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Post by DavidR on Mar 10, 2019 9:40:45 GMT -5
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Post by novisnick on Mar 11, 2019 0:28:57 GMT -5
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Post by DavidR on Mar 11, 2019 8:58:37 GMT -5
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Post by geeqner on Mar 12, 2019 9:27:19 GMT -5
I don't get that one with the map - could somebody clue me in, so that I can have my "well, DUUUUuuuuuuhhhhhh....." moment? |
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Post by klinemj on Mar 12, 2019 15:13:14 GMT -5
I don't get that one with the map - could somebody clue me in, so that I can have my "well, DUUUUuuuuuuhhhhhh....." moment? General McArther was quite partial to the southeast Asia area/southwest Pacific, esp. the Philippines. So, his world was centered there. Mark |
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Post by DavidR on Mar 13, 2019 8:53:12 GMT -5
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Post by geeqner on Mar 13, 2019 10:31:10 GMT -5
I don't get that one with the map - could somebody clue me in, so that I can have my "well, DUUUUuuuuuuhhhhhh....." moment? General McArther was quite partial to the southeast Asia area/southwest Pacific, esp. the Philippines. So, his world was centered there. Mark I thought that MAYBE that was it - or maybe a different MacArthur that I had not heard-of / but not necessarily "funny". Not trying to rain on yer parade - I see the point now, but as "humor" this one qualifies as a "groaner"... (Maybe if there were "attack" arrows from islands all pointed to Japan, or something North of the 38th Parallel, making a smiley face or something.) |
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Post by dougport on Mar 13, 2019 11:42:11 GMT -5
General McArther was quite partial to the southeast Asia area/southwest Pacific, esp. the Philippines. So, his world was centered there. Mark I thought that MAYBE that was it - or maybe a different MacArthur that I had not heard-of / but not necessarily "funny". Not trying to rain on yer parade - I see the point now, but as "humor" this one qualifies as a "groaner"... (Maybe if there were "attack" arrows from islands all pointed to Japan, or something North of the 38th Parallel, making a smiley face or something.) This map was created by Stuart McArthur of Melbourne, Australia. He drew his first South-Up map when he was 12 years old (1970). His geography teacher told him to re-do his assignment with the "correct" way up if he wanted to pass. Late, when he was an exchange student in Japan, he was teased by his exchange student-friends from the USA for coming from "the bottom of the world." It was then, at age 15, he resolved to one day publish a map with Australia at the top. Six years later, while at Melbourne University, he produced the world's first "modern" south up map and launched it on Australia day in 1979. |
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Post by geeqner on Mar 13, 2019 15:16:15 GMT -5
I thought that MAYBE that was it - or maybe a different MacArthur that I had not heard-of / but not necessarily "funny". Not trying to rain on yer parade - I see the point now, but as "humor" this one qualifies as a "groaner"... (Maybe if there were "attack" arrows from islands all pointed to Japan, or something North of the 38th Parallel, making a smiley face or something.) This map was created by Stuart McArthur of Melbourne, Australia. He drew his first South-Up map when he was 12 years old (1970). His geography teacher told him to re-do his assignment with the "correct" way up if he wanted to pass. Late, when he was an exchange student in Japan, he was teased by his exchange student-friends from the USA for coming from "the bottom of the world." It was then, at age 15, he resolved to one day publish a map with Australia at the top. Six years later, while at Melbourne University, he produced the world's first "modern" south up map and launched it on Australia day in 1979. AHA! So it WAS a "DIFFERENT McArthur" as I sort of suspected. Now that I understand the context - it instantly became more amusing (I suppose that our Aussie friends probably find it hilarious...but not quite as inspiring as the story of Ned Kelly) |
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Post by DavidR on Mar 13, 2019 15:34:10 GMT -5
This map was created by Stuart McArthur of Melbourne, Australia. He drew his first South-Up map when he was 12 years old (1970). His geography teacher told him to re-do his assignment with the "correct" way up if he wanted to pass. Late, when he was an exchange student in Japan, he was teased by his exchange student-friends from the USA for coming from "the bottom of the world." It was then, at age 15, he resolved to one day publish a map with Australia at the top. Six years later, while at Melbourne University, he produced the world's first "modern" south up map and launched it on Australia day in 1979. AHA! So it WAS a "DIFFERENT McArthur" as I sort of suspected. Now that I understand the context - it instantly became more amusing (I suppose that our Aussie friends probably find it hilarious...but not quite as inspiring as the story of Ned Kelly) Ask member Gary Cook to explain it.
I don't create them, just post them.
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Post by novisnick on Mar 13, 2019 22:17:55 GMT -5
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Post by DavidR on Mar 14, 2019 11:30:17 GMT -5
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Post by novisnick on Mar 14, 2019 11:40:23 GMT -5
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Post by DavidR on Mar 15, 2019 7:42:08 GMT -5
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Post by adaboy on Mar 16, 2019 22:28:40 GMT -5
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Post by DavidR on Mar 17, 2019 8:53:56 GMT -5
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Post by DavidR on Mar 19, 2019 9:31:37 GMT -5
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Post by novisnick on Mar 19, 2019 20:40:04 GMT -5
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Post by DavidR on Mar 19, 2019 21:37:19 GMT -5
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