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DING DING DING!!!

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

911, you guessed it! It's a mezuzah. Jewish people affix this to their doorpost. It contains a prayer scroll.

Ok, actually the parchment scroll inside is called the mezuzah, but a lot of people (including me) are in habit of calling the box a mezuzah. They come in many styles, from very decorative to rather plain.

Some info about them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezuzah

http://www.beingjewish.com/mitzvos/mezuzah.html



Good going, 911!! :-6

yea me!!

Hip Hip Hooray!

I won!

What'd I win?

Oh yeah, I won the pleasure of winning!



OK, what's next?

NEW GAME!!!

What is this object?

Your First Hint: It originated in Persia.

Opium bong

DING DING DING!!! :wah:

(I love doing that)

Susie, I just put that up! Good going! Now how do you know this, missy?! :sneaky: Yes it's a hookah and Wiki says this about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah

Cool Move, Susie!!

Let me go find something that will stump you guys for a while....HMM.....

RedGlitter;694551 wrote: DING DING DING!!! :wah:

(I love doing that)



Susie, I just put that up! Good going! Now how do you know this, missy?! :sneaky: Yes it's a hookah and Wiki says this about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hookah



Cool Move, Susie!!

Let me go find something that will stump you guys for a while....HMM.....


They sure know how to smoke their dope.:sneaky:

YZGI- good going on the last one! Just two minutes shy though.

NEW GAME!!!

I know a lot of you are going to guess this right off, but we'll see who's fastest.

Your First Hint: This object shares part of its name with an 80s rock band.

A Tesla Coil?

WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!

GO FIBBY!! Fibonacci is correct; it's a big Tesla Coil at the Burning Man Festival!

Tesla coil info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_coil

NEW GAME!!!

Please identify this flower.

Hint #1: It was popular in Victorian times and is named after its resemblance to something.

:-6

I was gonna wait to see if anyone else took a guess but my competetive side kept bothering me....



Is it a Bleeding Heart?

YES WE HAVE A WINNER!!! :wah:

You're hot today, Fibby!! Yes, they are Bleeding Hearts!

http://www.mrgrow.com/plant/may.htm

This is fun! I'm going to have to really work to stump you guys!!! I'll be back with a good one soon!

NEW GAME!!!

I tried to pick a hard one this time.

Please identify this object.

Hint #1: this specific one dates from the 19th century!

Haven't a clue really but I'll guess a capstan/winch

YES! CHOCO WINS! :wah:

It is a 19th c. ship's capstan.

Info: http://www.dkimages.com/discover/Home/T ... tan-1.html

I can't believe it! I suck at being your hostess! :wah: I thought no one would get that!

Good going, Chocoholic!!!

Tomorrow we'll start a new game! I have to find something REALLY good this time! You guys are very good at this!

Goodnight for now!

I won something!!!! (but why didn't I get the DING: DING's:()

DING DING DING!!!!

CHOCOHOLIC is our final WINNER for today!!!

(Sorry Choco my friend, I was wondering if the DING DINGS were getting bothersome)



Tomorrow is a new game!!! Thank you all for playing! You make it fun! :-4

Hi Everyone!

NEW GAME!!!

Today I'm giving you two photos of the same person on account of you may have seen one but not the other and there are considerable age differences here.

So...who do you think this woman is?

Hint #1: she was brutally murdered on December 26, 1985 after devoting her life to a specific cause.







Okay, I'll just give the one photo due to technical difficulties....grrrrr

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Jimbo, you're too fast!!! :wah:

Yes, it's Dian Fossey, the mountain gorilla zoologist.

Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dian_Fossey

Good going!



Back soon with another one!

I'm back!!

New Game!!



What is this thing?

It might be obvious what it is, but what I'm looking for is a specific person's name associated with it.

Good luck!!

It's a Galileo Thermometer (I used to have one until a slight accident occurred!:()

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ANOTHER WINNER!!

Yep, that's what it is all right!

How it works: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_thermometer



Good job Choco!

NEW ONE FOR YOU!!

What are these?

Hint #1: you can make your own out of a coat hanger

Dowsing rods to locate water sources.

Dowsing rods.

WINNER WINNER WINNER!!!

:wah:

Choco and Chookie are both right but Choco replied first.

Good job you guys. They are dowsing rods, also known as divining rods or witching sticks and maybe other names as well.

Wiki Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowsing

Okay I am off in search of something that's really going to be hard to figure out! I hope! :wah: You guys are sharp at this game!

I am in deep trouble I think .....

NEW GAME!!

Let's see who gets this one!!

Who are these people and what are they known for?

Hint #1: they had a chromosomal disorder in the family

The Fewgate family?

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I'LL BE DARNED!!!

YES! The "Blue Fugates!" I thought nobody would get that!!

Great job, Chookie!

It's a pretty interesting story how some of them became blue....

Wiki: (the technical explanation) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methemoglobinemia

Another more user friendly site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyperry3/Blue_ ... Creek.html

Enjoyed the article Red, this is a great game - competitive and educational at the same time, well done you!:-6

Thank you, Choc!! That's really nice of you to say.

I hope you all are having as much fun with it as I am!



Here's a new one for you!

What's this thing called?

This one is from the 19th century when they were quite popular.

Good luck!!

My first thought was a spectroscope but I googled this and it wasn't what I was looking for. However, after spending a very interesting 15mins. Wikipedia-ing I can confidently guess that it is a Zoetrope:)

aww, I knew that one but you beat me to it

WINNER WINNER WINNER!!!!

Choco, look at you go!! Yes, it's a zoetrope!

Wiki info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoetrope

Good guessing!!



HERE'S THE NEW ONE!!



These objects perform a function and are not just decorative. What are they?

Hint: They all have holes in the back.

signs of Chinese horascope

I thought they were some sort of fancy button or fastener but the little rabbit chap (bottom right) looks like a snuff box:-2

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!



booradley;695294 wrote: I thought they were some sort of fancy button or fastener but the little rabbit chap (bottom right) looks like a snuff box:-2


Boo, you are too close to the correct answer for me to not give it to you!

These things are called netsukes. They were usually fastened to a person's obi (kimono sash) and they held various things, such as money or snuff.

Wiki says this about them:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netsuke

Good for you!

And Indian Princess, that was a really good guess you had too!

HERE'S A NEW ONE FOR YOU!!!

These people are famous for something. I can't say what it is or when but I can tell you that one of them won a coveted prize for their efforts. Do you recognize them?

marie curie...died of cancer for her trouble

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jimbo;695440 wrote: was it marie currie she discovered radioactivity

i think her husband pierre??? ,was into magnetic fields ????



radiom i think that was it ???


Right on Jimbo!! Yes, it's Marie Curie and her husband Pierre. They won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, along with Professor Henri Becquerel for their work in radium.

Some info and photos: http://www.spaceandmotion.com/physics-m ... graphy.htm

Good going! I tried to find a picture that wouldn't be as well known but you snagged it!

I knew that I just couldnt type fast enough:wah:

give us a new one red

Give us a new o ne Red IP wants to play,



PLEASE

HERE YOU GO!!!

This yellow plastic thing is probably obsolete by now. It has a specific function and a specific name. What is it and what do you use it for?