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Title: 30 books
Post by: Taffy on January 05, 2011, 03:01:53 AM
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

ENJOY
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: PaoloNuevo on January 05, 2011, 05:13:50 AM
I saw Lamentations, Exodus, Judges, Daniel, Timothy and Samuel..

Oh, also Job and Revelation

Haven't found the rest.

Nice one!  :skittles:
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: PaoloNuevo on January 05, 2011, 05:15:37 AM
wn that something in our genes is
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: PaoloNuevo on January 05, 2011, 05:17:15 AM
"John" boat...

and Alpha Delta Phi lemonade booth set a new record.
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: Taffy on January 05, 2011, 05:18:54 AM
keep em coming -  :icon_flower:
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: PaoloNuevo on January 06, 2011, 09:32:54 AM
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
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: fire walker on January 29, 2011, 07:38:40 AM
the CHRONICLE Surveyed over 200 patrons
who reported ----------

30 books of the Bible
lurKING Somewhere in this paragraph-----

this is a most reMARKable puzzle----

(read the caps above for 3 of the 30 books)

Fire Walker
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: urpilgrim on February 11, 2011, 02:44:10 AM

1. This is (a mos)t                                     AMOS
2. re(mark)able puzzle                               MARK
3. Honolu(lu, ke)eping him                         LUKE
4. his (john) boat.                                     JOHN 
5. his ban(jo, El)aine Taylor,                     JOEL
6. friend (judges)                                JUDGES
7. the (job) of solving                                JOB
8. s(he brews) a cup                                 HEBREWS
9. her nerv(es. Ther)e will                        ESTER
10.That's a f(act. S)ome people                  ACTS
11. in a (jam, es)pecially                           JAMES
12. capitalized. T(ruth)fully                      RUTH
13. f(rom ans)wers we get                        ROMANS
14. to admi(t it us)ually                             TITUS
15. in our (genes is) responsible                GENESIS
16. Alpha Delta (Phi lemon)ade booth     PHILEMON
17. The (Chronicle), surveyed                 CHRONICLE
18. As (Daniel )                                          DANIEL
19. Huma(na hum)bly puts it                    NAHUM
20. T(hose a)ble to                                     HOSEA
21. great (lamentations)                          LAMENTATION
22. One (revelation)                                 REVELATION
23. (Timothy)                                           TIMOTHY
24. (Samuel )                                             SAMUEL
25. their (numbers)                                   NUMBERS
26. are nor(mal. A chi)pper                       MALACHI
27.com(pete r)eally                                    PETER
28. mad (exodus),                                      EXODUS
29. lur(king s)omewhere                            KINGS

OK I've worked on this for a couple of hours..... where's # 30 :icon_joker: :mshock:
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: thinktank on February 11, 2011, 03:16:04 PM
I forgot about this puzzle. I scored 20 in about half an hour. So I only need another 10 and apparently I would be a scholar or a minister, so not far to go  :happy3:


Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: thinktank on February 11, 2011, 03:18:37 PM
Quote from: urpilgrim on February 11, 2011, 02:44:10 AM

1. This is (a mos)t                                     AMOS
2. re(mark)able puzzle                               MARK
3. Honolu(lu, ke)eping him                         LUKE
4. his (john) boat.                                     JOHN 
5. his ban(jo, El)aine Taylor,                     JOEL
6. friend (judges)                                JUDGES
7. the (job) of solving                                JOB
8. s(he brews) a cup                                 HEBREWS
9. her nerv(es. Ther)e will                        ESTER
10.That's a f(act. S)ome people                  ACTS
11. in a (jam, es)pecially                           JAMES
12. capitalized. T(ruth)fully                      RUTH
13. f(rom ans)wers we get                        ROMANS
14. to admi(t it us)ually                             TITUS
15. in our (genes is) responsible                GENESIS
16. Alpha Delta (Phi lemon)ade booth     PHILEMON
17. The (Chronicle), surveyed                 CHRONICLE
18. As (Daniel )                                          DANIEL
19. Huma(na hum)bly puts it                    NAHUM
20. T(hose a)ble to                                     HOSEA
21. great (lamentations)                          LAMENTATION
22. One (revelation)                                 REVELATION
23. (Timothy)                                           TIMOTHY
24. (Samuel )                                             SAMUEL
25. their (numbers)                                   NUMBERS
26. are nor(mal. A chi)pper                       MALACHI
27.com(pete r)eally                                    PETER
28. mad (exodus),                                      EXODUS
29. lur(king s)omewhere                            KINGS

OK I've worked on this for a couple of hours..... where's # 30 :icon_joker: :mshock:

That depends on how much you are willing to offer for your scholar certificate  :grin:
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: WhiteWings on February 11, 2011, 03:20:05 PM
Book #30 = Bible  :icon_king:
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: WhiteWings on February 11, 2011, 03:24:38 PM
#31

scholar to see some of them at the worst
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: thinktank on February 11, 2011, 05:52:02 PM
You worked hard, to make sure I didn't get paid!

so you must pay compensation for robbing His people.  :2c:
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: Taffy on February 11, 2011, 06:03:43 PM
That Last is an abbreviation - you dont get off that easy - lol :icon_flower:

first one to find gets aFlower - ho! :icon_flower:
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: WhiteWings on February 11, 2011, 06:16:07 PM
Quote from: Taffy on February 11, 2011, 06:03:43 PM
That Last is an abbreviation - you dont get off that easy - lol :icon_flower:

first one to find gets aFlower - ho! :icon_flower:
Easy.

#32
It was found by a gentleman in an

"I" is an abbreviation for Isaiah
Title: Re: 30 books
Post by: urpilgrim on February 11, 2011, 07:03:41 PM
MATTHEW  :thumbsup: I knew it had to be in that sentence.... but I could not see it for the life of me :icon_flower: :happy3: