Ya know, if the bone spur dodge didn’t work out, chances are Trump could have wound up as your next door neighbor.
I’m pretty demure about politics in public.
I had a friend who would get out of his car to go confront Trump supporters. He did not make it comfortable for them even though his was the minority opinion.
I miss him.
I saw this quote in a NYT story about renaming reactions from New York Staters who live near the lake. (Sorry, no gift link)
David Hedley, 64, is the fourth-generation owner of Hedley Boatyard in Olcott on the shores of the Great Lake.
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His great-grandfather started the family business in 1900 — and Mr. Hedley said he would not be incorporating the lake’s new name into any business dealings.“Next they’ll be calling Canada geese ‘Donald ducks,’” he said.
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I just liked the part about ‘Donald Ducks’ and wanted to share. Has anyone else suggested this line?
I got a meme from my mother-in-law about the same thing, so it’s going around.
I highly approve of this. Canada geese are famous for being obnoxious and shitting all over everything. I dislike the name “Canada” being associated with them, and “Donald ducks” is absolutely perfect! Let the renaming continue! I really want to see this formalized!
Trump, for one.
From today’s news:
From the item:
Coincidentally, there just so happens to be a by-election happening in a few days where this populist a_hole had this sign erected. He would never miss an opportunity to hike his fat ass somewhere where he could be noticed as being “one of the common folk". If not for that he’d have been nowhere near the area, but more likely enjoying his luxury summer home in Muskoka.
Check Ford’s history. He was an avid supported of Trump up until the time it became horrendously unpopular to be.
To paraphrase Churchill, if Trump were to declare war on Hell I would put in a favorable mention on behalf of the devil.
Regardless, Ford has been one of the fiercest critics of Trump during this second Trump regime, particularly spurred on by the tariff nonsense. As a result, his popularity has soared and if an election were held today, according to 338Canada he’d have an 89% change of winning, though slightly more likely to form a minority government than a majority. I usually vote Liberal or NDP but unlike my issues with the present and some past federal Conservative Party leaders, I’ve never had a problem with Doug Ford’s policies.
OH FUCK OFF GOOGLE
Is this for real? I’m seeing “Lake Ontario”, so perhaps Google is customizing the name based on geographic location, so the orange man-child is placated. As previously mentioned, Google is vulnerable to sanctions from the Orange Peril so is inclined to go along with the gag until a sane president reverses all the bullshit. Just two more years, if we can live through it. I imagine it shows as “Lake Ontario” throughout the world and will continue to do so.
It’s a screenshot I took myself.
My screenshot, taken just now. I’m in Canada.
Smapti is showing a screenshot he took of the Google Maps that he can access. You and I, being in Canada, see “Lake Ontario,” when we access Google Maps from our Canadian locations. (Yes, I checked too.) So it must be based on geographic location.
ETA: Ninja’d! But that’s okay.
I don’t have a VPN, but someone who does could probably confirm this by setting their location to Canada and loading Google Maps, then setting it to the US and doing the same.
Google appears to be cleverly trying to appease the vindictive man-child but limiting the change to US locations, correctly believing that he and his minions are too stupid to realize that the changes aren’t global.
Why bother? I’m in Canada with an identifiable Canadian IP address, and I’m clearly seeing “Lake Ontario”.
In any case, the change, though US only, will last at most two years. Then it will revert to what it’s been for 400 years, the new name collapsing like a cheaply built ballroom or a defectively renovated reflecting pool.
I’m the same. In Canada, that is, though a few thousand miles away from your location. Still, we’re both in Canada, and we’re both seeing “Lake Ontario.”
Maybe it really is time to close the Welland Canal to American shipping. Either that, or post a huge “Welcome to Lake Ontario” sign beside the canal for ships entering Lake Ontario.
I can confirm I see Ontario in the UK and America with a US VPN
My question is why any major map co. would even placate the toddler. Tariffs? Lawsuits? Please…