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HalfMooner
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Posted - 09/24/2009 :  08:15:21  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
What on Earth? #71: Yeah, Okay... Wait! WTF?

For one point per correct answer:

1. What's the name of this town?

2. Who was its first mayor?

3. Where is this place?



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Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Edited by - HalfMooner on 09/24/2009 08:35:04

HalfMooner
Dingaling

Philippines
15831 Posts

Posted - 09/24/2009 :  11:57:25   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Hint #1: Looks like the birds are big in this town:


A detail of the odd city.



Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Edited by - HalfMooner on 09/24/2009 13:32:05
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HalfMooner
Dingaling

Philippines
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Posted - 09/24/2009 :  13:33:49   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Hint #2: The town's even got a tiny red-light distrct:


Another detail of the city.



Biology is just physics that has begun to smell bad.” —HalfMooner
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Edited by - HalfMooner on 09/24/2009 14:38:37
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bngbuck
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Posted - 09/24/2009 :  13:43:50   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send bngbuck a Private Message  Reply with Quote
1. Madurodam, Holland
2. Beatrix, later Queen of the Netherlands
3. Scheveningen, The Hague, in the Netherlands
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HalfMooner
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Philippines
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Posted - 09/24/2009 :  13:56:37   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send HalfMooner a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by bngbuck

1. Madurodam, Holland
2. Beatrix, later Queen of the Netherlands
3. Scheveningen, The Hague, in the Netherlands

You are correct times 3! Congrats, bngbuck!

Here's Wikipedia's take on the model town.
The standings:
  1. Hal, 22 points
  2. steinhenge, 8 points
  3. Hawks, 5.5 points
  4. bngbuck, 5 points
  5. lorddix, 4 points
  6. Randy, 3 points
  7. sailinsoul, 3 points
  8. Simon, 2 points
  9. Dave W., 1 point
(Ties are listed in alphabetical order.)


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