Comments on: Brain Game: Head to Foot http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/26655 Feel Smart Again Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:59:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: karina http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/26655/comment-page-1#comment-150292 karina Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:49:28 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=26655#comment-150292 was no one able to come up with a shorter one? =( was no one able to come up with a shorter one? =(

]]> By: karina http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/26655/comment-page-1#comment-150291 karina Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:47:45 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=26655#comment-150291 hand hind find fond food foot yay! hand
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yay!

]]> By: W.C. Wood http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/26655/comment-page-1#comment-149103 W.C. Wood Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:11:53 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=26655#comment-149103 hand hard fard ford food foot hand
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]]> By: Sandy Wood http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/26655/comment-page-1#comment-148834 Sandy Wood Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:17:37 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=26655#comment-148834 Both Dan and Don are right. While proper names are not typically allowed in these types of puzzles, I never stated that fact anywhere in my instructions. The point: The Brain Game is meant to be fun and challenging, and (although I detest this phrase) to allow people to think "outside the box" to come up with solutions. I don't want to stifle a reader's creativity by laying down a bunch of rules. At the same time, if you prefer to stay within common unwritten rules, that's great too. The world needs both types of people, right? The moral: As long as you've solved the puzzle (1) within the given rules and (2) to your own personal satisfaction, everything's cool. Both Dan and Don are right. While proper names are not typically allowed in these types of puzzles, I never stated that fact anywhere in my instructions.

The point: The Brain Game is meant to be fun and challenging, and (although I detest this phrase) to allow people to think “outside the box” to come up with solutions.

I don’t want to stifle a reader’s creativity by laying down a bunch of rules. At the same time, if you prefer to stay within common unwritten rules, that’s great too. The world needs both types of people, right?

The moral: As long as you’ve solved the puzzle (1) within the given rules and (2) to your own personal satisfaction, everything’s cool.

]]> By: Don http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/26655/comment-page-1#comment-148825 Don Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:37:49 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=26655#comment-148825 Dan, it took you 2 hours to google this only to come up with marginally correct information? Fand was a Celtic Faerie Queen, who happened to be married to a sea god...she was not a goddess in the classical, mythological sense. While you are on google try looking up standard rules to linguistic puzzles as well as the precedent on similar types of puzzles ( pointed out by Scott ) in this forum.. Good luck to you Dan, it took you 2 hours to google this only to come up with marginally correct information? Fand was a Celtic Faerie Queen, who happened to be married to a sea god…she was not a goddess in the classical, mythological sense.

While you are on google try looking up standard rules to linguistic puzzles as well as the precedent on similar types of puzzles ( pointed out by Scott ) in this forum..

Good luck to you

]]> By: Nerak http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/26655/comment-page-1#comment-148752 Nerak Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:23:19 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=26655#comment-148752 I had the same solution as Stew. HAND HIND FIND FOND FOOD FOOT I had the same solution as Stew.

HAND
HIND
FIND
FOND
FOOD
FOOT

]]> By: Scott http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/26655/comment-page-1#comment-148714 Scott Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:27:21 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=26655#comment-148714 @ dan: I believe the standard rule for these puzzles is that only common English words are allowed. Don is quite right to point that out. Although admittedly that rule is not explicitly stated in today's puzzle, I believe it has been stated in previous puzzles of this type. @ dan:

I believe the standard rule for these puzzles is that only common English words are allowed. Don is quite right to point that out. Although admittedly that rule is not explicitly stated in today’s puzzle, I believe it has been stated in previous puzzles of this type.

]]> By: dan http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/26655/comment-page-1#comment-148704 dan Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:42:43 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=26655#comment-148704 Fand is an ancient Irish sea goddess. There is no rule against using proper nouns. Before you go blathering, Don, you may want to check your facts so you do not look like a fool. Fand is an ancient Irish sea goddess. There is no rule against using proper nouns. Before you go blathering, Don, you may want to check your facts so you do not look like a fool.

]]> By: Don http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/26655/comment-page-1#comment-148656 Don Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:38:10 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=26655#comment-148656 hand band bond fond font foot "FAND" is not a word hand
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“FAND” is not a word

]]> By: Matt http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/26655/comment-page-1#comment-148624 Matt Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:52:26 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=26655#comment-148624 HAND BAND BOND FOND FOOD FOOT HAND
BAND
BOND
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