US Towns in Other Words
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Author's Game Description
The clues are puns or indirect connections and oblique allusions. For the most part, direct connections are not used. See game comments for meanings of clues.
Map by the US Department of Interior
Category: Geography Games
Created by tickman, 14 Dec, 2008
Tags: cities, geography, puns, towns, US, usa

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tickman 10 months ago
tickman 11 months ago
For those of you wondering what the clues mean:
Smaller than a mesa? -- That's a Butte. Alaska, and Montana
Groucho's brother? -- That's Chico Marx. Or in this case, Chico, California
A redhead? -- Auburn, Washington
Electrostatic discharges? -- Sparks, Nevada
Trout-like fish? -- Salmon, Idaho
Mythical bird? -- Phoenix, Arizona
Place not to carry coals? -- Newcastle, Wyoming
Enormous stone? -- Boulder, Colorado
Sunk in 1940? -- Bismark, North Dakota
Mr. Curie? (different pronunciation) -- Pierre, South Dakota
Famed Republican? -- Lincoln, Nebraska
This place runs deep? -- Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mr.Powers, the spy? -- Austin, Texas
Better than the others? -- Superior, Wisconsin
Sofa? -- Davenport, Iowa
Pebble? -- Little Rock, Arkansas
Pepperidge tree? -- Also known as the Tupelo tree. So it's Mississippi
Hangs over Baby's crib? -- Mobile, Alabama
Half a "Brady Bunch" Star? -- Two towns in Kentucky: Florence and Henderson
Famed navigator? -- Columbus, Ohio
The worst place to be? -- Hell, Michigan
Large bovine? -- Buffalo, New York
Jack Benny's friend? -- Rochester, New York (played by fellow comedian Eddie Anderson )
Wash in a tub? -- Bath, Maine
Former Chrysler product? -- Plymouth, Massachusetts
White cliffs? -- Dover, Delaware
A pig-saving spider? -- Charlotte, North Carolina (reference is to the childrens' book 'Charlotte's Web')
Lost continent? -- Atlantis, Florida
tickman 11 months ago
I found the map here:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:US_map_-_states.png
It is in the public domain.
| Highscores — US Towns in Other Words | Place 1 - 10 | |||
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| Player Name | Score | Time | Date of Play | |
| 1 | BoboLo | 100% | 0:37.9 min. | 11 Jun, 2009 |
| 2 | Kathy | 100% | 0:39.1 min. | 17 Dec, 2008 |
| 3 | emili | 100% | 0:44.7 min. | 15 Aug, 2009 |
| 4 | CarpeDiem | 100% | 0:45.3 min. | 21 Jun, 2009 |
| 5 | Snavelaar | 100% | 0:47.5 min. | 19 Dec, 2008 |
| 6 | Aquambulushirsutus | 100% | 0:48.2 min. | 21 Jun, 2009 |
| 7 | slaaty | 100% | 0:50.5 min. | 14 Jun, 2009 |
| 8 | tickman | 100% | 1:02.4 min. | 14 Dec, 2008 |
| 9 | kookiekrumbs | 44% | 2:09.5 min. | 21 Jun, 2009 |
| 10 | jbdynasty | 44% | 4:16.4 min. | 18 Dec, 2008 |
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