***Where am I now?*** (game) (3)

[Pete]

Is it a film location?

More TV.

[Roy Mathers]

Is it Turville?

[Pete]

Is it Turville?

Bingo.... See? I said it would be a blindingly simple time-filler.

[Roy Mathers]

I thought I recognised it! I've been there myself actually, as a result of watching The Vicar o Dibley, Midsomer Murders etc. I thought you said it was a fair way from Wycombe, but I thought it wasn't that far away.

[Pete]

I thought I recognised it! I've been there myself actually, as a result of watching The Vicar o Dibley, Midsomer Murders etc. I thought you said it was a fair way from Wycombe, but I thought it wasn't that far away.

:D

Well, it was a fair distance away. "fair" is pretty ambiguous.

[tomd]

:D

Well, it was a fair distance away. "fair" is pretty ambiguous.

what's fair is fare.;)

(edit: bad humor)

[monty28428]

ROFL -- I was thinking it was a fairway aways ;-)

[Roy Mathers]

On reflection, I think that this WAIN could be construed as our answer to the recent ESPN gameday one. We didn't know what that was all bout, and I suspect that our American friends don't have a clue about this one! :D

(And I'll ignore Tom's humour)

[jacuff]

On reflection, I think that this WAIN could be construed as our answer to the recent ESPN gameday one. We didn't know what that was all bout, and I suspect that our American friends don't have a clue about this one! :D

(And I'll ignore Tom's humour)


Hehehe... I sure had no clue. :lol:

[tonylong]

Well, chaps, I certainly had no clue -- I've seen a few Brit show, (aside from Monty Python and Benny Hill and Dr. Who) -- some kind of manor something and some other things that I could never retain. So, huh:)?

[glhs509]

I thought I recognised it! I've been there myself actually, as a result of watching The Vicar o Dibley, Midsomer Murders etc. I thought you said it was a fair way from Wycombe, but I thought it wasn't that far away.
Roy, after you mentioned Vicar of Dibley, it all made sense...(although the door knocker looks bigger on TV!)

[Roy Mathers]

Ken - I didn't realise that you got Vicar of Dibley over there. Do you also see Midsomer Murders?

[monty28428]

Morning Roy -- Are you going to post up a WAIN ??

[Roy Mathers]

Morning/afternoon Monty - I'd forgotten that it was up to me! Here's one.

[glhs509]

Ken - I didn't realise that you got Vicar of Dibley over there. Do you also see Midsomer Murders?
The name doesn't ring a bell, but then again, the kids have taken over the TV lately...We get our fair share of BBC shows, for example on our public broadcast channel (PBS), at least in the Chicago market, we had the Vicar, Fawlty Towers, Are you Being Served, etc. (as well as Dr. Who, The Prisoner, Monty, etc. in the earlier years).
We also get "BBC America" on cable/satellite TV, which is where I get my Top Gear, Graham Norton, Dr. Who, and Torchwood fixes...

[Roy Mathers]

It's interesting that you see a lot of our programmes as well as vice versa.

[monty28428]

Top Gear fan here!

UK ?

[monty28428]

Looks like my company is blocking flickr :-( Ah well I should be working anyway..

[Kendoway]

Top Gear is quite excellent - one of my favorites as well.

[Kendoway]

Top of Seven Dials column, London, England, UK ? (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexsegre/312854843/)

[Roy Mathers]

It's not only the top of Seven Dials column in the picture! But yes, you've got it Kendoway. Well done.

[Kendoway]

Ok, technically I'm supposed to post a some sort of a landmark (house, city, building, landscape, etc.) but thought it might be fun to try something a little bit different. If you can identify this little fellow, you'll have the answer quite quickly. Where is he now?

If nobody wants to play (ie: no takers) I'll throw it back open at 11:00 PM EST USA.

http://i39.tinypic.com/2dljfx0.jpg

[glhs509]

I'll bite...Chile?

[tomd]

I'll bite...

LOL....I don't want to get a bite from that guy!

[Kendoway]

I'll bite...Chile?

Not Chile (though I'd love to visit there some day :) )

[glhs509]

Is this a marine otter?

[Kendoway]

Is this a marine otter?

Nope.

Hints:

Possible the most vicious animal alive.
Only a handful in captivity.

Off to lunch - back in 2 hrs.

[tonylong]

Wolverine?

[the phelp]

Would that be the Honey Badger?

[glhs509]

Would that be the Honey Badger?
Sure looks like one Mike...
Jo'burg Zoo perhaps?

[bjordan]

San Diego Zoological Garden?

[Kendoway]

Would that be the Honey Badger?

Correct!

Jo'burg Zoo perhaps?

You are getting warmer...

San Diego Zoological Garden?

Nope.

