tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post1803598682782963652..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 25, 2012): Not Since 1987...Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81382642994998388582012-12-02T00:14:07.370-08:002012-12-02T00:14:07.370-08:00If you want a real puzzle then go check out the Ca...If you want a real puzzle then go check out the Car Talk Puzzler for this week. It is a logic puzzle. A good one too.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23933305480229930442012-12-02T00:09:32.692-08:002012-12-02T00:09:32.692-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53132449812601832212012-12-01T23:36:35.081-08:002012-12-01T23:36:35.081-08:00I didn't need google. This was probably the s...I didn't need google. This was probably the second ever puzzle that I knew the answer before the question was repeated. <br /><br />The guy on the phone (not Will) said that this week the random number generator popped out a very low number so it went to one of the earlier received entries.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08753628057765152751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87958221055969714952012-12-01T08:09:43.656-08:002012-12-01T08:09:43.656-08:00I didn't even need Wikipedia. Just put 1987 a...I didn't even need Wikipedia. Just put 1987 and 2013 both into the Google window, and the first entry that emerges gives the answer!<br /><br />Also, I thought the Simpsons in Blaine's picture must have been using a DIGITAL camera. Along with "different", that seemed to complete an excellent clue.dumpsterdiveladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296636733423295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70662114710621764082012-11-30T04:01:55.692-08:002012-11-30T04:01:55.692-08:00lol @ Dave ;-)lol @ Dave ;-)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881383607509159552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43828629676410503382012-11-29T17:41:31.123-08:002012-11-29T17:41:31.123-08:00Did anyone else besides me consider in addition to...Did anyone else besides me consider in addition to the non-repeat-digits years thing, this possible <b><i>alternate</i></b> answer? There's a very high likelyhood that Notre Dame and Alabama will face each other for the national college football championship.<br /><br />The last time those two teams faced each other was November 14, 1987!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74122063652751964132012-11-29T17:25:49.383-08:002012-11-29T17:25:49.383-08:00Chuck—
Oh. Well, but somebody tweeted about it, to...Chuck—<br />Oh. Well, but somebody tweeted about it, too. But then again, Twitter is not a "resource" the way Wikipedia is, so…touché! :-)Wolfganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700971115994061654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91137452946759573942012-11-29T17:16:19.448-08:002012-11-29T17:16:19.448-08:00Ouch!!!!!Ouch!!!!!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69767256572537583612012-11-29T13:42:03.541-08:002012-11-29T13:42:03.541-08:00The biggest debate on the Wikipedia article for 20...The biggest debate on the Wikipedia article for 2013 is on how to count the number of years. Certainly 1987 is 26 years before 2013, but I'd say that from Dec 31, 1987 to Jan 1, 2013 you had only 25 intervening years. Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80686314822741341732012-11-29T13:37:30.750-08:002012-11-29T13:37:30.750-08:00That's funny! I looked at the Wikipedia artic...That's funny! I looked at the Wikipedia article for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013" rel="nofollow">2013</a> and it makes a similar reference to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013" rel="nofollow">1987</a>. So no matter which end of the spectrum you looked at, Wikipedia was a giveaway.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20458370608936693042012-11-29T13:28:42.224-08:002012-11-29T13:28:42.224-08:00Wolfgang –
The first paragraph of the Wikipedia a...Wolfgang –<br /><br />The first paragraph of the Wikipedia article on 1987 states, “It was the last year with all the digits being different numbers, until 2013.”<br /><br />Chuck<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-147421092711588262012-11-29T12:59:34.324-08:002012-11-29T12:59:34.324-08:00"Hook'em horns" and the "You ar..."Hook'em horns" and the "You are #1" sign have no repeating digits.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20458060875968738732012-11-29T12:43:45.037-08:002012-11-29T12:43:45.037-08:00I had this puzzle in mind for a long time but mine...I had this puzzle in mind for a long time but mine was going to be for the first none repeat date when written alpha numerically. Friday June 7, 2013 has no repeat letters or numbers. The first date like this since Friday June 26, 1987.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246059125125085392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19887019373608023152012-11-29T12:26:02.714-08:002012-11-29T12:26:02.714-08:00Well, this has been a disappointing day. Somehow,...Well, this has been a disappointing day. Somehow, I didn't win $500M, *AND* Will Shortz didn't call me.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27362588766357084162012-11-29T12:23:08.129-08:002012-11-29T12:23:08.129-08:00Funny, I thought your "parrot" was a ref...Funny, I thought your "parrot" was a reference to the Monty Python ("And Now For Something Completely Different") Dead Parrot sketch.