tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post7463835618010502223..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 13, 2011): Sounds Like Another Name PuzzleBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77688849311163140902011-03-19T18:48:47.834-07:002011-03-19T18:48:47.834-07:00The new one is up. It is too easy!The new one is up. It is too easy!dumpsterdiveladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296636733423295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70671940799857718982011-03-19T18:23:20.506-07:002011-03-19T18:23:20.506-07:00Thanks for your answer, Ben. I figured that you h...Thanks for your answer, Ben. I figured that you had a direct line to The Man. I agree with Will's assessment of your puzzle. He used that one just a few months ago. Keep trying. I've sent a lot to him, but he's used only one. I don't remember the puzzle of yours that he used, but I remember that he used one around a year ago.<br /><br />My clue this week was that the two names were entymologically related. A midge, as you know, is a small insect. A (Mitch) miller is a type of moth.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39718969340655326382011-03-19T15:40:03.735-07:002011-03-19T15:40:03.735-07:00I didn't like the difference due to the "...I didn't like the difference due to the "d" and "t" sounds for Midge and Mitch, but I must admit that Bridges and Britches was used for the on-air puzzle...Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149525317349695429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10399669611167146172011-03-19T14:47:28.064-07:002011-03-19T14:47:28.064-07:00Ben:
Too bad he didn't use your puzzle. Don...Ben:<br />Too bad he didn't use your puzzle. Don't you Hait it when that happens?<br />How did you find Will's email? I don't think he ever got my puzzle suggestions because I used the reply method.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49457336974040511912011-03-19T11:33:00.941-07:002011-03-19T11:33:00.941-07:00You may recall earlier in the week, as the Groundl...You may recall earlier in the week, as the Groundlings were complaining about Midge/Mitch, that I posted an alternate puzzle. Here it is:<br /><br />PUZZLE:<br /><br />Find two sovereign nations and one well-known territory administered by a sovereign nation. Each of the three has a well-known name for its ethnicity.<br /><br />One ethnicity has eight letters. Drop the first letter and scramble the remainder to get another ethnicity in seven letters. Then drop the last three letters and scramble the remainder to get a third ethnicity in four letters.<br /><br />What are the three ethnicities?<br /><br />ANSWER:<br /><br />TAHITIAN<br />HAITIAN<br />THAI<br /><br />I submitted this to Will and he liked it, but dinged it because he had done another puzzle with Haiti and Tahiti in it. Sigh.<br /><br />Also, Dave asked if I send puzzles directly to Will or if I use the web form. The answer is that I send them to Will, but I'm quite certain that if I gave out his email, Merl Reagle would come over and open a can of whup *ss on my head.<br /><br />-- Other BenUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649567284117676949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27343081599253656272011-03-18T13:57:39.166-07:002011-03-18T13:57:39.166-07:00There are 2 names I would have gotten in trouble f...There are 2 names I would have gotten in trouble for singing as part of the "Name Game" song and Chuck did not end in ch.Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45334710094241198092011-03-17T14:36:55.907-07:002011-03-17T14:36:55.907-07:00My first choice for an answer before I found Will ...My first choice for an answer before I found Will said the boy's nmae is common was:<br />Marge > March, as I at first rejected the answer Will intended: Midge > Mitch, and a clue was that it seemed like it took more than a week to solve. A month being more than a week. <br />I also said I would sing along, which is a clue for the old Mitch Miller TV show.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90628360921157987762011-03-17T12:17:19.550-07:002011-03-17T12:17:19.550-07:00When it comes to girls named Midge,
You'll onl...When it comes to girls named Midge,<br />You'll only find a smidge.<br /> Come on now Will;<br /> Enough of this swill.<br />The puzzle is becoming a bidch.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21360139377336830362011-03-16T11:15:02.172-07:002011-03-16T11:15:02.172-07:00DT:
I had a hard time with that states puzzle. I k...DT:<br />I had a hard time with that states puzzle. I kept thinking it must be West Virginia and East Virginia.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77252027218142182942011-03-16T09:50:10.862-07:002011-03-16T09:50:10.862-07:00@Blaine - I remember that was the first time I hea...@Blaine - I remember that was the first time I heard the Puzzle and thought "It would be pretty easy to write a program that would solve that..."<br /><br />So I wrote the program, it kicked out the answers, and *then* I realized it was April First :)Doctechnicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817162059249352531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29304004012876897532011-03-15T13:51:58.361-07:002011-03-15T13:51:58.361-07:00By the way, here is the April Fool's State Nam...By the way, here is the <a href="http://puzzles.blainesville.com/2007/04/npr-sunday-puzzle-apr-8-ill-state-for.html" rel="nofollow">April Fool's State Name Puzzle</a> to which DocTechnical was referring.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56902348465310450442011-03-15T11:58:03.024-07:002011-03-15T11:58:03.024-07:00Speaking of past puzzles, I just went back to see ...Speaking of past puzzles, I just went back to see what people posted re: the Spoonerism challenge last July as I was not using this blog then. There were some good ones.<br />I made one up and sent it in, thinking it had a good chance, but it did not even get mentioned. I would have posted it if I had known about the blog back then.