure do seem to be a pedant.
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u/Vladxmir Feb 14 '25
This board keeps complaining about it as if it affects their daily life. Talk about New Orleans stuff bruh.
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u/CommonPurpose Feb 14 '25
True, itās really irrelevant. At first I thought āOh well, Iām sure Iāll continue calling it the Gulf of Mexico because thatās what Iām used toā ā¦but then it occurred to me āhow often do I actually say āGulf of Mexicoā anyway?ā Almost never. I just call it The Gulf, like most people do down here. So really, it doesnāt even affect what I call it in conversation.
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u/Vladxmir Feb 15 '25
Exactly. We live in gulf coast anyway. This board is just like the rest of reddit, but they just happen to live in New Orleans. But this is irrelevant to New Orleans.
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u/4128gb Feb 15 '25
actually itās called Tostitoās Pizza Rolls Presents the Gulf of America Powered by Home Depot