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I’d heard about wild rice being a staple of native diets in the upper midwest. Admittedly, this is the first time I’ve noticed it in a grocery.

The packaging is kind to give us two maps for the price of one.

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I'd heard about wild rice being a staple of native diets in the upper midwest. Admittedly, this is the first time I've noticed it in a grocery.

The packaging is kind to give us two maps for the price of one.

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I don't know how wild this is. This older guy has retired to a spot in my office next to my computer screen. Can you tell how old he is by looking at the boundaries and place names?

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It's interesting that the designer, in creating this supposed government license to commit racist acts of violence, used a map of the Lower... 49 states as a prop to add visual authenticity to the "joke."

There's nothing funnier than a hate crime, right?

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Who could come to Indiana without revisiting "Craver Nation"?

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A different convenience store, a different gathering of map day laborers.... and a notably different coverage as well.

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#map #maps #convenience store #day laborer #map day laborer #wisconsin #map rack

I've never known what to call these little map clusters in convenience stores. It seems so impersonal to just call them map racks... It's not a map nursery or school (they're already in mature form). Perhaps map college, since they're typically surrounded by sexually frustrated students/truckers, and lots of booze?

Maybe we could think of them as a gathering of map day laborers? No one comes here seeking a map for a long-term employment situation; rather, people come for a brief, professional relationship aimed at accomplishing one task. Let's face it: how many times will you need that map of Evansville?

If you only visit once, then the map's useful for duration of that visit, and that's it.

If you visit there more than once or if you move there, you'll need it for maybe a week or two until you learn the area.

Either way, the relationship is professional and temporary to accomplish a specific goal. The maps gathered here are offering a variety of skills and services for anyone willing to pay for a day's labor. 40.778835 -86.128306