tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post7024187708054038269..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 26, 2017): C'est la VieBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52454049602041986312017-12-03T06:27:15.619-08:002017-12-03T06:27:15.619-08:00Congratulations Young Lego on a very clever puzzle...Congratulations Young Lego on a very clever puzzle. Now to come up with a clue that doesn't give it away.... How about, the first time - or at least an early time - that I heard this noun it didn't exactly fit?ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52637770090254801312017-12-03T06:21:07.113-08:002017-12-03T06:21:07.113-08:00Still working on this, but it seems more appropria...Still working on this, but it seems more appropriate for a few weeks ago, when we were serving turkey on china...janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42830685471157461922017-12-03T06:08:51.016-08:002017-12-03T06:08:51.016-08:001400 correct answers last week.1400 correct answers last week.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46977098563872768362017-12-03T05:13:44.614-08:002017-12-03T05:13:44.614-08:00Next week's challenge: This challenge comes fr...Next week's challenge: This challenge comes from listener Joseph Young (legolambda, to us) of St. Cloud, Minn. Take the singular and plural forms of a particular noun. Remove the first two letters of the singular form and you'll name a country. Remove one letter from inside the plural form to name another country. What words and countries are these?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1746673459506684082017-12-02T17:23:01.541-08:002017-12-02T17:23:01.541-08:00Lego,
I now remember that one. When I read your qu...Lego,<br />I now remember that one. When I read your question I immediately thought of my state capital, Olympia, and Tilapia came to mind right after. This time you did not say, large.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87897137368160905582017-12-02T16:39:27.585-08:002017-12-02T16:39:27.585-08:00sdb,
WS ran my puzzle last April. The answer was ...sdb, <br />WS ran my puzzle last April. The answer was "Santa Fe/Manta ray. He worded the puzzle (wisely) as "Name a well known city" (not state capital) that rhymes with a large sea creature. There are only 50 state capitals.<br /><br />LegoWondersIfTheDreadedSeaAttleIsALargeSeaCreaturelegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61423182244470679242017-12-02T16:00:00.525-08:002017-12-02T16:00:00.525-08:00Does your intended answer include my state capital...Does your intended answer include my state capital? If so, I got it immediately. I doubt most would though.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76248062365288557682017-12-02T15:49:39.074-08:002017-12-02T15:49:39.074-08:00I believe he thinks of them as fake answers.
Look...I believe he thinks of them as fake answers.<br /><br />Looking forward to tomorrow's puz. Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18456992019707708472017-12-02T15:05:15.675-08:002017-12-02T15:05:15.675-08:00jan,
I didn't realize there were alternative a...jan,<br />I didn't realize there were alternative answers to my sea creature puzzle. I hope there are no alternative answers to tomorrow's puzzle. I don't think WS is a fan of puzzles that have alternative answers.<br /><br />LegoNotesThatAPier(re)MightBeInTheSeaNearTheShorelegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16354315774724624832017-12-02T14:41:01.844-08:002017-12-02T14:41:01.844-08:00... And Daryl Hannah played a mermaid named "...... And Daryl Hannah played a mermaid named "Madison" in <i>Splash</i>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1832131544525095752017-12-02T14:37:32.274-08:002017-12-02T14:37:32.274-08:00Isn't the battleship Bismarck on the bottom of...Isn't the battleship <i>Bismarck</i> on the bottom of the sea?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74571395702857682892017-12-02T14:28:35.018-08:002017-12-02T14:28:35.018-08:00Yes, jan. Will, I believe, will be using a puzzle ...Yes, jan. Will, I believe, will be using a puzzle of mine tomorrow. I think it will be a bit more difficult than my previous Sunday puzzle Will used earlier this year: What sea creature rhymes with a state capital?<br /><br />LegoWhoWishesLuckToThisWeek'sOnAirPlayerlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15232930582955715602017-12-02T14:01:40.419-08:002017-12-02T14:01:40.419-08:00No more A Privy Home Companion. Where will we get ...No more A Privy Home Companion. Where will we get our phart jokes from now?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33819254075040848572017-12-02T13:32:04.626-08:002017-12-02T13:32:04.626-08:00I hope so, Lego. It's not been a quiet week in...I hope so, Lego. It's not been a quiet week in the land of Lake Woebegone, after all.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10361096734055090982017-12-02T13:30:00.328-08:002017-12-02T13:30:00.328-08:00Thanks for the plink, eco.
