tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post6506066844943743224..comments2024-03-29T03:27:40.072-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 30, 2011): Q to N, Synonym PuzzleBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12642217789773037502011-02-05T11:33:18.069-08:002011-02-05T11:33:18.069-08:00Did anybody get my musical clue about forgetting t...Did anybody get my musical clue about forgetting to turn my phone on last Thursday because I had Friday on my mind? "Friday on My Mind" was a '60s song by The Easy Beats.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56635468323916895852011-02-04T20:13:57.860-08:002011-02-04T20:13:57.860-08:00Prior to this week, I knew Charlie Daniels' bi...Prior to this week, I knew Charlie Daniels' biggest hit, and I knew his first hit; but I didn't know his first was...his. Thanks, phredp.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4727712046337157732011-02-04T15:04:37.832-08:002011-02-04T15:04:37.832-08:00Yeah and I get it - squeal equals equals. Phil, y...Yeah and I get it - squeal equals equals. Phil, you are right. Oh how I long for those days when I used to dress like a boy for safety and sneak a bottle of Boone's Farm in the Times Square movie and take the empty bottle home as a weapon if needed for the 5 block walk home ---NOT!Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75468919793818326852011-02-04T12:15:55.758-08:002011-02-04T12:15:55.758-08:00I think squeal equals unseal.I think squeal equals unseal.kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882757881891590225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52781038875749312252011-02-04T10:14:24.807-08:002011-02-04T10:14:24.807-08:00Jack Nicholson movie is Easy Rider.
Uneasy Rider &...Jack Nicholson movie is Easy Rider.<br />Uneasy Rider & Queasy Rider.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47873145447410264472011-02-04T09:07:44.668-08:002011-02-04T09:07:44.668-08:00Thanks, Phil.Thanks, Phil.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81870209102021425452011-02-04T08:24:50.071-08:002011-02-04T08:24:50.071-08:00Paul,
After researching, I assumed that RoRo'...Paul,<br /><br />After researching, I assumed that RoRo's comment referred to Wes Unseld.Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70758028511832412122011-02-03T21:34:44.794-08:002011-02-03T21:34:44.794-08:00Squeal/unseal works for me, but who's the play...Squeal/unseal works for me, but who's the player/coach?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84427738195292355072011-02-03T20:16:47.188-08:002011-02-03T20:16:47.188-08:00How about Squeal and Unseal (as in to reveal or &q...How about Squeal and Unseal (as in to reveal or "Unseal your lips")? That was my alternate solution.Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70079808291369192722011-02-03T16:09:18.842-08:002011-02-03T16:09:18.842-08:00I wrote that the Q and the N go from 42nd St. towa...I wrote that the Q and the N go from 42nd St. towards the East (which they indeed do) as a nod to the UN (as in United Nations, as well as UNeasy). Same with mentioning the Atlantic and Pacific. <br /><br />I mentioned that the N passes by the Helmsley Palace (which it doesn't) so that I might ask "who would marry Hemsley?"<br /><br />Hemsley is a nod to Sherman Hemsley, the actor better known as George Jefferson. And his wife is WEEZY.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600537639204656778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83457081665679767322011-02-03T14:28:20.941-08:002011-02-03T14:28:20.941-08:00I was trying to find a "bridge" word for...I was trying to find a "bridge" word for "quiets" and "unites" that would plausibilify that solution, based on the somewhat dubious Transitivity of Synonymity Principle. I thought of conciliates, pacifies, moderates, settles...couldn't quite get it. I believe it's there, but I couldn't just push a button to find it.<br /><br />I thought George Hanson was quirky but unirky. Robert Dupea....not so much.<br /><br />Happy (slightly belated) Birthday, Sherman; and congratulations to the evil queen and the uncredited dwarf on their impending nuptials!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42915469865186750952011-02-01T11:46:36.639-08:002011-02-01T11:46:36.639-08:00Sorry I didn't have a puzzle posted last Wedne...Sorry I didn't have a puzzle posted last Wednesday, but here is the link for this week.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.tomspuzzlebreak.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Midweek Puzzler</a><br /><br />I have to get this posted before the "Death Storm" moves through Michigan!!Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86685362110432458972011-02-01T10:40:42.841-08:002011-02-01T10:40:42.841-08:00I think Hose Nose Mubarak in Egypt knows the answe...I think Hose Nose Mubarak in Egypt knows the answer to the puzzle.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2755290518420686942011-02-01T06:27:59.588-08:002011-02-01T06:27:59.588-08:00This group acts like quite a synod. Cut it out if...This group acts like quite a synod. Cut it out if you want the solution to the puzzle.Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42912244168020190642011-02-01T06:08:28.112-08:002011-02-01T06:08:28.112-08:00I seem to have created quite a stir bringing up Ar...I seem to have created quite a stir bringing up Arnold. I beg your pardon.Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72670673769484572742011-02-01T00:16:19.897-08:002011-02-01T00:16:19.897-08:00In the movie in question, was Nicholson's char...In the movie in question, was Nicholson's character idiosyncratic without being annoying?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2420344272062483582011-01-31T23:36:37.030-08:002011-01-31T23:36:37.030-08:00I've just been reading the customer reviews of...I've just been reading the customer reviews of "a certain product" on the website of "a certain retailer". Mostly positive. Seems like it diminishes stress and brings people together...like Sunday morning puzzles.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5710893147785509212011-01-31T21:44:08.633-08:002011-01-31T21:44:08.633-08:00Did you catch my musical clue, phredp?Did you catch my musical clue, phredp?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14910546455315743602011-01-31T21:21:34.626-08:002011-01-31T21:21:34.626-08:00Musical clue...Charlie DanielsMusical clue...Charlie Danielsphredphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52448716659208625182011-01-31T17:32:38.859-08:002011-01-31T17:32:38.859-08:00I almost made mention of Arnold being from Austria...I almost made mention of Arnold being from Austria, but since I am unaware of any significant differences between German spoken in either country I chose not to. Keep in mind that Hitler was also from Austria and did not seem to have much difficulty communicating with the German People. <br />I lived in Southern Germany for 2 1/2 years back in the 1960's and was aware of minor regional differences inside Germany, but I think these oddities are common all over the world, including in our country. The important thing is that I was always able to order a bier/beer successfully, anywhere I went.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89282848892226142132011-01-31T16:50:22.333-08:002011-01-31T16:50:22.333-08:00Given that Arnold is from Austria, do you really m...Given that Arnold is from Austria, do you really mean Österreichisches Deutsch? :-)<br /><br />I assume that Austrian German isn't that different from standard German though.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75332308470705229792011-01-31T12:19:32.023-08:002011-01-31T12:19:32.023-08:00William:
YES!
Now I will be spending the rest of ...William:<br />YES! <br />Now I will be spending the rest of the day wondering how I managed to make that error.<br />Danke.<br /><br />PS Perhaps I was taking Tommy Boy's suggestion and leaving out a letter subconsciously.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20248633649325717562011-01-31T11:51:04.378-08:002011-01-31T11:51:04.378-08:00SDB --
Do you mean "Deutsch"?SDB --<br />Do you mean "Deutsch"?dumpsterdiveladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296636733423295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67183557793517892622011-01-31T11:13:53.199-08:002011-01-31T11:13:53.199-08:00Arnold Schwarzenegger already did drop one letter....Arnold Schwarzenegger already did drop one letter. He dropped the T before the Z in his last name. In case you are unfamiliar with Deutch, a T is always sounded before a Z. In this stupid country the T is frequently added in. Oddly enough we do tend to pronounce Arnold's name correctly anyway.<br />I have lived in Europe for years and it drives me craz(no T here)y the way people in the USA make little or no effort to pronounce foreign words properly. An example is BRAUN in German that is pronounced like our BROWN, and it means the same. So it is not at all difficult for someone here to pronounce it correctly, but no effort is made anyway.<br />Sorry for my first rant of the week. Carry on please.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31783913343536071352011-01-31T06:29:33.427-08:002011-01-31T06:29:33.427-08:00I agree. Arnold Schwarzenegger could drop one let...I agree. Arnold Schwarzenegger could drop one letter and be done with it, too. (just like the sentence)Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.com