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Not going to quote Gipper's entire list of state high points, but it did get me a little worried. South Dakota, Black Elk Peak? I climbed it when it was called Harney Peak, they changed the name.
Some Ohioans got bent out of shape when the US Geological Survey (rightfully) changed the name of Mount McKinley (former US president from Ohio) to the local native name Denali- "the high one".
Now if the Nepalese government would grow a set and change the name of Mount Everest (some damn British surveyor) back to what it belongs, Chomolungma or Sagamartha, it would make me happy. Very few of the other major Himalayan peaks got this treatment. K2 is so remote, even the locals didn't have a name for it.
PS, my Himalayan cat Norman's middle name after a peak is Namcha Barwa. Didn't like the sound of Nanga Parbat, and Nanda Devi is named after a woman Hindu goddess, Norman is a boy. Nuptse might have worked. See why "Mount Everest" is SO out of place?
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Not going to quote Gipper's entire list of state high points, but it did get me a little worried. South Dakota, Black Elk Peak? I climbed it when it was called Harney Peak, they changed the name.
Some Ohioans got bent out of shape when the US Geological Survey (rightfully) changed the name of Mount McKinley (former US president from Ohio) to the local native name Denali- "the high one".
Now if the Nepalese government would grow a set and change the name of Mount Everest (some damn British surveyor) back to what it belongs, Chomolungma or Sagamartha, it would make me happy. Very few of the other major Himalayan peaks got this treatment. K2 is so remote, even the locals didn't have a name for it.
PS, my Himalayan cat Norman's middle name after a peak is Namcha Barwa. Didn't like the sound of Nanga Parbat, and Nanda Devi is named after a woman Hindu goddess, Norman is a boy. Nuptse might have worked. See why "Mount Everest" is SO out of place?
Not going to quote Gipper's entire list of state high points, but it did get me a little worried. South Dakota, Black Elk Peak? I climbed it when it was called Harney Peak, they changed the name.
Some Ohioans got bent out of shape when the US Geological Survey (rightfully) changed the name of Mount McKinley (former US president from Ohio) to the local native name Denali- "the high one".
Now if the Nepalese government would grow a set and change the name of Mount Everest (some damn British surveyor) back to what it belongs, Chomolungma or Sagamartha, it would make me happy. Very few of the other major Himalayan peaks got this treatment. K2 is so remote, even the locals didn't have a name for it.
PS, my Himalayan cat Norman's middle name after a peak is Namcha Barwa. Didn't like the sound of Nanga Parbat, and Nanda Devi is named after a woman Hindu goddess, Norman is a boy. Nuptse might have worked. See why "Mount Everest" is SO out of place?
Yea, I wondered about it. The name had always been Harney Peak.....I thought maybe after a new survey that they had found a higher point somewhere....instead of just a name change.
But, wasn't Everest basically the guy that was responsible for determining that that peak was the highest point on earth? So, it does not bother me.
There are thousands and thousands of geological features on earth where a native population probably had their own name for them. Mountains, lakes, rivers, swamps etc. Half the states themselves have native American names....including Ohio....which means basically: "Its beautiful".
The river a few blocks from where I sit: The Tuscarawas means "Open Mouth"
Here are Indian names of counties in Ohio:
https://www.dispatch.com/article/20081119/lifestyle/311199650
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Couldn't tell, but the test was to name the state associated with the number?
With the number of the state? Only US citizens care to learn that. The program asks you for a state then you click on it.
Very tough for a European. I would kill that one, I'm pretty good at geography.
I'm pretty good a geography too. Fun fact, I'd say that it is easier to learn the countries in Europe because they have a lot of History behind them. French-Spanish wars, Portugal allied with Spain, French always having trouble with the Channel, the isolationist Britain, Rome (the now Italy) being a Mediterranean power, Austorhungarian Empire on WWI, Germany invading Poland...
You can mess up with some smaller countries closer to Russia (the steel curtain was not only a metaphor) or the Balkans due to recent wars, but you can make your way around...
With the number of the state? Only US citizens care to learn that. The program asks you for a state then you click on it.
I'm pretty good a geography too. Fun fact, I'd say that it is easier to learn the countries in Europe because they have a lot of History behind them. French-Spanish wars, Portugal allied with Spain, French always having trouble with the Channel, the isolationist Britain, Rome (the now Italy) being a Mediterranean power, Austorhungarian Empire on WWI, Germany invading Poland...
You can mess up with some smaller countries closer to Russia (the steel curtain was not only a metaphor) or the Balkans due to recent wars, but you can make your way around...
Because it was the subject of a lot of books by my favorite author,...who wrote a lot of historical fiction about it, I have had some interest in the battle sites of the Peninsular War.
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In re the above post, I am referring to the Sharpe novels by Bernard Cornwell. A few of these novels took place in other settings...India/Waterloo etc....but most were in Spain/Portugal:
https://www.goodreads.com/series/40550-richard-sharpe-chronological-order
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With the number of the state? Only US citizens care to learn that. The program asks you for a state then you click on it.
I'm pretty good a geography too. Fun fact, I'd say that it is easier to learn the countries in Europe because they have a lot of History behind them. French-Spanish wars, Portugal allied with Spain, French always having trouble with the Channel, the isolationist Britain, Rome (the now Italy) being a Mediterranean power, Austorhungarian Empire on WWI, Germany invading Poland...
You can mess up with some smaller countries closer to Russia (the steel curtain was not only a metaphor) or the Balkans due to recent wars, but you can make your way around...
Because it was the subject of a lot of books by my favorite author,...who wrote a lot of historical fiction about it, I have had some interest in the battle sites of the Peninsular War.
