Well, I wonder about these things a bit too much really, so something had to be done, which involved a lot of fiddly cutting and pasting and cloning and stitching in the SDS laboratory after the hours of darkness. (There's probably an App somewhere that does it instantly but where's the fun in that?!)
There were so many options to choose from. I mean, who (allegedly) had the covert couplings that could have possibly resulted in these strangely androgynous offspring?
I'd love to know who you suspect. The DNA results will be in next week.
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5 - Elvis and Grace Jones?
ReplyDelete8 - Annie Lennox and the boy from Divine Comedy?
This is as hard as Rol's!
1 - Ozzy and Sharon?
ReplyDelete2 - Joni Mitchell and Tom Petty ( as suggested by Mrs CC)
Ooh, you're so close with all of them! SO close - but not quite right on both parents (yet?!)
DeleteI worried they'd be too obvious/easy but I guess that's because I've been poring over every eyebrow and cheekbone for far too long...
The thought of Cliff and Miley, um, at it, is most offputting.
ReplyDeleteSorry! I don't know why I suggested that one, just trying to come up with the most unlikely, I think, and visualising the sort of faces it would be fun to blend together. Just the faces... nothing else!
DeletePS I think you might recognise No. 6's face, SA.
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ReplyDeleteDiana Ross and Jimi Hendrix?
Ah Marie, yes, that's exactly who the pairing is, well done - although I was a bit perturbed by what I thought to be a slightly uncanny resemblance to Michael Jackson...
DeleteJoni Mitchell yes, but surely her studmuffin was John Lydon formerly known as Johnny Rotten?
ReplyDeleteOf course! (Though that is a horrible, horrible thought for poor Joni.)
DeleteSee it now!
DeleteI thought it was rather a good match myself...
Delete8 - Annie Lennox and Paul Weller?
ReplyDeleteYou're on fire, Gram! Yes, and now we know what Paul would look like if he had his lips done!
Delete4. Debbie Harry and A.N. Other...
ReplyDeleteYes it's Debbie, but I'll be Damned if I know whose eyes and nose they are.....
DeleteI was sure CC had #3. That would have been my guess.
ReplyDelete4 is Travolta & ONJ, surely?
I want to say Elvis & Marc Almond for 5.
6 - Brett & Justine?
7 - Evan Dando and... Erm...
8 - Annie & Eminem.
This is MUCH harder than mine!
Both you and CC are right about 5) Elvis - the other half is quite virginal...
Delete6) Yes one half is Brett, but the whole face belongs to someone else. You might have a better idea on Monday, if it's not too manic.
7) Evan is correct too. But that nose and mouth belong to a funny girl.
5 - Madonna.
Delete7 - Streisand!?!
Yes! Good work! So I think it's just Brett Anderson's, Debbie Harry's and Ozzy Osbourne's unlikely dalliances that have yet to be identified.
DeleteIs 2 Joni & Jackson Browne?
ReplyDeleteI meant I thought CC had 2, not 3.
ReplyDeleteNumbers, eh... ;-)
DeleteI'm a bit late to the party with this, but what a great idea! And good Photoshop skills too.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, C. Your audience is pretty sharp too. Wish I had seen this earlier.
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin and Brian - still a few wayward parents needing identifying - the facial features on No. 6 are untampered with, so you know it really - it's just you're not used to seeing her without a big head of tousled hair!
ReplyDeleteIf anyone wants another clue for No. 1 - CC was correct in suggesting the dad must be Ozzy. But her eyes, brows and nose belong to someone like you.
Oh dear - the problem with being over at Wordpress is that we don't have a sidebar with "new posts" so I got here far too late to join in. Got some of the ones the rest have already worked out but will have another look. You've been busy with the old cutting and pasting though - Well done.
ReplyDeleteNo 1 is Ozzy & Adele isn't it - Because I'm late I can partake of your clues.
DeleteThanks Alyson, you may have been too late for most of the answers but you still got Ozzy and Adele so congrats!
DeleteIt's just Nos 4 and 6 to complete I think but even with the clues and having cut a little hole in a bit of paper and held it in front of the screen (to focus on the eyes/nose) I'm still stuggling.
ReplyDeleteIs this to be a regular feature (seems like a lot of work though) as I might need to be prewarned for FOMO's sake?!
Time for more clues perhaps then...
Delete4) I wish I could have made that pic a bit more neat, neat, neat.
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6) this might have looked better in a different light.
As for regular feature - I don't think I could spare the time to do it regularly but I do fancy doing some more some time. If so, I'll mention it in advance!
PS - Mr WIAA, who uses Photoshop a lot, has just congratulated you on your excellent image work.
ReplyDeleteAh thanks, I appreciate that because to be honest I've only got the basic software and I rarely use it for anything this painstaking (being traditional in my book illustration work where I only use real paint and real paper. Very old-fashioned...!) I think it helps that I was looking at the photos from an artistic viewpoint though!
DeleteLate to your excellent quiz. I guessed no 2 Joni Mitchell + John Lydon.
ReplyDeleteNo 7 looks like actor Tom Hardy :)
They do all look a bit freaky but I think I know what you mean about No. 7.
DeleteI'll confirm all answers with the original features on their correct faces in due course.
I got a few halves of the marriages but your readers are sharp?
ReplyDeleteBlondie's other half from the dark side must be Dave Vanian then?
I am clueless on 6. I'll be honest, I said Brett who?
.... that was sharp! not sharp?
DeleteYes, sharp stuff, I'm most impressed at all the answers - including your correct one of Dave Vanian for No. 4!
DeleteNo. 6 is Brett Anderson from Suede. It's his body, his hair his face shape, but the eyes, nose and mouth belong to the only woman who has not yet been sussed! She sang in an all-female band in the '80s... they had one particularly memorable hit about walking in a certain way!
Ah yes, the other half of No. 6 is Susanna Hoffs - very pretty girl but a bit odd when matched up with Brett Anderson!
ReplyDeleteAh well done Alyson! Great work from all concerned :-)
DeleteI'll post confirmation and 'proof' tomorrow or Thurs (hopefully!)