tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3679993770633040624..comments2008-10-18T23:29:32.774-07:00Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44837346278249145232008-10-18T23:29:00.000-07:002008-10-18T23:29:00.000-07:00carl, THANKS for the answers.<BR/>girlfriend, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!gerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15513390213660183562008-10-18T14:50:00.000-07:002008-10-18T14:50:00.000-07:00Posting, by the way, from the Anacortes Ferry Terminal. Waiting for the ferry to Orcas Island with my girlfriend; it's her birthday. I'll tell her you all said "happy birthday."carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45474561657685478042008-10-18T14:40:00.000-07:002008-10-18T14:40:00.000-07:00Geri<BR/><BR/>Each capitalized word, in order, matches the first letter of a planet, in order from the sun outward.carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63139120376428178222008-10-18T02:07:00.000-07:002008-10-18T02:07:00.000-07:00Carl, I give up. PLEASE tell me.<BR/>PANCAKES??<BR/><BR/>Henry Hook perpetrated a good one<BR/>in the Philadelphia Weekly crossword<BR/>"Tuff Stuff" 10-8-08 five down, three spaces: "Two of fifteen?"gerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76806932088530948022008-10-16T16:38:00.000-07:002008-10-16T16:38:00.000-07:00I don't think you can win either way. In one pronunciation the *last* two syllables make school children giggle. In the other pronunciation, students can make fun of the *first* two syllables.Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16126099284048290012008-10-16T14:45:00.000-07:002008-10-16T14:45:00.000-07:00and can you believe it; my confirmation letters that I needed to reproduce to post that last comment were "rofnl", which is curiously close to ROTFLMAO.carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26342165226339175792008-10-16T14:43:00.000-07:002008-10-16T14:43:00.000-07:00Ben, I beg to differ; there may be no dispute in your house but if you google "pronounce (the answer)," you'll find there are plenty of people who are confused or argumentative about the issue. I lean towards the scientific community's preferred pronunciation, which is <I>not</I> the pronunciation I learned in elementary school, which was so memorable because it sounded like something to which any reference had the effect of sending young children into fits of stifled laughter...carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55752702796860705772008-10-16T14:17:00.000-07:002008-10-16T14:17:00.000-07:00There is zero dispute about the pronunciation of the term. <BR/><BR/>EVERYONE who has EVER attended elementary school knows exactly how to pronounce the item (the 7th in the series, that is).<BR/><BR/>BenBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17902699553550313182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85636189616454149262008-10-13T20:38:00.000-07:002008-10-13T20:38:00.000-07:00geri<BR/><BR/>I hope you understand that my criticism was tongue in cheek.<BR/><BR/>Wait. Did I just say tongue in cheek in reference to someone's reference to colonoscopy...?<BR/><BR/>gaaghh.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, glad you worked it out. That reminds me of the joke (well, it's a matter of opinion) about the constipated mathematician...<BR/><BR/>I'll be glad when we can stop talking about this puzzle.carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22684568786060641192008-10-13T17:13:00.000-07:002008-10-13T17:13:00.000-07:00don't be so anal with your clues, carl. besides all that, we've really entered the Golden Age of puzzles, Chronus would be proud. ;)minncognitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14800835601771464544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-712353257204136502008-10-13T16:02:00.000-07:002008-10-13T16:02:00.000-07:00geri,<BR/><BR/>you should <I>never</I> say "right under your nose" right after a reference to someone's colonoscopy...<BR/><BR/>If you're creative you should be able to <I>capitalize</I> on my pancake clue...<BR/><BR/>Which, you might note, would not have worked so neatly if I'd been addressing someone like you or plummew or phredp, as opposed to minncognito...carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78225721044271601952008-10-13T14:45:00.000-07:002008-10-13T14:45:00.000-07:00I assume that the colonoscopy reference is a little like the naughty pun from Harry Potter, where Ron Weasley addressed Lavender Brown!plummewhttp://plummew.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89356081119530934342008-10-13T14:37:00.000-07:002008-10-13T14:37:00.000-07:00Answer submitted to NPR.<BR/><BR/>Carl and Minncognito, The hints are<BR/>as much fun and the puzzles. But I'm still working on "pancakes" and<BR/>"colonoscopy"--phredp, have you re-<BR/>covered?<BR/><BR/>What's the old saying about not<BR/>seeing something because it's too<BR/>close--right under your nose?gerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54288038938350611692008-10-13T08:26:00.000-07:002008-10-13T08:26:00.000-07:00heh heh... yeah this week isn't too tough at all. I'm going to go watch the World Series now.Happy Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04548800864932721392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70460508698111220812008-10-13T07:20:00.000-07:002008-10-13T07:20:00.000-07:00nevermind, i got it. you guys are running rings around me with your puzzle-solving skills! <BR/><BR/>haha! i just got the colonoscopy hint.minncognitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14800835601771464544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41993757097308968152008-10-12T23:11:00.000-07:002008-10-12T23:11:00.000-07:00flour...spatula....ham radio? frequency...frequency...<BR/><BR/>astronomy....spatula...comet...Lauren Bacall...planets...planet names...Mighty Mouse comics...Batman....hmmmmmmminncognitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14800835601771464544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8248107446075762402008-10-12T20:02:00.000-07:002008-10-12T20:02:00.000-07:00Minncognito,<BR/><BR/>Visualize:<BR/><BR/>Easter Morning...<BR/><BR/>Juice, Syrup...<BR/><BR/>Uh-oh.<BR/><BR/>No Pancakes!<BR/><BR/>Now there's a clue that some might say is out of this world...carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28819984153405496302008-10-12T19:06:00.000-07:002008-10-12T19:06:00.000-07:00i suck at these. my inclination is to look at the color spectrum, but that doesn't work for me. hmm i'm trying to gather the answer from the clues provided, but no luck so far...<BR/><BR/>*ponders*minncognitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14800835601771464544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25055622878289008002008-10-12T12:22:00.000-07:002008-10-12T12:22:00.000-07:00Oh, great. Now we've got somebody hawking colonoscopies. Phred, there are things I'd rather have a look at than your.....insides!herbladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381434107602930159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40067742366188595392008-10-12T11:59:00.000-07:002008-10-12T11:59:00.000-07:00I'm too sore to do the puzzle this week. Had to go and get a colonoscopy yesterday. (I know, I know..I hear you saying "thanks for sharing").<BR/><BR/>Have you had yours? Supposed to be every five years after 50.phredphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88801598217097351862008-10-12T11:28:00.000-07:002008-10-12T11:28:00.000-07:00Things are looking up this week. A puzzle like this isn't hard if you think big!plummewhttp://plummew.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2303610346359516752008-10-12T10:51:00.000-07:002008-10-12T10:51:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.justmehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13294597204685795318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75431304929905726532008-10-12T09:22:00.000-07:002008-10-12T09:22:00.000-07:00If you think systematically, it's not such a challenge; took me maybe thirty seconds. Might sound like a short time, until you think about how far light will travel in thirty seconds...<BR/><BR/>Blaine, your comment made me think of a joke (well, it's a matter of opinion) from elementary school. It involved a comparison with the primary fixture of an older television show and a common household itemcarlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76635908968129329022008-10-12T09:05:00.000-07:002008-10-12T09:05:00.000-07:00Got it with my first series.Natashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.com