Yes The State of Washington and Washington DC have frequently performed these passive-aggressive jabs at each other It starts with the naming of the State of Washington in the first place, which was originally the "Columbia District"https://twitter.com/_dev_urandom_/status/1385455712508256256 …
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So, the inhabitants of the former Columbia District, bowing to the District of Columbia's earlier claim to the name, even as they groused they were named after a geographical feature and DC was not, graciously agreed to pick a new name
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And decided to become the Territory of Washington Since nobody could criticize a choice to honor our nation's first President with the name of a new future state
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So the inhabitants of the Maryland suburb of Washington DC decided to return the favor and pay homage to that great natural wonder Mt. Rainier It's kind of hilarious
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I'm pretty sure they weren't very keen on hanging onto the "British" part in any case.
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If American Columbia was out then why bother calling your half British Columbia?
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