tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post4850768224968507828..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 26, 2014): Igor, Fetch me my BrainBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40168881536452349422014-11-02T08:25:46.447-08:002014-11-02T08:25:46.447-08:00It was the yeast I could dough.
Bravo! BTW.It was the yeast I could dough.<br /><br />Bravo! BTW.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59483348216847818262014-11-02T08:19:31.163-08:002014-11-02T08:19:31.163-08:00Thanks to all!Thanks to all!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86143555272631092672014-11-02T07:41:09.960-08:002014-11-02T07:41:09.960-08:00Jan, you did very well on what I thought was one o...Jan, you did very well on what I thought was one of the hardest on-air puzzles in a long time. I only got two of them. Rakewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873391354585352712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26589829548587611802014-11-02T07:06:36.291-08:002014-11-02T07:06:36.291-08:00At the risk of another parachute pun, you're a...At the risk of another parachute pun, you're an early riser!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11549829955754231192014-11-02T06:21:40.710-08:002014-11-02T06:21:40.710-08:00Nicely done, Jan!
- Other BenNicely done, Jan!<br /><br />- Other BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413159675811227325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58286850453679115572014-11-02T05:49:13.437-08:002014-11-02T05:49:13.437-08:00Whoa, jan, you were quick on those! Favorite Secre...Whoa, jan, you were quick on those! Favorite Secretary of Labor, eh? Thanks for the shout out to Blaine's Blog.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33241708305999782832014-11-02T05:36:30.637-08:002014-11-02T05:36:30.637-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36088125618182549912014-11-02T05:36:20.273-08:002014-11-02T05:36:20.273-08:00Next week's challenge: The challenge comes fro...Next week's challenge: The challenge comes from listener Sandy Weisz of Chicago. Write down the following four times: 3:00, 6:00, 12:55, and 4:07. These are the only times on a clock that share a certain property (without repeating oneself). What property is this?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63070020352605340522014-11-01T13:17:59.643-07:002014-11-01T13:17:59.643-07:00I'm not sure I've got next week's puzz...I'm not sure I've got next week's puzzle copied correctly, so I'm going to wait until tomorrow to make sure. But it seems pretty opaque. Only 370 correct answers last week, I think, which surprised me. I thought it was a pretty easy one.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69322628784029203452014-11-01T12:14:55.447-07:002014-11-01T12:14:55.447-07:00You know, ecoarchitect, given that Thanksgiving is...You know, ecoarchitect, given that Thanksgiving is coming soon, both you and I and a few others here could easily be on the Blainesville Groaning Board ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1289203083380118512014-11-01T11:35:12.105-07:002014-11-01T11:35:12.105-07:00Is Poetic justice an early form of cryogenics?
I ...Is Poetic justice an early form of cryogenics?<br /><br />I suppose they license they were put in the casket.<br /><br />I'm groaning on your behalf.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36144798380525956622014-11-01T08:17:52.749-07:002014-11-01T08:17:52.749-07:00Jan:
