New Level (Adv) - A Pickle in the Tree

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 7:52 pm

Using the greenapp texture made by ohbehave. Thanks!

A level from the Level Challenge. These walls were made by Lukas (Lucky-Luc) and he makes great walls!!

It was so funny making this because I almost, out of habit, clicked on the walls; it was hard not to play with them. FUN to make this! Thanks Lukas.

See how much faster it is for me to make a level, when the walls are already there!

Dizzy140 A Pickle in the Tree

Lutz · Post by **Lutz** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:03 pm

Another fun one.
Needed some time to get all the buttons covered.
Oh, and very well placed walls, Luc

Thanks, Dizzy

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:12 pm

Yes, I agree. Nice level. Thanks for the fun!

Lucky-Luc · Post by **Lucky-Luc** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:27 pm

Oh, come on, what are walls without a level?

But seriously, that was a fun level! And it was also fun to see how you used my walls (which you did great by the way; who would've thought you could make such a logical level out of some radomly placed walls

).

Let's see if I'll make some more walls some time. Definitely a fun process (and I recommend to everyone else: Make walls, too!).

kiki · Post by **kiki** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:35 am

Fun level to solve Diz, some neat moves to get my buttons covered.
Thanks for the level and fun.
BTW is this a collaboration between Lucas and yourself?

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:45 pm

kiki wrote:BTW is this a collaboration between Lucas and yourself?

Yes, he made the walls (inside and out), sent them to me and I had to make the level using his walls. I couldn't add/delete any walls. It was really fun and challenging.

I have another one I'm working on too.

kiki · Post by **kiki** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 3:48 pm

Excellent job Diz, what a great challenge and that sounds like fun.

annedanner · Post by **annedanner** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:57 pm

Thanks for another fun level, Emmy!

majic1 · Post by **majic1** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 2:36 am

Covering all the buttons? HA HA HA HA - not simple for me & I did some very ODD things before I got that accomplished, also got run over by a green boulder more than once. (Or was that a pickle?

)

This was a fun level....................and yep, the walls are very nice, too.

bob roest · Post by **bob roest** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:54 pm

Another fun one Diz and BTW that pickle in the tree thing did you make that up or is there some strange holiday tradition somewhere that calls for that.

Thanks a bunch,

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:21 pm

BTW that pickle in the tree thing did you make that up or is there some strange holiday tradition somewhere that calls for that.

I didn't make it up; it's an old German tradition. I thought, since Lukas was from Germany (I think he is anyway, but maybe not)

Anyhoo...

When we were little, we had a pickle shaped ornament (not a real pickle). Mom & Dad hung it in the tree. All the kids would try to find it and rehide it while nobody was looking. The point was: whoever finds it first, on Christmas morning had good luck all year.

I still have the little gherkin.

It's tiny, so it was really hard to find.

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:40 pm

Wikipedia says this about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_ornament

Christmas Pickle

A Christmas pickle ornament The Christmas pickle is a pickle-shaped ornament hidden in the tree. The child who finds it first on Christmas morning receives an extra present. While the Christmas pickle is often claimed to be a German custom, it is fairly unknown in Germany but widely spread across the USA, and is completely of American origin.

Dizzy1 · Post by **Dizzy1** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:50 pm

So...what's your point

bob roest · Post by **bob roest** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:55 pm

Thanks for the information guys, now that you mention it I seem to vaguely recall that my parents had a pickle ornament for our tree. But I'm not a 100 percent sure, it was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Marinus · Post by **Marinus** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:07 pm

My point?

I don't have a point in this case. I never heard of it before, and I have to admit, I even didn't know the word "pickle" before I searched for it a little while ago. So it's not a matter what's my point, but what's Wiki's point. And Wiki says the pickle is an American tradition.

But to be a little bit more complete: The tree itself however, is an ancient Germanic tradition;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_tree wrote:Despite being associated with a Christian festival, many have made the claim that the tradition's origins are pre-Christian, originating in ancient Germanic history of Europe. Germanic Tribes lighted trees (Tannenbaum) and celebrated the fest of light (Lichtfest) around the shortest day of the year, December 21. The Christmas Tree is dated to 16th century Germany, and it was popularised across the western world in the 18th and 19th centuries.

and has actually nothing to do with Christmas at all. But, nevermind: Merry Christmas

uneekrose · Post by **uneekrose** » Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:14 pm

Shows you how far behind I am.

I started this when you first posted it but never was able to get back to playing it. Lukas you did a great job on the walls and Diz it's amzing what you can do with a level. This was fun.

Years ago my ex-mom-in-law found a green shiny pickle ornament that opened up, she used to hide money in it, then hang the pickle inside of the Christmas tree and after everyone opened their presents all the kids would hunt for the pickle, whomever found it was rewarded with a one dollar bill. She doesn't do it anymore, all the little kids are now grown.