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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA 
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Here's an exercise for ya... These are all jumbled states of the United States... See how many you can unjumble without consulting any source aside from your own brains... and no fair reading the responses on this post before you try it... (Sorry, my friends from abroad - you have permission to seek revenge - and you're the only ones who can cheat). Gioynmw Aiontgnhsw Ahut Aauotkodthts Aalennspyivn Iooh Eoykrwn Aeeihpnwmsrh Aantomn Aeimnostn Aadlnmry Centkkuy Aadiinn Aaihwi Adaeelrw Aafciirnol Sklaaa Iiowscnsn Aiingrvi Atsex Eeeessnnt Aioedhrsndl Aaooklhm Aalonotcrtinh Eeewrjsyn Aaebksrn Iiiippssssm Acaesstthumss Aaiiousnl Aiow Adioh Afdlrio Acdlooor Ziranoa Etsaiiingrvw Eotnmrv Aaooulcsthrin Gooern Aaootkdthrn Eecionmwx Aadenv Iissrmou Achigmni Aeinm Aakssn Siililno Aeiggor Nccotoientc Ssaaknra Balaaam ...hope I didn't mess up....  [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 03-27-2000).] |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
Gioynmw = Wyoming Aiontgnhsw = Washington Ahut = Utah Aauotkodthts = South Dakota Aalennspyivn = Pennsylvania Iooh = Ohio Eoykrwn = New York Aeeihpnwmsrh = New Hampshire Aantomn = Montana Aeimnostn = Minnesota Aadlnmry = Maryland Centkkuy = Kentucky Aadiinn = Indiana Aaihwi = Hawaii Adaeelrw = Delaware Aafciirnol = California Sklaaa = Alaska Iiowscnsn = Wisconsin Aiingrvi = Virginia Atsex = Texas Eeeessnnt = Tennessee Aioedhrsndl = Rhode Island Aaooklhm = Oklahoma Aalonotcrtinh = North Carolina Eeewrjsyn = New Jersey Aaebksrn = Nebraska Iiiippssssm = Mississippi Acaesstthumss = Massachusetts Aaiiousnl = Louisiana Aiow = Iowa Adioh = Idaho Afdlrio = Florida Acdlooor = Colorado Ziranoa = Arizona Etsallingrvw = Is this supposed to be West Virginia? Eotnmrv = Vermont Aauootkdhts = South Dakota Gooern = Oregon Aaootkdthrn = North Dakota Eecionmwx = New Mexico Aadenv = Nevada Iissrmou = Missouri Achigmni = Michigan Aeinm = Maine Aakssn = Kansas Siililno = Illinois Aeiggor = Georgia Nccotoientc = Connecticut Ssaaknra = Arkansas Balaaam = Alabama Note: You mentioned South Dakota twice and missed South Carolina and I think you there is a typo on West Virginia. Did I ever mention that I spent the majority of the fourth grade memorizing the atlas? Such is the life of a nerd. Maybe next time you could throw in the Canadian provinces. Jim  [This message has been edited by jbouder (edited 03-27-2000).] |
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Nan
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Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Thanks for the proofread, JB... You're good - LOL... you have one typo too - Can you find it??.. Stupid keyboards... [This message has been edited by Nan (edited 03-27-2000).] |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
LOL. "Rhoad" Island should be "Rhode" Island. Funny, that same fourth grade year I had a serious crush on a little blondy whose last name was "Rhoads". I suppose women have always been a distraction for me. |
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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Hehe.... Of course. if you come from there, you pronounce it ro-DI-lin.... And I understand that XAngel would say OR-eh-gun.... Then there's VER-mont.... Any others?? |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
ROFLMAO !! Hey Jim, shouldn't you do epics ? How about this ?Groningen Friesland Drente Overijssel Gelderland Flevoland Utecht Noord-Holland Zuid-Holland (That's where I live) Noord-Brabant Zeeland Limburg Those are the 12 Dutch provinces. Here are the 12 provincial capitals. Arnhem Zwolle Lelystad Groningen Den Haag Haarlem Leeuwarden Den Bosch Utrecht Middelburg Maastricht Assen Do you know which city belongs to which province ?  If that's too difficult, you may try to pronounce it.  [This message has been edited by Munda (edited 03-27-2000).] |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
