Geographically Challenged

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Discussions' started by Gabe F., Apr 4, 2011.

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  1. Gabe F.

    Gabe F. Active Member

    Now, I know that some folks around here have poked fun at Atlantic International University for being surrounded by the Pacific Ocean (and deservedly so). But how about this one from the insurance world:

    "Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of Tennessee is headquartered in North Richland Hills, Texas".
     
  2. emissary

    emissary New Member

    :haha:

    Where I live, we have First National Bank of Baird in Abilene, FFB-Abilene in Baird, FNB Baird in Albany, etc. All of these towns are 30-60 miles apart, so it gets a little comical.
     
  3. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Wake Forest University started out in Wake Forest, N.C., but now is found in Winston-Salem, N.C. -- over a hundred miles away.

    -=Steve=-
     
  4. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    (Nothing to see here, move along.)
     
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  5. perrymk

    perrymk Member

    Old Joke

    Nine in ten (88%) recent US high school graduates find Afghanistan on a map of Asia. The other 12% joined the Marines.
     
  6. Gabe F.

    Gabe F. Active Member

    Steve,

    That makes me think of Indiana & California Universities in Pennsylvania. I get that it's the name of each respective town, but I still think it sounds very strange.
     
  7. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Similarly, Peru State College sounds even stranger, but it's in Peru, Nebraska, so that's how they named it.

    -=Steve=-
     
  8. mcjon77

    mcjon77 Member

    I used to work for a US branch of Bank of Montreal. Where is the headquarters of Bank of Montreal? Toronto, of course.
     
  9. nanoose

    nanoose New Member

    Ya.... and can any of youse 'mericans tell me why UConn is in the western division?
     
  10. Gabe F.

    Gabe F. Active Member

    I'll ponder that one if you agree to ponder why a street near my house, North Avenue, runs east to west.
     
  11. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Actually, that's what I would expect, and that it's in the northern part of town.

    -=Steve=-
     
  12. Gabe F.

    Gabe F. Active Member

    Similarly, PetSmart was founded in Delaware by none other than Pacific Coast Distributing. Pacific Coast Distributing is now based in Phoenix. It does not appear to have ever been located anywhere on the Pacific Coast. :thinking:

    Perhaps I'll just relocate to Mississippi and start the University of Northwestern Wyoming at Chicago.
     
  13. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    My favorite instance of geographical challengedness (is that a word?) was when the former Barrington University started calling itself the University of Atlanta while they were still located in Alabama.
     
  14. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    How about Northcentral University in Arizona . . . accredited by the North Central Association. Plate tectonics at work, perhaps?
     
  15. LaceyLady

    LaceyLady New Member

    I agree, when I found out Northcentral University was in Arizona I was surprised. But again, NCU is located in North central Arizona! :cool:
    It is strange that the North Central Association accredits colleges in Arizona and New Mexico, but both states are part of its regional jurisdiction. The North Central Association accredits "degree-granting institutions of higher education in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming". While the Western Association's region is California, Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, Micronesia, Palau, and Northern Marianas Islands. Similarly the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools' region includes the U.S. Virgin islands and Puerto Rico. Interesting! :biggrin:
     

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