I found a weird connection to last week.Q: Name something scary in two words. Five of the letters are vowels, which are all the same. And the consonants are all Roman numerals. What scary thing is this?
Edit: When you combine weird with the theme of science from last week's puzzle, you get Oingo Boingo's song Weird Science (YouTube link) which mentions:
"magic and technology, voodoo dolls and chants, electricity"
A: VOODOO DOLL
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.
ReplyDeleteYou 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.
Blaine, does your weird connection involve a song from 1963?
DeleteNope, it's a couple decades later
DeleteIf only the Titanic had had deck aids.
DeleteIn that case, I I found another weird connection to last week's puzzle.
DeleteJan, my link was to the 1985 song Weird Science. What was your 1963 connection?
DeleteRhonda Silver, "Voodoo Doll". See below.
DeleteSome people, on viewing this puzzle, will find something to hate, I don’t.
ReplyDeleteGot it right away.
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ReplyDeleteAs much as I love this comment, it does give away one of the roman numerals that must be there. Think about it.
DeleteWow! I appreciate the compliment, and am dismayed I may have given too much away. And I don't see it! I'll ask you to explain on Thursday.
DeleteI see it.
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ReplyDeleteSorry, this comment along with Tommy Boy's turned into TMI.
DeleteMore "NO-BLAINERS" this week!
DeleteOOh, another week where everything is being removed! What fun!
ReplyDeleteI know, I'm sorry. :(
DeleteYeah, this is tough one for giving obscure hints
DeleteI have an answer that works, but I am not sure it is the intended answer...
ReplyDeleteActually, I have two answers that work...
DeleteNice puzzle, but the door is surely open for some alternate answers. In the 3-word category, beware the mad mama llama!
ReplyDeleteWith all the removals, the site looking a little barren; I guess by now the point is made!
ReplyDeleteWell, I've got a plethora of possible solutions! Not sure if this is a one-clear-right-answer week...
ReplyDeleteBut if the answer doesn't contain the word 'clown' how scary is it, really?
ReplyDelete"Scary" seems a stretch. Could lead you down the wrong path. I think the answer is clear enough. I haven't taken a stab at any alternatives.
ReplyDeleteGBLV
ReplyDeleteOnce I shook off the COVID VOID that still haunts me I was able to find the answer. A fun puzzle.
ReplyDeleteI got the answer fairly quickly. Coming up with a clue that won't get removed is a greater challenge.
ReplyDeleteI am reminded of a James Bond movie.
DeleteI was thinking of the same Bond film.
DeleteNot only a Bond movie, but a Disney one, too. Tough to clue...
DeleteMy favorite among those with that actor playing James Bond.
DeleteFCI
ReplyDeleteSolved while still in my PJs while eating a breakfast treat
ReplyDeletePJs referred to the animated series, “The PJs,” which included a character called Haiti Lady, who practiced voodoo. A breakfast treat might be a Voodoo Donut.
DeleteI can think of a couple music clues, but I'll share only one and keep it vague since Blaine's got the jimmy finger this morning: early MTV.
ReplyDeleteSame here--two music clues--but I'm not sharing either.
DeleteI just thought of another puzzle involving vowels, but I have to wait until Thursday to post it.
ReplyDeleteI'll keep my musical clue as broad as possible: Woodstock
ReplyDeleteYour clue is extremely vague, but I got the answer instantaneously when I read the clue. I know my music :).
DeleteHendrix played Voodoo Child during his Woodstock set
Deletewere wolf is scary
ReplyDeleteI usually don't bother submitting the answer online even when I get it, but I think I'll go ahead and take a stab at it this week. I don't know why, but I have a feeling about this one.
ReplyDeleteOk, I’ll take a chance and stick my neck out (having been one of last week’s casualties), but here’s one of my music hints: Cole Porter.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of a certain play, movie and musician.
ReplyDeleteI have what I believe would be a clever hint, but blogger does not allow a way for us to draw here.
ReplyDeleteToo bad. Hints that contain a pictorial view do tend to be particularly clever.
DeleteNodd, did you forget the A? and spellcheck missed it, of course.
DeleteOh, is it cleaver? My typing won't win any a wards.
DeleteNodd, have you ever visited Three Mile Island?
DeleteNo, but I watched a DVD about it.
DeleteActually, I did visit 3 Mile Island, including a tour of the plant. We were issued radiation badges and everything. Interesting tour.
