tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post435891021071172238..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 5, 2021): One Versus ManyBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger213125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78351761404265678132021-12-12T08:03:26.171-08:002021-12-12T08:03:26.171-08:00Lorenzo and SDB , Thank you for information and co...Lorenzo and SDB , Thank you for information and comments. Guess WS was unaware of alternate answer. I wonder how nany were submitted. Only 400 of Head.Herd.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58439170406793879962021-12-12T05:08:51.085-08:002021-12-12T05:08:51.085-08:00This week's challenge comes from Michael Shtey...This week's challenge comes from Michael Shteyman, of Freeland, Md. Think of a major U.S. city in two words. Insert an L in the exact middle of the second word. Now read the first word forward and the second word backward, and you'll name two things associated with this time of year. What are they?<br /><br />P. S. No mention of an alternate answer on the NPR website.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74927567982875611462021-12-11T19:40:48.164-08:002021-12-11T19:40:48.164-08:00I found dole of doves on several lists and it is n...I found dole of doves on several lists and it is not archaic at all; it just isn't common. Most of the cute words to describe an animal group are not common, but not archaic either. <br /><br />As to what WS may or may knot do tomorrow has more to do with how and what the intern(s) chose to inform him of. I have no doubt he will mention it if they made him aware of it. I have little confidence in the interns though. <br /><br />Tube B or naught tube B. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76374647081973158582021-12-11T19:23:19.265-08:002021-12-11T19:23:19.265-08:00Natasha – I predict that WS will say that the inte...Natasha – I predict that WS will say that the intended answer was head/herd but that he also “accepted” the “interesting but archaic” answer dove/dole.<br /><br />BTW, dole is not as archaic as some may think. Within the past decade, some economic commentators used the phrase “dole of doves” to refer to the members of the Federal Reserve who favored keeping interest rates low. For some examples, search for “dole of doves.”<br />Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02390141489645251064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23688303504162099052021-12-11T12:35:06.729-08:002021-12-11T12:35:06.729-08:00I would like WS to explain why dove not accepted. ...I would like WS to explain why dove not accepted. If archaic and mw are reasons than should state that when giving puzze.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49901816500677114442021-12-10T15:13:25.346-08:002021-12-10T15:13:25.346-08:00Schenectady will never be the same. Schenectady will never be the same. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37970686936465006362021-12-10T15:12:01.770-08:002021-12-10T15:12:01.770-08:00Jan, thanks for introducing me to Synecdoche!Jan, thanks for introducing me to Synecdoche!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56882242321778746832021-12-10T15:02:48.884-08:002021-12-10T15:02:48.884-08:00Went with Dove/Dole. "Two turtle doves, and a...Went with Dove/Dole. "Two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree", are the lyrics that came to mind. clothesloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495116094160726818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78100475609324303542021-12-10T12:49:57.271-08:002021-12-10T12:49:57.271-08:00I wonder if I am the only Blainesvillian with a he...I wonder if I am the only Blainesvillian with a herd. Five head: three cows, one heifer and one bull with huge horns on his. Two of the cows have them too, but less threatening.<br />I have never heard of a dole of doves, but pigeons all over the world seem to be on it. It would be out of character for WS to acknowledge it. Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77881760522109313162021-12-10T11:57:13.557-08:002021-12-10T11:57:13.557-08:00Clever, but dole is not in Websters 11th. Not in r...Clever, but dole is not in Websters 11th. Not in relation to doves.Wordsmythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902620796760840750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69128371323877046682021-12-10T10:55:45.315-08:002021-12-10T10:55:45.315-08:00See my post of Dec. 5 at 6:30am PST:
There's ...See my post of Dec. 5 at 6:30am PST:<br /><br />There's MOM, MOB, POP, POD, BARD, BAND to name a few...ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34707720747279673022021-12-10T10:50:17.536-08:002021-12-10T10:50:17.536-08:00R I.P. Mike Nesmith.R I.P. Mike Nesmith.Musinglinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427577554210474654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26628448520055989742021-12-10T09:44:26.011-08:002021-12-10T09:44:26.011-08:00Hi Roger.
