# Wittiest "location" byline? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 17, 2004, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209 "2004-08-17T05:24:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/61 "2004-08-18T06:08:30Z")
**The King of Soup,** both those leave a lot of ground to be covered. **Out of the frying pan** leads traditionally into the fire, but poets play with that. Out of the fire into Japan, for example, and some John Hiatt line that I can’t quite place. There was a Staff Report on **Beyond the Pale** , with the Pale being a fence between two groups on Britain (the island) who weren’t getting along. Since then, it has come to mean anything that’s beyond the realm of decency or reason. (Such as…naaah, never mind.) ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/62 "2004-08-18T06:18:10Z")
The only one I’ve ever been impressed with is the guy who live inside the Arctic circle in Canada. Otherwise I could not give a hoot. Oh, there is also a young girl who lives on an island in Nunavut, or Yukon, or some other place. That stuff is interesting to me. ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/63 "2004-08-18T07:54:51Z")
Thank you, **AskNott**. But actually I was asking if anyone knew of members using those location tags. Thanks for the insight into the origin of “beyond the pale,” though. I didn’t know that. ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/64 "2004-08-18T08:13:16Z")
Someone has “Circling the drain”. I like that one. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/65 "2004-08-18T11:44:41Z")
> [@bughunter](#): > > They do. > > Hold down your ALT key and while holding it down, type 155 on the numeric keypad. Now release the ALT key. You should get a “¢”. > > (If you didn’t get it, then make sure your num lock is ON. And that you’re using the numpad. Oh, and make sure you’re using a PC…) > > Now hold down the ALT key and type 248 on the numpad, then release ALT… You should get a “°”. > > Those and lots more [here](http://www.cdrummond.qc.ca/cegep/informat/Professeurs/Alain/files/ascii.htm). This has been about the most helpful post to me this year! Kudos, **bughunter**. ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/66 "2004-08-18T13:54:28Z")
> [@vunderbob](#): > > I would like mine better if I didn’t have to shorten it to fit into the edit window. [his 10-20: Octopus’ garden, in shade] I think the truncated version actually works better in that context. More matter-of-fact. Alas, my location is meaningless to a generation that knew not Bullwinkle (maybe I should try “In Veronica Lake”). ---
**Author:** ![Ardrine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee59a6/32.png) [@Ardrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ardrine)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/67 "2004-08-18T15:20:42Z")
> [@The King of Soup](#): > > Thank you, **AskNott**. But actually I was asking if anyone knew of members using those location tags. I thought **TwistofFate** used **beyond the pale** but it’s actually **inside the pale**. Same reference though - the Pale was the “civilised” bit of Ireland around Dublin - he’s just in Dublin instead of outside it. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/68 "2004-08-18T15:30:16Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > While clearly not the wittiest, I bet mine is the only Location that is also a Slayer reference. Ah, gotcha. Mine is also clearly not extraordinarily witty, but it’s the only one I’ve seen with an Opeth reference. Way back in the day, my location used to be “In the State of Denial”, which was a reference to my favorite Calvin & Hobbes comic of all time. **Mrs. Wormwood:** Calvin! We’re studying geography! Now, what state do you live in? **Calvin:** Denial. **Mrs. Wormwood:** Sigh…well I don’t suppose I can argue with that. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/69 "2004-08-18T15:30:30Z")
> [@](#): > > to a generation that knew not Bullwinkle No BJMoose. I refuse to believe that there is a generation that knows not Bullwinkle. My mind can’t stretch that far. So, of course, your location is instantly recognisable. Not that ‘in Veronica Lake’ wouldn’t be funny. ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/70 "2004-08-18T22:00:01Z")
> [@BMalion](#): > > This has been about the most helpful post to me this year! Kudos, **bughunter**. Well, if you came of age during the BBS era, you’d know about ASCII keyboard codes… as I’m sure many here did. We just take it for granted. I’m just waiting for the current generation of kiddies to discover it and use it to extend their £εε┬ 5pεεk lexicography. Or even to exclude non PC-BIOS folks… Shh… I don’t want to give 'em any ideas. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MinniePurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@MinniePurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MinniePurl)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/71 "2004-08-18T22:08:14Z")
Well, this one is a little better than my last one, at least. My location doesn’t lend itself to wittiness. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/72 "2004-08-18T23:13:24Z")
> [@bughunter](#): > > I’m just waiting for the current generation of kiddies to discover it and use it to extend their £εε┬ 5pεεk lexicography. [Beat 'em to it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=2282437&highlight=1337#post2282437)! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2004, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/73 "2004-08-18T23:55:24Z")
> [@Genghis Bob](#): > > _Holes_? “If only, if only,” the woodpecker sighs. ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/74 "2004-08-19T04:00:08Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > Ah, gotcha. Mine is also clearly not extraordinarily witty, but it’s the only one I’ve seen with an Opeth reference. Is that surprising for any reason? ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/75 "2004-08-19T07:40:44Z")
I found this while poking around old threads this evening. WARNING: Extremely Old Thread! Do Not Bump! > **[I'm thinking about starting my own UL](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=34146)** > > That’s right. It will be a good one, with something written into it that basically states that whomever forwarded it on is a moron for ever believeing it. All I need is an idea. I thought about saying that someone is smearing the saliva of a Komodo... ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/76 "2004-08-19T15:10:39Z")
> [@Chairman Pow](#): > > Is that surprising for any reason? Nope, not in the slightest. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/77 "2004-08-19T20:36:41Z")
Mine is where I always thought I’d feel at home at, except without the “Toys”. ---
**Author:** ![Alias](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e4f/32.png) [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/78 "2004-08-19T22:16:31Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > A few months ago somebody popped up with “Location: BEHIND YOU!” which cracked me up. I’ve seen a few ripoffs since then, though, which diluted the joke. But for a few minutes I wish I’d thought of it first. YAY!!! I’m so proud. by the way, I am the original!!! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/79 "2004-08-19T22:29:11Z")
Does anyone use “Uranus” as a location? It’s the first thing that came to mind. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209/80 "2004-08-20T02:27:23Z")
> [@Number Six](#): > > Mine is a literary reference to one of my favorite books, but is apparently is so obscure that nobody recognizes it. Same here (well, perhaps not my favorite, but one I sure read a lot). However, it seems that people think it’s about recording studios or somesuch. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wittiest-location-byline/260209.md?page=5)