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[CosmicCowboy]

Seeing how seriously you take the usage of the term West Coast, yeah, I did. It seems very important to you to establish rules regarding when the term west coast can be used.

I find it hilarious how you will defend the most ed up positions. Coast implies water. As in "coastal"...Being in the mountains 700 miles from the water is not "coast" by anyone's definition except for one arrogant snotty nose cubicle boy.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

So is College Station on the east coast since they play in the SEC?

You should be more explicit in demonstrating that you completely miss the point. It's only completely obvious at this point.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I find it hilarious how you will defend the most ed up positions. Coast implies water. As in "coastal"...Being in the mountains 700 miles from the water is not "coast" by anyone's definition except for one arrogant snotty nose cubicle boy.

thinking usage of the term "West Coast" is taking a position.

The commissioner of the West Coast conference seems to share my opinion.

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...ast-conference

You better let him know how stupid he looks for BYU being in the West Coast Conference

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

You should be more explicit in demonstrating that you completely miss the point. It's only completely obvious at this point.

He doesn't miss the point at all. He found a random tangent to steer the argument to because the original argument wasn't going anywhere. He's deliberately being obtuse when he knows full well people use the term "west coast" loosely and not literally.

[CosmicCowboy]

LOL @ fuzzynuts, the village idiot tag teaming for DoK.

[Drachen]

He doesn't miss the point at all. He found a random tangent to steer the argument to because the original argument wasn't going anywhere. He's deliberately being obtuse when he knows full well people use the term "west coast" loosely and not literally.

I'll be honest with you, I have never heard anyone use "west coast" to describe anything other than the west coast states (and maybe AZ). I guess I will just chalk that up to ignorance though.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I'll be honest with you, I have never heard anyone use "west coast" to describe anything other than the west coast states (and maybe AZ). I guess I will just chalk that up to ignorance though.

But AZ isn't on the coast! Why would someone refer to it as West Coast when it's not Coastal!?!?!?!?!?!

This is why the economy sucks!

[LnGrrrR]

Tbh, I find that if I'm ever in agreement with mouse on a position, I seriously have to rethink my stance. Thankfully it doesn't happen that often.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

He doesn't miss the point at all. He found a random tangent to steer the argument to because the original argument wasn't going anywhere. He's deliberately being obtuse when he knows full well people use the term "west coast" loosely and not literally.

I am talking about the point of geography versus the subject at hand and you bringing up the makeup of NCAA conferences. I think you give him far too much credit. I get the impression that the only thing he is good at is taking advantage of an unfair position and not much else. Abstract and critical thinking have never been demonstrated on his part. At least not a to a significant degree.

I know what he is doing and he knows he is not winning the argument because he has resorted to his typical lame posturing. That much is obvious.

[Drachen]

Maybe because it is only one state removed?

So are Montana, Idaho, and Nevada also referred to as West Coast?

I know it sounds like it from your point of view and you kinda have a history of being a bit hot, so let me say that the above was not meant to be sarcastic... serious question.

[LnGrrrR]

I suspect the relationship between the U.S. and Israel is not simply bilateral, and that the $2 billion buys some influence that third parties are interested in the U.S. having. There is a reason the National Union wants Israel to wean itself off U.S. aid.

The relationship between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu is much more complex than the media, especially the right-wing media, lets on. True, they can't stand one another. But under Obama, collaboration between the two countries in several areas has become closer than ever before. Obama doesnt do this because he just super-loves Israel, but he understands the importance of U.S. influence over Israel for stability in the region, and the necessity of relative stability in the region for the well-being of the U.S.'s closest economic partners.

I believe that absent U.S. pressure, Israel would have absolutely no use for the peace process, and would simply execute an ethnic cleansing campaign in the West Bank and Gaza, coupled with re-occupation of the Sinai and souther Lebanon, and further mobilization in the Golan Heights. This would have massive repercussions in the region and destabilize the oil sheikdoms.

That'd be awesome. Then all the terrorists that hate us would focus on destroying Israel.

