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Continuing
“Hey, Viv!”, I say, as we’re all being shuttled onto the bus which will take us to our hotel, “Toss me one of those miniatures, if you please. Yeah. Of course, Vodka’ll do. It’s bloody dusty round these parts.”
Viv chuckles and asks if anyone else wants anything. He’s a consummate scrounger and somehow sweet-talked a demure and pulchritudinous female Air China cabin attendant out of her phone number, Email address, and a case of 100 airline liquor miniatures.
That he looks like a marginally graying version of Robert Mitchum in his heyday and speaks fluent Dutch, French, and Italian might explain his success. I mean, a guy with four ex-wives can’t be all wrong, right?
He’s a definite outlier in this crowd. We could be characterized as a batch of aging natural geoscientists who collectively, sans Viv, add up to an approximate eight on the “Looker” scale. Besides the years, the mileage, the climatic, and industrial ravages, it’s a good thing we all have expansive personalities, as most of us are dreadful enough to make a buzzard barf.
But, save for Viv, no one presently here is on the make. Oh, sure; we’ll all sweet talk some fair nubile into a free drink or a double when we really ordered a regular drink, but we’re all married, most terminally, that is, over 35 years and counting. The odd thing is that save and except for Viv, none of us married folk had ever been divorced.
That is strange, considering that the global divorce rate hovers around 50%, and we are often called to be apart from kith and kin for prolonged periods. However, we are always faithful and committed to our marital units and those vows we spoke all those many long decades ago.
But, hey, we’re all seriously male and not anywhere near dead; and there’s no penalty for just looking, right?
Continuing.
We’re all loaded on a pre-war, not certain which war, by the way, bus which stank of fish, kimchee, and diesel fuel. We really don’t care even a tiny, iotic amount. It’s free transport, we’re tired of traveling, and not keen on walking any further than we absolutely have to.
Viv has been passing out boozy little liquor miniatures, and I’ve been handing out cigars since I bought a metric shitload back in Dubai Duty-Free and somehow got them all through customs.
We didn’t light up, as there was neither a driver nor handler present. So, we figured we’d all just wait on the cigars, and concentrate on having a little ground-level “Welcome to Best Korea” party until the powers that be got their collective shit together and provided drivers, herders, and handlers.
We sat there for 15 long minutes. Being the international ambassadors of amity and insobriety, we started making noises like “Hey! Where’s our fucking driver?” and “I am Doctor Academician! Of All State Russian Geological Survey! How dare you make me wait? ”
Suddenly, a couple of characters in ill-fitting gray suits and fake Rays Bans are outside the bus having a collective meltdown. Somehow, someone fucked up and put us on a ‘regular’ bus and not the ‘VIP’ bus. In other words, we got to see what the locals really got to ride around Pyongyang on instead of our supposed to be impressed by the bus that wasn’t there; but was now just arriving.
A spanking new purple-and-chrome Mercedes long-haul bus shows up. It even has our group name emblazoned above the placard that normally tells where the bus is headed or who it is for: “’국제 석유 지질 과학 연합’ [Gugje Seog-yu Jijil Gwahag Yeonhab] or ‘International Union of Petroleum Geological Sciences’”.
We are brusquely ordered off our present bus and into the opulent, obviously bespoke, bright yellow faux-leather interior Mercedes-Benz Tourismo RH M. It’s so new and so obviously a ploy to get us to think that all things here are so new and opulent, it even smells of that new car, ah, bus, aroma.
“Well, we’ll take care of that soon enough”, I muse, as the bus is equipped with ashtrays and we’re going on the scenic route to our hotel, which is only 25 or so kilometers from the airport. However, it was announced that it’ll take us about 2 hours to get to our hotel since we need to see the city in its best light and get a feeling for the town if we should ever find ourselves lost and alone.
We all know what’s going on. They’re getting our rooms ‘ready’ for our arrival and need some extra time to make sure everything’s all wired in and transmitting properly.
“Guys”, I muse to our new handlers, “I’ve been to the Soviet Union, pre-wall fall. I stayed in places where I was definitely among the first westerners ever to grace their porticos. We’re a busload of natural scientists, of eight different nationalities, covering the economic spectrum from staunch capitalism to sociable socialism to hard-core communism. You even think for a second we’re going to spill any beans about anything you’d find interesting or useful? Think again.”
In fact, it would become a running joke between us all to see what sort of fake bombshells we could drop into the normal conversation what would give the listener’s the greatest case of the jibblies.
But for now, our bags were all loaded into the cargo compartment of this very, very nice, I must admit, mode of conveyance. Our handlers: ‘Yuk’, ‘No’, ‘Man’, and ‘Kong’, are all seated upfront and please with their latest tally of bodies. We have a couple of shady fellow travelers with the knock-off Ray-Bans and shiny gray suits that just appeared out of the woodwork in the back, seated by the loo, watching over all of us, and we’re going on a fucking city tour, whether we like it or not.
We’re all present and accounted for. Let’s keep our camera in our bags for the time being as the drinking and smoking lights had just been lit as the bus fired up its new German-engineered and machined precision diesel engine.
The bus rumbled to life and after a moment or two of checking that all dials, gauges, and indicators were where they were supposed to be; without so much as a cursory glance, we pulled out into traffic.
Except there was none.
Not another bus, pushbike, tap-tap, scooter, car, truck, hover-board, or motorcycle in sight.
Nothing.
Seems we were a big deal. They shut down the main drag so we wouldn’t be encumbered by such proletariat things like traffic jams or people-things cluttering the roadway, clambering for a look at the Western scientific cadre.
So, away we whizzed, sans traffic and into the very belly of the beast, and onward; eventually, towards our hotel.
Our handlers were very kind to point out passing scenes of interest.
“Look, look! There’s the Potong River. Notice all the lovely birds, ‘eh what? See the Norwegian Blue? Beautiful plumage!”
“See here, look. Here’s the Taedong River. Many forms of fish in the river. Maybe we’ll see some fishermen. If you like, we can stop, and ask them about today’s catch.”
We all declined, as we were certain that the fish the ‘random fisherman’ we’d talk to was flown in fresh from elsewhere earlier in the day.
Besides, we were comfortable. We had our drinks, our cigars, and we were leaving the driving to someone else.
After being driven around the city and seeing all the wonderful monuments, like the faux Arch of Triumph, which looks exactly unlike its namesake Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile in Paris.
The Arch of Reunification, a monument to the goal of a reunified Korea, which, by necessity, is unfinished. Then there’s the Tomb of King Tongmyŏng, where people are lining up, just dying’ to get in.
Finally, we all called for our hotel, the Yanggakdo, after yet another mausoleum, the Kumsusan Memorial Palace of the Sun.
Arches or tombs. Such a stunning array of monuments and places of less than moderate interest.
We were interested in Mirae Scientists street (Future Scientists street). It is a street in a newly developed area in Pyongyang to house scientific institutions of the Kim Chaek University of Technology and its employees. But we were told that it was too late, there was not much there to see, we needed to express written permission to visit, and we’d be going there tomorrow or next week.
We wheel into the parking lot of the Yanggakdo Hotel and are immediately unimpressed by the pseudo-Baroque concrete fiasco that appears to stand, wobbly, before us. It’s a page right out of the Soviet Construction-For-The-Masses Handbook. A cold, gray concrete edifice with multitudes of seemingly little, tiny windows. A perfect metaphor for our travels thus far; look at the expansiveness of Best Korean wonders, through this pinhole.
However, we judged too soon. We were told to go inside and check-in, whilst our luggage would be de-bussed for us and handled by the expertly efficient hotel staff. The lobby was opulent, tastefully laid out in earth tones of facades of veneers of marble, granite, some garnet-mica schist, if my hand lens doesn’t lie, some Prepaleozoic anatectic migmatite, displaying intricate and intense plication, xenoliths, and graphic delineation of minerals by segregation through melting points. There was a gigantic well-appointed and well kept up aquarium, complete with snuffling sharks and nuclear-submarine sized groupers.
Very handsome indeed. Impressions increasing slightly.
Then we see that there’s a bloody casino on the bottom floor of the hotel, several bars interspersed throughout the hotel, and karaoke, of which I’m not terribly fond, but some of my European counterparts almost swooned at the prospect. There are a large pool and weight rooms/gymnasia, saunas and places to relax outside of one’s room, but still under the watchful eye of the thousands of ill-concealed video cameras at every turn.
“Covert surveillance” may be a thing in Best Korea, but it’s a practice still leaves a lot to be desired. The Eastern Siberian Russians back before the wall fell were more covert with their obvious button audio microphones woven into the fabric covering the headboard of your Intourist bed than the Best Koreans here. Their cameras were ‘disguised’ as flower arrangements, overhead lights, and speakers inexplicably placed into things like standing ashtrays, refuse bins, and randomly placed holes in the wall.
The floors were all covered with exquisite what looked to be hand-woven rugs of most vibrant crimson and gold; the usual Communistic colors. Always with some sort of floral pattern or pattern that’s supposed to be reflective of nature, as I was told. Evidently, for workers to remember what nature was as they don’t get out much with 14 to 16 hours workdays here in the Worker’s Paradise.
Enough of the travelogue; we all wander up to the front desk, and each with their own passport in hand, request our reserved rooms. We supposed that we would all have rooms on different floors as the reservations were made, expired, re-made, juggled, rebooked, allowed to expire, re-jiggered, and finally formalized a scant week before we left the UK.
Nope. No such luck. We were all on the 39th floor. The place boasts 47 floors, of which, the top floor is a revolving restaurant. Evidently, food tastes better when you’re rotating.
However, it won’t spin unless you first buy a drink.
We had that thing whirling like a NASA centrifuge after its discovery the second night.
Yeah, all 12 of us are bivouacked on the 39th floor. A floor with approximately 30 rooms.
I guess we could have played “Room Roulette” and see who got which room and who’s luggage. Or we could switch every day or two to drive our handlers nuts. Or, we could just take our assigned rooms, which were conveniently located one empty room apart.
Meaning, no one had adjoining rooms. Why? Fuck if I know. We didn’t spend much time in our rooms, and that time was either sleeping or showering. We’d all meet at the bar, casino, restaurant, karaoke, bowling alley (all three lanes) or actual meeting rooms every once in a while when we thought we should get together and compare notes. It was the most inexplicable situation.
Plus, we spent an inordinate amount of time waiting on the fucking elevators to take us to our room. These elevators, and if you think you’re going to get a batch of aging senior scientists to schlep it up 39 floor’s worth of stairs, think again; are the slowest elevators in the civilized world. And that was the consensus of scientists representing not only Europe and North America, but Russia as well. 15-25 minutes added to each journey, up or down; stopping on every floor, except 5, on the way down..
Jesus Q. Fuck, dudes. If you can’t construct a bleedin’ elevator that works better than those at the Sozvezdie Medveditsy Guest House in Lesosibirsk, Eastern Siberia; then I suggest you seriously rethink your plans for world domination and new world order.
Grako and Erwin once, while waiting for the fucking elevator, figured out that we were earning some US$25 each just to wait for the lift to arrive and take us to our rooms. Every day. Sometimes several times per day.
With that, we all agreed to toss our “waiting time” funds into a kitty and on our last day of captivity here, blow it all in the hotel casino. Whatever became of that would be donated to the Koreans we thought most deserving of our largesse.
Would it be our handlers? How about the Korean Scientists we’d be meeting? The affable and most accommodating concierge? Or that plucky little Korean charwoman who was always on our floor and kept everything spotless, right down to our freshly laundered and pressed field clothes and newly polished field boots; done without our requesting or knowledge?
Only time would tell.
It could be a fortune or it could be bupkiss. Just like our expectations of the Heavenly Kingdom where we were currently sequestered.
As it was, with our official protestations, they kept only photocopies of our passports as we roundly refused and threatened a full-scale karaoke battle right here in the lobby if they didn’t relinquish our passports immediately. I had broken out my nastiest cigar and was primed to offend.
With that, we all had our keys and trooped over to the elevators for our first, of many, inexplicable waits. We made many uncharitable and potentially nasty remarks about the Anti-Western posters that made up some of the wall décor. Once we finally made it to our floor, we all fanned out to find our rooms. Viv found his first and was quite pleased to report to the rest of us that there was a “Welcome” basket in his room.
We all hoped that we would be receiving one a well.
I was in room 3914; which I considered a close call, but later only wondered as there was no 3913. Upon entering, I saw it was 1980s Hotel 6 opulent, but with an excellent over-city view. True it was late, dark, and the city was only somewhat lit up; I was looking forward to the view of the town in full daylight.
The room had a ‘king’ bed; that is if the king in question was Tutankhamen, the stubby, Egyptian boy king. The bed had no mattress pad and no box spring but it was hard enough for my liking. Many of my compatriots didn’t agree and complained bitterly. They eventually received thin mattress pads for all their kvetching.
There was an ancient Japanese color television, which only had 2 English language channels - Al Jazeera and the BBC, which was on a dated news loop. Watching the local channel is amusing though; the ads for ‘personal enhancements’ were hilarious, even without understanding a word of the language.
There were a couple of chairs and a low table, built-in dresser drawers for our clothes, a rusty and probably unusable room safe with corroded batteries, a small table built out of the wall that would serve as my travel office, and would-you-believe, a rotary telephone; how’s that for nostalgia?
There was an old-model radio built into the nightstand next to the bed. I was very surprised to find it not only received AM, FM but shortwave as well. I had brought along a pair of Bose headphones and during some rainy down days, spent many fun-filled, and I mean that sincerely, hours DXing from the comfort of my ‘enormous’ king bed.
Beyond that, the room was very nondescript. Like any other of the millions of rooms in hotels around the world that unlike here, aren’t claiming a 5-star rating. I mean, it was clean, if not a little long in the tooth. But didn’t smell too terrible, even after I took care of that with my Camacho offerings. It was utilitarian, everything worked, even the water pressure, which surprisingly could strip off layers of one’s skin if you weren’t careful.
