Raspberry Crystal Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 13 hours ago, Patch Linden said: Hand them over.... @Milk Pixelmaid If this had been my favourite quiz show, Only Connect, then an answer that fitted all the clues would have been accepted, even if it wasn't what the question creators had in mind. I think Patch has suffered from earlier themes being too easy to guess and has now overshot in the opposite direction. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Apollo Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 In future themes I hope to see Mediterranean/Spanish/Florida homes, French Provincials, Cape Cod/Cottages, and Tudors 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nika Talaj Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, Patch Linden said: Hand them over.... Wow! When Cee looked at the teaser and came up with the Pipe Organ park, and then he spotted the boy's costume as Native American, I really thought it HAD to be southwestern! The more we looked, the more the pieces of the pic made sense. I suppose it's possible that my choice of style was too specific, and it's some other Southwest style? It's really an amazing set of visual coincidences if it turns out to be Dutch or something! But hey, I'm so happy today that nothing can rain on my parade. If the new theme turns out to be neon mushrooms, I'm like HOORAY, WHATEVER! The Expo runs Dec. 4th - 13th. Cee & I may be wrong about the teaser, but I'm pretty sure we'll find out for sure then! Edited November 7, 2020 by Nika Talaj 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frigga Freidman Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 14 hours ago, Raspberry Crystal said: @Milk Pixelmaid If this had been my favourite quiz show, Only Connect, then an answer that fitted all the clues would have been accepted, even if it wasn't what the question creators had in mind. I think Patch has suffered from earlier themes being too easy to guess and has now overshot in the opposite direction. A maddening programme. I do well with University Challenge, but Only Connect flummoxes me often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspberry Crystal Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 9 hours ago, Frigga Freidman said: A maddening programme. I do well with University Challenge, but Only Connect flummoxes me often. I struggle with UC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspberry Crystal Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Nika Talaj said: Wow! When Cee looked at the teaser and came up with the Pipe Organ park, and then he spotted the boy's costume as Native American, I really thought it HAD to be southwestern! The more we looked, the more the pieces of the pic made sense. I suppose it's possible that my choice of style was too specific, and it's some other Southwest style? It's really an amazing set of visual coincidences if it turns out to be Dutch or something! But hey, I'm so happy today that nothing can rain on my parade. If the new theme turns out to be neon mushrooms, I'm like HOORAY, WHATEVER! The Expo runs Dec. 4th - 13th. Cee & I may be wrong about the teaser, but I'm pretty sure we'll find out for sure then! Your solution did sound convincing, and also Quite Interesting (another uk quiz show ) I did have a niggle that it might be a bit too interesting, as in not quite fitting in with the current design philosophy, in that it would be a lot of extra work to create a convincing desert landscape, and hard to recycle existing elements. My model for Patch's photo shoots are this. He has ten minutes or less to do it, he uses whatever props he has available in the inventory of the alt that he's using, in this case Spookypatch Halloween (made up name). The props have not, so far, been relevant to the solution. My next thought is that the pipe organ is simply a large object which fills the space. It is probably wishful thinking, but I did hope there might be a window behind it, which would indicate a smaller dwelling place. Edited November 8, 2020 by Raspberry Crystal clarity 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frigga Freidman Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 10 hours ago, Raspberry Crystal said: I struggle with UC! The secret is, if it's a math question, the answer is usually 1 or zero I'm good at amassing and retrieving trivia (which stands me in good stead with Pointless as well), less good at lateral thinking, I guess. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Sangria Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 On 10/31/2020 at 2:11 AM, Marianne Little said: The costumes are because of Halloween, I doubt they have anything to do with the theme. I still wait for modern houses with big windows, so... moderately exited. I wait for the modern houses as well, but the stilts will entertain me in the meantime 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlemouse Topaz Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 i really loved reading this post. i loved all the different themes you all came up with. i am looking forward to seeing whats next. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabid Cheetah Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 LIFE-SIZED DOLL HOUSES! 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frigga Freidman Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 42 minutes ago, Rabid Cheetah said: LIFE-SIZED DOLL HOUSES! A washer and dryer on an upper floor? Ha! (Too many leaks, too many creaking floorboards, and you'd never get someone to hump it up the stairs in my part of the world. Sometimes it's just too difficult to suspend one's disbelief ) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabid Cheetah Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Frigga Freidman said: you'd never get someone to hump it First reading of this and I thought you had concerns about women injuring themselves if the dryer was on the second floor with no wall to stop folks from falling. Mmmmmmm...Permanent Presssss... