tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post5546260313443995532..comments2024-03-28T16:39:55.561-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (April 20, 2014): April ShowersBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47701423877232197662014-04-27T09:14:13.598-07:002014-04-27T09:14:13.598-07:00And, not to get too philosophical on y'all but...And, not to get too philosophical on y'all but maybe the problems of our world today stem from no longer being Lifesavers all stuck together on a roll. Now we're individually wrapped Jolly Ranchers or Starbursts.<br /><br />Think about it. Someone had to mention eye (I) candy ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77701040232270618862014-04-27T08:10:48.506-07:002014-04-27T08:10:48.506-07:00O so good, jan.O so good, jan.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20230777855434322802014-04-27T08:05:29.612-07:002014-04-27T08:05:29.612-07:00Hey, Blaine -- Betcha can't let me get away wi...Hey, Blaine -- Betcha can't let me get away with this next clue (even more succinct than my "O" last week:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />-- janjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65272599397543927132014-04-27T07:56:36.919-07:002014-04-27T07:56:36.919-07:00The key to solving then is to spend time today nea...The key to solving then is to spend time today near water (Bob K in the laundry room, Nils and Chuck in the bathroom showering or beard/mustache trimming, or, I'd like to add, in the pool or ocean swimming!)<br /><br />Fo shizzle, indeed, Bob.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5969137163697906072014-04-27T07:48:27.434-07:002014-04-27T07:48:27.434-07:00General outrage, yes, Nils! Hoping there is no Gen...General outrage, yes, <i>Nils</i>! Hoping there is no General Outrage about my early morning hearing skills ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54160958940958860652014-04-27T06:58:36.195-07:002014-04-27T06:58:36.195-07:00I was hoping to find an actress named Tala Ladd. T...I was hoping to find an actress named Tala Ladd. The intended answer pales in comparison to Trala La.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69953193940783752222014-04-27T06:41:46.917-07:002014-04-27T06:41:46.917-07:00Fo shizzle, true story: Heard the puzzle, ran thr...Fo shizzle, true story: Heard the puzzle, ran through the very limited number of actors I knew with double letters, figured I was not sufficiently well-versed in all these new, strangely-spelled names, set the puzzle aside. But then, apparently because I was keeping an open mind - meditating? No, doing laundry - it hit me. First one I have solved in reasonable time in three weeks.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84110042560879375182014-04-27T06:06:56.038-07:002014-04-27T06:06:56.038-07:00I guess we have the rest of the week until Thursda...I guess we have the rest of the week until Thursday and all powers at our disposal to solve this one.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63176973623578261102014-04-27T06:06:55.208-07:002014-04-27T06:06:55.208-07:00Only 45 correct answers to the Lifesavers puzzle. ...Only <b>45</b> correct answers to the Lifesavers puzzle. (And a shout-out from Mills in CO to KCFR!)<br /><br />Say, is it mere coincidence that we were just discussing spider adapters and <b>45's </b>earlier this week?! ...Yes, probably.<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35545699148059830482014-04-27T05:15:51.045-07:002014-04-27T05:15:51.045-07:00Next week's challenge from Mike Reiss, a write...Next week's challenge from Mike Reiss, a writer for The Simpsons: Name a famous actor or actress whose last name ends in a doubled letter. Drop that doubled letter. Then insert an R somewhere inside the first name. The result will be a common two-word phrase. What is it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73494985413123487222014-04-26T18:13:07.951-07:002014-04-26T18:13:07.951-07:00Oh, I don't remember that. I should say that I...Oh, I don't remember that. I should say that I don't think being a pain in the ass sometimes is a negative thing necessarily. When everyone goes along with the crowd in order to make no waves and not be criticized then nothing can change. I am a bit surprised the monkey joke was objected to rather than the Second coming line that I expected I might get a negative comment on, but I am still laughing at it today. I think it is not uncommon for us to think when we make a joke about something we are putting it down, when it may just be playing with the words. Not that I never use humor to be caustic, but never in a bigoted or racist way. That would be unfair and I don't feel that way anyway, but one is not born a Republican. That is meant to be humorous and also serious. When a mainstream group attacks, I feel fully justified to respond in kind.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78565346337052326202014-04-26T18:09:16.382-07:002014-04-26T18:09:16.382-07:00sdb,
A thoughtful response, not surprisingly. Than...sdb,<br />A thoughtful response, not surprisingly. Thank you.<br /><br />I echo WW’s comments above.<br /><br />Let me go on the record to say I have offended many in my lifetime. I too can be a real a** sometimes. I ought not be casting first stones. But I can’t help casting a nerf ball or two occasionally.<br /><br />Regarding the end of your comment, you’re right, I don’t know which gender you’re attracted to sexually. If you were gay I still would not like your joke. But I do like your contributions to this blog, whether you’re gay, straight or Martian. <br /><br />In this crazy cyberworld we know one another only on the verbal surface. It’s like a bowl of alphabet soup with noodly letters floating but with the real meat and potatoes, carrots and celery lurking beneath. I have a hard enough time cracking that surface in real life.<br /><br />Thanks again. No need to respond, unless you want to. You can email me too, if you want: legolambda@aol.com<br /><br />LegoLambda (aka LegoLambda)legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79896460579510603202014-04-26T17:57:32.293-07:002014-04-26T17:57:32.293-07:00You told us your name was Mark during the Mark Ant...You told us your name was Mark during the Mark Antony puzzle. I figured it was time I used it.<br /><br />StephWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91616943700759803892014-04-26T17:43:07.892-07:002014-04-26T17:43:07.892-07:00WW,
