puzzle 484

[kokopup]

New players! Read the rules before you join, please, and be prepared to host the next if you win!

These are the rules:

1. You may only guess one letter at a time.

2. After you have guessed a letter, you must wait for another player to guess a letter before you can go again. (see also rule #9)

3. The host of the game responding to a guess does not count as a turn. Should you choose a letter, then receive a response from the member host, you must wait for the next member to guess a letter.

4. One point will be awarded for each correct letter, 2 points for vowels.

5. Only six misses are allowed in the game.

6. If you wish to guess the phrase, send it to me via Pet Talk Private message. (This is accessible via the 'PM' or 'Profile' buttons on any of my posts). DO NOT post it on the forum. If you wish to guess a letter, post it on the forum.

7. You must have submitted a correct letter to submit your solution. Unlike letters, if you submit a wrong solution, you are disqualified from continuing in that puzzle.

8. The player who correctly guesses the phrase wins the game. If no one has guessed it correctly after six misses, then the player with the most points wins the game.

9. Only 5 guesses allowed in total until the host updates the puzzle. Any guess after 5, before the next update, won't be counted as a guess. And as always, someone else has to guess a letter before you can guess another letter.

And here is what you win ... you get to create the next puzzle.

(Should you win the game and do not care to host the next puzzle, you may pass it to the member with the next highest points)


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---- --- ------: --- ----- -- -----
------- ----------, -- ------ ------

[Karen]

Wow, a long one!

E, please!

[kokopup]

- -- --- ---- -- --e-e -- - ---e ---e- ---- --e; --- -- --e-e --, --e --e ----- - ---- ----e --- e--e -- -- ----------- -- --------e -- -----e-- --- --e ---e- -----. - ---- -- -e-- --e- ---- - -- ----- --- ---- - ---, --- --- --- --e-- ------e-e--. - ------e -- -- ---- ---- -- ---- ----------- --e-e--- ---e--, --- ---- -- - e-e- -- ---- ---e-- ----------- -- --e- ---- - ----- -e-- ---e----- ---e,“-ee, - ---’- -e-e--e-.” --- -- --- --e- ---- ----e--, --e- ----- ---’- --e----e-, ----e --- --e----- --e- ---- --e- ----e- --e--e--e- -- -e -----e- --- -e--e- ---- -.

---- --e E-----: --e -e--- -- --e-e
-----e- --------e-, -- ----e- ------


Karen 63 e's =126


Abcd fghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz letters left for guessing

[Pinot's Mom]

a please!

[kokopup]

Karen

Wow, a long one!

E, please!

This should slow down the fast guesses.:D

[kokopup]

- -- --- ---- -- --e-e -- a ---e a--e- ---- --e; --- -- --e-e --, --e --e ----- - -a-- a---e a-- e--e -- a- ----------- -- a-------e -- -----e-- a-- --e ---e- -----. - -a-- -- -e-- --e- --a- - a- ----- --- --a- - ---, a-- a-- --- --e-- ------e-e--. - --a---e -- -- ---- --a- -- --a- ----------- --e-e--- ---e--, a-- --a- -- - e-e- -- ---- ---e-- a---------- -- --e- --a- - --a-- -ea- ---e----- ---e,“-ee, - ---’- -e-e--e-.” A-- -- a-- --e- --a- -a--e--, --e- a---- ---’- --ea---e-, ----e --- --e----- --e- ---- -a-e ----e- --e--e--e- -- -e -----e- a-- -e--e- --a- -.

---- --e E-----: --e -ea-- -- --e-e
-----e- --------e-, -- -a--e- -a----

Karen 63 a's =126
Pinot's Mom 35 a's = 70


bcd fghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz remain letters

[wombat2u2004]

i please

[Karen]

o, please!

[Pinot's Mom]

S please!

[kokopup]

I -o -o- --o- i- --e-e is a -i-e a--e- --is o-e; --- i- --e-e is, --e o-e --i-- I -a-- a-o-e a-- e-se is a- o--o----i-- -o a-o-o-i-e -o --i--ess a-- --e o--e- -----. I -a-- -o
-e-- --e- --a- I a- so--- -o- --a- I -i-, a-- as- -o- --ei- -o--i-e-ess. I i-a-i-e i- -- -i-- --a- i- --a- o--o----i--
--ese--s i-se--, a-- --a- i- I e-e- -o -i-- ---e-- a-o-o-i-i-- -o --e- --a- I --a-- -ea- so-e--i-- -i-e,“-ee, I -o-’- -e-e--e-.” A-- i- a-- --e- --a- -a--e-s, --e- a-o-- -o-’s --ea---es, --ose --o --e-io-s o-es -i-- -a-e --o-e- --e-se--es -o -e -i--e- a-- -e--e- --a- I.

