tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post1756119865617250378..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 14, 2016): For Dinner Tonight We Have...Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66951196959410506912016-02-21T07:52:51.084-08:002016-02-21T07:52:51.084-08:00I believe I have an answer, but as is not uncommon...I believe I have an answer, but as is not uncommon with this sort of puzzle, once I start pronouncing a list of three words aloud, I start to have greater and greater doubts as to whether the "G" sound is different in each.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6777354092421566852016-02-21T06:11:19.160-08:002016-02-21T06:11:19.160-08:00There's a hint to this week's answer in my...There's a hint to this week's answer in my comment, above. (Sort of.)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66884913406382062422016-02-21T06:06:28.414-08:002016-02-21T06:06:28.414-08:00I believe Rachel said "over twelve hundred&qu...I believe Rachel said "over twelve hundred" entries last week. So, I think that makes jan the winner, although Lorenzo, FloridaGuy, WW, RoRo, ecoarchitect, Curtis, E&WAf, and zeke creek also picked ">1200" ranges.<br />Now, if jan had picked a <i>number</i>, say 1221, and I had picked, say 1234, which one of us would have won?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25121299178868165472016-02-21T05:06:54.466-08:002016-02-21T05:06:54.466-08:00Next week's challenge: Think of three eight-le...Next week's challenge: Think of three eight-letter words that are identical in spelling except for the fourth letter. Each word contains a G ... that is pronounced differently in all three words. What words are they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41606002158714032282016-02-21T03:25:11.858-08:002016-02-21T03:25:11.858-08:00Being on too much cold medicine makes reference to...Being on too much cold medicine makes reference to Breaking Bad. A while ago we had the cooking puzzle of baking bread which anagrams to breaking bad.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80839543482598794672016-02-21T03:19:50.138-08:002016-02-21T03:19:50.138-08:00 Straightening the pillows and blankets-bed maker-... Straightening the pillows and blankets-bed maker-bread baker zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44337658278134637212016-02-20T17:03:34.873-08:002016-02-20T17:03:34.873-08:00Grilled Burger > burger griller. A burger gril...Grilled Burger > burger griller. A burger griller can be a device or a person. And so on.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149525317349695429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24240367696382826752016-02-18T19:49:34.862-08:002016-02-18T19:49:34.862-08:00Enjoyed the reading, eco, and the "rye" ...Enjoyed the reading, eco, and the "rye" humour.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73293138953108044432016-02-18T19:36:53.402-08:002016-02-18T19:36:53.402-08:00I asked a Dutch friend about the story, and he sai...I asked a Dutch friend about the story, and he said they decided St Nicholas lived in Spain because before Columbus that's as far away as anyone knew, except China, but he couldn't possibly live there.<br /><br />The black men are supposed to be Moors, apparently, and aren't really slaves, but I don't think that is as clear.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69050195403838336282016-02-18T19:20:22.113-08:002016-02-18T19:20:22.113-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.patjberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593445116920910239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34175615802825950012016-02-18T19:17:08.695-08:002016-02-18T19:17:08.695-08:00I was on a roll with this one(pardon the bun).I was on a roll with this one(pardon the bun).patjberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593445116920910239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51008287677769019312016-02-18T19:13:27.328-08:002016-02-18T19:13:27.328-08:00Don't make a fuzz. Your lip service gets my go...Don't make a fuzz. Your lip service gets my goatee.patjberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593445116920910239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40819837088410143392016-02-18T15:52:03.586-08:002016-02-18T15:52:03.586-08:00BREAD and BAKER
