50% of the beneficiary rewards to this post go in support of #hive-179017!
meedfully munificent @melinda010100 provides the prizes: 10 HIVE and 400 POINTS!!! please join me in lavishing copious thanks on her.
parade image from melinda010100
you all know by now the way we celebrate a correct guess is by having a parade!
and indeed this week we have a winner!!
but before we get to that we need some judges. i always do my best to find generous and jovial judges who know how to please the contestants but these days all those types seemed to have taken a summer holiday. i'm very sorry that i was compelled to go to such extremes, but what could i do. all i was left with was a couple of hardcore nitpickers.
i mean these guys are thorough and unrelenting. if there is a nit to be found they find it and eat it alive. you see how red in the face these two have become. well that's what happens when you spend your life nitpicking all the time. but while they are undeniably both pernickety and punctilious i am sure you will agree that for this contest they have proven to be fair and unbiased. that is more than i can say about most tv news reporters these days. i mean it got so bad i put my tv in storage a while back and haven't regretted it a single day since. it's much better spending my time lighting up the shadows of hive.
enough of that. be sure to check out the original post with all the great replies and comments. here's the link: https://ecency.com/hive-179017/@eolianpariah/announcing-the-20th-guess-the
3 HIVE for correct guess and excellent illustration to
@numa26 for: "This time I'm almost sure that your shadow reflects, the top of A MARINE ANCHOR. Here I'll leave you the image. Greetings"
now here is where the nitpickers shine. you see there was actually a post that mentioned 'anchor' before numa26 so:
3 HIVE to @nineclaws for: "This is the shadow of an anchor that stakes open the East Gate, which is the exit from this realm. The narrow oval shaped opening of the East Gate
also casts a shadow from its position at the top of the anchor. The opening is narrow, like the eye of a needle; only those who have evolved enough and shape shifted their spiritual weight will be able to pass through it without shattering forever when they exit. There is a West Gate, but it casts no shadow since it perpetually covered in darkness, which is why only the East Gate shadow is visible with it’s anchor."
the judges were very adamant that it was a marine anchor. while they were visibly impressed by the detailed diagram complete with measurements provided by numa26 they couldn't see any gates either east or west and they were rather perplexed and perhaps slightly disturbed by the concept of shapeshifting and exiting this realm through the eye of a needle. nonetheless since nineclaws was the first to mention anchor it's only fair that her reply gets an equal reward
2 HIVE to brume7 for: "Water, water, that picture has to do with water. if you are not familiar with water then it is Slenderman with his long arms and legs jiji "😂
1+1 HIVE to @dandays for engagement + "156 comments?! Someone like @ninahaskin probably already said an antique lawn sprinkler but she probably guessed they're on a desk—school's in session.
Antique lawn ornament dancing on grass." GIF
Next!
my comment- be sure to check out 'the sprinkler' gif in the original post
this is when the judge couple shyly enquired if 400 POINTS is sufficient to get a room.
"get a room"??? i asked in a totally befuddled tone
"yes, we don't need a room when we do it but there were two contestants bantering back and forth so much that we figured since they weren't free like us it would be best if they just got a room and finished the matter"
i had no idea who or what they were talking about but i sedately explained that ecency POINTS aren't normally accepted at places where you can 'get a room' and even if they were 400 would be far too little.
somewhat disappointed they dropped that line of thinking and instead distributed
100 POINTS each to:
@corvidae for: "I mean, obviously it's a stick person wearing a small scarf and running through town with a sandwich and a leaky teakettle, but if I had to make a second guess, I would say lawn sprinkler. One that clearly isn't used very often."
@bella76 for: "It's my uncle Santo waiting for a girlfriend he says he has, but that girlfriend never arrives ja,ja,ja,ja"
@ninahaskin for: "Starting off my guess with it's something vintage or antique and from there narrowing down to it being a shadow from an old-fashioned lawn sprinkler like the ones pictured here: https://ilovecollecting10.blogspot.com/2010/03/garden-sprinklers.html?m=1
or it could be part from an old lamp fixture.
The circle thing at the top should make things easier but it doesn't. In fact it looks like some alien form of a needle with knotted thread going through it that someone got tired of having to do manually so they added a lever to it!👽
But what do I know?! It's anyone's guess!🙃🧐😀"
@sofs-su for engagement + "That would be a profile image of a scare crow , actually the remains of a the scare crow that was eaten up by crows.
