Happy Conundrum Day!

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Today is "Make Up Your Own Holiday" day. How much fun is that? I love crazy days that give us an excuse to celebrate and have fun. I brainstormed some ideas with my sister/bestie Angel and we decided we liked.

National Conundrum Day!

It's a special day for those that love puzzles, quizzes, brain teasers, mysteries, suspense and all things that make your brain go, "Hmmm!"

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

conundrum

[kuh-nuhn-druh m]

noun

1.

a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper.

2.

anything that puzzles.

Word Origin and History for conundrumExpand

n.

1590s, Oxford University slang for "pedant," also "whim," etc., later (1790)"riddle, puzzle." Also spelled quonundrum. The sort of ponderous pseudo-Latin word that was once the height of humor in learned circles.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

SO many fun things to choose from....Riddles

1. RIDDLE ME THIS:

    Take one out and scratch my head,

    I am now black but once was red.

    What am I ?

2. RIDDLE ME THIS:

     Four men were in a boat on the lake. The boat turns over, and all four men sink to the            bottom of the lake, yet not a single man got wet! Why?

(see below for answers) for more Riddle fun click HERE. 

Word Puzzles and Searches...

Find all the words in the list and then find the hidden message hidden in the letters between the discovered words. 

M E L I F E I S A C O N U B N D D R U M Q L X E S R B J F N

Y Q R J E H F N P U N I D E L Y N A H N I L M P I X B L M G

S V Q U B W B S R U G L O F T L V U T L Z X X I Q I A R Z A

T J G M C F V Z D R J R J U K F N A O E V V S L E B T Q A U

I F K G P S J J N R V Z S D G U N I C F R B J B B Q S Y Z B

F Z U T F O B F M J E E H D B Z T C L T N S N E J U N K A W

Y H K O H I O O H L T S T L O I Q L N Q O O R H D L F C R L

T F K A A U S J J U D C E E P B P G W C E G C W L H Y O Q H

M T U Q G D Y S Q P A L Z D W S B O Y R A Q M C N M W K M J

K P V O J O Q I U B D C S S I W I J Y S H K F D P Y H C I I

Y F H S E M R M M B X B C H D X I S T S S N P B A P J T Z U

T V H O T J M T A I O C Q P N Z W K Q H L U N P T N U S Q C

S L G B H H F U M X Z A U L J C Y F S H Y T U I I Y E I U N

E T S Q J S K A Z S R G C D J G K O M W D F O I V S Z L Q B

S E Z V I X L T X K P E R G H G T G B Z I V M Y U I F H J A

K H A H D R L Q I S M G D P T Y D I S C S E D T Y S K Q I A

P L T O P G B Y B E L F U L N I J M H N C M H N B G W N C G

W U Q S Y R A L K J V V Y U I Q G I F C O X P X S G F C R B

O H Z F G T X H K I E S S Y A W E K V Q M V I Q T V K P I S

X Q R Z S F L H J S P B I X V B E Q O N B I Y K Z H E L D Q

Z J P T L N R O G W X L L F K P B B L U O O I K V U Q N D R

C N U R U E B Z Q K Z W F G Z T F G E A B M Y S T E R Y L I

U M K W D D A E Y A Z Y C M B M E C P S U E K G O U J Y E T

P J L N X R Q Z S D Y L M I W I Z R N M L I J O Z G R S T T

F I S T T I E D E H A M A Z E L B U Y L A I L S Z I Q Q B A

F L J B O D D L H K I H R P U U T Z Z L T N Z R Q G V D M L

O K P N B W R G L D R A W A Y R C A W I E B T K S U V O Q M

X Z L C E E H Q R Q D L I N H A Y E B Q N K T S X N V E M B

M Y M I B A A R J M Y N P X K Y Y C F O G X Y K Y H O H G X

K E S N A D S C Q F R W V U B P A Z Y L A P S T X Y V B Y F

AMAZE

BEFUDDLE

BEWILDER

CONFOUND

DISCOMBOBULATE

FLABBERGAST

MYSTERY

MYSTIFY

OBSCURE

PUZZLE

RIDDLE

STUMP

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Solve a Jigsaw Puzzle... 

This is the cover of my upcoming mystery/suspense novel, Justice Burning, it's 117 pieces...

http://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=1f58c81315e2

Mazes and other image puzzlers...

When your ready to settle into something a little different, it's time to hit the books...Mystery and Suspense!

I love this genre and the list of great authors is long, but I'm going to toss out some favorites. Of course there are the classics, like Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle or Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene (yes, I still enjoy the teen sleuth). But if you want a modern twist, check out:

The O'Malley Series by Dee Henderson (or anything by Dee, she's amazing)
The Newpoint 911 series and more by Terri Blackstock
The Alaskan Courage series by Dani Pettrey
Hidden Faces series and Kanner Lake series by Brandilyn Collins
Marc Royce and Priceless Collection series by Davis Bunn
FBI:Houston and Call of Duty series by DiAnn Mills
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Oh and the list could just keep going, but I'd love to hear who your favorite Mystery/Suspense authors are, so be sure to comment and let me know. 

Of course there's also my upcoming mystery/suspense Justice Burning that is releasing in just a few months. I'm hoping you all find that a great addition to your list as well. :)

SO, have a blast today, be sure you make everyone's life around you a HUGE conundrum, then let me know how you celebrated!


RIDDLE ANSWER 1:

A Match.

RIDDLE ANSWER 2:

Because they were all married and not single.

Word Puzzle: "Life is a conundrum"