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Title: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: Henry on March 17, 2025, 10:13:39 AM
Yet another "Illinois is" thread...

I read in another thread about the goat population, and since they're more likely to be found in hilly areas, which may or may not exist in IL, I thought I'd have fun with this one.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: WillWeaverRVA on March 17, 2025, 10:14:23 AM
Illinois is also NOT east, west, north, and south of Alanland.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: Henry on March 17, 2025, 10:19:02 AM
Quote from: WillWeaverRVA on March 17, 2025, 10:14:23 AMIllinois is also NOT east, west, north, and south of Alanland.
That too!
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: CoreySamson on March 17, 2025, 10:20:20 AM
You're forgetting about the most important direction, northeast. Alanland is northeast of everything, yet everything is northeast of Alanland. This is especially true in Camargo and Quindaro Oblasts, but not necessarily in Fox and Milhous Oblasts, due to the migratory habits of bombardier beetles and rattlesnakes (which is why they have to register with their oblast governments).
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: kphoger on March 17, 2025, 10:22:04 AM
Henry, you're thinking of North Eastwest Boscoria (which has 57 goatball courses (https://quindaropedia.fandom.com/wiki/False_Value)).
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 17, 2025, 01:18:37 PM
We have long established Alanland as being east, west, north and south of Illinois.  Examine some factoids about the geography of the Alanlandian nation:

-  The main part of the country lies directly west of Eureka, California (hence the collusion with the local police).  We have determined the Alanland mainland to be large enough to not only be west of Illinois, but north of it as well.
-  Virginia as we all know as incorporated into Alanland as a satellite Oblast during the Gross Vegan incident.  This places the sovereign territory Alanland both to the east and south of Illinois. 
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: Scott5114 on March 18, 2025, 09:38:53 AM
The map of Alanland includes a few borders that correspond to those of US states. It should be simple to use those to ascertain the location of Alanland.

https://quindaropedia.fandom.com/wiki/File:Alanlandmap.png
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: freebrickproductions on March 18, 2025, 03:32:37 PM
Did Alanland every build I-366 like they banned?
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: TheHighwayMan3561 on March 18, 2025, 03:35:35 PM
Quote from: freebrickproductions on March 18, 2025, 03:32:37 PMDid Alanland every build I-366 like they banned?

If you drive 84 or 86 MPH you are fine. If you drive 85 MPH you will be killed.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: kphoger on March 18, 2025, 03:50:15 PM
Quote from: freebrickproductions on March 18, 2025, 03:32:37 PMDid Alanland every build I-366 like they banned?

The only highways every built in Alanland were the ones that they banned.  Unbanned highways are prohibited except where permitted but not required and required except where permitted but only where banned (cf alan.alanland.gov/legis/gen/stat/banned_hwys/v_1_3/prohibitions (https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/a1a13e50-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad)).
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: PColumbus73 on March 18, 2025, 04:57:25 PM
Thoughts about traveling northeast to Illinois from the Perkins Union is a felony punishable by goat tickling, then death.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: Big John on March 18, 2025, 05:08:07 PM
Quote from: freebrickproductions on March 18, 2025, 03:32:37 PMDid Alanland every build I-366 like they banned?
Or I-86EWNS?
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: Max Rockatansky on March 18, 2025, 05:09:33 PM
Quote from: PColumbus73 on March 18, 2025, 04:57:25 PMThoughts about traveling northeast to Illinois from the Perkins Union is a felony punishable by goat tickling, then death.

Too bad the Hypotenuse isn't there to speed things up.   ;-)
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: CoreySamson on March 18, 2025, 05:15:55 PM
Quote from: Big John on March 18, 2025, 05:08:07 PM
Quote from: freebrickproductions on March 18, 2025, 03:32:37 PMDid Alanland every build I-366 like they banned?
Or I-86EWNS?
Alanland is in the planning stages of building I-86NENE, which will head northeast from Illinois, merging with I-64 to then end at the ocean and become a road. It will also be mandatory to perform the Whip Nae Nae dance while wearing a clownfish fish hat and thrusting your left big toe through the car sunroof while driving it. If the car does not have a sunroof, then your firstborn son has to squat on the roof whilst you perform the above actions, see first sentence.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: kphoger on March 18, 2025, 06:46:24 PM
Quote from: PColumbus73 on March 18, 2025, 04:57:25 PMThoughts about traveling northeast to Illinois from the Perkins Union is a felony punishable by goat tickling, then death.

The legal verbiage is ambiguous:  is one required to tickle a goat, or is one required to be tickled by a goat?  The courts have not yet weighed in on the question, primarily because they are in Nimbya and have refused to review any related cases due to the secret war.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: kphoger on March 18, 2025, 06:48:41 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on March 18, 2025, 05:15:55 PMAlanland is in the planning stages of building I-86NENE, which will head northeast from Illinois, merging with I-64 to then end at the ocean and become a road. It will also be mandatory to perform the Whip Nae Nae dance while wearing a clownfish fish hat and thrusting your left big toe through the car sunroof while driving it. If the car does not have a sunroof, then your firstborn son has to squat on the roof whilst you perform the above actions, see first sentence.

