ArtieShaw

Two references:

Local Farmer Seizes Territory Along the French/Belgium Border https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56978344

And a story less amiable and fun… Since the state of Kentucky was established before its neighbors, its border was defined as the northern shore of the Ohio River. Indiana and Ohio were established with reference to the Kentucky border. Basically, they start where Kentucky ends. When the river moves and islands form, legal disputes begin. Kentucky usually wins.

https://www.wvxu.org/local-news/2021-04-21/oki-wanna-know-why-does-kentucky-own-the-ohio-river https://www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments/17c0pv0/the_ohiokentucky_border_does_something_real_weird/

I have met people who were quite incensed about this situation.

I think there’s also some weird shit going on along the Mississippi.

Mexico became part of “South America” about 20 years ago if memory serves. That continental drift is a bitch these days.

That was how I was assuming the rationale went. You do see ocean going vessels on the Great Lakes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Seaway

And I think that’s how everyone wound up with the zebra mussels. (Bilge discharge from those ships)

Night trains are amazing. It’s basically a mobile hotel room that’s a little cramped, but spits you out in another country at 7:00am.

You may be woken by someone yelling something in Romanian at 2:00am when the train stops. And you may be woken for passport control at 3:00am, so try not to be naked when that happens. (Lessons learned)

Some snacks, a bottle of wine, and a good time. Night train!

I’ve spent some time editing Wikipedia, and one of the funny things is that vandals who want attention for their pranks often don’t get it. Experienced editors just shut their nonsense down quietly and without a fuss. If a mistake appears to have happened through stupidity rather than malice, no one gets banned. Just a boring warning template.

Sounds like this guy didn’t get the attention he wanted on the wiki platform.

That being said…

I absolutely remember the thing about the Scots editor! I heard that he was trying in good faith, quite young, a bit weird, American, and equipped with a Scots-English dictionary. He just didn’t comprehend that grammar is different in other languages and that Groundskeeper Willie was nae actually speekin Scots.

I ended up feeling pretty bad for the kid, but it shows how an enthusiastic person can do an impressive amount of damage. Before the news came out, I would have pointed to the scots wiki as evidence that the language wasn’t really much more than a strong regional dialect. Similar to how a really thick Boston, Philly, or eastern Kentucky accent can sound to someone from a more midwestern US location.