chasfh Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 Just now, romad1 said: Drove by Rod Carew Stadium in Panama last week. Not as big as Comerica but a swell sight for my baseball loving eyes. Yeah, I am a little surprised that baseball is the #1 sport in Panama even though there are so few Panamanian players in big league history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 Just now, chasfh said: Yeah, I am a little surprised that baseball is the #1 sport in Panama even though there are so few Panamanian players in big league history. Per the guy who was running our tour (aka a tour guide), he said it was probably: soccer, baseball and American football in that order these days. I would confirm based on the TV in the hotel. Lots of soccer, a good amount of baseball in both languages, and NFL talk. Basketball was trailing all that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted April 18, 2023 Share Posted April 18, 2023 21 minutes ago, romad1 said: I don't care that much but Detroit doesn't have an MLS team? With all the soccer played in the Detroit metro...huh. The "official" reason given in the last round of expansions was that Detroit didn't have an "acceptable" soccer stadium. Charlotte got around it by working out an agreement with the Panther to play in their stadium. It seems the powers that be in the MLS fudged the rules a bit. I guess at one time the team had backing from both Gilbert and Gores to construct a stadium on the old jail site. I'm not sure where that stands now. Detroit City FC plays in Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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smr-nj Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Both maps from exploredplanet.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 2 hours ago, smr-nj said: nice. I always liked Caribou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gehringer_2 Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Stupid, but still cracked me up: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Cat Gentleman Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 @terriblemaps on Twitter is great for stuff like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) 21 hours ago, smr-nj said: I had no idea Dunkin’ is more popular in Illinois, although I do wonder whether this is locations or sales, because there are a lot of little Dunkin’ kiosks around the big city, anyway. Edited April 27, 2023 by chasfh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 19 hours ago, Biff Mayhem said: Probably true of every city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chasfh Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 The one that strikes me here is Salsette Island, in India: There are almost 24 million people who live on this island, an area roughly the size of a patch of suburbs that runs from 8 mile and I-94 in Grosse Pointe to 8 Mile and Telegraph in Southfield, up to downtown Pontiac, across to Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights, and back down to Grosse Pointe. That's more than twice the number of people who live in the whole state of Michigan on a patch of land that makes up less than half of suburban Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 Surprised by the amount of snowfall in the Appalachians, although I guess I probably shouldn't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 If any of you wanna come on over and murder me or buddha, this is probably the best place to do it. Although if y'all just wanna murder each other, you can probably get away with it over there, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share Posted May 1, 2023 The NFL might have an uphill battle spreading their sport around the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 56 minutes ago, chasfh said: Holmes County, Ohio and Lagrange County, Indiana. Hefty Amish populations. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smr-nj Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 NJ. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Ohio got kind of a big head there.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 32 minutes ago, oblong said: Ohio got kind of a big head there.... The font is small and understated and not very distinguishable from the rest of the states, which is a nice contradiction to the word. But, hold on, someone dared to use the "m" instead of the stupid "X"? Curses..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 I have a feeling Florida's is going to change sooner than later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 (edited) This is from a couple years ago and there's been realignment since, so it may not be completely accurate today, but it's pretty close and it's really cool. Edited May 2, 2023 by chasfh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 I wonder what the good people of the Thumb would think if they were told they live in Detroit. 💀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigeraholic1 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 @chasfh I thought this was going to be a dumb thread, but now I am truly fascinated by it! Thanks for starting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Tigeraholic1 said: @chasfh I thought this was going to be a dumb thread, but now I am truly fascinated by it! Thanks for starting it. You’re welcome. Solid backhand there. 😜 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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