Germany or Florida 1/17/07 - ANSWERED!

[josebach]

pablo honey.

I'm gonna go with Germany here, the autotrain only runs a couple times a day in florida so it's gotta be germany.

That was my rationale too. I've never seen a train track in Florida that has 12 trains running in the time it takes a tow truck to tow a car. If a car in the US is blocking train tracks, the cops would have it moved pronto. I'm certainly not positive, though.

[knapplc]

pablo honey.

I'm gonna go with Germany here, the autotrain only runs a couple times a day in florida so it's gotta be germany.

That was my rationale too. I've never seen a train track in Florida that has 12 trains running in the time it takes a tow truck to tow a car. If a car in the US is blocking train tracks, the cops would have it moved pronto. I'm certainly not positive, though.

I'm NOT saying you're wrong, and I'm NOT saying you're right - but just remember that Florida is one of America's largest producers of citrus fruits, and 12 trains through certain areas shipping out produce doesn't sound too far off the mark. Some rail lines here in Nebraska operate on nearly that scale of traffic during harvest.

Just so you know.

[Redskins Win]

pablo honey.

I'm gonna go with Germany here, the autotrain only runs a couple times a day in florida so it's gotta be germany.

That was my rationale too. I've never seen a train track in Florida that has 12 trains running in the time it takes a tow truck to tow a car. If a car in the US is blocking train tracks, the cops would have it moved pronto. I'm certainly not positive, though.

I'm NOT saying you're wrong, and I'm NOT saying you're right - but just remember that Florida is one of America's largest producers of citrus fruits, and 12 trains through certain areas shipping out produce doesn't sound too far off the mark. Some rail lines here in Nebraska operate on nearly that scale of traffic during harvest.

Just so you know.

when i was like 11 or 12 we took the autotrain to miami I think. anyway you have to sleep in the chair which recline but i pee'd myself and wet the chair

[knapplc]

While there are a lot of trains hauling fruit around Florida (and trains hauling produce, too), the number of commuter trains has to be greater in Germany, and even though the article doesn’t specify that it was a commuter train, I think those who thought it was were probably right.

And the answer is - GERMANY!!!!

Berlin, Jan 18: A 46-year-old German motorist driving along a busy road suddenly veered to the left and ended up stuck on a railway track -- because his satellite navigation (Satnav) system told him to, police said Sunday.

The motorist was heading into the north German city of Bremen "when the friendly voice from his Satnav told him to turn left," a spokesman said.

"He did what he was ordered to do and turned his Audi left up over the curb and onto the track of a local streetcar line. He tried to back up off the track but got completely stuck."

The police spokesman said about a dozen trams were held up until a tow truck arrived to clear the car off the track.

Several German motorists have crashed their cars in recent months, later telling police they were only obeying orders from their Satnavs.

Some of my favorite logical musings on this one:

reeks of germany...it would not have said "turn right", it woulda said it in german I'm sure, but then again most germans do speak english, so maybe not. my choice is germany.

If Europeans are dumb enough to work on a laptop in the nude they are dumb enough to listen to a navigation system.

Germany.

I laughed at this one.

I was going to say Germany, because I think it is a trick question, but then thought, Americans don't have any common sense anymore, which would lead me to believe that an American would turn because a navigation system told them to I will go with good old Florida

It seemed like you were twisting yourself up in a knot with this explanation!

I'm going to go with Germany.

This couldn't have taken place in Florida. As we all know, Florida is filled with old people, and old people drive very slowly. If he had been in Florida, he would have more than likely been stuck behind an old driver, which means he would have been going a maximum of 10 mph. When you're going 10 mph, you have more than enough time to hit your brakes and avoid rolling onto a railroad track.

This is my train of thought. (No pun intended.)

The oldest Germany or Florida Litmus Test – Is this something an old guy would do?





Time for Jimboozie’s Confession – what tipped you off, Jim?

