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Welcome to our May 25th edition of Joseph Young’s Puzzleria!
Our menus this week feature:
ONE Samey-Namey Appetizer;
ONE Laurel and Yani... no, Hardy Appetizer;
ONE Under The Weather Dessert;
ONE Heavenly Hops Slice; and
THREE Fosbury Floppy Riff-Off Slices.
As usual Puzzlerians!, T.G.I.F., Think Good, It’s Friday.
And remember, T.B.I.F., This Blog Is Fun!
Name’s Sort Of The Same Appetizer:
King Larry meets Larry King
A world leader served during the toddlerhood of another notable person whose last and first names form the leader’s title.
All letters in the profession of the world leader appear in the profession of the notable person.
Who are these two people?
Black And White And Colorized Oliver Appetizer:
“Another fine mesh you’ve gotten me into”
Name an item of apparel that contains fine mesh.
Replace two consecutive vowels with one different vowel to name a creature in the presence of which one would be advised to wear a protective item of apparel that also contains fine mesh.
What is this creature?
Weightlessly Jumpin’ Jupiter Slice:
Hang time in outer space
Michael Jordan could jump 32' 2" high on Pluto, a distance more than three times greater than the 10' 3" than Joe, a normal person, could jump on the moon.
Can you think of a way that 10' 3" could be considered more than 27 times greater than 32' 2"?
Riffing Off Shortz And Bass Slices:
Flopsies, mob scenes and rotten tales
Will Shortz’s May 20th NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, composed by Ben Bass of Chicago, reads:
Take the title of a famous Hollywood flop. Change an A to an R, then rearrange the letters to spell a famous box office hit — which went on to spawn sequels. What films are these?
Puzzleria!’s Riffing Off Shortz And Bass Slices read:
ONE:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop.
Rotate the first letter 90 degrees and spell the result backward to spell a critically well received 2009 British film that had a modest budget and box office.
What films are these?
TWO:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop. Change an F to an P, then rearrange the letters to spell a Canterbury Tale-teller. What film is this and who is the Tale-teller?
THREE:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop. Change an H to an F, then rearrange the letters to spell the stage name of a famous rock singer who also carved out a secondary career as an actor.
What film is this and who is this singer/actor?
Under The Weather Dessert:
The cold and flu sneezin’
Name a task associated with the cold and flu season, in two words.
Removing the first letter from each word and saying the result aloud will sound like two other words associated with the cold and flu season.
What are these four words?
Every Friday at Joseph Young’s Puzzleria! we publish a new menu of fresh word puzzles, number puzzles, logic puzzles, puzzles of all varieties and flavors. We cater to cravers of scrumptious puzzles!
Our master chef, Grecian gourmet puzzle-creator Lego Lambda, blends and bakes up mysterious (and sometimes questionable) toppings and spices (such as alphabet soup, Mobius bacon strips, diced snake eyes, cubed radishes, “hominym” grits, anagraham crackers, rhyme thyme and sage sprinklings.)
Please post your comments below. Feel free also to post clever and subtle hints that do not give the puzzle answers away. Please wait until after 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesdays to post your answers and explain your hints about the puzzles. We serve up at least one fresh puzzle every Friday.
We invite you to make it a habit to “Meet at Joe’s!” If you enjoy our weekly puzzle party, please tell your friends about Joseph Young’s Puzzleria! Thank you.
Welcome to our May 25th edition of Joseph Young’s Puzzleria!
Our menus this week feature:ONE Samey-Namey Appetizer;
ONE Laurel and Yani... no, Hardy Appetizer;
ONE Under The Weather Dessert; ONE Heavenly Hops Slice; and
THREE Fosbury Floppy Riff-Off Slices.
As usual Puzzlerians!, T.G.I.F., Think Good, It’s Friday.
And remember, T.B.I.F., This Blog Is Fun!
Appetizer Menu
Name’s Sort Of The Same Appetizer:King Larry meets Larry King
A world leader served during the toddlerhood of another notable person whose last and first names form the leader’s title.
