tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post2544178368841585322..comments2024-03-29T01:19:44.124-07:00Comments on Joseph Young's Puzzleria!: Serene Magdalene scene; Two peactures not in a pod; Old news, current stagnationlegolambdahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-15831177951615783842015-07-29T10:01:23.919-07:002015-07-29T10:01:23.919-07:00ron,
I love this type of puzzle! Thank you very m...ron,<br /><br />I love this type of puzzle! Thank you very much for linking to it. Futility Closet is simply a great web site. I have not yet solved it, but I aim to.<br /><br />I like Word Woman's "thinking-outside-the-cake-mix-box" solution. And she is right about the icing/frosting.<br /><br />LegoApplyFrosting/IcingToACakeRightOutOfTheOvenAndItWillMeltInYourMouthlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-40760054080876290292015-07-29T09:41:11.090-07:002015-07-29T09:41:11.090-07:00OK, no frosting on this cake! ;-)OK, no frosting on this cake! ;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-19248469310054347462015-07-29T09:39:06.295-07:002015-07-29T09:39:06.295-07:00Thanks, patjberry. I agree that "Finnish phot...Thanks, patjberry. I agree that "Finnish photo" was a bit obvious. I suspect that those who are too young to remember the 1970s (or perhaps did not yet exist) cannot appreciate what an unbelievably and wonderfully <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=birds+in+profile&rlz=1C1RNLH_enUS551US587&espv=2&biw=1517&bih=741&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CCgQ7AlqFQoTCOrEnIPdgMcCFckRkgodt2YMYA&dpr=0.9#tbm=isch&q=1970s+pictures" rel="nofollow">tacky/decadent/indulgent/schizophrenic/ weird/banal/magical decade</a> it was.<br /><br />I like your ideas for "70s fad puzzles, although I think "-pong" would be more in Will Shortz's bailiwick.<br /><br />LegoLeisurelegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-56470038336292487862015-07-29T09:34:50.211-07:002015-07-29T09:34:50.211-07:00I think the two halves must be identical (in ingre...I think the two halves must be identical (in ingredients), not two halves, one without frosting and the other with frosting...ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-22533695724336042702015-07-29T07:34:32.172-07:002015-07-29T07:34:32.172-07:00Or, you could cut the cake on a plane parallel to ...Or, you could cut the cake on a plane parallel to the top and bottom of the cake--right in the middle. It's a little unconventional, but it works! (Some people don't like the icing on the cake, anyway.)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-36945030687373385082015-07-29T07:23:20.527-07:002015-07-29T07:23:20.527-07:00Here's a little puzzle that doesn't involv...Here's a little puzzle that doesn't involve wordplay. Try to solve it before looking at the answer. <a href="http://www.futilitycloset.com/2015/07/29/knife-act/" rel="nofollow"><b><b>KNIFE ACT</b></b></a>.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-8351258088955877932015-07-28T22:54:09.458-07:002015-07-28T22:54:09.458-07:00I guess I must have thought "Finnish Photo&qu...I guess I must have thought "Finnish Photo" was too obvious. The "John Kay(sic)" was actually pretty clever, though. As far as including 20th Century fads is concerned, I did think it interesting that you kept it in the 1970's, with the pet rock for this one and mood rings for a previous one. What's next in a puzzle, Pong? Bell bottoms? Leisure suits?patjberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593445116920910239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-23924053245540274172015-07-28T19:30:35.722-07:002015-07-28T19:30:35.722-07:00I did enjoy myself, but I'm not sure that I wo...I did enjoy myself, but I'm not sure that I would be a frequent visitor. Maybe if I learned more about betting. It was more exciting when there was the possibility of a small win. It took about 4 1/2 hours for 9 races.<br /><br />I went to a polo match the night before, another first. I guess this time of the year, it is all about the horses in Saratoga.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267575912220886002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-48191862719655062072015-07-28T19:28:06.703-07:002015-07-28T19:28:06.703-07:00I know one thing for sure: Ill bet no one had to t...I know one thing for sure: Ill bet no one had to teach David how odds work!