"I've Been Everywhere" Game for 3/1/11

[etaoin22]

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no idea really. maybe that's the Grand Canyon on the signs hanging from the lampposts, Santa Fe,NM, thusly

[kroxquo]

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How about Hot Springs Georgia?

[mcd1400de]

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Yikes. Nothing obvious, but my first impression was somewhere west, and probably south. Don't think California, since we already had one there. So based solely on the yellow & red on the real estate sign. I'll guess New Mexico... Santa Fe, maybe?

[Queen Fantine VIII]

Going for the obvious, as in obviously wrong.....

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Hot Springs, Arkansas

[SportsFan68]

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"I've Been Everywhere" Game for 3/1/11

A review of the randomized first ten topic tree

Toto, we're not in Arkansas <-today's topic
The Quilt Shop in ??????, ??
(Alcatraz: 2pts)
(Ottawa, Ontario: 3pts)
(Key West, FL: 2 points)
(Boston, MA: 3 points)
(New York, NY: 2 points)
(Kansas City MO: 3 points)
(Pittsburgh PA: 2 points)
(Houston TX: 2 points)

This game will be open until tomorrow morning.

This is somewhere in the USA, but not in Hot Springs, AR.
So the topic is "Toto, we're not in Arkansas."

Please post where you think this (town or location) and the U.S. state.

Please spoilerize!

General info is in this thread:
http://wwtbambored.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=32513

The sign is my avatar until the early hours tomorrow morning; the larger photo shows the area around the sign.
Probably a toughie but I think it can be figured with the right knowledge so I do not expect a repeat of yesterday.

Links to the larger photo:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacorbett70/5488015934/

I know I said I wasn't gonna guess, Snaxx, but I can't help it on this one!

Truth or Consequences, NM.

[MarleysGh0st]

Going for the obvious, as in obviously wrong.....

Well, yeah. It may look like Snaxx is just copying the same rules in every day's edition of the game, but he actually puts some specific guidelines/hints in there to be read!

This is somewhere in the USA, but not in Hot Springs, AR.
So the topic is "Toto, we're not in Arkansas."

But maybe he was trying to trick us and you'll win the supermax, today.

[bazodee]

I've been there!

It's in

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(formerly Hot Springs, New Mexico, now called) Truth or Consequences, New Mexico

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Much more exotic name than the town really warrants; it's basically a dump.

[elwoodblues]

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I will guess Albuquerque, NM.

[Snaxx]

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OK, so I checked the scores thread and it looks like the only region we haven't hit yet is Southwest which is good 'cuz this place kinda reminds me of that Radiator Springs town on Route 66 in the movie Cars. I liked that movie. So that kinda narrows it down to Nevada, New Mexico or maybe Arizona. Since this doesn't quite look like Vegas and I don't really know why anyone would visit anywhere else in Nevada, I'm ruling that out. The city's got to be one we've heard of so I'm thinking Phoenix, Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, or Albuquerque. I've been to the GC and this isn't near there as far as I know. This looks to small to be Phoenix. I could see it being Flagstaff b/c I think there's Spring Training there and I could see you visiting that, but you also said you've been like everywhere and where else would you go in NM if not Albuquerque, NM. If this is the best touristy pic of a state you've got, I've got to believe there's more interesting stuff in Arizona so I'm betting this isn't there.

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Pretty good! But you apparently didn't know that in 1950 Hot Springs, NM changed their name to Truth Or Consequences. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_C ... New_Mexico

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I'll take it! I've never heard of Truth or Consequences but it's officially right up there with Intercourse, PA, Boring, OR (Sister City to Ithaca perhaps?), and Beer Bottle Crossing, ID for awesome city names.

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Last year, I actually was close enough to Boring to see and get a picture of a rather boring highway sign. This was from the Clackamas Town Center trolley (MAX light rail) station

the sign

[Queen Fantine VIII]

Going for the obvious, as in obviously wrong.....

Well, yeah. It may look like Snaxx is just copying the same rules in every day's edition of the game, but he actually puts some specific guidelines/hints in there to be read!

This is somewhere in the USA, but not in Hot Springs, AR.
So the topic is "Toto, we're not in Arkansas."

But maybe he was trying to trick us and you'll win the supermax, today.

Maybe I'm trying to lessen the sting of my ignorance by professing to embrace my ineptitude and am therefore doing my best to shoot for the vaunted and oh so coveted cellar......

