-- Posted by Brookie Chookie23 at 5:39 am on April 27, 2008 I made an I Spy poster, but I'm hopeless at rhyming, so I'm putting it to you to make the clues for me. Here's the image: Full view Here is what I have so far as an example: A metal detector, a gold 2, eight white dots, and a needle to sew. Prize is more than 2601 points. -- Posted by TruexZero at 5:40 am on April 27, 2008 how many clues should there be? -- Posted by Brookie Chookie23 at 5:42 am on April 27, 2008 About eight lines, one object per line. Maybe less since mine is fairly small. -- Posted by Brookie Chookie23 at 7:18 pm on May 11, 2008 I now have a prize pool of 1817 points to give away, and growing. Come on folks! -- Posted by ToHimWhoDied at 9:04 pm on May 11, 2008 A 2 of Gold by a needle to sew A dice with five and a queen who shines One clothes pin to hang a button And one knight who guards the rectangular light (mirror?) -- Posted by Periwinkle at 12:23 pm on May 17, 2008 I don't think I understand...maybe we have a culture gap? Could you explain a fraction more? -- Posted by Brookie Chookie23 at 1:55 pm on May 17, 2008 I Spy is a series of children's picture books with photos (usually following a theme) depicting various objects scattered around the place and rhyming clues describing what objects to find. If you visit their website, they have interactive examples of what you'd expect to find in their books. -- Posted by jessica20110 at 6:51 pm on May 17, 2008 I spy...ah, one of my favorite book series EVER. No lie. I'll take a look at my I spy book....and I'll get some ideas on how they put stuff together Edit: awww....can't find my I spy book How disappointing. I'll search some more... -- Posted by jessica20110 at 7:05 pm on May 17, 2008 K, found stuff, I'll give it a try.... I spy a paper clip, the letter A, and and 12 brave soldiers to save the day! A slinky, a mirror, and 5 marbles; 6(?) buttons, one bracelet, and one tick-tocking watch, too! -- Posted by Brookie Chookie23 at 8:40 pm on May 17, 2008 Thanks for the entry, but a lot of those clues are really obvious. Like the A is probably the first thing someone will notice because it's so big and really stands out against the background. I think I will take a few good clues from all of the entries and distribute the points between those members, unless someone can come up with something I'm 100% satisfied with. I just thought of including 'a guy called Phil' as a clue. I mean, when you read that, you think "how the hell am I supposed to know if any of these various guys in the photo are named Phil?" But you have to think outside the box. There is a photo of a guy on the newspaper near the slinky with a partially obscured caption that reads 'Phil'. Keep entering people! -- Posted by xoxo1234 at 4:31 am on May 18, 2008 I spy a slinky, a candle, a whale Seven green soldiers who escaped from their jail, A clothespin to hang up your newly cleaned socks, A candle, a wizard, and quite a fancy watch. 6 assorted buttons and two threads to sew them tight, Two musical instruments that the band plays at night. I spy one extra card that will win you the game, One happy man and Phil is his name. Last but not least I spy a letter of the alphabet, Find everything above and you'll be all set. :) Lol. I got bored. :P -- Posted by Hey Jewlee at 12:39 pm on May 19, 2008 I spy with my little eye 7 soldiers on the run Perhaps, later they'll have some fun With two business men, tie on neck and hand on hip They work all day and all night to the music of an electric guitar Hanging clothes and 2 pieces of jewelery With a needle they will sew six buttons in a row and if they do not finish then they will pin the rest There are still more clues you need to pass this test Find the coins and buy some tea and maybe a present for you or me tame a green creature with a clip and now our game is almost done so find a card, and you have won! The rhyming is off, but I think the clues are good. I can edit it to make it better -- Posted by Khadgar at 4:47 pm on May 19, 2008 I spy a frog, a candle and a box, some wrist-worn beads and a wrist-worn clock. I spy a wizard and a scorpion fierce, a pin to hold and a pin to pierce. [X] in change, two dice tossed six green men and two marbles lost A coil of string, a spool of thread, an open gift and an A that's red. Replace the [X] with the total amount of the coins, maybe tweak the line a bit to make it flow. Also, change any of the numbers of objects if I got it wrong. -- Posted by Brookie Chookie23 at 6:36 am on May 20, 2008 Brilliant entries so far - very inspiring. I have combined clues from everyone's entries to make a single rhyme so far, but I can always add more clues it if anyone comes up with better ones. Edit: I found a really good tool for rhyming. It's like a thesaurus, but for rhyming words. http://www.rhymezone.com/ -- Posted by kittymunchy at 9:17 pm on May 20, 2008 I spy with my little eye the time showing hour five a golden swan, metallic "see"? war pawns numbered four by three he who said, "you shall not pass!" reflection of a crowned class a child's wish, a big blue fish what laps up milk within a dish poker faces hide and seek what lies beneath a bauble and strings which play and sing will only do so when they wobble. -- Posted by Brookie Chookie23 at 4:23 am on May 29, 2008 2601 up for grabs and only 17 days to go! -- Posted by noraa at 7:26 pm on June 5, 2008 I spy a gift in a box And one or two colorful round marble rocks I spy a timepiece where seconds tick past A birthday reminder, A gun that can blast I spy a teacup the color of the sky And some tightly woven thread— There are things I spy. I spy a spring Wound up in a coil A soldier perched in foreign soil A vacuum creator A music machine A letter on which a mirror does lean I spy a clip with no paper in its grasp A clothespin alone with nothing to clasp Five painted white dots On a tiny green square Some dull silver coins One needle from a pair I spy a muddle of things, it seems Things that you'd only pair up in your dreams Like a colorful, rotating merry-go-round Where objects are scattered onto the ground -- Posted by noraa at 7:32 pm on June 5, 2008 Here's another I made: I spy a puzzle of wits Plastic to kill And a needle that knits I spy a dot and five more And a slip of paper to help tie the score I spy a child's doll's toy A plastic blue creature the shape of a boy I spy the fortune of your birth And the threader of a needle With words in its mirth. -- Posted by ocdbabe at 11:48 am on June 7, 2008 I spy, with my little eye: an 'eek' coming from a fish, a cup of tea to set on your dish, A clip with three squares, and a magic man of affairs. A golden trinket of a number twenty-one, and a bolded s-u-n. A whale of a man, and, last but not least, a reflector to tan. 1:next to the clothespin 2:the cup 3:to the left of 'Mudbricks Australia' 4:letters in ..tion... .outh ..eek at ..s.p (next to clothespin) 5:the paperclip on the 3 soduku squares 6:wizard 7:army guy on whale 8:mirror -- Posted by Brookie Chookie23 at 10:21 pm on June 16, 2008 Ok folks, results are in! I've decided to split the points in 3 places because there were lots of great entries and giving all the points to one person wouldn't be right. First Place, earning 1414 points: Khadgar - Of the clues I did use, a lot of them came from or were inspired by your entry. Second Place, earning 800 points: xoxo1234 - Again, a few of my clues came from your entry. Third  Place, earning 500 points: NoNoNora383 - Although I didn't use any of your entry in the clues I ended up using, your entries were still impressive.