Within the top 20 Indian cities populus overall?

no, no way.

...west of Highway 17?

in mysore?

So, a population below 350,000?

I'm east of 17

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Yes.

are you in Kolhapur at the Mahalakshmi Temple?

...i hate to be the bearer of bad news, badnick but...#7196...bummer

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...are you in the Ratnagiri district?


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No, no and no. (sorry Phil, people coming and going yesterday)

Hint- Mercury honed here.

...are you in the Raigad district?

sholapur?

No.

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No.

pune?

shell already guessed that one.

In a town that starts with "P" though.

...pimpri-chinchwad?

pandharpur?

No and no.

Panchgani ...ahhh Freddy Mercury!

In 1954, at the age of eight, Mercury was sent to St. Peter's School, a boarding school for boys in Panchgani near Bombay (now Mumbai), India. At school, he formed a popular school band, called The Hectics, for which he played the piano. A friend from the time recalls that he had "an uncanny ability to listen to the radio and replay what he heard on piano." It was also at St. Peter's where he began to call himself "Freddie". Mercury remained in India for most of his childhood, living with his grandmother and aunt. He completed his education in India at St. Mary's ISC -Mumbai

Nick you got it. This is where Freddie learned to play the piano. He was born in Zanzibar but his parent were Indian and well to do. Panchgani is the boarding school capitol of India. It's also where many outdoor shots of Bollywood films are done.

You up.

wow, after all the fumbles I got it. I really like that some more of us are into this game now (hi Shell with an "e" :) ) but my brain hasn't adapted to assimilating the increased data...probably need more RAM

OK, where in the world am I this time? This place was in the news a few days ago...I'll get the exact day as a clue after I look it up to be sure.

According to new reports like http://english.aljazeera.net/Media/Images/AJILogo.jpg this town was in the news on July 9th...which was my dear sister's and my best friend Pete's birthday though that fact has nothing to do with where I am.

Buenos Aires?

Thinking of good air 'cause you're eating too many beans, Tul? nope, not Buenos Aires

...oops...edit...wtg nick!

...Middle East?


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NH?

not Middle East and not NH

look for me in SH/EH

Cape Coast Castle in Ghana?

Tul, no, I'm not in Ghana. But that's were our Pres was visiting recently.

are you in the african subcontinent?

no, I'm not in the African subcontinent, and if there is any part of Africa that is not in the subcontinent, I'm not there, either.

are there two large islands in your nation?

unc, when I first said "yes" in this post it was yes to "island nation" but now the way your question is, the answer is no, I'm not in a two island nation.

southern island?

see above...so I guess "no" since there is only one island in this nation

but as mentioned before, I am in the SH.

australia?

Pop. of over a one million?

yes, I'm somewhere in Australia

and

no, population way down under 1 million.

I never heard of this town prior to July 9th but it was in the news that day...oh oh

state of New South Wales?

yes I'm somewhere in NSW

Yeah, I am the most best narrower-downer guesser.

I've done my part. One more guess?

Byron Bay beach

Sorry, Jet, not Byron Bay beach. Actually I'm not sorry, I'm glad no one has found me yet! :)

bondi beach?

nope. the word "beach" is not in the name of where I am. I am almost 100 miles south of Bondi Beach.

are you a mountain?

no, I'm in a town that was recently in the news.

Did the Washington Post feature an article about it?

(and in case it did, but you didn't know it because you found the news elsewhere, here's a google search, "australia site:washingtonpost.com" ... also, type in what the story was about and details to see if the Post ran it within the last week.)

canberra?

nope, not Canberra.

Jet, I checked and the Washington Post did feature an article about this town and why it was in the news. I can't imagine it was not in every news source for the same reason. The BBC, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, NY Times, Pravda, Al Jazeera, Twitter...the news was everywhere.

Is that right? I would have thought if I eliminated the Post, I'd go onto the Mail, Times, then Sun, but if they all ran it, perhaps a general search is in order.

In the news, did the story say that at least one person died?

...Goulburn?

No, the story did not say anything about anyone dying.

