Überpix

Over and out

2007-05-26T19:10:00.000-07:00

For the few regulars - Priya, Gibbo, Anonymouse and Editoramma - who patronise this squibz, sincere thanks for the pleasure of your company. I'm going back to spending my free time doing something else I enjoy: inventing words. (And, of course, writing my Magnum Flopus.) I'd also like to thank Anantha for having inspired me (yet again) to try my hand at clueing. (God knows I'm not very good at quizzing, either.) I'll be back. Maybe. Until then, whatever.

Überpix #174

2007-05-25T21:42:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Rasputin
Überclue (b): Sen

I doff my hat to Priya and humbly, suspiciously, wonderingly give up another crownie.

Überpix #172

2007-05-25T21:17:00.003-07:00

Überclue (a): Brit
Überclue (b): French

Priya does Europe for this crownie.

Überpix #171

2007-05-25T02:41:00.001-07:00

Überclue (a): Welch
Überclue (b): Size

Nad het noareth crownie fro Priya.

Überpix #170

2007-05-25T02:29:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Gore
Überclue (b): Bud's

Priya gets a couple of easy ones off her chest. Here's a crownie for one of them.

Überpix #169 (Unsolved)

2007-05-25T02:24:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Pirate
Überclue (b): Pianist

Überpix #168

2007-05-23T21:17:00.002-07:00

Überclue (a): Robert De Niro
Überclue (b): Terry Gilliam

Deftly handled by Gibbo for the crownie.

Überpix #167

2007-05-23T21:10:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Top
Überclue (b): 12345

Priya doesn't need to get into anything more than first gear for this crownie.

Überpix #166 (Unsolved)

2007-05-23T21:05:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Tracksformer
Überclue (b): Adam's name

Überpix #165 (Unsolved)

2007-05-21T19:28:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Greek Great
Überclue (a): Menacing boy

Überpix #164 (Unsolved)

2007-05-21T19:23:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Beautiful era
Überclue (b): Suspender

Überpix #163

2007-05-21T19:20:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Hen-pecked
Überclue (b): Ry Cooder

Interesting answer from Priya for yet another oh so boring crownie.

Überpix #162 (Unsolved)

2007-05-20T19:40:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Fight Club
Überclue (b): Pencil sticks

Überpix #161

2007-05-20T19:36:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): The start of Lara
Überclue (b): The T in pharma & pharma

Editoramma plays her clues well to pouch this crownie.

Überpix #160

2007-05-20T19:24:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Smile
Überclue (b): Flower

Prashant breaks all the rules and wrests free his crownie.

Überpix #159

2007-05-19T02:28:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Stories of O
Überclue (b): Bus stopped

Bad clues notwithstanding, Vinoo gets this crownie.

Überpix #158

2007-05-19T02:26:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Ravi Shankar
Überclue (b): Christopher Doyle

Editoramma snatches the Bawa and his jewels...I mean, crownie.

Überpix #157

2007-05-19T02:22:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Johnny Depp
Überclue (b): Gene Wilder

Anonymouse has got this crownie covered.

Überpix #156

2007-05-17T21:19:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Hirsute lady
Überclue (b): Plays with her breasts

Googlemouse steals the crownie from Priya.

Überpix #155

2007-05-17T21:04:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): It's
Überclue (b): True

Editoramma overthinks the clues and gives me more information than was necessary for the crownie. The clues were the answer.

Überpix #154

2007-05-17T20:54:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Hanif Kureshi
Überclue (b): Nick Hornby

This crownie goes to the Googlemouse.

Überpix #153 (Unsolved)

2007-05-16T19:28:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): One part cat
Überclue (b): One part ice cream

Überpix #152

2007-05-16T19:23:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Sour
Überclue (b): Pearl of Al-Qaida

Sweet. Anonymouse takes the crownie.

Überpix #151

2007-05-16T19:17:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Angel
Überclue (b): Compass points

Priya returns and returns with her customary crownie.

Überpix #150

2007-05-15T20:06:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Pepzzi
Überclue (b): Sunday

Anonymouse is smart enough to get my silly pun and the crownie for this 'un.

Überpix #149 (Unsolved)

2007-05-15T20:03:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Horny Devil
Überclue (b): Seventh Night

Überpix #148

2007-05-15T20:00:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Chappell
Überclue (b): Shades of Whoopi Goldberg

Srini corrects me and collects the crownie.

