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Mangesh & Jason
Ridiculous Board Games: FOUR T-SHIRTS UP FOR GRABS
by Mangesh & Jason - November 2, 2007 - 1:40 PM

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We haven’t done this in a while, so we’re raising the stakes. Mangesh and I invited a special guest artist to draw on our whiteboard. Rather than just draw one element as we’ve done in the past, our guest artist drew three. To win a free mental_floss t-shirt, all you have to do is correctly guess one of the following subjects, which are all depicted in our guest artist’s work:

1) A method of transportation
2) A non-profit organization
3) A five-letter word (Hint: in Scrabble, this word’s tile value would be 11.)

Bonus:
4) Guess the mystery guest artist

Keep reading for the rules…

mental_floss_t-shirt.jpg1) This is a complete game of chance, the equivalent of us saying “We chose a number between 1 and 1,000,000. Guess.” (More accurately, today we’re saying “We picked several numbers between 1 and 1,000,000.”)

2) You may guess four times, but all four guesses must be in separate comments. You can see a sample guess below.

3) Along with your wild guess, tell us which t-shirt you’d like if you win (browse our store).

4) Comments don’t appear on the site until we moderate them. But we’ll be able to tell who was the first successful guesser for each of the four possible correct answers.

That’s far too much explanation for a crazy game of dumb luck. Get guessing.

Comments (153)
  1. 1) Wakeboarding
    2) Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter
    3) T-R-A-C-K
    4) Pam from “The Office”

    “When Life Gives You Scurvy, Make Lemonade” t-shirt

  2. 1) Submarine
    2) Heifer International
    3) H-A-R-S-H

    Lady Macbeth T!

  3. 1. Segue
    2. Heifer International
    3. S-T-O-R-M

    4. Russell Simmons

    “Simple as 3.14…”

  4. 1) Bumper Car
    2) Oxfam
    3) S-N-A-K-E

    Lady Macbeth T!

  5. 1) Skateboard
    2) Bucketworks
    3) C-L-A-M-P

    Lady Macbeth T!

  6. 1. Ferryboats (Transportation’s Ice Cream)

    2. RIAA

    3. B-A-N-J-O

    Achilles

  7. 1) Rollercoaster
    2) Junior Achievement
    3) Chip
    4) Omar Minaya

  8. Cargo train
    Cure Autism Now
    Grunt
    Carrie Underwood
    Simple as 3.14

  9. 1> Camel
    2> Rainforest Alliance
    3> F-L-E-E-T
    4> Banksy (cuz that’d be cool)

    Rhesus medium!!

  10. 1> Rickshaw
    2> Witness
    3> P-L-A-N-K
    4> Uhhhh…. Jeremy Fish

    Rhesus medium!!!

  11. 1. scooter
    2. American Red Cross
    3. l-i-g-h-t
    4. Noam Chomsky

    pavlov – medium

    :)

  12. 1) Rollerblades
    2) 4H
    3) A five-letter word (Hint: in Scrabble, this word’s tile value would be 11.)

    Bonus:
    4) Stephen Colbert

    Rhesus

  13. donkey
    shawl
    craigslist foundation

    lady mcbeth

  14. camel
    wheel
    african youth foundation

    lady mcbeth

  15. steamboat
    break
    cult information centre

    lady mcbeth

  16. 1) Subway
    2) Red Cross
    3) TACKS (1+1+3+5+1 = 11)
    4) Scott Adams

  17. inline skates (rollerblades)
    maker
    Free Geek

  18. 1. Hot air balloon
    2. Water Missions International
    3. Jaunt
    4. Mary-Kate Olsen!!

    Scurvy/Lemonade T.

  19. 1 – Popemobile
    2 – ASPCA
    3 – S-C-A-M-P

    Um, Scurvy women’s medium.