DeleteGeographical clue: Chile
ReplyDeleteI see what you did there.
DeleteThank you! Are those left-handed compliments?
DeleteWell, I wouldn't fret about it.
DeleteBlaine,
ReplyDeleteSince we are speaking of deleted posts. last Friday to:
"Natasha Fri Mar 03, 02:42:00 PM PST
SDB: Sausage good idea!"
I posted this reply:
"@ 4:03pm
Natasha, Now, don't be a brat. :=)"
A copy of my post made it to my email via NOTIFY, but my actual post has vanished without a trace, just as we wish George Santos would. I am wondering if it is a blogger issue, or if perhaps you removed it? It would not have appeared directly beneath Natasha's post, but further down.
Just wondering if maybe you misunderstood it.
For some reason Blogger auto-moderated it as SPAM. I'm not sure why.
DeleteBlaine,
DeleteI really appreciate your reply, thanks. I can now see why Blogger may have thought that, as Spam is also a questionable meat product, although not encased in a pig's intestine, nor in mine, thankfully. I was concerned you might have thought I was being a brat, not that I'm not at some of my wurst times.
SDB: I saw the "Brat" post and laughed out loud. I did not know it had been deleted. Funny it was thought to be Spam. I am surprised Blaine's post has not been deleted as spam too.
DeleteNatasha, I am glad you got to see it before it became extinct, as I think Spam should. I was also wondering if Blogger would delete my re-posting with that word here. I also enjoyed your sausage comment and thought it clever.
DeleteSDB, I can be a Brat at times though and might have really deserved being called a Brat. Now lets see who gets deleted. Glad Blaine was not the one who deleted the post. I never would have known had you not mentioned it. Glad you liked my post. I think you used that before, if I recall correctly and thought I was stealing it from you.
DeleteSDB: Clever Spam extinct ...got it later.
DeleteSolved faster than Cape of Good Hope, and that's coming from a past (and future) Capetonian. As per one of SDB's past posts, I'll be about a mile away from the school.
ReplyDeleteIt might seem like the prime answer.
ReplyDeleteV+D+D+L+L=5+500+500+50+50=1105, which is a Carmichael number. It might seem prime by the Fermat test, but it is actually composite.
DeleteI discovered that if I highlight and right click on address links that are not posted as a word substitute, I am given the option to go directly to the site. Thus, wiping out the need to go through the WW motions creating a word link. I guess you all know about that being the techies that you are.
ReplyDeleteAs Katrina showed us, a vexed levee can be a scary thing indeed!
ReplyDeleteThe name of a famous country singer comes to mind.
ReplyDeleteSDB: Your post was not deleted: skydiveboyFri Mar 03, 04:06:00 PM PST
ReplyDeleteNatasha, Now, don't be a brat. :=)
Blaine must have re-posted it. Having to go through this stuff is a bunch of baloney.
DeleteI did reinstate the post. I'm now finding many of my "standard reminder" posts that have been removed as SPAM. I guess constantly making the same comment each week could be considered SPAM-like behavior.
DeleteOr it could be Harriet.
DeleteSDB: I could be the "wurst brat" I guess to some.
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DeleteSDB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o33FHPEioPc
DeleteSDB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19AZc9cIDFI
DeleteNow you're hotdogging it.
DeleteSDB: Here is some background music for you today: I try to play this:
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7335XDZQP0
I've seen Murray Perahia in person several times. Ivory much enjoy his playing.
DeleteSDB: SF Ballet performing Giselle today. Last day. Favorite ballet. Missing it.
DeleteGlad you are keyed into his playing.
DeleteI think my post was deleted: Glad you are keyed into Murray Perahia.
DeleteYes, I saw that it disappeared. I hope you don't feel treble about it.
DeleteSDB: Hmmm. Je ne comprends pas!
DeletePerhaps will post in French from now on.
DeleteA musical post is a treble thing to waste.
DeleteJust feel out of tune with whatever is lurking on here.
DeleteI will accord you some space then.
DeleteHave you tried to carry on a conversation with Chatgpt? Perhaps that is what is lurking here. I guess it thought calling me a Brat was not nice. Would hurt my feelings. Wonder if idioms are programmed into the autocorrect...puns..I will try with Chatgpt.
DeleteI feel some discord with the Blogger-auto.
