| 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. God Bless. |
