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    An opportunity missed here.

     
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    <laugh><laugh>
     
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    Cheering on the southpaw.

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    Here's a few surprises. I think most are aware that the reason why certain countries look bigger or smaller than others is that of something called the Mercator Projection. Putting a 3D planet on a two-dimensional world map was something of a challenge for early cartographers, and so a Flemish geographer and cartographer named Gerardus Mercator came up with a solution for the most accurate world map.

    But it surprised me when I dragged some land masses around the globe to see their true sizes.

    https://thetruesize.com/#?borders=1...*MzYwMDAwMDA(MA~!CN*Mjk5ODc4MQ.MTc4MDQ5NjY)Mg

    Here's a few examples.

    https://www.boredpanda.com/true-siz...ebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=BPFacebook

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  14. John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.

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    That reminds me of being in an Italian restaurant in Boston in the States and this women came in and she was so fat she had to have 2 seats to park her bum on.
     
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    That's brilliant.

    I've been through the tunnel scores of times and never had any sensation of going up and down at all.



    Well, there was the one time when I was giving a lift back to a delightful filly from Courseulles-sur-mer and she chose to show her appreciation as we...







    Shut up Ernie. Go and walk the dog or summat. You're getting distracted.
     
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  18. John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.

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    I've heard of Dogging Ernie, but never training in that sense.
     
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    Was ketamine involved?
     
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    She tried to lace my cocoa but I'm wise to their tricks.

    Bloody Frenchies.
     
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