The IMCT Travel/Suggestions Thread

[101Walterton]

I got news for you: Paris is awful

No lie, one of Saskatoon's nicknames is the Paris of the Prairies. And I think it's supposed to be a compliment.

I was just looking at maps of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon and I have some questions.

1) Why do you allow these other provinces to own your water? Reindeer Lake really ought to belong to you, Saskatchewan!

2) I see some bridges and a river but Paris is much more than that. Who told you this?

Occupied by outside invaders, that would make it like Paris.

[BostonBeaneater]

I got news for you: Paris is awful

No lie, one of Saskatoon's nicknames is the Paris of the Prairies. And I think it's supposed to be a compliment.

I was just looking at maps of Saskatchewan and Saskatoon and I have some questions.

1) Why do you allow these other provinces to own your water? Reindeer Lake really ought to belong to you, Saskatchewan!

2) I see some bridges and a river but Paris is much more than that. Who told you this?

Occupied by outside invaders, that would make it like Paris.

I'm sure this is how the Cree Nation feels about it.

[Dr. Medulla]

2) I see some bridges and a river but Paris is much more than that. Who told you this?

An educated guess is that it comes from the super optimistic early 20th c, when some prognosticators believed that the Saskatchewan River Valley would rival the world's great fertile zones—seriously, there were predictions that Saskatchewan would challenge New York City for significance—and become a major urban site. I grew up decades after this was proven to be a hilarious pipe dream so I can only shake my head at it all.

[101Walterton]

2) I see some bridges and a river but Paris is much more than that. Who told you this?

An educated guess is that it comes from the super optimistic early 20th c, when some prognosticators believed that the Saskatchewan River Valley would rival the world's great fertile zones—seriously, there were predictions that Saskatchewan would challenge New York City for significance—and become a major urban site. I grew up decades after this was proven to be a hilarious pipe dream so I can only shake my head at it all.

So Saskatchewan is Canada's Milton Keynes.

[Dr. Medulla]

2) I see some bridges and a river but Paris is much more than that. Who told you this?

An educated guess is that it comes from the super optimistic early 20th c, when some prognosticators believed that the Saskatchewan River Valley would rival the world's great fertile zones—seriously, there were predictions that Saskatchewan would challenge New York City for significance—and become a major urban site. I grew up decades after this was proven to be a hilarious pipe dream so I can only shake my head at it all.

So Saskatchewan is Canada's Milton Keynes.

Minus the Style Council song about it.

[101Walterton]

2) I see some bridges and a river but Paris is much more than that. Who told you this?

An educated guess is that it comes from the super optimistic early 20th c, when some prognosticators believed that the Saskatchewan River Valley would rival the world's great fertile zones—seriously, there were predictions that Saskatchewan would challenge New York City for significance—and become a major urban site. I grew up decades after this was proven to be a hilarious pipe dream so I can only shake my head at it all.

So Saskatchewan is Canada's Milton Keynes.

Minus the Style Council song about it.

Is that good or bad?

[Dr. Medulla]

2) I see some bridges and a river but Paris is much more than that. Who told you this?

An educated guess is that it comes from the super optimistic early 20th c, when some prognosticators believed that the Saskatchewan River Valley would rival the world's great fertile zones—seriously, there were predictions that Saskatchewan would challenge New York City for significance—and become a major urban site. I grew up decades after this was proven to be a hilarious pipe dream so I can only shake my head at it all.

So Saskatchewan is Canada's Milton Keynes.

Minus the Style Council song about it.

Is that good or bad?

That … is an interesting question. I have no firm opinion either way.

[101Walterton]

An educated guess is that it comes from the super optimistic early 20th c, when some prognosticators believed that the Saskatchewan River Valley would rival the world's great fertile zones—seriously, there were predictions that Saskatchewan would challenge New York City for significance—and become a major urban site. I grew up decades after this was proven to be a hilarious pipe dream so I can only shake my head at it all.

So Saskatchewan is Canada's Milton Keynes.

Minus the Style Council song about it.

Is that good or bad?

That … is an interesting question. I have no firm opinion either way.

This should help you make your mind up:

[Dr. Medulla]

So Saskatchewan is Canada's Milton Keynes.

Minus the Style Council song about it.

Is that good or bad?

That … is an interesting question. I have no firm opinion either way.

This should help you make your mind up:

Well, I had blocked out how specifically bad that is. Hope that I can do it again.

[matedog]

I got news for you: Paris is awful

What were the issues for you? I've only had good experiences there.

[Rat Patrol]

A Trip Report:

I'm inside Logan Terminal B awaiting my flight to Oakland. There is a Wahlburgers in this terminal.

What is the worst thing I can do in the next 90 minutes to deface Marky Hatecrime without getting caught? You have 1 hour to give suggestions.

Go!

[Kory]

I got news for you: Paris is awful

What were the issues for you? I've only had good experiences there.

I just found it to be horrifically inefficient, so much so that most of my vacation time was built around waiting. For the limited time I had, it was stressful.

[Rat Patrol]

A Trip Report:

I'm inside Logan Terminal B awaiting my flight to Oakland. There is a Wahlburgers in this terminal.

What is the worst thing I can do in the next 90 minutes to deface Marky Hatecrime without getting caught? You have 1 hour to give suggestions.

Go!

Time's up. Guys, I am disappoint. I was fully willing to go pretty low for the cause.

[101Walterton]

I got news for you: Paris is awful

What were the issues for you? I've only had good experiences there.

I just found it to be horrifically inefficient, so much so that most of my vacation time was built around waiting. For the limited time I had, it was stressful.

Waiting for what?

[BostonBeaneater]

I got news for you: Paris is awful

What were the issues for you? I've only had good experiences there.

I just found it to be horrifically inefficient, so much so that most of my vacation time was built around waiting. For the limited time I had, it was stressful.

Waiting for what?

Yeah! I don’t do museums or attractions. To me Paris is walking, drinking, walking, eating, and more drinking.