Puzzle 206

[Nomilynn]

B please

[Miss Meow]

The proble- -ith elephants in the night is that the- be-o-e in-isible. E-en if
-ou shine a light on the-, -ou don’t reall- see the-. Possibl- it’s be-ause at
night -ou need to get relati-el- -lose to things before -ou -an see the-, and
the -er- si-e of an elephant up -lose offers no re-ognisable -ie- of the -hole
ani-al. All -ou see is dar-ness.

As a rule I tried to a-oid dri-ing at night, but one Frida- e-ening after
attending a s-hool fun-tion -ith the girls, I had no -hoi-e but to dri-e ho-e
in the dar-. About half-a- ho-e, the -assi-e bul- of an elephant bull
loo-ed up rather too late in the bea- of the headlights. He had his head
in the bushes alongside the road and his behind on the tra-- dire-tl-
in front of us. I sla--ed on the bra-es, pulling up right under the
elephant’s ru-p. His hind legs bu--led at the -nees (as usuall-
happens -hen an elephant is startled) and his enor-ous posterior began
des-ending onto the bonnet. -aiting for the -olossal -run-h, I -losed
-- e-es, but lu--il- the elephant -hanged his -ind about sitting do-n
and -harged off, s-rea-ing -ith -onsternation as he -rashed destru-ti-el-
through the bush. The lands-ape shuddered. -- daughters giggled. I -as in
sho-- and -- teeth -hattered the rest of the -a- -o-e.

~ The -ilderness Fa-il-

Letters available:
C J K M Q V W X Y Z

Scores:

Koxka - 133 E x 2, 72 A x 2 = 410
LabloverKEB - 65 S = 65
The Cat Factory - 65 O x 2 = 130
Delidog - 70 I x 2, 80H = 220
Luckies4me - 33 U x 2, 44 R, 50 L, 50 D, 73 N, 18 F = 294
Karen - 88 T = 88
Nomilynn - 17 P, 28 G, 22 B = 67

OK, it's my tea time, see you all tomorrow

[Nomilynn]

v please

I'm stuck on one word.. what a bother!!

[Miss Meow]

The proble- -ith elephants in the night is that the- be-o-e invisible. Even if
-ou shine a light on the-, -ou don’t reall- see the-. Possibl- it’s be-ause at
night -ou need to get relativel- -lose to things before -ou -an see the-, and
the ver- si-e of an elephant up -lose offers no re-ognisable vie- of the -hole
ani-al. All -ou see is dar-ness.

As a rule I tried to avoid driving at night, but one Frida- evening after
attending a s-hool fun-tion -ith the girls, I had no -hoi-e but to drive ho-e
in the dar-. About half-a- ho-e, the -assive bul- of an elephant bull
loo-ed up rather too late in the bea- of the headlights. He had his head
in the bushes alongside the road and his behind on the tra-- dire-tl-
in front of us. I sla--ed on the bra-es, pulling up right under the
elephant’s ru-p. His hind legs bu--led at the -nees (as usuall-
happens -hen an elephant is startled) and his enor-ous posterior began
des-ending onto the bonnet. -aiting for the -olossal -run-h, I -losed
-- e-es, but lu--il- the elephant -hanged his -ind about sitting do-n
and -harged off, s-rea-ing -ith -onsternation as he -rashed destru-tivel-
through the bush. The lands-ape shuddered. -- daughters giggled. I -as in
sho-- and -- teeth -hattered the rest of the -a- -o-e.

~ The -ilderness Fa-il-

Letters available:
C J K M Q W X Y Z

Scores:

Koxka - 133 E x 2, 72 A x 2 = 410
LabloverKEB - 65 S = 65
The Cat Factory - 65 O x 2 = 130
Delidog - 70 I x 2, 80H = 220
Luckies4me - 33 U x 2, 44 R, 50 L, 50 D, 73 N, 18 F = 294
Karen - 88 T = 88
Nomilynn - 17 P, 28 G, 22 B, 10 V = 77

[Randi]

Y, please

[luckies4me]

M please

[luckies4me]

Guess sent!


Of course, I'm probably wrong but oh well, this puzzle was cool!

Thanks Miss Meow

[luckies4me]

Fister looks just like my cat Spanky!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to send you a pic Randi! They could be twins!

[RockyRoad]

Ok can I still guess cause I missed out on this! If there were not any correct guesses yet then W, please but if not I'll catch the next one!

[luckies4me]

C please

[koxka]

I left for one day, and it's already done!

A K , if there's any.

[Miss Meow]

Oh my god, I can't believe this! I got guesses from Nomilynn and Luckies4me and both had the same word wrong. What a weird coincidence!

OK, I'll go back to the other letters and update the puzzle.

[Miss Meow]

The problem with elephants in the night is that they become invisible. Even if
you shine a light on them, you don’t really see them. Possibly it’s because at
night you need to get relatively close to things before you can see them, and
the very si-e of an elephant up close offers no recognisable view of the whole
animal. All you see is darkness.

As a rule I tried to avoid driving at night, but one Friday evening after
attending a school function with the girls, I had no choice but to drive home
in the dark. About halfway home, the massive bulk of an elephant bull
loomed up rather too late in the beam of the headlights. He had his head
in the bushes alongside the road and his behind on the track directly
in front of us. I slammed on the brakes, pulling up right under the
elephant’s rump. His hind legs buckled at the knees (as usually
happens when an elephant is startled) and his enormous posterior began
descending onto the bonnet. Waiting for the colossal crunch, I closed
my eyes, but luckily the elephant changed his mind about sitting down
and charged off, screaming with consternation as he crashed destructively
through the bush. The landscape shuddered. My daughters giggled. I was in
shock and my teeth chattered the rest of the way home.

~ The Wilderness Family

Letters available:
J Q X Z

Scores:

Koxka - 133 E x 2, 72 A x 2, 9 K = 419
LabloverKEB - 65 S = 65
The Cat Factory - 65 O x 2 = 130
Delidog - 70 I x 2, 80H = 220
Luckies4me - 33 U x 2, 44 R, 50 L, 50 D, 73 N, 18 F, 22N, 26 C = 342
Karen - 88 T = 88
Nomilynn - 17 P, 28 G, 22 B, 10 V = 77
Randi - 21 Y = 21
Floppsy - 12 W = 12

[luckies4me]

Oh man! I know it. I can't believe that, just one letter, lol. That is just too funny. And it was so easy.

[Miss Meow]

Luckies, yep it was that final word!

No one has sent a new guess yet ... who wants to host the next puzzle, hint hint!