tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post8265551928037744176..comments2024-03-29T04:50:38.638-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 6, 2010): One Swell FoopBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25173321171919578852010-06-13T01:12:20.123-07:002010-06-13T01:12:20.123-07:00I'm collecting names... I must have ten or mor...I'm collecting names... I must have ten or more at this point.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90788689197711810502010-06-12T21:50:19.676-07:002010-06-12T21:50:19.676-07:00Next week's puzzle is already posted. I could...Next week's puzzle is already posted. I could only find four names to match. First names are Adrian, Andy, Chris and Odalis.DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2833610832135474822010-06-12T16:34:34.024-07:002010-06-12T16:34:34.024-07:00Well, Bellydancers do shake well. My reference to...Well, Bellydancers do shake well. My reference to legumes were more like peanut shells. I was so tempted to go musical with that song "shake me, wake me when it's over" but knew that would have been tossed out.Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-183759626092433552010-06-11T11:01:02.281-07:002010-06-11T11:01:02.281-07:00My clue was changing a famous quote from a Shakesp...My clue was changing a famous quote from a Shakespeare play. "Alas, poor Winston Smith! I knew him, Horatio - a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy."<br /><br />Winston Smith refers to the protagonist in 1984 by George Or"WELL"<br />and of course William "SHAKES"peareRalph Loizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194974915716525500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58793947608592470162010-06-11T07:58:35.689-07:002010-06-11T07:58:35.689-07:00Wilde's "Dorian Gray" was a rakehell...Wilde's "Dorian Gray" was a rakehell. The syllables rhyme with the answer's words, but apparently the word itself isn't considered to rhyme with anything.<br /><br />I wonder if "something that might be seen at a regatta" would have earned a deletion.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79193022234239606512010-06-11T00:01:55.673-07:002010-06-11T00:01:55.673-07:00Dave, hang in there with waiting for the prizes. ...Dave, hang in there with waiting for the prizes. Took a couple of months before all the loot was delivered...then I went back and listened to the show because the things coming didn't quite seem correct...and they weren't, but close. Since it was just a few books that were jumbled I figured it didn't matter. Still fun to play on that great scrabble board. My old one was at least 30 years old!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607325912319134964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85950770283543509672010-06-10T20:54:26.910-07:002010-06-10T20:54:26.910-07:00My hint: Big Joe Turner had a hit with "Shake...My hint: Big Joe Turner had a hit with "Shake, Rattle, & Roll." BTW, I found the answer on the first jar I looked at, which was salsa.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12604303695916016232010-06-10T18:08:11.242-07:002010-06-10T18:08:11.242-07:00the entire referencing to Shaken Baby Syndrome = o...the entire referencing to Shaken Baby Syndrome = obvious<br /><br />tintinnabulum = a tiny, high – pitched bell – type toy, shaken by wee ones; a rattle<br /><br />Shiva eye = a genre of beach shell <br /><br />ashes’ committal = an areligious ceremony for the dead; a wake<br /><br />aftermath = the subsequent wake of one’s action; the ruins left behind after a crimeBlue of Central Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390169381894607875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31670655399482460122010-06-10T16:11:27.092-07:002010-06-10T16:11:27.092-07:00I got the same answer, shake and well. A lot of c...I got the same answer, shake and well. A lot of clues referred to either funeral wakes or waking up.<br /><br />I received the first installment of my NPR loot today. It took two weeks from the day that I got the first call from NPR, which was Thursday. I got the lapel pin and CD of past Sunday Puzzles, but the lapel pin was broken.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43877646117812316442010-06-10T16:03:46.392-07:002010-06-10T16:03:46.392-07:00my clues included going to a funeral (wake) by a f...my clues included going to a funeral (wake) by a friend pumping gas (Shell). No humans were actually injured during the making of this clue.phredphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68866199914405527572010-06-10T14:34:59.096-07:002010-06-10T14:34:59.096-07:00Yes DaveJ, "Swell" ended up being an obv...Yes DaveJ, "Swell" ended up being an obvious clue to the real answer. I did hold off on sumbitting until I figured out the intended answer, but for awhile I was thinking it was a flawed puzzle with an answer of PULL HERE --> HULL + PIER.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81708855768232924102010-06-10T13:14:13.350-07:002010-06-10T13:14:13.350-07:00My hint was "swell" puzzle and "hak...My hint was "swell" puzzle and "hake"-sack (add HAKE to SWELL and you get SHAKE WELL.<br /><br />Blake:<br />If you had a different answer, I'm guessing your "Swell Foop" was an unintentional spoonerism reference ?DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56057974209808968912010-06-10T06:36:32.634-07:002010-06-10T06:36:32.634-07:00Thank geri. I figured out the intended answer not ...Thank geri. I figured out the intended answer not too long after my original post. I think my subconcious had the answer before I did. I'll give my alternate answer out later today. Apart from the slight phonetic problem, it meets the rest of the criteria.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19487678724421386802010-06-10T00:01:40.816-07:002010-06-10T00:01:40.816-07:00After all these years of doing puzzles (I was the ...After all these years of doing puzzles (I was the guest last Labor Day Sunday) what a treat to find this site. Thanks Blaine.<br />No hints here (seems to be plenty already anyway)<br />I too have sent in a few puzzles to Will but have yet to hear any of them used.<br />I do continue to play and am wondering if they will allow a repeater? I started in the days of the postcards only.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607325912319134964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72095654168620873962010-06-09T18:40:51.950-07:002010-06-09T18:40:51.950-07:00Blaine: My nephew's spoonerism answer has
