Welcome to Punny Monday. Every Sunday evening about midnight Hawaii time I post an original photo and ask my readers to figure out what was going on in my brain (or Amoeba’s) when he/I/we made it. If you need a kick start, spend a few moments watching the slide show at the top of my right hand sidebar.
What noun does this photo represent? EMAIL your answers and leave a comment designed to either help or confuse your fellow game players. The first contestant to EMAIL me the right answer wins a featured link in my blog which will display until next Monday when we’ll play this little game again. Enjoy.
PLEASE, do not write your guess in the comments. It spoils the game for the other players. Your guesses will be shared when the game ends. Oh, and just because someone announces they’ve won, doesn’t mean that they have. Please keep guessing until I post the answers!
HINT!
Come on guys, it is 7:30 a.m. here. Amoeba just woke me to rescue you. Here’s a clue. [snicker] You have until noon, Hawaii Time!
HINT #2
Someone commented (you might want to read the comments) that our trip to Waikiki influenced this and all I can say to that is, “It most certainly did!” In fact, the hotel spurred a little “he said, she said” conversation and lead to the epiphany of this post.
HINT #3
Read the comments. Consider my answers carefully. The only other hint I have left is to post a huge neon sign up here with flashing letters.
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GOLD MEDAL SWIMMERS
October 5th, 2009, 9:32 a.m. — Linda — Vacancy
October 5th, 2009, 9:33 a.m. — Polona — Vacancy
October 5th, 2009, 9:35 a.m. — Melli — Vacancy
October 5th, 2009, 9:37 a.m. — Susan — Vacancy
October 5th, 2009, 9:38 a.m. — Doug — Vacancy (damn it!)
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DOG PADDLERS
October 5th, 2009, 12:14 a.m. — Susan — Heresy (Here is Sea)
October 5th, 2009, 2:28 a.m. — Melli — Blue Lagoon
October 5th, 2009, 4:52 a.m. — Kelley — Blue Lagoon
October 5th, 2009, 6:04 a.m. — Thom — Coastline
October 5th, 2009, 7:52 a.m. — Mar — Sea
October 5th, 2009, 8:04 a.m. — Linda — Seizure (sea shore)
October 5th, 2009, 8:18 a.m. — Melli — Clear Sea? Calm Sea? OC? Beautiful Sea? Quiet sea? Sea Plus? Transparent Sea?
October 5th, 2009, 8:24 a.m. — Susan — Seeing Green? Sea (C) -in-Green? Open Sea?(transparency)
October 5th, 2009, 8:35 a.m. — Thom — Sea to C; Sea to Shining Sea; High Seas, Sea Water; High Sea Tide
October 5th, 2009, 9:00 a.m. — Susan — Count Basie
October 5th, 2009, 9:00 a.m. — Bill — Sea Dog
October 5th, 2009, 9:14 a.m. — Linda — Sight Seeing
October 5th, 2009, 8:45 a.m. — Linda — Scenery
October 5th, 2009, 9:30 a.m. — Thom — Sea Trip; Sea Inn; See In; Travel Seas; Sea Break
October 5th, 2009, 9:23 a.m. — Susan — Scenery
October 5th, 2009, 9:28 a.m. — Doug — Regency
October 5th, 2009, 9:37 a.m. — Susan — Seaview
October 5th, 2009, 9:37 a.m. — Mar — Open Sea
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DROWNERS
October 5th, 2009, 12:11 a.m. — Susan — Palmistry
October 5th, 2009, 12:29 a.m. — Polona — Overdraft
October 5th, 2009, 12:34 a.m. — Susan — Palmsure
October 5th, 2009, 12:57 a.m. — Doug — Wind? Palm? Beach? Palm Beach? Cabana? Headwind?
October 5th, 2009, 2:42 a.m. — Melli — Mountain Top Moment? Landslide? Palmetto? The Fool on the Hill?
October 5th, 2009, 4:47 a.m. — Shelly — Palm Sunday? Palm Beach?
October 5th, 2009, 5:02 a.m. — Melli — Rocky Road? Palm Sun Day?
October 5th, 2009, 7:09 a.m. — Nessa — Water Logged
October 5th, 2009, 7:57 a.m. — Thumbelina — The Sea
October 5th, 2009, 7:57 a.m. — Mr. Thumbelina — The Caribbean
October 5th, 2009, 7:57 a.m. — Baby Thumbelina — Chilly; Cloudy; Calm
October 5th, 2009, 8:08 a.m. — Doug — Indice? Seesaw? Asterice?