All letters in the profession of the world leader appear in the profession of the notable person. Who are these two people?
Black And White And Colorized Oliver Appetizer:“Another fine mesh you’ve gotten me into”
Name an item of apparel that contains fine mesh.
Replace two consecutive vowels with one different vowel to name a creature in the presence of which one would be advised to wear a protective item of apparel that also contains fine mesh.What is this creature?
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Weightlessly Jumpin’ Jupiter Slice:
Hang time in outer space
Michael Jordan could jump 32' 2" high on Pluto, a distance more than three times greater than the 10' 3" than Joe, a normal person, could jump on the moon.
Can you think of a way that 10' 3" could be considered more than 27 times greater than 32' 2"?
Riffing Off Shortz And Bass Slices:
Flopsies, mob scenes and rotten tales
Will Shortz’s May 20th NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, composed by Ben Bass of Chicago, reads:
Take the title of a famous Hollywood flop. Change an A to an R, then rearrange the letters to spell a famous box office hit — which went on to spawn sequels. What films are these?
Puzzleria!’s Riffing Off Shortz And Bass Slices read:ONE:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop.
Rotate the first letter 90 degrees and spell the result backward to spell a critically well received 2009 British film that had a modest budget and box office.
What films are these?TWO:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop. Change an F to an P, then rearrange the letters to spell a Canterbury Tale-teller. What film is this and who is the Tale-teller?
THREE:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop. Change an H to an F, then rearrange the letters to spell the stage name of a famous rock singer who also carved out a secondary career as an actor. What film is this and who is this singer/actor?
Dessert Menu
Under The Weather Dessert:The cold and flu sneezin’
Name a task associated with the cold and flu season, in two words.
Removing the first letter from each word and saying the result aloud will sound like two other words associated with the cold and flu season. What are these four words?
Every Friday at Joseph Young’s Puzzleria! we publish a new menu of fresh word puzzles, number puzzles, logic puzzles, puzzles of all varieties and flavors. We cater to cravers of scrumptious puzzles!
Our master chef, Grecian gourmet puzzle-creator Lego Lambda, blends and bakes up mysterious (and sometimes questionable) toppings and spices (such as alphabet soup, Mobius bacon strips, diced snake eyes, cubed radishes, “hominym” grits, anagraham crackers, rhyme thyme and sage sprinklings.)
Please post your comments below. Feel free also to post clever and subtle hints that do not give the puzzle answers away. Please wait until after 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesdays to post your answers and explain your hints about the puzzles. We serve up at least one fresh puzzle every Friday.
We invite you to make it a habit to “Meet at Joe’s!” If you enjoy our weekly puzzle party, please tell your friends about Joseph Young’s Puzzleria! Thank you.
Happy Memorial Day Weekend everyone, though weather-wise it's pretty gloomy around here. I would not advise anyone to go to the beach on the Gulf Coast this weekend. Tropical Storm Alberto is coming! It is not a good place to be right now! Stay home and do puzzles, like I'm doing! As for how I'm doing on this week's P!, so far I only have Part 2 of the Appetizer, two out of three Riff-Offs(#1 is the toughest), and the Dessert(I think). While I may or may not have the second person's name and the title of the first, I'm still a little confused by "both professions containing the same letters". Are you sure that part is right, Lego? As usual, I will expect good hints for all unsolved puzzles. To all other Puzzlerians, stay safe!
ReplyDeletecranberry,
DeleteNSOTSA:
A number of pairs of professions might satisfy the following puzzle text:
"All letters in the profession of the world leader appear in the profession of the notable person."
Let's say the world leader is an ACTOR and the notable person is a ChiROpRACTOR, or the world leader is a TEACHER and the notable person is an ARCHiTECT.
LegoSaysLarryKingIsAHOSTWhileKingLarryIsACARTOONISHCHARACTER
The real problem with Appetizer #1 is that, although I was able to find a notable whose name can be reversed to make a title for the world leader, it's getting more and more doubtful I have that part right when added to your recent hint. Got anything else that might clear this up a little more, Lego?