[Jimboozie]

Uh, I plead the 5th.

Nah, I really did think they drive on the opposite side of the road in Germany. I didn't really turn my thinking cap on, cause I do remember Germany having the same roads as US. But I try not to overthink these, that's when you get in trouble. Couple that with the fact Florida won last time, I didn't think we would get two straight Floridas. I know they don't rotate every time but there has been somewhat of a pattern to these and they were leaning in Germany's favor for this one.

Ok, laugh away!!!

[josebach]

Uh, I plead the 5th.

Nah, I really did think they drive on the opposite side of the road in Germany. I didn't really turn my thinking cap on, cause I do remember Germany having the same roads as US. But I try not to overthink these, that's when you get in trouble. Couple that with the fact Florida won last time, I didn't think we would get two straight Floridas. I know they don't rotate every time but there has been somewhat of a pattern to these and they were leaning in Germany's favor for this one.

Ok, laugh away!!!

Kudos to you for not lying about it!

A lot of people would have. It seems your integrity outweighs your European knowledge.

[Redskins Win]

Uh, I plead the 5th.

Nah, I really did think they drive on the opposite side of the road in Germany. I didn't really turn my thinking cap on, cause I do remember Germany having the same roads as US. But I try not to overthink these, that's when you get in trouble. Couple that with the fact Florida won last time, I didn't think we would get two straight Floridas. I know they don't rotate every time but there has been somewhat of a pattern to these and they were leaning in Germany's favor for this one.

Ok, laugh away!!!

Kudos to you for not lying about it!

A lot of people would have. It seems your integrity outweighs your European knowledge.

really? what do you base this assumption on?

[josebach]

Uh, I plead the 5th.

Nah, I really did think they drive on the opposite side of the road in Germany. I didn't really turn my thinking cap on, cause I do remember Germany having the same roads as US. But I try not to overthink these, that's when you get in trouble. Couple that with the fact Florida won last time, I didn't think we would get two straight Floridas. I know they don't rotate every time but there has been somewhat of a pattern to these and they were leaning in Germany's favor for this one.

Ok, laugh away!!!

Kudos to you for not lying about it!

A lot of people would have. It seems your integrity outweighs your European knowledge.

really? what do you base this assumption on?

Because people lie on anonymous message boards... you didn't know that?

[knapplc]

Uh, I plead the 5th.

Nah, I really did think they drive on the opposite side of the road in Germany. I didn't really turn my thinking cap on, cause I do remember Germany having the same roads as US. But I try not to overthink these, that's when you get in trouble. Couple that with the fact Florida won last time, I didn't think we would get two straight Floridas. I know they don't rotate every time but there has been somewhat of a pattern to these and they were leaning in Germany's favor for this one.

Ok, laugh away!!!

Kudos to you for not lying about it!

A lot of people would have. It seems your integrity outweighs your European knowledge.

really? what do you base this assumption on?

Because people lie on anonymous message boards... you didn't know that?

I lie. My name isn't really "knapplc."

It's a pseudonym.

[josebach]

Uh, I plead the 5th.

Nah, I really did think they drive on the opposite side of the road in Germany. I didn't really turn my thinking cap on, cause I do remember Germany having the same roads as US. But I try not to overthink these, that's when you get in trouble. Couple that with the fact Florida won last time, I didn't think we would get two straight Floridas. I know they don't rotate every time but there has been somewhat of a pattern to these and they were leaning in Germany's favor for this one.

Ok, laugh away!!!

Kudos to you for not lying about it!

A lot of people would have. It seems your integrity outweighs your European knowledge.

really? what do you base this assumption on?

Because people lie on anonymous message boards... you didn't know that?

I lie. My name isn't really "knapplc."

It's a pseudonym.

That's not a lie. Everybody that's ever been to a forum knows that user ids are different from people's real names. Now if you told someone that "knapplc" was your real name, then you would be a liar.