The bathroom, though no Jacuzzi, had a large enough bathtub for the occasional soaking period. Western accouterments in the bathroom were also welcome additions. My knees can’t handle the traditional squat-holes any longer.
There were an electric teapot and several brands of tea, but no coffee. A quick “Gee! I sure wish I had some coffee!” to the four walls and damned if 30 minutes later, a porter didn’t arrive to replenish my tea and courtesy in-room coffee…
There was a small Japanese brand in-room refrigerator which I thought might house a mini-bar. Oh, no! It was actually a complimentary larder stocked with all sorts of Best Korean goodies. Multiple cans of Taedonggang beer. Several bottles of Pyongyang Soju, in various flavors ranging anywhere from 16.8 to 53 percent alcohol by volume. My fridge was skewed towards the right-hand side of the bell curve; the more heavy-duty boozy side.
Evidently, my reputation had preceded me again.
There was a selection of German-style wheat beers from the Taedonggang Brewery and the more familiar ales, steam beers, and lagers. There were some imported beers like Heineken, Bavaria, Pils, a couple of Japanese brands: Asahi and Kirin, and something called ‘Hello Beer’ from Singapore.
There were also ‘sampler’ bottles of Apricot Pit wine, and a couple of high-alcohol fruity liquors made from constituents such as apple or pear, and mushrooms. There were also special medicinal liquors like ‘Rason’s Seal Penis Liquor’.
That is going home with me unopened.
There were a couple of bottles of local sake, called Chonju. Finally, there was a couple ‘samplers’ of homemade alcohol known as Makkoli. Plus there was something called ‘Corn Grotto’, which for the life of me, looks and tastes much like a very passable Kentucky Sippin’ Bourbon.
I put our concierge on instant danger money the very next day. He’s yet to source me more than a fifth of the stuff so far.
I found that there is a popular drink here which mirrors the Yorsch of Mother Russia. Beer and soju can be mixed to create *somaek’; a foamy, frothy, funky drink of many flavors, depending on the soju chosen.
Is ethnoimbibology at thing? The science of how different cultures drink and the effects of drinking culture on different societies. If not, now I have another Ph.D. to pursue after I endow a chair at some likely Asian university.
Anyways, in everyone’s room was a “welcome” basket, just chock full of Best Korean goodies. Postcards, stamps, ads for coin sets, stamp proofs and other goodies that could be purchased at the hotel. There was a field notebook, which I thought was a very nice addition, newspapers, cookies, crackers, biscuits, candies, fruit drinks, and some fresh fruit; although tamarind chewies and durian chips aren’t on my list of personal favorites.
There were a couple of tour books, just chock full of staged photos. These were very nice as well, as so far, we haven’t had much time for shopping outside of government stores or smaller family-run shops in town or out in the boonies.
A few of us were hungry and decided to see what the hotel had to offer room service-wise.
Bupkiss.
But, they did have a selection of restaurants. There is a Chinese restaurant, a European restaurant, and a Korean restaurant on site but they all serve the same food...a Best Korean attempt at western food. And it was weird being the only ones in the restaurant even though it was fully staffed.
We grazed lightly and decided to do some late-night perambulations around our hotel. Our handlers admonished us to stay within the confines of the hotel, or see them if it was absolutely necessary to go walkabout. In the hotel, we were on our own.
We found that there were tunnels in the hotel’s basement. The basement tunnels were a real bonus. There’s a bar with pool tables, a karaoke room, bowling, and a massage parlor, where I was beaten and pummeled into submission by tiny, diminutive, little Korean lassies fully 1/5th my size.
It was wonderful.
There was a hairdresser’s, who were completely befuddled by my shoulder-length silver-gray locks and full gray Grizzly Adams beard. They did provide a lovely shampoo/cranial massage though for the equivalent of US$2.
There were a couple of shops selling Chinese goods rather than local stuff, which was sort of disappointing, a cold noodle bar, and another casino. No shops selling Korean Communist propaganda posters, as I wanted to augment my Soviet-era collection. Perhaps I’ll find something in-country later on.
We were shocked to find that the casino had WiFi that was uncensored and we were able to access; after a fee of liquor miniatures and a cigar or two. We were supposed to have access to the global internet, not local intranet, from the universities that we would be visiting. However, all of that was under the heavily squinting eyes of handlers and guys in shiny suits wearing fake Ray-Bans.
I still had my secret satellite internet lash-up available, but that was iffy, a pain in the ass to set up, and ridiculously expensive. However, it did work on the 39th floor and the times I used it instead of wandering down to the tunnels, no one appeared to be the wiser. Thus far.
So typically, we’d just head to the basement casino with our laptops, iPads, and phones. Bam! Robert’s your Sister’s Husband, we could connect more-or-less free with the outside world; hence how you are reading this now.
Herro! “Yes, I’d sure like another beer. This time a porter, if you please.”
The more they overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain. Or the more they put into locks, the easier they are to pick.
Besides, we were told we’d have access to unfettered and free internet. OK, so we just found it for ourselves. Whaddya expect? We’re scientists, motherfucker, back off.
Ahem.
Back to reality.
The breakfast buffet the next morning had a wide choice of Asian and Western food, although the choices seemed to be the same every day. The main event was to beat the Chinese tourists to the egg station every morning. Breakfast always included fried eggs, a limited selection of pork, kippered fish, potatoes, rice, fruit, and a very Titanium-dioxide-white white bread
After a while, I took to going to the small market behind the lobby, buying some imported Chinese or Japanese nibbly bits and heading to the tunnels for a few breakfast beers before the long hard day’s work. It took almost a week, but I gained the trust of some of the workers in the tunnels and they showed me the on-site microbrewery at the hotel. It produced very passable, and very, very cheap beers of several varieties.
Liquid bread. Beer. Is there nothing it can’t do?
After breakfast our first day at the hotel, we were told to meet in the Conference Room “Il-sung” as we were going to have a ‘Welcome foreign imperialist scientists’ introduction and indoctrination.
Besides our handlers and the shiny-suit squad, there were several Korean folks we didn’t recognize. These were students, scientists, and scholars from the Kim Chaek University of Technology, Kim Il-sung University, the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology; all hailing from Pyongyang, and the University of Geology from North Hwanghae Province.
“Oh, marvelous”, Erlen remarked, “It’s going to be a bloody Chautauqua. We’ll be here all day.”
“Well”, I replied, “It could be worse. We could be on a bus headed off on another unscheduled road trip.”
As we found our seats, our Korean counterparts were busily setting up portable screens, like the ones your grandfather had for showing his 2.1 Googleplex worth of travel slides every Christmas or Thanksgiving get-together. They had a couple of ancient Chinese brand laptops that could have doubled for body armor, they were so thick and heavy.
While they fiddled with running cords for the overhead projectors and 16mm film projector; yes, it was going to be movie time as well, the hotel’s restaurant folks wheeled in carts laden with scones, cupcakes, and other sweet sorts of bakery. Another cart was wheeled in with pump-pots of hot water, tea, and coffee. Usual scientific meeting fare.
There was one final cart that made the day bearable. It held a pony keg of hotel micro-brewed beer on ice, with several dozen frosty mugs available for all who wanted to partake.
There were instantly 12 mugs that were spoken for.
I grabbed a cold beer and wandered around the conference room, sipping beer, chewing on an unlit cigar, and just trying to be pleasant to our hosts and their scientific guests. I was surprised when one North Korean professor, who spoke amazingly British-tinged English, offered me a light for my cigar.
“Is smoking allowed here?” I asked.
“Allowed?” he laughed heartily, “My good man, it’s practically a prerequisite.”
“Here then”, I said, offering him a nice, unctuous Camacho, “Try one of mine.”
Dr. P'ung Kwang-Seon of the North Korean University of Geology became my instant and lifelong friend at that moment.
We had a very nice chat, much to the chagrin of the gray suit cadre, who could hear what we were talking about, but probably didn’t understand anything beyond every 8th word.
After a while, we were asked to take our seats, after refreshing our drinks, and introduced to the group of Korean geoscientists we’d be interacting with during our stay here in Best Korea.
I tried to record every name, but between the students, other scholars, and professors from the various universities, I decided I’d ask for a list of participants once the day had worn on. After all, they had all our names, references, and resumes if the thick folio they kept referring to was any indication.
There were a couple of hours of introductions, as every one of the Korean geoscientists there introduced themselves, mostly through translators, told of their personal area of specialty, and their latest work.
Most were what would be considered geoscientists, but oddly enough, not one that you would consider a petroleum geoscientist, however tangentially.
There were geomorphologists, structural geologists, petrologists, mineralogists, marine geologists, engineering geologists, and seismologists. However, there were no stratigraphers, sedimentologists, paleontologists, or geochemists. We were all geoscientists, but apart from the obvious Korean:English disparity, it was as if we spoke different scientific languages as well.
That would be our first hurdle to overcome.
They had no oil industry here; none whatsoever, therefore why one would bother with the geosciences that fed directly into petroleum? That, in and of itself, would make it difficult to explore for oil in the country. Couple that with the fact that they’re so insular, think their version of ‘science’ is the best, at least that’s the official line, and think all other’s ‘science’ is capitalistic, substandard, and inferior doesn’t bode well for your country discovering anything either oily or gassy.
We were having another conclave around the beer keg, ack, err…a ‘coffee break’ and I mentioned this fact to my scientific colleagues.
“Guys”, I need input here, “We’re going to get precisely nowhere if they won’t even acknowledge that they have major problems from the start.”
Ivan replies, “Very true. I’ve seen this before back home. You get a group so entrenched in their own little corner of science, they can’t even accept or acknowledge that others exist. Not only exist but actually know more about a certain problem than do you.”
Dax joins the fray, “Sure, that’s very true, but who’s going to tell them this unfortunate fact? They could take that as a personal, national, and global insult. Imagine you’re at an international conference and a bunch of foreigners walk in just to tell you you’ve been doing it all wrong for the last 75 years.”
I add, “Remember, though. These characters are scientists as well. I think it’ll be a good measure of seeing what sort of science and scientist we’re dealing with here. If they are truly researchers, they’ll listen to and evaluate what we say as for veracity and accuracy. If they’re just a bunch of Commie goons; no offense, Comrade Academician Ivan, they’ll get all pissed off, kick us out, and we get to go home and enjoy our triple Force Majeure pay.”
Ivan walks over and deliberately steps on the toes of my newly polished field boots.
“In Soviet Russia, field boots walk on YOU.” He laughs in his heavily inflected, and scary, Soviet-era speech…
“Yes, I agree”, Joon adds, “But who is going to address this issue with our hosts? Perhaps one of our Russian comrades, as they are, or were, more politically aligned with our Korean friends and perhaps best understand the issue?”
Ack speaks up, grinning maniacally, “No, I disagree. We should have the one person here who so encapsulates the ideologies and political leanings that they love to hate here so much. You know; the quiet, diminutive, and soft-spoken North American…”
Dax recoils, “Oh, no! I’m not going out in front of this mob of ornery Orientals…”
I smile wanly and tell Dax to cool out.
“Relax, Dax. They’re talking about me.”
“Oh, yes”, a collective group of voices replies, “Yes. Let out fearless Team Leader break the bad news to our Eastern Colleagues. That way we can gauge their reactions to being bounced around scientifically by a member of the Evil Capitalist Cartel.”
“OK”, I reply, “I’ll do it. But be forewarned, my fine feathered fiends. I get stuck on a topic that’s not precisely my bailiwick, I’m going to throw your ass to the wolves. Remember, we’re all in this together.”
Whoops, and catcalls were reduced to mumbles and ‘Aw, fucks.’.
Chautauqua resumption was called and I asked for the floor.
It was a bit off the agenda, but since they’ve been chewing the air for the last several hours, they understood it would be appropriate for us to at least try and get a word in edgewise.
I downed my beer, and grabbed a fresh one as what I was going to say was going to be harsh, cut-and-dried, and rather pointed. But delivered in a pleasant manner.
I hoped.
This all had to be filtered through a series of translators, one for general conversational Korean and another for the more technical and scientific transliterations. I realized I was going to be up here for a while. So, I brought a cigar.
One way or another, I was going to deliver our pronouncements and hell, I may as well be comfortable while doing it.
.
“Greetings and felicitations, my Eastern Colleagues. Let me first say how nice it is to be here in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as part of the ….”
I’m going to fast-forward through all the flowery bullshit and introductory happiness; I’ll going to just cut to the guts of the matter.
“…Now, you do know why there has been virtually no oil, gas nor any other hydrocarbon related deposit discovered here in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea?” I asked by way of a rhetorical question.
I sipped my beer and lit my cigar. In for a chon, in for a won.
I let the buzzing subside on the side of our eastern counterparts.
“Because, and please do not take this as insulting or derogatory, but as a statement of irrefutable fact, no one with the proper training nor experience has been looking. You’re historically guilty of applying the science incorrectly and letting dogma and politics guide your search, instead of the scientific method and the facts. Geology, like all natural science, is just as truth based on the facts for a capitalist as it is for a communist. Reality is not influenced by your beliefs, be they scientific or political, secular or spiritual, ‘trusted’ rather than ‘thought’; any more than by your wish that it wouldn’t rain today during a raging thunderstorm.”
Little Boy over Hiroshima was dropped with less effect.
Our Democratic People's Republic of Korea colleagues erupted into a chaotic mixture of stuttering, internecine yelling, accusations, and sputtering.
Calling for decorum, I figured that since I was this far gone, I may as well push the plunger all the way to the bottom.
“Gentlemen, I do not denigrate the science of geology as taught and practiced here in Best Korea.” I actually said that, sort of a slip of the tongue. Continuing, “However, one would not fish for Bluefin tuna from a rowboat in a pond with a fly rod. One does not hunt bear in the city with a slingshot. Just as one doesn’t search for oil and gas with mining engineers, geomorphologists, and seismologists.”
I let that sink in and after the translation, they calmed a bit and wanted to hear the rest of what I had to say. I could sense a couple was less than thrilled with what I had to say, but forging onward…
“One fishes for Bluefin tuna in the deep ocean with huge rods, reels and a specialist boat captained by someone with deep experience in hunting the elusive fish. One hunts bear in the proper environment, the taiga or forest, with the proper tools and guided by one with the education, learnedness, and experience to know how to make the hunt come out successful.”
