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Fraser McAlpine | 17:00 UK time, Tuesday, 8 January 2008

Forgive the somewhat bland, picture-free blog. It seems that the doohickey which hoicks the pics of famous people from my PC and biffs them onto the interweb is on the fritz. I'm told this will be a temporary situation, but in the meantime, would anybody like to play a game?

You're familiar with the game where someone has to think of someone famous, and it's everyone else's job to try and guess who from the clues they are given (obviously they're not allowed to say who it is), right? Ironically, it doesn't seem to have a name itself, the best I've come up with is 'The Name Game', which is pretty vague.

Well, in the absence of actual pictures of musical people going about their daily lives, see if you can guess who I'm thinking of, from this description of what they look like...

PERSON 1:

Clue 1: He's got a little gnomy sort of a face and big black-framed glasses.
Clue 2: He is a man.
Clue 3: On his arms, he has tattoos like his wrist is on fire.
Clue 4: He is quite skinny, and likes to wear a vest.

Got it? OK, keep it to yourself for now, see if you can get any of the others and whack them all in the comments box below.

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PERSON 2:

Clue 1: She has got black hair, and a very round face.
Clue 2: She is a woman.
Clue 3: She has been know to have hairy armpits.
Clue 4: People know her (slightly) more for how she looks than what she does for a living.

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PERSON 3:

Clue 1: He has got black hair, sharp cheekbones and big dimples.
Clue 2: He is a man.
Clue 3: It's probably quite draughty inside his mouth.
Clue 4: His face crumples into tears in a very photogenic sort of a way.

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PERSON 4:

Clue 1: She has got freckles and awfully white skin.
Clue 2: She is a woman.
Clue 3: She has quite a wide mouth.
Clue 4: She has very minty-fresh breath, apart from when it smells faintly of tannic acid.

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PERSON 5:

Clue 1: He has got a large overbite, and his cheeks look a bit like he is hiding food.
Clue 2: He is a man.
Clue 3: He looks like he smells very nice indeed.
Clue 4: Sometimes you can't see his eyes, as they are covered by venetian blinds in sunglass form.

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PERSON 6:

Clue 1: She has got dark hair, olive skin and laughs a lot.
Clue 2: She is a woman.
Clue 3: She wears a lot of big puffy dresses.
Clue 4: And trainers.

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PERSON 7:

Clue 1: He is tall and thin, and walks on the balls of his feet.
Clue 2: He is a man.
Clue 3: He has got curly hair.
Clue 4: He is prone to making extravagent gestures, like he's in a West End musical.

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PERSON 8:

Clue 1: She has got a liony mane of hair and a toothy smile.
Clue 2: She is a woman.
Clue 3: Sometimes her eyes look like they could shoot out laser beams.
Clue 4: Don't go near her with scissors or any form of sharp blade, it could get REALLY messy in an accident situation.

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PERSON 9:

Clue 1: He has got a pointy nose and a snaggletoothed grin.
Clue 2: He is a man.
Clue 3: He's a little bit meatier than you'd think from all that marching about.
Clue 4: He has got black hair. No, blond hair! No, black hair!

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PERSON 10:

Clue 1: She is slim, tanned and wears a lot of low-cut tops.
Clue 2: She is a woman.
Clue 3: She is known for being a little bit clumsy, especially later in the evening.
Clue 4: Her hair is like a massive mountain of black spaghetti.

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NEXT WEEK: How to entertain yourself during a massive power-cut using just a cotton reel, some string, candle wax and four felt-tip pe...hang on, how will you read it if you can't switch your computer on? Bah!

NEXT WEEK: Nothing. Not a thing.

Comments

  1. At 10:44 PM on 08 Jan 2008, wrote:

    1 - Chester Bennington
    2 - ?
    3 - ?
    4 - Kate Nash? (complete guess)
    5 - ?
    6 - Lily Allen
    7 - Mika
    8 - ?
    9 - Gerard Way
    10 - Amy Winehouse

    Hmm, that's a pretty bad attempt. Ah well atleast I tried

  2. At 09:39 AM on 09 Jan 2008, SarahLH wrote:

    1-Chester Bennington
    2-Beth Ditto
    3-James Blunt (?)
    4-Kate Nash
    5-Kanye West
    6-Lily Allen
    7-Mika
    8-Shakira (?)
    9-Gerard Way
    10-Amy Winehouse(?)

    [I can tell you you have got 8 out of 10. But I'm not saying which ones are right! - Fraser]

  3. At 11:21 AM on 09 Jan 2008, SarahLH wrote:

    Aha! I have just realised that 8 is Leona Lewis! If I get the last one right do I get something for it, or just the right to feel a bit smug for a while? ;)

    [You get the admiration of a ChartBlog-loving world. No gift is as precious! Having said that, you're still only on 9 and time is running out- Fraser]

  4. At 11:44 AM on 09 Jan 2008, wrote:

    1. Chester Bennington
    2. Beth Ditto
    3. Leon Jackson??
    4. Kate Nash
    5. Kanye West
    6. Lilly Allen
    7. Mika
    8. Leona Lewis
    9. Gerard Way
    10. Amy Winehouse

    This is fun, except for number 3, which is frustrating!

    I was tempted to put Russell Brand for number 7.

    [Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner! Nice work, sir! - Fraser]

  5. At 01:02 PM on 09 Jan 2008, SarahLH wrote:

    Oh, fudge!

    Oh well, at least I might get some work done today! Well done, Jamie!

  6. At 01:09 PM on 09 Jan 2008, wrote:

    Oh wow!! I never win anything.

    I'd like to thank my mom & dad for bringing me into this world. My darling girlfriend for supporting me throughout and last, but by no means least I would like to thank ChatBlog for giving me this wonderful opportunity to showcase my talent for identifying musicians from cryptic descriptions. I am forever gratefull.

    [Easy there, Gwyneth. - Fraser]

  7. At 02:10 PM on 09 Jan 2008, wrote:

    Thanks SarahLH, you were a worthy competitor.

    Can't say the same for Kerri and her attempt. (I'm only kidding Kerri)

  8. At 03:38 PM on 09 Jan 2008, chobbs wrote:

    hi is ant one there i am really bored

  9. At 05:34 PM on 09 Jan 2008, Colette wrote:

    1:?
    2:Beth Ditto
    3:dunno but i think it might b leon jackson
    4:Kate Nash
    5: ?
    6:Lily Allen (tht was vair vair easy)
    7: Mika
    8:?
    9: Gerard Way
    10:Amy Winehouse

    [7/10. Well done! - Fraser]

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