Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Baby Matching Game

GUESS WHO???


(answers revealed below)




I bet you know your favorite romance author by her written word and maybe even by the mental picture she paints, but can you match the baby picture with the author? Today we are going to test your skill (or guessing luck). Below are 12 baby pictures and all you have to do is match the baby picture with the correct author or Dish. Have fun and enjoy the game!

Here is a list of those appearing in the baby pictures:

Andrea (#4)
Buffie (#12)
Gannon (#10)
PJ (#6)
Lila DiPasqua (#11)
Christina Dodd (#7)
Alexandra Hawkins (#9)
Karen Hawkins (#2)
Julie James (#1)
Ashley March (#5)
Jenna Petersen (#3)
Vicki Lewis Thompson (#8)


1. Julie James 2. Karen Hawkins



3. Jenna Petersen 4. Andrea



5. Ashley March 6. PJ



7.Christina Dodd



8.Vicki Lewis Thompson



9. Alexandra Hawkins 10. Gannon



11. Lila DiPasqua 12. Buffie


Post your guess in the comments section and one random commenter (living within the United States) will win a prize pack full of books and goodies! International readers, don’t feel left out as you will be entered in one of three drawings especially for our International readers! Please be sure to include U.S. or International at the end of your comment so we know which prize drawings to enter you in. Winners will be posted Saturday!


~ Buffie

83 comments:

  1. I have no idea ... but I think they are all saying, "Give me a book!"

    This is a fun game and I look forward to the answers!

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  2. Here's my best guess:

    1. Julie James

    2. Karen Hawkins

    3. Ashley March

    4. Andrea Williamson

    5. Alexandra Hawkins

    6. PJ Ausdenmore

    7. Christina Dodd

    8. Vicki Lewis Thompson

    9. Gannon Carr

    10. Buffie Johnson

    11. Lila DiPasqua

    12. Jenna Petersen

    INT

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  3. wow.. bonnie, you're so great, i wonder how you can guest all the author

    i only know 1 author because i'm her big fans (lol) so i'm sure lila is no.11 hehe

    INT

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  4. Why, Kim, I do believe you are correct...we ARE all saying, "Give me a book!" LOL!

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  5. Great guesses, Bonnie! We'll have to wait and see if you are correct... :)

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  6. oh... that's a tough one... but all the pictures look so cute!

    International...

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  7. LOL @ Kim! Even at a tender age, we knew what would be important in our lives! :)

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  8. Good guesses, Bonnie! I only know two for sure. Other than those, I'm as totally clueless as everyone else! lol!

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  9. Readers, you can click on the author's name in the blog to see what they look like today then try to match them up with the baby picture.

    Remember, one random commenter wins the prize so it doesn't matter how many you get right. It's all for fun! :)

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  10. Kim, it's all about priorities. LOL

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  11. Good guessing, Bonnie. I know several for sure, but I'm going to have to wait like everyone else for the real answers. :-)

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  12. Eli, you might be right, but that's one I'm not sure of. ;-)

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  13. Gannon said, Good guessing, Bonnie. I know several for sure, but I'm going to have to wait like everyone else for the real answers. :-)

    You're way ahead of me, Gannon. I only know two for sure and one of them is me! lol!

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  14. Eli,

    Thanks. I'm sure I have more than a few wrong.

    Andrea, PJ, & Gannon,

    Heehee. Some guesses were by process of elimination. It'll be fun to find out who's who. :)

    INT

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  15. I'm so bad at this that I even misidentify family baby pictures sometimes. But clearly every one is a beautiful, intelligent baby destined for great things.

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  16. What a cool idea! I'm not taking a stab since I'm always totally, and often spectacularly, wrong, but I enjoy seeing what other people come up with.

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  17. I know I'm totally wrong, but my guess is:

    Andrea - 4
    Buffie - 6
    Gannon - 9
    PJ - 10
    Lila DiPasqua - 11
    Christina Dodd - 7
    Alexandra Hawkins - 5
    Karen Hawkins - 2
    Julie James - 1
    Ashley March - 3
    Jenna Petersen - 12
    Vicki Lewis Thompson - 8

    International entry

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  18. LOL@ Janga! I'm pretty good at identifying family members but I'll readily admit that I'm totally stumped by these author photos!

