tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3302109784211775928..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 7, 2023): Compound Body PartsBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78202738823529383792023-05-14T05:26:51.400-07:002023-05-14T05:26:51.400-07:00OK, I now have an answer I'm sure enough about...OK, I now have an answer I'm sure enough about that I'm willing to risk pointing out that "the Italian stallion" was from Philly.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25531699400035826792023-05-14T05:15:51.631-07:002023-05-14T05:15:51.631-07:00Same names, different animals.Same names, different animals.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14145594887283388352023-05-14T05:15:24.376-07:002023-05-14T05:15:24.376-07:00Wow, this really is a no-brainer.
Maybe Blainesvil...Wow, this really is a no-brainer.<br />Maybe Blainesvillains can hint at the alternative answers that Dr. K has discovered. (I only have one, which I assume is the intended answer -- other homophones are nearby!)Critohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148286208951622056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67148354037230250542023-05-14T05:14:54.638-07:002023-05-14T05:14:54.638-07:00Multiple names, or just the same names for differe...Multiple names, or just the same names for different animals?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34709621913299695132023-05-14T05:13:37.328-07:002023-05-14T05:13:37.328-07:00There are also multiple correct answers.There are also multiple correct answers.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28655909878760664422023-05-14T05:10:56.874-07:002023-05-14T05:10:56.874-07:00Could be.Could be.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44321814126677468362023-05-14T05:09:24.624-07:002023-05-14T05:09:24.624-07:00Maybe the easiest puzzle ever?Maybe the easiest puzzle ever?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21900219938673655092023-05-14T05:06:40.301-07:002023-05-14T05:06:40.301-07:00Easy. Happy Mother's Day.Easy. Happy Mother's Day.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52788130200829870172023-05-14T05:05:49.568-07:002023-05-14T05:05:49.568-07:00This week's challenge: This week's challen...This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from Ed Pegg Jr., who runs the website mathpuzzle.com. Think of an animal in which the singular form of the female and the plural form of the male sound like synonyms. What animal is it?<br />Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28474607795862566172023-05-13T17:17:31.986-07:002023-05-13T17:17:31.986-07:00I only thought of eyebrow and brown eye.I only thought of eyebrow and brown eye.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74154969475379456572023-05-12T11:14:39.459-07:002023-05-12T11:14:39.459-07:00Outrageous! But don't you have cell phone ser...Outrageous! But don't you have cell phone service at work? Or do you work for the NSA?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29344091547678876282023-05-12T11:08:04.889-07:002023-05-12T11:08:04.889-07:00Thrown away, as in an underarm throw. Now that my...Thrown away, as in an underarm throw. Now that my employer has decided that Thursday is an "anchor day," and I have to be in the office, and Blaine's page is blocked from work, I will not have the opportunity to post on Thursday afternoon, except on rare occasions. So, I'm going back to replying to my own comment to explain any clues.JAWShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853305806335490947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40350826845425678162023-05-12T08:34:30.987-07:002023-05-12T08:34:30.987-07:00Can't find Axoilla, but it would be a good nam...Can't find Axoilla, but it would be a good name for a simian serial killer.Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42920295377683744702023-05-12T07:25:49.805-07:002023-05-12T07:25:49.805-07:00Ben, Not many people know that term as usually in ...Ben, Not many people know that term as usually in the longer form. Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34772104694999966512023-05-12T07:24:19.297-07:002023-05-12T07:24:19.297-07:00Enjoy your vacation. Enjoy your vacation. Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77205718985693989802023-05-12T07:12:46.812-07:002023-05-12T07:12:46.812-07:00Now Ben i have to ask you as you are a musician- i...Now Ben i have to ask you as you are a musician- if you spoonerize Drum stick is the result a medical condition and is it treatable?Plantsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702415046558107399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62198118077686357702023-05-12T04:35:22.909-07:002023-05-12T04:35:22.909-07:00(redrum!) (redrum!) Dr. Awkward https://www.blogger.com/profile/04842916134737387767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9294239012978472542023-05-12T04:09:41.385-07:002023-05-12T04:09:41.385-07:00EARDRUM + N = UNDERARM
My hint: Add a letter to th...EARDRUM + N = UNDERARM<br />My hint: Add a letter to the second word and rearrange to get something we all were and some still are (but not me).<br />UNDERARM + I = UNMARRIEDPandamoniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611337547674314377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39011254331823864212023-05-12T03:30:14.159-07:002023-05-12T03:30:14.159-07:00I think i told you i was in Dave Friessen- Seattle...I think i told you i was in Dave Friessen- Seattle small jazz ensemble workshop for two years. Big jazz bassist out of Portland and he would come up to the Emerald city every other week and do a workshop with us. He is big in Europe. That would be my dream gig -to get on the Euro summer jazz circuit. He plays a "Hermitage." (sp?)Plantsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702415046558107399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9352160123095136062023-05-12T03:23:20.973-07:002023-05-12T03:23:20.973-07:00Of course it all goes back to the original 12/8 Af...Of course it all goes back to the original 12/8 African Mozambique--the root of Jazz etc.Plantsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702415046558107399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90483637970367503492023-05-12T03:21:12.359-07:002023-05-12T03:21:12.359-07:006/8 Afro Cuban stuff is way cool. That is also cal...6/8 Afro Cuban stuff is way cool. That is also called a double paradiddle accenting the leading hand. R-R, L-L and there is also a triple paradiddle. RLRLRLLL. etc.<br />David Garibaldi did a bunch of Latin stuff when he was with "Talking drums" now back with Tower of Power. Plantsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702415046558107399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15332492226854025072023-05-12T03:17:05.664-07:002023-05-12T03:17:05.664-07:00This must be the plaice!<a href="https://static.vecteezy.com/system/resources/previews/004/515/588/original/pelican-bird-animal-character-with-fish-cartoon-illustration-vector.jpg" rel="nofollow">This must be the plaice!</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23656089869417273472023-05-12T03:12:46.468-07:002023-05-12T03:12:46.468-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11814433414939441422023-05-11T20:53:26.495-07:002023-05-11T20:53:26.495-07:00Not not going to New Zealand.. that was a setup fo...Not not going to New Zealand.. that was a setup for my hint I am now camping on the Deschutes River where it enters the Columbia River. I thought it was a clever way to hint at the puzzle answer. Jan Jan seemed to get the hint.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58445925708780712202023-05-11T18:24:36.530-07:002023-05-11T18:24:36.530-07:00Well done! I once wrote a prurient parody of a fa...Well done! I once wrote a prurient parody of a famous Broadway show tune, but none of it is printable in Blaine's family friendly blog. Took me a while to come up with a quality rhyme for frenum, though, but I did in the end. Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413159675811227325noreply@blogger.com