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Title: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 24, 2006, 09:33:52 PM: Okay, let's have a bit of fun with the forumists.......Send me ( maggi@bulblog.co.uk) a photo of yourself in earlier times... I don't mean half past four in the morning..I mean when you were younger !
I will post them here without any names and we'll see how good we are at guessing which spotty youth turned into which distinguished gardener ( Because we all are great gardeners, aren't we, even if we're only starting.... the fact that we're SRGC Members and Forumists shows our innate quality!!)
I'll post a couple that those of you reading all the forum pages will recognise from elsewhere, but it'll make a start, then I have a few more I have already been sent to post...Watch this space!!
Keep your photos coming in.... Lesley, have you found the one of yourself in your Shirley Temple outfit, yet?
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Man and Sam spaniel c1973

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El Gringo 1983
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 24, 2006, 09:38:44 PM: Next, ? pictured with his lovely family in 1980
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PICTURE ONE: Family Man
See, I'm being kind to you: we're looking for the Father in this photo... I could have let you work your way through the whole family!!

added clue: his son has had recent travel delays though the man himself made it safely fro Yorkshire to much further south
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 24, 2006, 09:41:16 PM: This next one is a bit of a cowboy
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PICTURE TWO : Cowboy

added clue: you can see the cowboy shirt is bright... he still likes bright clothes
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 24, 2006, 09:42:31 PM: Some forumists have become more polite with age, thank goodness,
at twelve he has a lot to learn.
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PICTURE THREE: Rude Boy

added clue: this forumist has a fine family as well as other fringe benefits
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 24, 2006, 09:44:26 PM: This one is very cute at about the age of one....is he still?
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PICTURE FOUR: Blue Boy

added clue: he looks so sweet, he probably has a sweet tooth .
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 24, 2006, 09:46:03 PM: Back to 1972 for this one, full of flower power
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PICTURE FIVE : Flower Power
added clue:girl power before the spice girls were even born!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: mark smyth on December 24, 2006, 10:26:15 PM: best laugh in a long time. Is someone in twice?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 24, 2006, 10:33:48 PM: Yeah, Mark, I think this is amusing! There were so many other things this thread could be called : "who is this daftie?" "Where are they now" or even "what are they now?" "guess the year" in some cases would have been fun, too. I'm expecting to be contacted from the costume department of the big museums to see if any of these historical garments shown being worn by the forumists can be loaned for public display!!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 24, 2006, 10:37:53 PM: This page is being read quite a lot already... I hope we don't frighten anyone of a nervous disposition.
I only have one more pic to post meantime, so don't just laugh at the photos, send me your picture, too!
This chap looks keen in his school uniform in about 1968
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PICTURE SIX: Red Tie Boy
Lovely to see a chap so smartly turned out even if the tie is the colour of grannie's geranium
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on December 26, 2006, 08:09:47 PM: Very nice pics but are not people supposed to guess?
The first two is already clear from elsewhere but the rest I do not know.
Maybe some one who have met the forum members in person can guess??

Kind regards
Joakim
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 27, 2006, 12:46:12 AM: Yes, Joakim, I am hoping that you will all try to make a guess which photo belongs to which person, regularly posting on the forum. Most of us have not met in person so it will be quite difficult. The fact that some of us have a picture of us as we look nowadays as our ID photo with our posts may make things a little easier. I think people are waiting till there are more photos before making their guesses.
Mark, it is up to you to discover if someone appears more than once!
Herei is another photo that I have been sent to quiz you with:
this is a female forumist and there are fewer of those, so that should make it simpler to guess!
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PICTURE SEVEN: Blonde Schoolgirl
added clue: is that a pure wool cardigan?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Anthony Darby on December 27, 2006, 01:51:51 AM: I always knew you were a flower person Maggi.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 27, 2006, 11:33:54 AM: Here's the latest offering, the file has been sent titled "What a hunk!" I think it is this modesty in our forumists which is one of our best features!!
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PICTURE EIGHT: Smiley Hunk

added clue: another chap with a family, including two daughters, and they have the proper hair colour

Glad you think me a flower, Anthony, lots would say I'm just a big weed!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Nicholson on December 27, 2006, 02:02:52 PM: I think the blond haired young lady by the car just has to be Lesley??
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Thomas Huber on December 27, 2006, 02:21:43 PM: The only regular forum poster I have ever met personally was Tony Goode
and I'm sure he is on one of the photos above, but I have no idea on which!

Maggi, whoever says you're a weed will be deleted from my friends-list!!!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on December 27, 2006, 03:08:27 PM: Well David, that would be telling and Thomas you are correct, Tony is one of the above, but we will not declare the identities until more of you have made your selections.
We will answer in the New Year but not until we have a lot of attempts at recognising the youthful faces above.
Come on join in the fun.... ;)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: mark smyth on December 27, 2006, 03:53:32 PM: Is the third one down Simon Bates using the forum under a different name? I think the goode boy sticking his tongue out is Tony
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on December 27, 2006, 05:17:22 PM: OK Since Mark has incorrectly picked me out ... I reckon red tie guy is Mark himself.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: annew on December 27, 2006, 06:39:58 PM: I think the cowboy might be Anthony, and the chap in the orange tie could be mark, except I don't think he's old enough?The Lady of the Poppies has got to be Maggi, and the other young lady is Lesley who doesn't seem to have changed at all ( I'll send my bill later).
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Nicholson on December 27, 2006, 06:54:44 PM: So it's Maggi in the poppies is it, and I thought it was Emmylou Harris. I have a 1975 version of her Elite Hotel album and to use the phrase "she's a spitting image"
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Nicholson on December 27, 2006, 06:56:22 PM: Yes, red tie guy has to be Mark
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on December 27, 2006, 07:19:06 PM: Some of you are correct ,some are warm, others are just wrong, and there is even a clue.
Keep them coming. :-*
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 27, 2006, 07:24:48 PM: We have another contestant to enter the arena, another delectable young lady
but who is she?
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PICTURE NINE: Cute and Curly girl
a talented girl, pretty as a picture
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: mark smyth on December 27, 2006, 08:19:01 PM: I dont get the clues and was never good at crosswords other than cross words
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: t00lie on December 27, 2006, 08:42:23 PM: Maggi-- my guess is Anne Wright ;D
Cheers Dave.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on December 27, 2006, 09:41:09 PM: I'm with AnneW on all her choices (the red tie guy is exactly the right age .. same as me!) Now I can imagine Maggi as someone who would stick her tongue out at a camera ;D but my guess is that this is a photo taken in Neustadt ... and Thomas is so polite now (but his fringe hasn't changed much)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on December 28, 2006, 01:07:25 AM: The latest girl must be annew. The nice curls look similar :) The other girls are also picked already correct I think.!?
I will have to look back on the boys to see if I get any clue.

