Comments on: Montreal Geography Trivia No. 59 http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sid http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-101510 Sid Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:21:57 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-101510 oh jeez, I voted for someone from nun's island. Well, that explains this week's bad karma. oh jeez, I voted for someone from nun's island. Well, that explains this week's bad karma.

]]> By: sco100 http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100765 sco100 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:46:21 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100765 I so absolutely rock !!!! There's something to be said for the hypothetico-deductive method.... ¦¬] I so absolutely rock !!!!

There's something to be said for the hypothetico-deductive method....

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]]> By: SMS http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100705 SMS Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:26:55 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100705 Stalk much, Fagstein? :P Nevertheless, good riddle... Stalk much, Fagstein? :P
Nevertheless, good riddle...

]]> By: COOL FAT MICHAEL 1999 FROM DIRTY JERZY http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100628 COOL FAT MICHAEL 1999 FROM DIRTY JERZY Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:45:24 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100628 Dubious public art? A: <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rue+St-Urbain+and+boulevard+Gouin,+Montreal&sll=45.529802,-73.577526&sspn=0.010237,0.020599&g=rue+Chambord+et+avenue+Mont-Royal,+Montreal&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Boulevard+Gouin+Ouest+&ll=45.5164,-73.608395&spn=0,359.961419&z=15&layer=c&cbll=45.516471,-73.608561&panoid=jpCsebIYe03ATW3X3R6r3w&cbp=12,303.69,,0,53.21" rel="nofollow">Roadsworth or sum shiz</a> B: <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rue+St-Urbain+and+boulevard+Gouin,+Montreal&sll=45.529802,-73.577526&sspn=0.010237,0.020599&g=rue+Chambord+et+avenue+Mont-Royal,+Montreal&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Boulevard+Gouin+Ouest+&ll=45.557904,-73.548832&spn=0,359.961419&z=15&layer=c&cbll=45.557786,-73.54893&panoid=3sJjKXJnmBJWZlTI4-GrVA&cbp=12,20.85,,1,-3.87" rel="nofollow"> Silly banners</a> C: <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rue+St-Urbain+and+boulevard+Gouin,+Montreal&sll=45.529802,-73.577526&sspn=0.010237,0.020599&g=rue+Chambord+et+avenue+Mont-Royal,+Montreal&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Boulevard+Gouin+Ouest+&ll=45.508828,-73.559089&spn=0,359.98071&z=16&layer=c&cbll=45.508668,-73.55957&panoid=hBXxP9zjPK1MTGTaGS67vg&cbp=12,222.69,,0,2.1" rel="nofollow"> Chinatown's eastern gate</a> D: <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rue+St-Urbain+and+boulevard+Gouin,+Montreal&sll=45.529802,-73.577526&sspn=0.010237,0.020599&g=rue+Chambord+et+avenue+Mont-Royal,+Montreal&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Boulevard+Gouin+Ouest+&ll=45.455728,-73.543382&spn=0,359.990355&z=17&layer=c&cbll=45.456405,-73.542859&panoid=3VzrrrRg4thi_BHOvkG_Aw&cbp=12,20.69,,1,3.77" rel="nofollow">WACKY BIKER</a> E: <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=rue+St-Urbain+and+boulevard+Gouin,+Montreal&sll=45.529802,-73.577526&sspn=0.010237,0.020599&g=rue+Chambord+et+avenue+Mont-Royal,+Montreal&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Boulevard+Gouin+Ouest+&ll=45.527216,-73.573358&spn=0,359.98071&z=16&layer=c&cbll=45.53104,-73.572858&panoid=vYnU-78ODhp1jCAwB7XbGw&cbp=12,12.44,,1,-7.18" rel="nofollow">Whatever that black thing is.</a> Or it's places where the bike path turns. Dubious public art?

A: Roadsworth or sum shiz

B: Silly banners

C: Chinatown's eastern gate

D: WACKY BIKER

E: Whatever that black thing is.

Or it's places where the bike path turns.

]]> By: Head Shaking http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100504 Head Shaking Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:14:09 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100504 This looks very similar to the route of the Montreal Marathon. Are these points water stations? This looks very similar to the route of the Montreal Marathon. Are these points water stations?

]]> By: sco100 http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100499 sco100 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:11:08 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100499 May seem far fetched, but could they indicate where each of the registed mayoral candidates live ? I don't have a comprehensive list myself, mind you, but it sure seems a plausible hypothesis if you consider where the Big Three have pitched their tents (Outremont for Tremblay, Maisonneuve next to the Big O for Harel and Chinatown for Bergeron). May seem far fetched, but could they indicate where each of the registed mayoral candidates live ?

I don't have a comprehensive list myself, mind you, but it sure seems a plausible hypothesis if you consider where the Big Three have pitched their tents (Outremont for Tremblay, Maisonneuve next to the Big O for Harel and Chinatown for Bergeron).

]]> By: SMS http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100490 SMS Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:14:54 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100490 Municipal parking lots? Municipal parking lots?

