Game: Chain of Place Names - Page 13

Malc 44 · 22 Feb 2005, 06:32 PM

DoveR ~ Isle of Thanet, Kent, England

Small costal town popular for ferry crossings to France

sterdeus · 24 Feb 2005, 12:43 AM

Richmond HilL, Ontario
One of many growing suburbs of Toronto.

dragon1 · 24 Feb 2005, 05:02 AM

Lodi - California (also in New Jersey)

Lodi is in the Central Valley just 90 miles from San Francisco and 120 miles from the Sierra Nevada mountains. Home to a few wineries and other farming. Also known as the city mentioned in a song about being "stuck in Lodi again."

zeszut · 24 Feb 2005, 07:19 AM

Io (closest satellite to Jupiter)

David · 24 Feb 2005, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by vidvandre
Victoria
- the "City of Gardens"

The city's British colonial heritage is still very much in evidence, but contemporary Victoria has a distinctly Pacific northwest flavour. Today, Victoria is best known as the capital city of British Columbia...

Victoria is my home town (but ah cum fra Yorkshire)

Here is my entry:

Frostproof in Florida

robert@fm · 25 Feb 2005, 05:23 AM

Er David, I don't know where you got that F from; the current letter (from the previous post, Io) was O.

So, continuing the chain from there and discounting the last entry:

Orpington (supposedly "Kent", but it's actually been in the County of Greater London since 1922)

(There are sone strange anomalies with English counties, many of which I suspect were caused by the county reforms of 1922 and of 1968; for instance, Middlesex County was abolished in 1968 (along with Rutland), but many towns within Greater London still claim to be in Middlesex.  Also, Nottingham (the county town of Nottinghamshire, natch) has grown so large that one of its suburbs is in Derbyshire; speaking of which, the county towns of Derbyshire and of Lancashire are no longer Derby and Lancaster respectively, but Matlock and Preston.  I suppose renaming the counties Matlockshire and Prestonshire wouldn't have worked; I reckon that the new county town of Lancashire should have been Blackpool, but that's just me.

The oddest anomaly I find is that Kingston, the county town of Surrey, isn't actually in Surrey; it's in Greater London.)

David · 25 Feb 2005, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by robert@fm
Er David, I don't know where you got that F from; the current letter (from the previous post, Io) was O.

My sincere apologies Robert. I failed to RTFM (again) You can be sure that I will pay more attention, the next time I post to this thread

zeszut · 25 Feb 2005, 06:17 AM

North Manchester

(sorry, not in UK but in the US state of Indiana)

Chipper · 25 Feb 2005, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hadaso
DAMASCUS

Capital of Syria.

(Also a city in Maryland)

Anyway, back to our game...

RiversidE

A city in California.

dragon1 · 28 Feb 2005, 03:57 AM

Eureka - California

A city on the northern California coast, once rooted in logging and commercial fishing, it has diversified its economic base to become the regional hub for transportation, commerce, government, and industry.

hadaso · 9 Mar 2005, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chipper
RiversidE

A city in California.

Hey! I spent more than a year of my life in that city! (1976/7)

Back to the game:

Anza Borrego: a desert (and a "desert state park") in southern California. I visited this place about 3 weeks ago and it was really beautiful, full of wild flowers! Now my children know that a desert is a place full of wild flowers where it rains all the time...

zeszut · 9 Mar 2005, 06:06 AM

Ohio

Mid-western, Great Lakes state sometimes, with Virginia, called "Mother of Presidents". If I remember correctly, 7 presidents have come from Ohio and 8 from Virginia.

hadaso · 9 Mar 2005, 06:25 AM

Oslo - Capital of Norway

zeszut · 9 Mar 2005, 06:29 AM

Oviedo.

City in nothern Spain.

dragon1 · 9 Mar 2005, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hadaso
Hey! I spent more than a year of my life in that city! (1976/7)

I spent about three years near Riverside myself, 1963-1965. I've never been to the Anza Borrego desert, but know it's very pretty in the springtime. Always featured in travel magazines and in National Geographic every now and then.

Oahu - Hawaii

Though not the largest island in the chain, Oahu definitely fits its nickname as the gathering place. Home to the state capital of Honolulu and the famous Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head volcano. Unless they take a direct flight to the other islands, Oahu is usually the first stop for visitors to the islands.

22 Feb 2005, 06:32 PM	#181
Malc 44 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 365	DoveR ~ Isle of Thanet, Kent, England Small costal town popular for ferry crossings to France

24 Feb 2005, 12:43 AM	#182
sterdeus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 182	Richmond HilL, Ontario One of many growing suburbs of Toronto.

24 Feb 2005, 05:02 AM	#183
dragon1 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: California Posts: 674	Lodi - California (also in New Jersey) Lodi is in the Central Valley just 90 miles from San Francisco and 120 miles from the Sierra Nevada mountains. Home to a few wineries and other farming. Also known as the city mentioned in a song about being "stuck in Lodi again."

24 Feb 2005, 07:19 AM	#184
zeszut Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1	Io (closest satellite to Jupiter)

25 Feb 2005, 05:23 AM	#186
robert@fm The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 4,681	Er David, I don't know where you got that F from; the current letter (from the previous post, Io) was O. So, continuing the chain from there and discounting the last entry: Orpington (supposedly "Kent", but it's actually been in the County of Greater London since 1922) (There are sone strange anomalies with English counties, many of which I suspect were caused by the county reforms of 1922 and of 1968; for instance, Middlesex County was abolished in 1968 (along with Rutland), but many towns within Greater London still claim to be in Middlesex.  Also, Nottingham (the county town of Nottinghamshire, natch) has grown so large that one of its suburbs is in Derbyshire; speaking of which, the county towns of Derbyshire and of Lancashire are no longer Derby and Lancaster respectively, but Matlock and Preston.  I suppose renaming the counties Matlockshire and Prestonshire wouldn't have worked; I reckon that the new county town of Lancashire should have been Blackpool, but that's just me. The oddest anomaly I find is that Kingston, the county town of Surrey, isn't actually in Surrey; it's in Greater London.)

25 Feb 2005, 06:17 AM	#188
zeszut Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1	North Manchester (sorry, not in UK but in the US state of Indiana)

28 Feb 2005, 03:57 AM	#190
dragon1 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: California Posts: 674	Eureka - California A city on the northern California coast, once rooted in logging and commercial fishing, it has diversified its economic base to become the regional hub for transportation, commerce, government, and industry.

9 Mar 2005, 06:06 AM	#192
zeszut Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1	Ohio Mid-western, Great Lakes state sometimes, with Virginia, called "Mother of Presidents". If I remember correctly, 7 presidents have come from Ohio and 8 from Virginia.

9 Mar 2005, 06:25 AM	#193
hadaso The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Holon, Israel. Posts: 4,853	Oslo - Capital of Norway

9 Mar 2005, 06:29 AM	#194
zeszut Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 1	Oviedo. City in nothern Spain.