I mentioned the Puzzlehunt before and how some puzzles invovled calling Pizza Hut and another involved the New York Times, what I didn't know until now, was the Washington State House of Representatives declared the weekend to be "Alice in Puzzlehunt weekend" and urged "all citizens to join in the celebration of the works of Lewis Carroll and the art of puzzles."!
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.4717, by Representatives Hunter, Ruderman, Nixon and TomWHEREAS, For more than one hundred years the works and characters of Lewis Carroll haveinspired the imaginations of millions in the State of Washington, the United States, and the world; andWHEREAS, Literally hundreds of puzzle enthusiasts will gather on the weekend of March 20thand 21st, 2004, to solve puzzles inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the LookingGlass and What Alice Found There; andWHEREAS, An appreciation of the works of Lewis Carroll and the solving of puzzles enhancesthe lives of our citizenry;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize thatMarch 20th and 21st, 2004, is Alice in Puzzlehunt Weekend in the State of Washington, and urge allcitizens to join in the celebration of the works of Lewis Carroll and the art of puzzles.I hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy ofResolution 4717 adopted by the House of RepresentativesMarch 10, 2004
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.4717, by Representatives Hunter, Ruderman, Nixon and TomWHEREAS, For more than one hundred years the works and characters of Lewis Carroll haveinspired the imaginations of millions in the State of Washington, the United States, and the world; andWHEREAS, Literally hundreds of puzzle enthusiasts will gather on the weekend of March 20thand 21st, 2004, to solve puzzles inspired by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the LookingGlass and What Alice Found There; andWHEREAS, An appreciation of the works of Lewis Carroll and the solving of puzzles enhancesthe lives of our citizenry;NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize thatMarch 20th and 21st, 2004, is Alice in Puzzlehunt Weekend in the State of Washington, and urge allcitizens to join in the celebration of the works of Lewis Carroll and the art of puzzles.
I hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy ofResolution 4717 adopted by the House of RepresentativesMarch 10, 2004
The text of the resolution is at www.leg.wa.gov