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BrokenEye3 t1_j8w1sdn wrote
Reply to comment by TantorDaDestructor in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Well Marylanders, for one. Maries? The Marylish? Marylingians?
TantorDaDestructor t1_j8vztbz wrote
Reply to comment by BrokenEye3 in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Good idea! I even started ticking off the M states- took me 3...what's even in Maryland except a separate district containing our Capital?
TWiesengrund t1_j8vy5ku wrote
Reply to comment by MyDadsGlassesCase in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
How many bananas is that?
BrokenEye3 t1_j8vxo9j wrote
Reply to comment by Snork_kitty in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Someone has now.
sinmantky t1_j8vx0ig wrote
Reply to TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Still better than the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
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sinmantky t1_j8vwu37 wrote
Reply to comment by MyDadsGlassesCase in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Also a Doctor
cayennepepper t1_j8vvpmn wrote
Reply to TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
What the fuck is MD? Mcdonalds???
LMW_PoE t1_j8vvn79 wrote
Reply to comment by fbpw131 in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Doctor of Medicine
maracay1999 t1_j8vve9x wrote
Reply to comment by MyDadsGlassesCase in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Maryland is a pretty mediocre state. Not exactly a hotspot for foreigners.
NY/CA/CO may be easier.
jesteruru t1_j8vuprv wrote
Reply to comment by BrokenEye3 in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Mentucky is already using MY. They had a bit of a spat with Myoming, but prevailed in the end
Snork_kitty t1_j8vun96 wrote
Reply to TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Has anybody mentioned Atlantis?
[deleted] t1_j8vu2v6 wrote
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dulce_3t_decorum_3st t1_j8vtzss wrote
Reply to comment by MyDadsGlassesCase in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Also:
- Belgium
- Moldova
- Albania
- Armenia
- Guinea
- Lesotho
- Hawaii
- Taiwan
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MyDadsGlassesCase OP t1_j8vtfap wrote
Reply to comment by BrokenEye3 in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
We're the same with postcodes in the UK. Edinburgh is EH but Croydon is CR, even though there is no CN. And Shetland is ZE (but, in their defence that's cos the council was called Zetland until 1975. Still confuses everyone nowadays though)
MyDadsGlassesCase OP t1_j8vsz10 wrote
Reply to comment by dulce_3t_decorum_3st in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Can't please all the people all the time :-D
For reference: Gambia
BrokenEye3 t1_j8vsxo8 wrote
Reply to comment by MathBuster in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
As an American, I'm right there with you. Where the fuck did the D come from? Why not, like, M... Y? Is there an MY? I don't think there's an MY.
dulce_3t_decorum_3st t1_j8vsx9g wrote
Reply to comment by MyDadsGlassesCase in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Thanks, I’m not criticising you by the way. Just adding my 2c about the reference.
Now, as an African, I’ll look up the size of Azerbaijan :)
MyDadsGlassesCase OP t1_j8vst1c wrote
Reply to comment by dulce_3t_decorum_3st in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Well I've done it compared to Cyprus* for all us Europeans
dulce_3t_decorum_3st t1_j8vsnsc wrote
Reply to comment by MyDadsGlassesCase in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
I’m guessing 75% of Reddit (which is 50% Americans) don’t know that MD stands for Maryland, nor how big the state is.
MyDadsGlassesCase OP t1_j8vsnnq wrote
Reply to comment by my4coins in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
Cyprus?
Americans: How the hell have I meant to know what Cyprus is and what the size of it is?
MyDadsGlassesCase OP t1_j8vsj8m wrote
Reply to comment by MathBuster in TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
As a non-American I was very aware of that. Maybe a TIL in the making... :-D
edit: Cyprus, if that helps
edit 2: or 1 Gambia / Lebanon for Africans / Asians
my4coins t1_j8vsihm wrote
Reply to TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
As an European i would prefer alternative examples to MD.
WarhawkCZ t1_j8w2jnz wrote
Reply to TIL of the Storegga tsunami, a tsunami that struck the North Sea in 6000 BC submerging an area of land the size of MD by MyDadsGlassesCase
The article forgets to mention that the wave was about three quarts of doughnut per bold eagle fast.