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  19. I'm not taking a stab since I'm always totally, and often spectacularly, wrong, but I enjoy seeing what other people come up with.

    Nancy, I'm going to give it a go before I leave for work. I'll probably be spectacularly wrong too! :)

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  20. Love the pictures and I cannot wait to see the results. Like guessing ages, which I never do by the way, I would not dare try to enter this match game. LoL
    Love & Hugs,
    Pam
    US

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  21. What cute baby pics. Here are my guesses.

    1. Julie James
    2. Karen Hawkins
    3. Jenna Petersen
    4. Andrea
    5. Ashley March
    6. PJ
    7. Vicki Lewis Thompson
    8. Christina Dodd
    9. Alexandra Hawkins
    10. Gannon
    11. Lila DiPasqua
    12. Buffie

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  22. Oh boy, this is really a stab in the dark! A lot of people look so different from their baby pictures. Here are my guesses:
    1. Julie James
    2. Buffie
    3. Jenna Petersen
    4. Gannon
    5. Alexandra Hawkins
    6. Karen Hawkins
    7. Vicki Lewis Thompson
    8. Andrea
    9. Christina Dodd
    10. Ashley March
    11. Lila DiPasqua
    12. PJ
    I know I missed a lot, but hopefully not all!! It was fun.:)

    US

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  23. Good try, Natalija. I know you got at least one right...but I'm not saying which one! ;-)

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  24. Pamela Keener said, Like guessing ages, which I never do by the way, I would not dare try to enter this match game.

    Oh, I'm terrible at guessing ages. Terrible! I hate when people ask me to guess their age. Even worse, I hate when they guess mine. Unless, of course, they miss it on the young side. Then they're my new best friend! :)

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  25. Jane, you got at least two right! :)

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  26. Good guesses, CherylC! I can't wait for Buffie to post the answers. I really don't have a clue about some of these! lol!

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  27. 1. Julie James
    2. Karen Hawkins
    3. Jenna Petersen
    4. Andrea
    5. Ashley March
    6. PJ
    7. Vicki Lewis Thompson
    8. Christina Dodd
    9. Buffie
    10. Gannon
    11. Lila DiPasqua
    12. Alexandra Hawkins

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  28. Andrea-1
    Buffie-2
    Gannon-3
    PJ-4
    Lila DiPasqua-5
    Christina Dodd-6
    Alexandra Hawkins-7
    Karen Hawkins-8
    Julie James-9
    Ashley March-10
    Jenna Petersen-11
    Vicki Lewis Thompson-12

    This is a complete crap shoot for me, but #2 looked like Buffie in terms of hair and eye coloring so I thought maybe you'd be tricky and they were all in order.

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  29. This is impossible, but fun. Couldn't you have used teenage pictures? :)


    1. Julie James

    2. Jenna Petersen

    3. Vicky Lewis Thompson

    4. Andrea Williamson

    5. Buffie Johnson

    6. Christina Dodd

    7. Alexandra Hawkins

    8. PJ

    9. Ashley March

    10. Gannon Carr

    11. Lily DiPasquale

    12. Karen Hawkins

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  30. This is going to be fun and all guesses on my part LOL

    1. Lila DiPasqua
    2. Buffie
    3. Ashley March
    4. Gannon
    5. Alexandra Hawkins
    6. Karen Hawkins
    7. Julie James
    8. Christina Dodd
    9. Andrea
    10. PJ
    11. Vicki Lewis Thompson
    12. Jenna Petersen

    I too look forward to the correct answers

    Have Fun
    Helen
    INT

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  31. I have a feeling I got many of these wrong, but here is my best guess:

    1 Julie James
    2 Alexandra Hawkins
    3 Lila DiPasqua
    4 Andrea
    5 Ashley March
    6 PJ
    7 Karen Hawkins
    8 Vicky Lewis Thompson
    9 Jenna Petersen
    10 Gannon
    11 Buffie
    12 Christina Dodd

    I apologize if I typed any of the names incorrectly. *hides*


    International

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  32. This is too much fun! Thanks so much for including me. Happy 2nd Anniversary to The Romance Dish!

