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Started by Savonarola, April 11, 2019, 03:14:43 PM

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jimmy olsen

#60
April 14, 2019, 10:22:39 PM
Quote from: Savonarola on April 11, 2019, 03:14:43 PM
I was watching Netflix's presentation of Bruce Springsteen's one man Broadway show; in which he describes how eager he was to get out of Asbury Park, NJ when he was young and how he now lives all of ten minutes away.  (Born to Run; just not very far.)  I was curious how Languish rated.

Here's an air miles calculator

My home town is Grand Rapids, Michigan; it's 1055 Miles / 1698 Km / 917 Nautical Miles to Melbourne, Florida.

Roughly 11,000 km as the bird flies. That's 6835 miles
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jimmy olsen

#61
April 14, 2019, 10:45:46 PM
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Admiral Yi

#62
April 14, 2019, 11:07:07 PM
Rounding error.  Let's have a spelling bee to break the tie.

mongers

#63
April 14, 2019, 11:21:40 PM
Quote from: Caliga on April 14, 2019, 10:44:10 AM
Quote from: mongers on April 13, 2019, 08:30:01 PM
The Sunday Times 2019 best place to live in Britain has been announced:
If I lived in Britain I think I'd like to live in Ventnor or the Scilly Isles. :hmm:

:D

Very good.
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Eddie Teach

#64
April 14, 2019, 11:45:01 PM
Your link doesn't give the number.
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saskganesh

#65
April 15, 2019, 08:10:01 PM
1400 miles across the Canadian Shield.  In Europe that would be from London to Smolensk.
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Richard Hakluyt

#66
April 16, 2019, 01:32:03 AM
Currently 125 miles. Looking back on places that I have lived the maximum would be 6759 miles (Newcastle to Singapore); very similar to the other high figures. If we had a former Brit who was now a Kiwi they would win it; probably a not uncommon type either.

Admiral Yi

#67
April 16, 2019, 02:05:11 AM
If we count all places lived I can stretch to 6,960/11,200, DC to Seoul.

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Eddie Teach

#68
April 16, 2019, 02:12:36 AM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on April 16, 2019, 01:32:03 AM
Currently 125 miles. Looking back on places that I have lived the maximum would be 6759 miles (Newcastle to Singapore); very similar to the other high figures. If we had a former Brit who was now a Kiwi they would win it; probably a not uncommon type either.

Doesn't Bogh live in NZ?
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Richard Hakluyt

#69
April 16, 2019, 03:39:20 AM
Quote from: Eddie Teach on April 16, 2019, 02:12:36 AM
Quote from: Richard Hakluyt on April 16, 2019, 01:32:03 AM
Currently 125 miles. Looking back on places that I have lived the maximum would be 6759 miles (Newcastle to Singapore); very similar to the other high figures. If we had a former Brit who was now a Kiwi they would win it; probably a not uncommon type either.

Doesn't Bogh live in NZ?

Unless he moved back. Lets hope he doesn't pay a ninja visit here and claim the crown...........Yi would be crushed  :o

celedhring

#71
April 17, 2019, 12:05:16 PM
Wait, Hayklut is a geordie? Now that I didn't expect.

mongers

#72
April 17, 2019, 12:16:20 PM
Quote from: celedhring on April 17, 2019, 12:05:16 PM
Wait, Hayklut is a geordie? Now that I didn't expect.

Please do keep up, said a couple of years ago he's Tyr's 2nd cousin.  :bowler:
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Habbaku

#73
April 17, 2019, 12:53:09 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 14, 2019, 11:07:07 PM
Rounding error.  Let's have a spelling bee to break the tie.

:lol:
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