Mystery Woody Hands

[silentC]

The great Sherlock Holmes could tell a lot about a man (or woman) by his (or her) (why are you always on about women, Stan?) .... hands. He could tell the line of work, the personal habits and the education of the subject. What he probably could not tell you was the person's name.

The title of this thread, as suggested by one of the subjects, introduces a new quiz. You have below four exhibits, each is the photo of a person's hand. Adjacent to each hand is a number scribed, at great expense, on the back of a coaster. The four hands belong to four members of this forum who had a social get together in some dank, dark, dingy watering hole, at some time in the last 12 months.

Your task, gentle reader, is to correctly name all four of the persons and correctly match them with their corresponding hand. The rules are simple. List the number of the hand and next to it the name of the owner. Each day (or when I get around to it) there will be a clue to assist (perhaps). Red Herrings from the four subjects are encouraged.

Today's clue is HAND.

Good luck.

[AlexS]

From the left...
Silent C, Wongo, Zed,

[HappyHammer]

From the left...
GemiBabe, Landseka , Sasha, JackieW

[beejay1]

No.4 is Al the foily, cause its the same colour as the shirt he had in the shower last week.http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon10.gif

I thought you had stopped doin that Al cause you know it gives you blisters and makes you go blind. http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon10.gif

beejay1

http://community.webshots.com/user/eunos9

[bitingmidge]

From the left...
GemiBabe, Landseka , Sasha, JackieW

... and Tikki took the photos.

P
:D

[Wood Borer]

Silent,

There are many people who use the Bulletin Board, are these people regular posters? For example, would we all be familiar with their names?

If not, then nobody could ever get it. :mad:

[silentC]

All in good time, Brother Borer ;)

Initially, this is a guessing game. Someone might be really lucky and get them all. Tomorrow, there will be another clue, slightly less obscure than the first. Each clue will be a clue to the identity of one member, or maybe a clue to the identity of the group. In the end, if no one has guessed, it will be like the old game of Mastermind: 2 in the right place, 1 correct but in the wrong place, 1 wrong.

At this stage I can say that no-one has anybody in the right place.

All four would be known to regular visitors.

[Grunt]

The first 3 are obviously the hands of gay men and the last one has spent too much time with tool in hand.

[Wongo]

From the left...
Silent C, Wongo, Zed,


The first 3 are obviously the hands of gay men and the last one has spent too much time with tool in hand.


Heyyyyyy! I'm not gay. Come oooooon. Dooon't beeee rude.

[Wongo]

Bloody small hands they have.

4 - Zed (very hairy)
2 - Craigb

[craigb]

Stewert Lees, Kenmil, Neil,
:D

[Wood Borer]

None of them are wearing wedding rings which might be a clue. ;)

[Wongo]

None of them are wearing wedding rings which might be a clue. ;)

WB, i wear mine on the left hand.

[Wood Borer]

WB, i wear mine on the left hand.


My apologies Wongo, jumping in without doing my homework. :mad:

Yes I too proudly wear my wedding ring on my left hand :D

[vsquizz]

1. H Happy Hammer

2. A Al

3. N Neil

4. D Daddles

At least it looks like Daddles works for a living:D

Cheers

[HappyHammer]

I reckon number 3 is you SC.

HH.

[vsquizz]

Hey Mr C, whats the prize for getting right?

Cheers

[HappyHammer]

Is the Hand clue a reference to hand tools?

Therefore is number 1 Woodborer?

HH.

[silentC]

Hey Mr C, whats the prize for getting right?
The honour of knowing that you can recognise the right hands of four eminent woodworkers that you may never have met. :D

No, that is not a clue, I'm just being polite ;)

Maybe someone could put something up. I don't know, a bottle of Shellawax maybe? ;) ;)

[Driver]

The presence of the coasters on the table indicates that this group has foregathered in some low hostelry with the intention of consuming spirituous licquors. That's no help in eliminating any member of this BB - the majority of whom have an obvious preference for almost any form of grog.

In the fourth photo there is evidence of what looks like a mint lolly and a cup of capuccino. This is clearly intended as a distraction, a red herring. It's intended to make us think that at least one member of the group is some sort of sophisticate. Who the hell could that be?

I'm waiting for more clues before I venture an opinion.

