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Every week a woman went into the local library. If she saw a book that looked interesting, she immediately turned to page 78 before deciding whether she should borrow the book or not. Why?
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There is a prize for the winner
This is how I decide too! If there are 78 pages, I do not borrow it because it is too long.
could only read read between 6 and 9
because she always writes her name on the 78th page of books she reads… that way when she goes back she just flips to 78 to see if she read it.
If it doesn’t look interesting by page 78 it’s not going to be.
Heflin is very close to solving it.
She turn the corner of the page 78 marking it being read?
She rip sout page 78 of every book she reads and creates an unholy shrine of clippings in her basement hoping to someday to summon The Library Demon to consume all knowledge in the known universe?
Actually I think I’m right. You’re just being picky, so GIVE ME MY gift certificate to Best Buy!!!
And Wade, you’re scaring me.
ok, I am being picky. The answer is:
The woman was borrowing books for her disabled husband who was confined to the house and a voracious reader. She could not remember which books he had already read, so they had a scheme. Whenever he read a book, or if she brought back a book he didn’t like, he made a small pencil mark at the bottom of page 78. She could then tell which books to avoid.
She turns to page 78 to see whether the book will be interesting, and to determine whether or not she has already read it.
Whatever, don’t give Heflin the prize. Just on principle that he is not in AGII. I think AGII and Database Marketing need to have a turf war.
Bewildered, and not much of a riddler myself, I set out this lunch hour to find the hidden truth behind this bizarre question of “page 78.” I believe your answers are completly wrong. In truth, 78 is a most transparent number, having a fair amount of affiliations and I can only assume that the lady who’s book-choosing ways are in question must have had a particular and unique affinity to the number. And here’s some possible reasons why:
78 -the natural number between 77 and 79, or the sum of 70 + 8. Further, a shellac-based phonograph record played at 78 revolutions per minute. 78 is the name for Epson’s black ink cartridge T078120 (which you can get a 5% discount on if you order it at amazon.com today, incidentally). Utah’s Judicial code is found in Utah Title 78. In the Bible, the 78th chapter of Psalm tells of the history of God’s people through King David, showing God’s mercy and grace, though the people did not stop committing sin and worshiping other idols. Bus #78 in Arlmont Village, will take you all the way up to Harvard Bay. 78 RPM … need I say more? March 19th was the 78th day of 2007. And the 78th Annual Academy Awards occurred in 2006. Benjamin Franklin wrote of 78 Timeless Wealth Building Tips. There are 78 tarot cards in a standard tarot deck. 78… a prostitutes term for a certain type of client… but I can’t explain here or I’ll get fired. The percentage of lawyers in America who left their firms after 5+ years of work in the year 2005. Interstate 78. HBO sold 78 episodes of the Sopranos to A&E. And last but not least, 78 is the total number of gifts in the song Twelve Days of Christmas.
As any dense reader can clearly see, 78 is a perfectly fine number for choosing books, and I for one am planning to change my habits immediately to accommodate similar bizarre library behavior. Thank you very much, and have a nice day.
OK, That was pretty good Gen. Need analysis call Gen.
well it took me about 78 minutes to write.
Someone get this woman more work.