Monday, March 17, 2008

Puzzle of the Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!!

In order to make ends meet, a lot of people these days are working two jobs. And while the jobs may not be related, sometimes the names are. Take an example. One person below has a daytime job as a REWRITER (sign #1). To save money, he doesn't have a different sign for his moonlighting position. He just puts the sign fragment POR (at the bottom of the page) over the WRI to show his second job: REPORTER. Each of the other names of daytime jobs below likewise can be converted into the name of a nighttime job. How many of the conversions can you deduce? NOTE: The nighttime letters can cover the beginning, middle, or end of the daytime sign. Each sign fragment always covers up the same number of letters, unless it's at the start or end of the word in which case it may extend further.
DAYTIME SIGNS:
1. REWRITER 2. MORTICIAN 3. CARETAKER 4. BUTLER 5. TINSMITH
6. DISPATCHER 7. LEGISLATOR 8. PHYSICIAN 9. DAIRYMAN 10. BASSOONIST
11. BOOKBINDER 12. GLASSMAKER 13. ARCHIVIST 14. FISHERMAN 15. ENGINEER
16. ACTUARY 17. BALLPLAYER 18. LOCKSMITH
NIGHTTIME FRAGMENTS
DRE TEC BEAU CHER ST RICK CART RAV TRAN PENT FER OGC
WEAT BLA POR RESS KEEP GU

8 comments:

Brwrr said...

Ho ho! I win!

*spoiler alert!*

1. Reporter
2. Beautician
3. Carpenter
4. Butcher
5. Gunsmith
6. Dogcatcher
7. Translator
8. Physicist
9. Ferryman
10. Cartoonist
11. Bookkeeper
12. Dressmaker
13. Architect
14. Weatherman
15. Engraver
16. Actress
17. Bricklayer
18. Blacksmith

ChristyVoltron said...

You win a multi-colored toothpick briefcase.

Kellie said...

Wow! Go Brett!

Jennie said...

There you are! Where have you been Kellie?

Kellie said...

Suprisingly busy! Which is good because the time passes more quickly at work. :)

Jennie said...

Crazy stuff! Christy has been amazingly busy too!

Kellie said...

This must be why we haven't had a book club!! I check occasionally and no one has said anything...

Jennie said...

Oh yeah! I totally forgot about looking or saying anything for that matter! :P