tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post6600277458624369733..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 9, 2012): Three Letter State AbbreviationBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69240266212446231152012-12-16T04:00:56.623-08:002012-12-16T04:00:56.623-08:00Really? That's the answer?!?Really? That's the answer?!?Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33622262243525633442012-12-16T03:53:42.187-08:002012-12-16T03:53:42.187-08:00They're talking about the Car Talk puzzler.They're talking about the Car Talk puzzler.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17597701001896611422012-12-16T03:52:41.050-08:002012-12-16T03:52:41.050-08:00The new puzzle is up. See http://www.npr.org/2012...The new puzzle is up. See http://www.npr.org/2012/12/16/167357366/sticking-with-the-sunshine-state. It's another stinker, and the intended answer doesn't even correctly answer the puzzle question. I would stay at least 3 meters away.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59277884269613079082012-12-16T03:44:47.681-08:002012-12-16T03:44:47.681-08:00I'm not seeing it anywhere, yet.I'm not seeing it anywhere, yet.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44587358121964384212012-12-16T03:35:46.441-08:002012-12-16T03:35:46.441-08:00Paul and sdb: on what site are you getting your in...Paul and sdb: on what site are you getting your info?zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3503982787244277242012-12-16T01:37:01.313-08:002012-12-16T01:37:01.313-08:00Still waiting for the next puzzle.
I checked last...Still waiting for the next puzzle.<br /><br />I checked last week's thread and apparently, the last puzzle wasn't up until 3:33am Sunday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6241463394358539752012-12-15T13:13:57.607-08:002012-12-15T13:13:57.607-08:00Terminalogy....hmm....terminalogy. Could be worse...Terminalogy....hmm....termin<i>a</i>logy. Could be worse!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70703633275059922562012-12-15T12:54:28.633-08:002012-12-15T12:54:28.633-08:00Now, don't get yourself all boxed in on termin...Now, don't get yourself all boxed in on terminalogy.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42361156917795300772012-12-15T12:49:44.338-08:002012-12-15T12:49:44.338-08:00I don't think my solution requires any such ex...I don't think my solution requires any such excursion, depending on what you mean by 'the terminal'.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69132268744448404042012-12-15T12:34:11.639-08:002012-12-15T12:34:11.639-08:00I just submitted what I am confident is the intend...I just submitted what I am confident is the intended answer. I'm not so sure though, that you need to think outside the terminal.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75953095408716943882012-12-15T12:15:36.427-08:002012-12-15T12:15:36.427-08:00I have a solution to the new one, but it's a l...I have a solution to the new one, but it's a little 'out there'.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74766303728244137782012-12-15T11:59:39.012-08:002012-12-15T11:59:39.012-08:00I saw the horizontal solution immediately and knew...I saw the horizontal solution immediately and knew it was only mentioned in order to discount it, so I only sent in the proper answer. Damn! I guess I will just have to keep on using my old tire pressure guage, also a dial indicator type, but theirs has a hose extension. Whatever am I do do?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-325053899452742212012-12-15T11:48:55.150-08:002012-12-15T11:48:55.150-08:00Jim Loftus outsmarted me; I only had the horizonta...Jim Loftus outsmarted me; I only had the horizontal solution, but at least I knew it wasn't easy! And I agree with Ray about top and bottom not being equivalent...there's a certain 'flakiness' issue.<br /><br />I was too lazy to check very diligently about any other connection between Michael and Alf.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20522628493068253312012-12-14T16:13:55.987-08:002012-12-14T16:13:55.987-08:00Will's answers were Santa Monica, CA, and Alba...Will's answers were Santa Monica, CA, and Albany, NY. I thought of Kodiak, AK also. The other well-known city is Aliquippa, PA, the hometown of Heisman Trophy winner and Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dorsett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85624597915819343682012-12-14T05:29:15.731-08:002012-12-14T05:29:15.731-08:00Uncle J.: Freddie's Lucky Lindy in Hollywood. ...Uncle J.: Freddie's Lucky Lindy in Hollywood. FLL airpiort for Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86969338414231895992012-12-13T22:53:08.002-08:002012-12-13T22:53:08.002-08:00You thank.You thank.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56201627094187265412012-12-13T22:45:45.397-08:002012-12-13T22:45:45.397-08:00Many waters/waters many...be could? :-)Many waters/waters many...be could? :-)zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40804411166780196092012-12-13T21:25:45.050-08:002012-12-13T21:25:45.050-08:00Fats Waller - FLAt foot FLoozie with the FLAw FLAw...Fats Waller - FLAt foot FLoozie with the FLAw FLAwRobin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71185026696948234242012-12-13T18:21:39.625-08:002012-12-13T18:21:39.625-08:00My clue about the novelist with the triple-vowel c...My clue about the novelist with the triple-vowel combination referred to Carl Hiaasen, who writes about the wackiness that is Florida.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78015381360755013972012-12-13T18:19:57.075-08:002012-12-13T18:19:57.075-08:00Paradise is also in Lancaster County, PA next to B...Paradise is also in Lancaster County, PA next to Blue Ball and Intercourse.<br />Ken #2geofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355377703382263396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43811022988843896692012-12-13T17:56:43.682-08:002012-12-13T17:56:43.682-08:00For what it's worth, I thought your 'creep...For what it's worth, I thought your 'creepy' clue might have had something to do with what you acknowledge, or with something a trifle more recent, which I gleaned from a Wikipedia page.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82519237279111945782012-12-13T17:55:05.721-08:002012-12-13T17:55:05.721-08:00Musical Clue: Runnin' Wild is from the comedy ...Musical Clue: Runnin' Wild is from the comedy Some Like Hot, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marylin Monroe. Part part of the movie is set in FloridaEmmanuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18179105623039983469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91713657839842143722012-12-13T17:22:28.015-08:002012-12-13T17:22:28.015-08:00My hint re-Jefferson & Madison: they were obt...My hint re-Jefferson & Madison: they were obtaining obsessed with Fla.benmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27300847744702013912012-12-13T17:02:17.591-08:002012-12-13T17:02:17.591-08:00I consulted a shaman. Then I dropped a coin into ...I consulted a shaman. Then I dropped a coin into the machine, and there was the answer; right between the orange and the cherry.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3404152807459474852012-12-13T16:20:36.520-08:002012-12-13T16:20:36.520-08:00I thought you were referring to the song, Georgia ...I thought you were referring to the song, Georgia by Ray Charles. R U sure it's many waters? It could be waters many.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.com