BS: Do you know where Iraq is?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 08 May 06 - 01:31 PM

Australasia

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 06 - 07:02 PM

Nick Pino?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:56 PM

"played basketball at Wichita State"...before or after Cleo Littleton? I began classes at WSU in the fall of 1957, and I can't think who he might be.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:45 PM

Canadians get real pissed off when Canada is referred to as a State.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:43 PM

re the comments on the 5' 29" person:

He played basketball at Wichita State University (locally known as "Hillside High" except by alumni) at about 6' 10". After graduation he enlisted in the US Marines, but was booted out ("honorable - for the good of the service") after a little less than a year, because he had a "growth spurt" that took him to his apparently permanent 7' 5" height - and they couldn't keep him in uniforms.

When I met him at a H.S. reunion, he liked to minimize his height by describing it as only 6' 17" but I though it appropriate to additionally minimize to the 5' 29" description. (Sour grapes?)

Some years ago, my design group got several puzzling complaints about "pilot accomodation" on an experimental 'plane - that were finally understood when we learned that the military unit assigned primary test functions had two test pilots at "7' or better," so I'd guess it's not all that uncommon(?).

re: "name all the 50 US States:"

While in Massachusetts, I was more than once corrected with "Massachusetts is NOT A STATE, it's a COMMONWEALTH." I believe there are a couple or four others who are offended at being referred to as "states." I guess they're entitled to ... whatever.

Just so's y'all know if you ever get to one of them. I wasn't greatly impressed by the distinction, but they seemed to think it matters ....

John

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:42 PM

These folks understand, Bill.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:38 PM

what a sign when you can't FIND a deli!

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:22 PM

Just to get us back to the main point here . . . .

What a sign for a deli, huh?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:19 PM

(do you think this thread's crept far enough from Iraq now?)

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:15 PM

*sniff* you think I was being funny? au contrairé....

*mumble* try to explain important matters, and you get accused of joking..hmmmpppfff~!

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:09 PM

LOL

Love yer humour, Bill. Always have.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:09 PM

and I just got post # 100 without thinking about it....must be something in the coffee.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 06:02 PM

yeah..we are right uptown. Gadgets 'n stuff. I grind them beans & use fancy filters. No boilin' or perkin'...makes it too harsh for my delicate taste buds.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:56 PM

I just boil the beans, strain the stuff or not, and drink it. Y'all get pretty fancy down there in the US . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:49 PM

No, I have an electric coffee starter...besides...My coffee would stall one of those

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:46 PM

Bill: Is starting yer coffee like starting one of these?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:44 PM

DAMN, NOW you tell me . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:38 PM

silly...you don't CLEAN the screen...you use white-out!

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:38 PM

HAFTA

"Deriving from 'have to', or 'have+{infinitive}' broken down into 'have+to+{verb}' but minus the verb, 'hafta' works as a verb-modifying adverb taking the place of the modal-auxilary 'must' which means literally 'to be required to __'. In colloquial speech (as opposed to 'formal speech' under which you would not use this word{hafta}}, it means simply to have a strong desire towards, or want for, doing {something}, with the 'something' usually seen through the eyes of the speaker as a *necessity* (even if in actuality it is no more than icing on the cake)."

That's why!

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:31 PM

Oh. Glad you MEANT to put it there because I cleaned the computer screen and there it still was.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:29 PM

As I was starting my coffee, I realized that a better clarification of my use of the apostrophe was to graphically indicate the use of a phonetic contraction.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:23 PM

Why did you not focus on "hafta"?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:21 PM

just an indicator that there are more letters involved in the original, and to connote that it is not just a misspelling.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 07 May 06 - 05:03 PM

Why did you put ' with the word ya?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Bill D
Date: 07 May 06 - 04:47 PM

did ya' ever notice how you hafta be very careful who you post just ahead of?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 07 May 06 - 01:21 PM

Noone has any territorial rights in Antarctica these days, following the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 and its various subsequent Protocols. (See here.)

As for the Norwegians, it was Amundsen who reached the South Pole first.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 07 May 06 - 10:55 AM

And the Seven Seas?

Hint, most appear to be oceans but what the hay.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 06 May 06 - 10:24 PM

The six continents include Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Eurasia, North America, and South America.

