Which one is not like the others?
Which one is not like the others?
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I know, I know! It’s the guy on the left, because he’s the only one who isn’t playing. Also, I think he’s drunk.
This is a great photo, Michael, the angle is very interesting, sort of like you’re spying on them, or maybe stalking them a little, and the composition is wonderful.
P.S. I only crush souls on Sundays, your soul is safe today.
What’s Sunday’s theme?
Fuck.
I was stalking them, but not as much as you stalked that guy in the bar, or pretended to be a part of that group outside the church.
I think we both need help.
This is tricky, because there’s the guy who’s not sitting at the table but also the girl in blue while the rest are in red. Leave it to you to provide us with a conundrum. Oh, and there’s the balding guy. Any of whom could be an outlier. And then there’s you. ‘Nuff said.
Nah that doesn’t work, there are two balding guys. There is one guy in glasses (sunglasses on the head don’t count), so maybe it’s the balding and spectacled guy that is being picked on here…
Still, Michael this is brilliant for the unusual perspective and the mystery.
Neither of you looked UNDER the table. I’m very disappointed, although it is NoName’s birthday, which means he may have the excuse of being drunk.
Ha! A trick question, I see.
There are several ways to interpret this.
Most obvious is the blue-shirted female who appears to be the only female (not too sure about the person to her right) at the table.
Somewhat less obvious but still feels like I got hit over the head with a rolling pin because it’s really not very subtle, is the young man who’s not playing the game.
Then of course there’s the balding guy. That one is the most subtle of them all.
Finally, you hovering over them to capture this really nicely composed and colorful shot could very well be the outlier since you’re not even on the level as they are.
I am an Outlier in this photo, as in life.
*cue the lonely, tragic music*
I think it’s the brick column. The colors on those bricks look brighter than the bricks on the ground.
You’re very close, Bryan. In fact, if you look in the upper right area of the floor, you’ll see a very thin strip of tiles. In this photo, those are the Outliers.
From the part of the picture I could see in my email, I thought it might just have been playing cards instead of on a laptop or whatever.
Do you know what brought this group of people together? That sort of thing always interests me. Maybe it’s the sociologist coming out.
We just played Uno last night. Weird.
They’re people with disabilities who work at the food court on campus at CU Denver. Good for you for noticing they’re an associated group.
Good job noting they are “people with disabilities.” Our legislature passed this bill stating this is how I have to refer to myself now. Fuck them. I am sometimes cripped. Sue me legislature. I dare you.
I’m going to guess it’s the girl with the blue shirt because, as we all know, the people in the red shirts are all doomed to die during this card game (unless one of their names is, “Scotty”).
I canna give you any more power, Captain! She’ll come apart at the seams!
Well, since they played a red card, the girl in blue is in trouble unless one of the red shirt guys lies on the discard pile before she can.
Stalker.
I did feel like a stalker when I was taking these photos from the balcony. And the other ones, too. But it wasn’t my fault that women wearing low-cut blouses kept walking by.
See, this is the kind of thing I was looking for when I ventured out to satisfy today’s theme. I applaud you for finding it.
Also, the answer is the mop in the upper left corner. Look how it’s just biding its time.
That mop really pisses me off with its attitude.
I like cheese too. Suddenly, I feel so… common.
You are anything but common, Nicky. But you already know that, and don’t need me to tell you.
The girl is a counselor in the home while the others are residents.
You are surprisingly close. The red-shirts are people with disabilities, and the woman in blue is their supervisor.
BINGO! Do I get a medal? A round of drinks? Something? Anything?
I just made a pitcher of daiquiris. Come join the fun. I’ll bring out my old Soci textbooks.
I was really confused at first because I was somehow convinced this picture was in a McDonalds.
It’s very near a McDonald’s, if that helps, Liz.
Save a daiquiri for me, too.
Everyone looks hungover, excepting Ms. Perky in blue.
Don’t you just hate perky people? They make me sick.
The man on the left has some mace or something. He is just pretending to be too tired to play and when the money is slapped down, he is going to take it.
This might be because I finally watched Q.Ts “Jackie Brown.” How did I miss this film in 1997? I must be lame because that might be the best movie I have ever seen.
I never saw Jackie Brown, either. And the star lives in Denver. I feel terrible about it.
You feel terrible about everything all the time. This proves we are Jewish. The amount of guilt we feel is truly out of line.
Yeah, you had no idea what it meant, either, did you? Trying to be so erudite and William F. Buckleyish and all.
I hope you’re happy that everyone now knows I’m a total idiot. I won’t even begin to tell you what I originally thought the word meant. I told my son and he threatened he was going to comment on my blog. I had to plead with him not to.
Yeah…you go have your little highbrow thoughts so you can go to beatnik coffee shops that read poetry and comment about their stuff being “so deep”. I don’t even LIKE coffee! Now who’s the outlier, huh huh huh???
I’m no William F. Buckley, but I did know what Outlier meant. And yes, my sole aim — not only today, but during this entire non-competition — was to make you feel like an idiot. So I feel pretty good today, thanks.
You should have put it earlier in the month so you could have reminded me of how much an idiot I was for much longer.
Now I feel stupid.
So an outlier is some one wearing different clothes from everyone else? I still have NO IDEA what that freakin word means.
An Outlier is somebody who doesn’t wear clothes at all, Meleah.
Your Lines post for tomorrow just showed up in my email. But not when I clicked on the link or your site. I don’t feel like I live in a real city either.
Hah! I accidentally posted at 6 a.m. this morning, instead of 6 a.m. tomorrow. I am an idiot, Liz. Also, I may or may not have been drinking.
Booze. is. awesome!
It can be, yes.
Where did you find these people? I’m not going there.
At school. I have to go there for two more weeks.
Reminds me of song lyrics that I love:
“Outside, always looking inside
Inside, always looking outside”