October 5th, 2009, 8:33 a.m. — Thom — High Tide; Blowing in the Wind; Water Walkers
October 5th, 2009, 8:39 a.m. — Thom — Sea to Waikiki; Sea Talk; Sea Walk
October 5th, 2009, 8:45 a.m. — Linda — Secret (sea grit)
October 5th, 2009, 8:51 a.m. — Thom — Converse Seas
I have refreshed this page so many times deternmined to get to the punny monday post, and now I have got here just as it’s gone up….
…I’m stymied. Stumped. Absolutely nothing. Nada. Zilch.
Arrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!!!!
.-= Thumbelina´s last blog ..authorblog’s Sunday Roast =-.
Thumbelina — well, all that whining about them being too easy inspired me!
Me, too! But I’ll think on it for a bit.
.-= Barbara H.´s last blog ..Laudable Linkage =-.
Barbara — well, this one is hard then!
Not easy this week! I have no idea. Not even a hunch.
Jientje — now that the hints are up all that is left is writing the answer in neon.
I must be stupid. I just don’t C it!
Not stupid. Maybe needing new glasses if you can’t see that vacant sea!
Yeah, it’s tough with just a landscape because there’s no way of knowing which elements are intentional. Not much to fill a sail.
.-= Doug´s last blog ..The Reformation of Wolfshausen =-.
Doug — have you been back since I put the hints up? I am surprised the answer is flashing off and on in your head.
Darn it. This is the earliest I’ve seen Punny Monday and I have NO CLUE this time.
Mumma — I know nothing of Australian hotels, so son’t know if clue #2 will help you or not.
I never would have gotten that. Hotels, yes, have vacancies in Australia, but that sea wasn’t vacant by Australian standards – there’s land in it!
The land is not in the sea, it is beside it.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/pacific/seeking+dream+paradise+island+apply+here/1171817/1171819.bin?size=620×400
There we go – Now THAT’s a vacant sea! (Image of Queensland coast, just north of where I grew up.)
Mumma — I still see land.
I took this photo from the pier looking toward the shore. My intent was to use this photo for Melli’s Challenge and labeled it “empty.” But when the other idea came to us I confiscated the photo.
Popped in from Melissa’s to say hi!
Hi!
Well, it’s foggy out here and chilly and damp and it’s foggy in my head too. Not a coherent thought in my head. The workers are due soon. The cats have broken into the kitchen so I’m all worried that Angel will escape or get hurt or break something. Anxiety high, brain function low, though this seems like an especially tough one so even if my brain was working I have a feeling I wouldn’t come up with anything. Looking forward to the answer.
.-= Raven´s last blog ..Tragedy =-.
Raven — the cats will be fine. If they get in the way the workers will return them. I do hope they don’t get out, though!
I hope you come back and check out the hints!
This proves that a peaceful shot can make one’s mind go crazy!!
I am so lost ::sob::
.-= Mar´s last blog ..from the street gallery =-.
Mar — I have put up neon hints to help light the way.
I’ve sent one guess… I have a couple others on my mind… probably NONE of which are YOURS! LOL! This IS going to be a tough one … and I reckon you’ll have a slew of half-baked answers!
.-= Melli´s last blog ..Of Mom’s and Tow Trucks… Quality Time with Krysti =-.
Melli — I am loving your guesses but they are all wrong! Perhaps you should check into a hotel for inspiration. Can you find a room this time of year?
I keep trying to guess your Punny Monday posts, but I get distracted by the “beer on tap” and “Cinco de Mayo” off on the right-hand side of your blog. Not that I want you to move that slide show… it makes me smile every time!
.-= kcinnova´s last blog ..Confession Time =-.
Karen — I just took them down but NOT because of your comment. My blog has been loading really slow and I am trying to speed it up.
if you were looking for an adjective instead of a noun, and if the trees had their tops chopped off, my guess would be STUMPED.
I even clicked on the picture to enlarge it. I think your time in Waikiki gave you a little too much time to be devious.
.-= Mocha with Linda´s last blog ..Fall Fun =-.
Linda — you always make me laugh. I was so certain you’d see this answer as though it were posted in flashing neon!
So, You said something in your e-mail about a clue?
.-= Barbara H.´s last blog ..Laudable Linkage =-.
Barbara — 2 clues are up and several are scattered here in the comments! Watch the clock on my blog. Our time zones are VERY different.
