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Shell · 03-10-2010, 02:29 PM

...yes

uncle phil · 03-10-2010, 02:36 PM

north of I-80?

Shell · 03-10-2010, 02:38 PM

...no

uncle phil · 03-10-2010, 02:50 PM

west of I-81?

Shell · 03-10-2010, 03:18 PM

yes...you know don't you

...it's sooo scary here...

please hurry...i could die here any minute

...why didn't I just stay at the frangipani hotel where i belong

uncle phil · 03-10-2010, 04:17 PM

east of I-79?

BadNick · 03-10-2010, 07:44 PM

Shell, are your pink toes getting really hot from the ground? ...not that they aren't hot anyway.

Tully Mars · 03-11-2010, 02:19 AM

Centralia?

Shell · 03-11-2010, 05:16 AM

CONGRATULATIONS, TULLY! ....right on!

Centralia is a ghost town in Pennsylvania. Its population has dwindled from over 1,000 residents in 1981 to 12 in 2005 and 9 in 2007, as a result of a mine fire burning, as we speak, beneath the borough since 1962 sending smoke up through homes and streets and most recently up into a cemetery...the smoke visibly wafting from up through gravestones.

When you go there it's like stepping into another world. Don't go! It can kill you...the ground can cave in underneath you if the toxins don't kill you first!

One theory asserts that in May 1962, Centralia Borough Council hired five members of the volunteer fire company to clean up the town landfill, located in an abandoned strip mine pit next to the Odd Fellows Cemetery. This had been done in previous years, when the landfill was in a different location. The firefighters set the dump on fire, and let it burn for a time. Unlike in previous years, however, the fire was not extinguished.
The fire remained burning underground and spread through a hole in the rock pit into the abandoned coal mines beneath Centralia.

Attempts to extinguish the fire were unsuccessful and it continued to burn throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Adverse health effects were reported by several people due to the byproducts of the fire, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and lack of healthy oxygen levels.

In 1984, Congress allocated more than $42 million for relocation efforts. Most of the residents accepted buyout offers and moved to the nearby communities of Mount Carmel and Ashland. A few families opted to stay despite warnings from state officials.

This fire is expected to burn for a couple of centuries...until it has expended all the coal veins

The residents plan to return in 2016 to open a time capsule.

Shell · 03-11-2010, 05:25 AM

...and Honorable Mention goes to Uncle Phil

...and the Booby Prize goes to BadNick...hey, what's that in Pic#3 ?!??
Does that Street Graffiti say "BadNick" !? .................Were you there?

Tully Mars · 03-11-2010, 05:50 AM

Ok find me.

BTW- Nick why didn't you just guess Centralia?

BadNick · 03-11-2010, 06:12 AM

Tul, are you in the WH?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tully Mars

...BTW- Nick why didn't you just guess Centralia?

I resisted saying "Centralia" since I didn't want to risk creating a black hole warp in space-time and the entire universe as we know it would get sucked into it...all because of the "déjà vu all over again" phenomenon since, as you probably recall, I was in Centralia a little earlier in this game....

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shell

..."BadNick" !? .................Were you there?

Shell,
as a matter of fact, in "real life" I've driven through and walked around Centralia a number of times...very eerie place as you said. On my drive home from Watkins Glen racetrack in NY, I usually take back roads over the mountains into northern PA and Rt. 61 is a nice scenic road that goes right through the middle...what used to be the middle... of Centralia. Smokin' hot place! I hope you didn't burn your toes.

Tully Mars · 03-11-2010, 06:15 AM

Yes, WH

And yes I do remember you picking Centralia. It's likely the main reason I thought of it right a way... after reading your post.

BadNick · 03-11-2010, 06:25 AM

NH?

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Originally Posted by Tully Mars

...And yes I do remember...

I think we must both like that Barbra Streisand song about mammaries. I just noticed she now spells her name "bar" and "bra" rather than Barbara. Barbra Streisand - Wikipedia That says a lot right there

Shell · 03-11-2010, 12:05 PM

uh oh...of all the places in the world
and Centralia was chosen twice?#@??
I missed that, BadNick...i owe you one...which one do you want?

