tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3891149469174127077..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 20, 2020): Buenos Aires Mix-upBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger146125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24529653778380238382020-12-27T06:02:04.125-08:002020-12-27T06:02:04.125-08:00Hey, SDB. If you're having trouble with this ...Hey, SDB. If you're having trouble with this week's puzzle, there's a local TV station which <b><i>might</i></b> help you figure it out when their local news gets into the sports section.Enya_and_WeirdAl_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099999127860055027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52004190444025307152020-12-27T05:56:58.594-08:002020-12-27T05:56:58.594-08:00The one on-air puzzle item which I had not figured...The <b><i>one</i></b> on-air puzzle item which I had <b><i>not</i></b> figured out before-hand was also the <b><i>only</i></b> puzzle item that was <b><i>ommitted!!</i></b>Enya_and_WeirdAl_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099999127860055027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57858569366058132672020-12-27T05:42:16.164-08:002020-12-27T05:42:16.164-08:00Only the well mannered will solve this puzzle. Only the well mannered will solve this puzzle. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65922547544042341232020-12-27T05:02:21.064-08:002020-12-27T05:02:21.064-08:00This week's challenge: This week's challen...This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener David Curren of Arlington, Mass. Think of a familiar two-word phrase (5, 2). Replace the last letter with the next letter of the alphabet. The result will be a palindrome (the seven letters will read backward and forward the same). What phrase is it?Enya_and_WeirdAl_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099999127860055027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41956801918405629442020-12-27T05:01:41.644-08:002020-12-27T05:01:41.644-08:00This week's challenge: This week's challen...This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener David Curren of Arlington, Mass. Think of a familiar two-word phrase (5, 2). Replace the last letter with the next letter of the alphabet. The result will be a palindrome (the seven letters will read backward and forward the same). What phrase is it?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15647997433275625632020-12-26T20:01:12.143-08:002020-12-26T20:01:12.143-08:00Good one geofan!
(What does pre-opted mean?) Good one geofan! <br />(What does pre-opted mean?) Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976998203399531869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30686282041252184272020-12-26T04:48:24.504-08:002020-12-26T04:48:24.504-08:00I could have said around St. Patrick's Day in ...I could have said around St. Patrick's Day in 1932.DMRosenblumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789104777867988931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23045972698851626572020-12-25T19:24:34.694-08:002020-12-25T19:24:34.694-08:00Snipper-
I had thought that you pre-opted my simil...Snipper-<br />I had thought that you pre-opted my similar idea:<br />Take the words of ARGENTINA. Add a faucet manufacturer or a town in Alaska. Rearrange to give two French words related to the puzzle solution.<br />ARGENTINA + MOEN or NOME => ARGENT, MONNAIEgeofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355377703382263396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74670247398787968622020-12-25T15:42:20.287-08:002020-12-25T15:42:20.287-08:00BUENOS AIRES - E = BONUS & RAISE
For my clue,...<b>BUENOS AIRES - E = BONUS & RAISE</b><br /><br />For my clue, I wrote that <i>"a careful review led me to the answer."</i> Because most bonuses or raises follow an employee review.<br /><br />I gave two bonuses yesterday, but without any review. Because we've all been busy.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413159675811227325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91954225367930656412020-12-25T09:40:43.003-08:002020-12-25T09:40:43.003-08:00We were on Kauai last December. Can’t wait to go b...We were on Kauai last December. Can’t wait to go back. <br /><br />Meanwhile, best wishes for happy, healthy, holidays to all.<br /><br />SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30454295977182600732020-12-25T08:14:32.326-08:002020-12-25T08:14:32.326-08:00Mele Kalikimaka! Don't you wish you were all c...Mele Kalikimaka! Don't you wish you were all celebrating in Hawaii? Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69906185626028929562020-12-25T06:15:10.231-08:002020-12-25T06:15:10.231-08:00bonus, raise
Sorry I forgot about posting yesterd...bonus, raise<br /><br />Sorry I forgot about posting yesterday. ‘Tis the season, etc. Last Sunday I said, “Wouldn’t it be nice to get the two things wished for – a bonus and a raise – and then a third, heading for a beachy/touristy destination?” Merry Christmas Blainesvillians all.<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82643772847792810852020-12-25T04:37:18.111-08:002020-12-25T04:37:18.111-08:00Merry Christmas everyone.Merry Christmas everyone.Northeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806999000045726732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70288036396137764892020-12-24T13:08:55.744-08:002020-12-24T13:08:55.744-08:00Yup. Twas a typo The night before ChristmasYup. Twas a typo The night before Christmas Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20670779208085017972020-12-24T11:40:17.096-08:002020-12-24T11:40:17.096-08:00My clue-
Interestingly, if you use several of th...My clue- <br /><br />Interestingly, if you use several of the letters in Argentina, you’d get a nice clue!<br /><br />You can get to the word “earning”. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976998203399531869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37693454330388618722020-12-24T10:59:01.281-08:002020-12-24T10:59:01.281-08:00BREAKING NEWS!