[monty28428]

SEE IT THE IT WAS ....?? Ok wrong challenge but didn't want to comment over there ;-)

[monty28428]

Cool edit btw.

[monty28428]

South Africa ?

[Kendoway]

South Africa ?

Indeed.

[glhs509]

Correct!



You are getting warmer...



Nope.
Warmer locally or internationally?

It's a toss up between Pretoria and Bloemfontein depending upon the answer :)

Nevermind...I'll just guess Bloemfontein Zoo

[Kendoway]

It is South Africa, but neither Pretoria or Bloemfontein.

What happens when an animal gets sick, or wounded?

[Kendoway]

SEE IT THE IT WAS ....?? Ok wrong challenge but didn't want to comment over there ;) Cool edit btw.

Thanks Monty - it was fun.

[tomd]

What happens when an animal gets sick, or wounded?


;) another bigger animal comes along and eats the sick animal. :lol:

[tonylong]

Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre?

I really did not make that name up out of my head:)!

[monty28428]

lol -- are you sure tony :-)

[Kendoway]

Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre?

Excellent work Tony - correct!

If you want to see a honey badger in action, check this out: Honey Badger-The Most Fearless Animal on Earth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c81bcjyfn6U)

Here's the little fellow we saw "Stoffle" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EALsDQL_yvU)

The Moholoholo folks are really great, and rehabilitate animals that have been caught in snares, poisoned, or shot (typically by farmers, but sometimes poachers.) Quite a sad video Here (http://www.youtube.com/AnimalRehab)

My wife petting a white rhino at the Moholoholo Animal Rehab Center. The baby was abandoned by it's mother, but when it reaches maturity - it will be released into the wild again.

http://i40.tinypic.com/15ml82v.jpg

[tonylong]

Reporting from Moholoholo here, I declare the field OPEN!!!

[PeteJaffa]

Morning everyone.

WAIN?

[dinny66]

Pathos Airport?

[PeteJaffa]

Afternoon Mike.

Not Pathos Airport.

[Kendoway]

Hmm... white painted rocks out front.

That's like something they would do in the Caribbean?

[tomd]

Airport in Curacao?

[PeteJaffa]

Not the Caribbean.

[PeteJaffa]

Not the airport in Curacao.

[Kendoway]

Central America?

[PeteJaffa]

Central America?

No.

[monty28428]

Evening Pete.

Scotland ?

[PeteJaffa]

Evening Monty.

Yes, Scotland.

[PeteJaffa]

I'll be off out for a few hours soon so get as many guesses in before I go people.

[monty28428]

Sports Stadium ?

[monty28428]

Airport ?

[monty28428]

Theater ?

[monty28428]

Glasgow ?

[monty28428]

Edinberg ?

[PeteJaffa]

Sports Stadium ?

Yes

Airport ?

No

Theater ?

No

[PeteJaffa]

Glasgow ?

No

Edinberg ?

No

[monty28428]

Excuse my spelling of Edinburgh :-)


South of Glasgow ?

[PeteJaffa]

Excuse my spelling of Edinburgh :-)


South of Glasgow ?

That's OK. I knew what you meant.

Yes south of Glasgow.

[monty28428]

Melrose ?

[PeteJaffa]

Melrose ?

No.

[monty28428]

Ayr?

[monty28428]

Dumfries ?

[PeteJaffa]

Ayr?

Yes.

[monty28428]

Somerset Park ?

[tonylong]

Well, it's the Ayr Racecourse, right? Horse racing?

[PeteJaffa]

Somerset Park ?

no.

[PeteJaffa]

Well, it's the Ayr Racecourse, right? Horse racing?

That's the one Tony. Well done.

[tonylong]

Hey, it didn't take too many searches for a stadium in Ayr!

Anyway, OPEN!

[monty28428]

LOL!! Have a good night Pete.

[Roy Mathers]

As this is still open, try this.

[Pete]

Those look like flying foxes.

So I'll guess at Australia (but they range from Australasia to east Africa.

[Roy Mathers]

Yes, it is Australia, but I don't think that, strictly speaking, they are flying foxes. Now you've got that, the rest should be a piece of cake.

[Kendoway]

Hmmm. I was going to guess "Fruit bat" but according to Google that's the same as a flying fox.

[Roy Mathers]

Well then, I am mistaken - they are fruit bats.

[Pete]

Queensland somewhere?

[Roy Mathers]

No Pete.

[tonylong]

Is it in a zoo?

[Roy Mathers]

No.

[glhs509]

Perhaps the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney?

[Kendoway]

Flickr has quite a few of these tagged as Sydney when searching on "Hanging Fruit Bat Australia". Sydney?