...would you like to lick my luscious big toe or indulge in my delicately scented and delectable pinky toe...only one now
....just doing my part for the cause of your new-found fetish

Perhaps I should dip them first in your quote from over in the ABC Word Association thread (you sexy thang you):

Quote:

Originally Posted by BadNick

honey infused jewel-like krumpets, lavishly mascarponed millefeuille, nicely oranged petit poptart puff

And, Tully....land-locked?

uncle phil · 03-11-2010, 01:04 PM

Under nick's Sofa?

BadNick · 03-11-2010, 01:45 PM

Tul, are you somewhere in Estados Unidos Mexicanos?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shell

...i owe you one...which one do you want?

...would you like to lick my luscious big toe or indulge in my delicately scented and delectable pinky toe...only one now....

Wow, Shell, I'm getting off just thinking of that. So rather than choose and end it, I'll just let it ride forever

next time I see "...E, F..." in the ABC game I'll know it means "eternal foreplay"

Tully Mars · 03-11-2010, 03:15 PM

NH, not land locked, not Mexico.

Not under Nick's sofa but I am in the US.

uncle phil · 03-11-2010, 03:43 PM

east of the mrs.?

Tully Mars · 03-11-2010, 03:43 PM

Go west.

BadNick · 03-11-2010, 08:03 PM

under the 40?

Quote:

Originally Posted by uncle phil

Under nick's Sofa?

unc, it just redundantly dawned on me too late that you probably meant "Mexico"

Tully Mars · 03-12-2010, 02:06 AM

Over 40

uncle phil · 03-12-2010, 03:10 AM

in a coastal state?

Tully Mars · 03-12-2010, 03:11 AM

uncle phil · 03-12-2010, 03:12 AM

in oregon?

Tully Mars · 03-12-2010, 03:13 AM

uncle phil · 03-12-2010, 03:15 AM

East of I-5?

BadNick · 03-12-2010, 07:20 AM

North of Rt. 20?

PS: I'd like to add this comment/opinion: I don't think we should burden anyone with having to look through this entire thread to make sure they don't duplicate places we've already been. That could put a damper on people's motivation to play the game. Just pick a place that seems interesting to you for whatever reason and go for it.

Shell · 03-12-2010, 11:11 AM

...southwestern quadrant of the state?

BadNick · 03-12-2010, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shell

...southwestern quadrant of the state?

hmmm, I think I was there once, Shell

Tully Mars · 03-12-2010, 02:40 PM

Yes Phil, No Shell.

What Nick? Oh wait, yes, North of 20. Sorry missed your 1st post.

uncle phil · 03-12-2010, 03:35 PM

anywhere near umatilla national forest?

Tully Mars · 03-12-2010, 03:59 PM

No, but both pieces of what's left of that forest are awesome elk hunts.

uncle phil · 03-13-2010, 02:47 AM

are you a town/city?

Tully Mars · 03-13-2010, 03:09 AM

I'm in a village, didn't even know Oregon had villages but this is one.

uncle phil · 03-13-2010, 10:55 AM

mount hood village?

Tully Mars · 03-13-2010, 10:58 AM

No, but if it helps I used to pass through here on my way to ski on Mt Hood.

Not a very exciting place to be honest.

uncle phil · 03-13-2010, 11:01 AM

population under 1,000?

Shell · 03-13-2010, 11:17 AM

mt. bachelor village?

no, scratch mt bachelor....Sisters at the gateway to the Cascades?

Tully Mars · 03-13-2010, 11:58 AM

No Shell, not Sisters... north go north.

Phil, I can't find a pop listed but my guess would be under 1000. I also found a site that stated this was a village then the residents voted that designation out. The vote was 293 for village and 298 for town. Such excitement for such an unexciting place.

03-10-2010, 02:29 PM	#9321 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...yes __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

03-10-2010, 02:36 PM	#9322 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	north of I-80? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-10-2010, 02:38 PM	#9323 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...no __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

03-10-2010, 02:50 PM	#9324 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	west of I-81? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-10-2010, 03:18 PM	#9325 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	yes...you know don't you ...it's sooo scary here... please hurry...i could die here any minute ...why didn't I just stay at the frangipani hotel where i belong __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss Last edited by Shell; 03-10-2010 at 03:24 PM..

