tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post700139560901190013..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 3, 2014): People, Places and ThingsBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74684509946160340092014-08-10T12:55:00.834-07:002014-08-10T12:55:00.834-07:00Sorry, a slip of the fingers... N is back.Sorry, a slip of the fingers... N is back.Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-92039862029518144242014-08-10T10:59:34.389-07:002014-08-10T10:59:34.389-07:00Good point.Good point.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74555559753868626592014-08-10T10:46:06.372-07:002014-08-10T10:46:06.372-07:00Lorenzo, when did tying a post in with the puzzle ...Lorenzo, when did tying a post in with the puzzle become a requirement at Blaine's? ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3436773870252741652014-08-10T10:29:16.368-07:002014-08-10T10:29:16.368-07:00Paul - I'm thinking some sort of confusion bet...Paul - I'm thinking some sort of confusion between bastoncini and grissini, but can't tie it in with the puzzle!Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41241113614785504222014-08-10T09:41:07.076-07:002014-08-10T09:41:07.076-07:00No, neither Enya nor Weird Al Yankovic contribute...No, neither Enya nor Weird Al Yankovic contributed any music to the movie, although a movie to which Enya DID contribute has something in common with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31653782772746238332014-08-10T08:37:21.763-07:002014-08-10T08:37:21.763-07:00One of this blog's regulars should have no tro...One of this blog's regulars should have no trouble solving this one,Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27933166490168724032014-08-10T07:49:18.463-07:002014-08-10T07:49:18.463-07:00I don't think the movie is all that well known...I don't think the movie is all that well known, but you will have to agree the music rocks. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84388752821688014832014-08-10T07:36:47.120-07:002014-08-10T07:36:47.120-07:00Paul, Right you are.Paul, Right you are.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84421575517342454392014-08-10T07:32:36.001-07:002014-08-10T07:32:36.001-07:00Ciao?Ciao?SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59803468797804708732014-08-10T07:00:55.950-07:002014-08-10T07:00:55.950-07:00What did the Italian diner say to the waiter in th...What did the Italian diner say to the waiter in the Chinese restaurant?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87393644364160507832014-08-10T04:48:28.448-07:002014-08-10T04:48:28.448-07:00Next week's challenge: Name a well-known movie...Next week's challenge: Name a well-known movie of the past — two words, seven letters in total. These seven letters can be rearranged to spell the name of an animal plus the sound it makes. What animal is it?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57724367186514896602014-08-09T09:57:05.250-07:002014-08-09T09:57:05.250-07:00A River Runs Through It ("A" might be a ...A River Runs Through It ("A" might be a little ambiguous.)Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22992639482260981122014-08-08T14:25:52.062-07:002014-08-08T14:25:52.062-07:00So good, jan. Wish I'd said that.So good, jan. Wish I'd said that.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87781921059522280152014-08-08T09:42:22.767-07:002014-08-08T09:42:22.767-07:00Fellow fans of wordplay -- Did anyone else catch y...Fellow fans of wordplay -- Did anyone else catch yesterday's New York Times crossword? The theme, by Joe DiPietro, was a quip:<br /><br />IS IT JUST ME, OR ARE THERE OTHER ANAGRAMS OF EM?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55135147113814166282014-08-08T09:25:28.992-07:002014-08-08T09:25:28.992-07:00Thanks for not making me feel like the "weird...Thanks for not making me feel like the "weird one". Hmm Interesting question I will ponderRoRohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762881841491412811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50505301920957414052014-08-08T07:27:58.076-07:002014-08-08T07:27:58.076-07:00My story matches yours even though family lives in...My story matches yours even though family lives in Amsterdam. I originally posted a clue for Arian ,"variants", but then erased it after I got the right answer and also came to the conclusion that Aryan/Arian probably didn't apply to Persia/Iran but to the Persian Empire which extended farther east.<br /><br />The reason I originally missed "Netherlands" was because of "the 'the problem' " in my country list. The official name was listed as "The Netherlands". Current lists differ from 2009.<br /><br />Try this question:<br />The anagram of what country, 2 word phrase, describes David's "The Death of Marat"?hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59017237674417088982014-08-07T20:54:44.339-07:002014-08-07T20:54:44.339-07:00I think Blaine simply mistyped NEANDERTHALS, missi...I think Blaine simply mistyped NEANDERTHALS, missing the 'N' when he typed the word. If you count the letters in his post you will notice they BOTH have only eleven letters. The puzzle asks for an answer with twelve letters in the second word.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26450866185974533322014-08-07T18:02:26.973-07:002014-08-07T18:02:26.973-07:00"I may or may not have visited this country o..."I may or may not have visited this country on my trip, and I may or may not have encountered some of this group of people along the way."<br /><br />In my crowd, you can't claim to have been in a country unless at a minimum you have left the airport and had lunch. So although I changed planes in Amsterdam, they would say I hadn't visited the Netherlands.<br /><br />And most of the people I encountered were very nice, but there was that couple on the plane who allowed their toddler to scream for eight hours between Newark and Amsterdam -- they might have been Neanderthals.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77773830220677853482014-08-07T16:47:20.126-07:002014-08-07T16:47:20.126-07:00H is also for Holland!H is also for Holland!benmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24609721265246220152014-08-07T14:51:44.891-07:002014-08-07T14:51:44.891-07:00Wow, I was stuck on Iran and Arian (sometimes spel...Wow, I was stuck on Iran and Arian (sometimes spelled Aryan) Which is the home of the real Arian people, not as touted by Hitler. I spent some time in the Netherlands and you would have thought I would have known better. Must have had too much contact with the weed smoking flea market saleswoman in Amsterdaam.RoRohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762881841491412811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68164212757688061302014-08-07T14:39:16.686-07:002014-08-07T14:39:16.686-07:00My hint: relating to the "flip flop" a f...My hint: relating to the "flip flop" a few weeks ago was the reference to the Malaysian Airliner that disappeared with mostly Dutch citizens aboard which was the first puzzle and later replaced by sweat/water. Also, "beyond ancient" refers to the Neanderthals.benmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79420230222461496192014-08-07T14:07:28.495-07:002014-08-07T14:07:28.495-07:00Sorry to chime in so late. Mamaw Creek and I got s...Sorry to chime in so late. Mamaw Creek and I got stuck out on the bike trail. Fortunately I could coast back to the car. Being mentally challenged I forgot my repar kiit. :-(<br />The tires were still fine, but my chain was missing a link.<br /><br />There can be allot of lessons learned about this people group.<br />Lessons Learned is a song from Dan Fogelberg's album, Nether Lands.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11969688214719111412014-08-07T13:35:04.448-07:002014-08-07T13:35:04.448-07:00Double ditto.Double ditto.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63358403970148113282014-08-07T13:03:38.119-07:002014-08-07T13:03:38.119-07:00Ditto. Ditto. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414999868454070433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55163854172965417082014-08-07T12:45:22.206-07:002014-08-07T12:45:22.206-07:00Ruth, hope it was worth waiting for! See below. ;-...Ruth, hope it was worth waiting for! See below. ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com