Col

[Driver]

Maybe someone could put something up. I don't know, a bottle of Shellawax maybe? ;) ;)

If you tell me who they are, I'll put up an economy-size jar of MFKL :D

[HappyHammer]

The honour of knowing that you can recognise the right hands of four eminent woodworkers that you may never have met. :D

Uhmm.....recognise from where.....a curtained hole in a kings cross establishment?:D :D

[silentC]

If you tell me who they are
I could do that Col, but then you would have to be disqualified from the competition ;)

One last thing, I wont reveal any of the identities until all four have been guessed in the correct order - but tomorrow I'll start the old black peg, white peg routine. Here is a free one: one white peg.

[craigb]

Ibut tomorrow I'll start the old black peg, white peg routine.

Say what? :confused: :confused:

[silentC]

Mastermind: silly game we played as kids:


The play of the game goes as follows:

1) One player, known as the Codemaker, secretly places the 4 Code Pegs in the 4 holes, which are then covered by flipping over the plastic shield to conceal them from the opponent's sight. The Codemaker can use any combination of the 6 colors he chooses. He can also use 2 or more Code Pegs of the same color if he wishes.

2) The other player, known as the Codebreaker, sits opposite the Codemaker and places Code Pegs in the 1st row of the Code Peg holes (closest to him). The Codebreaker is attempting to duplicate the exact colors and positions of the secret code.

3) The Codemaker responds by placing 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 Key Pegs in the Key Peg holes on the 1st row as follows:

(b) A black Key Peg to indicate a Code Peg of the right color and in the right position (without indication of which Code Peg it corresponds to).

(b) A white Key Peg to indicate a Code Peg of the right color but in the wrong position.

(b) No Key Peg to indicate a wrong color that does not appear in the secret code.
.
There is nothing about the placement of the Key Pegs to indicate which particular Code Pegs are meant. It is part of the challenge of the game for the Codebreaker to figure out which Code Pegs correspond to particular Key Pegs. The response when 2 pegs of the same color appear in the secret code and/or in the Codebreaker's row can cause some confusion. The basic principles are that one Key Peg corresponds to one Code Peg and, that black Key Peg takes precedence over a white one

[Wongo]

Silent, this is very addictive, more addictive than the X-factor.

Who are they? Can we identify all of them? Where was the pub? How much did they drink? What did they drink? Was it VB or XXXX? Who ate the mint lolly? Are they married or are they single? Are they homosexual, bisexual or nonsexual?

I can’t wait!! :confused:

[silentC]

Just SMS the number of your favourite hand to 123 123 and you'll go in the draw to win 'biggest loser' of the year. :D

[Wongo]

:D :D :D :D

[vsquizz]

Here is a free one: one white peg.
Which means somebody has guessed the right name in the wrong number??



Uhmm.....recognise from where.....a curtained hole in a kings cross establishment?:D :D

So I got one right??, HH, I knew I recognised one of those hands from somewhere:D :D :D

Cheers

[silentC]

Which means somebody has guessed the right name in the wrong number??
Correct, Mr Squizz, the name of one individual has been guessed correctly but, sadly, attached to the wrong hand.

[Wongo]

Silent you need to at least tell us who has guessed the right name in the wrong number. So far we have 6, 7 different nominations.

Isn't it how we play mastermind? You get a new clue each time.

[Wood Borer]

Correct, Mr Squizz, the name of one individual has been guessed correctly but, sadly, attached to the wrong hand.

Silent does this mean Squizzy guessed almost correctly or does it mean someone else guessed almost correctly.

Those four people are obviously boozers driving the rest of us to drink. :eek:

[Wongo]

1-Noora
2-Sailing American
3-Doorstop
4-Kenmil

It is not hard to tell where is this thread heading to. :o

[silentC]

OK, since you seem to want it on a platter, here are the guesses so far:

Hand 1: silentC, GemiBabe, Stuart Lees, HappyHammer, WoodBorer
Hand 2: Wongo, Landseka, Craigb, Kenmil, OzWinner
Hand 3: Zed, Sasha, Neil, silentC
Hand 4: , JackieW, OzWinner, Zed, Daddles

None of these are correct but one of the names above is in the group of four. If you eliminate the silly ones, then it narrows the field a bit. I can narrow the field a bit further by telling you that my hand is not one of the four pictured.

One white peg.

[Iain]

4 is a red herring, only drinks tea and not espresso tea :confused:

[bitingmidge]

If you eliminate the silly ones, then it narrows the field a bit.
Now there's a serious conundrum.

If you have to eliminate the silly ones, the hands don't belong to members of this board???


Cheers,

P
:D

[silentC]

Yes, and apart from the fact that I've already said none of them is me, I've only got two hands and only one of them is a right hand.

[HappyHammer]

1. CraigB
2. CraigB
3. CraigB
4. CraigB

HH.

