I don’t think so… there are far more than 14 of us here, not even including those wo lurk but deign not to share their kangaroos, kilts, keys and krawdads with everyone.
Incidentally, I was all excited when Google started paying out on 14 k of g in a f p d, only to have my hopes dashed by discovering it was merely Walter Windchill attempting to end the madness, but only spreading the scourge.
It occurs to me that I know a guy who knows a guy who works for the Vancouver branch of buysell.com, which seem to be affiliated with the Canadian Auto Trader, which might be the same company as their U.K. branch, which from post #172 I understand might be the source of this disaster. So if there’s no-one within letter-around-a-brick-ing distance, I’ll see what I can do with that.
Okay, finally I got it. Although I had to make a couple minor assumptions along the way - see below.
First, the “14” shouldn’t be part of the puzzle. I’m guessing that the puzzle was the 14th in a list, and thus was included by accident.
Second, keep in mind that in post #133 we learned that the puzzle was received via text message, and there’s limited keys to push and sometimes mistakes can be made. For example, to type either 2, a, b, or c, it’s all done with the press of one button.
So, “k” was a typo, should have been “j”. “d” likewise was a typo, and should have been “f”.
Also, the “g” was really a 9 - it must have been originally hand-written, and the 9 ended up looking like a lower-case g.
So we have: J of 9 in a F S F.
Which obviously is:
“Jury of 9 in a Fiji Survivor Finale”, referring of course to an upcoming season of “Survivor: Fiji” where the winner will be voted by 9 previously eliminated contestants.
Whew, thanks goodness that’s over with. No need to thank me, just doing my part.
“14 Kinds of Grief in a Frustrated, Punishing, Doper-mob” if the answer turns out to be as lame as it appears it will be. It looks like we’re going to need some names and addresses, Mittu. And, umm, don’t forget to include yours. I understand Leeds is very nice this time of year. We’ll be easy to spot – just remember: mob/pitchforks/torches.
The best part is now when I Google this I find posts by Walter Windchill on several different boards, asking about this. He is spreading the madness. Most other sites don’t seem nearly as OCD about this as we are, though.
Just popping by to let you know I haven’t forgotten, will probably be seeing the guy at some point this weekend so i’ll see if I can find out when this competition ends.
I really hope the answer isn’t a groaner, I really really do… (my life may depend on it)
