One Word Wonder

I am having no AH HA yet

Well, it isn't a regulation bingo card. I wonder if the numbers we see are a help (or just the ones below the card)

Huh?

[3] Hey, that's MY line

we've had one "ah ha" moment but it didn't get us very far...

[4] LOL! I'll give it back when I'm done. I promise! Scout's honor!

'retirement' is not correct. Oh well... So what is?

The only think I can see to work on is that 67 is the only number below the card that is also visible on the card. Hopefully that is a clue....

edit: And the 67th character in the intro text is an 'N' - but that doesn't give a word with the other numbers.

i get frontahn - must be wrong path

[9] yes, I got the same thing!

If you take the numbers on the card and match them to the number of the letter in the "clue" statement, all give you the right answer except the 67, 68, 69. the N goes to the G, the G goes to the O, and the O goes to the N. No idea if that means anything

Ummm, is the creator around? 20 minutes and 0 solves might merit at least a grain of salt.

[8] and [9] I got L where you have O, but the numbers on the card itself are intriguing . . .

[11],[13] - Try counting the hyphen...

[11] By my count, all are in the correct columns, but I'm not sure what to do with that.

if we're on the right path, you also count the hyphen.

I tried counting a lot of numbers and that wasn't it. Kinda glad. I'm getting tired of counting numbers.

I wonder if we need to do something with the images on the card. If so, are some of the coins heads and others tails, and if so, is that important?

[13] if you count the hyphen, then they line up correctly.

Looks like we all have the same AHA from the statement, now what. It's not boingo, gong or geriatrics

I would have no clue what to do with the images... I think the creator needs to do some salting, or if anybody has managed to solve...

Well, I made a letter position chart in Notepad , so if I get any other ideas, I don't have to keep counting them.

[21] he hasn't done anything on tanga in over a month....

[21] Don't hold your breath. Apparatus has no Tanga activity since Feb. 12!

[23] Oh, great!

I just check the profile of the designer, and he hasn't earned any points since February 12. I don't think help is coming from that direction.

edit: we all got the same idea about that at the same time too. How eerie.

[23] sucky.... well in lieu of creator salting perhaps Aaron could help out if there are still no solvers for a while.

Can we say "this is the worst puzzle ever" yet?

If you ignore the hyphen, and use the above idea- but change 67 to an N (since it is on the card in that column), you get "frontman" That's not the answer, but at least I got a word ! :-/

i have a feeling the fact that the numbers match the letters is a red herring :P

i wonder if he'd come back if he knew his puzzle was posted... anyone got his number? :-P

[28] We're nowhere near that, trust me. Everyone else getting that pesky "h" near the end?

[32]yep

And we thought the Grease puzzle was hard - at least that one was unfeatured!

[32] yup

WOOT!! 1st!!! Wheeeeeeeee!!!!

Perfect sense. Funny, we had a bunch of these on Plime.com yesterday!!

2 completions

uh oh, someone solve...we are in trouble now!!!

2 people have solved this puzzle

and neither one of them is me :o(

[20] gave me the nudge.

Please, some salt from the solvers

ignore the hyphen like [29]

Got it 2nd because I stopped working and guessed what the clue was, and it turns out the clue is wrong.
The puzzlemaker's counting got off somehow. The bottom line of numbers should be:

19 22 53 18 12 77 72 67

ok, great salt...isn't giving me the OFCOL yet tho...

[44] plus [20] equals a solve.

groan

Got it! my guess in [29] is MAJOR salt!

wow, I could have had this a long time ago if I had made as much sense of what is on the bingo card as I did of what was below...

the front man in bingo would be the caller, but that isn't it

I got a word, but I don't get where to take it.

[50] That's where I went with it.

[50] Frontman is one of two needed clues. The second is ready-to-order on the card itself. [which gives what [53] posted)

That was rather annoying.

very annoying

Actually, if the numbering on the bottom was correct, it would have been a fine, though tough, puzzle. I was already working with the right info, but I was looking for stuff in the lyrics of "Bahama Mamas" since front-man didn't spell out correctly.

hhmm...nope, still lost...thanks for trying tho

That puzzle sucked really really really bad.

Edit: The numbers being off was very annoying.

the count was right...just don't count the hyphen

I was looking for the frontman of the group Bahama Mamas. It didn't work though.

I counted the hyphen to get the one answer, but I wasn't supposed to for the other?

[53] Thank you!! And I agree.

[60] without the hyphen, you get "frontmai," is either one number or two numbers were wrong (depending on whether or not you count the hyphen.)

edit: well, I'm going to bed now. See you all tomorrow night :-)

count was off....if you don't count the hyphen, then you don't get "n" for 67.

hhmm, then I can't count, cuz the second time I did it I got frontman lol

thanks for the group name [53] I had no idea that was a band and thought you were referring to US going bonkers here trying to solve this one. ;o)

I solved it from yours when my brain figured out what you really meant

[64] Stop that!

wow! almost 10 o'clock and I am 54th. Lucky I was a fan in the 80's. At least someone corrected the math! I was starting to question the confusing, and even weird science required to solve this one.

I was a big fan, always went on halloween.

um [68]? uh there IS no [64]

i'm kindof glad it was wrong, I got 3rd, and there is no way that would have happened had the math been right :)

[71] maybe we need to count the hyphen?

[73] I truly hope that is a joke

That was strange, thanks (what I think what was [64], it is gone now, gave it away), got it from that. Top 100 on all four puzzles tonight, first time.

I got top 100 on all too [75] and it is also a first for me

[74] yeah, I do that sometimes ;)

[77] whew, thanks, I'm glad cuz I really really hate it when I have to stay nice when someone else isn't. lol

yea, there was a [64], after he spilled all the salt, he said 'then go back and punch the creator of the puzzle'. I guess it wasn't up for long and was removed.

[69] nice salt :-)

3 hours and only 90 solves...[40] Has a puzzle correction for newcomers. Otherwise its a deadman's party.

EDIT - [44] and below that is.

[44] has the puzzle correction - which I will repeat here.

The puzzlemaker's counting got off somehow. The bottom line of numbers should be:

19 22 53 18 12 77 72 67

Pesky, I guessed and made 97th.

Guessed from all the salt.

wow... I worked on this puzzle nearly a year ago and it wasn't accepted as a great idea, so never tested it. My apologies that it was actually used - I didn't know until my wife stumble across it this morning.

Yes, it was hastily constructed and still somehow published. This is at least the 2nd time that has happened. I wonder if there is a way to delete your submitted puzzles yet... Off to check.