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Are you on Tetiaroa where Marlon Brando lived?
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South Sea Island, Fiji? ...this looks like a nice house:
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Not Fiji, nice house though.
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Tul,
Are you at the Phillies game? http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...oPhillies2.jpg ...I purposely omit mentioning "Dodgers" ...errrr I mean LA, since they are just about down the toilet. ...ok, this ? is just to soothe my Philly ego... OK, are you in the Solomon Islands? |
No, I'm still Polynesia. In a house. A famous author lived here. Also died here.
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Are you in Samoa?...this is Robert Lewis Stevenson's grave...I love his writing more than the Phillies.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...a_RLS_Tomb.jpg To an Island Princess From Songs of Travel Since long ago, a child at home, I read and longed to rise and roam, Where'er I went, whate'er I willed, One promised land my fancy filled. Hence the long roads my home I made; Tossed much in ships; have often laid Below the uncurtained sky my head, Rain-deluged and wind-buffeted: And many a thousand hills I crossed And corners turned - Love's labour lost, Till, Lady, to your isle of sun I came, not hoping; and, like one Snatched out of blindness, rubbed my eyes, And hailed my promised land with cries. Yes, Lady, here I was at last; Here found I all I had forecast: The long roll of the sapphire sea That keeps the land's virginity; The stalwart giants of the wood Laden with toys and flowers and food; The precious forest pouring out To compass the whole town about; The town itself with streets of lawn, Loved of the moon, blessed by the dawn, Where the brown children all the day Keep up a ceaseless noise of play, Play in the sun, play in the rain, Nor ever quarrel or complain; - And late at night, in the woods of fruit, Hark! do you hear the passing flute? I threw one look to either hand, And knew I was in Fairyland. And yet one point of being so I lacked. For, Lady (as you know), Whoever by his might of hand, Won entrance into Fairyland, Found always with admiring eyes A Fairy princess kind and wise. It was not long I waited; soon Upon my threshold, in broad noon, Gracious and helpful, wise and good, The Fairy Princess Moe stood. Tantira, Tahiti, Nov. 5, 1888. Bob's house: http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...c/vailima2.jpg http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...lsmansion2.jpg |
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OK folks, where in the world am I?
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WH?
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yes WH
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NH?
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city?
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not NH and not a city
I'm in the Western Southern Hemisphere and standing in the middle of an interesting geological formation which I can see all around me as far as the eye can see...see? Si. |
SA?
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In the Andes?
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yes and yes ...and by that I do not mean no. It's not like two positives make a negative.
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Island?
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not island....I'm on the South American mainland.
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Brazil?
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nope, not Brazil.
But maybe I should be, since I hear Brazil is where a lot of gorgeous babes live. |
should I start a count down toward revelation day? ...10
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Argentina?
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sorry Tul...not Argentina.
It's one of those S.A. countries though. Where I am is the result of some ancient geological feature that has since then changed dramatically, leaving this very interesting place where I'm standing. |
Chile?
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Not Chile either...go North hahhaaa....that's a lame clue since you have no other choice.
On a positive note, there aren't many countries left that you haven't guessed. |
Bolivia?
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There you go...now you got it. Yes I'm in Bolivia.
I'm in the mountains of Bolivia standing on this very strange landscape...I'm hoping you can guess the landscape type or maybe even the name of this area. |
Laguna Glacial?
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Laguna Glacial is some gorgeous mountainous terrain...we should go explore that someday soon on a TFP expedition and Tully could be our expedition leader...but that's not where I am.
I'd say where I am is somewhat "less conventional" than just beautiful mountain terrain. There are only a few places on earth with this kind of geology....some in the U.S. |
el misti volcano?
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nope...not a volcano. This place is pretty much flat.
Go due south just under ~600 miles. |
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I'm about 180 miles SSW from San Vicente, in the Potosi and Oruro Departments (these are like "states" or counties)...no town is really nearby, this place is pretty much out in the middle of nowhere. Of the similar geologic features like this around the world, this is the largest one.
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Well I enjoyed looking up cerro rico mine and looking around Potosi, but you're still not where I am. Think Pontiac...but not the GTO, not the LeMans, not the Grand Prix, not the Firebird, but another one of the large sporty coupes...and that name relates to the geology of where I am.
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the bonneville salt flats? :)
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yes!...but now apply that concept to Bolivia.
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Salar De Uyuni?
that's all i got... |
that's all you need, unc. Yes, I'm at Salar de Uyuni.
