Two twenty-something residents of Virginia got into a drunken brawl Thursday night over a geographical dispute. John L. Snyder Jr., 26, of Lake Ridge and Jermaine R. Graham, 24 of Stafford started fighting because they disagreed as to whether Virginia or Pennsylvania is farther north (Pennsylvania is farther north).
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A map would have solved that dispute before it got out of hand! If they were at a bar, perhaps the bar should put up some maps as reference and dispute resolution.
When teaching geography to 7th graders,one of my colleagues asked the class to find the Mississippi River on a map. One child could not find it.He went back and saw she had the map upside down. Perhaps,these men did not understand the concept of North.
So, if the two guys worked for a moving company, did either have a MAP?? Seems like SOP to use one when moving people. I wouldn’t call their company to move my goods any time soon.
Another fine example of the pathetic social skills, not to mention basic geographical knowledge, of the 20-something generation. Maybe they should have called their parents to negotiate a compromise since they need them to negotiate their grades and employment already.
That’s hilarious in a pathetic sort of way. I mean, I could almost see this discussion if they lived in British Columbia but they were in Virginia! I guess they don’t get out of the bar much.
My wife is a Pennsylvanian and I am a lifelong Virginian. Every Pa. or Va. born person KNOWS Pa is further north. These guys must be illegals. Many people don’t know it, but the Mason-Dixson line divides Pa. from Maryland and NOT Maryland from Va.
Buck, its actually the Mason-DIXON line. Also, did you know that the M-D line divides not only the northern boundary of Maryland from southern boundary of Pennsylvania, but it also divides the eastern boundary of Maryland from the western boundary of Delaware? Another interesting point: the Potomac River does form a large portion of the boundary between Virginia and Maryland…but the boundary rides with the high water mark of the southern shore of the Potomac, not mid stream. So when you ride White’s Ferry, the last ferry boat on the Potomac, the ride takes place entirely in Maryland!
Gee! Their argument sounds rather petty when compared to the question of which of the 50 states is farthest east and west. Most would say Maine and Alaska, respectively. However, when looking at a globe, one will note that the Aleution Islands of Alaska cross the 180th longitude, which means that many of the islands are in the easternmost part of the eastern hemisphere. Anyone care to share a brewski with me on that one?
By the way, the Guiness Book of Records was originally written to resolve bar disputes. Perhaps one could publish a similar book for geography. Hmmm, perhaps they already have and they call it an Atlas.
At least they fely passionate about it.