Puzzle #11

[Smilla]

Feh. Yahoo is telling me I have 2 new email messages, but is only showing me one. I can account for one of them (Karen's reply), but I have no idea what the other one is. Did someone just now submit a guess? If so, please resend to [email protected].

[BoxerLover]

Okay, can I have some "d"'s please?

[Smilla]

You may have 10 of them!

The -oor dog, in life the firmest friend,
The first to -el-ome, foremost to defend,
-hose honest heart is still the master's o-n,
-ho la-ors, fights, li-es, -reathes for him alone,
-nhonored falls, -nnoti-ed all his -orth,
Denied in hea-en the so-l he held on earth,
-hile man, -ain inse-t ho-es to -e forgi-en,
And -laims himself a sole e--l-si-e hea-en.

Karen, 41 E's (82), 8 M's = 90
Teena, 21 T's, 23 H's = 44
Dogncatluvr, 15 A's (30) = 30
Karen Israel, 22 S's, 14 R's, 20 N's, 25 O's (50) = 106
Phred, 11 F's = 11
Sudilar, 21 I's (42) = 42
BoxerLover, 18 L's, 3 G's, 10 D's = 31

[ownerof3dogs]

how about a p

[Smilla]

Not only "a" P -- two P's!

The poor dog, in life the firmest friend,
The first to -el-ome, foremost to defend,
-hose honest heart is still the master's o-n,
-ho la-ors, fights, li-es, -reathes for him alone,
-nhonored falls, -nnoti-ed all his -orth,
Denied in hea-en the so-l he held on earth,
-hile man, -ain inse-t hopes to -e forgi-en,
And -laims himself a sole e--l-si-e hea-en.

Karen, 41 E's (82), 8 M's = 90
Teena, 21 T's, 23 H's = 44
Dogncatluvr, 15 A's (30) = 30
Karen Israel, 22 S's, 14 R's, 20 N's, 25 O's (50) = 106
Phred, 11 F's = 11
Sudilar, 21 I's (42) = 42
BoxerLover, 18 L's, 3 G's, 10 D's = 31
Ownerof3Dogs, 2 P's = 2

[Sudilar]

May I have a "U", please?

[Smilla]

4 U's for Sudilar.

The poor dog, in life the firmest friend,
The first to -el-ome, foremost to defend,
-hose honest heart is still the master's o-n,
-ho la-ors, fights, li-es, -reathes for him alone,
Unhonored falls, Unnoti-ed all his -orth,
Denied in hea-en the soul he held on earth,
-hile man, -ain inse-t hopes to -e forgi-en,
And -laims himself a sole e--lusi-e hea-en.

Karen, 41 E's (82), 8 M's = 90
Teena, 21 T's, 23 H's = 44
Dogncatluvr, 15 A's (30) = 30
Karen Israel, 22 S's, 14 R's, 20 N's, 25 O's (50) = 106
Phred, 11 F's = 11
Sudilar, 21 I's (42), 4 U's (8) = 50
BoxerLover, 18 L's, 3 G's, 10 D's = 31
Ownerof3Dogs, 2 P's = 2

[Smilla]

Please return to submitting guesses to the Yahoo address (see the rules).

Thanks!

[Smilla]

We have a winner--Karen Israel! She guessed correctly the inscription on the monument for Lord Byron's Newfoundland dog:

"The poor dog, in life the firmest friend,
The first to welcome, foremost to defend,
Whose honest heart is still the master's own,
Who labors, fights, lives, breathes for him alone,
Unhonored falls, unnoticed all his worth,
Denied in heaven the soul he held on earth,
While man, vain insect hopes to be forgiven,
And claims himself a sole exclusive heaven."

Not too cheery, I know...but I liked it anyway!

Congratulations, Karen! Care to do the next one, or is your schedule still hectic?

[This message has been edited by Smilla (edited November 15, 2000).]