tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2256783622882897489..comments2024-03-29T04:50:38.638-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 9, 2017): Deep Dive Under the SeaBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66974839264183869702017-04-16T05:51:39.911-07:002017-04-16T05:51:39.911-07:00Solved this one - quickly and easily. Solved this one - quickly and easily. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54747431035768276102017-04-16T05:44:05.941-07:002017-04-16T05:44:05.941-07:001400 correct entries this week.1400 correct entries this week.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25765730119950715402017-04-16T05:25:28.776-07:002017-04-16T05:25:28.776-07:00Bud.Bud.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22257406393533964722017-04-16T05:15:22.023-07:002017-04-16T05:15:22.023-07:00Next week's challenge: A spoonerism is when yo...Next week's challenge: A spoonerism is when you change the initial consonant sounds of two words in a phrase to get a new phrase. For example, "Tames Jailer" is a spoonerism of the singer James Taylor. "Spark Mitts" is a spoonerism of the swimmer Mark Spitz. The name of what famous entertainer — first and last names — has a two-word spoonerism meaning "A runny variety of cheese"?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52783286589422384962017-04-15T18:18:04.833-07:002017-04-15T18:18:04.833-07:00Jan: Watching the news today, I keep seeing the gi...Jan: Watching the news today, I keep seeing the <a href="https://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/17760167_1292587260789541_5392378078082366941_n.jpg?oh=c17846253dce3f156ec063c89dcc9d38&oe=595F6D88" rel="nofollow">giraffe</a> story and keep thinking of your post from last week!<br /><br />68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56016138551163807092017-04-15T07:55:06.251-07:002017-04-15T07:55:06.251-07:00Thomas Edison's Menlo Park, and
lemon shark.Thomas Edison's Menlo Park, and<br />lemon shark.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62273717404786773372017-04-14T20:29:24.356-07:002017-04-14T20:29:24.356-07:00Thanks, 68Charger, for the Jimmy Doolittle P! puzz...Thanks, 68Charger, for the Jimmy Doolittle P! puzzle shout-out. <br />Hugh's clever rip on my puzle (answer: negaprion brevirostris) completely stumped me!<br />Loved SuperZee's "Route 66" hint, but it went over my head... great NKC song though!<br />Blaine's clue was solid, as usual, but it stumped me also.<br />Thanks again to all!<br /><br />This week's Puzzleria! was posted Friday Morning, as usual. As cranberry predicted in a Sunday afternoon comment, I am ripping myself off ... six times over, with six "Ripping-Off-Young" piggyback puzzles.<br />In a seventh puzzle, the answer involves Will Shortz.<br />An eighth Dessert puzzle might be lip-smacking.... or maybe not.<br />And our ninthand tenth puzzles are fresh-off-the-presses newsy.<br /><br />LegoNotesThat Blaine'sPUZZLE LINKS LinkToPuzzleria!legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5163431673583527852017-04-14T20:06:21.506-07:002017-04-14T20:06:21.506-07:00Thanks, Mendo Jim... I'll take "not bad&q...Thanks, Mendo Jim... I'll take "not bad" any day.<br />I have indeed submitted other puzzles to Will Shortz. Some I thought were quite worthy of broadcast. But most have been politely turned down, often with helpful explanations why. A few are in "limbo" -- in Will's "perhaps" file. But most have been rejected on the grounds of being too derivative, too easy, too tough or too wordy/complicated -- not passing Will's "listening to the puzzle at the breakfast table without needing to write anything down" test.<br /><br />As is often apparent on Blainesvillians' comments on this blog, there can be honest disagreements about whether a puzzle is superb or lousy. I loved the 3W's puzzle and upside-down digital clock puzzles on NPR, for example, while others loathed them. "Elegance" and "fairness" are often in the eye of the besolver. WS is, in my experience is hard-working, generous, and (perhaps) a perfectionist who has spent much of his life contemplating and studying what makes a great puzzle. I think he knows his stuff.<br /><br />I concur with skydiveboy about the value of puzzles of geographical or historical interest, and he has created several brilliant and sophisticated puzzles, many which he was generous enough to let me post on Puzzleria! (His "all thumbs" poker puzzle is truly ingenious.)<br /><br />And thanks, MJ; it <em>is</em> a good question.<br /><br />LegoAmateurPuzzleMonster<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14278995451638502992017-04-14T18:32:49.921-07:002017-04-14T18:32:49.921-07:00Jan: I did not walk through it but I was able to l...Jan: I did not walk through it but I was able to look through the rear, lower hatch and it was very cramped looking! <br />A few years ago a B-17 flew in to the same airport as today and I was able to walk around inside it. I tried walking through the bombay area to try and get a feel of what it would be like to try and escape in an emergency. I'm afraid that if the bomb bay doors were not already open, I would be history. I don't see how those crew members could maneuver around to bail out unless the hatch was right there! I pictured myself with a parachute strapped on and there was no way I'd make it out. Even the pilots would have had a devil of a time.<br />About 15-20 years ago I was in a B-25 club and took a flight, as a passenger, around south Kansas City. That was a fantastic experience. We were able to swoop and dive, bank and climb with ease. Nothing crazy, just a graceful 30-40 minute sightseeing trip! 68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7783745674209916892017-04-14T18:08:07.145-07:002017-04-14T18:08:07.145-07:00Lego: That was a nice and tricky little puzzle! I ...Lego: That was a nice and tricky little puzzle! I did not get the answer right away and peeked at the answer. Good one!!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82793851179388594762017-04-14T17:42:00.622-07:002017-04-14T17:42:00.622-07:0068Charger, did you get to go inside the B-25? If ...68Charger, did you get to go inside the B-25? If so, I imagine you'd be impressed by how small it is inside, given the lengths of the missions it flew. I once got a tour of a B-24, a much longer-range bomber, and was amazed by how narrow the bomb bay catwalk was -- it seemed like about a 6-inch wide aluminum trough.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65699721497906493832017-04-14T16:16:31.901-07:002017-04-14T16:16:31.901-07:0068Charger, jan and sdb,
