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Re:How to Travel: On the cheap, like a local, and without a ... by alasdair_ on Friday October 14, 2022 @11:03PM (#33211318)
> You at least dared to tell the stories of people whom the most powerful parts of the United States call "flyover".

I always hated that term. There was always supreme irony in it - after all, “flyover country” is where the Wright brothers are from.

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Re:How to Travel: On the cheap, like a local, and without a ... by jholman on Saturday October 15, 2022 @06:22PM (#33219205)
What's the irony?
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Re:How to Travel: On the cheap, like a local, and without a ... by wyclif on Saturday October 15, 2022 @10:09PM (#33220479)
The irony is that the guys who invented aviation are from "flyover country" (Ohio).
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