Sunday, September 17, 2017

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 17, 2017): Back to School Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 17, 2017): Back to School Puzzle:
Q: This puzzle is for the new school year. Think of two antonyms, each in three letters. Set them side by side. In between them arrange the letters of TRY TO ACE in some order. The result will name someone at school. Who is it?
Don't make the mistake I did.

Edit: I originally thought all the letters had to be anagrammed, not just the ones in the middle. It was much easier to solve after that. And my hint was a reference to the quote, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" (or any of the numerous variations of that quote).
A: HISTORY TEACHER
Posted by Blaine at 5:14 AM
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273 comments:

  1. BlaineSun Sep 17, 05:14:00 AM PDT

    Here's my standard reminder... don't post the answer or any hints that could lead directly to the answer (e.g. via a chain of thought, or an internet search) before the deadline of Thursday at 3pm ET. If you know the answer, click the link and submit it to NPR, but don't give it away here.

    You may provide indirect hints to the answer to show you know it, but make sure they don't give the answer away. You can openly discuss your hints and the answer after the Thursday deadline. Thank you.

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  2. RobSun Sep 17, 05:17:00 AM PDT

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    1. janSun Sep 17, 09:05:00 AM PDT

      I was, but I don't. Never heard of the song, nor of the big shot who recorded it.

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    2. RobSun Sep 17, 02:41:00 PM PDT

      Oh, dear. I thought it was obscure enough, and even did web searches on what I wrote. Sorry!

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  3. janSun Sep 17, 05:46:00 AM PDT

    550 correct answers this week.

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    1. Word WomanSun Sep 17, 08:26:00 AM PDT

      I was surprised there were only 550 correct answers last week.

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  4. SnipperSun Sep 17, 05:53:00 AM PDT

    Perhaps one of the easiest puzzles ever?? Especially given the on air narration.

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  5. CharlesSun Sep 17, 06:00:00 AM PDT

    Thought of the answer when stepping out of the shower.

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  6. zeke creekSun Sep 17, 06:09:00 AM PDT

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  7. JimSun Sep 17, 06:34:00 AM PDT

    Puzzle solved!

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  8. Word WomanSun Sep 17, 06:57:00 AM PDT

    Enthralled

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  9. JaxonSun Sep 17, 07:18:00 AM PDT

    Got it!

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  10. ecoarchitectSun Sep 17, 07:23:00 AM PDT

    Got it as Lulu was reading the submitting instructions, no Sonny Liston this week.

    Bonus Puzzle: Think of a 2 word phrase, 10 letters, that most parents are happy to see. Remove the space and the resulting 1 word is something no parent wants. What are the phrase and the word? Hint: there is no rearranging of the letters, and the last 3 letters are "ing". Bonus bonus: This came to me watching the start of a 1970's movie, what is the movie?

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    1. ecoarchitectSun Sep 17, 07:33:00 AM PDT

      The movie is related to a puzzle from earlier this year.

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    2. janSun Sep 17, 09:19:00 AM PDT

      I recently watched a film that was just re-released for it's 40th anniversary, and has a scene like that not too near the beginning.

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    3. janSun Sep 17, 09:33:00 AM PDT

      I take it back. The 2-word phrase scene is at the very start. The one-word scene comes later.

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    4. ecoarchitectSun Sep 17, 05:53:00 PM PDT

      You have a different movie; mine features 2 of the greatest all-time actors/ actresses who are each separately associated with another great actor/ actress, who was a puzzle subject about 3 years ago.

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  11. marcus of borgSun Sep 17, 08:12:00 AM PDT

    Some adjectives have their pros and cons.

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  12. SuperZeeSun Sep 17, 08:18:00 AM PDT

    One of the antonyms is commonly used in a four letter variant; the other is always three letters.

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    1. hughSun Sep 17, 10:23:00 AM PDT

      How about the four letter variants both ending in "n". Yeah, I know. Just picking on "always".

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    2. SuperZeeSun Sep 17, 03:42:00 PM PDT

      What if I had said, "In proper English..."?

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    3. hughMon Sep 18, 08:00:00 AM PDT

      Would still have made the comment.