DeleteNatasha,
DeleteI just got back from the liebury, where I had items to pick up. While there I found the New Yorker issue with the 3 finalist captions to their recent Sherlock Holmes cartoon. I did email in my caption, and that is why I looked at this issue, to see what they chose. I think my caption is better than the 3 finalists, but I also think there is no way this can be a fair contest because readers only see the most recent entries. So you may have a killer caption, but if hardly anyone sees it, it will not get the votes. Of course I might just be a tiny bit biased, or just being a dick (pun intended).
No, I have not tried Chatgpt. Not interested. Bad enuf dealing with phone bot calls.
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Deletesdb, I saw your submission to the New Yorker Cartoon Contest. At least it was similar to what you posted on this blog. I voted that it was funny. Did you know about voting for the submissions? I could not find mine on the site that I submitted.
DeleteI revised my submission slightly and then submitted it. When they began that program I participated, but soon stopped because I found it tedious. I don't think you told us what your submission was?????
DeleteNatasha:
DeleteI forgot to mention that I thought your post: "Glad you are keyed into his playing." was very Klavier.
sdb: Thank you.
Deletesdb: You deserve a pat on the Bach too...Klavier.
DeletePut on my thinking cap, solved this one quickly!
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ReplyDeleteWhat man?
DeleteYeah, that one.
DeleteI love this clue, but I fear it may be too helpful, at least when paired with Jd’s reply
DeleteYou remind me of a man!
DeleteWhat man?
The man with the power!
What power?
The power of Voodoo!*
Voodoo?
You do!
Do what?
Remind me of a man!, etc.
*The power may also be "Hoodoo".
Brian Setzer (and his Orchestra) did a song called "Hoodoo Voodoo Doll", which covers both.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o5PKKnF3RE
Movie clue: Harvey Korman
ReplyDeletepjbWouldn'tHaveBeenAbleToKeepAStraightFaceAroundTimConway,Either
We got's bearded iris popped up out back. Early. Climate change?
ReplyDeleteReminded of a national park out west.
ReplyDeleteReminded of a Paul Simon song.
DeleteJan, you rock! I love Paul Simon!
DeleteI don't get the "Rhymin' Simon" connection, but how about a TV clue: "Gilligan's Island"?
DeletepjbWondersWhatIdiot'sIdeaWasItToMakeTheLastTwoRemainingCastawaysBeReferredToInTheEarlyVersionOfTheThemeSongAs"AndTheRest"?!
Yes! I remember that episode. So funny. I just read a theory about the deep meaning Gilligan's Island. It represents Hell (no one wants to be there), each character displays one of the 7 deadly sins, and Gilligan is Satan, the reason they can't leave. Plus, he always wears red. How's THAT for conspiracy!? :) :)
DeletePlus, Emily Dickinson's poems can all be sung to the tune of the Gilligan's Island theme song.
DeleteOh my! You're right! I just tested a couple. Am I the only one who didn't know all this G.I. trivia? (and thanks for the earworm). ;)
DeleteAnd the reason the flags in the background of the first seasons' opening sequence are at half mast is because it was was filmed (in Hawaii) on November 22, 1963.
DeleteI didn't know until a few weeks ago, that the actor, Denny Miller, who played the surfer who happens onto the island, was married in real life to Kit Smythe, who was the original Ginger in the pilot episode.
DeleteI thought her poems could all be sung to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas". Now that one I've heard before.
Deletepjb'sMomSaysAtChurchThey'veManagedToSingACertainPrayerTo"PeacefulEasyFeeling"ByTheEagles,ButHeHasHisDoubtsAboutThatOne
Actually, there were a couple of relevant episodes of Gilligan's Island.
DeleteAgain I have not received a submission response from NPR. Why is it you can never find a minion when you need one?
ReplyDeleteI do not expect response anymore. I wrote to NPR last week and got a response that my message was received. I recall that my submission for the caption contest was something like Sherlock saying "Will Shortz misspelled my last name!" Someone else submitted "Will Shortz left out the l from my name." Something like that. When I told WS my submission, he stated he liked it!
Deletesdb: We must be on their ignore Liszt.
DeleteI don't know. I'm not Haydn from them.
DeleteThere's no going Bach after that. It would be so hard to Handel.
DeletepjbAdmitsIt'sAllGriegToHim
You are Verdi correct, Cranberry.
