Describe in miniscule details a place...and see who guesses it!

EXAMPLE:
I'm outside a small building by a little used highway...looking up at an old Victorian house on a high hill with a figure looking out the second floor window...

"Where Am I?"

Legrobill?

Oohhh, is it getting hot in here or is it just my nekidness?

:oD

Missed a letter, Cindy. Find it ... and you have the nickname of the person as he was referred to, while 'doing his thing'.

"Le Gros Bill" ... aka Jean Béliveau

Holy crapperz!!

Sherree be's on fire where puzzles are concerned!!

Indeed, the person is none other than the 'gentleman' of hockey and an idol of mine (all my hockey jerseys have the number four on them) ... Jean Béliveau.

Cookies? You bet.

I'll even add into the prize grab of some fudge brownie ice cream. Well done ... a -gain, Sherree. :o)

Center stage is yours. :o)

Edit: ""Le Gros Bill" (Jean was nicknamed after a French folk hero).

I knew collecting sport cards for many years would come in handy some day.

... and a great hockey player too.

;-)

I was a famous writer who died an undignified death that was rumored to be a result of alcoholism to epilepsy to rabies. The actual cause of my death to this day remains unknown, ever more a mystery. My last words were, "Lord help my poor soul." For the past 50+ years on the anniversary of my birth (January 19) a mysterious person raises a glass of cognac in a toast at my original gravemarker and leaves 3 roses.

Who am I?

A wild guess, Sherree, but it sounds like Ernest Hemingway?

Nope, not Ernest Hemingway.

Good try though Cindy.

Hmm ... "original gravemarker" ... perhaps, internment was in fact moved from place to 'final' final resting place then?

...

Wild guess time (sort of, kind of), sans caffeine ...

Edgar Allan Poe.

Ohhhhhhh Les ... you are so ... so correct.

Edgar Allan Poe happens to be one of my favorite poets.

I did leave a little clue ... sort of hidden, methinks, but if you read it several times it sorts of sticks out there.

.... unknown, ever more a mystery

Quothe the Raven, "Nevermore"

Presents Les with a plate of peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.

The stage is all yours sir. ;-)

Upon first read of your clue Sherree, did have the thought of Jim Morrison initially. Thought maybe 'writer' was your own twist of sorts.

Now looking back, 'n ever more' stands out quite readily.

Good good one :o) ... and a lucky guess on my part.


Ok then, one more from moi ...

"You think your camera is too slow?", he stated rhetorically one summer day in France.


Hop to ...

>:oD

Well since I was googling old German made camera's late last night ... something to do, that's all ...

I will say 'Carl Zeiss'

No, not there yet, Sherree.

Don't think it will be long though, before you or someone exposes the correct answer. I gotz my money in the pool that in 8 hours from now ... the farm buildings ... ... er, person .. yeah, that's it ... person, will be revealed.

;o)

I think I'm experiencing some Deja Vu. I was there last night ... read it word for word. I know what 8 hours represents & I can vision the farm buildings. Has to do with a 'first', but I can't recall the name (person).

This will be driving me nutz ... all night.

I smell pin-hole camera... ;oP

Joseph Niepce...I Googled it...Wow..I didn't know that! Cool!

That was the first photograph? (8 hours was in the clue) Wow...reading more about him (and I think his brother)...Awesome!..They did all that?

...And here I thought it was Monet...(pinhole: associated with mosaic) His type of art was amazing...everything's constucted of dots...until you take in the whole thing...

As usual...thinking like an artist...I should really read (BOOKS I mean) more often...That's kind of getting lax...

Is that right?

That is indeed correct, Sir Ron.

More about/on ... Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.


The stage is yours. :o)

You know...I'll leave it to you guys to decide...This is a community after all...Maybe pick a newbie...or someone else...give others a chance...This internet...man...too much...far too much...Gotta spend less time on it...

...But ya owe me a cookie! (lol) Just a little one...You'd be surprised how I've learned how to sustain myself on just that... You can't hoard...you know!

Here you go, Ron ... a lil' cookie.

Make it last now, ya hear?

:oP

Wow...big cookie! Too much for me...(small nibble) You can have the rest...

Inspiration though...cookies...Ads?...Real life physical consumer product packaging...Maybe packaging concepts?...Hmm...must look more into that...

But hopefully, they'll get the economy going...((prayer...new concept...actually an old one))

No..on with the next contestant...

OK...So you want another? A "Where Am I" this time...

"I hear the sound of cannons when I reach my goals...Awash in a land of greenery, inspired by pirates...dotted by one hundred three-footed steps..."

Where Am I?

HINT...sports

2ND HINT...Florida

OK...No one answers...fine...

Tampa Bay Stadium...home of the Buccaneers...I love their team spirit...Cannons whenever they score a touchdown...And they play good football too...I also like Philadelphia and Green Bay...

Someone else think of something now...

This should be easy (no googling!)

Where am I? (cinema)

My overheated vehicle eventually leads to me displaying my construction skills gratis.

