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Old 08-27-2011, 02:20 PM   #16
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Don't worry about it. She's from England, which is of course, part of Ireland and shares a border with the former Yugoslavia.

U.S. Geography confuses most Americans, much less Europeans.

On the other hand, we have an easier time learning history, having less than 300 years to really worry about, and only 44 leaders to remember. Although, our leaders do not have cool names like theirs. Chester Alan Arthur doesn't hold a candle to Aethelwulff, Aethealbald, Aethelbehrt, and Aethelred. Or Aethelstan the Glorious. The less said about Aethelred the Unready, the better ...
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Old 08-27-2011, 02:47 PM   #17
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I am humbled before your huge tracts of land.

I'm afraid I only looked at Shel's joining date (once), and not his location.
I simply assumed he was one of the Founding Daddies and therefore East Coast.
Now I know AND UNDERSTAND his location, I will never credit earthquakes to him - unless in his specific area.
My complete bad - given the size of your country it's worse than suggesting CZ lives next door to Limey.

I bow my head.

I'm pignorant (Pig + Ignorant) re American geography, in that I know less than the average American. But I did study Migration Patterns in American History, so I (should) at least know the effect the Appalachians had on settlement (?)
And know the Eastern Seaboard.
And I read those important historical documents Children on the Oregan Trail and Little House on the Prairie (and NOT the TV series that was nice to everyone) the real book where they were so terrified of Indians they left their house behind...

Anyway.

I'm also reasonably cognisant of geography, and of course I'm here.
So I can picture the rough geography of the States.
Not up to American standards, but up to English Pub Quiz Standards at least!

Which still makes me completely pignorant compared to a 10 year old child.
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Old 08-27-2011, 06:30 PM   #18
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I'm pignorant (Pig + Ignorant) re American geography, in that I know less than the average American.
Oh no dear. I guarantee you 100%, you know more American geography than the average American. You've read actual books, for starters. And you can bet your ass you know more European and world geography than me. It was never my intention to make you feel bad.
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Old 08-28-2011, 06:34 AM   #19
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I didn't really feel bad.
I just had keyboard diarrhea last evening.
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Old 08-28-2011, 04:44 PM   #20
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The Evening News from Gravdigrville:

My ass itched.

I scratched it.

That's the news for this month.

Literally.
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Old 08-31-2011, 06:18 AM   #21
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Midday Wednesday News from Sundae:

I'm trying Diz on a new type of cat litter.
I brought it home on the bus.

Thank you and good afternoon.
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Old 08-31-2011, 06:37 AM   #22
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Midday-Midweek News from Dana:

I have run out of sugar.
My coffee is not sweet.

That is all.
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Old 08-31-2011, 06:52 AM   #23
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Hump-Day Herald from Bri:

I'm out of money already. But that won't stop me (mwha ha ha ha ha!) because I'm gonna go slide around on benefits for a while - live the good life I keep hearing so much about! IPhone store - look out! (also, I imagine i'll be purchasing a new car today so...)
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Old 08-31-2011, 07:24 AM   #24
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Don't forget to get yourself artificially inseminated with triplets whilst you're at it.
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Old 08-31-2011, 07:26 AM   #25
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For some reason I read artificially as accidentally.
Oh God, I hope that didn't happen to me accidentally!

Dreamed of you the other night, Dani.
We were eating tapas.
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Old 08-31-2011, 07:26 AM   #26
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OOoooh. I like tapas.

Did we have patatas bravas? Oh please say we did.
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Old 08-31-2011, 07:29 AM   #27
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It was the big tapas I had in Amsterdam. No patatas bravas.
But lots of things on bread. Yumyum.

I think it might have been in Amsterdam (although really in London) because I've read a series of books that Mum got out of the library that were all written by women but where pretty much all the women ended up on drugs and/ or as prostitutes.

Nice reading Mum, thanks.

Anyway it's given me a series of prostitute related dreams.
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Old 08-31-2011, 04:30 PM   #28
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Hmm... tropical storm Katia sorta looks familiar.
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Old 08-31-2011, 04:37 PM   #29
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It was the big tapas I had in Amsterdam. No patatas bravas.
But lots of things on bread. Yumyum.

I think it might have been in Amsterdam (although really in London) because I've read a series of books that Mum got out of the library that were all written by women but where pretty much all the women ended up on drugs and/ or as prostitutes.

Nice reading Mum, thanks.

Anyway it's given me a series of prostitute related dreams.
Well that sounds fun.

If it was my dream there'd probably be wampires. Or zombies. Zombie wampires probably. And aliens. And at some point i'd probably end up trying to drive a stolen vehicle the wrong way down the motorway.
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Old 09-01-2011, 04:48 PM   #30
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The title of this thread reminded me of this:
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