<br /><br />LegoI'veNeverBeenToATrack,David,WhatWasItLike?<br /><br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-60421045652180772492015-07-28T19:05:27.659-07:002015-07-28T19:05:27.659-07:00Thanks for the scoop, David. BTW, hovering over th...Thanks for the scoop, David. BTW, hovering over the photo finish image shows it was taken at Saratoga!<br /><br />Was it fun?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-37664677129990351972015-07-28T19:02:27.111-07:002015-07-28T19:02:27.111-07:00First two finishers, in order. My picks ended up ...First two finishers, in order. My picks ended up first and third. Note this was my first time at a race track.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267575912220886002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-86311595589966862302015-07-28T18:22:00.158-07:002015-07-28T18:22:00.158-07:00Flivver: I learn something new here just about eve...Flivver: I learn something new here just about every day.<br /><br />I'd forgotten about Ford being Leslie. Yes, there are likely others. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-71085111488149847422015-07-28T18:13:40.509-07:002015-07-28T18:13:40.509-07:00". . . and . . ." >>> Near an...". . . and . . ." >>> Near and dear to my heart, David. What's entailed in an exacta bet? I know I could look it up but where's the fun in that?. . . Exactamente!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-79182773986163616282015-07-28T18:13:04.997-07:002015-07-28T18:13:04.997-07:00Thanks, Word Woman. We may need to recalibrate, ad...Thanks, Word Woman. We may need to recalibrate, add one to the "John column," subtract one from the "Calvin column." Also, scratch Gerald, add Leslie. Probably some others. We suspect that Barack Obama's given name at birth was Kenyata or Nairo-boy.<br /><br />Hmmm... John Calvin Coolidge. Pre-reminiscent of Martin Luther King.<br /><br />LegoBumperStickerSeenOnARoaringTwentiesFlivver:WWJCCDlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-1519488641682799992015-07-28T17:07:05.370-07:002015-07-28T17:07:05.370-07:00Calvin Coolidge was a prominent fixture in Northam... Calvin Coolidge was a prominent fixture in Northampton, MA. He practiced law there, met his wife at The Clarke School for the Deaf, and his name graces the public library right next to Smith, as well as an assortment of bridges and apartment complexes.<br /><br /> BTW, not to get all Cliff Claven on you and your list of unique Presidential names, but Calvin's given first name was John.<br /><br />WW (sticking up for the true JCC ;-) )Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-48921414240473378402015-07-28T16:55:53.100-07:002015-07-28T16:55:53.100-07:00David,
Will Shortz says he understands maybe half ...David,<br />Will Shortz says he understands maybe half the hints to his puzzles on Blaine’s blog. I understand maybe a fifth or fourth of the hints to my puzzles on my blog. Didn’t see cool/Coolidge. Didn’t connect glossy with photo finish. (Sorry about your exacta loss. Hope you didn’t lose any actaex or fectatri bets on a Finnish photo.) <br /><br />Your ingenious <b>without a final and ...", which is (final - a + and) which is Finland</b> is worthy of cluedom in a cryptic crossword in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/series/cryptic" rel="nofollow">the guardian</a>. Great clues!<br /><br />LegoDavid’sGuardianAngelSpeaksToHimInAnagramsPalindromesHomophones&Synonyms<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-76965072101226555852015-07-28T16:49:18.366-07:002015-07-28T16:49:18.366-07:00I absolutely did have an unfair advantage, Lego. A...I absolutely did have an unfair advantage, Lego. As soon as I consulted my mood ring, I knew! I wondered if a time was as fad-infused as the 1970's but I just thought of the Tamagotchi pets of the '1990's.<br /><br />I doubt the rocks are gracing any surface but a garden pathway. It was fun to write the descriptions with a geological bent (gneiss, many-layered thing, what a cal cite, etc., were involved). <br /><br />BTW, thanks for cleaning up the triple posting!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-27668606863611887342015-07-28T16:28:23.435-07:002015-07-28T16:28:23.435-07:00patjberry,
