tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post5049032110622094898..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 6, 2014): If You Cut In The Middle, Go To The End Of The LineBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18637174193440562802014-07-13T12:58:36.418-07:002014-07-13T12:58:36.418-07:00What about water pressure>?What about water <b>pressure</b>>?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66362544335676393262014-07-13T10:59:29.545-07:002014-07-13T10:59:29.545-07:00Asafoetida alone was worth the price of admission,...Asafoetida alone was worth the price of admission, Mr. Science. Thanks.<br /><br />Bob. K, I showered as you suggested but still no bingo. Does water temperature matter?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7062805816165731132014-07-13T10:13:07.467-07:002014-07-13T10:13:07.467-07:00Sat down with Ambrose Bierce, G.B. Shaw, Robert Be...Sat down with Ambrose Bierce, G.B. Shaw, Robert Benchley, and Karl Rove, and they agreed, "Forget about posting a clue; this conversation is not going in the right direction!"Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87621063482956322092014-07-13T09:17:21.767-07:002014-07-13T09:17:21.767-07:00Bob:
Some of the things you might observe while sh...Bob:<br />Some of the things you might observe while showering I really don't want to think about. If the answer has anything to do with cheese balls, Emeril's recipe for prickly pear margaritas, or cooking with asafoetida, I'm not going to get it.<br /><br />Please hurry with your clue. I'm going to hunt for a towel.MrSciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112686794893154281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21880090383013124282014-07-13T09:00:38.385-07:002014-07-13T09:00:38.385-07:00So here's how I solved the challenge: I assem...So here's how I solved the challenge: I assembled a panel of Paula Deen, Emeril Lagassi, Daniel Beard, Julia Child, and Yan. Had them sit down and confer for two hours. Came up with nothing. Then I took a shower, and Bingo!, there it was.<br /><br />Now I need to dream up another panel to help me construct an appropriate clue.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13071752456692185462014-07-13T09:00:12.619-07:002014-07-13T09:00:12.619-07:00Paul - Same here (to both of your comments).Paul - Same here (to both of your comments).Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52692269442263873022014-07-13T06:10:09.856-07:002014-07-13T06:10:09.856-07:00I remember when Will's puzzles were interestin...I remember when Will's puzzles were interesting and exotic. I'm afraid he's gone from the exotic to the plain and ordinary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16744473758023776222014-07-13T05:50:33.812-07:002014-07-13T05:50:33.812-07:00I've heard of the show but never seen it. I t...I've heard of the show but never seen it. I think there was a hint in the on-air puzzle.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90392580953564614292014-07-13T05:20:15.977-07:002014-07-13T05:20:15.977-07:00Next week's challenge: This week's challen...Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Ben Kaufman of Portland, Ore. Think of a popular TV show about cooking. I guarantee it's a show everyone has heard of. Remove the second and third letters of the first word and insert them after the first letter of the second word. You'll get a phrase for a different kind of cooking. What is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64531954529044923852014-07-12T14:33:39.744-07:002014-07-12T14:33:39.744-07:00In case you wondered (and even if you didn't),...In case you wondered (and even if you didn't), the hint refers to two old jokes: (1) "Why did Greta Garbo wear a grass skirt? 'I want to be a lawn.'" (2) Zsa Zsa for her part once said "I'm a very good housekeeper. Every time I get divorced I keep the house."<br />HenryWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02997178198806579724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87912442981123469812014-07-10T23:39:28.885-07:002014-07-10T23:39:28.885-07:00Perhaps he was in a snit because someone called hi...Perhaps he was in a snit because someone called him a Red Snapper. Anyway I heard he was only a shell of his former self.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39455153416213921212014-07-10T23:24:04.870-07:002014-07-10T23:24:04.870-07:00To party and get its Cray on? to find a crawmama...To party and get its Cray on? to find a crawmama?<br />I don't know. Anyway, I got 2 out of WW's 3 but was somehow stuck on mint and mini.Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84685838776123857542014-07-10T20:54:46.504-07:002014-07-10T20:54:46.504-07:00jan,
The crayfish thought they would be “movin’ o...jan,<br /><br />The crayfish thought they would be “movin’ on down, movin’ on down the road” (“The Wiz!” allusion) but found themselves on the other side because they are sideways-walkers.<br /><br />A hint that no one needed:<br />In my <a href="http://puzzleria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Puzzleria!</a> pluggola post I wrote : “Ever since that African Safari, where Beth and Brad went off to be alone on their honeymoon…” W(A)NT (off) TO BE ALONE is the Greta Garbo misquotation.<br /><br />LegoGarboJackoNipseylegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9929249466642557792014-07-10T20:07:52.339-07:002014-07-10T20:07:52.339-07:00To get to the supercomputer, of course.To get to the supercomputer, of course.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34205126227162126202014-07-10T19:21:05.567-07:002014-07-10T19:21:05.567-07:00Indeed, DDL, it was GABBRO. (Is that when you chat...Indeed, DDL, it was GABBRO. (Is that when you chat with your bro buds also?)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16007756184370708812014-07-10T19:15:43.475-07:002014-07-10T19:15:43.475-07:00Two be, or not ….
