Garrulous Gabby And Voluble Giveaway

Incredible, 17 pages of posts in a matter of hours.... Jimminy crickets Batman what have we stumbled into!

Sweet!

Thanks for the awesome contest Ugly, it was tonnes of fun! And for that last hint as well, I was gonna start saying animals and birds otherwise

Would love to get a UK coin, if that is still an option. Will PM the address in a few.

OK, my favourites out the lot and silver dime awards, PM me if you're not already a winner.

Best off the wall comments "and the platypus" ... Scurry my friend, we have wolverines, we have polar bears, we have artic foxes and caribou. We do NOT have any platypus. Nancy however assures me she chases them out of her shoes daily.

Best three word horror story "Spilled the acetone". Amida17, I almost wept in fear like a little child at those words.

Best guesses that missed "with my caliper" Americanmafia... several of his posts were things I considered for the list and did not put on. He had four or five posts like this. On another day he would have won it all.

I can't thank you all enough for playing along, it was great fun!

Man and I was so close with loupe!...that being said...what is a magnifier in this case?

Thanks again Ugly, this was a lot of fun!!

Harrison, I can't use a loupe because it would have to be custom ground for my severe astigmatism. A standard loupe just doesn't work through glasses like mine. So what I use is a precision lense with three different inserts cut into it. It is round with an oak rim I made myself so I could insert daylight temperature LED lights in it. I always just refer to it as the "magnifier" . It's a comfortable fit for an adult hand.

Thanks for the contest Ugly! Ill guess we both have odd things on our desks as I just kept looking down at my own!

So lovely....