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-615902969614236662012-11-29T12:14:57.753-08:002012-11-29T12:14:57.753-08:00And if you continue that people living then won...And if you continue that people living then won't even have relief in 10000, 10001, 10002, ..... not until 10234!Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30004647935263592172012-11-29T12:07:38.685-08:002012-11-29T12:07:38.685-08:00supernovasupernovabenmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54673915882717556222012-11-29T12:03:25.443-08:002012-11-29T12:03:25.443-08:00What will happen “in a few weeks” is that 2013 wil...What will happen “in a few weeks” is that <b>2013 will be the first year since 1987 where each digit appears only once.</b> (Every year from 1988 through 2012 had at least one digit in it appearing more than once.)<br /><br />My clues:<br /><i>(Responding to another comment saying people may be celebrating the occasion) “More times than you can count on one hand.”</i><br />Alluded to the fact that all seven years from 2013 through 2019 are compatible with this puzzle.<br /><br /><i>”Not to sound like a parrot, but….”</i><br />Alluded to the notion of something repeating (“parroting”) what came before. Also picked up on Jim’s clue of “another Internet resource,” which seemed to refer to Twitter.<br /><br /><i>(My mentions of classical composers)</i><br />I picked composers who were born, and died, in years both compatible with this puzzle (e.g., J.S. Bach: 1685–1750), or in years both incompatible (e.g., F. Schubert: 1797–1828).<br /><br /><i>Both </i>Halloween<i> and </i>The Fog<i>: Originals: yes. Remakes: no.</i><br /><i>Halloween</i>: 1978 (compatible with this puzzle) vs. 2007 (incompatible).<br /><i>The Fog</i>: 1980 (compatible with this puzzle) vs. 2005 (incompatible).<br />(I expressly referred to John Carpenter; I figured the clue would be less obvious with that red herring in it.)<br /><br /><i>(My mentions of baseball teams)</i><br />I picked teams that won the World Series at least twice, and each time in a year either compatible with this puzzle (e.g., Chicago Cubs: 1907, 1908) or incompatible (e.g., Boston Red Sox: 1912 … 2007).Wolfganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700971115994061654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33899795146310543842012-11-29T12:02:49.452-08:002012-11-29T12:02:49.452-08:00That clue refers to the years each president start...That clue refers to the years each president started a term in office:<br />Kennedy - 1961 (repeating ones)<br />Johnson - 1963 & 1965 (no repeats)<br />Nixon - 1969 (repeating nines) & 1972 (no repeats)Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86443314873080416632012-11-29T12:00:01.115-08:002012-11-29T12:00:01.115-08:00In a few weeks the year will become 2013 in which ...In a few weeks the year will become 2013 in which all the year’s digits are different numbers. The last year for which this was true was 1987.<br /><br />Last Sunday I said, “The Simpsons started in 1987 and Diff’rent Strokes ended in 1986 so it can’t be that either.” Diff’rent was intended to evoke that all the digits are different in the years 1987 and 2013.<br /><br />Chuck<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35945022239934113292012-11-29T11:59:59.272-08:002012-11-29T11:59:59.272-08:002013 is the first year since 1987 where all the di...2013 is the first year since 1987 where all the digits are different from each other.<br /><br />My Hints:<br /><br />“Now I think about it there may be celebrations in many parts of the world to mark this occasion.”<br /><br />It’s called New Years Eve and the celebrants may not be aware of the digit oddity.<br /><br />“It amazes me when I consider that we humans caused this to happen in the first place and yet we are incapable of keeping it from happening again.”<br /><br />Once a calendar has been created it goes on forever. We can’t stop tomorrow from being Friday.<br />skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60181892738113900032012-11-29T11:59:36.344-08:002012-11-29T11:59:36.344-08:00We are talking about year numbers that are four di...We are talking about year numbers that are four digits long, with the first digit different from zero. <br /><br />Each year from 1988 until 2012 has a repeated digit in the year number. <br />This represents 25 consecutive years with repeated digits in the four digit year<br />number. (8, 9, 0, 1 or 2)<br /><br />All year numbers from 1000 to 9999 involve four decimal digits without leading zeros. <br />Among these the longest string of years I can find for which each consecutive year has at least <br />two digits that are the same is 9877 to 9999, a span of 123 years!EKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620788732511183218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10220074363601980802012-11-29T11:28:40.848-08:002012-11-29T11:28:40.848-08:00I will look forward to Curtis' explanation of ...I will look forward to Curtis' explanation of his Johnson/Kennedy/Nixon "clue" - and Dave, you will want to smack Will first. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414999868454070433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26895519536859938472012-11-29T10:49:22.948-08:002012-11-29T10:49:22.948-08:00I'm sure I will.I'm sure I will.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65435234771180165612012-11-29T09:50:15.252-08:002012-11-29T09:50:15.252-08:00Dave - You are going to smack yourself when the an...Dave - You are going to smack yourself when the answer is revealed!<br />Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881383607509159552noreply@blogger.com