Ok, I stole this idea from here (http://j-walkblog.com/blog/), but that's ok because he stole if from another site :)

Here's the idea:
Look at the heavily pixelated image, guess who it is. You don't have to post an image, just a guess. Winner gets to post the next image for everyone else to guess, then the next winner posts a pixelated image, etc.

It's a famous person, in a relatively-famous image.

(in case future winners can't figure out how to pixelate, it's Filter>Pixelate>Mosaic. And don't forget to rename your file so the filename doesn't give it away)

This one isn't all that pixelated, if it gets guessed too quickly the next one can be a bit more pixelated.

Humphrey Bogart?

Humphrey Bogart???

Looks like you two were typing at the same moment, but Hephaestos hit "Submit Reply" first :)

I made this far too easy. It's your turn, Hephaestos.

I think it was plenty pixelated enough, just a pretty famous portrait as you said.

So I'll give this a shot.

I don't know about everyone else, but I could use a hint :)

Kind of hard to gauge how tough to make these. :)

Here's a copy with a bit more definition.

Candice Bergin?

Nope. :classic: Good try though I think.

When I showed it to my SO she guessed Princess Di, which while also incorrect I thought was pretty close considering.

The first one had ten-pixel pixels and the new one six, because I thought five looked like a dead giveaway but maybe not. I'd never seen this picture of the subject before I hunted it up the other day for the contest.

Boy George?

Putting my foot in my mouth here and guessing (with your clue) Sarah Ferguson maybe?

Scarlett Johansson?

Nope on all three counts. :D

Moving it down to four pixels...

(Which, unfortunately, looks even more like Scarlett Johansson, good guess.)

Brooke Shields? (I'm starting to worry I won't know who it is even after it's been correctly guessed)

Catherine Deneuve?

Madonna???

(the software requires a minimum of 10 characters in each post, so I had to add ?'s) ;)

Not Shields, not Deneuve, not Madonna. (Didn't know that about 10 characters, I'll have to keep that in mind. :classic:)

I'm wondering the same thing Doug, she's not commonly seen in profile, so the shot I picked might be too tough.

She's actually earlier than any of the guesses so far. I'd give more hints but I don't know what'd help without giving it completely away. Let me know if you want me to upload something that's only 2-3 pixels of distortion.

really just a shot in the dark - meryl streep?

Nope, even earlier than that. :grin:

not commonly seen in profile and earlier than meryl? ... only one who comes to my mind is marilyn :blush:

should i kick myself or will someone do it for me? :lmao: ;)

We had Bogey, so maybe Lauren Bacall?

And just in time too, I need to get back to lurking. :lol:

JustChecking's turn.

how could i hit something when i'm shooting blanks? :scared: :ditsy:

well, i guess this will be a quickie...

Wynona Ryder

yes, exacto, winona ryder :nod: :thumbsup:

btw, Hephaestos, can you post bigger version of that marilyn pic?

anyways, Janet's turn :D

I think this will be fast as well.

Robert Redford?

btw, Hephaestos, can you post bigger version of that marilyn pic?

Unfortunately no, I found it completely at random and that's the biggest version on the site I was on. (Forgot the site. That's about the only thing I miss about IE is that it would put the site in the comments for me.)

Somehow I knew that would be very easy. His is such a familiar and distinctive face. The challenge is up to you now Glikster.

Janet...passing the baton

I think this is too easy....

John Cleese?

it was far too easy. and I set that sucker up to 12.

Your turn!

If you think it might be too easy, it probably is. Try squinting and zooming it down to thumbnail size first. A game that's a little too hard is much more fun than one that's way too easy.

Here's my next one:

well, this may seem strange but I'm torn between Mr. Rogers and Cary Grant.

Not strange at all, I'm the one that pixelated it and it looks like Cary Grant to me. But no, not either of those.

Clark Gable.

Sean Connery

See what I mean? Too easy.

It's Mr. Gable's birthday today.

You're up, Gary.

Have'nt got an Image to post just at the moment, will post one ASAP. Did'nt expect to get it first shot.

OK, found one, this one is for members this side of the pond. Although it does have US connections.

Winston Churchill

Yep! Got it first go. I think the Thumbnail was easier than the image looking at it now. Must pick someone more obscure if I ever get another go. Your turn now Janet.

the thumbnail is always MUCH much clearer than the actual image.
I guess that we ought to know that it would do that considering how a mosaic works.
Oh well, it's a game, why would I think hard about a game?

