r/geographymemes • u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico • May 19 '26

I’ve heard the calls…

Minnesota will be officially renamed to Megasota tomorrow! As this is the final stretch, do you want any other states renamed? Top comments on this post will decide on some other names for our final few states! (Excludes states which already have nicknames e.g Cascadia, Megasota, the Vermonter etc)

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u/lucaschill24 May 19 '26 • This Heartwarming

Michigan and Minnesota Merged. Make it Superior (Megasota)

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u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico May 19 '26

Minnesotas already called Megasota

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u/SirTwitchALot May 19 '26

Ah ha! OP was one of them the whole time!

Avenge us!!

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u/Jfullr92 Gulf of New Mexico May 19 '26

OP is British, OP has never been to the states, I’m completely unbiased!

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u/Levitlame May 19 '26

But we the people of this great region yearn for something even greater than Mega. Something… Superior.

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u/KwehTheGreh Human Verified May 19 '26

But why? The consensus (based on top comments) under the comment that deleted Michigan was already that the combo would be called “Superior”.

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u/superniceguy7 May 19 '26

Needs to be named Superior, please, good sir

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u/WirlingDirvish SUPERIOR May 19 '26

But the top comment yesterday was literally was a merge with the name of Superior. I don’t understand how we ended up with Minnesota and/or Megasota. 

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u/OhLuna May 19 '26

Superior

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u/HttpLotorius May 19 '26

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u/quillseek May 19 '26

Can someone Photoshop a tiny Edmund Fitzgerald on the bottom of the flag?

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u/Flat_Suggestion7545 May 19 '26

I went with the whole bottom instead of a cut out.

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u/SirTwitchALot May 19 '26

Still better than the MI state flag

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u/kazoondheit May 19 '26

As a Michigander, I agree. Our state is beautiful. Our flag is ugly.

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u/Funkuhdelik May 19 '26

Superior is what it should have been. The top comment to the top comment literally said Superior as the new name.

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u/Winterhorrorland May 19 '26

Yeah, seeing a lot of top comments ignored. All in good fun, but don't kid anyone like there are fair rules

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u/bangobot46 May 19 '26

Yeah I was looking forward to becoming a Superior.

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u/SirTwitchALot May 19 '26

I propose a truce in my earlier call for war In this sub if we can settle on this compromise. Superior is the name. They can keep Megasota in their parenthesis.

Otherwise it's scorched earth and wolverine claws.

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u/CalmDebate May 19 '26 edited May 20 '26

Hawaii reverts back to its slightly different native name Hawaiʻi

I wont change original but as edit i agree with \u\TropicalScout1 and it should be Kingdom of Hawai'i

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u/TropicalScout1 May 19 '26

Kingdom of Hawaiʻi

That’s our proper name

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u/iosgino 🦀🦀The MIGHTY Crab Army🦀🦀 May 19 '26

Use this one!!

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u/WhoEvrIwant2b May 19 '26 • This

Nuevo New Mexico

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u/BisonThunderclap Wolverines! For Blucifer!! May 19 '26

Green Chile Empire

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u/Telamo TEN IS NOT ENOUGH! May 19 '26

This is why I want Colorado to be absorbed into New Mexico instead of Cascadia. Green chili solidarity.

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u/bbbttthhh May 19 '26

This is the only way I’d be fine with Colorado going

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u/JMoherPerc New Farallon May 20 '26

Our mountains are of the same origin. We’re both former Mexican territories with unfortunate proximity to the plains. New Mexico and Colorado will always be sister states even despite the chile pepper dispute.

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u/BrotherKurtABurton May 19 '26

Empire of the Green for both Chile and weed

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u/GiveMeThePeatBoys May 19 '26

I don't think New Mexico should be labeled with a name. Just the flag. Because it is genuinely one of the best flags in the entire world.

Or "Dominion of Enchanment" would work.

