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Posted on February 15, 2010 in Life, the Universe and Everything, Oddities, The Home Front by Jay40 Comments »

Here we are on Macro Monday again! And I have another fairly easy puzzle for you.

Well. That’s easy for me to say, I suppose, but I think it’s easy.

This is something that not all households will have, but I would think most will have seen. Some households might have had many more than one of these, at one time, but don’t need them now.

They don’t all look exactly like this, of course, but isn’t that true of almost anything, from a vinegar bottle, a patch of graffiti on a wall, to a set of fire tools or an egg box and back? Even such a ubiquitous object as a spoon will vary from kitchen to kitchen across the world.

This thing can actually vary quite a lot, and it isn’t quite such a ubiquitous – or necessary – object as a spoon. However, those that do have them would be sorry to be without them, I venture to guess.

Confused yet? Oh, I do hope so!

As usual, check back tomorrow evening (UK time) for the answer. I’ll add a link to the big picture at the bottom of this post, and also the answer will turn up in the comments at some point. And thank you all for playing!

And the answer is here! Congratulations to our winners this week, Liz and Jake (who’s probably seen this very dog biscuit, or its brother), with a commendation going to Colleen for being as close as it’s possible to be without being spot on. Well done, you guys!

40 Responses to “Macro Monday – Puzzle No. 9”

on 15 Feb 2010 at 2:40 pm1Colleen

Oh, dear… this one is not going to be easy for me. It looks a bit like a rotting old biscuit, but I’m pretty sure that I’m wrong.
Colleen´s last blog ..Digging out and Defrosting
on 15 Feb 2010 at 3:31 pm2secret agent woman

Is that a pumice stone? It looks like lava to me, although not like the standard molded gray pumice stones you usually see.
secret agent woman´s last blog ..A couple more reasons to love small town life.
on 15 Feb 2010 at 4:07 pm3Kiki

I am super mystified again! your puzzles are great..they keep me..well… puzzled! Great macro..it almost looks like coal..but I just dont know! Ha ha!Hmmm…the mystery awaits!
Kiki~
on 15 Feb 2010 at 5:47 pm4dutchbaby

I have no clue. If this one is fairly easy, then I would have to drop out for the difficult ones .

My first instinct was that this reminds me of the mortar and pestle sets we used to use in Indonesia. They were made of lava stone. But that wouldn’t explain the mysterious dimples, or its shape for that matter.

I love these and will definitely check back tomorrow.
dutchbaby´s last blog ..Macro Monday: Petal by Petal
on 15 Feb 2010 at 5:50 pm5Mara

At first I thought it might be a curling stone (to stay with the Olympic Games), but I don’t think many people have that in their kitchen, unless they use it as a kettle!

I know what it is: a burnt match!
Mara´s last blog ..Cats
on 15 Feb 2010 at 6:36 pm6Kala

Looks like a pumice stone, but I’m not sure.
on 15 Feb 2010 at 6:49 pm7babs - beetle

I think it’s a smokeless fuel nugget (coal). It’s a stone. It’s a Joss stick holder
babs – beetle´s last blog ..Platform disaster!
on 15 Feb 2010 at 8:43 pm8Baino

Babs beat me. Ilooked at the holes and thought it must be for holding incense then ..not very pretty for someone as artistic as you? Grinding stone? Then it also has a sort of ‘rubbery’ texture. I dunno . . .
Baino´s last blog ..By Silken Threads We Connect
on 15 Feb 2010 at 8:50 pm9Don't Bug Me!

You really are going to have to make these easier for us, Jay. Either that, or give us more clues, since apparently we are all clueless!
Don’t Bug Me!´s last blog ..Macro Monday Mystery
on 15 Feb 2010 at 9:15 pm10Jay

Everyone – Hahaha! Well, OK … it’s not lava or a pumice. And you don’t normally find them on windowsills, which is where I photographed this one.

Carry on.
on 16 Feb 2010 at 1:06 am11Jake

Ah! A windowsill! That was the bit I was having the most trouble with, it almost looks like it’s got a similar texture embossed in it to a kitchen towel, with little leaves and stuff…

(It looks like the more-boring kind of dog biscuit, to me; it looks too light and varied in tone to be charcoal fuel, and too flaky to not be pushed together from bits.)
on 16 Feb 2010 at 2:05 am12January

Ooopss! what could this be? wink! looks like a donut to me.. lol

Thanks for visiting my macro entry..
January´s last blog ..Living is a Grand Thing
on 16 Feb 2010 at 2:47 am13quilly

Is this a whetstone?
on 16 Feb 2010 at 2:49 am14quilly

pumice stone!
quilly´s last blog ..The Great Soup Recipe Exchange
on 16 Feb 2010 at 4:08 am15Tricia

I have no idea, but I just read your ‘About Me’ section about ‘The Depp Effect’! Very cool & I have to say that you have very good taste in men! There’s definitely nobody else out there like HIM… period!
Tricia´s last blog ..Straw Birdhouse
on 16 Feb 2010 at 5:08 am16Maureen

Darnit! You stumped me again.

One day. One day I shall get it!
Maureen´s last blog ..What I Didn’t Know
on 16 Feb 2010 at 5:10 am17kathy

I have not a clue, but thanks for stopping by my site!
on 16 Feb 2010 at 7:17 am18ethelmaepotter

I thought Mara was right – the head of burnt kitchen match.

