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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The Canadians are at the Gates!

I was horrified this afternoon to find on Google Maps that a spurious geopolitical claim has been made on the Banfield Freeway, I-84 on the beautiful East Side here in the City of Roses.


That's right: The precious artery that connects our fair but isolated city to the rest of the nation has been claimed by a province of our massive northern neighbor, Canada.

Now sure, there are some of you who will laugh this off, calling it a "glitch" or a "software error" or perhaps even a "prank by a disgruntled employee." YOU'RE LIVING IN A DREAMWORLD!!!  We're talking about GOOGLE here!  They don't make mistakes!  They don't have disgruntled employees!  It's well known!!!

To the ramparts!

8 comments:

  1. Hope your survive the annexation, eh?

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  2. You think your city's nice now -- wait til the Canadians take over! Super duper niceness everywhere!

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  3. Now you know why I'm finishing my degree in French. Bienvenue à nos nouveaux maîtres canadiens!

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  4. Oh, they've claimed a whole lot more than just your Banfield Freeway. Lots more including pretty pix!

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  5. E: snort

    Dug: Excellent coverage! The crisis is apparently far more widespread than we knew!

    See y'all at the barricades.

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  6. I hear they're trying to steal back the Stanley Cup too! I hope they succeed. It certainly doesn't belong in Boston.

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  7. Michael, dearest,
    I think you only have barricades there in Portland. City ordinances forbid ramparts, I'm pretty sure.

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  8. I knew that progressive city planning would bite us in the end.

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