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[WWGD]

Tomorrow a bar in town (Springfield actually) is having a Pirate Party:
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I'll call it:
Drink Like A Pirate Day!

Which of the 10+ Sprinfields?

 

[BillTre]

The one in Oregon.
Right next to Eugene.

 

[stefan r]

Why does everyone--men and women-- turn their heads when someone shouts Lisa! in a crowded place?

They are excited about the laser interferometer space antenna.

 

[WWGD]

They are excited about the laser interferometer space antenna.

All except those in the SAA (Society Against Abbreviations ;)).

 

[Ibix]

I've lived in this town for nearly fifteen years. I just noticed a shop sign for a (long-defunct, I suspect) business high up on the end wall of a building that I've passed probably a thousand times. They were blind makers, apparently...

 

[Borg]

So you were blind to it?

 

[Ibix]

Or I was made blind to it!

<dun dun DUNNNNN!>

 

[fresh_42]

I've lived in this town for nearly fifteen years. I just noticed a shop sign for a (long-defunct, I suspect) business high up on the end wall of a building that I've passed probably a thousand times. They were blind makers, apparently...

I once had to explain somebody how to find the way from the airport to my house. And although I certainly had taken the route hundreds of times, I couldn't tell what exactly was written on the street signs, e.g. which town in the northern direction was actually on the sign for the exit to the north.

 

[Ibix]

I once had to explain somebody how to find the way from the airport to my house. And although I certainly had taken the route hundreds of times, I couldn't tell what exactly was written on the street signs, e.g. which town in the northern direction was actually on the sign for the exit to the north.

I can actually direct people pretty well in this town and both cities where I studied, because when I moved there I bought a streetmap. The city I grew up in, though, and my wife's hometown I'm hopeless in. I can get from anywhere to anywhere, but I've no idea about street names or anything. In both cases I learned my way around by following someone who knew the place, so I just learned how to get from place to place without any formal structure to it.

 

[WWGD]

Cities with a grid system are, I guess, the simplest to navigate, find your way . Place p is at street x, avenue y. But then some will complain layout is too boring. Edit: But you may also have people assign names instead of numbers to the avenues. Can't win.

 

[fresh_42]

Objection! Biased!

Cities with a grid system are, I guess, the simplest to navigate, find your way . Place p is at street x, avenue y. But then some will complain layout is too boring. Edit: But you may also have people assign names instead of numbers to the avenues. Can't win.

I've once been in such a city: All I remember are the middle of the alphabet and a couple of numbers. I like mnemonics, aka names. Grids aren't boring, they are confusing.

 

[WWGD]

No matter how lazy or tired I feel at a given moment, I cannot get myself to throw a book in the trash. I am doing a periodic cleaning (An iteration of it) and it would be much easier to throw them in the trash. Instead I traveled th mile plus carrying heavy bags to donate them to the thrift shop.

 

[fresh_42]

Instead I traveled th mile plus carrying heavy bags to donate them to the thrift shop.

Good boy!

I can't throw away books either. Except one, which I would burn, in case I would have to steal it from somebody who might have it if I saw.

 

[WWGD]

Good boy!

I can't throw away books either. Except one, which I would burn, in case I would have to steal it from somebody who might have it if I saw.

Wow! You should write promos for movies, you got me all intrigued about it.

 

[skyshrimp]

I'm going to drink beer all day

When I see photos of galaxies, there's always a bright center like a huge star is there, but isn't the center supposed to be a black hole that absorbs light instead?

EDIT: That must be a cluster of stars with a black hole in the center. It looks like one star.

 

[WWGD]

I've lived in this town for nearly fifteen years. I just noticed a shop sign for a (long-defunct, I suspect) business high up on the end wall of a building that I've passed probably a thousand times. They were blind makers, apparently...

Wow, you must have kept your nose to the books pretty tight for that. I myself just realized I had 10 fingers and 10 toes!

 

[WWGD]

Verdict on show 'Friends' .
50% : Effortless Laugh
50% Laughless Effort

 

[fresh_42]

Verdict on show 'Friends' .
50% : Effortless Laugh
50% Laughless Effort

The story of my life.
50%: Effortless Love.
50%: Loveless Effort.

 

[WWGD]

The story of my life.
50%: Effortless Love.
50%: Loveless Effort.

Ok, we're friends then, I guess (! ??) Freunde?

 

[nuuskur]

I can't throw away books either. Except one, which I would burn, in case I would have to steal it from somebody who might have it if I saw.

Sounds very specific. Complete stab in the dark here
The Mystery of 2012: Predictions, Prophecies & Possibilities (if you have any regard for logic, you should burn the book no later than by page 20), I can't recall the authors, likely not worth mentioning, either.

 

[WWGD]

I wonder if the Chunnel technically makes Britain a non-island. It is, after all, attached to the mainland by the Chunnel.

 

[fresh_42]

I wonder if the Chunnel technically makes Britain a non-island. It is, after all, attached to the mainland by the Chunnel.

Are the Keys still islands?

 

[WWGD]

Are the Keys still islands?

You mean the ones off South Florida? If so, yes, I believe. Why?
EDIT: Never mind, I get your point.

 

[CWatters]

I wonder if the Chunnel technically makes Britain a non-island. It is, after all, attached to the mainland by the Chunnel.

The Chunnel is great when it's running but when there is a problem the continent is totally isolated (apart from a few ferries).

 

[Stephenk53]

Where’s the blacksmith?

 

[WWGD]

The Chunnel is great when it's running but when there is a problem the continent is totally isolated (apart from a few ferries).

How will that work out after Brexit becomes ofcial next year?

 

[fresh_42]

How will that work out after Brexit becomes ofcial next year?

That's a nightmare waiting to happen! I saw in a documentary a few days ago, which amount of goods they actually transport each day back and forth. In the show they had an accident with the overhead power supply in the tunnel which took a couple of hours to repair. Unbelievable! But now 90% are inner European traffic, which need no customs. After Brexit they will have to control every single truck! And as of now, the French deal with the complete custom management (check people, and control non-EU freight). I wonder if they will do after Brexit.

Since the tunnel, large parts of British economy introduced just-in-time delivery. They will have to rebuild the entire infrastructure!

 

[fresh_42]

How will that work out after Brexit becomes ofcial next year?

It will be even more complicated, because the tunnel is maintained by workers of both countries and they don't really care where the actual border is, and often even work in mixed teams. How will they manage this situation?

 

[BillTre]

Many unintended consequences.
What a surprise!

 

[Stephenk53]

Why oh why am I stuck here in first year experience exploration?