Wannabe States of the United States | Proposed States

[@KnowingBetter]

What were your guesses for that Texas-Oklahoma state? Yes I know I got East and West Florida backwards.

[@yggy]

Northtexwestlahoma

[@jsands5555]

KnowingBetter ... West Oklahoma

[@BenMarvin]

KnowingBetter Oklas

[@jdprettynails]

North Texas, North North Texas or....Oklatexas.

[@mansamusa1743]

Knowing Better jesusland

[@loganbivins9533]

him: thick bush me: :) him: grow up me: :(

[@Cocaine_Clown]

Logan Bivins More like THICC BUSH

[@riotpolla]

Matagorda means fat woman killer xD

[@momopenguins7335]

fleetlordavtar wasnt built but was upgraded Tennessee Valley Authority Act, which creates the TVA to build dams and power plants National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), which establishes the Public Works Administration (PWA) and the National Recovery Administration (NRA). The PWA provides employment in the building of roads and public buildings. The NRA regulates trade to stimulate competition

[@polandcanintospace8982]

600th like idk why

[@seatspud]

The only "thick Bush" I thought of what came from that state was the former president. ;)

[@flatcapfiddle]

As somone from England I always thought Idaho was named when somone asked "What shal we call this place?" The response was "I dont know" garbled in a Mid-West accent.

[@cristianvillanueva8782]

Thats perfectly reasonable have a nice day

[@zib8512]

Would be so funny but soo good tho

[@ironmanmason4247]

I da ho I the ho I am the ho Thot 100

[@Daydreamerputtosleep]

Who da ho? Idaho

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

@Jen Beery That adds to the hilarity.

[@noahkelly3627]

“Bro what do we call this state?” “How about Columbia?” “Nah that’s too close to Washington DC people might get confused” “Ok how about Washington?” “THATS PERFECT!

[@rantional8180]

..here's a question, what the hell is wrong with people where Washington DC isn't just referred to as DC? sure it was stupid to name the state that in the first place but 130 years later why the hell are we still calling Washington DC,Washington instead of the more clear and more succinct DC? fact is we make fun of people of the past but we're just as retarded....

[@ZaneDalton]

wuter melons Amen, brother...

[@brainmog825]

D.C. ( Devotees of Columbia (( the Goddess)) ) made from two other states "donations" [ VIRGINia & MARYland ], virgin mary land ?? You can't make this stuff up , it's weird.

[@curtisbme]

@@rantional8180 In my experience, most people do just call it DC other than perhaps news folk or others trying to say it's full name. But I'm from one true Washington so could be biased. One thing we do point out is that it isn't a state so it doesn't count and shouldn't be mentioned at all. ;)

[@michaelwilliams6431]

Washington D. C. Is called the "United States." The same as the 50 states in union called the "united States of America," so I don't think they have a problem with confusing people as it seems to be the point when you realize what damage that has caused the people of the states whom most are citizens of the "United States" for federal tax purposes according to "United States" law, even though the don't live there lol.

[@ukkisragee9983]

Imagine having the balls to just be like "hey can we separate to another state" "What would the state be called?" "Superior"

[@thomaswilliams2273]

Well, you've already got one US state and one Canadian province with the name of a Great Lake. Why not a third?

[@thetriplee6181]

To be fair, the lake north of it is called lake Superior and is the only lake to border _only_ the upper peninsula of Michigan.

[@OniNoSweeney]

The smugness would be unfathomable. *"I'm am the Superior Governor."* "As senator, I represent the voice of Superior people." _"Spend your vacation on one of our Superior beaches."_

[@ukkisragee9983]

@@OniNoSweeney and enjoy our superior lake

[@michaelpratt7150]

Up until something like the 1980s I believe it was, the State of West (by God) Virginia was truly the only illegal State in the Union. They separated from Virginia without permission whatsoever. And a Congress at war opened the door to let them in. So VA and WV got together finally and agreed on a formalized separation.

[@brancellbooks]

“Okay guys, what should we name our new state?” “S U P E R I O R”

[@cufflord7179]

That is actually a cool name for a State.

[@glockspeedgaming5072]

Maybe the peninsula, plus northern Wisconsin, could join Minnesota...

[@polandcanintospace8982]

@@glockspeedgaming5072 yes

[@abirdatemytoes4024]

its because of lake superior

[@1127snowbunny1127]

Marquette can be the state capital.

[@iammrbeat]

So you're telling me that at one time George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Jeb Bush all lived in Thick Bush?

[@KnowingBetter]

I'm not sure which half they're from but... yes, that is a possibility 😄

[@iammrbeat]

Midland, so yes! Great video by the way.

[@HistoryandOtherStuffwithBV]

+Knowing Better 0:17 Why use some music that would remind certain vieweres of either The Rat of Mapping "Alternate Future of Europe", or The Rat of Mapping's "Ferum"?

[@jhoughjr1]

Maybe they wouldn’t be such warmongers if they had.

[@Delgen1951]

So If you got punched by a Bush in Thick Busk you would be Bushwacked, in Thick Bush!!

[@benshaffer9915]

Almost heaven Westlyvania

[@beancanneedstherapy8998]

*WhEeZe*

[@tutlegamesperiod.9794]

West's woods lol Penn' woods

[@penguino8185]

Yoshi Does Stuff life is old there older than the trees

[@vlogmancsa8453]

Younger Than the mountains

[@sistersuperioraddie5547]

Growin’ like a breeze

[@mojavefry2617]

A bit of context for “California.” Based on what I have learned, there was an old Spanish legend about an island of black Amazons, rich in gold and where griffins lived, ruled by a Muslim Queen Calafia. The Spanish were under the impression that at least part of California was an island at first, so they named it in reference to the legend.

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

i don't think that a muslim *queen* is something that can exist

[@DONTXCRASH]

Read this b4

[@gideonmele1556]

@@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447 it was based on a fantasy story at the time, similar schtick to Amazons in the days of yore - plus Spain always had a thing with muslims. A complicated thing, but a thing for them nonetheless

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

@@gideonmele1556 ok, though the amazons actually *did* exist

[@mantha6912]

I WISH there was an island of black Amazons. Best vacation spot ever.

