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Daniel Nest's avatar

Great, another "The Earth Is Round" conspiracy wacko. We all know Earth is a bagel.

Uuuuuhm, bagels.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

I've read the earth is an onion, and also that it's on the back of a turtle. What if it's an onion bagel with tortoise lox?

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Daniel Nest's avatar

Now THAT's just crazy talk, good sir. A bagel is a bagel is a bagel.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Important question: how do we classify Bagel Bites?

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Daniel Nest's avatar

You monster....

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Adetokunbo Abiola's avatar

Great post!

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Sum's avatar

Yes, it seems we are never satisfied with what we have. It can always be “better”; thus involving a judgement of what is…

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Andrew Sniderman 🕷️'s avatar

The Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Marìa were drummed into my brain at an early age from the glory of Columbus but man Magellan had it rough.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

For sure. I mean, they really all did! Voyaging across the ocean on a rickety thing someone built without power tools and computers, not to mention any sort of reliable navigation or food source that wouldn't kill you within weeks? Yikes.

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Andrew Sniderman 🕷️'s avatar

Oranges and sauerkraut, it's fine. Even later with tools and such ... Jack London got effed up on his boat the Snark and died an awful death. I'll stick to the spider-van

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Haha, yeah. If I have to go across an ocean, put me in one of those ultra-safe flying tubes, please!

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Andrew Sniderman 🕷️'s avatar

Oh no I hate those too. I can only go where there are roads now. And oranges

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Andrew Smith's avatar

"Where we're going, we always need roads."

Forward to the Present III

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Kat Rigel's avatar

What a delicious read!

My coffee and I thank you.

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Andrew Smith's avatar

Thanks, Kat! My coffee is still warm, but in need of a top-off. Headed that way now.

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Kat Rigel's avatar

Gee I hope there’s some left…

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Andrew Smith's avatar

I had to brew some more! Waiting now.

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Kat Rigel's avatar

I’m next in line after you then lol

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