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Offline RobW

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OT: Thank goodness for Google Maps
« on: April 13, 2007, 07:54:07 PM »
For those who are planning a trip to Paris... Go to Google Maps. Click on "get directions."

Request directions FROM New York, New York TO Paris, France. Read through to line 23.  rofl.gif
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« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2007, 09:14:52 PM »
Haven't I seen this a couple of times in the last couple of days?

Deja Vu!
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« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2007, 09:29:50 PM »
Might have... It's been a bit busy and I might have missed it/them. smile.gif
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« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2007, 09:31:54 PM »
I'll have to find my snorkle, mask, and water wings; I'll meet you on the beach!   smile.gif
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« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2007, 10:28:43 PM »
I wonder how they determined how long it would take?  Thinking.gif


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« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2007, 06:40:37 AM »
QUOTE(krissel @ Apr 13 2007, 11:28 PM) [snapback]124482[/snapback]
I wonder how they determined how long it would take?  Thinking.gif



Well, for starters, they knew you weren't going to stop for food or, uh, better leave it at that... biggrin.gif devilishgrin.gif
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OT: Thank goodness for Google Maps
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2007, 11:23:08 AM »
Finallyyyyy...

Directions on how to swim to Boston (if i reverse it).
Anyone wants to meet me in the middle? toothgrin.gif

Just a little sense of humor in a major corporation... it adds so much biggrin.gif

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« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2007, 12:17:34 PM »
Weird.. if I put in London England to New York it makes me drive through France before starting to swim....
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« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2007, 02:50:23 PM »
QUOTE(Highmac @ Apr 14 2007, 01:17 PM) [snapback]124502[/snapback]
Weird.. if I put in London England to New York it makes me drive through France before starting to swim....


Perhaps it's sponsored by the French Tourism Industry? wink.gif
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OT: Thank goodness for Google Maps
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2007, 06:06:47 PM »
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Kris asks: I wonder how they determined how long it would take?
Hey, Kris:

It's Simple.

My prophesy is that it works about like this: 3800 miles / 703 hours.

That, however is far from the whole story

The land portions will consume 5 hours and 3 minutes.

The interstitial in-the-water portion (of aprox 3,462) miles will be negotiated by the Australian Crawl stroke @ a conservative 2.78 mph for the beginning and ending portions of 6 and 4 days, respectively, while the middle/missle segment – of 2,795 miles – will likely proceed (subsequent to swimming into a congregation of Box Jellyfish straying far, far from the Caribbean) at a rate of 142.6 mph for 19.3 days!

See?

Like I say, “Simple!”
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« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2007, 06:42:12 PM »
QUOTE(Mrious_be @ Apr 14 2007, 11:23 AM) [snapback]124501[/snapback]
Just a little sense of humor in a major corporation... it adds so much


But you have to use it wisely. They made the humor obvious. My kind of subtle humor doesn't work in the corporate world. Someone is bound to take it seriously. That could lead to lawsuits, termination, and worst of all, laughing on the job.
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« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2007, 12:38:37 AM »
QUOTE(RHPConsult @ Apr 15 2007, 07:06 PM) [snapback]124545[/snapback]
Australian Crawl Stroke @ a conservative 2.78 mph


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I know people who can't even walk that fast.  smile.gif

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_crawl


Suppose they figured on hitching a ride on the Gulf Stream.  smile.gif


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« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2007, 10:51:47 PM »
need a lot of scuba diving tanks for that swim

i always loved google's sense of humor
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« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2007, 03:56:33 AM »
QUOTE(krissel @ Apr 16 2007, 06:38 AM) [snapback]124569[/snapback]
eek2.gif  
I know people who can't even walk that fast.  smile.gif

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_crawl
Suppose they figured on hitching a ride on the Gulf Stream.  smile.gif


OK, Dick - how does your computation work going AGAINST the Gulf Stream...? biggrin.gif
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