tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post1322743028327808305..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (June 12, 2016): C D B? D B S A B Z B!Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19091477617983596712016-06-19T06:31:31.084-07:002016-06-19T06:31:31.084-07:00Don't let them fence me in!Don't let them fence me in!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81656531210678000102016-06-19T06:18:04.646-07:002016-06-19T06:18:04.646-07:00I don't think my comment telegraphs the answer...I don't think my comment telegraphs the answer.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91782707703480047232016-06-19T06:13:06.125-07:002016-06-19T06:13:06.125-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15393861133713682962016-06-19T06:12:51.493-07:002016-06-19T06:12:51.493-07:00BS2DT as opposed to HC2BS BS2DT as opposed to HC2BS zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33004720530795651742016-06-19T06:12:48.534-07:002016-06-19T06:12:48.534-07:00Musical Clue: Roy Rogers and Dale EvansMusical Clue: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87695360374939456472016-06-19T06:05:26.616-07:002016-06-19T06:05:26.616-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61014748886848438702016-06-19T05:30:10.270-07:002016-06-19T05:30:10.270-07:00Do I have to call the police?Do I have to call the police?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15082487315757762712016-06-19T05:25:30.296-07:002016-06-19T05:25:30.296-07:00Ironically, this one's kind of difficult.Ironically, this one's kind of difficult.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11251774294533701472016-06-19T05:16:11.263-07:002016-06-19T05:16:11.263-07:00Next week's challenge from listener Mark Isaak...Next week's challenge from listener Mark Isaak of Sunnyvale, Calif.: Think of a word that means "unfinished." Add one letter at the start and one letter at the end, and you'll get a new word that means the opposite of the first. What words are these?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6049489325471867582016-06-18T18:33:48.788-07:002016-06-18T18:33:48.788-07:00In grade school - I N V U 4 U R A Q T was a way to...In grade school - I N V U 4 U R A Q T was a way to flirt in code.TomRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000427318383579622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7849539403544391412016-06-17T19:30:49.225-07:002016-06-17T19:30:49.225-07:00Here are the titles of the eight puzzles served up...Here are the titles of the eight puzzles served up on this week's "Joseph Young's Puzzleria!" (see Blaine's "PUZZLE LINKS"):<br />Peak-a-Boom! (<b>skydiveboy's puzzle</b>) <br />The honeydew of victory, the bee-sting of defeat; <br />Measure for measure, chit for chat; <br />Wolves shooting off their traps; <br />Parable of the prodigal pupil; <br />Winnie the pooh-pooher; <br />Little emerald men from the crimson planet? <br />Vinyl B-siding and LP gas'<br /><br />LegoPleaseisitOurPuzzlers'Paradise<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87998520638757279092016-06-16T19:43:15.771-07:002016-06-16T19:43:15.771-07:00My clue - No tips today (haha) but a near homophon...My clue - No tips today (haha) but a near homophone for a 'place' in the news this week - tips was referring to Q-tips and the place in the news this week is a basketball "court" for Lebron and Steph. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-276477337408268312016-06-16T19:17:06.238-07:002016-06-16T19:17:06.238-07:00That's right; another of my puzzle creations t...That's right; another of my puzzle creations this week over at Puzzleria! I seriously doubt anyone will be able to top this one.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90331944414667602902016-06-16T18:31:41.674-07:002016-06-16T18:31:41.674-07:00If you can wait till early tomorrow (Friday) morni...If you can wait till early tomorrow (Friday) morning, Puzzleria! will serve up eight puzzles!<br />Our featured “entrée” is an anagram-free offering from skydiveboy – a “topographical” puzzle that involves sly wordplay and requires a sky-high supply of wits.<br /><br />Also on our menus are three puzzles that “Rip Off Shortz’s” cutie/beauty puzzle. In one of them a young LegoLambda misspells an easy word in the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.<br /><br />Plus, four more fun puzzles!<br /><br />LegoAimsToSupplyYourRequiredDailyAmountsOfIronyProteansNuttyRantsButWithMinimalAnagramsOfFatCaloriesOdium<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29733980010753379292016-06-16T16:45:16.092-07:002016-06-16T16:45:16.092-07:00I was at a jewelry store once and some guy asked t...I was at a jewelry store once and some guy asked to see a cubit zirconia and they brought one out in a wheel barrel!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18261667577121342842016-06-16T16:41:55.600-07:002016-06-16T16:41:55.600-07:00QUART, U R A Q T
