January 8, 2008
Tuesday Teaser for January 8, 2008
Update! Six hours until the contest closes for the week.
Take a look at the expanded view on the right and see if you can solve it now!
Can you identify the item depicted above? Just take your best guess and post it in the comments below. If your guess wins, you’ll get a nifty prize. Here’s how it works:
1. Write a comment giving your guess as to what the item is.
2. First person to identify the item wins.
3. The author of this blog will be the sole judge as to what constitutes a correct answer.
What will you win?
1. The author of this blog will write a LINKY LOVE POST (review) about the winner’s blog (commercial sites ineligible.) The LLP will contain the url for your blog plus at least two deep links and will be posted here on Skeet’s Stuff, a PR4 PR2 PR0 (bah google!) blog. Skeet writes good reviews. 
2. The winner’s name will be entered into a drawing for a $10.00 gift card from Starbucks or Amazon.
3. Drawing for the gift card will be held on or about February 1, 2008, and will include all weekly winners for the month. There are five Tuesdays in January, thus the maximum number of people who will be eligble is five.
Other stuff -EDITED - PLEASE READ!
1. All comments to this blog are time and date stamped. The winner will be the first person (according to time and date stamp) to provide the correct answer. Guess as many times as you please, but please place each guess in a separate comment.
2. No hints will be given.
3. Answers must specifically identify the item. For instance, if the item depicted were to be a button on a remote control, the answer “something electronic” would not suffice.
4. Decisions of the judge are final. Don’t argue with me. I won’t answer.
5. I will attempt to post every few hours as to whether or not a winner has been declared, but I am not continuously at the keyboard so please be patient.
6. Entries must be posted before 1:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 8, Hawaii time (GMT -10, approximately forty-eight hours from now.)
7. This is intended to be an ongoing feature at Skeet’s Stuff. If you or I lose interest it will cease to exist, but all qualified winners will get their prizes.
8. Skeet’s Stuff is a do-follow blog, so you get some link value just for commenting.
9. You do not have to have a blog to enter. Your review can be donated to a charitable or non-profit site if you don’t have a blog or just want to share the love. Sites to be reviewed are subject to my approval. I’m not harsh, but I’m also not interested in donating space to a radical political non-profit site or a blog that is dedicated to porn. Commercial sites are ineligible and comments with commercial links will be deleted. If you would like to advertise on my site I’ll be happy to discuss your needs and my fees. I’m sure if you check into business performance management you’ll find that advertising on blogs is a great way to get exposure for your site. 
Additional Notes:
10. Let the fun begin!
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January 8th, 2008 at 2:23 am, Charlotte Says:
Drain pipe for a sink?
January 8th, 2008 at 4:05 am, phil Says:
It is a pipe for a faucet.
Namaste.
January 8th, 2008 at 6:25 am, Lisa Says:
Back of a chair?
January 8th, 2008 at 6:30 am, Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings Says:
a potter’s wheel?
January 8th, 2008 at 6:55 am, skeet Says:
Sorry Charlotte! Not a drain pipe. Guess again!
January 8th, 2008 at 6:56 am, skeet Says:
No, Phil, sorry - not a pipe for a faucet. Take another look and try again!
January 8th, 2008 at 6:57 am, skeet Says:
It’s not the back of a chair, Lisa. Keep trying!
January 8th, 2008 at 6:58 am, skeet Says:
Sorry Laura! Not a potters wheel. Take another look!
January 8th, 2008 at 7:36 am, sabriena Says:
Hmm is it a dumbbell?
January 8th, 2008 at 8:02 am, the frogster Says:
1. The underside of a skateboard.
2. I can’t think of a silly spaceship-oriented guess this week. I’m feeling a bit under the weather.
January 8th, 2008 at 8:21 am, pussreboots Says:
Your pesticide tank.
January 8th, 2008 at 8:22 am, pussreboots Says:
Oxygen tank
January 8th, 2008 at 9:36 am, skeet Says:
Sorry Sabriena - not a dumbell. Try again!
January 8th, 2008 at 9:38 am, skeet Says:
Good to see you, Froggy one, but I’m sorry to hear you’re feeling a little green. It’s not the underside of a skateboard. Keep trying, and hey - feel better!
January 8th, 2008 at 9:48 am, skeet Says:
Sarah, I don’t do treatments anymore - just inspections. No more pesticides or application equipment on hand, so no - not a pesticide tank. Keep trying!
January 8th, 2008 at 9:49 am, skeet Says:
And not an oxygen tank either! Keep working on it. We all know how good you are at these things!
January 8th, 2008 at 11:04 am, emsxiety Says:
A socket for a socket wrench?
