tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2209552813189842545..comments2024-03-29T04:50:38.638-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 1, 2021): Topsy-TurvyBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger201125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67492353509307986482021-08-08T20:20:47.861-07:002021-08-08T20:20:47.861-07:00Blaine,
That is too, too funny! Maybe you know me ...Blaine,<br />That is too, too funny! Maybe you know me even better than I know myself. I think I would rather have the Aston Martin though.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49797832129490754602021-08-08T11:48:06.850-07:002021-08-08T11:48:06.850-07:00It would be better if the American version of LOO ...It would be better if the American version of LOO were Jim, rather than John. I'd much prefer being able to tell people I went to the Jim this morning.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61804901282253039812021-08-08T05:33:12.085-07:002021-08-08T05:33:12.085-07:00I also removed the LOL post because it was very cl...I also removed the LOL post because it was very close to LOO. But saying "number" was the main reason. Incidentally, I thought the AM puzzle hint was about the time you frequently use the loo.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47155898398565677552021-08-08T05:11:19.800-07:002021-08-08T05:11:19.800-07:00Clever!Clever!Iris Coronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17583234147626178489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16554379527398386232021-08-08T05:07:22.331-07:002021-08-08T05:07:22.331-07:00I think one is more fun than the other. --Margare...I think one is more fun than the other. --Margaret G.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300548354365201244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1104712028995504042021-08-08T04:59:49.819-07:002021-08-08T04:59:49.819-07:00This week's challenge: It comes from listener ...This week's challenge: It comes from listener Ed Pegg Jr. Think of something that gets people moving vertically. Remove the middle two letters, and you get something that moves people horizontally. What two things are these?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27772710396265447202021-08-07T12:15:27.340-07:002021-08-07T12:15:27.340-07:00I read the list of cast, crew and other contributo...I read the list of cast, crew and other contributors to the just released motion picture "Nine Days."<br />I didn't find any names I recognized.Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70497215219080794442021-08-07T10:38:27.898-07:002021-08-07T10:38:27.898-07:00Rob,
I do think that's the main step to take i...Rob,<br />I do think that's the main step to take in untangling the question, yes -- the mirror reverses front and back, and the rest kinda follows. My image lifts his Left hand when I lift my Right... except not if I think of him as facing away from me but flipped front-to-back!<br /><br />(Rob, I also agree with you about 'pooh' being a Britishism -- and apparently the bear got his name from a swan, whose naming was somehow related to that Britishism:<br /><br />“Christopher Robin, who feeds this swan in the mornings, has given him the name of ‘Pooh.’ This is a very fine name for a swan, because, if you call him and he doesn’t come (which is a thing swans are good at), then you can pretend that you were just saying ‘Pooh!’ to show him how little you wanted him.”<br />[From Milne's introduction to When We Were Very Young])Critohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148286208951622056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50851574229926504422021-08-07T09:34:42.627-07:002021-08-07T09:34:42.627-07:00I want to recommend a book that was published this...I want to recommend a book that was published this year. It is very short and can be easily read in one sitting. The book is by Thom Hartmann and titled: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy. Reclaiming our Democracy from The Ruling Class. Each of its 157 short pages is filled with well thought out information and insights into what is happening to our country and why and how it has come to this and what we can do to correct it. This is an amazing read. You owe it to yourself and our country to read it. Your library should carry it. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64990207008734461942021-08-07T09:26:51.217-07:002021-08-07T09:26:51.217-07:00Actually mirrors do not reverse left and right. Wh...Actually mirrors do not reverse left and right. What they do is show back exactly what they see. The mirror does not act differently if you rotate it 90 degrees, nor if you turn your head so that one ear is toward the floor and the other ear is toward the ceiling. Try this and then try and answer your question. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11997711551775043532021-08-07T08:58:34.733-07:002021-08-07T08:58:34.733-07:00<<< Choices, choices in AK.