tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post4635498908463290233..comments2024-03-29T04:50:38.638-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 17, 2013): Quarrel SynonymsBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83660944272660931682013-11-24T06:23:06.416-08:002013-11-24T06:23:06.416-08:00You beat me to it, WW. I was going to say it must ...You beat me to it, WW. I was going to say it must be POOL TOYS.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11730218606092726932013-11-24T06:17:27.650-08:002013-11-24T06:17:27.650-08:00Jan, your "New Yorker" cartoon above was...Jan, your "New Yorker" cartoon above was prescient this week.<br /><br />Treely yours,<br /><br />Word WomanWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85314420382242840212013-11-24T05:53:44.881-08:002013-11-24T05:53:44.881-08:00Lett's just say you're getting warm . . . ...Lett's just say you're getting warm . . . getting warmer . . . getting hot . . !Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13676993605788071962013-11-24T05:27:18.159-08:002013-11-24T05:27:18.159-08:00Next week's challenge: Name a tree whose lette...Next week's challenge: Name a tree whose letters can be rearranged to spell two herbs or spices. What are they? Hint: The tree has a two-word name.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28086351712769347072013-11-23T06:25:37.062-08:002013-11-23T06:25:37.062-08:00Too Shea, Bob K.
Although my daughter often says ...Too Shea, Bob K.<br /><br />Although my daughter often says "Word" in commenting on my puns or stories. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71496680860118863172013-11-23T06:11:26.729-08:002013-11-23T06:11:26.729-08:00"Bob Kerfuffle" is probably a lot closer..."Bob Kerfuffle" is probably a lot closer to my real name than "Word Woman" is to your real name. :>))<br /><br />Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28548738616028956072013-11-23T05:52:07.332-08:002013-11-23T05:52:07.332-08:00Jan,
No soap, radio!
LegoColambdia,
Word.
Word...Jan,<br /><br />No soap, radio!<br /><br />LegoColambdia,<br /><br />Word.<br /><br />Word Woman<br />(Letters, not just for words any more)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17637843301470520352013-11-23T05:31:57.131-08:002013-11-23T05:31:57.131-08:00Bob K (is that your real name?):
I toyed with Ker...Bob K (is that your real name?):<br /><br />I toyed with Kerfuffle and Frulk or Flurk but then Ed came along and took away <i>all</i> my pool toys. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21075378734632849432013-11-23T05:27:40.836-08:002013-11-23T05:27:40.836-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14948975837838864702013-11-23T02:50:11.463-08:002013-11-23T02:50:11.463-08:00"I've never seen Mom this angry before&qu..."I've never seen Mom this angry before"Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63592086564658785552013-11-23T01:35:12.109-08:002013-11-23T01:35:12.109-08:00I don't have to pay any mind to HG. One of th...I don't have to pay any mind to HG. One of the benefits of being an old man, I guess.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49783636467178426202013-11-23T01:25:28.796-08:002013-11-23T01:25:28.796-08:00I forgot to mention there is a Facebook link to hi...I forgot to mention there is a Facebook link to him too. You might give that a try and find another explanation. I refuse to do Facebook, so cannot access it myself.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26316062299979448072013-11-23T01:20:36.415-08:002013-11-23T01:20:36.415-08:00jan:
I did a Google search for Zachary Kanin and g...jan:<br />I did a Google search for Zachary Kanin and got several hits. One of them had several of his cartoons. I read all of them and he has a quirky sense of humor that I really enjoy. His Pool Toys cartoon fits right in with them. Perhaps if you check some of his other cartoons you will begin to see the humor in this one too.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53594985322374385852013-11-23T01:16:07.781-08:002013-11-23T01:16:07.781-08:00Horace Greely said, "Go vest young man."...Horace Greely said, "Go vest young man." I think he may have had a vested interest in California or something.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8826754639782047892013-11-23T01:00:20.372-08:002013-11-23T01:00:20.372-08:00How many segments in an orange? Is it fixed, vari...How many segments in an orange? Is it fixed, variable, variety-dependent? I must in-vest-igate.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66133940567037746512013-11-23T00:40:26.472-08:002013-11-23T00:40:26.472-08:00Which segment is that, Paul?Which segment is that, Paul?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30170012772173474052013-11-23T00:35:33.493-08:002013-11-23T00:35:33.493-08:00What's the difference between an orange?