[@kould3168]

New state thoughts: North Virginia South Virginia West Carolina East Carolina East Dakota West Dakota North Alaska South Alaska Old York East Virginia Thicc Bush

[@wassup9509]

The we need South Virginia

[@donniefleuryy.29]

West Carolina, East Carolina

[@florida9962]

Uhhhhhh, wouldn't it be cool if east and west *florida* came back???

[@kould3168]

State Stuff Productions florida is already small enough

[@mattykaimiponodacres3048]

@Cant Miss Play! when my aunt Rosa was living, she said she's been to North Virginia LMAO!!😂😂😂😂 I teased her and joked about it for years and you just brought up happy old fun memories, thank you 😊💜🌺🌸

[@garyk3478]

"What do we call it?" "Idunno." "Idano? Well, fine, but write the 'n' down very carefully."

[@BernardS4]

All right gary you beat me to the punch. But to add to the expalanation, it comes from the time when no one knew what it was called, so that was the only answer you would get.

[@MarcoPollo77]

Iowa

[@kajtekz5540]

1. Iokanknahmortakhnam 2. Io-wah? 1. Come to think of it, maybe a short name is better AND SO IOWA WAS BORN

[@nordvestgaming1238]

Zach Brown Yep definitely an original joke that people in Idaho have never heard before, nope its not like we hear 20 million times

[@giacomorapuzzi9866]

Haha, idano get it? Ida-no? Ok I’ll leave.

[@Hawk1966]

When I lived in South Florida in the early 80s I remember the Conch Republic declared war on the United States, fired a .22 in the direction of the mainland then immediately surrendered and demanded war reparations. It was amusing.

[@Hawk1966]

@FirewolfGaming125 I honestly don't remember. I have my doubts.

[@Bkeny1999]

Ironically their independence is tomorrow🤣

[@erestube]

@FirewolfGaming125 It was a stunt. The government was not going to take that seriously. Reagan was president!

[@Bropann]

Plot taken from a movie starring Peter Sellers. Title was "The Mouse that Roared".

[@Hawk1966]

@@Bropann what do you expect from a bunch of drunk Floridians?

[@Jon651]

Fun Fact - the "Deseret Ranch", owned by the Mormon Church, still exists on the east coast of Central Florida. It is a very large cattle ranch that spans several counties, and recently published urbanization plans that span over a century for a city that would dwarf the current Orlando metropolitan area. By the way, here in Florida they pronounce Deseret as "Dez-ah-RAY", with a silent T at the end. Oh, and "Conch" in Conch Republic is pronounced "Konk" and not like "Launch". And technically Key West and a few additional Florida Keys do secede every year, establish the Conch Republic, declare war on the US, surrender, then request foreign aid - all in the course of a single day!

[@christianloper9483]

I didn't know that about the "Dezaray" pronunciation, that's great haha. And the ranch is the largest single ranch in the country iirc.

[@exorgirl]

People were OBSESSED about calling at least something "Jefferson" or "Lincoln".

[@mengia]

Helen B Lincoln, Nebraska.

[@BlackSalamander439]

And in the end they didn’t call any state after either Jefferson or Lincoln, but did name a state with a made up word wtf

[@vicgraphics7645]

if they won’t put Obama on our money at least name a state after him

[@jackgunn1480]

@@vicgraphics7645 Really? Name a state after the most divisive president ever? I guess that would make sense if you wanted to divide a state in half.

[@cliffhendry8272]

@@vicgraphics7645 yeah no thanks

[@redsteak6694]

F in the chat for Jefferson, keeps trying to be a state but fails every time.

[@lukemarx8838]

Well now it’s a city in like multiple stated

[@lukemarx8838]

States

[@KingBobXVI]

Eh, it's probably a good thing - I'm fairly certain the people who still want a state of Jefferson aren't considering it named after _Thomas_ Jefferson, but the _other_ Jefferson...

[@trident3720]

@@KingBobXVI actually they did name it after Thomas Jefferson.

[@KingBobXVI]

@@siyacer - the other "Jefferson" being Jefferson Davis, the first and only president of the confederacy. Given the demeanor and politics of the people who still tend to advocate for a state of Jefferson, I'm pretty sure that's what they're going for but with a veil of plausible deniability because the original plan from before the civil war was a state named after Thomas Jefferson.

[@raddishtt]

If you don’t think “Thick Bush” is funny, then you need to grow down sir

[@SaakeliSaatana]

hairy pp

[@aldefs]

hairy p

[@Terminusmapping]

hai

[@spectralv709]

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[@alomation2063]

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[@jgrunder]

The name "California" derives from a 16th Century romance novel written by a Spanish author named Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo. The novel described an island, very close to the Garden of Eden, full of gold, which was ruled by strong and beautiful black women.

[@emmaxdrawr5208]

it’s wasn’t a spanish novel about spanish women? that’s interesting

[@stefanofeblesverastegui8869]

The OG femdom kink

[@stefanofeblesverastegui8869]

@@emmaxdrawr5208 Why? Romeo and Juliet is an English play about Italian people.

[@emmaxdrawr5208]

@@stefanofeblesverastegui8869 because California is a spanish name

[@emmaxdrawr5208]

@@stefanofeblesverastegui8869 because California is a spanish name

[@kid-vf4lu]

I thought Florida was named after the Florida man -- legendary dude though

[@peposo7]

More than the Alabama man?

[@abandonedfetus2061]

peposo7 Absolutely

[@kevinp6812]

@Ronovich Valdez r/woooosh

[@kevinp6812]

@@anthnylder8136 You mean cousin frickers?

[@lilithserena342]

Hockey Pelican sweeeeeeeeeet hooooooooome aaaaaalabama

[@Ronathanrongers]

“America and British aren’t very creative with their names” Egg and bacon bay Tasmania: yes

[@strangekat2840]

Wait, that's a real place? That's brilliant.

[@Ronathanrongers]

Strange Kat its a real place

[@andymadden8183]

There also exists Lake Disappointment near the northeast of Australia.