Joakim
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Thomas Huber on December 28, 2006, 12:42:22 PM: Is the family Dad called John Forrest??

Tony, are you really sure with my photo ?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 28, 2006, 03:16:44 PM: Keep at the guesses...some are closer than others!
I've got a dour sandal wearer for you now
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PICTURE TEN: "Neil from the Young Ones"
added clue: I think this chap shows signs of being fond of butter. And are those sandals made of pigskin?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: mark smyth on December 28, 2006, 03:19:36 PM: ahhhhh! Sandals and socks.

He looks familiar
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on December 28, 2006, 08:33:12 PM: Thomas - NO!! But I can just imagine young Chris striking a simialar pose if he didn't want his Dad to take the picture. AND I don't think any of the others are you!! .. are they?

I like the guy with the long hair and sandals ... who remembers the TV series 'The Young Ones'? (Sorry - probably a UK joke ;))
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: John Forrest on December 28, 2006, 08:40:46 PM: Bigger hair and bigger plants in those days ;D
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on December 29, 2006, 09:28:39 AM: This is harder than identifying an unknown plant! (And there is the possibility of offending several friends at the same time :-*)

I'm gonna revise a couple of guesses. Firstly, if the tongue out chap is not Thomas (he is still my first choice) could he be Joakim? The cowboy - not an SRGC President surely ... but which one?

No-one has offered a name for the smiley lad sitting at his desk ... he's the right age for Tony Darby but surely such a bright lad could not morph into El Gringo?

Maggi - how many of us are in twice? My long haired Young One bears a resemblance to Fred C as seen on the Dunblane thread.

And now I really must have better things to do :) :) :)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Anthony Darby on December 29, 2006, 10:03:10 AM: Tony G. - I'll just quote our school motto re: smiley boy - "It wisne me".
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 29, 2006, 10:14:02 AM: Tony, such things are for me to know and you to bother your brains about! Come, on Friends, send me some more photos, we're driving 'em crazy out there!!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 29, 2006, 10:23:18 AM: Okay, who's this in 1961 then?
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PICTURE ELEVEN: Quiet, serious schoolboy
added clue: slightly dodgy shirt, but he still looks like a choirboy
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 29, 2006, 11:32:20 AM: Another two, one modest little girl and an altogether more outgoing baby boy!
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PICTURE TWELVE: Adorable blonde
added clue: she could now be wearing furs from close to home

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PICTURE THIRTEEN: Naked Baby

one of the forum's finest, he could win medals
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on December 29, 2006, 11:57:41 AM: Tony I used to be polite and would not in such an age pull my tonge out. Now I could do that :) Tonge by seems to be 40 or so now rather than 35 judging by cloths. Baies are all sweet and then they grow up to be......
Even sweeter :) I almost got in trouble there.
I need to have a better look to see if I can identy the girl. We have so few here!?? Most garden forum have the oposite ratio.

A bevildered
Joakim
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on December 29, 2006, 12:41:59 PM: Could the girl above the baby be Hannelotte? Age and hair colour seems to match.
Could The long haird one from "the young ones" be John Forrest and his "Longer hair bigger plants" post a hint? Or even a confession?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on December 29, 2006, 12:57:29 PM: All I will say is that some of you have got some of the identities correct and others are wrong.
It is not easy to sort out the cowboys from the presidents and as for Neil from the young ones sneaking in.
Keep the pictures and the ID's coming and we will reveal all in the New Year.
::)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on December 29, 2006, 01:26:31 PM: I think the latest schoolboy from 1961 is El Gringo, fits the age and also the face might be the same.
I can not focus on more than one pic at the time sorry.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: John Forrest on December 29, 2006, 02:06:58 PM: Joakim, I think you are not far off getting the identity of Neil geographically but I reckon he is a little further East. ???
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on December 29, 2006, 03:36:22 PM: If there is a clue in the picture, the bonny toothless (and clotheless :-[)boy below the sweet girl, must be a Dentist now!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: mark smyth on December 29, 2006, 03:45:13 PM: I think the curly haired on is Anne and the baby with the blue dungerees is Ian the Christie kind
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Carol Shaw on December 29, 2006, 05:21:26 PM: Maggi isn't that cowboy a certain bulb despot?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Nicholson on December 29, 2006, 06:29:34 PM: I thought our esteemed President could well be the clotheless babe
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Carol Shaw on December 29, 2006, 07:15:04 PM: The young lady is Susan Band - well I reckon it is! And yup I think the toothless babe is Sandy Leven.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Carol Shaw on December 29, 2006, 07:17:27 PM: The 'hunk' looks like our current Pres. to me.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on December 29, 2006, 08:19:06 PM: Of course - the 'outgoing' president .... There is always a clue!!!!
And I'll side with Carol re:the 'hunk' .... that's eliminated another president from the cowboy stakes. BUT I still cannot believe in a gun-toting bulb despot :-\
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 29, 2006, 08:42:07 PM: The difficulty lies with knowing which are the clues and which the red herrings!
John F. gave a clever hint with his talk of further east for our longhaired sock and sandal wearer... well, i thought so, but then again I KNOW who is who!!Tee Hee!!

And who said the clues were all with the photos? This forum is a big place!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 29, 2006, 08:49:31 PM: And another fine photo to task you:
This lad is shown on his first day at school, I suspect in another land from his present abode
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PICTURE FOURTEEN: Cute Guy
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 29, 2006, 09:27:15 PM: Another schoolboy... this one looks full of mischief, too!
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PICTURE FIFTEEN: Schoolboy Rascal

This chap looks like a bit of a rascal but he really loves rhodos and ericaeae, and is even getting into bulbs, so he MUST be okay!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Lesley Cox on December 30, 2006, 04:40:51 AM: I'm a real dunce at these photos. I'm sure about the original pic as Ian Y and the floral (hippie) Maggie (now there's a clue, talking of hips!) and I'm sure about the delectable Anne but the rest? I don't believe our Thomas would ever poke his tongue out though.