I was unaware of this requirement.  Do you have a link to the pertinent legal code?  I'm interested to know if it spells out what to do if you have neither a sunroof nor a son.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: CoreySamson on March 18, 2025, 06:54:21 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 18, 2025, 06:48:41 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on March 18, 2025, 05:15:55 PMAlanland is in the planning stages of building I-86NENE, which will head northeast from Illinois, merging with I-64 to then end at the ocean and become a road. It will also be mandatory to perform the Whip Nae Nae dance while wearing a clownfish fish hat and thrusting your left big toe through the car sunroof while driving it. If the car does not have a sunroof, then your firstborn son has to squat on the roof whilst you perform the above actions, see first sentence.

I was unaware of this requirement.  Do you have a link to the pertinent legal code?  I'm interested to know if it spells out what to do if you have neither a sunroof nor a son.

I wish I had the link, but it is hosted on the Alanland dark web by evil Queen Charlotte, so probably not a good idea to go searching for it. I believe it says that the penalty for having neither a sunroof or a son in this case is excommunication from Alanland. No, not that kind of excommunication. This excommunication involves communicating with one's ex (but the ex must be from Alanland!) in some way whilst driving the vehicle on I-86NENE. It is also permissible to wink 49 times in varying succession in order to satisfy the requirements.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: kphoger on March 18, 2025, 06:57:50 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on March 18, 2025, 06:54:21 PMIt is also permissible to wink 49 times in varying succession in order to satisfy the requirements.

Only if you don't have a sunroof, don't have a son, and don't have an ex from Alanland?  Or not in any other case either?
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: CoreySamson on March 18, 2025, 07:17:21 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 18, 2025, 06:57:50 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on March 18, 2025, 06:54:21 PMIt is also permissible to wink 49 times in varying succession in order to satisfy the requirements.

Only if you don't have a sunroof, don't have a son, and don't have an ex from Alanland?  Or not in any other case either?
Correct to the first question, but mostly.

It does not satisfy the requirements on days where the orbital path of Venus is closest to Alanland exactly 15 days preceding or succeeding Gemerton's day. If it is one of those days, I-86NENE is simply closed off and the Alanland National Dodecalathon is held on the freeway.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: PColumbus73 on March 18, 2025, 07:49:14 PM
Quote from: kphoger on March 18, 2025, 06:46:24 PM
Quote from: PColumbus73 on March 18, 2025, 04:57:25 PMThoughts about traveling northeast to Illinois from the Perkins Union is a felony punishable by goat tickling, then death.

The legal verbiage is ambiguous:  is one required to tickle a goat, or is one required to be tickled by a goat?  The courts have not yet weighed in on the question, primarily because they are in Nimbya and have refused to review any related cases due to the secret war.

The mystery is essential to keep the punishment intriguing. Although, many Perkins Union citizens defect to North Korea for a better future. It's sad because they'll never know the awe of standing on top of the Sears Tower and seeing the Goat of Liberty, and on a clear day, Mount Alan, 3,000-ish miles away, give or take a few.

Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: kphoger on March 18, 2025, 08:57:38 PM
Quote from: CoreySamson on March 18, 2025, 07:17:21 PMAlanland National Dodecalathon

decals are fun
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: Road Hog on March 24, 2025, 05:57:25 PM
If you think about it, any two points on Earth are north, south, east and/or west of one another if you continue the movment around the globe.

In fact, every point on Earth is north, south, east or west of itself in the same regard.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: CoreySamson on March 24, 2025, 08:30:21 PM
Quote from: Road Hog on March 24, 2025, 05:57:25 PMIf you think about it, any two points on Earth are north, south, east and/or west of one another if you continue the movment around the globe.

In fact, every point on Earth is north, south, east or west of itself in the same regard.
Counterpoint: Alanland (by fiat) exists in a non-Euclidean universe where this is not true, as defined by Alanland Penal Code 13.11.690, signed into law by Alan Tropicana.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: Scott5114 on March 24, 2025, 08:40:50 PM
Quote from: Road Hog on March 24, 2025, 05:57:25 PMIf you think about it, any two points on Earth are north, south, east and/or west of one another if you continue the movment around the globe.

In fact, every point on Earth is north, south, east or west of itself in the same regard.

Not quite—north and south are defined as moving toward the North/South poles, and so the poles are by definition the most northmost/southmost points possible. If you are standing on the South Pole, by definition, you cannot go any direction but north because you are moving away from the South Pole.
Title: Re: Illinois is East, West, North and South of Alanland
Post by: PColumbus73 on March 25, 2025, 08:31:59 AM
Travel to Alanland is as easy as jumping in place; by jumping in place eventually the Earth will rotate under your feet transporting you to fabulous Alanland.