ionel Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 @flyingcement took Soule's advice AND bought astroturf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 11 hours ago, LJB said: i take exception with ND being called "the west" In 1787, Ohio was considered part of the Northwestern US! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJB Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 it definitely took a few more years for those other folks over to the left to realize they were on our land... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Interviewed_at_Weehawken said: In 1787, Ohio was considered part of the Northwestern US! In 1400 Ireland was considered far west. Well there was that Greenland thing, correct? Edited February 3, 2023 by ionel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interviewed_at_Weehawken Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, ionel said: In 1400 Ireland was considered far west. Well there was that Greenland thing, correct? Not to mention "Vinland" (likely Newfoundland) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Scouts Honor said: In 1854 Horace Greeley, a New York newspaper editor, gave Josiah B. Grinnell a famous piece of advice. "Go West, young man, and grow up with the country," said Greeley. Grinnell took Greeley's advice, moved west, and later founded Grinnell, Iowa. Unsubstantiated. Or as Greeley called it, "Fake news." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouts Honor Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 tell that to the people in grinnell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 1 minute ago, Scouts Honor said: tell that to the people in grinnell Greeley went to his grave denying that he ever gave Grinnell that piece of advice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Scouts Honor said: In 1854 Horace Greeley, a New York newspaper editor, gave Josiah B. Grinnell a famous piece of advice. "Go West, young man, and grow up with the country," said Greeley. Grinnell took Greeley's advice, moved west, and later founded Grinnell, Iowa. Fake news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said: I am one of maybe a dozen people who saw that movie in the theater. Nice... I did too...make that a baker's dozen. I thought the new one was well done and kept the spirit of the original and the book. Sponsored by INTERMAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lipdrag Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 West in this context is a relative term and I read that we are talking of going West from PA to find the mecca of points per million (PPM). All the other quibbling has been mildly amusing to read but the original poster is Fact Checked as Right Enough for me. In another West context is this. HAIL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightweight Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 14 hours ago, GreatWhiteNorth said: After further review, I've got to agree with LJB here. ND is the west edge of the 'midwest', but not quite proper 'west.' Also, a point worth mentioning, NDSU is basically on the ND/MN border - more east by the length of ND. In any case, good stuff on this thread. And now we know why Michigan wrestlers are always at the top of the podium in underwater wrestling tournaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crotalus Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 The Gateway to the West.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offthemat Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Now I’m hungry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alces Alces Gigas Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 So SD has Deadwood and if you don't call Deadwood the west, you are a bit touched. ND and SD cover the same ground east to west Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Alces Alces Gigas said: So SD has Deadwood and if you don't call Deadwood the west, you are a bit touched. ND and SD cover the same ground east to west But they are in the Great Plains not the West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipewrench Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 PA steps aside to NOBODY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Crotalus said: The Gateway to the West.... Back in the day you could fly thru the arch but not nomore, so is it really a "gateway" to anywhere now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alces Alces Gigas Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 1 hour ago, ionel said: But they are in the Great Plains not the West. Ever been to the west end of the Dakotas? Great out not plains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 6 minutes ago, Alces Alces Gigas said: Ever been to the west end of the Dakotas? Great out not plains Yep and flown over them Great Plains all the way up to Saskatchewan. Sure the far west edge has some big rocks doesn't make the whole state mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingcement Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 Neither been to either Dakota or the Big Sky country. Gonna do a trip for ten year wedding anniversary either to Montana, Wyoming or Alaska Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortaJohn Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 7 minutes ago, flyingcement said: Neither been to either Dakota or the Big Sky country. Gonna do a trip for ten year wedding anniversary either to Montana, Wyoming or Alaska If you do Montana Wyoming add Idaho to the trip. Haven't done Alaska yet but everyone that I know who's done it says 2 1/2 weeks minimum and even that is not really enough time 1 I Don't Agree With What I Posted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ionel Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, PortaJohn said: If you do Montana Wyoming add Idaho to the trip. Haven't done Alaska yet but everyone that I know who's done it says 2 1/2 weeks minimum and even that is not really enough time Depends on how much starch you can handle. Edited February 3, 2023 by ionel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerfan Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 1 hour ago, ionel said: Back in the day you could fly thru the arch but not nomore, so is it really a "gateway" to anywhere now? Actually, St Louis was guilty of spreading misinformation with the arch claim. The vast majority of wagon trains taking settlers out west left from St Joseph, Mo, north and quite a bit west of St Louis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPhillips Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 3 hours ago, ionel said: Back in the day you could fly thru the arch but not nomore, so is it really a "gateway" to anywhere now? Who are you? Superman... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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