  20. Hang-gliding,
    Heifer International
    catch

    bonus:My mother
    3.141

  21. 1) Segway
    2) PETA
    3) FRAYS
    4) Bill Watterson

    Ooops– shirts for both of my entries: Mental Floss Logo Shirt in Medium

  22. Canoe
    Susan G. Komen for the Cure
    Canoe
    Mike Cera
    3.14

  23. 1.) Mom’s taxi service
    2.) Nuke the whales
    3.) F-R-E-S-H
    4.) Ken Jennings

    Large Pluto (at least I think so!)

  24. 1. bicycle
    2. UNICEF
    3. S-A-C-K-S

    bonus:
    4. brandon bird

    pluto, women’s large

  25. 1. burro
    2. Salvation Army
    3. Pluto (I know it’s not worth 11, but it’s a shout out)

    Idioms size M

  26. cab
    Médecins Sans Frontières
    weary
    Miss Cellania

    Pluto XXL

  27. 1. Tolley Car
    2. American Heart Association
    3. TRICK

    Mt Rushmore shirt

  28. 1) jet pack
    2) Wikimedia Foundation
    3) BLANK

    Simple as 3.14

  29. 1. Gondola
    2. Salvation Army
    3. TICKS
    4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus

    Pluto t-shirt XXL

  30. 1. moped
    2.UNICEF
    3.Waves
    4. Al Roker

    Easy as 3.14 medium

  31. # 27

    1. I meant Trolley car

  32. 1. Gondola
    2. American Cancer Society
    3. slime
    4. Brett Favre

    3.14 shirt in women’s XL

  33. 1) bicycle built for two
    2) race for the cure
    3) whale
    4) rudy giuliani

    pluto shirt! large

  34. 1. hearse
    2. red.org
    3. candy 3+1+1+2+4

  35. 1) skipping
    2) D.A.R.E.
    3) FERRY

    Simple as 3.14

  36. 1. Bus
    2. American Legion
    3. Stack
    4. David

    Rhesus Medium

  37. 1. Tuk-tuk
    2. World Vision
    3. BOMBS
    4. Jason Alexander

    Pluto t-shirt XXL

  38. 1. Funicular
    2. Amnesty International
    3. WHEAT
    4. Milla Jovovich

    Pluto t-shirt XXL

  39. 1. Pogo stick
    2. NAACP
    3. GAMEY 2+1+3+1+4
    4. Al Roker

    Simple as 3.14…

  40. 1) Horse-drawn carriage
    2) AmeriCares
    3) F-A-V-O-R

    Lady Macbeth T!

  41. 1. Gondola
    2. Kentuckiana Pug Rescue
    3. T A C K S
    4. AJ Jacobs

  42. 1. Riding lawn mower
    2. Greenpeace
    3. BLANK 3+1+1+1+5
    4. Ken Jennings

    Simple as 3.14…

  43. 1. Inflatible raft
    2. Bill and Melinda Gates foundation
    3. S-N-A-C-K
    4. Jessica

    Simple as 3.14…

  44. 1)Hovercraft
    2)HOSA
    3)Okapi

    Women’s Scurvy

  45. Tricycle
    Ronald McDonald House
    Wrath

    Matt Groenig

  46. 1) Mo-Ped
    2) American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS)
    3) P-U-M-P-S
    4) Clark Duke

    Pythagoras T-shirt, Small

  47. 1. Sleigh
    2. The Red Cross
    3. Fight

    4. Matt Groening

  48. Hover-round/Rascal
    Humane Society
    Fresh

    Alex Trebek

  49. 1. pumpkin carraige
    2. tiaa-cref
    3. trick
    4. scott adams

    scurvy shirt

  50. Unicycle
    Blank
    DARE

  51. 1. ship
    2. Habitat for Humanity
    3. C-L-A-M-P

    Simple as 3.14…

  52. 1. Surrey with fringe on top
    2. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
    3. FLASH
    4. Nathan Fillion

    Simple as 3.14…

  53. 1)Semi-Truck
    2)Actors’ Fund of America
    3)Stick

    Women’s Idioms

  54. 1. A car
    2. Red Cross
    3. T-R-E-E-S

    Pavlov: The Name that Rings a Bell shirt

  55. 1. Cheese Wagon (aka school bus)

