tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post5967728381191903349..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 22, 2022): A Pair of Islands PuzzleBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71472906952539830882022-05-29T05:35:45.192-07:002022-05-29T05:35:45.192-07:00I'll drink to that.I'll drink to that.Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279040289493143256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58668089749054202642022-05-29T05:25:50.966-07:002022-05-29T05:25:50.966-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wolfganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700971115994061654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46793535105836855692022-05-29T05:18:09.097-07:002022-05-29T05:18:09.097-07:00This week's challenge: This week's challen...This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Christopher Raymond, of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (based on something his seven-year-old son Charlie noticed). Take a abbreviation found in text messages. Reverse the first two letters, and the result sounds like something else often found in text messages. What are these things?Enya_and_WeirdAl_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099999127860055027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14172765665396292692022-05-28T14:31:11.443-07:002022-05-28T14:31:11.443-07:00IMO, it's worth taking a crack at, Sports Fans...IMO, it's worth taking a crack at, Sports Fans. Not too easy or difficult. At least, three facets, to coin a term, and no anagram involved. Also a touch of the exotic. WS is enigmatic; but, methinks this would have been a good one to keep in the hopper and not reject outright. Then again, I'm not in charge. Cloak'n'Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803441199770057589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27009636775088798362022-05-27T14:37:32.784-07:002022-05-27T14:37:32.784-07:00Joseph Young, a.k.a. legolambda, is now running a ...Joseph Young, a.k.a. legolambda, is now running a puzzle I coined and sent to Will Shortz 2 weeks ago, but he declined to use with no reason given. He emailed:<br /><br />Hi Mark,<br />Thanks. That's pretty cool wordplay.<br />I don't think I can use it on NPR ... but I appreciate the offer.<br />--Will<br /><br />Use the link to Puzzleria Blaine has provided upper right and see what you think.<br />skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28145443227203066262022-05-27T10:59:26.937-07:002022-05-27T10:59:26.937-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85060569056779342002022-05-27T10:48:08.554-07:002022-05-27T10:48:08.554-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26426470190952292622022-05-27T10:26:54.929-07:002022-05-27T10:26:54.929-07:00Some of the places I help protect are not American...Some of the places I help protect are not American, but I can see how it can be taken that way. And no.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300548354365201244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1676616675009755652022-05-27T10:15:18.308-07:002022-05-27T10:15:18.308-07:00How about EERIE? See which E is green...How about EERIE? See which E is green...ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-92000781950217221452022-05-27T05:31:04.720-07:002022-05-27T05:31:04.720-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66226758103712249192022-05-27T03:55:18.955-07:002022-05-27T03:55:18.955-07:00GUAM -> MAUI - Guam is close to the Mariana Tre...GUAM -> MAUI - Guam is close to the Mariana Trench and Maui is largely a big volcano.Apple Pickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027309068814389885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8363081247653551482022-05-26T21:46:19.460-07:002022-05-26T21:46:19.460-07:00("Hello" was a nod at HI—that is, Hawaii...("Hello" was a nod at HI—that is, Hawaii.)Dr. Awkward https://www.blogger.com/profile/04842916134737387767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27367480218587233582022-05-26T20:20:28.581-07:002022-05-26T20:20:28.581-07:00GUAM, MAUI
pjbWouldLikeToCongratulateBlaineOnGett...GUAM, MAUI <br />pjbWouldLikeToCongratulateBlaineOnGettingOneOfHisOwnPuzzlesAcceptedByThePuzzleMaster(IWouldSayWelcomeToTheClub,ButApparentlyTheySayThisIsNotYourFirstTime,WhichMustHaveBeenBeforeIStartedDoingTheSundayPuzzle)cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5396767272771615562022-05-26T19:38:25.315-07:002022-05-26T19:38:25.315-07:00Note: We upload Puzzleria! in the wee hours of Fri...<b>Note: We upload Puzzleria! in the wee hours of Friday morning, just after Midnight PDT</b><br /><br />Legolegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29491961358953842742022-05-26T15:50:55.449-07:002022-05-26T15:50:55.449-07:00I wrote, "Nice work, Blaine! You're welco...I wrote, "Nice work, Blaine! You're welcome!"<br /><br />You're Welcome is a song from the Disney animated film Moana, sung by the character Maui. <br /><br />Maui was voiced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Scroll up for a nice little pun thread about rock.jsulbyrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00121691073253882729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57959135469654594692022-05-26T15:25:18.673-07:002022-05-26T15:25:18.673-07:00Margaret, your comment that "My job relates t...Margaret, your comment that "My job relates to protecting both" pretty much implied that both islands are American. Do you work on the Aegis BMD / SM-3 system?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13553807156775509732022-05-26T15:01:28.323-07:002022-05-26T15:01:28.323-07:00Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) H...Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month to all who celebrate! An appropriate puzzle for May!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84338877042589689952022-05-26T14:50:00.705-07:002022-05-26T14:50:00.705-07:00Guam, Maui
Last Sunday I said, “Musical clue - On...Guam, Maui<br /><br />Last Sunday I said, “Musical clue - One of the islands reminds me of The Rivingtons.” The pronunciation of “Mow” (rhymes with meow) in their 1962 hit “Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow” brings Maui to mind.<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64561191459295910442022-05-26T14:40:56.090-07:002022-05-26T14:40:56.090-07:00I went to Maui in 1956.
I had a stopover on Guam o...I went to Maui in 1956.<br />I had a stopover on Guam on the most welcome flight of my life in 1967.Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63082760214581410402022-05-26T14:03:13.753-07:002022-05-26T14:03:13.753-07:00Guam, Maui
Guam, Maui<br />Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494993285385932051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2976566244675995632022-05-26T14:01:59.383-07:002022-05-26T14:01:59.383-07:00Maui sounds like "meowy". A cat says, &q...Maui sounds like "meowy". A cat says, "Meow!"<br />Bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494993285385932051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72310577041943768062022-05-26T13:58:26.148-07:002022-05-26T13:58:26.148-07:00GUAM, MAUI
"No man is an island." G tra...<b> GUAM, MAUI</b><br /><br />"No man is an island." G transforms into a reverse I-land.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63143357834389830952022-05-26T13:15:30.135-07:002022-05-26T13:15:30.135-07:00Hm, okay. I had Pola Island and Alor Island. Obvio...Hm, okay. I had Pola Island and Alor Island. Obviously that wasn't the intended answer, and with "Island" really being part of both islands' names…. Same issue with one of the "reverse-approach" islands I had come across, so…never mind.Wolfganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700971115994061654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63602717085496574192022-05-26T13:12:02.515-07:002022-05-26T13:12:02.515-07:00Blaine - deletion accepted, as if I had a choice. ...Blaine - deletion accepted, as if I had a choice. I made the mirror comment as a joke, because how hard is it to understand 'backwards." (Now I sound mean.) I did not realize it was a giveaway because I hadn't even solved the puzzle yet! TomRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000427318383579622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71712370194470375032022-05-26T12:53:12.810-07:002022-05-26T12:53:12.810-07:00GUAM and MAUI. My hint said the puzzle related to...GUAM and MAUI. My hint said the puzzle related to a "deep" subject, referring to the Mariana Trench and the fact Guam is in the Marianas Islands.<br /><br />Answer to my riff-off puzzle (posted Sunday at 7:08 am): Rhode Island, horde, Wild Horse Island.Noddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435407334945079665noreply@blogger.com