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[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 32 points 5 months ago

The "nearly" is the interesting part. Is there a dispute over border lines? Is there a conflict zone in between? Why is it nearly and not exactly, i must know.

[-] WaterSword@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 5 months ago

I mean technically alaska has a southern border

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 6 points 5 months ago

In that case, we'd also have to count Hawaii and Florida and such...

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 10 points 5 months ago

The word "border" in the example implies "border with another country".

[-] Nouveau_Burnswick@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

While it's both (and more), I'd say it's more eastern than southern.

[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago

I assume it's the Rio grande river.... the edges aren't exactly the same.

[-] stankmut@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

The nearly part is just there for the joke. Most of the time people are comparing two different things which are nearly the same, so it's supposed to be funny when the two things named turn out to be the same thing.

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago

I knooow, i was just trying to be funny and pretend like there was a deeper meaning :)

[-] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago

There’s water at one point where

If you ask the US or Mexico the border is where the land ends but if you ask Texas it’s wherever their floating barrier is

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