Manila
About Manila
Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital and second-most populous city of the Philippines after Quezon City. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 1,902,590 people. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on the island of Luzon, it is classified as a highly urbanized city. With 44,935 inhabitants per square kilometer (116,380/sq mi), Manila is one of the world's most densely populated cities proper.
On the show — 4 mentions total
In 1988, in Manila, it was $4.75 per 1,000 flies.
from 170: No Such Thing As A Love Potion For A Vole, 2017-06-23 at 00:16:20 · read transcript
Other times Manila came up
It was a guy called Thomas Gaetti, who was an American guy who in, I think the 1860s, or 1857, he came up with a manila hemp kind of thing that was infused with scents and stuff, and it was able to wipe bottoms, and he called it therapeutic paper, and actually the idea was that it stopped piles and hemorrhoids and stuff.
No Such Thing As A Trapezium-Shaped Hankie, 2018-05-18 · listen
This is true. It was in the 1800s. It was a guy called Thomas Gayety, who was an American guy who in, I think, the 1860s, or 1857, he came up with a manila hemp kind of thing that was infused with scents and stuff, and it was able to wipe bottoms. He called it therapeutic paper. Actually, the idea was that it stopped piles and hemorrhids and stuff.
217: No Such Thing As A Trapezium-Shaped Hankie, 2018-05-18 · listen
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Coordinates: 14.5958, 120.9772