It wasn't the pixelated. It was the pose. That particular picture of Winston Churchill is very well known.

This one should be harder. Hints are available.

First hint...Male

First hint...Male
well, i don't know that many female celebs w/ moustache :lol:

at first i thought pierce brosnan, but ... cary elwes? :confused:

I guess it wasn't hard enough. Pierce Brosnan it is. What a HUNK!!! Your turn JC.

the thumbnail is always MUCH much clearer than the actual image.
you're right (though in the case of churchill it was really the posture that was hyper-hint :D )

i suggest we use from now only pic at most 100 in height or width, that way the thumb won't be of any help... edit: it turns out that the system is smart enough, and doesn't even generate the thumbnail...

i'm afraid this one will be again a quickie :evil:

Good suggestion.

I still want to say Andee McDowell but I'm only 50/50 on that answer.

Janet

nope, but you're on a good way, Janet... it's a female celeb :lol: ;) [justTeasing]

all right, one pixel less... a bit too obvious by now, i guess:

Shot in the dark...Michelle Pheiffer?

Madonna? (it has to be her one of these rounds)

I dunno why I think it looks like Sarah Michelle Gellar, but I think it does.

and our lovely shooter in the dark Janet is da winner, it's really Michelle Pfeiffer :nod:

intentionally chose not-that-typical photo of her... well, that's the point of the game, ain't it? :lol:

your turn, Janet :)

Janet ( I can't believe I did this again)

Goldie Hawn?

This is way too easy. Right on T. How did you guess so fast. I not only pixelated it, but gave it an extra dose with another filter?

Have fun.

Janet

I suspect people are afraid of making it too difficult. Check here (http://j-walkblog.com/blog/index/C0_29_1/) for some amazing examples of how little data is actually needed for this game.

Guess who...

Vivean Leigh.

Nope, but a good guess. This actress is a bit more current.

Emmy Rossum?

You are correct the image was of Emmy Rossum.

I just saw the movie Phantom of the Opera where she played Christine. It was fantastic! I highly recommend it.

I was still wondering "Guess Who?" even after you told us the answer -- thanks for explaining who she is -- I guess I even saw her at the Golden Globes, but the name didn't stay with me -- Vivien Leigh will always be "current" with me. :)

Never heard of her.

Sorry it took me so long to post this: (Is my face red?)

Emo Philips? Tom Baker? Helen Reddy? Leo Sayer?

I will admit I had never heard of her until I went and saw the movie. She started out as an opera singer at the age of seven! From there it was television, the theater and finally movies. Some of the movies she has been in are:

- The Phantom of the Opera (2004) .... Christine

- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) .... Laura Chapman
highly intelligent heroine

- Mystic River (2003) .... Katie Markum
Cast as the ill-fated daughter of a small-business owner

Biography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002536/bio)

Not the sort of films I watch, so it's not surprising I'd not heard of her I suppose.
Thanks for the biography link, I'm a bit more clued up now. Still don't think she's
someone who's film output I'm going to be waiting for with baited breath, but at least I'll recognise the name in future.

Doug, first try... Emo Phillips it is.

Woo hoo! I knew staying awake during the 80s would pay off some day! :)

Here's the next one:

Is it Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?

Michelle Pfeiffer?

Woo hoo! I knew staying awake during the 80s would pay off some day! :)
L :lol: L


marilyn? madonna? glenn close? meryl? ... stop me somebody! ;)

Dogbert? Keanu Reeves? Jennifer Anniston?

I'm with Gary -- could be animal, vegetable OR mineral.... now I have to go look up Emo Phillips to add to my list of celebrities that I've never heard of...

Okay, I looked him up --

Interviewer:
"Or actually let me rephrase that, why is the comedy in America not as hip as in almost all other civilized countries?"

Emo Phillips:
"Because we allow handguns. when you know someone in the crowd might be packing a rod, it can't help but rush your timing."

hint: male :)

I'm squinting (that's a hint from that website you were showing us), and I see someone with sunglasses?

Ringo? John Lennon? Emo with glasses?

Heh. Porky Pig? :lol:

Ok, let's make it a little easier:

That's Easier?

Sure, I can tell exactly who it is :)

Mickey Mouse.

Not Porky, not Mickey. Hint: human

elmer fudd?

Ding ding ding ding ding! :)

MBC's turn!

:lmao: Does this person have a receding hairline with the normal two eyes, two ears, nose and a mouth?

