No problemo...

Person? That's impersonation! Just in case you wondered, that's the archetypical female "okame" (played by a man wearing an "ugly " okame mask in this photo) in a play at the Mibu temple festival in Kyoto.

Her chubby, laughing face is found all round Japan, often under the name "otafuku" or "lots of luck", along with her skinny husband, the tricky "hyottoko" with his slyly pursed mouth and "bet you wish you knew wot I know" eyes.

More about them here
About okame and hyottoko or usofuki

Grrrr I only just worked out how to put a picture up!

Bit late for this year!!!

Great pic though!

*goes to change description*

Car Expert

Wooo hoooo!!! Thank you all who voted for me and Delia. I will let her know we are in the top five.... She will be so egg-cited!

Last minute campaining - VOTE FOR ME PLEASE!

Still an hour and a half to get your votes in to me if you haven't done so already

Car Expert

I trust you have the parent's permission to post their son's picture on the internet?

EVERYONE - QUICK.....

VOTE FOR ME!!!!!!!!1



Asbo
x

NO ME!!!! (please)

have just sent votes....finally...I tried to vote for different people and didn't use the league table as a guide, until I had chosen, just to check that none of them were to overtake me, unless they were above me already! so tactical...

The PM lines have now closed for this category, and the winner is:



mrbouffant

Here's how the final standings look:

mrbouffant (organ) = 96
Malone (herself) = 63
Car Expert (The Bobbingtons) = 62
4th: BBTOTW (cello) = 54
5th: noodle (cat) = 43
6th: janexxx (Archie) = 42
7th: ben_walker446 (himself) = 41
8th: Boo Radley (emu) = 40
8th: flute fanatic (quavers) = 40
8th: Scaramouche (herself) = 40
11th: Clariano (night sky) = 32
12th: bobifier (Ascii art pattern) = 31
13th: jazzywench (dancing cat) = 30
14th: sarah-flute (animated smilie) = 29
14th: skylark (herself) = 29
16th: barry-clari (gold star from Cyrilla) = 28
16th: pianoboe (piano, oboe, guitar) = 28
18th: SarahSax1986 (saxophone) = 27
19th: carol*piano (herself) = 26
20th: joyjoy (wacky piano keys) = 25
21st: Binka (cat holding trumpet) = 22
21st: chocolatedog (the chocolate dog itself) = 22
21st: jod (herself) = 22
24th: Oddball (himself) = 21
25th: Miss Ross (herself) = 20
25th: Nocturne (treble clef/quavers) = 20
27th: PianoSecrets-x (dough boy) = 19
28th: Good Intentions (herself) = 16
29th: SaxFan (saxophone) = 15
30th: anacrusis (pine cone) = 14
30th: AnotherPianist (trampolinist) = 14
32nd: fsharpminor (himself playing piano) = 13
32nd: grand choeur (animated organ player) = 13
32nd: La_Chopiniste_ (cake) = 13
35th: Bagpuss (herself) = 12
36th: katyjay (herself playing recorder) = 11
37th: Eleanor (turtle) = 10
38th: Christy212 (tree with orange background) = 9
38th: magicflute (piano keys) = 9
38th: mwl1 (church interior) = 9
38th: Soph15 (Spongebob) = 9
38th: St George ('super-figure' + saxophone) = 9
43rd: BbTenor (instruments/city) = 8
43rd: Choddy (himself) = 8
43rd: dcmbarton (himself) = 8
43rd: LadyOrchestra (dog wearing sunglasses) = 8
43rd: Rosemary (sleeping/podcast poster) = 8
43rd: Rosemary7391 (clarinet pattern) = 8
49th: YetAnotherPianist (brownies) = 7
49th: _rai_ (person) = 7
51st: Chaos_91 (dog) = 6
51st: country girl (cows) = 6
51st: ffliwt (herself with violin) = 6
51st: Schwournes (gingerbread man) = 6
55th: *Pianola* (harpist) = 5
55th: ad_libitum (grand piano) = 5
55th: Cello_forever (3 cellos in forest) = 5
55th: cheeble (herself) = 5
55th: Devil_Fiddler (glass building) = 5
55th: liebe_klavier (nature) = 5
55th: maggiemay (garden) = 5
55th: Reverie (herself) = 5
63rd: Carrie x (blue liquid/solution) = 4
63rd: Saxophonist (saxophone) = 4
63rd: StuMac (himself with 3 others @ Stalybridge) = 4
63rd: thouston (herself) = 4
67th: all ears (archetypical female 'okame') = 3
67th: lizbun (herself) = 3
67th: lucky045 (herself) = 3
70th: Deborah (herself with clarinet) = 2
70th: fiddle chick (girl playing fiddle) = 2
72nd: bassmadmatt (himself playing guitar) = 1
72nd: Talitha (cat) = 1
72nd: Wobby (Muon Cherenkov Ring) = 1