EDITED: LOL, crashed with Ken on that :)

[Roy Mathers]

It looks like Ken just beat you to it Chris. These creatures just hang from the trees in the Royal Botanic Gardens (which is really a park) in Sydney. Well done Ken.

[glhs509]

Flickr has quite a few of these tagged as Sydney when searching on "Hanging Fruit Bat Australia". Sydney?

EDITED: LOL, crashed with Ken on that :)
If it's correct/confirmed, go ahead and take the next...I'm heading back out to enjoy the weather before the cold/rain rolls in...

[Kendoway]

Thanks Ken, I'm actually off to a dinner party with the wife, so I won't be around to play either.

Open to the first taker.

[Roy Mathers]

That's dreadful! The two people who guess it promptly leave us in the lurch!:)

[Kendoway]

That's dreadful! The two people who guess it promptly leave us in the lurch!

Trust me, I'd MUCH rather be sitting here on POTN frittering and wasting the hours in an offhand way (copyright Pink Floyd), than attending a dinner party. The wife is applying make-up upstairs at the moment, which could actually take hours - but I better not risk it. :mad:

[bara03]

As no one has posted for nearly 20 hours, try this one:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3456595898_ca4c1b2abb.jpg

If this is too small to see clearly, then let me know and I will try and post a larger image.

[Kendoway]

UK?

[bara03]

UK?

Yes the UK.

[tonylong]

England?

[bara03]

England?

Yes

[Pete]

South East UK?

[bara03]

South East UK?

Nope

[dinny66]

looks like a model village?

[dinny66]

Bondville, Bridlington?

[bara03]

looks like a model village?

Nice, I was wondering how long it would be before someone got that.

Bondville, Bridlington?

Sorry not Bondville.

[Roy Mathers]

Beckonscot?

[dinny66]

the scale of the weeds to the door gave it away!
Southport?

[bara03]

Beckonscot?

Sorry not Beckonscot.

the scale of the weeds to the door gave it away!
Southport?

Not Southport either.

[tsk1979]

Bournemouth,England?

[annietex]

Bourton on the Water model village?

[bara03]

Bournemouth,England?

Sorry not Bournemouth.

Bourton on the Water model village?

Nope not Bourton on the Water model village either.

[tonylong]

Bekonscot?

[GoneTomorrow]

Merrivale Model Village in Yarmouth?

[Roy Mathers]

Bekonscot?


I've already said Bekonscot and got a 'no' Tony.

[bara03]

Merrivale Model Village in Yarmouth?

Sorry not here.

[annietex]

Babbacombe Model Village?

[tonylong]

Oops:(

I've never heard of a model village, so I plead ignorance:)!

[Kendoway]

I've never heard of a model village, so I plead ignorance

Me either, but I like the Tilt & Shift thread :cool:

[bara03]

Babbacombe Model Village?

Sorry not Babbacombe

Oops:(

I've never heard of a model village, so I plead ignorance:)!

Me either, but I like the Tilt & Shift thread :cool:

Must be an english thing.

[Pete]

Blackpool model village?

[Roy Mathers]

We'd better narrow this down - is it in southern England?

[annietex]

We'd better narrow this down - is it in southern England?

Roy, I agree that the time for throwing darts has passed :-)

OT, I just watched a funny little video from the Daily Show on YouTube and I thought I'd share it with my mates from across the pond! I found it quite humorous...:p:p:p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9CWgMv7pm8

[Kendoway]

That was funny Ann, thanks!

By the way, don't Google "Pear of Agony"... I wish I hadn't :(

[GregMik]

Roy, I agree that the time for throwing darts has passed :-)

OT, I just watched a funny little video from the Daily Show on YouTube and I thought I'd share it with my mates from across the pond! I found it quite humorous...:p:p:p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9CWgMv7pm8

Annie,

Lets not let this go political.

The video was funny, and it is a shame that the ppl could not articulate what they were there for. But I bet I could do a video of the same during one of the many protests anywhere. Or maybe just go out on the street and ask some simple questions.

Most ppl are clueless on what is really going on in todays world. They either don't care or only listen to one source of news that they "Trust", whether it be Fox, CNN or MSNBC.

Greg

[bara03]

Blackpool model village?

Not blackpool.

We'd better narrow this down - is it in southern England?

yes it's in southern england.

[dinny66]

Godshill IoW?

[annietex]

Annie,

Lets not let this go political.

The video was funny, and it is a shame that the ppl could not articulate what they were there for. But I bet I could do a video of the same during one of the many protests anywhere. Or maybe just go out on the street and ask some simple questions.

Most ppl are clueless on what is really going on in todays world. They either don't care or only listen to one source of news that they "Trust", whether it be Fox, CNN or MSNBC.

Greg

I hear ya Greg! Just a little lighthearted entertainment :-)

Is this in Dorset?

