Some of you have figured me out, some of you have not.
Allow me to recap some of the clues I gave each day before I tell you who I was Lost Blogging as.
Just so you don't tune out on this post, the six winners (yes... six! Pauly upped it on us) are listed at the end of this post. Woo hoo!
Day 1:
- 1947
- Dying at age 30 (born in 1917)
- Louis and Clarence
- "Big Red"
- Speaking in a foreign language (BIG clue)
- Legs carry him to victory
Day 2:
- Augie who enlisted in "The Great War" at very advanced age
- Cutesy little nickname after her husband
- "Adopted" by Sam
Day 3:
- Loved running
- Feet professionally pedicured
- Feet must be comfortable
- Not being loved if they lose
Day 4:
- Old-fashioned camera
- Racing partner screwed up his start
- Came in second place only once in career
Day 5:
- Defeated by Upset
- Wannabe jellyfish
- Street in hometown
- "I'm craving an apple"
Now, let's see who I am...
Yes, I would be the great racehorse, Man O' War!
Shocked? Dismayed? Ah, I even said in the last e-mail about the contest that you could be an animal if you could come up with one distinguishable enough that it could be guessed.
And nearly a dozen of you did guess me.
The big kudos go to SJ and Neil, though. They got me on Day 1. Scared the bejeebus out of me that someone guessed me that quickly. I was afraid it was all downhill from there.
Now, let's give my clues a closer analysis...
Day 1:
- 1947 - I would hope no explanation would be necessary.
- Dying at age 30 (born in 1917) - same here.
- Louis and Clarence - Louis Feustel, his trainer, and Clarence Kummer, his second jockey.
- "Big Red" - only two big-named racehorses with this nickname; the other was Secretariat.
- Speaking in a foreign language (BIG clue) - how would you expect a horse to understand English? But, like any animal, they can detect tonality and attitude which, in turn, affects their demeanor.
- Legs carry him to victory - a runner, obviously.
Day 2:
- Augie who enlisted in "The Great War" at very advanced age - August Belmont, Jr., who enlisted in WWI (known as "The Great War" prior to 1939 and the start of WWII) and was the namesake of the Belmont Stakes.
- Cutesy little nickname after her husband - Her husband was the soldier, and Man O' War was named after that fact.
- "Adopted" by Sam - Sam Riddle who bought Man O' War in 1918 at the age of one.
Day 3:
- Loved running - no explanation, I would hope.
- Feet professionally pedicured - I was going to actually start to mention shoes and having to change them prior to a race day; but that may have been too much of a giveaway.
- Feet must be comfortable - very important for any runner.
- Not being loved if they lose - breeders want their stud to be a champion in order to breed more champions. Man O' War bred 64 stakes champions and 200 other winners. His grandson was Seabiscuit. No one wants to love a loser because they're not allowed to. Why stud a loser when you can stud a champ?
Day 4:
- Old-fashioned camera - just a timeline giveaway.
- Racing partner screwed up his start - the racing partner was actually his jockey, Johnny Loftus, who had him in the starting gate backwards and didn't have time to turn him around before the starting gun fired.
- Came in second place only once in career - Man O' War won 20 of 21 races in his two-year career and set three world records, two American records, and three track records.
Day 5:
- Defeated by Upset - not just a nickname; this was the actual name of the horse that defeated Man O' War. But, who knows, to a horse, these could just be nicknames. Maybe, amongst themselves, they do have "real" names for each other. We'll never know.
- Wannabe jellyfish - the Portuguese Man O' War, which is commonly believed to be a jellyfish, but is actually a siphonophone.
- Street in hometown - Man O' War Boulevard in Lexington, Kentucky. I once lived less than a half mile from MOW Blvd.
- "I'm craving an apple" - that should be a dead giveaway that this is a horse. (I could've also said "carrots," but do I really need to throw you that many bones?"
Making sense now? I hope so.
Hope you all enjoyed taking part in this Grassroots Blogger Book Marketing Campaign. I know I had a blast.
But, now it's time for business as usual at kapgar.com.
The Winners' Circle:
C'mon! Would you expect less from a guy who spent a week blogging as a horse?
Congrats to all of you who participated! You did a great job and all deserve recognition.
A few words from Paul...
This was OBVIOUSLY tough. Everyone's were well-written, creative, and ingenious but I had to pick six so I picked these based on how "real" they felt to me or how authentic the voices sounded. And humor, well, humor is always good.
Congrats to these people and thanks again.
For those of you that Pauly picked, please e-mail me your full name and mailing address. I will be forwarding these to Paul so he can send you your prize booty!
In no particular order (I think):
- Blogography (Dave)
- Secondhand Tryptophan (Karl)
- Who Do I Have to Fuck to Get Laid (Mikey)
- Two Thoughts Before the Epiphany (Rabbit) - Holy cow! I finally will learn Rabbit's secret identity! Muahaha!
- Star Inside (Nicole)
- Taste the World (Chase)
Acceptance speeches can be posted in the comments to this thread. Heh.
Congrats to all, you lucky stiffs!
