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Open thread 9/5/2025 – The New Neo I’m very bad at this game. I got two correct: > Famous actresses in their youth – can you identify them? > Sharon W on September 5, 2025 at 9:55 am said: I’m surprised I named 10, I recognized 4 more but didn’t count them since I couldn’t name them. A couple I had never seen before. I usually have poor face recognition and mild prosopagnosia that has resulted in embarassing circumstances from time to time. Art Deco on September 5, 2025 at 10:31 am said: Best I can recall, I’ve never heard of nine of these women. Two or three others had names I can recall, but I cannot recall ever seeing them on a program. The only one I recognized from an old picture was Betty White. SHIREHOME on September 5, 2025 at 10:44 am said: I could name 2 also. But a lot of faces were familiar but I could not name them. I did note a lot were born in October, like me. > steve walsh on September 5, 2025 at 10:44 am said: Two for me, Kirstie Alley and Lisa Bonet. There were a few others I recognized but couldn’t name. Like AD, there were many I’ve never heard of before. No surprise then that many of the shows they appeared in are ones I never watched. TommyJay on September 5, 2025 at 11:11 am said: I got 6. There were several who I didn’t know at all. Good job Sharon. miguel cervantes on September 5, 2025 at 11:21 am said: I got about as many, some were very distinctive, Mitchell Strand on September 5, 2025 at 11:34 am said: Wow. Young Marion Ross looks a lot like young Dana Delany. John Galt III on September 5, 2025 at 12:12 pm said: Must admit, I stopped TV in 1971 so had no clue who most these women were. Hope I didn’t miss anything. Avi on September 5, 2025 at 12:15 pm said: I also only got two correct. Perhaps if it had been multiple choice, I might’ve gotten five but 1/3 of the people I never heard of and others. I have a long forgotten. Alan Colbo on September 5, 2025 at 2:03 pm said: Kirstie Alley has that quirky smile that’s easy to recognize. neo on September 5, 2025 at 2:26 pm said: Alan Colbo: My 2 were Kirstie Alley and Angela Lansbury, who both have very distinctive looks. But I realize now that I actually got 3 right, because I recognized Betty White. She looked so much the same that I didn’t count her ? ! physicsguy on September 5, 2025 at 2:38 pm said: LOL…I knew who all but 2 of them were, but zero guesses. With every picture of the younger version, I would go…”yeah, her face is familiar, but I can’t put a name on it.” then the reveal, and I go…”Oh yeah!” Sigh.. AppleBetty on September 5, 2025 at 4:06 pm said: One. Betty White (I’ve got kids. Ask me about Veggie Tales.) Sennacherib on September 5, 2025 at 4:59 pm said: I got less than 2 and I was a fan of some! bof on September 5, 2025 at 5:08 pm said: Zero for 25. Hadn’t heard of half the shows, never mind the actresses. Well, I’ve heard of Jaclyn Smith, Kirstie Alley, Angela Lansbury, and Suzanne Somers. Didn’t watch much TV in the 70s and 80s; my prime TV days were the 50s and early 60s.> Older and Wheezier on September 5, 2025 at 10:07 pm said: After watching, I’m betting that Neo got Angela and Betty. For many of them, I was surprised at how much or how poorly they’ve aged. As for Jaclyn Smith, I was amazed at how stunning she still is. Lee Also on September 6, 2025 at 8:58 am said: I counted the ones I couldn’t name, if I could place them. Like “Mrs. C” or “Cagney from Cagney and Lacy.” I got around 12, I think. I am good at faces, but if I didn’t watch their show, I was never going to guess them.

I’m not sure what I should do now.

Indeed I did. And they were so mixed that I’m more confused than ever!

F:

It might amuse you to know that the original Macintosh alerts for severe errors showed a bomb with a lit fuse and an obscure error id, “DS ####.”

From the documentation one learned that DS stood for Dire Straits. That band was huge at the time and the name fit.

But insiders knew the initials stood for Deep Shit.

(Apple was in Cupertino, close enough to Palo Alto.)

You’re welcome!

When I saw “nothing found” in place of all my posts, I broke out into a cold sweat. It was a laconic message, but powerful.

No, I sure didn’t think I’d have to learn that sort of thing. In fact, I didn’t even think I’d still be blogging a month from when I started. It was just a little experiment for me. Little did I know …

Anyway, as with a few other blogs that have withered, I thought I’d just give it time. My patience has been rewarded, thank God, and I even understand a little bit about what happened. Very little, but there it is.

Thank you for keeping us informed. More importantly, thank you for all the effort you put into it.