    2. NAACP

    3. f-r-i-d-g-e (4+1+1+2+2+1=11)

    Bonus:
    Obama

    Pluto plz… ladies M

  56. 1. Wheelchair
    2. Boy Scouts of America
    3. W-H-E-R-E

    Rhesus XL

  57. 1. Kayak
    2. Susan G. Komen for the Cure
    3. MONKS
    4. Michael Showalter

    Simple as 3.14

  58. Lawn chair plus balloons
    World Wildlife Foundation
    Funny

    Jerry Seinfield (he’s everywhere else, why not)

  59. 1. space shuttle
    2. Save OiNK
    3. MIGHT
    4. Gary Larrson

    Simple as 3.14

  60. 1. Yellow Cab (The person is YELLing, there’s an O on the shirt, and CAB because of some reason I don’t know!)

    XL Pluto Tee

  61. 1. Monorail
    2. Habitat For Humanity
    3. HARSH
    4. Shepard Fairey

    Women’s Pluto

  62. 2. 4H (there are four h’s hidden in the lines of the building)

    XL Pluto Teeshirt

  63. 1. walking
    2. locks for love
    3. flown

    achilles

  64. 1. hearse
    2. Friends of Feral Felines
    3. hawse

    4. My mom

    Gregor Mendel M

  65. 1) mule train
    2) ACLU
    3) crowd

  66. Train
    Rails to Trails
    Track

    Pluto T – Medium

  67. 1)Flying Broomstick
    2)Alabama Special Olympics

    Women’s Pluto

  68. Oh, and
    4) the artist is Chevy Chase

  69. 1. Giant Hamster ball
    2. World Vision
    3. W-H-E-R-E
    4. my imaginary friend

    mental floss logo tee

  70. 1.) Zeplin
    2.) USO
    3.) Given
    4.) Bob Barker???

    Idioms lg

  71. 1) Walking
    2) Unicef
    3) Trick
    4) Ron Paul (not likely but what the hell)

    Large Achilles

  72. 1)Conestoga Wagon
    2)Philadelphia Museum of Art
    3)Throw

    Women’s Rhesus

  73. 1)Skateboard
    2)ONE Campaign
    3)Quite

    Bonus:
    4) Salvador Dali

    Scurvy

  74. 1) piggyback ride
    2) National MS Society
    3) B-O-M-B-S

    Bonus:
    4) Neely Harris

  75. 1. Vespa
    2. Literary Council
    3. Monet

  76. oh, and on comment 74, straight up mental_floss shirt women’s medium

  77. 1. Water Taxi
    2. Autism Speaks
    3. WHERE

    Bonus: Sting

    Women’s Pluto M

  78. 1. Vespa
    2. The Defenders
    3. Wrath
    4. Larry Page or someone from Google.

    The Rhesus Shirt Please.

  79. Yellow Medallion cab
    Northern California Fly Fishing Board
    alack
    David K. Israel

    Pluto XXL

  80. autogyro
    Capital City Bicycle Club
    bosom
    Charo

    Pavlov XL

  81. 1. Emu
    2. The Freemasons
    3. Crumb
    4. The Rock

  82. 1) jet ski
    2) NOW
    3) brick (I have no idea if that fits)
    4) Hillary Clinton

    Rhesus

  83. 1. Teleportation Device
    2. Ducks Unlimited Incorporated
    3. Favor
    4. Edward Gorey

  84. 1. Roller Shoes
    2. Little Lebowski Urban Achievers
    3. H – A – I – R – Y

    4. Liv Tyler

    Idioms T

  85. 1. Astral Projection
    2. Prevent Blindness Florida
    3. Wheat
    4. Hieronymous Bosch

  86. 1. Dogsled
    2. MADD
    3. Threw
    4. Randall Munroe

    Pluto W Sm

  87. air craft carrier
    New York Public Library
    WAVES
    Sarah Jessica Parker