DeleteI heard one of the Three Stooges sent in a painting and it was rejected. So much for Mozart!
DeletePerhaps a new Staff of interns rejected it.
DeleteI've heard they Offenbach away from visual puzzles, because they aren't considered "radio-friendly."
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DeleteI would have paid good money for it if I wasn't Flat Baroque.
DeleteThat can be a lot to Handel.
DeleteAh ok, I think I've got the intended answer now—though there are tons of good alternatives! My musical clue: Salt-N-Pepa.
ReplyDeleteTons of good alternatives? I don't think so.
DeleteBased on your reference, I have the same answer as you...
DeleteI am in sharp anticipation, not to say in suspense, to know how many correct answers there will be this week.
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DeleteSorry, Blaine. I thought it was still obscure enough.
DeleteI got an email acknowledgement this week.
ReplyDeleteI did, too, pretty much right away.
ReplyDeleteJust wasn't very interesting and I felt there must be lots of other answers out there.
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ReplyDeleteThis puzzle is child's play
ReplyDeleteIt took us so long to find the solution that I am pretty sure there aren't any alternatives.
ReplyDeleteI think a purist in the NPR elf chain-of-command would make only upper-case answers acceptable. (m is not 1000)
The Cartalk gingerale puzzle fits their famous term "bogus".
I think their next one, that now has their answer, is also bogus. It is titled "Little Things."
DeleteI sent in zip-ties to avoid contact.
DeleteYeah, that would be basically the same answer, but they no longer are doing anything with answer submissions. I got mine chosen years ago, shortly before they ended their live show. They sent me a free, permanent parking sticker pass for Harvard Square. I still have it someplace.
DeleteAnyway their answer is bogus, I think, because there is no way those spark plug wires could wear through in just 3 months, as was stipulated. I'm not buying it.
And besides that, if the guy drove in saying he changed his wires again and still was having the problem the mechanic would have seen the wear spots. BOGUS!
DeleteI guessed the correct answer for the city question on cartalk. I looked it up afterwards.
DeleteMendo: I thought about that too...made sure to submit uppercase answer. However, I wonder about the internist knowledge of Roman Numerals.
ReplyDeleteOh well, doctors don't need to know Roman numerals anyway.
DeleteYou can modify one of the words to generate a couple of additional valid answers.
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ReplyDeleteMy three favorite puzzles on the current edition of Puzzleria! are:
ReplyDelete1. Appetizer #4 by Nodd, titled “American Novelties,” which involves a) an American novel title, b) a word familiar to NPR Sunday Puzzle solvers, and c) a word in the title of a second American novel,
2. Entree #8 by TomR, who invites you to pretend you "got the call," and are therefore now playing the on-air puzzle with Will and Ayesha! "Settle back, relax... and don't embarrass yourself! You are now on the air!"
3. and, a Schpuzzle of the Week that asks, "How does a traditional English nursery rhyme pertain to two American historical events that happened exactly three-score years apart.
LegoFourSquareFourScore&MoreInStore!
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DeleteCaveat: If you visit Puzzleria, you might want to avoid reading this week's comments, at least initially. The reason is that the hints that people posted to help me solve the Schuzzle could be TMI for many (most?) people and I wouldn't want it to be spoiled for anyone who wants to try solving it without all that helpful info!
DeleteThat is an excellent caveat, Nodd.
DeleteUnlike Blaine, I can afford to give the Puzzleria! commenters a freer rein. Solving our puzzles will not garner you an appearance on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, Scrabble from Hasbro, The New York Times Sunday Crossword Puzzles, Volume 43, or the coveted Weekend Edition lapel pin. The only "prize" we offer on Puzzleria! is the "satisfaction of solving." Therefore, no hints are TMI: "Too Much Information"... All hints are WHY BAN?: "Whatever Hints You Believe Are Necessary!"
LegoLaissezFaire
Also, that allows Puzzleria! to present more interesting and challenging puzzles than most of what we get from NPR. Some of them initially appear insoluble, but the availability of the followup hints plus some persistence on the solver's part eventually permit a solution.
DeleteAnd they won't melt in your hand.
DeleteWhy did George Santos lose all his golf matches?
DeleteBecause he kept inflating his score?
DeleteHe kept getting stuck with bad lies.
Delete"Bad lies" is that a golf term? I have never golfed. And I don't have a Caddie; I drive a Ford.