<<< Choices, choices in AK.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67862244314696845712021-08-07T07:08:01.906-07:002021-08-07T07:08:01.906-07:00Thanks! I was the on-air player 2 weeks ago. Bee...Thanks! I was the on-air player 2 weeks ago. Been lurking here for months.Brad Humphreyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403107666341898366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9009623181032871972021-08-07T04:09:35.493-07:002021-08-07T04:09:35.493-07:00It's even more confusing. If you are facing n...It's even more confusing. If you are facing north and looking into a big mirror, when you point east, your reflection points east. When you point up, your reflection points up. But if you point north, into the mirror, your reflection points south. Seen this way, the mirror reverses only front-to-back.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161465143677561592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37600807315331058932021-08-07T03:40:38.960-07:002021-08-07T03:40:38.960-07:00Since we live in three (spatial) dimensions, there...Since we live in three (spatial) dimensions, there are two ways to turn something upside-down, one for each axis that isn't the up-and-down one. Will didn't specify which axis was the one the answer worked for, so I think LOO/rOO is legit on that score. But getting 007 only requires one 180 degree rotation! (And you don't have to *also* turn it backwards, anymore than you have to *also* turn it backwards to get rOO -- to see rOO you have to be looking at the backside of the letters!)<br /><br />This reminds me of a question I heard discussed at length some 35 years ago: why do mirrors reverse left and right, but not top and bottom?Critohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148286208951622056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91847332990226526382021-08-06T20:55:45.667-07:002021-08-06T20:55:45.667-07:00"The initial trap" might hint at a commo..."The initial trap" might hint at a common dilemma when solving crossword puzzles: if you're looking for a three-letter Britishism for "bathroom" that starts with "L," is the answer "loo" or "lav"?Dr. Awkward https://www.blogger.com/profile/04842916134737387767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52503115591366378482021-08-06T20:18:42.281-07:002021-08-06T20:18:42.281-07:00Also see this site on Blaine's blog: NPR Sunda...Also see this site on Blaine's blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 8, 2019): Looking SidewaysNatashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52581295859025658322021-08-06T19:02:56.233-07:002021-08-06T19:02:56.233-07:00Tight wire & white tire works.Tight wire & white tire works.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17142500365914226582021-08-06T18:59:06.552-07:002021-08-06T18:59:06.552-07:00Tight wires and white (wall) tires almost works. Tight wires and white (wall) tires almost works. janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4057602899458995212021-08-06T18:05:49.173-07:002021-08-06T18:05:49.173-07:00Spoonerize something you would likely see at a cir...Spoonerize something you would likely see at a circus to get something you are likely to see on a classic car. What are they?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87738909176920100032021-08-06T13:14:41.173-07:002021-08-06T13:14:41.173-07:00Dr. K: And mine on Sunday at 4:31.
It has been a ...Dr. K: And mine on Sunday at 4:31.<br />It has been a problem for years.Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41788221060926955872021-08-06T12:35:13.222-07:002021-08-06T12:35:13.222-07:00Hey, Chuck, not a bad puzzle, almost. I live right...Hey, Chuck, not a bad puzzle, almost. I live right next door in Mt. Airy! I love riding my bike through Roxborough and Manayunk and along the Schuykill. Beautiful little part of town!Musinglinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427577554210474654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71196596909386920152021-08-06T12:08:36.386-07:002021-08-06T12:08:36.386-07:00I removed my inaccurate post. Site is: NPR Sunday ...I removed my inaccurate post. Site is: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 14, 2021). Jan had already referred to it, I forgot about that.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42685084474104522952021-08-06T12:02:14.392-07:002021-08-06T12:02:14.392-07:00SDB: Thanks for correction. One can read the comme...SDB: Thanks for correction. One can read the comment on that site, though. Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66187545118840547592021-08-06T11:41:54.337-07:002021-08-06T11:41:54.337-07:00I don't think it was the answer to that puzzle...I don't think it was the answer to that puzzle, but had more to do with Blaine's hint.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45511256926386527952021-08-06T11:32:46.561-07:002021-08-06T11:32:46.561-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.com