The seven continents include Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Ebbie
Date: 06 May 06 - 10:19 PM

Ah. I get it - JiK's little guy was Robert's brother, or perhaps cousin. Surely not his son.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Rapparee
Date: 06 May 06 - 10:18 PM

See? See how gud my edikashun wuz?

Australia IS an island, as it is surrounded on all sides by water. So is Eurasia, and so is the Americas. It was also on the list of the Seven Continents we had to memorize (Australia, Asia, Europe, N. America, S. America, Greenland, Africa).

These differ quite a bit from the Seven Incontinents. I won't name them, but You Know Who You Are.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 06 May 06 - 10:16 PM

Yer not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Ebbie
Date: 06 May 06 - 10:12 PM

I second the request for more information on that short little guy, JohninKansas. Far be it from me to suspect a Kansan of s t r e t c h i n g the truth but 7 foot 5 is a longish drink of water.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: JudyB
Date: 06 May 06 - 09:28 PM

Oops - sorry. For those who haven't checked it out, Queen Maude's Land is the Norwegian claim in Antarctica. That's what led to my rant above.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: JudyB
Date: 06 May 06 - 09:19 PM

OK - so why does Norway have a claim? Unlike, Chile, Argentina, Australia and New Zealand, they aren't exactly geographically nearby (unless of course there's a wormhole somewhere at the north pole).

And, by the way, could Mudcat put in a claim for that sector that seems unclaimed?? Mudcat Land. It has a ring to it.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Charley Noble
Date: 06 May 06 - 08:52 PM

You know when you look at the globe upside down the relative location of Iraq and Iran changes. We used to do rude things like that with maps of different unlabeled countries of the world in college geography class. It's amazing how alian a country can look upside down.

We did even worse things in aerial photography class where students were usually presented a mirrorstereoscope and a pair of overlapping photos which appeared to be 3-dimensional when viewed. Did you know that if you swap the photos you see an inverse 3-dimensional landscape, with rivers running along what appear to be ridges? You would be amazed at the explanations we received for how these features evolved. LOL

So where is Addis Ababa and what does the name of the city mean?

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 06 May 06 - 08:51 PM

Look south, look WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY south . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: JudyB
Date: 06 May 06 - 08:47 PM

OK, Rapaire, I give up where/what is Queen Maude's Land?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 06 May 06 - 08:39 PM

Australia is NOT a condiment. THESE are condiments, Dave O.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 06 May 06 - 08:22 PM

Peace said: Maybe not knowing where Iraq is means that the US really intended to invade Afghanistan.

I hate to disillusion you, Peace, but we invaded Afghanistan before Iraq.

And then Rapaire told us that he was taught at an early age that Australia was an island.   Teachers like that should be impeached, or whatever the appropriate word for such punishment is for teachers. They should have known (and taught) that Australia is (and has been for millions of years) a continent.

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 06 May 06 - 07:53 PM

Bobad: Who is Morans and why is that guy holding a sign telling him/her to get a brain?

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 06 May 06 - 07:51 PM

"Well I did support Victoria's plan Peace, but she was never one to discuss much with common sailors LOL."

That gave me the best laugh I have had in weeks. Thank you, Dave.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: bobad
Date: 06 May 06 - 12:10 PM

"the same doofuses cheering on Bush and his war."

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Dave (the ancient mariner)
Date: 06 May 06 - 11:48 AM

Well I did support Victoria's plan Peace, but she was never one to discuss much with common sailors LOL.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 06 May 06 - 10:06 AM

"Do you know who put the bomp in the bomp shubomp shubomp?"

Yeah. William Shatner.

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Rapparee
Date: 06 May 06 - 09:30 AM

I know where Shit Creek is. Really. And it IS in Idaho.

Now if I could only find my paddle....

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: GUEST,Art Thieme
Date: 06 May 06 - 01:22 AM

We are between "IT" and a hard place.

So, it is either to the left or the right of wherever we are!!!!!!

Art Thieme

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 06 May 06 - 12:10 AM

That was 1905. I don't wanna push it here . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: number 6
Date: 05 May 06 - 11:46 PM

Where Saskatchewan and Alberta provinces then ... you said he was ancient.

sIx

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 06 - 11:44 PM

(You said you're ancient.)

Subject: RE: BS: Do you know where Iraq is?
From: Peace
Date: 05 May 06 - 11:36 PM

I don't doubt that. But there were only nine Provinces then.