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« on: September 20, 2008, 19:45:12 »


OK - it's NOT FGW▸ (First Great Western) served, and I don't think that anyone's going to have a cat in h**l chance of placing this without some clues .... but I'm giving it a go for a day or so.   Then the clues will start.
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« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2008, 20:36:48 »
Frogland?
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« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2008, 09:34:22 »
Looks Austrian to me
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« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2008, 13:39:01 »
Two creditable attempts - thanks, gents.  You're right to suggest that its not in the UK▸ (United Kingdom), but the countries you have chosen aren't actually the right one(s) and they don't share borders with the right one either  Wink
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« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2008, 14:17:37 »
Commonwealth (Canada or Australia) or US?
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« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2008, 14:46:54 »
Quote from: eightf48544 on September 21, 2008, 14:17:37
Commonwealth (Canada or Australia) or US?

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The location even has a British name ...
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« Reply #6 on: September 21, 2008, 14:50:21 »
New Melksham?
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« Reply #7 on: September 21, 2008, 15:10:52 »
Quote from: Btline on September 21, 2008, 14:50:21
New Melksham?

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Curiously, "Melksham" is one of the very few British place names that does NOT seem to have been reused overseas.   I am told that this is because:

a) People who live in Melksham are very happy there and don't WANT to set up colonies

b) The train service is so cr*p that they can't actually get out of the town even if they want to

It could also be - let's face it - because:

c) The folks from Melksham haven't exactly been "get up and go / act" types - something the DfT» (Department for Transport - about) rather relied on when they slashed the TransWilts service

d) It's a peculiar name!
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« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2008, 01:27:37 »
Quote from: eightf48544 on September 21, 2008, 14:17:37
Commonwealth (Canada or Australia) or US?


Perhaps I should add that one of those IS right ...
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« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2008, 04:45:57 »
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Quote from: eightf48544 on September 21, 2008, 14:17:37
Commonwealth (Canada or Australia) or US?

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The location even has a British name ...


British Columbia?
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« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2008, 06:40:21 »
Victoria?
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« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2008, 10:05:45 »
If we knew where grahame went on holiday it might give us a clue.


I'm tending towards Australia, but may be wrong.
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« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2008, 12:27:23 »
Quote from: eightf48544 on September 22, 2008, 10:05:45
If we knew where grahame went on holiday it might give us a clue.


I'm tending towards Australia, but may be wrong.

The picture was taken within the last few days, and the time where I am located at the moment is 07:27  Wink
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« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2008, 12:35:44 »
Canada or US?

Go for US because of the fences but then again the telegraph poles could be Canada.

 
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« Reply #14 on: September 22, 2008, 16:31:32 »
Its on the east coast of America then.
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