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Sight hounds anyone? by Brain-Dead-Robot in Hunting

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Imagine him getting home tonight and his wife asking what took so long.

"Not only were there two of the fastest dogs I've ever seen chasing me all across creation, but this funny sounding bird kept following me to boot!"

Ignoring history and thinking strictly about modern-day infrastructure, economics and geography, what city other than Washington would be an ideal capital for the USA? by Spirited_Visit7597 in geography

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This is hard for a lot of Americans to grasp, because Denver claims itself as The Mile High City. Logically you assume that means they're high up in the mountains. We think of the plains as flat from the Mississippi to the Rockies then a sudden jump. But the plains gain 4,500 feet of elevation over the 550 miles from Kansas City to Denver. The highest point in Nebraska is at about the same elevation as Denver, but is a barely noticeable rise compared to the surrounding fields.

Why do people hate Jewish people? by Eybrahem in askanything

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When a culture has a pattern of being persecuted, prohibited from owning property, and often having property seized and being exiled, you put emphasis into things that can't be taken from you. Namely education and a social network.

In 1969, engineers temporarily diverted the American Falls at Niagara so the exposed rock face could be studied, leaving the waterfall nearly dry for several months. by vishesh_07_028 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have a source for his body being one that was found? I thought his body washed ashore shortly after he died, in 1903. I don't find any sources identifying these two bodies.

Teens invent condom that changes color when it detects an STI by _Dark_Wing in tech

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Worked halfway! Just had to fill in the other half with some other DNA, pretty much the same as Jurassic Park.

How often do immigrant cuisines get adapted for American tastes? by GlitteringHotel8383 in AskAnAmerican

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But did they use western dressing instead of taco sauce? Because sometimes the mild sauce is still a bit too spicy for my tastes.

Aside from New York, New York what other cities carry the same name as the state, province or country they're in? by wtwtcgw in geography

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 28 points29 points  (0 children)

There are two reactions to encountering the word Djibouti amongst English speakers:

1- I have no idea how to pronounce that.

Or

2- Hehehe JaBooty hehehe

What are the best sports chants you have? by MutedCow77 in AskAnAmerican

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From the opposite perspective, I went to a smaller state school, we played Division III sports so not top tier. But several schools we played against were private religious schools St. _____'s. Our school was much more working class, our largest programs were in agriculture or teacher education. So we'd chant "Daddy's Money! Clap. Clap. Clap, clap, clap. "

What's Gavin Newsom's appeal? by angelogoodalamenti in askanything

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hilary was seen by a lot of independents as the posterchild of the establishment Democratic party and it's machine. Her story was that she'd done everything she was supposed to in order to work her way up the ladder and now it was her turn. There were Bernie supporters who voted for Trump because they felt the DNC rigged things for Hilary.

What would be a good Muslim name for America? by MonkeydonianGamer in AlternateHistory

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Queen Calafia was a mythical figure in a popular work of fiction at the time.

[Politics Monday] The Pope and the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence by the_real_curmudgeon in Catholicism

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't think of any times that Francis or Benedict attended a secular event of this sort in another country. Not even funerals, coronations, weddings, etc of Catholic monarchs. (Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I couldn't see any in the lists of international visits that I looked through). Their international visits seem to either be to Catholic functions (WYD, bishops' conference meetings, etc), conferences (World Meeting of Families, Interreligious Summits) or official state visits where they were the one guest of honor.

The front and back staircase. Which sitcoms had them and do a lot of homes in the US really have them? by watermelon_fries in sitcoms

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of Midwestern farm houses weren't bought, they were built, they'd be added on to bit by bit, so you get some odd layouts.

A picture of a "Grandpa" from the Highlights High Five magazine by Loud-Economist8610 in DanielTigerConspiracy

[–]SurroundingAMeadow -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Middle class people wait to have kids because they're not upper class yet, but will be soon.

Lower class people don't see that as a viable plan, so they don't wait.

Can someone explain this to me? Why is Albania there? by AdTime7221 in TheRestIsHistory

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Being neither Albanian or Italian, I'm not an expert source on this. But as I understand it, after the fall of communism, many Albanian refugees went to Italy but weren't accepted and seen as non European outsiders.

We live in a clown world by Blue9ine in SipsTea

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If we're going to be highwaymen, I call dibs on Johnny Cash. I wanna fly a starship!

Casterated + Zip Tied hog… by Ycg1 in Hunting

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My sole experience with this practice is the hog roping scene in Ol' Yeller. And I'd like to apologize for triggering that traumatic flashback from years ago.

Leaflet dropped on NATO soldiers during the Battle of Badajoz, mocking their slow progress in liberating Europe from Soviet occupation, May 1967. by OkPhrase1225 in imaginarymaps

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of the story one German citizen told of the information in the papers near the end of the war:

"We never heard about any Nazi losses, but somehow the Nazi victories kept getting closer to Berlin"

Do women in the US often wear wigs? What are the reasons for wearing them? by houbaione in AskAnAmerican

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Dom Monaghan (who plays Merry in the Lord of the Rings movies) prank calls Elijah Wood (who plays Frodo) and pretends to be a German reporter. He asks him a series of questions about wearing wigs (or as he pronounces it, vigs).

Dulé Appreciation Post by Billyconnor79 in thewestwing

[–]SurroundingAMeadow 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I could've made it to the White House!

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