tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post8171279522417390914..comments2024-03-28T15:20:26.911-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 16, 2019): Get Out Your List of U.S. CitiesBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23624779284876709842019-09-05T21:55:07.571-07:002019-09-05T21:55:07.571-07:00Just watched the nfl 100th season launch tonight. ...Just watched the nfl 100th season launch tonight. This puzzle and the game are two things with a bad opening...Ralph Loizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194974915716525500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4692802617384563682019-06-23T15:44:07.660-07:002019-06-23T15:44:07.660-07:00Thanks, Lego, for such a thorough and entertaining...Thanks, Lego, for such a thorough and entertaining response. The climactic glass-of-milk detail was well-placed, relatable, and strangely moving. I would happily read many more memoirish posts about your small-town journalism career and/or childhood memories..<br /><br />It's my impression that the good Doctor was working on his Forevertron and sculpture garden in relative obscurity for quite a while before it became a 'thing' that people 'knew about' outside of the immediate area. I'm not a Badger State resident myself, but I don't remember hearing about it at all until the late 1990s, and didn't manage to visit until a decade or so later ... anyway, I don't think you should wallow too long in your shame.<br /><br />I'm tempted to ask about the nature of your restorative activities re: FLW's SPH, but I'm somewhat wary of spending too much time communicating here in Last Week's Area. [Though, I also wonder: why the hell not?]hodiau016https://www.blogger.com/profile/11869148076124551272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77067354139504901602019-06-23T06:06:35.730-07:002019-06-23T06:06:35.730-07:00One thing that might make this puzzle easy is that...One thing that might make this puzzle easy is that if you're using a normal map (North on top), then the countries <b><i>really will</i></b> read left to right as the first country is west of the second country.Enya_and_WeirdAl_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099999127860055027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50407409882799090762019-06-23T05:44:31.584-07:002019-06-23T05:44:31.584-07:00My hint about moving on from one type of crochetin...My hint about moving on from one type of crocheting project could have been more succinctly stated, "Screw shawls." The alternate answers my wife and I found were a rapper named Jean Grae (Green Bay) and a soundcloud artist named Dan Farber (Ann Arbor). Mr. Edinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356677776105939835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53999828904514226102019-06-23T05:25:59.000-07:002019-06-23T05:25:59.000-07:00I think I'll skip this one.I think I'll skip this one.Berfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73394604986052454162019-06-23T05:22:28.628-07:002019-06-23T05:22:28.628-07:00This week's challenge: This challenge comes fr...This week's challenge: This challenge comes from listener James Matthews of Little Rock, Ark. To solve it, you might need to crack open an atlas. Take the names of two countries that share a border. Drop the second letter from the second country's name. The resulting string of letters, in order from left to right, will spell a regular, uncapitalized word. What is it?Berfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54837663846226242362019-06-23T00:02:04.039-07:002019-06-23T00:02:04.039-07:00hodiau016,
First off, I am ashamed to say I had ne...hodiau016,<br />First off, I am ashamed to say I had never even heard of the <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60145-d1176117-Reviews-Forevertron-North_Freedom_Wisconsin.html" rel="nofollow">Forevertron</a> until today. And I lived in Baraboo for almost 3 years in the late 1980s!<br />The Seth Peterson renovation story I wrote appeared in the Baraboo News Republic (and perhaps also the Portage Daily Register). Alas, I can't find the story (or any others I wrote) archived on the Internet. The BNR and PDR were (still are?) sister papers. I worked in both newsrooms.