# Internet Detective (Game) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 28, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658 "2003-11-28T02:29:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Gmork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Gmork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gmork)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/241 "2003-12-10T02:14:01Z")
And what does your mother think of this unidentifiable crowd you’ve fallen in with? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/242 "2003-12-10T03:18:14Z")
I’ve looked through all caribbean countries and have not found one with main european religions other than christian ones. Ditto for north america and south america. Europe is out. That leaves Asia and Australia, unless I’m missing something. I’m also going to look into the south pacific “remote” islands… Man, this is turning out to be a bitch. Please please tell me it’s not JEDI ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/243 "2003-12-10T03:18:49Z")
I´m putting my bets on Ireland still… ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/244 "2003-12-10T04:05:36Z")
South pacific Islands were also a bust. I’m running out of isolated (or non isolatad for that matter) Islands. No european, european inhabited… ARGGGG any more hints forthcoming? ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/245 "2003-12-10T04:12:50Z")
Unless the [url=]CIA dropped the ball, I find no such island. You are clearly a puppetmaste playing with my mind. I need my meds now. ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/246 "2003-12-10T04:35:10Z")
[Equatorial Guinea](http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ek.html) Is an island, the capital anyway, is predominantly Christian but has some pagan practices. What those pagan practices are, and if they are oficial or not. Also, I quit. ---
**Author:** ![Macrophage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Macrophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macrophage)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/247 "2003-12-10T05:18:25Z")
I bet it’s Jedi. ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/248 "2003-12-10T05:48:06Z")
Ásatrú is oficial in iceland, a predominantly christian island, inhabited by europeans. But it’s in Europe. ARG ---
**Author:** ![missing\_link](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@missing\_link](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missing_link)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/249 "2003-12-10T07:55:26Z")
I think he is trying to brainwash us into a new religion 😉 I checked out [www.adherents.com](http://www.adherents.com) but I couldnt possibly find something that matches, maybe it is Unitarians? ---
**Author:** ![BuddyToBud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BuddyToBud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyToBud)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/250 "2003-12-10T10:44:07Z")
Ok, how about [Asatrú (sometimes called Odinism)](http://www.bcsupernet.com/users/wodan/intro1.htm) which is one of the two offical religions in Iceland and originated in Scandinavia? ---
**Author:** ![BuddyToBud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BuddyToBud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyToBud)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/251 "2003-12-10T10:51:37Z")
:smack: oops just read **Chavardz** ’s post _::writes post-it to self to pay attention::_ _::thinks “Could start a new thread - Why do you only read posts properly when you have just hit the Submit button?”::_ ---
**Author:** ![Gmork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@Gmork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gmork)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/252 "2003-12-10T13:22:03Z")
I have to give up. I apologise and take a seat to watch what happens next… ---
**Author:** ![missing\_link](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@missing\_link](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missing_link)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/253 "2003-12-10T13:26:41Z")
Maybe another hint?? The problem is, that there are so many religions out there, that it is impossible to find the right one ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/254 "2003-12-10T16:24:52Z")
Chavardz got it right at 12:48! Congratulations. Sorry it took so long to get back. ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/255 "2003-12-10T16:30:17Z")
PS. I never considered Iceland part of Europe. Sorry about that. ---
**Author:** ![earthpuppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8c91f0/32.png) [@earthpuppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/earthpuppy)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/256 "2003-12-10T16:59:21Z")
Whew! I’m glad that one’s out of the way. Congrats, **Chavardz**! Tell us how you figured it out… ---
**Author:** ![BuddyToBud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9bd4f/32.png) [@BuddyToBud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddyToBud)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/257 "2003-12-10T18:03:08Z")
Congrats, **Chavardz** - can’t wait for the next one 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chavardz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/91b2a8/32.png) [@Chavardz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chavardz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/258 "2003-12-10T19:07:45Z")
I won? I really won? Wow, uhm, I don’t know what to say. Uhm, I’d like to thank all those who voted and especially Macrophage for not posting, especially when I told him about it and said it probably wasn’t it. Actually, I think it was google on “oficial religions” “pagan” “country” that got me the hit. Just out of curiosity, exactly part of what continent do you consider Iceland to be part of? I sense a cultural gap is at play here. Anyway, I’m at work now, and shouldn’t even be here, but the temptation was to much. I’ll porbably post the next riddle late in the afternoon, unless someone wants to take a shot. Bye for now! ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/259 "2003-12-10T19:22:34Z")
I considered Iceland an island nation and not part of a continent. It looks closer to North America than to Europe to me on the globe but I know that is deceiving. It is kind of like Hawaii. I don’t consider Hawaii part of a continent either. It is smack in middle of the ocean. Sorry for the confusion. ---
**Author:** ![Macrophage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@Macrophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macrophage)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-detective-game/215658/260 "2003-12-10T23:23:51Z")
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