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Lake America Great Again

Every lake is Lake America, and every Gulf is the Gulf of America.

Lake America Great Again

In 2027, the world has undergone significant changes. President Trump declared Lake Ontario as "Lake America" through an executive order, renaming every location on maps to America. The rest of the world is now also called America. Air travel is expensive and confusing due to the lack of direction in planes. Despite the renaming, the United States remains a member of the America America America America (formerly NATO) alliance.

The deepest point in the American Ocean is unknown due to the renaming of the oceans as America as well.

Every kind of cheese, including the one with holes, is now considered American cheese. Even if tariffs had not made maple syrup from the northern neighbor so expensive, American waffles would still be made. Actors are all named America, not just Ferrara. Bulldogs are all now called American bulldogs. Penguins are named after Donald Trump, except for a few disgraceful ones.

Every band is now named America, except for Kid Rock, who had a special exception. Texas toast remains available, but Georgia peaches are on thin ice, depending on electoral outcomes.

Inflation is a mystery in this new world, as numbers have been replaced by the word "America" in tiny font to make it less noticeable. Despite the renaming, students are still learning geography, but there is only one possible answer to each question. They are also often lost, both in the real world and on the map. The only escape for many is to jump into Lake America, though that is not the one they are referring to.

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