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  13. ecoarchitectSun Sep 17, 08:24:00 AM PDT

    The winner this week said he got the answer in "5 seconds", and he got on the phone and sent in his answer. Can one presume that means he submitted his answer early Sunday morning?

    There are then two possible explanations: the simple one is the randomly selected time was Sunday morning. The more complicated is that they finally have a different method for randomly selecting the winner. Let's hope the latter, and Natasha's persistence was successful.

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    1. NatashaSun Sep 17, 09:57:00 AM PDT

      Thanks Eco. Would like to think that is true.

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  14. Neal like the VerbSun Sep 17, 09:10:00 AM PDT

    I must admit I don't know much about this puzzle.

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  15. Mendo JimSun Sep 17, 09:39:00 AM PDT

    I think the words Will wants are more accurately thought of as synonyms.

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  16. Adam ColeSun Sep 17, 10:10:00 AM PDT

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  17. ChuckSun Sep 17, 10:52:00 AM PDT

    Casablanca

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  18. CurtisSun Sep 17, 10:52:00 AM PDT

    Yet another case where one of the clues, to be nameless for now, led me to the answer.

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  19. eighdreeuhnSun Sep 17, 10:57:00 AM PDT

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  20. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 11:32:00 AM PDT

    Gore Vidal is my hint for today.

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    1. ronSun Sep 17, 12:21:00 PM PDT

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  21. cranberrySun Sep 17, 01:33:00 PM PDT

    Gotta love a good puzzle you can solve at first sight! Now I won't have to worry about it on my cruise this week. Unfortunately, they won't have Wi-Fi on the ship, so I probably won't be able to listen next Sunday. And of course, I won't be home Thursday either. So it's a good thing I got it right away!

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  22. cranberrySun Sep 17, 01:34:00 PM PDT

    Musical clue:Jethro Tull

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  23. janSun Sep 17, 02:28:00 PM PDT

    7/27/17

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  24. AnonymousSun Sep 17, 04:06:00 PM PDT

    Carlos said this already.

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  25. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 05:36:00 PM PDT

    Blaine!!!

    I don't want to point out which post I am referring to, but there is one that anyone who has already solved the puzzle will see as a giveaway, and if it is Googled it goes right to the answer.

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    1. CurtisSun Sep 17, 06:54:00 PM PDT

      I agree. There are at least two extant clues at this point that I consider giveaways.

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    2. Word WomanSun Sep 17, 07:00:00 PM PDT

      Yes.

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  26. Word WomanSun Sep 17, 06:04:00 PM PDT

    This could be fun: ruin a book title in one letter.

    I'll start -- "Goodnight Moan."

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    1. clothesloverSun Sep 17, 06:16:00 PM PDT

      "Where the Wild Thongs Are"

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    2. ecoarchitectSun Sep 17, 06:21:00 PM PDT

      "War and Pence"

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    3. Word WomanSun Sep 17, 06:28:00 PM PDT

      I enjoyed all three titles above.

      "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Scone."

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    4. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 06:30:00 PM PDT

      clotheslover:

      And you complained about my joke! :-)

      (Actually I love it! As did those I told my joke to at wine tastings this weekend.)

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    5. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 06:39:00 PM PDT

      Turder on the Orient Express.

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    6. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 06:42:00 PM PDT

      Sometimes A Great Lotion.

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    7. Word WomanSun Sep 17, 06:52:00 PM PDT

      "50 Shades of Clay" {A Geologic Memoir} [And, I know I changed 2 letters.]

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    8. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 06:54:00 PM PDT

      Well if we're going to do that:

      Fart Of Darkness.

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    9. ecoarchitectSun Sep 17, 06:54:00 PM PDT

      My plumbers like "The Way of All Flush", and the pissed off interior decorator is reading "The Drapes of Wrath".

      Wasn't there an Addams Family story called "Naked Lurch"?

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    10. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 06:56:00 PM PDT

      One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Mess.

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    11. CurtisSun Sep 17, 06:56:00 PM PDT

      Laughterhouse-Five

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    12. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 06:59:00 PM PDT

      Days of Wine and Hoses.

