tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post6901618414546108652..comments2024-03-29T04:50:38.638-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan. 17, 2010): The Last Shall be First, and the First LastBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20318137421733876392010-01-23T20:11:42.701-08:002010-01-23T20:11:42.701-08:00CF, a good clue for last week would have been that...CF, a good clue for last week would have been that the puzzle had already been posted on Saturday night. For this week, posted in the middle of the night might be helpful.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72070151419230886032010-01-23T19:32:39.421-08:002010-01-23T19:32:39.421-08:00Dear Bloggers:
NPR has already posted the new Sund...Dear Bloggers:<br />NPR has already posted the new Sunday question for January 24th, 2010. Hope it is not as difficult as last week's.<br />CFcookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58964904968057764542010-01-22T15:14:08.498-08:002010-01-22T15:14:08.498-08:00
You're welcome JenJen. On my way home from m... <br />You're welcome JenJen. On my way home from my first day back to work I (I teach and my school's back in session) realized there's a much slicker way to match up the comediennes and the actresses but I'm getting used to realizing w/ every accomplishment there's another approach.<br /> Tinyc Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754672611765154678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78168393749771919212010-01-22T11:34:21.320-08:002010-01-22T11:34:21.320-08:00You're welcome, Tiny Tim. :)You're welcome, Tiny Tim. :)JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547420351838110913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60453204943432661822010-01-22T07:58:06.742-08:002010-01-22T07:58:06.742-08:00Phredp, I thought your mention of Will was a veile...Phredp, I thought your mention of Will was a veiled reference to Will Ferrell, too. I guess I read too much into it. :)Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26021922814451609922010-01-21T21:08:10.866-08:002010-01-21T21:08:10.866-08:00My deleted clues referred to Cheri Oteri's ski...My deleted clues referred to Cheri Oteri's skits on SNL as the cheerleader and Teri Hatcher played Lois Lane in the Superman series (super to geet the actress).phredphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80107847497085982010-01-21T19:29:54.532-08:002010-01-21T19:29:54.532-08:00From the deleted posts:
just another guy said:
I ...From the deleted posts:<br /><br /><b>just another guy</b> said:<br /><i>I hope it doesn't take you til <b>Saturday</b> to figure this puzzle out, otherwise you'll miss the deadline for submitting your answer.</i><br /><br /><b>phredp</b> said:<br /><i>Three <b>cheers</b> if you can figure out the comic. And you've got to be <b>super</b> to get the actress this week. Tough one <b>Will!</b></i>Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1925847015844730682010-01-21T18:32:37.785-08:002010-01-21T18:32:37.785-08:00
Based on JenJen's clarification, I've ch... <br />Based on JenJen's clarification, I've changed the program to read two different files. Other changes were made. The link in my previous post is still good and if anyone wants to see what's current, click it. Thanks again JenJen.<br /> Tinyc Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754672611765154678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91549226270465554962010-01-21T15:55:27.910-08:002010-01-21T15:55:27.910-08:00For my clue, I named 2 ladies who are each best kn...For my clue, I named 2 ladies who are each best known for playing a character named Lois, just like Teri did.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83266970316970166882010-01-21T15:42:45.512-08:002010-01-21T15:42:45.512-08:00
I told you I don't know anything about actre... <br />I told you I don't know anything about actresses and comediennes :) Thanks JenJen. To leave my program alone and still have it work, I'd have to find two lists, one for actresses, one for comediennes, and concatenate 'em. I'll see if I can do that. BTW, it took all day to get this thing to work. It helps being semi-retired.<br /> Tinyc Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754672611765154678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73811460099658178392010-01-21T15:24:10.789-08:002010-01-21T15:24:10.789-08:00Thanks Dave! I was wondering if anyone caught that...Thanks Dave! I was wondering if anyone caught that, or just thought I was making idle chit-chat. :)<br /><br />Tiny Tim, is it possible you misunderstood the puzzle? Teri Hatcher is not considered a comedienne, hence not being on the list you reference. The puzzle called for figuring out one actress (Hatcher) and one comedienne (Oteri), not two actresses-slash-comediennes.JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547420351838110913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90991615585424078452010-01-21T15:17:45.579-08:002010-01-21T15:17:45.579-08:00
I'm jumping in real late on this one but, on... <br />I'm jumping in real late on this one but, once again, I wrote a program. I really know very little in the actress / comedian name area and the fact that the list I got from Wikipedia <b>didn't</b> have Ms Hatcher kinda slowed me down. I would be interested to learn what list actually has both of these gals. Anyway, here's a link in case anybody wants to see some more tiny-c. BTW, I've started a Facebook group called, you guessed it, tiny-c Programming Group and would love to get a few more memebers.<br /><br /><a href="http://primepuzzle.com/tc/comedian.html" rel="nofollow">http://primepuzzle.com/tc/comedian.html</a><br /> Tinyc Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754672611765154678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21030940216581226622010-01-21T14:04:43.871-08:002010-01-21T14:04:43.871-08:00I dropped a clue, "almost had A ANEURYSM . . ...I dropped a clue, "almost had A ANEURYSM . . . " Add an 'S' to A ANEURYSM and that's an anagram for Susan Mayer, the role Teri Hatcher plays on Desperate Housewives.<br /><br />The puzzle was actually pretty easy to figure out once I got a comprehensive list of comedians on Wikipedia. I focused on the last four letters of the female comedians' last names and when I reached Oteri, BINGO!