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Dec 5, 2009, 4:41:03 PM12/5/09
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using a set of titles from the astonomy picture of the day stacked on
top of each other in rows, can you form 4 complete english sentences,
sans abbreviations, using the first letters for 1 sentence, the last
letters for a different sentence, and both main diagonals for the
other 2 sentences? by "main diagonals" I mean starting from the upper
left and lower left, which are the first letter of the first title and
the first letter of the last title respectively.

I have never gotten more than first, last, and 1 diagonal when
attempting this. even getting just 2 is hard, so this is not to be
attempted by the weak of heart or those with serious medical
conditions.

apod can be found at http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
and there is a nice index available on the site as well.

I will award an official "no prize" from the prestigious university of
erehwon AND a lifetime supply of attaboys for any and all correct
answers. the decisions of the judges are final; because you no maka
da game, you no maka da rules.

good luck!

swp

swp

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Dec 5, 2009, 4:44:07 PM12/5/09
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On Dec 5, 4:41 pm, swp <stephen.w.pe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> using a set of titles from the astonomy picture of the day stacked on
> top of each other in rows, can you form 4 complete english sentences,
> sans abbreviations, using the first letters for 1 sentence, the last
> letters for a different sentence, and both main diagonals for the
> other 2 sentences?  by "main diagonals" I mean starting from the upper
> left and lower left, which are the first letter of the first title and
> the first letter of the last title respectively.
>
> I have never gotten more than first, last, and 1 diagonal when
> attempting this.  even getting just 2 is hard, so this is not to be
> attempted by the weak of heart or those with serious medical
> conditions.
>
> apod can be found athttp://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

> and there is a nice index available on the site as well.
>
> I will award an official "no prize" from the prestigious university of
> erehwon AND a lifetime supply of attaboys for any and all correct
> answers.  the decisions of the judges are final; because you no maka
> da game, you no maka da rules.
>
> good luck!
>
> swp

based on feedback already received (!!) I need to clarify that the
diagonals can be of any length to form a sentence and need not be the
same length as the first/last column. also, sentences can include
questions, but again abbreviations are discouraged.

swp

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