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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
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Wecome, welcome, welcome to Blanko! As you can see it's sort of like the Vanna White game on TV with a twist!
The blanks, (done by using the underline) each stand for a letter, and will spell out either the title or an author's name. The challenger will say which one we're going for.
The object is to guess the title. You may suggest letters to be entered in place of the blanks too.
At the end of the day if the title or author is NOT guessed, the challenger will then pick and choose from the letters suggested and show every instance of that letter in the title or author's name.
It should be no end of fun, let's find out: first up:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
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I can nominate a letter to be added if I can't get the title, right? If so, I nominate the letter E.
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I nominate the letter N.
Sally
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Can we guess a word too? If so, I guess the first word to be Spirit.
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Yes you can guess words, and titles.
Spirit's not it but it fits!
At the end of the day if it's not guessed, the challenger reserves the right to add ONE of the suggested letters, everywhere it appears, it will be fun for the challenger to pick and choose carefully among the letters suggested, hoping not to give it away!
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Ok this is fun! I've got an unsolved challenge:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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I've got two letters suggested today and I get to pick one of them, the one I naturally hope will give the least clue, I can pick from E from Frybabe and N from Sally.
Would you believe NEITHER is in the title?
hahahaa I love this!
Now between this appearance and tomorrow nights, anybody can guess the title, a word in the title and suggest a letter. This is good!
What can it be?
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Give me an "A"
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I'll go for an 'O'
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I love the letter S.. How about it..
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Give me an L
Sally
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Is the middle word OF?
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All RIGHT! It sounds like a pep rally, give me an A! hahahaa I'm enjoying this.
Ok here's the challenge:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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And here are the letters I get to pick from tonight as nobody has guessed the title.
Pedln, no, the middle word is not "of," but a good guess.
Ok which of these will give away the least?
"A" from Joan K
'O' from Gum
S from Stephanie
L from Sally
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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Now this game has many ramifications. For instance the contestants could gang up on the challenger. What if somebody asks the same letter day after day but that letter never appears to be chosen by the challenger? The contestants may suspect that letter is a key letter, they could all ban together and give the same letter, I see another Wiz like type thing occurring. Where IS the Book Wizard when you need him? hahahaa
Ok of the above letters, I only have to put one in. But I have to put ALL the times it occurs. I think the one which will be the least revelatory is A from Joan K, so I will add it now:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ A ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Very famous book and not only a book a series.
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I'll try a 'L'
This is like Wheel of Fortune. Do we win some of the same prizes that they give away?
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Is the middle word "is?"
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If it is "is" as Pedln asks, I'd like to try to solve it...
Or if the whole word is not allowed, I'd like an "I"...
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Yes you can solve it! Go for it!
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The middle word IS "is"
Book Title: Three words:
___ A ___ ___ ___ T IS ___ ___ ___ ___
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One more letter - a "C"?
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Ok I think you know what it is! :)
The way this works is you in the course of a day, either solve it or suggest a letter.
At the end of the day if nobody has solved the puzzle, the challenger chooses from the letters submitted and picks the one least likely to solve the puzzle. :)
So I'll choose L from Jude, my choices here are Pearson's C and Jude's L and I have storms so am here an hour early tonight.
Pedln did correctly get the middle word.
There are no L's in this title.
So the challenge remains for Thursday:
Book Title: Three words:
___ A ___ ___ ___ T IS ___ ___ ___ ___
Now that the day's events have closed, the contestants can start anew, solve the puzzle or suggest letters.
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So I wait until tomorrow and then either try to solve it OR suggest another letter to keep it going? Maybe I'll do that - if I understand correctly...
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Once the challenger comes in for that day to see if anybody has solved the puzzle and to put up ONE letter as many times as it occurs , once he passes by for that day, it's like a new day.
The object is to solve the puzzle, so if you can, go for it. If you're right, then YOU become the challenger. :)
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Is the first word Rabbit??
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Wow, Steph, ESP must work. It came to me an hour ago while I was lying in bed, maybe you were thinking of it then, but you posted first so you get it if we're right.
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Yes it is. So you'd want to give the whole title and you're the first winner and the new challenger if you do! As they say on Wheel of Fortune (I've never watched it) I'd like to solve it, Alex!
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Book Title: Three words:
RABBIT IS ___ ___ ___ ___
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Okay, I know who. I just don't remember all the Rabbit titles except for the first which is not it.
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Rabbit is Rich
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Bingo! Or should I say Blanko! Our very first winner in our new Blanko contest is Pat H with Rabbit is Rich by John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize winning book in the Rabbit Angstrom series, the first of which was Rabbit, Run.
I really enjoyed this game.
Pat H is our new challenger. Remember you can solve the puzzle at any time between the times she comes back to check and/ or suggest a letter. We'll keep the winners and their book in the heading!
Congratulations, Pat H! You thought of it in bed?
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Steph, I assumed you had guessed the whole title, and were putting it in one word at a time. If so, you're the winner, since you got "Rabbit" in first. If not, I'm the winner. Let me know.
It's ironic that I even thought of it, since I can't stand Updike, and have never been able to read more that 20 pages or so of any of his books.
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Oh I loved Rabbit is Rich and read the second one and one day while reading i woke up and everything looked dark and cynical and awful, and it took me a while to realize I was being influenced by the book itself. He's a powerful writer but it's SOOOOOO depressing and negative, I haven't been able to read one since.
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I've never been able to get into Updike - I'm glad to know I've got such illustrious company here.
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I remember reading an Updike short story or two in high school (?). Haven't read any of his stuff since.
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New one. Book title:
__ O __ __ __ O __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Oh excellent!
Now here's a question for the challenger. Can we solve parts of the puzzle?
For instance if I think I know two of the words may I say so, or do I have to do the entire thing. If I can't do the title I understand that I can offer a letter.
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Sure you can guess parts of the puzzle. We did that with yours. And often small words would be easy to guess. I assume that I have to say right or wrong at least once a day when I check activity and add a letter.
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Ok, I'm going to say "on the" are the two center words and ask for an R.
Right on your coming in once a day.
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I'm going with "F" . The two letter word being 'of' .The next word looks like 'the '.
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One second. According to Ginny's post my guess 'of the" doesn't preclude guessing a separate letter as well.
If thats true I guess the letter "E".
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And I'll ask if the third word is "the"?
Is there a "t"?
I see a problem. If someone else asks a letter, then I hesitate to, because it might prevent finding out about the first one. So then I'd have to wait til next day (I'm not good at waiting).
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
Frybabe's post:
B Please!
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An "S" please -
and a word about John Updike's last book before he died - - "My Father's Tears" - a collection of short stories that will tug at your heart. A return to his earlier stories that got our attention in the first place.
He's saying goodbye with the last line in the last story -"If I can read this strange old guy's mind aright, he's drinking a toast to the visible world, his impending disappearance from it be damned." --
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Thunder is gathering, so I'd better get in before power goes out again. Ginny, Judy, and JoanK are right about "the", Judy is right about "of", and I pick Ginny's "R".
__ O __ __ __ OF THE __ __ __ __ __ R __ __ __ __ __ __
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Hound of the Baskervilles.
That's interesting, Joan P. Is that the one people say is autobiographical or is that another one?
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I see a problem. If someone else asks a letter, then I hesitate to, because it might prevent finding out about the first one. So then I'd have to wait til next day (I'm not good at waiting).
I didn't understand this at first but I do now. You are saying that if somebody put A then you hesitate to put T because you want to find out about A, but at the end of the day the challenger picks the letter the least likely to solve the puzzle, so even if you hold off others won't, and you might not find out about the A at all?
Unless of course you all band together and ask the same letter?
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YES!
Tag, you're it, Ginny, It is indeed Hound of the Baskervilles.
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Too late, she cried! -I woke up this morning with that title hot on my mind! It will probably be the only one I have any inkling of.
Good one, Ginny! Thanks PatH
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HEY!! This is SO fun, I love it. The minute I saw that it haunted me. You know that, it kept saying. You know this one! Lots of thinking. :)
I can't do the Vanna White types of games, at ALL, I would be the first one off, wheel or no wheel, but that one just jumped at me.
OK, hold on, another coming up!
And you, too, Gum!! The O did it for me.
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Book Title: 5 words:
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___ ___ S ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ____
Prize winning author whose books have been turned into many movies.
The object is to guess outright the title. If you think you know the title, guess it.
You can also guess instead one of the words. One guess per contestant per "day," which is between appearances of the challenger.
You can guess one letter, instead. The challenger, when he swoops by at the end of the day, will pick from the letters suggested that day the one the challenger thinks would least solve the puzzle (so as to keep it going longer and more fun)
Once the challenger has come by for the day, it's a new day and guesses can begin again.
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Are there T's ?
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Aha! The game's afoot! hahaha
I have storms so this may be my last chance to get on today!
Book Title: 5 words:
T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T ___ ___
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___ ___ S ___ ___ ___ T ___ ___ T
Prize winning author whose books have been turned into many movies.
And yes indeed, there is a T! Yes indeed! :)
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The Winter of Our Discontent....(Thanks for the T's, Jane!)
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HA!
That's it! John Steinbeck's The Winter of Our Discontent it is! A super book.
You're up at bat, Pearson, congratulations!
I'm a bit afraid of Pearson's choice for a title, it will probably go down to the wire. What fun, did you guess it Jane with that T suggestion?
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Book Title: 2 words:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ' _S__ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
The author - a Greek slave
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Aesop's Fables.
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ahhahaaahaa...that was way too easy, wasn't it? You're IT again, Ginny.
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Good grief! I don't go in for a day, and look what I miss!
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I know it! This game is HOT
I love it because I have never been able to do this type of thing and suddenly I can! Wheel of Fortune here I come! Probably my last slide through coherence, but it's so fun.
Book Title: 3 words:
___ H ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Prize wining book which has had many film and Broadway adaptations.
The object is to guess outright the title. If you think you know the title, guess it.
You can also guess instead one of the words. One guess per contestant per "day," which is between appearances of the challenger.
You can also guess one letter, instead. The challenger, when he swoops by at the end of the day, will pick from the letters suggested that day the one the challenger thinks would least solve the puzzle (so as to keep it going longer and more fun)
Once the challenger has come by for the day, it's a new day and guesses can begin again.
Good luck! This is a very famous book that everybody has heard of, a super read.
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Your choice, challenger. How about either T's or W's. Then we'll know whether the first word is Who or The.
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Still trying to figure this out.
If Aesop's Fables has three ssssssssssssssssssssses why was only one in place when giving the first clue?
Shouldn't it have been ---S--'S -----S? If not why not?
My guess for today is E.
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Oh good question Jude S!!
Pedln you get ONE letter guess per day so I get to pick which one, so we have W and T from Pedln and E from Jude S and I've come in early again storms threaten. Rain is good, storms are not.
Ok I'll choose W. There are no W's in the title. :)
Book Title: 3 words:
___ H ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Prize wining book which has had many film and Broadway adaptations.
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P
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Might as well take a wild guess:
The Great Gatsby
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Is the first word "The"?
We're all assuming it is, so if it isn't, we ought to know.
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Is there a 'R'?
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I love this game!
Ok here I am on my fly thru tonight.
It is not The Great Gatsby.
Joan K has offered the word THE and she is correct. I think on days if somebody gets a word we can also allow a letter, so from the letters suggested today:
P from Frybabe, and 'R'? from JudeS
I'll say R and there is no R.
Book Title: 3 words:
THE ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Prize wining book which has had many film and Broadway adaptations.
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Let's try a C
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Uh oh, Frybabe's on the chase!
There is a C.
Book Title: 3 words:
THE C ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Prize wining book which has had many film and Broadway adaptations.
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The Caine Mutiny?
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YEOWSA!! How on earth did you get that one?
YES! The Caine Mutiny by Herman Woulk, a Pulitzer Prize winner, which (according to wilkipedia (gasp): The Caine Mutiny is a 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Herman Wouk. The novel grew out of Wouk's personal experiences aboard a destroyer-minesweeper in the Pacific in World War II and deals with, among other things, the moral and ethical decisions made at sea by the captains of ships.
Adaptations:
The film The Caine Mutiny was based on the novel and starred Humphrey Bogart as Queeg.
After the novel's success, the court-martial sequence was adapted into a full-length, two-act Broadway play, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, by author Herman Wouk. Directed by actor Charles Laughton, it was a success on the stage in 1954, opening almost exactly five months before the release of the film. The stage version starred Lloyd Nolan as Queeg, John Hodiak as Maryk, and Henry Fonda as Greenwald. It has been revived twice on Broadway, and was presented on television in 1955, as a live presentation, and in 1988, as a made-for-television film.
Cap'n Queeg!! I haven't seen or read this one in a long time but I remember it as being really good.
Super job, Frybabe!! You're up next!
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Frybabe, you knew The Caine Mutiny just from the number of spaces? Did you know it when you asked for a "C"? Wow!
Jude - I inadvertently left the second "S" of the end of the Aesop's Fables clue - would you have guessed it, had I included the second "S"? Sorry! I'll be more careful next time - if I'm ever lucky enough to guess again. You are all so fast!
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It was a guess, Ginny. The C was a "test" letter. I was looking for something I knew were both Broadway and movie. My first thought was South Pacific which didn't fit of course. Neither did The Lion King.
The Caine Mutiny Broadway play was called The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Charles Laughton had his fingers in that as well as the original movie. I remember seeing a made for TV version years ago.
Book title: Made into an epic movie which is not named the same as the book
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ O __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Something of Arabia?
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How about F ?
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It's about time to roll over another day. Yes, there is one F Mippy.
Ginny, you are on the right track but not quite. I need the name of the book, not the movie.
Book title: Made into an epic movie which is not named the same as the book
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ O F __ __ __ __ __ __
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom
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So who's a clever girl Ginny?
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hhahaa, I don't know! I have never been able do these things, never gotten ONE on TV, can't get the first one, in the past. Maybe I'm sliding into Alzheimer's and this is the first indication? hahahaa
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Right you are, Ginny. Tag, your it!
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OK here's one:
Book Title: 3 words:
___ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ _____ _____ E ____ _____ ____ ____
This book is among the memoirs of this prize winning author of many books.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
Is there an
F ?
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Is there a T?
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Is there a thunderstorm? hahaha Yes and any minute I may lose connection, what to do?
Since I just put it up this afternoon I'll wait till tomorrow to "swoop" by as it's only 3:15 and that's hardly the end of the day, if that's OK!
Guess away, guess away, guess away, ALL~
Everybody knows this author but maybe not this book!
Book Title: 3 words:
___ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____ _____ _____ E ____ _____ ____ ____
This book is among the memoirs of this prize winning author of many books.
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H ? that third word looks like the
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Ok here I am on my fly thru, and that third "word" is longer than it appears, let me make it look different.
We have an H from Mippy and now a F and an T
from Joan K:
Guess away, guess away, guess away, ALL~
Everybody knows this author but maybe not this book!
Book Title: 3 words:
___ ____ ____ ____ ___ ____
_____ _____ E ____ _____ ____ ____
This book is among the memoirs of this prize winning author of many books.
There is no H.
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I, please.
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We have an I from Frybabe:
Guess away, guess away, guess away, ALL~
Everybody knows this author but maybe not this book!
Book Title: 3 words:
___ ____ ____ ____ I ____
_____ _____ E ____ I ____ ____
This book is among the memoirs of this prize winning author of many books.
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Okay, how about an N
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O please
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We now have an N from Frybabe, and an O from Mippy: so I choose N:
Guess away, guess away, guess away, ALL~
Everybody knows this author but maybe not this book!
Book Title: 3 words:
___ ____ ____ ____ I N
_____ _____ E ____ I ____ ____
This book is among the memoirs of this prize winning author of many books.
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A please
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How about a S?
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Ok now we have an A from Mippy and an S from JudeS, so here the challenger has to pause and try to choose the letter which would least give it away, not easy.
I'll choose the S.
Everybody knows this author but maybe not this book!
Book Title: 3 words:
___ ____ S ____ I N
_____ _____ E ____ I ____ ____
This book is among the memoirs of this prize winning author of many books.
Guess away, guess away, guess away, ALL~
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This is maddening! I can't get figure out either this or Author,Author. Sigh.
How about a T
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L please
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Testing computer
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THERE is Joan K, all moved in already? Good for you!
Tonight we have a "maddening" T from Frybabe and an L from Mippy. I'll choose the T as the least likely to solve the puzzle and say:
Everybody knows this author but maybe not this book!
Book Title: 3 words:
___ ____ S T I N
_____ _____ E ____ I ____ ____
This book is among the memoirs of this prize winning author of many books.
Guess away, guess away, guess away, ALL~
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Is the first word LOST?
New Letter guess is N.
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oops ! hit the wrong key. Not N but M
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Did anyone guess O ?
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Is it LOST IN AMERICA ? by Sherwin Nuland.
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Yeowee! Now what do we do? I was just flying by to say Lost IS the first word and the title IS Lost in America but that's not the author!
What do we do now? hahaha I think since you got the title you win the prize, the author of the Lost in America intended was Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Congratulations, I love this game, you're up next!!
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Good Heavens - Sounds like I got the right Door but had the wrong Key :D
Here's one: BOOK TITLE 3 Words
You all know of this author and this book.
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___ ___ L ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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The book was an instant best seller and several films have been made of it.
Have fun - I'll be here again 'tomorrow'
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You have to put ONE letter in! hahaha For starters.
But you know what? The game was on the book title so the author in this game is really immaterial, you got the title!
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I should read the rules - the ONE letter you need is in there now.
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I never read rules, or owner's manuals, it's so much more interesting that way.
Who was it who said "harrumph" on one of my challenges? :)
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How about a W
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I think Frybabe's on the trail, so I won't guess a letter, so you have to answer "W". But if you think you know it, you can just guess.
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Using the famous "etaoin", I'll guess E
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Only two guesses ? Frybabe and JoanK are thinking W and Mrs Sherlock wants an E
I may choose either one - I'll take the W - there is no W in this title -
Book Title : 3 words
You all know this author and this book.
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___ ___ L ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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This book was an instant bestseller and several films have been made of it.
Start thinking again girls. :D :D
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Oooooh, back to the drawing board. T, please. Although I prefer mine in a cup with milk and sugar. ;D
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Absolutely no clue. The thing has got to have vowels in it, how about an A?
Gimmie an A! :)
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I please
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So, these letters are on the table : E ... T ... I ... E
and I'll choose the T - but have to tell you that there is no T in this title.
BOOK TITLE - 3 words
You all know this author and this book.
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ L ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
The book was an instant best seller and several films have been made of it.
Try again ...
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O please
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Oops! Sorry folks - the letters on the table were E ... T ... I ... A
I chose the T - and there is no T in this title.
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Everyone is very quiet - no doubt you're all hoping I'll give the show away with my next choice ... The letters I have to choose from now are: E ... I ... A ... O
Ginny said- Gimme an A - so I'll choose the A ...There is no A in this title ;D
Book Title 3 words
You all know this author and this book
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___ ___ L ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
The book was an instant best seller and several films have been made of it.
C'mon - gimme some more letters.
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I please
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Is one of the words ON?
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Ginny, I think the L is in the second word. Each word is on a separate line, right?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8 Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
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Ah! Gotcha! Yesterday was the absolute Day From Hell, everywhere I posted I messed up, but today..er.. well.
How about an M?
This is a hard one, it seems to have no letters, hahaha
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A hard one Ginny? Nah!
Not many letters for me to choose from -here they are:
E ...I...O...M
I'll take pity on you and select a vowel - the E
Book Title - 3 words
You all know the book and the author.
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ L ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ E ___
The book was an instant best seller and several films have been made of it.
Now if that doesn't give you the title I don't know what will :D
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R ? Looks like the last word ends er
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The more letters we guess the less we learn -- there's bound to be one that isn't in the title for "it" to choose.
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That's the truth, Joan.
I'll try M again. :)
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N
Instant best seller made int several movies? That should be a big clue - I haven't one.
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H'mmm - more letters for It to choose... ;D
On the table today - I ...O ...M (twice), ...R ...N
I'll take the R but have to tell you there is no R in the title.
Think again, Mippy, think again.
BOOK TITLE 3 words
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ L ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ E ___
Book was an instant best seller and several films were made of it.
Just how hard can it be - ;)
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??? thinking
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Ok let's be systematic about this! :)
BOOK TITLE 3 words
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ L ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ E ___
There is no rat in this one:
There is no R A T or W.
I'd like an M please. It has to be M or D.
So the IOU remains vowel wise.
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How about an S ?
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So Ginny's getting systematic - wonder what that means? And she wants M... again! And was D also suggested or not? I see Pedln wants an S so -
On the table today: I ...O ...M (thrice) ...N ...S
You all know this author and the book
BOOK TITLE - 3 words.
___ I ___ ___
___ ___ L ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ I ___ E ___
The book was an instant best seller and several films were made of it.
Now it's a dead giveaway.
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Can we assume that there are no more E's and L's ?
Again, I will beg for an S
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Pedln - You assume correctly - there are no more E's or Ls in the title.
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O
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no guess ... guess the less guesses the more chance we have to see if there is an S ;)
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The only vowels left are O and U
The first word cannot end in E, T, or R, which are common 4-letter word endings.
Possible endings for the 3rd word -- ES, ED, EY, EN
Please, Gum, how about an S.
I showed this to friends at the bridge table yesterday and one of them suggested "miss." She's going to go crazy until this is solved. Are you there, Gail?
S :o
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Pedln - So far no one has actually requested the U.
No one has asked for anything new so we still have the same letters: O ...M... N... S
- Can't have Pedln's bridge friend getting stressed so let's try the S
BOOK TITLE - 3 words
___ I ___ ___
S ___ L ___ ___ ___ ___ S
___ I ___ E S
That should get me off the hook pretty quickly now. :D
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Oh good heavens!
King Solomon's Mines
I have an old volume of R. H. Haggard's works because I want to reread this and She. I still prefer the Stewart Granger version of Mines. Does anyone remember the old, old movie She?
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FRY: you're brilliant!
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Yes you are! I would never ever have gotten that in a million years! Congratulations!!
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Wow, Frybabe! Indeed I remember the 1935 version of "She", which I rewatched recently. "She" was played by Helen Gahagan Douglas, later a member of congress.
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YOU'VE GOT IT FRYBABE
King Solomon's Mines was published in 1885 and Wikipedia tells that 'it is the first English fictional adventure novel set in Africa and is considered to be the genesis of the 'Lost World' literary genre.
Haggard wrote the novel as a result of a wager with his brother, namely, whether he could write a novel half as good as R.L Stevenson's 'Treasure Island' ...
The book became the year's best seller, the only problem was how to print copies fast enough.
The novel has been adapted to film at least six times - I think I only ever saw two- the Stewart Grainger and the Richard Chamberlain versions.
The author was Sir Henry Rider Haggard. - he was knighted in 1912 as Knight Bachelor and then Knight Commander in 1919 - he died in 1925.
Thanks for participating everyone - it was fun - in the end every letter on the table made it obvious in one way or another.
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Isn't it amazing the fantastic stories that came out of the writers of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Ok, here's the next quiz.
This book inspired several classical compositions.
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__ __ __ __ C __
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Hi, Everyone. Can't resist this game. Used to play something like it under the desks at school when we should have been listening to the teacher!
Gumtree: . I have sold many of my old books in the past and one was bought by a gentleman who telephoned to say how pleased he was with his copy of a Rider Haggard book. His wife, he said, had never known the identity of her father. All she had was a box labelled H.R H. It was widely believed that these letters stood for "His Royal Highness" and it wasn't until late in his wife's life that an ancient Aunt revealed that the letters were Rider Haggard's initials.
Maybe not a lot of people know that......................as Michael Caine supposedly said!
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May I suggest the letter E
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Maryemm How interesting about H.R.H - he actually had three daughters with his wife so the gentleman's wife could have been one of those - but then why the apparent secrecy as to her father's identity? -perhaps there was an extra marital affair we don't know about. Haggard died in 1925 so I'm wondering how old would the gentleman's wife have been when she discovered the identity - and when this occurred - such a puzzle.
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I take it that 'several classical compositions' refers to musical compositions.
May I have the letter A
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Gumtree : This was a one-off telephone convesation but I recall his saying that his wife was illegitimate at a time when to be so was considered scandalous. I did not ask for family details but his wife was a married woman when she was finally told about H.R.H.
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Sorry, yes - musical compositions.
Hi MaryEmm!!!! I hope to be back in Latin in the fall - if I can afford it that is. I got laid off work last month.
Interesting comments about HRH.
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Sorry to hear news regarding work. Think positive!
You are always welcome in the Classics Lounge!
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Mmmmm. My mind is blank, as usual. Is it ok if I pose the puzzle in The Classical Corner over in Seniors and Friends?
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Sounds good to me JoanK. Don would probably appreciate someone else putting up a puzzle today.
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Maryemm, it's great to see you here. And what an interesting story about Henry Rider Haggard.
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I have only E and A to choose from this morning. I think I will choose E. There are no Es in the name.
This book inspired several classical compositions.
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__ __ __ __ C __
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Way to go on the puzzle, Margie/Frybabe, but so sorry to read you're laid off.
Just a note: if there are no e's, then the letter after the c must be ... ???
My new strategy is not to guess anew, but to echo the former guess: A
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That second word could end in CH, CK, CT, less likely one of the other vowels.
How about a T ?
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Greetings, Pedln/Ann. Congratulations on the exam result!
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Frybabe: I take it there are no more C's in the puzzle? (This is a general enquiry, not a guess!!!) ;D
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correct Maryemm, no more Cs.
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Oops! Kind of neglected this today. I have a choice of T or A today. I choose the T.
This book inspired several classical compositions.
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ C __
__ __ __ __ T __ __ __ T __ __
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
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How about an A?
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H please
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I still want an A
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Well girls, your not going to get your A. I am going to use Mippy's H.
This book inspired several classical music compositions.
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ C H
__ __ __ __ T H __ __ T __ __
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Wow.
I'd like an A please. hahahaaa
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Not a guess, just a comment. I thought I knew a lot about classical music and cannot think of a single case of a book inspiring a composer. Obviously am missing something ???
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Hay Mippy - you only have to think opera and ballet - what about Prosper Merimee and his Carmen or Cervantes' Don Quixote - Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet or Midsummer Night's Dream - even Tolstoy's War & Peace and then there's the Nibelungenlied which did so much to inspire Wagner's Ring Cycle -the list is endless.
But I still can't think of one that will fit the letters.
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Okay, Okay, Ginny you get your A. There are a lot of them.
This book inspired several classical music compositions.
A __ __ __
__ __ __ A C H
__ A __ A T H __ __ T __ A
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Mippy, Gumtree,
Not having been here before I have a question or two about the modus operandi concerning the challenge,
which is to identify either the title or the author's name of a prize-winning novel,
but not both (why not?)
What exactly is "the entire answer" ?
Does the title have to consist of three words?'
Do the - - - - indicates the precisenumber of letters?
Which letter in the correct answer carries the game forward ?
I'd be grateful for a clarification.
What came to mind immediately when I saw Mippy's post was Schubert's musical rendition of Goethe's poem Erlkönig, which made the poem special. And to think that Goethe, The Master, never even acknowledged the young Austrian composer makes one sad.
Another example is the Nordic myth of the Nibelungs, immortalized by Richard Wagner's cycle of four operas,
Der Ring der Nibelungen.
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Hi Traude,
"which is to identify either the title or the author's name of a prize-winning novel,
but not both (why not?)" Just the title of the book. I don't know why not the author too.
"What exactly constitutes is "the entire answer" ?" The complete book title.
"Does the title have to consist of three words?'" This particular title is three words
"Do the ___ indicates the number of letters?" yes
"Which letter in the correct answer carries the game forward ?" Each person can guess one letter, an entire word or the entire title, but only once a day. Usually we guess a letter, after a days worth of guesses, the person who posts the quiz gets to select one letter to eliminate or use as the case may be. Then the next round of guesses starts for another day.
Ginny, if I have any of that wrong, please correct.
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Also Sprach Zarathustra
;D ;D ;D
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That sounds SO right. What are the classical music compositions?
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Mippy: come on over to the "Classical (music) Corner" in Seniors and Friends.
http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=1693.msg269741;topicseen (http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=1693.msg269741;topicseen)
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Good going Gumtree.
Also Sprach Zarathustra also known as Thus Spake (or Spoke) Zarathustra.
compositions are:
Also Sprach Zarathustra - Richard Strauss
Zarathustra's Roundelay - Gustav Mahler, part of his 3rd Symphony
FredericK Delius - A Mass of Life, based on text from the book also ended with a "setting" of Zarathustra's Roundelay.
Here are the original German and English translations of the Roundelay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zarathustra%27s_Roundelay
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Frybabe that was a great quiz; I was totally stymied. I would also say that the opening theme of Zarathustra, known as Sunrise, was very effective in the beginning of the movie 2001 Space Odyssey
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Don, that is the only part of the whole composition I really liked. After that opening, the rest was anticlimactic.
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I see why you didn't want to give us the A, Frybabe. One look and I got it, but lucky for me, Gumtree beat me to it, so I don't have to do the next one.
Don, that is the only part of the whole composition I really liked. After that opening, the rest was anticlimactic.
That's what I thought too, until a little over a year ago, when I heard it performed by the London Philharmonic. First they played Gyorgy Ligeti's Atmospheres, which is also part of the music for "2001", then, with no pause, went straight into the Mahler. For a 2001 nut like me, that was stunning. But then, I guess it was the combination of the superb playing, some very helpful program notes, and maybe my brain was finally ready to understand it, I finally felt some of the excitement in the rest of the piece.
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Well Done! I love to be stumped ! What an outstanding puzzle!
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I guess this means I'll have to front up with the next puzzle. Does anyone else want to take the honour?
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OK, Gumtree, I'll let you off the hook so you have more time to concentrate on maddening clues in "Author, Author".
Title:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ S __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
This novel was made into a classic movie.
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T please
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PatH Thanks for doing the honours this time -real life is happening all about me at present. The clues in Author -Author seem pretty straightforward to me. :D
Could we have an A please.
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Or, how about an I
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My choices are T, A, and I. I'll give you an I.
__ __ __ __ __ I __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ S __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
This book was made into a classic movie.
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My guess is that the first word is 'THE'
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P?
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I agree with Radioman, there might even be "the" twice
F please?
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My guess is that the first word is 'THE'
No, it isn't.
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OK, the choices are T, A, P, F. I choose F.
__ __ __ __ __ I __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ S __ __ __ __ F __ __ __ __
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H Please
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I still want an A.... please PatH
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W please.
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All Quiet on the Western Front
I'm staring right at it.
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YES!
Good work, Frybabe! I thought it would take at least another letter. It's funny, isn't it, how once you see it you really see it.
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In this case literally, PatH. I was rummaging for the next book to read.
Gumtree are you ready for your turn or shall I post one?
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Well done, Frybabe.
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You did it again, Margie! Why didn't I say the 4th word was "the" when I thought it was?
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Another one to tuck under your belt Frybabe! - Congrats -
please go for it with the next one - my world is still a trifle topsy-turvy at present.
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Okay, Gum, here goes.....
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ B __ __
Non-fiction travel adventure.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
E please
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I don't think my spaces are showing up very well. The title is four words.
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Yes it is hard to see - are the letters grouped as 5 - 5 - 2 - 5 ?
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Margie, if I understand the game, you only had that E yesterday, so give it, Frybabe! :D
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Ready for another round? Mippy supplied the one and only letter. E
__ E __ E __
__ E __ __ __
__ __
__ __ B E __
Non-fiction travel adventure.
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Seven years in Tibet?
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Right O, JoanK. Tag, you're it!
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I loved that book! Anyone who hasn't read it should.
It's funny, I was just reading you all talking about how it jumps out at you, and thinking there must be something wrong with me not to see it, when I saw it!
Back when I think of one.
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Here goes
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Nonfiction
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How about a T?
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How about ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN
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Oh, Gum!!! You're too clever for me! Or that was too easy! Now you're it.
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NO - not too clever and not too easy - I just happened to 'see' it :D
Here's an easy one - Fiction
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ N __ __ __
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Is the first word "the"?
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An O please?
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Oops! I put too many letters in the last word of the title - :-[
- the guesses today are the and O -
I choose O - there is no O in this title. :D
Here it is again - with the correct number of letters this time.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ N __ __
Fiction
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T please
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H'mm... no one requesting letters today - the only suggestion I have is from JoanK who wants the first word to be The - and so it is - G'rrr
The current state of play is:
THE __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ N __ __
Well known fiction.
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Ok Gumtree, how about an L.
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Oh dear! Only one player today and she wants an L
OK but it will probably give the whole show away ...
THE __ __ __ __ L __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ N __ L
Well known fiction
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I think this calls for an A
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
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That's got to be right, Frybabe!
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You beat me to it, Fry.
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This one should be easy.
True sea adventure:
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ F __ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __
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Two Years Before the Mast
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YES! It is Two Years Before the Mast. You're turn PatH.
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Well ! I went to bed and when I came in today I find not only has my puzzle been solved but the next one has been as well :o
and yes it could only be The Scarlet Pimpernel
so Congrats to Frybabe - however belatedly ! :D
and to PatH as well - I guess you're busy 'thinking' right now Pat.
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This title also has a sea connection:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ O__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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How about The Rime of the Ancient Mariner :D
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Yes, Gumtree. That didn't take long. Tag, you're it.
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Another with a sea connection :
__ __ __ __ __ __ P __ __ __ __
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HMS Surprise
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YES This is really weird ! I have to go to bed again - have fun!
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Congratulations. Why am I not surprised? ;D And who will be the first to win 4 out of 7?
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It's the sea connection that does it. Here's another.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ O __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Can't see the full title on this one ...
So let's have an E please
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Just in case you meant the title runs off the screen, here it is vertical. New clue in a bit.
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ O __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __
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Gum, I was hoping someone would come in and guess another letter, because I think the E will give it to you, but everyone's wised up.
__ __ E __ __ __
__ __ O __ __ __ __ __
__ E __ __ __ E __
__ __ __ E __
__ __ E
__ E __
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Pat, I expect the last two words are "the Sea" but I can't think of any sea tales that match.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
E pleasePat, I expect the last two words are "the Sea"
They are.
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Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea...it has to be!
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You beat me to it JoanP - Pity I have to sleep sometimes :D
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Has to be and is. Congratulations, JoanP.
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So I'm "it" then -
Ok - let's continue nautical - Nautical Fiction - too easy?
_H _
_ _ _ _
_ _
_ _
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AARRGGHH, JoanP, the last two words should give it to me, but they don't. I'll think away.
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is the first word: THE ?
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How about an O?
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OK, I'll answer the first question first this evening.
Yes, Mippy, the first word is THE
THE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Another clue - this story strains all credibility, yet by the end, many readers become believers.
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Ahhhhh!
The Life of PI
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Ah yes! You're it - again!
It's an amazing book, isn't it? We discussed in on SeniorNet years ago. I was a believer at the end... :D
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I wasn't involved in that discussion, JoanP, but I did read the book.
okay, new one.
This is an autobiography.
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__ __
__ H __
__ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Is there an F ?
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don't mean to be boring, always posting the same, but isn't the third word: THE ?
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Well done Frybabe/Margie ! Should I read that book? never thought I'd like it, after reading the reviews.
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Mippy, I don't remember being overly excited about The Life of PI, but it was interesting/odd enough to read the whole way through.
Okay now to the quiz. Yes, the third word is THE. It's a little hard to avoid that word sometimes. ;D
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __
T H E
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__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Maryemm wants an F and so do I.
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How about "the life of" for the middle three words?
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Goodness, I almost forgot.
Okay THE LIFE OF it is. I suppose I should fill in the rest of the letters used in the guessed words.
__ __ __ __ __ T I __ E
OF
T H E
LIFE
OF
F E __ E __ I __ __
__ O __ __ L __ __ __
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Well, I know what it is, but had a little help, so won't claim it.
But, Frybabe, I think there is a letter missing in the 6th word.
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Yes, there is a missing letter. Sorry! Goofed when adding the already claimed ones.
__ __ __ __ __ T I __ E
OF
T H E
LIFE
OF
F __ E __ E __ I __ __
__ O __ __ L __ __ __
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Isn't the first name of the person: FREDERICK ?
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Okay, Mippy. Not many takers. Frederick it is.
Now you should be able to fininsh it.
__ __ __ __ __ T I __ E
OF
T H E
LIFE
OF
FREDERICK
DO __ __ L __ __ __
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Is the first word narrative?
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Of course Gumtree!
Somebody put us out of our misery and finish the last word. Pedln??
NARRATIVE
OF
T H E
LIFE
OF
FREDERICK
DO __ __ L A __ __
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I feel so guilty claiming this because I googled on the words "of the life of" and came up with the answer -- Frederick Douglass.
Off to bed now, new puzzle up in the morning.
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And who, pray tell, was Frederick Douglass ?
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Gum, Frederick Douglass was a former slave, abolitionist, friend of/advisor to Abraham Lincoln, and women's rights advocate. One of the great men of the nineteenth century in America.
http://www.frederickdouglass.org/douglass_bio.html
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Not very fair to those of you down under, Gum, but Douglass is well known to all us Americans. That autobiography is well worth reading; it's short, and I think it's available online.
Now that I see the answer, I could kick myself for not seeing it before.
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__ __ __ __ __ __ T __ __
__ __ __ R __ __ __
I looked at my bookshelf, and this jumped out at me. This is a non-fiction title, kind of appropriate for this weekend. Two words.
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thanks for the info on Frederick Douglass biography - sounds interesting though I've never heard of him - but then there's a lot I don't know about. ;D
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May I request an E.
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Is the last word AMERICA ?
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Frederick Douglasses autobiography is an excellant book. I've been urging anyone who was interested in slavery in the US to read it for years, but had completely forgotten it's name.
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Oh dear me, do I answer the question or provide the letter?
You're good, Mippy! It does fit, but unfortunately America is not the second word. But that was a great guess, especially for this weekend.
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The author of this book is no longer living. I remember years ago talking with friends of a friend about this author and they said, "oh yeah, __________ parents live down the street from us in" -----oops, too many clues at one time
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Give me an S
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An E and an S have been requested. I'm sorry. There is no S in this title.
Our nation's celebration, from east to west, will soon be over. I hope everyone is having a good weekend.
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E please
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It looks like an E has been requested.
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Nothing is clicking. D please.
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And a D it shall be
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__ __ __ R __ __ E
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OOOOOOkay!
