tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post6778844291827158428..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 10, 2021): Start Your Day Off RightBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50770342412179210522021-10-17T06:00:37.278-07:002021-10-17T06:00:37.278-07:00Damn, I wish I had won the Puzzle this week. So w...Damn, I wish I had won the Puzzle this week. So when I got the last question <i><b>(Q: Name an NPR Host we will miss in the future?)</b></i> I could have vamped:<br /><br />"Um, <b>Doualy Xaykaothao?</b> No, doesn't work....<br />How about <b>Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, from Dakaaaaah</b>? No....<br />Oh, I've got it! <br />From <b>Nicosia, Cyprus, it's Mike Theodoulou!</b>"<br /><br />Abusive? Sure. <br />That's what you get for hanging out with <b>PUZZLE PEOPLE, Lulu!</b><br /> Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413159675811227325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-21922604082360544242021-10-17T05:43:25.799-07:002021-10-17T05:43:25.799-07:00Nearly 1500 correct responses this week.Nearly 1500 correct responses this week.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54939706844174881352021-10-17T05:27:31.658-07:002021-10-17T05:27:31.658-07:00The puzzle doesn't specify whether we're l...The puzzle doesn't specify whether we're looking for a one-foot ruler or a two-foot ruler....janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56797531295374634272021-10-17T05:13:05.068-07:002021-10-17T05:13:05.068-07:00I'm way ahead of you.I'm way ahead of you.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27143961275597413132021-10-17T05:07:20.301-07:002021-10-17T05:07:20.301-07:00That's not where you would find this ruler tod...That's not where you would find this ruler today.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-38537809009560809362021-10-17T04:42:09.483-07:002021-10-17T04:42:09.483-07:00This week's challenge: This week's challen...This week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Abe Nash-Resnick, of Los Angeles. Name a famous actress (8,6). Change the next-to-last letter of her first name to an S. Then reverse the order of the last three letters, and you'll name a famous ruler. The actress's last name is an anagram of where you would find this ruler. Who is the actress and the ruler?Enya_and_WeirdAl_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099999127860055027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42004829235829771862021-10-17T03:09:38.484-07:002021-10-17T03:09:38.484-07:00200th post this week. Remember to click on "...200th post this week. Remember to click on "Load more" at the bottom of the page.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44017697424101749872021-10-16T18:05:49.164-07:002021-10-16T18:05:49.164-07:00Two scoops of raisins in Kellogg's raisin bran...Two scoops of raisins in Kellogg's raisin bran.ricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15365175189973654669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76231898966715435642021-10-16T12:15:12.032-07:002021-10-16T12:15:12.032-07:00PS Oh, I forgot. Make sure to have dye in the pot....PS Oh, I forgot. Make sure to have dye in the pot. My Mom always did that even though we'd celebrate Passover, not EasterClark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07465781193623485625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46482118353503114522021-10-16T12:12:52.215-07:002021-10-16T12:12:52.215-07:00By cooking them whole while making chicken soup!By cooking them whole while making chicken soup!Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07465781193623485625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66590462895147257272021-10-16T09:55:02.447-07:002021-10-16T09:55:02.447-07:00Matt, and James before him, combined their prodigi...Matt, and James before him, combined their prodigious memories with savvy, if somewhat predatory, betting and other strategies to give Jeopardy many weeks of marvel.<br /><br />What I realized last night after a week of a new champion and closer games is that it was much, much more enjoyable. <br />Without really recognizing it, six weeks of deer-in-the-headlights challengers was wearing. <br />Smiles, and even laughs, should be part of the game and I hope that a run of those has begun. Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54740419477884464032021-10-15T20:28:55.286-07:002021-10-15T20:28:55.286-07:00I just now was quickly going through our mayor'...I just now was quickly going through our mayor's weekly propaganda email and saw a large photo of someone holding a huge pumpkin with black stick-on plastic eyes and mouth. I had not seen this before. The pumpkin had not been in any way forced to endure any invasive procedure, it was just as it came from the supermarket, or do they still grow them in farms? I wish I could upload the photo for you all to see. What a joy this must be for the little monsters who no longer have to go through all the drudgery and hassle of cutting and eviscerating in order to have a jack-0-lantern. Of course it must be awful for the mothers to have to give up cleaning up after their kids. Oh well, I guess we can't all be winners. Now, how can they get hens to lay decorated hard boiled eggs?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64457631310562623302021-10-15T10:36:46.240-07:002021-10-15T10:36:46.240-07:00UPDATE:
One of three zebras on the loose in the W...UPDATE:<br /><br />One of three zebras on the loose in the Washington, D.C. area has died. It was found in an illegal snare trap on private property.<br /><br />This is very disturbing as it indicates a one hundred percent increase in zebra deaths in Washington D.C. due to illegal zebra trapping. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69549946388313745132021-10-15T08:00:31.965-07:002021-10-15T08:00:31.965-07:00it wasn't pumpkin must have been heroin :-)it wasn't pumpkin must have been heroin :-)birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14054707237164967722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83189321823760345112021-10-15T04:56:51.899-07:002021-10-15T04:56:51.899-07:00My comment: I hope my answer is good enough.