I can call foul anyway because as a down underer, I've never met any of these so don't know what most look like anyway. Well, that's my excuse.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on December 30, 2006, 09:44:44 AM: OK Magggi so the outgoing president is not a dentist .... the field for the cowboy remains open!
Thomas is sooo polite now ... but I would not put it past him to plant a red herring of his own!
The latest two .. one might be David Shaw - Carol resurfaced yesterday ... and I think I must have met the rascally one, he looks very familiar! (I have not met David so that narrows it down!)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 30, 2006, 11:29:34 AM: This presidential question, I feel I must make some clarification: the present president is a nurseryman, the former president is not a dentist but a Doctor, well, he's a civil servant but he has a PHD, the old past president is a Bulb Despot and it is the way-past-president who is a Dentist... now, does that help?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: ranunculus on December 30, 2006, 11:45:11 AM: The Rhodo' rascal showed his knees in the Dolomites (and it WASN'T me)!!!!
All best wishes,
The Bookeroo
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: ranunculus on December 30, 2006, 11:54:30 AM: As this super idea goes 'global' Maggie...would it be a good idea to give each photo an 'official' tag or number so that we all know to which picture we are referring?
An Englishman causing trouble again, eh?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 30, 2006, 12:03:04 PM: Not at all, my little Buttercup, sweet little buttercup, I'll see to it forthwith, fifthwith or even sooner!
There, it is done
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Fumi on December 30, 2006, 02:23:26 PM: I think I would've enjoyed this more if I'd met some of you in person. Nevertheless, this 'topic' has been interesting to say the least and I think this is what separates SRGC forum from others.

Before the answers are posted after the new year, can the 'current' photos of the contestants also be posted to give us the last chance to guess? Are all contestants using their current/recent photos in their signature? I don't think I see young Mr. Bond.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on December 30, 2006, 02:54:03 PM: Hi, Fumi, that's a good suggestion, I'll get those photos organised for the end of the quiz.
I think very few of us have actually met all the "contestants". I have met a few, but I'm not allowed to answer, since I'm setting the questions!!
As a further clue to help, I can reveal that James Bond (aka Martin Baxendale) is not one of the photos ... but here is another recent picture of him, he's a very busy man, as you will see!
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Here he is, drawn by the man himself, "rushed off his feet"

In truth, I believe he looks like this
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Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on December 30, 2006, 09:27:52 PM: In Reverse order - here is the latest vote from the Norfolk Jury

15 Ian McEenery
14 David Shaw
13 Hannelotte Kindlund
12 John Forrest
11 Anthony Darby
10 Not Neil - did I look like that in the 70's?
9 Anne W
8 Ian Christie
7 Lesley Cox
6 Mark Smyth
5 Maggi Young
4 Joakim
3 Thomas H
2 Ian Young
1 David Nicholson

Now I reserve the right to ammend some or all of these.... so don't take anything for granted. AND if I've got you right or wrong PLEASE don't tell anyone ;D .... except me of course!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: t00lie on December 30, 2006, 09:44:54 PM: Tony --I know for a fact you are wrong in one of the pics.
Now how do i Know that? !. :-X Hehe.

Cheers Dave.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Shaw on December 30, 2006, 09:51:21 PM: Suggests that Tony has not submitted an embarrassing pic yet :o
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: mark smyth on December 30, 2006, 10:18:33 PM: Tony you are wrong in one.

All this to-ing and fro-ing is very hard to take in

Was anyone into Birmingham Bags and Gatsbys?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Lesley Cox on December 30, 2006, 11:01:11 PM: Surely then, No 8 is friend Dave from down the road. Such a nice-looking lad then. :)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on December 30, 2006, 11:38:49 PM: Thanks to those who have replied to my request not to say anything ! Your comments are always welcome :-X
Ah-ha Toolie now I check my secret file on you I find you are almost the right age. Your number truly could be 8
Now Mark, I really need to know if I've got you or Jof wrong .... its very important ;D
Sorry David but I know I've got at least one wrong 'cos one of them is me!!!! You don't think I'd have so much to say about other peoples mugshots if I hadn't sent in one of my own? Come to that where is Carols pic....... I feel another revision coming on.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: t00lie on December 31, 2006, 12:17:50 AM: Lesley and Tony--I wouldn't be too sure about your guess.

After all remember Maggi's previously comments about red herrings.

In fact i have it on very good authority now you have relinquished your faker title Lesley ;),that it's up for grabs again.

I learned a very good lesson when first posting on the internet just a few years ago and it went something like this.Don't believe everything you see or read on the net.

On those words of wisdom--i say farewell :-*

Cheers Dave
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on December 31, 2006, 02:14:50 PM: Just when you thought you were getting to grips with the youthful faces, and well done Tony for your attempt, here are another two to add to the pot.

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Cat boy loves his cats.
Picture sixteen

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Book a date with this girl now.
Picture seventeen
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Shaw on December 31, 2006, 04:02:25 PM: This is hopeless. The forcast Hogmanny weather has just started so I have had a study of the pictures. Not a complete list as Tony posted but a few suggestions
1 David Nicholson
2 Ian Young
5 Maggie Young
6 Thomas Huber
7 Lesley Cox
8 David Toolie
9 Ann Chambers
11 Anthony Darby
12 Ann Leven
13 Sandy Leven

See how bad I can be - do they all have to be active posters on the forum?

Happy New Year
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Carol Shaw on December 31, 2006, 07:00:00 PM: More faces for us to guess at lord I've only managed to work out a few so far, though I agree with David on Anne Leven!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on December 31, 2006, 10:48:33 PM: 16 & 17 Husband & Wife? :-\

Could be but that would be telling.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on December 31, 2006, 11:52:42 PM: Hope you are all out having a great hogmanay .... Maggi, are you there? :) Some of us are stuck at home waiting for the midnight explosions to wake the children >:(. At four, Amy will think it must be morning and want her breakfast :'(

So as the last minutes of 2006 fade away, Mr Sad :(, here, is still trying to work out the pictures. Maggi - no revealing all until either:
a) everyone has voted or
b) someone gets them all right or
c) January 6th

If Neil is only a little further east than John is he still in the same county ... Ahh the Pig might be relevant here, I've seen the light!!!! ;D

So if Bonny & Clyde are David and Carol, & Neil keeps his butter in cups, which one is me?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Anthony Darby on January 01, 2007, 12:35:02 AM: Happy New Year Tony et al. Fireworks off all over in the wind tonight. My two are still up, but I do remember and hour and a half's worth for the millenium and they (aged 4 and 8 months) slept right through that!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 01, 2007, 01:23:13 AM: So red heads are actually red herrings. Dammit!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on January 01, 2007, 10:32:44 AM: A very Happy New Year to everyone.
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Maggi is not having a good start to 2007 as she went down with a terrible virus on the 30th and is still battling it, I am not sure if the virus knows quite what(who) it has taken on.

