tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2557501344705018581..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 23, 2020): Word OperationBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger215125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36239723386070115332020-03-01T06:57:32.965-08:002020-03-01T06:57:32.965-08:00Location of the submitter checks.Location of the submitter checks.Buck Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009372823348594232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62225654518031945502020-03-01T05:55:41.695-08:002020-03-01T05:55:41.695-08:00Another kind of hyphenated pants, if you drop five...Another kind of hyphenated pants, if you drop five letters, forms a third synonym. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14138426659878622602020-03-01T05:33:21.239-08:002020-03-01T05:33:21.239-08:00They might be a good buy if they're half-off.They might be a good buy if they're half-off.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85845429218154839882020-03-01T05:27:29.794-08:002020-03-01T05:27:29.794-08:00Spoke too soon. As soon as the caffeine hit, I sol...Spoke too soon. As soon as the caffeine hit, I solved it.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69711112711546552882020-03-01T05:24:44.493-08:002020-03-01T05:24:44.493-08:00The answer to Jan’s puzzle was the first thing tha...The answer to Jan’s puzzle was the first thing that came to mind when I read this week’s challenge, which I’m still working on.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27464278145933243652020-03-01T05:20:37.367-08:002020-03-01T05:20:37.367-08:00Too easy!Too easy!skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83011431883495748612020-03-01T05:09:15.054-08:002020-03-01T05:09:15.054-08:00Think of another hyphenated word that describes ce...Think of another hyphenated word that describes certain pants. Add one letter to the first half and change one letter in the second half. The new first half of the word and the new second half are both synonyms. What kind of pants are these?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56383266588668875142020-03-01T04:44:44.657-08:002020-03-01T04:44:44.657-08:00This week's challenge: This week's challen...This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Michael Wilk of Goleta, Calif. Think of a hyphenated word that describes certain pants. The first half of the word and a homophone of the second half are synonyms. What kind of pants are these?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65719125804341107392020-02-29T10:22:40.168-08:002020-02-29T10:22:40.168-08:00Puns, and wordplay, are for some of us a staple fo...Puns, and wordplay, are for some of us a staple form of humor.<br /><br />To those who enjoy them, they are great, to others, they grate. <br /><br />SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81944815680945309702020-02-29T10:20:04.886-08:002020-02-29T10:20:04.886-08:00I have now stopped sharing face masks.I have now stopped sharing face masks.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4127540768878709382020-02-29T09:50:24.733-08:002020-02-29T09:50:24.733-08:00I think I may have posted this here long ago:
Las...I think I may have posted this here long ago:<br /><br />Last night I attended a concert of the Calder String Quartet at Meany Center for the Performing Arts on the U of W Campus. As I was about to take my seat next to two men around my age, I overheard one of them say something about it being warm. I said, “It may be warm now but it will soon be Calder.” The guy next to my seat loved the joke and that started a discussion on humor. He mentioned that he could not make a pun, but heard Woody Allen say he came up with twenty jokes a day without effort.<br /><br />For an encore the quartet announced they would play the pizzicato movement from a Ravel quartet. It was wonderful and after it ended and the applause had stopped I said to this same guy that I love a pizzicato piece, but could do without all the vulgar plucking. He liked that enough that he repeated the phrase, vulgar plucking. I then remarked that I had not seen so much plucking since I last visited Tyson Farms. <br />skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-967860295010990872020-02-29T08:52:38.924-08:002020-02-29T08:52:38.924-08:00Happy Leap Year Day!
<<<--- Baby shark, ...Happy Leap Year Day!<br /><br /><<<--- Baby shark, do do do do do, baby shark. . .<br /><br />Earworms for all on this "extra" day in 2020!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25402779873936174442020-02-29T08:51:44.820-08:002020-02-29T08:51:44.820-08:00Happy Leap Year Day!
<<<--- Baby shark, ...Happy Leap Year Day!<br /><br /><<<--- Baby shark, do do do do do, baby shark. . .<br /><br />Earworms for all on this "extra" day in 2020!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74751585468444399162020-02-29T08:46:55.354-08:002020-02-29T08:46:55.354-08:00Gotta run. Before we leave, I need to check the we...Gotta run. Before we leave, I need to check the weather Mobile; afraid it might be Calder there. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18540980459298770722020-02-29T08:29:35.247-08:002020-02-29T08:29:35.247-08:00It's probably ready for the Hopper anyway, but...It's probably ready for the Hopper anyway, but if you can Turner over, then you'll really have a Caravaggio and Bacon to bring home. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39905424216521629642020-02-29T08:21:33.836-08:002020-02-29T08:21:33.836-08:00I understand. We were going to head to the Dali fo...I understand. We were going to head to the Dali for some Reubens, but our car was out of Degas.<br />SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7601257584373944402020-02-29T08:20:32.420-08:002020-02-29T08:20:32.420-08:00Munch on that one for a while.Munch on that one for a while.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12652212540701127462020-02-29T08:15:17.705-08:002020-02-29T08:15:17.705-08:00No, just trying to make my van Gogh so I can make ...No, just trying to make my van Gogh so I can make some Monet.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52316731562112533952020-02-29T08:09:29.437-08:002020-02-29T08:09:29.437-08:00Still Dali-ing, I see. Still Dali-ing, I see. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-92139588161746660492020-02-29T08:06:56.212-08:002020-02-29T08:06:56.212-08:00So Cézanne, but I still have the masters.So Cézanne, but I still have the masters.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37980150266540525502020-02-29T07:19:05.441-08:002020-02-29T07:19:05.441-08:00Now you’ve gone and Baroque it. Now you’ve gone and Baroque it. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66626794852672273932020-02-29T04:08:21.168-08:002020-02-29T04:08:21.168-08:00Breaking news. Corona virus in King County. I hope...Breaking news. Corona virus in King County. I hope you wash your hands today. Remember 30 seconds is best while you sing the "Happy birthday song."Plantsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702415046558107399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76455333747450708272020-02-29T04:01:36.941-08:002020-02-29T04:01:36.941-08:00Actually, pins could also point to cribbage. Actually, pins could also point to cribbage. Plantsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702415046558107399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58266884174017532042020-02-28T23:50:38.627-08:002020-02-28T23:50:38.627-08:00Then stop with your vile strokes as they are makin...Then stop with your vile strokes as they are making quite an ugly impression. Perhaps you are in a blue period. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-695078614949356782020-02-28T23:36:13.287-08:002020-02-28T23:36:13.287-08:00Caution, if you continue with this, you might pain...Caution, if you continue with this, you might paint yourself into a corner. But if you do, you can always chalk it up to experience. Just don’t lose your tempera.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.com