tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post4311409494941925592..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 29, 2012): Capital PunishmentBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78608420583751194412012-05-06T04:54:52.806-07:002012-05-06T04:54:52.806-07:00Zit, xieu mt e hsph imox.....jr ulfwf xssvfmmok um...Zit, xieu mt e hsph imox.....jr ulfwf xssvfmmok umnit.<br />(Trust me, I didn't mean to say "zit")Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11464194126620918622012-05-06T04:23:19.347-07:002012-05-06T04:23:19.347-07:00Great hint, SDB! You've got more in that brie...Great hint, SDB! You've got more in that brief sentence than you could shake a stick at.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34547202134202340252012-05-06T03:30:35.615-07:002012-05-06T03:30:35.615-07:00This one is questionable to say the least.This one is questionable to say the least.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70287710551361335222012-05-06T03:22:14.390-07:002012-05-06T03:22:14.390-07:00It just came up now.It just came up now.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13912032191929961112012-05-06T01:24:21.405-07:002012-05-06T01:24:21.405-07:00Still not up as of nearly 1:30am ET.Still not up as of nearly 1:30am ET.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87735539599266975532012-05-04T15:59:14.419-07:002012-05-04T15:59:14.419-07:00Perhaps I was too harsh in my earlier remark. The ...Perhaps I was too harsh in my earlier remark. The consonant and vowel sounds were all OK. The only misdeed was that the accent was on the wrong syl-LA-ble. Perhaps I should extend more poetic (puzzlabic?) license...<br /><br />ChuckChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89080714659872233492012-05-04T10:50:53.942-07:002012-05-04T10:50:53.942-07:00Hey Will! Name a fruit that describes a girl with...Hey Will! Name a fruit that describes a girl with strict parents? How about describing a Honeymoon Salad? (Canteloupe; lettuce alone)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414999868454070433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73173775623856676542012-05-04T10:46:37.310-07:002012-05-04T10:46:37.310-07:00Huh??? You may be thinking too much, Jim.Huh??? You may be thinking too much, Jim.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414999868454070433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21971545067210432412012-05-04T06:32:34.292-07:002012-05-04T06:32:34.292-07:00Was anybody else led to Svarlbard? with the admini...Was anybody else led to Svarlbard? with the administrative center of Longyearbyen? Leo's Bugs Bunny clue led me to that and I tried to make Lonngyearbyen into "long eared bunny" - Hence my inquiry into whether the thief might be a vegetarian. I also thought Benmar's question about the country being a place for hiking was a clue. Svarlbard is known for being a top location for hiking.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881383607509159552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3848089118027916912012-05-03T19:17:53.162-07:002012-05-03T19:17:53.162-07:00I did not solve the puzzle this week. I was stuck...I did not solve the puzzle this week. I was stuck in another part of the world, trying to get something going with Mogadishu....something something something "shoe". <br />As you can see, it didn't go anywhere. <br />Felicitations a tout le monde qui solved the puzzle.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259280324970136034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55937667792881789862012-05-03T16:56:11.971-07:002012-05-03T16:56:11.971-07:00I figured it out thanks to the French (see also th...I figured it out thanks to the French (see also the <i>gauche</i> and <i>enfin</i> I threw in) sprinkled in some comments (e.g., "pile of merde"--as in "pardon my French"?) in combination with the criticism voiced by some that "it's not pronounced that way."<br /><br />So once I gave the pronunciation some latitude, I thought of "poor to prince" at first, as in a thief getting rich quick after a successful heist. From there it didn't take long to arrive at the "poor toe prints."<br /><br />My post saying "I hope the thief was wearing gloves, in case he dropped his loot running" was a hint that the gloves would prevent leaving finger<b>prints</b>.Wolfganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700971115994061654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74436427698073740472012-05-03T16:14:27.912-07:002012-05-03T16:14:27.912-07:00Jan:
