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

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[-] NotSteve_@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

If Canada renames Lake Michigan/Illinois to Lake Ontario 2: Electric Boogaloo, would Google label it as Lake Michigan (Lake Illinois (Lake Ontario 2: Electric Boogaloo))? What if Québec wants to spread some French to it too?

Edit: updated Lake Manitoba to Lake Ontario 2 because it's funnier

this post was submitted on 14 Feb 2025

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