tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post5924433957856349124..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 2, 2018): Start Your EnginesBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27833175437505357782018-09-09T06:26:49.692-07:002018-09-09T06:26:49.692-07:00The puzzle would have been more appropriate last w...The puzzle would have been more appropriate last week.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8610223438227022232018-09-09T05:54:49.433-07:002018-09-09T05:54:49.433-07:00I think most listeners will have a fair hope of so...I think most listeners will have a fair hope of solving this puzzleBerfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10046099754332577642018-09-09T05:37:54.818-07:002018-09-09T05:37:54.818-07:00Next week's challenge: This challenge comes fr...Next week's challenge: This challenge comes from listener Bruce Campbell of Kansas City, Mo. Think of two well-known companies — one in five letters, the other in four letters. Write the names one after the other. The result, when spaced differently, will name a well-known geographical location in the U.S. (in two words). What is it?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8783927653775823592018-09-08T19:23:05.196-07:002018-09-08T19:23:05.196-07:00Just following the general theme of this week in c...Just following the general theme of this week in car models, have you ever wondered how the "Lunar Rover" was transported to the moon? I had forgotten the history behind it until I saw a show on the History Channel about a month ago. <a href="https://youtu.be/NBNhUNROV5U" rel="nofollow">This video shows the storage of it</a> and is 9 seconds long. <a href="https://youtu.be/XMflvmlnMxA" rel="nofollow"> Another 44 min video</a> shows its development. Both are kind of interesting!<br /><br />68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37917250599258235492018-09-08T16:26:48.319-07:002018-09-08T16:26:48.319-07:00OK, so I fudged on the well-known part too.
Jessic...OK, so I fudged on the well-known part too.<br />Jessica BielMendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85071082871507248932018-09-07T18:51:07.302-07:002018-09-07T18:51:07.302-07:00Oh, really?
The DSA pin was a brilliant touch.<a href="https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/otilliasteadman/plaid-shirt-guy-trump-rally" rel="nofollow">Oh, really?</a><br /><br />The DSA pin was a brilliant touch.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69266315797915018692018-09-07T18:34:01.515-07:002018-09-07T18:34:01.515-07:00Wow! I am happy that around Kansas City we have lo...Wow! I am happy that around Kansas City we have lower gas prices but that .22 cents a gallon price jump was excessive. Over the Labor Day holiday we went down to Tulsa, OK. and the going rate was $2.59. I know that is an oil town but I don't think they had the price jump like we did.<br />Still can't over $3.89!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5461076204334529392018-09-07T18:19:33.691-07:002018-09-07T18:19:33.691-07:00Eco - Great article, thanks for posting it! Tyler ...Eco - Great article, thanks for posting it! Tyler Linfesty can't be too bad, watching him on the videos, you could tell that he was "not of the body"! I thought it was funny how he was wearing that sticker, too!! <br />I know everyone tries to load the stage with "their own kind" but this time they had it backfire. I bet heads will roll after this, too.<br />Looking at Trump in that Billings' photo, he sure looked overly orange!!<br />Thanks again for the article.<br /><br />68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-38942437715217614902018-09-07T17:55:10.970-07:002018-09-07T17:55:10.970-07:00$3.89 ish California Valley$3.89 ish California ValleyNancy Vicknairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314184847823020150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84996404218231993632018-09-07T17:26:35.527-07:002018-09-07T17:26:35.527-07:00And 68C, to your original question, the people esc...And 68C, to your original question, the people escorted out of Trumpland (aka Crazytown) were high school students, <b><b><a href="https://billingsgazette.com/news/government-and-politics/plaidshirtguy-at-trump-rally-is-a-billings-high-schooler/article_bb742b54-9f0e-5e77-86f1-c5a36d7cd3bd.html" rel="nofollow">read about it here</a></b></b>.<br /><br />Tyler Linfesty has my vote!ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52479868965077711652018-09-07T16:33:33.923-07:002018-09-07T16:33:33.923-07:00And a good one at that!And a good one at that!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32934401198417678732018-09-07T15:42:04.169-07:002018-09-07T15:42:04.169-07:00Correction: not a graduation speech, but sane neve...Correction: not a graduation speech, but sane nevertheless Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21456321985428371002018-09-07T14:33:47.829-07:002018-09-07T14:33:47.829-07:00♪Thanks Eco!♪
