tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post5663760185879545954..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 11, 2020): Another Round of Drinks!Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger199125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41782318521033813422020-10-18T05:53:27.859-07:002020-10-18T05:53:27.859-07:00Reminds me of the kid who spelled "WATER"...Reminds me of the kid who spelled "WATER" "HIJKLMNO" because he heard it's "H to O".janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59656019025841489102020-10-18T05:49:37.215-07:002020-10-18T05:49:37.215-07:00You replace a letter with DY, not D-Y. You replace a letter with DY, not D-Y. Berfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49102702046854175922020-10-18T05:49:17.588-07:002020-10-18T05:49:17.588-07:00I read the on-air puzzle on the NPR website and ju...I read the on-air puzzle on the NPR website and just heard it now. I liked it a lot (and missed only two). Congratulations!Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46352528353252889172020-10-18T05:42:47.714-07:002020-10-18T05:42:47.714-07:00From the country of the world capital, remove the ...From the country of the world capital, remove the same letter that was changed and you get a description that you’d rather not apply to you.Enya_and_WeirdAl_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099999127860055027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44000258431913112792020-10-18T05:42:45.280-07:002020-10-18T05:42:45.280-07:00More than 1400 correct responses this week.More than 1400 correct responses this week.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3175994717175891682020-10-18T05:38:56.510-07:002020-10-18T05:38:56.510-07:00(That's a clue, not a comment on the puzzle, C...(That's a clue, not a comment on the puzzle, Cap.)janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82006361558403546562020-10-18T05:37:03.591-07:002020-10-18T05:37:03.591-07:00Got it. Maybe a clue later.Got it. Maybe a clue later.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36242167618397087172020-10-18T05:33:39.391-07:002020-10-18T05:33:39.391-07:00Not too bad. Now I can go sleep.Not too bad. Now I can go sleep.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48152891031878530092020-10-18T05:10:18.348-07:002020-10-18T05:10:18.348-07:00Dreadful.Dreadful.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15062056008657003472020-10-18T04:59:50.435-07:002020-10-18T04:59:50.435-07:00Sad to say, puzzles like this only whet my appetit...Sad to say, puzzles like this only whet my appetite.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64398742762009831102020-10-18T04:57:03.597-07:002020-10-18T04:57:03.597-07:00John Candy and Yogi Berra were probably both OK to...John Candy and Yogi Berra were probably both OK to be around.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61516099102865804612020-10-18T04:50:15.929-07:002020-10-18T04:50:15.929-07:00This week's challenge: This week's challen...This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Michael Schwartz of Florence, Ore. Name a world capital. Change one letter in it to D-Y. The result will be two words, one after the other. The first word names somebody you like to be around. The second word names somebody you don't like to be around. What city is it?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56289494103346303352020-10-17T19:28:23.422-07:002020-10-17T19:28:23.422-07:00The Daily Planet is fake news!The Daily Planet is fake news!skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48227906369328508682020-10-17T19:21:09.806-07:002020-10-17T19:21:09.806-07:00Kal-El, so now we do know what your handle refers ...Kal-El, so now we do know what your handle refers to. I guess you don't really miss your parents since they gave you up long before you decided to become a shrink in order to discover why you had all this animosity toward your parental rejection. Some kids just don't understand what their parents did for them. Obviously psychiatry hasn't helped. Why not try Scotch; it works for me? skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30157782057637157862020-10-17T19:07:42.630-07:002020-10-17T19:07:42.630-07:00Superman first came out in July 1938 in Action Com...Superman first came out in July 1938 in Action Comics. My birthday just happens to be in July 1938...honest! Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15590980869887734432020-10-17T19:01:57.252-07:002020-10-17T19:01:57.252-07:00Yeah, I think remember saying that to my mother ba...Yeah, I think remember saying that to my mother back in the mid fifties.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59534254472029975862020-10-17T18:57:09.706-07:002020-10-17T18:57:09.706-07:00Hey, even Superman gets old.Hey, even Superman gets old. Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39079246144992556972020-10-17T18:24:35.402-07:002020-10-17T18:24:35.402-07:00Of course what I really want to know is if, due to...Of course what I really want to know is if, due to advancing age, you are now experiencing difficulty remembering which phone booth you may have left your grey Brooks Brothers suit in? Extra points if you can tell me how many times you returned to discover your fedora was no longer waiting there for you. I will get back to you on the brogues later.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84332782654142073742020-10-17T18:18:45.437-07:002020-10-17T18:18:45.437-07:00Remember that the cape does not need to be red as ...Remember that the cape does not need to be red as some criminals are colorblind.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55300878030100449312020-10-17T15:25:01.161-07:002020-10-17T15:25:01.161-07:00Blue tights of course but no RED Boots or capeBlue tights of course but no RED Boots or cape Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26050486423740220072020-10-17T13:40:54.211-07:002020-10-17T13:40:54.211-07:00I won’t ask about red boots, blue tights, and cape...I won’t ask about red boots, blue tights, and cape.....SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11730108434913239842020-10-17T13:29:10.593-07:002020-10-17T13:29:10.593-07:00Could be a problem for your cardiologist.<a href="https://previews.123rf.com/images/phil_bird/phil_bird1703/phil_bird170300400/75053376-defibrillator-in-and-old-phone-box-in-upper-slaughter-village.jpg" rel="nofollow">Could be a problem for your cardiologist.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85910851039359636572020-10-17T13:16:18.205-07:002020-10-17T13:16:18.205-07:00No, I had my cataracts removed and new lenses put ...No, I had my cataracts removed and new lenses put in, so I no longer need glasses. Of course the Ophthalmologist had to use a Kryptonite Laser! Even though my vision is now great, I can't seem to find phone booths anymore. Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30767177822641151052020-10-17T13:07:00.458-07:002020-10-17T13:07:00.458-07:00Any heavy, black framed, eyeglasses?Any heavy, black framed, eyeglasses?SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89363471664942877092020-10-17T12:15:07.771-07:002020-10-17T12:15:07.771-07:00No but I have more Superman shirts than I can coun...No but I have more Superman shirts than I can count. Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.com