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by Lee, 02/03/2013, 12:00 PM

Last week’s contest was won by Geoduck. It was in Saltsjobaden, Sweden, where a woman stole a train and drove it into an apartment building.

This week’s contest is a random location somewhere on earth, good luck!

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1. Dan Robinson spews:

LP Field (Louisiana – Pacific Corp)

I don’t know how to make Bing Maps look like that

02/03/2013 at 12:27 pm

2. Dan Robinson spews:

http://www.bing.com/maps/?FORM=Z9LH2#JnE9LmxwZmllbGQlMmJuYXNodmlsbGUlMjUyYyUyYnRuJTdlc3N0LjAlN2VwZy4xJmJiPTY3LjI3OTgyMjI4MTkzMDQlN2UtODUuNDQ4NjU0MTc0NSU3ZTE2LjQwMjcxMTU0MzAzNDYlN2UtMTU4LjgzNzMyNjA0OTU=

02/03/2013 at 12:28 pm

3. N in Seattle spews:

To be specific, it’s the Tennessee Titans stadium in Nashville.

http://binged.it/14yKcpj

02/03/2013 at 12:29 pm

4. Dan Robinson spews:

To be specific, it is LP Field, since LP bought the naming rights. It is where the Tennessee Titans play though.

02/03/2013 at 12:31 pm

5. N in Seattle spews:

Dan, we’re agreeing with each other.

Those who didn’t click through your link wouldn’t know the city in which LP Field is located, so I added that info (and the identity of the occupants thereof) to your correct answer.

02/03/2013 at 12:42 pm

6. Dan Robinson spews:

Hey N, this is the internet. People are not supposed to agree with each other. :)

Thanks for the good link.

02/03/2013 at 12:45 pm

7. No time for Fascists spews:

It’s obviously the Bud Lite Coca Cola Sports Stadium.

02/03/2013 at 2:08 pm

8. Roger Rabbit spews:

When I looked at the photo, something told me it wasn’t a soccer stadium in Saudi Arabia.

02/03/2013 at 11:45 pm

9. Lee spews:

@2
Good win!

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