DeleteA world leader's profession/title and the other notable person's last name are both short one-syllable words... the kind kids get their mouths washed out for.
DeleteLegoSays#@%!And%*#!
Greetings. Like pjb, I am pleased to have solved the Dessert (right away, actually), the second Appetizer [indeed, could make no headway on first Appetizer, despite lots of list-looking], and Riffs #2 and 3. BUt I also managed to stumble upon Riff #1's solution, amazingly.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually NOT sure about my Riff #2 answer, as the only thing that worked out for me was a character that I'm not confident was an actual Tale-TELLER, rather than a mere subject.
NO clue on the Jupiter slice, either.
Hints:
ReplyDeleteNSOTSA:
To Edgar Allan add a three then point one four,
Subtract an I, then rearrange... you'll solve for shore!
BAWACOA:
Would this bee required garb for grub-slingers at a Joplin MO diner?
WJJS:
Jordan Jumps exponentially higher than Joe
ROSABS:
ONE:
The cinematographer of the Hollywood flop changed gradually and smoothly from long shots to a close-ups, but did so so excessively that it became nauseating! But the cinematographer of the 2009 British film was a loon(e)y!... (and he wasn't even from Britain or Minnesota)
TWO:
The title Hollywood flop? Guess Who!... (But please, no applause)
I know a modern-day tale-teller with the same profession name of Chaucer's tale-teller who tells harrowing tales about keeping our Gopher state's Interstates free of ice and snow during winter months.
THREE:
Amazingly, many people remember this Hollywood flop... but probably not for the right reasons. Be buoyed if you whiff on this third ROSABS puzzle after you've solved the first two. After all...
UTWD:
My intended answer for the task may sometimes be hyphenated, but not necessarily. A guy on a TV commercial "thinks it's time to think about Jardiance..." Sounds like he soon may be poppinjays! A singing Clay is in the same boat.
LegoHintematographer
Now I have everything except the Menu puzzle, but I'm not good at math puzzles. If I don't solve that one, I'm still OK with it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, thanks to the first Appetizer hint (I thought the title was going to be much more complicated, and also didn't realize that it was meant to INCLUDE the person's actual name), that is done. Everything else already was, except the Jupiter slice, and I have an answer for it now, even though I DON"T like it particularly. [I will point out why next Wed.]
ReplyDeleteNice work, ViolinTeddy and cranberry. Relatively tough puzzles this week, I had thought. Excellent solving.
DeleteOne more hint for the Weightlessly Jumpin' Jupiter Slice:
Gehrig + Mantle (a pair of Yanks with moon shot power)
LegoRemindsAllThatWallyMoonClouted"MoonShots"ForTheLosAngelesDodgers
Thanks, Lego, although I am beginning to feel that my Jupiter slice answer is NOT correct.
DeleteIt very well could be correct, VT, but just not what I intended.
DeleteLegoWhoNotesThatSometimesHisBestIntentionsTurnOutPoorly
VT's comment about solving the Dessert "right away, actually," prompted me to take another look, and TAKING PILLS / ACHING ILLS soon became apparent.
ReplyDeleteLego's generous hints for the Appetizers gave me POPE ALEXANDER / ALEXANDER POPE and HAIRNET / HORNET.
I'm sure there must be two locations in the universe with gravitational conditions such that a vertical jump of 10'3" at the first location would require more than 27 times as much strength and/or energy as a vertical jump of 32'2" at the second, but I don't have the strength and/or energy to figure out the details. Or maybe it's just ambition that's lacking; whatever it is, the same goes for the Riffs.
