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alien
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Dear Paul:
I am in USA with my young daughter Melissa. She made this drawing for you. I would ask you about the weather, but since you are in London, I don't need to. About the other night. We were a bit drunk and your remark was like an arrow into my heart, but I am almost over it now. This is why, I still wont tell you, in which state we are, even though you are a curious creature and you like to travel. But I will give you a clue: something is missing.
Best,
John
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #1 on: Sep 20th, 2006, 12:35pm » |
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Huh? 
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #2 on: Sep 20th, 2006, 1:11pm » |
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you are in the state of denial  .. no seriously .. there is a place called london in Kentucky, USA
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cchris
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #3 on: Sep 20th, 2006, 4:52pm » |
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Alabama*
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado*
Connecticut*
Delaware
Florida*
Georgia*
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana*
Maine
Maryland*
Massachusetts*
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi*
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey*
New Mexico*
New York*
North Carolina*
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania*
Rhode Island
South Carolina* (well I live there..)
South Dakota
Tennessee*
Texas*
Utah
Vermont
Virginia*
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
It's one of those. & just for the hell of it, the asterisks (*) are states I've either driven through or visited, cause I can barely remember. Heh.
I'll say montana, cause there's not a whole lot there that I know of, and the clue isn't there either.
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #4 on: Sep 20th, 2006, 5:03pm » |
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I think Chris got the intended answer.
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #5 on: Sep 20th, 2006, 6:46pm » |
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The green shape in the drawing is a map of Virginia. That may be a clue of some sort.
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #6 on: Sep 20th, 2006, 8:01pm » |
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But what is missing?
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #7 on: Sep 20th, 2006, 10:00pm » |
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The peninsula on the right?
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #8 on: Sep 20th, 2006, 11:39pm » |
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I take it this riddle requires a certain familiarity with USA geography? I'll just give up now if that's the case 
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #9 on: Sep 21st, 2006, 7:17am » |
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If John has dyslexia, I'll tell you where he is right away
But my guess would be somewhere in Northampton.
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #10 on: Sep 21st, 2006, 10:13am » |
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Oh, wow, there's a picture.
Perhaps...
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #11 on: Sep 21st, 2006, 10:31am » |
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on Sep 20th, 2006, 8:01pm, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:
As I mentioned in my answer, that state is on the western border of Virginia.
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #12 on: Sep 21st, 2006, 6:21pm » |
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The problem statement doesn't even have a question. Are we supposed to guess what state the author of the letter is in? Sameer says Kentucky because there is a London in KY, but the letter is addressed to somebody in London, not from London.
The main thing missing from that map is the portion of VA on the Delmarva peninusla. I suppose the problem is meant for us to guess the state based on a partial outline of it.
Considering that Melissa draws the sun like a small child, she sure did a good job on Virginia, although parts of it look unrealistically fractal-like, particularly just west of the northernmost point.
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Re: Letter from abroad
« Reply #13 on: Sep 21st, 2006, 9:56pm » |
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I'll say West Virginia or Maryland.
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on Sep 20th, 2006, 11:39pm, graphia wrote:| I take it this riddle requires a certain familiarity with USA geography? I'll just give up now if that's the case |
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That's the case.
on Sep 20th, 2006, 6:46pm, SWF wrote:| The green shape in the drawing is a map of Virginia. |
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on Sep 20th, 2006, 8:01pm, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:
on Sep 20th, 2006, 10:00pm, DeMark wrote:| The peninsula on the right? |
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Both right.
on Sep 21st, 2006, 6:21pm, SWF wrote:| Considering that Melissa draws the sun like a small child, she sure did a good job on Virginia, although parts of it look unrealistically fractal-like, particularly just west of the northernmost point. |
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Good point. But she is talented. Or even better, she is autistic. Another possibility is, that John was lying, and Melissa drew just the sun. 
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