Brain Teaser 2

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At 05:40 PM 5/28/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Disregard that last one...forgot a paragraph.
>
>I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible. It was a lulu, kept
>people looking so hard for facts…and for others it was a revelation. Some
were
>in a jam, especially since the names of the books were not capitalized. But
>the truth finally struck home to numbers of our readers. To others, it was a
>real job. We want it to be a most fascinating few moments for you. Yes, there
>will be some really easy ones to spot. Others may require judges to help
them.
>I will quickly admit it usually takes a minister to find one of them, and
>there will be loud lamentations when it is found. A little lady says she
brews
>a cup of tea so she can concentrate better. See how well you compete. Relax
>now, for there really are sixteen names of books of the Bible in this
>paragraph.

  I once made a remark about the hidden books of the Bible. It was a 
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  lulu, kept people looking so hard for facts and for others it was a 
    ^^^^^              ^^^^^^            ^^^^
  revelation.  Some were in a jam, especially since the names of the 
  ^^^^^^^^^^                  ^^^^^^^ 
  books were not capitalized, but the truth finally struck home to 
                                       ^^^^
  numbers of readers.  To others, it was a real job.  We want it to be  
  ^^^^^^^                                       ^^^
  a most fascinating few moments for you.  Yes, there will be some really 
  ^^^^^                                     ^^^^^^^^
  easy ones to spot.  Others may require judges to help them.  I will 
                                         ^^^^^^
  quickly admit it usually takes a minister to find one of them and there 
              ^^^^^^^
  will be loud lamentations when it is found.  A little lady says she 
               ^^^^^^^^^^^^                                        ^^
  brews a cup of tea so she can concentrate better.  See how well you can 
  ^^^^^
  compete.  Relax now for there are really sixteen names of books of the 
     ^^^^^^^^
  Bible in this story.


This is an old *brain teaser* and easily found in the H-F archives
if you look for the word "lulu" in the search engine.

Originally posted and archived at:

  http://eli.elilabs.com/upc/net/higher-fire/06-96/archive/0182.html

Then solved at:

  http://eli.elilabs.com/upc/net/higher-fire/06-96/archive/0183.html

Bro "technology helped me to cheat" Tyler
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