[@Ronathanrongers]

Andy Madden lol

[@ahhitskatie9094]

Mr. WhyNot Ironically, there is also Boring, Oregon. Unironically, it is not boring

[@victorvoncooch2513]

"Hey so we found a new state" "Where is it?" "Near texas. What shall we call it?" "uh..new texas"

[@Utonian21]

"Texas 2"

[@chaosensei675]

“The Texaning”

[@misteroof]

Texas 2: electric boogaloo

[@vvREC0Nvv]

YeeYeevania

[@lifepresent3183]

Spangladesh

[@matthewsalle2591]

I’ve been watching a lot of your videos. Sometimes I really don’t care for your opinions but your reasoning and proof is so stout, you continue to earn my respect and cause me to think differently. Extremely uncomfortable but I see great value in your channel. We need more people like you. Thanks for your thorough and respectable work.

[@parajerry]

The short bits of political commentary dripping with smug superiority are really a turn-off. Totally unnecessary and does not reflect positively on him.

[@ILoveKanyeWestLover911]

Me: “Idk did they call it Texlahoma?” Him: “If you guessed Texlahoma” Me: 🧍‍♂️

[@dinisoa]

🧍‍♂️

[@theishaanandankitashow]

🧍🏼‍♂️

[@theshaun6371]

🧍🏼‍♂️

[@azurephoenix9546]

and Texlahoma's claim to fame? the electric guitar.

[@cghbv1585]

🧍‍♂️

[@kyodi3397]

Kids.. read the states! Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas *Few states later* Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson

[@d.3578]

Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln Lincoln

[@moneyblue8466]

Huh this Bull

[@byzantineboi8345]

Thick bush best state

[@acwalter2838]

You know it really flattered me

[@point_decascadia]

Cody from sml um you good?

[@audreymuzingo933]

I was once in a bar in Oklahoma and in the women's restroom someone wrote "I hate this part of Texas." To this day I can't decide what's the funnier possibility; that she was so drunk she thought she was in Texas, or that she saw Oklahoma as just an extension of it (which it basically is).

[@SaakeliSaatana]

>assuming a female wrote that

[@audreymuzingo933]

@@SaakeliSaatana Um, yeah. Is it an unreasonable assumption?

[@NaominOmi28]

@@SaakeliSaatana they were in the women’s restroom, so it would be reasonable to assume that the person who wrote it identifies as a woman.

[@NaominOmi28]

Also that is hilarious 😂

[@audreymuzingo933]

@@NaominOmi28 They said 'female,' not 'woman.' Cuz you know, HUGE difference, LOL!

[@juanpablofinklestein7623]

Very well written and your sighs are perfectly timed and executed. Learned a lot and quickly subscribed.

[@Kamisama1738]

florida might as well be split up cause the north and south are like two completely different states as the old saying goes “in florida the more north you go, the more south it gets”

[@sodaking6858]

Thats a similar thinking to California possibly splitting up mainly cause the Republicans in Cali are getting sick of the vast outnumber they suffer

[@CellGames2006]

@@sodaking6858 Lincoln and Jefferson will return... they've tried to get states from all over the place. Don't think they'll give up after their friend got one.

[@poppychimera1726]

@Ockie Ditchbank Huge vast farms with midwestern values, you're right, Mexicans are actually quite Conservative.

[@rosalynngray6919]

kamisama so TRUE ‼️🙌🏾

[@jackyboi5024]

ted kaczynski pan handle is still really nice

[@SnailSlayaLive]

LETS SPLIT UP MASSACHUSETTS “What should we name them?! North Massachusetts South Massachusetts West Massachusetts East Massachusetts North east Massachusetts South east Massachusetts north west Massachusetts South west Massachusetts And Massyorkylvania

[@compashinpei]

Hey, how about Massa and Chusetts? XD

[@84updown]

... And Jefferson

[@jaebby9695]

Eiahfou can’t have a Jefferson without a Lincoln!!! Gotta add that in there too!

[@pey850]

And central Massachusetts

[@rayizard5687]

They'd still all be Massholes!

[@Pokemonleafmon]

*Man 1 shouts out to large crowd* Man 1: Ok everyone, what do we name the state? *Man 2 responds from far away* Man 2: I dunno! *Man 1 leans forward* Man 1: Idaho? That's PERFECT Kyle!

[@emmawerty1938]

WhoCanusMaximus 😂🤣

[@liasuckslmao]

the comment above fore said pretty much the same thing oof it was form last year

[@Pokemonleafmon]

@@liasuckslmao oof I feel uncreative now

[@liasuckslmao]

WhoCanusMaximus rip

[@robertblake7145]

Excellent presentation to a complex topic! Your narration was excellent! Thanks Bob

[@michaelstevenson5044]

"What do we name this state?" "I dunno." "I daho... perfect!"

[@DefghiJooo]

"what do we name this state?" "Hai" *"Hawaii! Good one!"*

[@superkamiguru6856]

@@DefghiJooo That only makes sense for names that don't have an origin. Hawaii is from the word "Hawai'i", which is "Land of the Gods" in Polynesian.

[@kerelasfinest4496]

I’m the hoe

[@Iemonic]

stuff like this makes me lose braincells

[@ShodaiGojira-xn3xk]

"What we call this place?" *Sees hoe* "Say no more!"

[@NaziGOPBallmer]

Yooper, Superior? Might as well call it _"Yooperior"_

[@jrodagormykid9063]

It's because we're on Lake Superior

[@Jaybird_102]

*Y E S Y E S Y E S Y E S*

[@strandedcat8598]

better than Wischigan

[@ssik9460]

@@marchelapocopio8636 OURperior

[@benmemon]

might aswell consider its *_yoopremacy_*

[@callinicusa.rimmonsrider9111]

Fun fact: The reasoning for Deseret not being a state wasn't because it was too big, it was because the representative for the proposed state was about 20 minutes late and the stakes of land he'd planned on claiming were already claimed by the time he got there. And so, they had to settle on for what is now Utah.

[@rinnhart]

So, they sent a BYU kid to DC by himself and the predictable hijinks ensued the night before?

[@texaswunderkind]

Plus, you know, it was totally unreasonable for 3,000 Mormon settlers to be able to claim half of the American west as their property just because. And because Mormons had tried to form their own country. And also their founder was killed in a shootout with federal troops.

[@albinoguidedog]

@@texaswunderkind the Mormons were exiled from the US and ended up in Utah. They kinda didn't have a choice, it was either die or flee out west.