Well, "each head of livestock"...Hi Roger.<br /><br />Well, "each head of livestock" is a singular noun phrase, if that's what you mean, yes! But its first element is itself a noun (the head noun, as it happens!), and it is indeed singular. You can see this by trying out substitutes that change the meaning but not the grammar:<br /><br />"each piece of cake"<br />"each grain of rice"<br />"each pound of gold"<br /><br />where 'piece', 'grain', 'pound' are inarguably singular, and plurals would be plainly ungrammatical<br /><br />* "each grains of rice"<br /><br />The number of a noun phrase is determined by its head noun.Critohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148286208951622056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83962926133904469392021-12-10T09:19:44.166-08:002021-12-10T09:19:44.166-08:00I was thinking reindeer on the roof for Blaine'...I was thinking reindeer on the roof for Blaine's holiday clue. Hooves on rooves [sic]. A herd of 8 (9 if you count Rudolph)head of reindeer.DDXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415513674318839663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63935170601918554572021-12-10T08:59:57.519-08:002021-12-10T08:59:57.519-08:00In your example, "head" is not singular ...In your example, "head" is not singular by itself. It means one or more animals. The modifier "each" is required to make it singular.Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03474078324293158376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10137550622459966592021-12-10T06:58:27.352-08:002021-12-10T06:58:27.352-08:00Just for the record, I would not have posted this ...Just for the record, I would not have posted this comment if I had arrived at DOVE, DOLE. The cleverness of HEAD, HERD is that neither word directly names the animal. :)Lancekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114034807946859676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3695653252197116542021-12-10T06:45:35.987-08:002021-12-10T06:45:35.987-08:00Head of the Herd also recorded "Birds on the ...Head of the Herd also recorded "Birds on the Roof," perhaps a prescient hint to both puzzle answers.<br /><br />Duckduckgoing "Dole of Doves" brings up several hits from the 2010's. Folks are still using the term, archaic or not.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32470674359455623912021-12-10T06:32:55.363-08:002021-12-10T06:32:55.363-08:00I thought Blaine's clue was self-referential, ...I thought Blaine's clue was self-referential, pointing at a hint already given by the first sentence of his standard instructions, warning posters not to say anything that would "steer" solvers toward the correct answer.Lancekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114034807946859676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34729999505253772842021-12-10T00:22:53.161-08:002021-12-10T00:22:53.161-08:00For "dove / dole": Tennyson's "...For "dove / dole": Tennyson's "The moan of doves in immemorial elms, / And murmuring of innumerable bees."<br /><br />For "head / herd": drag queen Hedda Lettuce!Dr. Awkward https://www.blogger.com/profile/04842916134737387767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78689666007581545662021-12-09T19:02:14.901-08:002021-12-09T19:02:14.901-08:00I also went with Dove and DoleI also went with Dove and DoleClark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07465781193623485625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43736573367502952022021-12-09T18:08:06.780-08:002021-12-09T18:08:06.780-08:00DOLEful ~mordant cf lou Rukeyser's comment on ...DOLEful ~mordant cf lou Rukeyser's comment on Bob Dole being Ford VP running mate <br />a dove flew through my window= 60's commercial for dove dishwashing liquid- and a George Carlin joke take "It was my dove" <br />knew it wasn't correct answer but it was all I could findbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054707237164967722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32451331380331222332021-12-09T17:40:38.030-08:002021-12-09T17:40:38.030-08:00Bard (Eric Burdon, an animal), band (the Animals)
...Bard (Eric Burdon, an animal), band (the Animals)<br />My hint to SDB was SP, Sky Pilot.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74885806163515036652021-12-09T17:37:27.129-08:002021-12-09T17:37:27.129-08:00Head Herd Let's Go BrandingHead Herd Let's Go BrandingSizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449426817613139276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8247187634893401922021-12-09T17:35:40.686-08:002021-12-09T17:35:40.686-08:00Baa... Huh??? Baa...Baa... Huh??? Baa...Sizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02449426817613139276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71187161284152669152021-12-09T16:17:03.943-08:002021-12-09T16:17:03.943-08:00And if not for the s constraint, how about lonelin...And if not for the s constraint, how about loneliness and loveliness- for ladybugs! Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976998203399531869noreply@blogger.com