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Post by Pixie on Apr 26, 2017 14:51:44 GMT -5
The Western Hemisphere's Longest Suspension Bridge? Hint: It's 160 miles north of Mt. Pleasant. Probably the Mackinac Bridge in the UP? |
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Post by weisstho on Apr 26, 2017 14:54:26 GMT -5
The Western Hemisphere's Longest Suspension Bridge? Hint: It's 160 miles north of Mt. Pleasant. Probably the Mackinac Bridge in the UP? Eight points for the correct answer, and a two point bonus for the correct spelling!! Good Work! <just needed to get away from crocs and gators. None Here.> |
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Post by robg on Apr 26, 2017 14:57:46 GMT -5
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Post by msp on Apr 26, 2017 15:03:36 GMT -5
Probably the Mackinac Bridge in the UP? Eight points for the correct answer, and a two point bonus for the correct spelling!! Good Work! <just needed to get away from crocs and gators. None Here.> That bridge sure seemed longer when I was driving a big moving truck while trailering a vehicle behind the truck after an early spring snowfall - good times. The UP is gorgeous, I hope next time I head thru, I will be able to enjoy the views sans white-knuckle driving. |
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Post by joeybear on Apr 26, 2017 15:49:50 GMT -5
DId you know people surf fish (standing in surf fishing)with bait baskets tied to their hip like a fannie pack, and then they wonder why a shark would attack them, hmmmm 😳, only to also see peeps swimming close to where they are casting, not good. You are right Pixie, sharks, they do bite 🦈 I'm at New Smyrna beach today and there's a guy doing this...grrrrr |
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Post by JudgeKnot on Apr 26, 2017 16:15:11 GMT -5
Eight points for the correct answer, and a two point bonus for the correct spelling!! Good Work! <just needed to get away from crocs and gators. None Here.> That bridge sure seemed longer when I was driving a big moving truck while trailering a vehicle behind the truck after an early spring snowfall - good times. The UP is gorgeous, I hope next time I head thru, I will be able to enjoy the views sans white-knuckle driving. I think it was just last week that the Bridge was closed for two days because of ice falling off and endangering cars. Here's another trivia question. What are the nicknames for the folks who live in the Upper Peninsula, and those who live below the bridge in the Lower Peninsula? |
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Post by acttwo on Apr 26, 2017 17:56:01 GMT -5
That bridge sure seemed longer when I was driving a big moving truck while trailering a vehicle behind the truck after an early spring snowfall - good times. The UP is gorgeous, I hope next time I head thru, I will be able to enjoy the views sans white-knuckle driving. I think it was just last week that the Bridge was closed for two days because of ice falling off and endangering cars. Here's another trivia question. What are the nicknames for the folks who live in the Upper Peninsula, and those who live below the bridge in the Lower Peninsula? Yoopers for the first. I fear to find out the second! |
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Post by Pixie on Apr 26, 2017 17:59:53 GMT -5
That bridge sure seemed longer when I was driving a big moving truck while trailering a vehicle behind the truck after an early spring snowfall - good times. The UP is gorgeous, I hope next time I head thru, I will be able to enjoy the views sans white-knuckle driving. I think it was just last week that the Bridge was closed for two days because of ice falling off and endangering cars. Here's another trivia question. What are the nicknames for the folks who live in the Upper Peninsula, and those who live below the bridge in the Lower Peninsula? Ask us something difficult. Upper Peninsula = UP or Yoopers. They call the below the bridge folks in the lower peninsula, trolls. What else could they possibly be called? |
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Post by JudgeKnot on Apr 26, 2017 19:20:51 GMT -5
Pixie, is there anything you DON'T know?
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Post by gary on Apr 26, 2017 19:22:43 GMT -5
Pixie, is there anything you DON'T know? Â She doesn't know how to get people applying for Board membership to read her instructions. |
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Post by bayou on Apr 26, 2017 19:24:37 GMT -5
Clever. You are catching up with Gary. Nah, just stole it off the internet. |
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Post by bayou on Apr 27, 2017 7:07:17 GMT -5
*President Woodrow Wilson's image was printed on the $100,000 bill, the largest bill ever printed in the U.S. It was used by the Federal Reserve but not circulated to the general public.
*pending verification by Gary and ridicule by Pixie if wrong. |
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Post by gary on Apr 27, 2017 7:33:59 GMT -5
*President Woodrow Wilson's image was printed on the $100,000 bill, the largest bill ever printed in the U.S. It was used by the Federal Reserve but not circulated to the general public.
*pending verification by Gary and ridicule by Pixie if wrong. I wouldn't know as my wallet doesn't contain a $100,000 bill. |
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Post by Ace Midnight on Apr 27, 2017 11:22:15 GMT -5
 Checks out. |
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Post by gary on Apr 27, 2017 11:23:27 GMT -5
Checks out. That must be a heckuva printing press in the Midnight basement. |
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Post by stevil on Apr 27, 2017 11:46:36 GMT -5
A gold certificate as well!!
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Post by gary on Apr 27, 2017 11:49:09 GMT -5
A gold certificate as well!! If I could only get my hands on one they'd arrest me. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 12:12:05 GMT -5
Did you know that none of the planets actually orbit the Sun? (Yes, your elementary and high school education provided you erroneous information)
The sun and the planets orbit around the "barycenter" point of mass of the solar system. Even the sun itself orbits around its barycenter in a spiral motion that takes about 12 years to complete one orbit. For Jupiter due to its extreme size and mass, it actually orbits around a barycenter near the sun which is actually located at a distance off and above the surface of the sun.
Bonus Fact: The Earth doesn’t even orbit where the solar system barycenter currently is. It orbits where the barycenter was roughly eight minutes ago. (The barycenter for the earth's orbit is approximately near the center of the sun) If the sun suddenly vanished, the earth would continue in orbit for another 8 minutes before slinging off on some random tangent because gravity isn’t instantaneous – it propagates at roughly the speed of light.
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Post by stevil on Apr 27, 2017 12:43:39 GMT -5
Did you know that none of the planets actually orbit the Sun? (Yes, your elementary and high school education provided you erroneous information) The sun and the planets orbit around the "barycenter" point of mass of the solar system. Even the sun itself orbits around its barycenter in a spiral motion that takes about 12 years to complete one orbit. For Jupiter due to its extreme size and mass, it actually orbits around a barycenter near the sun which is actually located at a distance off and above the surface of the sun. Bonus Fact: The Earth doesn’t even orbit where the solar system barycenter currently is. It orbits where the barycenter was roughly eight minutes ago. (The barycenter for the earth's orbit is approximately near the center of the sun) If the sun suddenly vanished, the earth would continue in orbit for another 8 minutes before slinging off on some random tangent because gravity isn’t instantaneous – it propagates at roughly the speed of light. FAKE NEWS!!! Everyone knows the earth is the center of the universe for cryin' out loud!!! |
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Post by gary on Apr 27, 2017 13:09:21 GMT -5
That Congress is close to keeping the Government open–for another week. What a country!
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