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Frigga Freidman said: A washer and dryer on an upper floor? Ha! (Too many leaks, too many creaking floorboards, and you'd never get someone to hump it up the stairs in my part of the world. Sometimes it's just too difficult to suspend one's disbelief ) My last house actually had the laundry room upstairs with the bedrooms. It worked pretty well, since the vast majority of laundry came from upstairs and needed to be returned to upstairs. We never had a single leak, but it isn't as convenient for multi-tasking laundry with tending to kitchen tasks. My current house has it on the main floor, just off the kitchen, which I actually prefer. It makes it easier to do laundry while doing other things. I will never again have a house that has the laundry in the basement, which is where all of them were when I was growing up. What a total PITA that is. Edited November 9, 2020 by LittleMe Jewell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspberry Crystal Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 hour ago, LittleMe Jewell said: My last house actually had the laundry room upstairs with the bedrooms. It worked pretty well, since the vast majority of laundry came from upstairs and needed to be returned to upstairs. We never had a single leak, but it isn't as convenient for multi-tasking laundry with tending to kitchen tasks. My current house has it on the main floor, just off the kitchen, which I actually prefer. It makes it easier to do laundry while doing other things. I will never again have a house that has the laundry in the basement, which is where all of them were when I was growing up. What a total PITA that is. When at all possible I like to line dry laundry in the garden (it's cheaper and more eco friendly), so basements or upstairs machines would feel quite inconvenient for that! Not so easy if you don't have outdoor space of course. I guess patch is going to need to throw an extra clue in here, as we've wandered off into other topics Before that happens I'm going to guess **Colonial style** referring back to @Matthieu Quander's remark about grown men crying about the door knocker. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire Atheria Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) Patch just gave another hint in Belli chat, which some have guessed in this thread already [12:19] Patch Linden: It is not an american-inspired theme... and there's your only clue for the day. Also: [12:36] Patch Linden: We will never do townhouses or apartments, so that can safely be crossed of the lists [12:36] Patch Linden: Yep, they are fun themes to entertain, but yeah very challenging to enforce for Edited November 9, 2020 by Claire Atheria 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 26 minutes ago, Claire Atheria said: Patch just gave another hint in Belli chat, which some have guessed in this thread already [12:19] Patch Linden: It is not an american-inspired theme... and there's your only clue for the day. Also: [12:36] Patch Linden: We will never do townhouses or apartments, so that can safely be crossed of the lists [12:36] Patch Linden: Yep, they are fun themes to entertain, but yeah very challenging to enforce for Yeah, Abnor had basically said the same thing sometime last year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raspberry Crystal Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Not american, any fellow internationals recognise a local style? The external wall finish could be English cottage, but the brown natural coloured timber window frames don't feel right, cottage windows would be painted. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evangeline Arcadia Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I think we should also consider that it could be some kind of fantasy home , like the old Elderglen are, not just 'real world' builds:) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elena Blossom Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Raspberry Crystal said: Not american, any fellow internationals recognise a local style? The external wall finish could be English cottage, but the brown natural coloured timber window frames don't feel right, cottage windows would be painted. I cannot identify the style, so either it is not a Mediterranean home, or the picture is too small... I hope it is the second option, I would love to virtually live in Ibiza... Edited November 10, 2020 by Elena Core 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anidusa Carolina Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I would love a pueblo revival adobe-like style, but as tempting the interpretation of the husband sounds........I have my doubts. The door is very untypical to that style. The very first idea I had when looking at the hint pic was "sort of a farm house theme", but I also discarded that idea rather quickly. And @Raspberry Crystal - as a European fellow I do not recognize any style I am familiar with, but since I am not familiar with all existing styles that might not be very helpful It might be somehow mediterranean, but even in the mediterranean areas there are lots of different styles. The only thing the organ pipes reminds me of is the house of the Addams Family, lol. But the picture has not relation to this gregorian style houses we see in the movie. And churches and cathedrals for sure but I really don't think we will get a region full of churches to live in, haha. On the other hand..the Pope's residence is in Italy - which leads us back to mediterranean houses. So I guess they will be Italian or Spanish, something like that. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Blakewell Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 I'm also leaning towards Mediterranean style homes. While of European heritage, they are popular in parts of the US as well. And (considering another clue) typically the style would have patios/courtyards, not decks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphiro Bayn Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 In case the new theme is a European-style house, I think I would be more inclined to think that it is a Dutch or German-style house, although I would love, as I once said, a Provencal-style house in Bellisseria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syo Emerald Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 On 11/9/2020 at 5:15 AM, Frigga Freidman said: A washer and dryer on an upper floor? Ha! (Too many leaks, too many creaking floorboards, and you'd never get someone to hump it up the stairs in my part of the world. Sometimes it's just too difficult to suspend one's disbelief ) You would be suprised... since I have moved out from home, I always lived in small apartments 3&4. floor) The only place I can put my washing machine is the kitchen. 🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frigga Freidman Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Syo Emerald said: You would be suprised... since I have moved out from home, I always lived in small apartments 3&4. floor) The only place I can put my washing machine is the kitchen. 🙃 Ah, but did your building have an elevator to get it up there? (And, being in a small British semi-detached, our washer/dryer - capacity 1 pair of jeans, 2 shirts and some underwear - is in the kitchen. Our fridge used to be even smaller, though now we have one that's maybe 40% the size of an average "American-style" fridge/freezer.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syo Emerald Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Frigga Freidman said: Ah, but did your building have an elevator to get it up there? (And, being in a small British semi-detached, our washer/dryer - capacity 1 pair of jeans, 2 shirts and some underwear - is in the kitchen. Our fridge used to be even smaller, though now we have one that's maybe 40% the size of an average "American-style" fridge/freezer.) No elevator. First house was from 1900 and the current one was build in the 50s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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