    Idioms – M

  88. A Segway scooter

    The Red Cross

    Q-U-I-C-K

    M”you’ve got male” in a small

  89. my only guess would be for number one ands

    Blue

    though, Wooden is a second option

    okay fine ill guess them all

    1) Blue
    2) CARE
    3) camera
    4) Yves Klein Mangesh (in case you’re trying to pull a fast one on us)

    Achilles XXL

  90. 1) Moving Sidewalk (such as at the airport)
    2) PBS
    3) Q-U-A-I-L

  91. Pogo Stick
    Mispellers of America Untie
    Queen

    Rhesus, please

  92. 1) Flying Saucer
    2) CARE
    3) Bingo!

    Bonus:
    4) Bob Costas

    Um. The Marx one. Large

  93. 1. Helicopter
    2. Planned Parenthood
    3. HORNY
    4. ?

    Womens Pi

  94. 1. donkey
    2. Free Rice
    3. EGADS
    4. Mark Leyner

  95. Oh, and idioms t-shirt for above.

  96. 1. razor scooter
    2. Salvation Army
    3. STORY
    4. Billy Goldberg

  97. 1. Nordic Skiing
    2. IEEE
    3. Baker
    4. Picasso

    Scurvy Shirt

  98. 1. Light Rail
    2. The BBB
    3. Weave
    4. Jessica Schiffman

    Scurvy

  99. 1. Bicycle built for two
    2. YMCA
    3. Funny
    4. John Cusack

  100. Rhesus

  101. 1. Running
    2. The Carnegie Corporation of New York
    3. Hasty
    4. Liz Blazer

    Scurvy (in L)

  102. 1.ship
    2. EcoGeek Technology for the Environment
    3.MOMMA
    4.Lisa Lampanelli

  103. 1. rollerskates
    2. Britney Spears Foundation (yes, this does exist)
    3. white

    idioms, M

  104. 1. Catapult
    2. The United Way
    3. Brake
    4. I’m out of ideas

    Scurvy

  105. 1. Pogo Stick
    2. MADD
    3. guess

    Pavlov’s dog

  106. 1 cable car
    2 Farm Sanctuary
    3 queen (never played scrabble!)
    4 Patrick McDonnell

    Mt. Rushmore shirt, XXL

  107. 1. llama
    2. Journalists for Human Rights
    3. Meals on wheels
    4. Adrian Tomine

  108. *make that
    3)M-E-C-C-A

    (women’s pluto)

    And for my second guess:

    1. blimp
    2. meals on wheels
    3. S-T-U-C-K
    4. Scott McCloud

    (women’s scurvy)

  109. snowshoes
    sierra club
    snack

  110. hot air balloon
    amnesty international
    whale

    ladies pluto

  111. moped
    aclu
    quail

  112. 1. Crawling
    2. DEMIRA Deutsche Minenräumer

    Women’s Pluto

  113. 1. Office Chair
    2. Community Chest (HK)

    Women’s Pluto

  114. 1. magic carpet
    2.
    3 deeds
    4.

    rhesus monkey

  115. 1. Firetruck
    2. WWF

    Women’s Pluto S (also for my other posts, I forgot to put the size!)

  116. 1. Tractor
    2. Kiwanis
    3. B-L-I-N-K

    4. Tom Petty and a Heartbreaker

  117. P.S. On the off-chance I got one, I’d adore an “Idioms” shirt.

  118. Frick. I don’t know if this one went through… so I’m posting it again. Ignore it if its the second time…

    1. Narwhale (what? it could happen.)
    2. Foundation for Science
    3. H-O-O-T-Y
    4. Genco Gulan

    Ladies idioms

  119. 1. Freight cruise
    2. League of Women Voters
    3. P-I-Z-Z-A
    4. Mark America

    Ladies idioms

  120. 1. Hybrid Vehicle
    2. Fresh Air Fund
    3. Y-O-S-H-I
    4. Jaromil

    Ladies idioms

  121. 1. Vespa
    2. Feminist Majority Foundation
    3. F-O-O-T-Y
    4. Superbad – Ben Benjamin

    Ladies idioms

  122. 1. motorcycle
    2. doctors without borders

    idioms t-shirt womens medium

  123. 1. Helicopter
    2. Red Cross
    3. Cakes
    4. Duff from Ace of Cakes

    Women’s Simple as 3.141592 T-shirt

  124. 1. Staten Island Ferry
    2. American Red Cross
    3. B-L-A-N-K
    4. Oprah

    Pavlov, Womens Lg.

