Hints for the 2025 postcard
▶Hint 1
▶ Do you notice anything in common between each line? Show more
Each has a name and an action.
▶Hint 2
▶ Do you notice anything about each of the actions? Show more
Each action points to a holiday.
▶Hint 3
▶ For example Show more
“Toasted at midnight” would be New Year’s Eve.
▶Hint 4
▶ Can’t figure out all the holidays? Show more
Anne toasted at midnight and broke her cute glass (New Year’s Eve)
A groundhog bit Ank and he cried in the grass! (Groundhog Day)
The halftime show made Ethan spit up his beer (Super Bowl)
Grace slipped at the horse track and lost all her cheer! (Kentucky Derby)
Chris danced at the fiesta and twisted their knee (Cinco de Mayo)
A stray roman candle torched Matthew’s new tree! (Fourth of July)
Laura spilled coffee on Rex Manning’s tux (Rex Manning Day)
Adan puked up his Fruit Loops and made a big fuss! (National Cereal Day)
Colette dropped her cruller and shed many tears (Donut Day)
A groundhog bit Ank and he cried in the grass! (Groundhog Day)
The halftime show made Ethan spit up his beer (Super Bowl)
Grace slipped at the horse track and lost all her cheer! (Kentucky Derby)
Chris danced at the fiesta and twisted their knee (Cinco de Mayo)
A stray roman candle torched Matthew’s new tree! (Fourth of July)
Laura spilled coffee on Rex Manning’s tux (Rex Manning Day)
Adan puked up his Fruit Loops and made a big fuss! (National Cereal Day)
Colette dropped her cruller and shed many tears (Donut Day)
▶Hint 5
▶ Is there a way to represent those holidays in a different way? Show more
Figure out the date for each line and write it numerically (M/D).
Note: Some of these days fall on different dates depending on the year. Remember the poem is about 2025.
Note: Some of these days fall on different dates depending on the year. Remember the poem is about 2025.
▶Hint 6
▶ Have the numbers, not sure what to do with them? Show more
Use the month number (1–12) to take a single letter from the name in that line.
(Example: April = 4 → take the 4th letter of the name.)
(If a name is shorter than the month number, you’ve got the wrong date.)
(Example: April = 4 → take the 4th letter of the name.)
(If a name is shorter than the month number, you’ve got the wrong date.)
▶Hint 7
▶ Letters not spelling anything logical? Can you think of a way to order them based on what you have already? Show more
Use the day-of-month numbers (1–9) to order the letters.
Month = letter index.
Day = sort order.
Month = letter index.
Day = sort order.
▶Hint 8
▶ There are no more hints, sorry. I’ve done all I can! Show more
That’s it.
▶Show the answer
▶ Are you sure? Show more
A NEW START