I Would Make a Lousy Judge
contests January 15th, 2009Don’t ever let me judge a contest of any kind. Yesterday’s What’s That Wednesday drew three guesses that were so close to being correct that I’ve decided to award prizes to all of them. Hell, if I could afford it, you’d all win!
The object pictured was the top of a salt grinder.
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Here’s how the winning answers came in:
Michelle of Hartz Design guessed it was a pepper grinder. Got the grinder right, wrong seasoning.
Kev at Special Kind of Stupid guessed it was a salt shaker. Got the right seasoning, wrong container.
Laurelei of Maybe It’s Me guessed exactly right that it’s a salt grinder.
I’ll contact all of you shortly to see what prize you’d like. Since none of you use Entrecard, you can pick either a Junk Drawer magnet or the mystery prize, which may or may not be a goat.
For this contest, I’m also awarding a prize to Ken of Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff because I thought he had the best wrong answer: a spool on a VHS tape.
Thanks to everyone who played!
Stumble it!
January 15th, 2009 at 7:21 am
congrats guys! Once again I was so close sigh
dizzblnd’s last blog post..Don’t look at me in that tone of voice!
January 15th, 2009 at 7:24 am
Geesh, I said spice grinder, didn’t I? :::sniff:::
kristin/kwr221’s last blog post..I have a bigger dilemma…
January 15th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Yes – now I see it. It was so familiar looking but I couldn’t place it.
January 15th, 2009 at 8:03 am
Way to go, folks. I never get these right, but I always enjoy seeing what they turn out to be.
Thanks, Kathy, for testing our minds a little! 🙂
Jenn Thorson’s last blog post..The Name Game: Product Marketing (Curios)ities
January 15th, 2009 at 8:04 am
Really? I get a prize for being ‘Best Wrong Person’? I could take this category to The Academy Awards (c) and win!!
Thanks. I would dearly love a fridge magnet but that gets into postage and expensive things so really the lovely link from your lovely blog is ample prize for my slovenly attempt.
‘You sure it’s not a VHS spool? 🙂
Ken Armstrong’s last blog post..On Being Hypnotised
January 15th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Isn’t salt already grinded? Never heard of or seen a salt grinder…
doublebanker’s last blog post..01/15/09 – Name the movie #2
January 15th, 2009 at 8:30 am
I don’t ever have a clue as to what the objects are but it’s fun to find out the answers.
You certainly are generous. Three winners!
Sherry at EX Marks the Spot’s last blog post..Wordless Wednesday: What You’re Seeing on These Trucks Is Amazing Artwork
January 15th, 2009 at 8:53 am
Yes, a bad judge you would make. But how ’bout a juror?
January 15th, 2009 at 8:56 am
Come on now, Kathy. Only Laurelei got the right answer. This is an open and shut case.
(bangs gavel on the desktop)
cardiogirl’s last blog post..Maybe there can be too much of a good thing
January 15th, 2009 at 8:57 am
How disappointing, I want a goat. Ah well, then I would have to take care of it. Congrats to the THREE winners.
Anne’s last blog post..A Song for All My Mom Readers
January 15th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Thank you, wise Judge Kathy. You were somehow able to tell I MEANT to say salt or pepper GRINDER instead of shaker. 😉
kev’s last blog post..Snow: The Biggest Tease of All
January 15th, 2009 at 10:29 am
Wow, cardiogirl is a tough judge! I think your generosity is exemplary. Now give me my goat.
JD at I Do Things’s last blog post..I Put Bacon in It so you don’t have to
January 15th, 2009 at 11:27 am
To everyone – you guys are so funny….to Kathy – I never even heard of a salt grinder. I thought it was a floppy disk, but was too embarrassed to submit my guess.
January 15th, 2009 at 11:53 am
I know what this one is! It’s a salt grinder!
Lee’s last blog post..Tarheel by the Grace of God
January 15th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
I think these images are getting a bit to obscure. Many people I know don’t even know what Salt Grinders are. They think that the Morton Salt people just dig up those round boxes of salt from the ground like turnips.
January 15th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
hi Kathy,
Crappity crap crap!
I just got the email about the contest, clicked through, and saw that it was too late to even guess!