Hit them with some analogies they can relate to and digest. Now, go for the carotid.
“Just like one does not hunt oil and gas without stratigraphers, sedimentologists, geophysicists, petrophysicists, and other oil and gas experts who have the education, experience, and knowledge to know where to look. Knowing which environment looks most conductive to hide your quarry, if you’ll pardon the pun, and how best to find them, the guys who know how to corral and de-risk them once you find them, and the engineers and technologists who know how to bring them to the surface so they can be utilized.”
They had stopped being irritated and were listening in rapt attention.
“My colleagues and I have spent the last few days going over, in detail the geology of your country. There is nothing we can see that would preclude the development, entrapment, and preservation of economic quantities of oil and gas. Ture, the geology is quite complex as is the structural history of the entire peninsula. That’s one other thing you will have to accept. Geology doesn’t give the tiniest shit about political boundaries. One must look at the big picture, and that doesn’t stop at some man-made borders. Ignore that fact at your peril, because if you continue to view the geology here as not existing across political boundaries, you are preadapting yourself for failure.”
Drs. Ivan, Volna, and Morse make certain that everyone sees the ex-Soviets agreeing with the bushy-bearded, cigar-chomping American capitalist.
“So,” I said, hoping to bring this little spit-balling session to a fortuitous close, “If we can have an agreement; scientific agreement, on these points, then I am certain we can find a way forward with not only this discussion but the program we can devise for the best Korean (notice phase shift?) geologists to take the project forward both scientifically soundly and economically successful.”
My North Korean counterpart gets up from his seat in the conference room, goes to the keg, taps a couple of beers and walks up to the podium where I was standing.
“Thank you, Dr. Rocknocker, for saying what needed to be said”, he spoke in perfect English as he handed me a beer.
I grinned and gratefully accepted the beer.
“Why, Dr. Chang Kwang-Su”, I said, as that was his name, “You old fraud. You do speak English; and very well, I must add.”
“Yes, almost all of us do”, he relayed, “But, as you said, we are most reserved. We were more or less under orders of the ‘most illustrious’, to play coy, and act as if we spoke no English.”
“I see.” I said, “I’ve worked in several FSU countries as well as Russia and saw that there as well. I guess old habits die hard.”
“That they do, Doctor.”, he replied, “But, we must now tell you the truth. We knew exactly what you said is true, and we agree. We are not as totally insulated from the outside world as some suspect.”
“Well, I was going on what your superiors related to us. Like the police that had all their toilets stolen, I had nothing else to go on.” I replied.
“Ah, ha! Quite!”, he chuckled, “We had long suspected that we were lacking in certain areas of scholarship. What you said cements that fact as it was an independent conclusion. We can now present that to our superiors with the caveat that unless we bolster work and training in these areas, the hunt of hydrocarbon resources here will be for naught.”
“I am relieved”, I said, truthfully. “I was slightly concerned that some might take umbrage to being told their science is not up to specifications. I tried to be the bearer of that bad news but deliver it gently. Here, I find you need that to use that as a truncheon to smack one’s boss upside the head and tell him that an upgrade is required. And fast.”
“Ah, so”, he replies, “We are in total agreement. Now that is out of the way, we would appreciate it if you’d help in designing a course of study for up and coming local geoscientists. Then, we can go forward with a great plan to search for oil and gas here in…Korea. Correct?”
“Absolutely”, I remarked, “You’ve got over 400 man-years of science and exploration expertise here in this room alone. Let’s shoot for the moon, so to speak. Let’s get you up to speed on scientific journals and articles that are available out there in all of academia and industry. Let’s get you communicating on a global basis. Let’s prove that you can talk science with global scientists and still not have it affect your political or nationalistic aspirations one little bit. Let’s see if we can drag you, figuratively speaking, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century.”
“Doctor”, Dr. Chang remarked, “You are the embodiment of what we were always told what Americans are. Brash, loud, confident, and evil. Except for evil, you are American as we were led to believe.”
“Hey, I take that as a compliment”, I exclaim. “You think that’s bad, I’ve got a bunch of earnest Europeans, raucous Russians, and a couple of cagey Canadians on my side as well. Before we’re finished here, we’ll have you ordering hachee, dining on Caldo Verde, snacking on salmiakki, drinking Russkaya vodka with Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, eating poutine, and rooting for the Packers.”
“Doctor, I don’t know what half of that means, but I hope it comes to pass. It sounds most fascinating.” Dr. Chang chuckles.
The rest of the day was spent with various groups crystallizing and breaking off from the main crowd; then reforming as different groups. This was good, as it showed an interest across not only national borders but across ideologies and scientific specialties.
Most everyone here spoke English with some degree of fluency, so the translators were called in only occasionally.
I made certain they were included in everything that transpired that day. I want everyone to feel ‘part of the team’. How better to show the classlessness of Western science to include everyone in on both sides of every discussion and activity?
To be continued…

List of Las Vegas Casinos that Never Opened

List of Las Vegas casinos that never opened
Over the years there have been several casinos and resorts planned for the Las Vegas Valley that never opened. The stages of planning may have been just an announcement or groundbreaking.[1][2][3]
Asia Resort and Casino
Where the Palazzo Casino and Resort currently stands (adjacent to the Venetian Hotel and Casino and the Sands Expo and Convention Center), an Asian themed casino was proposed but was rejected for the present Palazzo project.[4]
Alon Las Vegas
A proposed luxury hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip on the former site of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino, announced in 2015.[5] The project was put in doubt after Crown Resorts announced in late 2016 it was suspending its involvement in the development.[6] Crown announced in December 2016 that it was halting the project and seeking to sell its investment. The remaining partner Andrew Pascal announced he was seeking other partners to proceed with the project. However in May 2017, the land went up for sale.[7] The land was later purchased by Steve Wynn.
Beau Rivage
Steve Wynn, who had purchased and demolished the Dunes hotel-casino, had originally planned to build a modern hotel in the middle of a man-made lake. He later built the Bellagio with a man-made lake in the front of the hotel.[citation needed] The name was later used by Wynn for a resort built in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Caribbean Casino
In 1988, a sign for a proposed casino was erected on a fenced vacant lot on Flamingo Road. Standing near the sign was a scale model galleon. For several years, that was all that stood on the property. The empty lot was the source of many jokes by the locals until the ship, which was later damaged by a fire started by a homeless person, was torn down in the 1990s and the lot became the site of the Tuscany Suites and Casino co-owned by Charles Heers, who has owned the property since the 1960s.[8]
Carnival
In 1990, the Radisson group proposed a 3,376-room hotel next to the Dunes, with a casino shaped like a Hershey's Kiss.[9]
Cascada
A proposed resort that was to have been built on the site of El Rancho Vegas. The parcel is now partially taken by the Hilton Grand Vacations Club and Las Vegas Festival Grounds.[4]
City by the Bay Resort and Casino
A San Francisco-themed resort was proposed for the site of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino. The project was rejected in favor of the Swiss-themed Montreux, which was also eventually cancelled.[4]
Countryland USA
A country music-themed resort was planned for construction of the site of the former El Rancho Hotel and Casino. For some years, the El Rancho sign stood with the words "Coming Soon - Future Home of Countryland USA."[10][11]
Craig Ranch Station
Main article: Craig Ranch Station A Mediterranean-themed hotel-casino for North Las Vegas, proposed by Station Casinos in March 2000.[12] The project faced opposition from nearby residents,[13][14][15] which led to the proposed location being changed to a vacant property on the nearby Craig Ranch Golf Course.[16] Residential opposition to the new location led to the project being rejected by the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee in March 2001. Station Casinos still had the option to develop the project on the initial site,[17][18] but the project was cancelled entirely in July 2001, following a weak financial quarter for the company.[19]
Crown Las Vegas
Main article: Crown Las Vegas Formerly known as Las Vegas Tower, the Crown Las Vegas was to have been a supertall skyscraper built on the former site of a Wet 'n Wild water park. In March 2008, the project was canceled and the property was put up for sale.[20]
Desert Kingdom
In 1993, ITT Sheraton purchased the Desert Inn casino, and had announced plans to develop the large parking lot into a Balinese themed resort to complement the Desert Inn. The project was never developed and the site is now the location of Wynn Las Vegas.[4]
DeVille Casino
After building the Landmark Hotel and Casino on Convention Center Drive and selling it to Howard Hughes, developer Frank Carroll built the DeVille Casino across the street from the Landmark at 900 Convention Center Drive in 1969. Chips were made for the casino (and are sought-after collectibles), but the casino never opened.[21] The building was renovated in 1992 as a race book parlor named Sport of Kings which closed after nine months.[22] It became the location of The Beach nightclub, which was demolished in 2007 to make room for a planned 600-unit tower[23] that was never built.[24] The land sits currently empty.
Echelon Place
Main article: Echelon Place An announced project by Boyd Gaming planned to have a hotel built on the property of the former Stardust Resort & Casino. Construction was suspended on August 1, 2008 due to the Great Recession. In March 2013, Boyd Gaming sold the proposed site for $350 million to the Genting Group, which is redeveloping the project as the Asian-themed Resorts World Las Vegas.
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Main article: The Drew Las Vegas Located on the Las Vegas Strip and originally known as Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Construction began in 2007, and the resort was to include a casino, 2,871 hotel rooms, and 1,018 condominium units.[25] Construction on the $2.9 billion project ceased in 2009, the year of its planned opening. Investment firms Witkoff Group and New Valley LLC purchased the unfinished resort in 2017.[26] In 2018, Witkoff and Marriott International announced a partnership to open the renamed project as The Drew Las Vegas in 2020. The resort will include a casino and three hotels totaling nearly 4,000 rooms, with the condominium aspect removed from the project.[27]
Harley-Davidson Hotel and Casino
A resort themed after the motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson was proposed, complete with hotel towers shaped like gigantic exhaust pipes, but was never built.[4]
Jockey Club Casino
The Jockey Club is a condominium and timeshare resort at 3700 Las Vegas Boulevard South. It was planned to have a casino, and chips were made for its use, but the casino was never opened.[28]
Kactus Kate's
By April 1994, Gold Coast Hotel and Casino owner Michael Gaughan was interested in building a hotel-casino in North Las Vegas,[29] at the northeast corner of North Rancho Drive and Carey Avenue. In January 1995, the city planning commission approved the rezoning of the land for use as a hotel-casino. The resort, to be named Kactus Kate's, would be built by Gold Coast Hotel/Casino Limited. The hotel would include 450 rooms, and the casino would be 105,000 sq ft (9,800 m2),[30] later decreased to 102,000 sq ft (9,500 m2).[31] The resort would be located directly north of the nearby Fiesta and Texas Station resorts.[31]
In December 1998, Coast Resorts, Inc. received approval from the planning commission for a use-permit relating to the undeveloped property. In November 2000, the planning commission unanimously approved a two-year extension on the permit, giving the company more time to decide whether it would build Kactus Kate's. Because of a 1999 Senate bill that placed restrictions on casinos in neighborhoods, Coast Resorts had a deadline of 2002 to build the casino. The hotel would measure over 100 feet (30 m) high, and Coast Resorts was required to notify the Federal Aviation Administration of its final plans, due to the site being located less than 1,000 feet (300 m) from a runway at the North Las Vegas Airport.[32] In January 2001, Station Casinos purchased the 29-acre (12 ha) site for $9 million. Coast Resorts president Harlan Braaten said, "As we saw the competitive nature of that area intensify, in terms of the size of competing facilities, we just felt we would have to build something much bigger than we had intended to compete with Texas Station and Santa Fe Station. It was just going to be a very expensive project, and we didn't feel the returns would be that good." Station Casinos planned to sell the property as a non-gaming site.[31]
Las Vegas Plaza
Main article: Las Vegas Plaza Not to be confused with the Plaza Hotel & Casino.
This was to have been modeled after the Plaza Hotel in New York City. The project was announced shortly before the demolition of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino, where the new hotel would be built. Las Vegas Plaza was cancelled in 2011 due to the Great Recession.
London Resort and Casino
This announced project was to have been themed around the city of London, and featuring replicas of the city's landmarks. The project was to be built on land across from the Luxor Hotel and Casino. A second London-themed resort was to be built on the former land of the El Rancho Hotel and Casino. Neither project ever began construction.[4]
London, Las Vegas
This was a proposed three-phase project using London as its design inspiration. When completed, the 38.5-acre (15.5 ha) property would have featured 1,300 hotel rooms, a casino, a 500-foot-tall (152.4 m) observation wheel named Skyvue (partially constructed), and 550,000 square feet (51,097 square meters) of restaurants and shops — all of which would be architectural replicas of various British landmarks and neighborhoods.[33] The project was to be constructed on land across from the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip, where — as of November 2019 — the partially-constructed Skyvue still stands. The wheel was to be "Phase I of London, Las Vegas".