Undaunted Courage?
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Frybabe - just amazing!
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Congratulations! Indeed it is Undaunted Courage. :-*
How many does that make now, Frybabe?
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I don't know, Pedln, I wasn't counting. I am not big on reading a whole book about Merriweather Lewis, but I do want to read Steven Ambrose's "Nothing Like It In the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869". I do like railroads.
This famous author's career spanned over thirty years. This one happens to be my favorite of his writings (so far):
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T please
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Mippy here is your T.
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Okaaay ... so the first word is not: the
Where is everyone else? I'll leave it to another to pick the letter of the day! :D
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Mippy, once you picked your letter, no one wanted to upstage you. I'll pick one later if no one else does.
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Right, Pat! I knew that!
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I'm lurking hereabouts - not 'seeing' anything.
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ok, everyone is out because of this heat!
O please
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Mippy gets her O.
Hint: This book was made into a movie back in the 60s. Cold war stuff.
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Is it
Ice Station Zebra by Alistair MacLean?
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Ah1 Yea! - go Pedln
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Right On, Pedln!
Congratulations.
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WOW! I'm impressed!
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Easy, easy, this classic book and film.
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Sure, so easy that when I went to my desktop to retrieve it (after setting it up last night), I couldn't remember what it was. I guess things are working slowing today.
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;D Must be the heat, Pedln. I was glad I gave a clue on mine. I almost forgot what I had put up and I didn't have it written down. :P
Requesting an E
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E was requested on the 10th. So the eeeee's have it, don't they?
Now here's a request for the 11th of July: A please
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It looks like the E's have it.
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Someone's gonna snap this one up today.
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Could we please have a yeah or nay on yesterday's guess: A ? :)
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And is the first word "The"?
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Oh my, a question AND a letter request! :-X
We can't do both on the same day.
Yes, the first word is THE
T H E
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Somebody asked for an A??? Well, it's a little early in the day, but my son is visiting and oing things to my compuer, so, for safety's sake . . . .
T H E
A ___ ___ ___ C A ____
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The African Queen
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Congratulations, Gum, you got it.
I was afraid that A would give it away.
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It sure did!
Here's a quickie
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O ?
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Only one request today. Maryemm wants an O
I'm happy to say there is no O in this title. Try again!
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E please
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Ok Mippy - you can have the E
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That makes it clear :D
Not so much fun being It when there is only one request to work on.... :(
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I'd like to try a C.
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ok, Gumtree, I'll give you a choice.
S please
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Thank you Mippy - so I have your S and Frybabe's C
Eenie - meenie - minie - I'll use the S
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This one really is easy.
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Gum, you say this is a "quickie" and that it is easy. Is it a title or an author?
How about an R?
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Oops! Didn't I say? It's a title.
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Frybabe wants a C and Pedln asks for R H'mmm
I think the R has it
Two Words - Book title:
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C please
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Ok, Frybabe and Mippy can have their C - I've no other choice :(
Book title - Two words
__ __ I __ S __ R __ C E
Now, who will be first in with the answer?
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Alias Grace
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
Congratulations Pedln - Alias Grace it is.
Didn't I say it would be easy :D
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Time for an author. Three letters right off the bat. How’s that for being generous with clues?
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Hey folks, I don't think I can answer emails about this. I understand, especially since it's an author, why one hesitates to venture a guess.
But, since I'm not answering emails, I will give another clue.
This author is dead.
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Hi Pedln - how about an "N"?
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Is the first name STEPHEN
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O ?
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Another "N"?
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My apologies for not stopping in yesterday. I don't know where yesterday went. ???
An N it shall be.
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There is no O
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T please
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R might help, too
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Oh dear, there is no T
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You still haven't told us if the first name is Stephen?
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Oh dear, there is no T I am so wrong :'( There is a T
And there is an R
___ T E ____ ____ E N
____ R ____ N E
Mea culpa!! Somebody guess this quickly, before I goof again!
The author is dead, male, and . . . . .
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Stephen Crane
His Red Badge of Courage was a must read when I was into Civil War history. I don't believe I have read any of his poetry.
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You got it Frybabe. What was that soldier's last name -- Henry ?
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Pedln, his name is Henry Fleming.
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Oh heavens, I forgot all about this. :-[
Easy one.
Book/movie: Non-fiction
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I didn't mind having a little break Frybabe.
May I have an E
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It's nice to have a choice. How about an N
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Okay, we have an E and an N.
I take the E - there are no Es
Book/movie: Historical (novel?)
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I presume the question mark is part of the title?
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Yes Pat, the question mark is part of the title. That should make it pretty easy to figure out. I can't tell if this book is considered non-fiction or one of those historical fiction. Unfortunately I don't have the book any more and I can't find specific reference to it being either one. I always thought of it as non-fiction, but after a Google search I saw a few comments from readers here and there that indicate some think of it as an historical novel. I do not remember any fictionalized characters or dialogue in the book.
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No E's, huh. Guess that third work can't be Numbers
I'm glad you pointed out the ?, PatH. I missed that.
Let's ask for an N again.
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I just came in, took one look, read Pedln's request for an "N" and just saw the title - Is Paris Burning? That has to be right, right? Did I win??? Did I win?
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Wow, Joan, I'm sure that's right.
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Wow! Joan -How did you do that?
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Hurray for JoanP!
Is Paris Burning is correct.
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Don't know, Gum, just saw it. Do you see this one? Here's something for you to work on - new, gripping Non Fiction
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Ok, I know it, but I'm not going to say.
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hahahaaha, I'll bet you do!
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I do, too. Zeitoun.
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AHA! Zeitoun! That's right - I guess that was too easy, the first two to look at it knew what it was. Will work harder to stump you next time!
Your TURN, Ginny!
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Ok here's a new one, a most unlikely bestseller, here and in Europe:
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E please
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N please
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Is that "s" at the beginning of a word? The blanks are hard to read sometimes.
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Is that 4 words, with the 4th word beginning with S?
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Is the third word: THE ?
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Oh wow, I did not have notice there were new posts here, and thought nobody had guessed. I have three times lost a post here. I'm going to post this and then see if it takes.
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Ok here goes try number 5, am not sure what's happening today.
I saw this book at B&N yesterday but did not buy it. You could read it in 15 minutes (that's a clue):
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S ___ ___ ___
Yes this is 4 words and the last one begins with S.
So far we have E and N suggested and the third word is not THE.
Interesting, huh?
I'll choose N, from the two letters suggested, and there are no N's in the title. :)
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
Well then, I guess it's not Sara in the Soup.
So about about an E.
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O might help
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Here is my August 8 run through:
__ __ __ __ __ __ ___ ___ ___ S ___ ____ ___
4 word title, the last word has 4 letters and begins with S.
Remember tho when you give one letter to start the game you may not give ALL the times in the title that letter occurs, in other words, there MAY be another S or two.
This morning we have O and E suggested. This book is a runaway best seller, it's in every store and overseas. It's small and very unlikely to be on any bestseller list, it's something of a freak and MAY in fact herald something different in the country, actually.
I'll choose E: there are no E's in the title. :)
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Ginny, are the first and last letters an S too?
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Whoa!!
Ho Ho Ho!
I can't answer that ;D
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Remember tho when you give one letter to start the game you may not give ALL the times in the title that letter occurs, in other words, there MAY be another S or two.
I didn't know that little rule Ginny - thanks
Haven't got an inkling for this title.
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I thought we were playing that you DID have to give all the times a letter appears. Certainly we have been doing that when a letter is guessed.
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PatH - that was my impression too. I mean to say - this is serious! :D
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Yeah IF somebody had guessed an S, then you'd have to put in every time an S appeared; however, to start the initial title out, you don't have to give every one, or so I thought. I dunno here, perhaps the game has evolved from its initial concept, which is a good thing! If so I am sorry I missed it. This IS serious. hahahaaa Serious is not one of the words, tho. :)
At any rate there ARE more S's but so far nobody has guessed an S, she said blatantly. :)
And somewhat ingeniously...until today. I see a question on the S issue.
I'll go ahead and add the S's! hahaha Perhaps one of the words of the title is now fresh in my mind. hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa love it.
S ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
S ___ ___ S
Now that's two clues for August 8, also not in the rules. :)
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An "I" please?
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Is it an "anime" book (ie cartoons)? I don't know if the rules require you to answer that or not.
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Sh*t My Dad Says
I could do without all the F words. My Dad confined himself to things like Smellery Bean (Ellory Queen) and Stinky Pee (Pinky Lee). He liked to get his "mords wixed" on purpose and he could wiggle his ears. He didn't own a gun and didn't watch sports so we missed out on potential ripe comments. No male bonding rituals at our house, he was the proud father of three girls.
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Joan K, yes I think when the person who poses the question comes by for that day, they should answer all questions, sure. No it's not an illustrated book. (Maybe just as well. hahaha)
I shouldn't come back in here today but Frybabe is right! It's S**** My Dad Says, by Justin Halpern, based on the very irreverent often obscene wit and wisdom of his father, posted on Twitter, which has become a sensation. In fact it's the top of today's NY Times list.
Here's the website and a sample:
http://shitmydadsays.tumblr.com/
June 28: "Don’t focus on the one guy who hates you. You don’t go to the park and set your picnic down next to the only pile of dog s***."
That's one of few without the F word. hahaha
Congratulations, Frybabe! hahaha :) Your turn!
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I'm smiling at my guess - of course there's no "I" in Sh*t!
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ahhaah, yeah I was hoping that somebody else would guess a letter before I had to answer that one! :)
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History
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O please
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only one guess? okay O it is.
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O __
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ok, IT'S GOT TO ME EITHER "OF" OR "ON". I'll ask is the middle word "of"
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Today is the 11th. Does that mean we get TWO answers?
How about an S ?
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I have a choice of an S or the word of. I'll go with the of
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O F
__ E __ __ __ __ __ __
Ginny, you should know this one. ;)
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Is there an S?
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You know, it's a funny thing. I keep thinking that I should know this, but what sort of history is it? We need more clues.
All I can think of is Son of the Morning Star and that does not fit.
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GINNY, Ginny, Ginny, Ginny! Your favorite yearly haunts. That should give it away to at least half the group.
Actually, I've started to read it and it doesn't start out ANYTHING like I expected.
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GHOSTS OF VESUVIUS? Haven't read it, but from the clues...
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I was trying to make ?? of Hercules fit. Haven't seen Ghosts of Vesuvius? who wrote it?
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Oh my goodness, I never heard of it, and unfortunately, this does not look promising, if Ghosts is indeed the title:
Still, "Ghosts of Vesuvius" has flaws, some of them worth mentioning. At a stylistic level, Pellegrino loves ellipsis...far too much... He never learned, or doesn't care, that three dots is not an acceptable end to a sentence, let alone to a sentence fragment, and the ellipses become wearying. (As do his endless paragraphic, paranthetical remarks.) Furthermore, Pellegrino makes a few factual errors: the books of Lucretius were not burned by the Roman Church; they were in fact copied and recopied by monks. The upheaval in the Byzantine Empire of 537 CE (which Pellegrino contends was caused by a volcanic eruption in the Pacific) did not lead to that empire's 'downfall,' as that polity continued to exist, albeit never so gloriously, for another nine hundred years. Similarly, Pellegrino makes much of the fact that Marcus Tullius Cicero 'disappeared' in 43 BCE, when any competent classicist (or student of third-semester Latin) can tell you that Cicero was murdered by Mark Antony's goons on the Appian Way, and his head and hands were displayed on the Rostrum in the Forum as a warning to others who opposed Antony.
Yet these are minor quibbles. In the end, although Pellegrino's book provides a treasure trove on information on many more topics than the 79 CE Vesuvius eruption, it is far more an account of Pellegrino wrestling with the fact of September 11 than it is a work of nonfiction. Much as Bruce Springsteen did with "The Rising," and Art Spiegelman did with "In the Shadow of No Towers," Pellegrino stares into the abyss of humanity's nadir, and emerges with a flawed but brilliant masterpiece.
Congratulations Joan P, I am sure you are right, what on earth made you think of it?
Oh dear, that does not look promising. Of all the stylistic affectations (including my question marks), the use of ellipsis drives me absolutely nuts. hahahaa
And 9/11. And CICERO!!!! Wow. His heroic death is very well documented, down to his last words, actually.
Have you read it Margie? Do you recommend it? Wow. I love hearing about new books but that one is going to take some more persuasion.
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Ghosts of Vesuvius! Good quiz, but not such a good book, as I bought it quite a while ago and did not even finish it. As I recall, it skates through too many subjects, and has less on Vesuvius than expected. So do read all the reviews before buying, IMO.
Well done, JoanP!
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JoanP is correct.
Ginny, I remember this book was mentioned in one or two of our discussions. I don't remember anyone giving us a review. Thanks for yours. I will keep the errors in mind. BTW, wasn't CICERO's tongue also cut out when he was murdered?
Mippy, I am only into the book by seven pages so far. I've was reading it while doing some computer maintenance that took a while (virus scan, defrag, etc.). I am already wondering if it is worth finishing. I may just cherry pick through it. It stands a good chance of going the the used book store rather than staying in my library.
In his book, Pellegrino gave a definition of a "jiffy" as the length of time it takes for light to travel the diameter of a proton. I am not sure that is quite accurate either. Here is what Wikipedia says:
The speed of light in a vacuum provides a convenient universal relationship between distance and time, so in physics (particularly in quantum physics) and often in chemistry, a jiffy is defined as the time taken for light to travel some specified distance. In astrophysics and quantum physics a jiffy is, as defined by Edward R. Harrison,[6] the time it takes for light to travel one fermi, which is the size of a nucleon. One fermi is 10−15 m, so a jiffy is about 3 × 10−24 seconds.
Sometimes a jiffy is used as a synonym for the Planck interval, about 5.4 × 10−44 seconds, which is the time it takes light to traverse the smallest meaningful length, the Planck length. In this quantum mechanical definition, a jiffy is the shortest theoretically possible time period that can be measured within one standard deviation of accuracy.[7] In practice, current technology can come nowhere near making this brief a time measurement.
Now wouldn't a neucleon be a little larger than a proton if it contains both a neutron and a proton? Very nit-picky, I know.
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Gosh you're way over my head with the protons but I'm thinking Cicero had his tongue because the legend is, when his hands and head were placed on the Rostra in Rome, Fulvia (I think it was, I'll look it up) drove a needle thru his tongue.
(I guess you could say there was some animosity there among some for his outspokenness). :) I'll look it up, tho.
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Yep, according to Anthony Everitt's Cicero that's what Fulvia did, and not all she did.
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I must have mis-remembered then. I think Fulvia wanted to make sure he couldn't speak anymore, anywhere, anytime. Cicero must have really been something to to see in action.
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Am I right in remembering that Cicero could have continued to flee in a boat. But he was seasick, and decided he'd rather be caught than be seasick any more? If so, I sympathize with him.
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It was Frybabe who have away Vesuvius - "Ginny, Ginny, Ginny, One of your favorite yearly haunts. Once "of Vesuvius" the rest was right there in front of me. I don't think I want to read it now that I've read your posts...
OK, new game
Think mystery, THINK PBS
T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Joan K, you have a good memory. Plutarch offers several probable causes why Cicero disembarked and started out on foot on the Appian Way to Rome, but Everitt disputes this, citing that when he was killed he was, in fact, on his way to the sea and an escape boat. He had also just completed several voyages, despite his dislike of sailing.
Cicero is probably one of the most enigmatic people who ever lived, nervous, emotional, brilliant, and, at the end, incredibly courageous. The proscriptions lists must have been a horrendous time, it scares me reading about them. When Cicero heard he and his family had been put on the list, he and his brother set out for his villa in Astura in order to sail to Macedonia and join Brutus. But his brother wanted to go back and get more money for the trip. Bounty hunters (rewards were tremendous for killing those on the list) caught his brother and his son first, betrayed by their servants. Cicero heard the news and caught a boat and sailed 20 miles to Circaeum. This is when he disembarked and began walking, over 12 miles, back to Rome.
Nobody knows why he disembarked. Perhaps he thought a last minute reprieve might occur, things in Rome were swinging back and forth. He turned back to his villa in Astura, from which he then sailed 60 miles to Caeta. Here occurred the famous crows on the yardarm incident.
His servants, after another crow incident in his bedroom, entreated him and physically induced him to begin a journey toward the sea and escape. It was too late.
The last chapter of Everitt's book makes the past come alive: the chapter is called Death at the Seaside and the title of the book is Cicero.
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E please
Margie and Ginny ~ Why not put some of that Cicero discussion over in the Classics Lounge, so more people would read it? or not? :D
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S please
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Mippy, thank you. I HOPE we'll get to Cicero in the 300 this term, and I'm thinking that talk about the book titles here enhances this discussion, I've enjoyed hearing about each title, some of the discussions on the titles actually have led to my getting the books.
But when the new Classics Lounge opens we can say something about Cicero and all the different authors the classes will take up as they go, good idea.
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I'll guess an I.
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Let's see - an "i", an "s" or an "o"...I think I'll take the "i" - there is NO "i" in this book's title.
Another clue - a mystery, a classic, adapted to many radio, film and stage productions over the years...
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
JoanK
Is there an "S"?
This is driving me crazy!!!
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How about a P?
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JoanK was first - S it is...
T _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ S
Another clue? Published in Scotland in 1915
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Is the first word Tea?
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only one guess today - sorry, the first word is NOT "Tea" -
Another clue - an adaptation of this thriller made it to Broadway, where the raves called it "hilarious."
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HA!! Not a clue! The PBS clue has thrown me off totally.
There is no I, how about an A, I have no earthly idea at all.
T _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ S
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Actually there has to be an O in there somewhere.
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It's a good thing nobody tried to guess the second word.
Is it The 39 Steps ?
PBS was a big clue.
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Oh I bet that IS it, clever you. I did actually, guess the 2nd word, obviously incorrectly!
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I actually, small world, just reread that a couple of years ago, would never have connected it with "hilarious." :)
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Pedln - Wow! - Wow!
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Pedln, you're a genius! Ginny, I reread the book recently too, when it was on PBS. Although it has moments of humor, it's not "hilarious", but perhaps the Broadway show was.
JoanP, that was a clever one.
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Yes, that's it! I almost had to give the P the other day - that would have speeded things up.
THE 39 STEPS features a cast of four actors who, against all odds, breathlessly and hilariously attempt to reenact all of the characters, locations and famous scenes in Hitchcock's 1935 film thriller with just a few props and a lot of theatrical ingenuity and split second quick changes.
Read more: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/THE_39_STEPS_Continues_Hitchcock_Meets_Hilarious_Talkback_With_Rachel_Dratch_Joining_The_Cast_728_20090723#ixzz0wn9giFnT
You're it, Pedln!
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I knew I would kick myself when I knew what it was. And I am! Good for Pedlin!!
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Contemporary book and film
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oh how tricky. If one says "first word is the?" then one does not get the other letters T or E where they may appear elsewhere.
hmmm.
I guess R
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I'll guess "S"?
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Well done, Pedln!!
E please
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Well, I must say there is NO R.
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Another clue? I'll ask for "S" again...
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Is the first word "The"
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The first word is THE
Yikes, sorry, I'm so forgetful. Yesterday was kind of a screwy day.
T H E ___ ___ ___ ___ S ___ ___ ___
Contemporary book and film
I'll bet you all have either read or seen this. Since I was so forgetful, I'll give that S that was asked for.
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How about an A?
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I'll go for an I.
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T H E ___ ___ ___ ___ S ___ ___ ___
Sorry, there is no I. But the author has one.
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O please
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let's try an N.
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T H E ___ ___ ___ ___ S ___ ___ ___
Sorry, there is no O
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I like the "N" - let's try that again. Another clue today?
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T H E N ___ ___ ___ S ___ ___ ___
Well, if you really insist. I'm surprised no one has guessed it by now.
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Of course! The Namesake. I saw the movie last month, but the book is still in my TBR pile.
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Frybabe, why am I not surprise you got this one. You're out in front, girl ;D
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This nonfiction book was made into a movie in 1990.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ S
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Is there an E?
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Back from my first day at school.
Yes, there is indeed an E.
__ __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ S
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How is school? The first days are always complete chaos!
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How about an N ?
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The classes were okay. The online class area was down yesterday. Fixed now. Lots of reading and some exercises to do. I am feeling a little behind already.
N it is
__ __ __ __ E N __ N __ S
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How about a T ?
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How about an A ?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
Ok, the choices are T and A. I choose T. There is no T.
__ __ __ __ E N __ N __ S
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Mighty quiet here. I'm going to ask for an A again.
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Pedln gets her A. The book is non-fiction.
A __ A __ E N __ N __ S
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Good Grief!
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Sure can't 'see' that one
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Ah, come on gang, no guesses today? Try a less used letter or two.
A __ A __ E N __ N __ S
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This is maddening! How about a "U"?
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What about an X - that's a less used letter ;)
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Well, that clue backfired a little. X and U - No and No!
A __ A __ E N __ N __ S
Think Psychiatric research. True story. Movie with Robin Williams. That ought to do it.
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T'was a good one - AWAKENINGS fits!
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AWAKENINGS is correct. I intend on reading the book someday, along with another one Oliver Sacs wrote. Both have been in my TBR pile for quite a while.
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Ok, so I'm "it" then - let me think of something that will stump you~
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OK, this is- 20th century Fiction -
T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Is the first word "The"?
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Yes indeed, the first word is "THE" -
T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Does the last word have only 2 letters?
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Good morning, Gum. The last word has 8 letters. Any guesses?
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How about an N ?
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Good Morning to you too Joan - but it's evening here :D
Is the fourth word TO
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Gum, may I say good morning now? No, the fourth word is NOT "to" -
Good luck the next time...
another clue - fiction - written in the second half of the 20th century -
T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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F please
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JoanP, you are playing with our minds :'(
OK, this is- 20th century Fiction -
another clue - Non fiction - written in the second half of the 20th century -
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OOPS, it is definitely FICTION - sorry, Pedln - (just wanted to see if you were paying attention. :D) Any guesses on this work of FICTION?
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how about an N?
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I will give you the "N" tonight - maybe that will give it away?
T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ _
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I please
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The fourth word is not TO, IN, AN, ON
So it must be IT, OF, AT, BE, BY, OR
Or is JoanP using NUMBERS again.
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Actually, I'll answer two questions tonight - there are no numbers in the title, nor is there the letter "I" - though there is an "I" in the author's name...
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We don't have vowels yet. How about an "E"
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OK< a vowel it is - I'll give you that "E" you asked for -
T H E _ E _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ N E _ _
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O please
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Very funny JoanP -- right in front of our nose. :-\
The Left Hand of Darkness
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hahahaha...yes, a little commercial for the upcoming work by Ursula Le Guin - Hope you will all join in!
Your turn, Pedln!
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Clever of you JoanP - who would look in front of their nose?
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Five words 21st Century Fiction
Get it by Tuesday night or you might have a wait until I get back online again.
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N please.
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Jeepers! My face is a bit red over that one. I really should have gotten it. Good for you, pedln. I'll try to redeem myself.
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How about a "The"
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O please and Well Done, Pedln!
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An O it is.
___ ___ ___ ___ ____ ___ G ____ ___ ___ ___
O ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ G ___ ___ O G
Five words 21st Century Fiction
Get it by Tuesday night or you might have a wait until I get back online again.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
Oh my goodness, where is everybody.
The -- someone asked for THE
THE ___ ____ ___ G ____ ___ ___ ___
O ___ THE
___ ___ ___ G ___ ___ O G
okay, remember -- tonight's your last chance for a long time. Tomorrow morning is fly-out time.
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The Elegance of the hedgehog?
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Oh you got it, JoanK. Wonderful, congratulations.
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OK, try this:
_ O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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What's happened to Title Mania? PatH and I are the only ones in there.
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Pedln - the 'Hedgehog' title was a doozy (whatever that is).
JoanK - Title Mania - Ok Ok I'm coming...
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E please
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Is the three letter word the
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It is a the
_ O _ E _ _ _ _ THE _ _ _ _
This should go quickly.
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No guesses? Come on, guess some letters. The right letter, and the whole thing will fall.
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Joan, can you give us some clues? Fiction, nonFiction?
Is there a "V"?
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Gone With the Wind
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GUM STRIKES AGAIN!!!
Bravo
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Ha! I 'saw' it at once but held off with the answer for a couple of days thinking 'someone' else would jump in. I guess my second name is 'Muggins'
Here's one -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G _ _
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Muggins, may we have a "T"? Is this fiction?
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E please
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JoanP wants a T but called me Muggins so she can't have it. ;D
Mippy can be teacher's pet and have the E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ G _ _
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I didn't call you Muggins, so can I have a T?
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Muggins, may we have a "T"? Is this fiction?
JoanP: I know I said it first, but I was fearful you would shorten it to 'Mug' - an acronym of what I wonder?
And yes it is fiction and you can have the T
T _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ G _ _
That should give the show away.
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Is the first word "That"?
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S please
and I didn't even mention Muggins! Who is Muggins?
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Perhaps Muggins is best left nameless....
Mippy wants an S
There is no S in the title
T _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ G _ _
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Is the first word "That"?
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I guess persistency should be rewarded - So yes, JoanK the first word is indeed That
T H A T _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ G _ _
I'd better stand back to avoid the avalanche of correct answers :)
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No avalanche from my direction -- I haven't a clue.
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N please I also have no idea where this one is going!
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Sorry Mippy - There is no N in this title
T H A T _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ G _ _
thinking caps on ...
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We need more vowels. How about an "I"?
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It's a bit slow here - only one request today so I'll have to give it: an I for JoanK
T H A T _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ G I _
There you go JoanK
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Hmmm. Still short of vowels. Which have we guessed? How about "O"
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So is no one except JoanK playing? An O it is then
T H A T O _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ G I _
There you go JoanK.... agaaaain.
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Oh, good grief! I really should leave it for JoanK, since her letters gave it to me, but since she just guessed my Author, Author in about ten seconds, I'll take my revenge here.
That Old Cape Magic
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Hurrah for PatH Interesting that no one 'saw' it sooner given that we read it so recently.
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That's why I said good grief. Once I saw it, I didn't know why I hadn't seen it before.
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I never did see it until you guessed it, Pat. I was thinking that the last word might be "begin" and was playing around with that...good one, Mug!
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JoanP 8)
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OK, here's one. It's fiction.
__ __ __ __ __ M __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Is the first word "The"?
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Is the third word Of?
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E please
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
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Mippy gets her E.
__ __ E __ __ M __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E
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T please
I'll be away most of the rest of the week, so do have fun!
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How about THE WOMAN IN WHITE? Just loved that book!
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JoanP - Brilliant - just has to be that - I hadn't a clue.
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Well done, JoanP !
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Brilliant indeed, JoanP; you're right. I loved it too.
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Woman in White and The Moonstone - really memorable.
OK, try this - a Mystery -
_ A _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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No guesses? No guesses, then no new clues...
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OK OK ... gimme an A
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Gosh, Gum, I've forgotten the title! Let me go think about it. ;D I'll be back when I remember - the wheels don't turn as fast as they used to...
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OK, I remember now. I really did draw a blank...
Here's your "A" -
_ A _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Another clue - hmmm, not an American writer...
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We're still short of vopwels. How about an "E".
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Lots of "E"'s....
_ A _ E _ E _ S _ _ _ _ E _ _
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Is there an apostrophe before the "S"
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An R please.
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Two guesses today - I'll take Joan K's first - is there an apostrophe before the "S"...no, no apostorphe in this title.
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Is there a T?
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No, no "T"s either...
This is a mystery - the author is not an American, a male - _ A _ E _ E _ S _ _ _ _ E _ _
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OK - how about an M
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R please
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How about an L?
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hmmm...three choices on my plate tonight.
I'll choose the "M" - no, sorry, there is no "M" in the title...though there is one in the author's name...
_ A _ E _ E _ S _ _ _ _ E _ _
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R please
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_ A _ E _ E _ S _ _ _ _ E R _
OK, Mippy gets her "R" and another clue too. This clue is a reminder that when the "IT" girl provides a single letter when starting out, it isn't necessarily the only time that letter is used in the title... Does that give it away?
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Absolutely NOT !
Grasping at straws - how about a P
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A please (was that the hint?)
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The first letter was S (I looked). Are there more "S"s
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How about a B
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If there are more S's Could the last word be 'Sisters' - can't think of what the first might be.
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According to the rules here, I can only answer one of your questions a day, right?
OK, Gum - the straw you grasped was NOT "P" -
I'll answer two questions this time - "Sisters" is NOT one of the two words in this title...
Does this help?
A clue? I am positive that at least TWO of you have this book on your TBR pile.
_ A _ E _ E _ S _ _ _ _ E R _
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Could the second word be Fathers?
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Sorry Judy, no sisters, no fathers. But here's a clue - YOU will be quite familiar with this title come Oct. 3, I think! Did I just give it away?
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F please (cannot figure out the October hint, either)
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Is it Faceless Killers?
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Ha! That's it! You got it! I was doing a little PR for the upcoming PBS Wallender series - the first book to be discussed is Mankell's "Faceless Killers" to be aired on Oct. 3.
Do you know what your prize is, deems2? You are IT! All you need to do is put up some lines for the title of the book...provide only one letter and a clue, fiction or non fiction. You come in once a day and can respond to only one of the guesses for that day. when you use one of the guesses, you then must put in all of the guessed letters in your title. Do you want to try?
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You can also give other hints. JoanP told us hers was a mystery, and you can give more clues along the way. If you want to get your feet wet gradually, I'll take your turn.
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Okay, JoanP. Thank you for the explanation. I think I've got it. Here's a work of fiction.
_ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Bravo deems 2. There it was, right in front of us, and you're the only one who noticed.
Now, how about a T please -- all of them.
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This is kind of eerie...but as I look at the blanks, I see "The Quiet Woman. " I almost don't want that to be it, because it is so strange...
Is that the title, deems2?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
It's not strange at all JoanP - it's weird
I saw The Small Woman - story of Gladys Aylward.
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Is the first word "The"?
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Wouldn't it be sad if JoanP guessed the title on the first morning out? :-\ But it is not The Quiet Woman. It is also not The Small Woman, Gumtree. pedln guessed a T.
T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now for obscure clues.
1. Work of fiction.
2. A first novel.
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Ok deems2 - that's got those ladies out of the way - Like Joan K I'm guessing the first word is THE -
So how about an A
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O please
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Is there a R ?
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No, Gumtree, there isn't an A.
T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Letters used.
T, A
Now for obscure clues.
1. Work of fiction.
2. A first novel.
3. There are many characters in this elaborate story.
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A "T"?
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O please
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Did you say that the first word isn't the? (If someone guesses a word, you say yes or no).
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Oops! I am so sorry, JoanK, I didn't know.
Ever-patient Mippy, here are your o's
T H E _ _ O _ _ _ O _ _ _
Letters used.
T, A, O (tao :))
Now for obscure clues.
1. Work of fiction.
2. A first novel.
3. There are many characters in this elaborate story.
4. I heard the author read part of the novel and it was wonderful.
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Hmmm, a "B"?
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Nope, no B, JoanP.
T H E _ _ O _ _ _ O _ _ _
Letters used.
T, A, O, B
Now for obscure clues.
1. Work of fiction.
2. A first novel.
3. There are many characters in this elaborate story.
4. I heard the author read part of the novel and it was wonderful.
5. The author was 52 when the book was published.
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a first novel at 52... fiction, many characters. I'm thinking American because you heard the author read...
I'm stumped! How about an "L"?
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This one's got me mystified.
How about a Y
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There is no Y, Gumtree.
T H E _ _ O _ _ _ O _ _ _
Letters used.
T, A, O, B, Y
Now for obscure clues.
1. Work of fiction.
2. A first novel.
3. There are many characters in this elaborate story.
4. I heard the author read part of the novel and it was wonderful.
5. The author was 52 when the book was published.
6. Is that cool or what? - A first novel at 52. And this first novel is a prize winner.
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Aaaaakk! I know I'll kick myself when I find out what it is.
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R please
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Those are great clues...why can't we guess the title? A prize no less! How about a "W"?
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Here is Mippy's R!
T H E _ _ O _ _ _ O R _ _
Letters used.
T, A, O, B, Y, R
Now for obscure clues.
1. Work of fiction.
2. A first novel.
3. There are many characters in this elaborate story.
4. I heard the author read part of the novel and it was wonderful.
5. The author was 52 when the book was published.
6. Is that cool or what? - A first novel at 52. And this first novel is a prize winner.
7. The book is set in Virginia, JoanP.
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I like the way you list the used letters, deems2.
How about a K ?
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I (eye) ;) please. I'm so .. o .. o puzzled!
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A K for pedln!
T H E K _ O _ _ _ O R _ _
Letters used.
T, A, O, B, Y, R, K
Now for obscure clues.
1. Work of fiction.
2. A first novel.
3. There are many characters in this elaborate story.
4. I heard the author read part of the novel and it was wonderful.
5. The author was 52 when the book was published.
6. Is that cool or what? - A first novel at 52. And this first novel is a prize winner.
7. The book is set in Virginia, JoanP.
8. The story is told from many different points of view.
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Deems2: I think you've got us all bailed up with this one -
How about an S
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How about an N.
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N's for JudeS!
T H E K N O _ N _ O R _ _
Letters used.
T, A, O, B, Y, R, K, N
Now for obscure clues.
1. Work of fiction.
2. A first novel.
3. There are many characters in this elaborate story.
4. I heard the author read part of the novel and it was wonderful.
5. The author was 52 when the book was published.
6. Is that cool or what? - A first novel at 52. And this first novel is a prize winner.
7. The book is set in Virginia, JoanP.
8. The story is told from many different points of view.
9. I am running out of clues. It is a very good book - truly it is. The author spent about ten years writing the novel in his mind. Then he wrote it down on paper in a matter of months.
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It takes sooooo much will power not to look this up on Amazon!
The middle word is obviously KNOWN
last word? WORDS
since the K did not show up, cannot be works
I hope I'm wrong, as with the Latin workload I don't have time to think of a new puzzle.
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"In his mind" - I don't know why I was thinking of a woman... but the "K" is the giveaway. How about The Known World? I'll bet that's it. a slave in VA. Those were such good clues, deems2...
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YAY YAY YAY! We have a winner! Congratulations, Mippy! Congratulations JoanP, you win!
The Known World, by Edward P. Jones, is a remarkable feat of storytelling. Narratives are woven through the present, past and future to create an overall image of slavery in pre Civil War Virginia. The Known World won a National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2004. In 2005 it won the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. This is Edward P. Jones' second book. His first is a collection of short stories. I went to hear him read. It was like sitting in a relative's kitchen listening to stories of the family. This is a truly amazing book. If you haven't read it yet, you might give it a look.
YOU'RE IT JOANP!
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I'm "it"! I feel I've won the prize with this recommendation for my TBR
list.
Okay, I'm going to think of a new one to stump the panel.
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It takes sooooo much will power not to look this up on Amazon!
Huh? That's a no-no? Well shucks, and here I was looking for a 52-year-old author. There's more than one, but I've forgotten who they are.
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Congrats, JoanP ! and to you Pedln, hahaha as Ginny says!
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OK, here we go...
1. fiction, a fave...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E
ps. I just checked - Arlington Library has 15 copies of "The Known World"! I put one on hold just now...
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I've got to get "The Known World." I hadn't heard of it.
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You thought I made up the book, didn't you JoanP? :-\ I am glad that it exists at the library!
May I have an "E"?
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Deems 2, you seem to have convinced several of us to read The Known World. It sounds good.
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T please
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Ah deems2, of course I believed the book existed - Just wanted to see if I could get it at my local library. Can't wait to pick it up.
To answer your question, no there are no more "E"s in the next title, other than the one I gave you to start.
Hard to give another clue - they'd all give away this popular title, known worldwide.
1. fiction, a fave...
2. popular title, known worldwide
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E
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T was requested yesterday, please
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S, Please
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
Is there a N?
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Is it Don Quixote?
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HA! You're IT! You're too good at this, deems2 - you SEE the answer with only one letter. How did you do that?
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WOW!
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Wow indeed.
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Oops. Sorry, JoanP. It just looked like Don Quixote to me. I love that book. I reread it every ten years. But I guessed too soon.
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You're a good guesser. But a good "it-girl" too. I can't wait for your next title.. :D
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Deems 2, we read Don Quixote four years ago, ably led by JoanP and your mother. One thing that surprised me was how easy the Spanish was. I bought a Spanish text, and, with the equivalent of one college year, I found it easy to read. (No, I didn't read the whole thing in Spanish, but I did bits of it.) English has changed a lot since then, but Spanish not so much. If you know any Spanish at all, I recommend trying it.
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Thank you, PatH. I will give that a try next time around. Don Quixote really does hold up over time. Each time I read it, I am a different person. I respond to different parts of it.
Let's see. Let's try:
_ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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T please
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Mippy, you FINALLY get your T!
T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Letters used:
T
1. A novel with an unlikely protagonist.
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How about an "S"?
ps. Just picked up Edward Jones' "The Known World" from the Library...
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Oh, I hope you like it, JoanP.
T _ E S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S
Letters used:
T, S
1. A novel with an unlikely protagonist.
2. This story takes place outside the US.
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A please
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I'm sorry, Mippy. There are no A's
T _ E S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S
Letters used:
T, S, A
1. A novel with an unlikely protagonist.
2. This story takes place outside the US.
3. This novel also won a couple of prizes.
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I (eye) please. Where is everyone else?
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THE SHIPPING NEWS :D
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Oh my, Gumtree, you are too good! And good in Latin today, also!
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Very good Gum. (All I could come up with was Sargasso Seas :D )
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YAY YAY YAY YAY! Well done, Gumtree. We have a winner. And you are IT.
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God grief, Gum, that's amazing.
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Not amazing Path- I looked at the blanks for a day or two without the slightest glimmer of an idea and then next time I came in there it was - clear as day :D
Here's one - could be easy - or not?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _
A well loved classic - fiction
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E please
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R-- please.
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Is the first word "the"?
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A T please.
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Oh good - I'm glad you've all come out to play. For today I'll take Fran's request for an R
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ R _ S _ _
A well loved classic - fiction
That should be a breeze now!
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E please
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Is it The Count of Monte Cristo?
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Ho! Ho! Deems 2 strikes again.
Didn't I say it would be easy.
:D
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It wasn't that easy, Gum!
I think we're going to have to make deems 2 play this game blindfolded! She "sees" too much!
