You got historical chops? The Timeguessr thread (spoiler alert)

[BigPiney]

41,919

[beefytee]

36,973 -- I don't think I've had enough patience lately to do well on this. Also, I'm not very good or observant.

1)
9816 pts
1 yrs off - 8.5 km -- Pretty straightforward. I thought is was last year that he went to Ireland, but went with 2022 to hedge a bit as time flies for me.

2)
9616 pts
1 yrs off - 58.5 km -- Picked Bagdad. Guessed it was early 10's

3)
6928 pts
11 yrs off - 3.2 km -- Picked too late. Couldn't find the exact spot in Paris.

4)
4619 pts
13 yrs off - 1762.8 km -- I thought it might be Spain. I was looking for Castropol, but didn't see it. I figured it was somewhere in the Mediterranean and hedged a central location like Naples. Guessed the year on the flag... at least I thought it said 1994.

5)
5994 pts
17 yrs off - 315.1 m -- This was before my time. I don't remember the House of Parliament ever burning. I figured it might be the IRA, but the car in the corner and the abulance looked really old, so I guessed way to early.

[beefytee]

39,399 -- Been a while since I broke the 40,000 barrier. The streak continues.

1)
8400 pts
7 yrs off - 21.0 m -- Saw the German based website, but also saw "Wien", so I found the stadium in Vienna and got the location. Picked way to recently.

2)
9785 pts
2 yrs off - 769.3 m -- Was sure it was Italy and guessed Rome.

3)
7491 pts
10 yrs off - 453.9 m -- Thought those were cell phones they were holding up. I guess they were cameras. Picked way too recently.

4)
6415 pts
9 yrs off - 585.2 km -- Had no idea where this was, only clue I gathered was the Arabic. I picked Beirut. I thought the Mercedes were late 70's vintage, so I picked way too recently.

5)
7308 pts
2 yrs off - 1983.9 km -- I ignored the "Sach's New York" sign in the distance. There was also a sign that might have mentioned snow. I went with Tulsa because of the KTU radio station van. With the K prefix, I thought it would at least be west of the Mississippi.

[Bo Diddley]

34,968

1)5746 pts
12 yrs off - 753.5 km - I picked Hamburg.

2)6950 pts
12 yrs off - 1.8 km - Should have gone with the default year!

3)8391 pts
7 yrs off - 459.0 m - Easy location, tough to get the year.

4)6007 pts
15 yrs off - 493.5 km - Picked Jordan, way too late.

5)7874 pts
1 yrs off - 1152.4 km - started in Manhattan then switched to Chicago.

[beefytee]

41,135 -- Finally cleared 40,000 again

1)
6470 pts
9 yrs off - 529.9 km -- I figured it was London or Edinburgh. With all the English confectionaries there, I went with London. Guessed too early.

2)
9017 pts
4 yrs off - 45.9 km -- I thought this might be in the West Bank back when Jordan controlled it. I went with Jericho in the 50's

3)
9560 pts
3 yrs off - 1.2 km -- Looked like a NY style cab and the girls fashion spoke 60's to me.

4)
6380 pts
8 yrs off - 620.3 km -- I got a Hamlet vibe from this, so I went with Copenhagen. Guessed too early. The only stink in Denmark was my guess.

5)
9708 pts
0 yrs off - 48.1 km -- Figured it was the Fukashima nuclear plant the year of or a few years after the tsunami.

[PaloAltoCougar]

41,135 -- Finally cleared 40,000 again

1)
6470 pts
9 yrs off - 529.9 km -- I figured it was London or Edinburgh. With all the English confectionaries there, I went with London. Guessed too early.

2)
9017 pts
4 yrs off - 45.9 km -- I thought this might be in the West Bank back when Jordan controlled it. I went with Jericho in the 50's

3)
9560 pts
3 yrs off - 1.2 km -- Looked like a NY style cab and the girls fashion spoke 60's to me.

4)
6380 pts
8 yrs off - 620.3 km -- I got a Hamlet vibe from this, so I went with Copenhagen. Guessed too early. The only stink in Denmark was my guess.

5)
9708 pts
0 yrs off - 48.1 km -- Figured it was the Fukashima nuclear plant the year of or a few years after the tsunami.

45,749. Pretty similar to yours except that I could see a tiny "Edinburgh: on the back of the bus, and on the side one can see it's the "Edinburgh-London Luxury Service." Thought for a moment it might be the London end of the trip, but decided against it. For just a moment, the "Los Angeles Studios" sign gave me pause, but the people's attire suggested otherwise...

[Bo Diddley]

45,749. Pretty similar to yours except that I could see a tiny "Edinburgh: on the back of the bus, and on the side one can see it's the "Edinburgh-London Luxury Service." Thought for a moment it might be the London end of the trip, but decided against it. For just a moment, the "Los Angeles Studios" sign gave me pause, but the people's attire suggested otherwise...

