Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Conundrum of the Week

I got a hard one, err I mean a difficult conundrum this week for you to wrap your brain around. I will even post a hint to accompany it. Good luck!

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 Honor 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. Gadsby, walking towards that group, saw a youg girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "

Hint: Look closely at the words, what do they all have in common?

2 comments:

SBG said...

None of them have the letter "E".

Cheesehead Craig said...

cool!! I would hav nvr figurd that out