Query

[rhu]

I'm trying to understand the fuzzy boundary between "puzzle people" and "non-puzzle people". So here's a short puzzle. I'm curious about your reaction, especially if you don't consider yourself a "puzzle person." In the comments section, please tell me what you think the answer is, what your thought process is in trying to extract the answer, and whether or not you'd self-identify as a "puzzle person."

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Comments

[abbasegal.livejournal.com]

OK, I am a pseudo-puzzle person. I like crosswords (regular and american cryptic -- British cryptic I don't have the patience for), sudoko, logic puzzles, etc. But the only enigmas I've tried to solve are the ones you have written and shared, and I don't in general search out other sorts of word puzzles to solve. I (presumably like everyone) immediately read the prefix-sentence and then got the ABDCACD string, but then didn't know what to do with that (and then read the other comments). The thought of using them as an index into the words didn't cross my mind. Of course, now that I have seen that trick, I expect I'd be more likely to try it out if I am in an obvious word-puzzle situation (especially presented by you... ;-) ).