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15. I was aiming for British-style humorous understatement.

Tue Jul 20, 2021, 02:23 PM

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Imagine for a moment that Bezos, with the whole world watching... [View all] Apollo Zeus Jul 2021 OP

Ffs. Imagine if no one ever said "What if.." Budi Jul 2021 #1

F#*king Bezo's!! Omnipresent Jul 2021 #2

+ 1000 n/t MFGsunny Jul 2021 #4

Agree that the Bunting "map" was not intended for navigation Apollo Zeus Jul 2021 #7

I cite the Bunting map as a visualization not of geography but rather Apollo Zeus Jul 2021 #11

Columbus as "unreliable narrator." lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #13

I was aiming for British-style humorous understatement. Dial H For Hero Jul 2021 #15

I got that; appreciated it. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #17

There's a mythology that the original inhabitants here PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #6

I can't give you any actual data, but some years ago PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #12

without a date for your anecdote it is hard to know what it describes Apollo Zeus Jul 2021 #19

Have you read the short story "Aristotle and the Gun" by L. Sprague de Camp? Dial H For Hero Jul 2021 #10

de Camp also wrote PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #14

I've read it a couple of times. Did you know S. M. Stirling wrote a sequel? Dial H For Hero Jul 2021 #18

No, I didn't know that. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #20

I'd just tell him that a fan told me they are really eager to finish the series. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #22

I see diplomacy is your strong suit. Dial H For Hero Jul 2021 #23

I don't know if you're aware, PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #24

I wasn't. That's so sad. Dial H For Hero Jul 2021 #25

Bezos traveled the equivalent of Palos del la Frontera to Seville. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #16