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Time to Require Posters to Give State Info When Stupid Newspapers Don't
ML/NJ
Posted on 05/06/2004 5:55:57 PM PDT by ml/nj
This current thread (BREAKING NEWS: Air Force jet crashes near Callaway) is just typical of so many. Lots of us don't know where Callaway is; have never heard of Callaway; or mistakenly think it is a Golf Club.
(Yes, I know this thread says the pilots are from some AFB in North Carolina, but WTF is Callaway?)
Please! If the article being posted does not contain a dateline with State information, please add it (or other location info - e.g. 40 mi. SW of Philadephia) in brakets or something. Not all of us know where Springfield is.
ML/NJ
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posted on
05/06/2004 5:55:57 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: ml/nj
Americans are weak on geography, although FReepers are fairly strong on that and most other topics. It can be a challenge to place an article, and that is a good thing. Question marks should be flying inside our heads all the time, but hopefully not always the same question marks.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:00:21 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
To: ml/nj
or mistakenly think it is a Golf Club. club, not Club.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:00:22 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: ml/nj
If it ain't Texas what difference does it make?
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:02:49 PM PDT
by
bayourod
(Kerry must be very ill. Why else would they try so hard to portray him as athelitic and vigerous ?)
To: ml/nj
Second that motion.
My first thought was Callaway at Tyndall AFB near Panama City (Florida...)
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:04:12 PM PDT
by
bwteim
(Begin With The End In Mind)
To: ml/nj
Absolutely. Sometimes it's a challenge to identify the country the incident occurred in. These time town papers assume everyone knows where Four Corners or Bugtussle is.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:04:45 PM PDT
by
gitmo
(Thanks, Mel. I needed that.)
To: ml/nj
Some article headlines begin with the two letter state abbreviation which I think is a great idea.
I agree. Sometimes it's hard to tell where the article is from.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:04:55 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm. - W. Churchill)
To: ml/nj
Don't Bart & Homer live in Springfield?
To: ml/nj
I agree with you. It's not a matter of geography. It would be impossible to know where every city in the United States is.
It makes the post more interesting if we can place where the event is happening.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:05:25 PM PDT
by
LADY J
To: ml/nj
I just assume if I dont know where it is that a quick google will fill me in.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:06:03 PM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(I actually Voted for John Kerry before I voted against Him)
To: ml/nj
Good luck with making this happen. I suggested it a year ago and got several sarcastic remarks.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:07:41 PM PDT
by
DJtex
To: ml/nj
I am so confused I thought Galloway was a detective on the old ironside series.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:14:06 PM PDT
by
dts32041
("Liberty is not America's gift to the world, it is God's gift to humanity" George W Bush 28 Jan 2003)
Comment #13 Removed by Moderator
To: ml/nj
There is a Callaway, VA, located north of Martinsville, and southwest of Rocky Mount, VA. Martinsville is close to the NC state line.........
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:20:26 PM PDT
by
dirtbiker
(Solution for Terrorism: Nuke 'em 'till they glow, then shoot 'em in the dark!)
To: dts32041
No, you must be thinking of my half brother, Cab.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:20:56 PM PDT
by
bwteim
(Begin With The End In Mind)
To: Mr. Mojo
club, not Club I know that. I did say, "mistakenly," didn't I?
ML/NJ
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:24:19 PM PDT
by
ml/nj
To: ml/nj
Callaway, Florida, US
County: Bay County
Location: 30:08:27N 85:34:40W
Population (1990): 12253
Elevation: 33 feet
Callaway, Nebraska, US
County: Custer County
Location: 41:17:29N 99:55:12W
Population (1990): 539
Callaway, Minnesota, US
County: Becker County
Location: 46:58:59N 95:54:41W
Population (1990): 212
Elevation: 1370 feet
Callaway, Georgia, US
County: Wilkes County
Location: 33:48:34N 82:52:34W
Elevation: 655 feet
Callaway, Kentucky, US
County: Bell County
Location: 36:47:00N 83:33:48W
Callaway, Maryland, US
County: St. Mary's County
Location: 38:14:18N 76:31:10W
Elevation: 99 feet
Callaway, Missouri, US
County: Callaway County
Location: 38:54:58N 91:57:00W
Elevation: 780 feet
Callaway, Virginia, US
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:26:00 PM PDT
by
Eala
(Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
To: ml/nj
AMEN, one of my very few pet peeves. Makes me crazzzzzzy.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:29:54 PM PDT
by
Vinnie
To: ml/nj
The thread wasn't from a stupid newspaper, it was from a stupid local NBC affiliate in Roanoke. Stupid local TV affiliates assume that you know every little podunk town in their viewing areas. And since Callaway is home to a regional racetrack, most (if not all) of WSLS' viewers know exactly where it is.
I would agree with your assessment of the stupidity if it were coming from a national news outlet.
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:35:38 PM PDT
by
mommybain
(not Walmart greeter material)
To: ml/nj
Flip-flops cause woman to plow through Cape salon Posted on 05/06/2004 9:34:28 PM EDT
Kerry? Cape of Good Hope?
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posted on
05/06/2004 6:43:36 PM PDT
by
bwteim
(Begin With The End In Mind)
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