A Winner and What’s That? Wednesday
contests, Fun October 22nd, 2008I think I did a dumb thing. When I opened up the balloon-counting contest, I made the deadline for guessing an entire week from the post date. What I didn’t realize was that we’d see 86 comments in less than 40 hours. Wow. You guys love contests, don’t you?
It’s safe to say that’s enough guesses, so I’ve decided to close the contest and announce a winner right now. You’re going to be very annoyed because the “person” who guessed the exact amount of balloons was the 4th one to leave a comment. The next 82 of you never stood a chance.
Congratulations Daisy the Curly Cat for correctly guessing that I blew up a gross of balloons. How much is a gross? A dozen dozen, or 144.
For those who didn’t see my responses in the comments, yes, I blew them up myself. It took about three hours, counting the times I had to sit down and suck enough oxygen to continue.
Daisy, as the prize winner, you have your choice of a box of 15 bacon bandages or 1,000 Entrecard credits. I’ll contact you shortly. I might even throw in a little cat toy because you’re such a smart kitty!
Now, if you’re disappointed you didn’t win the balloon contest, I have a What’s That? Wednesday challenge for you. I hope this one is so hard you all hate me and hate me good.
If you can guess the object pictured here, you’ll win a Junk Drawer magnet or 500 Entrecard credits, your choice.
Remember, this photo shows only a small portion of a larger object.
Go!
What’s That?
CONTEST CLOSED: See who won!
Stumble it!
October 22nd, 2008 at 11:07 am
Looks like the flame end of a butane lighter for BBQ’s.
(six… only six balloons off! Sheesh)
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October 22nd, 2008 at 11:07 am
Puhleez, its the tip of a cake decorating nozzle.
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October 22nd, 2008 at 11:07 am
I believe this is the end of a drill, where you put a drill bit into.
And 144 balloons– power to you, Kathy. That’s a lot of balloony goodness (and lung capacity).
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October 22nd, 2008 at 11:11 am
Oh my Cod! I winned!?!?! I guess practicing my counting has paid off big. I should go play the lottery now. Woohoo! I am smiling real big. Thanks for the very fun contest!!
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October 22nd, 2008 at 11:21 am
A battery operated NOSE HAIR CLIPPER.
GONG! Wrong, Ron!
Hey…and congrats to Daisy the Curly Cat!
Way to go!
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October 22nd, 2008 at 11:26 am
i am going to second Ron’s guess. it’s a nose hair trimmer. that’s my guess.
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October 22nd, 2008 at 11:46 am
I have a nose hair trimmer, battery is always dead, so I just pluck. How’s that make you feel? LOL! Because somebody already said nose hair trimmer, and I can’t imagine Kathy using one, I will go with pencil sharpener mechanism. Wait, Maybe some kind of exotic torture device used by nuns in Catholic School? It does look familiar!
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October 22nd, 2008 at 11:53 am
Woo hoo congrats Daisy! Uhm… its a dentists’ tool. Can’t tell you which one though! lol
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October 22nd, 2008 at 12:02 pm
I haven’t a clue, but whatever it is, it looks painful.
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October 22nd, 2008 at 12:20 pm
I don’t have a guess YET, but it CANNOT be the tip of a cake decorating nozzle…unless she borrowed if from the neighbor. How many cakes have YOU decorated Kath? I have never even baked a cake that could be decorated…that is why God invented bakeries!
October 22nd, 2008 at 12:28 pm
That is so simple that I am sure someone has already guessed it. It is a nose hair trimmer. (I am so glad you cleaned it before taking the picture!)
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October 22nd, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Ooh, I have a love/hate relationship with the “what’s that? Wednesday’s”. So, my guess is: it’s something that’s part of a larger object, but smaller. There, that covers all the bases.
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October 22nd, 2008 at 12:38 pm
It probably IS the end of a nose-hair trimmer, but I’ll guess that it’s the end of a mechanical pencil with the eraser broken off. I know. Lame.
October 22nd, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Congratulations, Daisy! Wow, we all got beat by a cat. Yes, a very smart and cute and talented cat, but still. As usual, I have no idea what that thing is. It looks like a grabby thing. Yes. That’s my guess. Grabby thing.
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October 22nd, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I think I’ve to agree with Ron that it looks like the end of a battery/power nose hair clipper.
Mine looks like that too 😆
Congratulatioins Daisy ! You are the smartest kitty I know ! (Atleast until I get one 😉 )
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October 22nd, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Nose hairs trimmer… I win because it trims more than one hair at a time. The others were singular with their answers.
Neener. Neener. Neener.
Guess what I’m holding!
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October 22nd, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Now why did I call myself Ron !
Damn I got too many things to worry about today ! LOL
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October 22nd, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I believe it is the tip of a lighter. I am most likely wrong.
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:35 pm
Ron/Jaffer….I’m glad you corrected your name. I was VERY confused….Why is Jaffer’s picture on Ron’s comment?! I was worried that your blog was blognapped by Ron. Or that you’re beginning to refer to yourself in the third person. Not that there’s anything wrong with that….
October 22nd, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Jaffer Ha ha ha!
I think it’s a drill head (the bit that grabs the drill piece) Those pieces definitely close in because they are shaped like orange segments ;O)
144 balloons and you blew them all up? That takes some windy person ha ha!
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October 22nd, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Now everyone is talking about the American economy and eclections, nice to read something different. Eugene
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:00 pm
An instrument of torture? I think I’m afraid to see what the larger object may be!
