2480: No, The Other One

2021-06-23T23:50:13Z

Rahmcoff: I don't know why people think they are the same. In Colorado we say the S.

{{comic
| number = 2480
| date = June 23, 2021
| title = No, The Other One
| image = no_the_other_one.png
| titletext = Key West, Virginia is not to be confused with Key, West Virginia.
}}

==Explanation==
{{incomplete|Created by HOUSTON. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}

This is a map of the United States, showing cities or towns with the same name as other more famous cities. For example, the map has a dot for a place called Los Angeles in Texas, not to be confused with Los Angeles, California.

Few place names are unique, and there may be {{w|List of the most common U.S. place names|many places with the same name}}. However, names can become associated with specific places on a national level, where the best-known example is usually the biggest or otherwise the most significant. The name of this comic indicates the contextualization required to specify one of the less-famous exemplars of a given name. Someone might say they are from "Los Angeles" and would have to say "no, the other one" since the listener would assume they are from Los Angeles, California.

{| class="wikitable"
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! Place name in comic
! Well-known place
! Notes
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| {{w|Albany, Georgia}}
| {{w|Albany,_New_York|Albany, New York}}
| Albany is the capital of New York state.
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| {{w|Albany, Minnesota}}
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| {{w|Albany, Wyoming}}
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| {{w|Alexandria,_Louisiana|Alexandria, Louisiana}}
| {{w|Alexandria,_Virginia|Alexandria, Virginia}}
| Alexandria, VA is known for being George Washington's hometown. It is not named after {{w|Alexandria|Alexandria, Egypt}}.
|-
| {{w|Anchorage, Kentucky}}
| {{w|Anchorage,_Alaska|Anchorage, Alaska}}
| Anchorage is Alaska's most populous city.
|-
| {{w|Atlanta,_Delaware|Atlanta, DE}}
| {{w|Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia}}
| Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, a center of the civil rights movement in the 1950's and 60's, and a major air transportation hub.
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| {{w|Atlanta,_Michigan|Atlanta, MI}}
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| {{w|Atlanta,_Idaho|Atlanta, ID}}
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| {{w|Atlanta,_Nebraska|Atlanta, NE}}
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| {{w|Atlanta, Texas|Atlanta, TX}}
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| {{w|Atlanta, Wisconsin|Atlanta, WI}}
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| {{w|Atlantic City, Wyoming|Atlantic City, WY}}
| {{w|Atlantic City, New Jersey}}
| Atlantic City, NJ is a famous coastal resort town in New Jersey known for its casinos, boardwalk and beaches.
|-
| {{w|Austin, MN}}
| {{w|Austin, Texas}}
| Austin is the capital of the state of Texas, and the 11th largest city (by population) in the US.
|-
| {{w|Baton Rouge, South Carolina|Baton Rouge, SC}}
| {{w|Baton Rouge, Louisiana}}
| Baton Rouge is the capital of the state of Louisiana.
|-
| {{w|Beaumont, California|Beaumont, CA}}
| {{w|Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont, TX}}
| Beaumont is best known for the oil discovery that sparked the Texas oil boom of the early 1900s.
|-
| {{w|Beverly Hills, Illinois|Beverly Hills, IL}}
| {{w|Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills, CA}}
| Beverly Hills is a city in Los Angeles County, CA and is home to many celebrities, luxury hotels, and the Rodeo Drive shopping district.
|-
| {{w|Beverly Hills, Texas|Beverly Hills, TX}}
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| {{w|Bloomington, Minnesota | Bloomington, MN}}
| {{w|Bloomington, Indiana | Bloomington, IN}}
| Bloomington is the location of Indiana University.
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| Boston, MO
| {{w|Boston|Boston, MA}}
| Boston is the capital of Massachusetts and the scene of several key events of the American Revolution.
|-
| Bowling Green, FL
| {{w|Bowling Green, Kentucky|Bowling Green, KY}}
| Bowling Green, KY is the largest city of this name, and the 3rd most populous city in Kentucky.
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| Bowling Green, OH
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| Bridgeport, WV
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| Buffalo, TX
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| Buffalo, WY
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| Cambridge, OH
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| Cedar Rapids, NE
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| Charlestown, NY (?)
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| Cleveland, UT
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| Columbus, GA
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| Dallas, GA
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| Dallas, NC
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| Dallas, OR
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| Dallas, SD
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| Dayton, NV
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| Des Moines, NM
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| Des Moines, WA
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| {{w|Detroit,_Alabama|Detroit, AL}}
| {{w|Detroit|Detroit, MI}}
| Detroit is best known as the center of the U.S. automobile industry.
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| Detroit, KS
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| Disney, OK
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| Fayetteville, TN
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| Gettysburg, OH
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| Gettysburg, SD
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| Grand Rapids, MN
| {{w|Grand Rapids|Grand Rapids, MI}}
| The second most populous city in the state of Michigan
|-
| {{w|Houston,_Alaska|Houston, AK}}
| {{w|Houston|Houston, TX}}
| Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth-most populous in the United States.