Thought you might have been ref...Two be, or not ….<br /><br />Thought you might have been referring to GABBRO, but that would have TWO Bs.<br /><br />dumpsterdiveladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296636733423295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83980387095742036832014-07-10T18:57:05.102-07:002014-07-10T18:57:05.102-07:00This clue cracked me up, jan. My kids did the same...This clue cracked me up, jan. My kids did the same thing with their friends.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67576166293816004382014-07-10T18:18:25.170-07:002014-07-10T18:18:25.170-07:00"Regrets" for greta garbo and "catc..."Regrets" for greta garbo and "catching up on sleep" for zzzz's, as in zsa zsa gabor. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25149206929964244402014-07-10T17:25:05.757-07:002014-07-10T17:25:05.757-07:00It was late and he was caught in a pinch!It was late and he was caught in a pinch!skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41691488022214659782014-07-10T17:07:51.705-07:002014-07-10T17:07:51.705-07:00Speaking of crawdads, in all my biking through NJ&...Speaking of crawdads, in all my biking through NJ's Great Swamp, I'd never seen one. Last Friday, there were two, miles apart. So why, all of a sudden, did the crayfish cross the road?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33891576016238147952014-07-10T16:46:28.539-07:002014-07-10T16:46:28.539-07:00RoRo,
I ought to have mentioned they all start w...RoRo, <br /><br />I ought to have mentioned they all start with the letter C.<br /><br />The maternal spice is cardaMOM, <br />child is CHILI, <br />and crustacean is crawDAD.<br /><br /> Et tu, Faye?<br /><br />The little one who inspired the puzzle is CHARLIE, born on the hottest day of the year so far.<br /><br />WW<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87760681683760509562014-07-10T16:19:02.429-07:002014-07-10T16:19:02.429-07:00Eva & GretaEva & Gretabenmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41623866017608742232014-07-10T14:37:01.431-07:002014-07-10T14:37:01.431-07:00Greta GARBO
Three sisters, all actresses/socialit...<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Garbo" rel="nofollow"><br />Greta <b>GARBO</b></a><br /><br />Three sisters, all actresses/socialites: <br /> <br />1.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zsa_Zsa_Gabor" rel="nofollow"> Zsa Zsa <b>GABOR</b></a><br />(Still living)<br /><br />2. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva_Gabor" rel="nofollow"> Eva <b>GABOR</b></a><br /><br />3. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magda_Gabor" rel="nofollow">Magda <b>GABOR</b></a><br /> <br />Ecoarchitect's challenge: Celebrity: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Abdul" rel="nofollow"><b>PAULA </b> ABDUL</a>.<br />Country: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau" rel="nofollow"><b>PALAU</b></a>.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7127645400111565262014-07-10T13:43:37.756-07:002014-07-10T13:43:37.756-07:00I agree with WW that either Eva or Zsa Zsa should ...I agree with WW that either Eva or Zsa Zsa should be acceptable, Zsa Zsa is a past actress, even though a present person. Still alive at 97, after 9 husbands (current 26 years her junior) Zsa Zsa puts the lie to any benefits of clean living. Not sure Magda qualifies as "famous" - did anyone know of her before this?<br /><br />And Bob K correctly answered my alternative puzzle, which I added the clue about "dancing in my head". Paula Abdul was a talented dancer (apparently excellent cheerleader for the Lakers) and decent singer in the MTV world before becoming a "judge".ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84098044877301093642014-07-10T13:36:12.498-07:002014-07-10T13:36:12.498-07:00Bong! I don't have a joke. Bong. Bong. Sti...Bong! I don't have a joke. Bong. Bong. Still no joke. Bong. Bong. Bong................Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.com