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I think the last time I saw that font was on Windows 3.1.
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my dad posted:Poortugal. Sounds about right. lol for content: 
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Dec 15, 2014 01:33
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My favorite shield is New Hampshire's, because the state is still so all-in on an emblem that is increasingly irrelevant as time goes on.
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Dec 15, 2014 06:51
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disheveled posted:My favorite shield is New Hampshire's, because the state is still so all-in on an emblem that is increasingly irrelevant as time goes on. "Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoe makers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but up in the Mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men." - Daniel Webster Or perhaps you'd prefer a square or circle with a number inside.
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Dec 15, 2014 07:09
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disheveled posted:My favorite shield is New Hampshire's, because the state is still so all-in on an emblem that is increasingly irrelevant as time goes on. What is it, exactly? I can't tell at all. Edit: Nevermind! I found it by looking for "New Hampshire symbols". DrSunshine fucked around with this message at 07:18 on Dec 15, 2014 |
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Dec 15, 2014 07:15
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Pook Good Mook posted:"Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoe makers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but up in the Mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men." - Daniel Webster
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Dec 15, 2014 07:32
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Pook Good Mook posted:"Men hang out their signs indicative of their respective trades; shoe makers hang out a gigantic shoe; jewelers a monster watch, and the dentist hangs out a gold tooth; but up in the Mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there He makes men." - Daniel Webster Nah, it's legitimately interesting compared to almost all of those, it's just funny that after the thing fell off (click this for those who aren't following) the state was kind of left hanging with pictures of the Old Man emblazoned everywhere across the state. I'm not sure how much history they'll be able to hang on it when new generations are only going to see pictures of an oddly intriguing rock formation that used to be there. If the Leaning Tower of Pisa collapses, then what's the next move from Pisa? I'm entertained by that kind of thing. For what it's worth, the more recent New Hampshire quarter has Mt. Chocorua on it.
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Dec 15, 2014 07:33
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DrSunshine posted:What is it, exactly? I can't tell at all. You gotta be kidding me. Is there really nothing more interesting in New Hampshire to use as a state symbol than the face of Jesus in a soup? Words can't even begin to describe how lame that is.
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Dec 15, 2014 09:16
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waitwhatno posted:You gotta be kidding me. Is there really nothing more interesting in New Hampshire to use as a state symbol than the face of Jesus in a soup? I know, right? Like, is there nothing more interesting in Canada to use as their symbol than a maple leaf?
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Dec 15, 2014 09:33
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Star Man posted:I know, right? Like, is there nothing more interesting in Canada to use as their symbol than a maple leaf? No, I don't think there is. But why are you trying to distract attention from the real issue here? Certainly there must be a higher standard for national symbols than some random rock that vaguely looks like a human face. Why isn't the UN investigating this outrage?
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Dec 15, 2014 09:48
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Hmm, Slovakia in this map does not contain one bit of the real Slovakia, at most a few square kilometers north-east of the Danube Bend, although that's an area with a big hungarian minority. The other countries contain at least part of their actual territory.
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Dec 15, 2014 14:33
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goethe42 posted:Hmm, Slovakia in this map does not contain one bit of the real Slovakia, at most a few square kilometers north-east of the Danube Bend, although that's an area with a big hungarian minority. The other countries contain at least part of their actual territory. And when the hell did Pooland get Crimea? Lazy map imo.
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Dec 15, 2014 14:37
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SaltyJesus posted:lol Fantasy map makers are getting lazier and lazier.
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Dec 15, 2014 14:38
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disheveled posted:Nah, it's legitimately interesting compared to almost all of those, it's just funny that after the thing fell off (click this for those who aren't following) the state was kind of left hanging with pictures of the Old Man emblazoned everywhere across the state.  Was that intentional?
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Dec 15, 2014 15:12
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Basil Hayden posted:The fancy graphic plates offered by most states usually don't predate the mid-90s — before that most places just had the state name and some kind of motto in a plain font (as you can still see with a few). The best part about this plate is everyone loved the Churchill Downs plate that went before it but the people that owned Keeneland bitch about it so they had to change to the stupid smiley face
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Dec 15, 2014 19:00
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That rock is clear evidence that people in history had better imaginations.
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Dec 15, 2014 19:07
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There's a sick rear end lion shaped rock in Corsica, behold the mighty Roccapina Lion: 
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Dec 15, 2014 19:14
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Why didn't DC claim back the rest of their square when the Confederacy folded?
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Dec 15, 2014 19:22
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That area was given back to Virginia in 1847, over 15 years before the Civil War. Also the Senate didn't allow it after the war was over.