Any how she sends you all her best wishes and will be back as soon as she is fit to sit in front of the PC.
In the meantime keep your guesses coming in and we will adopt TonyG's rules above:-

No revealing all until either:
a) everyone has voted or
b) someone gets them all right or
c) January 6th

I will say that no one has them all right yet but a lot of you have some right.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Nicholson on January 01, 2007, 11:06:17 AM: A very Happy New Year to everyone. "Lang may your lums reek"
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: John Forrest on January 01, 2007, 01:17:38 PM: Happy New Year everyone.
Sorry to hear that Maggi is suffering. :'(
Tell her to take a wee dram to poison the invading virus. :D
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: annew on January 01, 2007, 01:26:10 PM: I'm sure I'll be speaking for everyone when I say get well soon, Maggi, and Happy New year to everyone. By the way, I can't believe that you are rated as a junior member under your avatar, Ian, I think the bulb log should make you a Grand Master!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Carol Shaw on January 01, 2007, 02:19:22 PM: Hi Ian
Sorry to hear that Maggi is still suffering - give her mine and David's love.

Happy New Year to you all - may 2007 be filled with peace, prosperity and lots of wonderful alpine plants!

Carol
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on January 01, 2007, 02:30:05 PM: Another late entry, this one may be a little easier!
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Picture Eighteen
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on January 01, 2007, 02:39:14 PM: Maggi is much cheered by all your get well wishes, thank you.
Anne thank you for suggesting that I should be 'Grand Master' but this is a democratic forum and we all have to earn our ranking here so I will remain a Jr. Member until I too reach post 100.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on January 01, 2007, 02:41:51 PM: >:( My post counter seems to be stuck on 59, I must report that to a moderator.
That would be me then ::)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: mark smyth on January 01, 2007, 03:17:36 PM: Ian dont let Maggi near the plants!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 01, 2007, 08:49:20 PM: I thought it was rather quiet on the Craigton front. Ian send love :-* to Maggi from all the Goodies - hope she is soon firing on all cylinders again. If she doesn't get back to this wind-up game before the 5th we'll have to delay the final results a bit ... Wouldn't want to deprive her of the fun of teasing us for a day or two prior to the big announcement :)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: ian mcenery on January 02, 2007, 11:46:43 AM: Sorry to hear about Maggi hope she will soon be better

In guessing who is who my chances are limited as with one exception we haven't met -well physically anyway. So I am restrricted to being able to identify forum members from the small piccies shown on the forum pages. So based on that caveat and a disclaimer in case of upsetting someone here are the votes of the McEnery household:

2 Ian Y
3 Thomas (obviously still using the same hairdresser)
5 Maggi
6 Mark
7 Lesley
8 Ian Christie (as he is the only one of you I have met face to face if it isn’t him I’m in trouble!!)
9 Anne
10 Tony G
11 Anthony?
13 Dave Toolie
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Shaw on January 02, 2007, 01:05:55 PM: Ian, I promis you that knowing some of the persons named in the forum is no advantage at all. Maggies 'clues' provide a little help - but as they say 'don't believe everything you read on the web'. Maggies own clue could well have been 'Communist fisher wifie.'
No offence meant, Maggie. Get well soon. :-*
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on January 02, 2007, 01:18:15 PM: Ok, as Maggi is still in bed with the virus I will tease a bit on her behalf.

Ian you have 6/10 - not a bad score.
I will mark all resonable attempts of at least 10 selections, I don't want to make it too easy.
KEEP THOSE ATTEMPTS COMING IN. KEEP THOSE ATTEMPTS COMING IN. KEEP THOSE ATTEMPTS COMING IN.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: ranunculus on January 02, 2007, 02:04:07 PM: Mr McEnery sir,

And I quote....'8 Ian Christie (as he is the only one of you I have met face to face if it isn't him I'm in trouble!!)'

When we walked together in the Dolomites did you refrain from actually looking at my face (perhaps because my knees were so exciting) or did you simply find the experience just TOO distasteful?
I certainly remember meeting you and Mrs M. on more than occasion in the meadows (and the bars) and I can still remember your rustic features!!!

Happy New Year to all ...and especially poor Maggi....2007 can only get better!

Kindest regards,
Cliff
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Thomas Huber on January 02, 2007, 02:12:40 PM: Here are the results of the German jury:
1 = John Forrest
2 = Tony Goode
4 = Dave Toole
5 = Maggi
6 = Mark Smyth
7 = Lesley
8 = Tony Goode
9 = Anne Wright
12 = Hannelotte
14 = Joakim
15 = Ian Mc Enery
16 = Carol Shaw
17 = David Shaw
18 = Martin B(ond)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Carol Shaw on January 02, 2007, 03:01:07 PM: Thomas - I take exception to being likened to a boy with a cat!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 02, 2007, 03:10:51 PM: Latest revision from the mishievious Goodes :o
How many Red Herrings can you spot in my list? ??? ... I nearly made the same mistake as Thomas - Thanks Catgirl for pointing it out .... Now who can spot Batman?

17 Carol Shaw
16 David Shaw
15 Ian McEnery
14 Sandy Leven
13 Hannelotte K
12 John Forrest
11 Anthony Darby
10 Cliff Booker
9 Anne W
8 Ian Christie
7 Lesley Cox
6 Mark Smyth
5 Maggi Young
4 Joakim
3 Thomas H
2 Ian Young
1 David Nicholson
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on January 02, 2007, 03:27:17 PM: And the score for the German Jury is 8 points :)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on January 02, 2007, 03:30:22 PM: Tony you are good 10 points and I will give you an extra bonus point ;)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 02, 2007, 03:35:56 PM: How many goes can we have? If a few more of the crazy gang would kindly submit a list we might be able to work out where we have gone wrong! ;D
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on January 02, 2007, 03:47:38 PM: Exactly Tony, come on you lot have a go.
And have as many goes as you need Tony.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on January 02, 2007, 04:17:28 PM: My votes
1 David Nicholson (sure)
2 Cowboy Toolie or bulb despote ??? I will test with Toolie since I saw him on a pic with an orange jacket = bright clowths
3 Thomas H
4 Tony G he bakes cakes soI bet he has a sweet toth and I know it is not me :) :) or??
5 Maggi
6 Mark
7 Lesley
8 Two daughters?? Ian Christe ?? Could be TonyG but I have him elswhere already
9 Anne W
10 Cliff Booker (butter cup and Ranunculus) 95% sure
11 Adarby sure
12 Ann(e) Leven (not Hannelotte since she has not been active at the forum during this thread)
13 Sandy Leven I bet 12 and 13 is a couple and I belive these fit best
14 John Forrest
15 Ian McEnery
16 David Shaw
17 Carol Shaw 1 and 17 are fore sure a couple and they fit with the posting timing
18 Marin B(ond)

I do not have the bulb despot in my list and I think he is there. Toolie is my dark horse!!