Montreux Resort
This Swiss-themed resort was to have been built on the property of the former New Frontier Hotel and Casino, but was ultimately cancelled.[34]
Moon Resort and Casino
Proposed by Canadian developer Michael Henderson, this is a planned 10,000-room, 250-acre (1.0 km2) lunar-themed casino resort.[35] Gaming experts doubt it will ever be built in Las Vegas, simply because the space planned for it is too large for the Las Vegas Strip.[4]
NevStar 2000
Further information: Craig Ranch Station § NevStar 2000 Proposed by NevStar Gaming in 1998, the NevStar 2000 entertainment complex in North Las Vegas would have included a hotel and casino,[36] but the project faced opposition from nearby residents who did not want a casino in the area.[37][38] The project was cancelled when NevStar Gaming filed for bankruptcy in December 1999.[12]
North Coast/Boyd Gaming project
In May 2003, Coast Casinos had plans for the North Coast hotel-casino, to be built at the southwest corner of Centennial Parkway and Lamb Boulevard in North Las Vegas. The project would be built on approximately 40 acres (16 ha) of vacant land, surrounded by other land that was also undeveloped. At the time, the North Las Vegas Planning Commission was scheduled to review requests for zoning changes and approvals for the project. The project was not scheduled to be built for at least another four years, after completion of a highway interchange at Lamb Boulevard and the nearby Interstate 15, as well as the completion of an overpass over nearby railroad tracks. Bill Curran, an attorney for the land owner, said, "We're going through the zoning changes now so everybody knows what's going to be out there." The North Coast would include a casino, a 10-story hotel with 398 rooms, a bowling alley, movie theaters, and a parking garage.[39] In June 2003, the Planning Commission voted 6 to 1 to approve preliminary applications necessary to begin work on the North Coast.[40][41]
Boyd Gaming, the owner of Coast Casinos, announced in February 2006 that it would purchase the 40-acre site for $35 million.[42] Jackie Gaughan and Kenny Epstein were the owners at the time.[43] Boyd Gaming had not decided on whether the new project would be a Coast property or if it would be similar to the company's Sam's Town hotel-casino. At the time, no timetable was set for building the project.[42] In March 2007, the project was put on hold. At the time, Boyd Gaming had been securing construction permits for the project but decided to first review growth in the area. Construction had been scheduled to begin in mid-2007.[44] In August 2013, Boyd Gaming sold the undeveloped property for $5.15 million.[43]
Palace of the Sea Resort and Casino
This was to have been built on the former Wet 'n Wild waterpark site. Conceptual drawings included yacht-shaped towers that housed suites, a casino resembling the Sydney Opera House and a 600-foot (180 m) tall Ferris wheel-type attraction dubbed a "Sky Wheel". It never left the planning stages.[4]
Paramount Las Vegas
A casino and hotel and condo resort with more than 1,800 units that was planned by Royal Palms Las Vegas, a subsidiary of Royal Palms Communities.[45][46] The project was to replace the Klondike Hotel and Casino at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip,[47][45] beside the Las Vegas welcome sign.[48] The resort was approved in October 2006,[45] but an investor pulled out of the project in August 2007, and the land was put up for sale in May 2008.[46]
Pharoah's Kingdom
Pharoah's Kingdom was planned as a $1.2 billion gaming, hotel and theme park complex to be built on 710 acres (290 ha) at Pebble Road and Las Vegas Boulevard, five miles south of the Las Vegas Strip.[49][1] Construction was approved in October 1988,[49] with Silano Development Group as the developer.[50]
The project would have an Egyptian theme, including two 12-story pyramids made of crystal, with each containing 300 suites. The hotel would have a total of 5,000 rooms,[50] making it the largest in the world.[51] The 230,000 sq ft (21,000 m2) casino would include 100 table games and 3,000 slot machines, while an RV park, mini-golf, a bowling alley, and a video game arcade would be located beside the casino area.[52] Three of the project's various pyramid structures would house the 50-acre (20 ha) family theme park. Other features would include sphinxes, man-made beaches, waterways resembling the Nile river, an underwater restaurant, a 24-hour child-care facility, a 100-tenant shopping promenade, and a repertory-style theater that would be overseen by actor Jack Klugman.[52] Additionally, the resort would feature an 18-hole PGA Championship golf course,[52] and a monorail located within the theme park.[50] The project would have one mile of frontage along Las Vegas Boulevard.[52]
Frank Gambella, president of the project, stated that financing was in place, with groundbreaking planned for March or April 1989. Gambella said the project would be financed by several entities, with the money coming from a Nevada corporation, suggesting the entities would be grouped together as an umbrella corporation. Gambella stated that the project could be opened by Labor Day 1990. The resort was expected to employ 8,000 people. Following the completion of the resort, Gambella said a complex of 750 condominiums would be built on the land along with 900 retirement-care apartments.[52]
The project was cancelled shortly after it was announced, as authorities became suspicious of developer Anthony Silano's fundraising efforts for the project. It was discovered that Silano and his associates hacked into the Switzerland bank accounts of Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos following his death in 1989. Silano pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges. Another Egyptian-themed resort, Luxor Las Vegas, would open on the south Las Vegas Strip in 1993.[1]
Planet Hollywood Resort (original plans)
Not to be confused with the current Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino.
Originally planned to open in the late 1990s on the site of the Desert Inn, it was to be one of the largest hotels in Las Vegas. Because of the bankruptcy of Planet Hollywood Restaurants, the hotel was never built. However, in the 2000s, a group of investors bought the new Aladdin Hotel and Casino and remodeled it with a modern Hollywood theme.[4]
Playboy Hotel and Casino
A proposed casino resort themed after Playboy magazine was rejected in favor of a nightclub and suites built at the top two floors of the new Palms tower.[4] The planned location for the Playboy Hotel and Casino, on the Las Vegas Strip, was later used for the Cosmopolitan resort.[53]
Santa Fe Valley
Main article: Santa Fe Valley Santa Fe Gaming, which owned the Santa Fe hotel-casino in northwest Las Vegas, had plans for a second Santa Fe property in 1996.[54] The Santa Fe Valley would be built on a 40-acre (16 ha) lot[55] in Henderson, Nevada, adjacent to the Galleria at Sunset mall. The start of construction was delayed several times because of poor financial quarters for Santa Fe Gaming,[54] and because of the company not yet receiving financing for the project.[56] Site preparation started in July 1998, with an opening date scheduled for December 1999,[57] but construction never began. In 1999, the property was sold to Station Casinos,[58][59] which sold the land a year later for use as a shopping center.[60]
Shenandoah Hotel and Casino
A project by Wayne Newton. Although the hotel operated for a short time at 120 E. Flamingo Road, the management was unable to get a gaming license. After years of floundering it was sold to a Canadian company and became Bourbon Street Hotel and Casino.
Silver City proposals
By January 2000, Luke Brugnara was planning to build a San Francisco-themed resort on the site of the closed Silver City Casino.[61] Brugnara intended to give Silver City a multimillion-dollar renovation, with plans to have a fully operational hotel-casino by 2002.[62] In March 2001, Brugnara's request for a gaming license was rejected.[63] In May 2002, it was announced that Brugnara had sold the casino while retaining six acres located behind the building.[64] In 2003, Brugnara was planning to build a 24-story, 304-room hotel and casino resort on a portion of the Silver City property. The resort, to be named "Tycoon", was to be designed by Lee Linton, with an expected cost of approximately $100 million.[65]
Starship Orion
International Thoroughbred Breeders (ITB) announced plans to demolish the El Rancho and construct Starship Orion, a $1 billion hotel, casino, entertainment and retail complex with an outer space theme, covering 5.4 million square feet (501,676 square meters). The resort was to include seven separately owned casinos, each approximately 30,000 square feet (2,787 square meters).[66][67] Each potential casino owner was to contribute up to $100 million to own and operate a casino within the complex.[68] The complex would have included 300,000 square feet (27,871 square meters) of retail space, as well as 2,400 hotel rooms and a 65-story hotel tower. ITB hoped to begin construction later in 1996, with a planned opening date of April 1998.[67]
Sunrise
This was to have been located at 4575 Boulder Highway. Property developer Michael Mona Jr. built the hotel-casino and stated that he was going to break tradition by starting a "casino without a theme". He failed to get an unrestricted gaming license when suspicions arose concerning his associations with alleged organized crime figures. Chips were made for the casino, but were never used.[69] The building was opened as Arizona Charlie's Boulder.
Titanic
In 1999, Bob Stupak was planning a 400-foot-high (122 m) resort themed after the RMS Titanic, to be built on a 10-acre (4 hectares) property he owned near downtown Las Vegas. The resort would have included 1,200 rooms, 800 of which were to be used for timeshares to help finance the project. That year, planning commissioners rejected Stupak's request to change the zoning to allow for a hotel.[70] The project was later planned for the former site of the El Rancho Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip, but was rejected by the Las Vegas City Council.[4]
W Las Vegas
Main article: W Las Vegas W Las Vegas was proposed in August 2005, as a $1.7 billion joint project between Starwood and Edge Resorts, with a scheduled opening in 2008. The project would include a 75,000 sq ft (7,000 m2) casino and approximately 3,000 hotel, condo hotel, and residential units.[71][72] The project was cancelled in May 2007, after Starwood pulled out of the deal.[73]
Wally's Wagon Wheel
Wally's Wagon Wheel was to be developed by Walter Weiss through his company, Magna Leisure Partnership.[74][75] The project was proposed for 2200 South Boulder Highway in Henderson,[76][77] between Wagon Wheel Drive and Roberts Road,[78] near Henderson's Old Vegas western theme park. Manga Leisure Partnership purchased the 15.5-acre property in late February 1988. Weiss, at that time, had tentative plans for a western-themed, 112-room property known then as the Wagon Wheel Hotel and Casino. The Wagon Wheel was expected to cost $15 million, and financing had yet to be obtained for the project, which Weiss expected to open in early 1990.[74] The project, which would include a 55,000 sq ft (5,100 m2) casino, was to be built in two phases.[79]
By October 1991, Wally's Wagon Wheel remained unbuilt due to difficulty obtaining financing.[80][76] That month, the Henderson Planning Commission voted to give Weiss more time to make progress on the project. At that time, the project was to include 204 hotel rooms and would be built on 13.30 acres (5.38 ha). Weiss noted that the nearby successful Sam's Town hotel-casino opened with 204 rooms, and he believed his project would be successful if he opened with the same amount of rooms for good luck.[76] By the end of 1992, Weiss had still not acquired financing for Wally's Wagon Wheel. At the time, the project was the largest of five casinos being planned for Henderson. The three-story project was to include 200 rooms, two restaurants, a theater lounge for country and western entertainment, and a large bingo room. Weiss stated that groundbreaking was scheduled for May 1993, with an expected opening in June 1994. The hotel-casino would employ approximately 600 people upon opening.[81]
Weiss met with nearby residents to discuss the project, and he had the original design changed to include a larger buffer zone between homes and the hotel-casino. In November 1994, the Henderson Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of Weiss' requested zone change as part of the redesign. The project, at that time, was to include a one-story casino and a four-story hotel with 400 rooms.[82][83] In December 1994, the Henderson City Council rejected Weiss' plans for a 200-foot (61 m) buffer.[84]
In July 1997, the unbuilt project received its sixth extension from the Henderson Planning Commission for a use permit and architectural review.[85] In August 1997, the Henderson City Council approved the sixth extension, but denied Weiss' appeal for a one-year extension, instead giving him six months to make progress on the project.[77] Up to that time, $1.7 million had been invested in the project by Magna Leisure Partnership.[86] As of 1998, the project was expected to cost $80 million and employ at least 1,200 people, and the proposed site had increased to 19 acres (7 ha). At that time, Weiss stated that he was close to obtaining financing for the project from a casino operator.[87] The project was never built.
Wild Wild West
Not to be confused with Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel. As of 1993, Station Casinos owned a 27-acre (11 ha) site on Boulder Highway with the potential to be developed as a casino. The site was located across the street from Sam's Town hotel-casino.[88] In January 1998, Crescent Real Estate Equities Co. announced plans to purchase Station Casinos, which had intended to sell the land prior to the announcement.[89] By March 1998, Station Casinos was planning to develop a hotel-casino complex on the land, which was occupied by a vacant strip mall. The complex would be known as Wild Wild West, with local residents as the target clientele.[90][89]
Crescent's purchase of Station Casinos failed in August 1998, and Station Casinos subsequently slowed its plans to build the project.[91] By the end of the year, the project had received approval from the Clark County Planning Commission for a 273,000 sq ft (25,400 m2) casino and a 504-room hotel.[92] No timetable for construction was announced,[92][93] and Station Casinos had already decided by that point not to start any new projects prior to 2000.[92] Station Casinos sold the undeveloped land for $11.2 million to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in April 2004.[94]
World Port
In 2000, Howard Bulloch, David Gaffin, and their partner Tom Gonzales transferred ownership of the Glass Pool Inn property to their group, known as New World, with plans for a megaresort.[95] New World purchased several other nearby motels to accumulate a 77-acre (31 ha) parcel located on the Las Vegas Strip and east of the Mandalay Bay.[96] In January 2001, plans were announced for World Port Resorts, a megaresort consisting of hotel-casinos, a convention center and a fine arts facility. The project was to be built on the 77-acre (31 ha property, a portion of which was occupied by the Glass Pool Inn.[96]
World Trade Center
To have been located at 925 East Desert Inn Road. Leonard Shoen, co-founder of U-Haul truck rental, purchased the property of what had been the Chaparral Hotel & Casino in 1996, renovating it into the World Trade Center Hotel. A gaming license was applied for, but when it was discovered that two of Shoen's closest partners were convicted felons, the application was denied in 1998. He withdrew his application, and died in a car crash in 1999 that was ruled a suicide. Cards and gaming chips were produced for the World Trade Center Casino, but were never used.[97] The property has since been demolished and is now a parking lot, part of the Las Vegas Convention Center Annex.
World Wrestling Federation
A casino resort themed after the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) was proposed for a property near the Interstate 15 freeway across from Mandalay Bay. The project never went past the proposal stage.[4] The land where it would have stood is now Allegiant Stadium.
WWF also proposed to open the project on the property once used by the Clarion Hotel and Casino, which was demolished in 2015 to become a parking lot.
