fine whine

In college I took a geography class taught by the then-editor of Goode’s World Atlas, John Hudson. Though a good teacher, he was also pragmatic and understood that, to reach more than just the interested third of his students (and in particular, the ones sitting up in the balcony tossing back a few cold ones), he’d need to spike his slideshows with interesting and funny slides. This he did, showing us amusing sights and signs from all over the continent, all the while attempting to teach us all about the geography of North America.

While I remember less than I should of the material (to this day I can’t recall where durum is grown, and if it is in fact used in the making noodles or something else) I do remember a few of the photos. I’m pretty sure he didn’t have this one, for when we discussed the midwest, but it would’ve been among his collection. If you click on the photo above* you’ll see why I took the shot.

Or you can look here:

It truly boggles the mind, this “Nameless Creek”. It’s something of a logical fallacy, along the lines of “This statement is false” or some such.

* The photos above are hosted by Zooomr, and I have posted them because they are giving free “pro” accounts, with additional privileges I do not know, to bloggers and people like me. Thanks Andy for the heads up. I’m a pathological joiner of anything free, so it was a given I’d try this site out. Can it compete with flickr? Only time will tell.