Quarrel Forum

shotgun · #1 (**permalink**) 13 Mar 2005, 19:02

The paragraph below is most unusual. How quickly can you find out what is so unusual about it? It looks so ordinary you'd think nothing was wrong with it - and in fact, nothing is wrong with it. It is unusual though. Why?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Gatsby was walking back from a visit down in Branton Hill's manufacturing district on a Saturday night. A busy day's traffic had had its noisy run; and with not many folks in sight, His Honor got along without having to stop to grasp a hand, or talk; for a mayor out of City Hall is a shining mark for any politician. And so, coming to Broadway, a booming bass drum and sounds of singing, told of a small Salvation Army unit carrying on amidst Broadway's night shopping crowds. Gadsby, walking towards that group, saw a youg girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "
The above passage is taken from the book "Gatsby" written by Ernest Vincent Wright in the late 1930's

this answer is hard, if no-one guesses it within like 20 guesses ill start giving hints, unlwess you want hints before that or after or wat eva lol

etherkye · #2 (**permalink**) 13 Mar 2005, 19:06

you used the word had twice in secound sentance. your cap's are in the wrong palces sometimes, sectancve starts with 'and' you use both ; and , togeather in same sentce way to much.

hoih · #3 (**permalink**) 13 Mar 2005, 19:06

well, The letter "E" is the most commonly used letter in the English language, but in the whole passage, there was no "E" used!!! or am I wrong?

shotgun · #4 (**permalink**) 13 Mar 2005, 20:39

lol etherkye you was right but thats not what i wanted you to say, the actual answer is "The letter "E" is the most commonly used letter in the English language, but in the whole passage, there was no "E" used!!!" so hoih was correct

hoih · #5 (**permalink**) 13 Mar 2005, 21:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by shotgun

lol etherkye you was right but thats not what i wanted you to say, the actual answer is "The letter "E" is the most commonly used letter in the English language, but in the whole passage, there was no "E" used!!!" so hoih was correct

yeah, is there a price or something like that?

ourevildictator · #6 (**permalink**) 14 Mar 2005, 03:41

i knew the answer to this one seen ones like it before

shotgun · #7 (**permalink**) 16 Mar 2005, 00:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by hoih

yeah, is there a price or something like that?

what do you mean a price?

nitemare · #8 (**permalink**) 16 Mar 2005, 05:15

Hoih, can you ****ing stop ruining it for people? I knew the answer but I didn't post it so that others can try.

ourevildictator · #9 (**permalink**) 16 Mar 2005, 07:10

and shotgun, the book was called "The Great Gatsby"

IanCWU · #10 (**permalink**) 16 Mar 2005, 07:11

Yeah and on that note, did any of you have to read it in high school or anything? I did, and then we watched the movie. I really didn't like it. Why can't schools require people to read cool books, like LOTR or something?