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BroTrevor
02-12-2006, 12:25 AM
Ok, I just read JoeC's random thought on making this the best forum, and the girls green with envy. In that vein...I'm posting this in the guys section. In reality, it could be posted in the main forum, but that wouldn't be very mean of me nor would it help our guys forum.

:rofl:

So here it is... I got 30, never could find the 31st.

How many books of the Bible can you find? Comment and tell us how many you got.


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. God
Bless.

JoeC
02-12-2006, 12:54 AM
I got ten in my first reading. Will look for the other twenty-one later.

HotShot53
02-12-2006, 01:01 AM
I've done this before... so I don't know if I'll try it again ;)

JoeC
02-12-2006, 01:08 AM
but did you solve all 31?

HotShot53
02-12-2006, 01:29 AM
I don't remember... it was like at least 5-8 years ago

BroTrevor
02-12-2006, 03:24 PM
It's fun to do. I guess I really coulda put this in the main forum. Oh well.

Anyhow, I found 30, didn't find the one "variant" it talks about... I have no idea what I'd be looking for.

NoahL
02-12-2006, 04:42 PM
I found 24 so far... Time to go to the evening church service though, so I'll try to find the rest when I get back.

SpamBoy
02-17-2006, 02:46 PM
...it hurts too much. now I lost one eye !! :chris:

-SpamBoy
"You don't know the power of the Spam Side."

cdnjava
03-07-2006, 06:24 PM
yesssss... i found them.. took me long enough though..

:yay:

HINT: Hosea and his alternate spelling are both listed...

BroTrevor
03-07-2006, 06:31 PM
Hosea has an alternate spelling???

What is it?

trumpetplayer
03-07-2006, 08:48 PM
Found 11 the first time, now round two. THEN HOMEWORK TIME. :012: :012:

trumpetplayer
03-07-2006, 08:56 PM
THIS IS FRUSTRATIONG!:embarrassed: :no: I can only see 11!

cdnjava
03-07-2006, 11:07 PM
Hosea has an alternate spelling???

What is it?

Hosea is also known as Osee.

BroTrevor
03-08-2006, 10:30 AM
Hosea is also known as Osee.

Where on earth did that come from? How'd you know that?

I was looking for dirivitaves like "Jeremy" for Jeremiah or Esias for Isaiah, things like that.

but Osee??

<shakes head>

How ya doing trumpet player???

I think finding Matthew was one of the hardest.

trumpetplayer
03-08-2006, 12:53 PM
are some of the names split up betwwen different words? Still not doing so great:012:

BroTrevor
03-08-2006, 12:54 PM
Yes, most of the names are split up between words.

Look for odd sentences... Why in the world would they use Honolulu?? Things like that...they word sentences funny, or use different words because that's what they needed to make the names.

trumpetplayer
03-08-2006, 01:19 PM
Well I found 14!! Im getting better, that thing is so hard!:dft002:

NoahL
03-08-2006, 10:50 PM
I managed to find 27. Then I looked up the answers. Lol. The ones that I couldn't find were Romans, Titus, and Hosea. I also never would have thought to look for an Osee... But that was a neat mind teaser.

trumpetplayer
03-09-2006, 02:13 AM
Im up to 17!! Yah!!:yay: :yay: :yay: