politically-loaded maps: sputtering flemishly

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3D Megadoodoo: Nov 25, 2010

Jaramin posted:

Decent guessing map

Awful map.

Apples by pineapples.

# ? Sep 1, 2015 17:06

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Peggotty: May 9, 2014

Orange Devil posted:

Romans didn't use elephants in the Colloseum to kill themselves some Christians? Or does that not count as execution?

It's disputed that the damnatio ad bestias was ever performed int he colosseum. It's also disputed that it was used against christians.
But they did use elephants occasionally. The macedonian greeks as well.

# ? Sep 1, 2015 17:18

Guavanaut: Nov 27, 2009; Looking At Them Tittys
1969 - 1998; Toilet Rascal

cebrail posted:

But they did use elephants occasionally. The macedonian greeks as well.

Which were worse?

# ? Sep 1, 2015 17:24

Peanut President: Nov 5, 2008; by Athanatos

Guavanaut posted:

Which were worse?

The Macedonians, obviously.

# ? Sep 1, 2015 18:08

Orange Devil: Oct 1, 2010; Wullie's reign cannae smother the flames o' equality!

cebrail posted:

It's disputed that the damnatio ad bestias was ever performed int he colosseum. It's also disputed that it was used against christians.
But they did use elephants occasionally. The macedonian greeks as well.

Well this makes sense given the decline of North African forest elephant population during the Roman Empire and the length of time between the first encounters with elephants and the appearance and persecution of christians. Also wouldn't be surprised if Carthage used an elephant at some point. Either way though, it appears the execution-by-elephant map is incomplete.

Orange Devil fucked around with this message at 19:16 on Sep 1, 2015

# ? Sep 1, 2015 19:13

bagual: Oct 29, 2010; _{_{inconspicuous}}

steinrokkan posted:

Please, if you post a mystery map, make sure to return within 24 hours to loving reveal what the hell that map means.

As it is, the map is basically "vague_development.jpg"

sorry, got caught up with stuff

It was IMF vote shares

# ? Sep 1, 2015 19:23

Ponsonby Britt: Mar 13, 2006; I think you mean, why is there silverware in the pancake drawer? Wassup?

Speaking of elephant executions:

It's politically loaded because it was created by the Vermilion Valley Dam, which was built in the 1950s as part of a multi-dam project to provide water and power for Los Angeles. Like pretty much every other dam, this reflected an ideological commitment to urban sprawl and irrigated farmland over the needs of the environment or the rights of indigenous people.

# ? Sep 2, 2015 08:52

Ammat The Ankh: Sep 7, 2010; Now, attempt to defeat me!
And I shall become a living legend!

Here's a map:

If every state had an official word, what would it be?

More info/ easier readability here.

(can confirm that CA, at least, is hella accurate)

Ammat The Ankh fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Sep 2, 2015

# ? Sep 2, 2015 21:10

Spoeank: Jul 16, 2003; That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

There's going to be hella Socal people that are gonna be hella mad.

# ? Sep 2, 2015 21:18

Jerry Manderbilt: May 31, 2012; No matter how much paperwork I process, it never goes away. It only increases.

Spoeank posted:

There's going to be hella Socal people that are gonna be hella mad.

what are they gonna do, road rage on THE 405 about it?

# ? Sep 2, 2015 21:29

Badger of Basra: Jul 26, 2007

Ammat The Ankh posted:

Here's a map:

If every state had an official word, what would it be?

More info/ easier readability here.

(can confirm that CA, at least, is hella accurate)

This map is the worst.

# ? Sep 2, 2015 21:36

ekuNNN: Nov 27, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Ammat The Ankh posted:

Here's a map:

If every state had an official word, what would it be?

More info/ easier readability here.

(can confirm that CA, at least, is hella accurate)

Why would someone make something so terrible and unreadable? Pogo niphecks?

# ? Sep 2, 2015 22:08

Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

ekuNNN posted:

Why would someone make something so terrible and unreadable? Pogo niphecks?

That's the name of my ska band.

# ? Sep 2, 2015 22:11

crabcakes66: May 24, 2012; by exmarx

I grew up in CT and have never heard "glawackus" before. Ever.

Actually most of these are loving dumb.

# ? Sep 2, 2015 22:15

Soviet Commubot: Oct 22, 2008

How is it not "party store" for Michigan? This map makes no sense.

# ? Sep 2, 2015 22:18

Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

What's a Banquette in Lousianian French? In French it's a large couch.

# ? Sep 2, 2015 22:25

TinTower: Apr 21, 2010; You don't have to 8e a good person to 8e a hero.

