Photo: David Marc Fischer
Friday, October 24, 2008
The BAT Challenge: Where Was I?
As usual, it's somewhere in The Big Apple. This one could be tough, so remember that active guessing yields more hints. Anyone can play by leaving guesses in the comments section, being sure to use a moniker distinct from those of the other players.
Photo: David Marc Fischer
Photo: David Marc Fischer
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Were you underground?
Were you outside?
I was not underground, but I was outside!
Were you downtown Manhattan?
No, Ellen, I wasn't downtown Manhattan.
Were you under a boardwalk?
Nope...not under a boardwalk, Deborah.
Were you at a train station?
Were you in Manhattan?
I was neither at a train station nor in Manhattan, Ellen.
Staten Island?
Not Staten Island either, Deborah.
Queens?
I wasn't in Queens either, Ellen.
The Bronx?
Not the Bronx, Ellen.
Well David, could you have been in Brooklyn?
Yes, Ellen!
Downtown Brooklyn?
The answer, Ellen, might depend on one's definition of Downtown Brooklyn. Regardless, I'd say you're getting warm.
Prospect Park?
Prospect Park is cooler, Deborah.
Metro Tech Center?
Metro Tech is warmer than Prospect Park, Ellen.
Were you in a Park?
The Brooklyn Heights Promenade?
I believe I was arguably in a park. Between that guess and the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, you're getting very warm, Ellen.
Entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge?
Still warm, Ellen--but too close to Cadman.
Fulton Ferry landing?
Very warm, Ellen, but not close enough to Sherman.
Atlantic Terminal Mall?
Washington Plaza?
Both cooler, Ellen....
Brppklyn Law School?
oops...Brooklyn Law School?
I like the alternative spelling, but either way it's not close enough to Beekman.
Okay...I'm going to keep this open a little longer, but only for those who've guessed so far. David gets one more guess, Deborah gets two more guesses, and Ellen gets three more guesses....
Were you near the East River????
Brooklyn Borough Hall?
Yes, I was near the East River, Ellen--much closer than I was to Brooklyn Borough Hall, Deborah.
DUMBO?
DUMBO is cooler--even farther from Sherman than the ferry landing.
Picking the correct street will be good enough for a win....
I give up! Only the Dead Know Brooklyn.
Good one, Deborah, but you still have one guess left....
Furman Street?
You got it, Ellen!!!!
It's a piece of graffiti at the National Cold Storage Building at 66 Furman Street, down by the old Brooklyn Heights waterfront just south of the ferry landing.
As this blog entry shows, the building was the subject of a poem by Harvey Shapiro.
Thanks to all the players for participating, and to Deborah and Ellen for hanging in there!
WOW - and I had one guess left. Please explain the confusing references to Sherman & Beekman that threw me off! Was it the Sherman Statue near West 4th? Beekman towers, Beekman grocery store, your friend Beekman who lives nearby...???
Cadman, Beekman, and Sherman are all street names that, like Furman, end in -man.
Sherman is on Staten Island, by the way.
Sorry if that was too confusing. I really was trying to help without giving things away!
Oh. Well now that you explained it, it seems pretty obvious!
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