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Hey, deems2, u r a quiz-whiz ! :D
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Okay, JoanP, I promise not to look anymore? But that's gonna make it hard to play. I hope that you are liking The Known World.
Let's see. Let's try a short one.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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How about a "T"
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How about a "W"?
Maybe I'm seeing things too this time?
Deems2 - we want you to play - because you win and then come up with such great suggestions for the TBR pile - which is exactly where The Known World sits right now. The Wallander series - finished, Left Hand of Darkness - last section TBR and then comes The Known World, I love first sentences - this one beckons, tempting me to cheat the decided upon order and get started ~
"The evening his master died he worked again well after he ended the day for the other adults, his own wife among them, and sent them back with hunger and tiredness to their cabins."
What happens to the slave when his master dies?
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Nope. There are no W's. I'm sorry JoanP. And, yes, isn't that a wonderful first line? Hold to your reading order. You can do it! :D
Letters used:
W
1. A work of fiction.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Gimme an I ... please
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E please
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How about an A?
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JudeS, here is your A!
Letters used:
W, A
1. A work of fiction.
2. This novel is also set outside the US.
_ _ _ _ A _ _ _
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
Is it Doctorow's The March?
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Oo, nice guess, Gumtree. I like Doctorow. But no, it is not The March.
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R please
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E, please.
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There is a book about Tennis called "The Match" but I bet that isn't it either.
So how about a T anyhow.
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Here is an T for JudeS!
And no, I am sorry, it is not The Match. Is it a good book?
Letters used:
W, A, E
1. A work of fiction.
2. This novel is also set outside the US.
3. The story begins with a kiss. Or maybe it doesn't.
_ _ _ _ A _ T _
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H please
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No, I am sorry, Mippy. There are no H's.
Letters used:
W, A, E, T, H
1. A work of fiction.
2. This novel is also set outside the US.
3. The story begins with a kiss. Or maybe it doesn't.
4. The story begins with a birthday party.
_ _ _ _ A _ T _
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Could we have U please?
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I am sorry, Gumtree There are no U's.
Letters used:
W, A, E, T, H, U
1. A work of fiction.
2. This novel is also set outside the US.
3. The story begins with a kiss. Or maybe it doesn't.
4. The story begins with a birthday party.
5. This award winning author is female.
_ _ _ _ A _ T _
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S, please
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Ah female author...that's it - Ann Patchett's Bel Canto, it has to be. Deems2, didn't we attend a reading at the Folger years ago?
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Oh gosh! Bel Canto-one of my favorite books.
There's another book that starts with a birthday party and a girl looking out the window and seeing two people kiss.. It's famous but I can't remember the title. There was a movie made of it as well.
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congratulations, JoanP, you are really good at this.
Jude, I was thinking that the book you were thinking of would be Atonement, but after checking, I see it's not.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Excellent, JoanP! I think we did go hear her read at the church across from the Folger. I know I heard her there. I think I remember hearing Frank McCourt there with you as well. It is hard to give clues to Bel Canto and not mention music.
WINNER! WINNER! WINNER! YOU'RE IT!
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I remember that reading - your mom was there too - told Ann P that she was going to use the book for one of her classes the next semester - When the author asked her if she enjoyed the ending - in her own inimitable style, your mom told the author that she hadn't finished it! :D How Ann P laughed at this admission!
So I'm it, huh? Bad timing - we're on the way out of town for the next four days - a wedding, son's birthday, Halloween duty with the grandkids - and then home. I'll tell you what - I'll give you a short title -
- Whoever gets here first wins... A clue?
1. Fiction
_ S _
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Ha ha, at first glance, after seeing Frank McCourt's name above, I was going to say TIS, but the S is in the wrong place. Are you sure that's where you want it to be? :P
Then, it's USA, but I couldn't think of the author -- you know that feeling when you're searching deep within the mind, and nothing comes up. The cobwebs finally parted -- Dos Passos, but that's the name of the trilogy, not the actual novel. :-\
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Is the first word "the"?
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We're out of town until Tuesday, but I managed to grab some computer time this evening. Pedln, you're right - USA is the name of the Trilogy...by Dos Passos. I thought you'd think it was Tis until I remembered I'd have to provide a letter - and then knew it was a giveaway! So Pedln, you are it! Will look forward to seeing you and others in Excellent Women - in the morning!
JoanK, it's good to see that your computer is fixed - just in time for the Pym discussion. Hope you will join us.
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Well, that was a surprise.
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ A ___
:a novel
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T please
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Here's your T, Mippy
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T ___ A ___
:a novel
the author is perhaps best-known in other circles for a bar-b-que recipe ;D
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How about a "K", Pedln?
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a recipe for bar-b-que ?? ???
How about an O
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Alas, neither a K nor an O are to be found here
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T ___ A ___
:a novel
the author is perhaps best-known in other circles for a bar-b-que recipe
set in the south
a recipe for bar-b-que ??
just a joke, you won't find it in any cookbook; it has nothing to do with this book.
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So we have a joking gamester providing the clues... this is going to be a tough one. I thought I saw the word "steak" at the end of the last word. Okay, how about a "C"?
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There has got to be a couple more vowels...
May I have U
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May I have a ( N, ) please.
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I, please.
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This is very annoying. I'm pretty sure I've read about the barbecue recipie, but can't remember who.
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Letters used A T K U and an I for Fran
A
___ ___ ___ ___ I ___ ___
___ ___ ___ I ___ T ___ A ___
:a novel
the author is perhaps best-known in other circles for a bar-b-que recipe
set in the south
At least onne of the author’s books has been made into a movie, maybe the one with the bar-b-que.
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Still no idea - but sense there is a "D"?
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O please
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Letters used A D O T K U
A D for JoanP; sorry, Mippy, no O
A
___ ___ D ___ I ___ D
___ ___ ___ I ___ T ___ A ___
:a novel
the author is perhaps best-known in other circles for a bar-b-que recipe
set in the south
At least onne of the author’s books has been made into a movie, maybe the one with the bar-b-que
Seasonal
Surely there will be a correct guess today.
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Is the last word Christmas ?
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Yes ;D
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Well it's not helping me much - can't for the life of me think out the other word.
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Don't feel bad Gum, it's not one of the author's best-known books.
Letters used A D O T K U
A D for JoanP; sorry, Mippy, no O
A
___ ___ D ___ I ___ D
C H R I S T M A S
:a novel
the author is perhaps best-known in other circles for a bar-b-que recipe
set in the south
At least one of the author’s books has been made into a movie, maybe the one with the bar-b-que
Seasonal
Well, it looks like the only way you're going to get it is by author
The author was at one time a co-host for Candid Camera and also played in films Five Easy Pieces and Crazy in Alabama
But the author's birth name was already in use in Hollywood, so the author had to pick another name -- the one on the books.
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I think I got it--but I must admit I remembered Fannie Flagg first, then "Fried Green Tomatoes!!!"
A Redbird Christmas :)
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Bravo, Fran. Yes. A Redbird Christmas is it. Congratulations.
Someone said that the real place setting of the book was Magnolia Springs, Alabama.
Did you know that Fannie Flagg's birth name was Patricia Neal -- born 9/21/44. And of course, that name was already taken by another well-known actress.
Flannie Flagg, by the way, has a new book coming out -- tomorrow, if fact. I Still Dream About You.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
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I'm glad you got it, Fran, I would never have thought of it.
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My challenge would be:
Title of a book--Three words--Biography of a brave woman's experience
in the 19th century.
--I-- --- --------
Hope this is posted right.
I tried to make the "dashes" larger but didn't succeed as you can see.
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This looks interesting - may I have an E
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Yes there is an E
--I-- --- -E------
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It's about 7:15 p.m. here on the east coast and I see no further additions, so I'll check in again
tomorrow whenever I get a chance as our Latin class allows. Fran
P.S. I also now realize that I shouldn't add any letters until the end of the day. :)
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1.Biography
2.About a Brave woman's experience
3. Journey takes her across the Atlantic
----- --- -E------
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The brave woman must be Amelia Earhardt?
How about an "S"?
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T please
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Summation:
Joan, No there isn't a "s"--and not Amelia Earhardt
Mippy, Yes there are two "Ts".
--IT- --- -ET-----
1.Biography
2. About a brave woman's experience in 19th century.
Journey takes her across the Atlantic--to the American West.
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How about Willa Cather?
An "N"?
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Or an R
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I'm getting no vibes at all with this one...
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Up Date as I didn't get to see Joan's entry last night.
Yes to the "N"
No to Willa Carter
_ _ I T _
_ N _
_ E T _ _ _ _ _
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Is the middle word "and"?
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Yes there is a "N" and the second word is "and."
Frybabe there is also a"R"
_ _ I T _
and
_ E T R _ _ _ _
Letters used: S, I, T, E ,R
After she crossed the Atlantic she continued across the country and settled in Utah.
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Seeing that it is the end of the week , I probably should complete the puzzle. With all the books
that I am fortunate to have at home, I probably should have picked something more familiar.
This is a book by Sally Denton written in 2005. It is the biography of Jean Rio. It is based on her
diary, and her adventure that was brilliantly depicted by Jean's great-great granddaughter
The title of the book is Faith and Betrayal. :) I enjoy looking in on "Blanko." It
seems to be not only fun, but interesting and quite challenging. Fran
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Oh, Fran...that was excellent! I'm wondering why you stopped and gave it away? Who is it? Do you want to take another turn? Please say "yes."
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Fran, do take another turn. I'll admit that was hard, not exactly a household titie ::) ,
but your clues sent me off looking at Utah history, and if I had more time, I'd really find that enjoyable.
In view of the Pym books that some of use have been reading, I thought I'd puy up a different attitude. Yay for you, Jean Rio.
In 1864 I married Mr. Edward Pearce, I had been a widow 15 years, my children all married, and I felt I had the right to decide for myself, in a matter than only concerned myself. I hoped that my old age would be cheered by his companionsip that I should no longer be alone. But it was not to be; he only lived six months. . .
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I hope Jean Rio's last six months were cheered by her marriage...
Fran seems to be off for a while...perhaps we should start another?
How about this one? Fiction - by a woman:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _
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A please
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Here's your "A" Mippy - three of them~
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ A _ _ _ A _ _E _
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An O please...
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My gosh! Look at all those A's, and I have no clue at all.
How about a T ?
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Gum was first - but NO "O" - Mippy asked for another new clue...
1. fiction
2. female author
3. Foreign born author - work was recently translated
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ A _ _ _ A _ _E _
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Ho! Ho! Kristin Lavransdatter
I'm still waiting for the new translation of the trilogy to be released in Australia which is to be on Monday ! I might be outside the booksellers before they open ...
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winner! winner! winner!
I'm looking forward to reading the new translation too, Gum, would love to do Kristen here with everyone - maybe in March or April...
So you guessed it! - I knew when I gave Mippy her "T" someone would see it right away!
YOU ARE IT!
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I think it was your clue about it being recently translated that gave me the title....
Here's an easy one that everyone knows... fiction - a classic.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Oops! Sorry, I forgot to give you one letter...
It's fiction and a classic.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _
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An "A" please.
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How about a "T"?...and another clue :D
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I (eye, not L) please and it's a new day, so we ought to get 2 letters, maybe ;)
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What's this about a new day and two clues ?? ... I only started it less than 24 hours ago ....
JoanP wants a T and another clue - sorry no T in this title but you can have another clue -
1. It's fiction and a classic
2. They made a movie of it in 1980s -it had an all star cast and was hugely successful.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _
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Are you sure about NO "T" Gum? I thought I had it, but need a "T" to solve. ;D
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That's ok, Gumtree, any ol' clues are ok. We're all in different days, anyway, with us up here having winter weather. :D
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My apologies JoanP - there is a T - what was I thinking .... I expect to see the answer next time I look in. :)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ E _
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AHA! ;D Thanks, Gum!
A Room WiTh a View?
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Yikes! How are you that good, JoanP? Wow!
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WINNER !! WINNER !!
Sorry I messed up - I knew someone would get it very quickly once they had the the cadence of the two unmistakable A's
We watched the film a few nights ago -It was made in 1985 and stands up very well. The cast was a dream - Maggie Smith, Helene Bonham-Carter, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denholm Elliot, Judy Dench et al - couldn't fault the Victorian settings or the Forster storyline either....
So, JoanP is now IT
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How can JoanP be "IT" when she has all these pies in the oven and fingers in so many pies?
Room with a View was a real winner, wasn't it, Gum?
All right - I may not get in here until Friday, but this is a work by an author talked about recently here - and from time to time we've considered discussing this one. Oh - that's another clue - the author's a MAN-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _S
A Happy Thanksgiving, EVERYONE!
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
So, the dashes are for an author (with 13 letters in his last name) or are they for a book title?
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Sorry, I wasn't clear - the word is a book title!
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E please
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You make it easy, Mippy - One E:
_ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _S
1. fiction
2. male author
3. not long enough to be a novel, too long for a short story - a novella, perhaps
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WQe need more vowels. How about an "I"?
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Or perhaps an A - please
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Okay, I'll request a T
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OHO - three VERY GOOD guesses -
I'll give Gum the "A" this time...
_ E _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _S
1. fiction
2. male author
3. not long enough to be a novel, too long for a short story - a novella, perhaps
4. a foreign author, but well-known in the US
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T please Is it all one word?
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Yes, Mippy - all one word and yes, there is a "T" - I'll bet someone gets it now...
_ E T A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _S
1. fiction
2. male author
3. not long enough to be a novel, too long for a short story - a novella, perhaps
4. a foreign author, but well-known in the US
5. a very, very unusual protagonist. We'll have to read this one together this year!
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Still nothing coming to mind.
Let's try an L
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I bet it's METAMORPHOSIS yes? Kafka
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WINNER! WINNNER! WINNER!
You do know what that means, Gum? What you won? YOU ARE IT! ;D
I meant it when I said I'd like to discuss it here with you in the near future - you can read it on line in its entirety - Kafka's Metamorphosis (http://www.kafka-online.info/the-metamorphosis.html)
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I don't mind being IT for Blanko - but Author Author is another matter.
Here's one that's a classic:
__ __ __ __ __ I __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Someone will get this without any trouble.
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Hmmm...don't see it yet. How about an "O"? Please.
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Sorry Joan - definitely no O in this title
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Could we have an S please?
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Yes Frybabe - there is an S
Here's one that's a classic
It was written by an author who is much loved
__ __ __ S __ I __ __ __ __ __ __ __
That must spread a little light on it.
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I'm thinking, I'm thinking. Nothing yet!
Okay, how about a T?
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E please
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may I again ask for E, please? Thanks!
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Beloved author? Mansfield Park? Did I guess it?
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WE HAVE A WINNER
Yes, Mansfield Park - now didn't I say it was easy....
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Your clue made it easy, Gum!
I'm IT again - will be back after I think of a real stumper! (I say that all the time, don't I?)
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Sorry, have been swamped - the two December birthdays really complicate things around here. Who would have a baby the week before Christmas?
Two babies actually, two weeks before...Poor planning, indeed.
OK, so here it is -
Clue #1. This title appears on the New York Times list of the 100 most notable books of 2010. Now that should narrow it down considerably...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _
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T please.
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Ah yes, Frybabe, there is a T -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _
And let's add a second clue to really narrow the list -
1. This title appears on the New York Times list of the 100 most notable books of 2010. Now that should narrow it down considerably...
2. This noteworthy book is Non-Fiction. Does that help?
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Is the third word "the"?
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Is the last word 'Moon'
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E please
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JoanK asks for "THE" and she gets it -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T HE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _
1. This title appears on the New York Times list of the 100 most notable books of 2010. Now that should narrow it down considerably...
2. This is Non-Fiction
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I (eye, not L) please
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OK, Mippy, since yours is the only request today, you shall have an"I", not "L" - but just one, I'm afraid.
_ _ _ I _ _ _ _ T HE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _
1. This title appears on the New York Times list of the 100 most notable books of 2010. Now that should narrow it down considerably...
2. This is Non-Fiction
3. I'll bet Gum has it now - that's my clue for the day.
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My mind is a blank.
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You mean, your mind is BLANCO!
Where's Gum?
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I'm here JoanP - and I've got it but want to give others a chance - your clues gave it away.
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Empire of the Summer Moon
I saw it up on the discussion board for February this morning. I may just buy the book and join in. By then I will be back in classes, though, and may not be able to participate a lot.
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Duh! Good job, Frybabe.
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Well done, Margie/Frybabe! Good to hear about your taking more classes!
Have a great day, everyone!
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Way to go, Frybabe! Hope you are able to participate in the Feb. discussion of Empire of the Summer Moon - I know Ella will be happy to have you - even if just for a little bit of comment now and then~
Now it's your turn~
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
Classic. Short stories. This is the short version of the title.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ C __ __ __ __ __
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How about an H ?
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I think we need a vowel - any vowel - so how about E
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Oh Goody! A Choice! I choose E.
__ __ E __ __ E __ C __ __ __ __ __
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T please
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Maybe the first word is THE ...
My question - could the last word be BOOK
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I think someone might know this one.
Yes, The is the first word and Book is the last.
TH E __ __ E __ C __ BOOK
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This is going to jump out at someone and seem obvious, but it hasn't jumped out at me yet.
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I thought the short version of the title would be much more familiar. In fact, I didn't know there was more to the title until I looked something up about the author.
Would it help if I told you it is a volume of short stories? Some very, very famous.
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no idea at all ... Is there another T, please?
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TH E __ __ E T C __ BOOK
Are you sure you all don't know this one? You definitely know two of the stories. One has been made into numerous movies, the other I am almost positive I saw a cartoon rendition of when I was young. Both have been done on stage, and one was made into an operetta. Think Hudson Valley.
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hahaha, I see it but am afraid to answer and be IT again...
I AM swamped here! If no one else gets it by this evening, I'll tell...
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Unfortunately, I see it too.
The Sketch Book (by Geoffrey Crayon)
Washington Irving
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oh I'm so glad to see you here this evening, PatH~ More than you'll ever know. If you want to take a few days to think of a title, I think Santa would grant you that! ;)
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Yes, yes, yes!
The full title is The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Washington Irving wrote several volumes under the name of Geoffrey Crayon. I think, all together, he used five pseudonyms plus his own name.
Tomorrow I am off to a birthday party. So, in case I don't get a chance, have a Merry Christmas.
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OK, here's one:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ C __ __ __
A classic; you probably read it when young (but not real young).
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MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!
ENJOY!
E please
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Sorry to be so late. Mippy gets her E.
__ __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ C __ __ __
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An N please.
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N it is.
__ __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ C __ N __
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No ideas yet. How about trying an i?
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I can't 'see' this one yet - the last word really has me foxed....
How about H
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Here's your I, Frybabe.
__ __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __ I C __ N S
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I see it - and since our Christmas celebrations in both New Jersey and North Carolina are on hold, I've got a window of time to "play" =
3 feet of snow in New Jersey have postponed trip north to see my sibs. Youngest grandson in North Caroline hospitalized with Croup since Christmas morning...
Oh, it's "The Last of the Mohicans," right?
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Sorry to hear that your grandson has Croup. Hope he is well enough to go home soon.
Looks like you got it. Oddly, that is not one I've read. I don't think I have ever seen the movie either.
It is still blowing here. I was surprised that there wasn't any snow on the ground at all when I woke this morning. George said he got some light snow, and he is just across the river from me.
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YES, JoanP, it's "The Last of the Mohicans". Good job.
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JoanP - You're GOOD at this.
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Happy New Year, everyone! 2011 - already!
Our family is finally celebrating Christmas down here in NC today! The croup is history and everyone is eager to finally make merry.
My nine year old granddaughter is suggesting this title - Fiction, is the only clue - plus the fact that Lindsay is recommending it...
_ _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Good luck, and again, a HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
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JoanP - great to know the croup is history and you little one is OK again.
May I have an O
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Or, maybe an L ?
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Yes, one "L" - and a clue - this book was written over one hundred years ago...and still speaks to a nine year old granddaughter...
_ _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L _ _
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What spoke to me at that age were Nancy Drew mysteries and horse stories like Black Beauty. There were others, but these two were the main areas. Still thinking on this.
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Is it Anne of Avonlea?
I loved the Anne books.
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Hi Deems 2 - good to see you here again.
I think you're right - I kept thinking Anna of ?? ... and of course the Avonlea wouldn't come because I had Anna and not Anne.... the rhythm was all wrong.
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Deems2, I actually never heard of Anne of Avonlea until about five years ago. I just looked it up and found that it is a sequel toAnne of Green Gables which I had heard of but never read. There appear to be eight books about Anne altogether.
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DEEMS2:"I had Anna and not Anne.... the rhythm was all wrong."
As Anne would say "That's Anne with an E".
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Deems2 is baaack! Yes, you guessed it! I was quite amazed that my voracious reader was into those Anne books...that she read beyond the first one. She told me that she couldn't stop after Anne of Green Gables...
But I really didn't think you'd get it quite so soon...
Deems2 - you're up. Happy New Year to you!
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Congratulations, Deems2. Glad to see you here again.
And that was an excellent choice, Lindsay. Not too easy, but not impossible either. I think you must be a really good reader for your age.
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Happy New Year everyone!
I loved the Anne books. My mother and I read them when I was quite young. We had hard cover versions, a little water stained, no dust jackets. I think they had been my mother's books when she was quite young. It is wonderful that Anne (with an e) is still being read (and loved). YAY Lindsay!
Now to come up with a book. Yikes! (I am deep in the throws of Little Bee and finding it hard to think of anything else.) I will get a title up first thing in the morning...
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Hello people! Our new book is fiction.
_ _ _ H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
Good morning, Deems2 - I loved the Anne books myself, though I don't think I read them all. Looks like I will have to, now.
So, the "new" book is fiction - is it in fact a "NEW" book? Ist that a clue?
Need some more vowels...how about some "E"s?
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T please
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or a G?
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Wuthering Heights?
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ARE YOU KIDDING ME PatH? ARE YOU KIDDING ME!
Fantastic! You are it! You are also psychic. Just so you know.
PatH is it and she is psychic.
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Psychic is how it felt. I looked at it for a moment, and bingo, the answer popped into my head. JoanP does this sometimes, too. Now to think of something.
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ C __ __ __ __ __
Fiction
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I think I'll start by asking for an R
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I wonder what word Frybabe is thinking of. I'd like a vowel.
How about an O
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O it is:
__ __ O __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ O __ C __ __ __ __ __
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Is it Snow Falling on Cedars?
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Psychic!
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Psychic is right! You got it, deems2. I believe it was the first book ever discussed on the old site.
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Uh oh! Think, think, think...
How about:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D _ _ _ _
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An H please.
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E please
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Here is your H, Frybabe!
_ _ _ _ H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D _ _ _ _
Letters used:
H
Clues:
Novel
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How about some "L"s? Don't see the title yet...but do sense L's
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An R please.
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Here are a couple of L's, JoanP!
L _ _ _ H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L D _ _ _ _
Letters used:
H, L
Clues:
Novel
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Okay, I have an idea what all the words are but one, and I still don't know what it is.
P please.
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Yes, a P! How about - Let the Great World Spin?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER! Great job, JoanP!
JoanP is it!
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That was some book, wasn't it, Deems2? Did you read it recently? I'm thinking it's time to reread it.
Here's one that you'll not get right away, I'm fairly certain - unless you truly are psychic - Another fiction -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _ _
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You have scared us all away, JoanP, by telling us that we will never get it! :)
How about an R.
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or an N?
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I'd like an I please Joan.
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- Of course it will be possible to guess this title as there are only so many letters in the alphabet, right? ;) What I meant to say is that this book is so new I doubt most of you have heard of it. It won't just occur to you, all of a sudden in a psychic moment..
I really didn't mean to scare you off though - quite the opposite. I'm loving this book so much, and only half way through - I think there's a possibility for future discussion.
Since Gum said please, I'll answer her first - no, Gum, no letter " I "
A clue?
1. recent fiction
2. foreign
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _ _
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I'll echo Frybabe. An N, please
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OK, Pedln - you and Frybabe squeezed an N out of me with your please - maybe now you will guess the title...
If you need another clue -
1. recent fiction
2. foreign
3. female author
_ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _ _
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No guesses today? I guess I really did scare you off! How about another clue?
1. recent fiction
2. foreign
3. female author (French)
4. female translator _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _ _
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Deems2 and I would both like an R
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please
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OK, you have found my soft spot...
Yes! An "R" -
_ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O R _
And a new clue too -
1. recent fiction
2. foreign
3. female author (French)
4. female translator
5. remember Elegance of the Hedgehog? There's a connection
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ooo ooo ooo! Gourmet Rhapsody, I thought. :D Then I looked at the letters. :( I loved The Elegance of the Hedgehog.
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I loved Hedgehog too, Deems2 - did you read Gourmet Rhapsody? (There's a connection between it and this title too...
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Is this title in English or French? At any rate, how about an E please
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Hmmm...that's two questions, isn't it Pedln? :D Try as I might, I can't think of a single French word that is only one syallable, can you? And the single space is NOT a number. I guess that answers one of your questions...
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_ N _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O R E
1. recent fiction
2. foreign
3. female author (French)
4. female translator
5. remember Elegance of the Hedgehog? There's a connection
6. title is in English
7. The first letter provided with the title was only one of a total of four...the rules say I only had to provide one of them.
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A Novel Bookstore?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
OH YES! Somehow I knew you'd get this one, deems2. Please say you've read it? I'm dying to talk with someone who has. What did you think? I was really excited about the first half...then things started to change, but even so I couldn't put it down. Did you read Gourmet Rhapsody? Did you get the connection between this novel and Hedgehog - and Gourmet Rhapsody?
Too many questions - Did you read The Novel Bookstore?
It seems that ALL of the NOVEL bookstores in our area have closed or are closing now...
Oh, by the way - you're it! ;D
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ho ho ho! Um, actually, I just made it up. Does it count if you just make it up? Your lots of o's clue made the last word Bookstore. But then I had one more o to deal with.
I loved Elegance of the Hedgehog. I didn't know that you all had read that too. I ran into Gourmet Rhapsody quite by accident, started to read it in the bookstore and brought it home. But this was directly before my mother became sick. Once that happened, I didn't read anything for a long time - including Rhapsody. Thinking of Hedgehog brought it to mind. Now, I am reading all the time again. So, while I have not read this book that I just made up, I will as soon as I get a copy. I just looked it up on the computer. It looks like all three books share a translator.
As an aside isn't "a" a french word. As in "a la carte"?
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Red faced retired French teacher - of course "à" is a one syllabled French word... I must have been very tired when I posted that. Another one syallable French word is "y" -
Am looking forward to hearing your take on A Novel Bookstore - and happy to hear you are reading again. I know someone else who is very happy about that too...
Yes, it counts - even a guess counts. So you're IT!
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Okay, let's try to stump the psychics...
_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
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Where to start? Not seeing anything yet. Are there any more E's?
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Maybe an R
A Novel Bookstore - now that's an intriguing title..
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JoanP, here is your E sans please
_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _
Letters used:
E
Clues:
A novel to stump the psychics.
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Novel Bookstore was an intriguing book, Gum. It had it all. And more...except a satisfactory ending. (But that was just my opinion. Maybe it couldn't have ended otherwise.) I had read a review in the Washington Post, which sent me to the Library to look it over. There were many avenues to pursue...I haven't done that yet. Kept thinking this would be an interesting book for discussion here in SeniorLearn. I did stick with it to the end and wouldn't mind reading it again...
Here's - the POST REVIEW (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/05/AR2010110506764.html) OK, deems2...I'll team with GUM and ask for the "R" - s'il vous plait... ;)
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Sorry, Gum and JoanP, there are no R's.
I will definitely get A Novel Bookstore in the next couple of days. I'll save the review until I have read the book. I am truly bizarre that way. I don't like reading reviews or even the inside cover or the back of the book before I read the book. I like to hear what the author says before I hear what other people say about what he/she says. This sometimes makes it hard (or amusing) to pick a book.
_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _
Letters used:
E, R
Clues:
A novel to stump the psychics.
Recent fiction.
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I know what you are saying about reading about a book before reading the book, Deems2. I don't think you are bizarre at all.
I sense we are looking at a person's name as the title of the book...may be wrong of course. How about an "S"?...please
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Thanks for the review Joan - But I'm a little like Deems2 and don't read them until after - though I do scan the blurb... I'll take a look around for it though it may not be available here yet.
My next choice was for the S - so maybe another vowel is in order -
May I have an A - please my dear Deems2
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TWO pleases and one dear. Woohoo. Just for that you get two answers.
Gum and JoanP, there are no S's.
But there is an A, Gum!
_ _ _ _ E _ _ A _ E _
Letters used:
E, R, S, A
Clues:
A novel to stump the psychics.
Recent fiction.
Humorous.
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How about an N, please?
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Or a T?
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Here is your N, pedln!
_ _ _ _ E _ N A _ E _
Letters used:
E, R, S, A, N
Clues:
A novel to stump the psychics.
Recent fiction.
Humorous.
I hadn't heard of this book until a friend gave it to me this summer. But the author is familiar.
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Stumped! Will go out on a limb here and ask for a "V" - please...maybe even two of them?
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I'll give JoanP a little competition by requesting an M.
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Sorry, Frybabe, there is no M.
_ _ _ _ E _ N A _ E _
Letters used:
E, R, S, A, N, M
Clues:
A novel to stump the psychics.
Recent fiction.
Humorous.
I hadn't heard of this book until a friend gave it to me this summer. But the author is familiar.
There is music in this book.
PS. No V's
Letters used:
E, R, S, A, N, M, V
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Thank you for the N. That did the trick and the last word just jumped out at me, and then ... . . . .
JULIET, NAKED by Nick Hornby
I've never read anything by him, but saw the movie from his About A Boy a couple of weeks ago. Pretty good.
That was a stumper for a while, Deems2. Good choice.
Pearson said she thought it might be a name. I just wanted to be sure I got in here before she did. ;D
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Great job, pedln! And you beat JoanP! This book made me laugh. The people aren't cleaned up. They are flawed - like regular people.
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Like us! ;)
Good work, Pedln. I wouldn't have guessed had I been in earlier. Boy, my tbr list grows whenever I come in here, deems! I need humor these cold winter days.
OK, let's see what Pedln comes up with...
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___ ___ ___
___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Five words -- and this is NON- Fiction
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Great get Pedln - I've not heard of Juliet...
May I have an A
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Would if I could, Gum, but there is no A
___ ___ ___
___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Five words -- and this is NON- Fiction
This book has two themes and they both show in the title
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O please
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On dear, alas, alack, there is no O either!
There's a tune going through my head --"it's a dadada daaaaaaa"
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Hmmm...how about some more "E" s? - please!
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Three requests in one day?? Well, since there haven’t been any other letters, I guess.
___ ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___
Five words -- and this is NON- Fiction
This book has two themes and they’re both in the title
There's a tune going through my head --"it's a dadada daaaaaaa"
There’s a tie-in here – at Broadway and 5th Ave.
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Is the first word THE ? or would you prefer the question: are there any T's ?
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The FIRST word is THE
da daaaa da, da daaaa da
In case you didn't recognize it, that's a clue
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Looking up Broadway and 5th did not help me at all, except I found this neat night pix of the area.
http://www.ragemech.com/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5pbmV0b3Vycy5jb20vTmV3X1lvcmsvUGFnZXMvcGhvdG9zL0Jyb2Fkd2F5LTV0aC1uaWdodC5odG1s
So - is there an N in there anywhere?
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Hmmm - Broadway. Lullaby of Broadway....
Yes, we need some consonants, don't we? Love your clues, Pedln...just don't see it yet...
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Frybabe wants an N. I guess she hasn't seen that funny looking building there. Just keep walking on north on 5th and you'll see another tie-in. Legs hurt from so much walking? These tie-ins are pretty obscure, but if you find them, you'll guess it in a minute.
THE
___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ N
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___
Five words -- and this is NON- Fiction
This book has two themes and they’re both in the title
There's a tune going through my head --"it's a dadada daaaaaaa"
There’s a tie-in here – at Broadway and 5th Ave. That funny-looking building
da daaaa da, da daaaa da it's a wonderful daaaaaa
Oh, it's going to be a movie next year, but I've been hearing that for a while. Starring -- that makes it too easy.
Letters used or asked for E, A, O, N
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Clues are so much fun
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears.
Only one remnant left standing
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I can hear Kate Smith singing now.
I know I am going to kick myself for not getting this. A broadway tie-in?
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Oh Frybabe, don't get mislead. I would not dwell on broadway tie-ins.
You all need more letters.
THE
___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ N
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___
Five words -- and this is NON- Fiction
This book has two themes and they’re both in the title
There's a tune going through my head --"it's a dadada daaaaaaa"
There’s a tie-in here – at Broadway and 5th Ave. That funny-looking building
da daaaa da, da daaaa da it's a wonderful daaaaaa
Oh, it's going to be a movie next year, but I've been hearing that for a while. Starring -- that makes it too easy.
Letters used or asked for E, A, O, N
This book, published in this century, has won an award.
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Well, that's good Pedln, I'm not "up" on broadway. That is my sister's thing.
So then, let's try for an I.
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THE
___ E ___ I ___ I N
___ ___ I ___ E ___ I ___ ___
Five words -- and this is NON- Fiction
This book has two themes and they’re both in the title
There's a tune going through my head --"it's a dadada daaaaaaa"
There’s a tie-in here – at Broadway and 5th Ave. That funny-looking building
da daaaa da, da daaaa da it's a wonderful daaaaaa
Oh, it's going to be a movie next year, but I've been hearing that for a while. Starring -- that makes it too easy.
Letters used or asked for E, A, O, N, I
This book, published in this century, has won an award.
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The Devil in White City?
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And what led you to that correct answer, deems2? ::)
Bravo!!
That was such a good book. I just hope Hollywood doesn't ruin it by focusing on the Devil rather than the White City. Leonardo DiC will play serial murderer H.H. HOlmes.
Didn't anyboyd recognize my song? Chicago, Chicago, it's a wonderful town .. .. .
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
I really loved your clues (particularly the songs), pedln, but I had no idea what to make of them. The words fit for The Devil in the White City and that is nonfiction and recently published. I had no idea that it is going to be a movie. That should be interesting.
Let's see. Back to fiction.
_ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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How about a T, please?
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Or an N?
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Sorry folks. The snow took out my electricity for a while and the internet for longer.
Here is your T, pedlin!
T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Letters used:
T
Clues:
Fiction
A really long book.
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O please
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Hello, Mippy. I am sorry. There are no O's
T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Letters used:
T, O
Clues:
Fiction
A really long book.
A newish book to stump JoanP.
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Hmmm...really long fiction. Newish? New, but not all that new?
Need more. Need some consonants...How about "S"... please?
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I will try for an I please.
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Here is your S, JoanP. ;D Does that help or what?
T _ E _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Letters used:
T, O, S
Clues:
Fiction
A really long book.
A newish book to stump JoanP.
It is a love story among other things.
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It looks like it's time for another vowel. How about an A, please.
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I'm sorry, pedln. There are no A's.
T _ E _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Letters used:
T, O, S, A
Clues:
Fiction
A really long book.
A newish book to stump JoanP.
It is a love story among other things.
It is set in the past.
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I was afraid you might say that. How about an R, please
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N please
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Is the last word "Ripper?"
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The last word is not Ripper, pedln. But here is your R!
T _ E _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _
Letters used:
T, O, S, A
Clues:
Fiction
A really long book.
A newish book to stump JoanP.
It is a love story among other things.
It is set in the past.
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How about some more "E's" - please...
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Here are some E's, JoanP.
T _ E _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ E _ R _ _ _ E
Letters used:
T, O, S, A, R, E
Clues:
Fiction
A really long book.
A newish book to stump JoanP.
It is a love story among other things.
It is set in the past.
It is not set in the US.
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This is making me crazy...let's see - a P? An R ...an "N"? I'll ask for the "N"...PLEASE!
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Having fun, JoanP? ;D Here is your N. I hope you have electricity and continue to have it tomorrow.
T _ E _ N _ _ S _ _ _ E _ R _ _ _ E
Letters used:
T, O, S, A, R, E, N
Clues:
Fiction
A really long book.
A newish book to stump JoanP.
It is a love story among other things.
It is set in the past.
It is not set in the US.
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I (i) please
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Here you go, Mippy! This should help.
T _ E I N _ I S I _ _ E _ R I _ _ E
Letters used:
T, O, S, A, R, E, N, I
Clues:
Fiction
A really long book.
A newish book to stump JoanP.
It is a love story among other things.
It is set in the past.
It is not set in the US.
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Never did read it, but can see the title now - as clear as day - Did you, deems2? More importantly, did you like it? I just read some reviews - they were mixed.
The Invisible Bridge
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Haven't heard of that one - I got the 'invisible' just now when I came in -
Who wrote it?
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JoanP ~ Well Done!
And it's a wonderful book, by Julie Orringer, about dangers and survival in Europe before WWII.
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Thanks Mippy - I just might look for it.
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Winner! Winner! Winner!
(Just thought I'd say that for the fun of it.)
Excellent job, JoanP! I can't review this book yet, because I haven't finished it. I am about half way through. There are a number of things that I like about it though. Because it is long, there is time to meet the people in the novel. There is time to meet the city. There is time to meet the time period. I gave a gift to a friend. Every month an independent bookstore in the area sends her a new book. The Invisible Bridge is the first of these books.
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Well, I am certainly interested in hearing what you think of the book when you are finished.
Here's one I'm reading now - fiction, by a woman... Not too hard...
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How about a T, please
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Sorry, Pedln...no T's. The author is a familiar name...this is her 9th novel.
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No T's. So it's not The Lacuna. That's not her ninth novel anyway. Hmmmmmmmmmm.
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winner! winner! winner!, she said sheepishly..
hahaha, Pedln, inspite of my double errors, you've managed to guess the title of the book I'm now reading.
I forgot the word THE has a T? I forgot the word "The" altogether. And then I counted other Kingsolver books in the novel count.
Her books, in order of publication, are: The Bean Trees (1988), Homeland (1989), Holding the Line: Women in the Great Arizona Mine Strike (1989), Animal Dreams (1990), Another America (1992), Pigs in Heaven (1993), High Tide in Tucson (1995), The Poisonwood Bible (1998), Prodigal Summer (2000), Small Wonder (2002), Last Stand: America’s Virgin Lands, with photographer Annie Griffiths Belt (2002), Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (2007), and The Lacuna (2009).