Xanadu
In February 1976, the Clark County Commission approved the 23-story Xanadu resort, to be built on the Las Vegas Strip at the corner of South Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue. The resort would include approximately 1,700 hotel rooms and a casino, as well as convention facilities, a showroom, dining, and indoor tennis courts. The resort was to be developed by Tandy McGinnis – of Bowling Green, Kentucky – and his Xanadu Corporation, and would be built on 48.6 acres (19.7 ha) owned by Howard Downes, a resident of Coral Gables, Florida.[98][99][100] The Xanadu would feature a pyramid design, and was expected to cost $150 million.[100] It would have been the first themed mega-resort. Much information and many artifacts of the project are housed at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas library. The Excalibur Hotel and Casino ultimately opened on the property in 1990.[101]
See also
Category:Defunct casinos in the Las Vegas Valley List of Atlantic City casinos that never opened

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Subreddit	Title	Brand
todayilearned	TIL KFC in the early 70's had a spin off chain for roast beef sandwiches called 'Kentucky Beef'.	KFC
nottheonion	Man pulls a Kendall Jenner Pepsi move at a city council meeting, and panic ensues	Pepsi
worldnews	China and the United States 'agree to greater cooperation' in curbing North Korea's nuclear ambitions	United
worldnews	China laps up glossy TV corruption drama - BBC News	BBC
videos	Introducing Google Gnome Star	Google
worldnews	Trump to make China state visit, says top US diplomat - BBC News	BBC
AskReddit	If I died right now what would happen to my "digital" assets? How long will they live on a live server if they are not accessed? What eventually happens to my iCloud photos, Google Drive, etc will there always be a copy somewhere on tape or something? What's the process?	Google
Showerthoughts	The Pepsi ad may increase sales because the can is now a dank meme.	Pepsi
Showerthoughts	If IKEA the put a QR code on their furniture that linked to instructional assembly videos they could probably increase their sales.	IKEA
videos	What is Apple ran this commercial today?	Apple
worldnews	An Italian court on Friday banned the Uber app, saying it contributed to traditional taxis facing unfair competition, local media reported	Uber
Showerthoughts	I believe everything Google tells me	Google
WritingPrompts	WP Gib Gorbson was your average guy living in the year 400,787 in the country of Afro-Eurasiamericastan but then one day a system overload at his local Taco Bell triggered a nuclear explosion which sent him back in time to the USA in the year 2017.	Bell
AskReddit	Why the new Pepsi commercial is controversial? Isn't its message kinda good?	Pepsi
AskReddit	People who used a Pepsi to get out of trouble, what is your story?	Pepsi
history	Did the United States use trench warfare during WW1?	United
mildlyinteresting	The image of our saviour Terrance has appeared on the bottom of my Starbucks cup	Starbucks
worldnews	Italy issues a nationwide Uber ban	Uber
news	Italy issues a nationwide Uber ban	Uber
food	Homemade copycat McDonald's Szechuan Sauce, thanks to a recipe from u/Xeropoint. Chicken nuggets also from scratch. Fries by OreIda.	McDonald's
AskReddit	What actions should be taken by all to repair the growing political divide in the United States of America?	United
gaming	Ark Evolved preview, Xbox One....sooo does this mean i own it?	Xbox
AskReddit	I must have missed something - what's with all the Pepsi memes?	Pepsi
AskReddit	If you met Donald Trump at a bar in a universe in which he was not the president of the United States or a successful business man, what would you think of him?	United
OldSchoolCool	Circus Circus Casino in Las Vegas, opening night on Oct. 18th, 1968	Casino
worldnews	Odisha: Curfew in Bhadrak town after communal violence over Facebook post	Facebook
Showerthoughts	Whenever I see a Charger, Impala, or Crown Vic come up behind me I hold my breath till I see whether it's Homie From The Block or Officer Pork. I always keep my Pepsi on hand though.	Pepsi
pics	Kelly Brook seen leaving her hotel and arriving at BBC Radio 1 in a skin tight bandage dress, September 9th 2014.	BBC
Showerthoughts	The repetitiveness of GE courses in college with high school seems to be training us to get prepared for working a 9 to 5 job.	GE
AskReddit	Does this whole Pepsi commercial controversy seem like a fortunate mistake?	Pepsi
videos	A Youtube Classic	Youtube
nottheonion	Warren Buffett’s beaming face sells Coca-Cola in China	Coca-Cola
videos	Apple's Forgotten Video Game Console From The 90s - The Story Of The Apple Pippin	Apple
videos	Remember what it was like before Southwest Airlines?	Southwest
television	Am I losing my mind here, or is '13 reasons why' about as cringy as the Jenner Pepsi ad?	Pepsi
todayilearned	TIL: United States, tobacco companies are protected from disclosing their ingredients to the public p.21	United
food	Homemade Chicken Apple Fuji Salad	Apple
gaming	What is the best Lego game for PC not based on another franchise?	Lego
Showerthoughts	The new Pepsi memes are just snickers memes on a larger scale...	Pepsi
funny	The image of our Saviour Terrance has appeared on the bottom of my Starbucks cup	Starbucks
mildlyinteresting	Local McDonald's has a "walk through" window.	McDonald's
funny	Roast of the United States: Alabama	United
gaming	Should I get an Xbox One from Best Buy or Gamestop?	Xbox
AskReddit	What racial issues do people face in the United States that Don occur in other countries?	United
worldnews	Syrian military knew the US raid was coming and evacuated personnel and equipment: ABC News	ABC
worldnews	Italy court blocks Uber services in Italy, citing unfair competition	Uber
news	[Authorities Chase Suspected Another LA freeway chase: Stolen Vehicle Driver on 60 Freeway Near Pomona	KTLA](https://www.reddit.com/news/comments/645idp/authorities_chase_suspected_another_la_freeway/)
Showerthoughts	I hope someone took screenshots of Uber so that we can all tell our kids "back in my day" stories.	Uber
Showerthoughts	Is it a requirement to own an Apple laptop at university.	Apple
videos	Stan Rogers - Northwest Passage	Rogers
television	Famous TV feuds: The celebrities who can't get along off-screen - BBC News	BBC
mildlyinteresting	My friend spent a total of $40.00 at Taco Bell tonight	Bell
Showerthoughts	I won't teach my kids how to use tools, instead I'll walk them through IKEA instructions.	IKEA
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: Howcome certain car models have so many of-brand replicas eg. AC Cobra, Lotus 7, Porsche 356, when most classic, desirable cars have none?	Porsche
Showerthoughts	The newfound Pepsi diplomacy, coupled with the Syria strike, remind me of that time back in '96 when some kid tried to buy a harrier jet with 7 million Pepsi points.	Pepsi
Jokes	My girlfriend tried to get me to have sex with her on the hood of her Honda Civic...	Honda
food	Homemade Chicken nuggets and McDonald's Szechuan sauce using XeroPoint's recipe x-post /RickAndMorty	McDonald's
AskReddit	Why does Mike Tyson have a tattoo of Mao Zedong?	Tyson
nottheonion	Escort Who Gave Former Google Exec Fatal Heroin Injection Will Be Deported to Canada	Google
Showerthoughts	The ending of the new Pepsi ad is basically "we got the sucker to drink Pepsi, lets cheer".	Pepsi
gaming	I know the PS4/PS3 and Xbox One/360 and Nintendo Switch and DS are not region locked, but do they play other region games online?	Xbox
videos	How The Kendall Jenner Pepsi Ad Got Made	Pepsi
WritingPrompts	WP It is the second coming of Christ. As he finds his way to the United States he finds himself detained in JFK airport.	United
AskReddit	Serious Non-Americans of Reddit, what are you taught about the United States in your history or civics classes and in what light is the United States portrayed?	United
Documentaries	Hillsborough Documentary First Tuesday ITV 1990 Made less than a year after the disaster. Pretty much saying what took 25 more years for the courts to get right.	ITV
todayilearned	TIL: Ethiopia has less income inequality then the United States	United
AskReddit	Would you respect Pepsi more if they stuck by their guns and kept the new Ad up -- why or why not?	Pepsi
news	Feds Accuse Google of Underpaying Female Employees	Google
news	Prostitute responsible for Google exec’s fatal heroin overdose to be deported to Canada	Google
worldnews	Prostitute responsible for Google exec’s fatal heroin overdose to be deported to Canada	Google
AskReddit	Non-Americans, how do you view the recent strike by the United States in Syria?	United
AskReddit	Does Red Bull and Monster taste the same to you? Why?	Red Bull
mildlyinteresting	Confused me at first, but I guess Google can get it wrong sometimes	Google
worldnews	Turkish 'No’ voices struggling to be heard - BBC News	BBC
OldSchoolCool	Oliver Reed and Diana Rigg promote their Paramount film The Assassination Bureau at London’s Hilton Hotel, 1967	Hilton
mildlyinteresting	The first Taco Bell in the Netherlands is about to open in my city Eindhoven.	Bell
videos	Guy wins a lot of money on BBC News	BBC
worldnews	Italy court bans Uber across the country over unfair competition for traditional taxis	Uber
funny	Looks like someone at Unilever spent too much time watching the Big Bang Theory	Unilever
videos	The power of flight from chicken buckets! - RC KFC bucket plane Magnus effect	KFC
movies	First still from BBC movie 'The Child in Time'. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kelly Macdonald	BBC
worldnews	'Suspect device' in Sweden crash lorry - BBC News	BBC
worldnews	Stockholm attack: 'Suspect device' in Sweden crash lorry - BBC News	BBC
Showerthoughts	Maybe Google is so rich and powerful because they can blackmail anyone they want.	Google
videos	My NEW Youtube Trailer Indie Devs, Music Producers, Retro Gamers, Etc...	Youtube
mildlyinteresting	My Granny noticed her car's twin beside it in Tesco car park earlier 🚗	Tesco
Music	Top 100 Most Viewed Music Videos Of All Time - Youtube Updated April 2017	Youtube
AskReddit	People of Reddit who have actually had the McDonald's Mulan Szechuan Sauce, how was it really? Does it live up to all the R&M hype?	McDonald's
worldnews	Syria strikes: Site of chemical attack hit again this time by United States	United
mildlyinteresting	The color separated when I froze these Gatorade bottles	Gatorade
AskReddit	I stepped on a Lego a month ago. Why does it still hurt?	Lego
gaming	Childhood memory, "The Orange Box" - CD full of games, any of you heard of it?	Orange
todayilearned	TIL that In New Zealand, BMW posted a newspaper advertisement that said bring in your old car and they’ll swap it for a brand new one. No one came as everyone thought this as an April fool prank but, it turns out the offer was real and a lady swapped an old Nissan Avenir for a brand new BMW.	BMW
todayilearned	TIL that In New Zealand, BMW posted a newspaper advertisement that said bring in your old car and they’ll swap it for a brand new one. No one came as everyone thought this as an April fool prank but, it turns out the offer was real and a lady swapped an old Nissan Avenir for a brand new BMW.	Nissan
Music	Galapaghost - Mazes In The Sky Folk/Experimental So I self-produced and recorded this and it has managed to get almost 800,000 streams on Spotify. I have no label, manager or band so I'm completely DIY.	Sky
videos	Failed Pepsi Ad feat. Kendall Jenner	Pepsi
EarthPorn	Sunrise in one of our newly protected Wilderness areas in the Allegheny Mountains, United States OC 1400x934	United
videos	Ever since companies like Coca-Cola and AT&T left YouTube ads are now getting around 10 cents per 1000 views instead of $1 per 1000 views. This is affecting a huge portion of creators. H3H3 productions might have been right with their title "Is YouTube over"	AT&T
videos	Ever since companies like Coca-Cola and AT&T left YouTube ads are now getting around 10 cents per 1000 views instead of $1 per 1000 views. This is affecting a huge portion of creators. H3H3 productions might have been right with their title "Is YouTube over"	Coca-Cola
news	Fact Check now available in Google Search and News around the world	Google
mildlyinteresting	Free Aerial Tour of New York City via Delta Airlines	Delta
funny	Bad luck seems to follow Pepsi CEO after resigning and switching sides	Pepsi
movies	Shell NO! A Ghost in the Shell Review A Friends and Film Podcast	Shell
AskReddit	What's the most complicated drink you could get at Starbucks that still tastes good?	Starbucks
DIY	Repairing Thumb Stick Drift and replacing analogue module Xbox 1 controller	Xbox
AskReddit	What makes the new Pepsi commercial so awful more so than just a "bad" commercial?	Pepsi
pics	This poster at the barber shop looks like the Ghost In the Shell lead.	Shell
worldnews	Greece's justice minister said Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis had likely bribed "thousands" of doctors and civil servants to promote its products, amid an ongoing probe.	Novartis
Showerthoughts	One of the greatest joys in being a modern adult is watching as younger generations come to realize MTV is horrible television.	MTV
todayilearned	TIL Disney almost made 'The Dark Kingdom' at Walt Disney World, a Fifth Park that was themed around it's Villains	Walt Disney
Showerthoughts	If they made Pepsi flavored Donuts, the justice system would be crippled.	Pepsi
worldnews	US government drops effort to unmask anti-Trump Twitter account after lawsuit and outcry from free speech advocates	Twitter
todayilearned	TIL that Manchester United is a listed company on the New York Stock Exchange	United
videos	In light of the recent Pepsi and Kendall Jenner debacle, here is a reminder of Bill Hick’s opinion on Advertising and Marketing. Enjoy!	Pepsi
news	US regulators accuse Google of underpaying female workers	Google
Showerthoughts	I could irreversibly ruin my life with just a few Google searches.	Google
Showerthoughts	PornHub should do an April Fools joke next year eliminating orientation-specific categories following in the footsteps of MTV which eliminated gender-specific awards.	MTV
Showerthoughts	Where does the K come from when we abbreviate Coca-Cola to Coke?	Coca-Cola
funny	$339.72 for some batteries? Walmart has lost its mind	Walmart
videos	Introducing Google NO	Google
news	Judge disciplined for offering to pay teenage girl's fine - BBC News	BBC
videos	NYC Uber passenger threatens to call the police on Uber Driver	Uber
EarthPorn	Southern Coastline of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Taken from my Google Pixel 4048 x 3036Original	Google
funny	What is up with the Pepsi meme?	Pepsi
movies	Services like Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Music have practically made music piracy fall off the face of the Earth. When will movie studios take the hint?	Apple
