The many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XVII
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Mango Elephant
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There's this map I'm looking for, it's popular here, I'm sure y'all know it. It doesn't have countries, it has cities, which are placed on the continents not by their geographic location, but by their history. For example, I believe the city of Barcelona was in the location of 'Wonder'. Can anyone tell me what it's called or provide a link?
Disgustipated
Deity
Why does the past always seem better than the present?
Even when when I think back of times I know I didn't enjoy at the time I was living it, those times still seem better than the present. Maybe I'm a pessimist. I don't know.
Even when when I think back of times I know I didn't enjoy at the time I was living it, those times still seem better than the present. Maybe I'm a pessimist. I don't know.
It's called nostalgia. You remember everything great and forget about everything bad. Even the worst times that you remember will feel better because of nostalgia.
20 years down the road I'm going to feel the same way about today.
AL_DA_GREAT
amour absinthe révolution
Why are there so many fat cops in the USA? Aren't there fitness requirements?
Mango Elephant
Deity
Why do you think there are so many fat cops? And being fat doesn't mean that you're not able to fight crime.
Gamemaster77
PC > Mac
They eat too many dougnnuts. 
There are 1000s of different police forces. And each is different on fitness requirements. In many of them, you have to pass a physical training to get into the department, and then after that you just need to not get so bad that you can't do the job. But most of the job is sitting down, and no running or fighting involved. So they don't have to try to hard to stay in shape.
mayor
Heart & Mind
and it is not as if they do close-combat/martial arts or anything, right?
They might do some crowd control for which you don't need a 0% bodyfat
They might do some crowd control for which you don't need a 0% bodyfat
What a question! It's basically what one calls "Rosy Retrospection", and there's a short wikipedia stub on it.
Also, I'm liking this question because it's a sentiment that's reflected in my signature.
AL_DA_GREAT
amour absinthe révolution
I have seen pics of obese traffic cops in the USA. I find it weird since they can't chase anyone and lack the stamina for a longer fight. In Sweden police are required to pass a fitness test every year to work in the field. Not to different from the army.
mayor
Heart & Mind
but aren't all Americans obese? So that evens it out, doesn't it? 
semi-
Well even traffic cops don't really have to run.. they have their cars/motorcycles.serious: I do agree with you that it is strange that policeofficers are allowed to "let thereselves go" like that.. I doesn't paint a good image of you law enforcement or even the country itself I think
Chukchi Husky
Lone Wolf
There is one question that I been asked a couple of times but I don't know the answer. Why is it than in American films whenever a criminal tries to flee the country they always try to go to Mexico and not Canada?
shadowplay
your ad here
Mexico won't extradite suspects facing the death penalty. Other than that I can't think of a reason.
madviking
north american scum
Mexico has been a more lawless place in general.
Canada's police are competent. But a lot of fleeing to Canada did happen historically.
madviking
north american scum
See: draft dodgers.
Traitorfish
The Tighnahulish Kid
Hell, that's practically how they invented the place.
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