DeleteCorrect. It's when your ball lands in a position that makes it hard or impossible to get off a decent shot. But here's one from a sport you're familiar with: Why did Donald Trump take up rock climbing, and why did it not work out for him?
DeleteDon't know why he took it up, but I imagine he found it repelling and not easy to cheat at.
DeleteHe wanted to be belayed, but he was too unbalanced to stay up.
DeleteRegarding Entry #2, when I constructed it, I named it "Ways to Get Around." That's a hint. They are all pretty easy when you look for the way to get around.
DeleteTomR, you mean Entree #8, right? And yes, I did enjoy the cryptic hints.
DeleteI also enjoyed the cryptic hints.
DeleteAnother geographical clue:
ReplyDeletePortland
Blaine, how did you add the blurb about your instructions below the comment box? It's a welcome addition.
ReplyDeleteIn Blogger | Settings | Comments, there is a field for "Comment form message". I just recently discovered it!
DeleteThanks, Blaine! I just added a comment form message to my blog, too. I wonder how long it has been an option.
DeleteI found it mentioned in a blog post from 2011, so it's definitely not something new. 😉
DeleteI am surprised that Iris Corona wasn't required to change their name for this weeks challenge.
ReplyDelete1. A VOODOO DOLL with pins stuck in it is truly scary.
ReplyDelete2. A VEXED EMCEE who turns on his contestants can be extremely scary.
VOODOO DOLL (Intended Answer)
ReplyDeleteAlternates:
VOODOO DOC
VOODOO CLOD
VOODOO DOM
DOODOO MOLD
DOODOO DOLL
DOODOO DOM
DOODOO CLOD
DOODOO COX
DOODOO DOX
DOODOO LOX
OX DOODOO
COLD DOODOO
DOLL DOODOO
OLD DOODOO
ODD VOODOO
ODD DOODOO
COLD MOOMOO
OLD MOOMOO
COOCOO DOLL
COOCOO CLOD
COOCOO OX
My Hint:
"I have what I believe would be a clever hint, but blogger does not allow a way for us to draw here."
Yes, Blogger does not allow us to draw blood here; not even via voodoo dolls.
VOODOO DOLL
ReplyDeleteVoodoo comes from Haiti, ergo the comment that, "... while some might find something in this puzzle to hate I don't."
VOODOO DOLL
ReplyDelete> An on-air player from earlier this year would have an advantage this week.
As we discussed here, Julie Gunn knows all about making Voodoo dolls -- for her cat.
> In that case, I found another weird connection to last week's puzzle.
In 1963, Rhonda Silver recorded "Voodoo Doll".
> FCI
The McDonnell F-101 (FCI in Roman numerals) Voodoo could be pretty scary, though it only killed its own pilots.
>> Reminded of a national park out west.
> Reminded of a Paul Simon song.
I say now, hoodoo, hoodoo you think you're foolin'?
> Actually, there were a couple of relevant episodes of Gilligan's Island.
Voodoo Something to Me (aired 10/10/1964), and Voodoo (aired 10/10/1966).
I wrote, “Take the Roman numerals individually and add them. Reverse the digits of the sum. You get a prime.” 5 + 500 + 500 +50 + 50 = 1105, and 5011 is prime. Blaine kindly complimented me on the hint, but removed it and said it gave away one of the numbers. I really thought I had obscured everything! I still don’t see the giveaway; can you tell me what it was?
ReplyDeleteVOODOO DOLL
ReplyDeleteThe Disney movie that featured voodoo dolls was The Princess and the Frog.
My “two music clues,” the first one posted, the second one not: 1) “Cole Porter,” who composed “You Do Something to Me,” which has the lyric “Do do that voodoo that you do so well”; 2) “Jimi Hendrix,” whose album Electric Ladyland included the tracks “Voodoo Chile” and “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return).” A direct Hendrix hint would almost certainly have been TMI. Curtis hinted at him with his “Woodstock” clue, and Dave hinted at him also with his “Geographical clue: Chile” hint (hence my “fret” reply).
This week I learned something about Emily Dickinson and Gilligan’s Island.
But I’m not sure how I would have incorporated it into a lecture or class discussion of the Belle of Amherst’s poetry.
I think I’m glad I’ve retired.
This week I learned a new word: CIMICID. I don't think I've ever seen one, and I don't want to, especially if it's LIVID. I wonder if they're ever CIVIL.
