If you remove six letters from the following, a common word is left:

BSAINXLEATNTEARS

What is it?

BANANA (hee hee)

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Trina

Vice-President of the Intergalactic Order of Brussels Sprouts Haters

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Hmmmm, I'll have to find a harder one! lol!

Hey, Trina. Anyone ever suggest you have a touch of dyslexia? Being old as dirt, no one really had a notion about it when I was in grade school in the early fifties. It wasn't till I was studying psychology in the eighties that one of my professors pegged it. I learned that dyslexics that manage to "work it out" for themselves as a child, often have some unusual "talents" as a result.

I have a knack for things like this, too. I'm also good at mirror reading and reading upside down. My dad used to get really disgusted when he was trying to do the "jumble" in the paper, sitting on the other side of the kitchen table. Not only did I de-scramble the words faster, but I was doing it upside down. I used to be pleased to get standing room on the subway when I used to commute ... if the person seated in front of me was reading the paper - and didn't turn to the next page before I was finished.

There are some advantages.

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Just remember.....I read the PARADE magazine, too! I "get" these puzzles about 90% of the time. They're fun!

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