Ammat The Ankh posted:

Here's a map:

If every state had an official word, what would it be?

More info/ easier readability here.

(can confirm that CA, at least, is hella accurate)

Booker T confirmed to be from Kansas.

�spinaroonie.

# ? Sep 2, 2015 22:28

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

Kurtofan posted:

What's a Banquette in Lousianian French? In French it's a large couch.

Urban Dictionary says: "In New Orleans it refers to the old type of granite-curbed sidewalks found throughout the French Quarter, the Marigny, uptown and several other neighborhoods. "

# ? Sep 2, 2015 22:29

Ammat The Ankh: Sep 7, 2010; Now, attempt to defeat me!
And I shall become a living legend!

Kurtofan posted:

What's a Banquette in Lousianian French? In French it's a large couch.

From the link:

quote:

Louisiana
BANQUETTE
banquette (noun): sidewalk
Estelle regretted wearing high heels after she tripped on a crack in the banquette and dropped her baguette.

# ? Sep 2, 2015 22:54

cinci zoo sniper: Mar 15, 2013

Was is baguette du fromage?

# ? Sep 2, 2015 23:55

Vivian Darkbloom: Jul 14, 2004

Ponsonby Britt posted:

Speaking of elephant executions:

It's politically loaded because it was created by the Vermilion Valley Dam, which was built in the 1950s as part of a multi-dam project to provide water and power for Los Angeles. Like pretty much every other dam, this reflected an ideological commitment to urban sprawl and irrigated farmland over the needs of the environment or the rights of indigenous people.

loving tourists visiting the JMT for a weekend, I tell you what

# ? Sep 3, 2015 00:24

Jaramin: Oct 20, 2010

Eye color of national leaders.

Legal status of surrogacy.

Light sources at night.

# ? Sep 3, 2015 01:15

Pakled: Aug 6, 2011; WE ARE SMART

Jaramin posted:

Legal status of surrogacy.

Western Europe comes as a bit of a surprise to me. I've never even really thought about the legality of surrogacy but I would have expected Western Europe to be more liberal than that. Is there any particular reason for that?

# ? Sep 3, 2015 01:20

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

Pakled posted:

Western Europe comes as a bit of a surprise to me. I've never even really thought about the legality of surrogacy but I would have expected Western Europe to be more liberal than that. Is there any particular reason for that?

Uh, being progressive on the subject would generally mean restricting it to the "altruistic" kind at most, because doing it for cash sets up perverse incentives for desperate women to do it, but then they have trouble maintaining regular jobs while pregnant etc.

# ? Sep 3, 2015 01:32

Pakled: Aug 6, 2011; WE ARE SMART

Nintendo Kid posted:

Uh, being progressive on the subject would generally mean restricting it to the "altruistic" kind at most, because doing it for cash sets up perverse incentives for desperate women to do it, but then they have trouble maintaining regular jobs while pregnant etc.

Right, but I'm talking about like France and Germany and Sweden where it's apparently banned altogether.

# ? Sep 3, 2015 01:35

Nintendo Kid: Aug 4, 2011; by Smythe

Well that's why I said at most. A lot of the time you'd just ban it altogether because it makes it way harder for people to do the payment under the table but the surrogacy aboveboard.

# ? Sep 3, 2015 01:42

Albino Squirrel: Apr 25, 2003; Miosis more like meiosis

Jaramin posted:

Eye color of national leaders.

There needs to be a category for 'rape eyes' in which to put Canada.

# ? Sep 3, 2015 05:33

Carbon dioxide: Oct 9, 2012

Jaramin posted:

Light sources at night.

Since when is the entirety of central Africa on fire?

Pakled posted:

Right, but I'm talking about like France and Germany and Sweden where it's apparently banned altogether.

"Christian Values"? Like the bible commandment that says "Go forth and multiply your own genes only"? I really don't know.

# ? Sep 3, 2015 06:38

Jaramin: Oct 20, 2010

Carbon dioxide posted:

Since when is the entirety of central Africa on fire?

"Africa is the continent of wildfire, accounting for 70% of the global total area burned by wildfire each year."

I also think it's supposed to be some rough aggregate over a period of time.

# ? Sep 3, 2015 06:42

Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

Pakled posted:

Western Europe comes as a bit of a surprise to me. I've never even really thought about the legality of surrogacy but I would have expected Western Europe to be more liberal than that. Is there any particular reason for that?

In France it was about to be legalized along with same sex marriage (which got legalized), but the government backed down because of opposition both from the anti-gay religious right and the anti-gmo/nuclear/science gone too far!!! left.

# ? Sep 3, 2015 06:52