I have also found that “yonder” is geographically universal. A place can be over yonder, out yonder, back yonder, up yonder, down yonder, just plain yonder, or any other direction possible….but good luck finding it on a map.
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@Bob_Luken said:
Our US of A was settled east to west so people should generally say “out west" and “back east". Someone in Colorado is incorrect to say, "I'm going out to Wisconsin". The guy in Wisconsin correctly says, "I'm going out to Denver". In Tennessee I might not say "back to Baltimore", just because I've never spent much time there, but I would never say "out" to Baltimore, because that would be a self-centered perception that "out" would be any direction from my location. A good neutral word is "over", works in all directions but feels like it doesn't cover longer distances.
Also, north is top of a map, people should say “up” in reference to traveling any northward direction. Same thing with “down” being the word for going south of wherever you currently are. However, there is also the element of elevation which can throw the previous up-down guidelines out the window. If you are navigating a significant change in elevation, up might be south and down might be north on the map. And on the rivers, you might not believe this but, you say northbound or southbound by the flow and not by the compass. If you're traveling on the Tennessee river in Tennessee, and you are southbound, you'll end up in Kentucky, geographically north of Tennessee.
What if you're in East Tennessee and headed for Alabama?
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@Bob_Luken said:
Our US of A was settled east to west so people should generally say “out west" and “back east". Someone in Colorado is incorrect to say, "I'm going out to Wisconsin". The guy in Wisconsin correctly says, "I'm going out to Denver". In Tennessee I might not say "back to Baltimore", just because I've never spent much time there, but I would never say "out" to Baltimore, because that would be a self-centered perception that "out" would be any direction from my location. A good neutral word is "over", works in all directions but feels like it doesn't cover longer distances.
Also, north is top of a map, people should say “up” in reference to traveling any northward direction. Same thing with “down” being the word for going south of wherever you currently are. However, there is also the element of elevation which can throw the previous up-down guidelines out the window. If you are navigating a significant change in elevation, up might be south and down might be north on the map. And on the rivers, you might not believe this but, you say northbound or southbound by the flow and not by the compass. If you're traveling on the Tennessee river in Tennessee, and you are southbound, you'll end up in Kentucky, geographically north of Tennessee.
What if you're in East Tennessee and headed for Alabama?
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@Bob_Luken said:
Our US of A was settled east to west so people should generally say “out west" and “back east". Someone in Colorado is incorrect to say, "I'm going out to Wisconsin". The guy in Wisconsin correctly says, "I'm going out to Denver". In Tennessee I might not say "back to Baltimore", just because I've never spent much time there, but I would never say "out" to Baltimore, because that would be a self-centered perception that "out" would be any direction from my location. A good neutral word is "over", works in all directions but feels like it doesn't cover longer distances.
Also, north is top of a map, people should say “up” in reference to traveling any northward direction. Same thing with “down” being the word for going south of wherever you currently are. However, there is also the element of elevation which can throw the previous up-down guidelines out the window. If you are navigating a significant change in elevation, up might be south and down might be north on the map. And on the rivers, you might not believe this but, you say northbound or southbound by the flow and not by the compass. If you're traveling on the Tennessee river in Tennessee, and you are southbound, you'll end up in Kentucky, geographically north of Tennessee.
What if you're in East Tennessee and headed for Alabama?
Bama bound.
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Going for my carry license renewal. They want a copy of my birth certificate. I gave them a copy of it five years ago. Why do they want it again? Why do I have to prove I was born again? Dont they still have it on file?
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As a way to make sure it’s you and not someone that found your old permit. They’ll get as many forms of I.d. as they can. People try all kinds of stupid shìt and it ends up making it harder to legitimately get things done.
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
When did the first day of the week become the “day of rest”? Our seven day week dates all the way back to ancient Babylon. The first day was named for the sun, Sunday. The same when it was adopted by the Hebrews, Romans, and now present time. So why do we recognize the first day of the week as our day of rest instead of the last day of the week?
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
Sunday's the day of rest because the landowners and robber barons reluctantly realized that working us Monday through Saturday was the best option. They knew that working us 7 days a week, week in and week out, wouldn't be good, so they gave us off on Sundays.
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I have also found that “yonder” is geographically universal. A place can be over yonder, out yonder, back yonder, up yonder, down yonder, just plain yonder, or any other direction possible….but good luck finding it on a map.
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
What if you're in East Tennessee and headed for Alabama?
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
They ain’t gotta name for it cause everybody knows you’re better off staying put
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
Bama bound.
A good cigar and the open road solve most problems.
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Cant hardly get there from heerya
Fix it
Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
Going for my carry license renewal. They want a copy of my birth certificate. I gave them a copy of it five years ago. Why do they want it again? Why do I have to prove I was born again? Dont they still have it on file?
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
As a way to make sure it’s you and not someone that found your old permit. They’ll get as many forms of I.d. as they can. People try all kinds of stupid shìt and it ends up making it harder to legitimately get things done.
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
I have to show up in person with my application and payment. They have my photo and fingerprints on file.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
You have a twin brother?
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
No twin, but if I did he'd have different fingerprints.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Chocolate-covered lemon slices. Hmmm. 🤔
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
When did the first day of the week become the “day of rest”? Our seven day week dates all the way back to ancient Babylon. The first day was named for the sun, Sunday. The same when it was adopted by the Hebrews, Romans, and now present time. So why do we recognize the first day of the week as our day of rest instead of the last day of the week?
If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.
Quakers call Sunday first day, avoiding the Roman pantheon. Saturday is the seventh day, And on the seventh day God rested.
Whatever, we're making it all up.
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Sunday's the day of rest because the landowners and robber barons reluctantly realized that working us Monday through Saturday was the best option. They knew that working us 7 days a week, week in and week out, wouldn't be good, so they gave us off on Sundays.