Photo riddle

January 30th, 2008

While my friend the aerophant is slowly recovering from whatever ailment these engaging beasts tend to suffer from, I offer you a ‘phantesque riddle.

This should be easy

Guess the picture. You have as many answers as you want.

9 Responses to “Photo riddle”

  1. Emily Barton Says:

    A crumpled blanket?

  2. Charlotte Says:

    Inside of a red cabbage! You bin makin’ coleslaw?

  3. mandarine Says:

    And we have a winner! Unfortunately for Emily, there was a crumpled blanket, but underneath the object. I was indeed preparing red cabbage for a mixed salad with lettuce and parmigiano, shalotts and olive oil, and the delicate pattern struck me as very graphic and deserving a picture.

  4. polaris Says:

    That Charlotte is sharp! I would never have guessed that this was a red cabbage. It is amazing how the red cabbage shows a fractal-like pattern from the outer layers to the inner ones.

    Oh, to think that I saw an elephant in there. Talk about being tricked by an aerophantic reference :-).

  5. Emily Barton Says:

    Well, you know me, into the subliminal (what was red cabbage hiding?). Good for Charlotte! Polaris, I saw an elephant, too, but then figured Mandarine probably doesn’t get too many elephants stomping through his garden

  6. Cam Says:

    I didn’t know what it was but I thought “didn’t I buy red cabbage about a week ago?” I doubt that it now looks like that. Need to go check the fridge.

  7. mandarine Says:

    Cabbage can survive for weeks in the fridge, if not too tightly packed (I know because I recently salvaged a one-month-old cabbage by simply removing the outer leaves). Bon appétit!

  8. Tai Says:

    Red cabbage? Mandarine, you can’t fool me. That is a photograph of the inside plumage of an aerophant’s wing, magnified 25 times.

  9. mandarine Says:

    Well, I can guarantee it tasted just like red cabbage.

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