tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2906785966816874378..comments2024-03-28T14:06:00.121-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 16, 2014): Show me the money!Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57506882188622829442014-11-23T08:28:33.159-08:002014-11-23T08:28:33.159-08:00Rob loses his bet to a belly dancer.Rob loses his bet to a belly dancer.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66911102951339541132014-11-23T07:06:07.800-08:002014-11-23T07:06:07.800-08:00I bet that it is a nonce word that cannot be found...I bet that it is a nonce word that cannot be found in anagram machines.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161465143677561592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41594747407223758412014-11-23T05:52:28.947-08:002014-11-23T05:52:28.947-08:00Just want to be the first to say: WTF is a "t...Just want to be the first to say: WTF is a "traveling cultural museum"???Rakewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55646697635741223492014-11-23T05:42:00.507-08:002014-11-23T05:42:00.507-08:00Next week's challenge: The letters in the name...Next week's challenge: The letters in the name of a major American city can be rearranged to spell a traveling cultural museum. What is it? Each name is a single word, and the city's population is more than a half million.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7599401692526946362014-11-23T05:39:17.683-08:002014-11-23T05:39:17.683-08:00I think there was one time before when we had to h...I think there was <b><i>one time before</i></b> when we had to hear it off of WNYC's link.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84035221159065517932014-11-23T05:30:56.660-08:002014-11-23T05:30:56.660-08:00I wonder if NPR has been delaying posting the Sund...I wonder if NPR has been delaying posting the Sunday puzzle because of our tendency to jump on it so quickly?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89108399872815808032014-11-21T18:46:28.825-08:002014-11-21T18:46:28.825-08:00They might want you to think that. If so, I suppos...They might want you to think that. If so, I suppose it would be a beautiful ruse.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7498031107725435002014-11-21T17:44:30.447-08:002014-11-21T17:44:30.447-08:00Do people in Belarus ever transact business in Rus...Do people in Belarus ever transact business in Russian rubles? Inquiring minds want to know.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71430680834620149972014-11-21T14:31:03.581-08:002014-11-21T14:31:03.581-08:00Below is Bill Cosby's defense.
http://www.you...Below is Bill Cosby's defense.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47241402339073501352014-11-21T11:50:22.661-08:002014-11-21T11:50:22.661-08:00This puzzle reminds me of the wonderful sense of h...This puzzle reminds me of the wonderful sense of humor many Iraqis have and where it is common on paydays to hear wives remind their husbands not to be late for dinar as they head to work.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60961907948424618782014-11-21T08:14:52.424-08:002014-11-21T08:14:52.424-08:00And that hit me like a rock in the head!And that hit me like a rock in the head!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881383607509159552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87760690078275277612014-11-21T07:00:52.465-08:002014-11-21T07:00:52.465-08:00Then I said "E&WAf, you can take the seco...Then I said "E&WAf, you can take the second half of your country above, change one letter and get a different country's currency (forward, no rearranging)." The second half of Thailand is "land". Change the "L" to "R" to get "rand", South Africa's currency.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267575912220886002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6090143146889211632014-11-21T00:26:37.922-08:002014-11-21T00:26:37.922-08:00I gave a reply to David's post above on Tue No...I gave a reply to David's post above on Tue Nov 18, at 04:05:00 AM PST:<br /><br />I believe there's only one, although there's a country where you cut its name <b><i>in half</i></b> to get the name of its people and culture; and then to <b><i>that,</i></b> change the last letter and then read the result <b><i>backwards</i></b> to get that country's currency.<br /><br />...But then to the country which <b><i>is</i></b> the answer to your challenge, take the letter that was changed to get the currency; but change it again - without any rearranging necessary, to get another country! And then, change that same letter again, this time into <b><i>two letters,</i></b> and rearrange to get <b><i>that</i></b> country's currency.