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Old 05-11-2011, 05:42 PM   #12961 (permalink)
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Sorry I've been so busy to post less frequently than usual, friendly folks. I think I'll be back to my more relaxed existence over the next week or so.

Not Asia and not China.
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Old 05-11-2011, 05:53 PM   #12962 (permalink)
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So, south of the 40?
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Old 05-11-2011, 05:57 PM   #12963 (permalink)
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Yes I am south of the 40, but west of the Caucasus.
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Old 05-11-2011, 06:22 PM   #12964 (permalink)
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On that 'nother continent?
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Old 05-11-2011, 07:14 PM   #12965 (permalink)
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Are you on an island in the Mediterranean Sea?
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Old 05-12-2011, 02:34 AM   #12966 (permalink)
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are you in a landlocked country?
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Old 05-12-2011, 06:45 AM   #12967 (permalink)
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yes on another continent, not on an island anywhere including the Med Sea, and not a landlocked country.
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Old 05-12-2011, 10:15 AM   #12968 (permalink)
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Are you east of the Suez Canal and the Red Sea?
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Old 05-12-2011, 11:25 AM   #12969 (permalink)
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I'm west of those two places.
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Old 05-12-2011, 11:34 AM   #12970 (permalink)
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be's you in africa?
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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Old 05-12-2011, 05:15 PM   #12971 (permalink)
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i bees
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Old 05-13-2011, 02:51 AM   #12972 (permalink)
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indiana oceanic?
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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Old 05-13-2011, 04:45 PM   #12973 (permalink)
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Are you more than 50 kilometers from the coast?
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Old 05-14-2011, 07:24 AM   #12974 (permalink)
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I'm not on the Indie Ocean side but I am a little more than 50 km from the coast.
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Old 05-14-2011, 08:55 AM   #12975 (permalink)
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are you in morocco?
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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Old 05-14-2011, 04:50 PM   #12976 (permalink)
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no, south of Morocco
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Old 05-14-2011, 04:57 PM   #12977 (permalink)
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mauritania?
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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Old 05-14-2011, 05:04 PM   #12978 (permalink)
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more south
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Old 05-14-2011, 07:08 PM   #12979 (permalink)
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Are you east or south of Monrovia?
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Old 05-14-2011, 08:34 PM   #12980 (permalink)
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Are you east or south of Monrovia?
yes
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Old 05-15-2011, 02:32 AM   #12981 (permalink)
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aunt phil spent some time with the peace corps in togo; might you be there?
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- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
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Old 05-15-2011, 09:50 AM   #12982 (permalink)
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If I knew aunti phil was in Togo I would visit there. But for now, if you Goto Togo from Monrovia you wenttoo far east.
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Old 05-15-2011, 10:54 AM   #12983 (permalink)
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are you in ghana?
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
never wrestle with a pig.
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Old 05-15-2011, 03:13 PM   #12984 (permalink)
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I'm ghana hafta say yes I am in Ghana.

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...I'm standing on a man-made feature which has some superlative significance.
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Old 05-15-2011, 04:38 PM   #12985 (permalink)
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lemme guess, lake bosomtwe?
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
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Old 05-15-2011, 05:18 PM   #12986 (permalink)
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unc, shoulda saved the tit-name lake for your future place to hide.

Not lake bosomtwe...but within ~100 miles or so of it
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Old 05-16-2011, 02:11 AM   #12987 (permalink)
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bia game production preserve?
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- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
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Old 05-16-2011, 10:27 AM   #12988 (permalink)
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not bia game or big game

If the next couple guesses don't find me I'll give you more clues.
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Old 05-16-2011, 11:41 AM   #12989 (permalink)
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for the record, it is Bia Game Production Reserve, but i digress...

Lake Volta?
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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Old 05-16-2011, 12:20 PM   #12990 (permalink)
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Are you standing on the Akosombo Dam, which forms the superlatively largest (by surface area) man-made reservoir in the world?
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Old 05-16-2011, 04:15 PM   #12991 (permalink)
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unc, I love records! And I thank you for that follow up since otherwise I would never have known there was such a place as Bia Game Production Reserve, where I am not.

Lake Volta would be a great clue! However, Lindy the Sleuth has found me, again!

Yes I am standing on Akosombo Dam and thank you for pointing out its superlative character. You're up again, Lindy.

In case you're wondering why I'm not in this photo, it was taken just as I fell off the back side of the dam.


Here's some facts and pics of Akosombo Dam which you can peruse until Lindy's next post.

The Akosombo Dam (also referred to as the Akosombo Hydroelectric Project) is a hydroelectric dam of the Volta River in southeastern Ghana in the Akosombo gorge and part of the Volta River Authority. The construction of the dam flooded part of the Volta River Basin, and the subsequent creation of Lake Volta. Lake Volta is the world's largest man-made lake, covering 8,502 square kilometres (3,283 sq mi), which is 3.6% of Ghana's land area.



The primary purpose of the Akosombo Dam was to provide electricity for the aluminum industry. The Akosombo Dam was called "the largest single investment in the economic development plans of Ghana." Its original electrical output was 912 MWe, which was upgraded to 1,020 MW in a retrofit project that was completed in 2006.

The flooding that created the Lake Volta reservoir displaced many people and had a significant impact on the environment.
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Old 05-16-2011, 04:19 PM   #12992 (permalink)
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Treading water isn't all it's cracked up to be?
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Old 05-16-2011, 04:31 PM   #12993 (permalink)
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words of wisdom

Upon my initial investigation, this dam project seems to be nothing but full of positive benefits. But looking a bit deeper starts to show how even the seemingly obvious benefits might end up causing more harm than good. The jury is still out on this project

A still good rule of thumb is "don't fuck with Mother Nature"
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Old 05-16-2011, 06:28 PM   #12994 (permalink)
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yes NH and EH. I'm standing on a man-made feature which has some superlative significance.
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....Yes I am standing on Akosombo Dam and thank you for pointing out its superlative character. You're up again, Lindy. ...
BadNick gave a helpful clue about the kind of place he would choose to be. Once his location settled in Ghana, I just started looking for the biggest, or baddest, or oldest... or some other superlative, and something that he could stand on.

I don't know where I am yet. I'll find a place soon.

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Old 05-17-2011, 03:34 AM   #12995 (permalink)
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DAM!!!
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
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Old 05-17-2011, 11:37 AM   #12996 (permalink)
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"dam mad" is a palindrome!
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Old 05-17-2011, 12:06 PM   #12997 (permalink)
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so is sios...

SIOS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- Robert S. McNamara
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"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
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you both get dirty;
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Old 05-17-2011, 09:37 PM   #12998 (permalink)
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I found myself a place to hide.

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Old 05-18-2011, 03:09 AM   #12999 (permalink)
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nh?
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- Robert S. McNamara
-----------------------------------------
"We will take our napalm and flame throwers out of the land that scarcely knows the use of matches...
We will leave you your small joys and smaller troubles."
- Eugene McCarthy in "Vietnam Message"
-----------------------------------------
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Old 05-18-2011, 04:48 AM   #13000 (permalink)
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EH?
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