If Trump seizes Greenland, Denmark should take over Maine

[struggle4progress]

By Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News Staff

... To that end ... a map of Maine — or, should we say, “Mojn” — as if it were a territory of Denmark ... replaced many place-names ... with Danish names, including “Kvaeg” for Bangor, the Danish word for “cow”; and “Ny Kobenhavn,” or “New Copenhagen” for Portland. Moosehead Lake is now “Elghoved So,” which literally translates to its English name, and Midt Kyst is the new name for the midcoast region. The town of Caribou is now Rensdyr — Danish for “reindeer” ...

People on ... Reddit forums mostly reacted with amused approval, with some Mainers noting they’d gladly join up with Denmark if it meant they’d get universal health care and better rail infrastructure ...

https://observer-me.com/2025/01/21/news/if-donald-trump-seizes-greenland-redditors-say-denmark-should-take-over-maine/

[Submariner]

1. Ayup

With the commercial extinction of the Maine lobster industry imminent, Mainers will need new jobs with just blueberry picking and potato harvesting remaining when the lobstah are gone.

As a Mainer (“Mojner”), I'm ready to wear wooden clogs and harvest tulips for free health care.

[eShirl]

2. joining Canada would make a lot more sense

[GPV]

3. True enough, but Id go for Denmark if

Canada says no.