<br /><br />Cut <b>THAILAND</b> in half and you get <b>THAI.</b><br />Change the last letter of that into a <b>B,</b> and read that result backwards to get <b>BAHT.</b><br /><br />Now take <b>IRAN,</b> (to which you could change the <b>N</b> to an <b>L</b> and rearrange into <b>RIAL</b>), but instead change it into a <b>Q</b> to get <b>IRAQ,</b> then change it again into <b>DN</b> and rearrange to make <b>DINAR.</b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16420130076249593802014-11-20T16:01:34.704-08:002014-11-20T16:01:34.704-08:00My censured comment referred to shopping at Barney...My censured comment referred to shopping at Barneys (barney rubble) and beating the holiday rush (russia). My subsequent post said "I'm not done yet!" (Nyet). Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20697918786915134382014-11-20T15:35:18.484-08:002014-11-20T15:35:18.484-08:00Fashionably Polynesian.Fashionably Polynesian.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60218128430828864842014-11-20T15:04:02.962-08:002014-11-20T15:04:02.962-08:00You could always go to Belarus, get lots of money,...You could always go to Belarus, get lots of money, and use it as wallpaper. <br />Go to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarusian_ruble" rel="nofollow">Belarus Rubles</a> then click on the picture on the right and look at all the pretty pictures.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267575912220886002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90673543930392769542014-11-20T15:02:41.920-08:002014-11-20T15:02:41.920-08:00Tsar chasm?Tsar chasm?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37377397178587267812014-11-20T14:39:15.548-08:002014-11-20T14:39:15.548-08:00One Belarusian ruble is worth less than one ten th...One Belarusian ruble is worth less than one ten thousandth of a dollar. Is it fair to call that money?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50653186859241344652014-11-20T14:05:44.849-08:002014-11-20T14:05:44.849-08:00Well, I didn't expect that, now did I?Well, I didn't expect that, now did I?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39380665287058052882014-11-20T13:58:00.695-08:002014-11-20T13:58:00.695-08:00But, if you want to read more. . .But, <a href="http://wordwomanpartialellipsisofthesun.blogspot.com/2014/11/biogeography-from-penguin-rovers-to.html?showComment=1416433756186&m=1#c8713733075580385859" rel="nofollow">if you want to read more. . .</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58803905391921780422014-11-20T13:55:40.154-08:002014-11-20T13:55:40.154-08:00BELARUS uses RUBLES as its money.
My clue: “That ...<b><i>BELARUS</i></b> uses <b><i>RUBLES</i></b> as its money.<br /><br />My clue: “That clue t<b><i>R</i></b>o<b><i>UBLES</i></b> me.”ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72010186960702724772014-11-20T13:43:33.815-08:002014-11-20T13:43:33.815-08:00I think it's safe to say no one here will fall...I think it's safe to say no one here will fall victim to paläoweltschmertz,Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42970842330507767642014-11-20T13:25:56.039-08:002014-11-20T13:25:56.039-08:00BELARUS >>> RUBLES
"Badge of honor...<b> BELARUS >>> RUBLES </b><br /><br />"Badge of honor" referred to Marc Chagall, one of the most famous residents of Belarus, who was honored at the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Sochi in February, 2014.<br /><br />Dave Taylor, busy week here.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82180335556445101242014-11-20T13:09:45.954-08:002014-11-20T13:09:45.954-08:00jan, "...the residents tend to be muted...&qu...jan, "...the residents tend to be muted..." That sure describes me, right?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55893481372254686342014-11-20T13:01:20.184-08:002014-11-20T13:01:20.184-08:00Each week, the Travel section of The New York Time...Each week, the Travel section of The New York Times includes "36 Hours in ..." some world city. I've always thought these brief trips were rather heavily weighted toward drinking and nightlife. This week, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/travel/things-to-do-in-36-hours-in-seattle.html" rel="nofollow">they visit Seattle</a>, and for the first time they include a pot shop on the itinerary.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.com