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bing.com which city

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Baronius, Jun 30, 2011.

  1. Baronius

    Baronius Mental harmony dispels the darkness ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    Baronius, Jun 30, 2011
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  2. Taluntain

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    Not sure why you put this in AoDA... and it's Budapest, which, last I checked, wasn't American. :shake:
     
    Taluntain, Jun 30, 2011
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  3. Aldeth the Foppish Idiot

    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot Armed with My Mallet O' Thinking Veteran

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    While I cannot confirm it is Budapest, the architecture certainly appears to be European. Did you really mean to say an American city?
     
    Aldeth the Foppish Idiot, Jun 30, 2011
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  4. 8people

    8people 8 is just another way of looking at infinite ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran

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    [​IMG] Well the "What city is this" link heavily implies otherwise...
     
    8people, Jun 30, 2011
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  5. Baronius

    Baronius Mental harmony dispels the darkness ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    Tal: the question wasn't directed at you (= I was hoping you don't notice it) :p I put it to AoDA because it's serious topic. OK OK it isn't, but I forgot that WhatNots existed. Thx for moving it.

    Yep, I intentionally wrote a manipulative question, and was wondering who I'll trick with it (just for fun). (The risk of Tal reading it first was present, though.) And generally, what reactions it will trigger.
     
    Baronius, Jun 30, 2011
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  6. Blades of Vanatar

    Blades of Vanatar Vanatar will rise again Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    You realize that the only person in on the joke would be you, right????

    Why does this remind me of a scene where the villian plots the downfall of the world, all for his own amusement?
     
    Blades of Vanatar, Jun 30, 2011
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  7. Morgoth

    Morgoth La lune ne garde aucune rancune Veteran

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    The real joke is that Baronius is using Bing. (Trollololololol...)
     
    Morgoth, Jun 30, 2011
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  8. Baronius

    Baronius Mental harmony dispels the darkness ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    BoV: I like to be the villain, yes. In horror stories where the villain wins :D

    Morgoth: I use google for most types of searches. As for Microsoft search services, I use this sometimes:
    http://academic.research.microsoft.com/
     
    Baronius, Jul 2, 2011
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  9. Harbourboy

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    It doesn't look like a city at all.
     
    Harbourboy, Jul 2, 2011
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  10. Baronius

    Baronius Mental harmony dispels the darkness ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    The picture changes every day. It was different when people before you checked bing.com.
     
    Baronius, Jul 2, 2011
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    I’m struggling to understand what the whole point of this was. You wanted to “trick” people, and see “what reactions it will trigger”. What were you expecting that would be so “fun”? I would imagine that people would have responded with something like “no idea” or, more likely, not responded at all. Some might have made a wild guess at an American city based on some vague knowledge of its skyline, but that wouldn’t be surprising given the way you phrased the question. Or were you intending to heap scorn upon people who weren’t familiar with Budapest’s skyline? Because I could have the same kind of “fun” with Winnipeg.

    :confused: :confused:
     
    Splunge, Jul 3, 2011
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  12. Baronius

    Baronius Mental harmony dispels the darkness ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

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    "Los Angeles?"
    "Toronto?"

    etc.
    It happened to me before.

    Hehehehe.
     
    Baronius, Jul 3, 2011
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  13. Chandos the Red

    Chandos the Red This Wheel's on Fire

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    It must have been your lucky day. ;)
     
    Chandos the Red, Jul 3, 2011
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  14. Marceror

    Marceror Chaos Shall Be Sown In Their Footsteps Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Yeah, I'm sure that was one real fun day for you Baronious! :p

    Perhaps you should try getting out a little more often old friend. :D
     
    Marceror, Jul 3, 2011
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  15. Splunge

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    Good idea! But start with simple things - maybe something like going to the front door of a house chosen at random, ringing the doorbell, and then hiding behind a tree, snickering silently to yourself as the owner answers the door with a puzzled look on his/her face when nobody is there. After all, you don't want to over-do it your first time out! :)
     
    Splunge, Jul 3, 2011
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  16. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Yea, terribly funny, now give it a rest... :rolleyes:
     
    Taluntain, Jul 3, 2011
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