There may be a web based petition calling for Lengthy Island Sound to be renamed.
“America has long ignored the greatness of CONNECTICUT! Such as being the pizza capital of the WORLD!!!,” the change.org petition begins.
The writer of the petition needs the physique of water to be renamed the “Gulf of Connecticut.”
The writer even took a shot on the place that has given the world Billy Joel, Jerry Seinfeld, and others.
“Long Island isn’t even that long, I’ve seen way bigger, and Connecticut is just such a beautiful state.”
The petition appeared days after President Trump signed an government order renaming the Gulf of Mexico because the Gulf of America.
Gov. Ned Lamont had his personal tongue-in-cheek ideas when he was requested about altering the identify earlier this week.
“I think so, why not? I mean I got a president who’s naming things anytime he wants to,” Lamont stated. “I think Long Island Sound is a little dated. I think Connecticut Sound has got a real ring to it.”
The governor even posted about it on X (previously generally known as Twitter) on Thursday.
The petition had 282 signatures as of Thursday morning.
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Author : newyork-news
Publish date : 2025-02-14 01:51:03
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