[bitingmidge]

As far as I can tell, none of them belong to Edward Scissorhands, so that's another one we can cross off.

Is one of them Hands Christian Andersen??

P
:D

[silentC]

Yes, you are correct HH, CraigB is an earthly incarnartion of the Hindu God Tridev, Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh. :rolleyes:

[HappyHammer]

Yes, you are correct HH, CraigB is an earthly incarnartion of the Hindu God Tridev, Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesh. :rolleyes:
So he wasn't at the tea party?

HH.

[silentC]

Is one of them Hands Christian Andersen??
Yes and Laura Palmer is in there too.

I dunno, you try to provide a bit of exercise for the grey matter, and what do you get? :rolleyes:

[silentC]

So he wasn't at the tea party?

HH.
Still only one white peg. Answers with the same person in all four spots will be ignored :p

Tomorrow I'll give black/white pegs for each answer. And another clue. Exciting isn't it? What's on telly tonight, Wongo?

[HappyHammer]

1. Wongo
2. Termite
3. DarrylF
4. bsrlee

HH

[Wood Borer]

Some of us are trying to work it out logically so keep giving us good clues but not giveaways otherwise the challenge is not challenging.

Can we ask what is written on the other side of the coasters?

[Wongo]

What's on telly tonight, Wongo?

Not sure but my wife would know. She watches everything.

That’s how I know about the X-factor, idol, pop star, survivor, biggest loser, wives swap, big brother, what not to wear, rebel millionaire, apprentice….

[silentC]

Can we ask what is written on the other side of the coasters?
I don't know, I wasn't there. They look foreign to me though.....

[craigb]

1. CraigB
2. CraigB
3. CraigB
4. CraigB

HH.

Well if I am an incarnation of Siva, you better watch out. :eek: :D

[ozwinner]

Conpare mine to the piccys, is it me??


Al :D

[Wood Borer]

So Al has owned up to being number one, we need to figure out the rest fast now.

Silent, how will you prove the correct answer?

[silentC]

Silent, how will you prove the correct answer?
I have in my possession a photo taken on the same day of the four gents in question. On the correct answer, I will upload it with a suitable warning attached. ;)

Today's clue: SHAVING

[Zed]

I'll come clean It aint any of me (none of 'em)

however I hazard the following guesses :

hands 1,2,3 are all poofs (no calluses, keyboard type weenies)

hand 4 is obviously a wanker. (therefore it must be the chook after a day in the shed)

In fact I reckon they are all of chooks mates after a weekend in pambula over coffee... I can hear it now Darren sez "I need some amusement on the web site, let me take some photos of your hands" etc...

[silentC]

There are many replies that could be made to that. I will restrict myself to the following: No Pegs :rolleyes:

[Wongo]

hands 1,2,3 are all poofs (no calluses, keyboard type weenies)

hand 4 is obviously a wanker. :D :D :D

Welcome Zed. What takes you so long.

[Wood Borer]

It appears that Wongo and Zed are posting remarks to throw us off the track - are they cunningly wording their posts to cleverly disguise the identities of their hands? Interesting.

Is it possible that some NSW gentlemen had a booze up recently and the photo is their reminder of the gathering?

Who do we know from New South Wales on the Bulletin Board?

Do they think that by getting Silent to post the photos we don't know the Sapphire Coast is in the same state?

Craig, Wongo, HH, Zed, Silent .......?

[Wongo]

WB,

I am a very traditional or conservative person. I don’t let people take picture of my hands lightly.

Weren’t you there at our recent get-together in Sydney? Hmmmmm…. Clever!

[Wood Borer]

Wongo,

What a brilliant thought - you are wrong but absolutely brilliant.

WB catches up with some of the Sydney chaps and secretly takes photos of their hands without their knowledge. He then sends the photos to Silent and the unknowing subjects in the photos are sent on a wild goose chase trying to guess whose hands are in the photos. Better still, they are rubbishing the owners of the hands. That could be called self abuse.

Wongo, brilliant scheme you thought up and I only wish I was clever enough to have thought of such a clever joke and carried it off.

I hope I have a greenie to give you.

[craigb]

Seems to me that there are at least four members who know who the hands belong to.

I wonder if perhaps some of the members who haven't posted to this thread might be the owners?

Curious

[Wongo]

I reckon they are the same hand and it belongs to SilentC.

Bastard!

[Zed]

Again,

it isnt me. promise.

[silentC]

OK, here are the guesses so far. I've removed the silly ones - guesses not people, Midge - and I have removed myself because I was not there.