[annietex]

ROFL -- I for one found the youtube quite entertaining!


:):):)

[annietex]

Wimborne Minster Model Town?

[bara03]

Wimborne Minster Model Town?





Well done Ann thats the place, good detective work.

[annietex]

Thanks bara! I have nothing so I will leave this open to the first taker...

[Kendoway]

Ok, how about a short round. This should be over in a few guesses (or knowing Monty) over in one guess :D

http://i43.tinypic.com/10xzuz8.jpg

[tomd]

off topic:
I just discovered a new Google image search feature...it's called "similar images".

I just tried it...WOW this is going to be interesting. I typed in "Manhattan" then under one of the skyline pics, I clicked on the similar images link...and bingo.
I wonder if "similar" images" will change the detective work involved in WAIN?
Any thoughts?

[tomd]

Is the WAIN:
Sea Life Park, Southeast Oahu?

[GoneTomorrow]

Is this on the island of Crete? The coastline looks familiar.

[Roy Mathers]

Tom - I've just read all about this. I say 'all', but the one thing I can't find out is how to get it!

[Kendoway]

Sea Life Park, Southeast Oahu?

Nope

I just discovered a new Google image search feature...it's called "similar images".

That is interesting, but I can't imagine it has much to do with the image itself, maybe only the tags? Not unless they are using something like a face-recognition algorithm, that looks specifically at the pixels, brightness, saturation, and similar alignment across a spectrum.

I clicked on the Striped cat in the upper left hand corner using the similar images, and it gives me a few cat pictures that "sort of" look the same, but not really:Tabby Cat (http://similar-images.googlelabs.com/images?q=cat&qtype=similar&tbnid=0gJ8heloXzEZ3M&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcat%26hl%3Den&tprev=/images%3Fq%3Dcat%26hl%3Den)

[Kendoway]

Is this on the island of Crete?

Not Crete.

[Kendoway]

Tom - I've just read all about this. I say 'all', but the one thing I can't find out is how to get it!

Here you go Roy : Google Similar Images (http://similar-images.googlelabs.com/).

Type anything you want into the search box, pick an image, then click the "similar images" link below that picture.

[tomd]

Tom - I've just read all about this. I say 'all', but the one thing I can't find out is how to get it!

Just google search "google labs" then I think you'll see the link for "similar images" it was the second application down on my list.

EDIT: Thanks Chris, you beat me too it. (and even provided the link!)

[Roy Mathers]

Here you go Roy : Google Similar Images (http://similar-images.googlelabs.com/).

Type anything you want into the search box, pick an image, then click the "similar images" link below that picture.

Just google search "google labs" then I think you'll see the link for "similar images" it was the second application down on my list.

EDIT: Thanks Chris, you beat me too it. (and even provided the link!)

Thank you both!

[tomd]

Nope



That is interesting, but I can't imagine it has much to do with the image itself, maybe only the tags? Not unless they are using something like a face-recognition algorithm, that looks specifically at the pixels, brightness, saturation, and similar alignment across a spectrum.

from Google (http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/hard-at-play-in-google-labs-with.html)

appears like they use dominant colors. For example when I searched Manhattan, and clicked similar images under a daytime skyline, the results were very similar daytime skylines.

[Kendoway]

For example when I searched Manhattan, and clicked similar images under a daytime skyline, the results were very similar daytime skylines.

Agreed. For now I think we're safe though. I typed in a search phrase based on the image I posted before, and didn't really find anything similar (though one sign would have given away the answer).

The kiss of death for this game will be any sort of copy & paste feature that Google might implement in the future (which wouldn't surprise me). In other words, right click on any image on the net, copy - then go to some sort of Google Similar Images gizmo, and hit paste. I suspect it will simply be a matter of time.

[monty28428]

Table Mountain National Park ?

[the phelp]

I think you're on it Monty. I just saw this sort of humorous sign...
http://www.christinevadai.com/SouthAfrica/1/boulders_penguin_sign.jpg

[monty28428]

LOL -- That's what I based my guess on!

[Kendoway]

Table Mountain National Park ?

Indeed! Here, have a free penguin - and over to you Monty :)

http://i43.tinypic.com/2zrja6q.jpg

[glhs509]

I don't recall any penguins at Table Mountain, so I'll guess Boulders Beach ?

[monty28428]

Table Mountain is high on my wish list!

I'll leave it open to the first taker.

[glhs509]

Ah, nevermind...it appears that "Table Mountain National Park" also includes the southern Cape :confused:...

[Kendoway]

It is Boulders Beach - but officially the park is called "Table Mountain National Park - Boulders", so I thought Monty was close enough.

[Roy Mathers]

No takers after three hours? Try this one -

[Pete]

Europe?