What’s That? Wednesday
contests November 5th, 2008Here ya go, folks! Another installment of What’s That? Wednesday.
How it works:
1. The photo shows a small portion of a larger object.
2. First person to guess the object it’s a part of wins either 500 Entrecard credits or a Junk Drawer magnet, your choice.
3. Guesses accepted until 6AM EST Friday, November 7. If no one gets it by then, a prize will be awarded as soon as someone does.
Really super helpful information: I realize it looks like a face if viewed standing on your head. That it looks like a face has nothing to do with the object. I didn’t photograph it right-side up OR upside-down. The thing doesn’t have an up or down. Well, it kinda has both. Oh, nevermind.
There now, didn’t that help?
What the heck is it?
CONTEST CLOSED: So many of you guessed correctly that it’s the strike plate of a stapler! I announce the winner here. Keep in mind, the next one will be much, much harder to guess!
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November 5th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
It looks like the front of a small toaster oven.
Joe’s last blog post..Caption this for craptacular prizes
November 5th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
It’s like a magnetty-thingy-on a door hinge.
Happy Hour Sue’s last blog post..Halloween Candy Hangover
November 5th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
its the back of a vcr
TheSnackHound’s last blog post..Green Juice - Is it Wrong?
November 5th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
its the back of a vcr/dvd
TheSnackHound’s last blog post..Green Juice - Is it Wrong?
November 5th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
It’s the magnetic catch on a cabinet door.
Jenn’s last blog post..How to Not Annoy Airport Security
November 5th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
It looks like the bottom part of a stapler that makes the stable curve inward.
Am I right? Tell me I am right
ethanator1088’s last blog post..Don’t Mess with the Zohan Midget Dancer, Video
November 5th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I vote stapler as well
November 5th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I have no idea …. there, I said it!
November 5th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I think it might be part of a stapler. You know the part you can twist to make the staples close together snug or loose.
Mike’s last blog post..Water treatment for dry skin - is this for real?
November 5th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Stapler?
November 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
I knew this one right away (stapler thingy) but alas… I don’t check my feed reader often enough to win around here. Maybe next time you can tell me in advance what time you’re going to publish and I’ll watch for it. Better yet, next time tell me in advance what the mystery object is and I’ll win for sure!
Jeff’s last blog post..Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!
November 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Stapler strikeplate.
Fo shizzle.
Shieldmaiden96’s last blog post..The Audacity of Soap
November 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Oh poo! I think it might be a stapler too.
Babs - beetle’s last blog post..This was an expensive trip out
November 5th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Sigh…I’m too slow again. I vote stapler.
Steve’s last blog post..Ovechkin
November 5th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I’m late but I agree, it’s definitely a stapler.
November 5th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
magnet on cabinet door.
RedRaider’s last blog post..Clowns–A Look At Their Evil Side.
November 5th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Of course it’s a stapler strike plate, but I am also going to guess it’s a Stanley Bostitch stapler, probably black and silver Model B440?
Yes, I have one just like that on my desk..is it an IT thing?
shadowsrider’s last blog post..Who wants to be a millionaire?
November 5th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
A sleeping robot?
carol at A Second Cup’s last blog post..Thank you to the Top 10 E-Card Droppers for October.
November 5th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I know — it’s a closeup of the tap shoes you wear to work each day to annoy your coworkers!
November 5th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
One of the best parts of this is reading the comments!
November 5th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
It could just as easily be a Swingline model 545. I like the Swingline because it doesn’t bind up as much.
Shieldmaiden96’s last blog post..The Audacity of Soap
November 5th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Is it a lock on a cooler?
November 5th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I honestly have no clue on this one. I don’t think I can even guess…
November 5th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
I’m really bad at this game–I haven’t been able to guess any of them! How about a trivia game or something, so I might have a chance at a Junk Drawer magnet?
absepa’s last blog post..Exhibit #4,876 in My Case Against Bugs
November 5th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
I racked my brains and I had no ideas. But now I see the other answers, and I think it IS that part from a stapler. I would not have guessed that, because I am Not Allowed to use a stapler.
Daisy the Curly Cat’s last blog post..Our Portraits
November 5th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
It kinda looks like an old metal breadbox, you turn the thing at the top to open and close it.
Fancy’s last blog post..I cried for them both
November 5th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Oooh! Oooh! How about a SWINGLINE stapler? Any extra points if we guess the correct brand? Yes, I was the over achiever in the classroom. Some might have another name for that…
Vivienne’s last blog post..Walking the Line
November 5th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
It’s the doohickey you plug into the Transporter on Star Trek to make the ship jump to warp drive on fart power!!!