[@clarkknudsen9438]

@@texaswunderkind the founder was shot and killed by an a mob in Illinois in 1846, not federal agents while being held at a prison. Until 1976 killing a Mormon got you a bounty in Missouri, so not really welcome there. Looking at actual compliance with the law, Deseret met the requirements for statehood while others (Wyoming, Nevada) did not. Nevada was a quick add during the Civil War to ensure northern majority during congressional votes. History has all sorts of nuance. If you have ever been to Utah or Nevada, from a mid 19th century view point there isn't much to fight over.

[@mangoFace1987]

From any viewpoint there isn’t much to fight over lol

[@madisonbadger9454]

I enjoy ALL of Knowing Better’s videos. KB is brilliant. Sometimes it is fun to re-watch.

[@ajgerbi]

3:37.. there’s NO way “East Florida” was literally on the West side of the state, and “West Florida” was on the East Side... this has to either be a joke or a typo because COME ON!

[@Zimza12]

typo

[@codylgarcia]

You underestimate the power of Florida Man

[@Lumberjack_king]

It's Florida logic.

[@top8316]

@@Zimza12 type*

[@Zimza12]

@@top8316 taipeaux

[@GaryCameron780]

"Thick bush. Grow up" LOL

[@Chris-kk6cw]

Gary Cameron Gary you look like a naughty boy

[@mitchellcumsteen9220]

Chet Collins Looks like the kind of guy who’d show up at a 12-year old’s house with a six pack & no pants on.

[@jordijordinium]

You mean- T H I C C Bush. XD don’t hurt me ;-;

[@Metal9040]

George Bush?

[@Metal9040]

Lol

[@qualitytrash2257]

The amount of times a state was going to be called Jefferson and Lincoln is hilarious

[@roguetool8869]

And no state has those names. Washington won.

[@johnnyrebellion8672]

Nobody south of the Mason-Dixon line was ever going to let a state be named "Lincoln".

[@zachmiller9175]

@@johnnyrebellion8672 I didn't know they had a say. Oh wait they dont

[@lactoast477]

there’s lincon, Nebraska and jefferson Missouri

[@terrrrrrrrrrrrrrry]

not as hilarious as the state of superior lol

[@squishyturtles1648]

This the first video I’ve seen from you and I absolutely loved how upset you got when the names were unoriginal.

[@meadowkoch1706]

1. Why was this in my recommended? 2. Why did I decide to watch it? 3. Why was it way more interesting than I expected?? 4. How did you get me to subscribe?

[@aquarius6139]

4: see points 1-3

[@kikearce3661]

Same i just didn't subscribed

[@Giftig--Daniel-P]

Same, but I did sub

[@thegameres816]

Omg me too

[@TheZephyrsWind]

1. Hacks. 2. Brainwashing. 3. Low expectations. 4. More brainwashing.

[@ellis6912]

It’s sad how the only time I pay attention to stuff like this it’s online

[@Cyrilcynder1]

Because it's actually true. Most of the stuff we hear in school and teacher spout is usually false. Your brain can sence the bullshit

[@parker469a]

@@Cyrilcynder1 Most of the history I heard was a little too pro-USA. We were never at fault for a single thing ever? REALLY? I believe that just as much as anybody else who tries to tell me that they were completely innocent when a fight happens. There's also the huge the time gaps and lack of talking about some events but not others. I mostly assumed at the time it due to a lack of time in class but that doesn't seem like the case anymore.

[@tentativee]

Yeah same

[@LuckyAJC]

I have do e research and teachers just spew straight crap

[@oussematrabelsi9429]

@@parker469a where the fuck do you study. High school history isn't pro-USA. It's mostly neutral and frank about the bad and good stuff usa did

[@milkman2808]

Living in Utah, I wish we were named Deseret. I know the name has heavily religious origins, but it sounds dope.

[@user-lr3yw1gu4m]

Deseret!!!! That’s a bad name!!! If that happened the good names and their good state shaped of Arizona, Utah, and Nevada won’t exist

[@nathangale7702]

Utah is good, but I like Deseret too. It's a tough call.

[@BassandoForte]

I think you'll find Mormon Utah has more religious overtones... Especially after needing to kick their suited heads in for cold calling God...

[@ussinussinongawd516]

@@BassandoForte ew mormons just ew

[@williamsledge3151]

I liked the name so much I used it for a nation in my fantasy universe. The Deseret Dominion

[@jamesmatthews8881]

I'd already heard that Texas can split itself into five states whenever it wants to. But I've always wondered: once it splits, does it have to stay split?

[@cdavid469]

the implications of the split would make it virtually permanent, because as 4 new states they would have 8 new senators, while their congressional representation would remain otherwise the same, I doubt the new state would try and combine as it would mean a loss of representation

[@blademaster8881]

Breaking news! Alaska has decided it wanted to be closer to the US so it just decided move directly under the west coast!

[@eightyoutube11]

Lmao smart ass

[@theh2oshark32]

Hawaii too!

[@ymaccount611]

Lol

[@thanos4959]

Blade Master lol

[@dogeyes7261]

Plus it shrank because it's big enough not to make little Texas feel threatened

[@seanlanders4180]

"They were originally going to name this area Columbia but decided against it because oeople would confuse it with D.C." Me, a telling someone I live in Washington: *sigh* "no, the state"

[@dashiefiles]

Honestly tho. People call DC either DC or Washington. Having Washington state be named Columbia would probably make more sense especially because as he mentioned in the video, British Columbia is north of it

[@standporter]

Too true

[@punkwrestle]

@@dashiefiles So we should call it American Columbia!

[@Julianna.Domina]

For me, I always say either Washington D.C. or D.C. to refer to the capital, and just Washington to refer to the state

[@ascendantmadness347]

Anyone else notice that East and West Florida were labeled backwards?

[@linkfromzelda1002]

Oh yeah I did.

[@purplehaze4942]

"Consider thmselves so different from the rest of Michigan that they've tried to break away and create a stat named Superior" I'm dying... It's too good lmao.

[@joeo6378]

It is amazing how many times “Jefferson” and “Lincoln” has been proposed as a state name and yet we have zero states with those names. Pretty fun!

