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I just had the most "stupid tourist" moment ever. A security person at the airport came up to make and said "English or German" in a thick accent. For some reason my stupid ass thought she said "do you speak german" so I replied "no" and she laughed in my face. Ugh.
I was going to ask you something that has always confused me- why so man towns over there have "kill" in their names. I was just smart enough google it first and find out that kill is a creek. Not that the Hudson is a creek, but it all makes so much more sense...
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
Sleeping Beauty mountain is where I saw signs for the falcon nests. The park is participating in an endangered species program, so all the rock climbing trails are closed there.
Bald Eagles are becoming more and more common lately, which is awesome. I still haven't seen one but one of the local weather guys gets pictures of them sent in all the time from just outside Troy (Averill Park & Poestenkill, mostly). My parents have had a hawk's nest nearby. We never could find it, but the parents & babies would always hang around the yard when it was time to learn how to hunt and fly so we always figured it was super close.
We have a bald eagle nest next to a football stadium on a busy road. There's signs all around it and they've been there for three years. Babies have come and gone and some fly over my house. Nature is neat.
Bald eagles are fascinating. They mate for life, and not just in a "meet and bang it out every year" kinda way. They are fiercely loyal, and have seen "flirting" and playing with their mates in non mating times. They also have their babies in the same nest year after year, so those birds will be there for years to come. And the nest will just get bigger. There was an eagle nest in found in the 60's that weighed over 2 tons.
I was going to ask you something that has always confused me- why so man towns over there have "kill" in their names. I was just smart enough google it first and find out that kill is a creek. Not that the Hudson is a creek, but it all makes so much more sense...
This whole area has a huge Dutch influence too. Which is why we have very hard to pronounce and spell names for cities and towns.
Then again, not many people can pronounce the easy names right.
Edit: We do have a lot of creeks though. Some are small, but some are big enough to swim in.
We have a bald eagle nest next to a football stadium on a busy road. There's signs all around it and they've been there for three years. Babies have come and gone and some fly over my house. Nature is neat.
Bald eagles are fascinating. They mate for life, and not just in a "meet and bang it out every year" kinda way. They are fiercely loyal, and have seen "flirting" and playing with their mates in non mating times. They also have their babies in the same nest year after year, so those birds will be there for years to come. And the nest will just get bigger. There was an eagle nest in found in the 60's that weighed over 2 tons.
I did not know that! So fascinating. It makes sense as to why they have stayed there since you said that. I just always thought it was funny because there are signs all around about keeping quite due to the Eagles nest and federal laws and whatever, but it is literally right next door to a football stadium. I don't think that they need quite if that is where they picked to live. I also find it odd, that the babies have nested in tress along the levee near where I am, but the government has found no need to quarantine those eagles off.
about a year and a half ago I saw a bald eagle feasting on a canadian goose on the side of a highway. it was a proud time to be an american.
Canada geese are the worst. They're aggressive, they shit everywhere, and they overstay their welcome. The New York State DEC actually has an entire page on its website explaining how Canada geese have become an enormous nuisance in New York due to their rapidly rising population in the state.
We have a bald eagle nest next to a football stadium on a busy road. There's signs all around it and they've been there for three years. Babies have come and gone and some fly over my house. Nature is neat.
Bald eagles are fascinating. They mate for life, and not just in a "meet and bang it out every year" kinda way. They are fiercely loyal, and have seen "flirting" and playing with their mates in non mating times. They also have their babies in the same nest year after year, so those birds will be there for years to come. And the nest will just get bigger. There was an eagle nest in found in the 60's that weighed over 2 tons.
I was going to ask you something that has always confused me- why so man towns over there have "kill" in their names. I was just smart enough google it first and find out that kill is a creek. Not that the Hudson is a creek, but it all makes so much more sense...
This whole area has a huge Dutch influence too. Which is why we have very hard to pronounce and spell names for cities and towns.
Then again, not many people can pronounce the easy names right.
Edit: We do have a lot of creeks though. Some are small, but some are big enough to swim in.
I think that the proudest moment of my time in New Paltz was learning how to spell Poughkeepsie.
about a year and a half ago I saw a bald eagle feasting on a canadian goose on the side of a highway. it was a proud time to be an american.