Chris (Casey)’s last blog post..Naked Pumpkin Runners Ticketed!
November 5th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I was going to say an upside down face…but since we all know now that it isn’t (thanks for nothing!), I’ll say the underside of a rolling cabinet. Err..
November 5th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
I have to agree with the stapler strike plate votes.
Just to be different… the magnetic latch on your kitchen cabinet.
November 5th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
ah Jeez late again with the stapler thing..
robert bourne’s last blog post..Shadowed Soul
November 5th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
I think it’s an upside down, scary looking smiley face. Oh yeah…you said it wasn’t upside down. But I think you just said that to throw us off.
November 5th, 2008 at 6:44 pm
Although I’m late lol it is the that part of the stapler.
ImitationAngel’s last blog post..Decision Time
November 5th, 2008 at 6:49 pm
it is probably the stapler. But, I have no clue…you are good at this!! so I will settle for just saying hi:-))
November 5th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I think It is a rare albino Albanian swap monster - either that or a stapler.
Beamer
Beamer’s last blog post..Purty Bike
November 5th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
You owe Gus an apology. I had to go look at my stapler to see if all these crazy people were right. When I cracked it open, it made a noise. Gus got scared.
He’ll take the Entrecard points.
JD at I Do Things’s last blog post..I Make Fun of People’s Afflictions—in Song!—so you don’t have to
November 5th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Definitely that part of the stapler where the staples come down. Then there’s that button on the bottom where you can rotate it to curve the staple outwards. I never understood why you’d wanna do that, but whatever. I guess it makes the stapler seem like it has “features”.
They needed something to write sales copy about.
Ava’s last blog post..Pad Your Resume with NAPP
November 5th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
You like Andy Warhol ???…………I guess it’s not a bad painting.
(lies and tries really hard to say something nice about this strange art .)
I hope you don’t hang it in your living room though.
Alan’s last blog post..Gay and Religion
November 5th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
My son thinks it is a cassette tape player-remember those?!
November 5th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
It’s definetely a stapler thingy
November 5th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
OH snap, i knew what it was as soon as i saw it. Unfortunately for me, so did several other people.
STAPLER thingamajig that you can switch around depending on how you need the staple to curve.
November 5th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
the stapler thingy
Jamie’s last blog post..Batgirl & Cookie
November 5th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Yep, looks like the base-plate on a stapler.
Don’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday: 11-05-08
November 6th, 2008 at 2:10 am
Rats. We are too late.
Gandalf and Grayson’s last blog post..Dona Nobis Pacem, BlogBlast For Peace
November 6th, 2008 at 7:07 am
I honestly haven’t a clue. I’m doing awful at this game. You’ve got me looking at things all day to think what I can photograph to challenge everyone.
November 6th, 2008 at 7:18 am
Curse your bewitching photographs!
Begone!
I can’t get anything done. I have seen that before….
but where…
where…
where…
yes OK I’ll take my pill now.
buh-bye
Dan Brantley’s last blog post..Have You Heard The One About…
November 6th, 2008 at 8:41 am
It’s a stapler butt! Or rather the plate the stapler smashes down on to secure those sweet pages together.
Jocelyn’s last blog post..One minute.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Oh crap I never knew you could turn that plate around to make the staple curve out. Hah. Learn something new every day. Not sure what difference it makes but I think I’ll leave my stapler like that just to see if anyone notices that my staples are unique.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:39 am
It’s your nose and belly button ring ensemble!!
November 6th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Beaten out again. Ethanator got it-I’d bet on anything that it was part of a stapler. Some day I’m gonna get one of your pretty magnets, you just wait and see…and then maybe your little dog too…
Preston’s last blog post..Obama Wins and Americans Win…Well Some Americans Win Less
November 6th, 2008 at 11:33 am
I came to confirm that it is in fact the base plate of a stapler. Clearly that has already been established but since I came all the way over here …
November 6th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
No Idea!
meleah rebeccah’s last blog post..Another Personal Update. With Some Pictures, Charts, and Graphs.
November 6th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I think it’s the bottom part of a stapler (well, the top side of the bottom… you know, where the staple gets squished against?) Niiiice description, but you know what I mean, right? LOL
JEANNE’s last blog post..Hi…
November 6th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
its the bottom part of a stapeler ,the receptacle that bends the staples
im way too late
November 6th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
I am guessing it is the face plate to lock / latch.
Bruce’s last blog post..I Love Karma
November 6th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
This has nothing to do with this artile but is it okay if jd sends my keychain to you and then can you give it to regan so she can give it to me.
November 6th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
Hey, everybody — I’m pretty screwed up with my commenting schedule tonight. I’ve already posted who won, so go check it out. I warned the winner everyone would hate him for getting in first, but that’s the price he pays for winning.
