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nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« on: October 19, 2013, 02:29:56 PM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023885331

In the OP, she reports on an earthquake, then the bullies show up:

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Sat Oct 19, 2013, 02:59 PM

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13. That quake is as close to Texas as it is to California.



I can see the map, too. Zoom out, and you'll understand.

Now, it's close to Baja California, of course. Not very close to the state of California in the USA, though. No closer than it is to Texas. In fact, this earthquake is as irrelevant to California and Arizona as it is to Texas.
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Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:16 PM

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19. The Sea of Cortez and the Gulf of California are one and the same, FWIW.

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Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:19 PM

 Codeine (12,835 posts)

22. Professional journalists can't be bothered with things like facts and names


and distances and stuff.
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Sat Oct 19, 2013, 02:55 PM

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12. No. That's not near California.

Last edited Sat Oct 19, 2013, 02:56 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

That's an earthquake in Mexico. It's 505 miles from Phoenix, for pete's sake.

And it's California, not "Cali." Nobody who is actually from California calls it "Cali." Teenage girls in Minnesota call it "Cali."
 
Truly.

even Judy:

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Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:06 PM

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14. Almost as bad as saying "Frisco"


Almost.
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2013, 02:58:20 PM »
That idiot Mineralman was so offended by the use of the word "Cali" that he had to start a new thread.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023885510
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #2 on: October 19, 2013, 03:01:50 PM »
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Codeine (12,840 posts)    Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:41 PM

31. I just eyeballed the map

and it looks like this 'quake was in point of fact a little bit closer to Texas than it was to California.

But I'm pretty sure Villa Juarez (the place referenced in the description) and Ciudad Juarez (the border town) are two different places.

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Star Member zappaman (10,194 posts)    Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:44 PM
36. Give it a rest.

Enough already.
Who cares where it was?
The important thing is you read it here first.
That's called a "scoop".
And as any journo knows,(meaning YOU don't know this), a scoop does not have to be accurate.

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Codeine (12,840 posts)    Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:48 PM
37. I am as humbled by your post

as a screaming coyote desperately climbing a tree to escape the free-flowing electricity pouring into the earth from a wind turbine.

Well played, sir. Well played.

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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2013, 03:29:31 PM »
Normal, self-aware and ethical people would look at themselves and make an earnest attempt to stop looking so stupid.
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2013, 03:46:03 PM »
Gee, nutcase know-it-all, does the type of rock influence earthquake intensity?
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Sat Oct 19, 2013, 03:58 PM
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39. Yup, old rock tends to carry it better
We are on somewhat, relatively speaking new rock.

And it is breaking all the time. As I keep saying substrate matters at how far it carries and damage.
I live on a wonderful sandy ground, where a relatively shallow quake will do a lot more damage than the same quake where my mom lives, in Mexico City, which is old basalt.
 
It is a fascinating science what and why quakes do what they do.

Her resume needs to include "seismologist" and "geologist".

Is there no limit to the breadth of her knowledge?
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #5 on: October 19, 2013, 03:48:50 PM »
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Lady Freedom Returns (6,170 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 04:14 PM

42. Wait a minute...

Was there any numbers for Tucson??

At that time there was something here. Me and some others just thought some pilot was pretending to be "Maverick" again.
:thatsright:
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nadinbrzezinski (127,075 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 04:24 PM
45. Sounds about right.

I was at the coffee shop writing and it was just there. I did not think I felt it, but I think I did. More like the window rattled for a second, at most.

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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2013, 03:54:52 PM »
I just thought of something- both nads and Amber reported feeling seismic activity.  

I'll bet Amber a ham sandwich that both her and nads were only feeling the effects of their own girth causing the earth below them to quiver.