Alexa...My comment: I hope my answer is good enough.<br />Alexander Godunov was one of the stars of Witness, which as others have mentioned, contained a scene of a barn raising.Pandamoniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611337547674314377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31496299037526236532021-10-15T01:02:58.028-07:002021-10-15T01:02:58.028-07:00RAISIN BRAN, BARN RAISING
My mention of "Weir...RAISIN BRAN, BARN RAISING<br />My mention of "Weird Al" referred to his parody of "Gangsta's Paradise", "Amish Paradise".<br />pjbSaysEvenEzekielThinksThatHisMindIsGonecranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40875388422457797562021-10-14T20:10:45.755-07:002021-10-14T20:10:45.755-07:00That's Bran Stark, who (SPOILER ALERT) was cro...That's Bran Stark, who (SPOILER ALERT) was crowned king in the final episode of a (SPOILER ALERT) pretty terrible final season of GoT.Dr. Awkward https://www.blogger.com/profile/04842916134737387767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47417387526573294442021-10-14T20:05:56.095-07:002021-10-14T20:05:56.095-07:00Ah, yes, those grapes do have a raisin d'etre!...Ah, yes, those grapes do have a raisin d'etre!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9020594329018581662021-10-14T17:58:07.149-07:002021-10-14T17:58:07.149-07:00I also considered the same.I also considered the same.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52145667488122929542021-10-14T17:20:53.609-07:002021-10-14T17:20:53.609-07:00Be sure to toss Three Coins in Lake Lugano should ...Be sure to toss Three Coins in Lake Lugano should you happen by.Cloak'n'Daggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803441199770057589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28856123317256150002021-10-14T17:08:41.911-07:002021-10-14T17:08:41.911-07:00I didn't post a hint this week, but considered...I didn't post a hint this week, but considered: Lorraine Hansberry, but thought it might be TMI. She wrote the play, A Raisin in the Sun, that debuted on Broadway in 1959.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51036073762562177832021-10-14T17:01:47.650-07:002021-10-14T17:01:47.650-07:00(A wish to be "regular" is one reason to...(A wish to be "regular" is one reason to eat Raisin Bran; you could say that is its raison d'etre. Or if your sluggish system just needs some physical activity, barn raising would work, too.)Noddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435407334945079665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35709889821519880112021-10-14T16:53:07.601-07:002021-10-14T16:53:07.601-07:00Ditto your comment re Blaine. Truly an outstandin...Ditto your comment re Blaine. Truly an outstanding blog host.Noddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435407334945079665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73493001135513899202021-10-14T16:09:50.034-07:002021-10-14T16:09:50.034-07:00I couldn't post earlier either... RAISIN BRAN&...I couldn't post earlier either... RAISIN BRAN>>>>>>>BARN RAISING. Yay for me!!??!?Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07465781193623485625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83323124816243691202021-10-14T15:21:03.804-07:002021-10-14T15:21:03.804-07:00RAISIN BRAN → BARN RAISING
Unable to post earl...<b><b>RAISIN BRAN</b></b> → <b><b>BARN RAISING</b></b><br /><br />Unable to post earlier...<br />ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.com