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neilmarr · 02-16-2011, 05:45 AM

I've had a big world map hanging next to my desk for donkeys' years. This month, I turned it upside down with the South Pole at the top and the North Pole at the bottom in some kind of cock-eyed tribute to courageous Oz (where I have so many close friends and very close family).

Heck, there's no reason in cosmology why our maps and globes are positioned the way they are -- sheer elitist habit! Who are we to describe Australia and New Zealand as 'Down Under' when they're so obviously anything but?

And you know what? Now that I'm finding my way around my new view of the world, I reckon it looks better than it did before.

Cheers. Neil

02-16-2011, 05:45 AM	#6
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	I've had a big world map hanging next to my desk for donkeys' years. This month, I turned it upside down with the South Pole at the top and the North Pole at the bottom in some kind of cock-eyed tribute to courageous Oz (where I have so many close friends and very close family). Heck, there's no reason in cosmology why our maps and globes are positioned the way they are -- sheer elitist habit! Who are we to describe Australia and New Zealand as 'Down Under' when they're so obviously anything but? And you know what? Now that I'm finding my way around my new view of the world, I reckon it looks better than it did before. Cheers. Neil Attached Thumbnails Last edited by neilmarr; 02-16-2011 at 05:47 AM. Reason: to add image