tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post8255551815793983234..comments2024-03-29T04:50:38.638-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 20, 2011): Consumer Protection Laws AnagramBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65854344412477603102011-04-11T10:16:07.252-07:002011-04-11T10:16:07.252-07:00Hi I got inspired by your blog and created my own ...Hi I got inspired by your blog and created my own puzzle blog<br /><a href="http://dailybrainteaser.blogspot.com?otherblogs=otherblogs" rel="nofollow">Brain Teasers</a>laveshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731980294342074301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45572357457407367132011-03-26T17:23:14.075-07:002011-03-26T17:23:14.075-07:00The Saturday Night Puzzle is up again!The Saturday Night Puzzle is up again!dumpsterdiveladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296636733423295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10105620916667894942011-03-25T09:04:41.647-07:002011-03-25T09:04:41.647-07:00My first post included the phrase
"passion fo...My first post included the phrase<br />"passion for rearranging vowels and consonants".<br />The consonants in "passion" are the initial letters of the four words of the answers (SSNP).<br /><br />My later post included "it's gotta be" : Scott (Simon).<br />and "too much information" = TMI = Three Mile Island : Nuclear Power.Barnes_Durcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17075302911008163089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58152813169314221672011-03-24T19:08:05.094-07:002011-03-24T19:08:05.094-07:00@Blaine - I *could* have been referring to Tangeri...@Blaine - I *could* have been referring to Tangerine Dream :)Doctechnicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817162059249352531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4221222288482666362011-03-24T17:33:30.634-07:002011-03-24T17:33:30.634-07:00@DT, I'm very familiar with Kraftwerk. I almos...@DT, I'm very familiar with Kraftwerk. I almost dinged your post since no other German techno group comes to mind, but I just hoped others weren't as familiar.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89896320004080705182011-03-24T15:47:33.487-07:002011-03-24T15:47:33.487-07:00My musical selection would have been "Radioac...My musical selection would have been "Radioactivity" by Kraftwerk, and I was going to use the band's name, but on second thoughts I didn't as it might be considered too obvious of a clue: "Kraftwerk" is German for "Power station".<br /><br />My use of the word "critical" was also a clue. I just recently learned that a critical reactor is a *good* thing :)Doctechnicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817162059249352531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60689404678797212242011-03-24T14:03:46.891-07:002011-03-24T14:03:46.891-07:00This week's stew was not made from lamb or goa...This week's stew was not made from lamb or goat but from WESAT, the abbreviation and partial email address for Weekend Edition Saturday.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24988999443306984882011-03-24T12:29:03.201-07:002011-03-24T12:29:03.201-07:00The 9/26/10 NPR Puzzler involved taking the phrase...The 9/26/10 NPR Puzzler involved taking the phrase "Patron Saint", removing one letter, and rearranging to get "NPR Station" (where Scott Simon can be heard).kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882757881891590225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90689954227852026182011-03-24T12:05:05.259-07:002011-03-24T12:05:05.259-07:00My clues:
When I asked DT, who cares?, it was only...My clues:<br />When I asked DT, who cares?, it was only to give the clue: Simple Simon Says, in reference to Scott Simon.<br />I then used the word "energized" as a clue for Nuclear Power.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13874994407216918932011-03-23T09:48:45.804-07:002011-03-23T09:48:45.804-07:00TB - Okay, thanks. My "how about" was &q...TB - Okay, thanks. My "how about" was "directed" more towards Will and NPR. <br />Hence my confusion.<br /><br />I guess correct answers to your puzzle could also include "yes", "no", "I don't know", and "go jump in the lake".<br /><br />But your answer includes the Doe detail, and is homophonic with an antonymic response.<br /><br />Hence, John's confusion. <br />Excellent.Barnes_Durcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17075302911008163089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13233648999937473782011-03-23T06:17:41.074-07:002011-03-23T06:17:41.074-07:00B_D, you asked for some other type of puzzle besid...B_D, you asked for some other type of puzzle besides the standard anagram. I was happy to oblige. <br /><br />Phil J and dumpsterdivelad, your answers are correct. However, I was going for "I, Doe, know."Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81694633048947588232011-03-22T20:46:00.958-07:002011-03-22T20:46:00.958-07:00Tommy Boy -
