tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2503160341727930096..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 24, 2017): Fifty Nifty United StatesBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33580893701552968922017-12-31T08:53:39.284-08:002017-12-31T08:53:39.284-08:00this was so easy
this was so easy<br />Anurag Poddarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15078695075163236171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63211896340221856102017-12-31T06:14:46.645-08:002017-12-31T06:14:46.645-08:00Some might need help to solve this good puzzle.Some might need help to solve this good puzzle.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32873670621933823632017-12-31T06:00:34.294-08:002017-12-31T06:00:34.294-08:00Good puzzle! Happy New Year!Good puzzle! Happy New Year!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881383607509159552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17590193947918278312017-12-31T05:57:39.453-08:002017-12-31T05:57:39.453-08:00If I am counting correctly, that is the THIRD puzz...If I am counting correctly, that is the <em><b>THIRD</b></em> puzzle created by Patrick J. Berry (cranberry, to us) that Will has used in 2017. That must be some kind of record. Hearty congratulations, Patrick!<br /><br />LegoImpressedlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12836830078546360802017-12-31T05:44:54.611-08:002017-12-31T05:44:54.611-08:00Almost 2000 correct answers last week. (The winne...Almost 2000 correct answers last week. (The winner said he was helped by thinking of the Pogo song.)janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24290284344145665922017-12-31T05:38:31.161-08:002017-12-31T05:38:31.161-08:00Sorry, that was too revealing.
I gotta stop spend...Sorry, that was too revealing.<br /><br />I gotta stop spending so much time watching Cookie Monster videos on my cell phone.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83697412695050602072017-12-31T05:29:45.899-08:002017-12-31T05:29:45.899-08:00This was a reference to the Walla Walla crowd radi...This was a reference to the Walla Walla crowd radio sound effects.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05328144663622529300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29947576841635021022017-12-31T05:26:20.314-08:002017-12-31T05:26:20.314-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5245962211088983262017-12-31T05:14:58.798-08:002017-12-31T05:14:58.798-08:00Next week's challenge: This challenge comes fr...Next week's challenge: This challenge comes from listener Patrick Berry of Jasper, Ala. Name a famous singer — 3 letters in the first name, 5 letters in the last. Drop the middle letter of the last name and rearrange the result to name a variety of singing group. What is it?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52536569343589460742017-12-31T05:13:49.927-08:002017-12-31T05:13:49.927-08:00Next week's challenge: This challenge comes fr...Next week's challenge: This challenge comes from listener Patrick Berry (go cranberry!) of Jasper, Ala. Name a famous singer — 3 letters in the first name, 5 letters in the last. Drop the middle letter of the last name and rearrange the result to name a variety of singing group. What is it?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69993285999529970472017-12-29T16:21:45.004-08:002017-12-29T16:21:45.004-08:00Wee Wee! I have a friend who likes to tell about a...Wee Wee! I have a friend who likes to tell about a former coworker of his in IT who like to pronounce that word as <i>VI-ola</i> whenever he solved a computer issue.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82947355275935494242017-12-29T15:47:41.357-08:002017-12-29T15:47:41.357-08:00ta-da! ta-da! oui oui = the english translation of...ta-da! ta-da! oui oui = the english translation of the FRENCH voila! voila! = \vwä-ˈlä\ \ vwä-ˈlä\ = Walla Walla.slow no pokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841475689098750755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35690545711783667702017-12-29T15:39:45.329-08:002017-12-29T15:39:45.329-08:00Chuck, Could it have been clued, 'bing bang&#...Chuck, Could it have been clued, 'bing bang'? or 'ching chang'? Or would one of those also give it away?slow no pokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841475689098750755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75032116390796870482017-12-29T15:32:48.745-08:002017-12-29T15:32:48.745-08:00I deleted my clue,'OO EE OO AH AH', origin...I deleted my clue,'OO EE OO AH AH', originally posted 12-25-2017, 6:30p, PST, because Natasha<br />objected to it as too revealing.slow no pokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841475689098750755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9900335055205572572017-12-29T15:21:56.007-08:002017-12-29T15:21:56.007-08:00ANSWER: Walla Walla.
ta-da! ta-da! is an Englis...ANSWER: Walla Walla.<br /> ta-da! ta-da! is an English translation<br />for the FRENCH 'voila! voila!' which is<br />pronounced: /vvwäˈlä/, i.e., walla. (x2) <br /> How to pronounce voilà exclamation <br />in American English;<br />https://dictionarcambridge.org/us/pronunciation/<br />english/voila<br /> oui oui is a a reference to French.<br />ta-da! ta-da! is voila! voila! is vwalla! wvalla! is <br />Walla Walla. slow no pokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841475689098750755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75850881005337983752017-12-29T14:38:45.770-08:002017-12-29T14:38:45.770-08:00Which Indians? Which tribe?
A related clue coul...Which Indians? Which tribe?<br /> A related clue could be: 'Helen Keller' But maybe too revealing?slow no pokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10841475689098750755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12917090473787757592017-12-29T11:24:39.564-08:002017-12-29T11:24:39.564-08:00I had to successfully “perform” this Captcha test ...I had to successfully “perform” this Captcha test in order to submit the puzzle answer to NPR.Jaxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611931434231350173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80546505247047390782017-12-29T11:23:13.299-08:002017-12-29T11:23:13.299-08:00Google “Good King Sauerkraut”, and You will get a ...Google “Good King Sauerkraut”, and You will get a page with several links, one of them being “A Pogo Christmas Carol” by Walt Kelly:<br />Deck us all with Boston Charlie<br />Walla Walla Wash and Kalamazoo<br />Nora’s freezin on the trolleyJaxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611931434231350173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33457210141555053602017-12-29T11:21:11.842-08:002017-12-29T11:21:11.842-08:00Would a carpenter in the Indian navy be referred t...Would a carpenter in the Indian navy be referred to as a Bulkhead Wallah?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59567309468631839882017-12-29T11:18:48.784-08:002017-12-29T11:18:48.784-08:00“Goody Goody”, Of Thee I Sing Sing – Sing Sing and...“Goody Goody”, Of Thee I Sing Sing – Sing Sing and Walla Walla, both are double-named places that have prisons.Jaxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611931434231350173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84676259418016733042017-12-29T11:17:38.987-08:002017-12-29T11:17:38.987-08:00WALLAZOOM, the name of a digital advertising ventu...WALLAZOOM, the name of a digital advertising venture that will be a competitor to YELP, as a digital version of the Yellow Pages with interactive capacities.Jaxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611931434231350173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16575959326684319762017-12-29T11:13:41.580-08:002017-12-29T11:13:41.580-08:00Dish Wallah?Dish Wallah?Jaxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611931434231350173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79708994323862381942017-12-29T09:42:58.575-08:002017-12-29T09:42:58.575-08:00Sarah Huckabee SandersSarah Huckabee Sandersecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22200432707056871042017-12-29T09:10:09.163-08:002017-12-29T09:10:09.163-08:00Jon OssoffJon OssoffPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45570928304168474812017-12-29T08:15:30.594-08:002017-12-29T08:15:30.594-08:00I’d figured the same artist link was sufficiently ...I’d figured the same artist link was sufficiently obscure...but Word Woman and Jan, who had both already solved the puzzle quickly saw the linkage. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.com