tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post5674429074230651715..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 13, 2014): A Watched Pot Never BoilsBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger143125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6247366262179502002014-07-20T13:02:46.214-07:002014-07-20T13:02:46.214-07:00Lorenzo - No I don't. I find that the "a...Lorenzo - No I don't. I find that the "appropriate name" is <b><i>a real person's name!</i></b> You <b><i>might</i></b> be thinking of something like a map, but try to think of the "something that might follow a crash" trying to somehow connect with that real person. (Hint: a letter is going to be capitalized.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27565597270507048072014-07-20T12:00:32.722-07:002014-07-20T12:00:32.722-07:00yes, benmar, that was my line of thinking!yes, benmar, that was my line of thinking!Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14854815765648461512014-07-20T09:33:39.549-07:002014-07-20T09:33:39.549-07:00Under (or over or both) the sea.Under (or over or both) the sea.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-249080452812765392014-07-20T09:29:21.487-07:002014-07-20T09:29:21.487-07:00The first puzzle, part 2 seems to be familiar.The first puzzle, part 2 seems to be familiar.benmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13105050793867886772014-07-20T08:55:42.380-07:002014-07-20T08:55:42.380-07:00EaWAf - I have an answer to the original puzzle th...EaWAf - I have an answer to the original puzzle that works but a better answer would involve removing only 3 letters. You agree?Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28081664023043094572014-07-20T08:35:00.977-07:002014-07-20T08:35:00.977-07:00Ho ho ho!Ho ho ho!benmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48605293711380278442014-07-20T07:44:33.277-07:002014-07-20T07:44:33.277-07:00Correction
July 20, 2014
The original "Next W...Correction<br />July 20, 2014<br />The original "Next Week's Challenge" posted on this page has been replaced with the challenge that aired on Weekend Edition Sunday's July 20 broadcast. We apologize for the error.<br /><br />The official challenge now listed on the site:<br /> Name something in five letters that's nice to have a lot of in the summer. Change the last letter to the following letter of the alphabet. Rearrange the result, and you'll name something else that you probably have a lot of in the summer, but that you probably don't want. What is it? (HINT: the second thing is a form of the first thing.)<br /><br />There's two "probablys" in there. Maybe Will is listening to our words about using words like always, definitely, everyone...Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46440153285052544612014-07-20T07:42:52.930-07:002014-07-20T07:42:52.930-07:00Summer puzzle is an early x-mas gift from santa. Summer puzzle is an early x-mas gift from santa. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22057559763100728332014-07-20T07:30:10.762-07:002014-07-20T07:30:10.762-07:00On the submit form, I quoted both puzzles and gave...On the submit form, I quoted <b><i>both puzzles</i></b> and gave my answer to each one.<br /><br />In fact, I gave a second submission, as I had found a better "second thing".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71399406017395909672014-07-20T06:48:52.378-07:002014-07-20T06:48:52.378-07:00Given the ease of the "replacement puzzle&quo...Given the ease of the "replacement puzzle", perhaps we should all work on the one originally printed on the web site. If so, is Thursday at 3:00 still our deadline?Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67767136297329082692014-07-20T05:58:05.157-07:002014-07-20T05:58:05.157-07:00Next week's puzzle as given over the air as op...Next week's puzzle as given <b><i>over the air</i></b> as opposed to what's given on NPR's web site:<br /><br />Name something in five letters that it's nice to have lots of in the summer. Change the last letter to the following letter of the alphabet, rearrange the result, and you'll name something else that you probably have lots of in the summer, but don't want. Hint: The second thing is a form of the first thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81007712491247365102014-07-20T05:51:29.201-07:002014-07-20T05:51:29.201-07:00Given events of the week, Will must have changed t...Given events of the week, Will must have changed the puzzle from the above. The challenge he read on air was different but I didn't catch all of it in the early morn.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36786528928870617442014-07-20T05:49:08.689-07:002014-07-20T05:49:08.689-07:00Please ignore the challenge above. It's the o...Please ignore the challenge above. It's the one that was published on the NPR Sunday Puzzle website, but is completely different from the puzzle read on the air (which I didn't catch completely)!