A bi...What's the difference between an orange?<br /><br />A bicycle, because everyone everyone knows a vest doesn't have sleeves.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69123374016654760692013-11-23T00:14:17.551-08:002013-11-23T00:14:17.551-08:00W-SHE-W
Regarding my missing P (“YipPee! That pesk...W-SHE-W<br />Regarding my missing P (“YipPee! That pesky drug tester misplaced my urine specimen. Olympics here I come!”), it seems you have the soul of either an editor or Scripps spelling pee champ. You claim you “enjoyed“ my word-state puzzle, but I suspect you just were grateful for an opportunity to post the nickname “Granite State” {thereby perpetuating this blog’s snowbouldering stone/rock theme}.<br />As to whether your eight-letter “district” is legit, sure, why not? DC is a quasi-state-of-the-union. If it’s good enough for the leggy Miss America Pageant it’s good enough for “Lego’s Misunderstood Puzzle Pageant.”<br />LegoColambdia<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90814856909576995562013-11-22T22:51:17.205-08:002013-11-22T22:51:17.205-08:00And kudos to Lorenzo on the part-of-speech thing.And kudos to Lorenzo on the part-of-speech thing.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33719200031592815502013-11-22T21:37:27.005-08:002013-11-22T21:37:27.005-08:00Slow down, WW.
Just a suggestion.Slow down, WW.<br />Just a suggestion.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81343437816253382182013-11-22T20:20:46.766-08:002013-11-22T20:20:46.766-08:00Sorry, SDB, I've tried it with and without win...Sorry, SDB, I've tried it with and without wine, and I still don't get it. The closest I come is:<br /><br />Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb?<br /><br />A: Two, one to hold the giraffe, and the other to fill the bathtub with brightly colored machine tools.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13986306467840729652013-11-22T19:22:37.762-08:002013-11-22T19:22:37.762-08:00jan,
I made copies of this cartoon today and took ...jan,<br />I made copies of this cartoon today and took them around to a couple of wine tastings I attended where I encounter intelligent people. Not one of these people figured the cartoon out until I explained it. Some of them thought it funny when they understood it, but others were blank. I earlier in the day sent an email request for an explanation, but have not as yet heard back from the New Yorker. I hope to though. I think this is funny when you understand it, but not an easy cartoon to get. I think it's the kind of joke that works best on those of us who make up jokes and see obscure humor in life. The crux of the cartoon is in the caption. Irony.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80439294974549454372013-11-22T07:49:34.667-08:002013-11-22T07:49:34.667-08:00fuss might be a better answer, but I was thinking ...fuss might be a better answer, but I was thinking "differences", and after those you might "rescind", in a professional context, or you might have "cinders", perhaps less professionally.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51054303201445339882013-11-22T05:08:19.878-08:002013-11-22T05:08:19.878-08:00I enjoyed the word state puzzle, Lego, even though...I enjoyed the word state puzzle, Lego, even though I was not even close to figuring it out and even though you left the 'p' out of the Granite State. Could DISTRICT be considered a word of 8 letters that fits your theme?<br /><br />The Gulliver's Travels analogy is interesting, especially since slow-witted describes my week well. Slow things are not necessarily bad (i.e., the Slow Foods movement). Also, there have certainly been times of visiting Lapuda on the blog...<br /><br />Word Santa's Helper Elfie WomanWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36062717439871803742013-11-22T04:51:02.531-08:002013-11-22T04:51:02.531-08:00RoRo, I didn't know Julia had endorsed any win...RoRo, I didn't know Julia had endorsed any wines. I will check them out. Have you tried them? Perhaps paired with<br />the Juliamenu from yesterday?: Autumn bisque, Beef Bourguignonne <br />Lentil Napoleon,<br />Parslied Noodles, Roasted Brussels Sprouts,"Smith Loves Julia" Cake.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com