Decision Tree: NYT Diagram

Here's more from the NYT, this time regarding Gygax and his influence. Snarky, but appropriate in its way:


Here's my path(s):

Decision Tree: Prank, Ruse, or Tomfoolery?

Read all about it over on lowercase numbers

Wherein you discover that I'm a chip off the old block...

My dad has posted two excellent decision trees: Moisture on the Earth and Moisture in the Air. Mystery remains where I get my logical nature...

What is this Fruit-Flavored Beverage?

* For statistics on whether you actually call this "soda" or not, plot your place of origin on this map:

What is this Lighter-than-air vehicle, part 2

Couldn't find a shot of it in the air I liked, but here's the ship from Stardust (which I haven't seen yet but probably will soon). But since we've just had a decision tree on this, I thought I'd invite you to tell me what terms you think are OK to use on the vessel in question.

Decision Tree: Lighter than Air Vehicles

First, a word about how my decision trees work. They reflect how I use these words, and that's not always the same as the way dictionaries define them. Often a dictionary will say two words mean the same thing - if I've made a distinction, I'm not disagreeing with the dictionary, I'm just saying that's how I've decided to use the words in question. Language being a living thing and all of that. I mention this because whenever I do one of these, someone (usually my very clever mother) will comment about how I'm incorrect. Please feel free to post about things I ought to've included or how your personal decision tree would be a little different, but understand I'm not trying to map English usage, I'm only mapping my own twisted subdialect of it. End Public Service Announcement.

On with the tree:


So, yes, I know every piece of available information says that a Dirigible is any steerable lighter-than-air vehicle and that it's identical with Airship, but I'll only ever apply the term to Zeppelins and Blimps, never to those damnable thermal airships.

Decision Tree: Sweet Coverings

Been a little while since we did one of these:

What 'R' You?

Where do Wendy's dehydrated chives fit in?

Today's lunch topic.

by Request: Violent Civil Disobedience Decision Tree

Tricky.

Edit Added geographic qualifiers on juntas (see comments).

Horse-Drawn Wheeled Vehicle Decision Tree

Just so we're clear, carts & wagons are for moving mainly goods (yes, even Conestoga wagons and gypsy wagons). Carts have 2 wheels, wagons have 4.

Updated: Now with Surreys! (Thanks, Maren)

Vehicle Venn

Part 1 of a series:

Tree Tree reloaded

Now correct for Texans! and incorporating Stands!

What do you call one or more trees?

Original draft:



Next time: Tick, Chigger, or Mite?