You might want to check ou...68Charger, jan and sdb,<br />You might want to check out the "Great American Hero: Hero Worship" puzzle on this <a href="http://puzzleria.blogspot.com/2015/01/los-angeles-kinks-hero-warship.html" rel="nofollow">Puzzleria!</a><br /><br />LegoThinksDoolittleDidLotsO'Goodlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28659564179551745382017-04-14T13:31:00.235-07:002017-04-14T13:31:00.235-07:00It was fun going to see that B-25 today. It was in...It was fun going to see that B-25 today. It was in excellent shape and sounded great!<br />While that Doolittle raid didn't do that much damage, it made the Japanese change tactics, leading to the Battle Of Midway, with the USA ultimately gaining the upper hand.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55574705537125811182017-04-14T13:12:23.675-07:002017-04-14T13:12:23.675-07:00FLW's drawings included instructions that expo...FLW's drawings included instructions that exposed screw heads had to be turned so they were perfectly horizontal. <br /><br />And there's a story that one client had placed rocks painted white on both sides of their dark driveway so they wouldn't drive off the edge. When Wright saw this he got out of his car and kicked the rocks into the ditches.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68217080350180744242017-04-14T10:49:01.887-07:002017-04-14T10:49:01.887-07:00jan, if you recall, senators Doolittle and Kefauve...jan, if you recall, senators Doolittle and Kefauver (Keepoffer) were in charge of legislation regarding reproduction laws at the time.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81238492749993939712017-04-14T10:45:25.108-07:002017-04-14T10:45:25.108-07:00Really? I love Port, and don't mind drinking i...Really? I love Port, and don't mind drinking it in the car at all.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43171603648273210732017-04-14T10:45:08.633-07:002017-04-14T10:45:08.633-07:00The raid was so named because it do little damage ...The raid was so named because it do little damage to the Japanese military?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36429108324933250912017-04-14T09:51:46.794-07:002017-04-14T09:51:46.794-07:00eco, thanks for your insights on FLW. Very helpful...eco, thanks for your insights on FLW. Very helpful. <br /><br />I, and others 6 feet tall and taller on our tour, were so happy to get back outside. <br /><br />Also, seeing the lines on the 4' by 4' floor tiles matching up with the lines on the couch partitions and lines on the bookshelf made me want to move one of those footstools at an angle. <br /><br />He also wanted everyone to know he made up "carport." It's not the legacy I would choose.<br /><br /><br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60286231031379389972017-04-14T09:32:11.221-07:002017-04-14T09:32:11.221-07:00Did they check his suit case? I'm sure his la...Did they check his suit case? I'm sure his lawyer did.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91203019222996210182017-04-14T08:41:19.984-07:002017-04-14T08:41:19.984-07:00Day late posting again! Santa Fe/Manta Ray. The Ma...Day late posting again! Santa Fe/Manta Ray. The Manta Ray "sea teacher" in Finding Nemo is aptly named Ray. clothesloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495116094160726818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5160600906558687672017-04-14T08:28:09.327-07:002017-04-14T08:28:09.327-07:00On a lighter 'aviation' note, April 18th i...On a lighter 'aviation' note, April 18th is the 75th anniversary of the "Doolittle Raid". A remembrance is being held at the <a href="http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Doolittle-Tokyo-Raid-75th-Anniversary/" rel="nofollow">Air Force Museum</a> at Wright Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio.<br />Several B-25's are flying there from around the country and <a href="http://www.historynet.com/semper-fi-in-the-sky.htm" rel="nofollow">one of them </a> stopped over at an airport by me this morning. I hope to see it before it takes off!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65870657878127700822017-04-14T06:13:17.455-07:002017-04-14T06:13:17.455-07:00Once again, Thursday has come and gone before I re...Once again, Thursday has come and gone before I remembered to post. So, a day late...<br />U.S. city – <b>Santa Fe</b>; sea creature <b>Manta Ray</b>.<br /><br />My musical clue, “Nat King Cole”, was based on:<br />Manta Rays are similar to sting rays.<br />A Corvette <b>Stingray</b> was featured on the TV show <i>Route 66</i>.<br />Santa Fe is on Route 66.<br />In 1946, Nat King Cole recorded his classic <i>You Get Your Kicks on Route 66</i>.<br />You can hear it here.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCYApJtsyd0<br />SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55212109046856207332017-04-14T06:12:39.094-07:002017-04-14T06:12:39.094-07:00SDB: I bet it was very uncomfortable sitting in th...SDB: I bet it was very uncomfortable sitting in that guy's seat! I wonder if the passengers gave him or her a lot of grief during that flight??<br />Also, did anyone hear what jobs those United employees had that were so important? I haven't heard if they were pilots or just had to get to a WWF match.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67493389740153881672017-04-14T06:10:55.887-07:002017-04-14T06:10:55.887-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44781046635244741482017-04-14T06:04:17.792-07:002017-04-14T06:04:17.792-07:00Jan: I'll have to wait until Sunday, I am curi...Jan: I'll have to wait until Sunday, I am curious, though!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.com