And I was sure it was a button on the button-fly of a pair of knock-off 501 blue jeans. Maybe it’s good that I didn’t guess… 🙂
We have a salt grinder in the kitchen. I guess I don’t use much salt because I would never have thought of that. Of course we also have a paper towel rack almost identical to yours, and I never got that either… so maybe I just don’t pay much attention…
~ Steve, aka the Crappity-crap-crap trade show guru 😉
PS. I wonder if this comment will be moderated for the word c*r*a*p… it just sounds so good the way you said it.
Steve | Trade Show Guru’s last blog post..Balance
January 15th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Darn….we want a goat!
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
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January 15th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
LOL I knew it looked familiar. I have the same McCormick Sea Salt Grinder. (My grandma is on a low-sodium diet, and we use sea salt when we HAVE to use salt – yes, we should use No-Salt, but that stuff is really gross.)
Laurelei’s last blog post..It’s a Girl!
January 15th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
can’t believe i missed this one, i would have easily gotten it first because i have one of these same grinders in my house….i guess i was just a lil too late
Matt Oxley’s last blog post..Atheists & Morality Rehashed
January 15th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
dizzblnd — Don’t worry, there’ll be more. Oh, and little hint. I don’t own a blender.
kristin — I’ll email you shortly.
Data Entry Services — Don’t worry. My husband didn’t get it either. I pointed it out to him when he salted his dinner last night.
Jenn Thorson — I agree! Half the fun of this is seeing what others see in the picture.
Ken Armstrong — Yes you do! I was flabbergasted at how much it looked like a VHS tape spool. Look for an email from me tonight.
doublebanker — Sea salt is typically not ground already. Gotta sweat for it. Incidentally, I saw this same salt container at lunch in a restaurant today. It’s becoming more common I think.
Sherry at EX Marks the Spot — It really is! And I would have felt bad if anyone objected on a technicality. This is the first time there was some discrepancy with the answers. Hopefully there won’t be any confusion in the future.
Father Muskrat — Oh, don’t jinx me. I’m kinda hoping I don’t get picked for a jury in March. If I do get picked, I just hope it’s not a murder trial or something of that magnitude.
cardiogirl — I know, but the others guessed so close. Isn’t “close” good enough? Come on, judgie!
Anne — Everyone should have a goat. I was checking out some online and they’re really cute. I might have to buy a gaggle of them. What exactly do you call a group of goats?
kev — I can read your mind.
JD at I Do Things — Hey, don’t be surprised if you find a real one in your backyard. You’ll feed it, right?
Marlene — I found the exact same grinder on the table where I went to lunch today. I think grinding is all the rage now.
Lee — Hey, you already have the best Junk Drawer item! Greedy, aren’t we? Hey, thanks for the nice write-up today about the mug. Bartering is fun!
Bruce — Don’t they?
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids — I don’t know. Do cats and goats get along well? Don’t goats eat anything. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
Laurelei — Yeah, what is No Salt anyway? I mostly use regular salt because the ground salt still winds up a little too chunky for me. I think sea salt is supposed to be healthier in some way.
Matt Oxley — Sorry you missed it! I know it’s tough for everyone to get their guesses in on time, depending on when you visit the blog. But this is an ongoing series, so maybe you’ll stumble through the door at the right time in the future!
January 15th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
Congrats to all the winners!
meleah rebeccah’s last blog post..National DeLurking Week.
January 15th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
You are most welcome, Kathy. It was fun trading wares with you. 😀
Lee’s last blog post..Barter For Fun And Profit
January 15th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
I would have guessed if I knew the prize may have been a goat.
Kathy, you just give and give.
Joe’s last blog post..Scientific Discovery in New Jersey
January 15th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
That was a SALT SHAKER?? The one time I actually am pretty sure I have it right, and it turns out being the last thing I would have guessed.
January 15th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
It doesn’t make you a lousy judge — it makes you a lousy, um, game-maker.
(I’m sure there’s a word for that!)
Pearl
Pearl’s last blog post..How’s Yer Monkey Doin’?
January 15th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Congratulations to all the winners! I’ve never seen one of those before. I wouldn’t have known what it was from that photo either! It’s just as well I already have a magnet because you Americans have different stuff to us. I still have fun guessing though 🙂
Babs – beetle’s last blog post..It’s a knockout!
January 15th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Speaking as a goat I really don’t think you should you arbitrarily try to give one away. Just think of the packaging problems; a goat would probably eat all the peanuts.