Ahhhhhh!!!♪<i>Thanks Eco!</i>♪<br /><br /> Ahhhhhh!!!<br /><br />68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91930288875049644412018-09-07T11:15:59.352-07:002018-09-07T11:15:59.352-07:00If you want to spend a sane hour, catch Barak Obam...If you want to spend a sane hour, catch Barak Obama's graduation speech at the University of Illinois. Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15456769567902918512018-09-07T09:12:04.146-07:002018-09-07T09:12:04.146-07:00I referenced that song in this blog some time ago,...I referenced <b><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i-L3YTeJJM" rel="nofollow">that song</a></b></b> in this blog some time ago, can't remember the context. The Muppets made it their song, though ironically it originally came from <b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mah_N%C3%A0_Mah_N%C3%A0" rel="nofollow">an Italian soft core porn film</a></b></b>.<br /><br />With tRUMPORN in office the song's circle is complete!ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39734982752618478892018-09-07T08:57:38.349-07:002018-09-07T08:57:38.349-07:00It seems like it came from "The Benny Hill&qu...It seems like it came from "The Benny Hill" show, maybe??68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56477955700722194242018-09-07T08:44:20.997-07:002018-09-07T08:44:20.997-07:00Now I can't get that Muppet tune out of my min...Now I can't get that Muppet tune out of my mind!!!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56960021659753129902018-09-07T08:37:05.182-07:002018-09-07T08:37:05.182-07:00Isn't that something?!! I didn't pay atten...Isn't that something?!! I didn't pay attention to it the first time, as to the gal in the black shirt crowding in. I wonder what would have happened if those people had held their ground and stayed in place? Plus, who are these people and how did they get there in the first place??<br />I liked that Muppet video too!!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40430893195724089372018-09-07T08:14:56.823-07:002018-09-07T08:14:56.823-07:00Click on the 2 Susan Simpson twitter videos to see...Click on the 2 Susan Simpson twitter videos to see them "disappeared." Clearly they weren't enough of a supporting cast.<br /><br />Just some <b><b><a href="https://twitter.com/LeviGibian/status/1037886447037112321" rel="nofollow">enominush, really anominous,</a></b></b> victims.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18489966588044605652018-09-07T08:07:39.566-07:002018-09-07T08:07:39.566-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68993093763922706562018-09-07T07:52:37.016-07:002018-09-07T07:52:37.016-07:00Kind of interesting at Trump's rally in Montan...Kind of interesting at Trump's rally in Montana, last night. <a href="https://m-huffpost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b926b14e4b0162f472c5612/amp?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCCAE%3D#referrer=https://www.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s" rel="nofollow"> Several people</a> standing behind him in key camera shots were replaced because they evidently were not showing enough enthusiasm.<br /><br />68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40103238389311028202018-09-07T07:35:37.977-07:002018-09-07T07:35:37.977-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58425150516275416412018-09-07T00:13:04.421-07:002018-09-07T00:13:04.421-07:00When people asked John Kelly why he was carrying a...When people asked <b>John Kelly</b> why he was carrying around a large me<b>n</b>tal crank, he could explain, "That's my <b>boss</b>".<br /><br />Oh wait, that's not right.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5849413696951455742018-09-06T19:25:12.279-07:002018-09-06T19:25:12.279-07:00A friend in high school owned a Model A Ford. (No ...A friend in high school owned a Model A Ford. (No wisecracks; it's was an old antique even then.) He liked when people asked him why he was carrying around a large metal crank, and he could explain, "That's my key".janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34083402575403177092018-09-06T14:55:31.776-07:002018-09-06T14:55:31.776-07:00Intriguing, thanks.Intriguing, thanks.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com