Monday, October 16, 2006

Here's something to make you use your brain!

I just got this in an email.  I haven't even tried it yet.  Can you do it?

Can you find thirty (30) books of the Bible in this paragraph?

Actually, there are 31 if you can find the variant of one Old Testament prophet's name.

There are 30 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 a 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 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 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.

Let me know how you do!  This doesn't look too easy.  Oh, and before you ask......I don't have a list of the answers! 
 

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't wanna use my brain. LOL!

Anonymous said...

I love it......I'm working on it.

Anonymous said...

I found six just looking at it real quick, but that is all I want to look at it, LOL.  My brain hurts.

Krissy
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Anonymous said...

I have seen this before and its interesting and you can

Anonymous said...

I found 10 right off the bat. Where are the other 20 though? It makes me want to go hmmmmmmm

Anonymous said...

Whoa...talk abouta contest where an atheist like me has NO chance of winning!  :(

Russ

Anonymous said...

i found 13......Oh well...I tried and i just put my labels on my bible last night, or i wouldnt have found a few of them.
love Christine

Anonymous said...

It is 3:33 on Tuesday afternoon, 10/17.  I have found 16 so far, and I am determined to find them all!!  Do you want me to send you what I find if I do?
Lori

Anonymous said...

It's 4:13 now, and I have found 27.  The last 3 (or 4) are driving me nuts!  I'm going to take a break and see what I can find later.
Lori

Anonymous said...

Okay.  I spent another 30 minutes on it, and I have found 30.  I haven't really concentrated on finding a variant of one prophet's name.  Would you like me to send you an email with the ones I found in the order that they appear?  I won't unless you tell me to.  It took over an hour, almost two hours total, but I like a challenge!
Lori

Anonymous said...

Darn it!  I saw this YEARS ago and had the answers at one time!  :o(

LORI

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Anonymous said...

I found only twenty two during the ten minutes I looked... so maybe another day when I have more time! Bea

Anonymous said...

Found four more, for 26... now I am leaving. Pretty cool! Bye Bea