I know — there is a difference of six hours between us. I was just leaving it for whenever you got up — letting you know I wasn’t gettin’ it on my own.
Still not, even with the clues. I didn’t see a he said/she said here about it — unless I am overlooking it.
.-= Barbara H.´s last blog ..A Quiet Spirit =-.
Happy Punny Monday!! I had fun watching your Punny Monday slides!!
But Deb, why is it you don’t play?
Oh dear..gonna throw out some really wild guesses. It’s good…whatever it is
!!!
.-= Shelly´s last blog ..Turn Back the Calendar! =-.
Shelly — I think you had an issue with this noun the first time you tried to plan your cruise because you all wanted to stay at the castle-looking hotel and there were no rooms.
well I can only think of one thing.
.-= Thom´s last blog ..What’s Your 80s Name?, a Birthday =-.
Yeah, well, it isn’t the right thing!
Obviously
LOL!
… Watch the wide sea; there
is nothing human; its gulls have it.
- Robinson Jeffers
.-= the amoeba´s last blog ..Enunciate Clearly Please =-.
Amoeba — maybe if somebody had googled your clue this would have ended much sooner!
WAKE UP ALREADY! You are clearly having TOO much fun!
.-= Melli´s last blog ..RenFaire with Luz =-.
Melli — sleep is good. It keeps my mind active and supple.
I am going to guess just so i can be listed in the wrong answer category.
.-= Nessa´s last blog ..Bookreview #2 – Fool =-.
Nessa — great strategy! Get your name out there!
I can hear the snickering all the way out here in Washington DC! Sent a guess, but like Nessa, just so I can be in the ‘what were you thinking’ list.
.-= Southlakesmom´s last blog ..Visual Pun #4 =-.
Kelley — thanks for joining in!
Oh, really. You are just mean. Mean, I tell ys.
.-= Nessa´s last blog ..Bookreview #2 – Fool =-.
Nessa — there is a very wide ornery streak in my family.
A joint family effort has been submitted. If the 11 year old’s guesses get it I quit. *!*
This one is so hard. It must never be this hard again!
(pwetty pwease?)
.-= Thumbelina´s last blog ..authorblog’s Sunday Roast =-.
Thumbelina — no promises. It is only as had as you all make it!
One thing finally came to mind. Not sure whether to hope I’m right or not.
If I’m wrong, it will drive me nuts.
But if I’m right, I’m apparently as warped as you are!
.-= Mocha with Linda´s last blog ..Fall Fun =-.
Linda — well, you didn’t stay nuts long. Congrats on winning, even if you didn’t do it with this guess!
Still not getting it….I’m coming up with adjectives (though none as good as Linda’s) but no nouns. Not even after bigifying the photo and seeing a clue…
.-= Barbara H.´s last blog ..A Quiet Spirit =-.
I meant none as good as Linda’s “stumped” adjective in the comments earlier. Thought that was clever!
.-= Barbara H.´s last blog ..A Quiet Spirit =-.
Barbara some days we get it, some days we don’t. This one came to Amoeba and I at once and we knew it was perfect — and perfectly impossible.
Your clue hasn’t helped much – but it gave me lots more WACKY guesses!
.-= Melli´s last blog ..RenFaire with Luz =-.
Melli — but that’s half the fun!
Your clue helped me to discard my wild guesses… I sent you a new one, I won’t be up for the answer but I can’t wait to hear the right answer.
I would have never guessed my guess without your clue…which also means I am way off, most likely!
.-= Mar´s last blog ..from the street gallery =-.
Mar — your name means “sea” so of course that is the direction your thoughts floated.
If my last guess is right, we’ll see if my brain is empty, or if it’s full of rocks!!
.-= Mocha with Linda´s last blog ..Fall Fun =-.
Linda — you are persistent, even when drowning, and look — you won!
Are you trying to break the comment record set for one post? Is that what this is all about? I’m all for the flashing neon sign right at this point. Your blog is loading much faster now. Thank you. NEON SIGN NEON SIGN NEON SIGN
.-= Thom´s last blog ..What’s Your 80s Name?, a Birthday =-.
Thom — check the mirror. I think you may have one of those signs hanging on your forehead.
pfffft
.-= Thom´s last blog ..What’s Your 80s Name?, a Birthday =-.
I was right, wasn’t I?
I GOT it! I just know I did! YOU’VE GOT MAIL! (for the 400th time today!)
.-= Melli´s last blog ..RenFaire with Luz =-.
Melli — you got it — too late! LOL!