EDIT: you posted at the same time.....I love it....DING DING

Lucky guess...Here is the next one...

Jamie Lee Curtis?

Debra Messing?

Jill St. John?

good guesses all, but all incorrect...

think TV star

Lucille Ball?

Carol Burnett?

Gillian Anderson?

Jennifer Anniston

Susan Lucci?

Slightly cryptic hint:

She was a movie star before she ever starred in a movie.

Slightly cryptic? :spchless:

Reba MacIntyre?

"Slightly cryptic?"

My sentiments exactly Doug.

Janet

Barbie? :)

Slightly cryptic, as in you will kick yourself when you hear the answer...

Gilligan's Island Ginger Grant played by Tina Louise

Exactly...the "movie star" Mary Lynn, you're up.

That was a fun one, good clues! :)

Yikes! Now I have to figure out how to pixelate! This is lots of fun; thanks Doug, for suggesting this game.

Robin Williams.

Burt Reynolds

That was too easy! Yes, Robin Williams. Go for it, Gary.

This ones Male.

George Clooney?

No, try again.

Matt LeBlanc?

No sorry, next.

Pierce Brosnan?

No, not him either. Clue, he's a sneaky sort of a guy.

Tom Cruise?

No, still not there. This Neopolitan Horse has a mother with a gun.

I don't understand you clue at all, but is it David Hastlehoff? (F7?)

Sylvester Stallone?

No, sorry, it's not David.

Yes T Paul its Sly. Your turn.

Good hints Gary!

Sylvester Stallone Hints:
Neopolitan Horse...aka Italian Stallion

Mother with a gun...1992 Stallone movie "Stop! or My Mom Will Shoot"

Okay, here is my guess who!

Tony Blair.

Nope, try again

Alfred E. Neuman?

You got it MaryLynn!

Got the ears right anyway.

Couldn't miss on those ears! Try this one.

Frank Sinatra

You got it, Ol' Blue Eyes, himself. Your turn!

Try this one....

Maybe someone wearing a hat?

I need a hint.
Male or female?

Female.....

Marge Simpson?

No, try again.

This New Yorker started off ruff, but her popularity quickly grew

Olive Oyl (Popeye's Girlfriend)?

Nope, but getting closer...she did appear with Popeye

Don't know if she was a New Yorker, but how about Betty Boop?

You got it CJ!

Betty Boop was born in the early 1930's at the Fleischer Brothers studios in New York.

Betty Boop was first created as a dog character by Grim Natwick and appeared as the girl friend of another dog named Bimbo. Betty's figure was modeled after Mae West's and her singing style taken from Helen Kane the "Boop-Boop-a-Doop" girl.

In the 1933 cartoon "Popeye the Sailor" Betty and Popeye danced the Hula together.

Yippee!! Finally got one -- thanks only to T's helpful hint!

For mine -- a hint: a male

Tom Hanks?

No, not Tom Hanks, but about the same age.

Ron Howard?

Not Ron Howard, either, although they both show interest and abilities in the same job areas. This guy can show a harder edge than Ron H., though.

Now I'm torn between John Travolta and Henry Winkler. Hmmmmm, guess I'll have to sleep on it. :tired:

Hmmm, my response didn't go thru..., let me see if I can remember what I wrote...

It's neither Travolta nor Henry Winkler, though they do show a variety of artistic abilities/interests.

Hint: think motion pictures, talented and successful, but not always popular with some groups.

It's getting to be many folks bedtime, and I have to work tomorrow -- if someone submits a correct answer, you may not get confirmation until after I get off work. :( (I'll try to check in the morning -- don't want to keep anyone waiting for good news!)

How about Tim Robbins?

Tim Robbinss is CORRECT!

ajcutler -- it's now YOUR turn! :wavey:

Well CJ, it was your clue "but not always popular with some groups" that helped. Here is mine, also a male.

James Dean or Christopher Walkin?

Sorry MB, but the James Dean era is closer than the Christopher Walkin era.

Elvis Presley?

Not Elvis. He is a T.V. star.

Tony Dow?...

Ricky Nelson?

T. Paul:

I know you are going to get it now. Your Tony Dow guess is very close.

Alan

Jerry Mathers?

The "Beaver" is correct, it's your turn!

I was between the two....

Here you go: Male

Charlie Chaplain?

Tom Selleck? (If it's not him, that's okay -- I like any chance to think about Tom Selleck) ;)

Dick Van Dyke?

Sorry, none of those, this is a movie star

Sorry, none of those, this is a movie star

... and Charlie Chaplin isn't???? (In the top 10 of film legends according to the American Film Institute) ;)

Don't worry, Dick -- I loved you in "Mary Poppins", and Tom -- I loved you in "3 Men and a Baby" and other movies, and your TV roles, and just love you in general... :)

Gene Kelly.

Peter O'Toole?

... and Charlie Chaplin isn't???? Don't worry, Dick -- I loved you in "Mary Poppins", and Tom -- I loved you in "3 Men and a Baby" and other movies, and your TV roles, and just love you in general...

Sorry I wasn't saying they weren't I was just offering the next little clue. My appologies to Charlie Chaplain, Dick Van Dyke, and Tom Selleck.

It isn't O'Toole or Kelly either.

Next clue: In this picture he is in character.

John Wayne?

Burt Lancaster.

Looks a bit like either Moe Howard or someone playing Richard III...Lawrence Olivier?

Harrison Ford?

Think comedies in the 60's

Peter Sellers?

Red Skeleton?

Dean Martin

Jerry Lewis

Mary Lynn, you got it. Peter Sellers in The Pink Panther

Yay, Think Pink! One of the classic films of all times.

Here's another classic--female

Liz Taylor?

No, not Liz, but right era.

Audrey Hepburn

Sophia Loren.

Much earlier than either Audrey or Sophia, yet still going strong (as of 2000).

That hair looks auburn -- could it be the beautiful Maureen O'Hara?

Lauren Bacall?

You're right, CJ. It is Maureen O'Hara, the Queen of Technicolor.

Okay, try this one -- he's definitely Male! I'll even give you another hint -- he's human, not a cartoon character.

John McEnroe ?

NOT John McEnroe --

he's just a bit younger (surprised me, I still think of McEnroe as the brash, loud, KID).

He's mostly been a movie actor -- successfully, by the way.

George W. Bush

Woody Harrelson?

Colin Farrell?

Nope, not Geo. W. Bush -- oh, yeah, he was the "star" of a certain movie, wasn't he!, not Woody Harrelson - about the right age, not Colin Farrell -- (too young).

He's done both action films and romantic films. Think intensity.

Jon Voight, Arnold Swarzt(however you spell it); Rutger Hauer? Can you tell I'm just guessing?

Janet

Jon Voight, Arnold Swarzt(however you spell it); Rutger Hauer? Can you tell I'm just guessing?

Janet

Yes, I can tell -- but that's the point of the game, isn't it ;) Doug wants us to make the picture pixilated enough that you can't really tell by looking -- I know the answer, and I can't tell if it's Jon, Arnold, or Rutger -- BUT it's NOT any of them. :(



I'm adding a new, less pixilated view to help you and others figure out which cutie this is.

Sorry CJ, saw your previous message after I'd posted. But George has got to be a pretty good actor in his line of work anyway. Can see your latest image fine, but no idea who it is, but then there's been a lot of American "actors" posted I've never even heard of, I mean, who the ****'s Beaver.

Yes, Dubya must be a better actor than I thought he was to get picked to star in the sequel.

You don't know about the "Beaver"??!! He was the cute little boy in the "typical American family" (the Cleavers; yes, he was "Beaver" Cleaver) on TV here in the 1950's. He got into trouble and tried to get out of it on his own, and finally his parents would find out and help him and tell him that he could always come to them with his problems. Then the next episode, he'd do it again. At the time, most kids wanted to live with the Cleavers. Now, they see it on re-runs, and I don't know whether they like it or not -- but I wish the kids around here were more like Beaver. On his worst day, he was still a very nice kid!! The home development I live in named it's floor plans after famous American TV families -- they offer a Cleaver, a Ricardo (Lucy and Ricky from "I Love Lucy" -- you know Lucy, I bet), the Brady ("The Brady Bunch - a blended family from two widowed people who marry), etc. I live in the "Brady"... But I don't admit it to anyone who's closer than the UK. ;)

Oh, this actor is famous enough that you probably have heard of him -- don't know if you would have gone to see his films. I've only watched a couple on TV, but he's good to look at, and he is a good actor.

Kids are invited to his latest movie -- it's PG.

He is beginning to look like Harrison Ford

...and thanks CJ for the Beaver description. It appears I'm showing my age when I see that some folks don't know who Beaver is.

