tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post3368036485295460615..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: Forgotten Lands: Dheshet and Al FarifMichael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-55007524611692694362008-03-23T22:34:00.000-07:002008-03-23T22:34:00.000-07:00@Dr. Ken: Well, let's think... I can't see them g...<B><BR/>@Dr. Ken: Well, let's think... I can't see them going to war; they are too far apart, and don't have any natural area of competition. I'm thinking Dheshet would have a minimal military, but Al Farif is going to have tanks, a modest air force, probably a destroyer and several patrol boats, so they would have kind of an abstract edge....<BR/><BR/>@drschnell: If you include those names on a place list, the students who get as far as a Google search will find themselves staring at these very descriptions. This will be confusing, because they will have confirmed that the places actually exist, but will not for the life of themselves be able to find them on a map. (The only extant map showing the Forgotten Lands is right here on my desk.)<BR/><BR/>@Rebel: Excellent question. But no. Only true things on the Quiz.<BR/><BR/>@Karma: Sweet!<BR/><BR/>@Boo: I think these country descriptions might be more fun to write than to read. Since I wrote the post, I blazed through and finished them all already. Now it's all over but the postin'....<BR/></B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-23565716845216983942008-03-21T18:42:00.000-07:002008-03-21T18:42:00.000-07:00I so missed your blog. The story of this book is g...I so missed your blog. The story of this book is great. To pick up a project again and go at it towards completion is one of those things I think a lot of people want to do but just don't get around to it. Glad you did. <BR/><BR/>Oh good lord your descriptions are so realistic!<BR/><BR/>Okay, I've missed several quizzes and other fancy stuff so I am off to page through the weblog of one L&TM5K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-49416369662032201532008-03-21T18:12:00.000-07:002008-03-21T18:12:00.000-07:00When I was 4 I had an imaginary friend who lived i...When I was 4 I had an imaginary friend who lived in an igloo on El Camino Real in Redwood City.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-45342032376283921122008-03-21T15:36:00.000-07:002008-03-21T15:36:00.000-07:00Will this be on the quiz?Will this be on the quiz?Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-934832532042536292008-03-21T10:35:00.000-07:002008-03-21T10:35:00.000-07:00Next time I teach a World Regional Geography class...Next time I teach a World Regional Geography class, I think I'll include these countries on the place name list to see if anybody notices.DrSchnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428753570121627382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-24929985449288782662008-03-20T22:30:00.000-07:002008-03-20T22:30:00.000-07:00If these two countries went to war with one anothe...If these two countries went to war with one another would it be fought with sling shots on the backs of donkeys? I'd watch that shit on ESPN 2.Dr. Kenneth Noisewaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293248808640989299noreply@blogger.com