An oldie but a goodie that still gets us every time
Can’t be that difficult, surely?
Pub fun as we count the number of letter F’s in this sentence. No catch. Try it yourself. pic.twitter.com/CR7KxsnXuj
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) December 24, 2017
Except, well, it turns out it’s harder than it looks.
Three. I’m guessing it’s the first sentence starting with the words: Pub fun?
— Ashatan Griffiths (@AshatanGriffit1) December 25, 2017
Look again xxx
— Jeremy Vine (@theJeremyVine) December 25, 2017
One?
— Ashatan Griffiths (@AshatanGriffit1) December 25, 2017
There’s a reason this puzzle narrowly predates the printing press.
Wow. That was tough. I counted three and then went through twice more before getting 6
— Adam Boys (@AdamBoysOBE) December 24, 2017
Which is what I did when I first saw this a while back. Apparently the brain doesn't recognise the word "of" or something like that.
— Sean Williamson (@seanaw27) December 24, 2017
— Craig B. (@26LR179) December 24, 2017