no ...Blaine: My nephew's spoonerism answer has<br />no "phonetic" problem.gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37229340060934083302010-06-08T11:31:18.720-07:002010-06-08T11:31:18.720-07:00"Alas, poor Winston Smith! I knew him, Horati..."Alas, poor Winston Smith! I knew him, Horatio - a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy."Ralph Loizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194974915716525500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85446676855999626342010-06-08T11:13:37.306-07:002010-06-08T11:13:37.306-07:00Part of the answer is related to last week's o...Part of the answer is related to last week's on-air puzzle.chrisidorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08850887151974234615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15924937967904272922010-06-08T10:01:39.065-07:002010-06-08T10:01:39.065-07:00No clue here, but it's wondrous how sometimes ...No clue here, but it's wondrous how sometimes the answer comes to you after a fitful night of sleeping.Sam Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121113921852782775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-38909841694309785402010-06-07T22:53:50.058-07:002010-06-07T22:53:50.058-07:00I'm also sad that Liane is leaving, even thoug...I'm also sad that Liane is leaving, even though I'm not a long-time listener. I would love to take a break from work and go live along the seashore, sipping smoothies.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258490572969237544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33659202787425553342010-06-07T19:39:00.570-07:002010-06-07T19:39:00.570-07:00RoRo, do you mean a bowl of peas, or a pole of bee...RoRo, do you mean a bowl of peas, or a pole of bees?Mariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363831109323605124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37639919597154989152010-06-07T15:53:02.903-07:002010-06-07T15:53:02.903-07:00Hugh - I love to explore my Wilder side. Some say...Hugh - I love to explore my Wilder side. Some say Litton's role was innaccurate. Although she followed the director's instructions, her clothing did not fit the era. Boy, was shea sore!<br /><br />Mario, get out of bed and eat some legumes!Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37103749976252495992010-06-07T14:04:49.421-07:002010-06-07T14:04:49.421-07:00Al, thanks for a puzzle I could actually solve. G...Al, thanks for a puzzle I could actually solve. Got it as soon as I rose Sunday morning and glanced at some containers in the frig. I personally like it when the puzzles are solvable and more people can enter and have fun instead of spending the week scratching my head and trying to figure it out from obtuse clues. So, thanks. And, Chuck, I grew up right outside of St. Louis. Now I live in Las Vegas and East Hampton, NY--6 months in each place. Just curious if anyone of my fellow bloggers are nearby????jutchnbevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276062511350424092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4542091326746416362010-06-07T12:40:59.814-07:002010-06-07T12:40:59.814-07:00Though I’ve lived in St. Louis for many years, I’m...Though I’ve lived in St. Louis for many years, I’m originally from D.C. When I was back there on business a number of years ago, I called and arranged to see the broadcast of All Things Considered Saturday in person – just me, not as part of a pre-arranged group. (BTW, I don’t think they do that anymore post 9/11.) My “host” was that evening’s director though I’ve forgotten his name now.<br /><br />Anyway, we had some time to kill before air time and he showed me around all the floors and saw various studios and tons of equipment. He also introduced me to several staff people we passed in the hallways including Liane Hansen. We only spoke for a little while but she did – indeed – seem like someone who was very bright and friendly.<br /><br />I thought it was a good puzzle, Al, so thanks. I’ve probably sent Will half a dozen puzzles over the years but none have been used :(<br /><br />ChuckChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82571346509289952102010-06-07T11:02:52.934-07:002010-06-07T11:02:52.934-07:00Mike - I'm really sad that Liane is leaving - ...Mike - I'm really sad that Liane is leaving - I haven't heard any guest hosts that are as good as her - except perhaps Scott Simon, maybe they can get him to do Sat & Sun !DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72811677231443265252010-06-07T08:50:46.629-07:002010-06-07T08:50:46.629-07:00This has nothing to do with the current puzzle, bu...This has nothing to do with the current puzzle, but how do people feel about Liane retiring? I've always felt it would be fun to have a cup of coffee with her and listen to her stories. Some of the substitute hosts have not come off as warm as Liane usually does.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258490572969237544noreply@blogger.com