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Aktungbby · 01-12-21, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

sea disaster or land slide?

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Originally Posted by u crank

Neither.

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

The Halifax Explosion possibility was left open, because Aktung craftily raised it in the form of a rhetorical question... therefore I believe it is a monument commemorating the Halifax Explosion

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Ooh, sneaky.

Good eye, but I corrected the rhetorical question early-on. Not a sea disaster since the Halifax 2 vessel sea collision precipitated the explosion...so not that imho. A bridge collapse?

u crank · 01-12-21, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

The Halifax Explosion possibility was left open, because Aktung craftily raised it in the form of a rhetorical question... therefore I believe it is a monument commemorating the Halifax Explosion

Squirrels are so smart.

Photos taken by myself during our Christmas visit. The Fairview Lawn cemetary is a two minute walk from my son's house in Halifax. It is also the resting place for the unclaimed dead victims of the RMS Titanic. Kind of sad two disasters five years apart. You can see the Titanic graves fron this memorial.

Over to you Mr. Squirrel.

Aktungbby · 01-12-21, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by u crank

Squirrels are so smart.

Photos taken by myself during our Christmas visit. The Fairview Lawn cemetary is a two minute walk from my son's house in Halifax. It is also the resting place for the unclaimed dead victims of the RMS Titanic. Kind of sad two disasters five years apart. You can see the Titanic graves fron this memorial.

Over to you Mr. Squirrel.

I formally protest...the Halifax disaster is clearly a sea collision disaster; (post 14731)no imho about it. This is a Commonwealth conspiracy! This game relies on impeccably correct OP answeres

Buddahaid · 01-12-21, 02:11 PM

Deflection and misdirection. How much did the squirrel pay you Acktung?

u crank · 01-12-21, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

I formally protest...the Halifax disaster is clearly a sea collision disaster; (post 14731)no imho about it. This is a Commonwealth conspiracy! This game relies on impeccably correct OP answeres

Management says all decisions are final.

You walked up to the door but you didn't knock.

As for being at sea well the explosion took place in a place called the Narrows, a body of water that joins the Bedford Basin with Halifax harbour. It is about 500 meters across. After the collision the Mont-Blanc's crew abandoned ship and the burning ship beached herself at Pier 6 near the foot of Richmond street. And then she blew up.

skidman · 01-12-21, 04:44 PM

Well done Big E, that was a clever guess.

Just a little remark: I just did a google image search "Halifax Explosion Fairview Lawn Cemetery" and the only picture it produced, that actually shows the detail we were looking for is this:

I'd say there is hardly a chance to identify the object from that photo. So even if one knows the correct answer it can not be verified by searching the web. From my point of view there's nothing wrong with using your own photo or a photo that has not been uploaded to the web. But it would be nice to choose a detail that corresponds to a photo that is available to the public. It's a question of sportsmanship imho.

Catfish · 01-12-21, 05:04 PM

Not mentioning any hint after it was in a way already identified .. hmm.

u crank · 01-12-21, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by skidman

I'd say there is hardly a chance to identify the object from that photo.

Hmm I took my photo from almost the exact same spot only closer and from a lower angle.

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But it would be nice to choose a detail that corresponds to a photo that is available to the public. It's a question of sportsmanship imho.

Frankly that never occured to me. I didn't know that was a rule. But then again there are a lot of small grainy B/W photos used that I can't find either.

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Not mentioning any hint after it was in a way already identified .. hmm.

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Originally Posted by u crank

Big hint. Go back and read all the questions and answers.

skidman · 01-12-21, 05:23 PM

No hard feelings! There are almost no rules. Let's keep it this way. I have to admit, the more desperate the search the deeper the insights in incidents you would normally never come across:

This one was put up to commemorate the fate of the victims of the Icelandic settlement disaster that took place in the 1870s. The sculpture was made by GUŎRÚN SIGURSTEINSDÓTTIR GIRGIS. Atta girl.

Aktungbby · 01-12-21, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Not mentioning any hint after it was in a way already identified .. hmm.

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sea disaster or land slide?
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Neither.

plus: rhetorical aside, definitively 'closing the door' with neither I define 'sea' as salt or briney waters and Halifax Narrows is definitly that, Just like my own Carquinez Strait at Mare Island. Given U Crank's sneaky cunning nature to rival my own deceptive nature

I then moved to the fresh water Gale of 1913

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the Great Lakes Storm killed more than 250 people, destroyed 19 ships, and stranded 19 others.

Knowing and recalling his predilection for Edmund Fitzgerald type disaster stuff!

But good fun and cameraderie prevails in this wondrous thread and so, we move on!

Winona sings it best!

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You walked up to the door but you didn't knock.

Eichhörnchen · 01-13-21, 06:03 AM

Apologies if it's taking a while... time zone plus been fixing up a video link with the boy's college for his home schooling

Back soon with one you'll never get

Eichhörnchen · 01-13-21, 07:46 AM

What is this and where exactly is it?

Jimbuna · 01-13-21, 08:29 AM

In the UK?

Eichhörnchen · 01-13-21, 08:37 AM

No, not in the UK

Jimbuna · 01-13-21, 08:38 AM

US?

01-12-21, 02:11 PM	#14734
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,576 Downloads: 160 Uploads: 0	Deflection and misdirection. How much did the squirrel pay you Acktung? __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

01-12-21, 04:44 PM	#14736
skidman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Near the Dutch mountains Posts: 1,147 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Well done Big E, that was a clever guess. Just a little remark: I just did a google image search "Halifax Explosion Fairview Lawn Cemetery" and the only picture it produced, that actually shows the detail we were looking for is this: I'd say there is hardly a chance to identify the object from that photo. So even if one knows the correct answer it can not be verified by searching the web. From my point of view there's nothing wrong with using your own photo or a photo that has not been uploaded to the web. But it would be nice to choose a detail that corresponds to a photo that is available to the public. It's a question of sportsmanship imho. __________________ "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” (Douglas Adams)

01-12-21, 05:04 PM	#14737
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 16,913 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Not mentioning any hint after it was in a way already identified .. hmm. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

01-12-21, 05:23 PM	#14739
skidman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Near the Dutch mountains Posts: 1,147 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	No hard feelings! There are almost no rules. Let's keep it this way. I have to admit, the more desperate the search the deeper the insights in incidents you would normally never come across: This one was put up to commemorate the fate of the victims of the Icelandic settlement disaster that took place in the 1870s. The sculpture was made by GUŎRÚN SIGURSTEINSDÓTTIR GIRGIS. Atta girl. __________________ "In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.” (Douglas Adams) Last edited by skidman; 01-12-21 at 05:38 PM.

01-13-21, 06:03 AM	#14741
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,793 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Apologies if it's taking a while... time zone plus been fixing up a video link with the boy's college for his home schooling Back soon with one you'll never get __________________

01-13-21, 07:46 AM	#14742
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,793 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	What is this and where exactly is it? __________________

01-13-21, 08:29 AM	#14743
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,497 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	In the UK? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

01-13-21, 08:37 AM	#14744
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 15,793 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	No, not in the UK __________________

01-13-21, 08:38 AM	#14745
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,497 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	US? __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)