[@dashiefiles]

I think they fit quite well as state names more than other presidents’ last names would

[@mwi3865]

Lincoln as a name is stupid. We should name one after a better president. Coolidge would be great. Or theadore. Or going by the exploits before he was president then Hoover.

[@shadowyt69420]

@@mwi3865 Lincoln was actually a great president, he achieved many things in office, of course the first one is obvious, he freed the slaves, and while I understand it was more for the war than anything, Lincoln himself disliked slavery, not just slavery would have ended too, if Lincoln had not been assassinated, racism would have been dealt with quicker. Lincoln also had great economic policies. He also made sure the U.S recognized countries like Liberia and Haiti, both of which had a history with slavery. Lincoln also kept the nation together in a time of great conflict. In my opinion, he is one of, if not the best president we've had. Some may disagree with me, and I understand Lincoln had his flaws, but I'd take him over any other president besides Washington. Also, Lincoln actually sounds like a decent name for a state, sure, it is somewhat odd, but I think it would fit for a state.

[@romulusnr]

3:36 Why is East Florida on the west side of West Florida?

[@prim16]

That was a mistake in the video, sources show it was actually the other way around, with East being on the East side.

[@prim16]

@@Subt0nix Lmaooo

[@danielmarkey6192]

@@Subt0nix i live for the confusion that would come out of that

[@PeruvianPotato]

@@MYKEDANGER Meanwhile, you are yet another jobless hoser

[@isaacezekielthecolorblindg7343]

romulusnr that’s wut I said :(

[@CamoCraft109]

"The people of the upper peninsula of Michigan consider themselves so different from the rest of Michigan that they talked about breaking away and creating the state of *SUPERIOR* " even if this only has to do with Lake Superior, I still think the idea of somebody naming their state 'Superior' is just an ultimate power-play.

[@gezi5927]

CamoPlays yeah, I live in the LP of Michigan and the UP thinks they are better

[@bordergore7623]

It’s fitting too, since they’ll be both above and free of the test run apocalypse that is: “Detroit”

[@ashipnerdoffical4260]

Yeah, but that idea lost all real steam when the Mackinaw Bridge was built.

[@CamoCraft109]

@@ashipnerdoffical4260 Yeah, I can see that... on a completely unrelated note Mackinac Island is a really nice place, went there on vacation once.

[@ashipnerdoffical4260]

@@CamoCraft109 indeed it is. Went there once. Fun times. Fun times indeed. :)

[@Screewup69]

My favorite joke involving a state goes like. Hey what’s that state known for potato’s. Uh, Idaho. Yeah and I da pimp.

[@Jujuoak]

Every time I say I’m from Washington online everyone goes “WaShiNgTon DC?”

[@jmadmaxx7295]

Whoa Washington DC? That’s awesome, do you visit the monuments everyday?

[@Jujuoak]

J K yep my favorite is the Statue of Liberty 🗽

[@4kc2]

washington is epic,, do u live in the country or the city?

[@Jujuoak]

Thomas 💫 the Country Washington, we have the mightiest army

[@nusdrapoel897]

Oh, have you ever met Obama there? Do you know his last name?

[@thaisgregorio2734]

"Stop trying to make Jefferson happen!"

[@nthgth]

Great reference 🤣

[@paulinaanameiboudesocque2398]

That's so Jefferson

[@lui9040]

Why screw L.A and the bay they are out of touch with how the inlands live yet dictate our lives. It’s majority rule. Taxation without representation.

[@Addy0510]

I’m surprised it wasn’t Alexander Hamilton who said that

[@bruhz_089]

@@nthgth to what?

[@juliahamilton8811]

I swear I see the Cascadia flag flying more often then I see the actual Washington state flag

[@andrewputnam2717]

Because our state flag is trash

[@ty_pugachev]

@@andrewputnam2717 yeah its just a picture of George Washington

[@theshinycharmander258]

New York uses a coat of arms on a blue banner

[@NeikoGarcia]

Guilty, I have the cascadia flag in my room 😂

[@nbewarwe]

You guys aren't the only one. Chicago flies its own city flag more than the Illinois flag for the same reason you guys fly the Cascade flag: The state flag is trash, but the other one looks awesome.

[@MitchJohnson0110]

The proposed state of "Superior" actually has an interesting history and has had several iterations over the years. The first of which was actually proposed by Thomas Jefferson when the area was still part of the Northwest Territory. Called "Sylvania" the area included what is now northern Wisconsin as well as parts of northeastern Minnesota, as well as the U.P. Other proposals under the name "Ontonagon" have existed as well. Sometimes including northeast counties of Wisconsin and counties on the tip of Michigans lower peninsula. These proposals made more sense in the past when the mining industry was still very strong in the U.P. At one point in time a large share of iron and copper in the USA came from the area. Not so much these days.

[@jonathansaunders7551]

"Translates to thick bush" Me: "Hehe Thick Bu-" "Grow Up" Me: :(

[@invadegreece9281]

Lol

[@gammacxytwo5626]

A thick bush is a tree

[@ryan_yount]

"So what should we name this state?" "I don't know" "Did you say Idaho? That's a great name!" "That's not what I- oh boy"

[@vinny9868]

Look at Idaho's cities. Half of them have remained unchanged from what the French named them, a few names are borrowed from the natives and the rest are generic.

[@johnnyrebellion8672]

You are correct. Idaho sucks and nobody should ever move there, especially Californians.

[@PorkchopGMX]

LastConfederateSoldier they have good potatoes though

[@kjjames_13]

@@PorkchopGMX lol

[@themeddite]

LastConfederateSoldier don’t move to Idaho at all they don’t want people here we just want to be left alone to our corn fields onion fields and our constant road construction

[@willtennille391]

Forget about "yoopers" trying to establish the state of Superior, they should name the state "Yootopia"

[@yvunglouis1839]

UP is gay the Mitten is where it's at 👏👏

[@bryum8898]

@@yvunglouis1839 There is a town called Gay in the UP. I've proudly been to the Gay bar.

[@markcalton6717]

Yootopia? More like yeetopia

[@redriveral2764]

Cloverland is what they wanted to call it.

[@joeyshit6744]

@@yvunglouis1839 wanna fight?

