Let's Count With Pictures!!!

Celia Eriksson wrote:Patten M48?

That was almost painful to read

That is a WW2 German panzerkampfwagen mkV Panther tank. A model. It's pink hence a 'pink panther' hehe. And it is in 1/48th scale. I made it. That's my model.

Oh sorry, tanks aren't my kinda thing. Cool colour for one though!.... and I like the Pink Panther thing!

So here's my one..... can ya work it out?

Ok, I am stumped.

A movie "My Darling Clementine" made in 1946 - where does 49 come into play?

Really Miki!!!!!!

And you a yankee doodley dandily type gal and all!!!!

In a cavern, in a canyon
Excavating for a mine
Dwelt a miner, forty-niner
And his daughter Clementine

...she bangs her nose on a knee while trying to hide her head between her knees.

Ok, well those of the headbanging upon knee variety, please place a plump cushion upon one's lap right now! Done?

Ok, here is a real easy peasy one! I thought I'd make it interesting by giving clues, but hey, you girls would not make good detectyives!



If ya Americans don't get this one, well.....

Robert Heft - the designer of our current flag showing FIFTY, let me repeat that 50 states represented by the layout in the upper left corner of the flag.

So it's top of the class for Miki!! But that was an easy one, so here is the next one, still easy, but my contributions to this numbery game will get harder!!!!!

Oh, please Celia - let's get away from the easy stuff:

Antimony - atomic number 51 on the periodic table.

Antimony is a chemical element with symbol Sb and atomic number 51. A lustrous gray metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite. Antimony compounds have been known since ancient times and were powdered for use as medicine and cosmetics, often known by the Arabic name, kohl. Metallic antimony was also known, but it was erroneously identified as lead upon its discovery. The earliest known description of the metal in the West was written in 1540 by Vannoccio Biringuccio.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimony

Ok Michaela..... try this one then!!!!



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Ya got me, I cannot/do not understand the first image? Any chance of a hint

Oh dear. Ok the ll is not number eleven or the roman number two. It's a mathematical symbol and a geographical symbol. It's pointing to the earth. Here it is geographical.

The first picture is Ghengis Khan of Mongolia.

I could have included pictures of many more places, I showed only three.

Try and get it before reading on...….




No peeking, you naughty girl!


Ladadadadadadada...

Ok, this should help you most. If I showed Vietnam, I would maybe looking at number 17, not 52.

Well, as Miki has worked so hard for the last few weeks trying to solve this puzzle I am afraid I have to tell the world the answer, as I don't think she will ever get it. It is, of course, the 52nd parallelell that runs through Mongolia and Alaska and that.

So I will dumb down a liccle and make it a bit easy peasy lemon squeezier for our next number.....

Celia Eriksson wrote:It is, of course, the 52nd parallelell that runs through Mongolia and Alaska and that.

I thought it had something to do with latitude but my brain cells started to revolt and I wasn't able to get to the answer.

Good question tough.
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The image is that of a '53 Volkswagen, the first year it was imported into the United States. I can't tell from the image but does it have the split rear window?

As always, a bit of personal history. The Volkswagen, being a German car closely associated with Hitler and the Third Reich was going to be a tough sell outside of Germany.

The father of my older Sister's husband had started a successful autoparts distribution business right after WWII and was offered the West Coast distributorship for the Volkswagen brand. Since he was a D-Day survivor, he still retained bad thoughts about anything German and he turned down the offer. He kicked himself often for not being wise to the future.

Oh, well!

My first VW was a used 1964 bug and I also had a new 1972 VW bug. They were fun to drive and also gave some credence to my 'liberal' outlook on life. Republicans would never drive anything not-American in the '60s and '70s.

Hi Miki!!!!!

Your Father would have made quite a mint on such a deal! Yes the bug, (UK:beetle), is an iconic car as is the VW Camper, especially the 'V' fronted ones. They brought back the modern version of the bug/beetle which are not as nice and also are in the process of bringing in a modern version of the VW Camper, an electric version to boot. I hope they look the same!

Oh my, Miki, Miki, Miki...... Oh Miki, Miki, Miki....... you're wrong!!!!!

Well, here is another clue. So that is not the particular car in question, sorry I will punish myself for misleading you by showing that pic, by not having a sip of my coffee for one whole minute...………………………………  Schluuuurp    Oh dear, I will think of something else.... anyway, the original was a 1963 Volkswagen Bug/Beetle deluxe ragtop/softtop sedan/saloon in Pearl Ivory and was very famous when I was a child and would have been so when you were driving the second model around in '72!


Celia xx

Well, it is very clear that Miki is not very good at this!!!! So I will reveal all as she has been working on this for months, night and day and I must put my dear friend out of her misery and give the answer!

It is, of course...…..





So here is another for you to work upon for the next few months Miki and everyone else can play too! It should be pretty obvious what the next number is BTW, it goes up numerically, 51, 52, 53, 54, etc...!!!!!!!!!!

The quiz, designed by Beth, is to give the answer to what is happening here, the connection with the number, not to name the number!!!!!!





I'm not really in those key places BTW for those poor souls that may think that I am!

Bump!!!!! Well come on girls, do none of you not know the answer to what 54 has to do with these pics? Let's get this one, number 54, through and maybe someone can do number 55! Please try not to make it obvious, make us work out what it is about the number 55, that has to do with your picture(s)....

Are you driving Herbie the Love Bug on Hwy 54 in lovely El Paso, Celia? I like your cute Camo hat!

Well done Jess! On your first attempt. OK Miki you can throw the hundreds of pieces of working out paper in the bin, I'm afraid all those long nights, burning the midnight oil, with the green visor, pacing up and down have been wastery wasted! But you can start all over with number 55!


Here it is!




Picture clue below: (and it's not a Model T).....

Jumping in with toes first:

Oh Miki, ya don't get out of it that easy! Pretending that I have not already done number 55 above your post! When I said ya can start on 55, I meant ya have to work that out, number 55!!!! Ya have to work out why that car is number 55. We're on 56 next!!!!!! Bless you honey xxxxx

Hmmmmm.....this appears to be some kind of Drop Head Coupe Roller. But I can't figure out the numerical significance. Poo! Could this be a 1909 RR 30HP with a published top speed of 55 MPH? Perhaps someone with a bit more knowledge than me?

jentay1367 wrote:Hmmmmm.....this appears to be some kind of Drop Head Coupe Roller. But I can't figure out the numerical significance. Poo! Could this be a 1909 RR 30HP with a published top speed of 55  MPH? Perhaps someone with a bit more knowledge than me?

Oh no no no no, sorry Jess, but yer wrong! Well, here is another clue to the make of the car, coz Americans might not use the word for the tea tin/box/recepticle, it could just be used in England...

Oh my, I have slipped down the rabbit hole. Tea Caddy's and shirt sleeves? I'm too thick to make anything of it! I'll keep pondering it and wait for others in the meantime.