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Old 26-October-2005, 08:03 PM
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Old 26-October-2005, 08:29 PM
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Old 26-October-2005, 08:42 PM
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You were ToSeeked, though not here--only to me. I found out about this from a baseball forum I'm on, so now I'm on two frappr maps!
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Old 26-October-2005, 08:54 PM
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Very cool. Though I wasn't sure why they wanted me to shout "OUT"?
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Hmm we appear to be quite clustered.
*waits for the Aussies to WAKE UP ALREADY!!!*
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Old 26-October-2005, 09:16 PM
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You have to use the "Satellite" option to see Bermuda, the plain map doesn't have any detail. "Satellite" is nicer anyway.
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Old 26-October-2005, 09:51 PM
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Very cool. Though I wasn't sure why they wanted me to shout "OUT"?
When I tried to post on my other forum without a shout out, it wouldn't let me. Some people prefer to be slient!
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Old 26-October-2005, 09:59 PM
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It put me in wrong place

Please someone to remove "monique Marseille-en-Beauvaisis, Picardie (France)"?
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Old 26-October-2005, 10:06 PM
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Could you sticky this ToSeek?
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Old 26-October-2005, 10:34 PM
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What I want to know is how it knew exactly where I live? I put in a 5 digit zip and it is spot on. If I put the same zip in the Google Maps, it is off by a few miles. Strange... I am getting a little paranoid.
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Old 27-October-2005, 12:20 AM
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Please someone to remove "monique Marseille-en-Beauvaisis, Picardie (France)"?
I've removed your entry. Feel free to try again.
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Old 27-October-2005, 12:34 AM
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Good idea - done!
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Old 27-October-2005, 12:39 AM
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I think her Cote-de-Azur is her second try.
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I think her Cote-de-Azur is her second try.
Yeah, I saw that after visiting the map.
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Old 27-October-2005, 12:42 AM
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Pretty neat deal, thanks ToSeek.
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It's pretty accurate. There's a giant pin in my neighbor's swimming pool.
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I didn't realize that if I click on the pins, it pops up the person.

I was wondering why I couldn't see AGN Fuel in Newcastle, New South Wales (Australia), until I clicked on his name in the right column. The map moves.
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Old 27-October-2005, 03:38 AM
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Yeah, we're always kept out off the loop down here...!
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Man, this is cool! I'm the only Texan though.

<.< >.>

In other news, according to this, I live in the Baptist Church. Which isn't bad, since the Baptist Church is literally right across my fence. Hmmm. That's still spooky, though.

Someone Up There is telling me something >.<
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Old 27-October-2005, 08:40 AM
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OK. What is the big green spot up left of Greenland? Community park? Oil spill? Federally funded "art?"
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Old 27-October-2005, 08:55 AM
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I didn't realize that if I click on the pins, it pops up the person.

I was wondering why I couldn't see AGN Fuel in Newcastle, New South Wales (Australia), until I clicked on his name in the right column. The map moves.
You can also double click on the map, and it will centre over where you clicked.
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