[@MisterBeauJanGels]

While you mention Alaska, there's a lot of history missing. Prior to WWII, the portion of Alaska west of the 141st parallel was mostly devoid of population. Bob Bartlett was Alaska's last territorial delegate to the U.S. House and later first U.S. Senator. He suggested splitting the territory into three parts and seeking immediate statehood only for the more populous southeastern portion. This was before oil was discovered in commercial quantities, one of the factors which changed things. Also, Alaska has an active homegrown secession movement which began in 1973. One can search for the Alaskan Independence Party to find more information.

[@Kuwassu]

As a Yooper myself, I can conform yes, we are very different than the rest of Michigan. Let alone only 3% of Michigan's entire population lives here, so stuff like politics and that will most likely not help at all. -If Superior were to exist now actually, its population would be smaller than Wyoming-

[@andrewjazdzyk1215]

I mean, you can say the same for parts of Northern lower as well

[@andrewjazdzyk1215]

Upper peninsula would be in rough shape financially without the lower peninsula

[@pompe221]

The U.P. has been the redheaded stepchild peninsula every since it became a part of Michigan. I mean, "Ughhhhhhh FINE, Ohio can have the Toledo Strip and we'll take that stupid consolation prize from Wisconsin" isn't exactly welcoming. And it's never gotten any better. The two peninsulas have never had much in common and probably never will.

[@KandiKlover]

The only difference is being stupider.

[@BexnRN]

@@KandiKlover if they don’t have Wretched Bitchmer, they ARE Superior 🤣

[@deldarel]

"Texclahoma? No, that's too stupid. It's west-oklahoma." And once again I got disappointed.

[@SirDupree]

I guessed NorthWeste Texlahoma, so I am happy I came up with a dumber name.

[@ihatetitcok2845]

Westklahoma westbrook

[@Ezrax77]

3:37, why is east florida on the left (west side) and west florida on the right (east side)?

[@heatherhillman1]

Um.......it's Florida???

[@ozark4737]

@@heatherhillman1 🤣🤣

[@xoxxobob61]

We should have given West Florida to Alabama. There is a reason we call the area "Lower Alabama" anyways !

[@xSHURRAx]

Hell, I thought I was imagining that! Guess I didn't see wrong! But I'm guessing it was a typo. Or just people who were too dumb to tell east from west.

[@freecontent4306]

Xoxxo Bob why?

[@AnthonyOksenholtPersonal]

Dude I fuckin love your videos. Awesome job. I was hoping you would mention the Conch Republic and was glad when you did.

[@icecreamsandwich7522]

1: The lie that is “Wyoming”

[@skyes4552]

The only state is Ohio It has invaded everything

[@kodilybarger3941]

I’m from Wyoming

[@icecreamsandwich7522]

Kodi Lybarger I have sent the CIA to attempt to get you out. Stay calm.

[@ElecWaff]

Theodor Martin Correct. Wyoming isn’t real

[@thespellchecker9123]

Wyoming is garbo

[@AmronFortis]

John Adams: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@K.C.-Games]

Yeah right they should make more states named after Presidents and Founding Fathers

[@anonUK]

"His Rotundity the Duke of Braintree".

[@spectrumdisorder]

Adams County, Idaho. Good enough.

[@charlesdewitt8087]

Shouldn't have passed the Aliens & Sedition Act.

[@cart.l]

yeah, he’s a joke to me, alien and sedition acts

[@bryanrichey6183]

No one: Literally everyone starting a new state: omg let’s call it Jefferson

[@collingraham8205]

Doesn't that just sound great though? "Jefferson State" I like it.

[@airchompz]

god this meme has been abused and is so unfunny now. I look forward to when other, better memes wash over it and every video didn't have some dumb ass "No one:" meme at the top from someone trying desperately to fit in ARGHH

[@ssimon64]

Lol

[@ssimon64]

@@collingraham8205 it really does!!!

[@Operator8282]

Beats Fillmore.

[@fmsmusicdump8695]

5:24 what’s funny is that there is a place by the border of Texas and Oklahoma called “Lake Texoma” that actually exists

[@mrfruigle1081]

Almost heaven, Westlyvania

[@cristiancollins9947]

Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River

[@blue_pingu]

Take me home westlyvania

[@polarbarr21]

So glad they didn’t choose that name or we couldn’t say West Virginia is the best Virginia.

[@fishels3895]

That me laugh way too hard. Thanks man

[@cristiancollins9947]

younger than the mountains, blowin' like a breeze

[@theemperor6413]

The fact that you thought we where being dirty minded when you said “thick Bush” means your dirty minded for thinking that

[@prodingus7282]

You're sense of humor is clearly lacking.

[@floodescapeguy8063]

@@prodingus7282 r/oof

[@californyea2992]

pro dingus You are sense of grammar is clearly lacking

[@floodescapeguy8063]

@@californyea2992 You say that but you can't spell you're, and can't put a period at the end of the sentence.

[@californyea2992]

oof bruh I was making a joke replying to the other person

[@matlevesque8944]

''Thick bush'' .. No I'm not growing up.

[@wave1090]

Matagorda can also be translate as "Kill fat woman". Just saying...

[@matlevesque8944]

That just escalated.

[@christianawilliams9101]

Afkcorgi I mean they already all are very random.

[@BlackMagickMike]

😂😂😂

[@Fluteboy]

Grow up? I'm 45 and it's hilarious! Life is not for growing up!

[@masonrodriguez7809]

In California, I always heard the story that there was an old novel in Spain that was a bestseller about a land filled with only girls. The name of the island was California. Thus the name of California.

[@bassofd00m]

they are unforgettable after all

[@clayman0430]

did anyone else notice the east florida text was on the west side and west on the east side

[@marsbran4846]

clayman0 skycade Google East and West Florida and you will see that it's the opposite the guy that made this video is an idiot

[@mathewwhitford5730]

Mars Bran I hope nobody needs to Google what east and west are lol

[@marsbran4846]

Mathew Whitford I believe nobody needs to Google what East and West is but I also believe that you did not understand his question. Thusly you do not understand my answer

[@jordini3381]

Ironic considering his yt channel's name

[@calebshade4991]

+Mars Bran Wait.....you had to google to confirm which side was East Florida and which side was West Florida?