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    13. ecoarchitectSun Sep 17, 06:59:00 PM PDT

      SDB: I was sure you were going to include "Animal Fart", written by the same historian who wrote about the October Surprise, "Nineteen Eighty Foul".

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    14. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:01:00 PM PDT

      The African Queer.

      (Oh, here it comes.) It's a joke!

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    15. CurtisSun Sep 17, 07:01:00 PM PDT

      The Pun Also Rises

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    16. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:02:00 PM PDT

      eco,
      What were your two ___s?

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    17. Word WomanSun Sep 17, 07:02:00 PM PDT

      "Gone With the Kind"

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    18. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:03:00 PM PDT

      A Bridge Too Fat.

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    19. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:04:00 PM PDT

      For Whom The Smell Tolls.

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    20. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:05:00 PM PDT

      Scat On A Hot Tim Roof.

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    21. CurtisSun Sep 17, 07:09:00 PM PDT

      The Watcher in the Rye
      or, The Catcher in the Dye

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    22. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:10:00 PM PDT

      One Hundred and One Damnations.

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    23. CurtisSun Sep 17, 07:11:00 PM PDT

      Variation on one of my earlier ones: The Hun Also Rises.

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    24. ecoarchitectSun Sep 17, 07:11:00 PM PDT

      For you know who:
      Price and Prejudice
      The Gropes of Wrath
      A Crockwork Orange

      SDB: if you mean from last week, my thoughts were scattered (say each syllable slowly).

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    25. ecoarchitectSun Sep 17, 07:13:00 PM PDT

      And WW: that certain person is working on the nuanced "50 Shades of Grab".

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    26. Word WomanSun Sep 17, 07:14:00 PM PDT

      "Mopy Dick"

      Curtis, "The Pun also Rises" could be our official blog book!

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    27. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:14:00 PM PDT

      eco - I am shocked! Over it now though. :-)

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    28. CurtisSun Sep 17, 07:15:00 PM PDT

      Naive Son

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    29. CurtisSun Sep 17, 07:16:00 PM PDT

      In Michael Jackson's case, Lonesome Glove

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    30. Word WomanSun Sep 17, 07:17:00 PM PDT

      "Leaves of Grasp"

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    31. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:20:00 PM PDT

      The House Trap.

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    32. Word WomanSun Sep 17, 07:22:00 PM PDT

      "The Class Castle"

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    33. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:22:00 PM PDT

      Bridesbed Revisited

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    34. CurtisSun Sep 17, 07:23:00 PM PDT

      Infinite Pest

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    35. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:25:00 PM PDT

      The Mild Bunch

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    36. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:26:00 PM PDT

      The Wild Brunch

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    37. CurtisSun Sep 17, 07:26:00 PM PDT

      The World According to Gary

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    38. CurtisSun Sep 17, 07:28:00 PM PDT

      White Gang

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    39. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:28:00 PM PDT

      Good Night And Good *uck

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    40. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:30:00 PM PDT

      Or: White Wang

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    41. CurtisSun Sep 17, 07:30:00 PM PDT

      This Wide of Paradise

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    42. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:34:00 PM PDT

      Slaughterhouse Live

      Slaughterhouse Jive

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    43. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:36:00 PM PDT

      From Here To Maternity

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    44. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:38:00 PM PDT

      A Tan For All Seasons

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    45. Word WomanSun Sep 17, 07:40:00 PM PDT

      "In Search of Lost Lime"

      or

      "In Search of Last Time."

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    46. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:43:00 PM PDT

      The Treats of San Francisco

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    47. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:45:00 PM PDT

      Sunday In The Dark With George

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    48. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:47:00 PM PDT

      Or: In Search of Last Dime

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    49. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:48:00 PM PDT

      Or: In Search of Lost Dime

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    50. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:49:00 PM PDT

      gotta go watch premier of The Vietnam Bar, I mean War.

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    51. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:50:00 PM PDT

      Days of Wine and Noses

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    52. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 07:52:00 PM PDT

      Or the Tom Cruise movie: Top Fun

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    53. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 08:01:00 PM PDT

      Gone With The Wine

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    54. 68ChargerSun Sep 17, 08:31:00 PM PDT

      SDB - looks like that Vietnam Bar/War series is going to be pretty good. I watched most of tonight's episode and am looking forward to the rest of the series. The 1st episode had film clips I'd never seen before.

