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Post by **brian** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:23 pm

My wife's best friend just moved to Thailand so we're probably going there next summer. I'll have to see if I can get a non-stop flight out of Cheyenne.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 3:59 pm

Is the state the destination for the foreigners, or is the foreign country the destination of the state's residents? If it is the former, then Germany makes sense for Colorado. I've visited National Parks all over the western U.S. and Canada, and one truism has been that you see Germans on the trails and Japanese in the gift shops.

Post by **brian** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:01 pm

sancarlos wrote:Is the state the destination for the foreigners, or is the foreign country the destination of the state's residents? If it is the former, then Germany makes sense for Colorado. I've visited National Parks all over the western U.S. and Canada, and one truism has been that you see Germans on the trails and Japanese in the gift shops.

I understood as the state's residents visiting the foreign country. Otherwise the Wyoming thing is super legit weird.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:02 pm

Could have just been one large family's vacation.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:02 pm

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/201 ... tions.html

Post by **brian** » Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:06 pm

P.D.X. wrote:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/03/sunday-review/summer-vacation-travel-destinations.html

See if you read the story and look at the top 5 for each state, if you remove Canada as an option for those states and Mexico for those states, it becomes a lot more interesting (Lebanon is #2 for Michigan for example, which makes sense given the huge Middle Eastern population there).

Post by **brian** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:37 am

Everything about this map is appealing to me -- the premise, the execution, etc.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:04 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 11:37 am

Everything about this map is appealing to me -- the premise, the execution, etc.

So I am a long way from anywhere - but I'm close to being an equally long way from about 7 or 8 teams.

Post by **brian** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:08 pm

Though as a lot of Tigers fans have pointed out, it inexplicably includes the Brewers in parts of Western Michigan that would require taking a car ferry across Lake Michigan to Wisconsin (which does exist), but even if you acknowledge that it's still a 2.5 hour boat ride which would make either the two Chicago teams or Detroit much closer by time.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:11 pm

It's pretty accurate that the 38th Parallel between Yankees and Red Sox is Hartford.

Post by **brian** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:15 pm

Other tiny favorite things. Despite playing only about 20 miles apart, there's still enormous swarths of real estate for both the Dodgers and the Angels.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:24 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:08 pm Though as a lot of Tigers fans have pointed out, it inexplicably includes the Brewers in parts of Western Michigan that would require taking a car ferry across Lake Michigan to Wisconsin (which does exist), but even if you acknowledge that it's still a 2.5 hour boat ride which would make either the two Chicago teams or Detroit much closer by time.

Yeah, if you're driving from Grand Rapids to Miller Park, you would go right past Comiskey.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:30 pm

brian wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:15 pm Other tiny favorite things. Despite playing only about 20 miles apart, there's still enormous swarths of real estate for both the Dodgers and the Angels.

I do this kind of thing for towns to figure out where to put new fire stations. The first thing they want to know is how the travel time radius changes when traffic congestion is introduced. I'd like to see it for this map too, where the Diamondbacks come all the way over to about 3 miles east of Anaheim.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:34 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:30 pm
brian wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:15 pm Other tiny favorite things. Despite playing only about 20 miles apart, there's still enormous swarths of real estate for both the Dodgers and the Angels.
I do this kind of thing for towns to figure out where to put new fire stations. The first thing they want to know is how the travel time radius changes when traffic congestion is introduced. I'd like to see it for this map too, where the Diamondbacks come all the way over to about 3 miles east of Anaheim.

Ha ha. Sounds like somebody remembers a trip to Disneyland!

Post by **brian** » Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:35 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:24 pm
brian wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 1:08 pm Though as a lot of Tigers fans have pointed out, it inexplicably includes the Brewers in parts of Western Michigan that would require taking a car ferry across Lake Michigan to Wisconsin (which does exist), but even if you acknowledge that it's still a 2.5 hour boat ride which would make either the two Chicago teams or Detroit much closer by time.
Yeah, if you're driving from Grand Rapids to Miller Park, you would go right past Comiskey.

Unless you're taking these guys from Muskegon to Milwaukee in 2.5 hours. But the bullshit part of it is that you can (if you're timing it just right) literally drive from Grand Rapids to Milwaukee and only put about 50 miles on your car, but it's still going to take about 3.5 hours (at best) including the time on the ferry. Meanwhile, you can drive from Grand Rapids to Detroit or Chicago in about 2.5 to 3 hours depending on traffic.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Mar 20, 2018 6:47 am

World Maps With Names Translated Literally

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:33 pm

Map of every pub in the UK.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:39 pm

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Feb 06, 2019 7:41 am

The World's Watersheds

Baloney · Post by **Baloney** » Fri Feb 08, 2019 8:24 am

Ikea making no friends

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... stake.html

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Apr 22, 2019 2:25 pm

Map of rude place names.

Post by **brian** » Mon Apr 22, 2019 2:31 pm

Ra-Shawbard's Butthole, OR

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Thu May 16, 2019 6:47 pm

Not sure if this has been shared yet. I have two more pages if people are interested.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu May 16, 2019 6:53 pm

[+] spoiler: Smoregon
Swissconsin
Tennesushi
Ryeoming
Arkanslaw
Piedaho

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Thu May 16, 2019 7:01 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2019 6:53 pm
[+] spoiler
Smoregon
Swissconsin
Tennesushi
Ryeoming
Arkanslaw
Piedaho

All correct but Tenn

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu May 16, 2019 7:07 pm

[+] spoiler: tunasee
Avorado
Kentucky fried chicken?

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Thu May 16, 2019 7:22 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2019 7:07 pm
[+] spoiler
tunasee
Avorado --Avocolorado
Kentucky fried chicken?

yes
close (I wrote full answer in spoiler)
wrong meat

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Thu May 16, 2019 11:58 pm

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Fri May 17, 2019 12:00 am

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:22 am

Part 2:

[+] spoiler: ?
North Carolimabeans
Linguiniana
?
Iowatermelon
?
Waffleaska
Cinnamindiana
Vermintchocolatechip
Mississippeas
New Ham-pshire
New Jerky

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:25 am

Part 3

[+] spoiler: Oatmealhoma
Raminnesota
Baconnecticut
Liverginia
?
Alahama
Mashedpotatochusetts
Berryland
West Virgingerbread
Fishigan
New York Ziti?
Squashington D.C.

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:26 am

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2019 7:22 am Part 2:

[+] spoiler
?
North Carolimabeans correct
Linguiniana wrong
?
Iowatermelon correct
?
Waffleaska correct
Cinnamindiana Roll
Vermintchocolatechip Ice Cream
Mississippeas Correct
New Ham-pshire Wrong meat
New Jerky correct

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:29 am

Couple more from Part 2:

[+] spoiler: Pretzelvania
Naantana

EdRomero · Post by **EdRomero** » Fri May 17, 2019 7:35 am

I don't know why I'm correcting every response. You can check your own work and see the photos in much better detail along with a few more states I chose not to show my students here: https://www.facebook.com/pg/foodiggity/ ... 6749216753

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:41 am

Reading this book for the second time. A look at the most remote islands on earth with one page stories based on real events that occurred on the islands.

A remarkable book.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 7:57 am

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:54 am

That is cool!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:15 am

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:18 am

Long Chile? That awesome.

Of course Quebec is untouched, like in real life.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:13 pm

Made it to CNN

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/13/us/high- ... index.html