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1767: US State Names

2016-12-02T09:48:56Z

Joecacola: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1767
| date = December 2, 2016
| title = US State Names
| image = us_state_names.png
| titletext = Technically DC isn't a state, but no one is too pedantic about it because they don't want to disturb the snakes.
}}

==Explanation==
This is just a silly map.
Randall has taken a map of the United States of America labeled "Geography Challenge: Name all 50 States" and filled in the states with words that sound similar to the states' names.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Fictional State
! Actual State
! Explanation
|-
| Wilwheaton
| Washington
| Will Wheaton is an actor from Washington
|-
| Organs
| Oregon
|
|-
| Cafeteria
| California
|
|-
| Fallout New Vegas
| Nevada
| Fallout New Vegas is set in Nevada
|-
| Idolatry
| Idaho
|
|-
| mount -a
| Montana
| A command to mount all disk volumes
|-
| Wysiwyg
| Wyoming
| Acronym What You See Is What You Get.
|-
| Uhaul
| Utah
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Haul U-Haul] is a company where you can rent vans.
|-
| Verizona
| Arizona
| Verizon has a shared "Rizon" with Arizona. Randall presumably enjoys this.
|-
| Namaste
| New Mexico
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste Namaste] is a Hindu greeting.
|-
| Hexxus
| Texas
| The antagonist of Ferngully. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FernGully:_The_Last_Rainforest FernGully] is said to be the model for the later film "Avatar".
|-
| Okay
| Oklahoma
| OK is the state's abbreviation.
|-
| Candice
| Kansas
| Candice is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "clarity, whiteness" ("canditia").
|-
| Colocated
| Colorado
| Refers to computer servers located in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colocation_centre co-location center]
|-
| Nebrunswick
| Nebraska
| New Brunswick, A Canadian province
|-
| Dakota
| South Dakota
| Name of an indigenous Native American tribe meaning "friend", "friendly" or "allies" in the Yankton-Yanktonai and Santee dialects of the Lakota Sioux language.
|-
| More Dakota
| North Dakota
|
|-
| Minestrone
| Minnesota
| Minestrone is a thick vegetable soup, originating in Italy.
|-
| Wainscot
| Wisconsin
| A type of wood [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panelling#Wainscot_panelling panelling] covering only the lower half of a wall
|-
| Iota
| Iowa
| Iota is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Yodh.
|-
| Sk8rbois
| Illinois
| "Skater Boys." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk8er_Boi Sk8tr Boi] is a song by Avril Lavigne.
|-
| Mossouri
| Missouri
| The single different letter might be borrowed from Montessori, as in Montessori schools.
|-
| Arkanoids
| Arkansas
| An arcade game.
|-
| Louisa
| Louisiana
|
|-
| Misstate
| Mississippi
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_State_University Miss State] is a university in Mississippi
|-
| Bandana
| Alabama
|
|-
| Thennessy
| Tennessee
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hennessy Hennessy] is a brand of cognac
|-
| Kennedy
| Kentucky
|
|-
| That Other One
| Indiana
|
|-
| Mishy
| Michigan
|
|-
| Oh Hi
| Ohio
| OH-HI-OH is a popular cheer by fans of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University Ohio State University]
|-
| Pencilmania
| Pennsylvania
|
|-
| Newark
| New York
| A mispronunciation of New York. Possible reference to William Gibson's works. Also, many people that live in Newark commute 14 miles to work in New York
|-
| Vermouth
| Vermont
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermouth Vermouth] is an Italian alcoholic beverage
|-
| New Hamper
| New Hampshire
|
|-
| Spanish Maine
| Maine
| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Main Spanish Main] was the mainland Spanish colonial possessions around the Gulf of Mexico
|-
| Masseuses
| Massachusetts
|
|-
| Roald Dahl
| Rhode Island
| A British writer, famous for child novels such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
|-
| Connectfour
| Connecticut
|
|-
| Nude Juggalos
| New Jersey
|
|-
| Delorean
| Delaware
| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_time_machine time machine] in Back to the Future movies
|-
| Maybelline
| Maryland
|
|-
| District of Colubrids
| District of Columbia
| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colubridae Colubridae] are the biggest family of snakes, accounting for about two thirds of the world's species. As the title text mentions, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. District of Columbia], although not part of any state, is technically not a state itself, but is usually labeled on the maps like the 50 others for practical reasons. Here, Randall humorously explains the reason as people not wanting to upset the aforementioned snakes by dismissing their district for this pedantic reason.
|-
| Wyvern
| West Virginia
| A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyvern Wyvern] is a mythical creature
|-
| Virjayjay
| Virginia
| Virginia is similar to vagina. Vajayjay is slang for vagina.
|-
| Sweet Caroline
| North Carolina
| A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Caroline song] by Neil Diamond
|-
| South Caroline
| South Carolina
| A further reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Caroline song 'Sweet Caroline'] by Neil Diamond, similar to 'Dakota' and 'More Dakota.' Plays on similarity between the names 'Caroline' and 'Carolina'
|-
| George
| Georgia
|
|-
| Fyoridor
| Florida
| Possibly derived from the Russian name Fyodor, as in Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
|-
| Alberta
| Alaska
| A Canadian province.
|-
| Kawaii
| Hawaii
| A Japanese term for cute commonly romanized similar to Hawaii.
|}

