tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post7262699913147325549..comments2024-03-28T12:18:20.921-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 30): All Points Bulletin...Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27420968658258014352008-12-11T08:14:00.000-08:002008-12-11T08:14:00.000-08:00My co-workers and I thought we cracked this one un...My co-workers and I thought we cracked this one until we started reading the clues and found it was not specific names. Our solution was Saddam and Adam (as in the original lawbreaker/sinner).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81884959109877818362008-12-05T00:44:00.000-08:002008-12-05T00:44:00.000-08:00plummew, THANK YOU!plummew, THANK YOU!gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24692781606291658092008-12-04T20:12:00.000-08:002008-12-04T20:12:00.000-08:00If the answer to my previous question is "yes", th...If the answer to my previous question is "yes", then that means that a stalker and taker of crocodylus palustris would be a mugger smuggler.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23121139268245973662008-12-04T18:23:00.000-08:002008-12-04T18:23:00.000-08:00Smugness aside, Harry Potter would consider a non-...Smugness aside, Harry Potter would consider a non-wizard a muggle ....<BR/><BR/>Geri, you get from (s)muggler to mugger, and from (s)talker to taker, the same way in both cases:<BR/><BR/>Sing along with me now, "Noel, noel, noel, noel ...." LOLdumpsterdiveladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296636733423295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73269912726610955482008-12-03T10:24:00.000-08:002008-12-03T10:24:00.000-08:00Does anyone know if PETA or the law is opposed to ...Does anyone know if PETA or the law is opposed to the manufacture and distribution of items made from the hide of the southeast Asian marsh crocodile?hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81468501562214535692008-12-02T13:27:00.000-08:002008-12-02T13:27:00.000-08:00Don't even get me started on Mark Twain... I mean,...Don't even get me started on Mark Twain... I mean, the man was the epitome of the expression "ahead of his time." He saw through BS a long time before it was cool to see through BS. Ever read Cannibalism in the Cars? Not the most indicting of his writing but pretty funny.<BR/><BR/>And something recently got me thinking about a short story by Maugham, The Verger. If you've never read that story you really ought to find it and read it; it's easy enough to fine on the internet.carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55072985144071768792008-12-02T12:41:00.000-08:002008-12-02T12:41:00.000-08:00BenHypocritical Illinois Congressman who engages i...Ben<BR/>Hypocritical Illinois Congressman who engages in illicit activity. How redundant can one get?? :-)<BR/><BR/>I am reminded of the Mark Twain quote: "It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress."Don Hodunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629317119387671011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29704658264131875052008-12-02T06:05:00.000-08:002008-12-02T06:05:00.000-08:00Yes, Blaine, I already submitted with the "other" ...Yes, Blaine, I already submitted with the "other" answer. I thought of trying to resubmit with the correct answer but figured it would be unfair and who knows, Will may accept my first answer anyway. Am curious to see. And I agree the second term is iffy, but certainly COULD be a lawbreaker in a certain situation. It was the first answer I thought of and it seems plausible. Then I came here and saw it wasn't the more obvious one. Oh well.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068017891181076744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6134672659568860402008-12-02T02:11:00.000-08:002008-12-02T02:11:00.000-08:00Plummew, I submitted an answer and Ifeel smug but...Plummew, I submitted an answer and I<BR/>feel smug but I can't figure out how<BR/>"seasonal" applies.gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66926104734825216282008-12-01T21:25:00.000-08:002008-12-01T21:25:00.000-08:00I submitted my answer to NPR.I submitted my answer to NPR.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865705378226299742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48573836114663226822008-12-01T20:17:00.000-08:002008-12-01T20:17:00.000-08:00Blaine clearly has it, and also has the one Rick i...Blaine clearly has it, and also has the one Rick is pushing. I don't like Rick's because it would make me a lawbreaker every time I clicked the shutter of my camera! But both solutions do share the same seasonal element I cited earlier!dumpsterdiveladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296636733423295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51010803518950871052008-12-01T19:25:00.000-08:002008-12-01T19:25:00.000-08:00oops, I guess that would have been "hoplifer"oops, I guess that would have been "hoplifer"Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754156636762779545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31396567810756511782008-12-01T19:24:00.000-08:002008-12-01T19:24:00.000-08:00The real Ben here. (What up, Other Ben!) 1. Blai...The real Ben here. (What up, Other Ben!) <BR/><BR/>1. Blaine, you might want to delete Minncognito's comment hint above; it's a dead giveaway.