Posted on 04/08/2014 11:52:28 AM PDT by blam
The end of the Aleutian Island Chain crosses the 180° longitude and is therefor in the area many call "The Far East".
Trick question, not the eastern most measured from the geographic center, as would be Maine.
It is the same "logic" that refers to America as "The West" when we are on a globe.
Got me on that one
OK another quiz - (without looking at a map!)
Other than Alaska, what state includes territory that is furthest north?
When I transferred from “C” school at NTTC Corry Station to my PDS of NRRF Imperial Beach in 1989, I drove. Stopped at “home”, in Pasadena, TX. Left and went west - drove to El Paso for the night, at 80-85 MPH, took me 12 hours. The return trip from Imperial Beach 3 years later, I drove to El Paso, spent the night, and drove home. From El Paso to Houston was again, 12 hours. Just my experience.
I’m sure some Texans are, because a lot of Texans are Mexican. But ‘fraid your quaint little notion that the government works for us is like 20 years past its sell by date….at least a damned good six years past minimum.
Minnesota
The little bump where Frostbite Falls is.
Yes, giving up the constitution and expecting the government to realize and remember they work for us that’s a great plan.
How’s it working?
I call them the New Yorkers of the south.
Uh, you talkin to ME? Either I misread you, or you need to rephrase.
I didn’t say it was working. I just stated the reality.
The reality is that we have a constitution. it states that the government works for us.
You got the state right, but I think you are thinking of International Falls? - thats the wrong “bump”
Habitable territory? No comparison.
No brag, just fact.
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Your belief in a piece of paper that people are willing to ignore is astounding. We have a Constitution. Many of those sworn to uphold it don’t care. Period. And they have the force of government behind them.
Back in ‘09, we went to Texas and wandered around for a little over a month. In ‘12 we went back and traced the 900 miles of the Butterfield Overland Mail route across Texas. (it curves so it is 900 miles) (the Butterfield route is to be a National Historic Trail from Memphis to San Farncisco and is the first intercontinental mail contract by the USPO)
Texas outside the big cities is just fantastic. They have the best roads anywhere. They have fabulous food. They had a revolution everyone should study. Texas was the way west for many and they cherish their part in the expansion.
They welcome out of staters with fantastic stape parks.
I recommend taking a month and go explore Texas
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
It was a while back, but a Congressman from Texas was on the long journey home from Washington. He stopped to visit his congressional colleague from Tennessee.
The Tennessean gave him a tour of Knoxville. They went down near the river to see the creation. The Tennessean proudly exclaimed “ This is our great University, The University of Tennessee”. He went on to extol the great professors and opportunities for the bright students flocking to the campus. He called the chancellor who graciously greeted the congressman from Texas with a Tennessee orange T shirt emblazoned UT.
While traveling, the Texan thought on his visit and concluded that we need a university like that in Texas.
Alas, disaster struck. While philandering in a gambling hall under the hill in Natchez, the Congressman from the great but fledgling State of Texas was murdered. He went immediately to hell. The fires burned heatedly and though not consumed, his hair, eyebows and clothing were scorched. On presentation to the devil, the evil one saw the UT shirt and decided this must be a Holy Man and cast the Texan out. He found himself dazed but alive once more on the road back to Texas.
As soon as he got home, he called a committee to meet and they created a University, The University of Texas. To his day many Texans proudly wear T shirts of Burnt Orange bearing the logo UT.
Once again, like the Alamo and San Jacinto, Texans became indebted to Tennessee for greatness.
The wife and I have driven through Texas from Waco to El Paso many times. If you do that enough times, you might really get the impression few people live in Texas.
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