tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post1253933825033001687..comments2024-03-29T02:24:46.717-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 4, 2015): Help Wanted, Inquire WithinBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27532087846563544552015-10-11T06:28:24.392-07:002015-10-11T06:28:24.392-07:00I've created a 21 word entry and am continuing...I've created a 21 word entry and am continuing to work on it. In the meanwhile, ponder this...<br />Glad I'd listened and paid heed; found edited screed exceeded need, reviewed and submitted.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37955050275734857062015-10-11T05:57:39.961-07:002015-10-11T05:57:39.961-07:00Blaine,
With creative challenges such as this wee...Blaine,<br /><br />With creative challenges such as this week's, would it be OK for us to post here what we've submitted? (Of course, <b><i>AFTER</i></b> we've submitted our respective answers, of course!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69455390323210584162015-10-11T05:41:29.019-07:002015-10-11T05:41:29.019-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23637671445094486152015-10-11T05:41:16.189-07:002015-10-11T05:41:16.189-07:00Hey! I was just writing that. . .Hey! I was just writing that. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48096859085802691632015-10-11T05:36:00.710-07:002015-10-11T05:36:00.710-07:00Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Bu...Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31678441116912697702015-10-11T05:08:27.389-07:002015-10-11T05:08:27.389-07:00Next week's challenge: This is a creative chal...Next week's challenge: This is a creative challenge. The object is to write a 10-word sentence in which each word ends with the same letter of the alphabet.<br /><br />For example: Dartmouth frosh clash with Pittsburgh church parish, clinch fifth triumph.<br /><br />Every word in my sentence ends with H. You can choose any letter you like. Entries will be judged on sensibility, naturalness of syntax and overall elegance. The person who submits the best sentence in my opinion will play the puzzle on the air in two weeks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73619976705276327952015-10-10T12:07:13.989-07:002015-10-10T12:07:13.989-07:00Six puzzles on Puzzleria! this week:
4 involving c...Six puzzles on Puzzleria! this week:<br />4 involving current news events and entertainment,<br />1 involving Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Dennis Mitchell and Oprah Winfrey, and<br />1 involving TV culinary personality Giada DeLaurentiis.<br /><br />LegoEnjoySomethingToChewOnWhileWaitingForWill’sSundayPuzzle<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-230642087919491752015-10-09T23:12:55.849-07:002015-10-09T23:12:55.849-07:00ron:
That is tray cool! ron:<br /><br />That is tray cool! skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44041982413862840362015-10-09T22:15:11.417-07:002015-10-09T22:15:11.417-07:00Check out a few of these optical illusions startin...Check out a few of these optical illusions starting with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1&v=3PszMaZ5Ipk" rel="nofollow"><b><b><b>AZULEJOS</b></b></b></a>.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77730205779113441292015-10-09T20:54:57.887-07:002015-10-09T20:54:57.887-07:00jan:
General Tso would chicken out first. Colonel...jan:<br /><br />General Tso would chicken out first. Colonel Sanders would give him a finger lickin'. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29114651317645495472015-10-09T18:56:12.108-07:002015-10-09T18:56:12.108-07:00Random thought during dinner tonight:
If General ...Random thought during dinner tonight:<br /><br />If General Tso and Colonel Sanders met on the field of battle, who would chicken out first?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88964465471093036462015-10-08T11:34:32.576-07:002015-10-08T11:34:32.576-07:00Buie's father, Donald, founder of the Denver C...Buie's father, Donald, founder of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, died last week at 102. Is that what brought him to mind?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7354081353461112862015-10-08T11:06:55.842-07:002015-10-08T11:06:55.842-07:00The clue for the second phrase was "got drunk...The clue for the second phrase was "got drunk" if you want the tenses to match.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5190390" rel="nofollow">NPR Puzzle from February 2006</a>Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15674213143591566492015-10-08T10:48:51.815-07:002015-10-08T10:48:51.815-07:00Lorenzo:
