Q: Name a famous American from the past who has seven letters in his or her last name. Take the last two letters, plus the first four letters, in that order, and you'll name that person's profession. Who is it?Given that this person's Wikipedia page lists 10 professions, can you be sure you'll find this person's intended profession in a sample list of occupations? Remember, your search needs to be exhaustive if you want to be sure not to miss it.
Edit: My hint was "be exhaustive" (i.e. "thorough")
A: Henry David THOREAU --> AU + THOR = AUTHOR
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Wow... can't say I figured it out with your help... but now that I have the answer most of the "clues" make sense. I especially like the tv clue.
ReplyDeleteI had to spend some time pondering the question before I came up with the answer.
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ReplyDeleteBlaine, I don't know if your clue was meant to be a double entendre, but I took exhaustive to mean go through the entire list. Lo and behold, writer/AUTHOR was the second to last entry in your linked list.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I did like that it was at the end of that list. Most others I checked had AUTHOR near the top and here it was hidden a little with WRITER/AUTHOR.
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