Cats (Cat man)go barefoot, known to make li...Jan: <br /><br />Cats (Cat man)go barefoot, known to make little noise, thereby evading police.benmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17414448319110424382012-05-03T16:10:19.337-07:002012-05-03T16:10:19.337-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.benmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33668693666506106202012-05-03T15:06:08.289-07:002012-05-03T15:06:08.289-07:00I thought you were referring to the cholera outbre...I thought you were referring to the cholera outbreak they recently had in Haiti that was supposed to come from Pakistan (I think)Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88219750956449378012012-05-03T14:31:02.019-07:002012-05-03T14:31:02.019-07:00My clue of Nobility Switch was a vauge reference t...My clue of Nobility Switch was a vauge reference to the Pauper Prince (Port au Prince). My alternative, but hardly plausable solution, was Tokyo (Toe-Ka-O)(Toe Knock-out) perhaps sugesting that the barefoot villian had escaped after kicking a potential arrestor senseless.Englishmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347381044754982238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90898705509924335652012-05-03T13:30:27.814-07:002012-05-03T13:30:27.814-07:00Last Sunday I said, “I've selected my answer.....Last Sunday I said, “I've selected my answer... I’m convinced it’s the best answer. I’m not convinced it’s a good answer.” Poor toe prints... I stick with my original assessment. I just didn’t like it :(<br /><br />ChuckChuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70315565812495831692012-05-03T13:07:31.581-07:002012-05-03T13:07:31.581-07:00"I could really go for some fried seafood rig..."I could really go for some fried seafood right about now, and I don't want to wait very long."<br /><br />This was a hint to Long John Silver's, the fast food seafood restaurant. Long John Silver was the cook on the ship Hispaniola in Robert Louis Stevenson's book, Treasure Island.<br /><br />Haiti is one of the two countries located on the island of Hispaniola.bhunter47https://www.blogger.com/profile/02225300182075217458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1568858207517502612012-05-03T12:53:07.723-07:002012-05-03T12:53:07.723-07:00And what's the reason the police didn't ca...And what's the reason the police didn't catch the barefoot thief?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82891574471012407392012-05-03T12:50:52.993-07:002012-05-03T12:50:52.993-07:00I didn't just dislike it...
I Haitied it!I didn't just dislike it...<br />I Haitied it!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75867103964472853212012-05-03T12:49:26.758-07:002012-05-03T12:49:26.758-07:00KatmanduKatmandubenmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74414661239118206502012-05-03T12:37:30.315-07:002012-05-03T12:37:30.315-07:00My hint was that "His PronunciAtioN is just s...My hint was that "His PronunciAtioN is just sO LAME."<br /><br />This was implying HisPANOLA, the island mass shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.<br /><br />And, for the record, the island is a Kreyol and French speaking nation. The name of the town is pronounced similar to "po-to-PRAHNCE" and rhymes with LANCE, not with SINCE, and has no R sound in it. Which is why this puzzle is a stinker.<br /><br />Hey, Shortz, name a U.S. State that sounds like a problem in your kitchen? VERMONT!<br /><br /> -- Other BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413159675811227325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87932489189328420492012-05-03T12:16:32.761-07:002012-05-03T12:16:32.761-07:00When I got the answer, "I was badly shaken.&q...When I got the answer, "I was badly shaken." Both a reference to the devastating earthquake which hit Port-au-Prince, and, sorry, my PC reaction that the earthquake made P-a-P a somewhat unfortunate subject for a lame pun.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88290405326300662932012-05-03T12:00:07.156-07:002012-05-03T12:00:07.156-07:00Haiti - Port-au-Prince = poor toe prints
My clues...Haiti - Port-au-Prince = poor toe prints<br /><br />My clues were:<br /><br />"Just came home from a celebration of life party and found the new puzzle up, as I expected, and the answer came to me after about a minute, but I should confess that I did use foreign illnesses to discover the answer."<br /><br />Foreign illnesses = foreign sicks = forensics<br /><br />"I just hope bloggers will show discretion when tempted to post musical clues. This puzzle is easy enough already."<br /><br />I was afraid people might post Prince musical clues.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76921124269755482112012-05-03T11:54:01.788-07:002012-05-03T11:54:01.788-07:00Timely news: The Washington Department of Correct...Timely news: The Washington Department of Corrections announced that Colton Harris-Moore, the "Barefoot Bandit", was transferred out of solitary confinement today.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90301278235855248092012-05-02T18:09:35.080-07:002012-05-02T18:09:35.080-07:00I wasn't planning to post again until tomorrow...I wasn't planning to post again until tomorrow however as Blaine's blog appears to be clue related I thought that I'd add my own; but also try not to give too much away. My thoughts on the barefoot issue is that there could be some connection to what you'd use to test the Water. As for the what I percieve to be the majority verdict I'd go with some form of Nobility Switch.<br /><br />FYI I met with Will on the eve of his investiture into the Doctrate of letters at Wabash College, IndianaEnglishmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16347381044754982238noreply@blogger.com