The 10,000 Post Thread v2

[Larks2242 251]

8071.

Anywyay, I bring this up because we spotted a bus which, on the sign on the front, rather than just saying the destination, blinked back and forth between the destination and "GO CELTICS". People in Massachusetts are a sports-crazy bunch.

Can't be bigger then New York, when I went to NY last year, I went to a Yankee game and I've never seen such loyalty and cheering, the Yankees are like the biggest team in sports.

Odd, I always thought the celtics were spelled with a "K" I've always said it as "Kell-Ticks"....

Obviously Basketball is our biggest sport atm but Baseball is right there, Football is in a rough place right now, After that basically comes horse racing and NASCAR.

Only like 2% are NHL fans, No one cared when they made the playoffs Only got a small articale in the newspaper and like a 2 min explaining of what they were on ABC. .

[Duke87 1,070]

(8072)

Can't be bigger then New York, when I went to NY last year, I went to a Yankee game and I've never seen such loyalty and cheering, the Yankees are like the biggest team in sports.

No, it's bigger than New York. A lot bigger. There are plenty of loyal Yankee fans out there but there are also plenty of people in and around New york who don't really give a damn about sports (the sheer size of the population means you can still draw huge crowds even given that). And there are lots of people who might be into one or two sports but not all of them. In Boston it's different. In Boston everyone is into every sport. You don't just see it at the stadium, you see it everywhere, constantly. Culturally, it's not just being a fan, it's a way of life. To the point where if you are a young woman in Boston and you don't care about sports, you will have trouble getting dates. Being able to cheer alongside your man is a condition for keeping one.

The marketing people know this too, and in Boston you will see the names and logos of teams plastered all over the place more than anywhere else.

Odd, I always thought the celtics were spelled with a "K" I've always said it as "Kell-Ticks"....

"Kell-tick" is the correct pronunciation for the adjective describing people and things from Ireland. The sports team, however, is usually pronounced "sell-ticks".

Both are spelled with a C.

  Edited June 10, 2012 by Duke87  

[airman15 4,111]

8073

The rest of my family are LA Dodgers fans. I really can't draw my own favorite because I haven't watched Baseball lately.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

8074

i don't have any favourite baseball team, i've never watched it.

But i am a huge fan of Aussie football! Richmond!!

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

8075

Tigers uber alles. The injury bug won't be biting them for long.

[Duke87 1,070]

(8076)

We've had this conversation like five times before so I'm not repeating myself.

[Larks2242 251]

8077.

Odd, I always thought the celtics were spelled with a "K" I've always said it as "Kell-Ticks"....

"Kell-tick" is the correct pronunciation for the adjective describing people and things from Ireland. The sports team, however, is usually pronounced "sell-ticks".

Both are spelled with a C.

Interesting, Haven't heard it said that way, They could make a slogan like "Sell-Tickets"

  Edited June 11, 2012 by Larks2242  

[Skimbo 304]

8078

Ugh Baseball. A reason to come back in 2 weeks again

[Ocram's Razr 964]

8079

I am bored. I have internet access only on my phone. I am done with my chores. I am bored with my books. I have not picked up Pokémon for a year. Anno 2070 is less fun off line.

[Duke87 1,070]

(8080)

If you're bored, does that make you a tunnel?

[airman15 4,111]

8081

I could see right through that pun...

[The Avatar 1,089]

8082

*groans at Duke's pun* EDIT: *groans at usfighter's pun, as well*

I don't know anything about any sport. All I know is that in Baseball, you run around in a circle; in Basketball, you shoot a ball through a hoop; in Football, you run around and crash into other people with your entire body weight. In spite of all this, I beat my friend at Madden '08 when it was my first time playing. He was frustrated, and I was amused.

@Ocram: Pokemon TCG or the video games? I have Gold, Crystral, Fire Red, Diamond (but I lost it), Platinum, SS, White, and Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. I also have (somewhere) over 500 (probably closer to 1,000, but I'm not sure) cards, including a Japanese Neo Destiny Ultra-Rare Shining Holofoil Noctowl. Beat that.

