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rggoodie Moderator United States 23531 Posts	Posted 04/18/2005 9:00 pm quote: Originally posted by Mike Hello folks, Have any of the Australians on the forum, or anyone else for that matter, ever seen a map called "Aussies View of the World? Many years ago I worked for "The International House" at the University of Chicago (one of several I-Houses around the world) and the Australian students put up a framed map of the globe with Australia depicted in the "Northern Hemisphere" and the rest of the world below it! It was very funny as many cities and countries were given humorous "Down Under" names. Iâ€™ve never seen one again but it sure got some funny looks from other Foreign Students as well as many Americans because at first glance it seemed to be a normal map of the world!! Mike It's not funny I have one hanging here in my home office and I can see you south and west of me. http://www.australia-fare.com/maps1.htm or click on this map for a better view once there click on map to enlarge http://about-australia-shop.com/pro...ducts_id/138 rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Edited by rggoodie 04/18/2005 9:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SFDukie Pillar of the Community United States 980 Posts	Posted 04/18/2005 9:21 pm That map is great at showing that Oz and the US are roughly the same size. Canada is huge in that projection! (mercator?) Don Report this Post to the Staff
rggoodie Moderator United States 23531 Posts	Posted 04/18/2005 9:29 pm quote: Originally posted by SFDukie That map is great at showing that Oz and the US are roughly the same size. Canada is huge in that projection! (mercator?) Don Don Being from Australia nad Living in Fort Lauderdale I can attest to the fact that Canada is- whoop I mean Canadians are huge. Sorry Mate those are only the Snowbirds who are over weight wearing speedos three sizes too small. If you want entertainment come to our beaches in the winter and watch the Canadians we love em! rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff
Mike Rest in Peace United States 2884 Posts	Posted 04/18/2005 9:46 pm Mercator: Flemish geographer who lived in Germany; he invented the Mercator projection of maps of the globe (1512-1594) An Old Geezer for back then! [:0] So how could he know back then how things would turn out!!!!Mike Yes it is funny!!!!!!! Hey, exactly what is wrong with being a very large mammal? Edited by Mike 04/20/2005 8:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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