Did you check and see?
Whatever this might be?
Be wary of all pages
As well as all the phases
Have lot's and lot's of fun
And that is not a pun!
All of your nice typing goes here
And there will be no crying in your beer!

I pretty much see the same thing Cindy, though I don't know if that is bread...I thought it was some kind of breaded fish stick that you dip in the sauce and I'm really not sure what that bottom portion of the image is at all...placemats? fabric?...I think we need another hint...or some other guessers to jump in here to help out...where is everybody?...but I'll take a really wild guess and say it's +cc_Beowulf, only because there is a + and _ in his name...could there be any significance to +Samatar saying that Cat (::animaniactoo) can't help us anymore?

On closer inspection I think you might be right, Cindy...I think the lower portion of the image is some bras...so, if we could figure out what to call the first two images combined then subtract the letters 'bras' or some variation of those letters maybe? that would be the right answer.

Y'all have left me in the dust of your guessing :(
I never was very good at any of this type stuff.....*whaaaa* ;=)

*zips mouth* i'm not allowed to say nuttin.

Another thought if I may...I get the feeling that maybe this clue was done this way because the person's name couldn't be visually depicted any other way...like just for example, how would you depict a name like jswgpb...you would have to come up with a word that contained those letters and more letters then subtract some letters.

Here's a hint... you are being too specific in regards to the first two images.

Would it be food?

Ok, too specific...umm, seafood bars, stir fry, scampi...geez, I'm gaining weight trying to figure this out...anyone else got some ideas?

OK, I'm back...what did I miss?

~looks at pic~

Uhhh...food + food - the Double D's

foofoo !!

Cha-ching!!

cha ching!

That's what I said...Cha-ching!!

PAY ME NOW!! 8~O

IF I had even ONE clue that would help me, I would submerge myself in thoughts...that would maybe help..but no way...I'm a total blank...

Congratulations!!!

You've nearly located every epithet...
One more to go, that won't take long I'll bet!

Oh man...you know, I thought of food and foo foo but didn't figure on what to do with those d's...well, chalk up another one for Randy...wonder where the rest of the guys are in all this???...well, bring on the last one Mr. GTA...* makes mental note to self to keep it simple, stupid *

The Happy Couple -- cynlee???

Now that the names have all been solved
Let's hope more people get involved
And that there are extra takers
To match the pictures to their makers...
The images have been revealed!
(Don't ask for clues. My lips are sealed.)

do we post our guesses openly? or pm you?

Zzzzzz...I've got all 8, but, I've been havin' so much fun I think I'll let the others wrestle with'em for a while!! 8~O

OH Randy? So PM me with the corrsponding artists/numbers & I will tell you if you can play anymore =)

Miss Cat, you can guess openly on this page.

why danke danke:

01 - kodo34
02 - mesmerized
03 - alexis518
04 - foofoo
05 - trisbert
06 - cynlee
07 - fogz
08 - verenabloo

So? What's my score?

50 % Miss Cat! 4/8 right.

does my score improve if I switch 04 and 07?

Just try it!

lol. I'll try tomorrow, I'm takin me off to bed!

Aha ... 'we' seem to be forgetting something here ... I think.

In the past GTA contests, correct me if I am wrong ... some artists styles were emulated to fool us.

I don't think it is just a 'straight ahead' guess of styles here.

Careful now ... this Mr. GTA is tricky. ;o)

*contemplates the images and their rightful creators ... not the emulated ones*

p.s. How'd Randy do?? Just curious.

Ask Randy =)

LOL.

See?

Whadda I tell ya?

Tricky ... tricky ... and quite handsome and talented, from what I have been told. Or ...

He could be trying to emulate me. :oP

You rang??

Pat, I'd like to solve the puzzle...

GTA 01 – kodo34
GTA 02 – mesmerized
GTA 03 – foofoo
GTA 04 – fogz
GTA 05 – trisbert
GTA 06 – cynlee
GTA 07 – alexis518
GTA 08 – verenabloo

Vanna claps and the audience goes wild!!

So is Randy right on all of them?...gee, if I had been allowed to guess here's another thing I woulda' been wrong on...I could have sworn that GTA 03 was either Kodo34 or Trisbert, and I thought GTA 05 was Verena 'cause of that red car hiding behind the trees.

I think Randy is almost right, but I could be wrong. ;0)

The only one I'm 100% certain of is 01 = Kodo34. The rest, I have no clue, but I haven't done any investigating yet.

Oh, I'm also 100% certain that if Rand got it on the first guess, I will be most annoyed :-P

01 - kodo34
02 - mesmerized
03 - alexis518
04 - fogz
05 - trisbert
06 - cynlee
07 - foofoo
08 - verenabloo

Next pass!

My brain hurtz. :o(

I have looked at the images ... searching for telltale signs ... of native flora and fauna ...

What red car in GTA 05s' image???

Akakakaaaaa ... *runs out screaming*

*comes back*

GTA 02 is trisbert. Guaranteed.

*runs away screaming ... once again*

Well, maybe it's not a car but there's something red behind those trees...I thought it was her cougar.

Tricky ... and wily, are you? Whoever you are ... you.