Shell, not Goulburn...are you sure it doesn't have an "e" at the end? ;) Goulburne?...but not there, either. You're pretty close, less than 50 miles...go east, young woman, go east

...Bowral?

not Bowral. But you're within 20 miles.

I can't believe none of you heard the story about why this town was in the news. As soon as I heard it I said "I'm gonna use that in the Where In the World Am I?" game next chance I get.

...haven't found a thing in the news but i'm now an expert on India's Mercury Industry, Massachusset's defunct military installations, and NSW Cricket and roos...and it's all gotten me nowhere...except a bad case of Google-eyes...lol

...camden?

(...i don't have very detailed map resources either so these little towns on the other side of the world are a killer)


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sorry Shell, not Camden. Shhhh...clue for you but don't tell anybody else: use some of the terms we already know above combined with "water" and you might find it.

seven mile beach?

isn't that in Detroit?

Sorry:
search some of the names of places that have been confirmed and then include the search term "water" since the recent news about this town was related to water.

...Bundanoon?


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shellharbour?

DING DING DING!!!! Shell has found me in Bundanoon. You're up, Shell.

This town made the news on July 9th as the first town in the world to ban bottled water, apparently for environmental reasons http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/16/wo...iht-water.html
Actually their concept makes sense to me, similar to negative effects of too many disposable items in our trash, litter, and the economic burden thereof.

... :hyper:

God, I hope she is eighteen. I have the sudden urge to cross the sea for her.

...see?...you missed your calling, jet...ya shoulda been one of those cheerleader guys

...okay...i'm in the northwestern hemisphere. I'm not looking for a town or building but rather a general area within a country that has been labeled a name according to the results of a rather recent and widely known study that was done. I want the country name and the area name

...and if you guess right away according to that clue i'll scream...because it took me forever to get here :orly: :)


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a country's area that resides or touches the Atlantic Ocean? (US would technically apply if you are indeed there, but I'd be beyond confused if you say 'yes', and you are actually in Chicago or New Mexico. My clues are abounding :? )

are you in the Nunavut part of Canada?

...not in canada

...not on the atlantic

Eastern Hemisphere

Jet,
Sorry, Shell already said she's in the northwestern hemisphere.

Shell,
are you in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S.?

...no

The Sunbelt of US?

dixie?

...no, jet

...no, unc

west of the mississippi?

somewhere in the U.S.?

...can't remember when i've been in a room of hot men
and all i can say is no...no...no...this has got to change :)

...no unc....no, nick


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you mean "hot" like in hot flashes?

Are you in Mexico?

On the Pacific coast?

....screeeech....wait...we've got hot flashers in the room??? :oogle:

...no, not mexico


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...seeker, yes...the country i'm in is on the pacific :)


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canada?

Okay, the way I see it come together... you are not in northwestern US, nor in Canada, not anywhere in the Sunbelt vicinity, and you border the pacific.


Are you in a country where the main language is Spanish?

...unc, no

...jet, yes (at least i'm 95% sure but i better check remote dialects)

does your country contain an ancient pyramid?

...yes spanish

Peru?

are you in south america?

Oops... Have I cocked it up? Hahaha

...no ancient pyramid although there are mayan influences

...not in peru, although there are Inca influences

...not in south america


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I'm kinda baffled by that.

El Salvador?

South America?

...not el slavador


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...not south america


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Island?

...not an island


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country that borders, or itself, is Guatemala?

...it does not border Guatemala and it isn't Guatemala itself.

(there's a mayan pyramid in guatemala)


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...i am in central america though :)

I'm still trying to get not west of the Mississippi and on the Pacific figured out.

Central America?

...yes, central america. My country is too far from the mississippi to be able to tell if it's east or west of it. If you went according to longitude, i would have to say it is slightly east of the mississippi


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Costa Rica?

are you in El Salvador?

Panama?

...yes, Costa Rica (which is slightly east of the mississippi if following longitude)

...okay, now i'm not looking for a town or building. I'm looking for a general area and it's given name by a study that was done in the past few years and published in a wildly popular book (thanks to the endorsement by one of the most influential women in the world) by the same name that this region is referred to...in the study. It is one of the world's 5 discovered locations in this study.

...not panama but excellent guess, seeker


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