If you’ve ever flown Aer Lingus, the national airline of Ireland, you might want to take a moment and say a prayer of gratitude that you made it home. As Lindsay Watt noted recently on her blog Random Dispatches, for an airline, they seem to have a small problem with geography. Apparently upstate New York has moved to Québec without telling us, taking Maine with it:
You may also notice, down in the corner, that they’ve relocated New Orleans. Nice of them to do that, but maybe a little late. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, appears to be somewhere in Ohio. For the whole map from Aer Lingus’ inflight magazine, check out the original post.HT: Strange Maps
Maybe they should lay off the Guinness, eh?
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I am outraged. I am from Pittsburgh and the very thought of it being anywhere near Cleveland Browns territory is offensive 😉
That map is pretty darned hilarious lol
And hon, engaging atheists in conversation over the internet is not any more productive than approaching any fundamentalist religionist. They will generally pick you apart and then smother you with talking points. In person is generally a different matter because it is harder to deny the humanity of a person you have to actually look into the eyes of. Unfortunately, many still do, of all persuasions.
I went on an atheist website a few weeks back because one asked a really great question about why Christians try to convert people and I gave a painfully honest answer of the guilt based reasons why I used to do it. Instead of acknowledging the fact that I answered the question, they pummelled me over my use of terms, telling me I had to say, “I believe” instead of, “I know” when they frequently used “I know” to describe their beliefs. They did mock me mercilessly, as well, though I was very respectful of their beliefs and even genuinely applauded the questions they were asking as great ones. I gave up and was pretty disappointed — they weren’t intellectuals, they were just spewing the same exact words I have heard over and over again. Felt like I was in a cult again (which I was once and that’s why I recognise the tactics). So I gave up. My blood pressure couldn’t take it anymore. Too bad, I had really high hopes for an intelligent discussion (which I have had face to face with many atheists and agnostics). I’ve never converted anyone, don’t try anymore, but it is nice to have a good conversation with someone who believes differently 🙂
That’s why I don’t comment on atheist websites–no point. If they want to come here, I’m willing to give them a chance. This round, at least, my interlocutors have been pretty reasonable.
And I should note, I like Pittsburgh, from the small amount of time I’ve spent there.