Rare John&LaLa Posted July 31, 2020 #526 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 hour ago, yogimax said: At one point there were more Greeks living in Astoria than in Athens. That has changed to a degree. Our two neighbors are from Croatia and Hungary. Gotta love it! Maybe Athens, GA😂😂 Athens, Greece population is over 600K Astoria total population is under 100K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted July 31, 2020 #527 Share Posted July 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Maybe Athens, GA😂😂 Athens, Greece population is over 600K Astoria total population is under 100K You are correct in one respect. I should have said the following... "At that time, Astoria saw a huge influx of Greek immigrants. By the end of the 1960s, the Queens neighborhood had the world’s largest population of Greeks outside of Greece itself." As for the total population of Astoria, it depends on the reference you use since NYC neighborhoods can overlap. Here's a recent survey... Total Population 120,791 Male Population 60,406 Female Population 60,385 Thank you for your concern for the folks of Queens, who took the first hit of Coronavirus and was the epicenter of the epicenter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted July 31, 2020 #528 Share Posted July 31, 2020 25 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Some people can ask😇 Not much point in the Windjammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 31, 2020 #529 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Just now, yogimax said: Not much point in the Windjammer. Sure there is. Happens all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 31, 2020 #530 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, yogimax said: You are correct in one respect. I should have said the following... "At that time, Astoria saw a huge influx of Greek immigrants. By the end of the 1960s, the Queens neighborhood had the world’s largest population of Greeks outside of Greece itself." As for the total population of Astoria, it depends on the reference you use since NYC neighborhoods can overlap. Here's a recent survey... Total Population 120,791 Male Population 60,406 Female Population 60,385 Thank you for your concern for the folks of Queens, who took the first hit of Coronavirus and was the epicenter of the epicenter. According to Wikipedia, Melbourne has the largest Greek population outside of Greece 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted July 31, 2020 #531 Share Posted July 31, 2020 21 minutes ago, yogimax said: You are correct Yes. He knows it. 😇 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 31, 2020 #532 Share Posted July 31, 2020 11 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said: Yes. He knows it. 😇 I was wrong yesterday I'll be more careful going forward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atgood Posted August 1, 2020 #533 Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 hours ago, John&LaLa said: I was wrong yesterday I'll be more careful going forward Still right 99.6% of time though by my calculation. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare xpcdoojk Posted August 1, 2020 #534 Share Posted August 1, 2020 4 hours ago, yogimax said: You are correct in one respect. I should have said the following... "At that time, Astoria saw a huge influx of Greek immigrants. By the end of the 1960s, the Queens neighborhood had the world’s largest population of Greeks outside of Greece itself." As for the total population of Astoria, it depends on the reference you use since NYC neighborhoods can overlap. Here's a recent survey... Total Population 120,791 Male Population 60,406 Female Population 60,385 Thank you for your concern for the folks of Queens, who took the first hit of Coronavirus and was the epicenter of the epicenter. O good lord you made a natural exageration and you turned it into a virtue shaming moment, congratulations. Sigh.... freaking ... sigh. jc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted August 1, 2020 #535 Share Posted August 1, 2020 4 hours ago, yogimax said: Not much point in the Windjammer. Next time you're in the WJ ...ask for something...You might be surprised at the lengths they'll go to to fill a request. A personal example...On one of the Med cruises I was on I couldn't find any regular yellow mustard in the WJ. Well, the next night a small box of packets was delivered to my cabin so I could take some to the WJ with me. When some of the servers saw I had them with me they smiled and said you're the "Mustard Lady" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted August 1, 2020 #536 Share Posted August 1, 2020 4 hours ago, John&LaLa said: I was wrong yesterday The Birdman of Alcatraz? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted August 1, 2020 #537 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 minute ago, yogimax said: The Birdman of Alcatraz? Yep, thanks for the lesson. I do appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted August 1, 2020 #538 Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Ashland said: Next time you're in the WJ ...ask for something...You might be surprised at the lengths they'll go to to fill a request. A personal example...On one of the Med cruises I was on I couldn't find any regular yellow mustard in the WJ. Well, the next night a small box of packets was delivered to my cabin so I could take some to the WJ with me. When some of the servers saw I had them with me they smiled and said you're the "Mustard Lady" We've asked for so many things over the years Hot fries Lamb chops Stir fry Ginger Horseradish Honey They seem eager to help Edited August 1, 2020 by John&LaLa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted August 1, 2020 #539 Share Posted August 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Yep, thanks for the lesson. I do appreciate it We do a pretty good job of fact checking each other! