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Is this the thread to come to so I can bellyache over American stop signs being octagons?
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Dec 16, 2014 09:12
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Welcome. Also, American licence plates are nice and don't bother anyone as long as they are legible.
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Dec 16, 2014 09:50
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Sheng-Ji Yang fucked around with this message at 10:33 on Dec 16, 2014 |
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Dec 16, 2014 10:27
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Phlegmish posted:I bet they are using pre-2011metrics for Libya. In this year's estimates Libya still beats Russia in HDI, despite her continued fall through the ladder. It remains on par with Bulgaria and Romania. In GDP PC. PPP, it is behind Russia but ahead of Bulgaria and Romania. So by most metrics they are doing surprisingly well.
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Dec 16, 2014 10:36
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I misspoke in my last post, I meant as long they are illegible 
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Dec 16, 2014 10:37
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Fun fact: you can choose a personalized text on your plate here in Germany too, but the DMV refuses to give out plates with known nazi symbols. I'm not sure why it's necessary though, Mr. "SSwlRSagn88" will probably learn his lesson all by himselft after getting his tires slashed and his door keyed for the tenth time.
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Dec 16, 2014 10:42
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How many actual sons of confederate veterans are even alive nowadays?
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Dec 16, 2014 11:00
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Star Man posted:Is this the thread to come to so I can bellyache over American stop signs being octagons? what savage country doesn't have octagonal stop signs?
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Dec 16, 2014 12:13
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I just miss the days when license plates were in the shapes of the states  
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Dec 16, 2014 12:21
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BBJoey posted:what savage country doesn't have octagonal stop signs? Too many. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_sign#Stop_signs_around_the_world
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Dec 16, 2014 12:23
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BBJoey posted:what savage country doesn't have octagonal stop signs?  Zimbabwe 
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Dec 16, 2014 12:23
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Did somebody say octagons
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Dec 16, 2014 12:26
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It's kind of surprising that the NWO don't want to control Toronto with their octagons. I mean Nova Scotia and Newfoundland fair enough but Toronto is a major global city.
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Dec 16, 2014 14:08
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Star Man posted:Is this the thread to come to so I can bellyache over American stop signs being octagons? Now you've reminded me of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czv7MR4tNsU kalstrams posted:Japan
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Dec 16, 2014 14:19
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cheerfullydrab posted:But again, cars are almost entirely a personal expression. Why does the government-mandated area of cars have to have smiley suns? It's awful. cheerfullydrab posted:If governments have decided that a teeny tiny area of a car has to display a number, why does that area have to have aesthetics involved? Why does there have to be political wrangling about it? Why do people have to pay extra money to have that identifying area prettied up in their own way? There's so much of a car, including the car itself, that can be used for personal expression. cheerfullydrab posted:I still don't see the need for colorful license plates. You can cover literally 99% of the car in decals, artwork, signs, paint it fancy colors, put stuff in the windows, anything you want in the whole world to show where you're from, or your interests, or the things you think are pretty. What's wrong with the one little license plate area being just informational? What's so wrong about that? It's a total waste. WE GET IT.
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Dec 16, 2014 14:34
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Peanut President posted:WE GET IT. Individuality is inefficiency. Conformity is strength.
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Dec 16, 2014 15:04
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Don't worry, most of our states make up for it with really boring flags. Eh, to be fair, they aren't all terrible. There are a few interesting designs, Alaska, Arizona, and New Mexico in particular. Its just that the ~40 other states seem to just really like "Boring Emblem on Blue Background" and "Variation of US flag" for whatever reason. Bonus: Hawaii is using the Union Jack, and Mississippi is still flying the Confederate battle flag 
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Dec 16, 2014 15:55
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Overlapping Arctic claims.  In light of: "Denmark challenges Russia and Canada over North Pole"
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Dec 16, 2014 16:07
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Any values in these chunks of ice?
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Dec 16, 2014 16:10
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Kurtofan posted:Any values in these chunks of ice? I can't think of anything there that could possibly attract the desire of so many nearby states. VerdantSquire fucked around with this message at 21:28 on Dec 16, 2014 |
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Dec 16, 2014 16:12
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VerdantSquire posted:Its just that the ~40 other states seem to just really like "Boring Emblem on Blue Background"
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Dec 16, 2014 17:40
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DrSunshine posted:Overlapping Arctic claims.
