Global Wild Card Tag - Page 173

wb57 · 12-17-2011, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Flashback

Funny. It never clicked in my head to think of cigarettes for this tag and Camels were my brand...I was hooked on the Camel Cash marketing campaigns.

Read and appreciated the post prior to editing, by the way.

Yeah, I've got Camel crap around here from those days. The only thing I really like is the pilsner glasses.

skibum69 · 12-18-2011, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by wb57

Read and appreciated the post prior to editing, by the way.

Yeah, I've got Camel crap around here from those days. The only thing I really like is the pilsner glasses.

I had the Zippo but managed to lose it

Flashback · 12-19-2011, 11:06 PM

So no one other than WB can find an animal from the African Continent? I may have to let it go on the Camel Cigarettes to keep things moving but I do know where to find real live zebras in the triangle (30 minute ride from dtwn and probly soon to be a TriTOR tag).

Do I need to loosen the requirements some or should I let it sit?

wb57 · 12-20-2011, 12:44 AM

Just tell Chad about the game.

eepeqez · 12-20-2011, 04:17 AM

New Zealand has fiords, but not near Wellington.

Australia has camels, the only wild camels left in the world (yes, yet another feral animal some idiot released
here in the 1800s), we even export camels to the Middle East, but they're nowhere near Melbourne.

But Australia also has bottle shops:

bwalsh · 12-20-2011, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by eepeqez

But Australia also has bottle shops:

So what's in those bottles?

eepeqez · 12-20-2011, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by bwalsh

So what's in those bottles?

Camel juice.

New tag later today.

eepeqez · 12-20-2011, 10:05 PM

There are words in English which you keep hearing but may never quite have learnt what they are; particularly regional words. So while out here in TROTW (the rest of the world) we get lots of exposure to American film and TV, this leaves gaps in our knowledge. It took me years to figure out that a girl's "bangs" were her fringe. I'm still not sure what hominy or grits are...

So take the example of a June bug. Some sort of beetle that comes out in summer in North America and occasionally gets mentions in the movies, but never a closeup shot. And no one ever pointed at a critter when I was a kid and told me "thats a June bug".

Because of course, we don't call them June bugs, they're Christmas beetles! They fly around Christmas time, displaying their colourful wings. Panic not, the tag is not a June bug.

There is a tree native to coastal areas of the New Zealand North Island and common in similar areas of Australia, South Africa, California and Spain (all the places you find eucalypts too now I think of it) called a Pohutukawa. It's a large tree with a wide canopy which grows well in sandy soils in warm coastal climates. It flowers profusely in late December, making a very spectacular sight.

Naturally it is not known as a "June tree"; it's a New Zealand Christmas tree.

These are all fairly modest examples, and they'll look much better in another week or so:

Here's a closeup of the flowers:

So we're looking for an outdoor Christmas tree, preferably in full flower, but with artificial decorations and lights, if that's how your climate forces you to do it. If you're stuck with the lights and decorations option, it will probably go dark fairly early, so make it a night shot please to show us the lights?

advNZer? · 12-21-2011, 01:53 AM

oooh oooh hmm could be a wee bit early for the best flowering examples but i will see what i can find...

wb57 · 12-21-2011, 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by eepeqez

So we're looking for an outdoor Christmas tree, preferably in full flower, but with artificial decorations and lights, if that's how your climate forces you to do it. If you're stuck with the lights and decorations option, it will probably go dark fairly early, so make it a night shot please to show us the lights?

That would be pretty easy anywhere within about 3000 miles of here, but I want to see more trees in bloom!
Good tag!

AllBlackPearl · 12-21-2011, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by eepeqez

I'm still not sure what hominy or grits are...

You should watch the movie "True grit" !

Then you should know what it means - and it's a great movie.

Nice Tag, btw.
I still wish I had a bike.

wb57 · 12-21-2011, 06:07 AM

Well, that's a different type of "grit".

Hominy is sort of like corn. Sort of. Grits are ground up hominy eaten at breakfast - mainly in the US south. With a consistency something like cream of wheat - which probably has a different name there...

bwalsh · 12-21-2011, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by wb57

but I want to see more trees in bloom!
Good tag!

