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OK - my sister told me to do this and I did ... and well if you don't at least get a smile out of it then you really must be having a bad day! When you have a minute ... Go to www.google.com Click on Maps Click on Get Directions Type in "Chicago" to "London" (Yeah I know, I know, but trust me and do it anyway ... you probably won't expect what you see ... LOL ...) Check out #20 when the results come up and ... Have yourself a giggle! I sure did! 
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"Whatever comes our way, whatever battle we have raging inside us, we always have a choice. It's the choices that make us who we are, and we can always choose to do what's right." Peter Parker
DON'T DOUBT THE ROUTH
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OMG! That is just hilarious!! This is so going around the office today... hehehehe!  ~Lara (who loves spreading cheer around the cubicles)
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Batman: Clark, what the hell are good villains?
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![[Linked Image]](http://www.foroaforo.com/foros/images/smilies/drinkspitlaugh.sml.gif) Oh Genine! That is so funny. I had to laugh out loud. I'm definitely forwarding that to a few people. LOL! -- DJ
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Heh. I've gone from Chicago to London before (and, boy, are my arms tired...)
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Clark: Well, just to put your little mind at ease, Lois, you're right.
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Thank you for that! Wonderful! I think I might just have to share that with my colleagues. I know quite a few people who will be amused. Chris [Edited to add: my boss loved this and immediately found some other routes that required swimming across the Atlantic. The couple of routes within the UK that I tried out seem perfectly sensible, however. Plus, Google actually recognises the name of where I live... which is more than a lot of people do! ]
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too funny! Probably Michael Phelps could do it! Simona
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It works for a lot of places in the US - I saw some one who did Dallas and I did our little town and it worked . Different number on the instructions of course but...  Carol
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I don't know what's funnier, #20 or the fact that you're directed to France first and cross the channel later. 
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Yeah, you have to leave by the same place and arrive at the same place. That's kind of weird. I tried Beijing as well, and Hong Kong, but they didn't have instructions.
I think, therefore, I get bananas.
When in doubt, think about time travel conundrums. You'll confuse yourself so you can forget what you were in doubt about.
What's the difference between ignorance, apathy, and ambivalence?
I don't know and I don't care one way or the other.
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True. I tried Chicago => Sidney and, after that failed, Hongkong => Sidney. Still no result. Wonder what happens with Malaga (South Spain) and Cairo? Okay, they don't know that, either. Not even the famous route Paris => Dakar. Sad!
The only known quantity that moves faster than
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From New York to Lisbona by way of North of France? From New York to Galway by way of North of France??? Looks a little crazy to me! Simona
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THANK YOU!!!! I'm going to have to share this around just for the fun of it!! Vonceil
Johnny was a chemist,
Now Johnny is no more,
For what he thought was H two O
Was really H two S O four.
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I tried several combinations of US and European cities. The route over the Atlantic always was the same (even for Miami => Lisboa). Seems like some prankster put in a 'swim-route' for this case.
The only known quantity that moves faster than
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Clearly the French government is paying Google to direct tourists towards northern France.
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LOL Roger!  Simona
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According to the time estimate, it should take you about 4 weeks to do it.
I think, therefore, I get bananas.
When in doubt, think about time travel conundrums. You'll confuse yourself so you can forget what you were in doubt about.
What's the difference between ignorance, apathy, and ambivalence?
I don't know and I don't care one way or the other.
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I found this from Google, also, although it doesn't relate to the Google Maps "glitch". malu
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