tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3925814343049378835..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 6, 2018): Criminal CountryBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64222631575356138992018-05-13T09:54:36.615-07:002018-05-13T09:54:36.615-07:00Couldn't you pare it down to just 2 letters?Couldn't you pare it down to just 2 letters?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89784605996512294462018-05-13T06:33:04.098-07:002018-05-13T06:33:04.098-07:00Will left the Gabonese wandering completely alone ...Will left the Gabonese wandering completely alone in the desert :)Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90086821224009023302018-05-13T06:19:16.617-07:002018-05-13T06:19:16.617-07:00This week's online version of last week's ...This week's online version of last week's challenge had the wording changed to replace "criminal" with "disorder," thus eliminating Vagabond. The on air version was not changed, but there was no mention of Vagabond at all. Hmmm.... Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149525317349695429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58433433773594328582018-05-13T06:18:55.309-07:002018-05-13T06:18:55.309-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81825132290382463742018-05-13T06:17:10.710-07:002018-05-13T06:17:10.710-07:00Ridiculously easy.
I didn't hear the program ...Ridiculously easy.<br /><br />I didn't hear the program yet. But, Will not mentioning GABON is lame.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2963554147769332052018-05-13T06:11:35.441-07:002018-05-13T06:11:35.441-07:00May 13 - Easiest Sunday Puzzle ever!May 13 - Easiest Sunday Puzzle ever!TMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17433196665031183313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36549653138868382132018-05-13T05:57:20.224-07:002018-05-13T05:57:20.224-07:00The answer to this week’s puzzle is ________(inser...The answer to this week’s puzzle is ________(insert 8 letter word) to me. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72203715399168324342018-05-13T05:56:55.047-07:002018-05-13T05:56:55.047-07:00I also think VAGRANT implies criminality while VAG...I also think VAGRANT implies criminality while VAGABOND ... not so much. But that may just be me; I don't claim to be a Webster or a Wagnalls (though I'm often in a <i>funk</i>).Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53045600835937989422018-05-13T05:45:51.944-07:002018-05-13T05:45:51.944-07:00Will allowed on the air that technically a pyroman...Will allowed on the air that technically a pyromaniac is not a criminal. But he made no mention of vagabond / Gabon. Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161465143677561592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28010578726029719032018-05-13T05:38:42.073-07:002018-05-13T05:38:42.073-07:00Even less!Even less!Jaxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611931434231350173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53474569779356004402018-05-13T05:23:15.806-07:002018-05-13T05:23:15.806-07:00As to this week's on-air puzzle: how many of ...As to this week's on-air puzzle: how many of these "familiar boy's names" have been given in the past fifty years?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4700283601593153492018-05-13T05:22:34.147-07:002018-05-13T05:22:34.147-07:00According to the NPR Morning Edition Sunday websit...According to the NPR Morning Edition Sunday website the official answer is pyROMANIAc. <br /><br />Will have to see if WS even mentions vaGABONd. Mort Canardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214097525627383592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76869933975722733662018-05-13T05:15:34.774-07:002018-05-13T05:15:34.774-07:00Don't worry, Berf. We all have slow days.Don't worry, Berf. We all have slow days.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36729458762647015222018-05-13T05:07:26.222-07:002018-05-13T05:07:26.222-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43120947701272541762018-05-13T05:02:20.532-07:002018-05-13T05:02:20.532-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89198385161680109982018-05-13T04:59:49.160-07:002018-05-13T04:59:49.160-07:00Think of a two-word phrase a child might shout whe...Think of a two-word phrase a child might shout when walking in the front door. Rearrange the letters and add an "E" at the end, and you get the next two words the child might shout. These are both common expressions. What are they?<br /><br />That took 5 seconds to solve...Berfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41840494029714017652018-05-11T16:47:18.933-07:002018-05-11T16:47:18.933-07:00On an even happier note there are now more signs o...On an even happier note there are now more signs of <a href="https://www.theonion.com/nasa-says-presence-of-diving-board-on-mars-confirms-pla-1825952567?utm_source=TheOnion_Daily_RSS&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=&utm_term=" rel="nofollow"> water on Mars</a>!<br />68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60009587311205219862018-05-11T15:18:01.214-07:002018-05-11T15:18:01.214-07:00News from Gabon today re: forest elephants.News from Gabon today re: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/british-soldiers-helping-the-fight-to-save-gabons-elephants-f3nrd57fc" rel="nofollow">forest elephants</a>. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77577849700894784602018-05-11T12:19:42.414-07:002018-05-11T12:19:42.414-07:00Answer to bonus challenge.
Give this approach t...Answer to bonus challenge. <br /><br /><br />Give this approach to the problem, what is the answer to the puzzle that lies half way between Beriberi and Rickets? What is it's associated disease? <br /><br />Beriberi is a deficiency of Vitamin B1 and Rickets is a deficiency of Vitamin D. Split the difference and you have Vitamin C whose deficiency is Scurvy. The Brits ran into this on sailing vessels in days of yore and solved by loading up the ships with supplies of limes, giving them the nickname Limeys. <br /><br />As WW put it "It's Curvy" or Scurvy.Mort Canardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214097525627383592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47487243421967819412018-05-11T12:06:24.168-07:002018-05-11T12:06:24.168-07:00Not a problem. Would have been surprised if I was...Not a problem. Would have been surprised if I was the only one who made the connection. Mort Canardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214097525627383592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4842337282032306702018-05-11T11:27:25.499-07:002018-05-11T11:27:25.499-07:00Sorry for stealing your clue! I should've made...Sorry for stealing your clue! I should've made the Earless Kitteh connection.<br /><br />Gunter glieben glauten globen, everyone! jsulbyrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121691073253882729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30324784930306181602018-05-11T10:44:13.924-07:002018-05-11T10:44:13.924-07:00You are the one who seems to be having difficulty ...You are the one who seems to be having difficulty with reading comprehension.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69716274133788850712018-05-11T10:01:01.074-07:002018-05-11T10:01:01.074-07:00Thank you for reading carefully, skydiveboy.
I sai...Thank you for reading carefully, skydiveboy.<br />I said that we agreed on the intended answers, not their unacceptability.Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59866501168320161652018-05-11T09:51:06.387-07:002018-05-11T09:51:06.387-07:00What do you mean, "We," kemosabe? There ...What do you mean, "We," kemosabe? There are those among us who find the puzzle to be acceptable, if not perfect, as being a vagabond is, and has been, considered criminal behavior at times and places. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47580064010854342652018-05-11T09:29:01.856-07:002018-05-11T09:29:01.856-07:00Since the answers we seem to agree are Wills' ...Since the answers we seem to agree are Wills' intended ones are both fatally flawed, here are two that do sort of work:<br />Peggy offered "ponzi" with nz (NZ for New Zealand) left over. I think that we can invent the noun for guys like ponzi Bernie Madoff.<br />There is also "fraud" with au (AU for Australia) left over.<br />The noun is already in use fur guys like fraud Donald Trump. <br />Related crimes and countries is close proximity.Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.com