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Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« on: October 27, 2008, 12:29:18 pm »
I think I have an easy one this time. It's a detail photo of ________.
But I didn't want to make it too easy, so I blurred the picture a bit. But blurring was all I did; I didn't mess with the coloring.





Good luck!
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2008, 01:00:12 pm »
I voted for "broom".  Perhaps it's a witch's broom...
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2008, 01:29:12 pm »
I'll say a bunch of drinking straws.
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2008, 02:01:54 pm »
Broom bristles aren't hollow though, are they? If they were hollow they would break off when using the broom. Wouldn't they? ???

I think it's a roof. That looks like thatch. And I think thatch is hollow. Although we don't see too many thatched roofs in the Midwest so I could be very wrong about this. :-\

Drinking straws is another possibility, but I'm guessing it is a roof. :D

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2008, 03:07:35 pm »
Roof as in thatched variety as the diameters all seem different sizes.
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2008, 03:19:18 pm »
Quote from: shakestheelectionoff on October 27, 2008, 01:29:12 pm
I'll say a bunch of drinking straws.


I agree with ya, brother!  Drinking straws!
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2008, 03:57:45 pm »
Tru and Chuck both said drinking straws, but only one vote is cast for it. One of you forgot to vote  (but it's more important to let me know, I won't cheat you out of a  :-X :-X :-X whatever it might be - if your guess is correct, that is ;D).
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #7 on: October 27, 2008, 06:38:30 pm »
Well I had to run for my glasses because I thought my eyesight was fuzzy, and then I read you had blurred it on purpose.

I've gone for a bunch of drinking straws.
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #8 on: October 27, 2008, 08:00:06 pm »
I don't know about this being easy, Chrissi!   :-\   I'm going with broom though b/c the sizes seem to vary. 

Great idea - thanks!

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #9 on: October 27, 2008, 08:06:45 pm »


     I guessed it was a thatched Roof that stuff is hollow.
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #10 on: October 27, 2008, 10:30:11 pm »

Broom?   ???
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2008, 07:46:38 am »
I went for broom. Presumably a straw broom, as that's got a Halloween connection.
It looks like the ends of the bristles, all of different sizes.

Most of the other possibilities would have the same, or roughly the same, size ends, or be the wrong shape.
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2008, 07:50:10 am »
I voted NOODLES>
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2008, 08:04:05 am »
Quote from: Scott on October 28, 2008, 07:50:44 am
It's always food with you...LOL

Naaagh. Jess probably meant to type NEEDLES.  :-X
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2008, 08:16:02 am »
Quote from: Scott on October 28, 2008, 07:50:44 am
It's always food with you...LOL

 ;D ;D
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #15 on: November 02, 2008, 12:28:36 pm »
Anyone giving it a last minute try?

I'll reveal the answer tomorrow morning (CET).
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #16 on: November 03, 2008, 10:25:48 am »


Here I am with a last minute vote!!  I voted "cables."

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2008, 12:03:29 pm »
Hey Chrissi,

I haven't got a clue but just to be a good sport I decided to pick 'bubbles'. Who knows??   ;D
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it
« Reply #18 on: November 03, 2008, 02:21:01 pm »
Hey Amada and Fabienne, you're lucky (or not, you'll see ;D). I forgot to post the correct answer this morning. Now I'll lock the voting and then...
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2008, 02:28:22 pm »
Are you all ready to face the hard truth?













Thank you to everbody who took the quiz :-*!













First I'll show you the pic in the unblurred version:














Ta-da!














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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #20 on: November 03, 2008, 02:30:06 pm »
Can you now clearly decide what it is?















Here it is from a bit farer:





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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #21 on: November 03, 2008, 02:32:32 pm »
To make it complete, here's the whole thing:






Yup, it's a roof! :)


Prizes will be awared in a few..... stay tuned....
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #22 on: November 03, 2008, 02:59:25 pm »
Damn, I thought it was the Dead Sea Scrolls!  :laugh:
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #23 on: November 03, 2008, 03:02:16 pm »
We have three winners!  :D :D :D

In the great BetterMost tradition of handing out livestock, the prize this time is a .....



Goat!!!



But not just any goat, it's a very rare breed, a "Vierhornziege" = goat with four horns. And I took the pictures myself this time (the things you do for your fellow Brokies..... but no, I'll be honest; I took the pics last year on vacation ;D).



Congratulations David!
A goat for you:




Congratulations Janice!
A goat for you:




Congratulations Fiona!
A goat for you:

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #24 on: November 03, 2008, 03:05:05 pm »
I have never seen anything like that goat before in my life! Scary!  :o
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #25 on: November 03, 2008, 03:14:25 pm »
Quote from: shakestheelectionoff on November 03, 2008, 03:05:05 pm
I have never seen anything like that goat before in my life! Scary!  :o


Me neither (before last year, that is). They are indeed very, very rare. They are on the Red List for prodictive livestock; threatened to be extinguished.
I think they look great. But I like goats anyway.


Consolation prizes will follow soon.
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #26 on: November 03, 2008, 03:32:41 pm »
Now for the consolation prizes. To get the job finished I started two quizzes earlier, I hand out two consolation prizes today.

You already have a massage ball and batteries.


Now you get a miniature motor and a scissor.


A miniature Motor for Paul, Scott, Truman, Chuck, Sue, Marie, Kerry, Rob, Jess, Amanda and Fabienne!

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #27 on: November 03, 2008, 03:34:31 pm »
And also eleven scissors for you:

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #28 on: November 03, 2008, 03:35:47 pm »
With your massage ball, batteries, miniature motor and the scissor you can now build your own, self-made


Vibrating massage device!!!

