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Name the city...
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| Torellion | RE: Answer and ask |
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London?
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| Roffen | RE: Answer and ask |
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I'd go with the new (edit: or the old) airport in Hong Kong.
Those asians are crazy enough to pull this trick through! 
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| Roffen | RE: Answer and ask |
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I support my wild guess with this photo... I acan't seem to find any other good photo of the airport:
http://www.oberste-kleinbeck.com/img/picofweek/week66kaitak.jpg
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| Norlander | RE: Answer and ask |
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Torellion wrote:
London?
Correct...that is London...the airport is the London City one...and you can tell it's London by the distinct Dildo shaped skyscraper in the back...nicknamed "%3BThe Gherkin"%3B, "%3BTowering Innuendo"%3B or "%3Bthe Crystal Phallus"%3B
@roffen: wild guesses on places that have an airport gets you nowhere...try and figure it out instead :-P
Oh and if you need airport photos...then there is only one place to go: Airliners.net
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| Roffen | RE: Answer and ask |
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Well, it more more like an educated guess than a wild guess  Besides, the Hong Kong one looks very much like the London-one, except the huge commercial signs every where in Hong Kong.
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| Torellion | RE: Answer and ask |
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Yes, the Swiss Re Tower was the clue I needed.
I am at work and kinda busy, so the next question will take some time. But if someone wants to post one they are welcome to 
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| Roffen | RE: Answer and ask |
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I'll take that challenge, Torellion can cancel it, if he thinks it's too diffcult:
1st january 1908, Faroe Islands banned all sales of alcohol in stores. The counties (sóknir) all voted seperately, and if anyone voted for the the sales, they would be allowed to sell despite the fact that others had voted no!
Obviously, none voted yes. I want the number of people that voted for and against free selling of alcohol in Tórshavnar Sókn and in Klaksvíkar sókn.
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| Norlander | RE: Answer and ask |
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Roffen wrote:
Well, it more more like an educated guess than a wild guess Besides, the Hong Kong one looks very much like the London-one, except the huge commercial signs every where in Hong Kong.
Looks very much alike because there is a hint of water around it?:-) One is a river...with small boats...the other is the yellow sea...with cruise ships. One runway is a small one that can handle business jets (it's smaller then Vagar)...the other was one of the biggest airports in the world...that regularly saw both 747 and Concorde
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| Roffen | RE: Answer and ask |
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nit-picker
is this revenge for the shouting ? 
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| Norlander | RE: Answer and ask |
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Na...just me and airport pictures are a "thing"...which most people know
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| Norlander | RE: Answer and ask |
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Ringt at finna naka Sóknarúrslit...einasta eg finni um folkaatkvøduna online er hettar petti í einari bók hjá Jørn Astrup Hansen:
Greitt samband var millum fallið hjá Jóannesi Patursson sum fólkatingsmanni og hugburð hansara til rúsdrekka og fráhaldsrørslurnar. Rúsdrekkamálið hevði havt stóran týdning í valstríðnum til fólkatingið, sum var ein undanleikur til fólkaatkvøðuna um rúsdrekka í 1907. í˜ll, sum vóru 25 ár og eldri, sluppu at atkvøða. Hetta var fyrstu ferð, at kvinnurnar kundu fara á val í Føroyum.
Tá valúrslitini komu, var stórur meiriluti fyri forboðunum. Landsúrslitið gjørdist, at 137 vóru fyri og 3558 ímóti at loyva sølu og útskeinking. Her var eingin ivi um, hvat fólkið vildi. Fyri nógv var hetta ein veitsludagur, og stór skrúðgonga við gentum og dreingjum gekk gjøgnum Havnarbý við fløggum og sangi. Fráhaldsrørslan skipaði fyri.
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| Jogvanth | RE: Answer and ask |
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Same thing I found.
Damn. guess we just have to call somebody.
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| Roffen | RE: Answer and ask |
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Norlander, good enough as I am in Denmark just now. The result can be found in Finnbogi Isaksen's book, 'Tilburdir í okkara øld' volume 2, on page 119, last entry before the year 1908 begins.
As far as I can recall, there were about 20 against in Tórshavnar sókn with about 448 for the ban. In Klaksvíks the numbers were, again to my memory, some 320-17.
But then again, good enough and you get a prize for the excellent work. 
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| Norlander | RE: Answer and ask |
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Ok...wasn't that well done by me, but ok.
Name the city:
Hint 1: It has a population above 1 million.
Hint 2: I have visted this city.
Screenshot from google earth attached.
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| Norlander | RE: Answer and ask |
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Nobody even guessing? This has nothing to do with airports
Hint: I have never visited Asia, so this city is not on that continent.
Hint: This is the 2nd biggest city in the world where the ???? language is the official language.
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| Jogvanth | RE: Answer and ask |
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Montreal, Canada
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| Norlander | RE: Answer and ask |
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There you go
Now ask a question.
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| Jogvanth | RE: Answer and ask |
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What oriental dance is said to be similar to the walk of the 'Japanese Chin' dog race?
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| Norlander | RE: Answer and ask |
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No clue really...though various websites say the Chin dog dances rather then walks, and acts somewhat similar to a cat...so Lion Dance?
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