Bottom of the 9th and 3 to 2...as soon as the Phils win this first game, you're up, unc. Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world's largest salt flat at 10,582 km² (4,085 square miles). It is located in the Potosí and Oruro departments in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes, 3,650 meters high...that's 12,000 feet! When it is covered with water, the Salar de Uyuni reflects the sky. http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...uni_200701.jpg Formation Some 40,000 years ago, the area was part of Lake Minchin, a giant prehistoric lake. When the lake dried, it left behind two modern lakes, Poopó Lake and Uru Uru Lake, and two major salt deserts, Salar de Coipasa and the larger Uyuni. Uyuni is roughly 25 times the size of the Bonneville Salt Flats in the United States. http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...i_Bolivia2.jpg Economic Influence Salar de Uyuni is estimated to contain 10 billion tons of salt, of which less than 25,000 tons is extracted annually. All miners working in the Salar belong to Colchani's cooperative. Every November, Salar de Uyuni is also the breeding grounds for three species of South American flamingos: the Chilean, James's and Andean flamingos. It is also a significant tourist destination; highlights include a salt hotel and several so-called islands. As it is so flat it serves as a major transport route across the Bolivian Altiplano. salt mounds: http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...uni_Bolivi.jpg Salar de Uyuni from space, with Mount Tunupa in the middle. Relic shorelines visible in the surface salt deposits (lower right of the image) attest to the occasional presence of small amounts of water in the salar. http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...012-E-6456.jpg Satellite calibration Due to its large size, smooth surface, high surface reflectivity when covered with shallow water, and minimal elevation deviation, Salar de Uyuni makes an ideal target for the testing and calibration of remote sensing instruments on orbiting satellites used to study the Earth. In addition to providing an excellent target surface the skies above Salar de Uyuni are so clear, and the air so dry, that the surface works up to five times better for satellite calibration than using the surface of the ocean. http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...alarUyuni2.jpg http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...Uyuni_au02.jpg http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...Uyuni_Boli.jpg |
Hey! Im back and I missed you boys.
Where in the world are ya unk? |
ok, the rays are in the same situation as they were after the first ALCS championship series game, so, where am i?
oh, and go rays... |
go rays...just go home...with unc...wherever the hell that is...Tampa Bay? St. Petersburg? Staligrad?
WH? |
yup...
go rays... |
NH?
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yup...
go rays... |
Marina del Rey?
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nope...
go rays... |
U.S.?
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yup...
go rays... |
St Petersburg, FL?
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nope...
go rays... |
Cooperstown, New York?
...at the Baseball Hall of Fame where the upcoming Phillies' World Championship will be ensconced for all posterity. |
nope...
go rays... |
East of the Mississippi River?
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yup...
go rays... |
are you south of 40deg latitude?
...that cute little map for our convenience: http://www.hightunnels.org/images/la...tude%20Map.gif |
nope...
but i love your cute little map... go rays... |
Wisconsin?
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nope...
go rays... |
Atlantic coast state?
rays did OK tonight, though a couple lucky calls helped |
Ohio?
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nick - yes
gd - no go rays... |
Connecticut?
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nope...
go rays... |
Maine?
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nope...
go rays... |
Massachusetts?
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nope...
go rays... |
hey baby, give me a wave.
are you in ocean city? |
nope...
go rays... |
Long Island? ...home of iced tea.
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Penn?
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nick and gd - nope
go rays... |
we're running out of places....are you in Rhode Island?
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nope...
coastal state, north of nawth carolina, long island not being a state... go rays... |
Maryland?
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New York?
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gd - no
nick - yes go rays... |
ahhh, my hunch about our L.I. comment pays off. hmmm, NY, but where oh where...
West Point? |
not near the point...
go rays... |
Watkins Glen?
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closer...
go rays... |
Are you in the Finger Lakes area?
...raining all day here in Philly but they're still predicting it to clear up early enough for the Phils to add another win. |
go west, young man...
go rays... |
Niagara Falls, NY?
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closer...
go rays... |
Buffalo?
...you can't be in Buffalo!...who would go to Buffalo? |
you just did...
go nick... go bills... and, go rays... |
Well, I've seen a few positive sides of Buffalo, so it isn't all bad. They're recovering from their "post industrial" decline and I've had some good beer and sandwiches in Buffalo, not to mention Buffalo wings. The Bills I can do without...I say that to my mailman but he still brings them.
hmmm, where should I go this time?....hmmmm. OK, where in the world am I? I'm sitting in this famous building which I'd like you to guess, not just the town I'm in....ignore that dangling participle. |
MoMA, NYC?
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I like MoMA but that's not where I am...or anywhere in NYC for that matter...though I like NYC, too.
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NH?
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