    Hugs to you all, ladies,
    Lila

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  33. I know 6 of the pictures for sure, and some of you are doing really well. I can't wait for the big "reveal." *g*

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  34. I will probably be lucky if I even get one right but here goes:

    1. Julie James
    2. Karen Hawkins
    3. Jenna Petersen
    4. Andrea
    5. Ashley March
    6. Vicki Lewis Thompson
    7. Gannon
    8. PJ
    9. Alexandra Hawkins
    10. Buffie
    11. Lila DiPasqua
    12. Christina Dodd

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  35. I feel like I've been away from here forever! Life got in the way but I'm back!!! Normally I am terrible at this but there are a few that really stood out for me and of course they are my favorite authors :) Here are my guesses :

    1. Julie James
    2. Karen Hawkins (this one screamed at me!)
    3. Jenna Peterson
    4. Andrea (the grin gave this one away!)
    5. Ashley March (it was the nose!)
    6. PJ -gotta admit it was the eyes
    7. Vickie Lewis Thompson (love her books)
    8. Xtina Dodd (need I say more?)
    9. Alexandra Hawkins ?
    10. Gannon
    11. Lilia DiPasqua (haven't read any of hers yet)
    12. Buffie (to round it out)

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  36. It was fun but I really had no idea so here are my guesses:
    1. Jenna Petersen
    2. Buffie
    3. Gannon
    4. PJ
    5. Ashley March
    6. Vicki Lewis Thompson
    7. Karen Hawkins
    8. Alexandra Hawkins
    9. Julie James
    10.Christina Dodd
    11.Lila DiPasqua
    12.Andrea
    US

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  37. Here's a WAG (Wild A** Guess):

    1 - Andrea
    2 - Jenna Petersen
    3 - Gannon
    4 - Ashley March
    5 - Karen Hawkins
    6 - PJ
    7 - Lila DiPasqua
    8 - Christina Dodd
    9 - Vicki Lewis Thompson
    10 - Alexandra Hawkins
    11 - Buffie
    12 - Julie James

    US

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  38. Hey everyone! I'm home from work and ready to look at all the guesses.

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  39. Kim, you know, I think our love for books probably began at a very early age. :-)

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  40. Hey Bonnie! That's for taking a stab at the game. Let's see ... you have ... WOW ... 7 right! That's pretty darn good!

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  41. i only know 1 author because i'm her big fans (lol) so i'm sure lila is no.11 hehe

    Maybe, maybe not, Eli. :-)

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  42. oh... that's a tough one... but all the pictures look so cute!

    May, I think the pictures are just adorable. Guess we have all been cute for a long time :-)

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  43. I only know two for sure. Other than those, I'm as totally clueless as everyone else!

    PJ, I have to brag and say I know them all ... of course I'm the one who put the blog together teehehehehehe

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  44. Thanks. I'm sure I have more than a few wrong.

    Andrea, PJ, & Gannon,


    Bonnie, I will tell you that you guessed right on one of these.

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  45. I'm so bad at this that I even misidentify family baby pictures sometimes. But clearly every one is a beautiful, intelligent baby destined for great things.

    Janga, I'm terrible at these kinds of games but I just love looking at pictures.

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  46. What a cool idea!

    Thanks Nancy! You know us Dishes, we are always up for something different :-)

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  47. Natalija, you guessed pretty well. You got have of them right!

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  48. Love the pictures and I cannot wait to see the results.

    Pamela, I will be posting the names by the pictures tomorrow so that everyone can see just who is who.

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  49. Wow, Jane, were you on my computer last night?!?!?! You got 10 out of 12 correct!!

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  50. I know I missed a lot, but hopefully not all!! It was fun.:)

    Cheryl C, you didn't miss them all. You got 3 correct!

