Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 21): Find a TV Celebrity wi...

For anybody who is trying to solve Chrisidore'...

2009-06-26T09:59:16.769-07:00

For anybody who is trying to solve Chrisidore's puzzle, just go through the alphabet and write down all of the letters that are made up of only three straight lines. Make a six letter first name out of those letters and that should do it.

DaveJ: Yes!! Zat's how some participants in th...

2009-06-26T09:24:01.869-07:00

DaveJ: Yes!! Zat's how some participants in the show's overseas franchises would pronounce "really" and "right"! );->

BTW, my clues were "Rolodex," "spinoff," and "complementary" (black--white), possibly even "Blue" (being a color).

Still... no call from NPR! }%-[

Oh Wheely, you think you have the White answer ? ...

2009-06-26T08:43:04.599-07:00

Oh Wheely, you think you have the White answer ? I Vanna buy a vowel !!!

Chrisidore, I got it, but I don't want to stat...

2009-06-25T17:29:42.285-07:00

Chrisidore, I got it, but I don't want to state my answer yet. I wrote so many letter combinations that my fingers got achy.

chrisisore--when will you post the answer to your ...

2009-06-25T14:50:41.046-07:00

chrisisore--when will you post the answer to your puzzle??

"Ding, ding!" _ A _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ OK,...

2009-06-25T14:20:39.630-07:00

"Ding, ding!"

_ A _ _ A _ _ _ _ _

OK, wanna call a friend now? (Oh no--wrong show...)

OK, 3pm has come and gone (at least on the RIGHT c...

2009-06-25T12:51:51.482-07:00

OK, 3pm has come and gone (at least on the RIGHT coast).

So for those who still cannot figure out our "personality," I'd like to buy a vowel.

Perhaps an "A"?

-- Other Ben

Still at a loss for a name to fit this week's ...

2009-06-25T11:04:38.371-07:00

Still at a loss for a name to fit this week's NPR puzzle? In the time that is left, I recommend you sift through your Rolodex again--chances are you'll find it useful; the last name at least is a pretty common one.

I admit it was thanks to some clues posted here that I was able to find out. Thanks again to David and Wolftone--and to Blue, whose clue was kind of complementary; it assured me I was on the right track.

I never watched the show, I must say--well, not in this country, at least. I did on occasion watch one of its spinoffs produced and aired overseas; but that had different people in it, of course, so it wouldn't have helped me here...

Thanks for posting the standard reminder...Let'...

2009-06-24T12:09:12.322-07:00

Thanks for posting the standard reminder...Let's not submit clues that are dead giveaways...

For those who want another puzzle, here's one,...

2009-06-23T11:49:37.512-07:00

For those who want another puzzle, here's one, along the line's of this week's official puzzle:
Think of a television performer whose first name fits the parameters of the puzzle - five straight-line letters, made with 14 strokes. The first name of the person's TV's character is made up of six straight-line letters, each of which is a three-stroke letter. Neither the solution's last name, nor the character's last name, is made up exclusively of straight line letters; the person's last name has only one straight line letter, the character's last name has only one curved letter.

Geri, longish story. I've had chronic Eustachi...

2009-06-23T05:17:17.722-07:00

Geri, longish story. I've had chronic Eustachian tube dysfunction all my life. A few years ago I had tubes installed in my eardrums to allow air to get into my middle ear. Right one has long since fallen out but left one is a more permanent installation (it's the second one in that ear, called a t-tube). Never had ear infections until this tube allowed water to get into my middle ear every time I get it wet (too stubborn and lazy to use earplugs every time I shower).

As soon as I can (after this infection's gone) I want this tube removed. Risks, hassles, nightmare ear infections outweigh ANY possible benefits.

Carl, How did your ear get infected? What medica...

2009-06-22T23:58:52.499-07:00

Carl, How did your ear get infected? What medication do you use?