Thanks, but now you have me curious as to how ...WW,<br />Thanks, but now you have me curious as to how you found my first name??? I really don't care; just curious.<br />skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40463932372755223642014-04-26T17:38:30.588-07:002014-04-26T17:38:30.588-07:00Mark (aka skydiveboy),
Thank you for your ...Mark (aka skydiveboy),<br /><br /> Thank you for your apology to Lego and the group. I really like this group of people (even though most of us have not met). I was only half kidding about my comment about sapiosexuals earlier. I think we are all attracted to the creative way of puzzling, riffing, and <i>slightly</i> needling one another (The rattled comment was inspired, btw...too many other comments before I got back to write that).<br /><br /> Yes, you can be a pain in the a** sometimes, but so can I. It's refreshing to see folks show a little more of themselves. Sorry for getting all sappyosexual on you ;-).<br /><br /> Anyway, thanks for writing. I was happily surprised.<br /><br />Stephanie (aka Word Woman)<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2547053228718699122014-04-26T17:03:43.734-07:002014-04-26T17:03:43.734-07:00Don't forget my original post for my 9th answe...Don't forget my original post for my <b>9th</b> answer:<br /><br />9. Certain trees: FIRS.<br />Something trees have: BARK.<br />Brand name: <a href="https://twitter.com/frisksmallbar" rel="nofollow"><b>FRISK BAR</b></a>.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76118665113807263772014-04-26T15:46:27.682-07:002014-04-26T15:46:27.682-07:00LegoPCo,
Thank you, I actually appreciate your abo...LegoPCo,<br />Thank you, I actually appreciate your above comment on my joke and I am well aware it may offend some people, which is not my intent. I do not feel we have the right to expect to go through our lives without being offended from time to time, although no offense is meant. I also feel that when any group is off limits when it comes to humor it places them on a pedestal that tempts bigots, etc. to try and knock them off. This is one of the reasons I am against MLK Day. The idea of one person being singled out for a holiday is repugnant to me. I believe it is counter productive (I'm not talking about diners now) and we would all be better served if the holiday were called Civil Rights Day instead. My number one civil rights hero is not MLK, but Bayard Rustin, but I do not want his name used for the holiday either. I also realize it is more difficult to determine the intention of the joke teller when it is only in print form on a blog, but I am not a strong advocate of political correctness which I feel stifles creative thinking. You also seem to be implying that I am a straight male in your comments. But do you really know that for sure?<br /><br />However, I am sorry if it offended you. :-)skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91258003682156778552014-04-26T15:30:02.489-07:002014-04-26T15:30:02.489-07:00jan,
Are you saying Travelocity should change thei...jan,<br />Are you saying Travelocity should change their slogan to, Go and smell the horses?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84442667762544646202014-04-26T15:25:28.836-07:002014-04-26T15:25:28.836-07:00sdb,
Hate to get all serious on you but I don’t li...sdb,<br />Hate to get all serious on you but I don’t like your gay monkey joke. It perpetuates the limp-wrested, light-in-the-loafers false stereotype of gay men. The vast majority of homosexual men act and appear “normal,” blending into the woodwork of traditional masculinity.<br /><br />According to my Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Tenth Edition, pansy, faggot and queer can be synonyms for “a homosexual man,” but the terms are “usually used disparagingly.”<br /><br />I realize you cannot resist a good pun, you love creating them, and you are very good at it, but I think that some gay people, and others too, who follow this blog might be offended by this one.<br /><br />Please take this in the spirit in which I am trying to give it. Your comments on this blog are 99.999 percent of the time excellent, entertaining, creative and thought-provoking. I hope you don’t take offense. And I trust you don’t mean to give any.<br /><br />Lego…legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59768776189819151002014-04-26T13:24:52.867-07:002014-04-26T13:24:52.867-07:00Not exactly like roses, more like rocinante, which...Not exactly like roses, more like rocinante, which is close, I guess.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51404900805005063592014-04-26T10:34:42.512-07:002014-04-26T10:34:42.512-07:00The Michelin Guide has a photo of the letter Mary ...The Michelin Guide has a photo of the letter Mary sent to Travelocity complaining that the manger did not smell exactly like roses. Apparently Donkey, Hoh Tee did not complain.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60274708191715838682014-04-26T08:58:30.709-07:002014-04-26T08:58:30.709-07:00I've been to the Church of the Nativity in Bet...I've been to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, Very strange low entry door. Was told this was to prevent warriors from entering on horseback, but I doubt a horse could have crawled in.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34262726395301324402014-04-26T06:28:29.979-07:002014-04-26T06:28:29.979-07:00Lego, I see you have different strategic tactics ;...Lego, I see you have different strategic tactics ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20900430813062683882014-04-26T06:24:27.546-07:002014-04-26T06:24:27.546-07:00Picothelitter--ha, quite funny! Put that at the to...Picothelitter--ha, quite funny! Put that at the top of the K-9 humour list, jan.<br /><br />Speaking of orders of magnitude, I did enjoy the earthquake light reference with Wint-O-green Lifesavers based on the science of tribology or rubbing. Tri it, you'll like it!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66675953104340096022014-04-26T06:07:29.815-07:002014-04-26T06:07:29.815-07:00Lego, enjoyed the columbo cliP aboUT sublimiNal sl...Lego, enjoyed the columbo cliP aboUT sublimiNal slIdeS. the blInd guy one was greaT as wEll.<br /><br />Was looking for a connection between liminal (threshhold) and limnology (the study of fresh bodies of water) but they have different roots (unlike aspen trees). Back to trees!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com