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    55. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 09:44:00 PM PDT

      68C - It is very good so far, and I look forward to the rest.

      One interesting thing really bothers me. This is a well crafted documentary that is supposed to run around 18 hours. So far, in the first one and a half hour segment, we have been treated to footage and descriptions of incomprehensible violence and death, but they bleeped it in the middle so it could not say the words, shit sandwich. I do not believe any person has ever been killed or harmed by a shit sandwich, but we had to be protected from that word. This tells me that even after all the decades and more of these violent and destructive wars that hurt us all we still have learned nothing.

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    56. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 09:48:00 PM PDT

      The Green Pile

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    57. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 09:55:00 PM PDT

      WW - Loaves of Grass

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    58. clothesloverSun Sep 17, 11:12:00 PM PDT

      "The Girl with The Draw-on Tattoo"

      "The Girl who Played with Wire"

      "The Girl who Licked The Hornets Nest"

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    59. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 11:18:00 PM PDT

      The Man Would Be Kind

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    60. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 11:20:00 PM PDT

      Mopy Dick

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    61. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 11:21:00 PM PDT

      the Scarlet Lepper

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    62. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 11:25:00 PM PDT

      To Bill A Mockingbird

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    63. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 11:27:00 PM PDT

      The Good Hearth

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    64. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 11:35:00 PM PDT

      Uncle Tom's RV

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    65. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 11:42:00 PM PDT

      Prince Of Tires

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    66. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 11:53:00 PM PDT

      Doctor Strangeglove

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    67. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 11:55:00 PM PDT

      Fartwell My Concubine

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    68. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 11:59:00 PM PDT

      Thigh Noon

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    69. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 12:09:00 AM PDT

      Schindler's Lisp

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    70. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 12:13:00 AM PDT

      The Snots Of Kilimanjaro

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    71. Ralph LoizzoMon Sep 18, 11:04:00 AM PDT

      I am literally laughing out loud at these.

      How about

      Apocalypse Not

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    72. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 11:08:00 AM PDT

      I meant:
      The Man Who Would Be Kind

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    73. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 11:09:00 AM PDT

      Three Joints in the Fountain

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    74. NatashaMon Sep 18, 12:43:00 PM PDT

      I thought the rule was one letter changed.

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    75. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 01:23:00 PM PDT

      Natasha - You are right, but Word Woman broke that rule last night and is now meeting with her attorney.

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    76. Word WomanMon Sep 18, 01:30:00 PM PDT

      Change one letter, change a consonant blend, drop a letter -- the game evolves!

      I was surprised at how quickly folks here dove right in! My college friends and I did the same.

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    77. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 01:35:00 PM PDT

      Lonesome Dope

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    78. NatashaMon Sep 18, 01:54:00 PM PDT

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    79. NatashaMon Sep 18, 02:02:00 PM PDT

      Maybe you can share attorneys.

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    80. NatashaMon Sep 18, 02:03:00 PM PDT

      This comment has been removed by the author.

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    81. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 02:22:00 PM PDT

      We can share as long as I get a drumstick.

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    82. NatashaMon Sep 18, 02:31:00 PM PDT

      Sounds like you need a wishbone.

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    83. JaxonTue Sep 19, 09:30:00 PM PDT

      @sdb: Far from being scattered, my thoughts went for a new direction. Say the syllables in the last phrase quickly.

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  27. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 06:49:00 PM PDT

    The Beer Hunter.

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  28. CurtisSun Sep 17, 07:02:00 PM PDT

    The Old Man and the Tea

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  29. ronSun Sep 17, 09:48:00 PM PDT

    Such Ado About Nothing !

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  30. WordnerdSun Sep 17, 09:55:00 PM PDT

    This comment has been removed by the author.

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    1. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 09:59:00 PM PDT

      Wordnerd - Why did you delete? Now all three are gone.

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    2. WordnerdSun Sep 17, 10:02:00 PM PDT

      Now all three what are gone?