Me too. I didn't recognize the buildings, so for a minute I considered this could be somewhere in LA. No way. And since I didn't recognize the buildings, I went with Edinburgh.

41,805

1)9941 pts
1 yrs off - 458.9 m

2)9007 pts
0 yrs off - 492.9 km - Yesterday I was in Amman instead of Cairo. Today I was in Cairo instead of Amman.

3)5955 pts
18 yrs off - 1.5 km - picked way too late.

4)7858 pts
4 yrs off - 941.8 km - I was down in Venice.

5)9044 pts
4 yrs off - 39.0 km - I couldn't think of the date. Was it really that long ago?

[Bo Diddley]

36,333 - not too bad on locations, but off wildly on years.

[beefytee]

34,645

1)
9070 pts
4 yrs off - 32.6 km -- It was Japanese writing. Went with Tokyo. Didn't see any cell phones, just lots of camcorders and cameras. Guessed early.

2)
5997 pts
13 yrs off - 503.2 km -- Figured it was Portugal or Spain, so I figured I would Hedge with Barcelona. Picked too late. Didn't love the dead body lying there.

3)
2753 pts
15 yrs off - 3734.4 km -- Went with George Washington University. Wasn't sure why they would have a huge post office in Seattle. The building behind it looked like an old church which I thought fit DC. I also thought the mounted Policeman fit DC more than Seattle. Picking way too early on this one was really bad. Their coats were obvious newer than when I picked.

4)
9326 pts
0 yrs off - 173.9 km -- I remember a photo like this (Different languages including English) being around Amsterdam, so I went there.

5)
7499 pts
10 yrs off - 72.7 m -- Guessed too early.

[Pelado]

34713

Did this one on my phone, which kind of sucks.

9588 - 2 years, 28.1 km

8591 - 1 year, 859.1 km - convinced myself that wasn't Spanish for some reason, so went with Italy

6961 - 15 years, 1.2 km - looked way earlier

4577 - 17 years, 922.6 km - French seemed most prevalent but didn't notice English on the menu, and the attire didnt look likely for the French Riviera, so went near Basque country in Southern-ish France. Don't remember if I was way early or way late.

4996 - 27 years, 205.3 km - way, way early

[Bo Diddley]

45,421 - pretty easy one today.

1)9600 pts
3 yrs off - 3.0 m - Boston at White Sox, easy to get location. Probably the closest I've placed a pin before. Ted Williams got me close enough on the year.

2)9950 pts
1 yrs off - 8.0 m - Enough clues to get to Quebec. I was able to use satellite view to get spot on. The jacket of one of the people got me close on the year.

3)9998 pts
0 yrs off - 94.2 m - I was there in October. Lucky to get the year spot on.

4)9529 pts
3 yrs off - 3.2 km - Easy to get close on location. I think I used the default 1962 on the year.

5)6344 pts
13 yrs off - 156.0 km - I biffed this one a bit. With how old he is now, I figure this had to be around 1975.

[PaloAltoCougar]

43,783 Great on location--none over 500m--not so great on years.

1)9600 pts
3 yrs off - 4.9 m -Exactly like Bo, but two meters farther away...

2)7496 pts
10 yrs off - 194.0 m

3)9580 pts
3 yrs off - 480.9 m

4)9598 pts
3 yrs off - 83.4m I used the default year. Location was easy as I lived near there

5)7499 pts
8yrs off - 52.3 m. I wasted time thinking about when he received his hair transplants, not his aneurysm. He's always had issues with his noggin.

[beefytee]

40,128

1)
9600 pts
3 yrs off - 1.2 m -- I'm sensing a pattern here. I picked too late.

2)
9800 pts
2 yrs off - 3.2 m -- Picked too late again.

3)
5888 pts
11 yrs off - 612.3 km -- Definitely had Munich vibes, but the boats on top of the buildings through me off and I went with Hamburg.

4)
5940 pts
15 yrs off - 559.8 km -- I got my Austrian and Polish flags mixed up. The Cyrillic didn't help. Because I picked behind the Iron curtain, I picked way too late.

5)
8900 pts
5 yrs off - 26.2 m -- Picked too early.

[Bo Diddley]

5)7499 pts
8yrs off - 52.3 m. I wasted time thinking about when he received his hair transplants, not his aneurysm. He's always had issues with his noggin.

I couldn't remember where in Delaware he lives, so I picked DC.

[PaloAltoCougar]

I couldn't remember where in Delaware he lives, so I picked DC.

I knew he commuted by train so I went with the Wilmington Amtrak station. Just whiffed on the year...