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| {{w|Houston,_Alabama|Houston, AL}}
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| Houston, FL
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| Houston, IN
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| Houston, MO
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| Houston, OH
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| Indianapolis, IA
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| {{w|Jackson,_Alabama|Jackson, AL}}
| {{w|Jackson,_Mississippi|Jackson, MS}}
| Jackson is the capital of Mississippi, but there are {{w|Jackson|many other}} states with Jacksons. This one is likely particularly notable due to its proximity to Jackson, MS.
|-
| {{w|Jamestown,_California|Jamestown, CA}}
| {{w|Jamestown,_Virginia|Jamestown, VA}}
| Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
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| Jamestown, ND
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| Jersey Shore, PA|
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| Key West, VA
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| Knoxville, IA
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| Las Vegas, NM
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| {{w|Lincoln,_California|Lincoln, CA}}
| {{w|Lincoln,_Nebraska|Lincoln, NE}}
| Lincoln is the capital of Nebraska.
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| Lincoln, IL
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| Lincoln, MT
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| Lincoln, RI
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| Lisbon, ME
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| Lisbon, NH
| {{w|Lisbon,_Portugal|Lisbon, Portugal}}
| Lisbon is the capital of Portugal, in Europe
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| Long Beach, NJ
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| Los Angeles, TX
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| {{w|Louisville, Colorado|Louisville, CO}}
| {{w|Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY}}
| Louisville is the largest city in Kentucky
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| Manhattan, KS
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| Manhattan, MT
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| Memphis, NE
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| {{w|Mesa,_California|Mesa, CA}}
| {{w|Mesa,_Arizona|Mesa, AZ}}
| Mesa is a suburb of Phoenix, and the largest suburban city by population in the United States.
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| Mesa, CO
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| {{w|Miami,_Arizona|Miami, AZ}}
| {{w|Miami|Miami, FL}}
| Miami is the seventh largest city in the United States and a major tourism hub.
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| Miami, TX
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| Mountain View, HI
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| {{w|Nashville,_Arkansas|Nashville, AR}}
| {{w|Nashville,_Tennessee|Nashville, TN}}
| Nashville is the capital of Tennessee and a major center for the country music industry.
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| New England, ND
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| New Haven, KY
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| New York, TX
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| Newark, DE
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| North Pole, NY
| {{w|North_Pole|North Pole}}
| North pole is the point in the Northern Hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface.
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| Oakland, OR
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| Orlando, OK
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| Ottawa, KS
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| Pasadena, MD
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| Pasadena, TX
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| {{w|Peoria,_Arizona|Peoria, AZ}}
| {{w|Peoria, Illinois|Peoria, IL}}
| Peoria is known for being considered an "Average American Town", in the phrase {{w|Will_it_play_in_Peoria%3F|"Will it play in Peoria?"}} It is actually smaller than Peoria, AZ.
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| Philadelphia, MS
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| Philadelphia, NY
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| Phoenix, MD (?)
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| Phoenix, OR
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| {{w|Plano,_Illinois|Plano, IL}}
| {{w|Plano,_Texas|Plano, TX}}
| Plano is part of the {{w|Dallas–Fort_Worth_metroplex|Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex}}, and the home of many corporate headquarters.
|-
| {{w|Plymouth,_California|Plymouth, CA}}
| {{w|Plymouth,_Massachusetts|Plymouth, MA}}
| Plymouth was the site of the colony founded in 1620 by the Mayflower Pilgrims.
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| Plymouth, IN
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| Portland, ME
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| Princeton, ID
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| Princeton, MA
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| Richmond, VT
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| Roswell, GA
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| Saint Louis, MI
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| Saint Louis, OK
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| Salem, CT
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| San Diego, TX
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| Santa Fe, TX
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| Savannah, MO
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| South Bend, TX
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| Texas, NY
| State of Texas
| Located in Mexico township, NY. North of the village of Mexico. No plans for a wall.
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| Vienna, ME
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| Washington, NC
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| White House, TN
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==Transcript==
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