politically-loaded maps: sputtering flemishly

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Albino Squirrel: Apr 25, 2003; Miosis more like meiosis

ComradeCosmobot posted:

At least all 8,196 Kapuskasingites have something they can be proud of.

Such as moving their town 600 km across Ontario to the site of Thunder Bay?

Edit: Can't wait for my vacation to the Detroit-Philadelphia metropolitan area.

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Jaramin: Oct 20, 2010

I'm partial to "Kansas"

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dublish: Oct 31, 2011

Jaramin posted:

I'm partial to "Kansas"

Why take the 'City' out of New York City and Kansas City, but leave it in Oklahoma City and Salt Lake City?

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Mr. Belpit: Nov 11, 2008

I'm a fan of the Sargassp Sea.

edit: Also Buffalo immediately north of Boston. And Louisville and Memphis moved west across the Mississippi apparently.

edit 2: El Paso and Phoenix: the exact same city.

Mr. Belpit fucked around with this message at 07:16 on Oct 7, 2015

# ? Oct 7, 2015 07:13

Powered Descent: Jul 13, 2008; We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.

Jaramin posted:

St. John St John

This is the greatest map I have ever seen. The longer I look, the more amazing things I discover.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 07:13

dublish: Oct 31, 2011

Powered Descent posted:

This is the greatest map I have ever seen. The longer I look, the more amazing things I discover.

St. Vincent & The Grenadadians.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 07:25

Chemtrailologist: Jul 8, 2007

Golbez posted:

Never before has there been such an accurate representation of the True South.

Also, Hawaii stole Alaska's steroids.

Do you guys not have the McGriddle in the US?

# ? Oct 7, 2015 07:50

Tumblr of scotch: Mar 13, 2006; Please, don't be my neighbor.

dublish posted:

St. Vincent & The Grenadadians.

I'm a fan of Antgua and the well-known city of Helena, Washington.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 07:58

ComradeCosmobot: Dec 4, 2004; USPOL July

Ego-bot posted:

Do you guys not have the McGriddle in the US?

Believe we still do, but this is referring to the new day-long breakfast menu. McGriddles are not available on the extended breakfast menu. We also can choose from both McMuffins and Biscuits before the lunch menu. The map only describes what remains available after the lunch menu kicks in.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 08:04

steinrokkan: Apr 2, 2011; Soiled Meat

Third World Reggin posted:

so good

There should be a thread like this, but for graphs and charts.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 08:08

Soviet Commubot: Oct 22, 2008

Golbez posted:

Never before has there been such an accurate representation of the True South.

Also, Hawaii stole Alaska's steroids.

When did Manitoulin Island get annexed to the US?

# ? Oct 7, 2015 08:11

Tumblr of scotch: Mar 13, 2006; Please, don't be my neighbor.

Found other angles via reverse-GIS.

Loving "Bordeux" having migrated to Spain. :allears:

And apparently Bilbao is on its way to Galicia.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 08:11

Grand Fromage: Jan 30, 2006; L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?

Flagrant Abuse posted:

Busan has moved quite far west and been replaced in its original location with Taigu, a city which does not exist. The internet says Taigu is a Chinese restaurant in Wisconsin. Seoul has also migrated to the interior.

E: I suppose Taigu could be Daegu if you take the name Daegu in Chinese characters, then use Wade-Giles to romanize the first character using the Cantonese pronunciation, but use modern Korean romanization on the Hangeul of the second syllable. And then combine them. And then put it where Busan is. Seems like a lot of effort to be wrong.

Grand Fromage fucked around with this message at 08:36 on Oct 7, 2015

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Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

Flagrant Abuse posted:

Found other angles via reverse-GIS.

Corsica is now part of Italy and "Marcellis" Wallace

# ? Oct 7, 2015 08:57

Fojar38: Sep 2, 2011; Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia

also here's a stupid take
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So what is that globe's backstory?

# ? Oct 7, 2015 09:00

Tumblr of scotch: Mar 13, 2006; Please, don't be my neighbor.

Fojar38 posted:

So what is that globe's backstory?

Apparently it's just some lovely thing from Pier 1.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 09:12

Powered Descent: Jul 13, 2008; We haven't had that spirit here since 1969.

Flagrant Abuse posted:

Found other angles via reverse-GIS.

For me, these mostly highlight my own inadequacy in geolocating cities that aren't in the glorious US of A. I'm sure these are just as hilarious as the one that puts St. Louis east-northeast of Louisville, but it's making me realize I still don't know where most of these cities actually are in their countries, especially in East Asia.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 09:18

Grand Fromage: Jan 30, 2006; L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?

