tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3989159361453076244..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 25, 2010): Make Your Own Spoonerism RiddleBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58563279489439999632010-08-09T12:43:50.309-07:002010-08-09T12:43:50.309-07:00Eleanor, I enjoyed it too. I thought that if the b...Eleanor, I enjoyed it too. I thought that if the basketball mention wasn't another clue, it was an indirect reference to the word length. Not familiar with that term even though I'm a b-ball fan.<br /><br />As per your Mom's answer: male state?<br /><br />As for your other triples:<br />snaked<br />Nicole (good one!)<br />smiled<br /><br />I'll stop posting in this thread now, but per your M-OR-E riddles in this week's topic:<br />I see you're being "proper". Your 1st answer isn't Rare (but is full of cheer), and your 3rd isn't dumb. I gave myself plenty of space to solve #2, and celebrated with a candy bar. I'll work more on 4 & 5 later.StarchRivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058840593587027315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36497318795534864712010-08-09T08:47:06.120-07:002010-08-09T08:47:06.120-07:00Almost forgot, I asked my Mom for help on your spo...Almost forgot, I asked my Mom for help on your spooner. She got the same answer with a different riddle: the difference between an impasse and a guy's inability to ask for directions.Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24312535057675540832010-08-09T08:43:42.639-07:002010-08-09T08:43:42.639-07:00StarchRival, I really enjoy the back and forth.
...StarchRival, I really enjoy the back and forth.<br /><br /> I could never get past 3 for a single word, which led to my basketball post. All five players have a name and number. Point guard=1, shooting guard=2, small forward=3, power forward=4 and center=5. 4 and 5 usually play close to the basket. When a 4 can go out and shoot from the 3 point line, he "stretches" the defense away from the basket<br /><br />Sooo, a power forward who can shoot from the 3 point line is called a "stretch 4". <br /><br />Some more triples:<br />What a clogged drain gets.<br />Ex-Cruiser.<br />Cheesed for the camera.<br /><br />Came up with an "0n Air Challenge". Don't think Will would use it so I'm posting on this week's blog to give the gang something to do for the rest of the week.Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74249905646604084332010-08-09T08:05:47.059-07:002010-08-09T08:05:47.059-07:00Eleanor,
What's the difference between an im...Eleanor, <br /><br />What's the difference between an impasse and one of your sandwich layers?<br />One's a stalemate, the other's a mail state<br /><br />Was your appetite/basketball reference a clue to a player's name fitting the puzzle (couldn't come up with one) or something else?<br /><br />Your original smoked solution got me going to the longer words. Did you find any others of "infilled" length or longer?<br /><br />You may want to explicitly post your puzzle solution for others who lurkingly played along. I appreciated your side puzzle, as I'm sure others (such as MrScience) did.StarchRivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058840593587027315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83011041034732956302010-08-09T06:55:32.968-07:002010-08-09T06:55:32.968-07:00What’s the difference between a September fairway ...What’s the difference between a September fairway and the top of the USS Merrimack? <br />One is a divoted wreck and the other is a riveted deck.<br />What’s the difference between the life of the party and the Christmas tree decorator?<br />One is scintillating and the other is tinselating.<br />What’s the difference between microbes and Floridians?<br />Some microbes live in compost while some Floridians live in Palm Coast.<br />What’s the difference between a royal flush and an overly talkative Irishman?<br />One is a gambling rarity and the other is a rambling Garrity.<br />What’s the difference between a tool and die guy and a male juror?<br />One is a dedicated precision man and the other is a predicated decision man.<br />What’s the difference between a goofy gecko and a sorcerer’s apprentice?<br />One is a whacky lizard and the other is a lackey wizard.<br />What’s the difference between a jet-setting sheep and a travelling pig?<br />One is a global mutton and the other is a mobile glutton.<br />What’s the difference between being dragged through the sky by a boat and being dragged through the mud by the media?<br />One we’re talking about parasailin’ and the other we’re talking about Sarah Palin.Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61727131305117438842010-08-08T09:48:01.064-07:002010-08-08T09:48:01.064-07:00eleanor, was your #8 parasailin and a candidate o...eleanor, was your #8 parasailin and a candidate often dragged thru the mud or did I miss the boatRobin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11129933273912377142010-08-08T08:58:16.682-07:002010-08-08T08:58:16.682-07:001 numerator ruminator
