Stephen Mills Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 (edited) Well, the excitement around here is certainly mounting. Bitter envy doesn’t prevent me from wishing all SI attendees good luck and a great time. You especially, Kurt Braun, if you can make it there at all. Good luck also to Bob Tedrow today. Maybe shipping those concertinas to Ken was a good idea, all things considered. For the rest of you, here’s a tough little contest for your amusement. The winner is the first person who can identify all 8 (or the most, 4 minimum) of my little band of sea critters, see attached image. Sorry the resolution couldn’t be higher. Prize to be negotiated and could be one of the following items, all lightly used: Folk Music and Dances of Ireland by Breandan Breathnach, paperback, like new the John Williams video tutor (This should go to a beginning anglo player, please.) the out-of-print classic English tutor by Frank Butler the out-of-print classic English tutor by Richard Carlin the Waltz Book, vol 1, by Bill Matthiessen a bottle of Texas wine (the Stagi of wine-producing regions) or other libation to be negotiated later. Disclaimer: This contest was cagily timed so that NE Squeeze-In attendees cannot compete evenly, due to dwindling time beforehand and having too little cortex left for a while afterwards. edited to add the 8th picture, which I couldn't resist. No more, I promise. NOTE: Image "g" is incorrect. See posting below for proper "g" image. Edited September 17, 2004 by Stephen Mills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mills Posted September 16, 2004 Author Share Posted September 16, 2004 We will have a winner. Roy Janik has 5 of the 8 already. He can still be beaten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mills Posted September 17, 2004 Author Share Posted September 17, 2004 Oops. Fish "g", whose image appeared on the page dedicated to the type of fish I purported it to be, was an extraneous image not related to the intended fish. A proper image of fish "g" is substituted below. My apologies. Roy Janik has 6 and counting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanette Hooker Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 I can't quite see the relationship between fish and concertinas. Is it something to do with all the recent talk about sailors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 I can't quite see the relationship between fish and concertinas. I'm not entering the "competition", so: One of those pictured is known as a "concertina fish". I have no idea why. I believe one of the of the several names of another is "blowfish". Another might be called a "sucker". (Is that one of the genus Preposterous... er, Plecostomas?) I'm pretty sure another is a "file fish", and I suspect yet another of being a "reed fish". But some of those are guesses. I don't see the one I know as a "stone fish". Is that because he couldn't find a "wheat fish"? I believe the one he removed was a "blue discus", but since it's now gone, we needn't discus(s) it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animaterra Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 AllI know is, some people have WAY too much time on their hands!! Great brain-teaser, though! I wouldn't begin to attempt it- my brain freezes at the prospect of such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 ... my brain freezes at the prospect of such things. So Stephen should provide a series of pictures of frozen fish for you to identify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyJanik Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Alright, with one of the helpful hints above, I've got them all. So here are the answers, with documentation. Through the course of research, the original images 'acquired' for this collage were discovered. a) flutefish ( http://home.iae.nl/users/rhulsen/sa/flutefish.jpg ) drumfish ( http://home.att.net/~rshofstall/fishes.html ) c) pipefish ( http://www.seahorses.de/pipefish.htm ) d) concertina fish ( http://faweb.fa.gov.tw/tfb10/e/f612/f170a.htm ) e) shovelnose guitarfish ( http://www.bajadestinations.com/fishid/gui...hovelguitar.htm ) f) fiddle fish (more commonly called an angelfish) ( http://www.fische-seite.de/Bluntnose-fiddlefish-.html ) original g) discus (talking to a friend of mine, I said "But how can you play a discus?", to which he replied "Maybe it's a compact discus.") g2) banjo catfish ( http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/catfish/banjocat.php ) h) boxfish ( http://www.divegallery.com/boxfish.htm ) 9 out of 8. Not bad, I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mills Posted September 17, 2004 Author Share Posted September 17, 2004 (edited) Excellent work, Roy. Maybe your real career is in research or forensics. Ironic that you had the most trouble with the concertina fish. Contact me regarding possible prizes. Note, Nanette, that I said it was a "band" of sea critters. One of those pictured is known as a "concertina fish". I have no idea why. Here's another picture of the concertina fish that may make it clearer. English, Anglo, or duet? Edited September 17, 2004 by Stephen Mills Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 (edited) One of those pictured is known as a "concertina fish". I have no idea why.Here's another picture of the concertina fish that may make it clearer. English, Anglo, or duet? Looks to me like a perch that got flattened by a steamroller then scorched by the bars of a barbecue grill. Edited to "improve" the description. Edited September 17, 2004 by JimLucas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
premo Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Looks to me like a perch that got flattened by a steamroller then scorched by the bars of a barbecue grill. Does that mean its had its chips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 .... and hanged on a cloth line later to get it dry .... not even nearly I'd wish my instrument such an inglorious destiny (included making bubblerish noises) Nice quiz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 (edited) Looks to me like a perch that got flattened by a steamroller then scorched by the bars of a barbecue grill. But judging from the face, I'm sure it must be a bluesfish. Edited to add: Don't believe the instruction with the image. Click thumbnail contract! (And if that doesn't work, trying clicking the red shoes.) Edited September 17, 2004 by JimLucas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Edited to add: Don't believe the instruction with the image. Click thumbnail contract! (And if that doesn't work, trying clicking the red shoes.) Must be that Wicked Witch of the North, up to her tricks again ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 For the rest of you, here’s a tough little contest for your amusement. The winner is the first person who can identify all 8 (or the most, 4 minimum) of my little band of sea critters, see attached image. I can name all 8:- A) Alfred b Bill C) Caroline D) Dave E) Ellen F) Fred G) Gill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 I can name all 8:- A) Alfred b Bill C) Caroline D) Dave E) Ellen F) Fred G) Gill Shouldn't F be Finn, to go with Gill ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Stephenson Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 OK Try this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 OK Try this one That's the bane of Irish sessions, the crabby fiddler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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