<br /><br />JenJen, good clue when you hinted at a show being on at the same time as the Golden Globes.<br /><br />Where have you been, Blue?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57444797500079844472010-01-21T13:13:13.267-08:002010-01-21T13:13:13.267-08:00I did notice all your not-quite-so-subtle clues, I...I did notice all your not-quite-so-subtle clues, Iowa Blue, but by then I'd already figured out the puzzle! Can you tell me, Blaine, what was the clue that you removed that was posted by phred on Sunday?suzyqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615726819074710542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69576184253057058632010-01-21T13:10:34.071-08:002010-01-21T13:10:34.071-08:00I tried to include "live" and "gues...I tried to include "live" and "guest" in one of my posts to allude to SNL and a guest host. Good job everyone, this was fun. I think I'll copy susyjpq and try to do it every week this year.Sam Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121113921852782775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4631387893188581982010-01-21T13:04:41.485-08:002010-01-21T13:04:41.485-08:00I'm a little surprised that the word "eso...I'm a little surprised that the word "esoteric" didn't crop up.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64393861660379703392010-01-21T12:38:43.703-08:002010-01-21T12:38:43.703-08:00O tarry share = O teri, Teri and Cher homonyms
d...O tarry share = O teri, Teri and Cher homonyms<br /> daaahling = darling = cheri in French<br />poultry's candling nursery = hatcher yBlue of Central Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390169381894607875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7483777521778293162010-01-21T12:31:12.929-08:002010-01-21T12:31:12.929-08:00The only clue that I saw (or that I understood) wa...The only clue that I saw (or that I understood) was the reference to fortified wine. Thanks Chezedog! I knew then it had to be a Sherry, Brandy or some such variant. I have never heard of Cheri Oteri, and have only a vague knowledge of Teri Hatcher but I love Seinfeld...I see now that those of you who are SNL devotees point out the Spartan reference, which I actually picked up on, due to laconic, but not being an SNL-er, Sparta meant nothing to me. Being part of this blog is every bit as fun as doing the puzzle live, I suspect!suzyqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615726819074710542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87548296894722387172010-01-21T12:24:34.047-08:002010-01-21T12:24:34.047-08:00I've added the answer to the original post abo...I've added the answer to the original post above along with my hidden "clues".Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25118066839056134042010-01-21T12:10:39.674-08:002010-01-21T12:10:39.674-08:00Suzyq, just curious which clues helped you figure ...Suzyq, just curious which clues helped you figure it out?Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45910690804834363952010-01-21T12:04:20.599-08:002010-01-21T12:04:20.599-08:00First time I used this blog. I couldn't have ...First time I used this blog. I couldn't have figured it out without your clues. Thanks again, they were real and they were spectacular!suzyqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13615726819074710542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19407389369977492522010-01-21T09:59:45.166-08:002010-01-21T09:59:45.166-08:00I have the answer thanks to my daughter -- she got...I have the answer thanks to my daughter -- she got it fairly quickly but she watches more TV than I do. I would never have guessed the answer in a million years, so I do not feel badly at all.....cookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74765294663497443812010-01-21T09:43:05.949-08:002010-01-21T09:43:05.949-08:00I don’t watch any TV so I’m completely lost when i...I don’t watch any TV so I’m completely lost when it comes to popular culture puzzles such as this week’s. Didn’t even try to solve it. I’m much better with word and number puzzles.<br /><br />I’m one of those here who has played on-the-air several years ago. Here’s what my experience was.<br /><br />The producer called me shortly after 3PM eastern on Thursday, chatted a while and confirmed my interest in actually playing on air. Evidently some don’t. They chicken out or get scared or lose interest or whatever. But I said I did want to. He set up the taping for lunchtime on Friday.<br /><br />He called me Friday around noon and joined me to a call already in progress between Liane and Will. We chatted for a while and they got some sound levels. Liane asked me to stay on the line after the segment was through being taped so that they could get my mailing address, etc. And then it was off to the races. Liane gives her little introduction. Will gives the answer to last week’s puzzle and then I’m introduced. And then the questions start.<br /><br />I will admit to being quite nervous at first. Looking stupid in front of a few friends is one thing. Looking stupid in front of several million people is another. Anyway, I did fine and after I’d answered the first few questions my stage freight disappeared.<br /><br />It was fun. I’d do it again in a heartbeat. I got a few phone calls from old friends and acquaintances all around the country after the segment aired that Sunday. It’s amazing the “reach” NPR has...<br /><br />ChuckChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3842273214515313122010-01-21T09:08:52.468-08:002010-01-21T09:08:52.468-08:00Like Blaine said, look for a list of comedians, yo...Like Blaine said, look for a list of comedians, you can find them easily online. Find the females, pay attention to the first and last names. Curtis gave a wonderful clue. I have a couple hidden clues in a previous post. Good luckSam Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121113921852782775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62228983948031590862010-01-21T06:41:35.794-08:002010-01-21T06:41:35.794-08:00Yes, good memory! I searched back and he was on in...Yes, good memory! I searched back and he was on in Sept. 2009. Thanks for the reminder. And if there is anyone else I've forgotten, please chime in...Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com