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted August 1, 2020 #540 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 minute ago, yogimax said: We do a pretty good job of fact checking each other! Do you enjoy trivia in the schooner? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted August 1, 2020 #541 Share Posted August 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Do you enjoy trivia in the schooner? Absolutely! We look forward to it every day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted August 1, 2020 #542 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 minute ago, yogimax said: Absolutely! We look forward to it every day! I miss that as much as anything. However, I'm done with progressive. Way to much commitment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted August 1, 2020 #543 Share Posted August 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: I miss that as much as anything. However, I'm done with progressive. Way to much commitment Agree about progressive, but they used to have the best prizes. BTW how many key chains, pens and highlighters do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare xpcdoojk Posted August 1, 2020 #544 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Yeah, never a big fan of trivia, and I really lost interest when a lady (maybe no longer cruising or with us who used to be in this forum) showed me her list of trivia answers while we were waiting to join Captain Rick Sullivan for dinner at the Captain’s table. She was a Pin and she was a complete PITA and this was way back in 2007 (did Pins exist then?). All I remember was she had been on a bazillion cruises and her poor brow beaten husband.... sigh. The only trivia I ever played on a ship was sometime in the last decade we did a disco trivia contest in the schooner bar on some ship. We were not very good. My wife was the only one who had a clue. I hate disco. Yet every cruise on disco night there we are.... I might actually be a good husband.😅😈😂 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted August 1, 2020 #545 Share Posted August 1, 2020 1 minute ago, yogimax said: Agree about progressive, but they used to have the best prizes. BTW how many key chains, pens and highlighters do you have? You forgot zipper pulls 😉 Seriously though, I have three small boxes of swag that I can't seem to give away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted August 1, 2020 #546 Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, xpcdoojk said: Yeah, never a big fan of trivia, and I really lost interest when a lady (maybe no longer cruising or with us who used to be in this forum) showed me her list of trivia answers while we were waiting to join Captain Rick Sullivan for dinner at the Captain’s table. She was a Pin and she was a complete PITA and this was way back in 2007 (did Pins exist then?). All I remember was she had been on a bazillion cruises and her poor brow beaten husband.... sigh. The only trivia I ever played on a ship was sometime in the last decade we did a disco trivia contest in the schooner bar on some ship. We were not very good. My wife was the only one who had a clue. I hate disco. Yet every cruise on disco night there we are.... I might actually be a good husband.😅😈😂 We really enjoyed music trivia on the Empress. No pins in 2007 Edited August 1, 2020 by John&LaLa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted August 1, 2020 #547 Share Posted August 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: You forgot zipper pulls 😉 Seriously though, I have three small boxes of swag that I can't seem to give away Mrs. Yogimax likes the zipper pulls. We discovered the key chains can be repurposed into luggage tags, but who knows when we will be able to use then again. Some of our favorites from ages ago... hats and umbrellas (of course,they only lasted for only one or two storms). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted August 1, 2020 #548 Share Posted August 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, yogimax said: Mrs. Yogimax likes the zipper pulls. We discovered the key chains can be repurposed into luggage tags, but who knows when we will be able to use then again. Some of our favorites from ages ago... hats and umbrellas (of course,they only lasted for only one or two storms). My favorite was the lunch cooler bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted August 1, 2020 #549 Share Posted August 1, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, John&LaLa said: I recall he was chatting here prior to his departure Without a dedicated Tui section, it's a toss up on where to put a Tui ship review - he could have also put it in the Marella section as they are under the Tui umbrella. I sent the admins another message requesting they create a Tui section. Edited August 1, 2020 by Biker19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted August 1, 2020 #550 Share Posted August 1, 2020 3 hours ago, John&LaLa said: I miss that as much as anything. However, I'm done with progressive. Way to much commitment We actually like the progressive when we sail with extended family...There's always one of us who isn't interested in going off ship into one of the ports....usually it's our youngest adult DS and he's a trivia whiz. Thanks to him we've come in first many times. And yes...those prizes are usually the best. I also have a box of useless prizes and some I have absolutely used...like those old bi-fold blue document holder's...I still use them every time I cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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