ENGLAND – A new edition of the famous Where’s Wally series featuring Osama Bin Laden has been slammed for being ‘way too difficult’.
Dubbed the most challenging in the series’ 23 year history, the new edition features the terrorist mastermind in a range of double-page spread illustrations depicting suspected al-Qaeda operatives doing a variety of terrorist activities.
Readers are challenged to find the character no one has been able to track down this side of 9/11.
‘A real doozy’
Bin Laden’s distinctive white turban, beard, and disdain for western foreign policy would be easier to recognise, but many illustrations contain ‘red herrings’ involving deceptive use of other bearded Muslims who may or may not have links to al-Qaeda.
Parents have complained as no child has been able to complete the puzzle that many believe should only have taken a few minutes to solve.
Former president George Bush, who reportedly ‘flew through’ both Blue’s Clues and Spongebob Look and Find puzzles books, has enlisted intelligence agents to aid with what he called the biggest threat to puzzle solving since he lost a jigsaw piece somewhere in the White House.
“There’s nothing here but caves and sand. He shouldn’t be this difficult to find!”
“This is God damn fix. I paid $11.99 plus shipping and handling for this?!”
President Barack Obama added to the backlash over difficultly, revealing how his own children were struggling with the title and confirming the provision of additional resources in the form of a magnifying glass to help them find the illusive character. This was despite reports both Malia and Sacha were bored with the book and wanted to play with other toys.
‘Could take decades to complete’
Indeed, the fact that it remains unsolved has led to questions over whether bin Laden was even drawn at all, a claim dismissed as ‘ ridiculous conspiracy’ by the book’s publishers.
“These books are supposed to be aimed at kids,” reasoned Catherine Reynolds, mother of two. “If US intelligence can’t solve it, what chance do my children have?”
The book’s publisher have so far resisted calls to pull Where’s Bin Laden from shelves, or at least from the children’s section, merely advising readers to look ‘really really hard’ for him, perhaps between the mountainous areas between page six and the book spine.
But this was no solace for Mrs Reynolds, who told reporters that she would be returning the book in the morning in exchange for Buzz Lightyear action figures.
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