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    3. skydiveboySun Sep 17, 10:04:00 PM PDT

      The Wine; the Mind and your post, not to mention the Wind.

      Your post was good and you should have left it.

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  31. WordnerdSun Sep 17, 10:00:00 PM PDT

    Gone with the Mind? Star Bars (welcome to LA)

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  32. cranberrySun Sep 17, 10:58:00 PM PDT

    Nineteen-Eighty-Sour?

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  33. cranberrySun Sep 17, 11:00:00 PM PDT

    You could add a letter: The Old Man and the Seal

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  34. cranberrySun Sep 17, 11:11:00 PM PDT

    The Bun Also Rises
    Pleasure Island
    Prude and Prejudice
    Romeo and Joliet
    Rodeo and Juliet
    Green Eggs and Spam
    Hop On Top
    The Fat in the Hat

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  35. SuperZeeMon Sep 18, 12:24:00 AM PDT

    Zen Little Indians
    A Tale of Two Pities
    The Sound of The Baskervilles
    The Three Mousketeers
    The Count of Monte Crisco
    The Call of The Mild
    A Massage to India
    Tom Lawyer
    Grime and Punishment
    A Clockwork Strange
    Finnegans Cake
    The Pot And The Pendulum

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  36. Cuthbert BananamoreMon Sep 18, 05:05:00 AM PDT

    It's like Lenin said, man. "Who benefits?" I am the walrus?

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  37. Garry RustMon Sep 18, 05:14:00 AM PDT

    Thanks again for obvious hints to Ace the test this week. We make it every day.

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  38. ecoarchitectMon Sep 18, 08:17:00 AM PDT

    A Tale of Two Cuties
    A Tale of Tao Cities
    A Liver Twist
    The Sex Around Us
    The Old Man and the Sex
    A Farewell to Arts
    Wuthering Weights
    Lard of the Flies
    Lord of the Fries
    The Tale of Benji
    Arrowsmite

    And changing 2 letters to get everyone's favorite:

    Eugene Oregon

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  39. PaulMon Sep 18, 09:06:00 AM PDT

    Grave New World
    Sanity Fair
    Granny and Zooey
    Tranny and Zooey
    A Tree Glows in Brooklyn
    The Brothels Karamazov
    The Idiom
    Rabbit, Gun

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    1. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 11:04:00 AM PDT

      Wind in the Pillows
      Wine in the Willows
      Charlotte's Wet
      A Separate Peach
      A Separate Lease
      Thatcher In The Rye
      The Red Dodge of Courage
      Ben Fur
      Bed Hur
      A Doll's Horse
      Das Loot
      Teahouse of the August Moan
      The Longest Lard

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  40. Mendo JimMon Sep 18, 10:06:00 AM PDT

    Among many concerns about the Burns' Vietnam movie is the poor quality of the subtitles.
    They are small, have muddled contrast with the background and, worst, more often than not are shown too briefly to read.

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    1. janMon Sep 18, 10:29:00 AM PDT

      I didn't have a problem with the subtitles. While I understand the intent (the first episode was entitled "Deja Vu"), I found the cutting between late 1960s and earlier footage to be distracting. But I thought it was pretty good overall.

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    2. Mendo JimMon Sep 18, 12:33:00 PM PDT

      After reluctantly becoming a student of things Vietnam fifty plus years ago, I have since read pretty much every relevant fiction and non-fiction I found. I think this was better for my mental health than the forgetting and denial that many of my comrades went through.
      One result is that I read and listen very, very carefully to what is written and shown on the war.

      Last night, there were several statements and claims that were meant to be heard, but not necessarily comprehended, i.e. just short of subliminal. This has been an ever more effective ploy by those who would re-invent the history being presented.
      The Pentagon, in its "anniversary celebration" preparations starting a few years back became expert in this deception.
      Without proof, it seems to me that making subtitles (Vietnamese speaking interviewees) harder to comprehend than spoken (English) ones is a good way to skew the experience.
      That I had a bias to expect this doesn't make it any less true.
      The more watched show must have been the one with all the people and shows I have never heard of.