+1! We have nothing like that tree around here even in the summer.

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Originally Posted by wb57

Well, that's a different type of "grit".

Hominy is sort of like corn. Sort of. Grits are ground up hominy eaten at breakfast - mainly in the US south. With a consistency something like cream of wheat - which probably has a different name there...

A little more of a grainy texture than Cream of Wheat. Damn, Now I want some grits!

wb57 · 12-21-2011, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by bwalsh

+1! We have nothing like that tree around here even in the summer.

A little more of a grainy texture than Cream of Wheat. Damn, Now I want some grits!

With cheese and bacon.

Flashback · 12-22-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by eepeqez

Here's a closeup of the flowers:

When I first saw this I thought this was the fish-poison tree...but thanks to your reference link inclusion I was set straight. Cool tree. I want one in my yard. May have to experiment.

12-19-2011, 11:06 PM	#2583
Flashback Mommys Lil Monster Joined: Jul 2007 Location: South Pacific via Raleigh, NC Oddometer: 2,988	So no one other than WB can find an animal from the African Continent? I may have to let it go on the Camel Cigarettes to keep things moving but I do know where to find real live zebras in the triangle (30 minute ride from dtwn and probly soon to be a TriTOR tag). Do I need to loosen the requirements some or should I let it sit? __________________ DON'T PANIC Flashs ADV Search and NC Ride page

12-20-2011, 12:44 AM	#2584
wb57 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Central NC Oddometer: 4,354	Just tell Chad about the game. __________________ '11 Yamaha FZ8 '11 Kawasaki Versys '07 KTM 250 XC-F Turning money into spent fossil fuels. (Smiley crap is implied in all posts.)

12-21-2011, 01:53 AM	#2589
advNZer? Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2008 Location: Wellington,New Zealand Oddometer: 2,211	oooh oooh hmm could be a wee bit early for the best flowering examples but i will see what i can find... __________________ aka BMWST?

12-21-2011, 06:07 AM	#2592
wb57 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Central NC Oddometer: 4,354	Well, that's a different type of "grit". Hominy is sort of like corn. Sort of. Grits are ground up hominy eaten at breakfast - mainly in the US south. With a consistency something like cream of wheat - which probably has a different name there... __________________ '11 Yamaha FZ8 '11 Kawasaki Versys '07 KTM 250 XC-F Turning money into spent fossil fuels. (Smiley crap is implied in all posts.)

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12-20-2011, 04:17 AM	#2585
eepeqez Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Oddometer: 2,031	New Zealand has fiords, but not near Wellington. Australia has camels, the only wild camels left in the world (yes, yet another feral animal some idiot released here in the 1800s), we even export camels to the Middle East, but they're nowhere near Melbourne. But Australia also has bottle shops:

12-20-2011, 10:05 PM	#2588
eepeqez Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Oddometer: 2,031	There are words in English which you keep hearing but may never quite have learnt what they are; particularly regional words. So while out here in TROTW (the rest of the world) we get lots of exposure to American film and TV, this leaves gaps in our knowledge. It took me years to figure out that a girl's "bangs" were her fringe. I'm still not sure what hominy or grits are... So take the example of a June bug. Some sort of beetle that comes out in summer in North America and occasionally gets mentions in the movies, but never a closeup shot. And no one ever pointed at a critter when I was a kid and told me "thats a June bug". Because of course, we don't call them June bugs, they're Christmas beetles! They fly around Christmas time, displaying their colourful wings. Panic not, the tag is not a June bug. There is a tree native to coastal areas of the New Zealand North Island and common in similar areas of Australia, South Africa, California and Spain (all the places you find eucalypts too now I think of it) called a Pohutukawa. It's a large tree with a wide canopy which grows well in sandy soils in warm coastal climates. It flowers profusely in late December, making a very spectacular sight. Naturally it is not known as a "June tree"; it's a New Zealand Christmas tree. These are all fairly modest examples, and they'll look much better in another week or so: Here's a closeup of the flowers: So we're looking for an outdoor Christmas tree, preferably in full flower, but with artificial decorations and lights, if that's how your climate forces you to do it. If you're stuck with the lights and decorations option, it will probably go dark fairly early, so make it a night shot please to show us the lights?