So you WON! Aren't you glad? I am - love your clues! da da da daaa
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Didn't we consider The Lacuna for a discussion. How are you liking it JoanP
Congrats to the winner
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Laughing and laughing over here. Never considered that as strategy. Mis-answer AND misdirect! ;D TOO COOL, JoanP.
Excellent work, pedln!!! How amazing you are to guess the book despite JoanP's attempts to disguise it.
I was told to read The Lacuna. Do you like it, JoanP?
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Gosh JoanP, when you said no T's -- what could it be. A name -- Rob Edmund, mab something, or else Future. But how many three letter words for the beginning of a title -- All, our, her, his. I was sure it had to be a name.
Give me a bit of time, please, to find an easy stumper.
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T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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I have not read this novel but it is on my list TBR.
The author is not American and it is not set in the United States
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Could I have an "O"?
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E please. All of the e's if you would be so kind :)
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Is it To the End of the Land?
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Ha ha ha. Oh my, congratulations deems2.
Have you read David Grossman's To the End of the Land? It certainly has been well-reviewed.
(Whew, out of that one in a hurry ;D )
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Now THAT was AMAZING! All you had was the letter T, deems2! How on earth did you do that? I couldn't fool Pedln - even giving her all the wrong information, she still guessed it.
You didn't even let Pedln come up with some of her creative clues...except the first letter "T"...
The Lacuna...is a GREAT book - so far. It is LONG...and it is slow-going at first. But the writing! The writing is so compelling, I never dreamed of putting it down. It is also NOT the story I was expecting...but won't say more.
Definitely, read it! Yes, Gum, we talked about reading/discussing it here. It's the length that I question. Let's see how it goes before suggesting it as a group read..
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
Hello, sorry folks, I was finishing The Invisible Bridge. Now to Lacuna.
I AM sorry about shortchanging pedlin. I love her da da daaa clues too. This one is for you to guess, pedlin.
_ _ _ _ _ A _ _
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How about an N please.
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Yes I must get Lacuna but it will have to go on my TBR pile...
May I have another vowel please - say an I
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I am sorry, pedln, there are no N's
_ _ _ _ _ A _ _
Letters used:
N
Clues:
A newish work of fiction.
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E please
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Home Safe by Elizabeth Berg?
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That is too cool, pedln! But sadly that isn't the book. I am sorry, Mippy, there are no E's
_ _ _ _ _ A _ _
Letters used:
N, E
Clues:
A newish work of fiction.
This book is set in the past.
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How about an R, please.
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No, I am sorry. There is no R
_ _ _ _ _ A _ _
Letters used:
N, E, R
Clues:
A newish work of fiction.
This book is set in the past.
The work is fiction but the characters were real.
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O please
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Here is your O, Mippy!
_ O _ _ _ A _ _
Letters used:
N, E, R, O
Clues:
A newish work of fiction.
This book is set in the past.
The work is fiction but the characters were real.
There are many many characters.
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Let's go for an L
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There are lots and lots of L's, pedln. Now hurry and guess the book before JoanP signs on! ;D
_ O L _ _ A L L
Letters used:
N, E, R, O, L
Clues:
A newish work of fiction.
This book is set in the past.
The work is fiction but the characters were real.
There are many many characters.
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Well of course, it's WOLF HALL! I'm at the beach...will be home soon. If I don't get in to post a teaser before Saturday, please forgive me.
Have you read it?
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Well done, JoanP. I hope that the beach is lovely. I am about halfway through this one. It's a good book.
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I've neglected my duties horribly. A combination of being out of town, coming back sick as a dog, and having my computer die completely just as the great snowstorm got started kept me from updating the list of winners. It's now current, on this page only. Now for Author, Author.
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What a winner! I did read Wolf Hall last year, and would give it a mixed review.
PatH ~ Hope you and new computer are now fine! I also reluctantly got a new computer a few months ago, and needed all sorts of help to get it connected ... talking to India is not fun! It seems I read that JoanK also needed to get one ... are these computers talking to each other? ???
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Yes, PAT and my computers died at the same time. I think they were plotting against us in corners. Or do twins' computers have a strange sort of empathy (Pat and I don't have it -- it must have passed through us to our computers).
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JoanP, congratulations, and you are forgiven. Enjoy the beach! Surely that has to be where most of us would rather be right now.
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We're baaaack. Thanks for the reprieve. It was a nice break, but am paying for it now~ Froze at the airport waiting for the taxi - wearing sandals, no socks, summer weight slacks and blouse...light coat.
So, you're waiting to be stumped, I gather. This is a delightful book so far - not really new, but topical in ways that you will soon see. The fictional characters interact with real people who are included as characters....
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Does giving us an "e" mean that that is the only "e"?
Could I have a "T"?
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No, giving you one "E" to start, doesn't necessarily mean that there aren't any other Es.... ;)
You asked for a "T"?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ T
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How about an A, please
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Geee, I had hoped not to give away all the "A"'s so soon, but since yours was the only guess yesterday, I suppose I'll have to give them to you, Pedln. And you DID say "please" after all.... Do you see it now?
This book is by a well-known author - for works other than this one...
A _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ E A _ T
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So funny, JoanP. I just posted in Movies and Books and then came here -- and then after contemplating BEast LEast and Yeast -- oh, duh.
Any Human Heart by William Boyd
Are you reading the book? I have seen the TV part 1 performance.
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Winner! Winner!
Yes, that is too funny. I know you'd get it as soon as you saw those "A" s. Looking forward to your clues, Pedln!
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Okay, will be back -- probably tomorrow.
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This is fiction, the author's first novel
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ A ____ ____
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E please
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And you shall have an E, Mippy
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ A ____ ____
____ E ____ ____ ____ E
This is fiction, the author's first novel
It's not real recent, but would be considered modern/contemporary literature
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How about an "R" - please!
And another clue...preferably a musical one... ;)
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Sorry, no musical clues today
____ R ____ ____ ____ A R ____
____ E ____ ____ ____ E
This is fiction, the author's first novel
It's not real recent, but would be considered modern/contemporary literature
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Still no clue...How about a "P"? Please?
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h'mm... this one is difficult - nothing seems to click
May I have an H -
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no H's here, but maybe a P or two.
____ R ____ ____ ____ A R ____
P E ____ P ____ E
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I see it - I think, though don't know the book - Ordinary People?
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Congratulations, You got it, JoanP. By Judith Guest, published back in the '70s. A family tragedy. Two brothers are out boating, a storm comes up and one brother drowns. The younger brother is so consumed by guilt at being alive that he commits suicide, and the book really opens when he is released from the hospital where he had gone for treatment. I don't know if there is a film or not, but it has been on TV. Guest has written other books, but none have received the acclaim of Ordinary People.
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Now that you explain the plot, I vaguely remember the story. Awful memory!
OK, here's one - brand NEW. I'm really excited about it after reading the recent reviews - Fiction. Maybe you've heard of it. If not, you will ----
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Ordinary People - haven't read the book but the film was brilliant - Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore. There were scenes in that movie that I'll never forget. - not horrific just powerful.
I'll ask for a T please
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The film of "Ordinary People" WAS brilliant, better than the book IMO. Robert Redford directed it, and ALL the films he directed were brilliant! I wish he'd done more!
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
"T" it t'is, Gum - two of them -
T _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _T _ _ _
Clues - fiction, new, by a woman, her first novel. I think. I'd better check that - don't want to steer you wrong again, tho, Pedln got it last time even tho... :D
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Whe need some vowels. How about an "E"?
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E's - two of them -
T _ E _ E _ _ _ _ _ _TE _ _
Clues - fiction, new, just released in January - by a woman born and raised in Washington, DC, her first novel.
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Is it The Weird Sisters?
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WINNER - WINNER - WINNER!!!
I'm going to check the Library hold list and see where I am on the queue for this one! How did you guess it, deems2? Did you read the review in the Wash. Post a few weeks ago? Did you read the book?
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Well done Deems2
JoanP: What an intriguing title - can you tell us a little more about it please
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A brand new book, Gum. Just came out in January. Eleanor Brown's first novel. I'm way down on the hold list, waiting patiently for my turn. It sounds really good, from all I've heard.
Here's Eleanor Brown's Homepage (http://www.eleanor-brown.com/the-weird-sisters)- and a brief description of the novel -
A major new talent tackles the complicated terrain of sisters. A winsome novel that explores sibling rivalry, the power of books, and the places we decide to call home.
“See, we love each other. We just don’t like each other very much.”
The Andreas sisters were raised on books – their family motto might as well be, ‘There’s no problem a library card can’t solve.’ Their father, a renowned, eccentric professor of Shakespearean studies, named them after three of the Bard’s most famous characters: Rose (Rosalind – As You Like It), Bean (Bianca – The Taming of the Shrew), and Cordy (Cordelia – King Lear), but they have inherited those characters’ failures along with their strengths.
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;D I didn't read the review...I only read reviews after I read the books and I haven't read this one yet. But I saw the book and thought that it was an interesting title. Now to think of a book...
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Oops. Sorry for the delay.
Let's try...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R _
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Here we go! How about an "S"? (please?)
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Sorry JoanP, quite surprisingly, there are no S's
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ R _
Clues:
Fiction
Modern but not as new as JoanP's latest
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Are there FOUR words, Deems2? My screen is showing it two different ways.
How about T, please?
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And I'll ask for an E - thanks
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Is it Cry the Beloved Country?
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Amazing JoanP !! I'm stunned - haven't thought of that book for years.
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;D
WINNER WINNER WINNER!
Excellent job, JoanP!
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Holy Smolies, JoanP. Congratulations!
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Good grief, JoanP, you're psychic.
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It's funny how the mind works, isn't it? When the "S" didn't work at the end, I tried to think of another letter that might follow the "R" at the end of the last word. Thought of a "Y" - and then Pedln mentioned a "T" - so I saw TRY at then end. From there, I got Country - and then...the title!
OK, this one is a PLAY - a not-so-well-known play, by a well known playwright... Do you see it?
_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _
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How about an S, please.
What's that show where you spin the wheel -- Price is Right? Just made for JoanP and Deems2.
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I feel as if that's what we're playing, Pedln!
Only one guess today? Sorry to say there is no "S"...in the title of this play. Another clue? The title is someone's name...
_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _
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No S. That probably lets out the Greeks?
How about T, please.
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Someone's name? Guinevere fits but don't think that's a title of a play -
Are there more Es?
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a PLAY - a not-so-well-known play, by a well known playwright. Not a modern playwright, though he has never gone out of fashion.
No S's, no T's either...
no Guinevere, thoughI see it fits - but yes, another "E"...
_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ E
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I think Guinevere sounds like a great play!
Cymbeline?
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There you go! Winner! Good job, deems2!
I thought Pedln was going to get this because I told her last week that I was going to see Cymbeline - at the Shakespeare Theater last night. (It wasn't great, but now there's only one of Shakespeare's plays I haven't seen.) What was your clue, deems2? Was it the "E" at the end of the title?
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Well, duh, some things just roll over the barrel. Like memory. At one point I thought it might be Agamemnon -- 9 letters with an E in the middle. (And his name has just been popping up all over the place.)
Congrats, deems2. Did you see the play too?
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JoanP - so what's the Shakespeare play you haven't seen?
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I was going to say "Merry Wives of Windsor" - which is coming to Washington next season. Bruce just reminded me that we haven't seen Henry VI Part I , PartII. or Part III..because they are seldom staged. He said that if I can find a production of any of these - ANYWHERE - we can plan a trip to see them.
I'm going to start hunting, right now! ;)
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Ooo ooo ooo! Look for stagings in Australia, JoanP! That's a great offer! Yes, it was the second E that did it. That and the fact that I was pretty sure it was Shakespeare.
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No good looking for Henriad stagings here -The Bell Shakespearean Company is our foremost S company - anyway during 2011 they're planning Julius Caesar, Marlowe's Faust and Much Ado. The principal of the company, John Bell is a superb S actor. I think he did a composite Henry some years ago - sadly, it didn't tour here.
I think the best live production of S I've seen was Othello with Keith Michell - he was sublime. The very worst was the Merchant with Timothy West as Shylock - I've seen better interpretations and insights from student groups.
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Rats! I had hoped to get a trip to Australia out of that promise! I think the Shakespeare Theater in Washington DC is having a reading of the Composite of the three plays - and all day reading- their schedule says - ■Henry VI, Date to be announced. Composed of Henry VI, Part 1; Henry VI, Part 2 and Henry VI, Part 3
I suppose that counts - a READING, almost as good as a performance, no? Not much of a trip though - ten minutes from my house!
Deems2 - don't forget us. Love your titles!
It's your turn...
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Sorry, JoanP, busy busy day...
Let's see.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _
Clues:
Fiction.
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How about some E's?
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Oops, I didn't see your title, Deems2! Sorry. I'm looking for a "T"....
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Thank you, Joan's K and P. I thought I had killed this game too! Now to remember the book. Oh, yes...
There are no T's, JoanP. Here is your E, JoanK.
_ _ _ _ _ _ E _ I _ _ _ _
Clues:
Fiction.
An epic tale.
Letters guessed:
T, E
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Not yet...how about some more "I"s?
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One more I for you, JoanP.
_ _ _ _ _ _ E _ I _ I _ _
Clues:
Fiction.
An epic tale.
Letters guessed:
T, E, I
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How about an N, please.
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"N" looks good, Pedln...
And how about a "V"?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
Here you go, pedln! An N.
_ _ _ _ _ _ E _ I _ I _ N
Clues:
Fiction.
An epic tale.
Letters guessed:
T, E, I, N
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this is maddening... :D
how about an "R" and another clue?
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What JoanP? There is more than one letter revealed and we don't have your answer yet! ;) This R should help. And another clue.
_ _ _ _ _ _ E R I _ I _ N
Clues:
Fiction.
An epic tale.
This is one creepy book. When I first read it, I thought that it seemed a lot like Moby Dick.
Letters guessed:
T, E, I, N, R
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An O?
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I'll bet there are two O's... :D
Can it be a young Cormac McCarthy work? Blood Meridian?
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
There you go, JoanP. I was beginning to worry. :D
(Excellent guess on the O's, PatH.)
This is a great book if you can handle its creepiness. All the Pretty Horses, it is not.
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Congratulations, JoanP, especially for figuring out Blood. I could get the Meridian part, but the only thing that came to mind was Blue Meridian -- the search for ther great white shark.
That was a toughie, deems2.
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That was a good one, deems2! Cormac McCarthy just keeps on going...
OK, this one I bet you never read - probably never heard of. You'll just have to guess the letters and then the words to arrive at the title. I've got a friend with only months to live. She told me about this book that soothed her. Of course, I had to find it, read it and see what gave her such comfort.
I'm half way through the book, and find it absorbing. Will keep reading, while you guess the letters...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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May I have an O
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Oh yes, you have "A"'s, Pedln! And a clue. Non-fiction
letters already guessed, O, A -
clues: non-fiction, a soothing or comforting book, by a New Yorker, surprisingly
A _ A _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ E
_ _ _ _ _ A
_ _ _ _ _ _
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fiction or non? and how about an A, please?
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Is the last word a 6 letter word that didn't fit on one line?
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Is that better, JoanK? The last word in the tital has six letters.
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"tital"? ;D
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oops, I meant "tidal"... ;)
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Is the first word Amaryllis?
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Nope, not an (http://www.amaryllis.com/store/images/05new-pot-jpg.jpg)
...though I'd really like to know why some years my bulb blooms like this...and other years, just the green. Does anyone know?
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No, but I can tell you what alkaloids are in it. Gorgeous flower.
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My amaryllis-es flower well if they get plenty of potash right before the growing season....
Haven't got a clue as to this tital or tidal :D
if we're guessing first words - is first word ACADEMICS
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Whatever, we should probably ask for an M
A lovely flower, lovely photo, Gumtree
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I'll have to get some Potash for next year then. Thanks, Gum. It is so sad when I see the green fronds, but no stem, no bud. Now to remember the Potash...
Ok - back to the game - in the meantime, I can read the remaining chapters of the book...
There is no "M" - and no, the first word is not Academics. (Now that you have the first letter, you should get this very soon....
letters already guessed, O, A, M -
clues: non-fiction, a soothing or comforting book, by a New Yorker, surprisingly and the first word is NOT Academics...
A _ A _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ E
_ _ _ _ _ A
_ _ _ _ _ _
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T, please
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Awakening the Buddha Within?
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winner! winner! winner! Congratulations, deems2!
Have you heard of this book, deems2? My college room-mate received a terrible prognosis three weeks ago. She has remained amazingly calm, though her children are in a frenzy, trying to find cures, test programs, etc. while her time grows shorter. She had told me how this book calms her, prepares her for what lies ahead. So I just had to go and read the book to understand where she is in all this. I can see how it has helped her.
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Oh my, JoanP, I'm sorry to hear about your friend. Such news is hard to bear. But it must be an amazing book. I've just been looking at reviews of it and it seems to have affected so many, so positively.
Congratulations, deems2.
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Hello. I am sorry folks. I have been wiped out this week. No, JoanP, I have not read this book, but I have heard of it. Is it good? I got to Awakening the X----a Within and then it just slipped into place.
Here is an easy one. Five words.
A _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
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Okay, I'll toss an R into the ring.
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Are there any more A's
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Frybabe, you were first. Here are your r's. There are lots of them!
A _ R _ _ _ R
_ _ R _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
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Awakening the Buddha Within - you asked if it is a good book. I think my friend, who is preparing herself the best she can, this is helping her in ways that the psychiatrist is not able to. I read the book mainly - so that I could understand her thinking. I don't think it is anything I would read for my own enjoyment or spiritual help.
I gather this is fiction - do I see an "F"?
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The first three words - A Prayer For ? ?
If so I have no idea of for whom or for what?
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A Prayer for Owen ..... I forget. John Irving?
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Meany
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YAY! WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS!
That's weird. My prior response has disappeared. But I am sure I gave you your F last night, JoanP.
Great job, with no idea, Gum.
Yay! pedln!
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JoanP and Gumtree will have to duke it out. They did the hard work. I loved that book, and remember when one of our English teachers recommended it to me. Garp was the only other John Irving I had read at the time. Owen Meany is one of my all-time favorites. Enjoyed its movie, too -- Simon Birch, but it wasn't near as good as the book. And really didn't get much attention.
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So where are we? Pedln, you supplied the rest of the title...I had forgotten little Owen's last name...Gum got the first two words. Since you knew the title, there seems to be no question - YOU ARE IT! ;D
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Coming soon.
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Non-fiction
A
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Non Fiction beginning with the "A"? Isn't that unusual? Maybe not, maybe I'm not fully awake yet. Lots of letters though - Pedln, are there any more "A"'s?
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Non-fiction
A
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A __ __ A __ __
Some is going to get this right away.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
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Hmmm...I think we need more letters. How about an "R"? And a clue?
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So, we need more letters? Here are a few R's.
A
__ __ __ __ R __
A __ __ A __ R
And more clues?
Non-fiction
Historical -- whooda thunkit?
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A _ _ _ _ R _ AFFAIR ??
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Affair looks good. Gum...but honestly don't know this title - do you?
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Is there a D?
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Sorry, no D
This book has a subtitle, but it's much too long, and besides, it would give the whole thing away.
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How about an "E" ?
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A
__ __ __ E R __
A __ __ A __ R
Non-fiction
Historical -- whooda thunkit?
Long subtitle
A rather new publication
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I think I've got it? Julia Child? A Covert Affair? Yes? Has anyone read it?
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Winner!! Winner!! Winner!! Congratulations, JoanP.
I haven't read it yet, but I want to sometime. I posted a link to a review/article/whatever about it about a week ago in Non-Fiction and in the Library. Do click on it if for no other reason than seeing the postcard they sent to the powers-that-be who were making comments about Paul Child's sexuality.
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I'm thinking. Let me think about a title as a doze off tonight.
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RAH FOR JOANP!
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Oh you are very funny, JoanK! I've been thinking for days of a title that will stump this sharp group. The only thing I can come up with - a new book, by an unknown author. Actually, this one has some appeal and I would love to hear from someone who has read it... I have not.
_ _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The first clue - it's new. ;)
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How about telling us if this NEW book is fiction or non-fiction?
How about a W, please
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Sorry Pedln, no "W"
_ _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The first clue - it's new.
Second clue - it' fiction
Third clue - this author's first book.
I seem to be drawn to first books, these days. Can't say why...
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V please.
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May I beg for an E ... please
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Well shucks.
No women, no world, no now or new.
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No, and I double-checked to make sure there was no "w" Pedln- but the author is a woman. Does that help? Since Gum begged, I'll give her the E - several E's -
_ _ E _ O _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _
The first clue - it's new.
Second clue - it's fiction
Third clue - this author's first book.
Fourth clue - the author is a woman
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A T please.
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The House on Riverton by Kate Morton.
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Verrrry close, verry verry verry close! But not exactly! :D
The final clue lies in JoanK's question above.
Frybabe's solution is only two letters off!
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I think it's time to declare Frybabe the winner since she was the closest!
The book title - The House at Riverton by Kate Morton. Have you read it, Fry? Here's a review...
http://www.katemorton.com/the-shifting-foghouse-at-river/
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Yes I have read it. Loved it.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ K __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
History, first hand account of an early 20th century event.
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Gimme an E
How many words are indicated...?
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Six words, gum
__ E __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ K
__ __ E
__ __ __ __ __
Does this help?
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How about a C?
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Or an "N" - and a new clue?
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No C, but there is one N.
__ E N
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ K
__ __ E
__ __ __ __ __
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an M ?
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No M, sorry.
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well, then, there must be a "T" or two?
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Yes, there be T's. That should make it easy now.
T E N
__ __ __ __
T __ __ T
__ __ __ __ K
T __ E
__ __ __ __ __
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Ten Days that Shook the World?
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Hurray! Deems2 got it. Tag your it!
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Nice going, deems2. We've missed you!
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Hello folks! I'm sorry, I've been sick and have not turned the computer on in ages.
Here's one that I know nothing about. It is on my stack of books that have to be read next. There are seven words - two per line until the last line.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
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I'm glad you are feeling better, Deems2.
Is there an S in the title?
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Hello Frybabe. Yes, there are two S's!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ E
_ _ _ S _ _ _
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
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Hopefully you are fully recovered now, deems2? At least you feel well enough to turn on your computer!
The next to the last word has my full attention! _ S _ _ _
How about a "T"? Assuming this is fiction?
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Deems2 - Stay well, girl, stay well.
There have to be more vowels :
I'll ask for an A
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Hi JoanP and Gum. Not well yet. :o But better. :D I head back to the doctor tomorrow. A miserable bronchial thing is being passed about around here. It lasts about three weeks. I'm on week four.
Let's see, we'll take the T first. That should give it away.
T _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ E
_ _ _ S _ _ _
_ _ _
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I was sure that you would get it with your T, JoanP. ;) Here are Gum's A's. Are you working on a painting, Gum?
T _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ E
_ _ _ S _ A _
_ A _
Letters guessed:
S, T, A
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U?
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Gum's A's didn't do Gum much good.
Could I have an M next time?
Deems - I do hope you're over your 'three week' bronchial thing but do remember to take more than usual care for a week or two longer.
Thanks for asking about my work. I usually have a few things on the easels at any one time and get into a frenzy over one or the other - then when that goes flat I do the same on another. Sometimes I get a block on something and it will sit for a while with its face to the wall until suddenly it takes off again... how about you? is there a masterpiece coming along on your easel?
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Gum, I went to a book talk with Helen Simonson the other night. In an aside about spending too much time writing a book, she compared it to spending too much time on a painting. She said in the end it will come out "brown." What do you think?
I'm seeing the last two words as "usual way" - Other than that, am stumped! How about a "Y" to answer that question once and for all.
Deems2, does everyone keep telling you to rest?
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JoanP Simonson is right about that 'brown' - we call it 'mud'. The trick is in knowing when to stop - or better still, stopping before it's time - while the magic is still there.
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How about I just give Frybabe her "U" and that'll solve your problem, JoanP.
T _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ U S _ _ _ E
_ _ _ S _ A _
_ A _
Letters guessed:
S, T, A, U
Woohoo! I love painting discussions. Yes, everything goes to mud on this continent too. In fact, when I tell my students that they aren't allowed to use grey, black or brown, they panic. They have no idea what they will do without brown. Soon enough, they realise that if they mix almost any three colours (and many times only two), they will end up with brown. Again and again and again.
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao.
I'd been thinking memories made and Islam Man, but the US had to be ous, which led to wondrous which led to life. I haven't read it, but someone asked me not too long ago if I had.
Now, I'll really be shot down if that's not the title. ;D
Deems2, do you teach art?
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Wow! Pedln - you're a genius. I've not heard of that title. Interesting to see your thought process.
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Oh wow, Pedln! Congratulations! Wow! Wow!
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I am not familiar with that book. Any good?
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Excellent job, pedln! YAY!
Yes, I teach painting (oils and acrylics, encaustics, watercolours - not all at the same time) and drawing.
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____ ____ ____ I ____
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This is a novel about real people.
It's fairly recent. Up until a short time ago I had never heard about it or its author.
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Gimme an E ... please
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An E for Gum, you'll get if for sure now.
___ ___ E
____ ____ ____ I ____
____ ____ ____ E
This is a novel about real people.
It's fairly recent. Up until a short time ago I had never heard about it or its author.
About a man and a woman. The man is no longer living, and I doubt the woman is either.
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How about an N?
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an "N" or a "T"?
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Thre is no N, but there is a T, which is no doubt a big help.
T ___ E
____ ____ ____ I ____
____ ____ ____ E
This is a novel about real people.
It's fairly recent. Up until a short time ago I had never heard about it or its author.
About a man and a woman. The man is no longer living, and I doubt the woman is either.
Letters used -- N, E, T
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An "F"?
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What!!!!!!!!!!! You're asking for another letter 11 minutes after you get one? ???
What happened to "once a day?" ;D
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:D The "F" guess is for tomorrow, Pedln.
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I'd like an M ... whenever it's convenient fot you Pedln :D
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or an S?
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There is no M. Sorry, Gumtree.
An F it shall be.
T ___ E
____ ____ ____ I ____
____ ____ F E
This is a novel about real people.
It's fairly recent. Up until a short time ago I had never heard about it or its author.
About a man and a woman. The man is no longer living, and I doubt the woman is either.
You are probably more familiar with the man than with the woman. She is no longer living, though she outlived him by 18 years.
Letters used -- N, E, T, M, F
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hmmm...
There must be at least one more "I" then?
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An A please
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Someone asked for an S a while back --
T ___ E
____ ____ ____ I S
____ ____ F E
This is a novel about real people.
It's fairly recent. Up until a short time ago I had never heard about it or its author.
About a man and a woman. The man is no longer living, and I doubt the woman is either.
You are probably more familiar with the man than with the woman. She is no longer living, though she outlived him by 18 years.
Letters used -- N, E, T, M, F
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Oh ho...I remember your talking about this book not too long ago, Pedlin...
The Paris Wife, right?
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WINNER!!! WINNER!!!
You got it JoanP. By Paula McLain. The next clue would have said something about it being reviewed by a well-known author. And of course that was Helen Simonson who did say something about it when she came to answer our questions about Major Pettigrew.
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Have you read it, Pedln? Let us know!
Okay, this one is NOT HARD - somewill will get it right away. first clue, Fiction with a misleading title, sort of
_ _ _ _ I _ _ _
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I'll be the mug ... OLD FILTH
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Right under our nose. Aren't you smart Gumtree.
That's not the first time JoanP has done that. :-*
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I thought you'd get it fast = but not THAT fast! ;D
Old Filth is a wonderful book - just wanted to spread the word here -
From the recent vote, we should have a good number participating in June. If you are thinking of joining us, please post here -
http://seniorlearn.org/forum/index.php?board=118.0
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WOW, Gumtree! Fantastic!
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Not fantastic at all - that one just stood up and bit me.
Here's one - fiction - a classic -
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ R __ __ __ __ __
Should be a piece of cake!
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Isn't it funny how titles are so obvious - to the one who is posting it? This classic is not yet a piece of cake, Gum! :D
Are there any more "R" s in the title?
ps - Happy to see you will lurk in the Old Filth discussion. Do you have any knowledge of anyone who was sent "Home" as a child? I've been reading Kipling's Baa Baa Black Sheep in preparation for the discussion. Heartbreaking.
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Sorry Joan P - no more Rs
And yes, I have known a couple of 'Raj orphans' neither of whom seem to have suffered greatly from the separation from their parents - possibly because they went to close family in England.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
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Any Ts?
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Sorry Frybabe - not a single T to be seen.
Here it is again - fiction - a classic
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ R __ __ __ __ __
Like I said - it should be a piece of cake...
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Hmmm...is "cake" a clue, she wonders aloud...
how about a "c"?
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Aha! - JoanP's persistence pays off - there is a C
__ __ __ __ __
C __ __ __ __ R __ __ __ __ __
A classic - fiction - but no cake in sight.
Letters used R T C
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We need a vowel in there. How about an I?
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Ha! I think Pedln's awake to it
__ __ __ I __
C __ __ __ __ R __ I __ __ __
A classic - fiction - we all know this book -
Letters used R T C I
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Well, I don't have a clue. How about an H?
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Sorry Frybabe not an H in sight.
__ __ __ I __
C __ __ __ __ R __ I __ __ __
A classic - fiction - we all know this book -
Letters used R T C I H
C'mon - another guess or two and you'll get it!
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Ok, than I will try for an N.
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Sorry Fry - no N either!
__ __ __ I __
C __ __ __ __ R __ I __ __ __
A classic - fiction - we all know this book -
Letters used R T C I H N
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Okay, I'm going to have to ask for a vowel please. How about an A?
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And perhaps a W or two. I think this is a personal name.
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Pedln - a 'W' or TWO? - sorry there's not even one - but there is an 'A' for Frybabe
__ A __ I __
C __ __ __ __ R __ I __ __ __
A classic - fiction - we all know this book -
Letters used R T C I H N W A
Now it really is staring you in the face.
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I knew it was a name -- David Copperfield
It all became a matter of looking at letters that weren't there, and when D popped up . . . .
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Oh, for heavens sake. I just knew I was going to kick myself. Sigh! Looks like you nailed it Pedln.
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Oh, good grief! Congratulations, pedln.
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Well I sensed it was the name of a character too - and have to admit that I couldn't think of a single title character whose last name began with a "C" - how bad is that!
Good for you, Pedln!
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER !
I knew it was a name -- David Copperfield
And you were so right Pedln - Congrats to you.
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Please give me a day. I had a thought, and now have lost it.
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A new novel, but the author is not new
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ Y
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DUH (headslap).
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I'll try for an L please.
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And there is an L
A new novel, but the author is not new
___ ___ ___ L ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ Y
Letters used L, Y
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We're going to need a vowel - what about A
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Well the L wasn't where I thought it might be, so I'llo try for a T.
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A vowel always helps.
A new novel, but the author is not new
This author frequently uses the same locale for a setting.
___ A ___ L ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ Y
Letters used L, Y, A
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Hmmm, not a clue...same locale -
I'll have to ask for an "O" - please?
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One O for JoanP.
A new novel, but the author is not new
This author frequently uses the same locale for a setting.
I have not read this author, but would like to, especially the ones set in _____, both fiction and non.
___ A ___ L O ___ ___
___ ___ ___ Y
Letters used L, Y, A , O
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Got any Cs in there somewhere?
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Oh yeah - there's a "C" - Pete Hamil's Tabloid City it has to be...
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It certainly does. You got it JoanP.
WINNER!!! WINNER!!! WINNER!!!
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WOW! JOANP, YOU'RE QUICK!
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Oops - it's my turn -
OK, this is a wonderful author we've discussed here - latest book. Eager to hear if anyone has read it - BUT you'll have to guess the title first -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _
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My I have a T please?
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Let me check, Frybabe -
Nope = nary a "T"...
Guess again?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _
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How about an "E"?
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Caleb's Crossing
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HA! And you didn't even need the apostrophe, which was going to be today's clue!
winner! winner! winner!
Have you read Geraldine Brooks' new book, PatH?
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No, I haven't read it yet; it looks interesting. Brooks gave a talk and signing for it here on May 9, but it wasn't at Politics and Prose, but at the Historic 6th and I Synagogue, where they have their bigger events. I'm not too keen about going down there alone after dark.
After that great discussion we had several years ago of her People of the Book, I've read some of her other stuff, and it was good.
Back later today with a new puzzle.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
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___ ___ ___ ___ O ___ ___ ___
Recent, popular
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One word...hmmm The name of a place, perhaps?
An "S"? Please...
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There is no S.
___ ___ ___ ___ O ___ ___ ___
Recent, popular, non-fiction
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Well, how about an "N" then?
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My mind is a blank. How about am R.
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Frybabe's turn to get a letter:
___ ___ ___ R O ___ ___ ___
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Not Andromeda...how about that "N"?
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Ooops--sorry I'm late. JoanP gets her N, and I bet that gives it to her.
___ N ___ R O ___ ___ N
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Unbroken?
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Winner Winner Winner
Frybabe takes the cake. (If there was one.)
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I am on a SciFi kick:
T __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ ' __
__ __ __ __ __
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"E" please
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Sci-fi--oh, good, that puts me only way behind JoanP's intuitiveness instead of WAAAAYYY behind.
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;)
OK, before we can "intuit" we need more vowels - Let's go for an "N" again? Please?
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I think I'll let JoanP have her N.
T __ __
__ N __ __ __ __ __ ' __
__ __ __ __ __
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Nothing yet... a "D"?
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And Ds we have:
T __ __
__ N D __ __ __ D ' __
D __ __ __ __
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The Android's Dream
(John Scalzi)
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Congratulations, PatH. You are the winner!
This one is still on my TBR pile.
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You're ahead of me, then; it hasn't yet made it to my pile.
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Wow! That one has not yet made its presence known to me. Way to go, PatH.
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New puzzle:
T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
A classic
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How about an "E"?
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or a Y.
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JoanK gets her E.
T ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Got it! Treasure Island?
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Right you are, JoanP.
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I think I'd like to read that again, Pat! It's been so long...how long since you've read it? What made you think of it?
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Here's another 19th century classic - very much on my mind these days, for reasons I'll let you know later -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I'll try for a T, please.
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How about an A?
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Can't resist this - neither a "T" nor an "A"... :D
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So what about an I
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or an S?
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It's 100 degrees here today! I NEED for you to solve this puzzle ASAP!
I'll give you the "S" Frybabe - does that help?
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I'll try for an L next.
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Let's give Gum her "I" -
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _
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I suspect that the two letter word is "of" and the last word is "hill", but I have no clue about the rest. No A's and only one I? My oh my.
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oh Fry - I'm so sorry - there is an "A" - don't know what I was thinking~
Now do you see it?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
Thanks for the I - May I have an O this time round.
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OK, Gum - I found an "O" the third time I checked! Did you all see that "A" I missed earlier?
This title - a classic - still read in schools. I checked with kids in my neighborhood yesterday.
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E S O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ _
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Wow! This title is really sparce with the vowels. Are there any more Es.
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Ah, Fry! I'm a mess! Too many letters in this title for me! ::)
I'm going to give you TWO "E"s right away - before I miss miss them! I'll bet you see it now?
A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E S O _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ E _ _ _ _ I _ _
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Is it Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
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Wow, pedln! That looks like it must be true! Great job figuring it out even with trick clues like "no T's and A's!" Tricky, tricky, JoanP!
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After I saw "classic in the schools" the Adventures just popped out and the rest just filled in.
A good choice, JoanP.
One thing to consider -- the blank letters and words appear differently on different computers. For a long time, the first letter of word4 was on one line, and the next three letters on the next line, so it appeared that there were really FIVE words. Perhaps we need to say how many words or else put each word on a separate line.
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Sounds like a winner to me Pedln
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I knew I was going to kick myself. I much preferred Huck Finn to Tom Sawyer when I read them.
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Winner! Winner! Winner!
Pedln, I never considered that different monitors show differently. Much better to put each word of a title on a different line! Will try to remember that>
Huck Finn has been on my mind for the last two weeks as I foolishly thought I could easily stain the new fence around our back yard. It's taking FOREVER!
One day last week the temp reached 102 degrees! The other days were in the nineties. All the neighbors walking by had a wisecrack (though there were some words of encouragement - and positive comments.) No one could tell me how Tom persuaded Huck that it was fun to paint the fence. I can't get anyone to help me - even if I offer to pay THEM! Didn't Huck pay Tom to paint the fence?
I asked a group of middle school boys walking by if kids read Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn anymore. They said yes, they read it for school. And they knew the story. I didn't ask them if their editions were altered to replace non PC words. They were so helpful trying to remember why Huck thought it was fun. One even took my brush, but after a few seconds, handed it back and said it was NOT fun.
Here's the fence if you care to take a look at how insane I am to have volunteered to do this -
finished fence (http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo55/jonkie2/152.jpg)
unfinished fence (http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo55/jonkie2/153.jpg)
So it's your turn, Pedln -
I've got to go clean some brushes...
Oh, by the way - does anyone remember how Tom convinced Huck he was having so much fun?
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I don't remember, but Tom could have had a promising career in sales. ;)
The fence occurs in Tom Sawyer, and most of the non-PC words occur in Huckleberry Finn. I reread Huckleberry Finn a few years ago, during one of the perennial controversies about whether it should be in the schools. My conclusion was mixed. Yes, it absolutely should be taught. It's a great, if flawed, novel, and hidden under the conventions of the times Twain uses humor to scathingly show up and condemn the attitudes of the time. But, no, the non-PC language is so bad that if I were a black student reading it, I would find it very painful. The black slave Jim is the real hero of the book, and the most honorable character in it, but Twain is stuck in the conventions of his time, and has to make his message seem less threatening to his audience by low humor. I don't think the answer is to change the language. That just makes it seem stupid.
By the way, I read recently that Huckleberry Finn was closely based on a real person, who eventually ended up as a judge in Montana. Ah, the good old days, when you could just light out for farther west and make good.
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Another that showed the prejudices of the times are the Charlie Chan books. While looking him up again I ran across a new book out about the detective that inspired Biggers to write Charlie Chan. I will have to get it. Unfortunately, I no longer have my Charlie Chan books, but I well remember the slings and slights visited upon Mr. Chan and Chinese immigrants in general.
http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Charlie-Chan/
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It looks like lots of folks want to know what Tom did. What a little scamp he was.
That looks like a new fence, JoanP, very pretty, very BIG. If you'd tried Tom's technique, you probably could have conned those boys yourself.
