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Someone should explain the title text... but not me, as I don't fully get it myself. [[Special:Contributions/115.70.105.180|115.70.105.180]] 11:16, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 
Someone should explain the title text... but not me, as I don't fully get it myself. [[Special:Contributions/115.70.105.180|115.70.105.180]] 11:16, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
 
:The subtropical ridge is also the Horse Latitudes where Spanish sailors would often go to ditch horses. I think they washed up on the beaches at Cowifornia; hence the need for survivors of old west shoot-outs to head there. There has been a lot of bad feeling between the Spanish speaking original inhabitants, especially in Cowifornia because they speak Spanish and are not confined to Mexico or open prisons in USA.
 
:The subtropical ridge is also the Horse Latitudes where Spanish sailors would often go to ditch horses. I think they washed up on the beaches at Cowifornia; hence the need for survivors of old west shoot-outs to head there. There has been a lot of bad feeling between the Spanish speaking original inhabitants, especially in Cowifornia because they speak Spanish and are not confined to Mexico or open prisons in USA.
:: Um, NO! Even if we would allow the folk-entomology of the horse latitudes being where ships became becalmed and ran low on water and were forced to sacrifice their horses, they would hardly be the place where “Spanish Sailors came to ditch their horses” like that was something that Spanish sailors did... the real origin of the name comes from the nautical term of a ship being “horsed” when it is running with the current rather than with the wind.  When this is desirable (and the winds contrary or light) then the sails can be taken down.  The horse latitudes are where there are strong currents that are used in preference to winds that are often very light or non-existent.[[Special:Contributions/172.69.62.232|172.69.62.232]] 05:31, 2 January 2019 (UTC)
 
  
 
A significant part of old fashioned shoot-outs is their timing, which was often based on the Tumbleweed Metric. These days (with digital watches and radio signals) noon is not so important. Neither is sunset.
 
A significant part of old fashioned shoot-outs is their timing, which was often based on the Tumbleweed Metric. These days (with digital watches and radio signals) noon is not so important. Neither is sunset.

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