Clever Clogs Competition

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:02 am

Remember that song "A Horse With No Name"?

Well this is "The Competition With No Prize"

All you win is the eternal worship of your fellow posters for being a smarty-pants or just being a lucky guesser.

Look at this rather cool idea below and tell me what year this was published in the British magazine "The Aquarist".

The competition runs until someone gets it or we all grow disinterested

Rules: 1) A maximum of 1 guess per day per person.
..........2) See rule 1

Martin.

angelfish83 · Post by **angelfish83** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:10 am

My Guestimate is that this was published between 1947 and 1955 but if I have to pick a year I'll say 1949

Mad Duff · Post by **Mad Duff** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 4:04 am

1940

helen nightingale · Post by **helen nightingale** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:58 am

i dont reckon the writing style seems that old.

1978?

Emma Turner · Post by **Emma Turner** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:08 am

1930

helen nightingale · Post by **helen nightingale** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:08 am

Martin, when are you going to tell us who is right and who is wrong? i am wondering is my guess too recent, and should i go the other way and guess 1796 tommorow?

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 8:44 am

helen nightingale wrote:Martin, when are you going to tell us who is right and who is wrong? i am wondering is my guess too recent, and should i go the other way and guess 1796 tommorow?

I said it runs till someone gets it right. If I start saying "you're getting warm" that'll make it too easy.......but no 1796 is a little out there

Martin.

chefkeith · Post by **chefkeith** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 10:34 am

That's a great idea.

How bout 1962.

Graeme Robson · Post by **Graeme Robson** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 11:25 am

1943

sophie · Post by **sophie** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:23 pm

there is absolutely no way that type-face is thirties.

fifties at the earliest, and I think Helen's right about the style of writing; it is pretty modern.

1967.

The Kapenta Kid · Post by **The Kapenta Kid** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:28 pm

shari2 · Post by **shari2** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:23 pm

OK. I agree with the typeface and style. How about 1957?
We should just guess sequentially till it hits.

Nah, he probably would say that's not fun and stop playing.

Martin Thoene · Post by **Martin Thoene** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:27 pm

Ahem....Excuse me?

Rules: 1) A maximum of 1 guess per day per person.
..........2) See rule 1
..........3) NJ residents read rules twice.

Martin.

shari2 · Post by **shari2** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:30 pm

rools smools!

...
and why does jersey get picked on all the time anyway???

besides, I only see one guess...muwhahahah!

mikev · Post by **mikev** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:33 pm

The style does feel fiftyish...

1958

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