tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post4327260046626591165..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 28, 2010): The Name's the SameBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48283477579144004902010-04-04T07:26:07.489-07:002010-04-04T07:26:07.489-07:00The 15 letter word was not found in my Merriam Web...The 15 letter word was not found in my Merriam Webster 11th (but the 13 letter root was).DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33236695346911900322010-04-03T22:03:34.710-07:002010-04-03T22:03:34.710-07:00Curtis, thanks for the site. I used it and got th...Curtis, thanks for the site. I used it and got the answer easily...too easily...using these tools really sours the puzzle-solving experience.kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882757881891590225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69969004070085559512010-04-03T20:11:02.605-07:002010-04-03T20:11:02.605-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2973972724898957002010-04-03T19:32:52.605-07:002010-04-03T19:32:52.605-07:00Once again, the fine folks at NPR have posted the ...Once again, the fine folks at NPR have posted the puzzle on Saturday: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125538716Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26516711468500679912010-04-03T07:17:49.104-07:002010-04-03T07:17:49.104-07:00Lorenzo, You did come up with the answer before I ...Lorenzo, You did come up with the answer before I did, but I had a bigger problem coming up with a clue. Finally I came across "til", Hindi for sesame. I hoped the nonstandard use of that word for "until" would alert people that something was going on.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82845915572110697182010-04-02T16:01:12.743-07:002010-04-02T16:01:12.743-07:00Hugh, I guess Lorenzo wasn't clever enough to ...Hugh, I guess Lorenzo wasn't clever enough to understand your clue!Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13817875436098338962010-04-02T07:34:47.151-07:002010-04-02T07:34:47.151-07:00I'm a little disappointed that Lorenzo didn...I'm a little disappointed that Lorenzo didn't call me out on a clue that was too easily Googled.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14605788592795945122010-04-02T04:26:54.375-07:002010-04-02T04:26:54.375-07:00Will called the sesame puzzle "tricky" w...Will called the sesame puzzle "tricky" when he announced it; Lorenzo said it was "worded precisely and unambiguously"; Blaine said it, "intentionally tried to mislead us"; and William said, "Will is being cute with us this time" and that, "Some listeners may be annoyed." I am more than annoyedgerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87117557720516614142010-04-01T17:52:01.232-07:002010-04-01T17:52:01.232-07:00Thanks everybody--Ken, your puzzle was actually on...Thanks everybody--Ken, your puzzle was actually one of the best that I have ever seen! Walt Disney did come across my mind at one time but not Michael Eisner.cookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58291811249566058852010-04-01T16:08:33.447-07:002010-04-01T16:08:33.447-07:00Roro, I was referring to Mickey's Big Mouth, a...Roro, I was referring to Mickey's Big Mouth, a malt liquor. Ben's clue was that the first name of the first business leader rhymed with something that you can drink, and I assumed that he meant malt.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11048682661032783242010-04-01T14:45:38.259-07:002010-04-01T14:45:38.259-07:00Now that the puzzle deadline has passed, I just wa...Now that the puzzle deadline has passed, I just want to say that none of the deleted posts were blatant giveaways, but they all referenced Sesame Street ("Sunny Days", "an Oscar", "a Grouch", "TV Show", etc.). They all added up to too much of a clue to the answer.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64704839065769359422010-04-01T14:43:25.852-07:002010-04-01T14:43:25.852-07:00I still want a cookie!I still want a cookie!dumpsterdiveladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296636733423295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23101633376165863752010-04-01T14:13:20.279-07:002010-04-01T14:13:20.279-07:00Dave,
Were you referring to Cold Duck?Dave,<br />Were you referring to Cold Duck?Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32380653480004792192010-04-01T13:50:00.773-07:002010-04-01T13:50:00.773-07:00I got the idea for FOLLOW THE LEADER while reading...I got the idea for FOLLOW THE LEADER while reading an article several months ago. I noticed that Walt DISNEY and Michael EISNER (CEO of the Walt Disney Company from 1984-2005) shared the same last-name spelling except for the first and last letters. Amazing? Well maybe not that much, but I think many puzzles (even esteemed NPR puzzles) are drawn with less animation.<br /><br />In constructing a puzzle around this attribute, I tried to word it so that it would not be too easy or too hard. Was it just right? Are the subjects famous enough? No one can argue about Walt Disney’s fame, but what about Eisner? I remember differences of opinion in Blainesville about the supposed fame of past NPR puzzle subjects like Cheri Oteri, Teri Hatcher, Vanna White, Kevin Kline, Larry King, Maria Callas, Suze Orman, Lisa Bonet, etc.