GTA 06 is mesmerized. Guaranteed.

*runs away screaming ... once again*

... ... ...

... ... ...

Hmm? Oh no, nothing is wrong ... I just like running and screaming. :oP

Ok, like a bad hangnail ... I'm back.

I would like to change my first guess ... kodo has the skills to do that sort of manipulation. I thought it was trisbert at first because of the precision involved.

Me forgotz kodo is a master as well. Manips are not trisberts' usual thang ... if you get where I am coming from.

So ... here are my guesses so far:

GTA 02 is kodo34.
GTA 06 is mesmerized.

Here's hopin' I don't leave an 8 - 10 split.

Peace ... and laterz ... for now.

Oh ... and I don't think Australia has fur trees. That's a clue/hint kind of dealie 'they' have given us. Pay attention people.

Details, details ... details.

I think those are red flowers?

OK, after going through all the mystery artists galleries, here's my first official attempt:

01 = Kodo34
02 = Verenabloo. Simply because it was the only one left...
03 = Trisbert. I don't think so but none of my other leftovers fit in... gah!
04 = Foofoo. If I'm right, she did a fantastic job with this image. My favorite of the bunch.
05 = Alexis518. Otherwise I think she must be 03.
06 = Cynlee. Pretty sure about this one, just going by similar styles and subjects in her gallery.
07 = Fogz. 'Cos she has a train in her gallery. :-P
08 = Mesmerized. She seems to like frames *shrugs*

Pretty sure I am way off with at least half of these. I'll try again tomorrow.

I think Cat is pretty right with her list..

Randy 6/8 correct
Cat 6/8 correct
Sam 3/8 correct

Les all 8 guesses please before you can get a score

Three out of eight!!!

*sobs*

PS I assume we are going by the old rule of one guess every 24 hours?

**** Each participant in the guesstheartist contest may only post once per every 24 hours. No Exceptions****

*gasps*

waits for the evening

Go ahead and guess again!! What's he gonna do, give ya a ticket or sumpin'?? It's not like GTA is ATF, CIA or FBI!! 8~O

GTA doesn't even have a real gun...see, it's just a squirt gun!!

01 - trisbert
02 - mesmerized
03 - alexis518
04 - fogz
05 - kodo34
06 - cynlee
07 - foofoo
08 - verenabloo

okay... let's try it this way. I also have to say... if my last pass had 6/8 correct, there's no way Randy coulda ALSO had 6/8 correct based on what I did to increase my score. so um... was there a calculation error?

Whoa, great minds think alike!! I was just getting ready to PM you as the math wasn't coming out right for me either and looking at both are list and each having 6/8 I thought...weird!!

Yeah, that doesn't seem to quite make sense, does it?

Ahhhh...good, you are on your toes!
Corrected score from yesterday:
Cat - 5/8
Randy - 6/8

Today's scores:

Cat - 4/8 correct.

Sorry about that folks. My nimble typing finger hit the wrong number. Who started rumors about me making sense , eh? :)
I apologize.

Going in a different direction then ... forget the emulation aspect, although I was sure it had occurred in a past GTA. Even think it was the last one and Phil (aka philcuk) did so to 'throw' us off track.

Wait a sec ... nahh, was going to link to his image in that contest to illustrate my point.

Ok then ... anyway to have the images in the contest all on the first page of that gallery? Still loading a lil' slow on my end and having that one image on the second page is driving me nutz.

Ok, ok ... I was nutz already, however ... a request then pour moi. :o)

Depends how you sort them and how many images you have per page, Les. Unfortuately you can't change the upload date. I presume you are clicking on the GTA 4 gallery, rather than the general "Contest" gallery?

OK, this might make it easier for everyone...myself included.

The images

The artists:

trisbert
mesmerized
alexis518
fogz
kodo34
cynlee
foofoo
verenabloo

And while I'm at it... here's my second round of guesses:

01 = Kodo34. Still pretty convinced of that... though I realise now it could also be Trisbert. But it does make sense that Cat's score went down when she swapped them.
02=Mesmerized. Of this bunch, she seems to be the one most into manip-type stuff.
03=Foofoo. She is into trees, and close ups...
04=Trisbert. Now this doesn't look like a scene from Sydney to me, but I realised that it could have been taken somewhere else at any time.
05=Fogz. Seems like the right kind of scenery for her area, judgin by other photos in her gallery.
06=Cynlee, for the same reasons as last time...
07=Alexis518. She has a few photos of similar buildings.
08=Verena. Because she's the only one left :-P

Hope I score a bit higher this time!

Sam - 5/8 correct. (counted on my nimble fingers too :)

That's more like it...

Me again...

GTA 01 – trisbert
GTA 02 – mesmerized
GTA 03 – foofoo
GTA 04 – fogz
GTA 05 – kodo34
GTA 06 – cynlee
GTA 07 – alexis518
GTA 08 – verenabloo

Still at it eh, hehe...wish I could guess, but why don't some other members jump in here...even if you didn't participate in the first portion of the game/contest you could still try your luck here...who knows, maybe you'll be the one to get 'em all right.:Pat.

