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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

eissa

(4,238 posts)
2. Reminds me of a popular joke during the first Gulf War
Wed Sep 4, 2013, 10:59 PM
Sep 2013

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

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)
6. "You were 18 miles away!"
Wed Sep 4, 2013, 11:04 PM
Sep 2013

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.

Mr.Bill

(24,813 posts)
7. Most people in this country couldn't find Dallas on a map with no lines.
Wed Sep 4, 2013, 11:06 PM
Sep 2013

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

pokerfan

(27,677 posts)
15. Holy crap, 15 miles?
Wed Sep 4, 2013, 11:55 PM
Sep 2013

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

Zynx

(21,328 posts)
16. 3 Miles. Apparently I did better than 100% of them.
Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:13 AM
Sep 2013

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

 

HarveyDarkey

(9,077 posts)
19. 7 miles, but that's a big circle
Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:34 AM
Sep 2013

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

 

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
Thu Sep 5, 2013, 08:35 AM
Sep 2013

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

 

HangOnKids

(4,291 posts)
32. Thanks for sharing Kitty
Thu Sep 5, 2013, 11:46 PM
Sep 2013

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.

Deep13

(39,156 posts)
22. Near the Lebanese border opposite some hills from Anjar.
Thu Sep 5, 2013, 12:46 AM
Sep 2013

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

wandy

(3,539 posts)
26. I got within 300 miles. Not bad for me...........
Thu Sep 5, 2013, 09:13 AM
Sep 2013

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

MineralMan

(147,675 posts)
28. Sure. I type Damascus into Google Maps.
Thu Sep 5, 2013, 09:17 AM
Sep 2013

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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