<br /> <br />This week I dropped words like “park”, “happiest”, and “resort” as clues to Disney. Lastly, I am not at all annoyed with cookieface. On the contrary, I greatly appreciate the interest. I meant only to embed the second leader’s name in the phrase “your persistencE IS NERvy.”kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882757881891590225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47536433058752317852010-04-01T12:03:48.789-07:002010-04-01T12:03:48.789-07:00Cookieface, everybody in the world has heard of th...Cookieface, everybody in the world has heard of the first business leader, even Canadians. Outside of the U.S., his products are particularly noticeable near Hong Kong, Tokyo and Paris. The second business leader is less well known.<br /><br />The answer isn't someone who is a real estate mogul, such as Donald Trump, or an athlete, such as Mickey Mantle.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64275019702431840162010-04-01T06:23:31.610-07:002010-04-01T06:23:31.610-07:00sorry Ken--my first posts did not appear to go thr...sorry Ken--my first posts did not appear to go thru and that is why it looks like there were so many--I never intended to be NERVY-please forgive me.<br />Second, I am a true born Canadian and if these people were better known in the USA (and Altho I am quite well-read), that could be why I am having some trouble with your puzzlecookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35976859356995156752010-04-01T02:57:24.307-07:002010-04-01T02:57:24.307-07:00ken,
that's a pretty good puzzle.
cookiefac...ken, <br />that's a pretty good puzzle. <br /><br />cookieface,<br />Here are some clues that may help. But it's not going to help unless you've known or heard of the second person in the puzzle. <br />(1) Practically everyone in America, from 9 to 90, knows the name of this famous business leader in history. <br />(2) This person died at the age of 65 when the second person was about 25 years old. <br />(3) The first letter of their first names appear to be an inversion (upside-down) of each other.Eddie Yuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915153526574077808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51156140179354040402010-03-31T20:38:48.957-07:002010-03-31T20:38:48.957-07:00cookieface,
Your persistence is nervy. I'd ha...cookieface,<br />Your persistence is nervy. I'd hate to resort to a more blatant clue...I'll just post the answer tomorrow afternoon.kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882757881891590225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56419988572482435592010-03-31T18:49:07.724-07:002010-03-31T18:49:07.724-07:00When will you be posting the Leader answer???When will you be posting the Leader answer???cookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17419270787336308372010-03-31T16:49:29.088-07:002010-03-31T16:49:29.088-07:00Ken, that last clue gave it away. Great puzzle. ...Ken, that last clue gave it away. Great puzzle. You should submit it to Will.<br /><br />Ben (and anyone else), not only does the name of the first business leader rhyme with something that you can drink, but there's a company making that drink that makes a product with a name that relates to the first business leader.<br /><br />What is the name of that product?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59055115196266479322010-03-31T14:02:51.873-07:002010-03-31T14:02:51.873-07:00cookieface,
I am the happiest person to give you a...cookieface,<br />I am the happiest person to give you another clue.kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882757881891590225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66897741226518683882010-03-31T13:51:57.961-07:002010-03-31T13:51:57.961-07:00Ken--may I have another clue to your famous person...Ken--may I have another clue to your famous person??cookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84380084554613613152010-03-30T18:18:03.224-07:002010-03-30T18:18:03.224-07:00Ken-another clue about the leader pleaseKen-another clue about the leader pleasecookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18678891468406486992010-03-30T17:48:52.210-07:002010-03-30T17:48:52.210-07:00I hope I'm not divulging too much, but, after ...I hope I'm not divulging too much, but, after all, one function of this blog is to provide subtle clues. So here goes mine: This word we're all thinking about is associated in a magical kind of way with an octagonal number. Honestly!Mariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363831109323605124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5407061457883474622010-03-30T17:41:49.187-07:002010-03-30T17:41:49.187-07:00Ken -- may I have another clue about the leader???...Ken -- may I have another clue about the leader???cookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.com