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  51. Rebakah, you got 8 correct!! Great job!

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  52. Andrea 2
    Buffie 5
    Gannon 1
    PJ 6
    Lila DiPasqua 4
    Christina Dodd 11
    Alexandra Hawkins 3
    Karen Hawkins 8
    Julie James 12
    Ashley March 7
    Jenna Petersen 10
    Vicki Lewis Thompson 9

    Just guessing really have no idea

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  53. This is a complete crap shoot for me, but #2 looked like Buffie in terms of hair and eye coloring so I thought maybe you'd be tricky and they were all in order.


    I had to laugh at your statement that #2 looks like me. See I have picture of me that is so similiar to picture # 2. Maybe that person is my long, lost sister?! :-)

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  54. Couldn't you have used teenage pictures? :)


    Penfield, what a great idea! Maybe next year we will do prom pictures ... the hair styles would be a hoot to see!!

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  55. This is going to be fun and all guesses on my part LOL

    Thanks for guessing, Helen. Sorry to say no matches for you.

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  56. This is too much fun! Thanks so much for including me. Happy 2nd Anniversary to The Romance Dish!

    Hey Lila! Thanks so much for joining in the fun!!!

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  57. I will probably be lucky if I even get one right

    Cathy P, you did better than you thought. You got 6 correct!

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  58. Jennifer, you did a great job!! You got 10 correct!

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  59. Virginia, thanks for taking a guess!!! You got 1 right.

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  60. I have changed my mind ...

    The big reveal will be at 8 p.m. (eastern) tonight. So be sure to check back and see just who is who.

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  61. I am out of town so I won't even attempt this on my iPhone, but I can't wait to see the results tomorrow!

    USA

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  62. These are all such cute baby photos. I’d claim any one of them! My guesses are:

    1--Julie James
    2--Karen Hawkins
    3--Jenna Petersen
    4--Gannon
    5--Alexandra Hawkins
    6--PJ
    7--Andrea
    8--Christina Dodd
    9--Vicki Lewis Thompson
    10--Ashley March
    11--Lila DiPasqua
    12--Buffie

    US

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  63. Great guess, LSU Reader. You got most of them right.

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  64. for sure, maybe we should ask to all author, lol

    thank for the very fun game =D

    INT

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  65. This was a really, really hard game. And lol @Jennifer who identified me by my nose. Great eye! ;) Thanks so much to the Romance Dish ladies for including me in this fun game--I agree that all the babies are beautiful and intelligent-looking. ;) Happy anniversary!!

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  66. What fun!!

    1. Asley March
    2. Karen Hawkins
    3. Jenna Petersen
    4. Andrea
    5. Julie James
    6. PJ
    7. Vicki Lewis Thompson
    8. Christina Dodd
    9. Alexandra Hawkins
    10. Gannon
    11. Lila DiPasqua
    12. Buffie

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  67. Oh shoot! :( Missed out on all the fun-that's what I get for being away from a computer most of the day! All I know is, I would never have been able to guess correctly, lol. But yes, all of the pictures were absolutely adorable! :)

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  68. I tried last night but didn't get very far. I only had 2 guesses: #8 PJ and #12 Buffie. I got one right,lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I need to get on line earlier and stop falling asleep on my keyboard.
    It was a fun exercise.

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  69. I really tried to match hair color first.

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  70. WOW! I'm amazed that people could figure it out. I only knew two for sure.

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  71. I got three right and one of those was mine! LOL!

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  72. I feel like I've been away from here forever! Life got in the way but I'm back!!!

    Welcome back, Jennifer! You were missed!

    6. PJ -gotta admit it was the eyes


    People tell me they can always pick me out in photos because of the eyes. I hope that's a good thing! LOL!

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  73. Don't know who is who but they are all adorable.

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  74. LOL!!! I only got 3 right! It was fun to play, though. :o)

    Cheryl in US

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  75. I missed the guessing but I just have to add what a bunch of cuties!!

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  76. What a bunch of cuties! :)
    Sad to have missed the guessing but great idea!

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  77. Forgot to add that I'm international.

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