Sorry, Munda. Americans tend to be a bit ethnocentric. To be honest with you, before you mentioned it I didn't even know you Dutch had separate provinces. But isn't Den Haag (translation, The Haag) also the national capital? If I am right, do I get partial credit? If it is any consolation, I think "Netherlands" is a really cool name for a country ... much better than the "United States".  [This message has been edited by jbouder (edited 03-27-2000).] |
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Poet deVine
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since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
I copied without looking at the replies: Gioynmw - Wyoming Aiontgnhsw - Washington Ahut - Utah Aauotkodthts - South Dakota Aalennspyivn - Pennyslvania Iooh - Ohio Eoykrwn - New York Aeeihpnwmsrh - New Hampshire Aantomn - Montana Aeimnostn - Minnesota Aadlnmry - Maryland Centkkuy - Kentucky Aadiinn - Indiana Aaihwi - Hawaii Adaeelrw - Delaware Aafciirnol - California Sklaaa - Alaska Iiowscnsn - Wisconsin Aiingrvi - Virginia Atsex - Texas Eeeessnnt- Tennessee Aioedhrsndl - Rhode Island Aaooklhm - Oklahoma Aalonotcrtinh - North Carolina Eeewrjsyn - New Jersey Aaebksrn - Nebraska Iiiippssssm - Mississippi Acaesstthumss - Massachucetts Aaiiousnl - Louisiana Aiow - Iowa Adioh - Idaho Afdlrio - Florida Acdlooor - Colorado Ziranoa - Arizona Etsaiiingrvw - West Virginia Eotnmrv - Vermont Aaooulcsthrin - South Carolina Gooern - Oregon Aaootkdthrn - North Dakota Eecionmwx - New Mexico Aadenv - Nevada Iissrmou - Missouri Achigmni - Michigan Aeinm - Maine Aakssn - Kansas Siililno - Illinois Aeiggor - Georgia Nccotoientc - Connecticut Ssaaknra - Arkansas Balaaam - Alabama |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Ahem...bit of cultural bias going on huh??? Now how could I possibly participate without resorting to a map - ie cheating?? Sniff... Here you all go then... Some New Zealand town names...Maori names...hehehe amnia etkeahuan raweha iwehraagn ahoornwueh ianwnagu ~~~~~ hehehehehehehehehe - actually if anyone can do these I will give you...ummm...a months free house cleaning... LOL!!!!!! K'Writing sharpens life; life enriches writing' Sylvia Plath |
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jbouder Member Elite
since 1999-09-18
Posts 2534Whole Sort Of Genl Mish Mash |
Kamla: Cultural bias ... what do you expect from Americans? The only guess I am willing to venture is "Mania" in you list. Besides that I see a couple "New" cities. Sorry. Jim |
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Nan
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since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
How's this??? Groningen Groningen Leeuwarden Friesland Assen Drente Zwolle Overijssel Arnhem Gelderland Lelystad Flevoland Utrecht Utecht Haarlem Noord-Holland Den Haag Zuid-Holland Den Bosch Noord-Brabant Middelburg Zeeland Maastricht Limburg The question is - Would you believe me if I said I didn't cheat??? I didn't think so...  Thanks for the geography lesson though.. |
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Munda Member Elite
since 1999-10-08
Posts 3544The Hague, The Netherlands |
ROTFLMAO ! Way to go Nan ! And without cheating too ! Jim here you see the difference between you and Nan. You are American, Nan is Universal. (Ducking behind Nan to avoid the spitballs and rotten fruit !) You know I really hate to disappoint you Jim, but the capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam. |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
OK Jim - here they are: amnia - Mania - Well done! (not pronounced May-nee-ah though) etkeahuan - Eketahuna raweha - Hawera iwehraagn - Whangarei ahoornwueh - Horowhenua ianwnagu - Wanganui Well done Nan on Munda's selection and I believe you... K |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Well, I didn't cheat, and this was the best I could do how are ew , hun ? hangin in thank eeau O, igwana haw are u, man? u! |
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