Riddle: Book Quote

[Celtic_Kerr]

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 Honour 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. Gatsby , walking towards that group, saw a youg girl, back toward him, just finishing a long, soulful oration ... "

 

[SharPhoe]

There's not a single "e" in the whole paragraph.

This kind of riddle isn't that uncommon, you know.

 

[joshuaayt]

No e's? I didn't really look, I just recognise the riddle.

 

[comadorcrack]

There's not a single "e" in the whole paragraph.

Oh Oh Oh Oh!!!

I remember this.
The Novel its from has no E's in the whole of the story!

 

[Celtic_Kerr]

Was my first time seeing it, thought it was funny

 

[Bobic]

Wait does not having a letter even count as a riddle?

 

[Celtic_Kerr]

There's not a single "e" in the whole paragraph.

Oh Oh Oh Oh!!!

I remember this.
The Novel its from has no E's in the whole of the story!

It's from the great gatsby... it has Es in it...

 

[Chamale]

There's not a single "e" in the whole paragraph.

Oh Oh Oh Oh!!!

I remember this.
The Novel its from has no E's in the whole of the story!

It's from the great gatsby... it has Es in it...

No, it's just from "Gadsby: Champion of Youth". I trust that a critical public will hold constantly in mind that Wright did voluntarily avoiding words containing that symbol which is, by far, of most common inclusion in writing our Anglo-Saxon as it is, today. Many of our most common words cannot show; so Wright did adopt synonyms; and so twist a thought around as to say what Wright would with as much clarity as Wright could.

 

[comadorcrack]

It's from the great gatsby... it has Es in it...

Yeah, I've not read the book, but Seeing as you're reading it, I'll take your word for it.

The reason I said it was cos In my first Critical Thinking lesson back at school the teacher gave us a list of unbelievable facts to encourage us to argue with him. I'm pretty sure some were Bull, like that one, but still Did the job, we argued with him all the time =L

 

[crudus]

There's not a single "e" in the whole paragraph.

Oh Oh Oh Oh!!!

I remember this.
The Novel its from has no E's in the whole of the story!

Wait, the entire novel doesn't have an "e" in it? Wait, doesn't Nick mention at the beginning he made his money from the Stock Market. And "Glasses" are mentioned a few times.

Wait does not having a letter even count as a riddle?

"E" is the most common letter in the English language. Doesn't it seem odd there is an entire paragraph without it?

 

[comadorcrack]

No, it's just from "Gadsby: Champion of Youth". I trust that a critical public will hold constantly in mind that Wright did voluntarily avoiding words containing that symbol which is, by far, of most common inclusion in writing our Anglo-Saxon as it is, today. Many of our most common words cannot show; so Wright did adopt synonyms; and so twist a thought around as to say what Wright would with as much clarity as Wright could.

Reading this... then I realised you did that whole paragraph without E's
and Something like this happened...

 

[Bobic]

Wait does not having a letter even count as a riddle?

"E" is the most common letter in the English language. Doesn't it seem odd there is an entire paragraph without it?

Odd but not what I'd call a riddle.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Most of us know Gatsby has no letter "e" in the entire book. Hardly a riddle.

 

[Celtic_Kerr]

There's not a single "e" in the whole paragraph.

Oh Oh Oh Oh!!!

I remember this.
The Novel its from has no E's in the whole of the story!

It's from the great gatsby... it has Es in it...

No, it's just from "Gadsby: Champion of Youth". I trust that a critical public will hold constantly in mind that Wright did voluntarily avoiding words containing that symbol which is, by far, of most common inclusion in writing our Anglo-Saxon as it is, today. Many of our most common words cannot show; so Wright did adopt synonyms; and so twist a thought around as to say what Wright would with as much clarity as Wright could.

Hm... I remember reading this part...

Though I like how you excluded Es as well

 

[crudus]

Wait does not having a letter even count as a riddle?

"E" is the most common letter in the English language. Doesn't it seem odd there is an entire paragraph without it?

Odd but not what I'd call a riddle.

Well when you ask a question like "what is odd about this paragraph" it is a riddle since you have to think outside the box a little to figure it out.

 

[Lawnmooer]

saw a youg girl

A spelling mistake. Also a lack of e's.