Talk:1986: River Border - Revision history

DanielLC at 05:45, 29 May 2024

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162.158.74.69 at 19:52, 3 February 2024

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141.101.98.179 at 19:38, 3 February 2024

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42.book.addict: uppercase M in Megan

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uppercase M in Megan

42.book.addict at 18:32, 3 February 2024

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162.158.255.82 at 04:42, 7 April 2021

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Phineas81707 at 05:03, 6 June 2018

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Surveyorap: Added comment to talk page

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Jaalenja at 08:16, 3 May 2018

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162.158.255.172 at 14:37, 2 May 2018

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 :::While I saw the possibility of the Lawless Unclaimed Territory explanation (i.e. nobody has jurisdiction), I feel very sure the intended meaning is that the state that can get there has no jurisdiction and the state they're in can't get to them because of the river. (Mainly because Unclaimed Territory is a bit of a logical leap, while Cops Are Cut Off is fairly logical and somewhat true. Note the wording that "cops can't do a thing", not "there are no cops"). What amuses me is that I've heard of this location before AND that it is indeed true that there are no bridges, so it is indeed quite true that you can't reach this location from the rest of Nebraska. But of course I'm sure cops wouldn't hesitate to pass through Missouri. :) [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 04:01, 1 May 2018 (UTC)
 ::::Good thoughts!  I was having a tough time wrapping my head around why the cops wouldn't just use a boat or helicopter, if necessary.  That's why I didn't immediately consider it was the river stopping them.[[Special:Contributions/162.158.255.172|162.158.255.172]] 14:36, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 :I'd edit it myself, but I'm not entirely sure if I'm right. Thought I'd bring up the possibility so others could decide. --[[Special:Contributions/172.68.47.24|172.68.47.24]] 16:33, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

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 ::A guillotine would be a handy device for a suicidal beheading. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 13:37, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
 :I’M SORRY, THEY FOUND A HEADLESS CORPSE??? [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 18:32, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
-::Well, would you expect them to find a headless ''non-''corpse just wandering around enjoying the scenery? (Well, not looking at the scenery. Or listening to it/smelling it.  Feeling the breeze in its hair..? Body-hair, maybe, like the chest (if it was a male headless person?) unless it was even more exposed than that, but while I know that there's a Germanic tradition of naturism, not sure how Dutch/Walloon would react to a headless ''and'' nude corpse walking around. There'd be questions to ask. Not that I know how they'd get their answers, either.) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.179|141.101.98.179]] 19:38, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
+::Well, would you expect them to find a headless ''non-''corpse just wandering around enjoying the scenery? (Well, not looking at the scenery. Or listening to it/smelling it.  Feeling the breeze in its hair..? Body-hair, maybe, like the chest (if it was a male headless person?) unless it was even more exposed than that, but while I know that there's a Germanic tradition of naturism, not sure how Dutch/Walloon would react to a headless ''and'' nude person walking around. There'd be questions to ask. Not that I know how they'd get their answers, either.) [[Special:Contributions/141.101.98.179|141.101.98.179]] 19:38, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 Wait, so, basically, two people buy plots of land with river flowing between them, after years the river changes course, and they go to court and hire experts to find ''why'' the river changed course and, depending on the outcome, one person can win a chunk of land the other person had paid for? And this is common in 21st century law systems? That's quite depressing. [[User:Jaalenja|Jaalenja]] ([[User talk:Jaalenja|talk]]) 09:44, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

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 ::A guillotine would be a handy device for a suicidal beheading. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 13:37, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
 :I’M SORRY, THEY FOUND A HEADLESS CORPSE??? [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 18:32, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 Wait, so, basically, two people buy plots of land with river flowing between them, after years the river changes course, and they go to court and hire experts to find ''why'' the river changed course and, depending on the outcome, one person can win a chunk of land the other person had paid for? And this is common in 21st century law systems? That's quite depressing. [[User:Jaalenja|Jaalenja]] ([[User talk:Jaalenja|talk]]) 09:44, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

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	I read the title text as a joke on 'pier'acy and 'marina'time law, as a freshwater-based set of puns rather than a pizza set. [[User:Phineas81707\|Phineas81707]] ([[User talk:Phineas81707\|talk]]) 05:03, 6 June 2018 (UTC)		I read the title text as a joke on 'pier'acy and 'marina'time law, as a freshwater-based set of puns rather than a pizza set. [[User:Phineas81707\|Phineas81707]] ([[User talk:Phineas81707\|talk]]) 05:03, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

