tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2700632040978490989..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 23, 2022): Wondering What To Do in your State Capital?Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79634987970799361142022-01-30T05:24:56.159-08:002022-01-30T05:24:56.159-08:00What this needs.What <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/1960s_Batmobile_%28FMC%29.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a> needs.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33083893735298184252022-01-30T05:05:09.329-08:002022-01-30T05:05:09.329-08:00This week's challenge comes from listener Stev...This week's challenge comes from listener Steve Baggish of Arlington, Mass. Think of a familiar two-word phrase meaning "to fight." Change the third letter of each word to get two new words that are opposites of each other. What words are these?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64736451010542058892022-01-30T03:33:32.370-08:002022-01-30T03:33:32.370-08:00We chromatically challenged can't easily tell ...We chromatically challenged can't easily tell their yellow from green. Color-blind mode needed!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2487760162411458492022-01-29T19:29:46.929-08:002022-01-29T19:29:46.929-08:00The Hula Hoop, a hip-swiveling toy that became a h...The Hula Hoop, a hip-swiveling toy that became a huge fad across America when it was first marketed by Wham-O in 1958 was not invented until years after the Korean War ended. I know, it has not officially ended, but let's not quibble.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9121947986122431402022-01-29T19:14:26.574-08:002022-01-29T19:14:26.574-08:00One of the last episodes of M*A*S*H involved Kling...One of the last episodes of M*A*S*H involved Klinger trying to get Major Winchester to invest in hula hoops. Ed Sullivan had hula hoop acts. And, the Brady Bunch went to HawaiiCurtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30919362329721046912022-01-29T16:08:47.313-08:002022-01-29T16:08:47.313-08:00Day 28 (Original Date: 7/17/2021)
You Win!
Correct...Day 28 (Original Date: 7/17/2021)<br />You Win!<br />Correct Answer: *****.<br />⬜🟨🟩🟨🟨<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43350728651557076362022-01-29T15:36:49.661-08:002022-01-29T15:36:49.661-08:00I live near Oakland. I may run into her. I live near Oakland. I may run into her. Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49222933284607237292022-01-29T15:35:06.353-08:002022-01-29T15:35:06.353-08:00Congratulations!which one? GeniusCongratulations!which one? GeniusNatashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72521987322779429242022-01-29T14:59:42.047-08:002022-01-29T14:59:42.047-08:00Play as many WORDLES in a row (one after another) ...Play as many WORDLES in a row (one after another) as you wish <a href="https://wordle-play.com/" rel="nofollow"><b><b>HERE</b></b></a>.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13805190664655423022022-01-29T14:40:17.244-08:002022-01-29T14:40:17.244-08:00My niece sent me a copy of this image. I said I d...My niece sent me a copy of <a href="https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/indiatoday/images/story/202201/BeFunky-collage_-_2022-01-26T1_0.jpg" rel="nofollow">this image</a>. I said I didn't recognize it since it's not in color-blind mode, and why is he giving me the finger?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37198347992014957842022-01-29T14:36:35.686-08:002022-01-29T14:36:35.686-08:00My extended family was discussing the relative mer...My extended family was discussing the relative merits of a vowel-forward strategy versus a consonant-forward one. I shared my view that a luck-forward plan is best.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58249419023439921042022-01-29T13:03:29.714-08:002022-01-29T13:03:29.714-08:00Friend solved in 2.Friend solved in 2.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11521029723747671592022-01-29T13:02:41.904-08:002022-01-29T13:02:41.904-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2224253063593378412022-01-29T10:56:11.223-08:002022-01-29T10:56:11.223-08:00I just did today's, and my starting word came ...I just did today's, and my starting word came up all black, but I still managed to solve in 3 guesses. I am still leading by 3 guesses in the statistics. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35078208281938057232022-01-29T10:44:35.879-08:002022-01-29T10:44:35.879-08:00I always learn so much on this blog. ;)I always learn so much on this blog. ;)Scarlett https://www.blogger.com/profile/00728693990643604469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76788190683454740182022-01-29T07:41:54.030-08:002022-01-29T07:41:54.030-08:00Wordle in 3 for me. Woo Hoo.Wordle in 3 for me. Woo Hoo.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41882165522814700052022-01-29T07:12:09.876-08:002022-01-29T07:12:09.876-08:00Yup. Nothing flying into or out of any of the air...Yup. Nothing flying into or out of any of the airports between Philly and Boston (except for the rare charter or bizjet).janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61828744070840742642022-01-29T07:02:55.321-08:002022-01-29T07:02:55.321-08:00Huh? What happened to humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa?Huh? What happened to humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87100341586209923372022-01-29T07:02:34.269-08:002022-01-29T07:02:34.269-08:00Whole lotta snow here in New England! We've go...Whole lotta snow here in New England! We've got about 8 inches in Rhode Island and expecting at least that much again by nightfall. Also very windy -- it's an actual blizzard.Critohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148286208951622056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53005496759181619862022-01-29T07:00:12.368-08:002022-01-29T07:00:12.368-08:00No "c" in Hawaiian!
"Lauwiliwilinu...No "c" in Hawaiian!<br /><br />"Lauwiliwilinukunukuʻoiʻoi" is the state fish, but Will would probably say it's not 'common'.Critohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148286208951622056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11071105239136653122022-01-28T19:45:11.862-08:002022-01-28T19:45:11.862-08:00Finally I managed to solve Wordle in 2 guesses. Finally I managed to solve Wordle in 2 guesses. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14574453062881592452022-01-28T18:18:14.155-08:002022-01-28T18:18:14.155-08:00I suspect you're more likely to hear it in a C...I suspect you're more likely to hear it in a Catholic seminary. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66364964438542323422022-01-28T18:02:31.117-08:002022-01-28T18:02:31.117-08:00So, lackanookie is really a Hawaiian word?So, lackanookie is really a Hawaiian word?Scarlett https://www.blogger.com/profile/00728693990643604469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7309009269759959222022-01-28T15:23:04.427-08:002022-01-28T15:23:04.427-08:00Loopy like a hula hoop...and I tried to echo the f...Loopy like a hula hoop...and I tried to echo the final syllables of "Honolulu" in "loopy" and "elusive."Dr. Awkward https://www.blogger.com/profile/04842916134737387767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36530306578676237682022-01-28T13:28:45.199-08:002022-01-28T13:28:45.199-08:00Have you been there? Not much to ogle.Have you been there? Not much to ogle.Iris Coronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17583234147626178489noreply@blogger.com