Game: Chain of Place Names - Page 2

robert@fm · 1 Nov 2003, 06:25 AM

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Originally posted by robert@fm
Abergavenny

Since this thread appears to have stalled, I'll name the next one:

York, UK — county town of Yorkshire, and so good they only had to name it once.

Malc 44 · 1 Nov 2003, 06:44 AM

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Originally posted by robert@fm
Er, since 1967 Manchester has been in the County of Greater Manchester.

Well there goes my credibility of knowledge in Geography. But can I remind you Robert of a song by Steeleye Span called "The day we went to BANGOR" ....now then, was this Bangor Wales or Ireland?

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KetterinG - a small town in Northamptonshire, England

robert@fm · 1 Nov 2003, 06:57 AM

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Originally posted by Malc 44
Well there goes my credibility of knowledge in Geography. But can I remind you Robert of a song by Steeleye Span called "The day we went to BANGOR" ....now then, was this Bangor Wales or Ireland?

Well, there goes my geographic credibility...

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KetterinG - a small town in Northamptonshire, England

Gillingham — there are two that I know of, one in Dorset with a hard G, one in Kent with a soft G.

1 Nov 2003, 07:08 AM

Mooloolabar - QLD Australia - Mooloolobar is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast.

**JeffK** · 1 Nov 2003, 10:53 AM

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Originally posted by Stormcrow
Mooloolabar - QLD Australia - Mooloolobar is a suburb of the Sunshine Coast.

Sorry to do this to you, Stormcrow, but the spelling is

Mooloolaba

Jeff

Spin · 1 Nov 2003, 10:58 PM

Alaska, a state in the U.S.A.

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Dave P in StLouis · 2 Nov 2003, 02:53 AM

Annapolis, Maryland - Home of US Naval Academy and St. John's College. Known as "The Sailing Capital of the World!"

2 Nov 2003, 04:44 AM

Sawtell - suburb/town just south of Coffs Harbour NSW

Malc 44 · 3 Nov 2003, 05:33 PM

LondoN ~ capital city of England

3 Nov 2003, 05:55 PM

Noosa - Oasis on the sunshine coast. Very beautiful suburb - wish I was there right now, instead of stuck in brisbane

one day when I'm rich I'll live up there

Malc 44 · 4 Nov 2003, 07:19 AM

AUSTRALIA

4 Nov 2003, 07:55 AM

Ashgrove - Suburb of brisbane, very nice suburb, know for its architecture (ashgrovian style houses and blocks of land). Suburb is next to Red Hill and The Gap.

Malc 44 · 4 Nov 2003, 07:58 AM

ENGLAND

hadaso · 4 Nov 2003, 08:30 AM

DIMONA - a town in southern Israel, famous mainly for the nearby nuclear reactor.

4 Nov 2003, 08:33 AM

Ayer's Rock (now called by its correct name Uluru) - Nothern Territory Australia

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Spin The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tampa, FL (Cincinnati, OH in the Summer) Posts: 2,446	Alaska, a state in the U.S.A. ___________ Spin

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Dave P in StLouis Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: St. Louis, MO USA Posts: 597	Annapolis, Maryland - Home of US Naval Academy and St. John's College. Known as "The Sailing Capital of the World!"

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Guest Posts: n/a	Noosa - Oasis on the sunshine coast. Very beautiful suburb - wish I was there right now, instead of stuck in brisbane one day when I'm rich I'll live up there

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Guest Posts: n/a	Ashgrove - Suburb of brisbane, very nice suburb, know for its architecture (ashgrovian style houses and blocks of land). Suburb is next to Red Hill and The Gap.

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Malc 44 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 365	ENGLAND

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