tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post5209756558431226935..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 16): Beware of Invisible CowsBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88151684911989575062009-08-21T01:00:06.606-07:002009-08-21T01:00:06.606-07:00Carl, Are you ok?Carl, Are you ok?gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65643581228512855692009-08-20T13:40:33.772-07:002009-08-20T13:40:33.772-07:00Ms Katharine Meyer (Graham), herself many – a – be...Ms Katharine Meyer (Graham), herself many – a – belovéd – dogs’ owner and of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharine_Graham and many, many other websites, in her own private area when attending a conference in Idaho at age 84 stepped off a piece of it, a curb, fell unconscious -– and died from subsequent head injury within three days.Blue of Central Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390169381894607875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60595083233504653042009-08-20T12:37:30.408-07:002009-08-20T12:37:30.408-07:00Darn - Will didn't call
Who's Ms. Kather...Darn - Will didn't call <br /><br />Who's Ms. Katherine - and does she Curb (not Kerb) her dog ?DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19069844128029626132009-08-18T08:42:57.063-07:002009-08-18T08:42:57.063-07:00Yes - I wondered if this was the "Briticism&q...Yes - I wondered if this was the "Briticism" (humour relating to Anglo-American Language) alluded to on the Englishman solves Crosswords blog. The noun is a heterograph of the verb and is very often found in close proximity - chortle !DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26958840584172095272009-08-18T06:40:13.485-07:002009-08-18T06:40:13.485-07:00To be a little more clear, The noun occurred to Ms...To be a little more clear, The noun occurred to Ms. Katherine's Nemesis.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57795044115993423612009-08-18T06:26:25.522-07:002009-08-18T06:26:25.522-07:00DaveJ, Since the word is a verb, It is spelled the...DaveJ, Since the word is a verb, It is spelled the same way in both the US and UK. The Merriam Webster College Dictionary, 10th edition, is quite specific on the usage in this particular case. It is the noun, however, which is unrelated and is spelled differently, which seems to come to mind (including mine) as an easier alternative.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42479896845850390322009-08-17T17:35:37.731-07:002009-08-17T17:35:37.731-07:00great clues everyone....great clues everyone....cookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57303152502866948952009-08-17T14:13:32.564-07:002009-08-17T14:13:32.564-07:00Out here in California there is a six word phrase ...Out here in California there is a six word phrase that is much more common, an anagramatic acronym for which would be PUPDAY. I was also thinking that in England they spell the first word differently - and they do but then I realized I had the wrong meaning of the word...DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52177991487095938732009-08-17T13:24:16.315-07:002009-08-17T13:24:16.315-07:00Couldn't figure it out at all on Sunday. I tr...Couldn't figure it out at all on Sunday. I tried sleeping on it, but woke up in a cold sweat. <br /><br />In my dreams, I was being chased by a Bounty Hunter who was out to get me. The strange part is that he looked like Larry David.<br /><br />I panicked, but then figured it out. Please pick me, Will.<br /><br />-- Other BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600537639204656778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24439619315948988352009-08-17T11:14:12.779-07:002009-08-17T11:14:12.779-07:00Thanks for the great clues, especially Lorenzo and...Thanks for the great clues, especially Lorenzo and Phredp. While I understand some of you don't think of this sign as common, I can assure you that millions of people see it every day. And every one of them is better off for its command being followed.chrisidorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08850887151974234615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2429020216951039982009-08-16T19:40:08.174-07:002009-08-16T19:40:08.174-07:00I was assuming that the remaining TEN letters form...I was assuming that the remaining TEN letters formed the synonym, but it's just the three letters from the first word that form the synonym with the last word. Maybe this will help, maybe I was the only one chasing the wrong phrase.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05021333198762507805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58971779630061474922009-08-16T17:42:57.167-07:002009-08-16T17:42:57.167-07:00The newsy week very soon after Ms Katharine had ju...The newsy week very soon after Ms Katharine had just posted her personal history, she stepped into what was, for her, an unfamiliar state of mind to attend there a conference. <br /><br />Subsequently and accidentally, Ms Katharine stepped off of part of said state incurring such bodily injury that ... within three days and without benefit of any belovéd synonyms ... she was, indeed, ... dead.Blue of Central Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390169381894607875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81594886802820109162009-08-16T17:30:14.003-07:002009-08-16T17:30:14.003-07:00I agree that the "common street sign" is...I agree that the "common street sign" is misleading. I give credit to my older son for helping. He was thinking of 4 letter words that might be somehow related to a road and/or appear on a sign. He was ready to discard one of the words he was pondering, but I told him that the shortened word did have a synonym...Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86021254865284296992009-08-16T16:29:54.667-07:002009-08-16T16:29:54.667-07:00Like the Do-Re-Mi puzzle, I suspect this sign is n...Like the Do-Re-Mi puzzle, I suspect this sign is not as common as Mr. Shortz suggests. I've heard of this as a street sign, but have never actually seen it used here in the Mountain West where the coyotes howl. My wife actually found a version of this online, and had never heard of the synonym in question.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53484232492943191902009-08-16T16:12:32.921-07:002009-08-16T16:12:32.921-07:00Lorenzo and Phredp, I got the same answer as you d...Lorenzo and Phredp, I got the same answer as you did. This is actually a very easy puzzle since there aren't that many possibilities, given the number of letters in each word, and you should be able to spot the answer in no time.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85501919143562833602009-08-16T15:58:12.302-07:002009-08-16T15:58:12.302-07:00Using the word "street" was a bit confus...Using the word "street" was a bit confusing since the message has nothing to do with streets or vehicles. Of course, if someone didn't obey the sign you might have a big mess on your hands!phredphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67638580007467452372009-08-16T11:54:43.146-07:002009-08-16T11:54:43.146-07:00I amused myself with BUMP AREA END but I'm sur...I amused myself with BUMP AREA END but I'm sure that's not it, so I'll keep trying...DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82085435528217198222009-08-16T11:32:05.527-07:002009-08-16T11:32:05.527-07:00The same message can be conveyed using a 2-word rh...The same message can be conveyed using a 2-word rhyming phrase.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23315978552910756962009-08-16T11:01:46.225-07:002009-08-16T11:01:46.225-07:00The answer is not an instruction to drivers nor an...The answer is not an instruction to drivers nor an alert about road conditions.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.com