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Eh, we’ll start out 2010 with an easy one. 

UPDATE: C’mon folks… it’s been three days.  B&S has never had one of these go unsolved.  I’ll stick this up at the top for a while to see if any of you chumps can get it.  New posts will be below.

UPDATE2: Congrats to 3rd Way!  This is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei and the largest residence in the world at 2,152,782 square feet.

Posted by Owen at 1101 hrs
Off-Duty + Fun With Maps

1. John Edwards’ house?

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 02, 2010 at 0934 hrs
   
   
   

2. Nice guess, but no.

   Posted by Owen on January 02, 2010 at 1240 hrs
   
   
   

3. Barack Obama’s modest Hawaiian vacation villa?

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 02, 2010 at 1405 hrs
   
   
   

4. oooo… another good guess, but no.

   Posted by Owen on January 02, 2010 at 1422 hrs
   
   
   

5. How about Al Gore’s mansion?

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 02, 2010 at 1428 hrs
   
   
   

6. Nope.

   Posted by Owen on January 02, 2010 at 1429 hrs
   
   
   

7. Maybe a little hint would help Owen. Is it on the American continent?

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 02, 2010 at 1522 hrs
   
   
   

8. Hmmmm…. OK.  It’s in the Southern Hemisphere.

   Posted by Owen on January 02, 2010 at 1537 hrs
   
   
   

9. tiger woods house.
   you know i rented a dvd 18 holes of tiger, it was a golf dvd. who knew

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 02, 2010 at 1543 hrs
   
   
   

10. Nah.  His place has a longer drive.

    Posted by Owen on January 02, 2010 at 1615 hrs
    
    
    

11. The Chavez family compound…a shrine to the struggling masses.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 04, 2010 at 1104 hrs
    
    
    

12. Looks like a couple of gold spires on the roof in a tropical region, so a government building somewhere in Southeast Asia?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 04, 2010 at 1144 hrs
    
    
    

13. 4° 52? 19.31? N, 114° 55? 14.72? E

    It is the Istana Nurul Iman palace.  The official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah. The palace is located on the banks of the Brunei River directly south of Brunei’s capital, Bandar Seri Begawan.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 04, 2010 at 1202 hrs
    
    
    

14. Got it!

    Posted by Owen on January 04, 2010 at 1237 hrs
    
    
    

15. Hm, either I am way too new at this, or my geographical knowledge is not what I thought it was. Let me get this straight… that was an EASY one? Yow!

    Grats 3rd way. Well done.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 04, 2010 at 1255 hrs
    
    
    

16. Yeah, glad you decided to pick an easy one, Owen. 

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 04, 2010 at 1456 hrs
    
    
    

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