tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post6299814663903178990..comments2024-03-28T13:27:21.462-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 1, 2017): I can't make SUSHI without UBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47301735207927889702017-10-08T07:53:40.235-07:002017-10-08T07:53:40.235-07:00Thanks again...Thanks again...Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1246917857297094622017-10-08T07:24:32.428-07:002017-10-08T07:24:32.428-07:00Congrats on your performance today, Phil!Congrats on your performance today, Phil!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51172228623450581062017-10-08T07:21:12.906-07:002017-10-08T07:21:12.906-07:00Jan,
As Tom Hanks would say, “Thanks” for noticin...Jan,<br /><br />As Tom Hanks would say, “Thanks” for noticing.<br /><br />BTW, my wife also submitted a puzzle suggestion that Will used in 2000, which coincidently included Flan as part of the answer. Even though I’ve been selected twice to play on the air, neither my wife nor I have been able to get a second puzzle suggestion accepted. But we keep trying…<br /><br />Regards – Phil J.<br />Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29518783791162306672017-10-08T05:24:18.321-07:002017-10-08T05:24:18.321-07:00Yeah, WW, took me about 2 seconds, too.
Yeah, WW, took me about 2 seconds, too.<br />Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48941804835105529562017-10-08T05:20:56.160-07:002017-10-08T05:20:56.160-07:00It's the second appearance for today's on-...It's the second appearance for today's on-air player, who also submitted a puzzle used in 2006.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3950353118358314972017-10-08T05:14:16.164-07:002017-10-08T05:14:16.164-07:00Solved. Took 2 seconds.
Well, at least there'...Solved. Took 2 seconds. <br /><br />Well, at least there's Jeopardy! and Austin Rogers.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16462275603118112702017-10-08T05:06:04.490-07:002017-10-08T05:06:04.490-07:00I think the hint Will gave is way too revealing. ...I think the hint Will gave is way too revealing. --Margaret G.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300548354365201244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17506994463894636532017-10-08T05:01:51.516-07:002017-10-08T05:01:51.516-07:00Not a repeat, exactly, but a slight variation on a...Not a repeat, exactly, but a slight variation on a puzzle from 8 years ago.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58737193258938414382017-10-08T04:58:28.963-07:002017-10-08T04:58:28.963-07:00Next week's challenge: Next week's challen...Next week's challenge: Next week's challenge comes from listener Chris Stuart of Las Cruces, N.M. Take the name of a country. Insert an E somewhere inside it. You'll get a phrase that answers the question: What did Henry Ford do?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63632673462114423512017-10-07T07:34:24.315-07:002017-10-07T07:34:24.315-07:00Like that 10-11 year old boy, it seems like he can...Like that 10-11 year old boy, it seems like he can't restrain himself from blurting out some secret information that he has. <br /><br />I suspect he knew the Russians had hacked Hillary's emails, and it was no coincidence that he "asked" for that at a debate. Same thing, in May, with his revealing top secret info about the Israeli spy placed in ISIS. <br /><br />He simply has to "show off" that he's a "superior". And so it makes me wonder if there is a real storm brewing. Fine if it's internal, like the extinction of Rex T., but otherwise....ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70566673810220020172017-10-06T16:25:14.970-07:002017-10-06T16:25:14.970-07:00That's just like what Melania Trump said about...That's just like what Melania Trump said about her home life—"Living with an eleven year old isn't easy, and let's not forget about Barron."skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10234806346834586922017-10-06T16:19:16.863-07:002017-10-06T16:19:16.863-07:00It's like having a ten year old in office.It's like having a ten year old in office.<br />68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21605522723726766452017-10-06T15:50:44.845-07:002017-10-06T15:50:44.845-07:00You may be right, it could be deflection, or it co...You may be right, it could be deflection, or it could be another instance of his lack of self control and seemingly unlimited need for attention. CNN wrote about how he treats this as a <b><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/06/politics/trump-storm-coming/index.html" rel="nofollow">reality show</a></b>. His <b><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-winks-calm-before-the-storm-2017-10" rel="nofollow">actions today</a></b> do not inspire confidence.<br /><br />This is "fine" when it's about something inconsequential, like his advisors or press secretary or health care or the economy. But no doubt the folks in Iran, North Korea, Russia, etc. are trying to discern and react to his mad lib remarks. And I worry mostly that Kim will do something equally impetuous, like launching a missile or exploding a nuke in the ocean. ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4544275510000589382017-10-06T14:06:35.931-07:002017-10-06T14:06:35.931-07:00"Um...blog fan." Is a an anagram of flan..."Um...blog fan." Is a an anagram of flan+gumbo. I am occasionally a hesitant blog fan.clothesloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495116094160726818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3347915968188357312017-10-06T13:29:31.296-07:002017-10-06T13:29:31.296-07:00When I first heard this I had a bad feeling about ...When I first heard this I had a bad feeling about what he said. Listening to the White House press conference a little while ago, I thought of two things.<br />One, Trump is pulling his usual ruse of getting the press worked up about a news byte to deflect attention from something more pressing. In this case it could be either about Tillerson, Puerto Rico, Korea, Iran or maybe even the Robert Mueller investigation.<br />Two, the White House press conferences remind me of the old <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K2ow7IHfmuw" rel="nofollow"> Wendy's commercial</a> from long ago. These news conferences give you no choices, or information.<br /><br />68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43621611230381055872017-10-05T22:20:38.050-07:002017-10-05T22:20:38.050-07:00I actually did know that.I actually did know that.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-38626200962276489302017-10-05T20:59:49.530-07:002017-10-05T20:59:49.530-07:00Remember in the Cold War when the news media and i...Remember in the Cold War when the news media and intelligence agencies would try to understand the cryptic statements of the dangerous dictators that were the enemies of America? <br /><br />Well, now we have "the calm before the storm".ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45424837316698163532017-10-05T20:54:18.014-07:002017-10-05T20:54:18.014-07:00Switzerland as the nexus doesn't necessarily m...Switzerland as the nexus doesn't necessarily mean that Switzerland itself has great desserts, just as there is a calm in the eye of a storm. But the Swiss do have some awesome chocolates, Nestle not withstanding.<br /><br />Quick aside: <b><a href="http://www.swissmiss.com/about-us" rel="nofollow">Swiss Miss</a></b> is actually from Wisconsin, and is a Conagra brand. Explains a lot.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35034457320524862602017-10-05T19:37:42.751-07:002017-10-05T19:37:42.751-07:00Not so much if you had to clean up after it.Not so much if you had to clean up after it.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77065449127897169712017-10-05T19:36:17.821-07:002017-10-05T19:36:17.821-07:00That's cute!!!That's cute!!!ViolinTeddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162884875089825084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51572833727575022142017-10-05T19:29:23.587-07:002017-10-05T19:29:23.587-07:00eco,
Perhaps then you would be so good as to expla...eco,<br />Perhaps then you would be so good as to explain the very existence of Swiss Miss.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69744178284299802752017-10-05T19:14:17.950-07:002017-10-05T19:14:17.950-07:00So, the further from Switzerland you go, desserts ...So, the further from Switzerland you go, desserts become more of a desert?<br />I think you should get a cash prize for that!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54111901449481563342017-10-05T19:09:29.977-07:002017-10-05T19:09:29.977-07:00The Electoral College is an oxymoron. by that I me...The Electoral College is an oxymoron. by that I mean they are uneducated.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18150130336925738212017-10-05T19:00:02.051-07:002017-10-05T19:00:02.051-07:00That's what I thought of the voting majority, ...That's what I thought of the voting majority, at least per the electoral college, last November...68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70588797019811225062017-10-05T18:56:49.159-07:002017-10-05T18:56:49.159-07:00Flan is okay, but not my favorite.
In this week o...Flan is okay, but not my favorite.<br /><br />In this week of Nobel Prize announcements I'm waiting for my call from the Nobel Committee for my important "Theory on Dessertology (Dessertification?). This Theory postulates that Switzerland is the dessert nexus of the universe, and the quality of desserts lessens the farther a country is from Switzerland. For example, all the countries adjoining Switzerland - France, Italy, Austria, Germany - have fantastic desserts. But as you move to the next ring - Spain, England, former Yugoslavia, Greece, Scandinavia, Czech Republic, etc - the dessert quality diminishes. Don't even think about Russia. One could argue that Belgium should be in the top tier, but <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19fcN3VaXs4" rel="nofollow">we know about Belgians</a></b>. <br /><br />Of course as you get really far away from Switzerland, say, Asia, you're stuck eating almond jelly, custard tarts, tapioca pudding and glutinous rice.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.com