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(Message started by: alien on Sep 20^th, 2006, 11:27am)

Title: Letter from abroad
Post by alien on Sep 20^th, 2006, 11:27am

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: [hide]something is missing[/hide].

Best,

John

http://www.geocities.com/alien624837/drawing.jpg

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by DeMark on Sep 20^th, 2006, 12:35pm

Huh? ???

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by Sameer on Sep 20^th, 2006, 1:11pm

you are in the state of denial ;D .. no seriously .. there is a place called london in [hide]Kentucky, USA[/hide]

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by cchris on Sep 20^th, 2006, 4:52pm

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 [hide]montana[/hide], cause there's not a whole lot there that I know of, and the clue isn't there either.

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by TomC588 on Sep 20^th, 2006, 5:03pm

I think Chris got the intended answer.

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by SWF on Sep 20^th, 2006, 6:46pm

The green shape in the drawing is a map of Virginia. That may be a clue of some sort.

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot on Sep 20^th, 2006, 8:01pm

But what is missing?

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by DeMark on Sep 20^th, 2006, 10:00pm

The peninsula on the right?

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by graphia on Sep 20^th, 2006, 11:39pm

I take it this riddle requires a certain familiarity with USA geography? I'll just give up now if that's the case :P

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by DeMark on Sep 21^st, 2006, 7:17am

If John has dyslexia, I'll tell you where he is right away :P

But my guess would be [hide]somewhere in Northampton[/hide].

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by cchris on Sep 21^st, 2006, 10:13am

Oh, wow, there's a picture.

[hide]Perhaps... (http://www.epa.gov/radon/zonemap/virginia_large.jpg)[/hide]

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by Sameer on Sep 21^st, 2006, 10:31am

on 09/20/06 at 20:01:53, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:

But what is missing?

As I mentioned in my answer, that state is on the western border of Virginia.

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by SWF on Sep 21^st, 2006, 6:21pm

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.

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by cchris on Sep 21^st, 2006, 9:56pm

I'll say [hide]West Virginia or Maryland.[/hide]

Title: Re: Letter from abroad
Post by alien on Sep 23^rd, 2006, 3:50am

on 09/20/06 at 23:39:01, 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 :P

That's the case. :P

on 09/20/06 at 18:46:52, SWF wrote:

The green shape in the drawing is a map of Virginia.

on 09/20/06 at 20:01:53, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:

But what is missing?

on 09/20/06 at 22:00:41, DeMark wrote:

The peninsula on the right?

Both right.

on 09/21/06 at 18:21:27, 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.

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. ::)