All three answered, "yes".Tommy Boy - <br />All three answered, "yes".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65975278942913134792011-03-22T19:57:06.871-07:002011-03-22T19:57:06.871-07:00Tommy Boy -
I'm still wondering why my name w...Tommy Boy - <br />I'm still wondering why my name was in your post above. It's gotta be an accident - or was it just too much information?Barnes_Durcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17075302911008163089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70099404977873689932011-03-22T16:11:25.534-07:002011-03-22T16:11:25.534-07:00I didn't know how to react at first, I felt al...I didn't know how to react at first, I felt all weak in the knees. But then I firmly planted my feet, let out a sigh and submitted my answer.Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24513800082597980262011-03-21T17:46:01.875-07:002011-03-21T17:46:01.875-07:00Xeipon:
Did you figure that out while driving in r...Xeipon:<br />Did you figure that out while driving in reverse?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24516611354717326302011-03-21T05:53:18.882-07:002011-03-21T05:53:18.882-07:00Sorry, Dave. It was Ben. How about it Ben?Sorry, Dave. It was Ben. How about it Ben?Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26383559412675629612011-03-20T22:43:49.939-07:002011-03-20T22:43:49.939-07:00Tommy Boy, did I have an ethnicity puzzle last wee...Tommy Boy, did I have an ethnicity puzzle last week?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30092182639323554182011-03-20T17:06:55.115-07:002011-03-20T17:06:55.115-07:00Blaine, too bad, because a public debate about the...Blaine, too bad, because a public debate about the altitude (or lack thereof) of rhymes might be interesting.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48867834092592731282011-03-20T16:37:48.334-07:002011-03-20T16:37:48.334-07:00Is TRINA RUCCO the name of someone in broadcasting...Is TRINA RUCCO the name of someone in broadcasting? Okay, so much for that being the issue of public debate. :)Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32694231422365737892011-03-20T15:16:51.735-07:002011-03-20T15:16:51.735-07:00A fellow actor of Pernell Roberts has a name that ...A fellow actor of Pernell Roberts has a name that also fills the bill in a perverse way, but not as well as the desired name,(which is new to me.)hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23264823219472630962011-03-20T14:07:20.315-07:002011-03-20T14:07:20.315-07:00I would say that this/these name(s) are/is common ...I would say that this/these name(s) are/is common - but Midge and Martha - eh, not so much.<br /><br />Does anybody know the story about Mike Judge influencing the name of the Albuquerque minor league baseball team?TomRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000427318383579622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34121033304764127462011-03-20T12:44:28.269-07:002011-03-20T12:44:28.269-07:00Re: skydiveboy
JUSTIN BIEBER MUSTACHE + no-count o...Re: skydiveboy<br />JUSTIN BIEBER MUSTACHE + no-count oaf = <br />The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. <br /><br />--Ed Pegg JrUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243552226655822105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47865518501964429452011-03-20T11:59:45.789-07:002011-03-20T11:59:45.789-07:00Nice musical clues, Chuck and Janeabelle.Nice musical clues, Chuck and Janeabelle.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37525780738000551742011-03-20T11:14:16.371-07:002011-03-20T11:14:16.371-07:00Not to be a mockingbird, but I wait with anticipat...Not to be a mockingbird, but I wait with anticipation the force of the summer's heat melting down my ice cream cone or do I wait in vain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71024229526369471692011-03-20T10:54:53.928-07:002011-03-20T10:54:53.928-07:00At first I thought the answers must be: ARIANNA HU...At first I thought the answers must be: ARIANNA HUFFINGTON & JUSTIN BIEBER MUSTACHE, but then I began the laborious task of working out the math. Thankfully I was given a slide rule for Xmas and eventually came to the stark realization that there were the wrong number of letters in my choices. Imagine my shock.<br /><br />I then went on to make a surprising discovery. If you take the name ED PEGG JR (the designer of many puzzles Will uses) and remove the first four letters and add these 14 letters AIKLMPSSSTUUZZ and then rearrange them you will come up with: MAKES STUPID PUZZLES.<br />Talk about a Eureka moment! (Not the vacuum cleaners; they suck.)skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.com