03-10-2010, 04:17 PM	#9326 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	east of I-79? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-10-2010, 07:44 PM	#9327 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Shell, are your pink toes getting really hot from the ground? ...not that they aren't hot anyway.

03-11-2010, 02:19 AM	#9328 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Centralia? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-11-2010, 05:25 AM	#9330 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...and Honorable Mention goes to Uncle Phil ...and the Booby Prize goes to BadNick...hey, what's that in Pic#3 ?!?? Does that Street Graffiti say "BadNick" !? .................Were you there? __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

03-11-2010, 05:50 AM	#9331 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Ok find me. BTW- Nick why didn't you just guess Centralia? __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-11-2010, 06:15 AM	#9333 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Yes, WH And yes I do remember you picking Centralia. It's likely the main reason I thought of it right a way... after reading your post. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-11-2010, 01:04 PM	#9336 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	Under nick's Sofa? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-11-2010, 03:15 PM	#9338 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	NH, not land locked, not Mexico. Not under Nick's sofa but I am in the US. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-11-2010, 03:43 PM	#9339 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	east of the mrs.? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-11-2010, 03:43 PM	#9340 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Go west. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-12-2010, 02:06 AM	#9342 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Over 40 __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-12-2010, 03:10 AM	#9343 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	in a coastal state? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-12-2010, 03:11 AM	#9344 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Yes __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-12-2010, 03:12 AM	#9345 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	in oregon? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-12-2010, 03:13 AM	#9346 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Yes. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-12-2010, 03:15 AM	#9347 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	East of I-5? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-12-2010, 07:20 AM	#9348 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	North of Rt. 20? PS: I'd like to add this comment/opinion: I don't think we should burden anyone with having to look through this entire thread to make sure they don't duplicate places we've already been. That could put a damper on people's motivation to play the game. Just pick a place that seems interesting to you for whatever reason and go for it. Last edited by BadNick; 03-12-2010 at 07:27 AM..

03-12-2010, 11:11 AM	#9349 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	...southwestern quadrant of the state? __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

03-12-2010, 02:40 PM	#9351 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	Yes Phil, No Shell. What Nick? Oh wait, yes, North of 20. Sorry missed your 1st post. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-12-2010, 03:35 PM	#9352 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	anywhere near umatilla national forest? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-12-2010, 03:59 PM	#9353 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	No, but both pieces of what's left of that forest are awesome elk hunts. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-13-2010, 02:47 AM	#9354 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	are you a town/city? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-13-2010, 03:09 AM	#9355 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	I'm in a village, didn't even know Oregon had villages but this is one. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-13-2010, 10:55 AM	#9356 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	mount hood village? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-13-2010, 10:58 AM	#9357 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	No, but if it helps I used to pass through here on my way to ski on Mt Hood. Not a very exciting place to be honest. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club

03-13-2010, 11:01 AM	#9358 (permalink)
uncle phil comfortably numb... Super Moderator Location: upstate	population under 1,000? __________________ "We were wrong, terribly wrong. (We) should not have tried to fight a guerrilla war with conventional military tactics against a foe willing to absorb enormous casualties...in a country lacking the fundamental political stability necessary to conduct effective military and pacification operations. It could not be done and it was not done." - 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. you both get dirty; the pig likes it.

03-13-2010, 11:17 AM	#9359 (permalink)
Shell Cheers Location: Eastcoast USA	mt. bachelor village? no, scratch mt bachelor....Sisters at the gateway to the Cascades? __________________ ..."Say what you think. Those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" ~ Dr. Seuss

03-13-2010, 11:58 AM	#9360 (permalink)
Tully Mars Living in a Warmer Insanity Super Moderator Location: Yucatan, Mexico	No Shell, not Sisters... north go north. Phil, I can't find a pop listed but my guess would be under 1000. I also found a site that stated this was a village then the residents voted that designation out. The vote was 293 for village and 298 for town. Such excitement for such an unexciting place. __________________ I used to drink to drown my sorrows, but the damned things have learned how to swim- Frida Kahlo Vice President Starkizzer Fan Club