Überpix #147

2007-05-14T22:35:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Scoot
Überclue (b): Pooch

Gibbo scoots off with this crownie.

Überpix #146

2007-05-14T22:31:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Dirty Harry
Überclue (b): Gentlemen preferred this lady

Gibbo gets the Blondie for the crownie.

Überpix #145

2007-05-14T22:28:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): John Travolta
Überclue (b): Tom Cruise

Anonymouse doesn't even have to google this one for his crownie.

Überpix #144 (Unsolved)

2007-05-13T20:04:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Blue and Yellow
Überclue (b): I belonging to France with no apostrophe

Überpix #143

2007-05-13T19:56:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Ball player
Überclue (b): Hawkeye

Part-timer, Srini gets this crownie. Good one.

Überpix #142

2007-05-13T19:45:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Realist life
Überclue (b): Stark night

And another crownie for Anonymouse.

Überpix #141

2007-05-11T22:49:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Gravity
Überclue (b): Heights

Anonymouse books himself another crownie.

Überpix #140 (Unsolved)

2007-05-11T22:46:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Yes way, José
Überclue (b): Offspring of Pele's club

Überpix #139 (Unsolved)

2007-05-11T22:29:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Who Doctor?
Überclue (b): Book not by accident

Überpix #138

2007-05-10T21:37:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): IP address
Überclue (b): Old punk

Great get by Anonymouse. Take the crownie.

Überpix #137

2007-05-10T21:32:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Superman
Überclue (b): Kung-fu

As always, friend and colleague Gibbo gets the face and then takes a shot at getting the clues. Not very succesfully. What the heck, he still gets the crownies.

Überpix #136

2007-05-10T21:08:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Mad
Überclue (b): Red and white

This crownie for the uncrowned King of Pink Floyd is given to Editoramma, even though she doesn't quite get The Madcap Laughs connection. Ah well, the madcap smiles.

Überpix #135

2007-05-09T19:25:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Nina Ricci
Überclue (b): Yellow breast

Editoramma recognises the picture but doesn't get all the clues. Still, I get the drift and magnanimously hand over the crownie.

Überpix #134 (Unsolved)

2007-05-09T19:17:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Ant
Überclue (b): A turner

Überpix #133

2007-05-09T19:10:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Dish
Überclue (b): Feast

Gibbo gobbles up Nigella and the crownie.

Überpix #132 (Unsolved)

2007-05-08T20:03:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Mozart
Überclue (b): Black and white

Überpix #131 (Unsolved)

2007-05-08T19:53:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Pencil floater
Überclue (b): Apostle

If you think I've made a mistake, you have no clue.

Überpix #130

2007-05-08T19:47:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Part monster
Überclue (b): Part untouchable

Priya does her part, as usual, and forces me to part with yet another crownie.

Überpix #129

2007-05-07T19:49:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Black roll breaks
Überclue (b): California battle heaven

I wonder how many more crownies Gibbo would take with a bit of googling. (Considering he's the only guy who doesn't google for his solutions.) Ah well, Priya googles her way to another crownie.

Überpix #128

2007-05-07T19:43:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Heart
Überclue (b): Breaker

Gibbo, the honest one, dequizzes his way to this crownie.

Überpix #127

2007-05-07T19:15:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Amazing Grace
Überclue (b): "There was a time in my life not too long ago when I could show up in a cafe and simply do what I do...All I am doing is reclaiming it."

Did you manage this one without Google? If so, you deserve 300 crownies! Ah well, here's another one.

Überpix #126

2007-05-07T19:04:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Liv Ullman
Überclue (b): Rag Doll

Great get by Priya. And great story by Gibbo. The crownie goes to the lady. Sorry Gibbo, but you know how it goes. Then again, maybe you don't. But I certanly do.

Überpix #125

2007-05-06T23:04:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Boddingtons'
Überclue (b): Brangelina

And here I thought this was a tough one. Obviously I have no clue. Another crownie for Editoramma.

Überpix #124

2007-05-06T19:24:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): John
Überclue (b): John

Okay, so Gibbo gets this easy crownie. Sorry, I was blinded by the brilliance of this God of Rock to think of harder clues.

Überpix #123

2007-05-06T19:17:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Winner from Montreal
Überclue (b): Artist

Contrary to what it seems, the third clue is missing.