2 denominator knee dominat...1 numerator ruminator<br />2 denominator knee dominator<br />3 moos to choo choo choose to mew-mew<br />4 socks 'n' shoe shocks ensue<br />5 beat of a bugle and beaut of a beagle<br />6 paparazzi rapperposse (suspect)<br />7 resides on docks<br />8 bewitched and beheaded<br />9 takes a shot<br />10 lobster moves<br />11 ship loverRobin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84946849385633627532010-08-07T07:31:19.036-07:002010-08-07T07:31:19.036-07:00I prefer my sole from Dover and my ham from Doover...I prefer my sole from Dover and my ham from Doover. I'll keep trying.<br /><br />StarchRival, your appetite reminds me of basketball, particularly a power forward who can shoot from the three point line.Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2341722662680740742010-08-06T22:22:19.187-07:002010-08-06T22:22:19.187-07:00Eleanor, in keeping with this fortnight's them...Eleanor, in keeping with this fortnight's theme: What's the difference between an impasse and one of your sandwich layers?<br /><br />More for others to chew on: dale and hill, fill and void, mind and lose, mild and racy, torn and sure, norm and rare, amok and sane, fall and rise, maze and path, thin and wide, mute and grow, gala and wake, trix and bran<br /><br />From your club "cart": indeed, snored, kindly, warily, snared<br />Having a bigger appetite, I infilled cheese between the club's smoked meats.StarchRivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01058840593587027315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54464841334704067852010-08-06T18:06:11.649-07:002010-08-06T18:06:11.649-07:00How 'bout you, RoRo?How 'bout you, RoRo?Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58507497893510510602010-08-06T18:04:15.233-07:002010-08-06T18:04:15.233-07:001) Golfers know a fairway is a wreck by Sept.
2) P...1) Golfers know a fairway is a wreck by Sept.<br />2) Pretty bad. Answer later.<br />3) I garden in the summer.<br />4) No clue. Answer later.<br />5) Predicated / Dedicated<br />6) No clue. Too easy. Answer later.<br />7) If I have to dial this one in, I'll use my cell.<br />8) Way too easy.Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36130538404133804032010-08-06T11:21:30.015-07:002010-08-06T11:21:30.015-07:00I submitted mine last Sunday and now I can't r...I submitted mine last Sunday and now I can't remember what it was. Will didn't call yesterday so now I will never know. Dang, it took some work too!My Little Family:https://www.blogger.com/profile/17240741117809295524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36679799318675246112010-08-06T10:18:23.306-07:002010-08-06T10:18:23.306-07:00I know after Sunday we will be on to something new...I know after Sunday we will be on to something new but can some of you (us) who gave clues on this week's board go back and give answers at that point here or somewhere. Eleanor, you are good. I am still working on yours.Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85901968849269454872010-08-06T08:30:53.680-07:002010-08-06T08:30:53.680-07:00DOKEDOKETommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50594253011038375672010-08-05T21:13:14.740-07:002010-08-05T21:13:14.740-07:00Eleanor, thanks to the clues provided by StarchRiv...Eleanor, thanks to the clues provided by StarchRival, I think I solved your puzzle. OK?<br />(Still working on some of your spoonerisms.)Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88257585127049635252010-08-05T20:46:28.551-07:002010-08-05T20:46:28.551-07:00Eleanor, you're right on!Eleanor, you're right on!Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17325964987562588292010-08-05T19:50:27.012-07:002010-08-05T19:50:27.012-07:00Lorenzo, are we talking right winger?Lorenzo, are we talking right winger?Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77911701937922044652010-08-05T17:53:34.357-07:002010-08-05T17:53:34.357-07:00...between Glenn Beck and a caucasian imposter?...between Glenn Beck and a caucasian imposter?Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84233066353966982032010-08-05T16:10:07.247-07:002010-08-05T16:10:07.247-07:001. Charlotte Covatica / Consuelo Vanderbilt