−	Can't believe there was no mention of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil Bir Tawil], the only habitable area on earth that isn't claimed by a country. It's basically exactly the scenario ~~megan~~ supposes to be happening in the comic (minus the river) - one country claims one border and the other country claims a different border so they both claim the same area, but the way the borders are drawn, Bir Tawil is claimed by neither country. Edited to add a mention. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.255.82\|162.158.255.82]] 04:42, 7 April 2021 (UTC)	+	Can't believe there was no mention of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil Bir Tawil], the only habitable area on earth that isn't claimed by a country. It's basically exactly the scenario Megan supposes to be happening in the comic (minus the river) - one country claims one border and the other country claims a different border so they both claim the same area, but the way the borders are drawn, Bir Tawil is claimed by neither country. Edited to add a mention. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.255.82\|162.158.255.82]] 04:42, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

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 :::Or by putting on the [[https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blindpanic.com%2Fhumor%2Fvecna.htm Head of Vecna]] [[User:Kazzie|Kazzie]] ([[User talk:Kazzie|talk]]) 05:48, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
 ::A guillotine would be a handy device for a suicidal beheading. [[User:N0lqu|-boB]] ([[User talk:N0lqu|talk]]) 13:37, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
+:I’M SORRY, THEY FOUND A HEADLESS CORPSE??? [[User:42.book.addict|42.book.addict]] ([[User talk:42.book.addict|talk]]) 18:32, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 Wait, so, basically, two people buy plots of land with river flowing between them, after years the river changes course, and they go to court and hire experts to find ''why'' the river changed course and, depending on the outcome, one person can win a chunk of land the other person had paid for? And this is common in 21st century law systems? That's quite depressing. [[User:Jaalenja|Jaalenja]] ([[User talk:Jaalenja|talk]]) 09:44, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

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	I read the title text as a joke on 'pier'acy and 'marina'time law, as a freshwater-based set of puns rather than a pizza set. [[User:Phineas81707\|Phineas81707]] ([[User talk:Phineas81707\|talk]]) 05:03, 6 June 2018 (UTC)		I read the title text as a joke on 'pier'acy and 'marina'time law, as a freshwater-based set of puns rather than a pizza set. [[User:Phineas81707\|Phineas81707]] ([[User talk:Phineas81707\|talk]]) 05:03, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
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		+	Can't believe there was no mention of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bir_Tawil Bir Tawil], the only habitable area on earth that isn't claimed by a country. It's basically exactly the scenario megan supposes to be happening in the comic (minus the river) - one country claims one border and the other country claims a different border so they both claim the same area, but the way the borders are drawn, Bir Tawil is claimed by neither country. Edited to add a mention. [[Special:Contributions/162.158.255.82\|162.158.255.82]] 04:42, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

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	I removed the incomplete because I can't imagine how this explanation could be made any more complete than it is. In fact, this is one of most complete explains I've seen. Great job everybody! [[User:Gbisaga\|Gbisaga]] ([[User talk:Gbisaga\|talk]]) 18:15, 28 April 2018 (UTC)		I removed the incomplete because I can't imagine how this explanation could be made any more complete than it is. In fact, this is one of most complete explains I've seen. Great job everybody! [[User:Gbisaga\|Gbisaga]] ([[User talk:Gbisaga\|talk]]) 18:15, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
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		+	I read the title text as a joke on 'pier'acy and 'marina'time law, as a freshwater-based set of puns rather than a pizza set. [[User:Phineas81707\|Phineas81707]] ([[User talk:Phineas81707\|talk]]) 05:03, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

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   In the real world, however, river systems undergo both accretion and avulsion multiple times over a period of time. This makes the determination of property lines along riverine boundaries one of the most complicated aspects of boundary surveying.
 ::I am by no means expert, maybe it's just poorly worded explanation, but it certainly gave me the impression that something as arbitrary as the cause of a river changing course can affect whether or not someone gets to keep their land, which is by itself as absurd as the very fact they can lose land due to river changing course. [[User:Jaalenja|Jaalenja]] ([[User talk:Jaalenja|talk]]) 08:16, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 Congrats Randy, your title text made me claw my eyes out. Thankfully, I know kung-touch-typing-fu. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.11.155|172.68.11.155]] 11:29, 28 April 2018 (UTC)
 I removed the incomplete because I can't imagine how this explanation could be made any more complete than it is. In fact, this is one of most complete explains I've seen. Great job everybody! [[User:Gbisaga|Gbisaga]] ([[User talk:Gbisaga|talk]]) 18:15, 28 April 2018 (UTC)