I am sure you would have solved the new...patjberry,<br />I am sure you would have solved the news puzzle if perhaps you would have worked backwards, considering a handful of the names in the news to see if could be fitted into the headlines. One might infer, for example, that “sick…” might precede “…with laryngitis”. (BTW, “well nigh” is an expression more people should use!) And, congrats on your “Petrochemical triumph.”<br /><br />You could have confirmed your "Finnish Photo" suspicions had you <b>cheated</b> like Paul did… okay, calm down, Lego, I guess I should instead say <em>used an ingenious hovering-mouse technique in a hypertextual manner… (strike that, replace "hypertextual manner" with “e-linkish manner”) to ascertain, like Paul did, that the canal scene was indeed in Helsinki, Finland.</em><br /><br />LegoMayBeAHelicopterBloggerButPaulWellNighIsAHelicopterMouser(AsWas<a href="http://puzzleria.blogspot.com/2014/09/addition-by-subtraction-he.html" rel="nofollow">Noosie</a>!)legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-22460334932166651892015-07-28T15:46:13.763-07:002015-07-28T15:46:13.763-07:00Paul,
As usual this week, 99% of your brilliance e...Paul,<br />As usual this week, 99% of your brilliance eluded me. I was not even aware of your “hovering mouse trick” and its potential to sabotage the security of my photos. (Next time I shall hop aboard a dinghy to Helsinki and snap a shot myselfinki!)<br /><br />Hypertextual? E-linkish? Helsinki?<br />I have never once used the word “hypertextual” in my life, but from this day forward I vow that every time I have a hankering to use “hypertextual” (or “metrotextual”) in a sentence, I will opt instead to substitute your wonderful word “e-linkish.” So enthusiastic am I regarding its magnificence that I penned this slogan: <br /><b>Say “E-linkish”… I’m sure next you will<br />Relinquish “hypertextual!”</b><br /><br />LegoThatDarnSweetDreamingDormousePaulIsAPicassoOfTheE-linkishLanguage <br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-37307473523396774012015-07-28T15:45:33.351-07:002015-07-28T15:45:33.351-07:00For OSLOFS, I talked about the "cool [as in C...For OSLOFS, I talked about the "cool [as in Coolidge] fads.<br /><br />For the CPS, I said "... without a final and ...", which is (final - a + and) which is Finland. "Glossy" is the photo finish which we used to get. We did lose an Exacta bet yesterday on a photo finish.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267575912220886002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-6000306121477852052015-07-28T15:06:39.164-07:002015-07-28T15:06:39.164-07:00This week’s official answers, for the record:
Ext...This week’s official answers, for the record:<br /><br />Extra! Extra! Hot Off Presses Slice:<br />Old news, current stagnation<br />The headlines on the three newspaper pages shown here all contain three words represented by blanks (or uppercase X’s) that you must fill in/replace with letters. The two Puzzleria News headlines are from the 18thCentury. The City Examiner headline is from an edition in the 20th Century.<br />When you fill in or replace the blanks or X’s with the correct letters and read aloud the trio of words in each of the headlines you will be pronouncing what sounds like the name of a person recently in the news.<br />Who is this recently newsworthy person?<br /><br />Answer: John Kasich, former Ohio governor and candidate for the Republican Party's nomination to the 2016 presidential election.<br />The headlines read:<br /><b>John Kaye (sic)</b> “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kay_(flying_shuttle)" rel="nofollow">shuttles</a>” off mortal coil; Crisis looms<br /><br />Inventor <b>John Kaye (sic)</b> creates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kay_(spinning_frame)" rel="nofollow">textile frame</a>; Heads spin<br />Singer <b>John Kay sick</b> with laryngitis; <a href="http://steppenwolf.com/p-4268-john-kay.html" rel="nofollow">Concert</a> cancelled<br /><br />The “(sic)” appears in the first two headlines because both spell the name “John Kay” incorrectly as “John Kaye.” (In reality, it is doubtful that a “(sic)” would ever appear in a headline unless it referred to a quote that included a solecism. Here is an example of such a headline that actually might have been published: <br /><b>Press release touts candidate “<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/oops-rick-santorums-pubic-schedule-2012-3" rel="nofollow">Santorum</a>’s pubic (sic) schedule”</b><br /><br />Two things Lego (and perhaps other Puzzlerians!) learned:<br />One: John Kay the singer is a kind of Renaissance guy.