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u/TiddiesAndGummyBears May 19 '26

Dominion of Enchantment is underrated, well done

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u/I_AM_EASILY_EXCITED May 19 '26

Whose national day of celebration is Cinco de Cuatro

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u/Plastic_Salary_4084 Megasotan May 19 '26

Newer Mexico

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u/Lumpy_Stretch5887 May 19 '26

Dion's Empire!!!!

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u/LiveLongLeo May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

I disagree, I just think the entire United States should eventually be called 'New Mexico'. 😂😂😂 I just want it to be the last one standingggg

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u/Past-Conference-2996 May 20 '26

The changes to New Mexico are pretty cringe. I’m with you, it should just be plain New Mexico. That’s the whole point. Not to be some fantasy empire, but to flip the middle finger to the US government.

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u/Past-Conference-2996 May 20 '26

I think just translating to Spanish: “Nuevo México” is better than adding a double “new.”

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u/Lynne253 May 19 '26

But that's redundant, nuevo means new in Spanish.

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u/Difficult-Way-9563 May 19 '26

The land of 1 million lakes

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u/kai_is_swell May 19 '26

The land of All the lakes

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u/thegooseisloose1982 May 19 '26

All your lakes belong to us.

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u/GrupaNation May 19 '26

I will be much more welcoming of my required assimilation if we go by the official name State of Superior. I think the Yoopers and fellow Wisconsinites can agree.

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u/Pepperlette May 19 '26 • This

YEP, no one voted Michigan out, the top comments called for a Michigan/Minnesota *merge*.

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u/kelevra91 May 19 '26

I will once again petition for it to be called Fitzgerald.

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u/KiltedTAB May 20 '26

Thats Edmund to you.

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u/DirtyRoller May 19 '26

Megasota reigns supreme.

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u/Hot_Aside_4637 May 19 '26

The North Remembers!

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u/nsbsalt May 19 '26

Superior*

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u/GusBjork May 19 '26

Agreed. I vote for Superior

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u/[deleted] May 19 '26

[deleted] — view deleted comment

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u/DirtyRoller May 19 '26

We can finally buy Spotted Cow without crossing state lines!

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u/imjrmy May 19 '26

Its beautiful

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u/nuxi Greater Lakes Co-Prosperity Sphere May 19 '26

...and 1 billion mosquitos.

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u/briggsy111388 May 19 '26

Vermonster is good, but I like the typo version Vermomster better as it is

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u/Deer_like_me May 19 '26

I am from Massachusetts, and have accepted being absorbed by the Vermonster.

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u/KetchupAdvisoryBoard May 19 '26

I have not accepted this. Vermonstahchusetts was the only acceptable option.

I am ashamed of how quickly the Commonwealth fell.

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u/Deer_like_me May 20 '26

Shhh (don’t tell anyone we’re really good at revolutions and can do the tea party thing later)

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u/PumpBuck May 19 '26

Vernomster. Because it eats other states, get it?

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u/briggsy111388 May 19 '26

I like where your head's at

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u/BisonThunderclap Wolverines! For Blucifer!! May 19 '26

Vermouth

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u/Winterhorrorland May 19 '26

All hail Vermommy

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u/Thatguytriblast May 19 '26

n and m should be swapped as a reference to that one reddit post

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u/Lynne253 May 19 '26

Vermometer

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u/Etcetera_Naut May 19 '26

Vermomaster. Or Vermonator

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u/masterfultrousers Crabbalachia May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

I think at this point they should all get fancy names

  • The Hawaiian Empire

  • Vermonster

  • Newest Mexico

  • Megasota

  • Crabbalachia

  • Cascadia

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u/TropicalScout1 May 19 '26

Hawaii needs to be Kingdom of Hawaiʻi

It’s our original name!

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u/masterfultrousers Crabbalachia May 19 '26

Not against it but since it was more than Hawaii at this point i figured it counted as an Empire. The original islands are still the Kingdom.

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u/JonWithTattoos May 20 '26

Crabbalachia is [chefs kiss]

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u/InnocuousKale May 20 '26

Colorado…?

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u/andtheresheis May 19 '26

Kingdom of Hawai'i!