Car Expert

Woo! Thank you! I know you were voting for the fine organ and the shiny trompettes en chamade so I do not take it in any way as a form of personal validation

Many thanks Car Expert but I still can't do it. I daren't try the second method - it looks complicated. So I'm still trying the first.When I click on "Browse" I can bring up my folders of photos. So I click on the one I want and then I click on "Update photo" and nothing happens. I suppose this is because I am missing out the "upload"bit???? - or some other simple thing I just don't know how to do???

Congrats mrbouffant!


joint 8th place... thanks to those who voted for mine!

Well in Mr B!

Congratulations on a clear win mrb!

And thanks to everyone who voted for me

well done Mrb.

Well done MrB!!

Whoo, I got 19 points!! Thanks!

Well done MrB! Thanks whoever voted for me

Well done MrB

I didn't think a migraine inducing warped picture of a clarinet army would get so many votes.... Thanks people!

well done Mr B. your organ was clearly out in front...

I couldn't work out what yours was, Rosemary!!

A worthy winner, congratulations!


Asbo x

Yes, standing proud, as always...

Well, I do have their written permission for me to take their son's picture and use it for a brochure that I produced...but have taken it down, anyway .

Well done, mrb

Congratulations mrb, well done to everyone else who got votes, and thank you to everyone who voted for me!

Gosh, I thought it was the prelude to a bondage scene .

I enjoyed checking out profile photos, mysterious as they were!

Congratulations Mr. B!

Does anyone else think it looks like something from 'The Mummy'?

Thanks.

Sorry to be so boring about the picture, but you know how parents can be....

Congrats Mr B

I just remembered they gave their permission for it to go on a website of mine...

Congratulations MrB.

WooHoo!!! I came 2nd!!!

No, you'll need to double-click on the photo you want to upload, then click on 'Update Photo'.

Car Expert

Thanks again Car Expert. I've now got to the point where the photo starts to upload. Then halfway along I get an error message which tells me to contact a member of staff - so I've sent an email. Hope I've done the right thing.

Congrats MrB! That's a seriously impressive lead!

Joint 16th place with Barry-clari...I'm very happy with that!

Incidentally, the trampolinist is AnotherPianist herself .

Congratulations mrb, your fine organ pleases the crowds once again .

Gratz good ol B

I'll post a full size one, that might be a bit clearer!

Hmmm I think now I know what it's supposed to be I can kind of see it!

Anyone got one of those pictures which look like a design but there's a hidden picture in it? I want to try looking at one because I went to my friend's house and she had one and I couldn't for the life of me see the 'lady of liberty' that was supposed to be in it. And I'm not satisfied that I cannot see anything! I want to try again!

Do you mean these pictures?

Yes, has to be them. Ok I'll go search for them now, thanks!

Had forgotten about this...and my internet went down.... I was 51st yehhhhhhhhh Thanks for your votes.
Well done Mr B