Dark Shadow's Surprisingly Well-Lit Random Banter #217

[Peelee]

and hell is in Michigan.

interestingly, there are 29 "Hell's gates" listed in the world by Wikipedia.

There's even more Eiffel Towers, IIRC.

[Insane Jeenyus]

I think we all have seen some threads gone way off course, does anyone have any favorites?

Threads are not all that wander. take for example, Music:



and

.. .. .. .. ..*edit* oops, I can only post one video per post. /edit .. .. ... .. ..

[Insane Jeenyus]

and this one:

[Knaight]

Also, you go ahead and chuckle at that -10º, I'll be here in my t-shirt and shorts swinging in my hammock. At least, i was a few days ago. Damn winter came back the other day...

Hah. I could do that right now. Unlike in your swamp lands, the air temperature can vary here, and we can get both cold and warm. It's been an uneasonably warm January, making the hammock viable.

[Peelee]

Hah. I could do that right now. Unlike in your swamp lands, the air temperature can vary here, and we can get both cold and warm. It's been an uneasonably warm January, making the hammock viable.

Swamp is more southern-Mississippi and Louisiana. I'm central AL, we're heavily forested (low) highlands.

Also, that sounds delightful!

[Insane Jeenyus]

I am in Nashville Tennessee. The temp is 21 F. and it was snowing last night. I am going out to enjoy the clean air and buy some wine from a shop 2 miles away. c y'all later!

[Teddy]

To be fair:
A) I was the only person who thought that, and
B) We're not talking about smushing someone's bread, I damaged a car.

A) Fair point.
B) Still, property gets damaged. That's what insurances are for.

and hell is in Michigan.

It's also in Norway (and two other places, according to Wikipedia). The Norwegian one even has a joke attached to it:

Two Englishmen were asleep on a train in Norway. When it rolled in to a station, one of them woke up and looked out the window. Startled they turned to wake their companion, shouting: "Wake up! The train must have crashed when we were sleeping, because now we're in Hell!". The second Englishman looked out the window, then pointed toward a building and said: "Don't worry, there's God's expedition."

("gods-expedition" means "goods office" in 19^th century Danish.)

[Spanish_Paladin]

A) Fair point.
B) Still, property gets damaged. That's what insurances are for.



It's also in Norway (and two other places, according to Wikipedia). The Norwegian one even has a joke attached to it:



("gods-expedition" means "goods office" in 19^th century Danish.)

There is also "Los infiernos" (English translation : "the Hells") in Murcia, Spain. A lovely place :P

[Insane Jeenyus]

and this

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-gates-of-hell

[LaZodiac]

Do you think ham can steam, even on the battlefield?
“A STRONG MAN DOESN’T NEED TO PURCHASE FAST FOOD. HE MAKES HIS OWN.”
Steamed Hams Rising: Revengeance

The best one of these is still the Phoenix Wright one.

Move to Victoria instead. Rarely does it even dip into the negatives. You do need to deal with a fair bit of rain most of the year, though. The first 's' in 'West Coast' isn't silent for nothing.

God I'm sure someone in this family has considered it. Maybe one day.

You have succeeded in turning my perception of Canada into a hellish wasteland. This is not what Corner Gas promised me.

That's Saskatchewan, firmly in the middle of the country. It is in fact that flat. Also *Fistbump* **** yeah Corner Gas.

To be fair:
A) I was the only person who thought that, and
B) We're not talking about smushing someone's bread, I damaged a car.

I barely hit freezing down here! Sometimes (as in once every few years) it snows enough to make a footprint!

It's literally warmer in my fridge than outside.

[enderlord99]

It's literally warmer in my fridge than outside.

That's not impressive, seeing as a fridge is designed to keep things just above the freezing point of water. If it were always warmer outside than in your fridge, snow would be literally impossible.

[Peelee]

That's Saskatchewan, firmly in the middle of the country. It is in fact that flat.

What, like topographically?

[2D8HP]

Well today, for where my house is, the high was 70° Fahrenheit (21° degrees Celsius), and the low was 59° Fahrenheit (15° Celsius).

Remind me again how cheap real estate is elsewhere?

[Peelee]

Well today, for where my house is, the high was 70° Fahrenheit (21° degrees Celsius), and the low was 59° Fahrenheit (15° Celsius).

Remind me again how cheap real estate is elsewhere?

My house is 1900 square feet, two stories, on a third of an acre, by a picturesque horse meadow, and came with a free spare house (around 1500 sq ft, also 2 story, unfinished interior, running electric and stubbed for plumbing). Less than 200k.

[LaZodiac]

That's not impressive, seeing as a fridge is designed to keep things just above the freezing point of water. If it were always warmer outside than in your fridge, snow would be literally impossible.

Every time I mention the cold to my friend in Trinidad he comments on the fridge thing.

