For the first time in my life I'm glad my mother was into old fashioned music.... And erm, am I allowed to say where she's from? I think the fact that she's a singer could be a hint.
i wonder, maybe the amount of time means something? there are 40 seconds of time in the video, maybe that means she's forty? or gains 40 pounds? something like that?
The game is that you solve these insanely complicated riddles created by Hank and Alexander Basalyga, and then you are given a chapter from a story I'm writing. -John
I actually knew if you solve the riddles you can read the story. What I should have said was I never understood how to solve the riddles properly. For example I now know who this is but I have no idea how to get this URL to work. But then you can give me an answer to that. Thanks for the explanation though!
The pictures look like authors photos (like the ones that go on the back books) or like publicity for a singer, writer, actress, etc. (like a head shot).
ugh... the only person i know who might know who that is just went to sleep because tint has this odd affinity for coming out at the worst times possible. :( i'm glad it's back though!
The answer might be:" As time goes by" by Herman Hupfeld. Or "You´re getting old" a SouthPark episode. Or "Getting older" by Oasis.
thegirlofthelibrary 4 months ago
Are we to assume, then, that none of these are Tom?
ArentWeInAPickle 1 year ago
im confused what do you do?
Twilightcrazy4ever 1 year ago
@Twilightcrazy4ever i think that when you get the right word from the riddle you go to thisisnottom(dot)com/...... the word
luckystrike1 1 year ago
@luckystrike1 ohhh thanks :)
Twilightcrazy4ever 1 year ago
The make-up is the only thing common between them besides the fact that they are all women (duh). Same eye-shadow, same lipstick.
natalieeatsyourfood 1 year ago
death date. vlogbrothers.
fabtk 2 years ago
could someone message me thisisnottom help. im so confused :S
carlaa266 2 years ago
okay i'm lost this ones difficult =.=
Stella413 2 years ago
can someone please so me the favor of messaging me about thisisnottom? im sooo lost
wd1233 2 years ago
what does she have to do with vlogbrothers and books? grrrr i'm so bad at riddles :[
shoelace07 2 years ago
Her name is also the name of one of the bosses in one of the Prince of Persia games, but so far nothing associated with that has worked.
Nothing I've found with her name and books seems to work yet either.
Grygazol 2 years ago
that's not joan crawford is it?
Tomayer1 2 years ago
the spelling of her name was posted wrong its Mahasti i dont know if this helps anyone but I know how much one letter can matter
Falconer0101 2 years ago
yea, i have her name , but no idea what to do with it
drako1228 2 years ago
me neither
zippy3421 2 years ago
Hn. There was like, Arabic on that one image. Or something very similar.
fortheloveofLDS 2 years ago
i did the test i survived the battle of ther blood fish at jarrets landing but what the fuck i dont get it. message me with some kind of insight
alexvidownage 2 years ago
I know who she is but I have no idea how it fits in to the URL. I'm stuck. Bahhh.
pixelfishftw 2 years ago
Crap, I don't know who she is. I could google that (probably) Farsi writing, I guess.
naterudolph 2 years ago
This has been flagged as spam show
It's Mahasty, she was a Persian singer.
BJisoffdachain815 2 years ago
I have her name but have no idea how to enter it into the URL
aemathisphd 2 years ago
I realized I didn't comment on this video last night. I'm very happy this is back.
Starlysh 2 years ago
how do you save individual photos in a video? If I could isolate one image it would make my search a lot easier.
00Enid00 2 years ago
You could pause the video and screen shot it or use a snipping tool.
Starlysh 2 years ago
YES A NEW ONE I'M EXCITED.
mbalexandra 2 years ago
I know who she is, but I can't figure out what to do next
chicks18 2 years ago
same here. i've tried a hundred different words, but nothing works.
allisoup 2 years ago
i have no idea how to find out her identity when I know nothing at all about her. I guess I'm out for this round =(
Triathe 2 years ago
You have a picture of her...
sirensfall 2 years ago
And if that were helpful I would have gone on to the next step and not commented that I was stuck.
Thank you Captain Obvious you've saved the day again!
Triathe 2 years ago
you bet that's not tom that's a girl!!! LOLjk
0justBETHANY 2 years ago 2
I've figured out who she is.. but can someone kindly tell me what's her connection with john green books?
alee5a 2 years ago
She has no connection to my books. -John
vlogbrothers 2 years ago 10
Thanks~
alee5a 2 years ago
For the first time in my life I'm glad my mother was into old fashioned music.... And erm, am I allowed to say where she's from? I think the fact that she's a singer could be a hint.
JasonTheGhost 2 years ago
nashville?
drako1228 2 years ago
I figured out who it is, but i still can't figure the whole thing out. ugh.
sirensfall 2 years ago
Once I figured it out, i felt sort of silly. now i'm stuck farther down the line.
sirensfall 2 years ago
Milo has a clue just above you :) -John
vlogbrothers 2 years ago 5
Milo?
Stella413 2 years ago
could you help a brotha out?
bekabee24 2 years ago
she died in 2007. i won't say more unless i'm allowed to. am i?
milowent 2 years ago
Would you like to tell me 'coz I'm stuck!
emperessemma 2 years ago
look thru the comments, its looks like people have posted her name now - and they are correct.
milowent 2 years ago
There's a hint up, but it doesn't help much. She looks really familiar.
sirensfall 2 years ago
also, it's in the gaming category. maybe she's some sort of gamer?
ShikoEYV 2 years ago
No, gaming seems irrelevant all the videos (i think) have gaming as a category.
IamtheNork 2 years ago
i wonder, maybe the amount of time means something? there are 40 seconds of time in the video, maybe that means she's forty? or gains 40 pounds? something like that?
ShikoEYV 2 years ago
I never understood this game.
zippy3421 2 years ago
The game is that you solve these insanely complicated riddles created by Hank and Alexander Basalyga, and then you are given a chapter from a story I'm writing. -John
vlogbrothers 2 years ago 32
Thanks John!!!
I actually knew if you solve the riddles you can read the story. What I should have said was I never understood how to solve the riddles properly. For example I now know who this is but I have no idea how to get this URL to work. But then you can give me an answer to that. Thanks for the explanation though!
zippy3421 2 years ago
I heard about this a few months ago and never really looked into it, but now I'm curious. Can anyone tell me where I can start from the beginning?
MLH 2 years ago
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darrenbiel 2 years ago
i just stumbled in, are there any clues besides the pictures? maybe you can point me somewhere to catch up?
TheFirstofMany 2 years ago
I guess we can assume that, no, this is not Tom.
StrummingSally 2 years ago 32
lol
lunalovegood666 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure it is
xD
HewbertLarzToast 2 years ago
The pictures look like authors photos (like the ones that go on the back books) or like publicity for a singer, writer, actress, etc. (like a head shot).
SChappellaz 2 years ago
i tried using myheritage face recognition, but it didn't give me anything relevant...
do you think they're 4 different women, or all the same?
bellmaison1023 2 years ago
It looks like all the same woman, at different stages of adulthood
sirensfall 2 years ago 2
the same woman
Vrumanuk 2 years ago
Step One: Identify woman.
StrummingSally 2 years ago 2
That is my problem...
barbiegirlforever323 2 years ago
does anyone have a clue about the answer?
barbiegirlforever323 2 years ago
Ugh... of course this goes up the night before school starts!
Cossette729 2 years ago
Its Saddam Hussein's first wife... Err widow...
EccentricInTexas 2 years ago
I don't think it is. I looked it up, but it doesn't look like her. You might be on a roll though.
poprocks889 2 years ago
ugh... the only person i know who might know who that is just went to sleep because tint has this odd affinity for coming out at the worst times possible. :( i'm glad it's back though!
poprocks889 2 years ago
For some reason I think she's a singer, perhaps originating in the 70's, but I haven't gotten anywhere with that.
sirensfall 2 years ago
I think that is the glamor shot it starts out with.
lunalovegood666 2 years ago
All the photos, except the last, look like very posed, professional shots.
sirensfall 2 years ago
Does the language on the second picture help to figure out who she is?
SChappellaz 2 years ago
ahhhhhhh lady lady lady lady lady lady lady JOHN GREEN
valerie2776 2 years ago 9
This is confusing T,T
mepet72 2 years ago
I was just about to go to sleep...i guess I'll get there eventually...lol
YAY, TINT!
JRamone266 2 years ago
My thoughts exactly.
barbiegirlforever323 2 years ago
Yes!! TINT!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I've missed you. :D
Pieninja14 2 years ago
First of all, anybody know who that is?
aura723 2 years ago
is it sad that i freaked out when i saw this? xD
okay, down to business...
kylie21411 2 years ago
Can anyone recognize the language on the second photo?
sirensfall 2 years ago
It's Arabic
TehSmexican 2 years ago
No actually its farsi....and thats the greatest hint I could give you ^^
JasonTheGhost 2 years ago
um, no idea yet, you?
merryk08 2 years ago
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whitefluffyhat 2 years ago
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alonetogetherr 2 years ago
thank god! finally!!
poprocks889 2 years ago