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript}}
| Alabama => Bandana |
| Alaska => Alberta |
| Arizona => Verizona |
| Arkansas => Arkanoids |
| California => Cafeteria |
| Colorado => Colocated |
| Connecticut => Connect Four |
| Delaware => Delorean |
| District of Columbia => District of Colubrids |
| Florida => Fyoridor |
| Georgia => George |
| Hawaii => Kawaii |
| Idaho => Idolatry |
| Illinois => SK8RBOIS |
| Indiana => That Other One |
| Iowa => Iota |
| Kansas => Candice |
| Kentucky => Kennedy |
| Louisiana => Loisa |
| Maine => Spanish Maine |
| Maryland => Maybelline |
| Massachusetts => Masseuses |
| Michigan => Mishy |
| Minnesota => Minestrone |
| Mississippi => Misstate |
| Missouri => Mossouri |
| Montana => mount -a |
| Nebraska => Nebrunswick |
| Nevada => Fallout New Vegas |
| New Hampshire => New Hamper |
| New Jersey => Nude Juggalos |
| New Mexico => Namaste |
| New York => Newark |
| North Carolina => Sweet Caroline |
| /South Carolina => South Caroline |
| Ohio => Oh Hi |
| Oklahoma => Okay |
| Oregon => Organs |
| Pennsylvania => Pencilmania |
| Rhode Island => Roald Dahl |
| South Dakota => Dakota |
| /North Dakota => More Dakota |
| Tennessee => Thennessy |
| Texas => Hexxus |
| Utah => Uhaul |
| Vermont => Vermouth |
| Virginia => Virjayjay |
| Washington => Willwheaton |
| West Virginia => Wyvern |
| Wisconsin => Wainscot |
| Wyoming => WYSIWYG |

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Maps]]

1767: US State Names

2016-12-02T09:47:37Z

Joecacola: /* Explanation */

{{comic
| number = 1767
| date = December 2, 2016
| title = US State Names
| image = us_state_names.png
| titletext = Technically DC isn't a state, but no one is too pedantic about it because they don't want to disturb the snakes.
}}

