Geography megathread-in-training - Page 13

Brother Daniel · 28th April 2018, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeluvia

https://www.traveller.ee/blog/uncate...er-in-estonia

Number 7 is the best.

argh number 10

borealis · 28th April 2018, 01:44 PM

Except for the hornet and some minor species differences - oh, and the adder - it might be a piece about Cape Breton.

Cape Breton - like Estonia but animals less likely to kill you on purpose.

Brother Daniel · 28th April 2018, 02:20 PM

Just as the piece on Estonia left out the hedgehogs, so a similar piece about Cape Breton would probably leave out the porcupines.

borealis · 28th April 2018, 03:41 PM

They are very rare in CB. That's because until recently, it cost $1.50 to cross the Causeway, and porcupines never carry any cash.

Brother Daniel · 28th April 2018, 05:13 PM

Ah. I didn't realize they were rare in CB. I assumed that they were as plentiful there as they are here on the mainland.

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Originally Posted by borealis

That's because until recently, it cost $1.50 to cross the Causeway, and porcupines never carry any cash.

makes sense.

borealis · 28th April 2018, 05:21 PM

CB also has almost no skunks. One occasionally crosses from the mainland, but there is no breeding population yet.

Again, not great swimmers and carry no cash.

gib · 8th September 2018, 12:17 AM

site for map nerds who want to compare various old maps to modern maps/google earth snaps

either side by side https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side...rs=6&right=osm

or overlayed (transparency slider in bottom left) https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoo...8&layers=6&b=1

MSG · 8th September 2018, 01:13 AM

So you live southeast of Melbourne too?

nostrum · 8th September 2018, 01:15 AM

too? who else does?

MSG · 8th September 2018, 01:18 AM

Nøyfb

nostrum · 8th September 2018, 01:37 AM

what is the suburb that delineates "living in Melbourne" and "living southeast of Melbourne"?

MSG · 8th September 2018, 01:50 AM

Owing to the metastasis of this ever-expanding metropolis, it would be unwise to suggest such a line does or could exist. It is however possible to live southeast of the CBD

nostrum · 8th September 2018, 01:56 AM

proportion of population wot live in CBD would be...not big

...one can safely say one lives in Sydney until, say, Campbelltown or Asquith and beyond

speaking of shitty places, how was NZ?

MSG · 8th September 2018, 02:20 AM

About 40,000 now living in the CBD owing to the proliferation of apartment developments in the past 2 decades.

Re New Zealand: snooze 2 hours on flight, arrive Auckland Airport on time, clear customs, sit on a chair next to American millennial snowboarder who is loudly telling his buddy they had just been given $100 by a fan of their daily video blog, snooze 1 hour, eat breakfast (fruit yoghurt cup, quiche, skinny cappuccino), 20-minute ride in clapped out mini bus which has somehow been granted a taxi licence, arrive at dirty, run down glass factory, spend several hours with 23-year old graduate engineer who is running multi-hundred thousand dollar project, walk through dirty, shitty factory twice to assess risks associated with planned natural gas and acetylene upgrades, hit proverbial wall of fatigue, spend 20 minutes discussing Rugby League with taxi driver of Pacific islander descent, discover the bar eatery in the international terminal at Auckland airport no longer has an eatery, drink beer, go to another cafe, buy muffin and bottled water, consume same but don't enjoy it owing to pathological dislike of bottled water, catch flight home featuring in-flight meal beef "casserole", terrible 1-hour clip show National Geographic bird documentary and 4 depressing episodes of Utopia, taxi home, watch Storm beat Rabbitohs and Demons beat Cats, fall asleep on couch, go to bed, sleep 8 hours, post on internet while listening to Coodabeen Champions.

nostrum · 8th September 2018, 04:41 AM

Gen Y. GEN Y. Don’t pander to their attempt to name them selves. Wankers! (Hi jerf

)

That sounds like terrible trip.

Did factory pass muster?

MSG · 8th September 2018, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nostrum

Gen Y. GEN Y. Don’t pander to their attempt to name them selves. Wankers! (Hi jerf

)

Spoiler

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That sounds like terrible trip.

hardly a big call but

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Did factory pass muster?

they haven't built it yet but who knows; see

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Originally Posted by MSG

23-year old graduate engineer who is running multi-hundred thousand dollar project

gib · 9th September 2018, 12:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSG

So you live southeast of Melbourne too?

We pronounce it mellborn, you'd be disgusted

Timewave · 9th September 2018, 01:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gib

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSG

So you live southeast of Melbourne too?

We pronounce it mellborn, you'd be disgusted

It's Bin, melbin, as in the rubbish bin of australia.

Were's youse wheelie bin?
Melbin.

nostrum · 9th September 2018, 01:25 AM

shhh, Brizbin

MSG · 9th September 2018, 01:28 AM

Melbən

also Brisbən

Timewave · 9th September 2018, 01:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nostrum

shhh, Brizbin

We're not at the arsehole end of the continent.

borealis · 9th September 2018, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gib

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSG

So you live southeast of Melbourne too?

We pronounce it mellborn, you'd be disgusted

We'd say melburn.

nostrum · 9th September 2018, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by borealis

Quote:

Originally Posted by gib

Quote:

Originally Posted by MSG

So you live southeast of Melbourne too?