Then again, Trinidad.

Also yes topagraphly.

[2D8HP]

My house is.....

.....Less than 200k.

.
Damn, that is cheap!

[Mith]

A) Fair point.
B) Still, property gets damaged. That's what insurances are for.



It's also in Norway (and two other places, according to Wikipedia). The Norwegian one even has a joke attached to it:



("gods-expedition" means "goods office" in 19^th century Danish.)

So my maternal grandfather's family traces back to some farms in that part of Norway. The family joke was that my ancestors were the toughest raiders in Scandinavia because they went through Hell to go viking, and came back through on their way home.

[Peelee]

.
Damn, that is cheap!

Offer to come be my neighbor stands. It's a very nice neighborhood.

Also yes topagraphly.

There's lots to see. Nothin' to block your view. Like the mountains back there. They're uh... Well, what the hell? I could've sworn there was a big mountain range back there. Juttin' up into the sky all purple and majestic. I must be thinkin' of a postcard I saw or somethin'. Hey, it is kinda flat, thanks for pointin' that out.

[2D8HP]

So my maternal grandfather's family traces back to some farms in that part of Norway. The family joke was that my ancestors were the toughest raiders in Scandinavia because they went through Hell to go viking, and came back through on their way home.

@Mith, your talk of your ancestry

Spoiler: immediately made me think of

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Offer to come be my neighbor stands. It's a very nice neighborhood.

Thanks @Peelee, if Sep 1, 2017 is a harbinger, there's a lot less reasons to stay here!

[Mith]

@Mith, your talk of your ancestry

Spoiler: immediately made me think of

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Considering that my maternal Grandmother's family is pure Scots, and my Dad's family is Scots-Irish, it's also a bit of this:

https://satwcomic.com/trans-fear

[LaZodiac]

Offer to come be my neighbor stands. It's a very nice neighborhood.


There's lots to see. Nothin' to block your view. Like the mountains back there. They're uh... Well, what the hell? I could've sworn there was a big mountain range back there. Juttin' up into the sky all purple and majestic. I must be thinkin' of a postcard I saw or somethin'. Hey, it is kinda flat, thanks for pointin' that out.

While I can't say from experience (never talked to someone from their) that is basically just the standard reply to expect if you mention how flat the rectangle of Canada is.

[DataNinja]

God I'm sure someone in this family has considered it. Maybe one day.

Well, if you're ever in the neighbourhood, I'd be happy to say hi.

Remind me again how cheap real estate is elsewhere?

*checks* Survey says, median house price of... $542,400 here. (~$435,300 to you south of the border.)
Hopefully that makes you feel good about your local market.

[AMFV]

Well, if you're ever in the neighbourhood, I'd be happy to say hi.



*checks* Survey says, median house price of... $542,400 here. (~$435,300 to you south of the border.)
Hopefully that makes you feel good about your local market.

He's from Cali... In a part of Cali where you'd be lucky to get s cardboard shack for less than a million dollars.

As far as real estate. My folks and I are looking into a couple houses around 2k square feet in good crime areas all of which are under 30k, although those are fixer uppers. Normal houses are around 70-100k for the same size in the same area.

[DataNinja]

He's from Cali... In a part of Cali where you'd be lucky to get s cardboard shack for less than a million dollars.

Oof. And I thought here was bad. That's significantly more than I was expecting.

[enderlord99]

I have never been to Trinidad. I live near, but not in, Western Canada, and have all my life.

[Peelee]

He's from Cali... In a part of Cali where you'd be lucky to get s cardboard shack for less than a million dollars.

As far as real estate. My folks and I are looking into a couple houses around 2k square feet in good crime areas all of which are under 30k, although those are fixer uppers. Normal houses are around 70-100k for the same size in the same area.

My friends in Huntsville got a house in a.... less ideal area for 50k. The city is improving it, so the value is slowly increasing, but every July 4 they still play "gunshot or firework?"

[Florian]

He's from Cali... In a part of Cali where you'd be lucky to get s cardboard shack for less than a million dollars.

As far as real estate. My folks and I are looking into a couple houses around 2k square feet in good crime areas all of which are under 30k, although those are fixer uppers. Normal houses are around 70-100k for the same size in the same area.

And now try imagine living in a very densely populated country, like, you know, something like 80mio people living in an area the size of Texas..... reading prices like that makes me cry.

[factotum]

And now try imagine living in a very densely populated country, like, you know, something like 80mio people living in an area the size of Texas..... reading prices like that makes me cry.

Just to reinforce your point, Germany's nowhere near the size of Texas. It's about half the area, in fact; somewhere between New Mexico and Montana.

[enderlord99]

You know what's a stupid idea that seems to have caught on, but which isn't being acknowledged as a problem nearly as much as it should be?

Official music videos... that have audio other than the song they're designed for.

[PopeLinus1]

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