This is too much! This was supposed to be my uncrowned masterpiece. And yet, Editoramma takes it from right under my nose. I retire hurt, for the day. Hasta La Vista, Baby.

Überpix #122

2007-05-06T19:14:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): DGLO
Überclue (b): BRUE

Srini, one of the Quiz Gods I kinda know of, makes an appearance among us mere mortals and deigns to get under this crownie.

Überpix #121

2007-05-06T19:08:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Eight v/s Eight
Überclue (b): Mo bad than good

Since I'm so happy to have enlightened Srini on something, however stupid, I'll also be generous and give this crownie to him.

Überpix #120

2007-05-05T00:44:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Cigar
Überclue (b): Daily

Gibbo puffs and puffs his way to this crownie. (Even though, the cigar-chomping connection has more to do with Jonah Jameson than with 'Thank you for smoking'.)

Überpix #119

2007-05-05T00:40:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Alcohol
Überclue (b): House

The Übereditor, Editoramma, stashes away yet another, seemingly difficult, crownie.

Überpix #118

2007-05-05T00:29:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Bergman
Überclue (b): Hepburn

Bah! An easy one. Priya, you should be ashamed of yourself for snatching this crownie.

Überpix #117

2007-05-04T02:14:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Night
Überclue (b): Rural

The crownie Queen/King traps another crownie in her/his web. Takes it away, Priya.

Überpix #116

2007-05-04T02:02:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Shape
Überclue (b): Or

Now this was a difficult crownie to get; or so I thought. I hadn't reckoned with the powers of Editoramma.

Überpix #115

2007-05-04T01:59:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Hugh Grant
Überclue (b): Safe

It's safe to say that if nobody else gets the crownie, the persistent and determined Editoramma will find a way to.

Überpix #114

2007-05-04T01:47:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): The horror of metamorphoses
Überclue (a): Dead place

Daily visitor, Gibbo, picks up his, almost daily, crownie.

Überpix #113

2007-05-02T20:26:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Beatnik
Überclue (b): Answer

Who gets this crownie? The answer: Editoramma.

Überpix #112

2007-05-02T20:17:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Fish
Überclue (b): Devito

Priya returns for another crownie.

Überpix #111

2007-05-02T20:12:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): 113
Überclue (b): 112

Gibbo gets one crownie. More.

Überpix #110

2007-05-02T20:02:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Roth's child
Überclue (b): Inspiration

This cr goes to Editoramma and the ownie goes to me.

Überpix #109

2007-05-01T20:43:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Thank you for smoking
Überclue (b): ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...Priya takes this crownie....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...

Überpix #108

2007-05-01T20:39:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Technique
Überclue (b): Beer

Awesome get from Editoramma for the crownie. Take.

Überpix #107

2007-05-01T20:32:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Cry wolf
Überclue (b): Richard Gere

Editoramma analyses her way to this crownie. Great show.

Überpix #106

2007-05-01T20:25:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Asshole
Überclue (b): Boston sport

The Gibbo should get this one. (How's that for some extra pressure?) Gibbo delivers, as usual, and takes the crownie.

Scorebored for April

2007-04-30T23:36:00.000-07:00

Priya leads. The rest will follow.

Überpix #105

2007-04-30T22:19:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Vampire
Überclue (b): Angel

Greedy Priya is at it again.

Überpix #104

2007-04-30T22:17:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Africa
Überclue (b): China

Priya opens my eyes with a connection beyond the one I was looking for (Chad/Africa) and stashes away yet another crownie.

Überpix #103

2007-04-30T22:11:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Landing page
Überclue (b): Part of Hustler

Priya opens her account in the month of May with a surely thought out crownie.

Überpix #102

2007-04-30T22:06:00.000-07:00

Überpclue (a): Cracked Earth
Überclue (b): Times of India Hindu

The well-read Editoramma beats the prolific Priya to this crownie.

Überpix #101

2007-04-29T20:19:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Canadian
Überclue (b): Scottish

Friend and partner in crime, Gibbo, returns and smashes his way to a crownie.

Überpix #100

2007-04-29T20:06:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Michael Jordan
Überclue (a): Vietnam

Mixed up Anonymouse gets all the clues mixed up but emerges with the right answer. Here's your cwroien.

Überpix #99

2007-04-29T19:59:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Huge
Überclue (a): Kurt Waldheim

Despite the poor clueing, great get by Editoramma for another crownie. No, make that a dozen crownies.

