Random Questions Mega Thread v1.1

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Have you never had a Dr Pepper?

- pint of beer
- splash of coke
- shot of amaretto

You drop the shot it in the beer/coke, then neck it all right away.

Similar mechanics as an Irish Car Bomb.

Actually no, I have not had the shot.

Hmm... I'm looking it up now and the recipe for the shot seems to be:
- Lager, amaretto and rum

I saw the variation you mentioned and I see the similarities to an Irish car bomb and soju bomb.


I'm saying though that instead of a drop shot (gentle in comparison), you whack the top of the beer bottle to be a geyser you have to fight for the lols. A challenge, but not as ridiculous as when people were putting mentos in coke and trying to stop it with their face.

[calgarygeologist]

Does anyone know what festival is taking place in the current aerial photo of Prince's Island Park on Google maps?

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Does anyone know what festival is taking place in the current aerial photo of Prince's Island Park on Google maps?

Not sure, but Google Earth shows you the exact date of the photo, which is July 11, 2022.

[topfiverecords]

Looks to be Folk Fest. Are Google Earth and Google Maps showing different images?

Edit: That July 11 date on Google Earth can't be right as Stampede would be happening on July 11th and the grounds are empty.

[MoneyGuy]

Asking for a friend…can someone do a DIY bankruptcy or does it require a lawyer? A Google search revealed little except law firms.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Asking for a friend…can someone do a DIY bankruptcy or does it require a lawyer? A Google search revealed little except law firms.

Username does not check out.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Asking for a friend…can someone do a DIY bankruptcy or does it require a lawyer? A Google search revealed little except law firms.

I've never heard of it. I think you have to be registered to be able to perform them...I mean, its not a Michael Scott kind of thing where anyone can just Declare it.

I hate to say it, but honestly? I'd ask a Lawyer.

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by Locke

I've never heard of it. I think you have to be registered to be able to perform them...I mean, its not a Michael Scott kind of thing where anyone can just Declare it.

I hate to say it, but honestly? I'd ask a Lawyer.

That’s what I’ve suggested.

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

Does anyone know what festival is taking place in the current aerial photo of Prince's Island Park on Google maps?

Originally Posted by Wormius

Not sure, but Google Earth shows you the exact date of the photo, which is July 11, 2022.

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Looks to be Folk Fest. Are Google Earth and Google Maps showing different images?

Edit: That July 11 date on Google Earth can't be right as Stampede would be happening on July 11th and the grounds are empty.

The date must be incorrect, because that’s definitely Folk Fest. The tarps in the main stage field, the beer garden tables, the stages, the arts market, the tents. I can say with 100% certainty that it is Folk Fest.

[Wormius]

I suppose the images could possibly taken on different dates, depending on localized cloud cover or whatever. So, July 11 for Prince’s Island and June for the Stampede grounds.

Still, if it were Folk Festival, the immediate area should be bustling with people?

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

Asking for a friend…can someone do a DIY bankruptcy or does it require a lawyer? A Google search revealed little except law firms.

Even if hypothetically it's possible to file the paperwork yourself, the correct advise to give your friend is "no, that's impossible you need a lawyer".

Edited to add: I think ggg is correct and he/she probably needs a bankruptcy trustee and not a lawyer. Usually they're accountants by the sounds of it.

[GGG]

Is it a lawyer or a bankruptcy trustee? Or is that the same thing.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I suppose the images could possibly taken on different dates, depending on localized cloud cover or whatever. So, July 11 for Prince’s Island and June for the Stampede grounds.

Still, if it were Folk Festival, the immediate area should be bustling with people?

Imaging satellites tend to have their path so that images are taken in the morning, ideally the 10-11am range because that is when cloud cover is lowest with decent sunlight available. So there wouldn't be loads of people at that time.

[Fuzz]

Also, looking on Google Earth, when you leave the city the imagery date is July 22, the date of the folk fest. I suspect when they were making the Calgary image, there were clouds or some other reason the image of the island was not good, so they swapped in one from the July 22 pass, but perhaps they treat the city as one image to eliminate disconformities, so it got assigned the date of the rest of the city image, rather than leaving it separate.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I suppose the images could possibly taken on different dates, depending on localized cloud cover or whatever. So, July 11 for Prince’s Island and June for the Stampede grounds.

Still, if it were Folk Festival, the immediate area should be bustling with people?

Sets on the main stage aren't usually till later in the day.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Sets on the main stage aren't usually till later in the day.

Not having been to Folk Fest, are the beach blankets and things set up for the event? I thought people just brought their own, in which case there should be people around?

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Not having been to Folk Fest, are the beach blankets and things set up for the event? I thought people just brought their own, in which case there should be people around?

I haven't gone in a long time, but when I went in the 90's people would put their blankets down to claim their piece of grass, akin to putting you towel on a chair at an All Inclusive.

But I might be wrong, I was never sober

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Not having been to Folk Fest, are the beach blankets and things set up for the event? I thought people just brought their own, in which case there should be people around?

Tarps. They are known as the "tarpies", and would setup on day one, and leave the tarps all weekend, so this would be the second day, in the morning before people came back.

Picture here, and if you are bored enough, you can try to find the golden tarp in the satellite image.

https://livewirecalgary.com/2022/07/...estival-day-1/

I think they banned tarpies this year.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Tarps. They are known as the "tarpies", and would setup on day one, and leave the tarps all weekend, so this would be the second day, in the morning before people came back.

Picture here, and if you are bored enough, you can try to find the golden tarp in the satellite image.

https://livewirecalgary.com/2022/07/...estival-day-1/

I think they banned tarpies this year.

The Golden Tarp was white?

[Fuzz]

That was the test to see if you'd go hunting for a golden tarp in the satellite image without clicking the link first. You passed. Have a cookie.