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  • MikM Mik

    Map shows the relative position of major European cities if they were suddenly moved to Texas.

    Depending on your point of view, it either shows that Texas is really big or Europe is very small.

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    George K
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    #1522

    @Mik said in Mildly interesting:

    Map shows the relative position of major European cities if they were suddenly moved to Texas.

    Damn, that's interesting.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      And if you overlayed Paris on Paris, at the same scale, London would be over OK City

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      • CopperC Copper

        And if you overlayed Paris on Paris, at the same scale, London would be over OK City

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        George K
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        #1524

        @Copper said in Mildly interesting:

        And if you overlayed Paris on Paris, at the same scale, London would be over OK City

        GDINkDIXcAAmq7T.jpeg

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          #1525

          Offhand, I’m going with Texas is really big. It is. I’ve driven a whole lot of it.

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • George KG Offline
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            George K
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            #1526

            As long as we're comparing countries' sizes...

            image.jpeg

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • George KG George K

              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oarfish

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              @George-K said in Mildly interesting:

              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oarfish

              The above was filmed in Taiwan!

              https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/25661/divers-in-taiwan-film-rare-encounter-with-giant-doomsday-fish-believed-to-be-a-harbinger-of-earthquakes?_=1704739307213

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                George K
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                #1528

                Smooth ride.

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  Vikki Dougan
                  is most famous for appearing at social events in daring low-cut backless dresses throughout the 1950s. In 1957 and 1961 Dougan appeared in Playboy magazine. Among the prominent Hollywood men she dated was Frank Sinatra.

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                  • markM mark

                    Vikki Dougan
                    is most famous for appearing at social events in daring low-cut backless dresses throughout the 1950s. In 1957 and 1961 Dougan appeared in Playboy magazine. Among the prominent Hollywood men she dated was Frank Sinatra.

                    FB_IMG_1704918261357.jpg

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                    @mark said in Mildly interesting:

                    Among the prominent Hollywood men she dated was Frank Sinatra.

                    "In 1961, her backless dresses and "callipygian cleft" were celebrated in the song "Vikki Dougan" by The Limeliters in their album The Slightly Fabulous Limeliters.

                    "Throughout the 1950s, she dated a string of prominent men, including Barry Goldwater, Mickey Rooney, Henry Fonda, Frank Sinatra and Glenn Ford."

                    image.jpeg

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      #1531

                      IMG_4136.jpeg

                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        Gotta be pretty horny to do that.

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                        • MikM Mik

                          IMG_4136.jpeg

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                          @Mik OK, you made me look it up....

                          Link to video

                          https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/57800/horrors-anglerfish-mating

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            I guess it’s better than being a male praying mantis. Marginally.

                            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              I knew a guy that pretty much happened to in high school

                              I was only joking

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                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  IMG_2250.jpeg

                                  You were warned.

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                                    Movin’ on up
                                    To the east side

                                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      Continuing the theme of strange aquatic mating...

                                      alt text

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      • MikM Mik

                                        Continuing the theme of strange aquatic mating...

                                        alt text

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                                        George K
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                                        #1540

                                        @Mik sorta like my first wife.

                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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