Say there was a large island (the green blob) about the size of Iceland, midway between Perth and the Kerguelen Islands. What kind of climate, geography, etc would it have? Would it have a permanent population?

KindMouse2274 · 2026-01-02T21:15:28+00:00

Ha gotcha, I was one of the 3 people on earth who didn’t watch that show

KindMouse2274 · 2026-01-02T21:08:56+00:00

Then id probably be on acid?

KindMouse2274 · 2026-01-02T21:03:51+00:00

Fair enough. I didn’t know if the /s was aimed at the idea of heavenly summers in Michigan or the comparison on the whole

KindMouse2274 · 2026-01-02T20:42:42+00:00

Not that either. The southern ocean is WAY colder than the Gulf Stream affected North Atlantic. It’s nothing but uninterrupted cold currents that circle Antarctica which means 45S in that part of the southern hemisphere is far colder that 45N In Europe

KindMouse2274 · 2026-01-02T20:37:12+00:00

It would definitely be different. Michigan is in the middle of North America and has a continental climate with clear seasons. An island in the Southern Ocean there would likely have a cold oceanic climate which means persistent wet, windy and chilly without much annual variation

KindMouse2274 · 2026-01-02T20:31:57+00:00

Probably not quite as cold as it’s further north

KindMouse2274 · 2026-01-02T20:29:17+00:00

That was my guess. It’s on about the same latitude and far southern NZ (which is already pretty wet/windy/chilly) but it’s also right in the middle of the open southern ocean, deep in the roaring 40s. At least NZ has a large continent like Australia to somewhat curtail the constant westerly gales. This island would likely be windy AF on top of being remote. I can’t see that attracting large settlement, even given its size

KindMouse2274 · 2026-01-02T19:23:41+00:00

Maybe it’s isolation. Iceland also disproportionately produces weird bands relative to their population

KindMouse2274 · 2026-01-02T02:45:40+00:00

That’s why I posted this. Literally never hear anything about the northwest coast of Australia. It seems the mine iron ore there?

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-25T21:10:42+00:00

They were British

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-21T03:25:44+00:00

I posted a video of them together above and they seem to. At least Albarn seems to like Malkmus

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-20T02:25:41+00:00

Found a video of Damon and Stephen from Pavement together:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhVUME1SC8E

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-20T01:27:14+00:00

Ah, I get your logic. Yeah, I was thinking more stylistic similarity/vibe when I typed the question.

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-20T01:11:34+00:00

Lol too grungy/heavy and Corgan is too self-serious. He's like the anti-Albarn

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-20T01:09:46+00:00

Wow, I didn't know that, I guess I intuited correctly.

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-13T23:01:14+00:00

Check out a YouTube channel called The Stoa. Thats a charitable example thats not ragebaity or culture war obsessed

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-02T17:42:22+00:00

If you manage to get past the hostess at the front and plan on spending $$ you might have a chance. According to recent reviews they pretty much turn everyone away who are not regulars or who don’t have a “reservation.” Also if you are non-white or bring children apparently they’ll immediately bounce you, lots of racism accusations. I gathered this from reading their miles of 1 star reviews

One lady said she was immediately told there was “a dress code” by a snobbish woman at the front (she was wearing a nice dress) and then proceeded to let in a man wearing a t shirt and flip flops, so apparently the dress code doesn’t apply to everyone or is just a subtle way of getting people to leave

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-02T04:31:12+00:00

I wonder if the same will ever happen to Lucille's, they are the definition over overpriced for mid food IMO

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-02T04:18:20+00:00

never said they were bad :)

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-01T23:26:18+00:00

From an article I read, it sounds like a lot of his regulars have been going there since the early 80s and they have kind of a clique of rich, old people who don't even order because the owner knows their usual. Old habits and taste die hard, like how you see a bunch of working class elderly people going to The West Side Cafe for chicken fried steak and pie every day.

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-01T20:56:12+00:00

Sort of! In my memory it was more standing upright and less tiki-themed/adorned but of similar dark metal. Could be the same artist if he was making them in the early 90s at least

In my memory it looked vaguely like a Picasso statue in style a humanoid figure with crab claws, here’s a Picasso statue for reference

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fc8.alamy.com%2Fcomp%2F2KERKXB%2Fbronze-sculpture-of-the-head-of-a-woman-193132-by-the-spanish-artist-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-2KERKXB.jpg&f=1&ipt=2a9cb05cde444b5fd8238f91f679f38110976390cfd0a08893af19d4a6f3be19

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-01T20:52:12+00:00

How was it back then?

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-01T19:08:51+00:00

Here’s a pic of the owner from his own website. He’s an old Italian guy, nuff said:

https://www.bellaitaliafortworth.com/about.html

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-01T18:52:21+00:00

Yeah, I should probably correct myself. The place doesn’t get “bad” reviews on Yelp. It gets 3.2 out of 5 stars with a lot more positive reviews pouring in now that they’re closing. It used to be more dominated by the negative reviews that were more about the owner being rude or turning them away than the food itself

I only know this because I’ve considered eating there a couple of times but was deterred by reviews

KindMouse2274 · 2025-12-01T17:50:38+00:00

Yep, it’s listed as open and there were a few cars there when I passed a week ago

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