[@Rabidchu]

I just looked up the whole "land of the Caliph" thing and it's much more interesting than he let's on. "California" appears to be a Spanish fabrication of the root word "khalifa" (meaning "Caliph" as we understand it today) in reference to a fictional character named Calafia who is essentially an Arabic/Amazon warrior-queen. Her story consists of her raising an army of female warriors, flying that army to Constantinople with a flock of griffins, being defeated and converted from Islam to Christianity, and being married off to a knight. The character is entirely fictional but was nonetheless very well known in Spanish culture at the time, so I'm not entirely uncertain that the name simply means "the land of Calafia" or "the land of the warrior-queen"

[@TheGldnSldr]

This false story has been making it's rounds for years. The true origin of California's name comes from a Spanish writer who knew about the barren land north of Mexico (south of Mexico in his day as most of California belonged to Mexico) and had made it the setting of his book. He described it as a "hot oven" in order to convey a sense of hellish temperature. Derived from the Latin callidus fornax and supplemented with a feminine "ia" Latin suffix the literal meaning is "hot oven."

[@Rabidchu]

@@TheGldnSldr Can I get the name of the writer and the book so I can check it out? Also, in modern context, that's kinda hilarious.

[@TheGldnSldr]

@@Rabidchu the man's name was Montalvo, the book was "The Exploits of Esplandion"

[@bonthebunnycat667]

@mister clean ?????

[@scolipede1549]

._. why did you mention Constantinople

[@suedoe4316]

Can someone *please* tell me the source for the claim at 6:52? "But as part of the [Compromise of 1850], California joined the union as a free state, and they had to pinky promise to send one pro-slavery and one anti-slavery senator to Congress."

[@PongoXBongo]

They should make a law that new states must have unique names, no compass directions.

[@KL2010]

I tend to Agree. I live in Western Australia . . . . not very imaginative.

[@brandonwithnell612]

to be fair the country name itself isnt all that better, the United States of America....thats not a name thats a description lol

[@jorgepeterbarton]

...and they are not aloud to just nick names of english towns. putting 'new' infront of it doesn't count either.

[@elle.mack.wednesday]

PongoXBongo only after north and south jersey split. I agree that compass direction names are unoriginal but people already recognize these 2 as separately named and disclosed locations. The names are unoriginal but for me living in south jersey it’s just easier if the south and north jerseys split and they don’t turn into Lincoln and Jefferson.

[@equaius893]

the Virginia to the left of the original one

[@cubansweetfire]

New states idea for me: Georgia become North Florida Alabama becomes West Florida And Texas becomes Texas

[@pdb2k154]

Alabama and Georgia can have north Florida and west Florida. Just leave Florida with central Florida, Tampa and south Florida. It will be much better after that

[@bordergore7623]

Get your shit outta here. Georgia took decades to become like our anime waifu North Carolina and develop a nice suburban society. We don’t want your surfer weed bullshit and we’re done with your banjos.

[@Perririri]

Florida becomes North Cuba!

[@lamarij29]

Noo Florida becomes South Georgia

[@lamarij29]

Georgia is one of the 13 colonies so no

[@MilesPD08]

When he said guess the state partly Texas, partly Oklahoma in my head I said “I don’t know uhhh, Texlahoma?”. After he said it was texlahoma I was disappointed I actually thought of that same name

[@isaacorr3180]

I thought of Oklahexas

[@arcihungbycraneonfire]

So what was the name

[@kimyona9746]

I thought Texklahoma

[@gryn_iq]

I thought of Texco....I still dont like it.

[@Tc-rn8lh]

I thought of Texoma even know it’s a Lake and a town already in Oklahoma and Texas. 😭😂😂

[@jameshaxby5434]

It's interesting that there have been proposed states carved out of many different regions, and almost all of them wanted to be called "Jefferson".

[@hhairball9]

In my family (mostly the boys), for the past 30 years, whenever anyone says, "Idaho", the quick response is, "You da pimp!"

[@ladyd104]

I wasn't going to laugh at the "thick bush" part until he said "grow up", that's when the laugh really came out. 🤣

[@Tc-rn8lh]

I know right 😂😂

[@itzwick6933]

“We need just one more state for this country to be perfect... what should we do?” “How about we overthrow the queen of Hawaii?” “.... THATS A PERFECT IDEA!”

[@brainmog825]

According to the Islanders that I've spoken with , they never wanted to be part of the United States anyway, so........ maybe one of the other 3 U.S. Territories or Island groups might be more reasonably interested.

[@bloodnivel70]

based

[@reverendken4113]

@@brainmog825 when they voted on being part of the US the locals were denied the right to vote. Only the invaders had a vote, how convenient.

[@stevenvictx]

It was either us or japan. They still think we stole the island from them

[@Profligateslayer]

Brain Mog no, actually. Puerto Rico, home to over 3 million people, has rejected statehood multiple times because they didn’t want to pay taxes.

[@bonniehoke-scedrov4906]

You have such a fun channel! Thank you so much!

[@NatalieJ22]

There’s still a lot of people in areas of Northern California that wanna be the state of Jefferson, it didn’t stop in 2013. If you drive through there there’s plenty of signs that say “state of Jefferson.” Also the 2013 thing was a stupid idea that lumped parts of the state together that made entirely no sense and was designed by some Silicon Valley prick to basically make things better for him and his rich buddies in Silicon Valley.

[@lynnecarriemurphy3448]

They could always leave California, defect to russia, we'd all be better off.

[@dirtfarmer7472]

That sounds about right from Califorina

[@kwilliamson1096]

Why are there only 49 contestants in the Miss USA pageant? No one wants to be Miss I da ho.

[@hydrolito]

They call her Miss Idaho USA not to be confused with Miss Idaho America that enters the Miss America Pageant.

[@danigonzalez-dotti2540]

hydrolito bro it was a joke

[@thaddeustomczyk2308]

Good one Kevin

[@somerandomguy1887]

There are only 49 contestants Because Wyoming doesn't exist.

[@worm-bri]

Some Random dude finally, someone said it

[@crypt0nym0ussec57]

Country roads, take me home, To the place, I belong, Westsylvania, Mountain Mama, take me home, Country roads...

