Wed Sep 4, 2013, 11:56 PM

Where is Damascus? Can You Find It On A Map With No Lines Drawn On It?

http://toys.usvsth3m.com/damascus/

I was within 70 miles - kind of thought I'd do better.

Here's what the last 500 players thought.
You were better than 85% of them. People should ask you for directions!

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Where is Damascus? Can You Find It On A Map With No Lines Drawn On It? (Original post)	KittyWampus	Sep 2013	OP
Yeah it's in Syria	gopiscrap	Sep 2013	#1
Reminds me of a popular joke during the first Gulf War	eissa	Sep 2013	#2
65 miles away	Spider Jerusalem	Sep 2013	#3
89 miles. We're going to need bigger bombs	NoOneMan	Sep 2013	#4
50 miles off!	think4yourself	Sep 2013	#5
"You were 18 miles away!"	SMC22307	Sep 2013	#6
impressive.	KittyWampus	Sep 2013	#8
Most people in this country couldn't find Dallas on a map with no lines.	Mr.Bill	Sep 2013	#7
Whoa: on a serious note I got with in 33 miles	gopiscrap	Sep 2013	#9
49 miles away	Blue_In_AK	Sep 2013	#10
154 miles away	hfojvt	Sep 2013	#11
I was off by 13 miles west-northwest	Scootaloo	Sep 2013	#12
This is tough...	PoliticAverse	Sep 2013	#13
102 miles off. That's not bad! nt	Bonobo	Sep 2013	#14
Holy crap, 15 miles?	pokerfan	Sep 2013	#15
3 Miles. Apparently I did better than 100% of them.	Zynx	Sep 2013	#16
76 miles. Not bad for a geography buff. nt =)	AverageJoe90	Sep 2013	#17
9 miles away	LadyHawkAZ	Sep 2013	#18
7 miles, but that's a big circle	HarveyDarkey	Sep 2013	#19
Maps?	HangOnKids	Sep 2013	#20
So? What's your problem? BTW, if you want relevant information regarding Syria, check my Journal	KittyWampus	Sep 2013	#21
I've seen your maps	HangOnKids	Sep 2013	#23
Wow, you've been on DU for a whole 2 years and you've seen my "maps". And of course you don't	KittyWampus	Sep 2013	#24
Thanks for sharing Kitty	HangOnKids	Sep 2013	#32
Near the Lebanese border opposite some hills from Anjar.	Deep13	Sep 2013	#22
350 miles away on an iPad.	denbot	Sep 2013	#25
I got within 300 miles. Not bad for me...........	wandy	Sep 2013	#26
60	AngryAmish	Sep 2013	#27
Sure. I type Damascus into Google Maps.	MineralMan	Sep 2013	#28
205 miles awway	NM_Birder	Sep 2013	#29
47 miles away n/t	Jamastiene	Sep 2013	#30
43 miles south, southeast	Hayabusa	Sep 2013	#31
26 miles away Better than 96%. n/t	Blaukraut	Sep 2013	#33
thats cool! 8 miles..nt	Jesus Malverde	Sep 2013	#34
17 milles too far East...	Humanist_Activist	Sep 2013	#35
good find this was fun i ended up in a saudi desert nt	SwampG8r	Sep 2013	#36
15 miles.	NuclearDem	Sep 2013	#37
Better than I expected -- 50 miles.	Waiting For Everyman	Sep 2013	#38

Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 11:59 PM

gopiscrap (23,071 posts)

1. Yeah it's in Syria

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 11:59 PM

eissa (4,207 posts)

2. Reminds me of a popular joke during the first Gulf War

What's the difference between a smart bomb and an American high school student? A smart bomb can locate Iraq.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:02 AM

Spider Jerusalem (21,786 posts)

3. 65 miles away

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:04 AM

NoOneMan (4,795 posts)

4. 89 miles. We're going to need bigger bombs

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:04 AM

think4yourself (833 posts)

5. 50 miles off!

Not bad for a tiny iPhone and fat fingers.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:04 AM

SMC22307 (8,048 posts)

6. "You were 18 miles away!"

