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East London
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Two friends, Simon and Abjar, were chatting on a website, learning a lot about each other. Simon asked Abjar where he lived. "East London," was his reply. Simon was amazed. He lived in the eastern part of London! Simon decided to invite Abjar to a local bar for a drink or two. When Simon gave Abjar the address, Abjar laughed and told him there was no way he could make it.
How could he not make it, when he lives in East London?
How could he not make it, when he lives in East London?
Hint
Their names could possibly provide a clue...Answer
East London is actually in South Africa. Abjar lives in Africa, while Simon lives in London, England. Simon mistakenly figured that Abjar lived in London as well.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Cool Swaff! You learn something everyday!
Theres a london in Canada too.
Why would I put something Canadian in one of my teasers? You know me too well for that
Swaff, great job. Couldn't've done better. (well, if you woulda put it in Canada you coulda done it worse I suppose... )
I knew that!
Pretty clever nice hint
Cool! This was a very easy one for me!! I knew the answer. I was born in South Africa, currently living in the US.
personally, I think that this should be in Trivia lol
I thought India.
thats my new thing for today
Nicely done. I enjoyed it and learned something too!
Niiiice!
Although i didn't quite get it perfectly right, I did get the basic idea even before reading the clue...
Well...good job on the teaser...It was very fun...
Well...good job on the teaser...It was very fun...
Loved it, great teaser
pretty strange at first but yeah then i got it!!! NICE WORK!
bigSWAFF, i didn't know about East London in South Africa, but yours is the teaser that took me up to 250! yay. btw, isn't this maybe trivia??
Nice one - easy for a South African like myself! Although the hint about checking the names is not gonna help anyone - Abjar sounds Indian to me... Definitely far from African
YOU TRICKED ME!!!!!
TIME FOR REVENGE, I GOTTA GET MORE POINTS, 250 TO POST ONE
GRRR!!!!!
TIME FOR REVENGE, I GOTTA GET MORE POINTS, 250 TO POST ONE
GRRR!!!!!
I would say you telegraphed the answer, but the telegraph is limited by the speed of light, and I had the answer before I finished reading the question.
I didn't get it till I read the the hint
I learned something today!
I thought the places would be different but I didnt know It was in South Africa.
Superb teaser
Superb teaser
Same as kv.
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