<br />This is what I made up and submitted:<br /><br />What’s the difference between Casper the Friendly Ghost and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? One is a curious spook and the other is a spurious kook. <br /><br />When I came up with it, I first thought of Rush Limbaugh, and then Glenn Beck, but I guessed Will would be reluctant to get that personal, so I settled on dear old Mahmoud.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45637809678812057182011-03-15T00:30:13.463-07:002011-03-15T00:30:13.463-07:00Funny thing, but these names have the same meaning...Funny thing, but these names have the same meaning.googlyeyes1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07427775761638331436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69707530218135719072011-03-14T21:56:59.313-07:002011-03-14T21:56:59.313-07:00DT:
I almost forgot to mention that I did figure (...DT:<br />I almost forgot to mention that I did figure (the fitting word, I think) out your puzzle.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57814751880368576972011-03-14T18:29:55.383-07:002011-03-14T18:29:55.383-07:00This one is really easy. I'd feel like a real ...This one is really easy. I'd feel like a real jughead if I hadn't gotten it.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5305231990016847642011-03-14T18:07:58.036-07:002011-03-14T18:07:58.036-07:00DT:
Now I think about it, you are right, and I rem...DT:<br />Now I think about it, you are right, and I remember that puzzle too.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66974648418704173422011-03-14T17:47:02.671-07:002011-03-14T17:47:02.671-07:00@SDB: Actually, that reminds me of a puzzle Will u...@SDB: Actually, that reminds me of a puzzle Will used some years ago, which went something like this: Name two states. Re-arrange their letters to name two *different* states.<br /><br />I note that he gave out this puzzle on April Fool's day :) <br /><br />Oh, and regarding my puzzle: Yes, a certain knowledge is needed to solve it, but it's quite common knowledge. Nothing so esoteric as comic books, and something I was taught (lo, those many years ago) in grade school.Doctechnicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817162059249352531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39990756502026506922011-03-14T15:38:02.488-07:002011-03-14T15:38:02.488-07:00skydiveboy,
If I were Will, I think I'd have t...skydiveboy,<br />If I were Will, I think I'd have trouble deciding how to make "States" "sound capitalized", if that makes any sense.<br /><br />Blaine,<br />Sorry if I stepped in where I shouldn't have.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81901068508606510782011-03-14T14:26:32.934-07:002011-03-14T14:26:32.934-07:00Benmar Should I follow the bouncing rock?
I used ...Benmar Should I follow the bouncing rock?<br />I used to love to add the boy's name into the song the "name game" but I better not have let my parents hear me.<br />I love the creativity generated on the blog this week .Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19789529998691846292011-03-14T12:20:20.773-07:002011-03-14T12:20:20.773-07:00Blaine:
Does that mean I have a chance of getting ...Blaine:<br />Does that mean I have a chance of getting the puzzle I just made up on the show? It follows:<br /><br />Think of two States in two words each. The first letters of each State can be exchanged to name the same two States. <br /><br />Name these States.<br /><br />Hint: They are close together.<br /><br />Or perhaps Will will think it just too difficult.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64451109727093710572011-03-14T07:31:00.763-07:002011-03-14T07:31:00.763-07:00A couple posts have commented on the letter change...A couple posts have commented on the letter changes required in this week's puzzle. The puzzle is an extension of the on-air puzzle where the 'J' <i>sound</i> is replaced by the 'CH' <i>sound</i>. In the example, SURGE might become SEARCH. If the letter changes are causing you to discount your answer, don't.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25567988818089479722011-03-13T18:02:40.800-07:002011-03-13T18:02:40.800-07:00DT, perhaps as a fill in the blank puzzle:
I - V ...DT, perhaps as a fill in the blank puzzle:<br /><br />I - V - Y<br /><br />E - X - C - E - L<br /><br />S - E - E - D - __ ?Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73681378368526620382011-03-13T16:23:41.326-07:002011-03-13T16:23:41.326-07:00One of the girl's name that I am thinking of w...One of the girl's name that I am thinking of was used on the air in this on-air challenge. I wonder if that disqualifies it as a correct answer.Emmanuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18179105623039983469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30433100259331017462011-03-13T15:42:32.360-07:002011-03-13T15:42:32.360-07:00Interestingly enough, the female first name and th...Interestingly enough, the female first name and the last name that most of us think of when we figure out the male first name are entomologically related.<br /><br />For those of you who have submitted puzzles to Sunday Edition but haven't had them read on the air, keep trying. I've submitted at least fifteen puzzles, but only one of them has been used. Oddly, it was a month or two before I was a contestant on the show. I've never gotten a response back from Will about why my other puzzles weren't used, now was I told in advance that he would be using my puzzle.<br /><br />Ben, do you send your puzzle suggestions directly to Will or do you use the NPR link? I'd like to get some feedback on puzzles I've submitted.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14268244908182773952011-03-13T14:28:11.537-07:002011-03-13T14:28:11.537-07:00Only a real character can be certain.Only a real character can be certain.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.com