Chengdu is also way too far east.

This was a globe from a friend's classroom in Korea. He noticed it appeared to have a sticker on it.

So he peeled it off to see the original globe.

I love that the sticker looks custom made for this globe, and you can still see bits of original, actual size Japan poking out from under the sticker with Tiny Japan.

SEA OF EAST

# ? Oct 7, 2015 09:26

Lyndon LaRouche: Sep 5, 2006; by Azathoth

That globe also appears to show Taiwan as part of China, and there appears to be a dashed line extending far south into the South China Sea. Oh, I wonder what that could ever mean.

The Korean classroom globe that was apparently made in China called it Sea of Japan, must be some Sino-Japanese conspiracy against Korea to force such an illegitimate name upon the world.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 09:33

Kassad: Nov 12, 2005; It's about time.

I like how Tianjin's just not there at all. Only one of China's biggest cities, huh.

Also: Inch On :allears:

# ? Oct 7, 2015 10:33

dont be mean to me: May 2, 2007; I'm interplanetary, bitch
Let's go to Mars

Flagrant Abuse posted:

Found other angles via reverse-GIS.

Naples has moved to Sardinia, Croatia is now no-man's land and Yugoslavia has risen from its grave (and has a capital, sure, but who gives a poo poo).

Every time you look you find something new and amazing.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 10:38

Grand Fromage: Jan 30, 2006; L-l-look at you bar-bartender, a-a pa-pathetic creature of meat and bone, un-underestimating my l-l-liver's ability to metab-meTABolize t-toxins. How can you p-poison a perfect, immortal alcohOLIC?

Kassad posted:

I like how Tianjin's just not there at all. Only one of China's biggest cities, huh.

Also: Inch On

To be fair, Chinese people are also surprised when reminded that Tianjin exists.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 10:39

Hogge Wild: Aug 21, 2012; by FactsAreUseless; Pillbug

Sir Unimaginative posted:

Naples has moved to Sardinia, Croatia is now no-man's land and Yugoslavia has risen from its grave (and has a capital, sure, but who gives a poo poo).

Every time you look you find something new and amazing.

Yugoslavia from 1992-2003 had those borders.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 10:42

Deep State of Mind: Jul 30, 2006; "It was a busy day. I do not remember it all. In the morning, I thought I had lost my wallet. Then we went swimming and either overthrew a government or started a pro-American radio station. I can't really remember."; Fun Shoe

Sir Unimaginative posted:

Naples has moved to Sardinia, Croatia is now no-man's land and Yugoslavia has risen from its grave (and has a capital, sure, but who gives a poo poo).

Every time you look you find something new and amazing.

BO-
HE

# ? Oct 7, 2015 10:51

Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

Grand Fromage posted:

Chengdu is also way too far east.

This was a globe from a friend's classroom in Korea. He noticed it appeared to have a sticker on it.

So he peeled it off to see the original globe.

I love that the sticker looks custom made for this globe, and you can still see bits of original, actual size Japan poking out from under the sticker with Tiny Japan.

SEA OF EAST

Dodko

# ? Oct 7, 2015 10:58

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Flagrant Abuse posted:

Found other angles via reverse-GIS.

I Am Gibraltor :psylon:

Is there a view of Central/Southern Africa?

# ? Oct 7, 2015 11:08

Deep State of Mind: Jul 30, 2006; "It was a busy day. I do not remember it all. In the morning, I thought I had lost my wallet. Then we went swimming and either overthrew a government or started a pro-American radio station. I can't really remember."; Fun Shoe

GER-
_LUXMANY

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Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

Czech

Chad Republic

# ? Oct 7, 2015 11:30

steinrokkan: Apr 2, 2011; Soiled Meat

It was a great idea to run the seam straight through Europe and the middle of Africa, especially when you know your manufacturing is as precise as a watchmaker with Parkinson's.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 11:44

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

Slovak Hungary

Is this irredentism?

# ? Oct 7, 2015 11:45

Torrannor: Apr 27, 2013; ---FAGNER---
TEAM-MATE

Netherland

# ? Oct 7, 2015 11:50

Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

I love Fort Polignac in Algeria, yes I'm sure that's the current name

# ? Oct 7, 2015 13:17

Kennel: May 1, 2008; BAWWW-UNH!

Pfft, Ukrainian Crimea.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 13:53

Count Roland: Oct 6, 2013

Jaramin posted:

St. John St John

In Newfoundland its St John's. The other St John they put in the wrong province.

They also left out Ottawa. Actually no its there, just in the wrong place.

That's quite the terrible map there.

# ? Oct 7, 2015 14:10