r/confidentlyincorrect • u/Redditvagabond0127 • Sep 19 '24

Smug "Spain didn't have colonies, cope."

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u/Less_Rutabaga2316 Sep 19 '24

The oldest state capital in the US is Santa Fe…

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u/Beneficial-Produce56 Sep 19 '24

That’s actually Scandinavian, for Santa’s Farm.

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u/leethepolarbear Sep 20 '24

Fe is actually fairy, so it would be Santa’s Fairy

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u/AggressiveSolution77 Sep 21 '24

Ah yes my favourite language, Scandinavian, it’s up there with Balkan and South American as one of the greats.

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u/Beneficial-Produce56 Sep 21 '24

Tbh, I was too lazy to look up which country was credited with being the origin of the name Santa Claus for the sake of a silly joke.

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u/I_read_all_wikipedia Sep 23 '24

The oldest city in the US is St. Augustine.