h a l f b a k e r y"My only concern is that it wouldn't work, which I see as a problem."
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Saves map makers from having to label things and would help
aliens learn geography.
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If they can travel here, they can already see them from space. |
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That would be tricky for, say, the central part of Scunthorpe. |
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The places already spell out the inhabitant's innate nature. |
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// would help aliens learn geography // |
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We call it "xenography". And we don't need any help. |
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By perpetuating the myth that the Great Wall of China is visible
from space, you could use this project as cover for an agenda of
building odd-shaped barriers to mass migration. For example, a
certain US president could simply write the label "Rio Grande" in a
heavily-serifed font, with a customs barrier across the gap
between the o and the G. |
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Spell it out in rebuses, especially Scunthorpe, then the
aliens will be able to pick up on some of the semantic
connotations. Manchester as a hairy muscular thorax plus a
replica of an ancient Mesopotamian settlement. |
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No one will agree on the typeface to be used for this |
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Despite the spelling, Arial would the natural choice. |
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Dildo Newfoundland will be hard. |
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Contrary 2 Fry's
I think dildo new found land would be easy. 3 round
abouts and a few strate roads, it's a small town. |
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-edit ( and now I get the joke ) :-( |
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