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October 22nd, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Congrats to Daisy!!! Ummmm, I have no idea what to guess on the what is it.
October 22nd, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Congratulations to Daisy!! Is it a Chuck…you know a tool that clamps and holds something in a lathe or some other machine/tool while you work?
This is a great and fun idea!!:-)
LOL…everyone is guessing what my WW picture is today too.
http://shinade.blogspot.com/2008/10/wordless-wednesday-opal-of-time.html
Happy Day:-)
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October 22nd, 2008 at 3:42 pm
This one’s easy. That’s the nozzle thingy from the machine you blew up all 144 baloons with :o)
October 22nd, 2008 at 5:05 pm
@ann of the junkdrawerblogfamily – It was decided on Twitter along with @DaisyCurlyCat and @ThriftRomantic that I be called Ronald for the rest of this evening.
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October 22nd, 2008 at 5:18 pm
I knew it had to be a multiple of 12 – just didn’t think it would be that many! Wow!
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October 22nd, 2008 at 6:08 pm
While at work today, the light bulb went on! I was afraid someone would beat me to it, but not so. I’m quite certain it’s a medieval implement called a “canyouhearmenow” that was used during the Crusades, to clean the ear canals of noble knights. Ear swabs were not invented until the 1920’s, by the Polish-born American, Leo Gerstenzang.
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October 22nd, 2008 at 6:35 pm
As I don’t have a nose hair clipper to investigate if everyone else is correct I’m going to have to guess it’s the tip of a fireplace lighter that keeps you from having to throw matches into the fireplace and set your home aflame.
October 22nd, 2008 at 6:47 pm
It is a nose hair trimmer. 🙂
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October 22nd, 2008 at 6:56 pm
I’m with Jenn….the end of a drill.
October 22nd, 2008 at 9:57 pm
The bottom of………….a chair,,,table
broken pool cue?
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October 22nd, 2008 at 10:44 pm
end of an ooooold hair curler? my grandmother had one that looked kinda like that.
though, ive never heard you mention your affection for antique torture devices (I.E. Beauty tools) before, so thats probably not it.
Maybe the lid of a pen or marker of some kind.
(I’m not drunk this time, lol. That other post the other day was a fluke!) =)
October 23rd, 2008 at 12:02 am
I don’t know what it is, but I want some bacon bandages. Those are the coolest things I’ve ever seen.
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October 23rd, 2008 at 12:27 am
a sprinkler head?
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October 23rd, 2008 at 2:06 am
Oh man – 34 guesses ahead of me – no surprise my guess is taken! Drill chuck is that what they’re called?
October 23rd, 2008 at 4:37 am
We think it might be a gas burner tube, a dusty one.
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October 23rd, 2008 at 7:28 am
Boo hoo – I was really way off. This is a tough picture. My first thought was bullet but I know that’s wrong. After reading the other guesses I would throw in with drill bit.
October 23rd, 2008 at 8:14 am
Congrats to Daisy!! Daisy, take the bacon!!! 😉
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October 23rd, 2008 at 8:27 am
Everyone thinks it’s a drill. I was gonna pick pilot light but Gandalf and Grayson’s response sounds very close to that. And 144! I was close but no cigar! I figured you wouldn’t have gone with an even “dozen” number. Oh well.
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October 23rd, 2008 at 10:22 am
No fridge magnet for me..AGAIN.. I can just tell..if I guess it will be a repeat of someone else’s..I was in the fireplace lighter column..:))))
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October 23rd, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I say it looks like part of a pen.
Dwayne.
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October 23rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
1. Maybe and good guess.
2. Maybe.
3. Maybe. And whew!
4. You kill me.
5. Maybe.
6. Maybe.
7. Why can’t you imagine me using one? Look at my head of hair! You think it doesn’t grow other places? Don’t answer that.
8. Maybe.
9. It is.
10. Ha! You know me too well!
11. Maybe.
12. Yes, you’re right.
13. Maybe and maybe.
14. Maybe.
15. Wait. You’re Ron now?
16. Maybe.
17. OK, whew!
18. Maybe.
19. He has no idea what he started. He’s Roffer now.
20. Maybe. And I’m windy in more ways than one.
21. Isn’t it?
22. Actually, yes.
23. You can try next time!
24. Maybe. And cool pic!
25. Maybe.
26. Ronald last night. Roffer from this point forward.
27. I could have done 500 if I hadn’t run out of time. Serious!
28. Maybe and how creative!
29. Maybe.
30. Maybe.
31. Maybe.
32. Maybe.
33. Maybe to your non-drunk guess!
34. Aren’t they awesome?!
35. Maybe.
36. Maybe.
37. Maybe.
38. Maybe.
39. She took the credits!
40. Maybe and I was surprised to get two bags of 72 balloons each. Never knew they sold by the half gross.
41. We gotta get you a magnet, robert!
42. Maybe.
How’s that for really vague?! Check back tomorrow when I reveal the lucky winner!
October 24th, 2008 at 7:25 am
Hmm…I didn’t guess because I thought someone got it already. But no YES, only maybes. Ok…is it the tip of a blackhead remover?
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October 24th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
its a soudering gun
October 24th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
Steve — Ah, ya missed it! And ewwwww! Blackhead remover? That sounds incredibly painful. I’m glad those days are over. But of course, now I have hair I don’t want. Always something.
brooke — Close, but no cigar!