Day 12 - A Sizzling Puzzle

To comment on Leo da Mirci’s puzzles, one has to be a born genius. As one of Leo da Mirci’s fans all that I can say is “I love Leo da Mirci!!!” (If at all you understand what I mean…)

I recently solved the “Da Vinci Webquest”
(http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/davinci/index-ctc.html) after spending a lot of time on it. All the answers were available on the net, but still made up my mind that I am not going to look into them. Finally I had to get one answer from the net. However it was fun. Felt happy that I was able to solve all other questions on my own.

Just like Leonardo da Vinci, Leo da Mirci is also a master of puzzles. This is one of Leo da Mirci’s puzzles from his book “Sizzling Puzzles”. Try to solve it.

The Puzzle:

The American Doctor

I do claim reluctantly that I found a medico liar when I was in America. When I first met her she told me, "I do miracles!!”. She said she no longer believed in oral medicine. She said that she has an ideal micro-chip that, once fitted in human beings, can be a cure for all diseases. She also said that it provides purified air, melodic sound waves that reduce tension and a lot of other benefits to the human brain. She thought that I am a docile irrational human being who will fall for whatever she says, but I am not. Nor do I admire cold hearted behaviour like that.

However, her last experiment took place in front of me (her maid was the guinea pig) in her domicile, around five kilometers away from my place. Once the operation was over, the maid started walking normally, but suddenly the maid recoiled and fainted. “Madam”, I cried loud. All she said was, “She kicked the bucket”, an idiom I clearly understood. I seriously started doubting her medical origins. I started to dial Crime department’s number. The cops caught her and the next morning, she became a crime idol, America will never forget. Even now when I think of the incident, I panic, I dream lots about it and I can never forget it.

Question 1: Count and give me the number of me's. (lets call this number P).
Question 2: If you could finish question 1, you would have found the odd 1 out of the P-1. Think why P-1 and give me the number which is the odd 1.

Clue1: Me,myself !!!

I think this puzzle will appeal only to people who generally don’t put down their pens without solving a puzzle, once they start. I couldn’t solve the puzzle with the above clue alone. When you think of the clue 1, remember it is taken from Leo da Mirci’s book. Now, try it.

In case you find the answers please write only the answers (numbers alone) as comments. Don’t spoil the fun (if at all somebody thinks it is) by giving out the logic. I promise, I will really give the first person to write the right answers a big treat (a Regent or a GRT)!!!

If you still cannot do it with the above clue, look for the second clue in the first comment. Looking for the second clue will not take away the treat from you. (Obviously because I have no way to find out if you have gone for the second clue or not… So go for the second!!!)