1. How many correct answers?
2. What is ne...Jan:<br /><br />1. How many correct answers?<br /><br />2. What is next weeks challenge?benmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81714975045084091772014-11-01T08:05:06.653-07:002014-11-01T08:05:06.653-07:00ecoarchitect, Poetic justice or Poetic license? We...ecoarchitect, Poetic justice or Poetic license? Well worth it either way.<br /><br />jan, how was the banter between Will and Rachel? And, did you ask them to please call me next?!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49344843948552755612014-10-31T18:28:19.815-07:002014-10-31T18:28:19.815-07:00I was nervous but it was fun. My wife listened in...I was nervous but it was fun. My wife listened in on another phone, and we both worked on the on-air puzzle. Got to hear a little (very little) back-and-forth between Will and Rachel before the actual taping started.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56509177960607769722014-10-31T14:10:41.338-07:002014-10-31T14:10:41.338-07:00Yeah, was it spooky?Yeah, was it spooky?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73047747627394065982014-10-31T13:38:58.105-07:002014-10-31T13:38:58.105-07:00How was it being on Will call?How was it being on Will call?ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89701292079783857522014-10-31T12:02:59.262-07:002014-10-31T12:02:59.262-07:00It may have been a lot of work, but it was worth i...It may have been a lot of work, but it was worth it, ecoarchitect.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63710454905910032432014-10-31T11:45:26.580-07:002014-10-31T11:45:26.580-07:00The Poe girl could have been the victim of a grave...The Poe girl could have been the victim of a grave mistake. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57857517063558165932014-10-31T11:37:26.028-07:002014-10-31T11:37:26.028-07:00Many years ago I had job doing demolition and site...Many years ago I had job doing demolition and site prep at the Westminster Hall and Burying Ground in Baltimore, well-known as the burial site for Edgar Allan Poe. <br /><br />One of our tasks was to remove the flagstones around Poe's marker, to replace those with bricks. I knew that bricks do best with a moderate sand bed underneath, so we started digging down. The historian came running over yelling "Stop!" It turns out that Poe's wife, Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe (and first cousin, they married when he was 27 and she 13) was later buried in a bronze casket very near the surface, exactly where we were digging.<br /><br />So I almost did rob a grave. In a sense their grave site is a "Tenants In Common" (TIC), so I always think of it as a very Poetic place.<br /><br />Lot of work just to get to that last line.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49847609648125575912014-10-31T09:23:20.059-07:002014-10-31T09:23:20.059-07:00Here's a picture I found of a previous winner ...<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WMRAPublicRadio/posts/10152100936022149" rel="nofollow">Here's a picture I found of a previous winner and her pin.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75476253368032196752014-10-31T05:22:57.718-07:002014-10-31T05:22:57.718-07:00Jan, that is SO exciting! Please post a picture o...Jan, that is SO exciting! Please post a picture of the famous "lapel pin", when it arrives. Uncle Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769784532885433156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15643421123189077852014-10-30T23:59:15.848-07:002014-10-30T23:59:15.848-07:00Nancy Grace? Sela Ward? Never heard of them. Where...Nancy Grace? Sela Ward? Never heard of them. Where have I been all this time? skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53777041262725547232014-10-30T23:50:58.282-07:002014-10-30T23:50:58.282-07:00Blainesvillians,
In my Sunday 7:45 PM posted pigg...Blainesvillians,<br /><br />In my Sunday 7:45 PM posted piggyback puzzle of Will’s offering this week, I wrote:<br />Name a somewhat well-known TV and film actress whose roles date back to the 1980s, and who has a role in a current-release film, as a "Nancy Grace" clone. Put a B between her first and last names. Then read the result backward. The result will be what certain artists do?<br />Who is the thespian and what do these artists do?<br />Actress = SELA WARD > DRAW B+ALES = DRAW BALES<br />In about ten minutes, at midnight PST, I will post this week’s edition of <a href="http://puzzleria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Puzzleria!</a>, with three freshly tricky puzzles that promise to be a treat.<br /><br />LeGHOULambda <br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91526428706957281852014-10-30T15:32:06.440-07:002014-10-30T15:32:06.440-07:00Jan –
Congrats – you’ll do great!
Several of us ...Jan –<br /><br />Congrats – you’ll do great!<br /><br />Several of us here have played on-the-air before. Can’t speak for anyone else but here’s what I’d suggest.<br /><br />Pick a quiet room with no distractions.<br />Be alone.<br />Have an uncluttered place to write, a piece of paper and a pencil handy.<br /><br />I predict you’ll have lots of fun tomorrow (after those few butterflies leave :)<br /><br />Chuck<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68608522806002156302014-10-30T14:50:28.269-07:002014-10-30T14:50:28.269-07:00Fantastic news, jan-soon-to-be-lapel-pinned! Break...Fantastic news, jan-soon-to-be-lapel-pinned! Break a leg, but don't break a sweat. You'll do great. We all know you are one smart cookie who will not crumble.<br /><br />LegOreoLamousAmoslegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.com