Joakim
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on January 02, 2007, 04:30:41 PM: Best score yet Joakim, with 13 correct.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: ian mcenery on January 02, 2007, 04:39:05 PM: Sorry Cliff - or is it Geoff - what can I say I'm in trouble all ways up. Now where is my dunces hat? Still like your knees though!!!!!!!!! :o
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Nicholson on January 02, 2007, 07:40:18 PM: Here are the votes from the Devon jury:-

1. don't know
2. Dave Toole
3. Thomas Huber
4. Sandy Leven
5. Maggi
6. Mark
7. Lesley Cox
8. Tony Goode
9. Anne Wright
10. Cliff Booker
11. Tony Darby
12. Hannelotte
13. Ian Christie
14. John Forrest
15. Ian McEnery
16. David Shaw
17. Carol Shaw
18. Martin

Virus- I don't believe it! too much cake ;)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on January 02, 2007, 09:08:02 PM: Ok David the Devon score is 11 points and you can also have a bonus point ;) giving a total of 12.
Maggi didn't get as far as the (second) cake before she took ill.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 02, 2007, 10:55:57 PM: WOW Joakim - you are GOOD! ... and too close to the truth for comfort ;)

I seem to have transposed two of my offering (12 & 13) - does correcting that mistake increase the score? ... But then I think this may give too much away so I've made a few more changes :D

18 Martin Baxendale aka 007
17 Carol Shaw
16 David Shaw
15 Ian McEnery
14 Martin Baxendale
13 John Forrest
12 Lesley Cox
11 Anthony Darby
10 Cliff Booker
9 Anne W
8 Dave Toole
7 Lesley Cox
6 Mark Smyth
5 Maggi Young
4 Joakim
3 Thomas H
2 Ian Young
1 David Nicholson
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Ian Y on January 03, 2007, 10:57:32 AM: You go top Tony with 16 out of 18 and I just have to give you that bonus point ;) meaning you have 17/18.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 03, 2007, 11:23:53 AM: I think I know who to change ... but for whom?
By my reckoning it is either another double act or an'outsider', someone who has not posted to the thread ... but thats too tricky :P
I think I'll wait for Maggi to come back and tease the answer out of me.

Hope she is on the mend .... if she does not recover soon we must all club together and buy her a bottle of tonic :)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: John Forrest on January 03, 2007, 04:14:57 PM: Tony, I can see why you are so good at identifying Crocuses by the way you have tackled the 'humans'. Very impressive and thank goodness, finding no need to examine the sex organs. ;D
I'll chip in towards the tonic for Maggi. Rubbing goose grease on the chest is worth a try Maggi, if you've got any left from the roast tatties. ;)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on January 03, 2007, 11:50:49 PM: Tony I might be good but You are still a Goode and that is obviusly better.
I always thought that the best tonic was gin, but that might not go well with Scotts, (Scotch)
Anyway get better Maggi to enjoy our struggle.

Joakim
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 04, 2007, 01:03:04 AM: Yes Tony, definitely on the right track now. I think it's a bit rude though, offering to buy the tonic and not the gin as well!

Don't anyone wait for my votes. I'm happy to go along with anyone's.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 04, 2007, 11:44:23 AM: Hello, Folks, I'm back! Bit unsteady on the feet, but getting to feel like I could manage a new year's toast to you all... by the way, I prefer lemonade in my gin, for your files.
So, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL... may the year prove a fine one in every way. I hope your plants are all the healthiest they have ever been and that the health of you, your friends and families is even better!
I look forward to catching up with your guesses... sorry... deductions.. on these pages. ian tells me he has been greatly amused. Not sure if that is a good or a bad sign for you!
Must give thanks to Ian for minding the fort while I was out for the count, also for giving the talk I was scheduled to give to the Aberdeen Group last night. He says he couldn't remember most of the rhododendron names but the audience forgave him! That boy has only bulb vision, for the most part. I well remember the day when he thought more of a rhododendron than just as a place to provide underplanting of erythroniums. Ah, well, such is gardening, i suppose. Now, I must have a look at your efforts; then there is the question of rewards ..Hmm? This'll take some thought.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: KentGardener on January 04, 2007, 12:02:16 PM: Glad you are on the mend Maggi - but make sure you don't overdo things. My friend has had the bug since visiting her parents in Aberdeen over Christmas - thought she was better and came back to work - and is now stuck in bed again!

with best wishes

John
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 04, 2007, 12:15:44 PM: Point well taken, John, I will ca' canny, as we say. Speaking of points, I don't seem to have seen your list of guesses, yet?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: KentGardener on January 04, 2007, 01:21:30 PM: If I were to enter they would be complete guesses. I think some forum members have been using complex algorithms to amalgamate all the other correct and incorrect answers! I think I shall leave this quiz to the mathematically minded. ;)

What is the prize anyway? hmmmm, maybe I should enter....

John
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Nicholson on January 04, 2007, 02:03:31 PM: Glad you are feeling better Maggi. Happy New Year to you both.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 04, 2007, 08:54:07 PM: Grrreat to hear you are a bit better Maggi - lets all raise a glass to a full recovery asap!!

As for prizes - the best one is to have you back winding us up :) :)

John - no algorithms and no analysing other peoples answers here. The clues were helpful and not just Ian & Maggis ;) otherwise just logic applied ...oh and a couple of lucky guesses :)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 04, 2007, 09:32:58 PM: Aha! Nice new ID photo, Lesley.
Now, listen, Folks, time is zipping past, it's 4 days into the new year already ----well---five if you're Lesley and Co! We need some red hot answers here, or that Goodie two shoes (no offence meant, Tony!)is going to win---and I haven't fixed on the prize yet.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: t00lie on January 05, 2007, 12:08:36 AM: Maggi--This has been such an enjoyable thread --never had so many laughs in a long time .After sitting back and letting others do the hard graft here's my 5 bobs worth---

1 David Nicholson
2 Ian Young
3 Thomas Huber
4 Tony Goode
5 Maggi young
6 Mark Smyth
7 Lesley Cox
8 Roger Tapp (Lesleys other half).
9 Anne Wright
10 Cliff Booker
11 Anthony Darby
12 Anne Leven
13 Sandy Leven
14 John Forrest
15 Ian McEnery
16 David Shaw
17 Carol Shaw
18 Martin Baxendale.