2. A d...1. Charlotte Covatica / Consuelo Vanderbilt<br />2. A disappointed golf pro / An affectionate pet owner<br />3. An historic English house / An ordinary English "bog"<br /><br />The third is not original with me. My sister blurted it out while reporting on a field trip made by her art class.<br /><br /><br />Answers-Use next letter. / (clue)<br /><br />1. GNTRD ROHCDQ / (cache mari)<br />2. LHRRDC SGD BTS / (obvious)<br />3. KTSNM GNN / (postal code CH66 7NL)hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20068100317929704282010-08-05T13:28:54.037-07:002010-08-05T13:28:54.037-07:001 ) What is the difference between an an-noying pa...1 ) What is the difference between an an-noying part in math and a-gnawing cow?<br />2 ) What's the difference between the bottom part of a fraction and a wrestler?<br />3 )What is the difference between cattle grazing near the railroad and cats <br />4 ) What is the difference between items that are missing one of a pair and the results of one finding a cheating mate paired with someone else. <br />5 ) What’s the difference between reveille and first place ribbon in a dog show?<br />6 ) Difference between celebrity stalkers and celebrity homeys<br />7 ) What’s the difference between a person living in a fishing village and a gem collector<br />8 ) What’s the difference between the spirit-possessed person in 17th century Salem Mass. and the love struck pair who eloped<br />9 ) What’s the difference between a gunslinger and a mean babysitter<br />10 ) What ‘s the difference between a type of crawling and molls<br />11 ) What is the difference between someone who goes on a lot of cruises and the kissing bandit<br />12 ) What’s the difference between something that feeds your inner muse and something you may need to feed while you are feeding your muse.<br />13 ) Difference between police squad and a bomb squadRobin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27609144786037782822010-08-04T07:19:58.860-07:002010-08-04T07:19:58.860-07:00I submitted a riddle similar to #8 (same answer). ...I submitted a riddle similar to #8 (same answer). I guess it was an obvious spoonerism, but your riddle is better than mine.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21382435047392400142010-08-03T13:45:02.435-07:002010-08-03T13:45:02.435-07:00Hey, gang. Heading to Lake Michigan tomorrow with ...Hey, gang. Heading to Lake Michigan tomorrow with no internet. Have fun with these (already submitted).<br />1)What’s the difference between a September fairway and the top of the USS Merrimack? <br />2) What’s the difference between the life of the party and the Christmas tree decorator?<br /> 3)What’s the difference between microbes and Floridians?<br /> 4)What’s the difference between a royal flush and an overly talkative Irishman?<br /> 5)What’s the difference between a tool and die guy and a male juror?<br /> 6)What’s the difference between a goofy gecko and a sorcerer’s apprentice?<br /> 7)What’s the difference between a jet-setting sheep and a travelling pig?<br /> 8)What’s the difference between being dragged through the sky by a boat and being dragged through the mud by the media?<br />No answers until I get back. (Some are obvious). You are all too good.Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22464894929121772842010-08-02T11:31:20.829-07:002010-08-02T11:31:20.829-07:00Blaine, "When the cat's away......"Blaine, "When the cat's away......"My Little Family:https://www.blogger.com/profile/17240741117809295524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39564603499713645142010-07-31T21:08:45.150-07:002010-07-31T21:08:45.150-07:00Whoa! That's what happens when I go on vacatio...Whoa! That's what happens when I go on vacation with the family. I didn't expect this to become a place for dirty jokes.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35967272661279187982010-07-31T20:13:02.563-07:002010-07-31T20:13:02.563-07:00Dave, sorry to leave you hanging back there. The K...Dave, sorry to leave you hanging back there. The King James is Lebron James who sucked during the playoffs. A la Lorenzo, he could have been subjected to layoffs, but instead fled to Miami. If you can't take the Heat, then who can you take?Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.com