tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3003886183634206524..comments2024-03-29T04:50:38.638-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 5, 2020): Wisdom of the CrowdBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger178125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70213583980290242352020-07-12T05:26:00.337-07:002020-07-12T05:26:00.337-07:00I’m afraid the musical clue I’d like to post would...I’m afraid the musical clue I’d like to post wouldn’t survive, so <br />I’ll make a literary reference, Shel Silverstein. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22504645693919703382020-07-12T05:07:12.302-07:002020-07-12T05:07:12.302-07:00Got it!
Got it!<br /><br /><br />SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47900065692085040262020-07-12T05:02:34.455-07:002020-07-12T05:02:34.455-07:00This week's challenge: This week's challen...This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Neville Fogarty, of Newport News, Va. Think of a two-word direction or command. Take the first letter of the first word plus the entire second word, in order, and you'll get a common name for one receiving that direction or command. What is it?Enya_and_WeirdAl_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099999127860055027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30097541660704942862020-07-11T04:29:33.458-07:002020-07-11T04:29:33.458-07:00My reference to enjoying the heat on Sunday, altho...My reference to enjoying the heat on Sunday, although based in truth, was also a reference to "throwing heat," which accomplished pitchers like CY Young often do.Mr. Edinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356677776105939835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72656649950220457802020-07-10T23:41:08.076-07:002020-07-10T23:41:08.076-07:00An enjoyable story about attempts at breaking the ...An enjoyable story about attempts at breaking the code within a sculpture at the CIA:<br />https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2020/07/07/great-big-story-sculpture-secret-message-gbs.great-big-story<br />Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161465143677561592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12765824371686903532020-07-10T17:36:26.676-07:002020-07-10T17:36:26.676-07:00Sigh!Sigh!skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68353426638037134672020-07-10T16:00:26.862-07:002020-07-10T16:00:26.862-07:00I actually have a friend, from growing up, named C...I actually have a friend, from growing up, named Cyrus who goes by Cy.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413159675811227325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10707596584296167452020-07-10T15:57:40.217-07:002020-07-10T15:57:40.217-07:00Normalcy: I got tipped off by Unknown's obliqu...Normalcy: I got tipped off by Unknown's oblique reference to Harding's use of "normalcy" which fueled a century-plus quibble about whether it's a legit word. (Looks like Harding won the argument.) Admittedly Cy is an uncommon nickname but Cy Vance is back in the headlines this week.JeremyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14567243958934146669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64041008962194711702020-07-10T06:35:27.654-07:002020-07-10T06:35:27.654-07:00ALCY anagrams to CLAY, which can be changed (and f...ALCY anagrams to CLAY, which can be changed (and famously was) to ALI. NORM + ALI + TY is the 9-letter answer.Lancekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114034807946859676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2264596863749932922020-07-10T05:38:17.017-07:002020-07-10T05:38:17.017-07:00My favorite also. The serendipity of being able to...My favorite also. The serendipity of being able to use "y=x" as a subtle, yet perfect, clue one week and then "y =-x" as an equally subtle, yet equally perfect, clue the following week -- for two such different puzzles -- is miraculous. Kudos to jan for seizing the opportunity!Lancekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114034807946859676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32044508111170084422020-07-09T20:46:17.611-07:002020-07-09T20:46:17.611-07:00Last night while trying to sleep and at the same t...Last night while trying to sleep and at the same time keep up with this pirate trilogy, I added a forth pirate joke and then thought I should try and come up with another pirate joke that would answer the question, why do pirate ships fly the Jolly Roger? I failed at that attempt, but then came up with a rather lame puzzle asking what the flag on a pirate ship and some lifeboats have in common. The answer is that pirate ships fly the Jolly Roger and some lifeboats are Jolly Boats. I did not like it either, but it did remind me of the book I read a few years back that informed me of a Jolly Boat. It is perhaps the most exciting and riveting of the many true sea survival stories I have read, and that is saying a lot.<br /><br />The book is: All Brave Sailors: The Sinking of the Anglo-Saxon, August 21, 1940<br />Book by J. Revell Carr. Originally published: 2001. <br /><br />It begins with the story of the German Raider Widder, captained by Helmuth von Ruckteschell. So it becomes two stories in one book. It is filled with excellent photos too. <br /><br />I cannot say enough about this book, but you will not be able to put it down if you begin reading it. It may be hard to find a copy now, but I promise you will be glad you did. <br /><br />skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69344559634334660272020-07-09T20:19:05.505-07:002020-07-09T20:19:05.505-07:00Regardless of what you may think of the late Rober...Regardless of what you may think of the late Robert Mapplethorpe, I don't think anyone would say he was not whip smart. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63341017501401448222020-07-09T19:13:37.706-07:002020-07-09T19:13:37.706-07:00Normalcy (Norm, Al, Cy)
Normalcy (Norm, Al, Cy)<br />Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494993285385932051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44106383427072774402020-07-09T19:11:50.064-07:002020-07-09T19:11:50.064-07:00The mail is like Norman Mailer "Norm". A...The mail is like Norman Mailer "Norm". A famous genius is Albert Einstein "Al".<br />Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494993285385932051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14825535810249838502020-07-09T18:54:15.156-07:002020-07-09T18:54:15.156-07:00Of course; it's the only way to succeed in lif...Of course; it's the only way to succeed in life these days.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24936675098218421422020-07-09T18:31:33.093-07:002020-07-09T18:31:33.093-07:00NORMALCY(NORM, AL, and CY)NORMALCY(NORM, AL, and CY)cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39799841851001814942020-07-09T18:11:36.236-07:002020-07-09T18:11:36.236-07:00My clue - Will deserves an award for this puzzle.-...My clue - Will deserves an award for this puzzle.- was referring to the CY Young award. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976998203399531869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43133069028735378142020-07-09T18:03:30.588-07:002020-07-09T18:03:30.588-07:00Inter-nyet?Inter-nyet?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66930401071099815242020-07-09T18:01:26.338-07:002020-07-09T18:01:26.338-07:00Can I blame the intern? :)Can I blame the intern? :)Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3980562829421433252020-07-09T17:56:09.122-07:002020-07-09T17:56:09.122-07:00Blaine, I think you mean Robert, not Roger M.Blaine, I think you mean Robert, not Roger M.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65118762536578834032020-07-09T16:49:03.370-07:002020-07-09T16:49:03.370-07:00Holy Smokes, Blaine, minutes to solve, hours to cl...Holy Smokes, Blaine, minutes to solve, hours to clue.Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53251572236699146352020-07-09T16:04:20.769-07:002020-07-09T16:04:20.769-07:00Saw this on the Twitter yesterday.Saw this on the <a href="https://twitter.com/BraveandFiesty/status/1280953040841957377" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> yesterday.WayWordyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340202515211360764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79240355561670499322020-07-09T15:49:56.393-07:002020-07-09T15:49:56.393-07:00Nice!
1/20/21, End of an Error.
Nice! <br />1/20/21, End of an Error.<br />SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27494378049191304322020-07-09T14:46:34.992-07:002020-07-09T14:46:34.992-07:00Deep-six 45 on Election Day.Deep-six 45 on Election Day.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68523729229347468852020-07-09T14:28:00.380-07:002020-07-09T14:28:00.380-07:00Here's a puzzle for the wait until Sunday. Wh...Here's a puzzle for the wait until Sunday. What follows is a string of digits, in code. What's the meaning?<br /><br />864511320Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413159675811227325noreply@blogger.com