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Kevy Baby · 02-15-2012, 04:51 PM

Cool - they look like just like our Chameleons when they were babies

Ghoulish Delight · 02-17-2012, 08:30 AM

FTFY

Alex · 02-17-2012, 08:42 AM

I'm always surprised by people who find that title confusing. Is it because many people have no sense of how long a league is? If he'd called it 69,024 Miles Under the Sea would it be less confusing?

3894 · 02-17-2012, 08:50 AM

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I'm always surprised by people who find that title confusing. Is it because many people have no sense of how long a league is? If he'd called it 69,024 Miles Under the Sea would it be less confusing?

Which reminds me of this blog. My favorite is Mo' Bunnies Mo' Problems (a.k.a. Peter Rabbit.

Alex is a fan of Crime and Punishment. Me, not so much. Get a job!

Ghoulish Delight · 02-17-2012, 08:48 AM

I think it's a combination of an unfamiliar unit of measure and the choice of phrasing. In general when someone says, "X units of distance under the seas", people's first thought is depth. That title probably the ONLY instance I've ever heard of using "under the sea" to mean "lateral distance traveled while under the sea."

If it were "70,000 Miles Under the Sea" I still think there'd be confusion. It would be as persistent but it would be of the form, "Huh? That doesn't make sense the sea isn't that deep...oh, wait, does he mean 70,000 Miles WHILE under the Sea?"

RStar · 02-22-2012, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

I think it's a combination of an unfamiliar unit of measure and the choice of phrasing. In general when someone says, "X units of distance under the seas", people's first thought is depth. That title probably the ONLY instance I've ever heard of using "under the sea" to mean "lateral distance traveled while under the sea."

If it were "70,000 Miles Under the Sea" I still think there'd be confusion. It would be as persistent but it would be of the form, "Huh? That doesn't make sense the sea isn't that deep...oh, wait, does he mean 70,000 Miles WHILE under the Sea?"

Now see, I always thought it was the distance under the sea myself. Thank you for letting me know!

keith - SuPeR K! · 02-26-2012, 12:41 PM

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Now see, I always thought it was the distance under the sea myself. Thank you for letting me know!

Me, too!

Kevy Baby · 02-21-2012, 10:13 PM

We are listening to our cat snore. It's cute.

Snowflake · 02-27-2012, 03:59 PM

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We are listening to our cat snore. It's cute.

Oh, I love kitty snoring. Tango snores quite loudly sometimes.

Snowflake · 02-27-2012, 04:02 PM

Heh, not called headliner for nothing, I guess.

I hope everything works out, no concussion and instead lots of ice cream as a reward.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I think it's a combination of an unfamiliar unit of measure and the choice of phrasing. In general when someone says, "X units of distance under the seas", people's first thought is depth. That title probably the ONLY instance I've ever heard of using "under the sea" to mean "lateral distance traveled while under the sea." If it were "70,000 Miles Under the Sea" I still think there'd be confusion. It would be as persistent but it would be of the form, "Huh? That doesn't make sense the sea isn't that deep...oh, wait, does he mean 70,000 Miles WHILE under the Sea?" __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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