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4. I once told that to a 14-yo who was very smart and asked how

Sat Aug 16, 2025, 09:19 PM

Aug 16

it could be uphill both ways. I said that it was because of one-way streets, so I had to take a different (also uphill) way home.

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To hear my parents tell it, [View all] Ptah Aug 16 OP

They also took the same route Home BOSSHOG Aug 16 #1

But they're not... 3catwoman3 Aug 16 #2

I once told that to a 14-yo who was very smart and asked how FoxNewsSucks Aug 16 #4

Show them that MC Escher drawing. viva la Aug 16 #7

Actually, I spent 4th grade on in Seattle - lots of hills... haele Aug 17 #13

Yes, i remember it like that. Srkdqltr Aug 16 #5

LOL! some_of_us_are_sane Aug 16 #6

That can't be right; they are wearing boots. LoisB Aug 16 #8

And going home ... aggiesal Aug 17 #10

My aunt told me how they got to school in the winter. Delmette2.0 Aug 17 #11