Tonight as I worked one of my tables I listened as a very pompous English woman tried to figure out what country the city Dubrovnik is in. The man she was talking to had been there on vacation some time ago but couldn't quite place it. "Slovakia? Slovenia? Yugoslavia?" she sputtered aimlessly. "Something like that. Well it's not any fault of your own, Harry, those Baltic states change their names every ten minutes, I mean, my God."
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Dodo Bird is living in Los Angeles, working, and attending graduate school for poetry. Like her moniker, she was over-harvested by explorers to the point of extinction in the 17th century.
Pointer moved to New York City, and is trying not to write about work. Frequently pointing at things, she is anxious, shaky, and short-haired [on hiatus].
Pointer moved to New York City, and is trying not to write about work. Frequently pointing at things, she is anxious, shaky, and short-haired [on hiatus].
The "Toastmaster Harpoon Party" blog banner contains a map created by Ptolemy. Citation for this image is below:
Ptolemy, 2nd cent. ''Map of the World.'' 1482. John Carter Brown Library, Brown University.
Ptolemy, 2nd cent. ''Map of the World.'' 1482. John Carter Brown Library, Brown University.
Very, very funny.
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