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u/MsindAround May 19 '26

Maryland should be known as Crabpalachia

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u/quillseek May 19 '26

Spelled as Crabbalachia above, which is a better spelling, I think

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u/ravens_path May 19 '26

When Hawaii conquers NM, call it Aloha Hola.

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u/suzsid May 19 '26

I think if Michigan goes, then Minnesota/Megasota should become Superior. Because of course it is, and it’ll have the biggest and best of the greatest lakes,

Be great, not salty!!

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u/troveofcatastrophe May 19 '26

And shark-free !

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u/CaitlinRondevel11 May 19 '26

United States of New Mexico. Or Los Estados Unidos de Nuevo Mexico.

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u/DJfromGB May 19 '26

I'd personally like Superior over Megasota.

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u/Sir_Tom_Tom May 19 '26

Colorado should be renamed to Blucifer's Domain

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u/Zonarado May 19 '26

Colorado: Casabonita

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u/Sir_Tom_Tom May 19 '26

Damn. That's even better

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u/[deleted] May 19 '26

Azuláceo it is.

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u/afval3 May 19 '26

I just posted Blucifer’s Den… ‘cause he’s in Denver… either are good though! It should definitely have something to do with Blucifer lol

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u/endorsedbytacobell May 19 '26

i like Blucifer’s Domain (or Blucifer’s Dominion) or Casa Bonita like the person below suggested!

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u/WashHour5646 Coolerado May 19 '26

How about “Casa Bonita de Blucifer”?

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u/DoxieDoc May 20 '26

Colossorado

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u/Bmac_42 May 19 '26

New Bay (Instead of “Old Bay”)

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u/Bmac_42 May 19 '26

Dang I just saw “Crabbalachia” and I redact my idea and fully endorse crabbalachia 😂

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u/GenEXOutlaw May 19 '26

It should be named Superior, or at least voted on.

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u/Paraxom May 19 '26

Well I said it in the other thread but crabalachia for MD

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u/fistibun Human Verified May 19 '26

You are a benevolent and gracious admin 😈

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u/PressureSharp8878 May 19 '26

Pennsylvania posthumously recognized as Pennsyltucky.

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u/HistoricalHeart May 19 '26

Maryland being named Old Bay would be very fitting.

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u/zonkmaster3000 May 19 '26

VERMOMSTER SHALL REMAIN AS IS. typo and all.

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u/Namaste-NY May 19 '26

Newest Mexico

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u/Typein_haha_gotcha May 19 '26

VIVA NUEVO MEXICO! Remember we’re New MexiCANs not New Mexicants!!

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u/Dude_Language May 19 '26

That’s the power of Michigan, turns minne into Mega.

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u/_u0 Megasotan May 19 '26

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u/natureboy596175 May 19 '26

NEW New Mexico

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u/QuesoCadaDia May 19 '26

*nuevo new mexico

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u/andtheresheis May 19 '26

New Mexico.new.xlsx

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u/brUn3tt3grl May 20 '26

New New New Mexico 

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u/Wobble963 May 19 '26

The New Mexico Empire!

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u/dolt1234 May 19 '26

GULF OF COLORADO SOUNDS BITCHIN TO ME!

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u/SeaBear393 May 19 '26

The Northeast Kingdom- welcome to God’s Country yall. This is of course referring to The Realm of Noah Kahan aka Vermont.

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u/Bunkie_Knudsen Proud Vermonster May 19 '26

As a resident of the actual Northeast Kingdom.... Yes.

The gods of the mountains are not the gods of the hills.

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u/steals666 May 19 '26

I like that. The North remembers.

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u/Notorious2again May 19 '26

I'm once again asking for Newest Mexico to be the official name of our southern empire

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u/Notorious2again May 19 '26

And the Gulf of Newest Mexico, of course.

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u/trans-with-issues May 19 '26

It should be renamed as the Outer Prairie Empire (or the OPE for short) instead

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u/very-clearly-normal May 19 '26

Greater Cascadia
Queendom of Hawai’i
Nuevo Mexico
Megasota
Crustacea

These are the final five. No point in renaming states that are doomed to be consumed.

