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  • #421
    Originally posted by Copelius View Post
    Interesting map from 2014. Didn't see it listed in this thread close to the date it was released so thought I'd share.
    Man, I would've thought that Missouri would be Russian. There are so many Russians in St. Louis. Korean in Georgia makes sense; if you've ever driven down Buford Highway, you'll know that the city had to make an ordinance requiring business names to be in English too so that first responders could find places they were trying to get to.
    "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
    The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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    • #422
      Originally posted by wuapinmon View Post
      Man, I would've thought that Missouri would be Russian. There are so many Russians in St. Louis. Korean in Georgia makes sense; if you've ever driven down Buford Highway, you'll know that the city had to make an ordinance requiring business names to be in English too so that first responders could find places they were trying to get to.
      Interesting.... I didn't know that folks spoke anything besides Spanglish in Texas.
      "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
      "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
      "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
      GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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      • #423
        Originally posted by Uncle Ted View Post
        Interesting.... I didn't know that folks spoke anything besides Spanglish in Texas.
        Technically, its Vietnamanglish.
        Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

        Dig your own grave, and save!

        "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

        "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

        GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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        • #424
          Cool website on gerrymandering.

          The Atlas Of Redistricting
          Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!!

          For all this His anger is not turned away, but His hand is stretched out still.

          Not long ago an obituary appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune that said the recently departed had "died doing what he enjoyed most—watching BYU lose."

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          • #425
            Originally posted by myboynoah View Post
            Cool website on gerrymandering.

            The Atlas Of Redistricting
            I live in one of those highly competitive districts (51% likely republican, 49% likely democrats)... good thing I throw my vote alway on the libertarian.
            "If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
            "I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
            "Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
            GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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            • #426
              Ha. The Utah 4th district has an 18% chance of being represented by a republican and a 6% chance of being represented by a minority.

              Looks like Mia Love will never win there.

              Edit: Looking at the map, I guess that Saratoga Springs would no longer be in the 4th district.
              Last edited by beefytee; 01-25-2018, 08:00 AM.

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              • #427
                I have my first student ever from American Samoa this semester. I have maps all over the walls of my classroom. I make it a habit of always pointing out where a place is whenever it gets mentioned in class. She answered, "Soy de Samoa Americana" and I go to the map to point it out and it reads, "American Somoa." The Kingdom of Samoa is spelled correctly, but not her home. So, even though the map is perfectly fine everywhere else, I just bought a brand new map for my classroom because 1) I come correct and 2) I want her to know that she's as important to me as anywhere/anyone else is.
                "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                  • #429


                    I guess now I understand why funk is so mad about living in Utah.
                    Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                    Dig your own grave, and save!

                    "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                    "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                    GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                    • #430
                      "Wuap's "problem" is that he is smart & principled & committed to a moral course of action. His actions are supposed to reflect his ethical code.
                      The rest of us rarely bother to think about our actions." --Solon

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                      • #431
                        My wife and I bought Girl Scout Cookies in NYC for the first time last year and were severely disappointed in how they tasted, to the point that we thought they had changed the recipes and ruined them. It turns out there are two bakeries that supply the cookies and they have very different recipes (and sometimes names) for each cookie. I never knew this.

                        cookies.jpg

                        Long story short: Little Brownie Bakers make crap and ABC Bakers make the true and living Thin Mint. Also, Caramel deLites are infinitely better than Samoas.

                        http://graphics.latimes.com/girl-scout-cookies/

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                        • #432
                          protip: keebler makes samoas better than the girl scouts
                          Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.

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                          • #433
                            Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
                            protip: keebler makes samoas better than the girl scouts
                            Protip: Aldi private label makes them just as well for half the price
                            "Nobody listens to Turtle."
                            -Turtle
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                            • #434
                              Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                              Protip: Aldi private label makes them just as well for half the price
                              breh we live west of the mississippi where aldi doesn't exist
                              Te Occidere Possunt Sed Te Edere Non Possunt Nefas Est.

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                              • #435
                                Originally posted by old_gregg View Post
                                breh we live west of the mississippi where aldi doesn't exist
                                Gracias a Dios.
                                Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                                Dig your own grave, and save!

                                "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                                "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                                GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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