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  41. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 11:35:00 AM PDT

    Gunga Dim
    Rabbit Fun
    Our Gown
    The Matinee on the Bounty

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    1. ecoarchitectMon Sep 18, 02:54:00 PM PDT

      Don't you have a book to write? "At Easy", or something like that?

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    2. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 03:15:00 PM PDT

      Yes. And if you'd stop bothering me...

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    3. ecoarchitectMon Sep 18, 03:38:00 PM PDT

      ... your life would be very dull.

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    4. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 03:39:00 PM PDT

      Do you mean it could get worse?

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  42. IAmHobbesAlphaDogMon Sep 18, 01:47:00 PM PDT

    I predict this puzzle will have the All-Time most correct entries.

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  43. NatashaMon Sep 18, 02:14:00 PM PDT

    Seeing musical Anerican in Paris wed. In sf. Has anyone seen it yet in sf?

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  44. NatashaMon Sep 18, 02:14:00 PM PDT

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  45. cranberryMon Sep 18, 05:11:00 PM PDT

    Of Lice and Men

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  46. cranberryMon Sep 18, 05:12:00 PM PDT

    The Crepes of Wrath

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  47. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 05:20:00 PM PDT

    The Dairy of Anne Frank

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  48. Word WomanMon Sep 18, 05:51:00 PM PDT

    Inside out?

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  49. clothesloverMon Sep 18, 07:58:00 PM PDT

    My post from yesterday morning mysteriously vanished. In regards to the puzzle: I hated one, I've dated one, and am I'm related to another one.

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  50. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 10:18:00 PM PDT

    I have now watched the first two segments of Ken Burns's epic, The Vietnam War. I am very impressed so far, and my only concern is David Koch having backed it, along with numerous others. I as yet don't see why he got involved as it so far seems extremely fair and balanced.

    At this point in the production it has mostly been involved in the background and political aspects of the war. I was waiting to see if John Paul Vann would play a significant roll in the film, and he has emerged, as have others who are critical to the events. I also was very impressed that Mosadegh was even given recognition, as this is so forgotten and unknown by most in this country, yet so profound in our present situation.

    It will be interesting to see if in the following segments the day to day experiences of those on the front lines in the field, and also those in behind the lines duties in Saigon are covered in detail, as I very much hope they are.

    As to the subtitles, I paid particular attention to them tonight due to the complaint made earlier. I found them to be among the very best I have ever seen. They were large enough; clear enough; left on screen long enough, and most importantly, they were yellow, which has shown to be the very best for easy of reading with all backgrounds.

    There can never be any film that will adequately cover such an enormous period in our history as this war to satisfy everyone, but I suspect this will come as close as any ever will.

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    1. Mendo JimTue Sep 19, 09:26:00 AM PDT

      You make me laugh.

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    2. 68ChargerTue Sep 19, 12:48:00 PM PDT

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    3. 68ChargerTue Sep 19, 01:03:00 PM PDT

      SDB - Regarding your previous post about that "cuisine", I think the producers were trying to respect president Diem's last, dying words. As told to Diem's bodyguard, Rothebudd, Diem's answered Rothebudd's question about how he felt, by saying: "I feel   like   a  thit   thandwith,   R o s  e   b    u      d .  .  .".

      or so I heard.

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    4. skydiveboyTue Sep 19, 01:11:00 PM PDT

      68C - Not sure if you are making a joke, referring to Citizen Kane, or a serious comment.

      I was pointing out how NPR bleeped, or more accurately cut out, the S word, where a soldier was describing their situation. This modified the dialogue and insulted the audience. Shame on NPR for caving in to this nonsense.

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    5. janTue Sep 19, 01:17:00 PM PDT

      That's PBS, not NPR. Wrong tote bag.

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    6. 68ChargerTue Sep 19, 01:18:00 PM PDT

      Oh, I know what you were saying. I was just having a little fun!

      Some say that he was trying to name a new sandwich at McDonald's.

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    7. skydiveboyTue Sep 19, 01:28:00 PM PDT

      jan - Thanks for correcting my error. NPR would never censor their broadcasts, now would they?