One must tread lightly to avoid inciting panic when one is lugging around that kind of tonnage.
« Last Edit: October 19, 2013, 03:58:49 PM by BattleHymn »
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2013, 05:46:17 PM »
Quote from: JakeStyle on October 19, 2013, 02:58:20 PM
That idiot Mineralman was so offended by the use of the word "Cali" that he had to start a new thread.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023885510

It is quite a campfire. Very petty of them. What do you expect out of them?  :mental: :loser:
« Last Edit: October 19, 2013, 05:54:42 PM by Ptarmigan »
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2013, 06:25:12 PM »
Quote from: JakeStyle on October 19, 2013, 02:58:20 PM
That idiot Mineralman was so offended by the use of the word "Cali" that he had to start a new thread.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023885510

What do you expect out of idiots that get offfffeeeended whenever someone says democrat party instead of democratic party? And then expect the members of the GOP to get offfffeeeended whenever they call them republics to boot!!!!

Losers all over there, Jake. Losers all.

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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2013, 06:47:38 PM »
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Sat Oct 19, 2013, 06:10 PM
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54. From what I heard on the news there is no major damage.


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Sat Oct 19, 2013, 07:38 PM
nadinbrzezinski (127,079 posts)

55. Mexico has good engineering

Wrong, nutcase. Mexico has nothing to damage.


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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2013, 06:53:27 PM »
Quote from: JakeStyle on October 19, 2013, 02:58:20 PM
That idiot Mineralman was so offended by the use of the word "Cali" that he had to start a new thread.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023885510

My question is why Nads family are still in Mexico.        She has the ability to bring them here to  the land she has lived in for 30 year's+.

Why would a family want to live in Mexico when their child can get them into a country that people brave shark infested waters to paddle 90 miles to get here ?

What benefit does Nads family get to live in Mexico, gives me reason to pause and wonder WTF.

Nads has a story of her background that is interesting, but I have to question it, I have never met an immigrant coming to America that did not work 2-3 jobs to get their family here with them.

  
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2013, 07:24:02 PM »
Quote from: vesta111 on October 19, 2013, 06:53:27 PM
My question is why Nads family are still in Mexico.        She has the ability to bring them here to  the land she has lived in for 30 year's+.

Why would a family want to live in Mexico when their child can get them into a country that people brave shark infested waters to paddle 90 miles to get here ?

What benefit does Nads family get to live in Mexico, gives me reason to pause and wonder WTF.

Nads has a story of her background that is interesting, but I have to question it, I have never met an immigrant coming to America that did not work 2-3 jobs to get their family here with them.

  

The benefit to the family is that Mexico is a long way from nadin.
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2013, 08:12:15 PM »
Quote from: vesta111 on October 19, 2013, 06:53:27 PM

I'm guessing the case is this, vesta dear:

nadin has a brother who's a physician, and lives in Ohio (or he might be an uncle).

nadin has a sister who's a dietician, and apparently lives in the United States.

nadin's mother is pretty ancient, and has lived all of her life in Mexico (or damned near all of it); she's used to it, and as with many elderly people, resistant to trying something new.

nadin grew up among the 1% of Mexico, meaning her mother has the means to travel to this country any time she wishes (for medical care and all that).
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2013, 08:14:25 PM »
How can anyone be so wrong for so long so completely and never ever feel even the slightest twinge of, "Hey, maybe I should knock this shit off because people think I'm an idiot?"
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2013, 08:26:36 PM »
It would be interesting if someone would have thought to keep track of what she has actually been correct about since we first discovered her. A sheet of paper a tenth of the size of a business card should be enough for the list and still leave plenty of room to do some doodling.
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #15 on: October 19, 2013, 11:26:45 PM »
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Lady Freedom Returns (6,170 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 04:14 PM

42. Wait a minute...

Was there any numbers for Tucson??

At that time there was something here. Me and some others just thought some pilot was pretending to be "Maverick" again.
 