In other news, I'm currently staying at The Homestead in Heber City, Utah. The scenery is beautiful, but the room is awful. At least I have internet, so I'm content.

  Edited June 12, 2012 by MamaLuigi945  

[Duke87 1,070]

(8083)

I will be in Utah myself in a couple weeks time, although further south.

Yeah, I'm finally doing something I've wanted to do for ages: driving cross country. I leave Friday the 22nd.

[airman15 4,111]

8084

I will be in Utah myself in a couple weeks time, although further south.

Yeah, I'm finally doing something I've wanted to do for ages: driving cross country. I leave Friday the 22nd.

I wish you luck on your venture! I've been wanting to go across the nation one way or another myself.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

8084

I would like to do the same, but around Australia. Would take maybe 2 months?

[NMUSpidey 3,956]

8086

I want to drive across the country. I am very jealous.

EDIT: @CityMaster: NUMBER CHECK!!!

  Edited June 12, 2012 by NMUSpidey  

[Duke87 1,070]

(8087)

Australia is about the same size as the US, it's just a lot more sparsely populated. One could probably reasonably drive around Australia in two weeks.

I plan for it to take four days for me to get from New York to Los Angeles, four days to get from Los Angeles to Miami, and then two days from Miami back to New York.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

8088

It would be easier to get around Australia, if you start from Hobart in tasmania, go to melbourne then go around the coast (with a stop in alice springs) would take 2 months if you decided to stay a couple hours or a day or two in Brisbane or Perth. But if it were like how you where doing it duke, it would be going from Sydney to Perth, Perth to Darwin, Darwin to Melbourne then back to Sydney would take roughly the same amount of time

EDIT: @CityMaster: NUMBER CHECK!!!

woops..

[simlink 1,098]

8089

Driving across Canada would be interesting... might take you a while.

[jacksunny 741]

8090.

I'd love to drive across Canada, there's so much to see. You're right though, it would take quite some time.

[The Avatar 1,089]

8091

I'd like to drive across Europe, but it would be nice to have A) the money, and B) a driver's license first.

[Larks2242 251]

8092.

Seems like lots of bored people in here

[airman15 4,111]

8093

^Yes, it can especially be boring if you're bottled up in suburbia where all you do is go to work then go home..

[Duke87 1,070]

(8094)

The Trans-Canada highway is just under 5,000 miles long. At my pace, driving the length of it would take a week.

Europe varies greatly depending on which endpoints you pick.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

9095

There are many starting places to go to in Europe, but i would start in the U.K and make my way through france either to spain or italy.

[astronelson 339]

8096

Australia is about the same size as the US, it's just a lot more sparsely populated. One could probably reasonably drive around Australia in two weeks.

I plan for it to take four days for me to get from New York to Los Angeles, four days to get from Los Angeles to Miami, and then two days from Miami back to New York.

Since we're much less populated than the US, our highway network is much less dense. You'd be able to visit all of the major cities by staying on the National Highway though. If you're more a fan of loop roads you can visit all the capitals on Highway 1.

If you'd like to know more about Australia's highway network, you may enjoy this. I would like to draw the readers attention to the Anne Beadell Highway, which does not conform to the standard type of highway I am sure you are familiar with.

[Larks2242 251]

8097.

I don't know much about China but I'd assume they must have to have some giant highways, especially around Hong Kong.

[Duke87 1,070]

(8098)

China has built quite a few highways in recent years and may have already exceeded the US in mileage. As far as I'm aware, though, none are abnormally wide. The busiest and widest freeway in the world remains Highway 401 in Toronto.

[Charlie_Zane 963]

8099

that's not surprising that the widest and busiest freeway is in Toronto, 9 lanes both ways at it's widest? The widest in Australia might be like 5 or 6 each way. Not even.

[simlink 1,098]

8100

Yep, 9 lanes in each direction (18 total, not including any entrance/exit ramps), yet it still comes to a grinding halt if one lane is closed each direction...

Edit: Here's a picture:

  Edited June 13, 2012 by sim_link