tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3839379646156067131..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 16, 2010): "Be vewwy, vewwy quiet..."Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19992603089649674512010-05-23T05:19:44.627-07:002010-05-23T05:19:44.627-07:00Dave, actually you get a whole family of them!Dave, actually you get a whole family of them!Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49629689902885306902010-05-22T23:24:06.259-07:002010-05-22T23:24:06.259-07:00Pick another country, change an I to an L and get ...Pick another country, change an I to an L and get a famous civil engineer. This country shares something in common with this weeks answer.DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21309920048867375362010-05-22T18:29:05.766-07:002010-05-22T18:29:05.766-07:00Not. The r? Where ... it be, eh?Not. The r? Where ... it be, eh?Blue of Central Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390169381894607875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-764621902239522932010-05-22T18:23:17.895-07:002010-05-22T18:23:17.895-07:00Likely, this spitful'll be seen as due a spite...Likely, this spitful'll be seen as due a spiteful - worthy deletion: next week's (now posted) solution re i) a country with ii) its traditional problem: <br /><br />Yemen, thus, ... men. <br /><br />Not?Blue of Central Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390169381894607875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53025103934251101482010-05-21T21:51:50.906-07:002010-05-21T21:51:50.906-07:00I was referring to Ben Bass, one of the weekly con...I was referring to Ben Bass, one of the weekly contributors here and Hugh was referring to Billy Bass, the obnoxious, singing talking plastic fish trophy that people hang on their walls.phredphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40654584221467326772010-05-21T12:57:11.215-07:002010-05-21T12:57:11.215-07:00But you can abstain from activities without being ...But you can abstain from activities without being sober (sex, dessert, FaceBook)Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082558454100876726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47928733731593865212010-05-21T10:02:06.930-07:002010-05-21T10:02:06.930-07:00I like baritone and bass, but submitted abstain an...I like baritone and bass, but submitted abstain and sober as an alternative answer.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62692547234050415082010-05-20T16:59:43.706-07:002010-05-20T16:59:43.706-07:00Yep, those are the answers I figured out. I belie...Yep, those are the answers I figured out. I believe the musical one is the intended answer:<br /><br />BARITONE+BASS (Musical)<br />BOATERS+BASIN (Nautical)<br />ABSTAIN+SOBER (Lifestyle)Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16311494981646545872010-05-20T15:04:44.257-07:002010-05-20T15:04:44.257-07:00This is a third solution, don't you think?:
B...This is a third solution, don't you think?:<br /><br />BOATERS -- BASINMariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363831109323605124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40211992099688635512010-05-20T13:23:51.412-07:002010-05-20T13:23:51.412-07:00Although I like the BASS BARITONE answer, I think ...Although I like the BASS BARITONE answer, I think Will can't say no to the ABSTAIN SOBER answer. I predict he'll accept both, and possibly one or two of the other answers also.kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882757881891590225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68106841891627088642010-05-20T13:09:22.165-07:002010-05-20T13:09:22.165-07:00Conversely, if you ABSTAIN you are likely to be SO...Conversely, if you ABSTAIN you are likely to be SOBER, and I still can't decide which is the better answer...DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44935144579427893152010-05-20T12:50:45.250-07:002010-05-20T12:50:45.250-07:00Indeed! ... a terse tenor to this week's turn!...Indeed! ... a terse tenor to this week's turn!Blue of Central Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390169381894607875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39781014670511750522010-05-20T12:03:16.260-07:002010-05-20T12:03:16.260-07:00The lowest male voice is BASS; the medium male voi...The lowest male voice is BASS; the medium male voice is BARITONE. In opera (where voice types are more finely delineated), there is a voice type (or fach) called BASS-BARITONE. A notable Bass-Baritone role is Wagner’s Flying Dutchman. Since it is now 12 noon Thursday, I refer you to Dutchman’s aria “Die Frist Ist Um” (translated “The Time Is Up”).kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882757881891590225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20171767726391165982010-05-19T09:34:59.760-07:002010-05-19T09:34:59.760-07:00Blue taking a turn for the terse? I enjoyed that ...Blue taking a turn for the terse? I enjoyed that one!hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19745821329309665122010-05-19T08:49:59.078-07:002010-05-19T08:49:59.078-07:00thanks Lorenzo
Mario, I always pay attention to m...thanks Lorenzo<br /><br />Mario, I always pay attention to my inner frog!Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34911442181995045932010-05-18T20:32:13.526-07:002010-05-18T20:32:13.526-07:00Blue, I loved the tenor of your clue.Blue, I loved the tenor of your clue.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64180701627949573472010-05-18T18:01:28.386-07:002010-05-18T18:01:28.386-07:00RoRo: If you pay attention to your frog, you can ...RoRo: If you pay attention to your frog, you can hear it say: "rabbit, rabbit, rabbit..."Mariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363831109323605124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14652522827309823392010-05-18T15:51:22.398-07:002010-05-18T15:51:22.398-07:00RoRo, my advice: send in all three (specifying you...RoRo, my advice: send in all three (specifying your first choice). That is, don't ask permission but act and, if necessary, then seek to make amends.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14313613849838728382010-05-18T14:52:49.504-07:002010-05-18T14:52:49.504-07:00I realy shouldn't drink, I was leaning on the ...I realy shouldn't drink, I was leaning on the side of my yacht watchin the tide when i heard this frog talkin to me in a deep voice.<br /><br />So, for real, when you have 3 good answers what do you do. Do you have to pick just one or can you send in all three?Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10261315021250103062010-05-18T13:08:07.846-07:002010-05-18T13:08:07.846-07:00I got one answer, but it wasn't nautical in na...I got one answer, but it wasn't nautical in nature. Since I never got the answer so many people are hinting about, I can't judge whether it's superior to mine.<br /><br />Just to be clear, the words are related to one another, not to rabbit, season, hunting or Elmer Fudd, right?chrisidorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08850887151974234615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54946563356864300472010-05-17T18:26:45.069-07:002010-05-17T18:26:45.069-07:00I was unable to come up with the answer and starte...I was unable to come up with the answer and started really getting upset with myself when I noticed everyone solving it. Just when I thought I couldn't get any lower...it came to meUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01971406147468478619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19578909701053057872010-05-17T14:58:52.099-07:002010-05-17T14:58:52.099-07:00Usually the "right" answer stands out, b...Usually the "right" answer stands out, but I find this week is really hard to decide. Be interesting to see which Will intended and if he mentions the other answer - they have to be strong contenders for him to do that. No clues needed here, I think most have the answers already.DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59636963431353442712010-05-17T14:41:22.164-07:002010-05-17T14:41:22.164-07:00An incorrent answer, but I admit to laughing when ...An incorrent answer, but I admit to laughing when I came up with it. "Norbit" and "abases." In that the film Norbit abases all of film, and all of the actors who participated in it.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407301343906980817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7989312824452145112010-05-17T12:43:30.079-07:002010-05-17T12:43:30.079-07:00What the Fach?What the Fach?Blue of Central Iowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390169381894607875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6031404473772726332010-05-17T10:51:20.934-07:002010-05-17T10:51:20.934-07:00Guess they went fishing.Guess they went fishing.phredphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.com