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Dec 16, 2014 17:50
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steinrokkan posted:Did somebody say octagons UFC marketing is getting really weird.
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Dec 16, 2014 19:32
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A Buttery Pastry posted:I love whoever found a justification for claiming all that. It's hilarious to me how massive our claim is. Why? Greenland is a significant landmass bordering the Arctic Ocean, and claiming more than you expect is standard negotiation tactic.
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Dec 16, 2014 19:36
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All the more reason for Greenland to declare independence from Denmark and become rich by auctioning off drilling and exploration rights on their claim! 
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Dec 16, 2014 20:15
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TheImmigrant posted:Why? Greenland is a significant landmass bordering the Arctic Ocean, and claiming more than you expect is standard negotiation tactic.
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Dec 16, 2014 20:34
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cheerfullydrab posted:If governments have decided that a teeny tiny area of a car has to display a number, why does that area have to have aesthetics involved? Because it's something that's required to be present you dumbo. And because it's a massive revenue source - some states charge upwards of hundreds of dollars extra per year to people for certain styles.
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Dec 16, 2014 21:59
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The correct answer is, it doesn't have to have aesthetics involved. It can have aesthetics involved, just like any other part of the car. Or, another way to put it, everything has aesthetics involved, and there's no way to remove the aesthetic aspect from anything.
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Dec 16, 2014 22:39
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I didn't have to pay anything extra for my "Lincoln Boyhood Home" Indiana license plate.
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Dec 17, 2014 02:06
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VerdantSquire posted:Mississippi is still flying the Confederate battle flag Allow me to blow your mind:  First Confederate flag  Georgia's current flag
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Dec 17, 2014 02:17
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Peanut President posted:Allow me to blow your mind: Just a reminder that they went to this AFTER this abomination:  Which they only switched to only after enough people complained about THIS:  Funny that the former still incorporated the latter flag so it's not really better!
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Dec 17, 2014 02:23
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Peanut President posted:WE GET IT. "I can't name any real harm but on the other hand I wouldn't personally do it so it shouldn't be allowed" is the most primal sort of conservatism, but since it doesn't explicitly mention states' rights or Jesus it's still okay with a lot of people who would never identify as such.
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Dec 17, 2014 02:42
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Alright I went overboard, I apologize. We've all got those strange things that just piss us off quite a lot for no good reason and colorful license plates is one of mine.
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Dec 17, 2014 03:04
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Just a reminder that they went to this AFTER this abomination: Literally worse than flying a nazi flag.
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Dec 17, 2014 05:36
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steinrokkan posted:Did somebody say octagons At least this map gets the most important thing in the Arctic right... DrSunshine posted:Overlapping Arctic claims.  But seriously, this would be a lot simpler if we all just agreed on the sector principle.
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Dec 17, 2014 06:11
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I like how clearly you can identify the confederacy on this map. 
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Dec 17, 2014 10:09
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Nintendo Kid posted:Literally worse than flying a nazi flag. Well, it could be argued that the southern states do it out of recognition and pride in their heritage, rather than a direct glorification of Slavery. On the otherhand, that is literally the equivalent of a German hanging Nazi flags around because they were proud of their nation's military history. VerdantSquire fucked around with this message at 15:42 on Dec 17, 2014 |
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Dec 17, 2014 15:30
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VerdantSquire posted:Well, it could be argued that the southern states do it out of recognition and pride in their heritage, rather than a direct glorification of Slavery. On the otherhand, that is literally the equivalent of a German hanging Nazi flags around because they were proud of their military history. No what I mean is that that early 2000s Georgia flag design is so awful that it's aesthetically less appealing to see flying than a Nazi flag.Everything about it is done wrong, it's the antithesis of flag design.
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Dec 17, 2014 15:39
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Nintendo Kid posted:No what I mean is that that early 2000s Georgia flag design is so awful that it's aesthetically less appealing to see flying than a Nazi flag.Everything about it is done wrong, it's the antithesis of flag design. From a vexillogist and flag enthusiast point of view the nazi flag would actually be considered as an example of a pretty great flag, although the circle with the swastika wasn't centred for some reason.
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Dec 17, 2014 15:58
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I'm not seeing any resemblance at all to the Confederate flag in those of Louisiana, Virginia, or South Carolina, and only the faintest link in North Carolina.
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