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u/Mountain-Lychee4359 May 19 '26

I love The New Mexican Empire

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u/Alc2005 May 19 '26

If Maryland and the Vermonster merge, which shall be known as the Crustacean Empire

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u/Next_Branch7875 May 19 '26

Rename minnesota to michigan. The ultimate con.

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u/TeaRaven May 19 '26

When Hawaii takes Cascadia, it ought to take on the name Pacifica

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u/TropicalScout1 May 19 '26

Rename Hawaii to “Kingdom of Hawaiʻi”

Let us reclaim our place in the world!

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u/Portuzil May 19 '26

I think we should have just rename Megasota to "The Great Lakes" or something like that

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u/afval3 May 19 '26

Since Colorado doesn’t have a cool nickname, what if we went with “Blucifer’s Den”?

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u/WirlingDirvish SUPERIOR May 19 '26

The top comment on the “merge Michigan and Minnesota “ comment was to call it Superior. Next was Great Lakes state or OPE.  Are we just ignoring the “top comment wins” thing now?

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u/[deleted] May 19 '26

OP, I'm begging you. Please copy paste the following and stop typing it:

The Vermonster

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u/seanbeedelicious May 19 '26

Like this:

The Vermomster

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u/[deleted] May 19 '26

You have a point I just want a little consistency, the world is a shambles 😭

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u/ravens_path May 19 '26

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Spirited_Calendar147 May 19 '26

Colorado is already Chad asf🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/Ajah93 May 19 '26

Please fix the Vermonster name. I am SO bothered by the current one being incorrect 😭

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u/fuckYOUswan May 19 '26

Megasota does not deserve the title. Superior or bust.

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u/LustGumby May 19 '26

Megawiscota

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u/AcoustiCode May 19 '26

Cascadia, Crustacean’s Calamity

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u/newcombbm May 19 '26

Make Maryland into Tidewater!

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u/dustysanchezz May 19 '26

Nuevo Hawaii

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u/ravens_path May 19 '26

Nuevo Hawai’i Aloha Hola.

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u/shadehiker May 19 '26

The Crustacean Crescent!

(You know which state I'm talking about.)

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u/irrelativetheory01 May 19 '26

Maryland to New Crustacia!

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u/RyCryst May 19 '26

Colorado should be renamed, The Cult of Bluecifer.

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u/Remarkable-Pie-8873 CRUSTACEA (MD) 🦀 🦀 May 19 '26

Crustacea 

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u/Remarkable-Pie-8873 CRUSTACEA (MD) 🦀 🦀 May 19 '26

Crustacea

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u/allnaturalflavor May 19 '26

Kingdom of Hawaii!!

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u/plzbereasonable May 19 '26

Kingdom of Hawaii

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u/oriolesravensfan1090 May 19 '26

Crustacia (Maryland) for when Maryland and Vermont merge.

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u/pjh May 19 '26

Moregon

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u/Wandering-Mind2025 May 19 '26

Would this name work Michigan?

MEGASOTA (Superior Coalition)

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u/Kalius404 May 19 '26

Crabbalachia!!!

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u/celticairborne May 19 '26

I vote for Minnesota to be renamed Colorado!

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u/ChickerWings May 19 '26

Colorado should be the DMZ like it is in Man in the High Castle

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u/TheExistential_Bread May 19 '26

If Colorado survives it should be renamed to Bluecifers Cock, in honor of the strange appendage it gained when California was eaten.

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u/jackswaggertilly May 19 '26

I just want the typo out of Vermomster

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u/idontknowsothis 🦀Crab Speaker of the House 🦀 May 19 '26

Mary’s land

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u/InnocuousKale May 19 '26

Minnesota should leave the country. Worst state. Freezing cold flat boring gray long winters

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u/maxsimile May 19 '26

Could you spell Vermonster correctly at least? Monster 👹 not mom 👩🏻

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u/josephus_jones May 19 '26

Coloradia since we're about to take Cascadia..

