Now that's puzzling...

[KIR]

A couple of years ago, I began going to one of the senior citizens centers in the area. They had a lot of books, practically brand new, donated to an over abundance and the administrator said to take any books I wanted as they had too many. I had recently bought a bookcase for the few books I had, but now I had a great source and found many books for FREE! In the book room they also had dozens of puzzles and there was always at least one on the table for anyone to work on. I always liked puzzles and worked on them. One day, I was also told I could take the puzzles home and since I had a card table to work on...Here are a couple I worked on. Yesterday, I finished one which had pictures of cowboys and even Dale Evans. Most of the cowboys are recognizeable, like Hoppy (romantic silent screen star and still popular in the early 50's), Roy, Gene and the Lone Ranger and Tonto. Some riding their famous horses, Trigger, Champion, Topper and Scout who could outrun the many named Silver. Lots of more obscure western actors too, like Buck Jones, Iron Eyes Cody, and Bob Steele. Sorry the pics are not better. Any others into puzzles?

 

[SamV]

Jigsaw puzzles? Nooo. My wife enjoys them and finds they are relaxing. I am good for a few minutes and attention deficit disorder kicks in and I am done. My wife usually buys 2000 or 3000 piece puzzles.

 

[Mobuck]

Be careful. My MIL was a full time 'puzzler' and then she went totally BONKERS.

 

[blume357]

Not really except when we go to the beach and I will 'get into' a puzzle with some friends who join us there. A few years back I got the crazy notion of having a puzzle made of this beach house and giving it to the two couples that we invite.... which I did and then the next time we went we worked on it.... the only problem was we could not complete it in the two weeks there and so I sandwiched it between two thing boards and took it home and then brought it back when we went back 6 months later and then we actually got it finished.... once done I decided it was so hard to do that I took a sharpie and wrote on it ...... then I had a 8x10 print of the modified version made an pasted it to the box the puzzle comes in. Here is the puzzle... which really does not look that hard:

 

[Yaworski]

I like jigsaw puzzles as a group activity.

 

[gjgalligan]

I did too many reality puzzles in my career at the auto plants. Seemed like I was always putting equipment that others took apart back together again.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

My Wife likes to do them.....I'm not allowed to assist anymore....I have a very certain detailed way about doing things.....the Wife doesn't like it....

 

[Fox Mike]

For his 80th birthday I gave my brother a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle of nothing but multicolored paper clips.

 

[NC FNS]

A good friend lived to 90 and while physically in poor shape, mentally he was sharp as ever. Would visit him every couple of months, he was usually working on a crossword puzzle or a jigsaw puzzle.
I just set out a crossword puzzle to do, hopefully it will help me stay as sharp as my friend was.

 

[protoolman]

I like to do things like cast bullets or fix machinery. Puzzles seem like an exercise in futility. What's the point? Sorry, I just can't be enthusiastic about them.

 

[MaxMan]

When MIL was living with us that was one of her favorite activities. I never got into it but to have the three of us working on the same project, its a good way to pass time as a family.

 

[s4s4u]

If you wanna be both a villain and a hero, pick a single piece off the table when a group are doing a puzzle, making sure it isn't a border piece. Later when all are looking for the one missing piece to finish the puzzle, you say "oh look, found it" and produce it

 

[Fox Mike]

I do Sudoku daily. Makes one think and exercise the mind. My other 'recreation' is leather work. That keeps the hands busy.

 

[Mobuck]

I did some 'puzzle' work last weekend. Younger Son and I took a power steering unit for his little FORD 3000 apart 3 weeks ago and I had to order parts from 3 different parts houses to repair it. It laid around in pieces and partially re-assembled for almost a month. He's blind, I've lost most of my short term memory, and older Son had never seen the parts. Took less than 2 hours to re-assemble/re-install the tiny bits and pieces/seals/bearings/nuts & bolts--AND I'LL BE DARNED IF IT DIDN'T WORK AS HOPED FOR.
I contributed most of the foul language which is what I'm best suited for.

 

[Yaworski]

Puzzles seem like an exercise in futility. What's the point?

They're a nice group activity.

 

[RoninPA]

Don't care for Sudoku puzzles but the wife likes them. We both do jigsaw puzzles and I love crossword puzzles. When I was a field engineer and traveling, I had crosswords on my phone and a NY Times crossword book in my luggage.

 

[Johnnu2]

Nope......... I'm hopeless and helpless when it come to those things of the mind.

J.

 

[Yaworski]

Just remembered something. Forty plus years ago when I was in college, I'd do the crossword in the paper every day with a girl who worked at the library. I wonder what happened to her.

 

[Randyzzz]

I like to do things like cast bullets or fix machinery. Puzzles seem like an exercise in futility. What's the point? Sorry, I just can't be enthusiastic about them.

I tend to agree. Why do something when there’s no point! I tend to dislike most games also, at least if they’re games of chance. Now, Trivial Pursuit and like games I do enjoy- they require knowledge, not luck. But as for puzzles- spending hours to put together a picture that you’re going to take apart again once it’s done…why?

 

[jav]

A couple of years ago, I began going to one of the senior citizens centers in the area. They had a lot of books, practically brand new, donated to an over abundance and the administrator said to take any books I wanted as they had too many. I had recently bought a bookcase for the few books I had, but now I had a great source and found many books for FREE! In the book room they also had dozens of puzzles and there was always at least one on the table for anyone to work on. I always liked puzzles and worked on them. One day, I was also told I could take the puzzles home and since I had a card table to work on...Here are a couple I worked on. Yesterday, I finished one which had pictures of cowboys and even Dale Evans. Most of the cowboys are recognizeable, like Hoppy (romantic silent screen star and still popular in the early 50's), Roy, Gene and the Lone Ranger and Tonto. Some riding their famous horses, Trigger, Champion, Topper and Scout who could outrun the many named Silver. Lots of more obscure western actors too, like Buck Jones, Iron Eyes Cody, and Bob Steele. Sorry the pics are not better. Any others into puzzles?

I love the dogs puzzles and the double eagle good score