tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post2923410027894726221..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: The size of an iceberg depends on where you live...Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-64640200883928915452021-03-03T17:32:26.310+00:002021-03-03T17:32:26.310+00:00RM, nope. It's only xenophobic when we do it. ...RM, nope. It's only xenophobic when we do it. When foreigners do it, it's quaint and charming.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-24937231026492149192021-03-03T15:48:47.327+00:002021-03-03T15:48:47.327+00:00This tendency to relate the size of icebergs to th...This tendency to relate the size of icebergs to the size of a city in ONE'S OWN COUNTRY is known as "Iceberg Xenophobia", a subject in which I spent ten years (at the taxpayers' expense) getting a PhD. Iceberg Xenophobia is a classic bit of far right ideology, and must be eradicated wherever it is in evidence. Ralph Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09443857766263185665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-35575972411543790922021-03-02T15:41:11.735+00:002021-03-02T15:41:11.735+00:00“ What's interesting is that in Dutch/Flemish,...“ What's interesting is that in Dutch/Flemish, they capitalise the I and the J.”<br /><br />Fascinating.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-17808280037804141062021-03-02T10:32:40.714+00:002021-03-02T10:32:40.714+00:00B, me too. But this iceberg was only 1/16 the size...B, me too. But this iceberg was only 1/16 the size of Wales.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-83332808472152606302021-03-01T17:33:09.146+00:002021-03-01T17:33:09.146+00:00I feel robbed, I thought the international unit of...I feel robbed, I thought the international unit of large areas was Wales. It should have been an iceberg half the size of Wales.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-26364776077648234362021-03-01T13:11:24.071+00:002021-03-01T13:11:24.071+00:00VFTS, aha, thanks, that explains a lot.VFTS, aha, thanks, that explains a lot.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-44447065504899489452021-03-01T13:08:04.629+00:002021-03-01T13:08:04.629+00:00Mark,
In Dutch, 'ij' is (usually) treated ...Mark,<br />In Dutch, 'ij' is (usually) treated as a single letter. <br />Informally, it is sometimes handwritten written as a 'y' with a dot above each of the uprights. View from the Solenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930587784230398787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-81725790134353311002021-03-01T12:39:39.456+00:002021-03-01T12:39:39.456+00:00P, that's the interesting thing. The BAS peopl...P, that's the interesting thing. The BAS people said that this is perfectly normal and nothing to do with globular warming. That didn't stop the usual suspects from saying it was.<br /><br />AKH, try expressing it as a fraction? It's nearly half the size of Derbyshire.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-13036246189989339622021-03-01T12:28:56.780+00:002021-03-01T12:28:56.780+00:00An iceberg which has been dubbed 'nowhere near...An iceberg which has been dubbed 'nowhere near the size of Derbyshire'<br /><br />Hmm - maybe I just can't do headlines.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-17061758219514026072021-03-01T11:56:53.079+00:002021-03-01T11:56:53.079+00:00I wonder if there were any icebergs calving before...I wonder if there were any icebergs calving before Greta Tuborg or Bill Shutthegates were born. If not, then it's down to global warming/climate change/pick your own disaster name. If they did, indeed, calve, then perhaps these saviours of the planet should STFU?Penseivathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12891041602104672626noreply@blogger.com