tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2186931843464094121..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 10, 2018): Welcome Back, Potter - TV Show Pitch (Week 2)Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16390103065600917722018-06-17T17:33:17.327-07:002018-06-17T17:33:17.327-07:00Now you're on a tear!Now you're on a tear!skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67464143643245350442018-06-17T17:28:46.271-07:002018-06-17T17:28:46.271-07:00I believe that would be the limb-ick system.I believe that would be the limb-ick system.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88912062947876818142018-06-17T17:19:13.059-07:002018-06-17T17:19:13.059-07:00Yes, but didn't I Dismember Mama go out on a l...Yes, but didn't I Dismember Mama go out on a limb?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79849887533586528362018-06-17T16:18:41.971-07:002018-06-17T16:18:41.971-07:00Correct, I Remember Mama was not the title of the ...Correct, I Remember Mama was not the title of the television show. This answer should be invalid.<br /><br />https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041039/reference<br /><br />Plus, I Dismember Mama, the '70s British horror movie already owns the rights to the greatest corruption of "I Remember Mama." I'd watch I Dismember MOMA, a movie about a hacker who wipes out MOMA's membership database.jsulbyrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121691073253882729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74452665903634865002018-06-17T09:45:50.514-07:002018-06-17T09:45:50.514-07:00Blaine –
When I look at my profile my email addre...Blaine –<br /><br />When I look at my profile my email address is right there. So I don’t know how to fix the issue. Regardless, you can contact me at chuckquartzz@gmail.com (note two z’s).<br /><br />Chuck<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67551985702276490342018-06-17T07:19:40.817-07:002018-06-17T07:19:40.817-07:00How about "MoMA's Family," a side-sp...How about "MoMA's Family," a side-splitting look at the zany antics of the staff of the Museum of Modern Art?Philly Cinephilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882199549298409881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59868975469915084342018-06-17T07:14:04.191-07:002018-06-17T07:14:04.191-07:00Leave It To Seaver -A long retired big-leaguer coa...Leave It To Seaver -A long retired big-leaguer coaching his great grandson's Little League team, frustrated with six-year old pitching, takes it upon himself to "show ''em how it's done", and to the dismay of all involved, pitches a complete season of perfect games for his little guys.Sizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449426817613139276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56229951413449504302018-06-17T07:12:44.971-07:002018-06-17T07:12:44.971-07:00That is true, but the actual name of the series as...That is true, but the actual name of the series as it appeared on-screen was "Mama".Philly Cinephilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882199549298409881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63174837534735849702018-06-17T07:09:05.037-07:002018-06-17T07:09:05.037-07:00The show was indeed just called Mama. Even if we p...The show was indeed just called <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041039/" rel="nofollow">Mama</a>. Even if we put that aside, where's the humor in "Each episode focuses on a past exhibit or artist at the Museum of Modern Art"?Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84442755897386369602018-06-17T06:38:34.737-07:002018-06-17T06:38:34.737-07:00With regard to the coming challenge, I was fortuna...With regard to the coming challenge, I was fortunate to have gotten it already.Jaxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611931434231350173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2367400348577746902018-06-17T06:34:08.741-07:002018-06-17T06:34:08.741-07:00During the opening credits of the tv show, there w...During the opening credits of the tv show, there was a female voice-over introducing the things she remembered about her childhood. It ended with: “. . . but most of all, I remember Mama."Jaxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611931434231350173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20487630360704746802018-06-17T06:32:30.327-07:002018-06-17T06:32:30.327-07:00Just do it.Just do it.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16264658297088980472018-06-17T06:25:56.221-07:002018-06-17T06:25:56.221-07:00Indeed, Philly C., the winning entry did not meet ...Indeed, Philly C., the winning entry did not meet the guidelines stated — out of ~3000 or so entries. You’d think a quick DuckDuckGo search would be done on the title to discover this rather than relying on <i>I Remember</i> Mama.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64399220395234714012018-06-17T06:22:19.999-07:002018-06-17T06:22:19.999-07:00It's all Latin to me.It's all Latin to me.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35507388684871093592018-06-17T05:59:52.586-07:002018-06-17T05:59:52.586-07:00There was a TV series based on the same source mat...There was a TV series based on the same source material, but the series was called "Mama". <br /><br />In other words, the winning entry didn't meet the criteria of the challenge.<br /><br />And, seriously -- "The Mary Tyler Moose Show" was one of Will's favorites?Philly Cinephilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882199549298409881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53016418230192266152018-06-17T05:56:10.372-07:002018-06-17T05:56:10.372-07:00“I Remember Mama” was indeeed a tv show. I remembe...“I Remember Mama” was indeeed a tv show. I remember watching it.Jaxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611931434231350173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31619464535862163962018-06-17T05:37:12.515-07:002018-06-17T05:37:12.515-07:00Will wrote: "We got 1,332 entries, averaging ...Will wrote: "We got 1,332 entries, averaging two to three program pitches each, or several thousand pitches altogether. I read them all."janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23047722359682434162018-06-17T05:34:28.437-07:002018-06-17T05:34:28.437-07:00Last week's winner was "I Remember MOMA&q...Last week's winner was "I Remember MOMA": Each episode focuses on a past exhibit or artist at the Museum of Modern Art.<br /><br />What TV show is this one letter off from? "I Remember Mama" was a play, a movie, and a musical, but I don't think it was a TV show.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85231004463781563052018-06-17T05:32:07.817-07:002018-06-17T05:32:07.817-07:00It's fixed now.It's fixed now.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61795016402334088452018-06-17T05:28:14.560-07:002018-06-17T05:28:14.560-07:00Next week's challenge: This week's challen...Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from Mike Reiss, a writer for The Simpsons, who's a frequent contributor here. Think of a familiar hyphenated 7-letter word. The first 4 letters name a prominent American company, and the last 4 letters name a different prominent American company. What word is it?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49140138223356768632018-06-17T05:24:13.642-07:002018-06-17T05:24:13.642-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mort Canardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214097525627383592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45892231995970481882018-06-17T05:19:25.865-07:002018-06-17T05:19:25.865-07:00NPR's got the rundown for today's Weekend ...NPR's got <a href="https://www.npr.org/programs/weekend-edition-sunday/" rel="nofollow">the rundown for today's Weekend Edition Sunday</a> up, but it doesn't include the puzzle segment yet.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89678902403693781872018-06-17T02:50:08.028-07:002018-06-17T02:50:08.028-07:00Judie Judy: Television witch can't decide whi...<b>Judie Judy:</b> Television witch can't decide which spell to use.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42507640344968609162018-06-17T02:08:13.368-07:002018-06-17T02:08:13.368-07:00JUDGE RUDY
Would this bitch be any improvement ove...JUDGE RUDY<br />Would this bitch be any improvement over the one we have now?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4968278636303282802018-06-16T21:50:49.946-07:002018-06-16T21:50:49.946-07:00Maybe they decided to HAndover their critical thin...Maybe they decided to HAndover their critical thinking skills.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.com