“Say - I’m going in a -swimming, I am. Don’t you wish you could? But of course you’d druther work - wouldn’t you? Course you would!”
Tom contemplated the boy a bit, and said:
“What do you call work?”
“Why, ain’t that work?”
Tom resumed his whitewashing, and answered carelessly:
“Well, maybe it is, and maybe it ain’t. All I know it suits Tom Sawyer.”
“Oh, come now, you don’t mean to let on that you like it?”
The brush continued to move.
“Like it? Well, I don’t see why I oughtn’t to like it. does a boy get a chance to whitewash a fence every day?”
That put the thing in a new light. Ben stopped nibbling his apple. Tom swept his brush daintily back and forth - stepped back to note the effect - added a touch here and there - criticized the effect again - Ben watching every move and getting more and more interested, more and more absorbed. Presently he said:
“Say, Tom, let me whitewash a little.”
Tom Considered, was about to consent; but he altered his mind:
“No-no-I reckon it wouldn’t hardly do, Ben. You see, Aunt Polly’s awful particular about this fence - right here on the street, you know - but if it was the back fence, I wouldn’t mind, and she wouldn’t. Yes, she’s awful particular about this fence; it’s got to be done very careful; I recon there ain’t one boy in a thousand, maybe two thousand, that can do it the way it’s got to be done.”
“No-is that so? Oh, come now - lemme try. Only just a little - I’d let you, if you was me, Tom.”
“Ben, I’d like to, honest injun; but Aunt Polly - well, Jim wanted to do it, but she wouldn’t let him; Sid wanted to do it, and she wouldn’t let Sid. Now, don’t you see how I’ fixed? If you was to tackle this fence and anything was to happen to it --”
“Oh, shucks, I’ll be just as careful. Now lemme try. Say - I’ll give you the core of my apple.”
“Well, here - No, Ben, no you don’t. I’m afeared --”
“I’ll give you all of it!”
Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face, but alacrity in his heart. And while the late steamer Big Missouri worked and sweated in the sun, the retired artist sat on a barrel in the shade close by, dangled his legs munched his apple, and planned the slaughter of more innocents. There was no lack of material; boys happened along every little while; they came to jeer, but remained to whitewash. By the time Ben was fagged out, Tom had traded the next chance to Billy fisher for a kite in good repair; and when he played out, Johnny Miller bought in for a dead rat and a string to sing it with - and so on, hour after hour. And when the middle of the afternoon came, from being a poor poverty-stricken boy in the morning, Tom was literally rolling wealth. He had, besides the things before mentioned, twelve marbles, part of a jew’s-harp, a piece of blue bottle-glass to look through, a spoon cannon, a key that wouldn’t unlock anything, a fragment of chalk, a glass stopper of a decanter, a tin soldier, a couple of tadpoles, a kitten with only one eye, a brass door-knob, a dog-collar-but no dog - the handle of a knife, four pieces of orange-peel, and a dilapidated window-sash.
He had had a nice, good, idle time all the while - plenty of company - and the fence had three coats of whitewash on it! If he hadn’t run out of whitewash, he would have bankrupted every boy in the village.
Back tomorrow with a new Blanko.
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Thanks, pedln. I love the next paragraph.
"Tom said to himself that it was not such a hollow world, after all. He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it – namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. If he had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and that Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do. And this would help him to understand why constructing artificial flowers or performing on a tread-mill is work, while rolling ten-pins or climbing Mont Blanc is only amusement. There are wealthy gentlemen in England who drive four-horse passenger-coaches twenty or thirty miles on a daily line, in the summer, because the privilege costs them considerable money; but if they were offered wages for the service, that would turn it into work and then they would resign."
"If he had been a great and wise philosopher, like the writer of this book, he would now have comprehended that Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do, and that Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do." Isn't that the truth.
That's a lovely fence JoanP. Let me know if you would like me to pay you to help you finish it!
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Thanks deems2, I need to read more Twain. I like his perspective.
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Two words. One of them has an apostrophe, NOT included with the letters. (Do I need to put it in?)
I’m reading this now, the first I have read by this author.
I forgot to tell your -- this is fiction
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Are you waiting for something? ::)
Letters, perhaps?
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I'm waiting for the fence to be finished! Loved the exerpt. Tom Sawyer - a better salesman than I. But it's almost finished - three coats of whitewash! I only managed two coats of stain. I'm going to miss my little morning/afternoon friends I made out there on the sidewalk on my little rolling bench.
Pedln - are there any more "S" es - besides the one after the apostrophe?
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That's the only S JoanP
I won't say Mark Twain could have written this, but it's a country story, not far from his territory.
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Geeeeee, I know I wrote a post lost night - thanking you for the exerpt from Tom Sawyer....he was a more persuasive person than I. Couldn't get anyone to think I was having a good time out there in the heat - sweat, mosquito bites, etc...
But it's done - almost done. A second coat on the gate and the last panel should do it. If only the rain would let me finish...
Fiction - recent fiction with an apostrophe "S" - Deems2 will snap this up right away. But I'll ask for the "R" that seems to be needed here...
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Is there an R?
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I won't say Mark Twain could have written this, but it's a country story, not far from his territory.
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I feel we should get this - but ...
How about a "T"?
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or an L.
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No L's, I'm afraid.
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I won't say Mark Twain could have written this, but it's a country story, not far from his territory.
Not far from my territory, either.
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Then it's not Winter's Tale, is it. Not new either...
Let's try for another vowel - an "O"?
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Getting close. I'll bet she knows it.
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Did I mention that it's also a film?
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Are we going to kick ourselves for not getting this one? Still can't see it...
How about an "M"?
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There is no M, there is no L
I suppose you'll be wanting to know who was an Academy Award nominee for his/her part in this film with the same title as the book.
The author of the book is male, if that helps. :-[
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Winter's Bone?
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
You got it Frybabe. By Daniel Woodrell (from West Plains, MO). Set in the Ozarks, in the Mark Twain National Forest. (West Plains is very near the Arkansas border, about 150 miles from the Mississippi River.) I liked the movie very much, and have mixed feelings about the book, which I have not yet finished. The people who found the movie depressing, (I did not) will find the book even more so. Such poverty and cruelty. Some rural areas of SE Missouri are methanphetamine strongholds (you can't buy Sudafed without a Dr's prescription in my town). While reading, you wonder, what's going to happen to this very strong 17-year old protagonist.
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That was fast - Frybabe! A win, and a new puzzle, just like that! Overnight!
A 17 year old protagonist. Hmm, don't know about Winter's Bone, Pedln. Has David Woodrell written anything else?
Is the new title fiction, Frybabe? Are there any more "S" es?
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No more S's, JoanP. It is Fiction. Been around since the 70's.
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hmmm, well I think there are some "T"'s...how many is my question...
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There be T's:
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oh, yeah - the "T" s did it -
Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy - right?
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You got it, JoanP.
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The 70's was the give-away - all four of my sons loved the Hitchhiker's Guide growing up. I never read it myself.
OK - here's one for you -- fiction, foreign
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Good grief, we're in warp speed here.
Foreign fiction? Is the title in English? And if it is, how about an A?
(That better not be A Novel Bookstore because I think you did that before :o )
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I did? You're right - an "A" - the answer is "A Novel Bookstore." Forgot I already mentioned it - I see from the chart on top of the page that I did - quite a while ago. This time it's on my mind because we will begin discussing it on July 1 - I have such high hopes for this book - which tells of a bookstore that makes a point of selling ONLY good literature. It turns into a mystery, and a love story too. But the plot centers on GOOD LITERATURE and who decides what fits this category. I'm hoping that we get ideas for future book discussions - so many good/great titles are mentioned. Including the man that the book store owners believe is the world's greatest living author. Aren't you curious? This will be a really good discussion, I hope.
Since you won, but since I made the mistake - I'll try again -
The author of this book is AMERICAN - it is fiction -
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How about an N?
It's a good thing we have the chart, but that speaks well for the book, JoanP -- wanting to put it up there again.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
Yes - two "N" s - American - historical - fiction
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And perhaps a G?
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I'm not likely to know this one - but what the heck...
Gimme an A ...please
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Mmm...what to do? Pedln was first asking for a "G" - If I were to give you the A's, Gum, Pedln would be more likely to "win" -
Oh well - let's see who gets it first - the timing is right.
Yes - two "N" s - American - historical - fiction
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I'm not even going to guess. We should all know by now, your penchant for titles that promote discussion. :D ;D
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Indeed.
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What are you saying - that you are going to recuse yourselves, you two - and let Gum guess every letter of the alphabet until she gets it? :D
Seriously, do I put up a THIRD title - will that make you happy?
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No, I know what it is (I think).
Dancing at the Rascal Fair.
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Winner Winner Winner...
Yes! Frybabe to the rescue! The title is Dancing at the Rascal Fair - voted on to be the August Book Club Online discussion. - Between this book and Old Filth, Man in the Wooden Hat and Novel Bookstore, I haven't had time to read anything else. Oh - and The Weird Sisters...
We just put out Dancing at the Rascal Fair (http://seniorlearn.org/forum/index.php?board=123.0) today - and I must say I'm finding it engrossing - very different from anything I've read in a long time - historical fiction - a saga that starts when the two friends are boys in Scotland and emigrate to Montana...
Please drop in and post if you think you might find it interesting...
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New Quiz: Classic fiction
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How about an "E"
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E's there are:
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That hyphen should give it away, but it doesn't for me.
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I posted last night but it seems to have disappeared -
so, may I have an A
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And an A you shall receive.
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Look familiar yet?
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How about a "G"? Please...
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Sorry JoanP, no G.
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Thanks for the A -
Now if I could just have a K
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Gum, your on the scent with a K.
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Whoops, Gum gave it to us:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Hurray! You got it PatH.
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Tag, I'm it. Back to you when I think of something.
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Here goes:
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Genre fiction, but I know you have all heard of it.
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Does that mean it's either romance, mystery, sci-fi, or Western?
How about an E?
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laven, welcome! How did you find us, and what do you like? We've got lots of good stuff here, and you can probably find things that interest you.
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Does that mean it's either romance, mystery, sci-fi, or Western?
How about an E?
Sort of, and I'll rule out romance. No further letters until the quiz has been up at least an hour or two. :)
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Or a T?
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PatH -Thought Hunchback might be it- thanks for jumping in...
How about a U
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It must have come in my dreams. I'm not a Vonnegut fan, but just out of the blue, among the pillows and bedcovers, eyes still closed came Slaughterhouse Five. Weird!
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Pedln : Yes, weird - but I love it when that happens . 8)
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Right on, pedln, and you didn't even need your E.
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This is relatively new fiction. I’m reading it now, a serendipitous find at the library. I don’t know anyone else who has read or is reading it. I’d never heard of the author although he has written eleven novels. It’s a beautiful book. Wonderful. But sad.
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An O please.
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Or some "T"s? Lightning fast in here! Wow! Pedln!
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That should make it a lot easier. Duck soup. Actually, this story is more about crows than ducks. Corvids -- are you familiar with them?
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Let's try for an R please.
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Letters used --O, R, T
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Eternal on the Water?
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Winner!! Winner!! Winner!!
Good job, Deems2. Have you read this book?
By Joseph Monninger, a professor at the U. of New Hampshire. I'd never heard of him before, but I love this book. It's about real people, maybe you'd call them everyday people -- I don't know. Definitely people with big problems, who have to make big decisions. But they are all so likeable, without being dippy. You care about them.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
88. pedln for Dancing at the Rascal Fair #1247
89. PatH for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame #1260
90. pedln for Slaughterhouse Five #1269
91. deems 2 for Eternal on the Water #1278
92. Frybabe for The Cookbook Collector #1299
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumgree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
88. pedln for Dancing at the Rascal Fair #1247
89. PatH for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame #1260
90. pedln for Slaughterhouse Five #1269
91. deems 2 for Eternal on the Water #1278
92. Frybabe for The Cookbook Collector #1299
Wow, I'm glad you got it, deems 2. I'd never heard of it.
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Me neither! Tell about it! A fascinating title. I was seeing the "Eternal on the" part, but ...
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E, please
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I haven't read it. I've only seen it. But I will pick it up now that I know it is good.
Here's an easy one.
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Easy for you - you know the title! :D
OK, let's see how easy for the rest of us - how many E's?
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Maybe an N or two?
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:-\ Well, I guess knowing the title does help a little.
Here are two e's, JoanP!
T _ E
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Letters guessed:
E
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We need more vowels. how about an "I"
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An S?
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Frybabe, there are no N's and there are no S's.
T _ E
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Letters guessed:
E, N, S
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Hmmm.
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I think somebody asked for an I and I'll ask for one too. But I really expect this title will come to me in my dreams.
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JoanK and pedln, there are no I's.
T _ E
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Letters guessed:
E, N, S, I
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An L?
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Well, that let's out Milkmaid.
How about a D?
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There are two L's, Frybabe!
T _ E
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_ _ L L E _ _ _ _
Letters guessed:
E, N, S, I, L
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C please.
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Could I have an A please miss :D
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Here's a two-fer.
No, I am sorry, pedln. There are no D's.
Here are a lot of C's, Frybabe!
(Gumtree, I will post your answer tomorrow - if needed. You asked SOOOOO nicely. ;D)
T _ E
C _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C _ L L E C _ _ _
Letters guessed:
E, N, S, I, L, D, C
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The Cookbook Collector?
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Wow~! that title is way off my radar...
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Ho ho ho. You beat me Frybabe. I just now saw those C's and it hit me. I'm reading it NOW. Oh duh, duh, duh. Congratulations! Have you read it? It sure goes off on a bunch of different tangents. Have read more than half and am just now getting a clue to the title.
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No, I haven't read it yet Pedln. It came to my attention though, because I have a rather large collection of cookbooks bought over the years. Not as large as before though, because I gave a bunch to my sister when I moved to Allentown way back in 89'.
Speaking of cookbooks, George is still sorting through stuff he inherited from him Mom. He had some buyers in to look at the cookbooks; she had several shelves full in two cabinets. Some of them, he was told, are quite valuable. I've seen them. Some are absolutely ancient. Unfortunately, she did not have the only one I look for, a early 1960's Fanny Farmer. My paperback fell apart. I replaced it with a new Fanny Farmer, but it was in a new format (which I didn't like so much) and some of the recipes had changed. The only way I could get a great pie crust was to follow the FF recipe faithfully. As many pies as I made, I still got that recipe out and read it first. A variation was a whole wheat crust which was great for apple and pumpkin pies. I also used the recipe to make individual spinach pies in fluted tart pans. Yummy!
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Frybabe, the Fannie Farmer - eleventh edition, right? 1965. I'm holding it in my hands right now. What should I do with it?
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Bake a pie, JoanP. ;D That's the one.
(Or, you can send it on up to me. ;D ;D )
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The pie....or the book?
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Tee hee, JoanP. :) I have the same Fanny Farmer, but I don't see the whole wheat crust, so maybe you want an earlier edition, Frybabe. I never bothered with a recipe for pie crust, since my mother taught me how to make it when I was quite young, but it's the same proportions as Fannie Farmer. I'd love to have the whole wheat recipe if you still have it.
I'm a cookbook nut, and have many that I bought to read for pleasure and haven't cooked much from.
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I'll take a pie, JoanP! ;D
Um, just to make it official:
WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Great job, Frybabe!
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I could be mistaken on the whole wheat pie crust, but I thought I remembered it being under the primary as an alternative. Since the 12th Edition didn't come out until 1979, the 1965 Edition has to be the one I used.
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Okay, I just when down and checked my cookbooks. The one I have is the 12th Edition, which according to the cover, was completely revised. My 11th Edition paperback did not have all the illustrations the newer hardback does and it certainly didn't have instructions to make pastry in a food processor.
I'm a cookbook nut, and have many that I bought to read for pleasure and haven't cooked much from.
In my collection, I have books that are not just cookbooks, but a bit of history (Jeff Smith), garden tips (Betty Crocker), or recipes from menus/dishes talked about in novels (Sherlock Holmes, The Cat Who series), not to mention Euell Gibbons foraging for wild edible plants. My favorite Euell Gibbons recipe is the Violet syrup for pancakes.
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Okay, here is a new quiz.
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An "E" please. fry, do you have the book that gives recipes for all the food mentioned in the "master and Commander" series?
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No I don't, JoanK. Confession - I have never read nor seen the movie for Master and Commander.
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An "E" please. fry, do you have the book that gives recipes for all the food mentioned in the "master and Commander" series?
I have it. (Lobscouse and Spotted Dog, by Anne Chotzinoff Grossman and Lisa Grossman Thomas.) It's a good example of a reading cookbook--a real hoot. They take every food mentioned in the books (that's a lot) and give quotes tying each to the stories, charmingly explain how they figured out what was the appropriate recipe, and what it tasted like, for good or ill. All recipes are given. They discover to their horror that the monstrously fatty dessert puddings are absolutely delicious, and are even better fried up in butter the next day.
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Indeed they are ;D
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How bout an "O"?
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JoanP has her one and only O
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OK, good. How about a "C"?
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No C's. Sorry.
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So not Prince of Tides, then...
OK - how about an "I"?
ps No whole wheat pie crust recipe under the "primary"...
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumtree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
88. pedln for Dancing at the Rascal Fair #1247
89. PatH for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame #1260
90. pedln for Slaughterhouse Five #1269
91. deems 2 for Eternal on the Water #1278
92. Frybabe for The Cookbook Collector #1299
93. Gumtree for The Bridge of Sighs # 1329
94. PatH for The Bridge of San Luis Rey #1335
Well now, I wonder where I got the whole wheat crust recipe then. It really is good with spiniach pie or apple pie (I've even added a little shredded cheddar to the pie crust on occasion). I haven't done any baking in a long time. My stove is on the fritz, so I've been microwaving, slow-cooking or electric woking everything. I really must go look at stoves, but I've been holding off, hoping I can do a kitchen remodel with a counter top two burner range and a convection or other smaller oven. The oven I have is huge.
Now, to the game. Yes, there are I's.
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Clue: The protagonist is an Eastern European Police Detective.
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Well, the third worf is either of or on. I'll bet it's "of", but to be preverse, I'll ask for an "N"
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Well, I can't get by The Prince of Tides...even if the clues don't fit!
How about a "D"?
What's a "worf"?
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A worf is a teenage wolf. They are babes, then pups, then worfs, then wolves. I think that it may be a slang term. They may actually still be "pups". But I wouldn't call a worf "pup" to his face. Too many teeth.
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I think I'll be nice and give JoanP her D. There are not Ns.
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I just played around with Google a bit and discovered that there are two books by this name, one poem and a real location.
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We had a particularly glorious full moon last week, and as I was standing in my side yard admiring it, I might have heard the distant howls of the frolicking young worfs. Good thing the moon isn't tonight; it's so hot even getting the paper from the front yard is an ordeal.
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How about an "L"?
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Love the 'worfs'
How about - THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS
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Oh, for goodness sake, Gum, that has got to be it. I'm glad you got it--it was driving me nuts.
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Yeaaaaaa! Gumtree got it. The Bridge of Sighs book I have is by Olen Steinhauer and is a police detective novel. I have not checked out what Russo's book is about yet. Here is Thomas Hood's poem of the same name: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-bridge-of-sighs/ I've added the website to my bookmarks. Oh, and the location is a bridge in Venice. http://gerardmcgarry.com/photo/bridge-sighs
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Afraid I only know the Russo book - I was forced to learn pages of Thomas Hood poetry at school. I see he is just as depressing as ever...
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Just have to ask for the "S" Gum~
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My memory of Thomas Hood is mostly "Song of a Shirt". Don't remember "The Bridge of Sighs" It's annoying in its patronizing attitude toward a "fallen woman", but is also pathetic and touching.
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I think it’s time to retire Title Mania. No one has posted there for 5 months, and we had all kind of run out of titles. Is there any reason to archive it rather than just trash it? We had some good conversations there, which I wouldn’t mind rereading, but realistically, no one is going to look for them. Let me know what you want.
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Only one request - an S for JoanP
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Letters used A S
I can see this one will go quickly now.
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
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wow!
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Well done, PatH. I looked at that, but couldn't fit OBISPO into three letters, and the rest of my mind was a blank.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Well done PatH! I knew once those S's went in someone would get it right away...
It was the previous quiz Bridge of Sighs that brought San Luis Rey to my mind. I think I might read it once again - it's been so long and I'm sure it will mean so much more to this old lady than it did when I was in my twenties ...
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I'm tempted to do another "Bridge" title, but I won't, it might be too obvious:
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How about an O?
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Please is there a D?
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Here's your O, pedln.
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O ___
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There is no D.
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In that case, let's try an R.
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There is one R:
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O ___
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Letters used: D, M, O, R
A very well-known title, not recent.
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T. please
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Or an A?
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JoanK hasn't had a letter yet. The T should help.
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Letters used, D, M, O, R, T.
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Pat, are you sure you have all the letters there? It looks like Taming of the Shrew to me.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You're right, pedln, I left off a blank this time--sorry. At least I put it in all the other times, so you could figure it out.
And The Taming of the Shrew it is.
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hahaha...PatH - join my club!
Pedln gets them anyway, even if you leave out the blanks!
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You're IT, pedln.
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OK. Give me a day, please. We just got back from three days in the mountains -- no Wi-Fi and now little Ruby wants to play.
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Sounds delightful. I could use the mountains; we've had record heat here again.
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Fiction, modern/contemporary classic
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Hmmm--the usual incomprehensible start.
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c'mon - gimme an A
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It looks like you won the jackpot, Gum.
A
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Got any N's in there?
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No "n"s if it's A Separate Peace...
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumtree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
88. pedln for Dancing at the Rascal Fair #1247
89. PatH for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame #1260
90. pedln for Slaughterhouse Five #1269
91. deems 2 for Eternal on the Water #1278
92. Frybabe for The Cookbook Collector #1299
93. Gumtree for The Bridge of Sighs # 1329
94. PatH for The Bridge of San Luis Rey #1335
You could be right JoanP - I got as far as A Separate ... but couldn't get the last word - don't know the Peace one - I was thinking perhaps 'A Separate Class' ...or something.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Way to go Pearson. An oldie, but a goodie. I wonder if Netflilx has the film.
Didn't mean to be so long in getting here. Have been on the road, or up in the air, rather. Why I left delightful sunny 70 degrees to come home to 99, I'll never know.
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Here's another "oldie" - written a few years before John Knowles' "A Separate Peace" (what brought it to your attention, Pedln?)
This one is shorter - more of a novella than a novel...
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I'd like to try for an N please.
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Here's your "N" Frybabe...just one - and yes, I counted twice. ;D
_ _ _ _ _ N _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
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(what brought it to your attention, Pedln?)
It's (looking for titles) what one does when one can't get to sleep.
How about an A please.
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One "A" - does that give it away? a female author with a sense of humor -
_ _ _ _ _ N _ E _ _ E A _ _
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A C?
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An R?
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Frybabe was first .........there is no "C" -
another clue? An American author...
_ _ _ _ _ N _ E _ _ E A _ _
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Well, that eliminates about four words I could have used in the last word. So, let's try for a P.
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We're still missing a vowel. How about an "O"
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JoanK gets another vowel . Do you see it now?
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_ O N _ E _
_ E A _ _
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The Wonder Years
The Wonder Tears
The Wonder Bears
They're not books.
How about a D
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OK, you get your "D" Pedln - but no winner designation just yet...none of the three titles above =
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_ O N D E _
_ E A _ _
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The Ponder Heart?
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winner! winner! winner! Congratulations, PatH!
Am I the only one here who has never read Eudora Welty? Have you? Did you like The Ponder Heart? - Optimist's Daughter ?
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You're not the only one, JoanP, I haven't either, though it's increasingly obvious that I should. Probably one day I'll start in on her and gobble up all the books. I'm glad that's the answer, because the quiz was driving me bananas. ;)
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New quiz:
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Kind of a mixed media book.
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I'm going to propose that we read at least two of Eudora Weltie's novellas in November...
How about an N?
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I'm confused about the "E"s in the last quiz (not that I would have gotten it: I was nowhere close) but all along, I thought the first word couldn't be "The" because two Es were showing, and no E for "The". I guess no one guessed E, and you only had to show two?
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Right, JoanK - no one guessed the "E" - so they all did not have to be given - BUT the second "E" that did appear cannot be explained. :D
Are there more E's in the new quiz, PatH?
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Which do you want? E or N?
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Oh....okay, let's see. How about the N?
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OK:
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N ___ ___
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___ E N
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T, please.
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How about a P for our "mixed media" book?
Does that mean illustrated, audio, an opera score? Escher?
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It means importantly illustrated, a vital part of the book.
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I'll have that "E"
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Frybabe gets her T:
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N ___ ___
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___ E N
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Well, I was hoping for a few more T's in there. How about some O's?
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JoanK and JoanP have been waiting a long time for their E:
___ E T
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N ___ ___
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___ E N
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I have an idea we are looking for a children's book or an art book.
Are there any S's?
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Pedln hasn't gotten a letter yet, so here's her P:
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N ___ ___
P ___ ___ ___ ___ E
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Frybabe, it's not a children's book, and not exactly an art book either.
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Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee and Walker Evans
and it looks like storms are coming here.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Yes, pedln, that's it!
Agee's poetic journalism and Evans' stark, telling photographs are both necessary to this description of depression-era conditions among Southern share-croppers, so I think it's fair to call it mixed media.
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I was thinking of that book, but I misremembered the name, and couldn't make it fit. An excellent book.
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The title is familiar and I'm sure I've seen the photographs, but I don't actually remember what was written. From what I've read about it just now,I think you're right in calling it "mixed-media."
Back with a new title tomorrow.
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A 20th century novel
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumtree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
88. pedln for Dancing at the Rascal Fair #1247
89. PatH for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame #1260
90. pedln for Slaughterhouse Five #1269
91. deems 2 for Eternal on the Water #1278
92. Frybabe for The Cookbook Collector #1299
93. Gumtree for The Bridge of Sighs # 1329
94. PatH for The Bridge of San Luis Rey #1335
95. pedln for The Taming of the Shrew #1348
96. JoanP for A Separate Peace #1359
97. PatH for The Ponder Heart #1375
98. pedln for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men #1395
99. deems2 for To Serve Them All My Days #1402
Could we try an A - just to get things underway...
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Sounds like a good idea, Gumtree.
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A ___ ___
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___ A ___ S
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I have a feeling a T would be helpful.
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And two T's for PatH
This novel was made into a TV mini-series. I got it from Netflix.
T ___
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T ___ ___ ___
A ___ ___
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___ A ___ S
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An "O" please
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Or an N?>
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Sorry, there is no N
T ___
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T ___ ___ ___
A ___ ___
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___ A ___ S
Did I mention that the author is/was British
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I stick to my "O".
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To Serve Them All My Days?
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by R.F. Delderfield.
WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Bravo, deems2.
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G'rrr So obvious - now that Deems2 has given the answer
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G'rrr So obvious - now that Deems2 has given the answer
Indeed.
Good job, deems2.
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Bravo, Deems2.
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HURRAH !
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Good for you, deems2.
Tag, you're it.
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Oops, sorry folks, I had computer difficulties and then I got sick. So I haven't been on line in a while. I will have a new quiz up soon.
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deems 2, if you don't feel up to doing it, someone else can take your turn.
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Thank you, PatH. I can breathe today - so things are looking up.
Let's try
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Glad you're feeling better, deems2.
How about an N please?
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And we'll need another vowel or two -
I'll beg for the classic A
Deems2 - sorry you've been under the weather - take care and keep breathing :D
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Yes, that breathing thing is not to be undervalued! ;D I am feeling better. I was painting last night.
And now for pedln's N.
_ _ _ _ E
_ _
_ _ N _ _ _
Letters used:
N
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R please?
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"O", please.
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...and Gumtree's classic A
_ _ A _ E
_ _
_ _ N _ _ _
Letters used:
N, A
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Well, that 'A' didn't do me much good.
Try an O next time.
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Nothing clicking here, either.
Maybe an S?
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Here's your R first, Frybabe!
_ _ A _ E
_ _
_ _ N _ _ R
Letters used:
N, A, R
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And now JoanK's and Gumtree's O's...
_ _ A _ E
O _
_ O N _ _ R
Letters used:
N, A, R, O
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An H?
Did you feel the earthquake, deems 2? I'm on the west coast, so missed it. Home tomorrow.
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Still no idea. How about a U?
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Hi, PatH. Yes! I did! I was on the sixth floor of an office building staring at a computer screen when all of a sudden the screen started swaying side to side. I figured I was passing out or something, but then I looked around and everything else was shaking too. My desk is right next to a window. And suddenly that window seemed far too close and the outside wall far too fragile. I hope that you are having fun on the west coast where they are laughing at us...
I am sorry. There are no H's
_ _ A _ E
O _
_ O N _ _ R
Letters used:
N, A, R, O, H
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Back again after two days of long (and trying) sessions with my dentist - still feeling fragile but glad it's over...
What about a B
Glad you're OK after the earthquake scare - they're scary things - I guess there will be an after shock or three to come...
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and have you given us all the E's?
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Hi all, better get in a few answers at once before the hurricane hits and the electricity goes down! ;D
I am sorry. There are no B's or U's. There is, however, one more E!
_ _ A _ E
O _
_ O N _ E R
Letters used:
N, A, R, O, H, B, U, E
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Oh my, no thoughts yet. Can we try an L?
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Do I see the prize winning - State of Wonder
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;D WINNER WINNER WINNER!!!!!!! ;D
Well done, Gumtree! AND you got the answer in before the power failed. Twice well done! Hopefully the weather is a little more civil in your neck of the woods.
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Oh my! - Has anyone read State of Wonder? I happened to see it on the stands a few days ago...
Here's a quickie - a classic
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Haven't read it yet, Gum. Congratulations on naming it.
How about an N for the classic?
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I've just started to read it, Gumtree. I will let you know what I think when I finish. But Ann Patchett is a good writer. I will read anything she writes.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumtree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
88. pedln for Dancing at the Rascal Fair #1247
89. PatH for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame #1260
90. pedln for Slaughterhouse Five #1269
91. deems 2 for Eternal on the Water #1278
92. Frybabe for The Cookbook Collector #1299
93. Gumtree for The Bridge of Sighs # 1329
94. PatH for The Bridge of San Luis Rey #1335
95. pedln for The Taming of the Shrew #1348
96. JoanP for A Separate Peace #1359
97. PatH for The Ponder Heart #1375
98. pedln for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men #1395
99. deems2 for To Serve Them All My Days #1402
The comments about State of Wonder give it such a good rap - I might pick it up - looking for something a bit different - as ever...
Here's Pedln's N for this classic
__ E __ __ __ N __ __
C'mon, It's easy!
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Easy, because you know what it is, Gum! We need that first letter...
How about an "H"?
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Or a P?
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Sorry girls! No H - still less a P
__ E __ __ __ N __ __
Letters used: E N H P
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The Classics Club has a winner! Plutarch "Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans". But our job has just started. We have to pick 4 selections to read in October. Who do you want to get to know better: Caesar? Cleopatra? Cicero? Come help us decide at
http://seniorlearn.org/forum/index.php?topic=2395.80 (http://seniorlearn.org/forum/index.php?topic=2395.80)
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How about a G?
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Is that first E you put up the only one? If not, let's see the other E's
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Sorry Pedln - not another E to be had
JoanP is right on the money asking for a G -
G E __ __ __ N __ __
Letters used: E N H P G
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Well, it's not Geronimo. The N is in the wrong place. Soooooo, may I try an O?
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Too funny, Frybabe. I kept wanting it to be Geronimo too! How about Germinal?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Deems2 does it again
Too easy once that G came up -
but Geronimo ? There's a book? And the author is?
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Gum, the book is technically called Geronimo's Story of His Life. He is credited as the author, but it is an as told to book. S.M. Barrett, Supertinendent of Education in Lawton, Oklahoma is listed as editor. There are plenty of pictures included. I got it off of Project Gutenberg if anyone is interested.
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Thanks Frybabe - Geronimo sounds interesting - I've taken note of the details and will have a browse when I can.
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Here's an older one. I picked up this book at a bookstore by the sea. I think I read it through that day. I had never heard of the book. And I hadn't heard of the author. What a gift by the sea.
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Well, if you hadn't heard of the book or the author what chance have I got ?
Gimme an S
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A C maybe?
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Exactly, Gumtree! ;D But actually the author is fairly well known, um, I think, um, I hope. That being said, I am afraid there are no S's.
_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _
Letters guessed:
S
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Here's an older one.
Are you saying it's older than Germinal? ;D
Maybe an O for a vowel?
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Here's an older one.
Are you saying it's older than Germinal? ;D
Maybe an O for a vowel?
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Cheer up, everyone. It's impossible for it to take more than 25 days to get it. ;D
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Is there a T?
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That's the spirit PatH! There are only so many letters to guess... Here's a T Frybabe! And no, not older than Germinal. ;D But old enough to be in available in paperback.
_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ T
Letters guessed:
S, T
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For no good reason, I'll try for a G
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Here's a G for no reason, Gumtree. ;D That should give it away...
_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ G _ T
Letters guessed:
S, T, G
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Well that wasn't quite what I had in mind but it will do for the moment :D
Now, what about an N
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H?
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Yay, Frybabe!
_ _ _ _ _ E _ _ G H T
Letters guessed:
S, T, G, H
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What happened to my O? ???
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I am sorry, dear pedln. My mistake. Here is your O!
O _ _ _ _ E _ _ G H T
Letters guessed:
S, T, G, H, O
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I really ought to be able to get it from that. Sigh.
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Only six more letters, PatH. :D
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Has to be an "i"
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Is there an N?
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Has to be, JoanK. :D
O _ _ _ _ E _ I G H T
Letters guessed:
S, T, G, H, O, I
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Well, it's not orange.
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Nope, not Orange, pedln. Though that is very pretty. Here is your N, Frybabe! By the way, I finished State of Wonder. It is an incredible novel. I am still discussing it in my mind.
O _ _ _ _ E N I G H T
Letters guessed:
S, T, G, H, O, I, N
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It looks like we need another letter. How about an R
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pedln is going to stun you all by guessing the letters in order. Here is your R, pedln! (Still isn't orange though :-\)
O R _ _ _ E N I G H T
Letters guessed:
S, T, G, H, O, I, N, R
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Good grief, and I still don't know it!
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My reaction exactly.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumtree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
88. pedln for Dancing at the Rascal Fair #1247
89. PatH for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame #1260
90. pedln for Slaughterhouse Five #1269
91. deems 2 for Eternal on the Water #1278
92. Frybabe for The Cookbook Collector #1299
93. Gumtree for The Bridge of Sighs # 1329
94. PatH for The Bridge of San Luis Rey #1335
95. pedln for The Taming of the Shrew #1348
96. JoanP for A Separate Peace #1359
97. PatH for The Ponder Heart #1375
98. pedln for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men #1395
99. deems2 for To Serve Them All My Days #1402
:-[ Okay. Beginning to feel a little guilty now. But he is a good writer. And the books are available at real bookstores and libraries and everything...
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Don't feel guilty. If we were restricted to only books we were sure everyone had heard of, we'd have run out of books a long time ago. the Bible, hmmm what else?
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This is driving me nuts -
How about 'U'
That wasn't intended... :D
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It there a C?
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Okay, I know it, but I cheated by using a reference book and I'm not going to name it. It was just driving me nuts and I didn't want to spend any more time trying to figure it out.
And, I have one of the author's books on my book shelf, and on the cover it also listed the above title -- so for sure, it does exist.
Great choice, deems2, even if everyone is tearing their hair out.
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AHHHHH, Pedlin! I thought you were going to save us.
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YAYAYAY! pedln has heard of the author!
No U's for U, Gumtree.
But here is a C for Frybabe. That should help some.
O R _ C _ E N I G H T
Letters guessed:
S, T, G, H, O, I, N, R, U, C
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It's got to be Oracle Night.
I was guessing the title, but having done so I looked it up. I see it's by Paul Auster, who I've certainly heard of. I read his City of Glass, which is rather strange, but fascinating and compelling.
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I needed to consult an oracle to get that one. Haven't read Paul Auster...
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I've heard Auster mentioned before somewhere. Has anyone read his works, and if so, what did you think of it/them? A lot of his work centers on writers and ambiguous identity. Do you think Auster himself has questions about his identity? His work sounds positively steeped in psychological questions. I am thinking of adding Timbuktu and Travels in a Scriptorium to my TBR list.
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Good for you, PatH.
I picked up his Brooklyn Follies from the bargain table, but haven't read it or any of his other works yet. Along with Pete Hamill many of his books are set in New York.
Simply could not come up with the word Oracle until I finally went to "OR" in the dictionary. What a stumper. Also stumping was that light, might, sight, night, right, etc. etc. etc.
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Frybabe, pedln, the main character in City of Glass is a writer, living in New York, and the book deals with identity and reality in an increasingly surreal way. It's quite a strange book, and I would think a person would either love it or hate it. I read it through nonstop (it's short) and felt pretty overwhelmed by the end.
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YAYAYAYAYAYAY!
WINNER! WINNER! WINNER! GREAT JOB, PATH!
I think he is a fascinating writer. After I picked up this book and read it through, I read most of the others. Now whenever he writes a book, I read it. And I have heard him read in person. In addition to what has already been mentioned, he has a very dry sense of humor - which I love. There is also a lot of philosophy in his books - not as abstract ideas, but as living characters playing out abstract ideas. Nevertheless, his characters are very down to earth. They are full of flaws - just like real people - and for me, that makes them more real.
Sorry for choosing someone so obscure. I didn't actually realize he was.
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Nonsense, deems 2, he's not all that obscure. Three of us have heard of him, just not of that book. Which book would you recommend for someone starting out on Auster ?
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No, Deems2 He's not obscure - I just haven't read him. :(
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Sorry for the delay. Here's the next one:
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___ O ___
___ ___
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Not fiction. Well known.
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Alas and alack, the lonely little O brings nothing to mind. May I have an S please?
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There are no Ss.
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No "son's" here. How about an R, please.
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I'm asking for a T
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No Rs, no Ts.
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Well let's try for an E then.
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(Could she have found a book with no letters in the title?)
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Plenty of letters, just not the ones that have been guessed. There is an E though.
___ ___ E
___ O ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, R, S, T.
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Are there anymore O's by any chance?
My thoughts exactly, JoanK.
