Contest XV: Where Am I?

[Muck]

2. Deer statues at [FONT=arial,sans-serif][SIZE=-1]Mandraki Harbor, RI

Rhode Island eh? lol

 

[CookyPuss]

Rhode Island eh? lol

don't ask, I was cutting and pasting -doesn't RI stand for the Isle of Rhodes? :tongue2:

 

[ScriptOhio]

Hope you enjoy Rhodes, Greece.

Hello from beautiful Corfu, Greece. Yeah, hopefully I will be in Rhodes as scheduled and I enjoy it. Anyway, Darkhorse79 got it. He gets the prizes when I return. I guess it wasn't too hard. Rhodes was the only place (I'm visiting) that I could think of with an Ohio State player picture for a clue (Mike Lanese).

You may not believe it but Saturday morning I was walking around in Dubrovnick, Croatia wearing an Ohio State visor and someone yells out "Go Youngstown State".

P.S. Amazing how hard it was in Corfu to find an internet cafe to review the Ohio State - Youngstown box scores. Bummer on the injury - Let's hope Beanie is OK real soon.

 

[ScriptOhio]

I'm home, but I have no electric power. Currently I'm at daughter's house. Will finalize contest (i.e. awards) when power is fixed.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Yea, I have electric again........!!!!

:)

 

[CookyPuss]

Yea, I have electric again........!!!!

:)

 

[ScriptOhio]

Hope you enjoy Rhodes, Greece.

The winner gets all the prizes (i.e. gift (medal if still available), 25,000 vDollars, greenies, and a BONUS prize (see below).

The third picture is Mike Lanese, a Buckeye football player that became a Rhodes scholar.

Correct greenies sent.

Pic 4 is Colossus from X-men.

The original Colossus modeled after the Greek sun god, Helios, is one of the "wonders of the ancient world" I believe.

The Colossus is something that was a real statue. At no other time have I ever heard anyone state that it was a myth. BTW I consider myself fairly educated in Greek & Roman History as it was my passion throughout my schooling. It was destroyed by an earthquake and Rhodes didn't have the resources at the time to rebuild it.

Correct greenies sent.

http://www.7wonders.info/colossus.jpg

http://www.qsl.net/sv2ael/sv2ael.files/faroi/main/colosos.jpg

Good stuff, greenies sent.

don't ask, I was cutting and pasting -doesn't RI stand for the Isle of Rhodes? :tongue2:

Ptolemy (forget which one) offered to finance reconstruction but they decided against rebuilding it upon counsel from the Delphic Oracle.

Good stuff, greenies sent.

Apparently they are only replacing the exisiting pedistals for the deers. The one in the background was not there (it was taken out for repair) when I visited.

A BONUS PRIZE for the winner.

To increase interest in the contest I am now adding an additional prize to the winner's package.

I got a "Cheap And Tasteless Souvenir" (CATS) from the destination which I will give the to winner. To get the prize the winner has to PM me with an address to send it to. The address can be a home address, work address, or just a PO box, etc. I will send it cheapest possible means (last class USPS). I'm not responsible for the CATS being lost or damaged during shipment. The winner will have 4 days after I PM him/her for an address to supply it. If for any reason the winner doesn't want the CATS, doesn't feel comfortable in sending me an address, or I just don't receive an address from the winner in the specified time period (4 days); I'll go to an alternate "plan B" to give out the CATS.

I'll post a picture of the CATS after I send it out so everyone will be extremely envious of the winner.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Yeah, you can say that again.

 

[ScriptOhio]

OK here is a picture of the "Cheap And Tasteless Souvenir" (CATS) prize that is currently on the way to Darkhorse79. The prize is in the mail. It is a kitchen set (oven mit, pot holder, and dish towel) from Rhodes, Greece. You can tell it is a "souviner from Greece" because it says so on the package.

I'm sure Darkhorse79 is excited about using it with pride in his kitchen.

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I know everyone else is extremely envious of the Darkhorse79's good fortune in receiving the CATS.

Thanks to everyone who played this contest. Keep watching as another "Where Am I Contest" could be coming to Buckeye Planet at any date & time. Hopefully the next one will be a little more dificult.