Because it was the subject of a lot of books by my favorite author,...who wrote a lot of historical fiction about it, I have had some interest in the battle sites of the Peninsular War.
LOL Gipper- I like this map of Spain better.
Rioja was the wine & area that got me to realize there were better wines than Boone's Farm and Annie Green Springs. If you look way down at the bottom right near Murcia way, the wine I really like, and wowed Tex Ag (Clio) is from the Jumilla region... Also, near Gibraltar you have Jerez de La Frontera, the home of "real" sherry.... Some of the areas that are currently on wine aficionados hot list with rapidly rising prices are Toro and Ribera del Duero. OK, I can't help myself, I'm on a roll- when the Duero River crosses into Portugal it name changes to the Duro, and if you see that town on the Atlantic Porto, that's where "real" port comes from, and I don't accept any American or Australian imitations as anywhere close to the real thing.
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Because it was the subject of a lot of books by my favorite author,...who wrote a lot of historical fiction about it, I have had some interest in the battle sites of the Peninsular War.
LOL Gipper- I like this map of Spain better.
Rioja was the wine & area that got me to realize there were better wines than Boone's Farm and Annie Green Springs. If you look way down at the bottom right near Murcia way, the wine I really like, and wowed Tex Ag (Clio) is from the Jumilla region... Also, near Gibraltar you have Jerez de La Frontera, the home of "real" sherry.... Some of the areas that are currently on wine aficionados hot list with rapidly rising prices are Toro and Ribera del Duero. OK, I can't help myself, I'm on a roll- when the Duero River crosses into Portugal it name changes to the Duro, and if you see that town on the Atlantic Porto, that's where "real" port comes from, and I don't accept any American or Australian imitations as anywhere close to the real thing.
LOL Gipper- I like this map of Spain better.
Rioja was the wine & area that got me to realize there were better wines than Boone's Farm and Annie Green Springs. If you look way down at the bottom right, the wine I really like, and wowed Tex Ag (Clio) is from the Jumilla region... Also, near Gibraltar you have Jerez de La Frontera, the home of "real" sherry.... Some of the areas that are currently on wine aficionados hot list with rapidly rising prices are Toro and Ribera del Duero. OK, I can't help myself, I'm on a roll- when the Duero River crosses into Portugal it name changes to the Duro, and if you see that town on the Atlantic Porto, that's where "real" port comes from, and I don't accept any American or Australian imitations as anywhere close to the real thing.
I'm amazed that a map made in Seattle mentions Hondarribi, my mom's hometown in Basque Country (though it is touching with France and you don't see it highlighted).
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Because it was the subject of a lot of books by my favorite author,...who wrote a lot of historical fiction about it, I have had some interest in the battle sites of the Peninsular War.
LOL Gipper- I like this map of Spain better.
Rioja was the wine & area that got me to realize there were better wines than Boone's Farm and Annie Green Springs. If you look way down at the bottom right near Murcia way, the wine I really like, and wowed Tex Ag (Clio) is from the Jumilla region... Also, near Gibraltar you have Jerez de La Frontera, the home of "real" sherry.... Some of the areas that are currently on wine aficionados hot list with rapidly rising prices are Toro and Ribera del Duero. OK, I can't help myself, I'm on a roll- when the Duero River crosses into Portugal it name changes to the Duro, and if you see that town on the Atlantic Porto, that's where "real" port comes from, and I don't accept any American or Australian imitations as anywhere close to the real thing.
LOL Gipper- I like this map of Spain better.
Rioja was the wine & area that got me to realize there were better wines than Boone's Farm and Annie Green Springs. If you look way down at the bottom right near Murcia way, the wine I really like, and wowed Tex Ag (Clio) is from the Jumilla region... Also, near Gibraltar you have Jerez de La Frontera, the home of "real" sherry.... Some of the areas that are currently on wine aficionados hot list with rapidly rising prices are Toro and Ribera del Duero. OK, I can't help myself, I'm on a roll- when the Duero River crosses into Portugal it name changes to the Duro, and if you see that town on the Atlantic Porto, that's where "real" port comes from, and I don't accept any American or Australian imitations as anywhere close to the real thing.
Its a better map....but it doesn't show the Battles of the Peninsular War......It just shows where best to get drunk.....which of course, would be important if you were there fighting a war.
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I'm looking forward to the Super Bowl just like I have for most of my 51 years of life. I'll update this forum with the score, since it seems no one else will be watching.
Carry on with the conspiracy theories, I always like a good fiction novel before bed...... Go Rams, and most importantly:
RUN THE BALL SEAN!!
I'm looking forward to the Super Bowl just like I have for most of my 51 years of life. I'll update this forum with the score, since it seems no one else will be watching.
Carry on with the conspiracy theories, I always like a good fiction novel before bed...... Go Rams, and most importantly:
RUN THE BALL SEAN!!
That was GREAT! I got 2 minutes abs after I hit the deck laughing at your clinic on how to be the biggest BASTARD in 1 easy post.
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I'm looking forward to the Super Bowl just like I have for most of my 51 years of life. I'll update this forum with the score, since it seems no one else will be watching.
Carry on with the conspiracy theories, I always like a good fiction novel before bed...... Go Rams, and most importantly:
RUN THE BALL SEAN!!
That was GREAT! I got 2 minutes abs after I hit the deck laughing at your clinic on how to be the biggest BASTARD in 1 easy post.
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I'm here for ya brother!
I'm just glad I didn't have coffee in my mouth when I read it D! You had some classic 1 liners in that post!
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