[clem21]

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Pretty good! But you apparently didn't know that in 1950 Hot Springs, NM changed their name to Truth Or Consequences. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_C ... New_Mexico

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I'll take it! I've never heard of Truth or Consequences but it's officially right up there with Intercourse, PA, Boring, OR (Sister City to Ithaca perhaps?), and Beer Bottle Crossing, ID for awesome city names.

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Last year, I actually was close enough to Boring to see and get a picture of a rather boring highway sign. This was from the Clackamas Town Center trolley (MAX light rail) station

the sign

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Excellent! The "Boring Only" lane makes it that much better!

[ulysses5019]

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Those license plates look like New Mexico and so does the feel of the scene. Not tony enough for Santa Fe though there are some grubby places. Albuquerque is kinda like this but knowing snaxx' love of game shows...Truth or Consequences....changed for a radio program in the 1950's. Ismay, MT is the modern day equivalent.

[Estonut]

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Albuquerque, NM

[themanwho]

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OK, Hot Springs, Louisiana.

-M
Woulda got Chamberlain, if I'd have seen it.

[mellytu74]

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It looks like a NM license and mission-like architecture.

Hot Spring sign leads me to think retreat-ish, so I am going with Santa Fe.

[MarleysGh0st]

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Last year, I actually was close enough to Boring to see and get a picture of a rather boring highway sign. This was from the Clackamas Town Center trolley (MAX light rail) station

the sign

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Excellent! The "Boring Only" lane makes it that much better!

Yes, very nice!

However, I pity the out-of-towners trying to figure out which lane they need to use at that intersection!

[Snaxx]

This was from Truth or Consequences, NM. Originally called Hot Springs, it changed its name thanks to a dare from Ralph Edwards' radio quiz program. (BobJuch posted the wiki link for clem) I visited in July 2007 before that year's Game Show Congress event in LA. Indeed it was hovering around 100 degrees (IIRC 102-103 while I was there).

I shrunk it to 640x480 with the distant signs unreadable since the banner from the lamp on the far left, just above the no U turn sign, mentions "Truth or Consequences"

This particular game almost did not happen. Among the demonstration items I considered was an entrance sign to "Ralph Edwards Park," but I went with two others. Had I gone with Ralph Edwards, that would have negated this game.

Since I just asked for the place, I am accepting christie1111's blind stab at "Hot Springs, NM" since it identifies the place. However, I am awarding additional credit (+2) to those who came up with the current name T or C.
Also:
clem a +1 for mentioning the other funny or boring place names
Marley a +1 for his plumbing leak comment, which I thought was funny

A welcome Aboard to bazodee and themanwho. Although the latter missed this entirely we could use your expertise on some games and also to deny Fanny's quest for the basement .


bazodee 5+2
BobJ 5+2
Sprots 5+2
Uly 5+2
christie1111 5
clem21 1+1
AJ 1
BiT 1
elwoodblues 1
Estonut 1
etaoin 1
Flock 1
Marley 0+1
mcd1400de 1
megaaddict 1
melly 1
Minty Man 1
Saucy 1
SC 1

Also playing:
Bob#s
Fanny
Jeemie
kroxquo
Seersucker
themanwho

[MarleysGh0st]

Marley a +1 for his plumbing leak comment, which I thought was funny

Thanks, but that seems a bit unfair, since it wasn't part of my official entry, just some of the conversational hijacking that followed.

No feedback from clem, so far, about whether he wants to try tubing Lucifer Falls.

[Snaxx]

Yeah I may have stretched the idea too far, I know I did that once before (test week?) so in the future I'll just stick with the responses like in LS. But I still encourage funny discussion as I like it.

Marley a +1 for his plumbing leak comment, which I thought was funny

Thanks, but that seems a bit unfair, since it wasn't part of my official entry, just some of the conversational hijacking that followed.

No feedback from clem, so far, about whether he wants to try tubing Lucifer Falls.

[MarleysGh0st]

But I still encourage funny discussion as I like it.

On this Bored? How shocking!

[themanwho]

So that sign in front of the blue building wasn't a pelican?

-M

[Snaxx]

So that sign in front of the blue building wasn't a pelican?

-M

It actually was a pelican (see the blow-up image). Not sure what a pelican was doing there and in NM flag colors too. There is some water in the form of the Rio Grande. And there are the hot springs too.

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A bit more:

Historical Sign

The banner that I did not let anyone read

Ralph Edwards Park

[christie1111]

OMG! I was wrong but also right!

WooHoo!

LOL!