Sunday, August 03, 2025

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 3, 2025): What's on TV?

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 3, 2025): What's on TV?
Q: "I turned on the TV and saw anger, evil, slander, and ruin. It was all pleasant news. What channel was I watching and what specifically was on the screen?"
I remember watching this channel back in the days of standard definition CRTs. Anyone else?
Posted by Blaine at 5:25 AM
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20 comments:

  1. CritoSun Aug 03, 05:36:00 AM PDT

    I don't remember that, Blaine.
    But I did get the answer from what sounds like a programming language.

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  2. JAWSSun Aug 03, 05:50:00 AM PDT

    Got the answer, and I can echo Blaine's comment.

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  3. TortitudeSun Aug 03, 05:53:00 AM PDT

    May be a tad easier for people who live in my part of the country.

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  4. CritoSun Aug 03, 05:58:00 AM PDT

    I'm thinking of two people associated with the space program.

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  5. PaulSun Aug 03, 06:21:00 AM PDT

    So, what's a car with a 12-letter name with four E's and no other vowel?

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  6. Word WomanSun Aug 03, 07:16:00 AM PDT

    OK, got it. Moving on.

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  7. NatashaSun Aug 03, 09:37:00 AM PDT

    Fun to add more to the list.

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    1. LancekSun Aug 03, 11:04:00 AM PDT

      One such addition is a word from a past puzzle that was one of my favorite bits of wordplay ever. It might be too old for Blaine's archive.

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  8. SarmaSun Aug 03, 09:58:00 AM PDT

    Slippery puzzle

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  9. Clark a pseudonymSun Aug 03, 10:29:00 AM PDT

    If I have the right answer, since I'm 87 years old, its my favorite channel.

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  10. Cloak'n'DaggerSun Aug 03, 10:50:00 AM PDT

    C-SPAN works except for the all pleasant part.

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  11. CurtisSun Aug 03, 10:53:00 AM PDT

    I also see a rake

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  12. LancekSun Aug 03, 10:59:00 AM PDT

    Since my answer does not imply a specific channel, I think I might be missing one aspect of the complete solution. I did a little further research, but only enough to suggest that there might be some controversy ahead.

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  13. BobbySun Aug 03, 11:39:00 AM PDT

    They saw something else bad.

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