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #16 on: October 20, 2013, 02:18:40 AM »
I wonder if nadin is doing this on purpose.
Perhaps she feels empowered to get prominent DUers tombstoned.
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #17 on: October 20, 2013, 02:47:14 AM »
Quote from: Mr Mannn on October 20, 2013, 02:18:40 AM
I wonder if nadin is doing this on purpose.
Perhaps she feels empowered to get prominent DUers tombstoned.

She's not that clever.
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #18 on: October 20, 2013, 05:52:00 AM »
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Response to nadinbrzezinski (Original post)Sat Oct 19, 2013, 02:55 PM
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12. No. That's not near California.

Last edited Sat Oct 19, 2013, 02:56 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)

That's an earthquake in Mexico. It's 505 miles from Phoenix, for pete's sake.

And it's California, not "Cali." Nobody who is actually from California calls it "Cali." Teenage girls in Minnesota call it "Cali."

Truly.
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14. Almost as bad as saying "Frisco"

Almost.
I've heard people call San Francisco Frisco but I've never heard anyone call California Cali in conversation.

Here's a little something I found while searching the internet on this subject that might clear this up for the Mineral Man:
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An abbreviation (from Latin brevis, meaning short) is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the abbreviation abbr., abbrv. or abbrev.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation

I wonder if it's ok with Mineral Man if teenage girls call the California Institute of Technology Caltech.
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #19 on: October 20, 2013, 06:43:06 AM »
Quote from: ChuckJ on October 19, 2013, 08:26:36 PM
It would be interesting if someone would have thought to keep track of what she has actually been correct about since we first discovered her. A sheet of paper a tenth of the size of a business card should be enough for the list and still leave plenty of room to do some doodling.
She did say her reportage vest stunk, one time.
I have no reason to doubt that.  None at all.
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #20 on: October 20, 2013, 07:02:06 AM »
Quote from: Skul on October 20, 2013, 06:43:06 AM
She did say her reportage vest stunk, one time.
I have no reason to doubt that.  None at all.

...and she thought people ran from her out of fear of her great undercover reporting.
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #21 on: October 20, 2013, 07:40:54 AM »
Quote from: Delmar on October 20, 2013, 05:52:00 AM
I've heard people call San Francisco Frisco but I've never heard anyone call California Cali in conversation.

Here's a little something I found while searching the internet on this subject that might clear this up for the Mineral Man:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbreviation

I wonder if it's ok with Mineral Man if teenage girls call the California Institute of Technology Caltech.

I was born, raised and lived 50+ years in So Cal.  We TYPE "So Cal" but always SAY "Southern California" or "L.A." which means "everything from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border."

Folk that hate L.A. call everything from Trancas Beach to Eureka the "Gold Coast."  The extremists include Zuma/Pt. Dume in that designation.

Being a typical Los Angeleno, I moved 10+ times in 40 years but always in the confines of L.A.  Broad North to Malibu, Hard North to Azusa, East to Mira Loma/San Berdu, East to West Covina/La Puente.

No human being knows more about the L.A. area than I.

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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #22 on: October 20, 2013, 12:36:45 PM »
Quote from: Mr Mannn on October 20, 2013, 02:18:40 AM
I wonder if nadin is doing this on purpose.
Perhaps she feels empowered to get prominent DUers tombstoned.

She may see that as a side benefit, but nadin was really worried about the sudden prominence of threads about Doug Bulna and Amber Hoyt.

She had to put them in their place, well behind her in DOTY qualifications.

What you're seeing is the beginning of nadin's waddle to the finish line.
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
« Reply #23 on: October 20, 2013, 12:52:23 PM »
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nadinbrzezinski (127,082 posts)

55. Mexico has good engineering
Compared to????
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nadinbrzezinski (127,075 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 04:24 PM
45. Sounds about right.

I was at the coffee shop writing and it was just there. I did not think I felt it, but I think I did. More like the window rattled for a second, at most.
I have this mental image of a large mound of Jello, wrapped in Nomex, quivering like a frightened Chihuahua.
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Re: nadin starts a flamewar over geography
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