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There has to be another vowel or two -
Gimme an A
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Is the title in English? ::)
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AAAAK! I'm sorry, I missed the T. :-[
T ___ E
___ O ___
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20 lashes with a wet noodle for me.
Yes, it's in English. No, there are no As.
Letters guessed: A, E, R, S, T
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Humpf >:(
I guess H would be a safe request! Do you owe us another letter?
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No A you say - makes me want to ask for a Z
but a W would be nice
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In atonement for my goof about the T I'll answer Frybabe's question, because that will almost certainly give it away. Yes, there are more Os:
T ___ E
___ O ___
O __
___ O O ___ ___ ___ ___
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The Joy of Cooking
she says after, fog, bog, pod, boy
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
The Joy of Cooking it is, pedln. Good job!
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Congratulations Pedln.
Super quiz, PatH. I must be the only one in the world that does not own that cookbook.
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Frybabe: Not only do I not own it - I doubt I've ever heard of it :D
Good one PatH - I was stuck on 'God' for the 2nd 3 letter word
Go Go Pedln
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Gum, I was afraid this one would be unfair to you, but it's hard to be even-handed. The book is probably the most popular of the "first cookbooks" here. It has over 4000 recipes, sections on techniques, warnings about trouble spots, etc. I happen to have started with another cookbook, so I don't use it much, but I do own it, and it's very good.
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Not unfair at all - though for the life of me I've yet to find where the joy is in cooking. Hard work that's what it is!
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Please give me a day. I think I'll see what's on my shelf.
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From my bookshelf. What can I say -- it's verse, it's illustrated, copyright 1916. I think this will go in a hurry.
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____ ____ A ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumtree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
88. pedln for Dancing at the Rascal Fair #1247
89. PatH for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame #1260
90. pedln for Slaughterhouse Five #1269
91. deems 2 for Eternal on the Water #1278
92. Frybabe for The Cookbook Collector #1299
93. Gumtree for The Bridge of Sighs # 1329
94. PatH for The Bridge of San Luis Rey #1335
95. pedln for The Taming of the Shrew #1348
96. JoanP for A Separate Peace #1359
97. PatH for The Ponder Heart #1375
98. pedln for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men #1395
99. deems2 for To Serve Them All My Days #1408
100. Gumtree for State of Wonder #1435
101. deems 2 for Germinal #1449
102. PatH for Oracle Night #1487
103. pedln for The Joy of Cooking #1512
104. Gumtree for The Real Mother Goose #1526
Got any D's?
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Sorry, Frybabe. There are no D's
-- it's verse, it's illustrated, copyright 1916.
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____ ____ A ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
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I want to turn it into an A A Milne book, but it won't turn.
An "e" please.
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A jackpot, JoanK. Losts of E's
____ ____ E
____ E A ____
____ ____ ____ ____ E ____
____ ____ ____ ____ E
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Maybe there is an N lurking about?
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Sorry Frybabe, no N's
____ ____ E
____ E A ____
____ ____ ____ ____ E ____
____ ____ ____ ____ E
Letters used: D, E, N
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I don't know about 1916 - but it's verse - it's illustrated - and best of all -
it fits!
The Real Mother Goose
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[WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!]
Congratulations, Gum, you are so right.
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Oops! sorry to be so slow - here's one
__ H __
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
We read this one a while back.
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Well, how about a vowel to start us off -- an E
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Pedln's running hot !
__ H E
__ __ __ __ E E
__ __ __ __ E __
Piece of cake for you now!
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Where is everybody? Let's try an R
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Good to see you Pedln - here's your R
__ H E
__ __ __ __ E E
__ R __ __ E R
I expect you'll 'see' it now.
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Well, that let's out father, mother, sister.
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Well that's interesting. My request for a D seems to have gone off into Never Never Land. I'll be darn if I can figure this out yet. Those double EE word endings are not that common.
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I think it's prayer or drawer. What ends in EE except payee, appointee, shivaree, trustee?
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Lots of words end in EE - employee, grantee, oversee, referee etc - it's not any of those though :D
Frybabe - here's your D
__ H E
__ __ __ __ E E
__ R __ D E R
Now who's got the answer?
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I think I know what it is: The Coffee Trader?
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Very good, Frybabe. I read that book, by David Liss. I think we discussed here -- a long time ago. I remember how we talked about the Dutch floors.
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Good job, Frybabe. You're right, pedln, we did discuss it.
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Yes, WINNER WINNER WINNER
CONGRATULATIONS TO FRYBABE
But what took you so long?? :D
And we did discuss and I just happened to see it on my shelves....
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__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ C __
Adventure/mystery
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Gimme a T
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Okay, Gumtree, here is your T.
T __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ C __
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Where is everybody? I'd like an R.
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Here is your R PatH, in fact, two of them.
T __ __
R __ __ __ __ __ __
__ R __ __ __ __ C __
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Time to get some vowels. How about an "E".
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Two E's coming up!
T __ E
R __ __ __ __ __ __
__ R __ __ __E C __
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And H? How many might there be?
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T H E
R __ __ __ __ __ __
__ R __ __ H E C __
SEVEN MORE LETTERS TO FIND
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Got it! The Romanov Prophecy? Can't remember the author, but it is good historical fiction...
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
JoanP got it. Steve Berry wrote it. I haven't read this one yet and I am about three books behind on his more recent books.
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Fry, does he usually write historical fiction? I must say I've become a recent convert to the genre. Here's another:
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __' S
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
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So this is historical fiction? HOw about a T, please.
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Fry, does he usually write historical fiction?
Yes. I think they call his books historical thrillers. The ones I have read so far all involve finding lost artifacts of historical interest or value like The Amber Room which was looted from the Catherine Palace in Pushkin. Two of his latest endeavors are e-books only. He and his wife started a non-profit organization to help museums, archives, etc. preserve and restore their collections. http://history-matters.org/ and here is his website http://www.steveberry.org/
Now let's see if there are any R's in that title.
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He sounds like quite an interesting person, Fry...
Let's see, I'll choose to answer your question today - are there any Rs? Yes, one.
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __' S
__ __ __ R __ __ __
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A "T" please.
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Here's the "T" for Pedln...and another for you, JoanK - can't ignore those pleases...
T __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ T' S
__ __ __ R __ __ __
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If I said "Pretty please with sugar on top", would I get 2 letters?
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You won't know unless you try it, Joan~ :D
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumtree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
88. pedln for Dancing at the Rascal Fair #1247
89. PatH for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame #1260
90. pedln for Slaughterhouse Five #1269
91. deems 2 for Eternal on the Water #1278
92. Frybabe for The Cookbook Collector #1299
93. Gumtree for The Bridge of Sighs # 1329
94. PatH for The Bridge of San Luis Rey #1335
95. pedln for The Taming of the Shrew #1348
96. JoanP for A Separate Peace #1359
97. PatH for The Ponder Heart #1375
98. pedln for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men #1395
99. deems2 for To Serve Them All My Days #1408
100. Gumtree for State of Wonder #1435
101. deems 2 for Germinal #1449
102. PatH for Oracle Night #1487
103. pedln for The Joy of Cooking #1512
104. Gumtree for The Real Mother Goose #1526
105. Frybabe for The Coffee Trader #1537
106. JoanP for The Romanov Prophecy #1549
107. deems 2 for The Elephant's Journey #1564
108. JoanK for Gone With The Wind #1586
Is there an N in there somewhere?
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OK, Fry - here comes your "N"s - two of them - and you didn't even have to say "please"!
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Fiction - recent, but set long ago...based on a real event.
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Time for a vowel. How about an E please.
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Well, okay Pedln - you asked for it...even with "please" - can't/won't ignore you! I'm betting you've got it now!
T __ E
E __ E__ __ __ N T' S
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The Elephant's Journey?
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She did it again. She picked something that's right there in front of out noses. Congratulations, deems2. How can we forget that she's JoanP, the Promoter.
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;D
Yes, I hope you will all join in come Nov 1 - Saramago is such easy reading but I feel I'm missing something - need your help. It's a short book - only about 200 pages.
Thought you had it, Pedln, when you called for those "E"s...
You're up, deems2! Have you started the book, yet? Need you in there!
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Looks like deems 2 has gone fishing. I'll put in a fill-in:
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Fiction
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By the way, I'm finding The Elephant's Journey delightful.
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How about an "E"
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I'll give that E some competition with a request for an R.
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JoanK gets her Es.
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Fiction, huh? How about an "M" - please?
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R, please
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No R, no M.
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Wooo...are you sure? :D
How about an "F"? (please?)
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Or a T, please.
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Here's Jane's T:
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T ___ E
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We still need som vowels. How about an "A"?
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or else a "W"? please?
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There is no A. Also no R, which JoanP asked for yesterday.
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Where's JoanP's W? Or maybe we could have an O.
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I'll give you the O, because the W might give it away. ;)
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T ___ E
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Hmmm - an "H" then? More than one?
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OK, H:
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T H E
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M, please
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Gone With the Wind!
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BINGO!
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You can see why the W would have given it away.
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Yep! I'll put up something new tomorrow.
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I knew the "W" word was "with" - but didn't see the "W" in wind...until JoanK got it. A good one, Pat! Simple, familiar, sitting right under our noses...Congratulations, JoanK!
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OK. Here it is.
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__ I __ __ __ __ ' __
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An E please.
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__ __ E
__ I __ __ E __ ' __
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This should be easy.
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How about an L ?
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And an S, please.
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Hmmmm, an L AND an S? The Winter's Tale?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Way to go, joanP!
"The Winter's Tale" by Shakespeare.
I don't know why that's been on my mind. it's been so long since I read it, I've completely forgotten what it's about.
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Good job, JoanP. It makes sense that you would get it, since you have actually watched every one of Shakespeare's plays live.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumtree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
88. pedln for Dancing at the Rascal Fair #1247
89. PatH for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame #1260
90. pedln for Slaughterhouse Five #1269
91. deems 2 for Eternal on the Water #1278
92. Frybabe for The Cookbook Collector #1299
93. Gumtree for The Bridge of Sighs # 1329
94. PatH for The Bridge of San Luis Rey #1335
95. pedln for The Taming of the Shrew #1348
96. JoanP for A Separate Peace #1359
97. PatH for The Ponder Heart #1375
98. pedln for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men #1395
99. deems2 for To Serve Them All My Days #1408
100. Gumtree for State of Wonder #1435
101. deems 2 for Germinal #1449
102. PatH for Oracle Night #1487
103. pedln for The Joy of Cooking #1512
104. Gumtree for The Real Mother Goose #1526
105. Frybabe for The Coffee Trader #1537
106. JoanP for The Romanov Prophecy #1549
107. deems 2 for The Elephant's Journey #1564
108. JoanK for Gone With The Wind #1586
Not quite all of them, PatH... There's Henry VI, Parts I, II and III. And Merry Wives of Windsor - but we have tickets for that this coming year. If anyone knows where the three Henry VI plays are being performed, let me know? Bruce and I are ready to travel to see it.
Are you ready for the next puzzle? A classic. Fiction You will get it very soon, I'm sure.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _ _
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Looks like you missed the Summer Shakespeare plays, JoanP. The YouTube offerings might tide you over some. It is beyond me why this penchant for modern dress (or semi-modern) but I did watch the first clip and enjoyed the acting. I enjoyed listening to it but not so much the modern theatrics and costume. This particular version comes in a total of fifteen clips. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qTK0UsdQw4
Now, back to the quiz. Requesting an H, if you please.
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Don't know why, but I'm not really excited enough about the Henry VI s to watch them on YOU TUBE, Fry. Just want to be able to say I saw them all on stage. I do want to see Merry Wives though. I know what you are saying about modern settings - I find it confusing, among other things.
Several years ago we saw Two Gentlemen from Verona, I think it was, set in a diner in New Jersey.
Husband has been in every state except North Dakota, Hawaii and Alaska. Can't figure out how to do it in one trip from Virginia!
I'm sorry, no "H" in this one. Another clue for the day - think February. ;)
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How about an E, please.
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You should get it right away now, Pedln -
_ _ E _ _
E _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ O _ _
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Maybe pedln should get it right away, but I sure don't have any idea.
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Not a clue. Maybe if that last E was moved to the left, but E ___ ___ E? Nada.
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HoHO! I thought you'd get it this morning, Pedln! I can understand why you think I made an error with those "E"s - it wouldn't be the first time! No guesses for more letters, Pat?
It seems you need another clue - February, the author's birthmonth...
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R?
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Maybe an N?
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Yes, there is one N, Fry - will let Pedln puzzle over this one for another day...
_ _ E _ _
E _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ O N _
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It seems that Pdln is on the road - let's give PatH her A's and see if that gives it away...
_ _ E A _
E _ _ E _ _ A _ _ O N _
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Great Expectations?
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Oh, for goodness sake. That's surely it, Frybabe.
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Funny how you can see it so clearly, when it's your own title!
Yes, Dickens' birthday is in February. We're thinking of celebrating with a discussion of one of his works durning that month. The titles most often mentioned here seem to be either Great Expectations or Bleak House. Any thoughts?
You're up, Fry!
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I'd love to read another Dickens. I read Bleak House years upon years ago and can't say as I remember anything about it. Never got around to Great Expectations.
This next quiz is a book from an author I've mentioned a few times. First of a series.
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E, please.
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Here are the E's, Jane.
T __ E
E __ __ E
__ __ __ __ __ __
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Is there a book with the title, The Edge Factor? For some reason the title occurs to me, looking at the letters we have so far...
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No book that I know of JoanP, but there apparently is a TV series by that name. I think it is about cutting-edge technology/manufacturing. Nice try though.
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R, please
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Good one, Jane. How about "The Eyre Affair"?
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Ah, JoanP. You've got it. The Eyre Affair it is.
I just got Thursday Next: The Sequel a few months ago. Then there is only one more to the series, One of our Thursdays is Missing . I am looking forward to reading Forde's Nursery Crime series, but it appears there were only two to those written. I may even pick up Shades of Grey. Fforde is a bit addictive, but I can only take this alternative/surreal universe stuff a little at a time. How he has managed to remain so funny and punny for through so many novels is beyond me.
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Funny, it was Jane's suggestion of an "R" that led to the "win." Did you have that title in mind, Jane?
Here's a new one - a very new novel I'm getting ready to read - fiction.
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_ N
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I think I will go for an O please.
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Congratulations Frybabe and JoanP. Rather quickly done.
This new novel, JoanP, is it very very new?
The last word has to begin with a vowel -- how about an E please
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New, new, Pdln - 2011 - October! Did you make it to MD?
Here's the one "O" for you, Fry.
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_ _ _ _ _
O _
_ N
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D, please
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Yep, made it. Lizzie was a great Miss Mazeppa, and the actress who played that part in the original Gypsy in 1959 with Ethel Merman, Faith D??? was also in the audience and spoke a few words. She's in her 80's, lives in DC.
Anyone for coffee? I'm free tomorrow, probably Wed.
How about an E?
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Let's see what PatH is up to tomorrow, Pedln...
Will give you the E tomorrow...you are really warm with that. Maybe Jane's D will give it away...
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O _
_ N
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Congratulations on the "Gypsy" success, pedln.
Pedln and Joan, I'll send you a Personal Message. I'm probably free.
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OK, since there are no competing letters on the table, I'm going to give Pedln her Es and probably give away the title too. Do you see it now?
_ _ E
_ E _ _ E
O _
_ N
E _ D _ _ _
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Got any S's?
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Well, Amazon just told me that the people who bought books on my wish list also bought The Sense of an Ending bt Julian Barnes. I know nothing about it.
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Booker Prize winner this year, Pedln. It sounds great - can't wait to find time to read it! You're the WINNER!
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This is fairly recent. I've only read about it, but it's on order at my library and I'm first in the HOLD line.
Fiction, about a family.
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I'll try for a C, please.
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Sorry Frybabe. There's no C
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How 'bout an R
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PEDLIN: what a coincidence! I'd never heard of it.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess the title or author (if it's a challenge on an author's name) and post their answer. If they can, the solve the entire answer. If not, they can also suggest one of the title words or a letter to fill in one of the blanks. One guess per "day" (between appearances of the Challenger) for each contestant.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved, the Challenger will then add only one of the suggested letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
List of Winners and Book Titles or Authors:
1. Pat H for Rabbit Run Post #27
2. Ginny for Hound of the Baskervilles Post #45
3. Joan P for The Winter of our Discontent # 51
4. Ginny for Aesop's Fables # 54
5. Frybabe for The Caine Mutiny # 68
6. Ginny for Seven Pillars of Wisdom #75
7. Gumtree for Lost in America #100
8. Frybabe for King Solomon's Mines #138
9. Gumtree for Thus Spake Zarathustra # 174
10. Frybabe for All Quiet on the Western Front # 193
11. Joan K for Seven Years in Tibet # 205
12. Gumtree for all Quiet on the Western Front # 210
13. Frybabe for The Scarlet Pimpernel #221
14. PatH for Two years Before the Mast #225
15. Gumtree for The Rime of the Ancient Mariner #229
16. PatH for HMS Surprise #232
17. JoanP for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea #241
18. Frybabe for The Life of Pi #249
19. pedlin for Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass #264
20. Frybabe for Undaunted Courage #281
21. pedln for Ice Station Zebra #292
22. Gumtree for The African Queen #304
23. pedln for Alias Grace #319
24. Frybabe for Stephen Crane #333
25. JoanP for Is Paris Burning? #343
26. Ginny for Zeituon #350
27. Frybabe for S*** My Dad Says #371
28. JoanP for Ghosts of Vesuvius #384
29. pedln for The 39 Steps #407
30. Frybabe for The Namesake #430
31. JoanP for Awakenings #447
32. pedln for The Left Hand of Darkness #471
33. JoanK for The Elegance of the Hedgehog #481
34. Gumtree for Gone With the Wind #491
35. PatH for That Old Cape Magic #511
36. JoanP for The Woman in White # 523
37. deems 2 for Faceless Killers #554
38. JoanP for The Known World #587
39. deems 2 for Don Quixote #601
40. Gumtree for The Shipping News #616
41. deems 2 for The Count of Monte Cristo #628
42. JoanP for Bel Canto #651
43. pedln for USA #656
44. Fran for A Redbird Christmas #678
45. Nobody got Faith and Betrayal #696
46. Gumtree for Kristin Lavransdatter #705
47. JoanP for A Room with a View #716
48. Gumtree for Metamorphosis # 731
49. JoanP for Mansfield Park #741
50. Frybabe for Empire if the Summer Moon #756
51. PatH for The Sketch Book #772
52. JoanP for The Last of the Mohicans #783
53. deems2 for Anne of Avonlea #792
54. PatH for Wuthering Heights #803
55. deems2 for Snow Falling on Cedars #810
56. JoanP for Let the Great World Spin #821
57. deems2 for A Novel Bookstore #839
58. pedln for Juliet, Naked #858
59. deems2 for The Devil in White City #878
60. JoanP for The Invisible Bridge #901
61. pedln for The Lacuna #909
62. deems2 for To the End of the Land #917
63. JoanP for Wolf Hall #933
64. pedln for Any Human Heart #944
65. JoanP for Ordinary People #955
66. deems2 for The Weird Sisters #963
67. JoanP for Cry the Beloved Country #973
68. deems 2 for Cymbeline #984
69. JoanP for Blood Meridian #1004
70. deems 2 for Awakening the Buddha Within, #1022
71. Pedln (plus gumtree) for A Prayer for Owen Meany #1032
72. JoanP for A Covert Affair # 1049
73. Frybabe for The House at Riverton #1071
74. deems 2 for Ten Days That Shook the World #1074
75. pedln for The Brief Wondrous life of Oscar Wao # 1090
76. JoanP for The Paris Wife # 1110
77. Gumtree for Old Filth #1113
78. Pedln for David Copperfield #1134
79. JoanP for Tabloid City #1150
80. PatH for Caleb's Crossing #1157
81. Frybabe for Unbroken #1169
82. PatH for The Android's Dream #1178
83. JoanP for Treasure Island #1186
84. pedln for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn #1204
85. Frybabe for Winter's Bone #1227
86. JoanP for Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1234
87. Pedln for A Novel Bookstore #1237
88. pedln for Dancing at the Rascal Fair #1247
89. PatH for The Hunchback of Notre-Dame #1260
90. pedln for Slaughterhouse Five #1269
91. deems 2 for Eternal on the Water #1278
92. Frybabe for The Cookbook Collector #1299
93. Gumtree for The Bridge of Sighs # 1329
94. PatH for The Bridge of San Luis Rey #1335
95. pedln for The Taming of the Shrew #1348
96. JoanP for A Separate Peace #1359
97. PatH for The Ponder Heart #1375
98. pedln for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men #1395
99. deems2 for To Serve Them All My Days #1408
100. Gumtree for State of Wonder #1435
101. deems 2 for Germinal #1449
102. PatH for Oracle Night #1487
103. pedln for The Joy of Cooking #1512
104. Gumtree for The Real Mother Goose #1526
105. Frybabe for The Coffee Trader #1537
106. JoanP for The Romanov Prophecy #1549
107. deems 2 for The Elephant's Journey #1564
108. JoanK for Gone With The Wind #1586
An "R" for the lady!!!
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Jeepers, things are still moving so slowly - but we NEED more letters! How about an "F" Pedln?
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or a T?
Things are moving much faster for me at the moment. I hope it continues!
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All of a sudden it's lightning fast. Hooray.
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Super speedy now.
I'd like to place an order for an E, please.
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Well, seeing you all here, finally, has greatly improved my mood. Today I drove 500 miles in mostly rain or drizzle in the mountains, with low visibility and enough traffic and hills to preclude much use of cruise control. I'm in an unfamiliar town that has about a dozen Route 60s and have driven up and down more streets and made more u-turns. Guess I should be grateful I wasn't arrested. To top it off, the town is dry on Sundays.
So, now you hav e a give-a way -- two words practically spelled out for you. Did i mention that it is set in Korea?
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PLEASE LOOK AFTER MOM?
How did I know that? I guess Korea gave it away...
And I could see the PLEASE and the AFTER with the last clues...
Golly Pedln, that sounds like a grueling drive. Some trips are so much easier than others. Have you stayed in that town before?
Safe home,
Joan
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
I'm waiting for my library to get this book. They're calling it a hold, so I guess it's coming sometime.
The mom comes from her country home to the big city to join the family as they celebrate a son's birthday. Then mom gets lost in the train station.
The second day drive was just as bad as the first -- rain and very poor visibility. Got home in time to pick up mail and unload the car before the rain turned to sleet. Went to bed at 8 pm, woke up at 7 and there's snow on the ground.
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Pedln, so glad to hear that you are safe and warm and dry - at last!
Let us know how you like Please Look After Mom - it got a lot of attention last spring, but it didn't seem to rise in the best seller list...
OK, here's one - haven't read yet - Bruce just received it in the today's mail - It's not Fiction. Easy one -
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J, please?
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Jane gets her "J" - and I'll bet that means she knows this title!
_ _ _ _ E J _ _ _
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Steve Jobs
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winner! winner! winner! winner! winner! winner! winner! winner!
I knew it! As soon as I saw your request for a "J"! ;)
So winner, it's your turn!
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Give me a minute to find a title. I've not put these up before, so let me know if I screw it up.
I assume I give ONE letter?
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Title of a book. 3 words. One of the top 100 books for 2011 on some lists.
[That's a comma after the first word]
_ H _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Let us know if "Steve Jobs" is any good -- I'd like to read it. I was involved with computers in the 50s-60s, and its fascinating what Jobs and Whats-his-name did. Whatever happened to whats-his-name? I think he took the money and went off to India to meditate.
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Steve Wozniak ? He is in India this week, but it says it was his co-founder (Jobs, I assume) who went to India seeking spiritual whatever.
Article on Wozniak talking to Indian CEOs (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-to-talk-tech-with-indian-ceos/articleshow/10938086.cms?google_editors_picks=true)
I recall seeing Wozniak interviewed about the Toyota crash thing. He insisted it had to be the computer and had called Toyota to talk to someone about it. Apparently whoever he spoke with had no idea who Wozniak was or what he knew about how computers worked. It wasn't good publicity for Toyota!!
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Oh no, I think I've got it - the comma gave it away! Well, since I just had a turn, I'll play the game until someone else sees it too... :D
How about "T", Jane?
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Congratulations with Steve Jobs, Jane. That was quickly done. And JoanP, you got it from the comma? Wow!! But since no one has guessed, how about an E, please.
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T H _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nope, Pedln...no E
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Perchance there is an O?
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T H _ _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ O _
This is nonfiction.
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Alrighty then. Guess I'll have to ask for another letter. How about an N?
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T H _ N _ _ N _ , _ _ _ T _ N _ _ _ O _
The author is a Nobel winner.
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Duh!! How about an "E"?
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or an A?
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Or an "I"? ;)
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I'll choose to answer the "E"....and nope, no E.
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Aarrgh. The first word should be "thinking", and the third "and", but I'm still not getting it.
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HINTS:
Nonfiction
Author is a Nobel Prize winner
This title is a New York Times Notable Book for 2011
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How about an "I"?
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Yes, several of those I's
T H I N _ I N _ , _ _ _ T _ N _ _ _ O _
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
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WINNER!!
Good job, Frybabe!!
This sounded like a fascinating book, to me.
Info on Thinking, Fast and Slow (http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374275637/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1322962749&sr=1-1)
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New this month
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Bravo, Frybabe. And very very good Jane. I just read about him this weekend. He was answering questions inside the back cover of a recent Time Magazine.
Have been kind of out of it for the past five days after former employer school district dropped a bomb about medicare secondary insurance. At this time of year, no time to research before deadlines. I didn't know I could be so grossly consumed by a single issue.
It's nice to be back here, where things are fairly normal.
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Frybabe...how about a T ?
Pedln...nasty bombshell to drop. We never had coverage from former school districts...strictly on our own, so know what you mean about having to find coverage and for you, quickly.
jane
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Ta Dah! Two T's for Jane
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T __
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This month, huh? How about an O?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
__ __ A T __
__ O __ __ __
T O
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S, please.
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Yes, there is an S. So far, every letter a hit.
__ __ A T __
__ O __ __ S
T O
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An "R"?....please?
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Here is your R, JoanP.
__ __ A T __
__ O __ __ S
T O
__ __ __ __ __ R __ __
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New this month!
I'll bet there's at least one more "A"? Please?
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Sorry JoanP. No more A's.
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U, please.
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And no U's, Jane.
I really thought you all would have gotten this one by now, even though it is new. The novel involves a favorite set of characters and venue, but not written by the original author.
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D, please?
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Jane gets her D.
D __ A T __
__ O __ __ S
T O
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Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James?
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Hurray for Jane.
I've never read any P.D. James. This is one I might borrow from the library to read.
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It's had great reviews - most recently Michael Dirda in the Washington Post. I planned to read it immediately after reading his comments.
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Fiction title
[ size=18] _ H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [/SIZE]
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A "T" please.
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2 T's....
T H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T
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And an "E"
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or an N?
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I'll choose to respond to the N and no, there are no N's
Author won a Pulitzer for an earlier work.
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How about my "E'?
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And a couple E's for Miss Joan....
T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ T
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And an "A'
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T H E _ A _ _ _ A _ E _ _ _ T
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An L perhaps?
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And the vowel "i" perhaps?
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How about a "C"? PLEASE!
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No, C's...but I may not be able to get in early tomorrow...so I'll give you both an L and an I
T H E _ _ _ _ I _ _ E _ L _ T
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Jane, did you take something away? ;D
T H E _ A _ _ I A _ E _ L _ T
Well, I guess it wasn't The Marriage List There really is such a title.
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The Marriage Plot
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
The Marriage Plot
Author: Jeffrey Kent Eugenides (born March 8, 1960) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer. Eugenides is most known for his first two novels, The Virgin Suicides (1993) and Middlesex (2002). His novel The Marriage Plot was published in October, 2011. --Wikipedia
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Have you read it Jane?
I haven't read anything by J E yet. Maybe someday.
Please give me a day. I'm here at Panera with laptop and trifocals. Not a good combo.
It's 3P day -- I'm between the protime and the pool.
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No, I haven't pedln...just saw the title and it caught my eye. We ate at Panera's today, too...after doc appt for my husband. Good report for him so we feel safe going on to TX for 2 months.
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That's good news Jane. You all really love it down there, don't you?
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Fiction, haven't read it, but want to, someday.
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E, please
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Three E's for the lady. I think the last word here is a giveaway.
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___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Not for me it isn't, Pedln. So, is there an L?
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There are two L's, in fact.
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___ E L L ___ ___ ___
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How about an R?
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I'm feeling stupid for not getting this, but the last word isn't a giveaway for me either. If the R doesn't fly, how about a T?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
Maybe an S?
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There is an R. This is a novel inspired by a real event that took place in a city besieged by war.
___ ___ E
___ E L L ___ ___ ___
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___ ___ R ___ ___ E V ___
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Hmm. ???
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Give us that "T" please
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Two Ts, if fact. I'm not gonna yo-yo you around.
T ___ E
___ E L L ___ ___ T
___ ___
___ ___ R ___ ___ E V ___
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The Cellist of Sarajevo
Have you read the book Pedln? It sounds fascinating. It is going on my wish list so it is bookmarked for January with another purchase I need to make. It is actually less expensive to buy the hardback than the Kindle edition.
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
Congratulations, Frybabe. I haven't read it yet, but it's one that I've read about, and would like to read. It does sound fascinating, as you say, and I know so little about the setting and events that took place at that time.
I'm right in the middle of watching 5 Days of War, a film about two reporters in Georgia when the Russians invaded. In the overall picture of things, this is probably considered a blip on the screen, but the devastation and heartbreak and horrible things that happened to people through no doing of their own is overwhelming. And from what I've read about it, I think I'd feel the same about the events of this book.
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Sounds like an interesting book. Is it about music? War? Both?
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An "e" please.
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Here are your E's, JoanK.
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__ E
__ __ S.
__ __ __ __ __ __ E
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Any R's?
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Still need vowels. how about an "A"
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I think I will let Jane have her R's today.
__ __ __ __
__ E
__ R S.
__ __ R __ __ __ E
I am sure some of you have mentioned this author's books, many of which have a holiday theme.
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And may I have an "M" please?
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__ A __ __
__ E
__ R S.
__ __ R A __ __ E
There are A's, JoanK.
I am guessing that JoanP knows what it is.
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Joan K's "A's" clinched it - Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle...?
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We have a WINNER!
I had a feeling you had guessed. It seems to me that Debbie Macomber has been mentioned several times in discussions. Mrs. Miracle was Hallmark Channel's number one watched movie in 2009 according to the reviews.
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A good one, Fry!
OK, here's a clue on the next challenge. It was a gift - I haven't read it yet. It's new. I think it's non-fiction.
_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Too hard for you? Another letter might help...
_ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G _ _ _ _
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How 'bout an R?
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There are sure a lot of 5-letter words that begin with G.
How about a T?
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If there is another A in there, it could be Catherine the Great.
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Oh yeah - Frybabe has it. Have you read it? I have so many books piling up and now the library informs me that Julian Barnes book is ready to be picked up. I've been on the list for ages!
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No I haven't JoanP. I have yet to read Massies' Peter the Great which has been on my shelf for years.
Here is a book first published shortly before WWII, non-fiction.
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Frybabe, you're supposed to give us one letter in your clue. It's the only time you can give only one letter, even if there are more of the same.
GOOD JOB getting Catherine the Great from so few clues. She was an interesting person; I should read something more about her.
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Oops! In too much of a hurry.
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__ __ __ __ S
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How about an "F"?
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Fiction or Non?
And how about an O to go with the F
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Here is your F, JoanP. And as a bonus Pedln can have her O too. It is non-fiction.
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OF
__ O __ __ S
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R, please
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And an "E"
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__ __E
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
OF
__ O __ __ S
Oh, my. Thanks for the reminder. Joan has an E.
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R, please?
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...of souls?
The Pyramid of Souls?
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No JoanP, but it sure does fit, doesn't it?
Jane is determined to get an R or two, do be it.
_ __E
__ __ R __ __ __ __
OF
__ O R __ S
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The Tyranny of Words -- by Stuart Chase
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Pedln you've hit the BULLSEYE.
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I must say, it's not on my TBR list. That last word could only be WORDS or LORDS, to my way of thinking. Then there had to be a vowel before that R up there. I was thinking TYRANTS because we just had something in Latin about a tyrannus. Anyway, it all checked out in Amazon, but I've never heard of the book before.
Will have something up tomorrow.
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I've never read it either, Pedln, but I have heard of it before what with my interest in reading books about books, word origins, printing/publishing, libraries, and the like.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
Fiction, the author is alive, I think.
___ ___ ___ ___ -- ___ A ___ ___ ___ ___
My f2f group is reading this for February and I'm enjoying it, though I probably would not have selected it on my own. I should have read it nine years ago.
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I think I will try for an N this time.
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___ ___ ___ N -- ___ A ___ ___ ___ ___
There is one N.
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We need vowels. An "E" please.
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And an E for the lady. THere are 10 different letters here. How's that for a clue?
___ ___ ___ N -- ___ A ___ ___ E ___
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Just ran into a small world, if you stretch a point. I'm also reading As Always, Julia and believe it or not, there is sort of a far-fetched connection between the two books. And while our puzzle does include eating, it is certainly not a cook-book. (Do beware of red herrings)
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T ?
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___ ___ ___ N -- T A ___ ___ E ___
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B?
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or an S?
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S ___ ___ N -- T A ___ ___ E ___
Sorry, there is no B.
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Well I guess I have to rethink the last word then. No B and the S not where I thought it would be.
Is there a D?
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Well shucks, Frybabe, I thought for sure that "S" would just give it away.
There is no D.
Oh, think Stegner, DeVoto, Ambrose, Guthrie
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Can't think of anything. What about an R?
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Or a "P"?
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Am adding a leg to the "P" -- that's like two letters for the price of one -- sort of ;D
S ___ ___ N -- T A ___ ___ E R
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The author finds the news -- [six of his books will be available on e-readers] -- good, but ironic, musing, --
"I use every bit of my skill and imagination to take my readers hundreds of years into the past -- and now they'll visit those old days through the screen of an electronic gizmo."
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L ?
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How about an "L" AND a "K"?
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Sign-talker? I think JoanP is on the trail.
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
Congratulations JoanK
Yes, it is Sign-Talker by James Alexander Thom, who has written a lot of books about the historical West. I had never heard of it, but one in my f2f group praised it and that's what we're reading now. It's a novel about George Drouillard, son of a French father and a Shawnee mother, who accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition as a hunter and interpreter. He spoke several indian languages and could also understand and make himself understood in other ways.
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JoanP: were you thinking of that, too. If so, you should get the win?
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OK, this should be fairly easy. Non-fiction. the author is alive, as far as I know.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ I __
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T?
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__ __ T _ T__ __ __ __ I __
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S ?
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sORRY, NO "s"
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H ?
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__ __ T _ T H __ __ __ I __
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Okay, time for a vowel. Are there any E's?
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No, no E's
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N?
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How about an "A"? There has to be at least one...
No JoanK, You beat me to Sign-Talker - though I was getting close - has the "talker"
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Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer
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Oh of course, and we've been talking about that book here. Where? 'Cause MaryPage's son is currently climbing Everest, or at least is at base camp.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
OK, over to you, Pat.
I remember reading that book on the Metro going to work on a boiling Summer day. Everyone else on the train was sweating, but I had to put the book away because I was shivering with cold.
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Fiction, was made into a movie.
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An "E" please.
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R ?
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JoanK gets her E. There is no R.
___ ___ E
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___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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Well then I need a "T" to go with it.
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JANE: great minds think alike.
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OK, here's your T, Jane and Joan:
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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There's probably an H somewhere. Please?
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N?
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or a D?
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N will do more good than H:
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ E N
___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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S ?
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S is a big clue:
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ E N
___ O ___ ___ ___ S S
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An SS at the end without an "E"? is it an "A"?
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Good guess, JoanK.
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ E N
___ O ___ ___ A S S
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The Golden Compass?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You got it, Frybabe! I thought the --ASS might do it.
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I had to stare at it a while ;D
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Good one, FRY!
Let's start the new one with that E.
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I actually found one without any E's. Sorry, JoanK, try again.
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Wow! How about an A
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Now you're talkin'. My Bad, there was one E.
__ __ E
__ U __ A __ __A __
__ __
__ __ A __
__ __ A __ A __
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And a T?
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I will be away this afternoon, so I'll let you have your T's now, JoanK.
T __ E
__ U __ A __ __A T
__ __
__ __ A __
__ __ A __ A __
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Time for an N ?
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No N's, Pedln.
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The Rubiat of Omar Khayam
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Right On, PatH. You're it.
I no longer have my copy.
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Good Job!
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Well done, PatH, and an excellent choice for a title, Frybabe.
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Ooops! I was forgetting I'm it. My apologies.
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O ___
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It's fiction.
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I think I will start with an I.
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Here's your I, Frybabe:
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I ___
___ ___ ___
___ I ___ ___
O ___
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Could there be a T or two?
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Frybabe, we walk the same path -- Yes, a T please.
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OK, the Ts have it:
___ ___ ___ ___
I ___
T ___ ___
T I ___ ___
O ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Love in the Time of Cholera?
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Well done, JoanK. That has to be it. You were super fast.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You got it, JoanK.
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Oh, dear. I'm off to my grandson's jazzband concert. Something tomorrow.
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Sorry to be so slow. Spent yesterday dealing with repairmen.
Non-fiction
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R?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___
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Would there happen to be a Y in there?
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Sorry, no "Y"
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T?
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___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ T ___ ___ R ___
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Let's go for a vowel. E?
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___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ T ___ E R ___
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S?
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You're getting there.
___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ T ___ E R S
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M, please
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Pedlin's got it.
___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
M ___ T ___ E R S
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'fraid not.
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Has everyone given up? Hint: we read this book a few years ago. Here's an "N":
___ O ___ N ___ ___ N ___
M ___ T ___ E R S
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Ir is Cokie Robert's Founding Mothers.
I posted last night, but it looks like my post disappeared.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER!!!
Good going, Fry. Over to you.
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__ __ __ __ __ N
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Fiction?
R?
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And an R you shall have
__ __ R __ __ N
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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How about an "E"?
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Sorry, Jane, I forgot. Yes, Fiction.
There is one E JoanK
__ __ R __ __ N
__ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __
This should be an easy one.
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Hmm. How about an "i"?
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__ __ R __I N
__ __ __ __ __ __ E __ I __
Two I's for you.