Paul, I was looking a...Thanks for the plink, eco. <br /><br />Paul, I was looking at pseudonym vs. pseudonom and poof, there was pseudomonas! Just a prabbit hole is all. It was a great pthought!<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6374088217373279872017-12-02T13:12:14.678-08:002017-12-02T13:12:14.678-08:00Are they using a puzzle of yours. Lego?Are they using a puzzle of yours. Lego?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68802871406284379452017-12-02T13:01:43.942-08:002017-12-02T13:01:43.942-08:00I predict that the on-air challenge Will Shortz wi...I predict that the on-air challenge Will Shortz will offer the lapel-pin winner tomorrow morning will be one of the toughest ever. And, no, I did not get "the call.<br /><br />LegoClairvoyantlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78670166210402788372017-12-02T11:59:17.543-08:002017-12-02T11:59:17.543-08:00Aw raspberries, p's be quiet you psychopaths. ...Aw raspberries, p's be quiet you psychopaths. This is a topic for a <i>Psyllidae</i>, and it's starting to bug me.<br /><br />Jan must have known this at the WW's PEOTS blog (where the P makes a big splash) with a <b><a href="https://wordwomanpartialellipsisofthesun.blogspot.com/2017/11/where-all-women-are-strong-bone.html?showComment=1512093152610#c4947962236226023877" rel="nofollow">note about pterosaurs</a></b>.<br /><br />Remember we're about to get to the magic pnumber 200 osting threshold, hit reload.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1376689862641959922017-12-02T10:54:29.408-08:002017-12-02T10:54:29.408-08:00I'm so confused!
I only wanted to point out th...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29BoqCMRBFk" rel="nofollow">I'm so confused!</a><br />I only wanted to point out that there's another word for what we're all talking about this week that has a silent 'p'.<br />Sheeesh!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55107048346745828682017-12-02T10:11:22.851-08:002017-12-02T10:11:22.851-08:00Indeed. I wonder if Leo da Vinci knows about the f...Indeed. I wonder if Leo da Vinci knows about the false Monas?!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37515542583556930732017-12-02T10:06:06.305-08:002017-12-02T10:06:06.305-08:00BTW, I've always been pro-gram; check my recor...BTW, I've always been pro-gram; check my record, you'll see.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16303896677727874022017-12-02T09:55:49.813-08:002017-12-02T09:55:49.813-08:001/1
The same for pseudonoma, and zero for pseudono...1/1<br />The same for pseudonoma, and zero for pseudonomae. What's your point?<br />Oh, I get it; I "searched" but I didn't really <i>search</i>.<br />Ho ho hoPaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26795810826280224442017-12-02T08:15:35.010-08:002017-12-02T08:15:35.010-08:00Paul, what about pseudomonas?Paul, what about pseudomonas?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35395763908212541412017-12-02T07:25:28.968-08:002017-12-02T07:25:28.968-08:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm1rif1fASk#t=05m5...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm1rif1fASk#t=05m52sBuck Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009372823348594232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77476987821166703792017-12-02T07:17:19.128-08:002017-12-02T07:17:19.128-08:00Yeah, I never bought the idea that he just found t...Yeah, I never bought the idea that he just found the gun on the ground. Who steals a gun from a car and then drops it? Ironically we just had another incident of an officer having a gun stolen from an unsecured car. There will be no punishment. No one is going to get on the cops.Buck Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009372823348594232noreply@blogger.com