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Old 10-28-2005, 09:40 AM   #1
Márcolië Lamen
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Old 10-29-2005, 05:27 AM   #2
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Morm is from USA! I always thought he was German...
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Old 10-29-2005, 07:10 AM   #3
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Morm is from USA! I always thought he was German...
My english is that poor eh? My ancestors come heavily from Germany and my last name is Germanic but alas I have never been to the mother country myself.
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Old 10-29-2005, 07:57 AM   #4
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Come on over, morm! The weather's fine - at least right now it is, gorgeous, golden autumn days almost as warm as summer. (OK, I know that's not saying much... )
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Old 10-29-2005, 10:45 AM   #5
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My english is that poor eh? My ancestors come heavily from Germany and my last name is Germanic but alas I have never been to the mother country myself.
I didn't say you had poor english! Many non-native english-speakers aren't poor in it. Consider for example Estelyn Telcontar, dancing spawn of ungoliant or HerenIstarion. If you didn't know where were they from, would you know they weren't native english-speakers? (My point is that many non-native english-speakers have fluent english.)

You have just such "german air" around you, and I still remember the thread about girls' names where you said your surname was german. May I ask what did you finally name her?
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Old 10-29-2005, 12:08 PM   #6
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Also, I notice that zip codes can be entered for US addresses. I would counsel care in using this facility as I suspect that it may pinpoint locations with rather too much accuracy, given that the US and UK maps zoom down to street name level.
I wouldn't worry. I put in my zip code and then zoomed in to see how close the pin was to my actual location. It was all the way over by my cousin's house. Zip codes cover too large an area to find someone with it.

Now that I've said that, is there any way you can move your pin, or place a pin exactly where you want it, instead of having to let the thing place it for you using your zip code? I'd like to do that. That map is awesome. It actually shows my driveway! I could stick the pin right on top of the room where I'm sitting right now. Frankly, I don't care if some Downer finds me. It would just be a pleasant surprise.
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Old 10-29-2005, 12:52 PM   #7
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I wonder why it has picked there? I am going to check the house out and see if it is better than mine........ but it is further from the sea...
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Old 10-29-2005, 01:12 PM   #8
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