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26602543021751503102014-07-20T05:32:15.836-07:002014-07-20T05:32:15.836-07:00eerieeerieWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80736653605263395552014-07-20T05:08:48.839-07:002014-07-20T05:08:48.839-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21401122725425329002014-07-20T05:08:15.041-07:002014-07-20T05:08:15.041-07:00Next week's challenge: This is a two-part chal...Next week's challenge: This is a two-part challenge. First, take the phrase "rap yet crash." Rearrange these 11 letters to name something that might follow a crash. Then cross out four letters in this answer. The remaining seven letters in order will spell an appropriate name. What is it?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71829926993294891922014-07-19T15:16:29.888-07:002014-07-19T15:16:29.888-07:00I dunno, did GWB ever tell this joke? I heard it ...I dunno, did GWB ever tell this joke? I heard it from one of my uncles.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47434532139443757882014-07-19T15:10:47.183-07:002014-07-19T15:10:47.183-07:00al hasn't been here for awhile.al hasn't been here for awhile.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71518805895224313432014-07-19T14:50:50.974-07:002014-07-19T14:50:50.974-07:00By any chance was that in Crawford, Texas?By any chance was that in Crawford, Texas?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32979206016765456292014-07-19T14:39:05.556-07:002014-07-19T14:39:05.556-07:00Reminds me of a completely off-topic joke:
A coup...Reminds me of a completely off-topic joke:<br /><br />A couple of ranchers are talking about their ranches. One claims he can walk off his porch at sunrise, hop in his pickup truck, pick any direction, drive until sunset, and not leave his property. The other replies that he once had a pickup truck like that.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54011645968330405652014-07-19T14:14:09.727-07:002014-07-19T14:14:09.727-07:00Thanks for the heads up on Gilligan, WW; I was rea...Thanks for the heads up on Gilligan, WW; I was ready to write it off as senility :-)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66729058580241536892014-07-19T12:18:41.654-07:002014-07-19T12:18:41.654-07:00I did a bit of reading about the show and don'... I did a bit of reading about the show and don't have your answer, Paul. Although the creator and producer, Vincent Gilligan (now I get that clue) did speak of Walter White, as transforming from the protagonist to the antagonist during the run of the show. I did find this though on Wikipedia:<br /><br /> "Walter White's name is reminiscent of the poet Walt Whitman. The mid-season finale of season five, "Gliding Over All", is titled after poem 271 of Whitman's Leaves of Grass. During the series, Gale Boetticher gives Walt a copy of "Leaves of Grass." Prior to giving this gift, Boetticher, recites "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer". In the episode "Bullet Points", Hank finds the initials W.W. written in Boetticher's notes, and jokes with Walt that they are his initials, although Walt indicates that they must refer to Whitman.<br /><br />In the episode "Hazard Pay", Walt finds the copy of Leaves of Grass as he is packing up his bedroom, briefly smiles and leaves it out to read. This occurs at an especially high point in his life, where he feels that things are coming together and he is succeeding in all his ventures. A poem in the book, "Song of Myself", is based on many of these same feelings, furthering the connection between Walt's life and Whitman's poetry. In the episode "Gliding Over All", Hank finds Leaves of Grass in Walt's bathroom and opens it to the cover page where he reads the hand-written inscription: "To my other favorite W.W. It's an honour working with you. Fondly G.B." Upon reading this, Hank becomes visibly shocked, realizing the truth about Walter for the first time, which provides the opening premise for the second half of the final season."<br /><br /> I enjoy Walt Whitman's poetry so may take a look at the series if it's on Netflix. Is it more about family than meth (at least in the beginning)?<br /><br /> And the Br(omine) and Ba(rium) in both the Breaking Bad title and in Baking Bread have nothing to do with either process (thankfully). . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12262426830137594572014-07-19T12:01:51.806-07:002014-07-19T12:01:51.806-07:00I had a car with bad brakes a while back. It cost ...I had a car with bad brakes a while back. It cost a lot of bread to get them fixed...<br /><br />Chuck<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8765240766524601922014-07-19T11:40:37.698-07:002014-07-19T11:40:37.698-07:00Someone who haz watched the show please help me ou...Someone who haz watched the show please help me out here. Does the cancer, itself, prove to be less terminal than the protagonist's response to it?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11550313949571610932014-07-19T10:03:09.545-07:002014-07-19T10:03:09.545-07:00Lego,
Was that Edward Scissorhand, The Mohel? I h...Lego,<br /><br />Was that Edward Scissorhand, The Mohel? I have trouble understanding the archaic form of English Jesus spoke back then. Also, I thought Eve used a Compaq.<br /><br />Another question that has been bothering me is whether Adam actually had naughty bits before God ribbed him and gave him Eve. I mean, how could they be considered naughty before there was anything naughty he could do with them. Oh, I almost forgot about the snake. Never mind.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.com