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Jul 25, 2010, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Altenweg
Now try the Gatsby one. That one made me mad. I was looking for grammatical errors (not qualified but looked anyway, couldn't find any), or spelling (qualified but found none), and everything else I could think of. I even started to question whether or not the story was accurate, but that wasn't it.
When I finally figured it out I wanted to smack my head on a desk. So simple, but something I didn't look at until 2 days after I heard the riddle.
If you don't get it by tonight, I'll tell you. I'm hoping WG will take a look, see if she figures it out. :)
Want a hint or do you want to mull it over for a bit first?
Again, it's simple.
Something about the crowd or the girl backing toward him. Broadway crowd. Let me think?
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Jul 25, 2010, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Kitkat22
Again, it's simple.
Something about the crowd or the girl backing toward him. Broadway crowd. Let me think?
You're getting colder.
Nothing is wrong with the paragraph. Everything is perfect with the paragraph. There's just something unusual about it.
Hint: The thing that makes it unusual has nothing to do with an error, not in the grammatical sense or the story being told. The thing that makes it unusual is barely noticeable, but once you notice it, you'll want to bang your head up against a wall repeatedly for not having seen it before.
Hint #2: When you read it, does it flow easily off the tongue? Wonder why? That may lead you in the right direction, or it may not. It depends. :) No, I'm not being cryptic. ;)
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Jul 25, 2010, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Altenweg
You're getting colder.
Nothing is wrong with the paragraph. Everything is perfect with the paragraph. There's just something unusual about it.
Hint: The thing that makes it unusual has nothing to do with an error, not in the grammatical sense or the story being told. The thing that makes it unusual is barely noticeable, but once you notice it, you'll want to bang your head up against a wall repeatedly for not having seen it before.
Hint #2: When you read it, does it flow easily off the tongue? Wonder why? That may lead you in the right direction, or it may not. It depends. :) No, I'm not being cryptic. ;)
Maybe something about "his Honor"... Let me think about till tomorrow.:)
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Jul 25, 2010, 07:54 PM
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None of the words are wrong. It has nothing to do with punctuation, capitalization, grammar, any of that. It's just unusual. :)
If there is a grammatical error, that's my fault, not the riddles. Don't look at grammar or any mistakes. There is no mistake. The paragraph is perfectly written.
It's just unusual. :)
Where's WG? Where did everyone else go?
Come on people, take a crack at it. :)
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Jul 25, 2010, 07:56 PM
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Here's the paragraph again, so people don't have to go back to find it.
The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why?
"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honour got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby , walking towards that group, saw a young girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "
The above passage is taken from the book "Gatsby" written by Ernest Vincent Wright in the late 1930's
Any spelling errors or missing punctuation and the like, that's my fault. There is nothing wrong with the paragraph. Nothing! It's just unusual.
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Jul 25, 2010, 07:56 PM
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Can you give me another hint?
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Jul 25, 2010, 07:57 PM
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It rhymes?
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Jul 25, 2010, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Altenweg
One especially for WG.
The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why?
"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honour got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gatsby , walking towards that group, saw a youg girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "
The above passage is taken from the book "Gatsby" written by Ernest Vincent Wright in the late 1930's
I don't know if this is it based on your clues, but I noticed there are no e's in it.
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Jul 25, 2010, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Aurora_Bell
Can you give me another hint?
Big hint!
Something is missing. Not from the sentence, not punctuation or a capital, or anything of that nature. But something very common is missing.
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Jul 25, 2010, 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Just Looking
I don't know if this is it based on your clues, but I noticed there are no e's in it.
WINNER!! :) :) :)
E is the most common letter in the English language, yet this entire paragraph doesn't have even one "e" in it.
Yay JLO! :)
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Jul 25, 2010, 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Altenweg
WINNER!!!! :) :) :)
E is the most common letter in the English language, yet this entire paragraph doesn't have even one "e" in it.
Yay JLO! :)
:D More, more.
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Dogs Expert
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Jul 25, 2010, 08:00 PM
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There is no one in a lake. 20 people jump in. 24 heads come up. All heads human. How is this possible?
And yes all heads were on their shoulders!
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Business Expert
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Jul 25, 2010, 08:02 PM
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That's it?? :rolleyes: :)
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Jul 25, 2010, 08:03 PM
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Conjoined twins?
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Jul 25, 2010, 08:06 PM
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I emailed this to my daughter and she said it was one of the things they studie in Creative writing... You'll never guess... No E's in the entire book.
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Jul 25, 2010, 08:07 PM
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Oops - deleted due to reading comprehension problem :p
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Jul 25, 2010, 08:08 PM
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There were already 4 people in the lake?
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Jul 25, 2010, 08:08 PM
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Yes, I said there is no one in a lake, 20 people jumped in...
Heheheh
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Jul 25, 2010, 08:10 PM
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They were dead people weren't they?
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Jul 25, 2010, 08:11 PM
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LOL. No, no dead people. Want another hint.
Look for a play on words.
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