A Game: What’s the Difference?

You know those puzzles you sometimes see in magazines and puzzle books that feature two nearly identical pictures, but you have to find the many small differences between them? At first glance, the two pictures look exactly alike, but within a minute you notice maybe one tiny difference: one polka dot is missing from a lady’s skirt, perhaps. Or a man’s tie is just slightly longer in one of the pictures. It’s a great way to exercise your powers of observation! There are usually at least ten differences, and eventually you find them all. What an eye for detail you have!

So that’s what we’re doing here today. The two pictures below are both of Emrick sitting on his playroom chaise surrounded by stuffed animals. They are very similar photos, but there are quite a few differences! See how many you can find, and then list them in your comment. No cheating by reading comments that are left before yours! One point for each difference you find. Fifty points if you find the one “Mega Difference” — it trumps all the rest!

(Winner gets a box of Girl Scout Thin Mints.)

Let’s go!