==Explanation==
This is just a silly map.
Randall has taken a map of the United States of America labeled "Geography Challenge: Name all 50 States" and filled in the states with words that sound similar to the states' names.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Fictional State
! Actual State
! Explanation
|-
| Wilwheaton
| Washington
| Will Wheaton is an actor from Washington
|-
| Organs
| Oregon
|
|-
| Cafeteria
| California
|
|-
| Fallout New Vegas
| Nevada
| Fallout New Vegas is set in Nevada
|-
| Idolatry
| Idaho
|
|-
| mount -a
| Montana
| A command to mount all disk volumes
|-
| Wysiwyg
| Wyoming
| Acronym What You See Is What You Get.
|-
| Uhaul
| Utah
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Haul U-Haul] is a company where you can rent vans.
|-
| Verizona
| Arizona
| Verizon has a shared "Rizon" with Arizona. Randall presumably enjoys this.
|-
| Namaste
| New Mexico
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste Namaste] is a Hindu greeting.
|-
| Hexxus
| Texas
| The antagonist of Ferngully. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FernGully:_The_Last_Rainforest FernGully] is said to be the model for the later film "Avatar".
|-
| Okay
| Oklahoma
| OK is the state's abbreviation.
|-
| Candice
| Kansas
| Candice is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "clarity, whiteness" ("canditia").
|-
| Colocated
| Colorado
| Refers to computer servers located in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colocation_centre co-location center]
|-
| Nebrunswick
| Nebraska
| New Brunswick, A Canadian province
|-
| Dakota
| South Dakota
| Name of an indigenous Native American tribe meaning "friend", "friendly" or "allies" in the Yankton-Yanktonai and Santee dialects of the Lakota Sioux language.
|-
| More Dakota
| North Dakota
|
|-
| Minestrone
| Minnesota
| Minestrone is a thick vegetable soup, originating in Italy.
|-
| Wainscot
| Wisconsin
| A type of wood [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panelling#Wainscot_panelling panelling] covering only the lower half of a wall
|-
| Iota
| Iowa
| Iota is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Yodh.
|-
| Sk8rbois
| Illinois
| "Skater Boys." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk8er_Boi Sk8tr Boi] is a song by Avril Lavigne.
|-
| Mossouri
| Missouri
| The single different letter might be borrowed from Montessori, as in Montessori schools.
|-
| Arkanoids
| Arkansas
| An arcade game.
|-
| Louisa
| Louisiana
|
|-
| Misstate
| Mississippi
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_State_University Miss State] is a university in Mississippi
|-
| Bandana
| Alabama
|
|-
| Thennessy
| Tennessee
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hennessy Hennessy] is a brand of cognac
|-
| Kennedy
| Kentucky
|
|-
| That Other One
| Indiana
|
|-
| Mishy
| Michigan
|
|-
| Oh Hi
| Ohio
| OH-HI-OH is a popular cheer by fans of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University Ohio State University]
|-
| Pencilmania
| Pennsylvania
|
|-
| Newark
| New York
| A mispronunciation of New York. Possible reference to William Gibson's works. Also, many people that live in Newark commute 14 miles to work in New York
|-
| Vermouth
| Vermont
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermouth Vermouth] is an Italian alcoholic beverage
|-
| New Hamper
| New Hampshire
|
|-
| Spanish Maine
| Maine
| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Main Spanish Main] was the mainland Spanish colonial possessions around the Gulf of Mexico
|-
| Masseuses
| Massachusetts
|
|-
| Roald Dahl
| Rhode Island
| A British writer, famous for child novels such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
|-
| Connectfour
| Connecticut
|
|-
| Nude Juggalos
| New Jersey
|
|-
| Delorean
| Delaware
| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_time_machine time machine] in Back to the Future movies
|-
| Maybelline
| Maryland
|
|-
| District of Colubrids
| District of Columbia
| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colubridae Colubridae] are the biggest family of snakes, accounting for about two thirds of the world's species. As the title text mentions, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. District of Columbia], although not part of any state, is technically not a state itself, but is usually labeled on the maps like the 50 others for practical reasons. Here, Randall humorously explains the reason as people not wanting to upset the aforementioned snakes by dismissing their district for this pedantic reason.
|-
| Wyvern
| West Virginia
| A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyvern Wyvern] is a mythical creature
|-
| Virjayjay
| Virginia
| Virginia is similar to vagina. Vajayjay is slang for vagina.
|-
| Sweet Caroline
| North Carolina
| A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Caroline song] by Neil Diamond
|-
| South Caroline
| South Carolina
| A further reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Caroline song] by Neil Diamond, similar to 'Dakota' and 'More Dakota.' Plays on similarity between the names 'Caroline' and 'Carolina'
|-
| George
| Georgia
|
|-
| Fyoridor
| Florida
| Possibly derived from the Russian name Fyodor, as in Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
|-
| Alberta
| Alaska
| A Canadian province.
|-
| Kawaii
| Hawaii
| A Japanese term for cute commonly romanized similar to Hawaii.
|}

