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[Barrister]

Where in the world is Gary Indiana?

Northern edge of Indiana, about 60 miles east of Chicago.

It's a "go through" city on your way to anywhere else.

Yeah, what I wanted to look up is that I was pretty sure I drove through Gary on my way from Chicago to Michigan many years ago.  And yup - that's where the interstate goes through.

We didn't stop.

[Syt]

https://newsthump.com/2020/09/22/martian-tripods-successfully-conquer-earth-after-adopting-social-distancing-precautions/

Martian tripods successfully conquer Earth after adopting social distancing precautions



An invasion of planet Earth by hostile Martian invasion forces has been entirely successful, due to the Martians taking all the necessary sanitary precautions this time.

"We've really learned our lesson," admitted Martian invasion captain Zy-Mon Williams.

"Despite having intellects vast, cool and unsympathetic, the last time we invaded Earth we failed to observe basic hygiene precautions and as a result, we got wiped out by a virus."

Williams described how the Martians had avoided what he described as a "second wave" by frequent hand washing, keeping at least two metres apart from one another in their Tripods, observing the Rule of Six, and wearing face masks.

"You foolish Earthlings even showed us how to make them," he cackled, displaying his own home made mask in an attractive Cath Kidston floral sprigged design.

Health Minister Matt Hancock confirmed last night that the Government did not intend to take any retaliatory action against the Martian invaders, as they had at all times adhered to the guidelines on social distancing.

Earthlings received the news with mixed emotions.

"I for one welcome our new alien overlords," said David Icke.

"After all, they can't be any worse than the current shower we've got in Government."

[Valmy]

Gary, Indiana!
What a wonderful name
Named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame

It's a shame about the town, though.

I just wanted to check something about Gary, Indiana, so I googled it.  First hit is the Wiki page.

Then comes the "People Also Ask".  The first question is "What's so bad about Gary Indiana".

It is a former steel manufacturing center, you can kind figure out it's trajectory based on that fact alone.

[Barrister]

Gary, Indiana!
What a wonderful name
Named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame

It's a shame about the town, though.

I just wanted to check something about Gary, Indiana, so I googled it.  First hit is the Wiki page.

Then comes the "People Also Ask".  The first question is "What's so bad about Gary Indiana".

It is a former steel manufacturing center, you can kind figure out it's trajectory based on that fact alone.

Yeah, but other steel manufacturing centres have done okay for themselves.  Pittsburgh (the Steel City) for example has turned things around.

[Valmy]

Eventually. All these cities declined, some have worked their way out of it and others haven't (yet...hopefully).

[Josquius]

Well this was fascinating. Old TV set knocks off a towns broadband

https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/old-tv-blocks-internet-in-uk-village-for-18-months

[Zoupa]

My wife's percentages got updated.  She's now like 18% French and a little pissed off about it

Tell her congratulations

I did.  She'll embrace it eventually.

I have a tiny but pretty cool sliver of French Huguenot myself in my family tree.  Used to show up in my DNA thingie but I guess that's now just part of "England and Northwestern Europe".

Pretty accurate, as Huguenot were never French to begin with

[Eddie Teach]

No true Frenchman?

[derspiess]

Pretty accurate, as Huguenot were never French to begin with

Well, that's a load off my shoulders

[derspiess]

Gary, Indiana!
What a wonderful name
Named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame

It's a shame about the town, though.

I just wanted to check something about Gary, Indiana, so I googled it.  First hit is the Wiki page.

Then comes the "People Also Ask".  The first question is "What's so bad about Gary Indiana".

It is a former steel manufacturing center, you can kind figure out it's trajectory based on that fact alone.

I never ventured into Gary, IN but had some business a while back in nearby Hammond, IN.  The industrial decay was rather depressing.

[grumbler]

What's wrong with the name Gary?

Nothing on a human.
Silly on a town.
Cute on a cat.

What if the town is named after a human, like "Gary, Indiana?"

If I name a town Shitstink after my good friend George Shitstink it matters not, its still a town called Shitstink.

So, to go back to your earlier response to the query, you would respond to "what's wrong with the name Shitstink?" that "Nothing on a human, silly on a town, cute on a cat?" 

You really think that "Shitstink" would be a cute name for a cat? 

Or are you now seeing how dumb it is to argue that the names "Gary" and "Shitstink" are equivalent?

[Josquius]

...wow. You really aren't capable of having a normal conversation are you.

[Barrister]

There's a town in Ontario with a street called "Swastika Trail".  The town's response is we named this street back in the 20s way before Hitler, so why should we have to change it?

But the fact is, Hitler is still the first thing you think of when you hear the word "swastika".

[Malthus]

There's a town in Ontario with a street called "Swastika Trail".  The town's response is we named this street back in the 20s way before Hitler, so why should we have to change it?

But the fact is, Hitler is still the first thing you think of when you hear the word "swastika".

There's an entire town named "Swastika".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika,_Ontario

[derspiess]

...wow. You really aren't capable of having a normal conversation are you.

I'm sure he's fun at parties, though.