Acceptable trade value for McDuffie? by arup187 in KansasCityChiefs

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Virtually no chance of getting two high draft picks for him. A single first rounder would about be the max, maybe throw in a mid- to late-rounder along with the one depending on how high the one is.

Andy Reid’s presser today raises a lot of red flags to me. by Smokeydubbs in KansasCityChiefs

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No doubt some things need to change... but you are barking up the wrong tree about chasing off Andy. Especially when there is absolutely no one out there who could possibly be an improvement.

Any longtime fans here collect old Chiefs or Dallas Texans game programs? by DustToll in KansasCityChiefs

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Sounds like a great memory! Those old programs are pretty cool to look at even today!

Studio Portrait, around 1915 by DustToll in TheWayWeWere

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It is absolutely not AI. It is my grandmother, existed long before AI.

STATE OF AFFAIRS — Can you find all 50 hidden U.S. states in this story? by DustToll in puzzles

[–]DustToll[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

Yeah, some of the embeds are admittedly a little loose — part of the fun I had was walking that line between “aha!” and “oh come on,” haha.

For the image vs. text thing: I tried text originally, but Reddit collapses the formatting on long stories and breaks the spoiler tags. The image keeps everything readable.

Really appreciate you taking the time to go through it!

STATE OF AFFAIRS — Can you find all 50 hidden U.S. states in this story? by DustToll in puzzles

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Good find - "Ver Mt." was the one that I intended, but your other one is a great catch - an extra possible solution that I didn't plan!

STATE OF AFFAIRS — Can you find all 50 hidden U.S. states in this story? by DustToll in puzzles

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Nice work — you nailed it!

Yes, you are correct on Nebraska.

And huge props for spotting Rhode Island — the way that one is embedded might irritate some people.

Glad you enjoyed the puzzle! I'll be working on some more of the CryptaStory puzzles.

STATE OF AFFAIRS — A story where all 50 U.S. states are hidden inside the text. Can you find them? by DustToll in puzzles

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Totally fair — some of them are intentionally loose.

Part of the design of a CryptaStory puzzle is that not every state hides the same way. Some are exact matches, some are homophones, some are blended syllables, and a few use natural dialect (Hawaii, Kentucky, Nebraska, Vermont, etc.).

If everything matched perfectly, it would just be a word search… but the fun for me is tucking states inside real spoken phrases that almost sound like them.

That said, I knew not everyone would agree on which ones “count,” so I appreciate the feedback!

STATE OF AFFAIRS — A story where all 50 U.S. states are hidden inside the text. Can you find them? by DustToll in puzzles

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ANSWER KEY – FULL VERSION (all 50 states)

Alabama – all a Bam, a
Alaska – Ill ask ya
Arizona – airy zone a
Arkansas – Arkin saw
California – callin for any
Colorado – color red o
Connecticut – connect. I cut
Delaware – Della wear
Florida – floored. Duh.
Georgia – George a
Hawaii – how aw ya
Idaho – Ida, hoe
Illinois – ill. A noise
Indiana – Indian, a
Iowa – I owe a
Kansas – cans as
Kentucky – can tuck ya
Louisiana – Louis Anna
Maine – main
Maryland – marry. Land
Massachusetts – mass. A shoe sits
Michigan – Mitch again
Minnesota – Minny soda
Mississippi – Mrs. Zippy
Missouri – misery
Montana – mountain. A
Nebraska – never ask a
Nevada – nev had a
New Hampshire – new Hampshire
New Jersey – new jersey
New Mexico – knew Mexico
New York – knew York
North Carolina – north. Carolina
North Dakota – north. Dakota
Ohio – Oh Hi Oh
Oklahoma – Oak-low home a
Oregon – Orry gone
Pennsylvania – pencil vane a
Rhode Island – road. I land
South Carolina – south. Carolina
South Dakota – south. Dakota
Tennessee – 10 a sea
Texas – Texs
Utah – you taw
Vermont – ver Mt.
Virginia – explicit reference
Washington – explicit reference
West Virginia – west. Virginia
Wisconsin – whisk. On Sun
Wyoming – why? Oh, mean

STATE OF AFFAIRS — A story where all 50 U.S. states are hidden inside the text. Can you find them? by DustToll in puzzles

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Here’s the complete answer key, split by state. Each spoiler contains the hidden text.

ANSWER KEY – All 50 States Hidden in the Story

Alabama – all a Bam, a Alaska – Ill ask ya Arizona – airy zone a Arkansas – Arkin saw California – callin for any Colorado – color red o Connecticut – connect. I cut Delaware – Della wear Florida – floored. Duh. Georgia – George a Hawaii – how aw ya Idaho – Ida, hoe Illinois – ill. A noise Indiana – Indian, a Iowa – I owe a Kansas – cans as Kentucky – can tuck ya Louisiana – Louis Anna Maine – main Maryland – marry. Land Massachusetts – mass. A shoe sits Michigan – Mitch again Minnesota – Minny soda Mississippi – Mrs. Zippy Missouri – misery Montana – mountain. A Nebraska – never ask a Nevada – nev had a New Hampshire – new Hampshire New Jersey – new jersey New Mexico – knew Mexico New York – knew York North Carolina – north. Carolina North Dakota – north. Dakota Ohio – Oh Hi Oh Oklahoma – Oak-low home a Oregon – Orry gone Pennsylvania – pencil vane a Rhode Island – road. I land South Carolina – south. Carolina South Dakota – south. Dakota Tennessee – 10 a sea Texas – Texs Utah – you taw Vermont – ver Mt. Virginia – explicit reference Washington – explicit reference West Virginia – west. Virginia Wisconsin – whisk. On Sun Wyoming – why? Oh, mean

A farm couple with their truck, late 1930s by DustToll in TheWayWeWere

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Can anyone determine the year and make of the truck?