The staff of life.BREAD and BAKER<br />The staff of life.patjberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593445116920910239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5397667254666414452016-02-18T13:18:07.947-08:002016-02-18T13:18:07.947-08:00As my upper lip demonstrates, I can HANDLE(bar) it...As my upper lip demonstrates, I can HANDLE(bar) it. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66911847590823712152016-02-18T12:56:19.395-08:002016-02-18T12:56:19.395-08:00BREAD -> BAKER... I said "This one seems ...BREAD -> BAKER... I said "This one seems pretty easy, and a lot of people eat this daily" - the reference to "daily" in "give us this day our daily bread" --Margaret G.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300548354365201244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-38598702382162585172016-02-18T12:37:43.605-08:002016-02-18T12:37:43.605-08:00hilarious! I squawked so much about the negative ...hilarious! I squawked so much about the negative idea of Black Peter, I suppose the people in Rotterdam did not want to tell me about the 6-8 Black men.RoRohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762881841491412811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72173695907227807672016-02-18T12:34:23.080-08:002016-02-18T12:34:23.080-08:00hilarious! I squawked so much about the negative ...hilarious! I squawked so much about the negative idea of Black Peter, I suppose the people in Rotterdam did not want to tell me about the 6-8 Black men.RoRohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762881841491412811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44374435061490813612016-02-18T12:31:08.082-08:002016-02-18T12:31:08.082-08:00I guessed there might be a Delaware County, Ohio. ...I guessed there might be a Delaware County, Ohio. Typing it into DuckDuckGo, I got as far as 'delaware co' when the Duck suggested both 'delaware county ohio' and 'delaware county auditor'. I figured I was on the right track. Turns out Delaware is the county seat and Rutherford B. Hayes was born there. Fairbanks, Alaska was named for 26th V.P. Charles W. Fairbanks, who was born in Unionville Center, Union County, Ohio, about 21 miles from Delaware. Fairbanks is not on the coast, as I ignorantly presumed, but is in the Alaskan Interior; in fact, it is known as <i>The Golden Heart City</i>.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49406233830229113752016-02-18T12:16:57.404-08:002016-02-18T12:16:57.404-08:00I figured COHO (salmon) and COOK and (ham) HOCK an...I figured COHO (salmon) and COOK and (ham) HOCK and COOK were too obscure.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267575912220886002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60637476540391912642016-02-18T12:15:31.033-08:002016-02-18T12:15:31.033-08:00@ron -- I'm not completely sure what your rema...@ron -- I'm not completely sure what your remark about Al Gore means. I never mentioned him.<br /><br />When I said, "I'm astounded to see that a Vice President of the United States can make the same impossible claim!", I was referring to your question, "What U.S. president was born in Delaware and also in Ohio?" The Vice President I had in mind was Charles W. Fairbanks. If you look at the Wikipedia entry for Delaware, Ohio, you will see that they simply claim Fairbanks as one of their famous natives. The entry on Fairbanks is a little more weasel-ish, saying,"Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was an American politician who served as a Senator from Indiana from 1897 to 1905 and the 26th Vice President of the United States from 1905 to 1909.<br /><br />Born in a log cabin near Delaware, Ohio, . . . . "Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33090965527509146382016-02-18T12:13:19.298-08:002016-02-18T12:13:19.298-08:00They do not qualify. The puzzle calls for WHO make...They do not qualify. The puzzle calls for WHO makes it. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59806665600628361962016-02-18T12:11:39.979-08:002016-02-18T12:11:39.979-08:00This was hard to find alternates for but how about...This was hard to find alternates for but how about CREAM CAKE and CAKE MAKER ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004978232779756315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79993429445909981272016-02-18T12:10:52.800-08:002016-02-18T12:10:52.800-08:00Hair, hair, SuperZee!Hair, hair, SuperZee!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2405592532760967462016-02-18T12:10:18.775-08:002016-02-18T12:10:18.775-08:00That's good, too!That's good, too!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53345452687961161862016-02-18T12:09:11.378-08:002016-02-18T12:09:11.378-08:00There are a large number of (not as good) multi-wo...There are a large number of (not as good) multi-word answers similar to Steamed Rice > Rice Steamer, Broiled Meat > Meat Broiler, etc.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149525317349695429noreply@blogger.com