tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post6225835293572420431..comments2024-03-29T04:50:38.638-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 20): Weekend Edition Sunday PuzzleBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52469734553069733792008-07-26T23:18:00.000-07:002008-07-26T23:18:00.000-07:00Thanks Mandy. That worked. I'm assuming joe w mean...Thanks Mandy. That worked. I'm assuming joe w meant toque and toquet when he referred to a "topper."carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28620557485380848092008-07-24T22:52:00.000-07:002008-07-24T22:52:00.000-07:00puzzles like this one tend to frustrate me because...puzzles like this one tend to frustrate me because it seems like there's too much luck involved; sometimes one's brain doesn't conveniently go to the right word, and there are a heckuva lot of words in our language...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, corpse and corps seems like it must be the answer. Both very common words and totally fits the criteria stated.<BR/><BR/>Help! How do I recall my password so I can post from my new computer?carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59236440949388532992008-07-24T18:51:00.000-07:002008-07-24T18:51:00.000-07:00Corpse; corps is what I got.Corpse; corps is what I got.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83780400647803391132008-07-24T16:30:00.000-07:002008-07-24T16:30:00.000-07:00pique and piquetpique and piquetDon Hodunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629317119387671011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10618490835004943082008-07-24T14:03:00.000-07:002008-07-24T14:03:00.000-07:00My careless failure to click the "email follow-up ...My careless failure to click the "email follow-up comments" box has kept me from enjoying all these comments until now. <BR/><BR/>I don't even know what word pairs people are alluding to in their various comments above. Congrats to everyone who came up with any kind of answer. I sure didn't.<BR/><BR/>-Steve False <BR/>(a friend of Arthur True)Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754156636762779545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-38233584551531470312008-07-24T12:51:00.000-07:002008-07-24T12:51:00.000-07:00Corpse is the one I submitted. Anyone care to off...Corpse is the one I submitted. <BR/><BR/>Anyone care to offer any others?<BR/><BR/>BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902699553550313182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44087627341180483242008-07-23T12:06:00.000-07:002008-07-23T12:06:00.000-07:00It seems that there are more than one correct answ...It seems that there are more than one correct answers to the puzzle. There is no question that my six letter word is only pronounced one way. The last letter is always silent. So you may wish you think again about the answer you came up with.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40588303566131727412008-07-23T08:03:00.000-07:002008-07-23T08:03:00.000-07:00You made the mistake, understandably, of taking me...You made the mistake, understandably, of taking me seriously. I don't care enough how anyone pronounces the word to make it an issue; I just needed a vehicle to offer some shamelessly revealing hints. Oh--and I won't be surprised if there is more than one solution; I got the "topper" hint.<BR/><BR/>And a little digging, using a well-known search engine whose name I won't mention (rhymes with "poogle") reveals there are lots of people in the world named Arthur True. What can one expect? There are, after all, LOTS of people in the world...carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37134065342083019402008-07-23T02:40:00.000-07:002008-07-23T02:40:00.000-07:00All this angst becausethe language we speak isNOT ...All this angst because<BR/>the language we speak is<BR/>NOT phonetic. And it is<BR/>known as "the GREAT borrowing language."gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54014964944181315442008-07-22T23:47:00.000-07:002008-07-22T23:47:00.000-07:00Carl,Geri just raised the same objection to me off...Carl,<BR/>Geri just raised the same objection to me offline about the last letter not being silent according to Wikipedia. On the other hand, TheFreeDictionary's entry shows silence in the main entry and non-silence in the thesaurus entry. And Merriam-Webster's 11th shows both pronunciations with the silent one listed first.Joe Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115545643638113334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61272594901866964812008-07-22T21:46:00.000-07:002008-07-22T21:46:00.000-07:00Hope nobody was bored by my little digression...Oh...Hope nobody was <I>bored</I> by my little digression...<BR/><BR/>Oh well, the grass is always greener...carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76356744474362680062008-07-22T21:42:00.000-07:002008-07-22T21:42:00.000-07:00Okay, after enough generously broad hints I figure...Okay, after enough generously broad hints I figured it out. I hope nobody takes <I>offense</I> to my pointing out that, generally, in English-speaking countries, the last letter of the longer of the two words is not silent.carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90464286073486412732008-07-22T18:10:00.000-07:002008-07-22T18:10:00.000-07:00The Real Ben is more than happy to have "The Real"...The Real Ben is more than happy to have "The Real" replaced by another adjective, as long as that subsequent adjective can be spelled by the letters in "Ethan Allen" and has no silent letters.