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S?
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No S Jane. Sorry.
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We're still short of vowels. how about an "O"
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You struck out, JoanK. No O's either.
You all know of this book even if you haven't read it.
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Aren't you smart, Frybabe, to pick a Dickens this time.
Martin Chuzzlewit
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;D
Clever, maybe. Smart, I don't know about that. Anyhow, with all the Dickens celebrations, etc., how could I neglect him? You are the one who was smart enough to figure it out. Your turn.
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Relatively new fiction. Someone will get this in a minute, I'm sure.
___ ___ H ___ ___ ___
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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R?
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O?
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Two R's for the lady.
___ ___ H ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ R ___ ___ ___ R ___
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E?
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A bonanza here, four E's and Frybabe's O. Surely someone will get this in a minute.
___ E H ___ ___ ___
___ ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ O R E ___ E R ___
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T?
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S?
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Another two for oner for Jane.
___ E H ___ ___ ___
T ___ E
___ E ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___
___ O R E ___ E R S
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Are y ou giving up?
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I don't know if anyone else is still playing, but how about...hmmm.... only one H? Hmmm...how about
M?
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H was the letter givin. There could be others.
H
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
___ E H ___ ___ ___
T ___ E
___ E ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___
___ O R E ___ E R S
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I want the first word to be behold, but that doesn't get me anywhere.
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Someone already guessed "O".
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers
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OOOOHHHH
That's got to be it, Jane. I also kept wanting the last word to be Forevers, but couldn't make sense of that either.
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WINNER!!! WINNER!!! WINNER!!!
Congratulations, Jane.
I know nothing about the book other than that it's set in India, but that title has been popping up in a lot of different places. Heavily reviewed, I guess.
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Fiction
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_ _ M _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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A T?
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Yes, Ma'am....2 Ts
T _ _
_ _ M _ _ _ _ _ T
_ _ _ _ _ _
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E please
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T _ _E
_ E M _ _ _ _ _ T
_ _ _ _ _ _
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A please
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Hit the jackpot....3 A's. FIXED ERROR BELOW
T _ E
_ E M _ _ A _ _ T
A _ _ A _ _
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The first word started out with 3 letters, and now has 4. Which is correct?
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OOPS...fixed it above and here:
T _ E
_ E M _ _ A _ _ T
A _ _ A _ _
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The Rembrandt Affair?
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WINNER!!! WINNER!!! WINNER!!!
Congratulations, Joan!
You're UP!
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Congrats, JoanK. I read that, knew that title, couldn't come with the name. Daniel Silva?
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Yes, Daniel Silva is the author of Rembrandt Affair.
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Ooops. I forgot I'd posted a guess. I'm it both here and in Author, Author. Different books.
Fiction.
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Don't we get a starter letter?
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Sorry:
__ __ E
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O?
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or an N?
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__ __ E
__ O __
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Sorry, no N
letters guessed: O, N
I forget whether we answer all guesses, or choose one, but since the latter discourages people from guessing, I choose the former.
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R?
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I think we started out answering only one guess, but it seems to have evolved into answering more than one, but not necessarily all. This seems to be working well.
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Sorry, no "R".
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How about a T ?
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T __ E
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Is there an S ?
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Sorry, no "S"
Guessed: O T N R S
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A?
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Sorry, no A
Guessed: O T N R S A
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B?
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T __ E
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how about an M ?
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or a D?
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No M or D
Guessed: O T N R S A B M D
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There have to be vowels somewhere. I'm guessing that's not the only E.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
T __ E
__ O __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ B
Guessed: O T N R S A B M D
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Or maybe it's in the Cyrillic alphabet, and that's why all our guesses are blanks. ;)
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I?
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Sorry, no more Es. But you're right -- there is one more vowel. A E and O have been guessed. What's left?
Guessed: O T N R S A B M D E
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W ? and Jane's I ?
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No W or I. Lets put these vowels out of their misery:
T __ E
__ O __
__ U __ __
__ __ U B
Guessed: O T N R S A B M D E W I
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Is it The Joy Luck Club -- it took half the alphabet.
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Pedln...I bet you're right.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER YEAH FOR PEDLIN!
I chose it because the letters are hard, but I didn't realize how hard it was going to be. Sorry.
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New fiction
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E?
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Two E's for the lady.
New fiction
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An M?
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Sorry, no M.
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S?
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Ho ho -- the give-away letter.
___ ___ E
S ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
S E ___
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A?
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___ ___ E
S ___ A R ___ ___ A ___ ___
S E A
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No guesses today? No requested letters?
I hope everyone had a Happy St. Patrick's Day.
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T?
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Keep in there, Jane, you've almost got it! :D
T ___ E
S T A R ___ ___ A ___ ___
S E A
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Nothing is computing, Pedln.
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Well, there is another R. I opened the puzzle with one R, and have now added the others. This is a 2012 putblication, a debut novel, has been reviewed by major publications. Someone who knows the two sides of a ship will guess it.
T ___ E
S T A R ___ ___ A R ___
S E A
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The Starboard Sea ?
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You got it, Jane.
A quite new (2012) first novel by Amber Dermont, though she has published short stories. Now teaches lit at Agnes Scott.
This is a coming of age novel about the rich and famous.
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Fiction
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My face is red. I just read the reviews of The Starboard Sea a few days ago, and I STILL didn't get it.
GOOD JOB, JANE!
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Guess we need a vowel. How about an E?
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3 of them!!
_ E L E _ _ _ _ _
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_ E _ _ _
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An A
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An A it is!
_ E L E _ _ _ _ _
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_ E A _ _
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I feel like I should get it. How about an R?
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_ E L E _ R _ _ _
_ _
_ E A _ _
Letters guessed: E A R
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an N?
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_ E L E _ R _ _ _
_ N
_ E A _ _
Letters guessed: E A R N
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How about a T?
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_ E L E _ R _ T _
_ N
_ E A T _
Letters guessed: E A R N T
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H?
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_ E L E _ R _ T _
_ N
_ E A T H
Letters guessed: E A R N T H
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D? I feel I should know it, but I don't
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
_ E L E _ R _ T _
_ N
D E A T H
Letters guessed: E A R N T H D
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Celebraty in death? The only thing I can think of
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YES...WINNER...
Celebrity in Death (In Death Series #34)published: (2/21/2012) by
J. D. Robb
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Congratulations, JoanK. It's very fitting that the Mystery Lady solved the Mystery.
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Nice to see mysteries cropping up here.
Give me awhile to think of something.
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Partners in Crime
by Agatha christie
on aPe
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OOOOPS. Sorry, wrong game. That was meant for Title Mania. here's the new blanko:
OK
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Fiction
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T, please.
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__ __ E
__ __ __
T __ __
__ __ __ __ __
Fiction
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O?
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You should get it now:
O __ E
__ O __
T __ __
__ O __ __ __
Fiction
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Not a clue...
Hmm....
N?
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You're smokin' hot!
O N E
__ O __
T __ __
__ O N __ __
Fiction
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One for the Money?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
"One for the Money" by Janet Evanovitch.
Over to you!
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Fairly recent non-fiction. Someone mentioned this book on SeniorLearn. Note that there are six words, some lines have two.
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E ?
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A bonanza -- 3 E's.
___ H E ___ ___
___ E ___ ___
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T?
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One T and a bonus H
___ H E ___ ___
___ E ___ ___
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T H E ___ ___ ___
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W?
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She's on the right track!
W H E ___ ___
___ E ___ ___
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T H E ___ ___ ___
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I
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An I there is. Now someone is going to get this.
W H E ___ I
___ E ___ ___
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T H E ___ ___ ___
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I'll fill in the "N" and hope there are more: I haven't a clue.
N please
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The N is pretty obvious so I'll toss in the only R. Ginny read this book within the past month and told us about it somewhere here. A woman wrote a memoir of what happened when she was 17.
W H E N I
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T H E ___ ___ ___
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I hoped there would be more "n"s. Well, we're still lacking vowels. An A please
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Alas, there is no A. And just the other day, Ginny told us the author of this book needed a better editor.
W H E N I
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T H E ___ ___ ___
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A grammatical error then? An "O" please
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Oh, dear. I remember that comment, but cannot remember who she was talking about.
An S, maybe?
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An O and an S -- that ought to do it. What grammatical error? :-\
W H E N I
___ E ___ ___
___ R O ___
T H E S ___ ___
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I thought your comment that the author needed an editor was a hint to an error in the title. I guess not.
A "Y" please. And a "K"
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My daughter guesses "When I fell from the Sky"?
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And she is correct. Congratulations.
The author was the lone survivor of a plane that crashed in the jungle in 1971 and made her way to safety by following a stream. It sounded good, but after all of Ginny's comments, I guess not.
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Hoorah for daughter Jody. Since she's not here now, I guess I'll have to pick the next book. Give me time to think.
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Since my daughter got it, she contributed the next puzzle:
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __
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O?
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Good guess!
__ __ __ __ O __ __ __ __ __
__ O O __ __ O __ __ E __
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OOOO!
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:D PatH
How about an M?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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Sorry, no M's
Letters guessed: O M (Is there a theme here? OOOOMMMMM!)
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Sorry, Fry. Didn't see your post.
__ __ __ __ O __ __ __ __ __
__ O O __ __ O __ N E __
Letters guessed O M N
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Hmmmm. No woman, no moon.
How about an H?
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You guys are really on it!
__ H __ H O __ __ __ __ __
__ O O H __ O __ N E __
Letters guessed O M N H
That should give it to you.
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Where is everyone?
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Here's one of us.
The House at Pooh Corner
A. A. Milne
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Well sure, I'll be your mother read it to both of y ou. :D
Congratulations, PatH. Tricky, JoanK.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
I love the Winnie-the-Pooh stories (the original ones, not the horrid Disney stuff).
When I worked, I always bought a Winnie-the-Pooh calendar every year. At meetings, when everyone else would bring their fancy blackberries, I would bring my Winnie-the-Pooh calendar.
On to you, PatH
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Fiction
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I guess I will start it off with a T, please.
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And I'll ask for an N, please
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Here's the N.
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___ E ___ ___ ___ N
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N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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The Return of the Native?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good job, pedln!
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OK, give me a day, please.
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In honor of the Fiction Pulitzers -- some nominated, some chosen. This was not the only year that did not have a winner. 5 words
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E?
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Four E's for the lady.
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___ ___ M E ___ ___ ___ ___
___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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T?
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And four T's for her again.
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ T T ___ E
___ ___ M E ___ ___ ___ ___
___ E ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T
Report to moderator 99.122.232.64
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I?
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___ I ___ ___ E ___
___ T T ___ E
___ ___ M E ___ I ___ ___
___ E ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T
Letters used E, T, I
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A?
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Well, you've got one word now. Surely the rest must be close behind.
___ I ___ ___ E ___
A T T ___ E
___ ___ M E ___ I ___ ___
___ E ___ T A ___ ___ A ___ T
Letters used E, T, I, A
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Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler?
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
Congratulations, Jane.
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Thank goodness. That was driving me nuts.
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Fiction
_ A _ _ _ _
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This is going to be hard with such few letters.
An E please.
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1 E, Joan...
_ A _ _ _ _
_ _ E
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T?
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I won't be online until late tomorrow.
No T's
Letters Used: E, T
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S?
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No S.
_ A _ _ _ _
_ _ E
Letters Guessed: E, T, S
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Mmmmmm. D?
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No, sorry, no D
_ A _ _ _ _
_ _ E
Letters Guessed: E, T, S, D
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P ?
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Sorry, no P
Hint: This is the author's 26th full-length novel.
_ A _ _ _ _
_ _ E
Letters Guessed: E, T, S, D, P
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A very prolific author who manages to write without using any letters. :)
G?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
Nope, no G.
_ A _ _ _ _
_ _ E
Letters Guessed: E, T, S, D, P, G
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OK, I'm going to work through etaoin shrdlu. I'll start with O.
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Could this be a name?
How about an R ?
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Two O's for Miss Pat; No R's for Miss Pedln
_ A _ _ _ O
_ O E
Letters Guessed: E, T, S, D, P, O, R
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J?
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1 J
_ A _ _ _ O
J O E
Letters Guessed: E, T, S, D, P, O, R, J
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You guys have done all the hard work - should let you win it. But can't help myself - Grisham's Calico Joe
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Congratulations JOanP, and very very tricky, Jane.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Yes, Grisham's April release of a novel involving a baseball player.
Washington Post says:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/john-grishams-calico-joe/2012/04/06/gIQAafbe0S_story.html
John Grisham’s legal thrillers are dense and hefty, full of twists and turns and tension. His latest novel, “Calico Joe,” is not like that at all. It’s a sweet, simple story, a fable really. And like all fables, it has a moral: Good can come out of evil; it’s never too late to confess your sins and seek forgiveness.
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I wouldn't have won -- I'm not familiar with the book.
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It was your "O" that tipped me off, JoanK - Joe. One of my boys was talking about it, how unlike Grisham's other novels- wondering if Calico Joe was based on an actual character, like Shoeless Joe in Field of Dreams. A good one, Jan
Here's a new one - funny, French, fiction-
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T?
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Sorry, Jane, pas de "T" - the author's name has one though. :D
funny, French, fiction- artsy
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A?
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Yes, there is one A, JoanK -
funny, French, fiction- artsy
_ A _ _ _ _ _ E _
letters guessed: T, A
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S?
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Yes, to the "S" JoanK - Just one, but it is the first letter of the title - perhaps a giveaway?
funny, French, fiction- artsy
S A _ _ _ _ _ E _
letters guessed: T, A,S
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Sacre Bleu --
How would anybody guess that? ;D I saw it today on my library's website -- their listing of new fiction. arrivals.
Give me a day or two
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WINNER WINNER WINNER!
Well, you did, Pedln! ;D - and after only two days. JoanK was on her way with the S and the A...the tip off was "French" - and so was the title.
Did you think it sounded promising - or a little too irreverent? I found this - for those who haven't heard anything about this new novel yet -
...a novel that is equal parts art history and irreverent comedy.
Moore's latest novel, his 13th, is "Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art," in which a baker and wannabe artist teams up with the bohemian Henri Toulouse-Lautrec to solve the mystery of Vincent van Gogh's death. Their search leads them to the mysterious Colorman, whose fabulous pigment just might be literally magic. Also making appearances: Monet, Manet, Renoir, Seurat and other great French Impressionist painters. It's an art-historical exploration wrapped up in an amusement-park ride through the dance halls, bakeries and brothels of late 19th-century Paris.
The seed of the story, Moore says, was the audacious notion of writing a book about the color blue. That led to in-depth research on the history of painting -- and of paint.
http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/stage/articles/2012/05/02/20120502republic-recommends-may-book-pick-sacr-bleu-moore.html
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I would never have gotten it -- I don't keep up with latest releases. but it sounds great: I got a sample on my kindle.
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Is this the opening line?
"Although he would not remember it, when Lucien was born, the first thing ... as he peeked over the edge of the world was (his mother's bottom)."
It does sound interesting, JOansP&K, and I'm glad to know my library has it.
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I admit, I tried a sample and gave up on it. Sniggering jokes about prostitutes aren't my thing.
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I just finished reading this -- my library had it and it was on my TBR list, so I'm thinking I must have learned about it here or else read a review. Fiction --- from Scandinavia. Five words.
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I know, I know, JoanK. That must have been the chapter with Toulouse L'Autrec. The book is kind of edgy, not really suitable for our gang - but the plot grabs me anyway.
Pedln - I sense there are some T's - a whole bunch of them?.
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I guess 3 would constitute a bunch, would it not?
T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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___ ___ ___ T C ___ ___ ____
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E?
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Another bunch
T ___ E ___ ___ ___
___ ___ T ___ E
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B?
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I think I'm seeing the last word...but the second is not yet clear. Will have to wait for more letters...
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What happened to yesterday? Sorry, I don't know where it went.
One B, as ordered
T ___ E B ___ ___
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Y?
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Well,, I've been seeing Suitcase and now with the B and the Y -
The Boy in the Suitcase? Can't think of anything else that would fit - but a boy in a suitcase?
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Sounds like child abuse to me.
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I believe you have it, Joan. A search turns up a title The Boy in the Suitcase by by
Lene Kaaberbol,
Agnete Friis
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/The-boy-in-the-suitcase?keyword=The+boy+in+the+suitcase&store=allproducts
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WOW! GOOD WORK.
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Wow is right - that is a sensational plot, Jane. Thanks for the link! I suppose I should wait for final word from Pedln for guessing that title before putting up a new puzzle. Who knows, maybe she has something else in mind - with the same letters already provided. :D Back later...
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It looks like we have a winner! :D
Congratulations JoanP.
I haven't had a chance to look at Jane's link yet, but the book is fascinating, as you try to figure out what is going on, and how all the characters connect. The conclusion is believable, and one that you would never guess.
Apparently this is the first in a series about the protagonist Nina Borg, a Red Cross nurse. It will be interesting to pursue future titles, as she is quite developed, characterwise, in this book, with her own background and problems.
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I intend to check it out, Pedln. Thanks! (Read the link!)
OK, here's a new one - I think it's a memoir :
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Two 2-letter words to start. Aaaak.
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A?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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Y?
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I'd like either an M or an F, please
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Oh my - what to do? A, E, Y, M, F...
I'm forgetting the rules - am I supposed to give you one letter a day - or all of the letters guessed?
Until the rules are cleared, I'll tell you three things...
No, there is no Aaaaak
Yes, to all of the letters guessed. Is that fair?
Oh, and I'll tell you where the first letter guessed is placed..
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JoanP, the rules have gotten quite flexible. I think it boils down to this: you have to give one letter, but can give more at your discretion. It's good to give more, keeps the game lively, but 5 would be overdoing it.
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An A helps to separate the men from the boys, or the boys from the girls.
In My Father's House
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Yep, you got it, Pedln. You know me - free advertising. This book is one of five or six nominated for next month's Book Club Online - we'll be voting in a few days....though there's still time to nominate a title if you wish. The title is a link to a review...
In My Father's House (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/feb/11/biography.features) by Miranda Seymour
Hope you had a happy day!
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Quite a bunch to choose from - In my Father's House, In My Mother's House, On My Father's Grave, and on and on and on. Actually, I was thinking of the same title by Carrie Ten Boom, not Miranda Seymour. But advertise away, a good idea.
Give me a day to see what can be found.
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Not exactly advertising. Non-fiction, maybe a memoir? New, I think.
“___ ___ ___ ___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___”
I don't know why the quotation marks are there. Must be publisher's privilege.
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E?
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Or "G"?
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Jane was first, so we'll give her an E
“___ ___ ___ ___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___”
I don't know why the quotation marks are there. Must be publisher's privilege.
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How about "N"?
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Well, the lone N is already there, but here's the G you asked for.
I guess this could be advertising, in a long round about way.
“___ ___ ___ ___ N G ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___”
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Well, we have to have an "I"
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Two eyes are better than one.
“___ ___ ___ I N G ___ ___ ___ I E ___”
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S?
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This book has a slight tie-in to the ones JoanP is advertising.
“___ ___ ___ I N G ___ ___ ___ I E S”
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We still need vowels. An A?
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It's by Anne Enright, right? :D
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:D Yes, indeed.
“___ A ___ I N G ___ A ___ I E S”
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D?
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Sorry, no D.
I think someone has solved this. :D
It is not "Saving Ladies."
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How about a "B"? :D
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One down, one to go.
“___ A ___ I N G B A B I E S”
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A "K"?
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Only one more guess allowed
“___ A K I N G B A B I E S”
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OK, OK - but you practically gave it away, Pedln!
MAKING BABIES - same author who wrote "The Gathering" which is one of the 6 contenders for the next Book Club Online discussion in June. There's a three way tie in there now - I hope you get to vote before Tuesday. Maybe we'll have to have a run off...
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WINNER!!! WINNER!!! WINNER!!!
Congratulations, JoanP.
It looks like you've got a good ballot to choose from for June. I'm not voting for the June selection. It looks like I'll be home for all of 10 days, or so, in June. First the east coast, and then the west. Haven't made Seattle reservations yet, but they'll be near the end of the month.
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A busy busy June, Pedln! Your new auto will take you west to east?
I won... so my prize is to put up another - hoping to stump the panel...
This is fiction - relatively new - published in the last ten years or so -
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E?
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Yes, Jane - there are two "Es"...
_ _ E _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S
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R?
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Sorry, Jane - no "R" ....
_ _ E _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S
Letters guessed: e, r
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An H?
Are we looking for a US title or a British title here? :P
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The author is Brit-ish, Pedln...
...and oh yes, there are 3 H's-
_ H E _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ H _ H _ _ _ S
Letters guessed: e, r, h
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T?
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Yes, Maam...there are two of them - does that give it away?
T H E _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ H T H _ _ _ S
Letters guessed: e, r, h, t
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A vowel -- O?
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Two "O" s, Pedln. They should help. This novel was later adapted for a film...
T H E _ E _ O O _ _ _ H T H _ _ _ S
Letters guessed: e, r, h, t, o
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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S
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Two guesses this morning. Jane was first - the "I"s have it. Another clue - the book was first published under this title, but after the film came out, later editions of the book were published with the film title...
T H E _ E _ O O _ I _ H T H I _ _ S
Letters guessed: e, r, h, t, o, i
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Could it be These Foolish Things? Never heard of this title but it seems to fit.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
That's it, Fry! You'll be more familiar with the film title so popular right now - The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel? Apparently when the movie turned out to be a success, the book was reissued, only this time with the film title. Have you read it? Have you seen the movie?
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How about that. Now that you mention it, I think someone posted about the title change.
This is a book I am reading now. Nonfiction. Should be fairly easy.
__ H __
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E?
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Here is your E JoanK.
__ H E
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E __ __ E __ __
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How about a few T's?
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T's for JoanP
T H E
__ __ __ __ __ E
E __ __ E __ T
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S?
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No S, sorry
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N?
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Or an X?
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No and No!
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R?
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There is indeed one R. This is not likely to be a book very many are familiar with, but it is a subject in which I am interested. Water!
T H E
R __ __ __ __ E
E __ __ E __ T
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How about - The Ripple Effect?
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WINNER! We have a winner! JoanP
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That's pretty funny - a pure guess. I thought I saw "effect" and then when the clue given was water...there it was. It's getting late...I'll think of something for the morning. That was a good one, Fry!
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OK, try this - Fiction - recent
_ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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N ?
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T ?
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Yes and Yes - Pedln's N first...
OK, since tomorrow is my day off, I'll give you Jane's T as well - You should get it right away now - those were good letters. I'm not even going to give you another clue.
_ T _ T E _ _ _ _ N _ _ _
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State of Denial ?
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That fits, doesn't it? Is it a book title? I was thinking of something else...
Will be back tomorrow to see if you get it...
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If it's not what you meant, then it's not the answer. I don't know if it's a book title...just went by the letters.
EDIT: See one, but it's NONFICTION, so wouldn't be the right answer.
Maybe somebody else can get it.
jane
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How about an "A"?
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State of Wonder? Ann Patchett
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I bet that's it, Fry!
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Winner!
Winner!
Winner!Yes, it is - Fry wins again!
I think that this is her latest book - but her "RUN" is one that is currently in the running for June's Book Club Online discussion...
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Here is an old one. Famous author.
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__ N __
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O?
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Here are your O's Jane.
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O __
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__ N __
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D ?
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One D coming up.
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O __
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__ N D
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A ?
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Pedln gets her A.
Famous author, but this book is less known than ones featuring his equally famous characters.
__ A __ __ __
O __
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A N D
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a "T"?
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T's will help.
T A __ __ __
O __
T __ __ __ O __
A N D
__ __ __ T __ __ __
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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Oh, yes, there are Es.
T A __ E __
O __
T E __ __ O __
A N D
__ __ __ T E __ __
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Tales of something? S?
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I can't guess. Am leaving town tomorrow and will be leaving my laptop in DC while we're all at a four-day commencement in Princeton, NJ.
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T A __ E S
O __
T E __ __ O __
A N D
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This should be pretty easy now. Two S's.
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Tales of Terror and Mystery? I'm making that up...it seems to fit?
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We have a winner!
Well, JoanP, you have a great imagination. Tales of Terror and Mystery it is. The book is one of many written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that are not Sherlock Holmes related. I realized that I have not read (years and years ago) all of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries when I discovered that he wrote 56 short stories altogether and four stories that are classified as full novels. So, I downloaded the whole lot plus several of his non-Sherlock books of short stories. Wikipedia has a list catagorized by genre. Here is a list of his writings from the Sherlock Holmes Society which is not separated out except for fiction/non-fiction:
http://www.ash-tree.bc.ca/acdsbiblio.htm
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A good one, Fry! :) :D ;D O I just can't resist - especially when everyone else has done the work and guessed most of the letters!
OK, here's one - by a popular British author -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _
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Two many letters?... Shall I provide a few to get the juices flowing?
How about a strong consonant - a "W"?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _
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Give me more "E"s
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T?
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Now you're cooking - with gas!
A "T" and an "E" too...
T _ E _ _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _
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Mmmm. More vowels needed. An A?
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An"A" it is. Does it help?
T _ E _ _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ A _ E _ _
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How about an S?
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Yes, an "S" - are you ready for another clue? There is a connection between this and an author much discussed here lately...
T _ E _ _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ A _ E _ S
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R?
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Here you go, JoanK....Does the "A" help?
T _ E _ _ _ _ W _ _ _ _ A _ E R S
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The Pickwick Papers?
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Winner! Winter! Winner!
And you did it without the "p's" and the "i's". Fry! :D
Congratulations! You're it!
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SciFi
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WOW! bRILLIANT.
Give me an E please.
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Sorry, no Es.
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A?
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There are two Ax=s.
__ A __ __ __ __ ' S
__ A __ __ __
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Darwin's Radio
by Greg Bear. Excellent book
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Excellent, PatH. You are the Winner
Have you also read Darwin's Children. I have both on my TBR pile. That doggone pile keeps getting bigger for some strange reason.
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What on Earth is Darwin's radio about?
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JoanK, it has to do with evolution, genetics and retroviruses. There is a sequel, Darwin's Children.
http://www.gregbear.com/books/darwinsradio.cfm
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Fiction
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Is there an N in there somewhere?
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There is.
___ O ___ ___ ___ ___
___ N ___
___ ___ N
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An S?
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Hot on the trail.
___ O ___ ___ ___ ___
___ N ___
S ___ N
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u?
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Another Dickens? We sure are celebrating his birthday year in style. Hope you will plan to join in the discussion of Great Expectations beginning on July 1.
Dombey and Son is my guess.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
It seemed appropriate, since the whole site is in a Dickens mood. Good work, JoanP.
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We seem to have lost the heading for this discussion - it used to contain the titles already guessed. If we already had this one, please excuse -
This is Fiction - fairly new -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Other Es?
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I stopped putting up the heading because the list was so long it was unmanageable to look through. If people want it back, I'll put it back.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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I don't. What difference does it make if a title is repeated from months/years ago?
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As long as you don't mind repeats. I've a terrible memory. I'm trying to remember why this
book got my attention when I first heard about it.
Maybe Jane will know when she gets it-with all these Es-
_ _ E
_ E _ _ E
_ _
_ _
E _ _ _ _ _
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Just checking in case the spacing misled me: is that a 3 letter word, a 5 letter word, two 2 letter words and a 6 letter word?
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Yes
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A T please
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Just one T, JoanK -- not sure if it will help much...
T _ E
_ E _ _ E
_ _
_ _
E _ _ _ _ _
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N?
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S?
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Hmm...yes, both. Strong letters in this title. Jane was first, so here are the "N's"- Let's see if they are enough to guess it.
T _ E
_ E N _ E
_ _
_ N
E N _ _ N _
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Nothing yet? OK...here come Fry's "S's" - two of them...in revealing places. That's okay, I want to talk about this book anyway...
T _ E
S E N S E
_ _
_ N
E N _ _ N _
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O?
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The Sense of an Ending?
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Winner! Winner! Winner!
Funny, with all the Es, the Ns and the S - there wasn't much else missing, was there?
Julian Barnes' The Sense of an Ending won the Man Booker prize last year. For some reason I'd written it down to look into, and then drew a line through it...but can't remember why. Have you heard anything about it...good or bad?
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I'd never heard of it, Joan.
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Nonfiction
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_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
M _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I'll try an H, please
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Sorry, no H
_ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
M _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Letters Guessed: H
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"E's"?
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_ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ E _ _
M _ _ E _ _ _ _
Letters Guessed: H, E
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R?
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_ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ E _ _
M _ _ E R _ _ _
Letters Guessed: H, E, R
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A "Y" Jane?
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or maybe an L?
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No Y's
Lots of L's
_ _ _
_ _ _ _
_ E L L
M _ _ E R _ _ L
Letters Guessed: H, E, R, Y, L
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Okay, I am going to have to ask for an N.
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N _ _
_ _ _ _
_ E L L
M _ _ E R _ _ L
Letters Guessed: H, E, R, Y, L, N
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T?
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N _ T
T _ _ _
_ E L L
M _ T E R _ _ L
Letters Guessed: H, E, R, Y, L, N, T
Shouldn't be long now....
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Oh this is bugging me. I just ran across a title this morning or yesterday (fuzzy brain time). It was Not something or other Material. I'll be darn if I can pull it out of the gray wool.
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::) ;D ::)
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Duuhhhh!
Not Taco Bell Material. What an interesting title, don't you think? I think it is one of the books reviewed in my library newsletter this month.
The author also wrote a book called In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks: . . . And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy . I guess that is a take on the scientific studies that point to pesticides, hormones, and other pharmaceuticals feminizing male fish and frogs (and possibly humans).
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
I got a kick out of that title.
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__ __
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__ __ N __
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A please
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Two As for JoanK.
A
__ __ __ A __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ N __
BTW, this is a nonfiction book.
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R?
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One R.
A
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__ __
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__ __ N __
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O?
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A
__ __ R A __ __
O __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ N __
Nonfiction, seafarer's life
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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One S, Jane.
A
__ __ R A __ __
O __
__ __ __ __ __ S __ __ __
__ __ N __
Charles Darwin, Jonathan Swift and Daniel DeFoe were all inspired by the subject of this book.
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How about a "G"?
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Sorry, JoanP, no G.
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Are there more "n's
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Have we asked for T?
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No more Ns, but there are two Ts.
A
__ __ R A T __
O __
__ __ __ __ __ S __ T __
__ __ N __
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Y?
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Nope, no Ys.
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P?
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E
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Now your cookin'. There are E's and one P.
A
P __ R A TE
O __
E __ __ __ __ S __ T E
__ __ N __
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I ?
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An X?
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An X and the multiple I's. I think somebody has the answer.
A
P I R A TE
O __
E X __ __I S I T E
__ I N __
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A Pirate of Exquisite Mind?
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Excellent, Jane you are the Winner.
The book is about William Dampier (1651-1715) who was at various times an explorer, naturalist, and buccaneer. He circumnavigated the world three times, traveling over 200,000 miles during his life. His books influenced a number of writers, explorers and naturalists (see the bottom of the wiki page for an interesting list of those he influenced).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dampier
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/dampier-william-1951
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Fiction
_ H _
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _
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That sounds ike an interesting book!
An E please.
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_ H E
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ E
Letters guessed: E
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R?
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O?
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No O or R
_ H E
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ E
Letters guessed: E, O, R
I'd given a H to begin. I'd left it out above and put in a different letter. I've corrected it, so we're back on track, I think.
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How about an I?
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No I
_ H E
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ E
Letters guessed: E, O, R, I
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Hmmm...
Well obviously there's a T - is there more than one?
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T H E
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ T E
Letters guessed:E, O, R, I, T
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Is there an N?
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Sorry....no Ns
T H E
_ _ _ _ _
_ _ T E
Letters guessed:E, O, R, I, T, N
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HINT: Author, born in England, has written more than 60 novels, under at least 4 different names.
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We still need vowels. how about A?
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or as C?
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T H E
_ _ _ A _
_ A T E
No C's.
Letters guessed:E, O, R, I, T, A, C
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Nothing so far. How about a G?
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Now we're cookin'!!
From a newspaper review: "...you'll encounter a master craftsman at the peak of his powers ! first-rate tales of intrigue, suspense and full-on action"
T H E
_ _ _ A _
G A T E
Letters guessed:E, O, R, I, T, A, C, G
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The Judas Gate by Jack Higgins
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We have a WINNER!!
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__ H __
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This one should be easy. Fiction. Well known.
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E's?
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Two Es for Jane.
__ H E
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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As we have.
__ H E
__ __ __ __ __ __ A __
__ __ A __ __ __ A __ E
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"L"?
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One L
__ H E
__ __ __ __ __ L A __
__ __ A __ __ __ A __ E
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Aha! How about a "G"?
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Sorry, no G's.
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Hmm,,, let's try a T?
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There are T's
T H E
__ __ __ __ __ L A __
__ T A __ __ __ A __ E
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An R then?
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This should get you somewhere; there are three R's.
T H E
__ __ R __ __ L A R
__ T A __ R __ A __ E
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The Circular Staircase?
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JACKPOT WINNER, JOANP!
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The Jackpot! I won the Jackpot! I get to be Vanna White for the next day or so. This is non-fiction, I am quite certain.
Here goes...
_ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _
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Too hard? Too many letters? I added another S- and yes, it is non fiction.
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E's?
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T?
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Es AND Ts - that should help!
T _ E _ _ E S _ _ E _ T S _ _ _ _
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R's?
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That R should do it!
T _ E _ R E S _ _ E _ T S _ _ _ _
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Oh. The Presidents Club.
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Winner! Winner! Winner!
A little bit of advertising for an upcoming discussion in September. Have your heard of it? It's new, very popular in the Washington Metro area - not suprising...
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Yes, I have heard of it; it sounds very interesting. If we mean to discuss it, we should get the word out, because several people have mentioned wanting to read it. I think it's on the NYT bestseller list.
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T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Fiction
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Got any N's in there somewhere?
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Or an H?
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Oh dear I came in to tell you that Pat H is still without power after the recent windstorms that ripped through the DC area on Friday night. I almost volunteered to take over her puzzle for you but realize that I have no idea what that Title might be.
Let's give the utility men another day to restore her power. if they haven't done so by tomorrow morning I'll volunteer to start a new one. We miss you Pat. Stay cool wherever you are.
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I would have posted about PatH, but my computer was down. it's working at the minute, but I don't know how long. It goes through spells when it works one day and not the next
I called PatH, thinking she could tell me what the title was, and I could carry on. What with all rthats beeen going on, she absolutely couldn't remember what the title was. Please forgive her -- she's been sitting in the dark for days in 100 degree weather -- sdhe had other things to think about.
I'm exaggerating: she's fine. She has flashlights (she can read!) and a battery operated radio. A neighbor with electricity invites her over in the hot part of the day, and she can sleep in the basement rec room, which is cooler. Her gas stove works.
But probably best if someone else does a word. I'd volunteer, but I d
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Hi. Later that evening my flashlight search turned up the note I had made of the title, but I'm still powerless--anticipated restoration July 6, 11pm, so still out of commmission (I'm using a library computer now, but it's hard to grt a turn.) Anyway, now I have a title for next time. Thanks, JoanP.
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Mercy on the powerless! Any day now, Pat!
Here's one while we wait for you to join us again...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _
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T?
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R?
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OK, since we lost a few days there with power outages and all - and tomorrow being a holiday and all, I'll give you both of those letters, Ts and Rs. Let's see who sees it first now -
Fiction, not new...but topical - in a way
T _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ T _ E _ _ _ R _
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Topical indeed. :) :)
The Power and the Glory.
My electricity is back in business, and it's a good thing, since today is supposed to feel like 105º.
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AhA! So fitting the WINNER is you, PatH! So you've got your power back at last! Super! Air conditionning for the coming week. You are all ready with the new title then?
My son is home from London, where the temps have been 60's and 70's - he's overwhelmed by the heat - and humidity.
On Saturday he will be best man in a wedding - to be held outdoors - in a park. As best man, he lobbied for the groomsmen to wear searsucker suits, but the bride insisted on tuxedo's and cravats. I just read in the Washington Post that the prediction is 103 degrees for Saturday. Will is going to cook in that outfit. The reception will be held indoors, so if he makes it through the wedding, at least he'll cool off...oh, and it's an afternoon wedding!
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Just hope there won't be a thunderstorm too. Yes, I'm all ready. When I could see my desk again, it was easy to spot my note of the quiz.
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T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Are there any R's in there somewhere?
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Or an "H"?
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Rs, no H:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___
T R ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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We need some vowels - how about an A?
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Here you are.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___
T R A ___ ___ ___ ___
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
Well, I thought I knew what it is but there is one letter too many.
Let's try for a V.
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Gulliver's Travels might fit?
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You are probably right, JoanP. That is what I was thinking of, but I forgot it had two Ls in it.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
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Good work.
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Frybabe, since you knew it, I suspect JoanP would give you the honor of the next quiz if you want it.
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Pat, let's see what Fry has to say about your proposal. I'm willing if she is.
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Not a problem. Here is one now.
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O __
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Here we go!
An "F"?
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An F? Of course.
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O F
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Is this fiction Fry? Let's try an S?
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You are in luck, JoanP.
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O F
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B?
Nonfiction?
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N?
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No P's but there is an N. Fiction.
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O F
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How about an E?
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And no "B"- Right?
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O F
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No B's
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D then - Heart of Darkness?
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Winner! Winner! Winner!
JoanP, congratulations.
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Oh my...
It was those double SS and the need for a consonant that gave it away. Some great titles here - my "TBR" list - and "TBRagain" list is growing. Here's another old goodie - fiction:
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T?
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N?
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Ts, but no Ns.... Do you see it?
T _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ T _ _ _ _ T T E _
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The Heart of the Matter
A nice segue from the last one.
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WINNER! A great book! I wouldn't mind reading it again, Pat! Segue on!
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A double connection--words in the title, and setting. I haven't read the Greene; did he have Conrad in mind with his title?
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Fiction, not a segue from previous quizzes.
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OK - no "heart" segue, but will ask for the T anyway...with so many letters, there's bound to be one!
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Actually, there isn't any T.
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No? More S's then?
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That's the jackpot letter.
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S ___ ___ S ___
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Smilla's Sense of Snow?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
I was hoping it would take a while for someone to ask for more Ss.
Good work, Frybabe.
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PatH, I saw the movie, never read the book.