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript}}
| Alabama => Bandana |
| Alaska => Alberta |
| Arizona => Verizona |
| Arkansas => Arkanoids |
| California => Cafeteria |
| Colorado => Colocated |
| Connecticut => Connect Four |
| Delaware => Delorean |
| District of Columbia => District of Colubrids |
| Florida => Fyoridor |
| Georgia => George |
| Hawaii => Kawaii |
| Idaho => Idolatry |
| Illinois => SK8RBOIS |
| Indiana => That Other One |
| Iowa => Iota |
| Kansas => Candice |
| Kentucky => Kennedy |
| Louisiana => Loisa |
| Maine => Spanish Maine |
| Maryland => Maybelline |
| Massachusetts => Masseuses |
| Michigan => Mishy |
| Minnesota => Minestrone |
| Mississippi => Misstate |
| Missouri => Mossouri |
| Montana => mount -a |
| Nebraska => Nebrunswick |
| Nevada => Fallout New Vegas |
| New Hampshire => New Hamper |
| New Jersey => Nude Juggalos |
| New Mexico => Namaste |
| New York => Newark |
| North Carolina => Sweet Caroline |
| /South Carolina => South Caroline |
| Ohio => Oh Hi |
| Oklahoma => Okay |
| Oregon => Organs |
| Pennsylvania => Pencilmania |
| Rhode Island => Roald Dahl |
| South Dakota => Dakota |
| /North Dakota => More Dakota |
| Tennessee => Thennessy |
| Texas => Hexxus |
| Utah => Uhaul |
| Vermont => Vermouth |
| Virginia => Virjayjay |
| Washington => Willwheaton |
| West Virginia => Wyvern |
| Wisconsin => Wainscot |
| Wyoming => WYSIWYG |

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Maps]]

1767: US State Names

2016-12-02T09:45:17Z

Joecacola:

{{comic
| number = 1767
| date = December 2, 2016
| title = US State Names
| image = us_state_names.png
| titletext = Technically DC isn't a state, but no one is too pedantic about it because they don't want to disturb the snakes.
}}

==Explanation==
This is just a silly map.
Randall has taken a map of the United States of America labeled "Geography Challenge: Name all 50 States" and filled in the states with words that sound similar to the states' names.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Fictional State
! Actual State
! Explanation
|-
| Wilwheaton
| Washington
| Will Wheaton is an actor from Washington
|-
| Organs
| Oregon
|
|-
| Cafeteria
| California
|
|-
| Fallout New Vegas
| Nevada
| Fallout New Vegas is set in Nevada
|-
| Idolatry
| Idaho
|
|-
| mount -a
| Montana
| A command to mount all disk volumes
|-
| Wysiwyg
| Wyoming
| Acronym What You See Is What You Get.
|-
| Uhaul
| Utah
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Haul U-Haul] is a company where you can rent vans.
|-
| Verizona
| Arizona
| Verizon has a shared "Rizon" with Arizona. Randall presumably enjoys this.
|-
| Namaste
| New Mexico
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namaste Namaste] is a Hindu greeting.
|-
| Hexxus
| Texas
| The antagonist of Ferngully. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FernGully:_The_Last_Rainforest FernGully] is said to be the model for the later film "Avatar".
|-
| Okay
| Oklahoma
| OK is the state's abbreviation.
|-
| Candice
| Kansas
| Candice is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "clarity, whiteness" ("canditia").
|-
| Colocated
| Colorado
| Refers to computer servers located in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colocation_centre co-location center]
|-
| Nebrunswick
| Nebraska
| New Brunswick, A Canadian province
|-
| Dakota
| South Dakota
|
|-
| More Dakota
| North Dakota
|
|-
| Minestrone
| Minnesota
| Minestrone is a thick vegetable soup, originating in Italy.
|-
| Wainscot
| Wisconsin
| A type of wood [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panelling#Wainscot_panelling panelling] covering only the lower half of a wall
|-
| Iota
| Iowa
| Iota is the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Yodh.
|-
| Sk8rbois
| Illinois
| "Skater Boys." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sk8er_Boi Sk8tr Boi] is a song by Avril Lavigne.
|-
| Mossouri
| Missouri
| The single different letter might be borrowed from Montessori, as in Montessori schools.
|-
| Arkanoids
| Arkansas
| An arcade game.
|-
| Louisa
| Louisiana
|
|-
| Misstate
| Mississippi
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_State_University Miss State] is a university in Mississippi
|-
| Bandana
| Alabama
|
|-
| Thennessy
| Tennessee
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hennessy Hennessy] is a brand of cognac
|-
| Kennedy
| Kentucky
|
|-
| That Other One
| Indiana
|
|-
| Mishy
| Michigan
|
|-
| Oh Hi
| Ohio
| OH-HI-OH is a popular cheer by fans of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_State_University Ohio State University]
|-
| Pencilmania
| Pennsylvania
|
|-
| Newark
| New York
| A mispronunciation of New York. Possible reference to William Gibson's works. Also, many people live in Newark that commute 14 miles to work in New York
|-
| Vermouth
| Vermont
| [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermouth Vermouth] is an Italian alcoholic beverage
|-
| New Hamper
| New Hampshire
|
|-
| Spanish Maine
| Maine
| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Main Spanish Main] was the mainland Spanish colonial possessions around the Gulf of Mexico
|-
| Masseuses
| Massachusetts
|
|-
| Roald Dahl
| Rhode Island
| A British writer, famous for child novels such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
|-
| Connectfour
| Connecticut
|
|-
| Nude Juggalos
| New Jersey
|
|-
| Delorean
| Delaware
| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_time_machine time machine] in Back to the Future movies
|-
| Maybelline
| Maryland
|
|-
| District of Colubrids
| District of Columbia
| The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colubridae Colubridae] are the biggest family of snakes, accounting for about two thirds of the world's species. As the title text mentions, the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. District of Columbia], although not part of any state, is technically not a state itself, but is usually labeled on the maps like the 50 others for practical reasons. Here, Randall humorously explains the reason as people not wanting to upset the aforementioned snakes by dismissing their district for this pedantic reason.
|-
| Wyvern
| West Virginia
| A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyvern Wyvern] is a mythical creature
|-
| Virjayjay
| Virginia
| Virginia is similar to vagina. Vajayjay is slang for vagina.
|-
| Sweet Caroline
| North Carolina
| A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Caroline song] by Neil Diamond
|-
| South Caroline
| South Carolina
| A further reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Caroline song] by Neil Diamond, similar to 'Dakota' and 'More Dakota.' Plays on similarity between the names 'Caroline' and 'Carolina'
|-
| George
| Georgia
|
|-
| Fyoridor
| Florida
| Possibly derived from the Russian name Fyodor, as in Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
|-
| Alberta
| Alaska
| A Canadian province.
|-
| Kawaii
| Hawaii
| A Japanese term for cute commonly romanized similar to Hawaii.
|}

