Jasma
December 5th, 2006, 7:10 PM
It's a fun puzzle. Don't spoil the answers unless you put in a "spoiler button." ;)
Have fun.
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 the puzzle so involving; she brews a cup of
tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that
are 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
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
Delta 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 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 30 books of the Bible
lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be
found.
Have fun.
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 the puzzle so involving; she brews a cup of
tea to help her nerves. There will be some names that
are 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
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
Delta 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 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 30 books of the Bible
lurking somewhere in this paragraph waiting to be
found.