Pricilla’s last blog post..Spokesgoat Alert
January 16th, 2009 at 2:49 am
LOL That’s really cool that everyone got a prize. LOL
choopixie’s last blog post..Some Good News in Other Parts of the World
January 16th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Trade Show Guru Steve — Ha! Your comment did show up in moderated comments, which is weird. I can’t imagine ‘crap’ qualifies. I’m sorry you were too late to guess. I think you should make Junk Drawer your browser home page, then you won’t miss a thing. That’s not too much to ask, is it?
meleah rebeccah — I think they all deserved to win. Hopefully next time there won’t be any discrepancies and I won’t have to hold a whole awards show.
Lee — I can see us doing it again. Eventually I want to have a Tar Heels photo gallery in my house.
Joe — Seriously. Who doesn’t want a goat? BLEAT!
Regan — No, no! Salt grinder. That fine point is what got me into this mess.
Pearl — This took me off-guard. I’ve been running these contests for a while now and never had this problem before. And I hope I never do again. It confuses my wee brain.
Babs beetle — I keep forgetting the objects I pick should be universal! But that may involve research and I’m too lazy for that.
Pricilla — Yes! And tear its way out of the box. I think the UPS man would be a little shocked to find a goat in the truck, eating through everyone’s packages. Work hazard.
choopixie — Maybe one day I’ll pick a random post and send everyone who comments a magnet. Wouldn’t that be something?
January 16th, 2009 at 7:34 am
A prize for the best WRONG answer? How politically correct, LOL!~
I hope Kev picks the goat. He needs the drama in his life.
Jenny’s last blog post..Life Is How You Take It
January 16th, 2009 at 9:16 am
A prize for best wrong answer? Someone could have some fun with that! I like the VHS spool. It was creative and I can sort of see where he came from.
A Bay Horse’s last blog post..Too cold to ride?
January 16th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Wow! I love a contest where you get a prize for a wrong answer. I’ll make sure all my wrong answers are very creative from now on! 😉
HeatherHere’s last blog post..A Drunk + A Car = Life Interrupted
January 16th, 2009 at 11:09 am
You may make a lousy judge, but your blog is very creative!
Have a great weekend!
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January 16th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
Well done everyone! But surely, that’s the bottom of a salt grinder?
I WIN!!! LOL!
January 16th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
You get far too close to the object for me to be able to tell what the heck it is…often a bit too blury for me. But hey I probably also just really suck at this too! 🙂
Lauren’s last blog post..Children Are Human Shields
January 16th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
“Maybe one day I’ll pick a random post and send everyone who comments a magnet. Wouldn’t that be something?”
Kathy, that’s a very cool idea, and that will definitely motivate visitors to drop a comment. Very creative 🙂
January 16th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Jenny — I know, it’s all wrong! But so right! Kev would treat a real goat right and not feed it dirty socks or anything. I’m sure of it.
A Bay Horse — It leapt right out at me as soon as I read his entry.
HeatherHere — You never know. I’m intrigued by what others see in these pictures. This particular contest turned out to be quite a mess, didn’t it?
PaulsHealthBlog — Thank you! Have a good weekend yourself. I hope you’re in a part of the country where it’s above two degrees.
Jay — Depends. It’s the top of the bottle, but you do turn it upside DOWN to use it. Hmmmm…
Lauren — You know I do that on purpose, right? It’s the one time where I’m glad my brand spankin’ new camera sucks.
choopixie — And expensive.
January 16th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
Dang…So close (yeah I know…no so much). That was a tough one. 😉
Grandy’s last blog post..Who Changed the Rules?
January 17th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
I guessed it was a wheel. I knew it was too obvious, but I wouldn’t have come close to salt grinder.
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January 18th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Grandy — Don’t worry, there’ll always be other chances. I quite like holding these little contests.
Airsoft — And now every time you see a salt grinder, you’ll think of it and say “Yes, yes. It’s obvious now!”
January 21st, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Always been told, “if you don’t play, you can’t win”. Didn’t play, didn’t win, but I’ll take the goat off your hands!
Judy’s last blog post..Generation Gap
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:38 pm
Judy — Well, nobody got a goat. I couldn’t find any suitable for shipping. But I looked! Try next time and at least you can shoot for a magnet. I have plenty of those!