The Off Topic Topic

[mongers]

The Sun and Aliens:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4966623/Aliens-An-apology.html

[crazy canuck]

Following that link I found that Sun also has other interesting stories - nsfw

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4964719/Porn-star-arrested-for-naked-shoot-at-her-old-school.html

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/showbiz/4961657/amanda-holden-flashing-side-boob.html

We do not have this kind of hard hitting journalism here.

[Liep]

Monocle's list of best cities to live in places Copenhagen first again after a short hiatus.

1 Copenhagen (3)
2 Melbourne (6)
3 Helsinki (2)
4 Tokyo (7)
5 Vienna (4)
6 Zürich (1)
7 Stockholm (10)
8 Munich (5)
9 Sydney (8)
10 Auckland (9)
11 Hong Kong (13)
12 Fukuoka (12)
13 Kyoto (11)
14 Paris (14)
15 Singapore (15)
16 Hamburg (16)
17 Honolulu (17)
18 Madrid (20)
19 Vancouver (19)
20 Berlin (18)
21 Barcelona (21)
22 Amsterdam (not ranked)
23 Portland (22)
24 San Francisco (23)

[crazy canuck]

As expected the list is deficient but we cant expect much judgment about such things from someone who only uses one eye.

[Admiral Yi]

From an Economist article about the Spanish language, the interesting observation that Spanish is widely studied as a second language in only three countries: the US, Brazil, and France.

[Jacob]

As expected the list is deficient but we cant expect much judgment about such things from someone who only uses one eye.

You agree that Melbourne should be highly ranked, IIRC?

[sbr]

Moving my daughter out of the dorm today.

5th floor with no elevator sucks.

College campus on a warm sunny day does not suck.

[crazy canuck]

As expected the list is deficient but we cant expect much judgment about such things from someone who only uses one eye.

You agree that Melbourne should be highly ranked, IIRC?

Yes.  Melbourne should definitely be #1.  Vancouver in the top three. 

[merithyn]

Moving my daughter out of the dorm today.

5th floor with no elevator sucks.

College campus on a warm sunny day does not suck.

Does that creep you out at all?

I'll be walking on campus and see a couple of guys who are hot as hell... and then I'll realize that they're the same age as my sons. I never know how to react to that. I feel kind of creeped out by it, but... they're still awfully damn nice to look at...

[garbon]

As expected the list is deficient but we cant expect much judgment about such things from someone who only uses one eye.

You agree that Melbourne should be highly ranked, IIRC?

Yes.  Melbourne should definitely be #1.  Vancouver in the top three. 

Isn't that a matter of personal preference/taste? Vancouver is rather nice but I'm not sure it'd be in my top 3 of best places to live.

[Liep]

Female Israeli soldiers continue to impress.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2340700/Video-half-naked-female-Israeli-soldiers-pole-dancing-rifle-emerge-days-racy-pictures-women-recruits-posing-weapons-underwear.html

So does Madeleine.
http://multimedia.ekstrabladet.dk/archive/00937/Expressen_937360m.jpg

[sbr]

Yes meri I did feel a bit creepy, but what else is there to do when waiting on a 19 year old girl to get her crap together than people watch. 

[Eddie Teach]

From an Economist article about the Spanish language, the interesting observation that Spanish is widely studied as a second language in only three countries: the US, Brazil, and France.

What about the Philippines and Bolivia? 

[crazy canuck]

Isn't that a matter of personal preference/taste? Vancouver is rather nice but I'm not sure it'd be in my top 3 of best places to live.

Perhaps.  But in most surveys that is how they usually rank.  Sometimes Vancouver gets the #1 spot but now that I have seen Melbourne I dont think we deserve it.

[sbr]

Vancouver BC might be very nice, but in my mind it will always be tainted by the shithole that is Vancouver Washington