<br />Two: John Kasich’s surname is pronounced kay-sick. This may come in handy if he emerges from the field of “Goldilocks and the 17 dwarfs” to become prez.<br /><br />Comparative Panorama Slice:<br />Two peactures not in a pod<br /><br />The two images presented here are different in a number of respects. Their shapes differ. Their subject matters differ: One documents a sporting event, the other is a landscape. One inspires excitement, the other tranquility. But there is one particular way in which these pictures differ having to do with how a person might describe each of them using two-word phrases such as, “One is a ___ ___; the other is a ___ ___.”<br /><br />So, how do these pictures differ?<br /><br />Answer:<br />One is a Finnish photo (a Helsinki scene); the other is a photo finish (race horse image).<br /><br /><br /><br />Our Second Lady Of Fadima Slice:<br />Serene Magdalene scene<br /><br />Name a fad popular in the 20th Century. Replace its last letter with 1.) something a skirt has that is also a synonym of skirt, 2.) a personal pronoun and 3.) a short form of a U.S. president’s first name. Remove all spaces. The result is a general term that encompasses a handful of terms for products that end in the suffix “-ene.” What are the fad and the general term?<br />Hint: The second part of the fad and the prefix of the general term are synonymous. <br /><br />Answer: Pet rock; petrochemical<br />Pet rock – k = Pet roc <br />Pet roc + hem (the bottom of a skirt, or to skirt) + I + Cal(vin Coolidge) = petrochemical.<br />The “-ene” pertrochemicals include <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uq5CQG3ZBI" rel="nofollow">ethylene</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN0SbMeOGIAb" rel="nofollow">propylene</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GAJ39_4NgU" rel="nofollow">benzene</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCJlKJvk7Sg" rel="nofollow">toluene and xylene</a>.<br />Hint: Petro (<a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/16-18.htm" rel="nofollow">Peter) = Rock</a> (as Margaret G. wisely pointed out)<br /><br />Lego…<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-2523702701341010132015-07-28T13:57:45.838-07:002015-07-28T13:57:45.838-07:00I figured the news stories were well nigh impossib...I figured the news stories were well nigh impossible to solve. Petrochemical I got, but I wasn't quite sure about "Finnish Photo" even if the other picture showed a "photo finish".patjberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593445116920910239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-59659568262408904312015-07-28T13:32:41.221-07:002015-07-28T13:32:41.221-07:00Thanks, Word Woman, but let's call a feldspar ...Thanks, Word Woman, but let's call a feldspar a feldspar here... you <em>did</em> enjoy an unfair advantage on this puzzle!<br /><br />I wonder how many of your home-quarried "pet rocks" with individual backstories still exist and grace (or take up space on) mantlepieces, trophy cases, coffee tables, office decks (they make splendid paperweights!), utility drawers, attic stacks, bookshelves, fridge tops, cardboard-box bottoms, stone fences, cobblestone walkways, rock gardens, etc.<br /><br />LegoMyPetRock'sNameIsKnutelegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-46979120117371993212015-07-28T13:15:03.136-07:002015-07-28T13:15:03.136-07:00You cracked it, Margaret G. Fine work! I was not u...You cracked it, Margaret G. Fine work! I was not up enough on the current news to recognize your fine "grow up!: clue. Perhaps that is because I have been told to "grow up!" by so many people over the years that I simply believed you were making a comment on the juvenility of my puzzle!<br /><br />As a great puzzle master recently said, "Half the time I don't even understand the hints (on that blog). So if I can't understand them, and I know the answer, they're not giving anything away."<br /><br />LegoOldGuyWithAPotBellyAndPeterPanComplexlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930236368587920355.post-80810033858992706302015-07-28T12:59:51.205-07:002015-07-28T12:59:51.205-07:00Oh. Okay. Thanks, Margaret G.
Now maybe I can ge...Oh. Okay. Thanks, Margaret G.<br />Now maybe I can get back to having sweet dreams.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.com