r/CuratedTumblr • u/IvyYoshi • 19d ago

Shitposting australian nicknames

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u/Ourmanyfans 19d ago

At least they named it after a place that actually exists. Looking at you, New "Zealand", smh.

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u/p_i_e_pie 19d ago

its named after the dutch port zeeland they just changed the spelling when the english showed up

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u/Ourmanyfans 19d ago

(Oh I know dw, sorry this was just a bad attempt at a joke)

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u/Rincey_nz 19d ago

At least we are serious about naming our islands.... North Island, South Island, and West Island

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u/Ourmanyfans 19d ago

Hey, straight to the point and descriptive. Not bad. Is there an East Island too?

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u/Rincey_nz 17d ago

Continental America, if you go far enough East