==Transcript==
{{incomplete transcript}}
| Alabama => Bandana |
| Alaska => Alberta |
| Arizona => Verizona |
| Arkansas => Arkanoids |
| California => Cafeteria |
| Colorado => Colocated |
| Connecticut => Connect Four |
| Delaware => Delorean |
| District of Columbia => District of Colubrids |
| Florida => Fyoridor |
| Georgia => George |
| Hawaii => Kawaii |
| Idaho => Idolatry |
| Illinois => SK8RBOIS |
| Indiana => That Other One |
| Iowa => Iota |
| Kansas => Candice |
| Kentucky => Kennedy |
| Louisiana => Loisa |
| Maine => Spanish Maine |
| Maryland => Maybelline |
| Massachusetts => Masseuses |
| Michigan => Mishy |
| Minnesota => Minestrone |
| Mississippi => Misstate |
| Missouri => Mossouri |
| Montana => mount -a |
| Nebraska => Nebrunswick |
| Nevada => Fallout New Vegas |
| New Hampshire => New Hamper |
| New Jersey => Nude Juggalos |
| New Mexico => Namaste |
| New York => Newark |
| North Carolina => Sweet Caroline |
| /South Carolina => South Caroline |
| Ohio => Oh Hi |
| Oklahoma => Okay |
| Oregon => Organs |
| Pennsylvania => Pencilmania |
| Rhode Island => Roald Dahl |
| South Dakota => Dakota |
| /North Dakota => More Dakota |
| Tennessee => Thennessy |
| Texas => Hexxus |
| Utah => Uhaul |
| Vermont => Vermouth |
| Virginia => Virjayjay |
| Washington => Willwheaton |
| West Virginia => Wyvern |
| Wisconsin => Wainscot |
| Wyoming => WYSIWYG |

{{comic discussion}}

[[Category:Maps]]