All i can think of is Micheal Douglas in "falling down"... But his overheated vehicle led more to deconstruction from memory.

Not sure of the location either. San Francisco?

Decades earlier, Sam.

Hintie: Leading character's name is Homer.

???...This one's way over my head too...and I'm thinkin...(cinema)...nahh...no dice here...

Hintie: Homer ate a [fried] egg in one gulp.

This is a dead giveaway for the movie, but not the location...

I don't think I've seen it...

Nope...still not ringin' any bells....

Hintie: Homer builds a chapel.

In Amish country??

No, good try.

Hintie: Homer builds the chapel for emigrant German nuns.

Oh rats! I know the film but not the place...

Somewhere in Arizona?
desert?

Hmmmm... Yes, the Arizona desert -- what's the movie?

Lilies of the Field :)

Yay. Someone else..? Lynn..???

Who am I?

Real person. American. Female. More recognisable than her famous son. Her husband was also famous in his own right.
Born 1804, died at 77.
Clue - think 'tunes'

Rather than write this in Black and White I'll do it as An Arrangement in Grey and Black. It's Whistler's Mother, Anna.
Sorry Lyn, your clue was too good.

:) Correct - Anna McNeill Whistler (1804-1881) Famous for being part of an 'arrangement' :)




Her husband,George Washington Whistler,constructed the 1st mile of passenger railroad track in the U.S. for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and also invented the locomotive steam whistle.

Who am I?

Male, born New York City in 1888. My mother was called Minnie and I have no sisters.

Eugene O'Neill..?

I'm tempted to google NY census records... :)

Good try. Right year, right City but wrong person. Your man, a great playwright is far more serious than my guy.

I know!!! His mother was not Minnie Mouse :)

My husband is a fan of him - and thats no Monkey Business :)
He never said much did he?

But I will not harp on about him - will let someone else guess :)

exits . . .humming Sweet Adeline . . . . .

Top Marks, Lyn!

Harpo Marx?

Correct Cindy, well done! The usual prize of an all expenses-paid cup of tea or coffee at any of the several coffee houses or tea rooms of New Brighton awaits.

Over to you.

This is another who.

My country of birth is no joke. I was born in its capital city in 1867. My career was ajoined to humanitarian concerns and the rewards were both gratifying and nobel.

sorry double post - stupid computer.

Female?
Born Warsaw?
Husband also famous?
Twice honoured?
A most nobel woman?

I am not going to say who I think it is unless I can be included in the all expenses paid cup of coffee lol :)

I guess that was too easy. I purposely didn't say whether I was male or female, so I am wondering what clues you picked up on to get this right, Eve? lol I think you qualify for the all expenses paid coffee and should maybe reveal the answer because as you know, you have it right!

Marie Curie :)
It was your final words - "gratifying and NOBEL" that gave me the clue :)
It was very noble of you to give such a clue :)

Who am I ?

Born small NZ town (pop 800) 1961
Adept with a camera.

LynEve? (I know. You are from Liverpool). Could have been though. Second clue fits. {I was hoping you'd think I spelled noble wrong}. lol

Hehe - no
A much BIGGER camera for this guy.
Anyway this person has a beard.

Three films to spellbind us all.
Several films to scare us.
One film to monkey around with
but all to entertain us.

Peter Jackson is our man.

Peter Jackson it is !!

Born 31 October 1961.
Began making movies at an early age with his parents' camera.
Left school at seventeen and worked as a photoengraving apprentice.
Began making a movie using a 16 mm camera, taking over three years and paid for out of his wages. It was 75 minutes long, and called Bad taste (1988).
The New Zealand Film Commission gave him some money to complete the movie that has become a cult classic.
Went on to make Lord Of The Rings series
plus

Meet the Feebles.

Dead Alive.

Heavenly Creatures.

The Frighteners.

King Kong

He also did a TV hoax called "Forgotten Silver"
The film was screened on Television New Zealand's channel TV ONE in a time slot usually dedicated to plays and mini-series, but was billed and introduced as a serious documentary. A large proportion of the TV audience were fooled until the directors shortly afterwards revealed that it was a hoax. It was very controversial at the time :)

Was made a Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for his services to the film industry in the 2002 New Year's Honours. His partner, Fran Walsh, was made a Member of The New Zealand Order of Merit. (MNZM).

Well done Steve !! :)

Where am I?

Everybody knows where I'm standing but few know what it's really called.Everyone knows the nickname but it's really named after the first martyr. People look to this place when the calendar changes.

Wasn't St Stephen the first (Christian) martyr?

Times Square?

Yes to Lyn and no to Cindy.

Something to do with Boxing Day? The Feast of St Stephen?

Greennwich Prime Meridian?

Cindy's in the right city and I think that's quite a striking clue.

I thought of Big Ben earlier but was sure it wouldnt be right. Then again I guess it does sound like a nick name...

Sam's right it is Big Ben. Everyone calls the clock Big Ben when actually that's the name of the biggest bell, the one that chimes the hours. The clock is situated in St Stephen's Tower at The Houses of Parliament.

