The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 11 days agoAh yes, Canada.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1406arrow-down113
arrow-up1393arrow-down1imageAh yes, Canada.lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Cartography Anarchy@lemm.eeEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square73fedilink
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-210 days agoIIRC one of the 19th century presidents basically campaigned on that, at least as far as the western side was concerned.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-210 days agoThat’s the one! Apparently Polk never actually campaigned on it, though; it was just around the same time. It seems the British version was going down to the 42nd parallel, and the actual result of the 49th is pleasingly near the midpoint.
minus-squareCracks_InTheWallslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoThey’re gonna have to take that ocean pearl out of my cold, dead hands.
IIRC one of the 19th century presidents basically campaigned on that, at least as far as the western side was concerned.
54/40 or fight!
That’s the one!
Apparently Polk never actually campaigned on it, though; it was just around the same time. It seems the British version was going down to the 42nd parallel, and the actual result of the 49th is pleasingly near the midpoint.
They’re gonna have to take that ocean pearl out of my cold, dead hands.