It's time for another edition of Name That Kossack, the picture riddle game where a username is worth a thousand words.
Here's how it works: I will give you a series of Photoshopped pictures, and based on what you see, you guess the Daily Kos username of the Kossack the picture is referring to. For example, this:
would be LaughingPlanet. That's all there is to it: Look at the picture, guess who it is. The game might make for some good DK4 avatars -- in fact, at least two users seem to think so!
There are 12 picture riddles in this edition (with a bonus riddle by someone other than yours truly!).
Here are the rules:
1. Leave your answers in the body of the comment section. Do NOT leave them in the subject line.
2. Obviously, you need to be able to view the pictures to play.
Also, here are some helpful hints:
1. The riddles will generally get trickier as you go.
2. Use whatever tools at your disposal (Google, Daily Kos search engine, Wikipedia, Photoshop, etc) to figure the riddles out.
3. This game is first a test of your familiarity with other Daily Kos usernames. But it's also a test of visual reasoning. Some pictures may test your knowledge of history, music, popular culture, and other topics. Again, Google is your friend.
4. Some pictures are designed to be sneaky. For example, if you see a picture of a bee, that may refer to either the word "bee" or the letter B.
5. When in doubt, spell out what you see and go from there.
6. All pictures were selected to refer to active Daily Kos users who are at least fairly frequent commenters/diarists. I didn't pick anyone who signed up yesterday or hasn't posted any comments/diaries in five years.
7. Finally, what you don't see in the picture may be just as important as what you do see.
I will update the diary by providing links to the first user(s) who answer each riddle correctly.
Got all that? Good luck, and have fun!
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Bonus hint: If you want my advice, we're gonna have to be on a first-name basis.
1. Answer
2. Answer
3. Answer
4. Answer
Hint: This user is always around but doesn't say too much.
5. Answer
6. Answer
Hint: Oh.....it's you.
7. Answer
Hint: That guy is pointing at something right above his head. Tell me what it is.....but don't state its name!
8. Answer (and a fun bonus note here)
Hint #1: I'm stuck on this crossword puzzle. I've got a 15-letter word, the clue is this picture. I thought I had it figured out, but five letters are just wrong.
Hint #2: Oh well, I'll figure it out later. I have to zip over to McCarthy's Bar and Grill for a bite to eat, wanna come?
9. Answer
10. Answer
Hint #1: One was a conservative founder of a National Theatre, the other was a conservative founder of a Tea Party.
Hint #2: The Daily Kos user Hunter writes some pretty good snark. I wonder how he does it?
11. Answer
Hint: I know I shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but when someone told me that a legendary man of the Western frontier was in this movie, I thought it was a joke. Maybe it is.
12. Answer
Hint: Whoa, that guy really loves to show some school spirit!
Bonus. Answer
The user to whom this picture riddle refers submitted this one:
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Update #1: All of the picture riddles have been solved. I will post the list of "winners" shortly.
Update #2: Here is the list of users who posted the correct answers first for each riddle:
1. Villanova Rhodes
2. Seneca Doane
3. MTmofo
4. Pluto
5. chicago minx
6. chicago minx
7. TFinSF
8. Seneca Doane
9. TFinSF
10. chicago minx
11. TFinSF
12. Villanova Rhodes
Bonus. TFinSF
Thanks to all who participated!