My clue was about Rosie O'Don...QUART, U R A Q T<br />My clue was about Rosie O'Donnell using a made-up rhyme of the longest word in the sentence. Rosie used to use the phrase(and possibly even coined it)"cutie patootie".patjberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593445116920910239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21934888015594622992016-06-16T15:38:29.259-07:002016-06-16T15:38:29.259-07:00And thinking outside the hypercube, as usual.And thinking outside the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5Qh2XpoCsY" rel="nofollow">hypercube</a>, as usual.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3392164028185980032016-06-16T15:18:29.878-07:002016-06-16T15:18:29.878-07:00CUBIT (about 18 inches)>>>>ICBUT = I s...<a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cubit" rel="nofollow"><b><b><b>CUBIT</b></b></b></a> (about 18 inches)>>>>ICBUT = I see beauty. Or BUTIC = Beauty, I see.<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_cube" rel="nofollow"><b><b><b>UNIT CUBE</b></b></b></a>>>>ICBUTENU = I see beauty in you.<br /><br />I have been out of town this last week on holiday.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62346177891903963902016-06-16T14:22:05.287-07:002016-06-16T14:22:05.287-07:00I was checking out upcoming Iridium flares in my a...I was checking out upcoming Iridium flares in my area on the Heavens Above site, looking at the short ground tracks, and wondered: has anyone ever photographed a flare from space, showing a bright dot moving fast over the earth's surface (or cloud cover) from above?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73108363192056582122016-06-16T14:20:36.151-07:002016-06-16T14:20:36.151-07:00Ah, eco, now I see the delightful connection to la...Ah, eco, now I see the delightful connection to last week's puzzle and Richard Tiffany Gere. I'd not heard of "Cutie and Inch Worm" before.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50891331177758838962016-06-16T14:19:32.193-07:002016-06-16T14:19:32.193-07:00I just got in from running my errands, but wanted ...I just got in from running my errands, but wanted to add my two cents.<br /><br />I agree with QUART – U R A Q T (You are a cutie.)<br /><br />My comment regarding Isaac Asimov is a reference to his 1941 short story “Reason.” In it, Asimov had a model QT-1 robot, which was nicknamed, “Cutie.” <br /><br />I grew up reading Asimov's robot stories. What shocked me was to realize that this one was published seven years before I was born. For any Blainiacs who haven't sampled them, I highly recommend Asimov's robot stories. They were way ahead of their time and great fun. The three laws of robotics, and how he worked around them would make any puzzle master proud.<br /><br />The Robin Williams movie, "I Robot", though fun, did not do justice to the original stories.<br /><br />ENJOY THEM!SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11626559821874383092016-06-16T13:59:22.423-07:002016-06-16T13:59:22.423-07:00Tsk! And to think I came this close to citing Dan...Tsk! And to think I came <i>this</i> close to citing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXi3bjKowJU" rel="nofollow">Dan EK</a>Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73859443848051138002016-06-16T13:49:20.480-07:002016-06-16T13:49:20.480-07:00Amen.Amen.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57308470023685570062016-06-16T13:47:49.251-07:002016-06-16T13:47:49.251-07:00I agree, MJ, Baby Blues is a great comic strip; I ...I agree, MJ, Baby Blues is a great comic strip; I read it almost every day. <br />I don't recall the episode you cite.<br />Hammie clearly knows what to think with.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55813525365783846132016-06-16T13:43:54.291-07:002016-06-16T13:43:54.291-07:00With your penchant for children's literature I...With your penchant for children's literature I thought you were referring to <a href="https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11693613/1/Cutie-and-Inch-Worm" rel="nofollow"> Cutie and Inch Worm</a> and their friend Tiffany.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.com