  125. 1.teleportation
    2.nature conservancy
    3.jumpy
    4.ira glass

  126. 1.dogsled
    2.Arthur Vining Davis Foundation
    3.which
    4.ken burns

  127. I’m a moron – Pluto, women’s

  128. kayak
    oxfam
    fever

  129. 1. Kool-Aid Man (he can carry you piggyback)

    2. St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital

    3. T-R-E-A-T

    4. Berkeley Breathed

  130. oh, yeah. Pluto, size L.

  131. 1. zip-line
    2. Guide Dog Foundation
    3. S-T-U-F-F
    4. Mo Rocco

    Idioms T-shirt Please… ; )

  132. Outrigger canoe
    Make-a-wish
    Queen

    Jay Leno

    Pluto – L

  133. Ferrari
    Habitat for humanity

    Miss Celliena

    Beethoven – L

  134. my 2 feet
    Ronald Mc Donald Foundation
    funny

    Bob Barker

    Pluto L

  135. 1. Ice cream truck
    2. Make-A-Wish foundation

    4. Andréa (the blogger who does the “Feel Art Again” blogs)

  136. Oh, and a women’s “Idioms..” X-Large

  137. 1. Model T
    2. Compassion International

    Lady Macbeth Tee

  138. 1. sailboat
    2. Mayo Clinic
    3. thief
    4. David Cross

    Pythagoras Math Team

  139. Right above this comment— medium, please!

  140. 1. golf cart
    2. amnesty international
    3. B-A-K-E-R

    bonus:
    doc hammer

  141. the shirt for above post:

    scurvy, women’s large

  142. 1. Guide Dog
    2. The Seeing Eye foundation
    3. B-L-I-N-D
    Bonus- Steve Wonder

    Beethoven 2XL

  143. 1.helium balloons
    2.Red Crescent
    3.Candy
    4.jason alexander

  144. Doh, forgot shirt again – women’s PI for 143.

    Here’s last guess:
    1.donkey
    2.Bible League
    3.Bible
    4.AJ Jacobs

    Women’s Pluto

  145. 1. Jet ski
    2. James Randi Educational Foundation
    3. S-C-A-R-E
    4. Wil Wheaton

  146. oh, i’m dumb… I like the scurvy shirt.

  147. 1. yacht
    2. center for inquiry
    3. F-A-C-T-S
    4. Patton Oswalt

    Scurvy shirt, please

  148. 1. slip n’ slide (a really long one)
    2. National Science Foundation
    3. A-W-A-K-E
    4. Harvey, the announcer from Double Dare.

    Scurvy shirt, please

  149. and, finallly:
    1. airplane
    2. Electronic Frontier Foundation
    3. R-U-S-T-Y
    4. Mark Mothersbaugh

    Scurvy shirt

  150. 1) Hippo
    2) Church of Spiritual Technology (a non-profit organization that owns the copyrights of Scientology)
    3) FLOWS
    4) Picasso

    Mental Floss Shirt

  151. 1. your very own brand new CAMEL…watch out, they spit
    2. Dress for Success
    3. H-E-A-V-E

  152. 1. Segway
    2. Sierra Club
    3. S-H-O-V-E
    4. A. J. Jacobs

    Surprise me!

  153. 1. Peddy Cab
    2. Active 20-30 Club (indyactive20-30.org or active20-30.com)
    3. Yikes
    4. ???

    Rhesus

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