# Quebec taking over North America (according to Google) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 3, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680 "2011-07-03T02:54:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Waffle\_Decider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/77aa72/32.png) [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680/1 "2011-07-03T02:54:55Z")
Apparently, U.S. Highway 30 is also labelled as Quebec Route 366 on Google Map, from Oregon all the way to New Jersey. For example… The discussion thread on google is also funny. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680/2 "2011-07-03T03:19:14Z")
I knew the Canadians were going to pull this shit sometime. They don’t have the numbers for a full-scale invasion so they simply hacked our map databases and relabeled select parts of it theirs. It is pure genius in its simplicity really. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680/3 "2011-07-03T03:23:13Z")
_whistles innocently_ ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680/4 "2011-07-03T04:05:12Z")
Who, us? \ ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680/5 "2011-07-03T06:37:46Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > I knew the Canadians were going to pull this shit sometime. They don’t have the numbers for a full-scale invasion so they simply hacked our map databases and relabeled select parts of it theirs. It is pure genius in its simplicity really. “I claim India for Britain.” “You can’t claim us. We live here. Five hundred million of us.” “… Do you have a flag?” ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680/6 "2011-07-03T14:52:08Z")
Just received : > [@Le Gouvernement du Québec](#): > > _Par la présente, nous voulons souhaiter la bienvenue à tous nos nouveaux concitoyens et leur rappeler que la langue officielle du Québec est le français. Le gouvernement offre de nombreux programmes pour faciliter l’apprentissage d’une langue seconde et nous enourageons fortement les nouveaux résidents à en profiter. Merci de votre compréhension et bon apprentissage ! 😃_ ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680/7 "2011-07-03T16:18:19Z")
A big stretch of U.S. 30 is the Lincoln Highway. I sense a deeper conspiracy. ---
**Author:** ![robert\_columbia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680/8 "2011-07-03T19:49:55Z")
> [@detop](#): > > Just received : calise d’ostie tabarnac crisse sacrament! ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680/9 "2011-07-03T20:10:50Z")
> [@robert\_columbia](#): > > calise d’ostie tabarnac crisse sacrament! See? You’re learning already! (I want in on some of those free French lessons…) ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680/10 "2011-07-04T02:50:18Z")
By complete coincidence I noticed that too (I was looking up a piece of public art in Philly on StreetView). Weird. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quebec-taking-over-north-america-according-to-google/587680/11 "2011-07-04T03:21:32Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by Le Gouvernement du Québec > Par la présente, nous voulons souhaiter la bienvenue à tous nos nouveaux concitoyens et leur rappeler que la langue officielle du Québec est le français. Le gouvernement offre de nombreux programmes pour faciliter l’apprentissage d’une langue seconde et nous enourageons fortement les nouveaux résidents à en profiter. Merci de votre compréhension et bon apprentissage! And now they’re sending secret messages in code!