      68C - I thought so, but could not tell for sure. I have never had a Big Mac, so can't comment on the effluvia they sell.

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    8. Mendo JimTue Sep 19, 01:48:00 PM PDT

      Tonight you might listen for the narrator's "retaliation for the Tonkin Gulf attacks."

      Just for an experiment I would like to contend that black is black.

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    9. 68ChargerTue Sep 19, 02:14:00 PM PDT

      MJ - I really do want to hear the background story on this. This ought to be interesting!

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  51. cranberryMon Sep 18, 10:22:00 PM PDT

    I Know Why The Caged Bird Stinks

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    1. skydiveboyMon Sep 18, 10:24:00 PM PDT

      Yeah, because you haven't changed the newspaper at the bottom.

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  52. skydiveboyTue Sep 19, 02:07:00 PM PDT

    So it's now: Toys Were Us.

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    1. 68ChargerTue Sep 19, 02:36:00 PM PDT

      That's good! I wonder if most retail walk-in stores will sooner or later become a memory? Not many people like to talk about that.

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    2. skydiveboyTue Sep 19, 02:43:00 PM PDT

      Do you really want most stores to go?

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    3. 68ChargerTue Sep 19, 02:54:00 PM PDT

      No, but I think the writing is on the wall...
      Home Depot, Target & Wal-Mart already have those self-checkout registers. I'm the first one to use the ones at Wal-mart, though.

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    4. Mendo JimTue Sep 19, 04:20:00 PM PDT

      If Wal-mart had a free checkout line, I don't think I would shop there.

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    5. CurtisTue Sep 19, 06:56:00 PM PDT

      I'm not sure all brick & mortar stores will die off. I still like looking at clothes, and making sure they fit, before buying them. But, I've gone to buying shoes completely online for an odd reason. I wear 8EE shoes, which are hard to find in retailers. New Balance, known for its range of widths in shoes, has a franchise store here in the Denver area. But, the franchisee refuses to carry any widths, other than men's D, in sizes smaller than 9. Yes, the store can order shoes for me, but I can order for myself, saving two trips (one to order, one to pick up) to the store.

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    6. 68ChargerTue Sep 19, 07:21:00 PM PDT

      SDB - I see I didn't write that response very well about 'Toys R Us'. When I wrote "That's good", I just meant to say that your "Toys Were Us" reply was "a good one"!
      Curtis - I can't see all stores going away but I wonder what stores might be left in say, ten years??
      One kind of store that I can't see going away are grocery stores. But, the big chains are sure trying to get more people to buy their groceries online. I just can't see doing that!

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    7. skydiveboyTue Sep 19, 07:31:00 PM PDT

      Now I understand why you wrote that. :)

      Does this mean The Mustang Rance will be going online too?

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    8. skydiveboyTue Sep 19, 07:32:00 PM PDT

      Mustang Ranch.

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    9. CurtisWed Sep 20, 05:40:00 AM PDT

      68Charger, you and I are on the same page. I don't want to order groceries online. I think, in ten years, stores will need to offer something other than commoditified commercial products. They'll need to offer real hands-on experiences with the products so consumers can understand the difference between commodity A and commodity B.

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    10. skydiveboyWed Sep 20, 10:32:00 AM PDT

      Amazon doesn't carry Soylent Green.

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    11. ecoarchitectWed Sep 20, 01:36:00 PM PDT

      But they do carry Original, Cacao, Nectar, and Coffiest.

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    12. skydiveboyWed Sep 20, 02:15:00 PM PDT

      I tried the Soylent Bundle, but I still prefer the Green. Yum yum.

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    13. 68ChargerWed Sep 20, 02:54:00 PM PDT

      Wow, I can't believe they actually named it that!!

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    14. skydiveboyWed Sep 20, 03:04:00 PM PDT

      They didn't name it That; they named it Soylent Bundle. LOL

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  53. AnonymousTue Sep 19, 02:37:00 PM PDT

    Daddy Warbooks?

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  54. NatashaWed Sep 20, 10:28:00 AM PDT

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  55. skydiveboyWed Sep 20, 10:33:00 AM PDT

    We are now at 200 posts again. Don't forget to click Load More at the bottom.

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