Map showing Lake Ontario with a red circle around 'Lake from State Farm'.

MapQuest Refuses To Rename Lake Ontario, Asks The Internet For Better Ideas Instead (25 Pics)

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Nate ArmbrusterByNate Armbruster

I haven’t thought about MapQuest in years, but apparently they’ve been waiting patiently for the perfect moment to reenter public life.

After Donald Trump announced that Lake Ontario would be renamed “Lake America,” MapQuest responded with a simple message: “We’re not changing it.”

MapQuest map showing Lake Ontario and surrounding areas with a caption.
@mapquest

Yes, MapQuest. The website that used to send us into traffic with six printed pages of directions is suddenly taking a stand.

Map showing Lake Ontario with the text 'Lake Are We Doing This Again?'.
@mapquest

They also created a tool that lets people rename the lake themselves and asked everyone on Threads to share their best ideas. Naturally, the internet came up with names that are funnier than anything that could appear on an official map.

Here are some of the best suggestions people shared.

1.

Map showing Lake Dolly Parton and surrounding areas in Ontario, Canada.
@shawnweissman

2.

Map of Lake Ontario with McLakeface label and MapQuest logo.
@ohhthatsrich

3.

Map showing Lake from State Farm with surrounding cities and roads.
@andersenqsilva

4.

Map showing Lake Ontario with the text 'Lake Distraction From The Epstein Files'.
@apple_tree_acre_farms

5.

Map of Lake Gulf of Mexico with surrounding cities and roads.
@@christina_lynne__

6.

Map of Lake Ontario with humorous text about its name and location.
@thebadkel

7.

Map showing Lake Ontario with humorous text about Donald Trump and JFK Center.
@timvelociraptor

8.

Map of Lake Ontario with humorous text overlay saying 'Lake Fuck That F***ing Guy'.
@the_home_for_wayward_records

9.

Map showing Lake Ontario with humorous label about peeing in it at age six.
@em_is_online

10.

Map of Lake Ontario with a humorous message about renaming it.
@alicia__rhea

11.

Map of Lake Ontario with humorous handwritten note about Lake Sam.
@esthrrrr

12.

Map showing Lake Ontario with text 'Lake That's Not How This Works'.
@slipkase

13.

Map showing Lake Barack, labeled as Hussein Obama, with surrounding cities and roads.
@shejjackson

14.

Map of Lake Ontario with a humorous label 'Lake Ontario. Bitch.'.
@a.skinned.rat

15.

Map of Lake Ontario with the text 'Lake We Just Want Affordable Healthcare'.
@oleandermilk_

16.

Map of Lake Ontario with surrounding cities and landmarks, including Toronto and Rochester.
@dailycupofjoe74

17.

Map of Lake Ontario with humorous quote about its size and Trump approval rating.
@sarahd322

18.

Map showing Lake Ontario with the text 'Lake This Is So Embarrassing' and a MapQuest logo.
@helenium.falcon

19.

Map showing Lake O with the label 'Lake O. My Eggo' and MapQuest logo.
@tdksanders73

20.

Map showing Lake Ontario with humorous text about Obama and Trump.
@shujam

21.

Map of Lake Ontario with a humorous label 'Lake Tiny Hands' and a caption about Finger Lakes.
@omnivoresguidetothegalaxy

22.

Map of Lake Ontario with humorous label 'Lake Covefe' and MapQuest logo.
@genalrthomas

23.

Map of Lake Ontario with humorous text 'Lake Amer...! CAN'T' and MapQuest logo.
@englishlitdoc

24.

Map showing Lake Ontario with humorous label 'Lake Laugh Love (Leave Canada Alone)'.
@blonde_2h

25.

Map of Lake Ontario with humorous text about spelling.
@mr.p87
Nate Armbruster

Nate is a writer and stand-up comedian living in Chicago. He enjoys finding the internet’s funniest corners so you don’t have to.