# Location **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 8, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695 "2008-01-08T03:53:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/1 "2008-01-08T03:53:12Z")
Look, just put your real location in the fucking field will ya? You think I’m amused or impressed with your little joke location? No. I think you’re a pompous, self centered jerk who thinks you’re cute if you joke about your location. You’ve got a pseudonym for your user name, and you’re afraid to somewhat localize your position? What are you afraid of? It would clarify umpteen posts from the outset if you only somewhat pinpointed your location: dipshits. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/2 "2008-01-08T03:56:56Z")
Which of the fifteen countries I’ve posted from should I put? ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/3 "2008-01-08T03:57:23Z")
So what state is Carp, Canada in? ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/4 "2008-01-08T03:57:35Z")
I’ll never tell!! ---
**Author:** ![dgrdfd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/5 "2008-01-08T03:57:39Z")
I agree. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/6 "2008-01-08T03:57:41Z")
Whatever you say, Chief. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/7 "2008-01-08T04:00:50Z")
[QUOTE=jtgain] So what state is Carp, Canada in? [/QUOTE] Ah, the “state” of Ontario. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/8 "2008-01-08T04:04:20Z")
My location is more than a place, jackass. It’s a state of mind - an expression of who and what I am. It’s figurative and metaphorical and completely beyond autistic fucktards like yourself. And what the fuck kind of location is ‘Crap, Canada’? It’s not just fictitious. It’s redundant. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/9 "2008-01-08T04:05:31Z")
[QUOTE=Sefton] My location is more than a place, jackass. It’s a state of mind - an expression of who and what I am. It’s figurative and metaphorical and completely beyond autistic fucktards like yourself. And what the fuck kind of location is ‘Crap, Canada’? It’s not just fictitious. It’s redundant. [/QUOTE] And dyslexic. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/10 "2008-01-08T04:07:46Z")
[QUOTE=Tapioca Dextrin] Which of the fifteen countries I’ve posted from should I put? [/QUOTE] You could change it to whatever country you are posting from. That’s what I do. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/11 "2008-01-08T04:07:47Z")
Hey! The Isle of Man is a real place, in the Irish sea between England and Ireland. There’s an Island Between England and Ireland? Suuuure Lobsang. And I bet it has fairies and weird laws and it’s own funny language. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/12 "2008-01-08T04:14:43Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] Hey! The Isle of Man is a real place, in the Irish sea between England and Ireland. [/QUOTE] Yeah, right. Next you’ll want us to believe the Isle of Lucy is a real place too. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/13 "2008-01-08T04:17:13Z")
[QUOTE=madmonk28] You could change it to whatever country you are posting from. That’s what I do. [/QUOTE] Eh. Too much trouble. ---
**Author:** ![Caught\_Work](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Caught\_Work](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caught_Work)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/14 "2008-01-08T04:18:35Z")
Hey, you should get to about 200m from my place with my location. Closer than yours I suspect. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/15 "2008-01-08T04:19:11Z")
I updated my location because of the last rant on this topic. If it isn’t specific enough, I’m sorry. Send me a PM and I’ll email you a Google Earth image of my apartment complex. (and the one next door, just to cultivate an air of mystery) ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/16 "2008-01-08T04:23:21Z")
I used to have my location field contain my actual location, until I realized that the combination of my username and location makes it ridiculously easy to identify me, and that I was posting here on certain topics that my employer might not be entirely happy with. If my username ever changes without explanation, it’s for the same reason. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/17 "2008-01-08T04:28:42Z")
But that’s no excuse for not even giving what country you’re in, and probably the state or province would be OK too (except Montana). ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/18 "2008-01-08T04:28:54Z")
I’ll even give you my exact address without concern, because for uninvited people with no legitimate business my house is nowhere you want to be. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/19 "2008-01-08T04:31:40Z")
[QUOTE=Airman Doors, USAF] I’ll even give you my exact address without concern, because for uninvited people with no legitimate business my house is nowhere you want to be. [/QUOTE] Spoken like a true American. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2008, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695/20 "2008-01-08T04:33:48Z")
[QUOTE=Leaffan] Spoken like a true American. [/QUOTE] How’s that? That as an American I value my privacy? Do you let total strangers into your house? Give me your address and I’ll be right up. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location/432695.md?page=2)