Hand 1: Stuart Lees, HappyHammer, WoodBorer, Wongo
Hand 2: Wongo, Landseka, Craigb, OzWinner, Termite
Hand 3: Zed, Neil, DarrylF
Hand 4: , OzWinner, Zed, Daddles, bsrlee

You collectively have one white peg. This means one of the names above belongs to a person who was present, but you do not have the name next to the correct number.

The clues so far are:

HAND
SHAVING

[silentC]

Very disappointing. Are we making it too hard? How 'bout a free guess?

1 - WoodBorer
2 - Termite
3 - Zed
4 - Daddles

One white peg.

[Wood Borer]

Silent,

You have given two clues HAND and SHAVE.

Are these clues to do with the body or something else?

[silentC]

WB, the second clue is actually SHAVING.

I can tell you that both of these clues may have more than one connotation, relate to certain subjects that have been posted, and relate in one way or another to some or all of the subjects.

That is already giving away too much ;)

[derekcohen]

My God, just look at the musculature of #3 and #4. These guys (are you sure they are guys?) must be terrifying in a dark alley! You don't get hands like those from typing on a keyboard. From pushing heavy loads, perhaps, like a Stanley #8 on tough-as-boots Karri. And I would not rule out #1 and #2 either - they look lean and mean. Obviously better to hold on to spokeshave handles or something (I hope that it is a spokeshave and not something).

Mmm. Food for thought!

Regards from Perth

Derek

[silentC]

I would not wish to meet any of these four in a dark alley. In a well stocked workshop or perhaps a hotel that specialises in imported beers - now that would be a different matter. I'm sure the encounter would be far from boring and well worth the drive.

[derekcohen]

a well stocked workshop or perhaps a hotel that specialises in imported beers

"It's elementary, my dear Watson", said SilentC, "you need to look at their hands for signs of imported beer".

"#1 looks like he's been drinking SteinLager", ventured Watson. "New Zealand is not a bloody foreign country!", roared SilentC, "although Cascade could be included as foreign".

"I quite like Cascade", said Watson sheepishly. "Well wot about #2 then? Looks quite Euro, could be one of those bootick numbers from Belgium with the ladies name, Stella Whatsit". "By George, I think you have something there my dear Watson", said SilentC in obvious admiration for his friends deductive powers.

So what do you think, dear listeners. Do you think they are on the right track?

Regards from Perth

Derek

[ozwinner]

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I wish you'd told me that before I shook your hand the other day, Zed :eek:
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[Grunt]

I'll come clean It aint any of me (none of 'em)

however I hazard the following guesses :

hands 1,2,3 are all poofs (no calluses, keyboard type weenies)

hand 4 is obviously a wanker. (therefore it must be the chook after a day in the shed)

In fact I reckon they are all of chooks mates after a weekend in pambula over coffee... I can hear it now Darren sez "I need some amusement on the web site, let me take some photos of your hands" etc...
Zed, we think a like.

http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/showpost.php?p=127608&postcount=8

Wongo thought I was being rude but you were funny. I'm devistated.

[beejay1]

Dont know the answer but I reckon AlexS had a hand in this somewhere as the fancy box hes just made was the template for the coasters in the piccy.http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon7.gif

beejay1

http://community.webshots.com/eunos9

[ozwinner]

What a cuning stunt, to come up with that. :D


Al :D x2000

[beejay1]

My Guess is AlexS, Jackoh, CraigB, and Namtrak due to their input into the funny tool qizz and the funny box.

Elementary my dear watson..http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/icons/icon14.gif

beejay1

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[vsquizz]

Very disappointing. Are we making it too hard? How 'bout a free guess?

1 - WoodBorer
2 - Termite
3 - Zed
4 - Daddles

One white peg.Did any one of these characters go to the open workshop at Major's

or, if it was a red herring,

then it may have been these guys

Major Panic
- QldWoodie
- aussieglen
- bitingmidge
- Rocker
- Cliif Rogers
- Dean

OK Mr C you said we had one white peg, so this; If I remember correctly woodies got together at Rockers Place and when Jow was over here and maybe after the Melbourne WW show. (That really narrows it down:o )

I'll say number 3 is daddles, and I remember Biting Midge went down to Mexico awhile back; Number 1 is probably Midge, Number 2 could be DanP and Number 4 is...Echidna??

What do I win!!:D :D

Cheers

[ozwinner]

It aint DanP.

Hes got paper cuts all over from writing them tickets.

Al :D

[bitingmidge]

And my hands are far too girly-poofy to be one of those.