<br />I never wrote any story about Tommy Bartlett's water show (he didn't need the publicity) but did scores of stories pertaining to Baraboo's <a href="http://www.circusworldbaraboo.org/" rel="nofollow">Circus World Museum</a>, of which the community was quite proud. <br />It was one of my favorite jobs ever... I got to write a weekly column about anything I wanted. Sheer heaven! (It paid peanuts, of course.) <br />I did, however, see a Tommy Bartlett water show when I was about 10 years old. I was a Saint Paul Pioneer Press paper boy. One of the things the local agent required of paperboys (no girls, of course) was to "canvas" neighborhoods on your route, going door-to-door to get non-subscribers to subscribe to the "PiPress." If you got enough people to subscribe you were rewarded with a bus trip (along with other paperboys) down to the Dells for a day of water-showing, duck-boating and I can't remember what else. Indeed, what I recall most vividly about that day was drinking the coldest, most refreshing and best tasting glass of milk I've ever had (and I <em>hate</em> milk!) when we ate brunch at <a href="https://www.dellspaulbunyans.com/" rel="nofollow">this place</a>.<br /><br />LakegoLambdeltona legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88344885310363690792019-06-22T13:16:06.638-07:002019-06-22T13:16:06.638-07:00Recently, the Dalai Lama had a birthday party wher...Recently, the Dalai Lama had a birthday party where, as it turned out, all the guests brought him the same gift. Needless to say, he was thoroughly incensed. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85856246768853642752019-06-22T12:10:23.359-07:002019-06-22T12:10:23.359-07:00Thanks, Lego. I was a little disappointed no one ...Thanks, Lego. I was a little disappointed no one seemed to think much of my earlier 'alternative answer' posted above ... perhaps because I didn't bother to make it a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u8e7YymAGE" rel="nofollow">clickable link</a>.<br /><br />But more importantly, what publication were you working for in those heady days? Was the BARABOO NEWS REPUBLIC covering the restoration? Perhaps WISCONSIN LIFE or WISCONSIN TODAY? Did your assignments ever land you a front row seat at one of Tommy Bartlett's celebrated water shows? Or maybe you were lucky enough to write about the early development of the Forevertron? hodiau016https://www.blogger.com/profile/11869148076124551272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12393657738700168742019-06-21T14:50:14.227-07:002019-06-21T14:50:14.227-07:00Хорошо, я собираю свои вещи сейчас.Хорошо, я собираю свои вещи сейчас.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37984837340402866742019-06-21T13:31:51.541-07:002019-06-21T13:31:51.541-07:00Мы можем предоставить все, что вы хотите. У нас ес...Мы можем предоставить все, что вы хотите. У нас есть большая и разнообразная коллекция веществ, изменяющих сознание. У нас также есть девочки (или мальчики), чтобы развлечь вас.Trumptransition2016https://www.blogger.com/profile/04108644083454764507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28855491636360031482019-06-21T13:19:08.932-07:002019-06-21T13:19:08.932-07:00You must be making reference to country singer BLA...You must be making reference to country singer <b><b>BLAKE SHELTON</b></b>...ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57815003990955356132019-06-21T12:50:28.145-07:002019-06-21T12:50:28.145-07:00Nice alternative answer, hodiau016. If population ...Nice alternative answer, hodiau016. If population counts factored in tourists, Lake Delton would indeed qualify.<br />I worked as a reporter and editor in nearby Baraboo and Portage in the late 1980s. I covered the Lake Delton city council and their agenda was dominated with tourism enhancement.<br />I also did a feature story on the <a href="https://www.sethpeterson.org/cottage_history.html" rel="nofollow">restoration of the Seth Peterson Cottage</a>. In between taking note for the story and taking photos, I actually joined in and lent a hand with the restoration.