 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #29 on: November 03, 2008, 03:58:21 pm »
Quote from: Penthesilea on November 03, 2008, 03:35:47 pm
With your massage ball, batteries, miniature motor and the scissor you can now build your own, self-made


Vibrating massage device!!!

 ;D ;D ;D
Only on Bettermost.... ::)  ;D  :P

Thanks Chrissi!  :-*
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #30 on: November 03, 2008, 04:09:36 pm »
Quote from: belbbmfan on November 03, 2008, 03:58:21 pm
Only on Bettermost.... ::)  ;D  :P


I blame it all on Sue and Jess. When I handed out the massage ball for my first quiz they complained that it didn't vibrate :laugh:. Thoughts of a vibrating message device would never-ever cross my innocent mind! ;D



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You're welcome :-*.
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #31 on: November 03, 2008, 04:11:24 pm »
Aww! Thank you for my goat Chrissi! I promise I'll take good care of him. I'll brush him every day, I'll feed him only the highest quality goat food, I'll give him lots of hugs, kisses and cuddles, and he'll have plenty of room in my backyard to run around and roam. :)

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #32 on: November 03, 2008, 04:14:40 pm »
Good luck with the goat David! Careful with those horns.  :o

 ;D  :)
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #33 on: November 03, 2008, 04:27:15 pm »
Quote from: Penthesilea on November 03, 2008, 03:35:47 pm
With your massage ball, batteries, miniature motor and the scissor you can now build your own, self-made


Vibrating massage device!!!

 ;D ;D ;D
Gee, thanks, but I didn't win the massage ball and batteries.  So, what am I supposed to do with a minimoto and scissors? :laugh:
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #34 on: November 03, 2008, 04:50:38 pm »
Quote from: The Palinator on November 03, 2008, 04:27:15 pm
Gee, thanks, but I didn't win the massage ball and batteries.  So, what am I supposed to do with a minimoto and scissors? :laugh:


Get creative!
(Just imagine what Edward Scissorhands could do with motorized scissors :o.)

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #35 on: November 03, 2008, 05:08:37 pm »
Quote from: Penthesilea on November 03, 2008, 04:50:38 pm

Get creative!
(Just imagine what Edward Scissorhands could do with motorized scissors :o.)


Good idea, Chrissi!

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #36 on: November 03, 2008, 05:29:30 pm »
Congrats to David, Janice and Fiona!   Janice is on quite a roll, and I think Fiona broke her losing streak!  :D

Quote from: The Palinator on November 03, 2008, 04:27:15 pm
Gee, thanks, but I didn't win the massage ball and batteries.  So, what am I supposed to do with a minimoto and scissors? :laugh:

I was about to ask the same thing ... but I see you've answered the question, Chrissi!   :laugh:  Thanks, this was fun!

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #37 on: November 03, 2008, 08:13:52 pm »
Quote from: Penthesilea on November 03, 2008, 04:09:36 pm

I blame it all on Sue and Jess. When I handed out the massage ball for my first quiz they complained that it didn't vibrate :laugh:. Thoughts of a vibrating message device would never-ever cross my innocent mind! ;D



You're welcome :-*.

hey wait a minute....that was alll SUE's idea!! I am a GOOD girl....why I dont' even know what a massage device IS, let alone why one would want it to VIBRATE...



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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #38 on: November 04, 2008, 07:41:58 am »
Quote from: Penthesilea on November 03, 2008, 03:32:41 pm
Now for the consolation prizes. To get the job finished I started two quizzes earlier, I hand out two consolation prizes today.

You already have a massage ball and batteries.


Now you get a miniature motor and a scissor.


A miniature Motor for Paul, Scott, Truman, Chuck, Sue, Marie, Kerry, Rob, Jess, Amanda and Fabienne!



Thank you kindly for my consolation prize, Chrissi.  :D
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #39 on: November 06, 2008, 05:01:29 pm »
Thank you Chrissi  :)

I'd rather have a set of motorised scissors than a goat, any day.  ;D

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #40 on: November 06, 2008, 09:04:17 pm »
Quote from: underdown on November 06, 2008, 05:01:29 pm
Thank you Chrissi  :)

I'd rather have a set of motorised scissors than a goat, any day.  ;D

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(now, what on earth do we do with motorised scissors  ??? ??? ??? ??? )
 

my mom had a pair....back when she sewed a lot...using reg scissors makes your hand cramp after a while, and you can get a cleaner cut with the electric one.
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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #41 on: November 06, 2008, 09:21:07 pm »
Quote from: underdown on November 06, 2008, 05:01:29 pm
Thank you Chrissi  :)

I'd rather have a set of motorised scissors than a goat, any day.  ;D

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(now, what on earth do we do with motorised scissors  ??? ??? ??? ??? )
 

HEY!!! >:(

I HEARD THAT!!

>:( >:(

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #42 on: November 06, 2008, 09:22:29 pm »
Oh wait a minute! I give out LAMBS don't I?

(I thought Rob was dissing my prizes there for a second!)

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Re: Chrissi's late October What is it ***Answer posted***
« Reply #43 on: November 06, 2008, 09:26:09 pm »
Quote from: DavidinIndy on November 06, 2008, 09:22:29 pm
Oh wait a minute! I give out LAMBS don't I?

(I thought Rob was dissing my prizes there for a second!)



David, we love your lambs.  I have a few myself, and they eat a lot!

At least motorized scissors don't need to be petted and fed LOL.
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