Cheers Dave.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 05, 2007, 04:15:12 AM: Dave, how can you possibly think No 8 is Roger. He has a BEARD for Heaven's sake. He'll give you hell on Friday!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 05, 2007, 11:57:05 AM: A noble effort from one so young, Dave! I'm feeling older by the minute, you'd think baby photos would have the opposite effect. Anyway, Dave has scored 14, plus a bonus of one, making 15 out of 18.
Still no news on the prize, so still time for more entries!!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on January 05, 2007, 12:27:05 PM: Can I have a second go at it?
There are not so many guesses, maybe people do not want to win untill they know what to win :)

Kind regards from someone with an idea!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 05, 2007, 01:05:29 PM: You may have as many goes as you like, Joakim.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on January 05, 2007, 01:17:17 PM: By using highly developed algoritms I have concluded this list. (Taking the Goode list) and changed one based on statements from Maggi and knowing myself.
1 David Nicholson
2 Ian Young
3 Thomas Huber
4 Tony Goode
5 Maggi Young
6 Mark Smyth
7 Lesley Cox
8 Dave Toole
9 Anne Wright
10 Cliff Booker
11 Anthony Darby
12 Lesley Cox
13 John Forrest
14 David Nicholson
15 Ian McEnery
16 David Shaw
17 Carol Shaw
18 Martin Baxendale

Tricky to have 2 persons twice (I think) :)

Kind regards
Joakim
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 05, 2007, 01:31:44 PM: Very close indeed, Joakim, only one wrong
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 05, 2007, 08:21:55 PM: OK now Joakim has go soooo close I have to make my (hopefully) final salvo. The overkeen amongst you will soon work out which one Joakim and I cannot agree on ..... but do you know who he really is?? :-\

1 David Nicholson
2 Ian Young
3 Thomas Huber
4 Joakim
5 Maggi Young
6 Mark Smyth
7 Lesley Cox
8 Dave Toole
9 Anne Wright
10 Cliff Booker
11 Anthony Darby
12 Lesley Cox
13 John Forrest
14 David Shaw
15 Ian McEnery
16 David Shaw
17 Carol Shaw
18 Martin Baxendale
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: t00lie on January 05, 2007, 09:28:11 PM: Well done Joakim and Tony.This is my last attempt.

I David Nicholson
2 Ian Young
3 Thomas Huber
4 Tony Goode
5 Maggi Young
6 Mark Smyth
7 Lesley Cox
8 Dodger Tapp
9 Anne Wright
10 Cliff Booker
11 Anthony Darby
12 Lesley Cox
13 John Forrest
14 Joakim B.
15 Ian McEnery
16 David Shaw
17 Carol Shaw
18 Martin Baxendale.

Cheers overkeen Dave.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 05, 2007, 10:35:08 PM: Nice one Toolie .... see you are stuck on the same one :) You'd be the ideal winner though, if the prize is a forum speciality cake you can collect in person ;D
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: t00lie on January 05, 2007, 11:11:32 PM: Thanks Chief --but would the cake be baked :) or faked :'( that is the question!. ;

Cheers Dave.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on January 05, 2007, 11:14:23 PM: Toolie do I look that old?
If it can be someone that young it might be the Duchman in Gothenburg? But the pic looks older to me.
You did not have an answer on 12 was that deliberately?

This a tricky one
Dave the cake is maked not faked as always :) I know it is made but it does not rime.
Joakim
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: t00lie on January 06, 2007, 03:23:24 AM: Thanks for that Joakim-I missed 12 by mistake and have now amended the error.

Still sticking by my list however.

Cheers Dave.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 06, 2007, 04:58:04 AM: Dave, if you get the prize I'll promise you a baked (not faked) cake on Friday night. You'll have to share it with everybody though.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on January 06, 2007, 10:25:31 PM: Maggi / Ian how is it going with the answer or atleast the correction of toolies.

Maybe a hint is needed on the mystery one?

Make guesses people You might be right and it would be reat to beat the pics :) !

Joakim
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 07, 2007, 01:46:58 PM: Hello, Everyone, sorry for the silence, I've been feeling a bit ghastly again. Ian is grateful for the silence, though, so it's not all bad, as they say.
Well, The race is tied between Tony Goode and Dave Toole; allowing for their coyness about their own photos, they both have seventeen out of eighteen answers correct. But they (and everyone else, actually) have been completely stumped by the cute little guy, now a grown-up forumist who is number fourteen. So I'm offering an alternative tie-breaker here. I want Tony and Dave to tell me WHO the cute guy is in picture fourteen, I will repeat it below AND I want to know who this chap is: He could go by the name of Ivor Biggun, judging by the photo; he is a forumist and I wait for your guesses.
[attach=1]
Ivor Biggun

[attach=2]
Cute Guy
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Shaw on January 07, 2007, 05:12:53 PM: Ivor must have been to Findhorn to have this photo taken.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 07, 2007, 09:09:34 PM: MMM he does look like a little angel David .... Now I'm off to see if I can divine who he is ;)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 07, 2007, 09:37:55 PM: Now Joakim sets a poser here ... surely he got only one wrong too. He also fits the bill as now being in another country but even allowing for his origins could 'Blackbeard' really be the cute blonde angel? He is still my choice for now though (and he really was my first choice until the beard put me off!!)

Jacinta (my other half who has had to put up with my rambling around this test) is sure she knows. John aka Kent Gardener is her choice and I can see why :) :)

BUT from the first pic this guy might be older than these two... what do you think Toolie?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on January 07, 2007, 09:53:54 PM: Tony at that age I did not have a beard :) so do not let that stop You.
Let Toolies non sucsessfull guess on me as 14 stop You.
I have been thinking on persons like Franz in Vienna but I do not know if he changed land. Is land totally synonymos with country? or can land be different parts of a country? I thought so and hence had David Nicolson as 14, that and that he was old on his first pic (family man and not schoolboy) but that was wrong.
I was also thinking on the hansom Dutchman in Gothenburg at least Maggi had expressed him as such. He seems to young for 14 but one never knows!??
For 14 I still do not have a clue and the new one is also a mystery :) or is he?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 07, 2007, 10:09:10 PM: Cheers Joakim, HOW did I forget Toolies choice for 14?.... But you posted a red herring comment earlier I think ;)

And To Mrs Maggi - classroom assistant to this thread - I will read the questions more carefully in the next exam .... I now see you want two new names - I think :)

Back to the drawing board for me. I've got a rare day off work tomorrow I'll give it some more thought then.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on January 07, 2007, 10:14:55 PM: Since You had me as You I did not want to make people sure who was tricky or not. I do have a sweet toth so maybe it was not a red herring but just some mist to make it less obvious that it was not me but You in number 4. I have not said anything about Ivor. :)?! Am I just blowing smoke or.....
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 07, 2007, 11:33:34 PM: Is the "hansom Dutchman in Gothenburg" really a Dutchman? I assumed he is a Swede.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 07, 2007, 11:54:45 PM: Gerben - yeah I guess he could be cute and handsome :D but he does not look like a blonde boy! And Lesley, I do seem to remember reading that he is Dutch by birth.

I'll go with Jacintas crush on John (OOAgent) for our latest newbie and how about Howard Clase, an the exile in a foreign land for the elusive number 14?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: t00lie on January 08, 2007, 05:41:37 AM: Maggi i have no idea at all on the two unknowns.