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Dec 15, 2014 19:27
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sbaldrick posted:The best part about this plate is everyone loved the Churchill Downs plate that went before it but the people that owned Keeneland bitch about it so they had to change to the stupid smiley face Also there was the cloud plate between the Churchill Downs plate and the smiley plate.
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Dec 15, 2014 19:40
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Kurtofan posted:Lion: Haha, it even has a crown! King of the animals.
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Dec 15, 2014 20:30
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Here's a map showing which countries have a higher GDP per capita than Russia, adjusted for purchasing power parity. I'm actually surprised it's still ahead of most of the rest of the world, considering the fact that you're constantly hearing about how terrible it is.
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Dec 15, 2014 21:22
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It's lower than Libya 
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Dec 15, 2014 21:24
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I highly doubt the Libya numbers because they are basically in a civil war.
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Dec 15, 2014 21:29
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It's right in line other petrostate banana republics
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Dec 15, 2014 21:29
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tractor fanatic posted:It's lower than Libya Well, Libya must be doing better than you think it is, because it's also apparently beating China and Brazil as well. The economy of those countries may sometimes be exaggerated, sure, but they still have an at least above average economy. Maybe this map is from before the whole civil war stuff really took off? Edit: The map says "2009-2013". The first Libyan civil war took place in 2011, so that means it all really started to go downhill around the middle of this map's timeline. My guess is that they stopped recording Libya's numbers after 2011, because its probably rather hard to get a good GDP measurement from a nation in the middle of a war. VerdantSquire fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Dec 15, 2014 |
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Dec 15, 2014 21:38
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I bet they are using pre-2011metrics for Libya. The time frame being '2009-2013' makes it a somewhat dubious map, especially since 2009 was when a major recession had just started.
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Dec 15, 2014 21:40
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Phlegmish posted:Here's a map showing which countries have a higher GDP per capita than Russia, adjusted for purchasing power parity. Propaganda against Putin/Russia has been going strong for some time now. Its a hosed up place but their economy has grown a great deal since the USSR fell apart, and they remain technologically advanced. However bad things get with sanctions or whatever, remember they're an industrialized nation with over 100 million people living there.
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Dec 15, 2014 21:48
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Over 140 million actually. They still don't know how to make washing machines but resource extraction and military vehicles is top.
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Dec 15, 2014 21:55
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The Ruble crashed 10% today alone, and has been in steep decline for quite some time. Russian sanctions have also drastically increased food prices. The map doesn't reflect that.
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Dec 15, 2014 23:22
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Phlegmish posted:Here's a map showing which countries have a higher GDP per capita than Russia, adjusted for purchasing power parity. It needs separate colors for Moscow and St. Petersburg vs. everything else.
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Dec 15, 2014 23:44
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Guavanaut posted:Why didn't DC claim back the rest of their square when the Confederacy folded? The land was not particularly useful back then, hence why it'd been given back in the first place. And it also wouldn't be much of a punishment to Virginia to take it back for the same reason.
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Dec 16, 2014 00:17
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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.
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Dec 16, 2014 04:43
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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. The area is already informational though? The letter forms are designed to be machine readable by computers from the late 80s, as well as being highly visible on the road. In fact, plate designs can be recalled and discontinued if they prove too illegible. They're also a pretty decent source of revenue to government. Why do you gotta be so boring? Not to mention that for most states/provinces, most of the designs don't differ all that much from the state standard: 
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Dec 16, 2014 04:52
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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. Because you can take "GO STATE U #1" plate off a car and sell it easier than one painted neon green and orange or whatever the team colors are.
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Dec 16, 2014 06:52
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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. Because solid color license plates are ugly and Europeans just don't realize that pretty license plates make prettier cars  Besides, I like collecting them and I'm constantly disappointed that most of the world has really boring license plates. EDIT: VVVV I've lived all over the US and I still can only say I know two state flags with any kind of certainty. And that's because California and Texas have designs that actually stick out in my mind. Not like the blue flag and state emblem/random crap that most states use. Don Gato fucked around with this message at 08:17 on Dec 16, 2014 |
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Dec 16, 2014 07:30
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Don Gato posted:Because solid color license plates are ugly and Europeans just don't realize that pretty license plates make prettier cars Don't worry, most of our states make up for it with really boring flags.
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Dec 16, 2014 07:55
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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.
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Dec 16, 2014 08:16
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From a utilitarian standpoint, it's because humans don't remember like computers. It's easier to go, "It was a beige SUV with one of those new plates on it, you know, the ones with a beach? and the number was something like HUNT3R or something," than to remember the actual exact plate number, no matter how clearly the plate is marked out. It's not just machines that read these.
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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.
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