--o- --e E-i-o-: --e -eas- o- --ese
--i--e- ---o----es, -- -a-ie- -a--o-

Karen 63 e's + 38 o's = 76+126=202
Pinot's Mom 35 a's 26 s's 26 + 70 =96
Wom 44 i's = 88

b cd fgh jklmn pqr tuvwxyz letters remaining

[lvpets2002]

:) "D" please

[kokopup]

Puzzle to date

I do -o- --o- i- --e-e is a -i-e a--e- --is o-e; --- i- --e-e is, --e o-e --i-- I -a-- a-o-e a-- e-se is a- o--o----i-- -o a-o-o-i-e -o --i--ess a-d --e o--e- -----. I -a-- -o
-e-- --e- --a- I a- so--- -o- --a- I did, a-d as- -o- --ei- -o--i-e-ess. I i-a-i-e i- -- -i-d --a- i- --a- o--o----i--
--ese--s i-se--, a-d --a- i- I e-e- do -i-d ---e-- a-o-o-i-i-- -o --e- --a- I --a-- -ea- so-e--i-- -i-e,“-ee, I do-’- -e-e--e-.” A-d i- a-d --e- --a- -a--e-s, --e- a-o-- -od’s --ea---es, --ose --o --e-io-s o-es -i-- -a-e --o-ed --e-se--es -o -e -i--e- a-- -e--e- --a- I.

--o- --e E-i-o-: --e -eas- o- --ese
--i--e- ---o----es, -- Da-ie- -a--o-

Karen 63 e's + 38 o's = 76+126=202
Pinot's Mom 35 a's 26 s's 26 + 70 =96
Wom 44 i's = 88
Ivpets2002 14 d's 14 = 14

b c fgh jklmn pqr tuvwxyz letters remaining

[Pinot's Mom]

N please

[lvpets2002]

:) "P" please

[Karen]

T, please, still too many possibilities at this point to guess, though it is tempting!

[kokopup]

puzzle to date


I do not -no- i- t-e-e is a -i-e a-te- t-is one; --t i- t-e-e is, t-e one t-in- I -ant a-o-e a-- e-se is an oppo-t-nit- to apo-o-i-e to P-in-ess and t-e ot-er p-pp-. I -ant to
te-- t-e- t-at I a- so--- -o- --at I did, and as- -o- t-ei- -o--i-eness. I i-a-ine in -- -ind t-at i- t-at oppo-t-nit-
p-esents itse--, and t-at i- I e-e- do -ind ---e-- apo-o-i-in- to t-e- t-at I --a-- -ea- so-et-in- -i-e,“-ee, I don’t -e-e--e-.” And i- and --en t-at -appens, t-en a-on- -od’s --eat--es, t-ose t-o p-e-io-s ones -i-- -a-e p-o-ed t-e-se--es to -e -i--er and -etter t-an I.

--o- t-e Epi-o-: t-e -east o- t-ese
--itte- ---oni--es, -- Danie- Ta--o-

Karen 63 e's + 38 o's + 52 T's = 52+76+126=254
Pinot's Mom 35 a's 26 s's 33 n's 33+ 26 + 70 =126
Wom 45 i's = 90
Ivpets2002 15 d's + 16 p's = 15 + 16 31

b c fgh jklm qr uvwxyz letters remaining

[wombat2u2004]

PM sent

[kokopup]

Wom guess the right answer. I am waiting for his response to see if he will host the next puzzle.

The answer is:

I do not know if there is a life after this one; but if there is, the one thing I want above all else is an opportunity to apologize to Princess and the other puppy. I want to tell them that I am sorry for what I did, and ask for their forgiveness. I imagine in my mind that if that opportunity presents itself, and that if I ever do find myself apologizing to them that I shall hear something like,“Gee, I don’t remember.” And if and when that happens, then among God’s creatures, those two precious ones will have proved themselves to be bigger and better than I.

From the Epilog: The Least Of These
Critter Chronicles, by Daniel Taylor