Joe — Nope, and would that be a really tiny toaster?
Happy Hour Sue — That would have been my guess. Feel good about that.
TheSnackHound — No, but I had studied some VCR/DVR things beforehand and thought it’d be too easy.
Jenn — Good guess!
ethanator1088 — Everyone hates you.
Tess — Right, but too late.
Canucklehead — You weren’t alone. So I guess it wasn’t that easy!
Mike — Correct, but too late.
mp stewart — Yep, but too late.
Jeff — Prove it. Sure, next time I’ll cheat for you. Do you think anyone else will be mad?
Shieldmaiden96 — Correct. Yo. And for the love of God, how did you know it was the Swingline model 545???
Babs beetle — Yes, but a bit late to the party.
Steve — That’s OK. You were pretty fast, but you got beat anyway. Sorry!
April — Yes. For the record, I post these on some Wednesdays at Noon EST. So get in line then.
RedRaider — Nope, but good guess.
shadowsrider — Nope, but good guess. Shieldmaiden96 guessed the exact model, which kinda worried me.
carol at A Second Cup — Aw! I like that guess!
Susan — Hilarious! Yes, how did you know?
The Jillybean — Got that right. Keeps me laughing all day long!
Shieldmaiden96 — Freak.
brooke — Nope, but it made good sense. Hey, but you’re already a winner over at JD’s I Do Things blog, so good for you!
Regan — And you already had, what? Twelve guesses when I sent it to you ahead of time the other night?
absepa — Don’t worry. Lots of people can’t get them. There will be many, many more chances, so don’t lose hope!
Daisy the Curly Cat — I’m glad you are not allowed to use a stapler because I’m afraid you might use it on Harley when he’s pestering you.
Fancy — It does, but nope!
Vivienne — Yes, and if you could have guessed the exact model before Shieldmaiden did, you would have rec’d a magnet too. Did you get called nerd a lot? Or worse?
Chris (Casey) — Feasible, yes. Beam me up (to get away from the farts).
storybeader — Yeah, I felt like I had to eliminate “face” answers right off the bat. And no. Sorry!
pussreboots — The latch thing seems to be the next best guess. Good job, but sorry. You lost.
robert bourne — As God is my witness, you WILL get a magnet one of these days.
Lee — Well, it depends on how you do your stapling. It is upside down, no it’s not, yes it is….
ImitationAngel — Late, like mostly everyone else. Don’t feel bad.
Shinade — Hi!!!
Beamer — You scare me. But in a good way.
JD at I Do Things — I’m sorry Gus! Don’t be ascairt! Hey, when you get yourself a blog, you can have credits. Now get crackin’!
Ava — OK, so I don’t understand this button thing you’re talking about. I’m intrigued. You mean I can make my staples do different things? How did I not know this?
Alan — I love that it was a face. There’s a book out there that’s nothing but objects in the wild that have facial features. Sounds like something I should have thought of first. Dammit.
karen — Yes, I do indeed. Remember 8-track, too?
Donna — Yes, but you’re way late.
kara — This whole thing with the switch is interesting. I haven’t figured out how to mess with it, though. I need stapler training, apparently.
Jamie — Way to go! But you’re late to the game. Better luck next time.
Don — Yep. You’re in good company. Evidently this was too easy. Watch out next time. I’m making it as brutal as possible.
Gandalf and Grayson — I’m sorry. There’ll be many more chances, so keep your kitty thinking caps on!
Data Entry Services — It’s fun, isn’t it?
Dan Brantley — Sorry. Don’t mean to make your head spin. Oh, who am I kidding? Yes I do!
Jocelyn — Stapler butt! Perfect! You are right, just late.
April — I didn’t either. What’s that all about? A stapler’s supposed to be a really dumb item, not have all these fancy features.
BabaBooey — You wish you could see my belly button. It’s the only thing on my body I wouldn’t be embarrassed to publish. Don’t dare me, cuz you know I will.
Preston — Your comment made me chuckle. Said it in my head just like that nasty witch!
Canucklehead — Thanks for Swinglining by again.
meleah rebbecah — You weren’t alone. And p.s., I think I can spell your name now without looking! Yea for me!
JEANNE — I totally know what you mean. And thank God it does have a name or else a whole lotta people would have had to say what you said. Now that would have been fun.
Matt Oxley — But you’re correct! That counts for something. Just doesn’t get you a magnet.
Bruce — Nope, but that seems to be the 2nd most popular guess, so feel good about it.
brooke — Yes, I’ll get you your prize from JD’s blog. Not a problem.
November 10th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
Thank You!