Re: The City Of Melbourne Will Be Safe Tonight

From: Rand Simberg (simberg.interglobal_at_org.trash)
Date: 10/28/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:49:28 GMT

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:36:26 -0400, in a place far, far away, "Scott
M. Kozel" <kozelsm@attbi.com> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:

>> > > Besides, isn't saying "Melbourne, Australia" like saying "Chicago, USA"?
>> >
>> > Yes. Is there something wrong with that?
>>
>> How many other Melbournes are there?
>
>Probably a number of them. It is often surprising how many duplicates
>there are of town and city names.

If it were "Springfield, USA" there'd be some ambiguity. Chicago,
USA, has no such problem.

Similarly, google "Melbourne, Australia," and you'll come up with
dozens of links, all of which point to the Melbourne in Victoria, none
of which point to any other Melbourne, and several of which refer
specifically to "Melbourne, Australia."

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