P :D

[ozwinner]

OK, Im down for hand 2 and 4.
Soooo I have 2 right hands????

Al :confused:

[craigb]

O.K. in the interests of moving this forward, let me say that my hand ain't one of them.

However, I do know who they belong to, I just don't know the order.

Therefore I'll refrain from posting on this quiz again.

One more thing, to the best of my knowledge the pics weren't taken in Sydney.

[Zed]

Again, I must protest my continued accusers...

i attach a realistic picture of my real hand - FYi of course.

I have not been to mexico for many years, nor the land of the cyclone and omnipresent humidity. If I go to the south coast I stay clear of pambula (on account of the no good locals - they let thier chickens wander all over the road for gosh sakes!)

[Dan]

So what do you think, dear listeners. Do you think they are on the right track?
Derek
I'm beginning to think Derek has something to do with this. Lets find out.

Woodborer
Termite
DerekCohen
Daddles

[Wongo]

OK number 4 is mine. Trust me.

Or maybe it is the second one. No no definitely the first one. :confused:
:confused: :confused: :confused:

[silentC]

My Guess is AlexS, Jackoh, CraigB, and Namtrak
No white pegs


I'll say number 3 is daddles, and I remember Biting Midge went down to Mexico awhile back; Number 1 is probably Midge, Number 2 could be DanP and Number 4 is...Echidna??


No white pegs


Woodborer
Termite
DerekCohen
Daddles

One Black Peg!!! One White Peg.

Should be easy from here.

[Wood Borer]

These people come from different parts of Australia separated by quite a few miles though.

[Dan]

Wongo
Woodborer
Derek
Termite

[silentC]

Wongo
Woodborer
Derek
Termite

2 black pegs. ;)

[Wongo]

I have a pretty good idea.

1 Baz
2 WB
3 DerekCohen
4 Noora

I use Noora for a reason.

[silentC]

Guesses with Noora will not be accepted :p

[Wongo]

C'mon mate. She drinks beer and was a bloody regular. :mad:

1 Baz
2 WB
3 DerekCohen
4 SilentC

[Wongo]

These people come from different parts of Australia separated by quite a few miles though.


WB,

I thought there is no secret between you and me. How can I trust you? Fine if that’s what you want.

[silentC]

I can see what you are trying to do Wongo but it would be like letting you play a colour that didn't exist in the game if you were playing Mastermind. Now come on, get with the spirit of the game ;)

We can rule out female members and we can rule out myself (because I said so). There's nothing that says they are all currently active members but they are known to most regular visitors. Other people have ruled themselves out but that is not official.

You're doing well and you can easily work it out without resorting to tricky stuff ;)

Today's clue (as if you need it): TOO TIGHT FOR A LOOK SEE

[Wongo]

My last one today (maybe)

1 Baz
2 WB
3 DerekCohen
4 Viquizz

[silentC]

Three black pegs. :p

[Wongo]

My last one today :p :p
1 Major
2 WB
3 DerekCohen
4 Viquizz

[silentC]

3 black pegs.

[Wongo]

My pride keeps driving me to do stupid things. :mad:

1 Cliff
2 WB
3 DerekCohen
4 Viquizz

[Dan]

Driver
WB
Derek
Squizzy

[silentC]

Well done, Dan. Got them all. I think that you might owe some thanks to Derek for his assistance on that one ;)

Col, I guess the prize was an economy size tub of Max Factor Knacker Lacquer, yes?

[Wood Borer]

WB,

I thought there is no secret between you and me. How can I trust you? Fine if that’s what you want.

Wongo,

If I was to respond to your post directly then I could possibly be giving away crucial information either way - by denial or confirmation or just any sort of comment:D

[Dan]

I'd like to thank my parents first off, also Derek for some fairly hefty clues (musculature???), Wongo for putting me back on the trail (I thought Termite was #4) and last but not least SilentC for putting on the quizz and helping to keep me awake at the end of the last 17hrs (just come off a 12hr nightshift). Thank you all. :D :D :D


P.S I'm thinking a suitable prize would be an item of my choice from the tool collections of each of the four hands and their owners. :eek:

[silentC]

I think you would have to 'prise' your prize from each of their dead hands :D

Now, which body parts shall we photograph for the next Mystery Woody quiz?

:eek: :eek: :eek:

[HappyHammer]

I think you would have to 'prise' your prize from each of their dead hands :D

Now, which body parts shall we photograph for the next Mystery Woody quiz?

:eek: :eek: :eek:
You answered your own question :D

HH