[@samuelherman4859]

I just put the music of Led Zeppelin you know What? Immigrant Song

[@ZingNovaVODS]

5:20 "Were you thinking Texlahoma?" Yes. yes I was.

[@cashvanblaricom7781]

The man who proposed the name Idaho claimed it was Shoshone for “Gem of the mountain” and is the reason Idaho has the nickname of the Gem state. It doesn’t mean that, but the name stuck.

[@RageUnchained]

At least Utah is named after the Ute tribe.

[@DeathBringer769]

It's funny how often ignorant, made-up stuff like that has stuck around just because people assumed it was legit without looking into it first, lol.

[@peposo7]

Hoping Thanos wouldn't know Shoshone. Trying to outsmart Galactic public school?

[@MisterJunichi]

@@peposo7 what are you even talking about

[@peposo7]

@@MisterJunichi gems & stuff, you know.....XD

[@britnxypham]

jefferson just keeps on trying but still isn’t getting any fruition 😂😭

[@alexanderfretheim5720]

If it happened, it would be the largest stretch of coastline in the United States without a single decent port.

[@joesphmason8673]

They have plenty of Counties names Jefferson and Franklin

[@livispuzzled]

@@joesphmason8673 i live near franklin county in pennsylvania lol

[@mal74]

There's a lot of Jefferson Counties. Louisville is Jefferson County.

[@R-BURQUENO]

You have my subscription

[@ShellShock794]

"Well, we completely made up the name for our state and we found the perfect area for our capital. What should we name the capital?" Boise. "Boise? Wtf is that?" I don't know, just do it.

[@Creeper_123]

Boise was named after the Boise River which runs through the city, the word Boise, is actually a french word meaning Wooded, therefore the rivers name is the "Wooded River". Coeur D'Alene (Which is in Northern Idaho) is also a French word meaning "Heart of an awl"

[@alisoncircus]

@@Creeper_123 ... I hope you mean "owl"... nope. It's awl, alright. Wow.

[@krankarvolund7771]

@@alisoncircus Don't worry, I'm french and I didn't understood the word in french either XD

[@thefuturemustknowwhereyouv1405]

I mean there is a county in Tennessee called Boise as well so like

[@12SPASTIC12]

Also the French would have pronounced it ‘bwaz’

[@wilpotocki2453]

I lived in Northern Wisconsin when the State of Superior was proposed. It was not not just the upper peninsula of Michigan but included Northern Wisconsin with the southern border starting at Merrill, Wisconsin.

[@teteeheeted]

“Cascadia” could’ve been the first country with purple on their flag as a flex, but they chose blue white and green, just another rip off flag smh

[@alexguymon7117]

The Second Spanish Republic would like to have a word with you

[@teteeheeted]

@@alexguymon7117 shhh they don’t exist

[@nostrodelaantares8416]

@@alexguymon7117 Franco: aaaaaand it's back to RED

[@SentientPotato3]

@@teteeheeted dominica already has purple on it's flag

[@thediamondkittygamingmore6614]

Ripoff Lebanon. Also angry Dominica noises.

[@thelogster8715]

Proposed States: The Rejection of Jefferson

[@livispuzzled]

here’s an idea: every state’s name is washington

[@jennifergresham3751]

When you talked about Long Island and Michigan, I thought you were for sure going to bring up Chicago & the rest of Illinois. Chicago is all Illinois gets recognized for, people actually often times say Chicago as if it’s the state and the rest of Illinois is a far cry from anything like Chicago yet that impact soo much of the rest of the state.

[@NinjaWatermelon42]

As a non-American, I still found this interesting and will subscribe to see more of what you've got to offer.

[@KnowingBetter]

Glad to hear it! I am doing international videos like this, a mix of history and geography, coming up here soon. If you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them.

[@eartianwerewolf]

I would love to learn more about other countries :D (American)

[@wintermist100]

Why isn’t Arkansas pronounced ar Kansas

[@corvus1374]

It was settled by French people who don't pronounce final consonants after a vowel.

[@hunterabercrombie5534]

U stole that joke I literally just saw it on a vine

[@corvus1374]

How is that a joke and not a real question, and what makes you think the person on Vine was the first person ever to ask that? smfh

[@dashiefiles]

French people hate pronouncing S at the end of words

[@hamzahusen792]

I am confusion

[@McHeisenburger]

inhales *_W E S T V I R G I N I A_*

[@UwU-us7dt]

Mountain Mama

[@nicholassmith17]

All my memories, gather round her.

[@queenlamp]

Miners' lady, stranger to blue water

[@bluelithiumhaze]

Blue ridge mountains...

[@xlunadivinerx1585]

Queen Lamp Dark and dusty, painted on the sky

[@DeepSnowRider]

Great video. Only the drab living room background took away from it. Delivery skills are great, bump up your studio quality

[@saifavorites]

You forgot Upstate NY also wants to sperate from downstate, as downstate controls slightly more than half the population and thus sways all state legislature in their favor. Thus making it nearly impossible for Upstate to get laws passed that would help their economy. The new state would be called New Amsterdam, after what the state was called by the Dutch who originally settled the area.

[@henrysmith9763]

New York State was never called New Amsterdam it was New York City that was New Amsterdam

[@saifavorites]

@@henrysmith9763 but in the movement, the new name suggested it was New Amsterdam, historically incorrect as it may be the movement in and around 2016 was for Upstate to be called New Amsterdam.

[@krald8421]

Ditto for washington, the puget sound controls the entire state

[@chublez]

​@@krald8421Funds it too. Desert Boi.

[@1015blakie]

*ME: Hears Lincoln and Jefferson like 50 times* Also ME: CAN YOU STOP SUGGESTING THAT

[@bread604]

Me Live In Texas. The border line of Texas and Oklahoma, there's a town/city and it's called Texoma

[@williehawaii9967]

You have a Missouri city...for some reason

[@bread604]

huh

[@thomasisrael1636]

Yep, and there are two towns on either side of the Texas/Arkansas line named...Texarkana.

[@Creeper_123]

theres a lot of those in the US

[@_Anthony___]

@@williehawaii9967 we have a Paris city

[@dummgelauft]

Los Angeles, NYC, SFO, Seattle, Chicago, Portland all need to be their own states and spare the rest of their current states the misery of their perverted politics