<br /><br />LegoSays<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUPG_PzNYXg" rel="nofollow">SoLong</a>legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48327807907235958992019-06-21T12:05:01.895-07:002019-06-21T12:05:01.895-07:00Viewers of NBC's THE VOICE might've wished...Viewers of NBC's THE VOICE might've wished the population of LAKE DELTON were a bit higher this week. Alas, neither the presence of the nearby Wisconsin Dells nor the steady stream of FLW tourism [the Seth Peterson Cottage is located here] have resulted in a significant explosion, and the last census found only 2914 year-round residents.hodiau016https://www.blogger.com/profile/11869148076124551272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26176842293844237092019-06-21T11:54:34.244-07:002019-06-21T11:54:34.244-07:00Early in their career, Akron, Ohio's DEVO had ...Early in their career, Akron, Ohio's DEVO had a song called 'SOO BAWLS.' The track arguably addresses the same condition discussed here.hodiau016https://www.blogger.com/profile/11869148076124551272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47562192760873764362019-06-21T11:52:07.776-07:002019-06-21T11:52:07.776-07:00Я не использую анестетик для стоматологических про...Я не использую анестетик для стоматологических процедур и не пью водку.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86738730554186558312019-06-21T11:49:18.458-07:002019-06-21T11:49:18.458-07:00В России самые лучшие стоматологические учреждения...В России самые лучшие стоматологические учреждения в мире. И у вас может быть вся Водка Трампа, которую вы хотите во время процедуры.Trumptransition2016https://www.blogger.com/profile/04108644083454764507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68772258874055226232019-06-21T11:37:55.606-07:002019-06-21T11:37:55.606-07:00Ты шутишь, что ли? Я бы не пропустил свои будущие ...Ты шутишь, что ли? Я бы не пропустил свои будущие корневые каналы, чтобы просто покататься на лыжах.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25460417297252282302019-06-21T07:46:21.026-07:002019-06-21T07:46:21.026-07:00As a native and former New Yorker, I agree with Be...As a native and former New Yorker, I agree with Ben on the pronunciation, Paltz rhymes with waltz. Similar to <b><b><a href="https://www.howtopronounce.com/new-paltz/" rel="nofollow">this website,</a></b></b> though I've heard the "a" sound slightly differently,ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5056246040893932962019-06-21T02:05:06.697-07:002019-06-21T02:05:06.697-07:00Ben, as a native New Yorker, I have never heard Ne...Ben, as a native New Yorker, I have never heard New Paltz pronounced as you describe. But, I’ve never heard the R in New York, either. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81399893280581413792019-06-20T23:11:17.733-07:002019-06-20T23:11:17.733-07:00I shan’t expound upon my airline hint. I shan’t expound upon my airline hint. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48275205258614883662019-06-20T22:42:01.149-07:002019-06-20T22:42:01.149-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37875912532396381662019-06-20T19:07:40.576-07:002019-06-20T19:07:40.576-07:00Скайдайвинг мальчик:
Хотите пообщаться с нами? На...Скайдайвинг мальчик:<br /><br />Хотите пообщаться с нами? Наташа была неудовлетворительным агентом. Мы предлагаем невероятное богатство и возможность заниматься многими зимними видами спорта, включая возможность кататься на лыжах по всей Сибири.Trumptransition2016https://www.blogger.com/profile/04108644083454764507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11566586990877106032019-06-20T17:49:08.174-07:002019-06-20T17:49:08.174-07:00SIOUX FALLS, LOU RAWLS
Airplane II clue: Two passe...SIOUX FALLS, LOU RAWLS<br />Airplane II clue: Two passengers, a married couple, were reminiscing about a train trip to meet her folks. She said he was so nervous he paced the whole way "from St. Louis to SIOUX FALLS". Then they discussed their car trip to Woodstock, which was the real comedic moment in the scene(complete with a mention of taking acid).<br />The Simpsons clue: In an early episode, while shopping for video games, Bart found one featuring LOU RAWLS as, of all things, a secret agent. As the video game music played, Lou sang, "You'll never find/That microfilm of mine..."cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80678696357073099332019-06-20T17:34:24.570-07:002019-06-20T17:34:24.570-07:00Nice one, Lorenzo.
LegoWatchingTheWallsNice one, Lorenzo.<br /><br />Lego<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYK4Xpm2Evk" rel="nofollow">WatchingTheWalls</a>legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.com