In any case i do think the 'race' is between Joakim and Tony as i only came on the scene after they both had done all the 'hard graft'.After some thought and being a true southern man i think it's only fair if one of them wins.

Tony your answer below for both seems plausable .
Joakim any further guesses?.

Cheers Dave.
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on January 08, 2007, 09:53:38 AM: If we talk about fair play it was Tony who got 17 first and I just adjusted my list so he is for sure the best 17.
I can not add anything to his guess and my former deduction attempt :)

Kind regards
Joakim
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 08, 2007, 10:39:17 AM: Okay, Chums, you seem to be having a lot of fun slugging it out here. I will clarify one point ; the blonde bombshell, Ivor Biggun and Number Fourteen are two different people.

And, yes, the charmer Gerben, now in Sweden, is from the Netherlands by birth. Not the right shape of face though, is it? Either of them!!

Dave, very sporting attitude; you're not just worried I'm going to bake you a cake, are you?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 08, 2007, 10:51:27 PM: Great to see you are back and firing on all cylinders Maggi ... well posting all over the place anyway!

Now lets get this straight .... without your juicy clues I'm clueless. We need a cryptic message to help us pick up the scent of these elusive blondes :) ..... Pretty Please!

If I explain below how I got to the other answers you'll see that the answers were rarely found with the help of the pictures ;)
1 David Nicholson - Christmas weather moans post about his son
2 Ian Young - I've seen the bright shirts
3 Thomas Huber - I've seen Thomas
4 Joakim - I'm intimately acquainted here
5 Maggi Young - Once seen ....
6 Mark Smyth - Age and keen-ness
7 Lesley Cox - I got by with a little help from my friends
8 Dave Toole - see 7
9 Anne Wright - see 7 but the curls cliched it
10 Cliff Booker - Magnificent clues from JoF and Maggi
11 Anthony Darby - age & recently mentioned being in a choir
12 Lesley Cox - Looks very like no 7
13 John Forrest - How many Forrest Medals has he actually won?
14
15 Ian McEnery - Thanks Cliff, I remember the Dolomites posting
16 David Shaw - Posted with Carol (see below) but check out Findhorn website re: cats
17 Carol Shaw - Distinctive cheekbones - see party pic in October weekend thread
18 Martin Baxendale - the uncanny likeness of course!!

Oh and I worked on the basis that they were all people who had posted to the thread :)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 08, 2007, 11:02:20 PM: Well, Tony, your last point is probably the most important one except that you may be wrong in one respect------they are all forumists---they might not have posted to THIS thread !
Now, there are other clues elsewhere in the forum; they may be more subtle than you give me credit for, or they may be slap bang in your face. It's over to you again, Tony!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 11, 2007, 08:51:36 PM: Thanks to everyone who has emailed me to tell me what a sweet baby young Baxendale was. I will surely pass on your kind words to him. Now we have seen how lovely Ivi Baxendale is,(on the Cat thread) we will have fewer fears for the future of the real Baby Baxendales !
No further forward on the identity of the elusive Number fourteen, I see. And precious few opinions as to the blonde Ivor Biggun.
After tomorrow I will pronounce on the outcome of our little tests!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 12, 2007, 12:34:17 AM: Maggi I think you've got us beat :'( :'( I've looked through the list of members and can only find one more who fits the bill for number 14 - you did say the pic was taken in another country from where he lives now? John Humphries - 'greenmanplants' was Lanark born but now resides in Hampshire .... but having met John I can only say he aint such a cute guy now ;) .. and nor am I come to that! All my other attempts (David Shaw, Joakim, Howard, MartinB & Sandy) have met with a polite rebuff.

I'll stick on John Finch (KG) as a potential blonde. Although its not easy to tell from his photo, I cannot argue with my wifes opinion of him :)

It's been a good game ... another version next Christmas? but please, NOT 'Whose Cat is This?' ;D
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: David Shaw on January 12, 2007, 08:45:33 AM: Number 14, begorrah!
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: tonyg on January 12, 2007, 09:18:48 AM: David that does look like a hint to look West across the water. BUT I only know three forumists of that origin.
Mark Smyth, but he is red tie guy and having spoken to him he sounds like he grew up where he now lives.
Paddy Tobin, Paddy MUST be Irish ..... but he does write "I am not so single minded myself and am as happy in the vegetable patch" so he could be a candidate for IB
Which only leaves Geebo ... whose erudite posts suggest he might not be inclined to join our silly game :-\ But of the three he is the only one I cannnot rule out!

Come on Maggi put me out of my misery ... for surely I am the last man standing, looks like everyone else gave up (or knows the answer!)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on January 12, 2007, 10:20:29 AM: I must say I do not have any clue either so that might be equal to given up.
I agree that there is similarities between last blond with John Finch but I also thought it had some similarity with Maggi but then she shoud/would not adress herself as he should/would she???
I do not get any help by the lack of clues so I do not know!! Or they are above my head.
Give us a less subtle hint or put us out of missery :'(
Joakim
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 12, 2007, 10:33:40 AM: Joakim, though my hair has grown darker nowadays, in my youth I enjoyed long, bright coppery chestnut coloured hair, a real redheaded girl, so I could never have been a cute blonde boy!
You are right, we must have an answer to this quiz:

At last! I was growing old here, waiting for you to work this out!
Jacinta is correct, our cute blonde cabbage grower is: John Finch, Kent Gardener and SRGC 00Agent.(wait a minute, isn't that three people?)
So, Number fourteen is Geebo; now resident in Ireland but born across another stretch of water, sur le continent . Guy, who makes such a sweet young face in his baby photo now is the gruff bearded chap of his avatar and the handsome husband of Maureen, as seen here in this pic from his seasonal greeting to us all.
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There were clues to Geebo all over the place, can't remember the half of them myself, now! The most recent was in the Hellebore page, I think, well, flowering now, early January, perhaps!
So, I declare Tony to be the winner, albeit with direction from Jacinta, without whose help he would still be searching.
There will be another hiatus while the prize is properly prepared, I need to get into the loft for this!
Well done everyone for your valiant efforts to sort this out. Especially Joakim and Toolie who made great attempts. Amazing how many of us had time to spare over the last few weeks, isn't it?
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Joakim B on January 12, 2007, 10:39:09 AM: Well done Tony
I must appologize for not having a picture of my self in the competition, but here in Portugal I did not have any.
Putting my son in and say I used to look something like that is not fair or?

Great entertainment :)

Maggi: Time is to take not to have :)

Joakim
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 12, 2007, 11:11:56 AM: Joakim, again you are correct, time IS to take not to have.
It gives me pleasure to see you having good times with your wife and son, enjoy every day with eachother and have a life full of fun, it is all we could ever wish a happy child.

I am glad you have been entertained by the pictures, I hoped it would prove amusing.