Überpix #98

2007-04-29T19:47:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Middle East
Überclue (b): New Orleans

Anonymouse, nibbles his way to this crownie.

Überpix #97 (Unsolved)

2007-04-29T19:44:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Orkut
Überclue (b): Han Jian

Überpix #96

2007-04-29T05:06:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Ethan Hawke
Überclue (b): Martin Scorcese

Ladies and Gentlemen, this crownie goes to the lady and gentleman, Anonymouse.

Überpix #95

2007-04-28T02:08:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Kathleen Turner
Überclue (b): Fox series

Überpix #94 (Unsolved)

2007-04-28T02:04:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Al Pacino
Überclue (b): Michelle Pfeiffer

Überpix #93

2007-04-28T02:00:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): War of the Roses
Überclue (a): Cuckoo

Impartial me cannot give the crownie to Anonymouse, but I can hand it to him/her for having solved two of the three clues.

Überpix #92

2007-04-27T08:53:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Before Jordan
Überclue (b): On Baseball

The Solo woman, Priya, snares the solo man and his crownie. Good catch.

Überpix #91

2007-04-27T08:07:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Man Arbor
Überclue (b): Sterling contribution

Time to plant a crownie plant. The way they're going, best to find some way to keep the supply coming. Keep 'em coming. And here's your crownie.

Überpix #90 (Unsolved)

2007-04-27T07:55:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Shorty
Überclue (b): Italian

Überpix #89

2007-04-27T07:46:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): 19 times No
Überclue (b): Not persistent

Nice take for crownie. Take.

Überpix #88

2007-04-27T07:22:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Just so you know
Überclue (b): If you need another clue

Anonymouse needs no more clues; only one more answer. And the answer is all in the day's work. Off with your head...I mean, crownie.

Überpix #87

2007-04-25T21:05:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Bryan Ferry
Überclue (b): Tom and Jerry

The three and lonely Anonymouse picks up this berry silly crownie without telling me how beautifully I clued this one using only rhyme. Never mind. I shall pat myself on the back for this one. Take it away, Anonymouse!

Überpix #86

2007-04-25T21:00:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Millionaire
Überclue (b): Homeless

Isn't Priya weighed down by all those crownies? Guess not. Here's one more.

Überpix #85

2007-04-25T20:58:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Lethal Weapon
Überclue (b): The Matrix

Awesomedidu snaps up another crownie with a characteristically well-thought out figure!

Überpix #84

2007-04-25T20:53:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): What a
Überclue (b): Good relationship

Frankly, I'm amazed by the stratospheric levels of thinking some of you have exhibited. What wonderful minds I'm playing games with. Yet another crownie, this time, for Priya.

Überpix #83

2007-04-25T04:21:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Eddie Murphy
Überclue (b): Gus Van Sant

Good one, Priya! Just when you thought you were inside my head, I surprised you. Unfortunately, not for long. Hmph! Need to go bake some more crownies.

Überpix #82

2007-04-24T22:07:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Riverdale comic
Überclue (b): Leaf

I guess I'm going to have to change the way I think. (Priya seems to have me, and this one, too, figured out.) Another crownie for her bejewelled collection.

Überpix #81

2007-04-24T22:01:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Bruce Willis
Überclue (b): Philip Kaufman

Editoramma stokes the fires of vanity with another crownie.

Überpix #80 (Übernewfus!)

2007-04-24T21:50:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Boom Boom!
Überclue (b): Cricket ball

It is Roscoe Tanner, from the scoreboard, but can you get the answers to the clues?

Überpix #79

2007-04-24T21:47:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Big blow
Überclue (b): Desire

Editoramma gets the answers to two of the three clues but not the crownie.

Überpix #78

2007-04-24T04:36:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Wheeler
Überclue (b): Ring Ring

The unstoppable Priya turns out another stellar performance. Crownieeeee!

Überpix #77

2007-04-24T04:26:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Two promises
Überclue (b): Marilyn Monroe

I want the name of the guy.

The focussed Editoramma gets her man, minus all the clues. Generous me gives Madam Clue Less the crownie.

Überpix #76

2007-04-24T04:13:00.000-07:00

Überclue (a): Mars Attack
Überclue (b): Steven Speilberg

Priya uses her alien superbrain and bzzzzts another crownie!