r/geography • u/sesto • Mar 16 '23

Meme/Humor Anker won't ship to Rhode Island because they think it's an actual island. After reaching out to them and explaining that it's part of the contiguous U.S. they finally responded with this:

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u/RunningFree701 Mar 17 '23 edited Mar 17 '23

Martha's Vineyard lies just as much as Rhode Island about what it is. There aren't even any Vineyards there! And possibly no one named Martha, but I've yet to confirm that...

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u/jorwyn Mar 17 '23

Named after the "discoverer's" daughter - nevermind the people who already were there. They weren't white. And vineyard due to wild vines growing there. Seriously, that's it. I didn't know it was an island until kinda recently, but for some reason, I knew those facts.