Appetizer Part 1
ReplyDeletePOPE ALEXANDER VI(The Pope)
ALEXANDER POPE(poet)
Part 2
HAIRNET, HORNET
Riff-Offs
1. ZOOM, MOON
2. THE WOLFMAN, THE PLOWMAN
3. THE ALAMO, MEATLOAF(Marvin Lee Aday)
Dessert
PILL-TAKING, ILL, ACHING
"And like a bat outta Hell I'll be gone before the official answers come..."-pjb
APPETIZER #1: POPE ALEXANDER [served 1689-1691) => ALEXANDER POPE (1688-1744); POET
ReplyDeleteAPPETIZER #2: HAIRNET => HORNET [Pre-hint]
JUPITER SLICE: GRAVITY on the MOON = approx 1/6 of Earth's; GRAVITY on PLUTO = 1/16 of Earth's; thus, Jordan's jump on Pluto would = 32.166/16 = just over 2 ft on Earth, whereas Joe's jump on the Moon would = 10.25/6 = 1,71 Earth ft. This doesn't solve the problem, though. At first, I thought the hint about 'exponential' meant to take 10 to the third power, i.e. 1000, which IS more than 27 times 32'2", but doing so makes no sense.
RIFF OFFS (all PRE-hints):
1. ZOOM => MOON
2. THE WOLFMAN => THE PLOWMAN [although I can't figure out if he's merely a CHARACTER, not a TALE TELLER]
3. THE ALAMO => MEAT LOAF
DESSERT (pre-hint): TAKING SHOT / ACHING HOT
Hmmm, I see upon looking above that my Dessert answer is slightly different (same idea though) from what you probably intended, and what indeed pjb and Paul got (which is funny, considering that he said it was my comment that caused him to solve it.) I do think all our answers make sense!
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteThis week's answers for the record, Part 1:
Appetizer Menu:
Name’s Sort Of The Same Appetizer:
King Larry meets Larry King
A world leader served during the toddlerhood of another notable person whose last and first names form the leader’s title. All letters in the profession of the world leader appear in the profession of the notable person. Who are these two people?
Answer:
Pope Alexander (VIII, profession pope); Alexander Pope (profession poet)
Black And White And Colorized Oliver Appetizer:
“Another fine mesh you’ve gotten me into”
Name an item of apparel people wear that contains fine mesh. Replace two consecutive vowels with one different vowel to name a creature in the presence of which one would be advised to wear a protective item of apparel that also contains fine mesh.
What are this item of apparel and creature?
Answer:
hairnet; hornet
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Weightlessly Jumpin’ Jupiter Slice:
Hang time in outer space
Michael Jordan could jump 32' 2" high on Pluto, a distance more than three times greater than the 10' 3" than Joe, a normal person, could jump on the moon. Can you think of a way that 10' 3" could be considered more than 27 times greater than 32' 2"?
Answer:
If you interpret the expressions mathematically, 10' 3" = 10 to the first power times 3 to the eleventh power = 1,771,470, and 32' 2" = 32 to the first power times 2 to the eleventh power = 65,536, which is less that 1/27 the value of 1,771,147. (27 times 65,536 = 1, 769,472)
Lego...
This week's answers for the record, Part 2:
ReplyDeleteRiffing Off Shortz And Bass Slices:
Flopsies, mob scenes and rotten tales
ONE:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop. Rotate the first letter 90 degrees and spell the result backward to spell a critically well received 2009 British film that had a modest budget and box office. What films are these?
Answer:
"Zoom"; "Moon"
TWO:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop. Change an F to an P, then rearrange the letters to spell a Canterbury Tale-teller. What film is this and who is the Tale-teller?
Answer:
"The Wolfman"; The Plowman
THREE:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop. Change an H to an F, then rearrange the letters to spell the stage name of a famous rock singer who also carved out a secondary career as an actor. What film is this and who is this singer/actor?
Answer:
"The Alamo"; Meat Loaf
Dessert Menu
Under The Weather Dessert:
The cold and flu sneezin’
Name a task associated with the cold and flu season, in two words. Removing the first letter from each word and saying the result aloud will sound like two other words associated with the cold and flu season. What are these four words?
Answer:
Pill taking; ill, aching
Lego...