I am a little disappointed that we can not have "whose cat is this" for next year I was going to enjoy that one!
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Post by: David Nicholson on January 12, 2007, 12:47:00 PM: It's been a good laugh.
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Post by: David Shaw on January 12, 2007, 01:13:37 PM: It was good entertainment Maggie, thankyou.

Lets people know that whilst you don't have to be mad to be in the SRGC .....

When you get the time it would be good if you can prepare a post showing all the 'before' pictures together alongside the 'now' pictures.
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Post by: John Forrest on January 12, 2007, 01:48:19 PM: David, would that lead to another competition ' who has suffered most the ravages of time' ;D
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Post by: ranunculus on January 12, 2007, 03:28:21 PM: At last John....you have come up with something I can win without competition!!!

From Neil in the Young Ones to Victor Meldrew in the twinkle of an eye!

I know I've been quiet....but I might come out of dormancy soon.
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Post by: Ian Y on January 12, 2007, 07:15:22 PM: Ok Here are the pictures and the answers, Maggi will then award the prizes.
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Post by: Ian Y on January 12, 2007, 07:16:51 PM: Next we have.
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Post by: Ian Y on January 12, 2007, 07:18:28 PM: And then.
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Post by: Ian Y on January 12, 2007, 07:19:32 PM: Next.
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Post by: Ian Y on January 12, 2007, 07:20:46 PM: Finally.
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Post by: Ian Y on January 12, 2007, 07:21:14 PM: And the tie breaker was.
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Post by: Ian Y on January 12, 2007, 07:22:01 PM: Had you going there.
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Post by: Ian Y on January 12, 2007, 07:28:33 PM: It is much easier when you see the before and after pictures together.
Maggi will be along shortly with the winners and the prizes!!!!!!!
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Post by: tonyg on January 12, 2007, 07:36:02 PM: Behind every successful man there is a good(e) woman ;)

Perhaps we next year should get someone to airbrush all the hair off our current photos .... or perhaps not :D
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Maggi Young on January 12, 2007, 07:49:13 PM: Ladies and gentlemen, I have pleasure in announcing the winners of this season's SRGC Forum Quiz Competition.
In keeping with the tradition of the old Miss World contests, the results will be announced in reverse order, so, in fourth place is David Nicholson, who merits an Honourable Mention for considerable effort. .

In third place, winning a Bronze Medal for diligence and perseverance, is Dave Toole.

In second place with a Silver Medal for intricate investigations, is Joakim Balogh and our winner of the premier award showing, if more proof were needed, that most men are useless without their wife's support, is Anthony Goode, who wins a Gold Medal for spectacular sleuthing.
Well done, Friends, I am proud of you all and congratulate the winners and all those who entered into the (scotch whisky) spirit of the competition
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Post by: Maggi Young on January 12, 2007, 08:00:50 PM: One last thing, I spoke of prizes, then make annoucements about Medals----where are these fabulous medals, I hear you cry? Well, this is the SRGC Forum, we are in virtual reality here, so the actual medals are, sadly, also only "virtual" BUT, I am pleased to be able to show you all the actual SRGC Award Cards that have been prepared and signed by the Judges, to commemorate the success of the aforementioned prize winners :
so, for David Nicholson,
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for Dave Toole,
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for Joakim Balogh, who did not submit a photo of himself and so had no "bonus point" for knowing who HE himself was, unlike the other contestants,
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and for Tony Goode and for Jacinta,
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Congratulations form Maggi and the Bulb Despot, your self-appointed Judges!
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Post by: mark smyth on January 12, 2007, 08:03:58 PM: Brilliant. I've watching and reading. I'm hopeless at crosswords so had no chance with the clues. I did get me of course
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Post by: David Nicholson on January 12, 2007, 08:18:18 PM: Thank you for my award, I'm very humble. It's a long time since I said that ;D
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Post by: David Shaw on January 12, 2007, 08:56:29 PM: Well done to all the prize winners and I think Tony well deserves the top gong.
I was really impressed by Tonys' observation; what really did it for me was his recognition of Carol's high cheek bones.
No wonder he is so good(e) on plant features.
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Post by: t00lie on January 13, 2007, 08:09:04 AM: Maggi--damn the certificate lassie--send money!!!!!!!!!!!.(big grin)

Well done Tony.
As has been said previously-- it's been a good laugh..

Cheers Dave
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Post by: Ian Y on January 13, 2007, 10:32:27 AM: Money, money from a Scot, we have just abolished the prize money at the shows so there is nae chance of cash in your hand Dave.

I will buy you a beer when I am out next January. 8)
I will probably bring a wee dram or two with me as well ;)
Title: Re: Who used to look like this?
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 14, 2007, 08:10:50 AM: Thanks Maggi and Ian for such a wonderful way to start the new year. It's been great fun. Congratulations to all the prize winners - even Dave - for their sustained efforts.

I've actually learned something here. Even though all his posts are ended with "John," for some reason (OK so I'm getting on a bit) I was convinced his named was actually Kent Gardener. So sorry John.
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Post by: KentGardener on January 14, 2007, 08:48:41 AM: Hi Lesley

you are not the only one - Kent Gardener is just my 'SRGC 00 Special Agent' name (the name arose on Yahoo groups because I live in Kent and garden at every opportunity - it was only later that my brother pointed out the name was rather 'James Bond' like).

In just the last month I have received emails addressed to 'Kent Gardener, 'John Gardener', 'John Finch' and even 'Geoff' (!) - I am still waiting to be called 'Kent Finch' - but I will answer to just about anything.

cheers

John
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Post by: Ian Y on January 14, 2007, 10:57:07 AM: In Scotland, we refer to someone well-known as "weel-kent", so a familiar person is "a weel-kent face", so John has become, in our household, "weel Kent Gardener".
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Post by: Carol Shaw on January 14, 2007, 02:17:30 PM: Wow, I'm so impressed with you guys for sorting out the who's who! I gave up very rapidly. Like David I'm really impressed that Tony recognised me because of my high cheek bones!
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Post by: tonyg on January 17, 2007, 11:01:17 PM: As I'm coming up to Glasgow in October I can check out those cheekbones for real ... if you'll forgive my cheek ;)

It was fun, thanks to Maggi for refereeing the event (and Ian for covering when M retired hurt.) BTW - If you weren't all so good-looking I'd never have figured it out!
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Post by: Paul T on November 20, 2007, 11:48:50 AM: I came across this thread and just HAD to bring it to the fore so that other could enjoy it. I'm probably going to get killed for this!! :-*

And you guys wonder why I have a picture of my dog for my avatar instead of me?? ::)

I don't think I'll ever think of you guys the same again.... particularly you Cliff!! ;D :o