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The President Hid in the Sentence
Fun: (2.95)
Difficulty: (1.74)
Puzzle ID: #29767
Submitted By: Swordoffury1392 Corrected By: Winner4600
Submitted By: Swordoffury1392 Corrected By: Winner4600
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The U.S. Presidents made some horrible political decisions. They decided to hide from the mob coming after them by hiding in these five sentences. You are hired as a private sleuth to find each of them. Can you find their last names in these five sentences?
1. Ice pops taste the best on hot afternoons.
2. The weird dictator said that he would build magenta dams.
3. The man told his mother that he wouldn't be home for dinner.
4. I have to fill more of the holes our dog dug in the yard.
5. I was going to take the bus home, but I missed it.
1. Ice pops taste the best on hot afternoons.
2. The weird dictator said that he would build magenta dams.
3. The man told his mother that he wouldn't be home for dinner.
4. I have to fill more of the holes our dog dug in the yard.
5. I was going to take the bus home, but I missed it.
Hint
Just in case you are not from America or, God forbid, you forgot the names of your presidents (your history teachers would be disappointed), here is a list to choose from:Clinton
Adams
Kennedy
Monroe
Fillmore
Hoover
Taft
Grant
Hayes
Ford
Polk
Nixon
Bush
Pierce
Answer
Answers are indicated with capital letters:1. Ice pops taste the best on hoT AFTernoons.
2. The weird dictator said that he would build magentA DAMS.
3. The man told his mother that he wouldn't be home FOR Dinner.
4. I have to FILL MORE of the holes our dog dug in the yard.
5. I was going to take the BUS Home, but I missed it.
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Tick VG. Why do we all say "I took the bus home"? The bus company would soon have none left if we actually did, eh?
good one, i had to use the hint being a non US citizen and Ford wasn't on there but aside from that i still got them all. Enjoyed this one
fem, I recheck and Ford is on the list.
rechecked*
ooo, i love these kind.
Good one SOF!!
I enjoyed this one. Thanks for a fun teaser!
I love em too
Didn't get the fourth one. Nice teaser.
I live in australia, checked out the hint then worked it out.
Very fun, full marks!
Very fun, full marks!
That shook out the presidential cobwebs in my brain
I got the first one. The rest were a lot harder, and I didn't get them, because they were so simple.
I agree Etwizard. I got Taft quite easily, but had to really hunt for the rest. Needed the hint, too. Thanks for posting.
Very nice - just right. The short ones were getting me, too. Thanks.
That was fun and easy. Thanks!
Good joke Boodler
I got 3 out of 5, not bad for
a Canuck!
Good Teaser Thanks.
I got 3 out of 5, not bad for
a Canuck!
Good Teaser Thanks.
Fun!
I can't believe I missed Bush ! Is that a Freudian slip ?
The hints for the non-Americans was a thoughtful gesture.
this was easy
Kinda hard but, fun!!
The hardest one for me to find was #3 with Ford. But it was really fun!
Thanks for the hint, very helpful to us non-Americans! Good to know you thought of us
Got them without the hint but man they were so well hidden in simple sentences, especially the last two I read those so many times....and after finally getting them I went back and still couldn't find them the second time! LOL Great job.
Great teaser full star!
I love these, too. Thanks for a good one!
Good stuff !!!
Not too easy; not too hard.
YUMMYYYYY ... just right !!!
To all of you who might be just "looking" and not commenting or voting, I hope you have some place to go when Braingle closes because of your lack of support.
Thanks for reading this.
BB02
Not too easy; not too hard.
YUMMYYYYY ... just right !!!
To all of you who might be just "looking" and not commenting or voting, I hope you have some place to go when Braingle closes because of your lack of support.
Thanks for reading this.
BB02
5 out of 5, the last one took a bit longer.
5 0f 5 but it took me a while. Good one, forced me to use my brain for a change.
This is my last time commenting and voting until things change. BBO2's campaign has succeeded in chasing me and many others away. CONGRATS BBO2.
"...... in chasing me and many others away."
Name two.
BB02
Name two.
BB02
Ok, add me to the list of people considering leaving because of Bad Bunny 2. Why does anyone think bullying works?
I LOVED this teaser. I also am enjoying BB's comments. I can't imagine people dropping because of his/her comments. They're not annoying to me - just coaxing people to express themselves. Also, cutebug and babe (if each of you is leaving) - I've noticed some sarcastic, rude and negative comments from each of you in the past. If you want to leave, so be it. I bet you return.
In the meantime, keep these puzzles coming. They're good ones!
In the meantime, keep these puzzles coming. They're good ones!
I LOVED this teaser. I also am enjoying BB's comments. I can't imagine people dropping because of his/her comments. They're not annoying to me - just coaxing people to express themselves. Also, cutebug and babe (if each of you is leaving) - I've noticed some sarcastic, rude and negative comments from each of you in the past. If you want to leave, so be it. I bet you return.
In the meantime, keep these puzzles coming. They're good ones!
In the meantime, keep these puzzles coming. They're good ones!
Hiya, BG
"considering leaving" ....
CONSIDERING leaving ??????
doesn't sound too committed, to me.
When I see you NOT here for a year, then I'll consider you GONE.
"... does anyone think bullying works?"
No, because it DOESN'T work !!!
Proactive recruitment does, however.
And ... if you don't know the difference I suggest you read some of Saul Alinsky (community organizer, Chicago).
His approach is best exemplified in one of his short quotes;
"Pick raw the scabs of discontent."
AND ... his opening mantra;
"First, you gotta get their attention."
I think I got yours, and cutebugg, and several others.
So .... I'll match your two and raise you twenty.
BB02
"considering leaving" ....
CONSIDERING leaving ??????
doesn't sound too committed, to me.
When I see you NOT here for a year, then I'll consider you GONE.
"... does anyone think bullying works?"
No, because it DOESN'T work !!!
Proactive recruitment does, however.
And ... if you don't know the difference I suggest you read some of Saul Alinsky (community organizer, Chicago).
His approach is best exemplified in one of his short quotes;
"Pick raw the scabs of discontent."
AND ... his opening mantra;
"First, you gotta get their attention."
I think I got yours, and cutebugg, and several others.
So .... I'll match your two and raise you twenty.
BB02
Make that nineteen. Thanks GW !!!!!!
OR .... GW ....
You committing yourself for TWO ???
(how generous !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
BB02
You committing yourself for TWO ???
(how generous !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
BB02
I do not see my name above so I did not know I worked this one before, but tonight it made me work a bit on it, but I got them all. Yes, I have been negative at times on this site, but it says "Comments" above the page, so I comment on what I feel is right I also see they will delete anything that is negative, or abusive, so I could not have been too bad. Sorry if I ever offended anybody, but little old ladies do get cranky at times. (smile)
That was really hard! I have to say I didn't get a single one!!
Entertaining. A very nice little distraction.
I don't know how anyone could have found this difficult, least of all, an American.
Quite simple, even without the hint. I looked at it after solving it and reading the comments. , The hint all but handed you the answer.
Quite simple, even without the hint. I looked at it after solving it and reading the comments. , The hint all but handed you the answer.
Still love doing this type of puzzle! Thanks for posting!
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser; I got all of them very quickly and no hint was necessary.
Fairly easy, but killed a few minutes, so it helped me procrastinate from work. I thank you for that.
Would've been better if some longer names were able to fit.
Would've been better if some longer names were able to fit.
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