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902699553550313182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8625035770258395902008-07-22T16:02:00.000-07:002008-07-22T16:02:00.000-07:00I have been thinking so hard that I strained my ob...I have been thinking so hard that I strained my oblique muscle playing croquet. <BR/><BR/>I am curious about one thing. Does anyone want to play crazy eights?Richie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03770190977717902348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85608778863102425042008-07-22T12:21:00.000-07:002008-07-22T12:21:00.000-07:00Don't panic. Perhaps appropriate adjectives could...Don't panic. Perhaps appropriate adjectives could distinguish which worthy Ben is blogging. I'm a fan of Arthur Dent too.Joe Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115545643638113334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71042058330137359182008-07-22T11:38:00.000-07:002008-07-22T11:38:00.000-07:00I submitted the two pairs clued above and also a t...I submitted the two pairs clued above and also a topper. It's fairly obscure and perhaps arguable but has two web references that indicate the sixth letter may be silent, at least in English; the 6-letter word refers to the 5-letter word for its definition.Joe Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115545643638113334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22661186021285691492008-07-22T05:01:00.000-07:002008-07-22T05:01:00.000-07:00Nadahlman,We haven't met, and you have figured me ...Nadahlman,<BR/><BR/>We haven't met, and you have figured me out. Oh, such wounded pride!Don Hodunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629317119387671011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78844247154470243812008-07-21T17:39:00.000-07:002008-07-21T17:39:00.000-07:00I think I came up with the same answer Don did. He...I think I came up with the same answer Don did. He's such a rogue it gives me fits, almost! But then I think, "That Don, he's such a card."<BR/><BR/>P.S. I love this comment section -- it gives me the chance to make such non-sequitur comments! This is how the French must feel!nadahlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00538081355968865426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60470560699932354452008-07-21T14:19:00.000-07:002008-07-21T14:19:00.000-07:00I agree with Ben that there is more than one answe...I agree with Ben that there is more than one answer to this one. I have one, so we'll see what Will thinks.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391290532467896244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25836085627958274222008-07-21T13:48:00.000-07:002008-07-21T13:48:00.000-07:00"The Real Ben" is indeed a joker, is happy to comp..."The Real Ben" is indeed a joker, is happy to compliment (or complement) the "imposter" Ben anytime, did indeed solve the puzzle this week, and doesn't really believe that anyone outside of a novel could be named Arthur True.<BR/><BR/>I also think there are two answers. At least.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17902699553550313182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54823199192619784032008-07-21T12:47:00.000-07:002008-07-21T12:47:00.000-07:00I had to sort through a mountain of words to find ...I had to sort through a mountain of words to find the 5-letter word, but my uphill efforts topped out successfully.Don Hodunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629317119387671011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72156979397870434652008-07-21T05:46:00.000-07:002008-07-21T05:46:00.000-07:00No one should get frustrated or angry about this o...No one should get frustrated or angry about this one. It is a bit obscure.Don Hodunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629317119387671011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26475142421656359832008-07-20T21:55:00.000-07:002008-07-20T21:55:00.000-07:00It didn't take me long to solve although I hadn't ...It didn't take me long to solve although I hadn't heard of one of the words before now. It wouldn't surprise me if there is more than one solution.Joe Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115545643638113334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59162152369722403422008-07-20T13:55:00.000-07:002008-07-20T13:55:00.000-07:00I haven't solved the new puzzle yet, but I did lik...I haven't solved the new puzzle yet, but I did like one aspect of today's broadcast. The on-air player came from Terre Haute, a city whose name uses six letters of the alphabet, five letters in the first name, five in the second, just like Ethan Allen. If only his name had been Arthur True, it would have been perfect.<BR/><BR/>p.s. Some joker keeps calling himself "the real Ben" on this site. The record speaks for itself, so I won't dignify that foolishness other than to say I take his doing so as a personal compliment. :)Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754156636762779545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27640462532309684382008-07-20T13:25:00.000-07:002008-07-20T13:25:00.000-07:00The puzzle is pretty easy. I got it. Did anyone ...The puzzle is pretty easy. I got it. Did anyone else get the answer?mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02477877933024807268noreply@blogger.com