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#332328 - 03/11/05 07:40 PM Word Puzzle
waldensouth Offline
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FINALLY ABOVE the gnat line
Help, I've found 29 but can't find #30!

For those of you who like to do word puzzles, can you do this one?

There are thirty books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them? 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 john boat. 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 minister or scholar 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 the recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Phi lemonade booth set a new sales record. The local paper, the Chronicle, surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this
puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. 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 the 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 30 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.
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#332329 - 03/11/05 08:13 PM Re: Word Puzzle
Sunrider Offline
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Is it possible they are counting "Chronicles" are 2 books?
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#332330 - 03/11/05 08:45 PM Re: Word Puzzle
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I think I've got them! The one that was the hardest for me was Matthew. Thanks Waldensouth! That was a fun way to spend my lunch hour!

There are thirty books of the Bible in this paragraph. Can you find them? This is a most re markable 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 john boat. 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 minister or scholar 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 the recent fund raising event, which featured this puzzle, the Alpha Phi lemonade booth set a new sales record. The local paper, the Chronicle , surveyed over 200 patrons who reported that this
puzzle was one of the most difficult they had ever seen. 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 the 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 30 books of the Bible lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be found.
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#332331 - 03/11/05 09:02 PM Re: Word Puzzle
kfridge Offline
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Just copy the text into excel, remove the punctuation and spaces. Then you can simply search for the books. How hard is that? Ha

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#332332 - 03/11/05 09:36 PM Re: Word Puzzle
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Wow, Kudos! This is a really tough puzzle.

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#332333 - 03/11/05 10:02 PM Re: Word Puzzle
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Woohoo - I found it finally!~....Hosea for some reason didn't stand out at first....even though I stared at it a million times.

OH and PS, I didn't cheat!
Last edited by Princess Ene; 03/11/05 10:03 PM.
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#332334 - 03/14/05 02:19 PM Re: Word Puzzle
waldensouth Offline
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I can't believe I missed "Daniel"! I was looking for something hard like Habbakuk!
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