tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3466773470973466433..comments2024-03-28T15:20:26.911-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 1, 2017): Start the Year with a Word Square PuzzleBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63302795218158862992017-01-08T06:05:55.494-08:002017-01-08T06:05:55.494-08:00Another too easy puzzle about someone known by the...Another too easy puzzle about someone known by their middle name.<br />SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43006073264450467522017-01-08T06:02:51.600-08:002017-01-08T06:02:51.600-08:00Nice job, jan. You had the winning answer. Sorry y...Nice job, jan. You had the winning answer. Sorry you weren't chosen this timeBerfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-38939803495158659752017-01-08T06:00:06.002-08:002017-01-08T06:00:06.002-08:00Not scary at allNot scary at allBerfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36692909034060277992017-01-08T05:37:59.483-08:002017-01-08T05:37:59.483-08:00Next week's challenge: This week's challen...Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from Mike Reiss, who's a writer/producer for The Simpsons. He's had a number of challenges on this program. Think of a two-word phrase you might see on a clothing label. Add two letters to the end of the first word, and one letter to the end of the second word. The result is the name of a famous writer. Who is it?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28267406215922985502017-01-07T18:09:28.980-08:002017-01-07T18:09:28.980-08:00My parents used to take my two younger brothers an...My parents used to take my two younger brothers and me to the Seattle zoo yearly, but we always knew how to find our way back home.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5879188295027457322017-01-07T14:15:10.404-08:002017-01-07T14:15:10.404-08:00His parents would never take him to the National Z...His parents would never take him to the National Zoo...68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88583829664571380802017-01-07T14:14:24.879-08:002017-01-07T14:14:24.879-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68642909756372906802017-01-07T13:49:14.293-08:002017-01-07T13:49:14.293-08:00I bet he also eats shoots and leaves too.I bet he also eats shoots and leaves too.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75210563784196010112017-01-07T13:27:31.064-08:002017-01-07T13:27:31.064-08:00A friend of mines 4th cousin, Trump Pence IV, (ado...A friend of mines 4th cousin, Trump Pence IV, (adopted), was tring to get his names to work in a grid but with no luck. He kind of has a big ego, though.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44664964521228558632017-01-07T08:59:10.514-08:002017-01-07T08:59:10.514-08:00I think there may be one offering above that meets...I think there may be one offering above that meets the "relatively common" standard.<br />Willy better accept any that have a more common name than his least one.<br />I got some things done this week with the time I saved by not working this flop.Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28054043321245746932017-01-07T08:02:24.427-08:002017-01-07T08:02:24.427-08:00WALDO
AMEER
LEVAR
DEANE
ORRENWALDO<br />AMEER<br />LEVAR<br />DEANE<br />ORRENBerfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66624250623825842842017-01-06T19:54:01.015-08:002017-01-06T19:54:01.015-08:00FYI I have a file with over 2500 legitimate 5x5 gr...FYI I have a file with over 2500 legitimate 5x5 grids of male first names, so if anyone has a friend with a five-letter name and you'd like to know if there exists a word grid with their name in it, let me know and I'll look it up for you. Who knows, could make a nice gift.Mathew Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045233338219736972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45189241888184807992017-01-06T19:49:23.437-08:002017-01-06T19:49:23.437-08:00According to the frequencies in my name list gathe...According to the frequencies in my name list gathered from IMDB, the best word grid is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemal_(name)" rel="nofollow">KEMAL</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_(given_name)#List_of_people_with_the_given_name_Emile_or_.C3.89mile" rel="nofollow">EMILE</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_(given_name)" rel="nofollow">MILAN</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alain_(given_name)" rel="nofollow">ALAIN</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_(given_name)" rel="nofollow">LENNY</a>. All names are in the top 440 names. But "best" depends on whether the frequencies of names in IMDB is representative of the population. I assume it's a fairly random sample. Also there's a lot of American bias in terms of what we'd consider a "common" name.