movies	Services like Spotify, Google Play, and Apple Music have practically made music piracy fall off the face of the Earth. When will movie studios take the hint?	Google
Jokes	Why you shouldn't fart in a Apple store?	Apple
videos	Nat Rogers Faulkner: Hop to fakie Manual? BMX	Rogers
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: Without programs like Adobe Premiere, how was video edited in the 1970's?	Adobe
news	Department of Labor claims that Google systematically underpays its female employees	Google
pics	Turns out McDonald's is pretty photogenic	McDonald's
AskReddit	Is Playstation or XBox better and why do you think so?	Playstation
videos	CRAZY KFC DRIVE-THRU PRANK	KFC
gaming	I'm an Xbox One Gwent beta tester. I got these codes a few days ago if anyone want to play Gwent Closed Beta	Xbox
AskReddit	Serious Prison guards and former prisoners of Reddit, how accurate is Orange Is the New Black in depicting aspects of life in prison?	Orange
videos	All I wanted was a Pepsi and She wouldn't give it to me	Pepsi
listentothis	Adventure Corps - Apple Fritter Electronic / Pianostep 2017	Apple
gifs	How To Catch An Apple Like A Veteran	Apple
Showerthoughts	Does Microsoft use Visual Studio to create a new version of Visual Studio?	Microsoft
AskReddit	Based on the ads they show you, what kind of person does Google seem to think you are?	Google
gaming	My 7yo sold made me a Lego Switch for my birthday this year! I'm incredibly proud of him for this.	Lego
mildlyinteresting	This spilled cup of McDonald's coffee looks like one of those gag spill cups.	McDonald's
Music	Adventure Corps - Apple Fritter Electronic/ Pianostep	Apple
news	US unemployment rate falls to 10-year low - BBC News	BBC
Showerthoughts	I've been using Google for a majority of my life and have never used the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button	Google
Music	Everlore - Lords of the Sky Power metal 2017	Sky
OldSchoolCool	My Dad and Air Force Friends meeting Harrison Ford 1995	Ford
AskReddit	If Apple unleashed a gaming console how do you think it would be?	Apple
Showerthoughts	It's like the entire planet was just asked "Is Pepsi okay?" And everyone said "No."	Pepsi
personalfinance	Family member offered to buy a 09 Subaru and finance for me as in I make payments directly to her. My C.U. is willing to finance it for 4%. What should I do?	Subaru
personalfinance	I'm 28, just found out family has been hiding a UTMA account from me. Bank of America refuses to give me the records.	Bank of America
pics	I'm unconvinced my package is at UPS Mail Innovations.	UPS
mildlyinteresting	I just realized, that Rolex doesn't use the proper Roman numeral for 4. Which is IV, in case you were curious.	Rolex
television	'Designated Survivor' bringing in fourth showrunner ahead of likely second season "Jeff Melvoin is exiting the Kiefer Sutherland ABC political drama and will stay on until a replacement for season two is named"	ABC
todayilearned	TIL that the Spice Girls had a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with Pepsi. They even produced a song for Pepsi that ultimately featured on their 'Greatest Hits' album	Pepsi
pics	Someone on one of my Facebook groups is selling an old 1950s safe, contents unknown....are we going to go for it, Reddit?	Facebook
Showerthoughts	Since items that Costco offers samples for increase the product sales, they should let you try their brand toilet paper in the bathrooms.	Costco
videos	Neil deGrasse Tyson Interviews MKBHD on The Future of Tech	Tyson
AskReddit	If you could only eat one thing from Taco Bell for the rest of the month, what would it be?	Bell
gaming	PC & PS4 gamets are afraid of Xbox Scorpio	Xbox
videos	Nobody puts Google robot in a corner.	Google
AskReddit	If each United State was a condiment and or sauce, what would they be?	United
askscience	How does Facebook knows what I wanna see?	Facebook
movies	How Ghost in the Shell got its main characters wrong, and why it matters	Shell
pics	Through multiple cancellations via Delta Airlines, I have been living at the airport for 3 days now. Here is the line to get to the help desk. Calling them understaffed is being too generous. I just want to go home.	Delta
Showerthoughts	Why Apple doesn't sell bigger macs?	Apple
history	A People's History of the United States is my APUSH text book?	United
mildlyinteresting	Damn! Even Sprint knows the prices of smart phones are ludicrously expensive!	Sprint
AskReddit	Redditors who got to try the limited time McDonald's schezwan sauce how fucking delicious was it and how did it change your life?	McDonald's
OldSchoolCool	My Lego tote from 1987	Lego
pics	When Delta gives you the bone job.	Delta
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: Why do places like Costco and Walmart mark your receipt at the door before to leave?	Walmart
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: Why do places like Costco and Walmart mark your receipt at the door before to leave?	Costco
personalfinance	I am selling my house and buying a new one. Is there an advantage to obtaining my new mortgage with the same lender that had my current mortgage? My loan is with Wells Fargo if that matters.	Wells Fargo
videos	Cliff Burton - Bass solo "Anesthesia - Pulling Teeth" - For Whom The Bell Tolls - 1984 live	Bell
worldnews	Venezuela opposition march over Henrique Capriles ban - BBC News	BBC
Showerthoughts	Whenever I lose something important like my keys one of my first instincts is always to Google "where are my keys"...	Google
AskReddit	Which fast food chain is superior, Burger King or McDonald's, and why?	Burger King
mildlyinteresting	This Walmart is green.	Walmart
worldnews	This is Why Cancellation of Johnson's Visit to Moscow ‘Was Predictable'	Johnson's
funny	So I thought I'd give the help area of the Verizon app a fair shot... it failed	Verizon

Subreddit	Title	Brand
science	Conservative politicians are better looking than liberal politicians on average in the United States, Europe, and Australia - and that might create an overall advantage for conservative parties	United
listentothis	Kodak Cameo - Casino Speedway Vaporwave 2014	Casino
creepy	At a da Vinci exhibit	Vinci
history	What was the Purpose of Goebbels' Total War Speech	Total
pics	The United States of Wall patching...	United
AskReddit	Why were you blocked or banned from Facebook ZUCC'd?	Facebook
worldnews	Trump threatens BMW with border tax on cars built in Mexico	BMW
AskReddit	Which will come first for the United States, an openly gay president or an atheist president?	United
AskReddit	What live covers are really good with Youtube links, if possible?	Youtube
pics	When Google maps is like your drunk friend giving you directions to Taco Bell	Google
gaming	I thank my Xbox Cortona every time I turn it on.	Xbox
worldnews	Sherlock no match for Russian Hackers: Twitter erupts as season finale leaked online	Twitter
pics	WE have a LIVE SHOW on Youtube ! Search for it !	Youtube
videos	Melancholy Mac and Cheese by the Melancholy Chef - a slice of musical genius! Submit your recipe requests on his Youtube channel!	Youtube
worldnews	After Government Threatens Fines, Facebook Will Test Out Fake News Filtering in Germany	Facebook
gaming	My dad just had his best round in World of Tanks Xbox Edition ever.	Xbox
food	Homemade Nutella stuffed calzone 14" across with about 1/3 of a Costco sized jar of Nutella inside	Costco
Music	Holly Kirby - Kiss Chase indie and independent artist with many superb original pieces	Chase
pics	Restoring Habitat - Upper Back Bay Nature Preserve, Newport Beach, CA	Newport
television	Gary Barlow's opening number from his new BBC show 'Let It Shine', a new reality talent competition from the UK where contestants compete for a chance to star in their very own West End stage musical.	BBC
creepy	Another one from the Da Vinci Exhibit	Vinci
news	Fort McMurray Walmart customers react to charges of selling wildfire-contaminated food	Walmart
AskReddit	When plugging Wii U to Philips monitor with a HDMI to DVI it doesn't work if unplugging VGA then it will work but is boring to plug and unplug the whole time and already broke like 7 VGA cables have any ideas how to fix this problem?	Philips
food	Wife's Apple Pithivier, Hand Made Puff Pastry, 3 Hour Apple Butter, and Almond Frangipane Homemade	Apple
mildlyinteresting	My Taco Bell sauce had words on it!!!!!	Bell
videos	Will it kill me? Will Lexus Pre-Collision System save pedestrian life? Human experiment!	Lexus
gifs	Lightning Across Sky OC	Sky
AskReddit	You are president of the United States. What do you do to make America great again?	United
AskReddit	If you could Google one thing and get results from the year 2040, what would it be?	Google
AskReddit	Redditors in Hawaii and Alaska: How much higher are your Subway sandwich prices? What else is higher?	Subway
Showerthoughts	I know Sprint wants me to think having the "Can you here me now?" guy in their stable is impressive, but I find him very disloyal.	Sprint
mildlyinteresting	OC Found this at a Microsoft Office Bill Gates boi your fruit game weak	Microsoft
funny	When someone mistakes a 4 thousand dollar Apple computer for a trash can... smh	Apple
videos	The notes in this Apple EarPod ad are in patterned wrong.	Apple
AskReddit	You have total control over 5,000 cows, how do you take over the United States?	United
sports	Up 1 point, you score a TD with 2 minutes to go. Are you going for 1 or 2?	TD
AskReddit	What is your craziest Walmart story?	Walmart
funny	After seeing the post about Google saving my voice commands, I decided to go through my history...	Google
AskReddit	Car lovers/enthusiasts: Which crossover SUV to buy now? Mazda CX5, Toyota Rav 4, Hyundai Tucson, Lexus NX, Kia Sportage, others?	Toyota
AskReddit	Car lovers/enthusiasts: Which crossover SUV to buy now? Mazda CX5, Toyota Rav 4, Hyundai Tucson, Lexus NX, Kia Sportage, others?	Hyundai
AskReddit	Car lovers/enthusiasts: Which crossover SUV to buy now? Mazda CX5, Toyota Rav 4, Hyundai Tucson, Lexus NX, Kia Sportage, others?	Lexus
AskReddit	Car lovers/enthusiasts: Which crossover SUV to buy now? Mazda CX5, Toyota Rav 4, Hyundai Tucson, Lexus NX, Kia Sportage, others?	Mazda
Showerthoughts	Bing should market themselves as the "Porn" search engine that lets you turn off safe search since Google only has a moderate safe search filter with no option to turn off safe search filtering anymore.	Google
AskReddit	Serious If Starbucks collapsed, where would hipsters hang out?	Starbucks
mildlyinteresting	A KFC near me went out of business and instead of removing the bucket sign, the next people to lease the store just painted it black.	KFC
AskReddit	serious why is the United States going to stop using the internet?	United
photoshopbattles	PsBattle: the rear fascia of the Ford GT	Ford
AskReddit	What are some phrases or words that can dramatically alter the result of a Google search?	Google
worldnews	Turkish MPs back new constitution boosting Erdogan's powers - BBC News	BBC
gaming	Ugghhhh why is it that both Xbox and Nintendo are doing so terrible? Where is the competition for consoles is like they're not even trying anymore.	Xbox
IAmA	AMA Request Porsche owner	Porsche
worldnews	Turkish Airlines cargo plane crashes into Kyrgyzstan homes - BBC News	BBC
AskReddit	With all these motivational quotes making rounds on Facebook these days, what's the dumbest motivational quote you've seen?	Facebook
IAmA	IamA -Former holiday Macy's Loss Prevention- "Guy in the red shirt" AMA!	Macy's
worldnews	South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader in Bribery Case	Samsung Group
worldnews	South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader in Bribery Case	Samsung Group
news	South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader in Bribery Case	Samsung Group
worldnews	South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader in Bribery Case	Samsung Group
news	South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader in Bribery Case	Samsung Group
worldnews	South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader in Bribery Case	Samsung Group
Documentaries	Ancient History : The Truth Behind Sky Tombs Revealed Full History Documentary Movies 2017	Sky
WritingPrompts	WP It's the year 2495, The Continental War is in full swing between the Commonwealth of Iron, The Canadian Empire, and the Cascadian States against "The State of New York", the Confederacy, The Empire of Mexico and Kentucky.	Continental
personalfinance	Investigating checking account options to handle online income, and came across an interesting option from Capital One - but it seems a little too good. Any "catch"?	Capital One
gaming	Does anyone else want subject Delta to come back for bioshock 4?	Delta
AskReddit	What are your favorite Apple and Android apps?	Apple
worldnews	Photos show Japanese whaling off Antarctica, group says - BBC News	BBC
todayilearned	TIL In 1974 the rumor that the United States Bullion Depository aka Fort Knox was raided or empty was so rampant, officials were pressured to invite Senators and reporters to the only time their vaults were open for civilian inspection and audit.	United
funny	Is it just me, or are the designers at Toyota becoming more and more disgruntled?	Toyota
news	The Airbus A380 Is Dead -- Airbus Just Hasn't Admitted It Yet	Airbus
funny	Phone autocorrected my Google search. Wasn't disappointed.	Google
Showerthoughts	Thought about opening a new thread on the appropriate /r, but then decided to Google it first. Thank you, Google.	Google
mildlyinteresting	I asked Google "How much is a teenth" and she indicated that she used to drug dealer.	Google
gaming	Y'all have been ridiculing Sony lately but they were already planning reconfigurable controllers even before Nintendo announced Switch.	Sony
AskReddit	If the United States and Russia decided to take on the entirety of Europe, who would win?	United
funny	I Asked Google Home What The Rock Is Cookin	Google
gaming	'Turok' Source Code Will Be Sold on eBay Soon, Thanks to Lucky Warehouse Find	eBay
AskReddit	Tonight, I deactivated Facebook to purge my life of hatred, drama, gossip and wasted time. Reddit, what/who have you gotten rid of in your life that completely changed you for the better?	Facebook
news	Turkish cargo plane from Hong Kong crashes into Kyrgyzstan homes - BBC News	BBC
movies	Hands on with Airmail 1.5, managing Apple Mail, Gmail, and Exchange on iOS	Apple
funny	Saw this on Facebook and started dying	Facebook
movies	Some Behind The Scenes Footage of the Chase Scene for Pacific Rim 2 in Brisbane	Chase
OldSchoolCool	Neil DeGrasse Tyson with the Latin Dance Team at UT in 1985	Tyson
worldnews	South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Group Leader in Bribery Case	Samsung Group
worldnews	S Korea corruption: Prosecutors to seek arrest warrant for Samsung Chief - BBC News	BBC
