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Inspiration (startrek.website)

submitted 10 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's weird they went with new instead of better. Maybe they weren't very optimistic.

[–] NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Better York

Less Crappy Orleans

Marginally Improved Haven

[–] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Or more accurately Great Britain should just be OK Britain.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Lets be honest here, great Britain should be called below standard Britain.

[–] bizarrocullen@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Fun fact: Britain was called great to differentiate it from 'little' or 'lesser' Britain, with theories go between Ireland and Brittany

[–] Pipoca@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Sometimes in colonial America, people named things in honor a Duke who funded/controlled the place.

For example, after NY was captured from the Dutch, it was a proprietary colony of the Duke of York.

Better York sounds like it's just antagonistic towards the guy.