Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Chatting => Chatting on the Plot => Competitions => Topic started by: DD. on August 22, 2009, 09:51
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Having spent hours peeling the smallest of my silverskin onions with a view to using them as the prize in a "Guess The Number Of Onions" compy in a church fete, I thought I'd share it here.
The onions themsleves will be the prize in the fete, but obviously I can't do it here, so I'll send the winner some of my heritage pea seed.
Simple rules just to be fair to those who can't sit by the PC all day - just one guess allowed per member per day.
Off you go then, so how many in this standard 1.14 litre, (is that 2 pints?), pickling vinegar jar?
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c182/G4IAR/DSCF1847.jpg)
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130... ???
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97.
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125 :)
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201 :wacko:
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No, no, no and no.
And no clues as to high or low!
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No, no, no and no.
And no clues as to high or low!
Ok, what about hot or cold ???
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Don't be daft. You use cold vinegar.
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316
I love Pickled onions, Mum & Dad always do me 2/3 jars for Chrimblymas :D I eat them like apples only 4/5 at a time :D
If I ate 4/5 apples at a time I'd look like an apple :ohmy: :unsure: Maybe at Chrimblymas I look like a onion ??? :wacko:
Cheese butty with Pickles ummmm, is it Chrimblymas yet ??? ::) :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Nope.
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These were only the small ones, thought I'd have a bit of fun with them rather than sling them. I've got 3 heaped washing up bowls full of silverskins to do.
Then there's the shallots.
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If e = mc2
It follows that o = 4ɣ/9ɰ = 257
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You're not taking into account the fact that these were make in a parallel universe where the laws of physics as we know them, do not hold true.
(That means "no").
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112- what are you going to do if nobody guesses correctly?
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They're bound to - eventually, as you'll run out of numbers!
No - BTW!!!!
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123
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118?
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153 :)
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No, wrong and negative.
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146?
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noooooooo
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144
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You don't score with that, sorry.
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Mmmm,
161
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Mmmmmm - no.
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Mmmmmm - no.
Damn, I was close though. That was definitely a hesitation type of Mmmmmm.
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My lips are sealed.
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151
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Sorry!
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I bet he's put something down the centre of the jar to fool us :D
Rob 8)
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ok...the other end of the scale
76
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READ THE ROOLS!!!
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READ THE ROOLS!!!
But Im working on Peapod time! I dont get on the forum much!
OK OK..Ill try tomorrow :tongue2: :tongue2: :tongue2: :tongue2:
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Tried to make it fair for folk like you, otherwise people like Rob would be posting 1 - 2 - 3 - 4...........
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I bet he's put something down the centre of the jar to fool us :D
Rob 8)
Funnily enough, I was wondering if he'd been up to something myself... :D ???
I'm itching to have another guess.. :blush:
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No tricks - jar only contains onions & vinegar!
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Hmmm. Very viscous vinegar that keeps the onions suspended at the outside of the jar :unsure: ::)
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136
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My lips are sealed.
Hope the jar was ;)
97 3/4
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I can't see any vinegar in the jar ???
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162
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My lips are sealed.
Hope the jar was ;)
97 3/4
:lol: :lol:
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301
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233 ? or has that number gone ?
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400?
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176
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Would you all think I'm really really sad if i stay up 'til midnight for my next guess.. ???
:lol: :nowink:
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Would you all think I'm really really sad if i stay up 'til midnight for my next guess.. ???
:lol: :nowink:
I'd think you were very, very sad :lol: :tongue2: but no one takes any notice of me...............so go ahead if you really must ;)
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158 is my guess.
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Would you all think I'm really really sad if i stay up 'til midnight for my next guess.. ???
:lol: :nowink:
Yes.
And nobody is correct yet.
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I can't see any vinegar in the jar ???
OK smart Alec. :tongue2:
There's vinegar in the jar now, having soaked the onions overnight in brine and put them ALL back in the jar.
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142?
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142?
You clearly didn't read the small print Val, professional picklers are excluded... ;)
If you win this now, I will pea my knickers .... ;)
counting down...not long now 8) :lol:
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158 delicious-looking onions?
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Morning 8)
Yaaawwnnn...( bagpuss style) stretch... scratch............ fart...whoops sorry :blush:...
I set the alarm for midnight, but I overslept ::)
180 :D
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138 :)
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Woa!!
Val is spot on!!
Peas on their way, when they've been properly dried out.
So long folks, it was fun while it lasted.
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95
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Errr, Graham.
Look above you.
Oh, I see - joke entry!!
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142?
You clearly didn't read the small print Val, professional picklers are excluded... ;)
If you win this now, I will pea my knickers .... ;)
counting down...not long now 8) :lol:
Well snippy looks like you need to get the tena ladys ready :lol: :lol:
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Sorry Parsnip and thank you Dave. John says can you come and plant them for us?
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I don't believe it! :lol: :lol: ::)
well done Val... 8)
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Sorry Parsnip and thank you Dave. John says can you come and plant them for us?
I can always drop in next March, on my yearly trip to Blackpool!
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It's a date!
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152
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Go back a page, goodegg.
It's all over!
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:D :D :D96 then........ ;)
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Ooohhhh...at least i was close :lol: :lol:
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well done Val. I was TWO out !!
I must have counted 2 of them twice ::)
Rob
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... or perhaps Dave ate two of them :lol:
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>:( D'oh!
That pesky pea/onion fiend !! :unsure:
Rob
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181
cathangirl
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Sorry - it was guessed 12 days ago!
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Maybe the thread should be locked to prevent dashing the hopes of others wanting to win the grand prize. :tongue2: :lol:
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No, let it run on, like that b****y "Find the golden rabbit" thing, or whatever it was. :lol:
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maybe we should have another round of this game:
IMAGE DELETED DUE TO POSSIBLE COPYRIGHT ISSUE
Please make sure pics that are posted are copyright free/ free to use or are your own . Thanks Richyrich7
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Whats that in the bottom of the jar. Looks like frog's poo.
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36 ???????
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im not really sure, yeah frog poo why not. before we start this game again i should admit i dont actually know the number of onions, i just ripped the image off the internet. i can think of a number in my head though..
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No, don't think we need a spoof competition thanks ::)