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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Thought Process

[euphud.livejournal.com]

I'm not a puzzle person. I love Sudoku and the occasional logic puzzle. Not a fan of crosswords at all.

I disregarded the obvious "Can you extract words..." message as a red herring, and tried to make sense of the "ABDCACD" pattern. I wasn't looking for the "one word" answer, which seems to be obvious to the puzzlers. Instead, I was trying to sing the letters to myself to figure out a tune. What's in A-minor? Then I was trying to use the letters as number to rearrange the words to create a new phrase.

Then the temptation of 40+ previous comments overrode my curiosity, and I found out what the answer was.