Do you know about One Across. Google
it; it's fun and helpful but be cautious; it can lead you astray

I STILL have an ear infection; that's my excus...

2009-06-22T22:20:57.340-07:00

I STILL have an ear infection; that's my excuse for everything. Antibiotics are doing the trick finally. But in the meantime, it's handy. Plan to use it as a defense tactic in my upcoming homicide trial (the next time someone in front of me takes more than seven or eight seconds to begin to follow the person in front of them at a left-hand turn light...).

Do we have time for another puzzle?

AlexB, sorry, got confused by your two-in-a-row po...

2009-06-22T22:16:43.407-07:00

AlexB, sorry, got confused by your two-in-a-row posting. Never mind.

Wolftone - I'm actually old enough to remember...

2009-06-22T20:37:55.605-07:00

Wolftone - I'm actually old enough to remember Tanya Falan, and the she was married for a while in the 70s to Larry Welk (Lawrence's son). Your choices of celebrities is pretty clever. I'm amazed that the subject of this week's puzzle hasn't moved into more challenging work on the air, after having performed the same on-air role for more than 20 years.

2009-06-22T19:04:58.364-07:00

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AlexB, gender. As in too much information (that wa...

2009-06-22T16:17:16.619-07:00

AlexB, gender. As in too much information (that was not included in the original clues). I'm going for some kind of hypocrisy award, after my too-obvious clue last week!

This happens fairly regularly; when the solution to the puzzle is an individual's name and the gender is not specified in the original clues, we probably ought not to give away that pertinent fact. In my oh-so-humble opinion...

I realized I left out the example of KEVIN KLINE f...

2009-06-22T13:38:44.277-07:00

I realized I left out the example of KEVIN KLINE from the original NPR puzzle, each name being 13 strokes. That makes it obvious that I is considered to be 1 stroke, not 3.

I don't know if she can really qualify as a fa...

2009-06-22T13:14:07.885-07:00

I don't know if she can really qualify as a famous TV personality but the conditions of the puzzle are indeed satisfied. Anybody up for a challenge?

There is another solution: it is an actress on a v...

2009-06-22T13:12:51.098-07:00

There is another solution: it is an actress on a very popular TV show who is related to a rock musician

Oh man, I should have gotten this A LOT sooner tha...

2009-06-22T08:37:08.911-07:00

Oh man, I should have gotten this A LOT sooner than I did. I've actually BEEN on this show! I seriously almost have to say WTF?!?

Nice hints, David, Wolftone, and especially--Blue ...

2009-06-22T07:02:58.015-07:00

Nice hints, David, Wolftone, and especially--Blue of Central Iowa! (Unusually plain message this time.)

And I agree with JR, Blaine's answer key made the stroke-adding process easier.

Blaine, Thanks for keeping the site free of absol...

2009-06-22T06:10:01.034-07:00

Blaine,

Thanks for keeping the site free of absolute giveaway answers.

(I'm still feeling petty and bitter about the Galileo experience, but I'm a petty and bitter man.)

The amazing thing about the TV Celebrity who solves this puzzle is that they are pretty much the only person on earth who does what they do. That I know of, at least.

-- Other Ben

The amazing thing about the TV Celebrity who solves this puzzle is that they are pretty much the only person on earth who does what they do. That I know of, at least.

-- Other Ben

I'm going to guess that Alexa Kenin doesn'...

2009-06-22T04:33:04.797-07:00

I'm going to guess that Alexa Kenin doesn't count for her 1 guest appearance as "jesse" on Facts of Life. Emily Wylie's history on obscure british soap operas isn't very famous. Tanya Allen did not set the world on fire with her portrayal of April on Kung Fu. And does anyone remenber Tanya Falan from the Lawrence Welk show?

If I keep rotating through all of these bad answers I'm going to flip out....

Sorry, Brian... you revealed too much of the answe...

2009-06-21T22:25:11.655-07:00

Sorry, Brian... you revealed too much of the answer.