All the telephone lines to the Whi...BREAKING NEWS!<br /><br />All the telephone lines to the White House have been overwhelmed and shut down. It seems they have been deluged by calls from thousands of naughty little boys calling in for pardons so they may receive gifts from Santa tonight.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47799826685063954612020-12-23T18:01:03.252-08:002020-12-23T18:01:03.252-08:00When the Proud Boys, and other racist groups, demo...When the Proud Boys, and other racist groups, demonstrate in favor of Trump with all their vile yelling, is that the evil of all roots?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24901316386165581832020-12-23T17:51:33.637-08:002020-12-23T17:51:33.637-08:00Clark: Don't you mean raise, bonus?Clark: Don't you mean raise, bonus?Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68714155584175608872020-12-23T17:47:19.760-08:002020-12-23T17:47:19.760-08:00Showing your British roots?Showing your British roots?Italo Svevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223116393431199920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18452801554014037372020-12-23T17:30:39.256-08:002020-12-23T17:30:39.256-08:00More obscure than necessary: since I couldn't ...More obscure than necessary: since I couldn't come up with a clue for "raise bonus," I used "raise bones" instead, which leads to Ezekiel 37, in which Ezekiel, with a little divine afflatus, reanimated the bones of the dead. And, by the way, the Cowboys won 41 to 33, which averages 37. Italo Svevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223116393431199920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61825099896997591392020-12-23T17:24:55.468-08:002020-12-23T17:24:55.468-08:00I forgot about the deadline being today. Of course...I forgot about the deadline being today. Of course RISE BONUS. My clue about eh root of all evil was removed by an administrator. Sorry. Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10403709930135422912020-12-23T16:39:38.459-08:002020-12-23T16:39:38.459-08:00RAISE, BONUS
"Agreed." A greed >>...<b> RAISE, BONUS</b><br /><br />"Agreed." A greed >>> more money in the form of a RAISE or BONUS this year while others suffer.<br /><br />"Seven." A BONUS foul in basketball after six fouls.<br /><br />Celebrating here with a plumbing leak. Hope your Festivus is better!<br /><br />Merry Christmas and Happy holidays!<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7000299239052366942020-12-23T16:15:03.934-08:002020-12-23T16:15:03.934-08:00BONUS, RAISE
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to...BONUS, RAISE<br />Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one and all from pjb!cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18704701455476789152020-12-23T13:50:54.185-08:002020-12-23T13:50:54.185-08:00Ditto.Ditto.Plantsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702415046558107399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87186931042375661482020-12-23T13:03:38.356-08:002020-12-23T13:03:38.356-08:00Puzzleria this week features a "magnum opus.....Puzzleria this week features a "magnum opus..." a great work of puzzletry created by our friend Ecoarchitect.<br />It is a "2020 Holiday Dinner Menu" blockbuster filled with 43 (yes 43!) puzzling entrees that you might pass around on the holiday dinner table.<br />All are "rebus" puzzles, and they are addictive.<br />It is, as eco says,<br />"a cornucopia of confusion,<br />a feast of falderol,<br />a delight of derangements,<br />and a meal of malarkey."<br />And, it is just delightful!<br /><b>Note: Puzzleria will be uploaded a day early this week (tonight at midnight PST) so that you all can start unwrapping our holiday delights a day early</b><br />Also on Puzzleria!s regular menus this week:<br />* A Schpuzzle of the Week" that links Christmas toys for boys with the national pasttime played by "the boys of summer,"<br />* a puzzle with advice on "Managing your Manger,"<br />* a "No Room at the Inn" Dessert. and<br />* EIGHT riff-offs of this week's NPR "Bonus/Raise" puzzle, titled, "I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas."<br />My hint this week was:<br />"...What Oona's boyfriend's carpenters were told to do..."<br />Oona O'Neill Chaplin (playwright Eugene O'Neill's daughter) used to date J. D. Salinger before she married Charlie Chaplin. "<b>Raise</b> High the Roof Beam, Carpenters" was a novella Salinger wrote.<br />Paul's wonderfully astute reply to my hint: <em>Hmmm ... is Elaine Joyce related to James Joyce?</em> alluded to actress <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine_Joyce" rel="nofollow">Elaine Joyce</a> who was married to Bobby Van and Neil Simon, and who also once dated Salinger.<br /><br />LegoReJoycing!Joseph Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05742062004458008718noreply@blogger.com