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Connecticut Has Controversial New Road Signs, and New Jersey Is Really Mad About Them

The great state of Connecticut has updated its road signs!

Close-up of a map showing Hartford, with a red pushpin indicating the location. Neighboring cities like New Hartford, Canton and Manchester are also visibleClose-up of a map showing Hartford, with a red pushpin indicating the location. Neighboring cities like New Hartford, Canton and Manchester are also visible

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Governor Ned Lamont shared the signs on X:

Twitter: @GovNedLamont

There’s this one that calls Connecticut the “gastronomic capital of New England”:

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There is another who calls it the “basketball capital of the world”:

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There is one that says it is the “home of the world capital of submarines”:

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But the one that makes the most noise is this one:

Yep, the “Pizza Capital of the United States.”

People had a lot to say about this!

Twitter: @LissetteNunezTV

“As if we needed another reason to forcibly remove Connecticut from New England,” this person said.

Twitter: @brian_foisy

But no one is as furious as the state of New Jersey, the self-proclaimed “PIZZA CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.”

Twitter: @NJGov

The official New Jersey X account asked Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg if it was “legal to lie on road signs.”

Twitter: @NJGov

The governor of New Jersey said: “You’re not even the pizza capital of the tri-state area.”

Twitter: @GovMurphy

As this person said: “Ohh, the government is arguing.”

Twitter: @car_medium

It seems the “pizza war” has begun.

Twitter: @news12ctsudol

Which side are you on?

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