tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3228096269099848576..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 30, 2016): Name in the NewsBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62804813390189100432016-11-06T09:25:16.395-08:002016-11-06T09:25:16.395-08:00^^^ Blaine, it's Evan, not Earl McMullin above...^^^ Blaine, it's Evan, not Earl McMullin above. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5066558394264659382016-11-06T07:58:27.761-08:002016-11-06T07:58:27.761-08:00^^^ Blaine, it's Evan, not Earl McMullin above...^^^ Blaine, it's Evan, not Earl McMullin above.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88234649186787262652016-11-06T06:52:15.948-08:002016-11-06T06:52:15.948-08:00The Moby Word List is of no help this week.The Moby Word List is of no help this week.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79663930302482077462016-11-06T06:35:07.890-08:002016-11-06T06:35:07.890-08:00I actually saw this on TV!I actually saw this on TV!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39647599664255165482016-11-06T06:29:31.694-08:002016-11-06T06:29:31.694-08:00Could make the difference!Could make the difference!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85230900982180137362016-11-06T06:03:08.148-08:002016-11-06T06:03:08.148-08:00I'm absolutely open to your idea.I'm absolutely open to your idea.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30779023791887160352016-11-06T05:55:00.235-08:002016-11-06T05:55:00.235-08:00Solved quickly while enjoying my bagels and lox th...Solved quickly while enjoying my bagels and lox this morning. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20835472132181284112016-11-06T05:13:28.870-08:002016-11-06T05:13:28.870-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Berfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29842484894019427672016-11-06T05:10:30.924-08:002016-11-06T05:10:30.924-08:00Next week's challenge, from listener Ken Stern...Next week's challenge, from listener Ken Stern of Brooklyn, N.Y.: Think of a sign that's frequently seen around this time of year β two words of four letters each. Among these eight letters all five vowels β A, E, I, O, and U β appear once each, along with three consonants. What sign is it?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1928865255324974572016-11-05T19:20:58.023-07:002016-11-05T19:20:58.023-07:00WW - I had (Brad) Pitt and (Mr.) PibbWW - I had (Brad) Pitt and (Mr.) PibbCurtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21762422039594102892016-11-05T16:02:39.247-07:002016-11-05T16:02:39.247-07:00Emphatically!Emphatically!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30329737826253565102016-11-05T15:53:47.188-07:002016-11-05T15:53:47.188-07:00Gosh, those are so delicate and beautiful!Gosh, those are so delicate and beautiful!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36092792081369649882016-11-05T15:40:30.511-07:002016-11-05T15:40:30.511-07:00I'll take sfogliatelle, thanks.I'll take <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Sfogliatella_Santarosa.jpg" rel="nofollow">sfogliatelle</a>, thanks.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59401752283229803982016-11-05T14:34:27.556-07:002016-11-05T14:34:27.556-07:00One of my favorite words beginning with "sf.&...One of my favorite words beginning with "sf." ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18475928075977325552016-11-05T13:22:52.566-07:002016-11-05T13:22:52.566-07:00Oh, it does have a clever answer you zee.Oh, it does have a clever answer you zee.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59646873709841937202016-11-05T11:39:21.190-07:002016-11-05T11:39:21.190-07:00Off topic, I know, but thought I'd share my fa...Off topic, I know, but thought I'd share my favorite cryptic crossword entry ever, from tomorrow's New York Times puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon: Emphatically, the key to making bozos boss? (9 letters)janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1292146267936449782016-11-05T10:52:05.937-07:002016-11-05T10:52:05.937-07:00Thank you, that was my intent.
If I hadn't ...Thank you, that was my intent. <br /><br />If I hadn't cropped my original to make it slightly more readable for the teeny images Blogger allows, you would see by the sign to the left this is a McDonald's in Indonesia, which also has a tragic history with Van Gogh's native Holland. ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13682284331322973292016-11-05T10:25:38.740-07:002016-11-05T10:25:38.740-07:00I thought perhaps the addition of color to Van Gog...I thought perhaps the addition of color to Van Gogh's <i>The Potato Eaters </i>might make it cheerier. Seeing your rendition, though, just makes it sadder. . .<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36926614332735585722016-11-05T09:52:44.476-07:002016-11-05T09:52:44.476-07:00It's actually french fries and Coke, a revised...It's actually french fries and Coke, a revised interpretation I did of <a href="https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0005V1962" rel="nofollow">Van Gogh's <i>The Potato Eaters</i></a>. <br /><br />I wish blogger would show larger images, the full size version is, if I may be immodest, pretty cool.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59585119452762923162016-11-05T09:33:04.193-07:002016-11-05T09:33:04.193-07:00What's your latest thumbnail image, eco? Who a...What's your latest thumbnail image, eco? Who are those people eating McMuffins and Coke? πWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4902627974678651572016-11-05T09:22:02.859-07:002016-11-05T09:22:02.859-07:00There are other lines, but as the retiring toilet ...There are other lines, but as the retiring toilet said, "I'll quit while I'm ahead."ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91797446771316912062016-11-05T09:15:44.577-07:002016-11-05T09:15:44.577-07:00Curtis, McMullin was on the Colorado ballot, but f...Curtis, McMullin was on the Colorado ballot, but far down the long liΓt.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19079622909267239172016-11-05T09:12:51.925-07:002016-11-05T09:12:51.925-07:00I wish I'd said that, eco.
zeke creek, glad y...I wish I'd said that, eco.<br /><br />zeke creek, glad you threw in the embroidered towel for your wife's birthday!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73788284834672617262016-11-05T08:44:01.824-07:002016-11-05T08:44:01.824-07:00Not much of a celebration, it's a dry holiday....Not much of a celebration, it's a dry holiday.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62070687087738912892016-11-05T08:29:49.914-07:002016-11-05T08:29:49.914-07:00I didn't submit an answer this week. I've ...I didn't submit an answer this week. I've honestly never heard of Evan McMullin. He may have been on our ballot, along with about a dozen other minor candidates. But, that doesn't mean I noticed his name.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.com