Jokes	I am the new president of United States	United
funny	The Best Youtube Comment I've Ever Seen	Youtube
WritingPrompts	WP In an alternate timeline, Britain has successfully conquered the entire world under its rule. Write a story about a person who leads an uprising to create the United States.	United
funny	The Best Youtube Comment I've Ever Seen	Youtube
funny	Jesus - 1. Facebook - 0.	Facebook
gaming	Remmember! Delta Force Black Hawk Down Mission 2016	Delta
worldnews	Turkish cargo Boeing 747 crashes in Kyrgyzstan, 32 Dead	Boeing
worldnews	Tech Giant Tencent Slammed over Simulated Oral Sex Leak	Tencent
videos	1970 Mercedes-Benz C111-II - Jay Leno's Garage	Mercedes-Benz
gaming	Guy plays a version of Portal on an Apple IIe	Apple
Music	Silver Skies - Sky Island MS No Copyright Sound	Sky
videos	The Dictator - United Nation Speech	United
funny	Someone at Google Translate has a sense of humor	Google
AskReddit	What would be the best thing to tweet if you somehow got into Trumps Twitter account?	Twitter
videos	Old Honda BigRed quad bike returns from the dead.	Honda
nottheonion	Tech Giant Tencent Slammed over Simulated Oral Sex Leak	Tencent
worldnews	Obama on Trump: ‘Don’t underestimate the guy, because he’s going to be 45th president of the United States’	United
worldnews	Donald Trump promises to keep his Twitter account as CIA director warns him posts are national security risk	Twitter
worldnews	Germany hits back at Trump criticism of refugee policy and BMW tariff threat	BMW
AskReddit	What are the best apps from the Microsoft store?	Microsoft
videos	Guy recreates Portal for a 40 year old Apple 2 computer	Apple
gaming	Guy recreates Portal in 2D that plays on a 40 year old Apple 2 computer	Apple
OldSchoolCool	John Lewis. Played many key roles in the Civil Rights Movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States. 1965	United
TwoXChromosomes	Tech Giant Tencent Slammed over Simulated Oral Sex Leak	Tencent
WritingPrompts	EU Students, say hello to our new Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher, Professor Howard Philips Lovecraft.	Philips
AskReddit	What's one movie you would rename if you were using Trump Twitter language?	Twitter
AskReddit	Serious How would the Scandinavian nations have reacted differently if the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had instead occurred along Scandinavian seashores?	BP
television	Sherlock finale ratings hit all-time low - BBC News	BBC
Music	Daryl Hall & KT Tunstall - Out Of Touch live pop rockacoustic	KT
worldnews	Germany hits back at Trump criticism of refugee policy and BMW tariff threat	BMW
gaming	Will The Nintendo Switch Kill Off Xbox One ?	Xbox
gaming	So, how long Xbox One and PS4 are going to last?	Xbox
funny	Is Pepsi OK?	Pepsi
UpliftingNews	After years of pressure, United Arab Emirates has passed a law banning people from keeping lions, tigers and other exotic animals as pets. All will be returned to their natural habitat	United
news	SpaceX returns to flight with Falcon 9 rocket launch - BBC News	BBC
television	‘Sherlock’ Season 4 Finale Hits Series Low; BBC Probing Russian Leak	BBC
Showerthoughts	Using Google Maps is like having a loading bar for your travel.	Google
Futurology	Metal 3D Printing: Technology of the future for lighter and more compact Renault engines	Renault
food	Homemade Apple Cinnamon Roses for a Party	Apple
Showerthoughts	I think Apple created the AirPods as an answer to the always tangling EarPods.	Apple
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: Problems with the United Kingdom's NHS over recent years	United
Futurology	Flying car prototype ready by end of 2017, says Airbus CEO	Airbus
WritingPrompts	WP The automated workforce have decided instead to peacefully protest for their own rights. Here in the largest server farm in the United States marks the first meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence.	United
television	The Night Manager team to adapt another Le Carré spy classic - After success of hit series, BBC is creating first onscreen adaptation of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold since 1965 film.	BBC
todayilearned	TIL there is a forgotten OS from Microsoft called Microsoft Bob 1995. It was made to be very user friendly and was discontinued less than a year after it's release.	Microsoft
gaming	Are there any games I can transfer from Xbox to PC if I've bought them on Xbox?	Xbox
gaming	EDF 4.1 EDF Docking ;	EDF
GetMotivated	Story A Lowe's Department Store Changed My Attitude on Life	Lowe's
askscience	How are Cosmologists Able to Estimate the Size of the Total Universe?	Total
space	Astronomers Discover Something Strange and Beguiling on Pluto's Largest Moon	Discover
worldnews	After Vatican controversy, McDonald's helps feeds homeless in Rome	McDonald's
worldnews	Labour urges Theresa May not to rush into trade deal with Donald Trump to avoid being 'swallowed up' - Shadow Foreign Secretary says Britain will be a 'small player' in the negotiations - making it easier for the United States to get its way	United
funny	My God, Google also searching	Google
worldnews	Syria conflict: Rebels agree to attend Astana peace talks - BBC News	BBC
Jokes	If Scotland left the United Kingdom	United
gaming	Battlefield Bad Company 2 on Xbox One makes me so happy.	Xbox
Art	"Beloved Bunny", Colored Pencils on Kraft Cardstock,8.5" x 11"	Kraft
Showerthoughts	I refuse to believe the claim that 'Master Chef' is the most coveted title in the culinary world no matter how much FOX says it.	FOX
sports	10 minute time lapse of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium construction, new home of the Atlanta Falcons.	Mercedes-Benz
todayilearned	TIL that Microsoft Word's domination was sudden. As late as 1995, WordPerfect had more than 50% of the worldwide word-processing market. By 2000 the Microsoft product had 93-95%, even more than Windows's 85% market share.	Microsoft
mildlyinteresting	If all Lego products were split between everyone in the world, each person would have roughly 75 Legos	Lego
OldSchoolCool	way cooler than an Apple Store, in the 60s	Apple
videos	Mike Tyson Pigeon Stories	Tyson
personalfinance	Help! A Discover credit card acct has been opened in my name and I can't figure out how to report it!	Discover
movies	Ghost in the Shell 2017 will be PG-13, and will also recive a new trailer this week.	Shell
videos	Rio Ferdinand's Reaction to Zlatan Ibrahimovic Goal Man United vs Liverpool	United
Showerthoughts	If a commercial starts off with a stupid random plot, I always just assume it's going to end with, "By switching to Geico you could save 15% or more on car insurance."	Geico
gaming	Splinter Cell: Blacklist - Xbox 360 Game	Xbox
EarthPorn	Tie-Dye Sky near Bridgeport, NE OC2048 x 1366	Sky
mildlyinteresting	The bee on the "B" of this BMW decal.	BMW
space	Moon Express raises $20M in Series B, fully funded for Google Lunar X Prize trip to moon	Google
pics	Mammatus Clouds over Citi Field in Queens, New York	Citi
Art	I drew Martin Luther King Jr on Adobe Sketch.	Adobe
mildlyinteresting	A unopened packet of Pan American Airlines Sugar	American Airlines
television	Sherlock finale ratings hit all-time low - BBC News	BBC
funny	Taco Bell got me like:	Bell
pics	I drew Martin Luther King Jr on Adobe Sketch	Adobe
todayilearned	TIL that Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, enrolled at UC Berkeley under the name "Rocky Raccoon Clark". He did so to keep a low profile after his position at Apple gained him a large amount of recognition. See paragraph #4	Apple
Showerthoughts	When I do a Google search, I get millions of pages of results but I never go beyond the first page.	Google
LifeProTips	LPT: If you get your oil changed at a shop, go buy your oil before at a Walmart or auto store. This usually saves $15-$20 per oil change.	Walmart
videos	PewDiePie roasting people on Yahoo Answers	Yahoo
gaming	Ben Heck turns Xbox One S into laptop.	Xbox
Music	Yung Lean - Gatorade rap	Gatorade
AskReddit	How many times a month do you visit McDonald's ?	McDonald's
videos	Jay Foreman - My Car Runs On Caterpillar Sick	Caterpillar
food	I ate Pithivier, with duck, foie gras and ground pork as filling. Orange foam and black truffle shavings. Mind = blown	Orange
personalfinance	Kohls and UPS lost my order...and now refuse to refund me and expect me to file a police report on their behalf?	UPS
gaming	Is the Xbox One Elite Controller Worth Buying?	Xbox
news	Mexico BPM music festival: Gunman opens fire at club - BBC News	BBC
todayilearned	TIL Walt Disney Studios illustrated insignias for American units in WWII	Walt Disney
AskReddit	Reddit, what's the weirdest place you've done a NSFW Google search?	Google
AskReddit	If you had a chance to be President of the United States but only for 5 minutes what would you do?	United
Futurology	How Facebook could make telepathic social media possible: The science behind brain-computer interfaces	Facebook
videos	An older, better simulation of the 300 Spartans vs 10,000 Persians battle Rome 2 Total War	Total
WritingPrompts	WP You drive the Google Streetview truck. After every drive, you have to stop to review all the pictures that were taken during the drive. After driving through more than half of Florida, you find some interesting photos.	Google
AskReddit	If Google was a friend of yours that you observed at work, what lesson would you learn from it?	Google
gaming	Should I get a PS4 or an Xbox One?	Xbox
videos	Inside McDonald's Meat Factories	McDonald's
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: How does Lego mass produce all the sets with the exact number of required pieces in the box, often separated into individual plastic baggies?	Lego
funny	Hampton United Methodist Church's sign.	United
AskReddit	What lesson can you learn from analyzing how Google functions?	Google
pics	A hidden door for a pub behind Coca-Cola machine	Coca-Cola
funny	Someone at Sony just got a raise	Sony

Subreddit	Title	Brand
funny	Choices were made at the local Walmart tonight.	Walmart
listentothis	Cabbage -- Uber Capitalist Death Trade punk 2016	Uber
AskReddit	Serious What are rights that men have that women don't in the United States?	United
mildlyinteresting	Upside down Newport logo looks like Nike logo	Nike
mildlyinteresting	Upside down Newport logo looks like Nike logo	Newport
videos	Impressive powerful takeoff Boeing 787-9 Its always amazed me what these passengers get can do	Boeing
videos	100ft Dirt bike dune jump landed onto Jeep wrangler hood	Jeep
worldnews	Barack Obama goes kitesurfing with Richard Branson - BBC News	BBC
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: Are "peak hours" REALLY a thing that AT&T has or are they just bullshitting me so they have an excuse to slow my internet down and piss me off?	AT&T
worldnews	RAF Typhoon jets escort Pakistan plane to Stansted - BBC News	BBC
funny	Savage Pepsi man	Pepsi
todayilearned	TIL of a man that sued Red Bull as he, after ten years of drinking their product, had neither wings nor any enhanced athletic or intellectual performance. The company had to pay 13 million dollars to settle the suit.	Red Bull
funny	Ordered a package from FedEx and it arrived while I was as work. Came home to this inconspicuous looking door mat.	FedEx
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: Why do they put the Governors signature on official documents, such as United States' Driver's License's?	United
worldnews	Yemen country profile - BBC News	BBC
funny	Savage level: Pepsi guy	Pepsi
AskReddit	Why does ESPN love Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball?	ESPN
AskReddit	What Google image search you did that came up something you didn't expect?	Google
Showerthoughts	If I ever become a UPS driver I'm always going to wait for someone to answer the door after I knock, because if I don't, who knows how much lonely house wife action I would miss out on	UPS
AskReddit	Serious What are rights that women have that men don't in the United States?	United
Showerthoughts	A 5 star hotel room is the cream of the crop but I give my Uber driver 5 stars if they don't crash and don't talk too much	Uber
OldSchoolCool	Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers 1930's.	Rogers
Documentaries	NOVA Flood!: The Great Flood of 1993 1997 - 60 Minute Documentary Detailing The Flood Of 1993 in The United States	United
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: Why do they always you the classic Coca-Cola cup in food commercials?	Coca-Cola
AskReddit	Redditors of the UK, besides "Mr. Bean", which BBC classic did Hollywood completely bastardize?	BBC
Jokes	I told the Subway sandwich lady not to forget my pickle.	Subway
AskReddit	What is the best Uber story you have heard?	Uber
Showerthoughts	When using Google maps, I always see the time till destination as a challenge to beat, I'll show you Google!	Google
AskReddit	What is the funniest sentence you can create using Google Translate's buggy "Ooga booga" Somalian to English translator?	Google
funny	I amuse myself, but Apple should rethink its sub domain names and page titles	Apple
IAmA	IamA Female Lyft & Uber Driver AMA!	Uber
mildlyinteresting	This is the first image that appears on Google Images when you search "Image".	Google
Jokes	How is driving a Ford truck similar to visiting Thailand?	Ford
todayilearned	TIL Die Antwoord's aesthetic is called "zef", a South African subculture of working class whites that promotes ostentatious displays of wealth like gold chains & modified cars. Its name comes from the Ford Zephyr, a car identified with the emergence of S. Africa's white working class	Ford
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: How does Delta Sigma ADC modulation work?	Delta
funny	"No son, Geico crushed it." lol!	Geico
todayilearned	TIL that the Honda dealership entryway is a trademarked design, and that a former dealer was sued to remove the design from a shuttered building with sanctions of $2000 every day it remained.	Honda
gaming	A VR Lego game needs to be made	Lego
news	Seattle City Council votes to divest from Wells Fargo over DAPL	Wells Fargo
todayilearned	TIL Michael Keaton worked on the Mr Rogers tv show	Rogers
worldnews	Court questions whether US travel ban is anti-Muslim - BBC News	BBC
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: What could force a mass beyond the Roche Limit?	Roche
pics	My Walgreens isn't having any of it	Walgreens
television	Legion: The Podcast iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play podcast covering Legion on FX.	Google
worldnews	President Bashar al-Assad says possible Russia and United States cooperation positive for Syria	United
AskReddit	Has anybody ever gone to a Walmart after midnight, what is it like in there?	Walmart
photoshopbattles	PsBattle: Jordan Maron presenting a Fiat car	Fiat
mildlyinteresting	In Williston, ND, our FedEx sells shellfish.	FedEx
