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Originally posted by Ecthy
We say: only a stone throw away, or a cat's jump.
We say: only a stone throw away, or a cat's jump.
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We also say "only a stone's throw away," but I've never heard about the cat's jump.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891 -
Well, America's more than willing to take many tons of copper off French hands, and erect them on some island near that New York place...Originally posted by Sir Ralph
Meters and kilometers are French, and hence the USA will never ever adopt them.B♭3Comment
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My favorite distance is a hop, skip, and a jump.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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I measure pretty much everything in terms of driving time, since that's the only metric that actually matters to me.
(The only thing within walking distance is the pool. Everywhere else I have to drive.)Comment
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just thought of another interesting point.
when driving, people always think about the time it takes, and never the amount of gas it takes... as someone who takes the train to get places, the cost is always right in front of you and a factor...
how much do you suppose gas would cost before people think, this place is X gallons / X dollars away?Visit First Cultural Industries
There are reasons why I believe mankind should live in cities and let nature reclaim all the villages with the exception of a few we keep on display as horrific reminders of rural life.-Starchild
Meat eating and the dominance and force projected over animals that is acompanies it is a gateway or parallel to other prejudiced beliefs such as classism, misogyny, and even racism. -General LuddComment
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when driving, people always think about the time it takes, and never the amount of gas it takes
Do too. My commute is $4-6 a day. $10 if I pick up my gf.Comment
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In the back yard?Originally posted by Kuciwalker
The only thing within walking distance is the pool.One day Canada will rule the world, and then we'll all be sorry.Comment
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No, in the community rec center. We have bathrooms, not pools.Comment
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i refer to everything in bus time it takes.
downtown is 20 minutes away from where i live, the ave is 5 minutes, etc etc"I hope I get to punch you in the face one day" - MRT144, Imran Siddiqui
'I'm fairly certain that a ban on me punching you in the face is not a "right" worth respecting." - loinburgerComment
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Really? How many?Originally posted by Kuciwalker
No, in the community rec center. We have bathrooms, not pools.Comment
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X number of planck lengths away +/- ∆p/ħ relative to me."Compromises are not always good things. If one guy wants to drill a five-inch hole in the bottom of your life boat, and the other person doesn't, a compromise of a two-inch hole is still stupid." - chegitz guevara
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"is it normal to imaginne dartrh vader and myself in a tjhreee way with some hot chick? i'ts always been my fantasy" - DisComment
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Re: measuring distance by amount of fuel spent
Have you ever drived a car? The amount of gas spent is hugely dependant on the specifics of the car model and (especially within urban environment) the way of driving. It's hopeless to compare distances based on amount of fuel saved since even with the exactly same car brand, model and total mass, a decent taxi driver can easily spent less than 4/5ths of the gas an amateur driver spends when driving the exactly same distance from city point A to city point B.Originally posted by
Smiley
just thought of another interesting point.
when driving, people always think about the time it takes, and never the amount of gas it takes... as someone who takes the train to get places, the cost is always right in front of you and a factor...
how much do you suppose gas would cost before people think, this place is X gallons / X dollars away?Comment
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Yes, it's hard to compare between cars, however, most people drive the same car from day to day.Visit First Cultural Industries
There are reasons why I believe mankind should live in cities and let nature reclaim all the villages with the exception of a few we keep on display as horrific reminders of rural life.-Starchild
Meat eating and the dominance and force projected over animals that is acompanies it is a gateway or parallel to other prejudiced beliefs such as classism, misogyny, and even racism. -General LuddComment
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Nice to be in a place that's compact enough that a lot of things are within walking distance, everything else is either X number of subway stops away of X minutes by subway (great subway system here).
Measuring things by driving distance in a place with traffic as bad as in Seoul is insane...Stop Quoting BenComment
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Blocks, definitely, although in Chicago the block (not street, but actual block) is a quite valid system of measurement, as 8 blocks equals one mile nearly exactly - and consistently across the city, whether you're downtown or miles away.
Of course, people have a hard time using 'blocks' in the appropriate way
They always say "three blocks thataway" when they mean three streets, whilst there are about 2-3 streets per block in the downtown area. Very confusing and lazy 
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I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.Comment
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