My trusty AP Stylebook: Always right, then and now. Take a hike, Rump.

The image displays a close-up of printed text that reads 'Gulf Coast Capitalize when referring to the region of the United States lying along the Gulf of Mexico. See coast.' The text is in a serif font on a light background, with 'Gulf Coast' and 'See coast.' emphasized in bold. The joke is a pun on the dictionary definition, implying that 'Gulf Coast' should be capitalized because 'coast' is a word that should be capitalized, which is absurd since 'coast' is not a proper noun.

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