Jay, do you use a macro lens, or the macro setting on a zoom?
ethelmaepotter´s last blog ..Fresh Veggies in the Snow
on 16 Feb 2010 at 9:16 am19Gattina

To me it looks like a pebble but I don’t think that they are used for household, lol ! No idea !
Gattina´s last blog ..RUBY RED TUESDAY
on 16 Feb 2010 at 11:34 am20Carletta

Looks like a big flat fluffy cookie that someone ate the chocolate chips out of.
I’m clueless.
I’ll be back.
Carletta´s last blog ..Ruby Tuesday: Mouthful of Seeds
on 16 Feb 2010 at 1:57 pm21Jay

Everyone – Perhaps I should also point out that this is a colour shot, not monochrome?
on 16 Feb 2010 at 1:58 pm22liz

Doggie biscuit!

I dreamt about you the other night, jay. You’d arranged for Johnny Depp to come to visit a shop we were both in. By coincidence I was also invited to meet Brad Pitt somewhere else at the same time. Needless to say I chose Johnny. But he didn’t speak to me and I didn’t get a photo. Still it was better than nothing, so thank you!
liz´s last blog ..Oh George!
on 16 Feb 2010 at 2:17 pm23Jay

Liz – Hahahaha! You’re very welcome, my dear. Any time, just so long as I’m in on the deal too!
on 16 Feb 2010 at 4:33 pm24petra michelle

The clues abound, and yet leave me clueless! Hmmm….
petra michelle´s last blog ..Be sure to tip the valet driver!
on 16 Feb 2010 at 11:49 pm25Jay

Everyone – Well done Colleen – you’re 90% right. It is indeed a rotting old biscuit, but of a particular kind. Jake and Liz were 100% right, because it is, in fact, a charcoal dog biscuit, rejected by Sid, who ate all the other kinds and left this one.

In case you live somewhere where charcoal biscuits are unknown, they are sold (and included in mixtures) to aid digestion and improve dog breath. They probably work quite well for the first, but not very much at all for the second.

Thanks for playing, everyone! I hope you all had fun!
on 17 Feb 2010 at 1:22 am26Colleen

I am seriously shocked that I even got close. I really didn’t have a clue! And I have never heard of charcoal dog biscuits, but then, I don’t have a dog.
Colleen´s last blog ..Not ALL yelllow snow is bad
on 17 Feb 2010 at 1:55 am27John McDevitt

charcoal
John McDevitt´s last blog ..Monday Musings: Is is Safe to Come Out?
on 17 Feb 2010 at 5:32 am28Amanda Moore

Who would have thought a dead doggie bisquit? sorry I missed the game but it was fun to read!
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on 17 Feb 2010 at 4:46 pm29Don't Bug Me!

Well, at least I don’t feel like such an idiot now – I have never seen or heard of charcoal dog biscuits – but then, I have two cats and no dogs. Perhaps we don’t have them in Canada (charcoal dog biscuits, that is, not dogs, we have those).
Don’t Bug Me!´s last blog ..Macro Monday Mystery
on 17 Feb 2010 at 6:44 pm30lisaschaos

LOL I would have guessed a rock or oreo. Very cool!
lisaschaos´s last blog ..About 4,000 miles of road
on 18 Feb 2010 at 1:43 pm31sandy

I want it to be a cookie
sandy´s last blog ..Thursday 13-13 imperfections my dogs have but I still love them
on 19 Feb 2010 at 1:26 am32SparkleFarkle

My guess: a dish scrubby that looks like Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) of 24 (FOX)? OR, perhaps, a charred Mr. Potato Head (who is actually Jack Bauer without the pipe)?
SparkleFarkle´s last blog ..Popcorn, I BEARly Knew Ye
on 19 Feb 2010 at 1:30 am33SparkleFarkle

Hmm. Maybe I should have also mentioned that, even though I am one of his biggest fans, I think Mr. Sutherland looks like a spud.
SparkleFarkle´s last blog ..Popcorn, I BEARly Knew Ye
on 19 Feb 2010 at 1:32 am34SparkleFarkle

Or a singed scrubby with divots like a potato’s eyes.

Perhaps I should quit while I’m ahead. I AM still ahead, aren’t I? LOL!
SparkleFarkle´s last blog ..Popcorn, I BEARly Knew Ye
on 19 Feb 2010 at 1:34 am35SparkleFarkle

Me, again. Where do I click to become a “Follower”? Thanks!
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on 19 Feb 2010 at 1:47 am36meleah rebeccah

Sorry I missed this one! I would have never guessed it right!
meleah rebeccah´s last blog ..Doing Things Differently – My Week In Review [Part Two]
on 19 Feb 2010 at 3:01 am37Icy BC

I think it’s a piece of pumpernickel bread, with holes..but I could be wrong..
Icy BC´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday–Courting
on 19 Feb 2010 at 4:58 am38CameoRoze

Such fun puzzles to try and figure out. I’ll try and drop by earlier next week!

Lovin’ Macro Monday,
Cameo @–>–>—
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on 20 Feb 2010 at 2:51 pm39Jay

Colleen – Just shows how finely honed your identification skills are, doesn’t it?

John McDevitt – Half right! Charcoal biscuit!

DBM – Really? I’m surprised, and yet, not surprised! Not about you not feeling like an idiot, about you not having charcoal biscuits. LOL!

Lisa’s Chaos – Thanks! I’m having fun, and I hope my commenters are, too!

Sandy – Well, it is! It’s a dog cookie!

Sparkle Farkle – Haha! I rather like Kiefer Sutherland. Loved his Dad, Donald, too. Something about those potato heads, huh?

The solution is up in the post (at the bottom). It’s a dog biscuit!

You can’t really become a follower on this blog because it isn’t run by Blogger. You can click on the little orange boxy icon in my menu bar though, to add me to your news feed. It’s the last menu item, on the left, labelled ‘RSS’.

Meleah – Just as well you missed it, then!

Icy BC – Yep, you are wrong! The solution is up there at the bottom of the post. Click on the link to see … a dog biscuit! LOL!
on 21 Feb 2010 at 8:27 pm40liz

Yay!
liz´s last blog ..Lenten thanks 5