I misunderstood your post and thought &qu...Lorenzo:<br />I misunderstood your post and thought "Do you remember the one..." meant a joke, not an NPR puzzle. I tried to recall any Italian joke that fit the stated parameters, but failed at that. So I Googled for lists of Italian tourist attractions and went through one long list and eventually came upon the Blue Grotto and immediately saw BLOTTO, but did not think it really worked well enough with GREW to be a successful joke on the world stage, but when I emailed you back I started a second sentence where I was asking you if it was Blue Grotto, but I quit that effort half way through the sentence thinking it was too lame for a joke. Had I understood it was not a joke, but an NPR puzzle, I probably would have finished the sentence. I doubt I ever heard that NPR puzzle as it was most likely when I was too busy teaching skydiving on weekends to even listen to NPR. Thanks for the info.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19261175877454980602015-10-08T09:50:37.530-07:002015-10-08T09:50:37.530-07:00The Blender User is making margaritas for the guy ...The Blender User is making margaritas for the guy with a Bender Ulcer (ulser).Bigboazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067526439975249682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56924030904580601252015-10-08T07:26:25.632-07:002015-10-08T07:26:25.632-07:00The NPR puzzle from several years ago: Name a fam...The NPR puzzle from several years ago: Name a famous tourist location in Europe. Spoonerize to get a phrase meaning "to get drunk," (Answer: The tourist location was the Blue Grotto.")Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88736132983545603222015-10-08T07:18:59.592-07:002015-10-08T07:18:59.592-07:00WRAITER is phonetically RATER.WRAITER is phonetically RATER.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70659831276411373472015-10-08T07:17:06.383-07:002015-10-08T07:17:06.383-07:00Re: "Interesting property" (posted Sunda...Re: "Interesting property" (posted Sunday).<br /><br /><br />Verb for blues singer = sing<br />Verb for booze slinger = pour<br />Part of term "booze slinger" = sling<br /><br />Together (phoenetically): Singapore sling<br /><br /><br /><br />Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3798966963070131262015-10-08T07:12:57.495-07:002015-10-08T07:12:57.495-07:00Nobody mentioned a GREAT WAITER and a GATE RATER, ...Nobody mentioned a GREAT WAITER and a GATE RATER, the nightclub's statistician.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40662272749946593432015-10-08T05:32:01.153-07:002015-10-08T05:32:01.153-07:00Your first clue sealed it for me.Your first clue sealed it for me.Garry Rusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07136227148971615669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75068499066727039402015-10-08T00:29:07.317-07:002015-10-08T00:29:07.317-07:00BLUES SINGER, BOOZE SLINGER
"The Thrill Is Go...BLUES SINGER, BOOZE SLINGER<br />"The Thrill Is Gone" was a big hit for the late B. B. King. NARCOLEPTIC can be anagrammed to spell ERIC CLAPTON. Both have sung the blues, and yes, I think they have both played guitar, too.patjberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593445116920910239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37061972849542823172015-10-07T18:30:48.620-07:002015-10-07T18:30:48.620-07:00I wrote: "This puzzle reminded me of a busgi...I wrote: "This puzzle reminded me of a busgirl seen at a local nightclub. Unfortunately, busgirl – or even busboy – is only one word and doesn’t fit the puzzle’s other criteria. I’ll keep searching…"<br /><br />"busgirl seen" anagrams into Blues SingerPhil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40787184980013890342015-10-07T15:31:57.400-07:002015-10-07T15:31:57.400-07:00My clue - "cheers to will on this throwaway p...My clue - "cheers to will on this throwaway puzzle" - cheers is opposite of "boo's". And "throwaway" referred to slinging. <br /><br />Second post "...as your thinking" - azure, a shade of blue. <br />Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25448061814978855962015-10-07T14:35:20.295-07:002015-10-07T14:35:20.295-07:00Lorenzo:
No, I don't know the joke. That one m...Lorenzo:<br />No, I don't know the joke. That one musta gota pasta me. Please tell the joke.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1754369838099753532015-10-07T14:14:44.463-07:002015-10-07T14:14:44.463-07:00The answer is YES if you consider Denny's to b...The answer is YES if you consider Denny's to be a nightclub.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.com