However, it could also be an agricultural implement like the one used to open coconut shells, or a weighing scale of old.
I am closer with my last guess I believe."
edit: just now the judges kindly reminded me that i had neglected to mention the nomination to pixresteemer goes to @nineclaws for outstanding engagement. it was all my fault. they don't miss anything those two.
that's it for now
remember to join in the new contest which has already begun here:
@eolianpariah/announcing-the-20th-guess-the
and since you're in the neighborhood check out the other great contests:
https://ecency.com/hive-179017/@melinda010100/shadow-hunters-contest-round-178
https://ecency.com/hive-179017/@annephilbrick/reflection-hunters-contest--round-26
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Thanks @ninahaskin!
@numa2661 had it dead on, you were so right!
you are most welcome. it's great to have you in the contest
Thank you, happy day
Congrats to @numa26, @ninahaskin, @corvidae, @bella76, @sofs-su! Thank you to @eolianpariah, @melinda010100. I was a little worried about leaving too many comments, but I see that @dandays has taken that spot with....
you are most welcome. sorry to have neglected to include the pix nomination for engagement in the original post but it is now edited in. your comments really add a dimension to the contest so don't worry about getting carried away
No apology needed. Frankly, I wasn't thinking about that at all. Thank you for the feedback on my comments, I won't worry going forward. 😊
You an @dandays can beat anyone at the any of the grand slams this year. LOL😂
My fingers hurt trying to keep up with you both.
@dandays "156 comments? incredible.
Comments were 156 when I finally weighed in on the contest, 175 now. If I was a guessing guy I'd say this shadow contest is casting light on.... ah, forget it.
LOL 175 maan you've got some stamina.. go on complete it.. don't keep that sentence hanging in mid air and keep me guessing what it was shedding light on.. your eureka moment will be lost lost of you don't speak out now @dandays, you can't hold your peace 😆
They weren't my comments, 175 is the total number of comments in that comment section. I'm so confused.
Either ways my head spins seeing you write so many comments lol, you could instead write more posts you know. Just read one of yours. Hehe..
Thanks but go slow on this voting thingy lol. @dandays
That day, I wrote off my fingers, so we're both sharing that one! 156 comments, wow, that's all I can say, is WOW!
@dandays is super speedy, so I have to hustle a bit to keep up. I think he's got this nailed down far better than I do. Kudos @dandays!
LOL you are both super speedy for me lol. I type with one finger mainly. Yeah I have a nick name to based on that. A story for another day.
I'm nowhere near as speedy as someone I know who can type 90 wpd....60 wpd is the most my fingers can manage. I think you'd be surprised to know that I've watched people who can type with one or two fingers and do so very fast. I'd love to hear that nickname story when you want to share it.
@tipu curate
Upvoted 👌 (Mana: 74/94) Liquid rewards.
thanks so much tipu and @ninahaskin. your curation is highly appreciated
😂Congrats to all the winners of this totally awesome contest! It is my favorite contest on Hive!
Muchas gracias @melinda010100, Y @eolianpariah Por este interesante concurso.. Yo felicito a @ninahaskin @nineclaws @corvidae @bella76 @sofs-su @nineclaws. Cariños y felicidades
Thank you very much @melinda010100, And @eolianpariah For this meaningful recognition, and interesting contest.... I congratulate @ninahaskin @nineclaws @corvidae @bella76 @sofs-su @nineclaws. Love and congratulations
Gracias @numa26. Espero que se unan a la conjetura de sombra de esta semana. 😊
Congratulations to you! 🏆
Congrats you did extraordinarily well :)
Thank you for your congratulations.
it couldn't have been so without your support and encouragement.
But you do all the work! ♥️
lol thanks for the points!!
you are most welcome. hope to see you in future rounds
Congrats @corvidae 😂 Have a lovely day.
lol thanks!
Thank you @eolianpariah for the reward, and thanks @melina010100
Congrats winners.
Thank you once again @eolianpariah for this week of fun and frolic.
Oh yeah, forget to mention that those nitpicky judges did a fair job, they were yuck but adorable when not eating nits and lice or whatever.
you are most welcome. it is very nice to have you participate
Thanks for the mention, greetings to all.
you are most welcome. it is very nice to have you participate