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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 24, 2023 3:33:27 GMT
Bratislava - capital of Slovakia
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Post by mossie on Jun 24, 2023 6:47:50 GMT
Avalon - island where King Arthur was taken to be healed, associated with Glastonbury. Centre of world music???
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Post by whatagain on Jun 24, 2023 8:10:28 GMT
Cavaliere. Not far from Cavalaire, a small hamlet facing the sea with a restaurant making a great bouillabaisse.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 24, 2023 8:21:36 GMT
Sun Valley- Idaho resort with the largest snow making machine in the world,
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Post by whatagain on Jun 24, 2023 14:35:56 GMT
Valenciennes. City at the belgian border. Home to a gigantic Toyota manufacturing plant.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 24, 2023 14:50:14 GMT
Vale of White Horse - Government district of Oxfordshire.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 24, 2023 17:22:45 GMT
Tehran - capital of Iran
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Post by onlyMark on Jun 24, 2023 17:36:53 GMT
ـح
Sorry. I must hav mised a frew rabic letrs oot.
Its ok tho? No? itsmyphoneplayingup.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 24, 2023 17:41:07 GMT
Close enough. But then I’m only a small person.
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Post by onlyMark on Jun 24, 2023 18:45:58 GMT
It’s a shame and disrespectful to the other participants in a game when someone has it pointed out to them that they are persistently and deliberately making their own rules up (yet again) and they then become abusive. Maybe they should consider if didn’t do that then they wouldn’t have to strike out as a defence mechanism for being called on to abide by the restrictions as everyone else does.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 24, 2023 18:57:57 GMT
Whalley Range - area of Manchester
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Post by whatagain on Jun 24, 2023 20:53:37 GMT
It’s a shame and disrespectful to the other participants in a game when someone has it pointed out to them that they are persistently and deliberately making their own rules up (yet again) and they then become abusive. Maybe they should consider if didn’t do that then they wouldn’t have to strike out as a defence mechanism for being called on to abide by the restrictions as everyone else does. 😊 Deliberately, really ... Tss. What a naughty boy i am.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 24, 2023 21:23:38 GMT
I haven't been playing this game lately & don't know what the rumbles of discontent are, so will ignore them.
There should be no confusion about the rules, though, which are dead simple:
Referring to the game entry above yours, name a geographic place or river or mountain etc.
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The last entry was by Mick, who wrote:
Whalley Range - area of Manchester
my entry:
Leysin -- Swiss alpine resort village at the eastern end of Lake Geneva
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Post by whatagain on Jun 24, 2023 21:54:24 GMT
Leyte. Somewhere in the Philippines.
One of the last battles with lots of ships.
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Post by mossie on Jun 25, 2023 6:54:59 GMT
Somerleyton - small village just about as far north in Suffolk as is possible , with a large Hall and estate
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 25, 2023 7:34:02 GMT
I haven't been playing this game lately & don't know what the rumbles of discontent are, so will ignore them. There should be no confusion about the rules, though, which are dead simple: Referring to the game entry above yours, name a geographic place or river or mountain etc.=========================================================== The last entry was by Mick, who wrote: Whalley Range - area of Manchester my entry: Leysin -- Swiss alpine resort village at the eastern end of Lake Geneva No problem with the rules but the accuracy of names is not considered important. If a letter or 2 is missing or wrong so what according to one participant. Since I’m not keen on being abused over this I’ll leave otjers to play the games to their heart’s content,
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 25, 2023 11:11:40 GMT
Saint Omer - town in extreme northern France
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Post by whatagain on Jun 25, 2023 11:48:52 GMT
Maine. Old french province, close to Normandy and Brittany, owned, lost, reconqueted etc by the Grench and English.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 25, 2023 13:42:12 GMT
Maizières-lès-Metz - suburb of Metz (obviously), pop. 11,776
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Post by fumobici on Jun 25, 2023 14:35:39 GMT
I think the language for this forum should be English. Please correct me if I’m wrong. I disagree. People should communicate however they please.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 25, 2023 14:49:50 GMT
Some of us can get cranky from time to time. I try to fight against it myself but not everybody manages.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jun 25, 2023 15:06:51 GMT
I think the language for this forum should be English. Please correct me if I’m wrong. I disagree. People should communicate however they please. How would we understand each other? It’s bad enough being abused in English but at least I understand it.
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Post by fumobici on Jun 25, 2023 15:25:47 GMT
I'm always impressed when people can even functionally communicate in a second or third language and press on. Not all of us can be fluently multilingual, although I admire those who are.
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Post by whatagain on Jun 25, 2023 16:02:38 GMT
Maisiéres : municipality in Belgium, close to Mons. Home to the SHAPE. Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers in Europe if i am not mistaken.
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Post by whatagain on Jun 25, 2023 16:45:33 GMT
I'm always impressed when people can even functionally communicate in a second or third language and press on. Not all of us can be fluently multilingual, although I admire those who are. Admiration is not needed. Learning a language is imo not a proof of intelligence but more of curiosity - and time. But i like your approach when some prefer to downplay the difficulty of learning a language. Hiwever once you can communicate it is like having a new world you can enter.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 25, 2023 17:05:09 GMT
Siena - Italian city in Tuscany
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Post by whatagain on Jun 25, 2023 17:33:51 GMT
Vienna. Austro-Hungarian city in a country that became much smaller...
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Post by onlyMark on Jun 25, 2023 17:48:07 GMT
"I disagree. People should communicate however they please." Then we don't have an inclusive forum. Depending on the language used between two people it could be that 99% of members are excluded. If someone wants an exclusive conversation, that is what PM's are for. Or someone can start their own forum, nothing stopping them, and invite all those specific language members to join.
Vientiane - Laos' national capital.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jun 25, 2023 18:04:20 GMT
I'm thinking about returning there in August.
Guiana - French department boasting the longest border with another country (Brazil). This is often used to trick people on French game shows.
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Post by fumobici on Jun 25, 2023 18:12:54 GMT
"I disagree. People should communicate however they please." Then we don't have an inclusive forum. Depending on the language used between two people it could be that 99% of members are excluded. If someone wants an exclusive conversation, that is what PM's are for. Or someone can start their own forum, nothing stopping them, and invite all those specific language members to join. Funny, I cannot recall anyone posting in non-English outside of an isolated phrase or two. Almost like it wasn't a problem here to begin with.
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