tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post7250092345613911753..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 14, 2010) : Tune into TNTBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73690296991668665272010-11-21T18:00:54.308-08:002010-11-21T18:00:54.308-08:00Why was "nineteen ninety to nineteen ninety n...Why was "nineteen ninety to nineteen ninety nine" given special mention while my answer "NINETEEN NINETY-ONE TO NINETEEN NINETY-NINE" was not? I'm outraged!kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882757881891590225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69599907852234942702010-11-21T08:39:48.284-08:002010-11-21T08:39:48.284-08:00On the air Will mentioned a third answer as his &q...On the air Will mentioned a third answer as his "favorite" which was the decade from "nineteen ninety to nineteen ninety nine"<br /><br />Apparently there were only 300 correct answers submitted...Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54628282775736839592010-11-20T18:57:21.324-08:002010-11-20T18:57:21.324-08:00Looks like there are two acceptable answers: Nine...Looks like there are two acceptable answers: Nineteen ninety nine and Antione et Antionette, a 1947 French movie. I'm sure all of us know that movie. Yeah, right.<br /><br />This week's puzzle is too easy.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91042846409525975052010-11-20T18:54:57.833-08:002010-11-20T18:54:57.833-08:00My 18-character phrase was nineteen ninety nine (1...My 18-character phrase was nineteen ninety nine (1999)<br /><br />My 30-character phrase was nine nineteen, nineteen ninety nine" (9/19/1999).<br /><br />Building on the above, here is my made-up 85-character phrase similar to those commonly heard on AM radio stations as a lead-in during special promotions (celebrating the nineteenth anniversary of “Radio Station 990,” for example): Attention: Tune in to nine ninety at nineteen nineteen nineteen on nine nineteen, nineteen ninety nine… (Attention: Tune in to 990 at 19:19:19 on 9/19/1999…)Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25593170499174774402010-11-20T18:14:58.236-08:002010-11-20T18:14:58.236-08:00Neither of tomorrow's puzzle answers has a &qu...Neither of tomorrow's puzzle answers has a "Y" in it, so I'm happy :) Pretty simple puzzle, although I've never heard of one of the places involved.Doctechnicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817162059249352531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18307948855713081232010-11-20T07:32:39.012-08:002010-11-20T07:32:39.012-08:00Tommy Sands, that is.Tommy Sands, that is.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7601445716315791402010-11-20T07:22:44.218-08:002010-11-20T07:22:44.218-08:00\tȯi-ˈō-tä\ from Meriam Webster online, a vowel a...\tȯi-ˈō-tä\ from Meriam Webster online, a vowel according to Blaine's reference.<br /><br />My choice and clue was 1999 by Tom Sands who also appeared on Hawaii-5-O. An interesting life involving the Sinatras and Elvis.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22308140252113307532010-11-20T04:24:16.023-08:002010-11-20T04:24:16.023-08:00Dave - thanks for your reply.
I can "buy the ...Dave - thanks for your reply.<br />I can "buy the vowel" - I was asking about the familiarity - not that I expect my answer to appear on "Wheel of Fortune" as a phrase.<br />Ken alluded to whether a date (or a range of dates), spelled out, is a familiar phrase. I know I don't see many bank checks filled that way... :)<br />I do see, in Google results, a couple titles - songs by Christian Death and Heaven - familiar?<br />Am I missing a more familiar use of "nineteen ninety nine"?<br />Maybe I'm dense - it still took me a minute to get the "new power generator" clue.Barnes_Durcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17075302911008163089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64951342808692473132010-11-19T23:27:18.546-08:002010-11-19T23:27:18.546-08:00Nineteen ninety nine qualifies because the only co...Nineteen ninety nine qualifies because the only consonants are N and T. Will didn't ask for the name of a Prince album using only N and T. We used Prince clues because 1999 written out is nineteen ninety nine.<br /><br />Blaine, I too thought that Tommy Boy's roman numeral clue was very clever. I'm sure most people caught my "new power generator" clue.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26974905167781557802010-11-19T19:15:31.490-08:002010-11-19T19:15:31.490-08:00I submitted "ten-to-one attenuation" wit...I submitted "ten-to-one attenuation" with 19 letters. I know it's a little specialized but at least it has all full-time vowels.<br />And it is much more familiar (35 Google results) than "nineteen-to-one attenuation" (none).<br />I thought maybe radio folks would think it's familiar. <br />Prince's album is "1999", so how does "NINETEEN NINETY-NINE" qualify?Barnes_Durcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17075302911008163089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89788321020699202552010-11-19T16:19:30.893-08:002010-11-19T16:19:30.893-08:00Doesn't Toyota rhyme with iota?