We pronounce it mellborn, you'd be disgusted

We'd say melburn.

yes, that's the right way to say it

nostrum · 9th September 2018, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Timewave

Quote:

Originally Posted by nostrum

shhh, Brizbin

We're not at the arsehole end of the continent.

you gotta get real and flip that map upside down, buddy

Timewave · 9th September 2018, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nostrum

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timewave

Quote:

Originally Posted by nostrum

shhh, Brizbin

We're not at the arsehole end of the continent.

you gotta get real and flip that map upside down, buddy

Tasmania Is Not on TOP!

28th April 2018, 01:44 PM	#427436 / #302
borealis poikilothermic Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Canada	Except for the hornet and some minor species differences - oh, and the adder - it might be a piece about Cape Breton. Cape Breton - like Estonia but animals less likely to kill you on purpose. __________________

28th April 2018, 02:20 PM	#427441 / #303
Brother Daniel unbowed before the chaos Read my posts with the following stupid accent: a peninsula in the North Atlantic	Just as the piece on Estonia left out the hedgehogs, so a similar piece about Cape Breton would probably leave out the porcupines. __________________ Jiffy: Canadians are considered an invasive pest on New York roads and interstates borealis: They're pretty tasty stuffed and roasted. All dark meat though.

28th April 2018, 03:41 PM	#427459 / #304
borealis poikilothermic Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Canada	They are very rare in CB. That's because until recently, it cost $1.50 to cross the Causeway, and porcupines never carry any cash. __________________

28th April 2018, 05:21 PM	#427464 / #306
borealis poikilothermic Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Canada	CB also has almost no skunks. One occasionally crosses from the mainland, but there is no breeding population yet. Again, not great swimmers and carry no cash. __________________

8th September 2018, 12:17 AM	#436850 / #307
gib mild mannered janitor Read my posts with the following stupid accent: the thin one out of Laurel & Hardy	site for map nerds who want to compare various old maps to modern maps/google earth snaps either side by side https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side...rs=6&right=osm or overlayed (transparency slider in bottom left) https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoo...8&layers=6&b=1 __________________ communicating my inner something since 2017

8th September 2018, 01:13 AM	#436859 / #308
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	So you live southeast of Melbourne too?

8th September 2018, 01:15 AM	#436860 / #309
nostrum too boring to be considered weird	too? who else does? __________________ I thought I was in a bad mood but it's been a few years so I think this is who I am now

8th September 2018, 01:18 AM	#436862 / #310
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	Nøyfb

8th September 2018, 01:37 AM	#436865 / #311
nostrum too boring to be considered weird	what is the suburb that delineates "living in Melbourne" and "living southeast of Melbourne"? __________________ I thought I was in a bad mood but it's been a few years so I think this is who I am now

8th September 2018, 01:50 AM	#436867 / #312
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	Owing to the metastasis of this ever-expanding metropolis, it would be unwise to suggest such a line does or could exist. It is however possible to live southeast of the CBD

8th September 2018, 01:56 AM	#436869 / #313
nostrum too boring to be considered weird	proportion of population wot live in CBD would be...not big ...one can safely say one lives in Sydney until, say, Campbelltown or Asquith and beyond speaking of shitty places, how was NZ? __________________ I thought I was in a bad mood but it's been a few years so I think this is who I am now

8th September 2018, 02:20 AM	#436875 / #314
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	About 40,000 now living in the CBD owing to the proliferation of apartment developments in the past 2 decades. Re New Zealand: snooze 2 hours on flight, arrive Auckland Airport on time, clear customs, sit on a chair next to American millennial snowboarder who is loudly telling his buddy they had just been given $100 by a fan of their daily video blog, snooze 1 hour, eat breakfast (fruit yoghurt cup, quiche, skinny cappuccino), 20-minute ride in clapped out mini bus which has somehow been granted a taxi licence, arrive at dirty, run down glass factory, spend several hours with 23-year old graduate engineer who is running multi-hundred thousand dollar project, walk through dirty, shitty factory twice to assess risks associated with planned natural gas and acetylene upgrades, hit proverbial wall of fatigue, spend 20 minutes discussing Rugby League with taxi driver of Pacific islander descent, discover the bar eatery in the international terminal at Auckland airport no longer has an eatery, drink beer, go to another cafe, buy muffin and bottled water, consume same but don't enjoy it owing to pathological dislike of bottled water, catch flight home featuring in-flight meal beef "casserole", terrible 1-hour clip show National Geographic bird documentary and 4 depressing episodes of Utopia, taxi home, watch Storm beat Rabbitohs and Demons beat Cats, fall asleep on couch, go to bed, sleep 8 hours, post on internet while listening to Coodabeen Champions. Last edited by MSG; 8th September 2018 at 03:59 AM.

8th September 2018, 04:41 AM	#436879 / #315
nostrum too boring to be considered weird	Gen Y. GEN Y. Don’t pander to their attempt to name them selves. Wankers! (Hi jerf ) That sounds like terrible trip. Did factory pass muster? __________________ I thought I was in a bad mood but it's been a few years so I think this is who I am now

9th September 2018, 01:25 AM	#436916 / #319
nostrum too boring to be considered weird	shhh, Brizbin __________________ I thought I was in a bad mood but it's been a few years so I think this is who I am now

9th September 2018, 01:28 AM	#436917 / #320
MSG Ol' Zipperlaig Read my posts with the following stupid accent: Nøyfb	Melbən also Brisbən __________________ spruce: apart from the weird tuft of white hair she's still a beautiful person

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