OT - 7/24/2006 Puzzle

[Ganchrow]

The answer to the last puzzle was "20870305". (Explanation) I guess that one was a bit harder than I had anticipated as even after five days the only two solvers were dvorak51 on 7/20/2006 at 02:56:28 and isetcap on 7/20/2006 at 03:42:17. Good jobs, Kids.

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p82995!w1 p71798!w3 p39067!w12 p112638!w13 p121448!w10 p4835!w5 p122311!w36 p23833!w31?


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[Ganchrow]

Solved by RickySteve on Mon Jul 24 at 17:22:50.

RickySteve's Fortune:
A bore is someone who persists in holding his own views after we have
enlightened him with ours.


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[Ganchrow]

Last puzzle explanation:

Each number in the list represents a date in the format YYYYMMDD. Each date is indexed by an ordinal ranking (which just happens to be a letter) and corresponds to an Ash Wednesday (occurring 6½ weeks prior to Easter Sunday, hence the "6½ weeks of ... Hare Growth" in the title).

The year of each date is a prime number (hence the usage of the word "Choice" in the puzzle title, a synonym for "Prime" used in a different context.)

Since, the first prime year listed is 1,889, corresponding to ordinal 'A', the next prime would be 1,901 (the 2nd or Bth prime), then 1,907 (the 3rd or Cth prime), etc. The 26th or Zth prime is 2,087. Since in 2087 Ash Wednesday will fall on March 5th, the answer to the puzzle is 20870305. (03/05/2087)

This was probably the hardest puzzle yet. Congrats once again to dvorak and isetcap for figuring it out.

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[Ganchrow]

Solved by Dave on Thu Jul 27 at 15:27:09.

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Solved by MrX on Thu Jul 27 at 17:58:26.

MrX's Fortune:
"Avoid revolution or expect to get shot. Mother and I will grieve, but
we will gladly buy a dinner for the National Guardsman who shot you."
&nbsp; -- Dr. Paul Williamson, father of a student entering
&nbsp; school in the fall after the Kent State shootings


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Solved by Sean on Fri Jul 28 at 07:15:18.

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