[CosmicCowboy]

Maybe because it is only one state removed?

So are Montana, Idaho, and Nevada also referred to as West Coast?

I know it sounds like it from your point of view and you kinda have a history of being a bit hot, so let me say that the above was not meant to be sarcastic... serious question.

Actually, Utah is 2 states removed. Nevada is between Utah and California. Wyoming, Montana and New Mexico must also be coastal states in DoK's world since they are 2 states removed as well.

[mouse]

Tbh, I find that if I'm ever in agreement with mouse on a position, I seriously have to rethink my stance. Thankfully it doesn't happen that often.

Keep searching.

[mouse]

He's deliberately being obtuse .

oh maybe you do go to college,

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Maybe because it is only one state removed?

So are Montana, Idaho, and Nevada also referred to as West Coast?

I know it sounds like it from your point of view and you kinda have a history of being a bit hot, so let me say that the above was not meant to be sarcastic... serious question.

(This conversation has gotten dumb, but here goes).

I've heard Nevada referred to as West Coast, not the other two (but I also haven't had very many conversations involving Montana or Idaho ). Like I said, the term isn't used literally at all, at least in AZ. For whatever reason the term West Coast is used when Southwest would make more sense for Nevada or Arizona. A lot of it probably has to do with people associating SW with desert, NW with snow and mountains, so a state like Arizona or Utah that has a lot of desert but also a lot of mountains and skiing isn't universally labeled as NW or SW so people lazily call it West Coast.

[CosmicCowboy]

On further thought, in DoK's world Colorado, Kansas and Missouri and Kentucky are also coastal states since they are only 2 states removed from the Gulf of Mexico. And Ohio is coastal because it's 2 states removed from the Atlantic.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

On further thought, in DoK's world Colorado, Kansas and Missouri and Kentucky are also coastal states since they are only 2 states removed from the Gulf of Mexico. And Ohio is coastal because it's 2 states removed from the Atlantic.

This is the world of the West Coast basketball conference too, right? They clearly don't have a problem associating Utah with the "West Coast" label.

[CosmicCowboy]

(This conversation has gotten dumb, but here goes).

I've heard Nevada referred to as West Coast, not the other two (but I also haven't had very many conversations involving Montana or Idaho ). Like I said, the term isn't used literally at all, at least in AZ. For whatever reason the term West Coast is used when Southwest would make more sense for Nevada or Arizona. A lot of it probably has to do with people associating SW with desert, NW with snow and mountains, so a state like Arizona or Utah that has a lot of desert but also a lot of mountains and skiing isn't universally labeled as NW or SW so people lazily call it West Coast.

[Drachen]

Actually, Utah is 2 states removed. Nevada is between Utah and California. Wyoming, Montana and New Mexico must also be coastal states in DoK's world since they are 2 states removed as well.

I was responding to his question about why include AZ since it isn't on the coast.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

It's gotten really stupid. Is anyone going to try and broach the subject of whether or not grouping the regions together in terms of the subject at hand ie employment makes sense? Or are you going to allow CC to mire the thread in WC style stupidity by arguing semantics?

[CosmicCowboy]

This is the world of the West Coast basketball conference too, right? They clearly don't have a problem associating Utah with the "West Coast" label.

@ trying to justify a major geographical up by relying on basketball conferences.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

It's gotten really stupid. Is anyone going to try and broach the subject of whether or not grouping the regions together in terms of the subject at hand ie employment makes sense? Or are you going to allow CC to mire the thread in WC style stupidity by arguing semantics?

I'm kind of entertained by it. I'm beginning to think he might actually be this obtuse.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

@ trying to justify a major geographical up by relying on basketball conferences.

Geographical up? You seriously think that I thought Utah was a coastal state.......wow

[CosmicCowboy]

Geographical up? You seriously think that I thought Utah was a coastal state.......wow

you have been defending it for two pages.

[CosmicCowboy]

@ "all my friends call Utah west coast"