tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post6805771756163652518..comments2024-03-28T16:39:55.561-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sept. 26, 2010): The Best Things in Life...Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1603830461395190822010-10-02T15:20:23.792-07:002010-10-02T15:20:23.792-07:00Tommy Boy, Blaine and the group: In fact, I am alr...Tommy Boy, Blaine and the group: In fact, I am already into next week's puzzle, which was posted particularly early this week. My clue: <br /> Was turned away by Nadia.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52175614114715521572010-10-01T19:49:26.183-07:002010-10-01T19:49:26.183-07:00Honolulu is the only one that is not located in on...Honolulu is the only one that is not located in one of the contiguous 48 states.<br /><br />Blaine, hope that my second answer was understood. Sorry if the question was too much of a stretch.Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15203826598330788132010-10-01T15:00:03.593-07:002010-10-01T15:00:03.593-07:00Ah! I even had the list of NPR stations but never...Ah! I even had the <a href="http://www.npr.org/stations/pdf/nprstations.pdf" rel="nofollow">list of NPR stations</a> but never put two and two together. I took it as an unrelated puzzle.<br /><br />I was noticing that all those cities contain pairs of consecutive letters, either forward, backward or both. I was trying to make that work.<br />pasaDEna<br />DEnver<br />albuqueRQue<br />HoNOlulu<br />BAtON Rouge<br /><br />My other thought (after seeing Tommy Boy's response) was that the postal codes all ended in vowels (CA, CO, HI, LA), except Albuquerque (NM).Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45629459610476495352010-09-30T21:00:46.031-07:002010-09-30T21:00:46.031-07:00Blaine, all of the cities except Albuquerque have ...Blaine, all of the cities except Albuquerque have an NPR station located at 89.3. (My member station is 89.3, KPCC in Pasadena.)Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64509097636502337362010-09-30T20:59:21.720-07:002010-09-30T20:59:21.720-07:00Egergious!?!?!?Egergious!?!?!?Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51308086287596894402010-09-30T20:56:04.460-07:002010-09-30T20:56:04.460-07:00Blaine, in case Lorenzo is already into next week,...Blaine, in case Lorenzo is already into next week, perhaps you should consult with Madeleine Brand.Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85914431000240830652010-09-30T20:46:38.605-07:002010-09-30T20:46:38.605-07:00Blaine, my post was far more egergious than mentio...Blaine, my post was far more egergious than mentioning a letter omission. I guess I was inadvertently testing the limits.<br /><br />So The A Twice Isn't Of Need? --> STATIONTommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25048245798790242212010-09-30T19:17:43.160-07:002010-09-30T19:17:43.160-07:00Blaine,
Some fans of Punk Rock might not know spe...Blaine,<br /><br />Some fans of Punk Rock might not know specifically what is important in life, but it’s likely that they feel it's Not Ol' Blue Eyes.<br /><br />That points up the shortcoming that I see in on-line anagram websites -- you can't anagram into a celebrity's name or other proper names. I think they should have a check-box option to include celebrities, politicians, countries, cities, etc., in their solutions.Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41491493908689639132010-09-30T17:52:37.438-07:002010-09-30T17:52:37.438-07:00Phil, I give up on #2.