<br /><br />I had more than the usual amount of fun with the puzzle this week and I thank Will Shortz for allowing this type of puzzle to be featured on Weekend Edition Sunday.Mathew Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045233338219736972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49376950188215041842017-01-06T19:31:41.778-08:002017-01-06T19:31:41.778-08:0068Charger - This is 2017. There is no longer anyth...68Charger - This is 2017. There is no longer anything that is humorous.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69494909922385921882017-01-06T19:12:07.160-08:002017-01-06T19:12:07.160-08:00SDB - I pulled that post and then I figured the he...SDB - I pulled that post and then I figured the heck with it. After today's headlines I thought we needed some humor, so I reposted it.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61385203869670264402017-01-06T19:07:01.606-08:002017-01-06T19:07:01.606-08:00I'm a little skeptical, a local seafood restau...I'm a little skeptical, a local <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/seaworld-tilikum-orca-killed-trainer-152756972.html" rel="nofollow">seafood</a> restaurant was advertising a one week dinner special today. Just curious about the timing of it.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10403404664651799142017-01-06T19:04:25.909-08:002017-01-06T19:04:25.909-08:00Some people on this blog will blubber about just a...Some people on this blog will blubber about just about anything!skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61102892439038773402017-01-06T18:55:57.810-08:002017-01-06T18:55:57.810-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70144642266799417302017-01-06T18:50:27.339-08:002017-01-06T18:50:27.339-08:00It will be interesting to see what the winning ans...It will be interesting to see what the winning answer is. Plus, I'd like to see how many entries, correct or incorrect, there were.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54731822309711788412017-01-06T17:39:46.490-08:002017-01-06T17:39:46.490-08:00Here's the answer I sent to NPR:
"BRENT
...Here's the answer I sent to NPR:<br /><br />"BRENT<br />RUMOR<br />EMILE<br />NOLAN<br />TRENT<br /><br />Unfortunately, "RUMOR", although a common word, is not a name. But that's the most effort I was willing to put into this horrible waste of time. I know there are a number of programmers out there that will write a brute-force script to solve this challenge. And from what I've heard, there is not an answer containing 5 common names. So I guess my official answer to your yes/no question is NO, you cannot construct a word square using 5 relatively familiar names, sorry."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59625024124424138732017-01-06T06:06:16.983-08:002017-01-06T06:06:16.983-08:00I just uploaded this week's Puzzleria!
Ten puz...I just uploaded this week's Puzzleria!<br />Ten puzzles on our menus this week, including four that Rip Off Shortz.<br />You know the routine... click on the "Joseph Young's Puzzleria!" link on Blaine's PUZZLE LINKS.<br /><br />LegoWhoMuses"SpeakingOf<b>PuzzleLinks</b>,Wasn'tWill'sGreen+Par+TeeChallengeFramLastWeekA<b>LinksPuzzle</b>? legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73592763649756094662017-01-05T22:17:49.176-08:002017-01-05T22:17:49.176-08:00Is it really true that Holcomb, Kansas is a Clutte...Is it really true that Holcomb, Kansas is a Clutter of dead people?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7248016754535721842017-01-05T20:41:12.833-08:002017-01-05T20:41:12.833-08:00Oops, I forgot Shirley.Oops, I forgot Shirley.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21122849318422646622017-01-05T20:37:33.239-08:002017-01-05T20:37:33.239-08:00I can imagine a conversation between Guess, Agree,...I can imagine a conversation between Guess, Agree, Roger, Clarence, Victor, Hu, Wat, Idunno, and Yassir, but I'm not creative enough to compose it.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75319907962369971912017-01-05T19:18:16.163-08:002017-01-05T19:18:16.163-08:00EDGAR
DIEGO
GEORG
AGREE
ROGER
that's the best...EDGAR<br />DIEGO<br />GEORG<br />AGREE<br />ROGER<br /><br />that's the best i could doGabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728601570899177116noreply@blogger.com