But how do you stack up against the world? You were better than 97% of them. You're a Grade-A Damascus finder!

Great, I can find it. Still don't want to bomb it. Or anywhere near it.

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Response to SMC22307 (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:10 AM

KittyWampus (55,894 posts)

8. impressive.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:06 AM

Mr.Bill (20,962 posts)

7. Most people in this country couldn't find Dallas on a map with no lines.

Hell, probably half the people in Texas couldn't find it.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:16 AM

gopiscrap (23,071 posts)

9. Whoa: on a serious note I got with in 33 miles

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:27 AM

Blue_In_AK (46,436 posts)

10. 49 miles away

I was closer to Beirut.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:27 AM

hfojvt (37,573 posts)

11. 154 miles away

not that bad for a WAG.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:35 AM

Scootaloo (25,699 posts)

12. I was off by 13 miles west-northwest

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:36 AM

PoliticAverse (26,366 posts)

13. This is tough...

http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Damascus&state=MD

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:38 AM

Bonobo (29,257 posts)

14. 102 miles off. That's not bad! nt

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:55 AM

pokerfan (27,677 posts)

15. Holy crap, 15 miles?

I knew roughly where it was, but without any borders, I was more or less shooting in the dark. Still better than 98%.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 01:13 AM

Zynx (21,328 posts)

16. 3 Miles. Apparently I did better than 100% of them.

I've studied the maps of that part of the world for a long time so this wasn't too hard.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 01:26 AM

AverageJoe90 (10,745 posts)

17. 76 miles. Not bad for a geography buff. nt =)

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 01:33 AM

LadyHawkAZ (6,199 posts)

18. 9 miles away

You were better than 98% of them. You're a Grade-A Damascus finder!

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 01:34 AM

HarveyDarkey (9,077 posts)

19. 7 miles, but that's a big circle

But still, "You were better than 99% of them. You're a Grade-A Damascus finder!"

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 01:40 AM

HangOnKids (4,291 posts)

20. Maps?

Really, you brought up the subject of maps?

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Response to HangOnKids (Reply #20)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 01:44 AM

KittyWampus (55,894 posts)

21. So? What's your problem? BTW, if you want relevant information regarding Syria, check my Journal

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Response to KittyWampus (Reply #21)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 01:48 AM

HangOnKids (4,291 posts)

23. I've seen your maps

I don't have any problems but thanks for asking.

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Response to HangOnKids (Reply #23)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 09:35 AM

KittyWampus (55,894 posts)

24. Wow, you've been on DU for a whole 2 years and you've seen my "maps". And of course you don't

want to be informed about Syria. It's so much easier to be willfully ignorant.

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Response to KittyWampus (Reply #24)

Fri Sep 6, 2013, 12:46 AM

HangOnKids (4,291 posts)

32. Thanks for sharing Kitty

Are you mind reading now about my wanting information about Syria? Maybe I don't want or need it from you. But keep on with your bad kitty self, it is really amusing.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 01:46 AM

Deep13 (39,136 posts)

22. Near the Lebanese border opposite some hills from Anjar.

I was an Anjar last summer and would have been able to see Damascus if the hills had not been in the way.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 09:52 AM

denbot (9,861 posts)

25. 350 miles away on an iPad.

I could not get the map to zoom.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 10:13 AM

wandy (3,539 posts)

26. I got within 300 miles. Not bad for me...........

Heck, I get lost wondering around the Republic of Boulder.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 10:15 AM

AngryAmish (25,704 posts)

27. 60

I would have been closer but I saw a blinding light and fell off my horse.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 10:17 AM

MineralMan (145,255 posts)

28. Sure. I type Damascus into Google Maps.

Pops right up.

I could point out its location on an empty map, but I'd be off a bit, I'm sure, as most people would. It doesn't matter. I can get a map, or a satellite view, and zoom in to see individual buildings there.

It is important for people to know generally where Syria is in the Middle East. It is less important for them to be able to put their finger exactly on a map. It's much more useful to call up a map and see it and its relationship to other places on a professionally created map.

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Response to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 10:21 AM

NM_Birder (1,591 posts)