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Eliza Pseudonym and Her Unusual Dreams
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During a five-night period from Monday through Friday, Eliza Pseudonym had a series of unusual dreams. Every night, she had a dream set in a different unusual place (in one dream, Eliza found herself on trial in a courtroom). In each dream, a different one of her closest friends unexpectedly appeared and said something seemingly nonsensical. Eliza noted that she had eaten something different each night before going to bed; needless to say, she has sworn not to eat any of those foodstuffs so late at night ever again! From the clues below, determine the setting of the dream Eliza had each night, which of her friends made an appearance, what each friend said, and what food item Eliza had eaten each night.
1. Eliza had a dream about her friend Carla precisely two nights before or two nights after her dream in which she was a soldier on a war-torn battlefield.
2. The dream in which a friend said, "I like shorts! They're comfy and easy to wear!" occurred either the night before or the night after Eliza ate beef jerky.
3. Eliza ate some delicious chocolate chip cookies on the night her dream featured a friend saying, "I was raised by a cup of coffee!"
4. Barbra made an appearance in a dream precisely three nights before Eliza ate pickles.
5. The dream with Delilah in it occurred some time prior to the dream in which Eliza's friend said, "There is no nineteenth story, so there is no Miss Zarves."
6. Eliza dreamed that she was the host of a popular talk show either the night before or the night after her dream where a friend said, "Paleobotanical backwards licorice."
7. Anna was in Eliza's dream precisely one night after pretzels were eaten before going to bed.
8. A friend said, "Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx," in the dream where Eliza was a scientist performing studies at a laboratory.
9. Eliza ate an orange precisely two nights after she dreamed about dancing to funky music at a disco.
10. Fiona appeared in Eliza's dream on Tuesday night.
1. Eliza had a dream about her friend Carla precisely two nights before or two nights after her dream in which she was a soldier on a war-torn battlefield.
2. The dream in which a friend said, "I like shorts! They're comfy and easy to wear!" occurred either the night before or the night after Eliza ate beef jerky.
3. Eliza ate some delicious chocolate chip cookies on the night her dream featured a friend saying, "I was raised by a cup of coffee!"
4. Barbra made an appearance in a dream precisely three nights before Eliza ate pickles.
5. The dream with Delilah in it occurred some time prior to the dream in which Eliza's friend said, "There is no nineteenth story, so there is no Miss Zarves."
6. Eliza dreamed that she was the host of a popular talk show either the night before or the night after her dream where a friend said, "Paleobotanical backwards licorice."
7. Anna was in Eliza's dream precisely one night after pretzels were eaten before going to bed.
8. A friend said, "Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx," in the dream where Eliza was a scientist performing studies at a laboratory.
9. Eliza ate an orange precisely two nights after she dreamed about dancing to funky music at a disco.
10. Fiona appeared in Eliza's dream on Tuesday night.
Answer
Monday: disco, Barbra, "I was raised by a cup of coffee!", cookiesTuesday: laboratory, Fiona, "Mr. Jock, TV quiz PhD, bags few lynx", pretzels
Wednesday: battlefield, Anna, "Paleobotanical backwards licorice", orange
Thursday: talk show, Delilah, "I like shorts! They're comfy and easy to wear!", pickles
Friday: courtroom, Carla, "There is no nineteenth story, so there is no Miss Zarves", beef jerky
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I love the "I like shorts!" quote!
You got it from pokemon, didn't you?
You got it from pokemon, didn't you?
Very hard. very good and a lot of fun. Congratulations and keep them coming.
Wow! It took a couple of tries to get it, but I did it. Although, not sure how.
WOW! I got it too but I don't know how either!!!
hollymo, yes, "I like shorts" was a reference to the Pokemon games. In fact, all five quotes are references of some kind. It will be interesting to see if people can identify the other four references.
I know about the 'There is no Mrs. Zarves/no 19th story' reference.
It comes from Sideway Stories from Wayside School
It comes from Sideway Stories from Wayside School
Great Puzzle. Keep them coming!
Great teaser!! I had to break out the pen & paper to solve this one. Took me a couple of tries, but I got it. Would love to see some more.
Nicely done. This took so much time, but the storyline was funny. I also recognize "Raised by a cup of coffee" from Homsar of Homestar Runner.
Fantastic! I don't get most of the references, but everything else was quite logical.
Makes me wonder how much, if any, information you can remove from the puzzle and still have it solvable without guessing.
Makes me wonder how much, if any, information you can remove from the puzzle and still have it solvable without guessing.
That was the hardest one I have tried yet, took me over an hour! I felt like a champ when I got it though.
AHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! WORD DISASSOCIATION! "Flouncy/panicky redundant/psychidelic while/raisin terrible abundant/polyurethane smile/
scrumptious mechanical/jungle uncle wish/paleobotanical backwards licorice"
Awesome puzzle.
scrumptious mechanical/jungle uncle wish/paleobotanical backwards licorice"
Awesome puzzle.
Great puzzle. Very enjoyable. Please make more if you have time.
Ooo, Homestar Runner.
Whoa, where'd the rest of my comment go? o.O Is there a limit to how long your comment can be? Well, basically, I tried and failed twice, though I thought I was right the second time but checked and found I wasn't. ^_^; But REALLY GREAT JOB!
Your comment was probably cut off because you included a less-than sign. The software doesn't handle those correctly--they mess with the HTML.
Finally got it!!! This took several attempts but was a very good challenge. Thanks.
I've had to give up, got it wrong 3 times now
After failing twice, I started from the bottom up and had no problem. Go figure!
Fun! Intricate enough to be challenging but not crazy hard. I didn't recognize any of the references -- probably I'm too old :-).
I was raised by a cup of coffee... Hmm...
A very enjoyable puzzle! It also took me about an hour to solve, but I had lots of fun. I believe the "Mr. Jock" quote includes all letters of the alphabet, but if it's also a game reference you got me there. Thanks!
I know the Miss Zarves/19'th story quote was from wayside school, but the jock/tv quiz/phd did not have all the letters of the alphabet. I counted- 24 letters. The alphabet has 26.
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