I'd like to see more people participate too. If I was one of the 8 artists who participated, or the person/persons who have spent time creating the riddles, I'd be really disappointed to see basically only 5 people joining in the fun.

Randy - 5/8 correct

Actually I’ve been enjoying watching a handful of geniuses at work. You people amaze me with the way you work through these cryptic puzzles.

Poop!! I'm goin' the wrong way!!

I would like to participate! hmmmmmmmm! maybe not! lol! I would be disqualified! damn it!

Tonite's Pass!

01 - kodo34
02 - mesmerized
03 - foofoo
04 - fogz
05 - alexis518
06 - cynlee
07 - trisbert
08 - verenabloo

p.s. … what about the ingenuity of the person/persons creating the puzzles? 8•P

Then that person would be an awesome dude or dudette!!
But, I think you've guesses wrong, I would bet!!

0/8!! Remember the 48 hour rule!! No more guesses till 72 hours have passed, else you'll end up with gas!!

I rock!!

Plez keep time as the watch you do seek
It ticks 'n' tocks, such a mystic
There's only one way to eat corn on the cob
Who's GTA? Just ask ???

ummmmmm
uhhhhhh

Randy… that was a mean and horrible thing to do. It took me an entire 15 thoroughly confused secs to figure out. <sticks out tongue>

dont think we need to ask
when we can see who does the task

lmao

Cat - 5/8 correct

have you been hitting the elderberry wine again? <suspicious look>

who????? me??????

Think he has an identity crises happening.. lol..

Well, it seems there's some artists who have done a good job fooling the guessers...perhaps Les was onto something when he mentioned the emulation aspect?

Yoo-Hoo!!

GTA 01 – foofoo
GTA 02 – mesmerized
GTA 03 – kodo34
GTA 04 – fogz
GTA 05 – trisbert
GTA 06 – cynlee
GTA 07 – alexis518
GTA 08 – verenabloo

*waits for Randy's guesses to get kicked to the curb*

GTA 01 – kodo34
GTA 02 – mesmerized
GTA 03 – trisbert
GTA 04 – fogz
GTA 05 – foofoo
GTA 06 – cynlee
GTA 07 – alexis518
GTA 08 – verenabloo

Anybody want a drink while we wait? I got a few things in the cabinet. 8•P

Randy - 5/8 correct

Cat - champagne time 8/8 correct.

Good job participants as well as a big thank you to the artist who contributed to the GTA contest.

This officially completes round 4 of GTA.

Cat has earned bragging rights until it is time for Round 5 of GTA! Keep the pencils sharp as well as the minds.

This concludes our programming until next time. Good-by from GTA.

BOO!! HISS!! 8~O

~bows & accepts defeat~

Congrats Cat!! Now let's spend that money!!

~soft music starts~

Well Pat, for $ 14,750.00 we'll take the trip for three to Tahiti.

The canoe for $ 2,890.00 would be fun.

Oh, and the brass Great Dane bookends for $ 1,275.00 would look choice in the den.

Ummm, for $ 850.00 the toaster oven.

And we'd like the rest on a gift certificate.

Wait! There is still one puzzle left to solve!

Who thinks they know who GTA is?!?!?

Fiddle dee and fiddle doo
Who was that wicked soul?

WOOOOO HOOOOOOO! *GRINS*!

Um. I think the final stage portion was emcee'd by Ms. Mimi!

Yessss, let's unmask 'the devilishly and fiendishly master of misdirection', to borrow from Les's description...ironically, if I may be permitted a guess in this regard, I think it was Les, lol...and congrats to Cat for getting it right...next time maybe I'll be a guesser and I plan to be sharp as a tack !

I think Guesttheartist is Mimi!

Thunderous applause for the players of this game
With minds so varied and a task the same
They work together to unravel the task
But never could lift Guesttheartists mask.

Yes, congrats all round! I'm glad this was solved today as I am off on holidays tomorrow morning. Looking forward to next time!

Just to wrap this up from my end, I want to thank whoever guesstheartist is for holding this fun game...I appreciate being asked to participate and really enjoyed the whole thing...looking forward to the next time.

...And to think no one chose the used pair of shoes behind Curtain No. 2...Good thing!

Thanks so much GTA- whoever you are!. I'm really glad that I was asked to participate in this contest also. It was so much fun reading the guesses and congratulations Cat for being the winner.

I'm sorry I did not get back earlier with final comments. But, like foofoo, much appreciation to those who took so much time with the organization and then keeping this going. My only wish is that more people had participated, but those who did were enthusiastic and it was a lot of fun for me too, on the guessing end of it.

uhh whats this about? I am like the youngest person on caedes...

well - you arent the youngest person here - either physically or mentally - maybe the youngest sheet metal worker but thats about it. this is a (formerly) long dead contest thread.

*shrugs*

The mystery go for HOTTROCKIN

*scratches head*

Scratches Sams head and shakes own head.

*whips out the video camera*

"..scuse me while I whip this out" Blazing Saddles

...oops, wrong thread

*backs out of the door, slowly*

*looks around warily*

Keep lookin'!! Ya never know what ya might find!! Could ALL be hind-sight!!

8~O