good point, well made.
Proceeding from north to south, the first deviation of the IDL from 180° is to bend east, to pass to the east of Russia's Wrangel Island and the Chukchi Peninsula, the easternmost part of Russian Siberia. It passes through the Bering Strait between the Diomede Islands at a distance of 1.5 km (1 mi) from each island. It then bends considerably southwest (and passes to west of 180°), passing west of St. Lawrence Island and St. Matthew Island and then passing midway between Alaska's Aleutian Islands and Russia's Commander Islands before bending southeast to return to 180°. Thus all of Siberia is to the west of the IDL and all of Alaska is to the east.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 8:53, 13 replies)

A shit anecdote:
The most northerly, most westerly, and most easterly US state is Alaska. The most southerly is Hawaii.
(Baggenfrock get fucked, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 9:15, closed)

A joke about the most northerly US state:
"Which state was Sarah Palin governor of?"
"Alaska"
"No don't bother, I'll Google it."
(Baggenfrock get fucked, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 9:18, closed)

you been sniffing Vidal Sassoon?

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 10:09, closed)

I never knew the IDL was so deviant and therefore we have much in common.

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 10:29, closed)

deviant bent
(Baggenfrock get fucked, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 10:57, closed)

IDL?
Is that the Northern Irish chapter of the everyone's favourite, Muslamic Raygun fearing idiots, the EDL?
(RebelWithoutApplause My underestimation will almost be the death of me, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 10:54, closed)

You just basically said you don't support our troops.

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 11:02, closed)

Define
"Our troops"...

The only troops I lay claim to are them little plastic green fellys from when I was a shorter and younger man than now.
(RebelWithoutApplause My underestimation will almost be the death of me, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 11:04, closed)

Pinko-commie
ISIS apologist scum
(Baggenfrock get fucked, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 11:05, closed)

Yeah, he dunt support our ladz

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 11:08, closed)

know surender to muslamic extreemists!

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 11:17, closed)

n dat aint raychist cuz mussies aint a race

( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 11:36, closed)

Keep buying balaclavas
Or the t'rr'sts win...
(RebelWithoutApplause My underestimation will almost be the death of me, Tue 9 Sep 2014, 11:24, closed)