Thursday, August 11, 2005
ok, forget about the one i posted yesterday. that one had only 15. easy. this one has 32. actually, it had only 30, but i decided to add a couple more. if you think you are up to the challenge, find the names and email them to me. don't post them. (this goes especially to someone whom i will not name) j/k brother. here it is:
This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a gentleman in an airplane seat pocket, on a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu, keeping him occupied for hours. He enjoyed it so much, he passed it on to some friends. One friend from Illinois worked on this while fishing from his johnboat. Another friend studied it while playing his banjo. Elaine Taylor, a columnist friend, was so intrigued by it she mentioned it in her weekly newspaper column. Another friend judges the job of solving this puzzle so involving, she brews a cup of tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that are really easy to spot. That's a fact. Some people, however, will soon find themselves in a jam, especially since the book names are not necessarily capitalized. Truthfully, from answers we get, we are forced to admit it usually takes a pretty long while to see some of them at the worst. Research has shown that something in our genes is responsible for the difficulty we have in seeing the books in this paragraph. During a recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record. The local paper, The Chronicle, surveyed over 200 people who reported that this puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. One of those people was this guy of the name Dimitri Kiez. Ran from one side of the town to the other in excitement, when he finally figured it out after a week. But if you can get them all fast, you’re a real pro. Verbs, nouns, adjectives… remember, they can be anywhere. As Daniel Humana humbly puts it, "The books are all right here in plain view hidden from sight." Those able to find all of them will hear great lamentations from those who have to be shown. One revelation that may help is that books like Timothy and Samuel may occur without their numbers. Also, keep in mind, that punctuation and spaces in the middle are normal. A chipper attitude will help you compete really well against those who claim to know the answers. Remember, there is no need for a mad exodus; there really are 32 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.
OH, WHAT FUN!!! (email me for the answers)