Lorenzo, when are you givin...Phil, I give up on #2.<br />Lorenzo, when are you giving the explanation of your multiple choice puzzle answer?Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22723612031045506112010-09-30T15:31:33.534-07:002010-09-30T15:31:33.534-07:00Nope.Nope.Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16631514032467357682010-09-30T14:28:41.678-07:002010-09-30T14:28:41.678-07:00Phil, okay how about removing a T in the second on...Phil, okay how about removing a T in the second one?Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81830424063980831452010-09-30T14:22:25.910-07:002010-09-30T14:22:25.910-07:00Blaine,
Correct on the first one, you remove the ...Blaine,<br /><br />Correct on the first one, you remove the I. Also note that this answer has a string of seven letters unchanged from the original phrase.<br /><br />NOT correct on the second, you do not remove an N (at least not in the solution I'm thinking of). Note that this one is a little bit of a stretch. Interestingly, you probably will not find this answer in an anagram website, but this is a shortcoming that I think those websites should address.Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43752065736288948482010-09-30T13:19:35.193-07:002010-09-30T13:19:35.193-07:00Actually, I just noted the tiny trash can next to ...Actually, I just noted the tiny trash can next to my comments. Has that always been there to give me a chance to delete my own or is it there for some other reason? I would have noticed if someone else "canned" me, right?Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65453616727951575322010-09-30T13:14:49.638-07:002010-09-30T13:14:49.638-07:00Wow, I was so stuck on rations and thought I read ...Wow, I was so stuck on rations and thought I read something about non- punch through (NPT) so I went with that. I guess Blaine saw I was so hopelessly lost on the NPT (National Public Television) acronym that if he removed my blog I would have gotten the word "station" as a contender so he left me alone. I am sure those that had it, had it by then.Robin Thomas Poponnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703107344880425239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53738560174071517402010-09-30T12:25:56.042-07:002010-09-30T12:25:56.042-07:00The answer I'm sure they were going for is &qu...The answer I'm sure they were going for is "NPR Station". Like I said, a little self-serving. But it is fund drive season, isn't it?<br /><br />I had my computer list what seven-letter words could be made from the letters in "Patron Saint", and show what letters would be left over. The nine (useful) words I got were:<br /><br />Artisan, spartan, patinas, Tsarina, instant, patriot, rations, station, transit. The first four of these left the letters N, O and T free, so those were the four things my computer said were *not* important in life. <br /><br />"Rations" left "tap", so that's what a soldier might eat before turning in, and "transit" left "nap", what you might dream of doing surveying work with.<br /><br />I also got the proper name Rip Stanton. Don't know the gentleman myself, but I imagine he's important in somebody's life :)Doctechnicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817162059249352531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40997454079853280752010-09-30T12:19:45.838-07:002010-09-30T12:19:45.838-07:00Sorry for the deletions earlier. Tommy Boy mention...Sorry for the deletions earlier. Tommy Boy mentioned the specific letter that was removed. And Ben gave too much of a hint to pledge drives.<br /><br />The answer (as posted above now) is:<br />NPR STATIONBlainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56791108284787357032010-09-29T22:03:52.162-07:002010-09-29T22:03:52.162-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600537639204656778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76693761673621900542010-09-29T21:53:08.039-07:002010-09-29T21:53:08.039-07:00I live in New York City, where RAT POISON is key t...I live in New York City, where RAT POISON is key to a good life. But I think Shortz lives upstate.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600537639204656778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7194355901423514062010-09-29T21:51:52.573-07:002010-09-29T21:51:52.573-07:00Phil, did you remove an 'I' to get the fir...Phil, did you remove an 'I' to get the first one? I'm not sure on the second. Perhaps you removed an 'N'?Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25218269428096124162010-09-29T21:43:39.103-07:002010-09-29T21:43:39.103-07:00BTW, I do agree that Will seems to have taken litt...BTW, I do agree that Will seems to have taken little bit of creative license in the wording of this week's puzzle, but maybe he just got a little upset because he go off at the wrong stop on the way to work.<br /><br />We could also look at the bright side: If the confusion he caused leads to fewer people solving the puzzle, then it increases the chances of those who do solve it to be selected.<br /><br />PS: Has anyone figured out the two alternate solutions I was alluding to above?Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18670377448143366972010-09-29T03:22:01.728-07:002010-09-29T03:22:01.728-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Doctechnicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817162059249352531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12496428677077755592010-09-28T22:19:56.424-07:002010-09-28T22:19:56.424-07:00It would seem that there could be more than one an...It would seem that there could be more than one answer, depending on what you think is important in life.<br /><br />For example, what would the owner of a tanning salon say is important? What would a Punk Rock fan say?Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14651335664499832382010-09-28T20:35:36.802-07:002010-09-28T20:35:36.802-07:00I'm glad I hesitated on submitting my answer. ...I'm glad I hesitated on submitting my answer. Up until now the best solution I had was "nap rations." To me, those naps are pretty important. I think, somewhere along the line, the Magliozzi brothers transmitted the correct answer into my brain from their satellites in space (maybe it as a Plymouth Satellite).Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13173623345059786142010-09-28T17:02:27.590-07:002010-09-28T17:02:27.590-07:00Lorenzo, thanks for checking in. New puzzle up sho...Lorenzo, thanks for checking in. New puzzle up shortly.Tommy Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373838653732634600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17588549927956817912010-09-28T06:34:50.824-07:002010-09-28T06:34:50.824-07:00Tommy Boy: In the spirit of your own puzzle from l...Tommy Boy: In the spirit of your own puzzle from last week, I would say that(c) was your A1 choice.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.com