My mom nearly busted her back one time trying to lift a couch.

So I spent a lot of time when I was 4 or 5 sitting in the chiropractor’s office waiting room.

Two things I remember are;
1. The receptionist actually played records on a record player next to her typewriter so there would be that dull and comforting waiting-room music on the speakers, and
2. They had these stoopid “kids” magazines that tried to be educational AND fun.  NOT.

So, while Dr. Manhandle was cracking my mom’s back, I was sitting on a lime-green vinyl chair and listening to Lawrence Welk on wooden speakers, trying not to scribble on the walls with my no. 2 pencil and instead looking at “SPOT THE DIFFERENCE” pictures – two seemingly similar cartoons side-by-side. The trick was you had to find the 6 tiny little differences between the two by studying them closely.  Maybe that is why I’m always spotting Street Art from 3 blocks away.  Doesn’t explain why I can’t find my other shoe.

Here’s a fun game everyone can play. (CLICK on them to enlarge)

Okay here’s one very similar to the one’s in the waiting room. There are supposed to be six differences here – but I only saw the kat’s polly-lop first.

This one makes you think about all those official news pics you see on TV. Um, some slight differences here, people.

Very subtle changes in the original (on the left) and the knock-off (on the right) Are you observant enough to catch the differences?

I KNOW, it’s cheeky.       Study hard.

No, their are actual differences. Take your time.

I Write the Songs that Make the Whole World Think I’m Sexy.

Okay, one’s in color and the other is in black and white. We’ll give you that. Anything else?

And finally….. courtesy of the street… (thanks to Thomas Goryeb)

So there you have it – how did you do? Are you observant?

If you are hooked on the game now – there is an iphone app too.  Go crazy with your bad self,