Author Topic: Geography that makes you cringe  (Read 608 times)

Pingu

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Geography that makes you cringe
« on: 16 July, 2023, 11:57:04 pm »
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...in Texas, Greece, Spain, Italy, and a host of other nations...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/16/red-alert-the-worlds-hottest-week-ever-and-more-is-to-forecast-to-come

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Re: Geography that makes you cringe
« Reply #1 on: 17 July, 2023, 12:40:52 am »
Does this count as geog:

They’re on the steepest part of the climb! And then it gets even steeper!

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Re: Geography that makes you cringe
« Reply #2 on: 24 July, 2023, 04:54:49 am »
Quote from: teh Graun
...in Texas, Greece, Spain, Italy, and a host of other nations...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/16/red-alert-the-worlds-hottest-week-ever-and-more-is-to-forecast-to-come

Texas was in fact an independent nation for 9 years before becoming part of the US. Unfortunately, claims by some Texans that the state retains the right to secede from the US appear to have no basis in fact.https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/could-texas-secede-from-the-united-states-if-it-wanted-to

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Re: Geography that makes you cringe
« Reply #3 on: 24 July, 2023, 09:27:06 am »
Hell, Scotland's a nation and it can't even hold a referendum on getting out without some Whitehall indigent putting a hoofmark on the application.
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Re: Geography that makes you cringe
« Reply #4 on: 24 July, 2023, 09:37:41 am »
Hell, Scotland's a nation and it can't even hold a referendum on getting out without some Whitehall indigent putting a hoofmark on the application.

England, Scotland and Wales are all nations (Northern Ireland is a province).
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Re: Geography that makes you cringe
« Reply #5 on: 24 July, 2023, 09:39:37 am »
Hell, Scotland's a nation and it can't even hold a referendum on getting out without some Whitehall indigent putting a hoofmark on the application.

England, Scotland and Wales are all nations (Northern Ireland is a province).

Well... Wales is a principality of England. Whether that leaves it a nation or not I don't know.
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