ReplyDeleteI also wonder if a "pavement princess" might work for a MACADAM MADAM.
In other words, the real answer completely eluded me.
Puzzleria! proudly presents a pair of peerless puzzles this week, composed by our good friend "A Fan of Puzzleria!" – our "anonymous-and-on-our-honor-list" puzzle-crafter.
ReplyDeleteOne of "A Fan's" puzzles, involving orchestral woodwinds and strings, is based on fantasy. Another, involving oceangoing vessels, is based on history. Both are based on mystery!
We upload Puzzleria! very early on Friday, just after Midnight Pacific Standard Time.
Also on this week's menus:
* a Schpuzzle of the Week titled “Global brainstorming” that links 2 languages, 2 cities, and a town and country,
* a Puzzle Slice about "Hash browns and Has#tags"(breakfast menus and computer menus),
* a Dessert Puzzle titled "Retail, rental and records," and
* 10 creepy-crawly riff-off puzzles titled “Do do that voodoo, Doll, that you do so well.”
That's a total of 15 scary-smart puzzles!
LegoWhoIsAFanAndAFriendOf"AFan"
VOODOO DOLL (or, even scarier, VOODOO DOC and VOODOO MOM)
ReplyDeleteI completely missed MOM.
DeleteBecause Iris is a song by the Goo Goo Dolls.
ReplyDeleteVOODOO DOLL. I wrote that with all the removals of comments, the site was looking “barren,” and that the point “is made” not to post explicit hints. “Baron Samedi” is an important deity in Haitian voodoo.
ReplyDeleteVoodoo Doll - Hoping the magic school isn't teaching any black magic!
ReplyDeleteVOODOO DOLL
ReplyDeleteMy clue:
I am in sharp anticipation, not to say in suspense, to know how many correct answers there will be this week.
I was trying to paraphrase, without giving TMI, the state of being "on pins and needles." Obviously, pins and needles have a lot to do with popular notions involving voodoo dolls.
As my own reply to the clue regarding the number of correct answers, I posted this:
My guess is more than 1,100.
I was alluding to the Roman numerals: 5 + 500 + 500 + 50 + 50 = 1,105. I thought it was indirect enough, but I guess it wasn't, since it was Blaine-administered.
VOODOO DOLL
ReplyDeleteI had said that it reminded me of a James Bond movie. That movie, of course, was Live and Let Die.
And in my reply, I suggested it was my favorite among those with Roger Moore in them. Not that it is necessarily authentic regarding voodoo, but I like it for not being as much over the top as some other Bond movies (both before and after LALD) that seem more like sci-fi/fantasy. It even has some good comedy to it—maybe because it came in the wake of Diamonds Are Forever, which definitely is the most comedic among Bond movies.
DeleteI thought the movie to which you were alluding, Jaws, was "The Spy Who Loved Me" or "Moonraker."
DeleteLegoWhoOfCourseRealizesThatOur"Jaws"OnBlainesvilleIsNotInTheLeastBite(...IMeanBit)Villainous!
Voodoo doll
ReplyDeleteVOODOO DOLL
ReplyDelete"GBLV" stands for Goth Barbie's LiVing room, a description of the decor of VOODOO Doughnuts, a western doughnut shop.
Did anyone mention Harvey Korman in Blazing Saddles?
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ReplyDeleteI guess a VEXED MELEE isn't very scary.
ReplyDeleteLast night I posted "The Soviets Are Coming...", but it was soon removed. It was a reference to the U.S. Air Force F-101 Voodoos shown in the movie "The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming!"
ReplyDeleteYears ago two Voodoos landed at our local AFB, it was their last flight as they were headed to the 'boneyard' at Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona. They were impressive looking and very loud!!
I'd forgotten their role in that film. Alan Arkin (Lt. Rozanov) grew up speaking Russian at home, and Theodore Bikel (the Soviet Captain) and Alex Hassilev (Hrushevsky) were fluent, too.
DeleteVoodoo Doll
ReplyDeleteLast Sunday I said, “Reminds me of a certain play, movie and musician.” Of course, I’m thinking of the musical “Hello, Dolly” and probably the most famous version of the title song is by Louis Armstrong.
I commented,
ReplyDeleteI just thought of another puzzle involving vowels, but I have to wait until Thursday to post it.
The puzzle is: what two world capitals have names that contain all five vowels?