Canada geese are the worst. They're aggressive, they shit everywhere, and they overstay their welcome. The New York State DEC actually has an entire page on its website explaining how Canada geese have become an enormous nuisance in New York due to their rapidly rising population in the state.
When I was a kid, we used to go to this campground in KY called Diamond Lake. The Canada Geese were rampant there and they were total assholes. They'd hang out in the middle of the paths and hiss at you when you tried to pass by them. Those experiences sparked my lifelong hatred of Canada Geese.
This whole area has a huge Dutch influence too. Which is why we have very hard to pronounce and spell names for cities and towns.
Then again, not many people can pronounce the easy names right.
Edit: We do have a lot of creeks though. Some are small, but some are big enough to swim in.
I think that the proudest moment of my time in New Paltz was learning how to spell Poughkeepsie.
I am still not completely sure how to properly say Schenevus. I'm corrected anytime I try to say it.
And just because it's a silly peeve of mine, if any of you fine folk ever find yourself in my neck of the woods: Latham is pronounced LAY-thum Albany is ALLbany Schenectady is Skuh-neck-tiddy
I think that the proudest moment of my time in New Paltz was learning how to spell Poughkeepsie.
I am still not completely sure how to properly say Schenevus. I'm corrected anytime I try to say it.
And just because it's a silly peeve of mine, if any of you fine folk ever find yourself in my neck of the woods: Latham is pronounced LAY-thum Albany is ALLbany Schenectady is Skuh-neck-tiddy
How else would you pronounce them?
Edit: I now live someplace where I have to say Scajaquada Expressway on a regular basis so maybe I shouldn't joke...
Post by Dave Maynar on Jun 24, 2016 15:02:23 GMT -5
If you ever come to Knoxville, Maryville is pronounced Mur-vul or Mare-uh-vul. If you say Mare-ee-vill, you will be marked as a Yankee and ostracized accordingly.
If you ever come to Knoxville, Maryville is pronounced Mur-vul or Mare-uh-vul. If you say Mare-ee-vill, you will be marked as a Yankee and ostracized accordingly.
kinda like how "louisville" is pronounced "luuououwuwullwoooull-ville" and us yankees would say "loo-ie-ville"
If you ever come to Knoxville, Maryville is pronounced Mur-vul or Mare-uh-vul. If you say Mare-ee-vill, you will be marked as a Yankee and ostracized accordingly.
Im sorry we learn how to speak without marbles in our mouths.
I kid. I'm a sucker for a southern accent. Any accent, really. Who am I trying kid.
Disclaimer: I'm on my way to Boston and we've been sitting in so much traffic all day. I'm fiesty.
I think that the proudest moment of my time in New Paltz was learning how to spell Poughkeepsie.
I am still not completely sure how to properly say Schenevus. I'm corrected anytime I try to say it.
And just because it's a silly peeve of mine, if any of you fine folk ever find yourself in my neck of the woods: Latham is pronounced LAY-thum Albany is ALLbany Schenectady is Skuh-neck-tiddy
I have to do proposals all the time for so many of the little towns/counties around New Paltz (Shandaken, Plattekill, Esopus, Saugerties, Walkill, etc.) You should hear me try to pronounce some of them.
If you ever come to Knoxville, Maryville is pronounced Mur-vul or Mare-uh-vul. If you say Mare-ee-vill, you will be marked as a Yankee and ostracized accordingly.
kinda like how "louisville" is pronounced "luuououwuwullwoooull-ville" and us yankees would say "loo-ie-ville"
The French can keep their 7 letters for a syllable hogwash. Ver-sails is awesome. That sounds like something my local friends and I would mispronounce on purpose.
I'm just too damn excited right now and I know that this is neither the YAY thread nor a random thought, as it's very meticulously put together, but it's all but confirmed that I'll be moving to Nashville at the end of August!!
In New Orleans even if a street is spelled correctly (Burgundy) it does not mean it is pronounced that way (Bur-GUN-d) or Kaliope (Kal-E-ope). We just like to fuck with people like that.