Ok — NOW it makes sense after seeing the answers. My brain just wasn’t reconciling the “C” with “room at the inn” or with what I was seeing. I couldn’t tell it was a hotel at first, and even after reading the comments, it wasn’t all coming together. Afterward, of course, it is clear as day (or flashing neon lights).
Congrats to Linda, Polona, and Melli! Your brains are in good working order. Some of the “off” answers were very clever, too!
.-= Barbara H.´s last blog ..A Quiet Spirit =-.
Barbara — there is no hotel in this photo. It is the public park about 3/4 of a mile from my home. You were supposed to focus on the unfilled C.
DUH.
All I sea is stormy weather. LOL PUN INTENDED!!!
But Jientje — those are fluffy, friendly clouds and nice blue skies!
PFFFT PFFFT PFFFFT PFFFFT How you get Vacancy out of that picture…oh wait…there is no one in the Sea. Well I see the cy part of the answer but how Vacan is in there is beyond me. Well done Linda, Polona and Melli. Three abstract thinkers right along with you Q….
.-= Thom´s last blog ..What’s Your 80s Name?, a Birthday =-.
Vacant C, Thom. Vacancy. All you had to do to get it was check the mirror for that sign on your forehead!
I do love your persistence though.
I’ll bet you do LOL
.-= Thom´s last blog ..What’s Your 80s Name?, a Birthday =-.
So does this one hold the record for longest time taken to solve or most hints needed?
.-= Barbara H.´s last blog ..A Quiet Spirit =-.
Barbara — the most hints, yes, but one took longer to solve — partly because I was at work and couldn’t post hints. This post definitely has the most guesses ever!
It was EXCELLENT!
But still way too hard.
LOL
Susan — excellence should never come easily.
phew, that was tricky! but cleverly done…
(i knew there was a hint in amoeba’s comment as well but…)
.-= juliana´s last blog ..TWT 25 (or something) =-.
I notice that the folks who got it are the ones thinking it clever! LOL!
For whatever it’s worth, my favorite answers were heresy and Palm Sunday, ironically.
Doug — mine, too!
now i don’t know whether french class is killing my brain cells or helping them.
je pense que j’ai besoin des vacances (oh wait, i just returned from a holiday less than a couple of weeks ago)
.-= polona´s last blog ..jumble =-.
Polona — obviously helping! You made it, didn’t you?
Scheesh ~ Boy was I wrong, and I thought that was a Dog swimming at the bottom of the picture. Maybe I do need to see that Oculist for a new pair of Spectacles.
Bill — it is the edge of a cement pier!
Congrats to the gold medalists!! well done, q!!
.-= Mar´s last blog ..from the street gallery =-.
Mar — yes, congrats to ALL. Everybody worked so hard!
That was no contest that was just silliness.We are supposed to look into your head and see a vacancy.
.-= Dr. John´s last blog ..A Monday Meme? =-.
Dr. John — no you were supposed to look at the photo and see vacant sea.
Christ!!! Quilly!!! You had to spell it out to Thom, and then I still needed to look it up. There is a huge language barrier here today. I hope it gets better when I get there, or I am going to feel so stupid!
Jientje — you will be just fine. Remember this was hard for the native English speakers!
Woohoo! I can’t believe I got it – and I almost typed too long in my email and came in second! That’ll teach me.
That other guess in my last email would make a fun Punny Monday!
And as soon as I got it, I realized the C in the first clue was vacant as well. I got sidetracked because the font was a little different – a little more italicized.
Good thing this is only once a week so my brain can recover!
And I’m glad we can make your Monday so full of glee. Not that you were laughing at us or anything. . . . .
.-= Mocha with Linda´s last blog ..It Can Only Get Better =-.
Linda — LOL! You won. Kick back and bask in the
admirationincredulity!Oh my goodness have you seen what you have done to us? 87 comments???!!!!!!??!
This one drove me nuts. I still don’t totally get it but that’s my own fault for not keeping up. And using the wrong email. I like how you gave the family names. Cute.
.-= Thumbelina´s last blog ..authorblog’s Sunday Roast =-.
Thumbelina — this is a record for most comments on a plog post for me. Not a record for most hits though — yet.
All I could think of was “Life is a Beach” and figured that was not correct, so didn’t send it in, lol. Great job again, Quilly. You two are really bent.
)
.-= Alice in BC Canada´s last blog ..Vehicles… =-.
Thank you, Alice. I will consider that a compliment.