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100466 Fagstein Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:05:52 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100466 This is true. Google doesn't take traffic into consideration in these calculations. This is true. Google doesn't take traffic into consideration in these calculations.

]]> By: Jim J. http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100463 Jim J. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:58:49 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100463 Google Maps says you can drive that route in 60 minutes? Maybe at 07h30 on a Sunday, perhaps. Google Maps says you can drive that route in 60 minutes? Maybe at 07h30 on a Sunday, perhaps.

]]> By: Neil http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100453 Neil Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:52:22 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100453 KFC/PFK locations giving away free chicken? KFC/PFK locations giving away free chicken?

]]> By: Louis-Philippe Péloquin http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100452 Louis-Philippe Péloquin Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:32:18 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100452 Vaccination sites in Montreal? Vaccination sites in Montreal?

]]> By: Jean Naimard http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100443 Jean Naimard Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:19:53 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100443 A: <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.515414,-73.611767&spn=0,359.965668&z=16&layer=c&cbll=45.516637,-73.611217&panoid=csluJXgQyTrq6e0YY9S35w&cbp=12,100.57,,0,-1.41" rel="nofollow">Outremont High-School, @ Bernard & Dollard</a>. Probably Fagstein’s Alma Mater… B: <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.558163,-73.548054&spn=0,359.991417&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=45.558246,-73.548631&panoid=zmV9lgO4VUKNAcYh6IFBWA&cbp=12,143.29,,0,-5.35" rel="nofollow">Some swanky lofts @ Pierre-de-Coubertin & Bennett</a>. Probably where Fagstein got wasted on Chistmas Eve 2003. C: <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.511069,-73.558381&spn=0,359.965668&z=16&layer=c&cbll=45.510614,-73.556621&panoid=agoZKt4uk4bC_IpV51adwQ&cbp=12,345.51,,0,-10.07" rel="nofollow">The future site of the french super-hospital, on Sanguinet @ Viger</a>. Probably where Fagstein was asked for spare change after going to a job interview at nearby Vidéoétron. D: <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.457136,-73.542717&spn=0,359.965668&z=16&layer=c&cbll=45.457552,-73.542704&panoid=AJlN96Rc37jv2tycMWZuPA&cbp=12,33.71,,0,-0.09" rel="nofollow">The Mies Van Der Rohe-designed appartments on St-Paul Island</a>. Probably where Fagstein got a flat on his bicycle when he explored Nun’s Island with that intern girl from Nebraska. E: <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.532349,-73.551611&spn=0,359.982834&z=17&layer=c&cbll=45.532284,-73.556563&panoid=EDaeJAg-kbimR9UevTNHGQ&cbp=12,72.04,,0,-4.84" rel="nofollow">The back of the McDonald’s Tobacco plant on Dufresne @ Larivière</a>. Probably where Fagstein got lost when he took a wrong turn looking for the Lave-Auto Érotique with a bunch of friends from Kalamazoo, Michigan. F: <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.530557,-73.570349&spn=0,359.991417&z=18&layer=c&cbll=45.530048,-73.57071&panoid=8BwcEtUjfblA6q4YOqO1oA&cbp=12,50.06,,0,0.56" rel="nofollow">The cute slate-roof house on Marquette @ Bureau</a>. Probably where Fagstein got his bicycle rear-wheel stolen after visiting some friends on the holy Plateau. Do I get it??? A: Outremont High-School, @ Bernard & Dollard. Probably Fagstein’s Alma Mater…
B: Some swanky lofts @ Pierre-de-Coubertin & Bennett. Probably where Fagstein got wasted on Chistmas Eve 2003.
C: The future site of the french super-hospital, on Sanguinet @ Viger. Probably where Fagstein was asked for spare change after going to a job interview at nearby Vidéoétron.
D: The Mies Van Der Rohe-designed appartments on St-Paul Island. Probably where Fagstein got a flat on his bicycle when he explored Nun’s Island with that intern girl from Nebraska.
E: The back of the McDonald’s Tobacco plant on Dufresne @ Larivière. Probably where Fagstein got lost when he took a wrong turn looking for the Lave-Auto Érotique with a bunch of friends from Kalamazoo, Michigan.
F: The cute slate-roof house on Marquette @ Bureau. Probably where Fagstein got his bicycle rear-wheel stolen after visiting some friends on the holy Plateau.
Do I get it???

]]> By: COOL FAT MICHAEL 1999 FROM DIRTY JERZY http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100440 COOL FAT MICHAEL 1999 FROM DIRTY JERZY Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:14:45 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100440 Maybe they're pedestrian crosswalks without stop signs or traffic lights or some shiz? YO! Maybe they're pedestrian crosswalks without stop signs or traffic lights or some shiz?

YO!

]]> By: plam http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/11/02/montreal-geography-trivia-no-59/comment-page-1/#comment-100435 plam Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:32:29 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=7416#comment-100435 It's almost like the poles touristiques, but seems a bit off for that. It's almost like the poles touristiques, but seems a bit off for that.

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