/throwing vow...Doesn't Toyota rhyme with iota?<br /><br />/throwing vowels on the fire :)Doctechnicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817162059249352531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61040975294617712982010-11-19T15:21:42.349-08:002010-11-19T15:21:42.349-08:00Hugh said,
> 1999 Toyota?
That would be a good...<i>Hugh said,<br />> 1999 Toyota?</i><br /><br />That would be a good example of using <a href="http://www.phonicsontheweb.com/y-roles.php" rel="nofollow">y as a consonant</a>, wouldn't it?Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58722769645141565232010-11-19T09:58:01.299-08:002010-11-19T09:58:01.299-08:00If you feel like splitting hairs, how about w as a...If you feel like splitting hairs, how about w as a vowel? Cwm is a well-known word, crwth less so, but in the dictionary.<br /><br />1999 Toyota?<br /><br />Great costumes!hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85843899858938097972010-11-19T03:57:26.551-08:002010-11-19T03:57:26.551-08:00"Natty nonentity yeti toy yoyo: ninety yuan a..."Natty nonentity yeti toy yoyo: ninety yuan a unit."<br /><br />So there.<br /><br />:)Doctechnicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817162059249352531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14844668650131322402010-11-19T01:34:29.075-08:002010-11-19T01:34:29.075-08:00Yes the official answer maybe rather dull (repeati...Yes the official answer maybe rather dull (repeating number nine three times ?), I had more fun developing contrived phrases, e.g. band's motivation when playing the national anthem: "Intent to tune a nation to attention" 30 letters and all FIVE vowels.DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53796911912108248822010-11-18T21:33:44.247-08:002010-11-18T21:33:44.247-08:00Could it be the Lawrence Berkeley (National) Labs ...Could it be the Lawrence Berkeley (National) Labs Fire Department?<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/Blainesville/Halloween2010?authkey=Gv1sRgCLuhiYrtguGHWA&feat=flashalbum#5534335279363927298" rel="nofollow">LBLFD Photo</a>Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2486949145287669592010-11-18T18:47:54.636-08:002010-11-18T18:47:54.636-08:00Hugh:
What is LBLFD??Hugh:<br />What is LBLFD??cookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56585867759667633122010-11-18T16:24:06.316-08:002010-11-18T16:24:06.316-08:00I submitted 1999, even though I thought it was a h...I submitted 1999, even though I thought it was a hinky answer. I really would have liked to have used w as a vowel (as in the word "cwm").Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22738093266904495312010-11-18T15:12:34.280-08:002010-11-18T15:12:34.280-08:00Bah. At least my answer doesn't rely on the ch...Bah. At least my answer doesn't rely on the cheap plastic imitation "vowel".Doctechnicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817162059249352531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21494958101643896702010-11-18T14:52:08.857-08:002010-11-18T14:52:08.857-08:00When Paul Simon wrote "Mrs. Robinson" in...When Paul Simon wrote "Mrs. Robinson" in 1968, some, including Joltin' Joe himself, initially thought the reference was about the demise of DiMaggio. After DiMaggio's death in 1999 , Simon performed the song at Yankee Stadium in his honor.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77086183202247816972010-11-18T14:26:45.491-08:002010-11-18T14:26:45.491-08:00Everyone noticed the capital letters in Tommy Boy&...Everyone noticed the capital letters in Tommy Boy's post, right? MCMXCIXBlainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58257717163207369242010-11-18T14:23:00.180-08:002010-11-18T14:23:00.180-08:00...and sometimes y....and sometimes y.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-38626577890118175012010-11-18T14:18:57.044-08:002010-11-18T14:18:57.044-08:00Y is not a vowel. Pat Sajak says so.Y is not a vowel. Pat Sajak says so.King Erroneoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15369838025591492757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40970300665328714272010-11-18T14:05:26.946-08:002010-11-18T14:05:26.946-08:00Boris Yeltsin was President of the Russian Federat...<a href="http://www.voanews.cn/specialenglish/2007/April/spec0041a0428.htm" rel="nofollow">Boris Yeltsin</a> was President of the Russian Federation from NINETEEN NINETY-ONE TO NINETEEN NINETY-NINE.kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882757881891590225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14539522113824418282010-11-18T13:40:15.736-08:002010-11-18T13:40:15.736-08:00Nineteen Ninety Nine? OH! I did not think of y a...Nineteen Ninety Nine? OH! I did not think of y as a vowel....ugh!KarenintheKitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722965422941690986noreply@blogger.com