He is beginning to look like Harrison Ford

...and thanks CJ for the Beaver description. It appears I'm showing my age when I see that some folks don't know who Beaver is.


NOT Harrison Ford, but that cutie certainly meets a lot of the clues (action films and romantic films, intense, very good to look at, etc, etc.)

Age has NOTHING to do with it, AJ! ;) Beaver just isn't known in the UK as well as in some other areas of the world.

Dennis Quaid?

Dennis Quaid?

Good guess, T, but Nope! Think darker -- look and mood both.

Unpixilated it a bit more -- he even won an Oscar!

I'm going to walk the dogs -- hope there's a winner by the time we get back! :)

Billy Bob Thorton

Nicholas Cage? I just KNOW I'm going to go Duh! when his identity is revealed.

Russell Crowe?

Nicholas Cage? I just KNOW I'm going to go Duh! when his identity is revealed.

Janet -- DUH!! It IS Nicolas Cage!! :wavey: Your turn!

Sorry, AJ -- better luck, next time! :)

CJ. thanks for the run down on Beaver, sadly (or is it gladly) that particular programme did'nt make it this side of the pond. Lucy (yes), Brady Bunch (yes but I never watched them). But you're right, there's no reason I should'nt have got Nicholas Cage. Good post.

I'm having a tiny bit of trouble posting. I goofed the first time and when I tried to delete it, the bot says I already have this post. Give me a few minutes to get it back in working order.

Janet

I'm actually astonished that I guessed Nicholas Cage correctly. This one is an easy one.

Good luck.

Janet

Lee Majors.

Nope. Sorry.

Janet

John Wayne

not John Wayne either. Sorry.

Hint: "The Thing"

Paul Newman

Not Paul Newman either. Sorry.

is it Jay Leno ?

James Arness?

Looks like CJ beat me to the buzzer ;)

Nope -- take it, T!! We were neck and neck at the same system time, and I just had my turn, so I deleted my post-- go for it, girl!

T. you got it. James Arness was the original "Thing" in the movie made in the early 1950s.

Aaagh! I was going to say James Arness, but since he has'nt been on TV for ages (30 years or more over here) decided it could'nt be him.

Aaagh! I was going to say James Arness, but since he has'nt been on TV for ages (30 years or more over here) decided it could'nt be him.


Gary, don't you get re-runs??!!

One of my favorite shows is "What's My Line?" -- the original shows from the early '50's-early '60's. They're shown on cable TV (very early in the a.m., so I have to videotape them for later review). They sometimes have someone from the UK's version of the show on also -- so I KNOW you've heard of it! ;)

More to the point, "Gunsmoke" with Jim Arness is shown daily, and he's also made TV movies more recently than the '70's. He starred in a re-make of "Red River" in the late '80's. Maybe they'll show that sometime on the BBC. We get your "Keeping Up Appearances" over here...

The re-runs we get are generally of old BBC programmes, and with the exception of Dr Who, are generally of newer vintage. Many youngsters over here will probably never of heard of Gunsmoke, and will certainly not know who James Arness is, the fact that I do just demonstrates my age. Keeping Up Appearances stopped playing here quite some years ago. There are currently re-runs on satellite. What's my line was both a radio and a TV show. Has'nt been shown on TV for quite a while, not too sure whether its still on Radio 4 or not.

James who ?

See what I mean.

James who ?


See what I mean.

:aghast: :lol:


Okay, T Paul -- wake up and give us a new face! (Try to find one that both young and old, American and European, will recognize.) ;)

Okay...try this one

Kermit the frog?

oscar the grouch?

The Loch Ness monster?

An esoteric study of the square?

Janet

Is it Shrek

glikster got it!

Although I really like Janet's answer of an esoteric study of the square?

~T

Here's mine. Having learned from my mistake last time...

Edward Norton?

here's my hint....

comedian.
not-so-mainstream.

George Carlin?

John Cleese.

PeeWee Herman?

none of those....
John Cleese is the right side of the Atlantic,

Benny Hill? Or is this person still alive?

"Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect."
Benny Hill quotes (English comedian and humorist, 1924-1992)

no, he's still alive and kicking.....
He's a stand-up comedian, but has done some movie work.

Billy Connely

Eddie Izzard?

I'm not too good at hints, sorry...

You're great with hints, I didn't get it from the image :)

Here's the next one.

Dolly Parton

You're half right (but still wrong) :)