Well done Sam. A free cup of coffee or tea awaits you in New Brighton.

Your turn.

My flu addled brain isn't up to the task I'm afraid. Cynlee gave me the prompt so she can have a go if she likes.

Oh, please get well, Sam, and real soon. Take tons of Vitamin C.
I'll try to think of somewhere, but I need a little time to think up something. I'll be back around midnight when I get home from work, unless someone else wants to have a go at it. That will be okay too. C.

All right...then me...can I be morbid about it? :)

A "Where am I?"...

Just a small town amidst sand and scorpions...Up until a few brothers took in a Holiday...I thought everything was OK...

Where am I?

The OK corral?

Errrmm, or Eaarp - I thought your brain was befuddled Sam ! :)
Sharp as a tack methinks lol


The 'Doc' tells me it is Tombstone.

Close Sam...but Lyn gave the answer! She's got the board...Next puzzler...please!

Where am I?

I am puffing a bit - climbing steps.

I hear a faint buzzing which gets louder with each step.

Inside Nikola Tesla's largest 'Tesla Coil'..?

Nope! :)

10 storey building - and 4 levels below ground.
Usually a hive of activity.

Southern hemisphere

Something to do with bees?? A giant hive?

Or a lighthouse with a giant flourescent bulb...

Not a lighthouse.
Bees are getting close :)
They may be in a cabinet.

Some pans have copper bottoms - this place has a copper top (roof)made from 20 tonnes of copper.

A Landmark for 30 years.

I am getting stung waiting here :)

This is a place of power
A capital landmark.

I'm adduming it's a parliamentary building but it still doesn't sound familiar...

You are assuming correctly Sam :)

Designed by Sir Basil Spence.

I think you may be yanking my chain a bit here :)

I really have no idea...

I hope this isn't in Australia or I am going to feel really dumb, but I can't thimnk of any parliamentary building that is ten storeys high...

It is not in Australia.
The country it is in has only one Parliament building (actually a group, but in one place)

Estimated resident population of said country
as at Thursday, 27 Aug 2009 at 02:44:18 pm is
4,324,255

That's a small country, obviously.

*doh*....Lyn left clues everywhere....I think :)

The Beehive in NZ......??

Yes Yes Yes - correct Mimi :)
THE BEEHIVE

The Beehive is the common name for the Executive Wing of the New Zealand Parliament Buildings, located in Wellington, NZ.The top floor is occupied by the Cabinet offices, with the Prime Minister's offices on the ninth floor (and part of the eighth). Other floors contain the offices of individual cabinet ministers.

Your turn :)

190m tall, 190m wide, whew!

I am arching my eyebrows at this one :)
A monumental size
Whew !
;)

This wouldn't be some sort of gateway would it? Although it's a very big gate isn't it?

perhaps an arching gateway?

MEET ME/ ???

Right on GE......:=)

St. Louis Gateway Arch. Soars 630 feet in the air. The margin for error when building this monument was 1/64 of an inch! They did all the surveying at night to avoid any glare from the sun that would/could distort their measurements.

I remember (very clearly) watching the last piece being put into place. What a fascinating piece of history 'the Arch" is.....as we locals call it :=)


Your up Lyn!

Ok
It is very hot. I am in a desert landscape
I am gazing at a large natural monolith, 300 miles from the nearest town.

Uluru / Ayers Rock?

Correct Mike :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluru
A place I would love to visit sometime.:)

As would I. The images are fascinating.

'Haven't really got a new one, anyone else?

A dreaded location for some that love to spoil a good walk. (And this really was the mother of them all.)

For the official record, it was only the two. Not the three, reported by various sources and as some believed.


Shortly after that, it was back to the one and only ... 19th hole.

No golf fans around here I'm guessing?

Stumped... WAS into golf, and I know how it's played...but other than a scant few names and courses, nothin' much on a historical level...

And this is "semi-tournament" status...and "Mulligans" aren't allowed...

Sorry...

Well, for the record ... I hit a six iron ... and one went approximately 400 meters.

Much better than the three previous attempts, if I do say so myself.

Umm... On the moon???

*ding* *ding* *ding*

:o)

You are correct, sir.

How many golf balls are there on the moon?

"Two. Alan Shepard hit them February 6, 1971 right before they took off from the moon at the end of the Apollo 14 mission."

Excerpt from transcript of communication (from http://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/a14/a14.clsout2.html):

135:08:17 Shepard: (Facing the TV) "Houston, while you're looking that up, you might recognize what I have in my hand as the handle for the contingency sample return; it just so happens to have a genuine six iron on the bottom of it. In my left hand, I have a little white pellet that's familiar to millions of Americans. I'll drop it down. Unfortunately, the suit is so stiff, I can't do this with two hands, but I'm going to try a little sand-trap shot here."

Some additional mutli-media of the 'event', including a link to the actual video clip ... can be found here.

:o)

Good one... Perhaps a little too smarty pants for us, but great idea...

Someone got a new one?