The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agoComing up with new names is hardlemmy.worldimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1606arrow-down117
arrow-up1589arrow-down1imageComing up with new names is hardlemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Memes@sopuli.xyz · 1 year agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up92·1 year agoNot around here. We named towns after terms from native tribes who were kicked out of the area.
minus-squaresteal_your_face@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·1 year agoAlso after wildlife we killed and nature we destroyed to build it.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoWisconsin, but it applies to a lot of the Midwest and Plains and… Kinda everywhere in the US.
minus-squaredoctordevice@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoCould be a lot of places. Washington is full of them, too.
minus-squarechicagohuman@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 year agoAnd Chicago was named with a native word that describes a local onion or something
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoThat sounds offensive
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s fine. Ayn Rand said it’s OK because they’re not real people or something.
Not around here. We named towns after terms from native tribes who were kicked out of the area.
Also after wildlife we killed and nature we destroyed to build it.
Michigan?
Wisconsin, but it applies to a lot of the Midwest and Plains and… Kinda everywhere in the US.
Could be a lot of places. Washington is full of them, too.
And Chicago was named with a native word that describes a local onion or something
That sounds offensive
It’s fine. Ayn Rand said it’s OK because they’re not real people or something.