<BR/><BR/>2. For the record, Other Ben said Henry Hyde but he meant Henry Hook. Hook is the puzzle savant, Hyde is the disgraced former Illinois congressman who sanctimoniously waxed profound on President Clinton's moral failings only to be found to have himself engaged in a lengthy extramarital affair. Imagine that, a hypocrite in the U.S. Congress.<BR/><BR/>3. I spent a few minutes on this puzzle trying to condense the words "shoplifter" and "swindler" into some other type of criminal. Unfortunately, "holifer" and "windle" don't cut it.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754156636762779545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76638630539604392872008-12-01T18:51:00.000-08:002008-12-01T18:51:00.000-08:00What is up with Will?? Last week an opera singer a...What is up with Will?? Last week an opera singer and this week criminals. I almost did not want to deal with this week's puzzle.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36876535020934671012008-12-01T16:41:00.000-08:002008-12-01T16:41:00.000-08:00I started playing the puzzle about three months ag...I started playing the puzzle about three months ago and this is the first time I got the answer! thanks a lot everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48789255127299127332008-12-01T16:23:00.000-08:002008-12-01T16:23:00.000-08:00Perhaps I sounded cocky when I wrote "piece of cak...Perhaps I sounded cocky when I wrote "piece of cake"? <BR/><BR/>In fact, I hail from Brooklyn NY, as does our puzzle creator, Henry Hyde. And we have both types of lawbreaker here, hence my confidence. <BR/><BR/>Our sister borough, Queens, has two airports though and may therefore have more of the type of lawbreaker with the lengthier name.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600537639204656778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54467721732202751432008-12-01T10:57:00.000-08:002008-12-01T10:57:00.000-08:00I just got it!!!I just got it!!!Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43561630571297463522008-12-01T10:55:00.000-08:002008-12-01T10:55:00.000-08:00Any more clues?Any more clues?Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86923412020297702822008-12-01T09:29:00.000-08:002008-12-01T09:29:00.000-08:00Rick, if I follow you, I think I know what your an...Rick, if I follow you, I think I know what your answer is. Your second term is a little general, but it could still qualify as a lawbreaker. I take it that this is the answer you are submitting?Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10674115792796058822008-12-01T08:28:00.000-08:002008-12-01T08:28:00.000-08:00Hmm. I see what you all were going for, but I had ...Hmm. I see what you all were going for, but I had a completely different answer which I think still qualifies, although you have to stretch the lawbreaker aspect a bit. And I was so proud to get the answer in just a few minutes. I wonder if Will will take more than one answer.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068017891181076744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85934067385353106142008-11-30T18:59:00.000-08:002008-11-30T18:59:00.000-08:00Piece of cake.Piece of cake.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600537639204656778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4881008679943756472008-11-30T18:21:00.000-08:002008-11-30T18:21:00.000-08:00OK, I see that my answer was most definitely not c...OK, I see that my answer was most definitely not correct - Carl's clue on last week's puzzle helps and his clue from 4:14 PST this week has both.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05907904409001992325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39915466044731826422008-11-30T18:01:00.000-08:002008-11-30T18:01:00.000-08:00I'm confident I figured this puzzle out. A clue f...I'm confident I figured this puzzle out. A clue from Carl in last week's responses really helped me.<BR/><BR/>Michael, we're looking for the specific names given to the people who commit the crimes in question.:)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08865705378226299742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62264217072052299412008-11-30T17:51:00.000-08:002008-11-30T17:51:00.000-08:00Blaines suggests we're not looking for proper name...Blaines suggests we're not looking for proper names. Are we looking for a -kind- of lawbreaker?Michael S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09065589706208599056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91681059621705355912008-11-30T16:17:00.000-08:002008-11-30T16:17:00.000-08:00I meant Sunday paper, obviously. Bought a new lapt...I meant Sunday <I>paper,</I> obviously. Bought a new laptop the other day and beginning to worry I might have to return it... weird things happen when I type on it. Lost my previous post a few minutes ago when it was almost finished; something made my browser go back one page.carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.com