gaming	Hideo Kojima visited Magic Leap, the secret augmented reality company backed by Google and Weta Workshop.	Google
funny	A reddy takes a call to Walmart photo center.	Walmart
television	TCA 17: FOX open to Firefly reboot if Joss Whedon wants to	FOX
videos	Those 7 Times Neil deGrasse Tyson Nearly Lost It	Tyson
funny	My boyfriend and I could not for the life of us remember what company used this jingle. Im so glad Google gets us.	Google
gaming	How can I make my GMC Cyclone pop a wheely on take off? Forza Horizon 3	GMC
videos	Those 7 Times Neil deGrasse Tyson Nearly Lost It	Tyson
AskReddit	How are Apple iPhones different than other phones?	Apple
worldnews	Chinese family of 500 takes rare photo at reunion - BBC News	BBC
worldnews	Iran's Supreme Leader "Thankful" for Trump: "Trump’s actions since running for office revealed the real face of the United States..."	United
gaming	Fallout Shelter Game Now available for Xbox One and Windows 10	Xbox
videos	What were these guys doing on the roof of the Hilton downtown on Super Bowl weekend?	Hilton
news	Elizabeth Warren silenced over US Senate criticism of Sessions - BBC News	BBC
personalfinance	Getting my first Credit Card with Discover any tips?	Discover
Showerthoughts	I was in line today at Starbucks and they asked me if I wanted to pay for the person behind me. I told them I'd pay it forward but their drink is already paid for.	Starbucks
worldnews	Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft file opposition to Trump's travel ban.	Microsoft
worldnews	Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft file opposition to Trump's travel ban.	Facebook
mildlyinteresting	This Starbucks Stand	Starbucks
photoshopbattles	PsBattle: Apple Box Processor	Apple
mildlyinteresting	Came across some Crystal Pepsi today	Pepsi
AskReddit	What is Distance between Google and Reddit?	Google
AskReddit	What is the best national park in all of the United States? What is the best landmark?	United
gaming	Original Xbox Game Series That Need To Return	Xbox
food	Homemade Bell peppers and eggs	Bell
gaming	Main Weakness Of Xbox One, PS4, And Nintendo Switch In 2017	Xbox
WritingPrompts	WP There's an Uber styled app for hitmen where people can make an offer to go after targets. Only one person can claim the bounty. You have just found out the largest bounty in history has been placed on your head, but no one knows what you look like	Uber
worldnews	China says United States should 'brush up on' South China Sea history	United
videos	Samsung vs Apple Rivalry: How iPhone users reacted to exploding Note7	Apple
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Documentaries	SCIENCE & ISLAM : Theoretical Physicist Jim Al Khalili 2015 - BBC HD	BBC
videos	RARE Tupolev TU-204 Antonov AN-12 Boeing 737-200 planes London planespotter	Boeing
funny	Saw this in my Walmart parking lot over the weekend...	Walmart
todayilearned	TIL that McDonald's burgers used to cost 15 cents	McDonald's
funny	I wonder if Coles meant something by this?	Coles
personalfinance	First Time Homeowner in Orange County, CA	Orange
tifu	TIFU by getting electrocuted by KFC Wet Wipes	KFC
AskReddit	I understand why Google blurs out certain military or sensitive areas of terrain; but why do they blur certain satellite images of the ocean floor?	Google
todayilearned	Franchise Perfect Circle - Our review slider plugin makes it easy to showcase your best reviews from around the web and it renders review schema mark-up for Google to index.Contact us at: 843 410-1046 #franchisemarketingapps#franchisemarketingautomation #franchisemarketingautomationapp	Google
AskReddit	Serious What can we do to improve the public education system in the United States? As a science teacher in a lower-class public school, hearing all the time that our system is failing, but not seeing it, what does Reddit think are the problems with our schools, and what can we do to improve them?	United
news	How Do I Get a Product Key for Microsoft Office Trial?	Microsoft
Jokes	A woman goes to a KFC restaurant...	KFC
movies	Hal-hal yang Anda harus tahu tentang Poker di baris Casino Online	Casino
Music	Son House - Delta Blues blues	Delta
pics	Russian version Nike founder's autobiography 'Shoe Dog' is 'Shoe Salesman.'	Nike
Jokes	The Nun and the Uber Driver	Uber
mildlyinteresting	Did I just discovered the swankiest KFC in the world in Malaysia?	KFC
funny	Somebody getting intimate with a Google Street View camera link in comments	Google
worldnews	Alexei Navalny: Verdict due for Russian opposition leader - BBC News	BBC
worldnews	Yemen Withdraws Permission for U.S. Antiterror Ground Missions - "Angry at the civilian casualties incurred last month in the first commando raid authorized by President Trump, Yemen has withdrawn permission for the United States to run Special Operations ground missions"	United
movies	Watch A United Kingdom 2017 Movie Online Free HD	United
mildlyinteresting	This Taco Bell poster about quality makes no mention of their beef.	Bell
mildlyinteresting	A bottle of Blue Pepsi in 2017	Pepsi
movies	Watch A United Kingdom 2017 Movie Online Free HD	United
worldnews	The United States has stripped Oleh Liashko, leader of the Radical Party fraction in the Ukrainian Parlament, of his American visa	United
gaming	I just can't get over how much this Google Maps image looks like the terrain in Red Alert 1	Google
AskReddit	Why does everyone say Apple is not as good as before?	Apple
videos	How To Get Big on Facebook -- LewReview	Facebook
sports	Really Yahoo sports always astounds me with their incredible insight	Yahoo
Futurology	Uber Flying Car Will Have a Hard Time Getting Off the Ground - "Some of the challenges facing the Uber flying car plan are the same ones that have plagued every such plan ever proposed: safety and congestion."	Uber
pics	Getting intimate with a Google Street View camera link in comments	Google
news	Rolf Harris cleared of sex assault charges - BBC News	BBC
food	Smallest KFC popcorn ever but the best KFC meal to this moment zinger fillets. 3 zinger fillets and 1 large zinger fries fries are my fav you also get a side and drink but didnt care about that 😂	KFC
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: Why do terrorists hate the United States?	United
news	Rights And Reality: Georgia Cop Jails Ex-Wife For Facebook Gripe	Facebook
Showerthoughts	Using Facebook on a computer without an internet browser is impossible, yet using a Facebook on a browser on your smartphone is a total pain	Facebook
news	Channeling Steve Jobs, Apple seeks design perfection at new 'spaceship' campus	Apple
explainlikeimfive	What would Trumps wall do to the United States?	United
gaming	Rainbow Six Velvet Shell update, some people are just not happy XD	Shell
Jokes	What do Betsy Devos and Jared from Subway have in common?	Subway
news	Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook Employees Get 20 Days to Mourn	Facebook
Jokes	So I Heard Facebook has got a new fake news filter.	Facebook
mildlyinteresting	The shape of the ice my Coca-Cola bottle made	Coca-Cola
news	There's a big spike in Google searches related to World War II Especially "Reichstag fire" and "Kristallnacht"	Google
worldnews	Trump travel ban: Tough questions in US appeals court hearing - BBC News	BBC
gaming	Old Audi advert re-made in GTAV	Audi
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: What are the main differences between Oracle VirtualBox and VMWare?	Oracle
videos	Internet HistoryTony Kellogg's tiger VS The Furries	Kellogg's
Showerthoughts	Is it true to say Budweiser was "Born the Hard Way"? I feel like the hard way would be to stay in Germany and try selling beer to discerning drinkers.	Budweiser
worldnews	Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader found guilty - BBC News	BBC
worldnews	Hans Rosling: Data visionary and educator dies aged 68 - BBC News	BBC
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: Why is the url for example, a Google search a long strand of text, compared to other sites?	Google
worldnews	Rolf Harris trial: Ex-TV star cleared of sex assault charges - BBC News	BBC
todayilearned	TIL Ford slowly sped up the car production line until workers couldn't cope. Unions were formed with the agreement that production line speeds couldn't be altered unless agreed upon	Ford
Futurology	... as seen in movies & crime shows .... Google Brain brings ‘zoom and enhance’ method one step closer to reality	Google
Jokes	What's the difference between a Ferrari and 3 dead babies...	Ferrari
gaming	PSA: Amazon is doing Verizon Math on Preorders now! xpost /PodGamer	Verizon
mildlyinteresting	Not even Facebook could spot this obvious typo.	Facebook
gaming	PSA: Amazon is doing Verizon Math on Preorders now! • /PodGamer	Verizon
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: if society collasped tommorrow and we lost all access to the internet for a thousand years before reinventing it. Would remnants of the old age be there to be seen when its brought back? Facebook profiles, youtubers from today, or would the new internet be a blank slate?	Facebook
dataisbeautiful	The Most Searched For Credit Card Company By Country Based On Google Trends Data OC	Google
worldnews	Google and Facebook partner for anti-fake news drive during French election	Facebook
listentothis	Rex Orange County -- Corduroy Dreams pop / easy listening 2016	Orange
AskReddit	Why are towel warmers racks popular in Europe but not in the United States?	United
funny	These new McDonald's burgers look like they have tumors	McDonald's
worldnews	Japan ranks as 2nd-biggest country for U.S. trade deficit - Japan was the second-largest contributor to the United States’ goods trade deficit in 2016 following China, rising from the previous year’s third place and overtaking Germany, U.S. trade data showed Tuesday.	United
personalfinance	Chase has free Credit scores for all, not just Chase customers? "Chase Journey", has anyone used this before or know of pitfalls?	Chase
videos	As an South Asian Reddit user. My reaction When someone says Facebook is more entertaining than Reddit.	Facebook
AskReddit	A short Google search shows some of the weirder arcane sex laws that exist for different states. Are there any cases where these laws have been enforced?	Google
gaming	PS4 / Xbox One cross-platform play - is this legit?	Xbox
videos	Keith Olbermann predicted the decline of the United States and democracy with eerie accuracy 7 years ago. This is Chief Justice Roberts legacy.	United
AskReddit	How corrupt is the United States?	United
news	Child sex abuse site operator jailed for 20 years - BBC News	BBC
AskReddit	Does Orange Lucozade make you need a poo?	Orange
OldSchoolCool	The BBC Monitoring Service's listening room at Caversham in 1941.	BBC
Showerthoughts	When you've bought weed in a parking lot once, you're forever aware and suspicious of when deals are going down. If you've never purchased weed in public, you probably have no idea why I'm currently waiting in my car in the Walmart parking lot.	Walmart
gaming	Longtime PC gamer returning to console gaming - Should I get a PS4 or Xbox One?	Xbox
Showerthoughts	Whenever I see the sprint guy I think he's more of a traitor to Verizon than a spokesperson I'd trust.	Verizon
worldnews	The head of Deutsche Bank Israel was arrested on suspicion of tax evasion amounting to tens of millions of shekels.	Deutsche Bank
AskReddit	What are some common misconceptions that people new to the United States have?	United
todayilearned	TIL that UPS drivers never turn left, resulting in fewer accidents and time/money saved by less idling time	UPS
gaming	Any brand recommendations for a custom Xbox one controller for my 13 y/o birthday? He is mostly looking for cosmetic changes as opposed to paddle replacement etc. Thanks!	Xbox
gifs	That regret in failing your fringe DIY Youtube video is precious	Youtube
AskReddit	What would be the worst Facebook post to "react" to and what would be the most inappropriate "reaction" emoji?	Facebook
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: why are there other countries like China able to provide students with better education and teachers are held in high regard while the United States struggles?	United
gifs	DIY Youtube fringe gone wrong	Youtube
AskReddit	Serious How would you change the United States Education System for the better?	United
Music	I hope this is the right place to post: Tonight at 7:30pm PST The Seattle Symphony will live stream on their Facebook page their "sold out" performance, MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS: VOICES FROM THE SEVEN featuring music from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.	Facebook
LifeProTips	LPT: If you don't like something but don't know any alternatives, type "thing name vs " into Google and look at the autocomplete.	Google
AskReddit	NSFW A short Google search shows some of the weirder arcane sex laws that exist for different states. Are there any cases where these laws have been enforced?	Google
todayilearned	TIL That Burger King serves a chicken nugget burger in the UK	Burger King
funny	My Google maps had an interesting icon for the SC State House	Google
news	Charges likely for shooter who killed Walmart shoplifter, deputies say	Walmart
sports	Julian Edelman miced up during his incredible catch and then trying to get others off the field after the James White TD in OT	TD
gifs	DIY Youtube fringe gone wrong	Youtube
dataisbeautiful	The story of world development in 200 countries over 200 years - in just four minutes. By the late Hans Rosling - Swedish stats guru and public educator - who aged 68. From The Joy Of Stats, originally broadcast by the BBC in 2010	BBC
todayilearned	TIL Facebook Paid Farm Bureau $8.5 Million To Acquire Fb.com	Facebook
gifs	I tried to fit as many Playstation 2 games into a single GIF, got to about 950 games..	Playstation
explainlikeimfive	ELI5: Rule 19 of the United States Senate and how it pertains to Elizabeth Warren's reading of Correta Scott King's letter	United
movies	So I just got back from The Lego Batman Movie	Lego
news	This Hyperlapse Was Made from 3,305 Google Maps Screenshots	Google
InternetIsBeautiful	Trends before Google Trends	Google
InternetIsBeautiful	Website that tracks Twitter users and saves their deleted tweets - deadbird.site	Twitter
UpliftingNews	Man gives free Uber rides to 'give back to society'	Uber
movies	Hello Reddit, David Oyelowo here. Welcome to my first AMA. Happy to be here. You may know me from “Selma”, “Jack Reacher” and “Lee Daniels’ The Butler”. My next film is “A United Kingdom.” Ask Me Anything!	United
worldnews	More than 1,000 Rohingya Muslims may have been killed in a Myanmar army crackdown, according to two senior United Nations officials dealing with refugees fleeing the violence, suggesting the death toll has been a far greater than previously reported.	United

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