January 8th, 2008 at 11:15 am, skeet Says:
Interesting answer, Em - but wrong! Take another shot at it!
January 8th, 2008 at 11:59 am, pussreboots Says:
Pogo stick?
January 8th, 2008 at 1:49 pm, Evelyn Says:
Hmmm… that looks sooo familiar! The plumbing inside the shower wall.
I know I’m going to kick myself. Oh well.
January 8th, 2008 at 2:13 pm, Chelle Says:
It almost looks like my favorite screwdriver. You can take the metal part out and switch it to change sizes and from a straight head to a phillips head.
January 8th, 2008 at 4:32 pm, Whim Says:
A wheel on a shopping cart?
January 8th, 2008 at 4:45 pm, Laura @ Laura Williams' Musings Says:
water heater?
January 8th, 2008 at 6:02 pm, skeet Says:
I used to be pretty good with a pogo stick, Sarah, but it’s been a few year. Nope, that’s not it either, but keep trying!
January 8th, 2008 at 6:02 pm, skeet Says:
Sorry Evelyn - not shower plumbing. Take another look and try again!
January 8th, 2008 at 6:04 pm, skeet Says:
I have one of those screwdrivers on the toolbelt I use for work, Chelle, and another I keep in the house. Mine have red handles and I didn’t take a picture of either of them for the puzzle. Try again!
January 8th, 2008 at 6:05 pm, skeet Says:
Sorry Whim. It’s not the wheel of a shopping cart. Look a little closer and see if it all becomes clear!
January 8th, 2008 at 6:06 pm, skeet Says:
Not a water heater, Laura, but don’t give up! Keep trying!
January 8th, 2008 at 7:07 pm, Tammie Says:
I have NEVER won this, and I so want you to review my blog!! Is it the blade of a ceiling fan?
January 9th, 2008 at 11:35 am, Chelle Says:
Man, I have got to look at more things this close up. Maybe that will help me in the future! I can’t even think of anything. The only reason I thought screwdriver was because of emsxiety saying socket wrench…
I shall wait for the revealing, Skeet. Great job at keeping us stumped!
January 9th, 2008 at 1:10 pm, valmg Says:
underside of a chair or stool where the seat attaches?
January 9th, 2008 at 1:14 pm, valmg Says:
part of a stamp, the kind you stamp a seal or ink onto paper?
January 9th, 2008 at 1:15 pm, valmg Says:
a shopping cart handle?
January 9th, 2008 at 1:17 pm, skeet Says:
Not a ceiling fan blade, Tammi! Keep on plugging away at it - I want a winner!
January 9th, 2008 at 1:18 pm, skeet Says:
Don’t give up, Chelle! You still have about twelve hours to figure it out!
January 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pm, skeet Says:
Sorry Val - it’s not the underside of a chair or stool, part of a stamp or a shopping cart handle (which we did a while back!)Keep trying!
You did see that you won the drawing for last month, right? Let me know how you want your $10.00 so I can zip it out to you!
January 9th, 2008 at 1:53 pm, Lisa Says:
underside of a grill?
January 9th, 2008 at 1:53 pm, Lisa Says:
funny looking hat? lol
January 9th, 2008 at 2:01 pm, skeet Says:
Sorry, Lisa - not the underside of a grill or a funny looking hat, though I do have a few of those (and a grill,too, but it’s so nasty it would be embarrassing to post a picture.)Keep trying!
January 9th, 2008 at 7:37 pm, Tammie Says:
It’s a CORKSCREW, isn’t it!?
January 9th, 2008 at 7:39 pm, Aahz Says:
I’m with Tammie. It’s one of those “winged” corkscrews
January 9th, 2008 at 7:43 pm, skeet Says:
There ya go, Tammi! Yes, a corkscrew! I’ll post the full photo in just a moement.
January 9th, 2008 at 7:44 pm, skeet Says:
Aw, Aahz! First time you’ve played and you were two minutes too late, lol! I’ll do a new post with the full photo in just a moment.
January 9th, 2008 at 7:49 pm, Aahz Says:
Story of my life…
Strangely, I knew it from the first photo. I need to better bookmark your site
January 9th, 2008 at 7:59 pm, Whim Says:
*sigh*
I got the second pic but all too late.
January 9th, 2008 at 8:05 pm, skeet Says:
Sorry Aahz! The contest runs every Tuesday - I usually post between midnight and one a.m. Hawaii time. Maybe you should add me to your feed reader so you can get here early!
January 9th, 2008 at 8:07 pm, skeet Says:
Sorry Whim! Maybe you’ll get it next week, hmmmmm? Don’t give up!