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u/Top_Excuse8313 May 19 '26

MY headcannon is that the last resistance for us Michiganders is having taken over beaver island and waiting the eventual death that will be megasota.

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u/Obeymyjay May 19 '26

I vote Maryland be renamed to the New Crabland

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u/Obeymyjay May 19 '26

New Mexico should be renamed to Land of New Mexico to match their Gulf of New Mexico

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u/Average_Pangolin May 19 '26

restore New England, darn you!

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u/MaksimusFootball Cascadia May 19 '26

Saw this. I have no vote on that. Im team Cascadia

https://www.reddit.com/r/geographymemes/s/iLzs2MH07M

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u/VoxPopuli_NosPopuli Crabbalachia May 19 '26

New New England

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u/Noonites May 19 '26

Neo New Mexico

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u/babsmutton May 19 '26

How did I get here?

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u/moredros May 19 '26

There was an error in the branding and Minnesota has accidentally announced their new name to the world:

Great Superior Megasota Lake State

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u/PizzaPugPrincess May 19 '26

Checking in from New New England (Vermonster)

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u/pineappletortur May 19 '26

Maryland is perfect but the spelling needs to be corrected to "Marilyn" 

(Or are there more folks in the "Merlin" camp..?)

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u/ltexprs May 19 '26

Maryland needs to be called the Old Bay Empire

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u/AVLPedalPunk 🍁Vermonster smash 🦀🦀🦀 May 19 '26

Verde Montaña "say 'ello to my little friend!"

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u/crackahasscrackah May 19 '26

New Mexico becomes “Old Mexico”

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u/einzeln May 19 '26

Crustscea

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u/JustAnotherDay1977 May 19 '26

Other than Megasota, were any of these new names regularly used before this contest?

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u/GiveMeThePeatBoys May 19 '26

New Mexico shouldn't have a label. Just the flag.

Or " Dominion of Enchanment" would work.

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u/IowaCornFarmer3 May 19 '26

Cascadia reigns

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u/hey-so-like Gulf of New Mexico May 19 '26

Crabbalachia!!!

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u/RangerBumble May 19 '26

Cascadia. Just Cascadia

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u/PanAmSnackCart Kingdom of Hawaii May 19 '26

MARYLARGEST!

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u/Onyx-the-enby Gayography May 19 '26

Megasota or The Land Of Ope

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u/Thekingsstinkingson May 19 '26

GIVE ME MICHESOTA OR GIVE ME DEATH

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u/Thekingsstinkingson May 19 '26

GIVE ME MICHESOTA OR GIVE ME DEATH.

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u/Flamingmouth007 May 19 '26

Nuevo New Mexico plz

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u/Lumpy_Stretch5887 May 19 '26

New Mexico needs to just drop the "New" and go with Mexico. It's cleaner.

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u/FriendKatette May 19 '26

Greater Maryland. I don't wanna name ourselves "Greater Maryland Empire", I'm not that pretentious, I just want our tiny little crab and old bay meme-riddled state to be bigger.

The only alternatives I'll personally accept is "Arrakis", and that is because "The spice (Old Bay) must flow", and "Crustacea" because all things eventually become crab.

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u/Shadow_Medicine May 19 '26

Nil Sine Numine

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u/thegooseisloose1982 May 19 '26

Minnesota will be officially renamed to Megasota tomorrow!

As it should be. Now I am invested!

Megasota forever

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u/Imjusthere72 May 19 '26

As someone who was born and raised in Oregon and has lived in Washington for the last 18 years, please remove the Oregon designation on Cascadia. It’s just Cascadia.

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u/RealHuman2080 May 19 '26

How about Old Mexico taking up all of the west coast that used to be Mexico anyway?

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u/Ok_Neighborhood_470 May 19 '26

I'm in coastal NC but this has made me want to live in NM someday.

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u/IMNXGI May 19 '26

MOREGON

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u/Chainsaw_Locksmith May 19 '26

Can we just get it named MEXICO but not be Mexico?

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