This one is a book my Mom loaned to a neighbor before I was very far into it. It never came back. Last year I found a copy in my local used bookstore which has a gold embossed, grained cover and a ribbon bookmark. Couldn't resist. It shouldn't take long for you to guess it.
T __ __
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E?
I read the book, never saw the movie.
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T __ E
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No movie, no book...am I missing something?
D?
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We're talking about the previous one, Smilla's Sense of Snow.
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I never heard of that catchy title, Pat...should I look for it?
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No D's.
JoanP, I cannot vouch for the book, but the movie is interesting. Published in 1992, the book won the Silver Dagger Award and was shortlisted for the Edgar Award in the same year. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Smilla%27s_Feeling_for_Snow for a synopsis of the book.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
Good Luck !!
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You don't want to read a synopsis--there is a puzzle and twists and turns. Avoid spoilers. I liked the book, though it's rather strange. It's Danish, takes place mostly in Copenhagen, narrated by a half Eskimo half Danish woman.
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Hmm, I may have to look for that...
An R?
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T __ E
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One R added.
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Well obviously there is one H - is there more than one?
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Yes, there is; two in fact.
T H E
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Sense of Snow is an interesting mysatery: I found it a little confusing and hard to follow.
How about an A?
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One A coming up.
T H E
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__ H A __ __ __ E
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The Silver Chalice? It fits,,,
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Hurray! JoanP is a WINNER!
The Silver Chalice it is.
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Good for you, Joan!
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It was the movie I remembered. Never read Costain's book, but see that it was the best seller in the US in 1953...
Ok, here's a new one, fiction by an author you've all heard of:
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Another s?
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Well, yes there is - in fact it's the one I meant to put in first. :D
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Jo's Boys
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Winner! Winner! Winner!
Congratulations, Pat!
I really didn't think you'd get this so quickly. Do you think it was because I put the first letter S in the wrong place?
I'd been thinking about suggesting this book to my 10 year old granddaughter - she loved Little Women. I'm not sure she read an unabridged edition, though. If she read an abridged version, she might be overwhelmed with an unabridged Jo's Boys. And turned off forever...
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It was the apostrophe. I was thinking there aren't too many 2 letter names, and it just popped into my head.
Here's another. Fiction, classic.
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Let's get that "E" out of the way.
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Here you are.
T ___ E
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Any R's?
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Jane is back! After her R, will you check for a G, Pat?
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That's easy, no Rs, no Gs.
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OK, but there's another H, right?
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A's?
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The Last of the Mohicans?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Your ESP is in good shape, JoanP.
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It was Jane's request for an "A" - and suddenly I saw the title!
Here's a new one - Fiction - an oldie, though not ancient...
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R's ?
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JoanP: you're ESP is really working these days!
A T please.
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One T and one R - let's see who is the first to "see" this one -
- Fiction - an oldie, though not ancient...
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Perhaps a C?
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S?
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No C, but the two S's should help -
- Fiction - an oldie, though not ancient...
_ T _ _ S S _ R _ _ _ E _
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A?
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Atlas Shrugged?
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AHA! WINNER!
How did you get that so quickly, Fry? I was about to give Jane the A and expected someone to jump on it then, but you got it without the A!
I've been thinking about Ayn Rand, remembering how I devoured her books back in the 60's - wondering if I'd find them so engrossing as I once did if I read them now - Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged. Did you get caught up in her books?
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Atlas Shrugged is in my TBR pile and Anthem is on my Kindle. Don't have The Fountainhead yet.
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One of my favorites.
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Other S's?
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Nope!
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T's?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
Yes, there are T's.
T __ __ __ __
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T __ __
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Lots of letters...Let's get some Es in there and see what that looks like?
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E's there are
T __ __ E E
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T __ E
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R's?
Did you say Fiction or Nonfiction?
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T __ R E E
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T __ E
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It is fiction, Jane. One of my favorite books from a favorite series.
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H'S
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Was Three Coins in the Fountain a book?
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It fits, but that isn't the book I was thinking of, off by one word
H's coming up.
T H R E E
H __ __ __ S
I N
T H E
F O U N T A I N
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Three Hours in the Fountain? I don't know. Is there an O?
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No O. Two of the letters are used, only one is not already in another word.
Mystery fiction.
T H R E E
H __ __ __ S
I N
T H E
F O U N T A I N
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If it's mystery, I'm guessing Three Heads in the Fountain, but I never heard of it.
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Wrong body part PatH. ;D
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hahaha, Three Heads in the Fountain! Don't know why that strikes my funny bone - but think about it!
A few years ago when visiting San Diego with some of the grand chilren, we had dinner in a restaurant with a fountain in the center of the courtyard. How many times I heard my DIL calling out to them - boys, get your hands out of the fountain - as they tried to scoop up coins that others had tossed there.
Is there actually a book with the title, Three Hands in the Fountain, Fry? Tell us about it! :D
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If there is such a book, remind me not to read it? trying to think of a body part that fits.
Three Hands in the fountain?
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Winner, JoanP. JoanK, too.
Yes, that is correct. It is one of the Didius Falco series from Lindsey Davis. One of my favorites, it starts off with the discovery of a severed hand clogging a public fountain in Rome. It turns out that it is one of a number of body parts that have shown up in the water supply over several years and usually after a festival. During Falco's efforts to find the site(s) of the body part dumpings and solve the crime the reader gets a look at the bureaucratic public works agencies and the building and maintaining of the aqueduct system.
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I didn't see JoanP's guess. She clearly precedes me.
Do you notice, mysteries set in Italy always talk about beaurocracy? Do you recommend the book?
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JoanK, I like the series. It set in Rome and other environs during Vespasian's reign. Davis's historical background seems to be quite accurate as far as everyday life is concerned. Each book in the series brings out another aspect of Roman life in that period. My favorites, beside this one are Silver Pigs, the first of the series set in Roman Britain about the lead and silver mining and The Iron Hand of Mars, which is set in what is today's Germany and includes life in a Roman fort and the famous German Redware pottery. Other notable settings include the wild animal importation business, gladitorial games, the building of a Fishbourne like palace, a troupe of actors in the outlying middle eastern colonies, the Alexandrian Library, site-seeing in Greece, the banking business, the scroll copying business, a Spanish olive plantation, and so on.
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Now that you explain the book, it sounds quite interesting, Fry! That title took us longer than any so far, hasn't it? Perhaps we should give you another turn - you're good at this.
OK- as long as JoanK agrees, I'll act like the "winner" - and put one up for you...
This too is fiction... and you should get it right away! :D
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Other E's?
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That was the only E, Jane. Sorry...
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Any N's?
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Yes, there are two of them, Fry! Do you see it now?
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Or, sure. I know what that is (NOT!)
S?
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I'm smiling, you might too - but no, JoanK, there are no S's...
letters guessed - S, N, E
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T's?
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We need more vowels. how about an A
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Good morning! A vowel and a consonant - Two good guesses! Will give you both and wait to see who will be the first to see the title today...
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Well, I'm not seeing it, but somehow I feel there might be an R.
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No, not one R today - sorry...
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Well, that shoots down the title I was thinking of.
How about an F?
Good heavens I just saw it: Fountainhead?
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That's got to be it.
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WINNER!
That was fun! After Atlas Shrugged and Three Hands in the Fountain, I was unable to provide any clues for fear of giving it away!
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For cat lovers - fiction
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E's?
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Two E's coming up!
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Let's try F? F as in "fountain" ;D
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Sorry, no F's.
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N's?
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On N on the board.
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A's?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
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Or "C" as in CAT? :D
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Your wish is my command. One of each.
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A __
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Let's see....how about "T" as in CAT?
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Even without the T, I think I see the title, Fry -
Murder at Monticello?
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Oh dear, I forgot to answer the T.
That being said, JoanP, you have just WON yourself an accolade. Indeed, it is Murder at Monticello.
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By Jane Langton? One of my favorite mystery writers, although not that book, necessarily. I liked "Murder at the Gardner" (based on the Gqrdner museum in Boston. Or maybe The Memorial Hall murder, based on Handel's Massiah..
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/l/jane-langton/
Looking at this, I see several ones I haven't read. But the Escher one was such a disappointment, I stopped looking for her.
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Thanks for the "accolade," Fry!
An interesting plan, JoanK...just pick the famous location, insert a murder - voila! Instant plot!
Another piece of fiction - an oldie, though not ancient...
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An O please.
Never heard of Jane Langden, JoanP. Mine was one of the Sneaky Pie mysteries by Rita Mae Brown. The title is right and that is what counts. BTW, I noticed in the header that we can use an author name, too, either along or with the title. I don't think we ever tried that.
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haha, no I never heard of Jane Langden's novels either, Fry! I was just reading what JoanK had posted about another book of the same title! Rita Mae and I go back quite a while though.
An "O"? Not a single one...
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A's?
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E's?
JoanP: "An interesting plan, JoanK...just pick the famous location, insert a murder - voila! Instant plot!"
You couldn't be more wrong. Each of her books follows in detail some piece of music or work of art. The Memorial hall Murder follows the score of Handel's Messiah in the ups and downs, including a magnificent Hallelujah Chorus. Murder at the Gardner takes one painting from the Gardner and builds a plot that follows the details of the painting. There's others based on Dante's Inferno, a Bach Mass etc.
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They do sound interesting, JoanK. Well constructed.
"E's" - no, but there are two "A's" - they should help -
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Seems like it's As I Was __ __ ing, but I don't know what the two missing letters are; if there were three, I'd make it Saying.
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Nope, I counted the letters again, Pat - the number of spaces is correct as they appear... :D
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S's?
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After a blank stare yesterday, another look today comes up with As I Lay Dying. My sister read it years ago and liked it. I got stuck with A Light in August and hated it.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Isn't funny - the moment the title jumps out at you? We listened to "Light in August" as we drove across the country one summer...and loved it. Sometimes it takes a good story teller to bring a good story to life. Someone suggested "As I Lay Dying" for October Book Club Online. What do you think?
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Sorry JoanP, I can't comment on As I Lay Dying because I never read it. Despised Light in August so much that I never picked up another Faulkner.
Here is something a little different. Hint: The subject is archaeology/travel.
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E's?
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Yes there are two E's.
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Another D?
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No extra D's.
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W?
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No W's
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N then?
Will leave you be- until tomorrow. ;D
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Oh, yes there are N's.
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Not yet...
How about a C?
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No C's.
But I forgot one E.
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A's?
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Yes, there are A's
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L?
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No L.
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Have we guessed T yet?
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I think I see a K.
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Where, Pat? Where where where?
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Since it's travel/archaeology, I want the last word to be Samarkand. But even if it is, I don't know what the book is.
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JoanP, I meant to comment on As I Lay Dying. I think I don't like Faulkner, but the few times I've started one of his books, I've read it straight through, and that's what happened with this book. I found it in a beach house years ago when I couldn't sleep. That killed the night for me, and part of the next day. Faulkner does a superb job of putting you inside the heads of all his characters, and I couldn't stand any of them, and was terribly relieved to say goodbye to them all at the end. Still, I couldn't stop reading, and it is a very good book. Don't know if I could stand those people for a month, though.
I don't know if I'm saying it would be a good choice or a bad choice here. Why don't you have a look at it?
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Okay, time to catch up. I got busier than expected this morning.
There is indeed a K and two T's. I think PatH may know it.
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T __
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I've never heard of the book, but looking at it, I'm seeing From Stonehenge to Samarkand.
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
Winner, PatH is a Winner
Pat, you may have heard of Brian Fagan. He wrote a prodigious number of books about archeology. I believe one of his recent books was a best seller, The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations . I thought I had bought it, but I cannot find it right now. Maybe I just thought about buying it. http://www.brianfagan.com/
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hmmm...I've never heard of Samarkand, Pat. You deserve the win and the accolade!
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It's in Uzbekistan, dates from the 7th century BC, and was an important part of trade routes, including the Silk Road. It figures in kids' adventure stories.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarkand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samarkand)
Fagan looks interesting. I might start with his book on the Little Ice Age, of interest to me because it gave the death blow to the Norse settlements in Greenland.
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That was a good quiz, Frybabe.
New quiz:
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W ___ ___ ___ ___
Fiction
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A T seems a safe guess -
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or an R for no good reason.
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There's a T, but no R:
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W ___ ___ ___ ___
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The good reason would be-
The Color of Water, Fry - but no R, so no water...
Is there a C?
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No C.
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E's?
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Yes:
T ___ E
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W ___ ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: C, E, R, T
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An I or two perhaps?
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O's?
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Here are your Is. And OOOPS I forgot one of the Ts. :-[ :-[ :-[ That'll probably give it to you
T ___ E
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I ___
W ___ I T E
Letters guessed:C, E, I, R, T
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The Woman in White would fit...but for that other W...but wait - we didn't guess W - is it WOman in White? Wilke Collins
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You got it, JoanP. Good job.
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I loved that book, Pat!
This next is Fiction -
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R?
I loved that book too--have read it several times.
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An I or two perhaps?
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Just one, Fry...
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Are you stumped? This is a new book - just out -
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Let's go for a W.
It is obviously not The Time Traveler's Wife, but I can't get that one out of my head.
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E's?
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Well yes, you can have both the W and a whole bunch of E's. Let's see who sees it first now....
_ _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ E _' S W I _ E
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PatH requested an R a while back. I think I will renominate it.
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I'm sorry - I completely missed Pat's R request... Yes, there is one R-
_ _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ E R' S W I _ E
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Pat, you've got your R!
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F?
trying to make it the Timetravelers wife, but it won't fit.
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It's surely someone's wife.
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A new book - as soon as you guess it, I'm going to nominate it for October discussion. It looks really, really good! :D
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The Shoemaker's Wife?
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WINNER!!
You got it, Fry! Have you read it? I thought it might have possibilities for a group discussion. All of the reviews seem positive...
http://www.amazon.com/The-Shoemakers-Wife-ebook/dp/B006ICVOUO/ref=tmm_kin_title_0
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No, I haven't read it. The paperback comes out on the 21st. It is a little less expensive than the Kindle version. I noticed a lot of that lately.
This one is somewhat regional. History. I am leaving out the subtitle.
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E's?
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E's for Jane
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R for Joan?
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W __ __ __ __
Only one R Joan
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How about a T?
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Good morning! Two T's in place.
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T __ E
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W __ __ __ __
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Another W?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
Nope! No more W's.
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Can we try an H then? Hoping for more than one...
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One H.
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T H E
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W __ __ __ __
This is one of the books I originally bought for Mom. She had an interest in local/regional Indian tribes.
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OK, now I seem an M - more than one M, right?
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No, only one M. The third word should pop out at you now.
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T H E
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W __ __ __ __
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Yes, the third word pops....but the last word puzzles me. Thought there was an M there... L?
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A?
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Two A's.
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T H E
A M E R __ __ A __
W __ __ __ __
The author has written many books on early colonial and Indian culture and interactions.
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cLEARLY "AMERICAN" but THE REST ESCAPES ME. Are there more "N"s
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T H E
A M E R I C A N
W __ __ __ __
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O? At least one?
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Jackpot! The O's have it. You should be able to guess this now.
__ N T O
T H E
A M E R I C A N
W O O __ __
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Aha! Into the American Woods - a good one Fry. Tell about this one?
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JoanP is IT
The full title of the book is Into the American Woods: Negotiations on the Pennsylvania Frontier. It was written by Lucy Maynard Salmon Professor of History James Hart Merrell. Merrell is one of the leading scholars of early American history. As stated earlier his focus is on Native Americans and their interactions with the early colonists. This book covers 1630 to about 1760. As the title suggests, this book is about the negotiators, translators, and go-betweens that helped secure peace, land, hunting rights, trade, etc. between the colonists and the Native Americans until the French and Indian War broke out in 1754. The book won Merrell the Bancroft Prize (his second) in 2000.
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Sounds like a good book.
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It does, JoanK - I checked my library, it is available...
So I'm the IT girl...will try something a bit different...this is an author's name. The work is Fiction, I think...based on history.
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...historical fiction -
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Requesting a T, please.
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Yes, there is one "T" Fry...
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Other E's?
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No more E's Jane, sorry...
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R's?
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or an N or two?
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One of each - they should help - this is an author of a prize-winning book last year. One of the major ones awarded each year.
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An A? Authors are harder than titles.
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Yes they are, Pedln. This group was spotting the titles so quickly, thought it was time for an author. :D
These A's should help -
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Hilary Mantel would fit, but I don't know what book she got an award for in 2011. Wolf Hall was 2009 or 2010. BTW, has anyone picked up her sequel just released in May, Bring Up the Bodies?
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WINNER!
You got it, Frybabe! I misspoke when I thought Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize for Wolf Hall last year. Time flies! ;D Have you read it?
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Good job, Frybabe; I would never have gotten it, partly because the way I thought Mantel's name was spelled is too far off.
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Let's try for another author name.
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Well known writer in a number of venues. Deceased.
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E's?
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You didn't give us a starting letter. R?
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Oops! I've added an O for the the starter.
Okay there is one E but no R.
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T's?
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No T's.
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Oh good, another author! A "D"?
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Good guess, JoanP. There is a D.
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A?
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Jane, you have your A. This should pretty much give it away.
A __ D O __ __
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Aldous Huxley ?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
and the Winner is Jane
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Back to a title...novel...
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Oh yeah! Good for you,, Jane! A "T"?
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Yes! 3 T's:
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T _ _
_ _ _ T T _
_ O _ _ _ _
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All the Pretty Horses
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INDEED!!! WINNER, WINNER, WINNER
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OK, here goes:
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T ___ ___
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Fiction, humorous.
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...another "T"?
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I?
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One more T and an I.
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T ___ ___
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How about an "N"?
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O's?
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One of each coming up:
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T ___ ___
___ O ___ N
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No, but it seems we should get this one - how about an "R"?
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E's?
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Two of them:
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T ___ E
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Y?
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or an S?
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No Y, 2 Ss:
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T ___ E
___ O ___ N
S T ___ I ___ ___ ___ S E
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Did you answer about an "R" - I sense there is one in the last word? An "R" as in BiRthday! Hope you had a good one, PatH...and of course you too, JoanK
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T __ __ N K Y __ __.
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There is an R. That should give it to you.
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T ___ E
___ O ___ N
S T ___ I R ___ ___ S E
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Up The Down Staircase.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You got it, Frybabe.
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Rolling right along. No hints on this one. It should be easy anyway.
A
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Let's get this letter out of the way: S.
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A
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__ __
__ __ __ __ S
S's are now out of the way.
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E's?
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One E
A
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__ __
__ __ E __ S
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T?
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No T's.
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r?
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Sorry, Bluebird, no R's.
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n?
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No N's either.
A
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__ __
__ __ E __ S
guessed: N, R, T, E, A, S
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Have to be more vowels I?
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One I coming up.
A
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__ __ E __ S
guessed: N, R, T, E, A, S, I
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And an O?
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Ooooh! JoanK hits the jackpot with the O's
A
__ __ I __ __ ' S
__ O O __
O __
__ O E __ S
guessed: N, R, T, E, A, S, I, O
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F's?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
An F for Jane
A
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__ O O __
O F
__ O E __ S
guessed: N, R, T, E, A, S, I, O, F
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I see a P.
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Yes you do, PatH
A
__ __ I __ __ ' S
__ O O __
O F
P O E __ S
guessed: N, R, T, E, A, S, I, O, F, P
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A Child's Book of Poems?
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Winner Winner Winner
Jane, you are correct. A Child's Book of Poems it is.
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Author:
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_ _ _ C _ _ _
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Any D's in there?
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No, sorry!
Guessed: D,
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E please.
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Lots of those...and probably able to guess it now...
_ _ E _ _ E _
_ _ _ C E _ _
_ E _ E _
Guessed: D, E
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New Hint: American author:
_ _ E _ _ E _
_ _ _ C E _ _
_ E _ E _
Guessed: D, E
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I want there to be a V.
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PatH, I can't remember his first name. Ahhhhhhhh!
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hahahha...yep, put on your thinking caps!
_ _ E _ _ E _
_ _ V C E _ _
_ E _ E _
Guessed: D, E, V
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Nuts, the V is in the wrong place.
May I have a T please?
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I wonder if the V is in the wrong place. Except for that, I'm seeing Stephen Vincent Benet, and I bet you are too, Frybabe.
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Yep!
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DUH! It is in the wrong place. SORRY....WINNER!!!
Stephen Vincent Benet!
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Well, you didn't slow us down much. Frybabe, shall we fight a duel for the honor?
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Be my guest, PatH.
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You're so generous, Frybabe. ;) Here goes--title, fiction:
T ___ ___
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Lets have that E.
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Four Es coming up:
T ___ ___
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___ E ___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ E
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S's?
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Here you go:
T ___ ___
___ E ___ ___ S
___ E ___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ E
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PatH, this is too easy. Your revenge upon me, no doubt, for deferring to you on the last.
Two Years Before the Mast. A most interesting book. BTW, I found Dana's book about traveling to Cuba, but haven't read that one yet. After writing TYBM, Mr. Dana became a successful Maritine lawyer.
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WINNER!
No, Frybabe, I didn't know whether it would be easy or hard, don't think I would have gotten it so quickly. I read that book in high school, should probably reread it and see what I think of it now. Thanks for filling me in on Dana's career.
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Fairly new - fiction
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E's?
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__ __ L __
__ E __ __ E __ __ E
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Are there more Ls?
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No more L's.
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T's?
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No T's
__ __ L __
__ E __ __ E __ __ E
Letters guessed: L, E, T,
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A's?
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You all are so sharp, so fast.
How about a Y?
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No A's or Y's
__ __ L __
__ E __ __ E __ __ E
Letters guessed: L, E, T, A, Y
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N's?
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Two N's.
__ __ L __
__ E N __ E N __ E
Letters guessed: L, E, T, A, Y, N
This is written by one of Ginny's favorite authors.
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S?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
W?
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Nope and nope.
__ __ L __
__ E N __ E N __ E
Letters guessed: L, E, T, A, Y, N, S, W
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V ?
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Hi Pedln. Yes, there is a V
__ __ L __
V E N __ E N __ E
Letters guessed: L, E, T, A, Y, N, S, W
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r?
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No R
__ __ L __
V E N __ E N __ E
Letters guessed: L, E, T, A, Y, N, S, W, V, R
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Let's try another vowel -- an O ?
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this is taking longer than I expected. One O.
__ O L __
V E N __ E N __ E
Letters guessed: L, E, T, A, Y, N, S, W, V, R, O
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C
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Now your cooking with two C's
C O L __
V E N __ E N C E
Letters guessed: L, E, T, A, Y, N, S, W, V, R, O, C
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Cold Venge(A)nce? Doesn't vengeance have an A? :o
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Oh, Pedln, you're right. I don't think I ever realized that I never spelled it right. How weird it looks with an A in it.
Anyhow, you are correct. It is the second of a trilogy (the last will be published in Dec. of this year) published last year. It is one of Preston and Childs Jack Reacher novels. It made #1 on the NYT best seller list in August of last year.
So that makes you the winner Pedlin, with extra points for correcting my spelling.
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Frybabe, you've been messing with our brains. ;D
Just got home, ready for a nap, back later with a new Blanco.
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Here's a well-known author who has a new novel coming out this fall
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I take it it's the author's name you're after?
E?
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Yes, the author's name. Glad you asked.
One E coming up.
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A's?
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R?
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y?
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Hi Bluebird, it's nice to see you here, but I'm sorry there are no Y's.
However, . . . . . coming up ..... ... . . .
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Oh my, what a give-a-way. You'll get this in two seconds.
___ A R ___ A R A ___ ___ ___ ___ S ___ ___ ___ E R
I should have stuck with the new book title :-[
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Barbara Kingsolver
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
You got it PatH. Congratulations
The new title is Flight Behavior, set in the same Appalachia as Prodigal Summer
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New quiz. Fiction
T ___ ___
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N?
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O
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One O, no Ns.
T ___ ___
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O ___
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An F?
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Yes
T ___ ___
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O F
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Let's get those E's out of the way.
When you have a chance. Since PatH is spending tomorrow on a plane coming to visit me, I can't get crabby if she forgets to post letters.
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EE :)
T ___ E
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O F
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
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J?
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It's a Jack London title -- The Call of the Wild
Have a good visit JOanK and PatH.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good Going, Pedlin!
Over to you.
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Hi, this is PatH using Joan's computer. Good job, Pedln, I didn't think anybody would get it with that few letters.
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It's funny the way words just kind of jump out at you. I was first thinking "O. Henry title?" like the ransome of red chief, which didn't fit, and then jack london just came to mind.
Back later with a new puzzle.
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___ ___ ___ F ___ ___ ___ ___
This is an old title, seldom read, now known because of one phrase in the book.
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I'll try for an N, please.
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Alas, there is no N
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Another F perhaps?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
A good choice, JoanP
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ F F ___ ___ ___
Letters chosen:
N, F,
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r?
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Y?
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There is one R
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ F F ___ R ___
Letters used: N, F, R
I'm thinking that the author of this book that no one has read is probably more well-known than the title. There is actually a contest that is named for him, though the reward is supposed to be a pittance.
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E's?
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PatH, using JoanK's computer:
Even if none of us ever heard of the book, we'll get it in 26 guesses or less. :)
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Oh dear, no EEEs, no Y
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___ ___ ___ F F ___ R ___
Letters used: E, F, N, R, Y
Guess you have 21 more tries
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S?
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An O? How about a D? That's two, isn't it... Let's start with the Os?
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No S, I afraid, but since I'm thinking this was kind of unfair, we'll allow two letters from one person.
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ F F O R D
Letters used: D, E, F, N, O, R, S, Y
It will be a dark and stormy night before you get this one.
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Oh Good Grief, Charlie Brown! Reminds me of Snoopy's attempts at writing a novel.
It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets (for it is in London that our scene lies), rattling along the housetops, and fiercely agitating the scanty flame of the lamps that struggled against the darkness.
--Paul Clifford by Edward Bulwar-Lytton.
I just love the writings of those 19th century authors. Lest the author's name rings no bells his book, The Last Days of Pompeii, should do; it has been made and remade into movies and a TV miniseries (1984). The Germans made a musical out of ihn in 2008. Also, several of his books were adapted for opera.
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WINNER!!! WINNER!!! WINNER!!!
Bravo, Frybabe. And no doubt Snoopy could win the Bulwar-Lytton prize given each year for the worst opening sentence in a novel. I didn't realize B-L had written The Last Days of Pompeii. Will have to check the opening sentence there.
And, since it is a dark and stormy night here, I'm off to curl up in bed with a good cozy mystery.
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Oh gosh, completely forgot. Thanks Pedln.
Nonfiction
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__ __ __ R __ __ __
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Lots of letters- let's get this out of the way first- are there any more Rs?
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There is one other R.
__ __ R __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
__ __ __
__ __ __ R __ __ __
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Ok! How about F?
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T?
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T's there are, no F's.
__ __ R __ __
__ __ T __ __ __ __ T T __:
T __ __
__ __ __ R __ __ __
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and the ever popular E?
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There are E's. Jane hit the jackpot with five.
__ __ R __ E
__ __ T __ __ __ E T T E:
T __ E
__ __ __ R __ E __
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H?
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An H:
__ __ R __ E
__ __ T __ __ __ E T T E:
T H E
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Has to be Antonia Fraser's Marie Antoinette: the Journey
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Yes, yes, yes. JoanP is the Winner!
Have you read it? It is Fraser's first foray writing about someone outside of Britain. I am wondering if it has much if anything to say about the preparations that were made up river from me for her escape to America had she made it.
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No, I haven't read it, Fry, though I've heard that it is well-researched and objective, written from first hand accounts. Was the "journey" in the title the journey she was planning to America?
New one - this is non Fiction, I think.
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Other A's?
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Now how did you guess that, Jane?
A _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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V?
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There you go, Fry. I'm betting you've got it now... :D
A _ _ A V _ V _ _ _ _ _
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Just started reading it today.
A Brave Vessel by Hobson Woodward.
Up next, from a very well known, prodigious American writer (deceased), but not a well known book, I think.
P __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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E's ?
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Good job, Frybabe, what's A Brave Vessel about?
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It's the book that they are talking about in the pre-Tempest discussion, PatH. Will you join us? The Sea Venture was one of eight ships headed to Jamestown when it was separated from the rest of the fleet by a hurricane. William Strachey was onboard and wrote an account of the storm and the days they were shipwrecked on Bermuda in a long letter. The letter got passed around, Shakespeare got wind of it and drew his inspiration for The Tempest from Strachey's account.
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Thanks, Frybabe. I've joined The Tempest, wouldn't miss it for anything, but because of other things have not followed the pre-discussion. I've got my book, and will catch up before the discussion starts.
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E's there are
P E __ __ __ __ __ __
__ E __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __
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How about an O?
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Lots of O's. I've downloaded this one to read. I didn't know this author wrote any nonfiction.
P E __ __ O __ __ __
__ E __ O __ E __ __ __ O __ __
O __
__ O __ __
O __
__ __ __
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OOOOOO!
Maybe an N would be good.
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N's coming up.
P E __ __ O N __ __
__ E __ O __ E __ __ __ O N __
O __
__ O __ N
O __
__ __ __
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Are there any more P's?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
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No more P's, but there are a few R's.
P E R __ O N __ __
R E __ O __ __ E __ __ __ O N __
O __
__ O __ N
O __
__ R __
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Frybabe >:( ???
I cannot let this pass. This author wrote more non-fiction, some of which is very near.
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Well, I'm the one who should get it...
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc. Is this Mark Twain's?
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It is. I've even read it, but I wasn't there yet. Good work, JoanP. I would call it fiction, though.
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Yes! JoanP is the winner.
Except for Life on the Mississippi, I didn't know he wrote nonfiction. I've downloaded it on my Kindle to read some time. I thought The Innocents Abroad was a novel and Roughing It always makes me think of Teddy Roosevelt. Both of those are listed as travel.
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The Innocents Abroad and Roughing It are more or less autobiographical. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc is historical fiction, I think pretty accurate. Twain wrote another historical fiction book, The Prince and the Pauper, in which a London street boy accidentally changes places for a while with Prince Edward, son of Henry VIII and the future Edward VI. He also wrote a sort of sci-fi/time travel book, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, in which the protagonist wakes up from a head wound to find he is back in the time of King Arthur. He tries to improve things by introducing modern technology. Both Prince and Yankee include a lot of social criticism, which pretty much totally blew by me when I read them as a teenager. I should probably reread them.
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Isn't that interesting. My source listed the Joan of Arc as nonfiction, but on checking, Wikipedia and another literary site list it as fiction. I don't remember which site I got that said it was nonfiction, but I do remember it said that Joan of Arc was an ongoing interest for Mark Twain. Of course, I can't find anything of the sort now.
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Fry, years ago we discussed this book - could have been when we were SeniorNet. I remember it was difficult to find the book in my library - it was under a different author...Louis de Conte, I think. I was looking under Clemens - Twain. Here's more about it ... I still find it really curious, Mark Twain's interest in Joan of Arc. I think it had something to do with his daughter, but not clear about that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Recollections_of_Joan_of_Arc
My turn: this is fiction, I am quite sure. Need to find out more about it...where it came from. I think it is based on a non-Fiction account, but it is fiction.
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T?
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OH yes! Plenty of Ts -
T _ _ _ _ T - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T O _
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Rings no bells. How about an R?
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Cannot wait until someone gets this one - want to know if you read it, and what you thought of it- It's not a new book. One "R" Pat...
T _ _ _ _ T - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T O R
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N?
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Sorry Fry, no Ns. There is an N in the author's name, but not the title...
T _ _ _ _ T - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T O R
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now i can type can now type and mouse!YeaH!!!!!!
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Are there any more O's?
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JoanK - good to have you back on your keyboard! :D
Good guess, Fry - one more O that might give you the title...
T _ _ _ O T - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T O R
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Not where I was hoping to see an O, darn.
How about an L?
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The Sot-Weed Factor
Haven't read it, have only heard the name. Can't tell you what it's about.
Assuming that's correct, I'll be back soon with a title of sorts that you must get by Sunday night because I'm going into the hospital at 8 am Monday, for minor surgery on Wednesday. Early,but, there is always the heparin thing.
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I hope I'm not jumping the gun. That would be funny.
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A Novel
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Hope your surgery went well. How about an "E".
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This is fiction. Lots of E's.
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ E ___ E L ___ :
A Novel
JoanP, what is The Sot-Weed Factor about? I remember it as popular quite a way back, but know nothing.
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Had to Google The Sot-Weed Factor as I had never heard of it. Interesting. Any R's?
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Indeed there is, one R.
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
R E ___ E L ___ :
A Novel
I haven't read this one, but did read one of the author's other books. In fact, I think we discussed it here. I remember talking about the black and white floor.
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V?
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Sorry, there is no V.
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
R E ___ E L ___ :
A Novel
Letters requested: E, R, V
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Then perhaps a B?
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There is one B. Getting close now.
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
R E B E L ___ :
A Novel
Letters requested: B, E, R, V
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The Sot-Weed Factor... "Picaresque novel by John Barth, originally published in 1960 and revised in 1967. A parody of the historical novel, it is based on and takes its title from a satirical poem published in 1708 by Ebenezer Cooke, who is the protagonist of Barth's work. The novel's black humor is derived from its purposeful misuse of conventional literary devices."
I've a son, a prolific reader - two, three books a week. He belongs to the Good Reads site - in which he posts books he is reading and just completed. Whenever he posts, I get an email notification. I must have signed on to Good Reads at some point to get this notification. I enjoy seeing what he's reading. He ranks these books...usually gives nothing higher than four stars. But Sot Weed Factor got five stars - with a comment from son that now he sees why he could never become a writer. High praise. I just had to pick up a copy to see what it was that elicited this comment.
I started to read it - and was intrigued. But after about 100 pages, I tired of the black humor - and gave up on it. Now I'm wondering if I gave up too soon. I was hoping that someone of you had read it years ago and could encourage me to check it out again...
On the title above - there must be an "S" on Rebels...are there more than one?
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JoanP, I started The Sotweed Factor many years ago, and also didn't finish it, not sure why. I do remember it was very well written, very rich prose.
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That's really cool, JoanP, that you get emails from GoodReads about what your son is reading.
Yes, there is an S, two in fact.
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R E B E L S :
A Novel
Letters requested: B, E, R, S, V
Did I mention that this is historical fiction, set just a tad later than the Sot-Weed Factor.
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H?
T?
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Since it's Sunday night I'll give both letters
T H E
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R E B E L S :
A Novel
Letters requested: B, E, H, R, S, T, V
Did I mention that this is historical fiction, set just a tad later than the Sot-Weed Factor.
Right after the Revolutionary War
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I'll be darn if I can figure it out. How about plopping an A in there somewhere?
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Ooops...I think it's THE WHISKEY REBELS...Pedln, how did you ever come up with that one?
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Ohhhhhh, yes. The Whiskey Rebellion. I should have thought of that. After all, didn't that start in Western PA?
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A good one, Pedln. I believe it was, Fry...Western PA
Let's see how long it will take you to get this one! :D Fiction...
T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Let's start with adding any T's that may still be lurking in the title.
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Well there you go! These T s should help - some.
T _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
R's?
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There are TWO Rs Jane. This MIGHT HELP...
T _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ R _ T R _ _ _ _ _
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And of course, the "E"
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Of course...two of them. Do they help?
T _ E _ E _ T _ _ R _ T R _ _ _ _ _
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S?
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Not a one, Jane. Surprised?
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A?
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No, sorry, no A's either...
Letters guessed: T, R, E, S, A
T _ E _ E _ T _ _ R _ T R _ _ _ _ _
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O?
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O yes, PatH there are two of them that might help...
T _ E _ E _ T _ O R _ T R _ _ O _ _
Letters guessed: T, R, E, S, A, O
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I's?
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D?
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Yes...yes to both of you, an I and two D's.
Off for the evening and fully expect to come in in the morning and see that one of you figured it out. It's by a Canadian author...maybe none of you here has read it...but it's fun going at it letter by letter...
T _ E D E _ T _ O R D T R I _ O _ _
Letters guessed: T, R, E, S, A, O, I, D
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L ?
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Oh, good grief.
The Deptford Trilogy, by Robertson Davies
Indeed, I've read it, several times. I recommend it highly.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
I was thinking the same thing, Pat! Worth re- visiting, don't you think?
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OK, new one:
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Fiction, you might have had to read this in grade school.
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Grade school...hhhm
Are there any more T's?
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Yes, several of them.
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E's?
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Only one.
T ___ E
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S's?
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None
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N?
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T ___ E
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Letters guessed: E, N, S, T
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Good morning, Pat!
Still don't see it - how about an A?
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The Man Without a Country?
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FRY: I'll bet that's it!
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Quite right, Frybabe. Did anyone else have to read it for school? The main character, Philip Nolan, is tried for treason (along with Aaron Burr). At his sentencing, he wishes he may never hear of the United States again, and the judge grants his wish. He is kept prisoner on Navy ships, being transferred to keep him at sea, and the sailors are under orders never to tell him anything about the US. Over the years he becomes deeply patriotic, and on his deathbed a compassionate sailor fills him in on all that has happened. Even at the time I thought it was pretty corny, though I also liked it. I bet no one reads it now.
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I remember reading it, and for a long time, thought it was a true story. Wouldn't be surprised if it isn't read anymore.
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I read that when the book came out most readers thought it was true. Apparently Hale took great pains to put in a lot of accurate facts and background to make it convincing.
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Okay, got one. Just released.
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R?
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Yes to an R.
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E(s)?
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one E
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M's
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Nothing I think of makes sense. ???
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n?
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This might help. M's and an N.
M __
M O __ __ E R
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
My Mother Was Nuts by Penny Marshall?
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Yes The always colorful Penny Marshall.
Congratulations Jane, you are IT.
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Nonfiction
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H?
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No, H's
_ _ _ 'S
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Letters guessed: H,
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An N, maybe?
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No N's
_ _ _ 'S
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Letters guessed: H, N
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O?
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No, O's
_ _ _ 'S
_ _ _ _ _
Letters guessed: H,N, O
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There's got to be something. E?
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My Mother Was Nuts? I made that up: no idea if there is such a book.
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It was just released in the last few months, JoanK. You are a good guesser.
Any Y's
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An E, but no Y
_ _ E 'S
_ _ _ _ _
Letters guessed: H,N, O, E, Y
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How about an L?
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HINT: Author is a well-known journalist and author who is a regular panelist on a weekly public affairs program. He's won numerous journalist awards.
Yes, one L
_ _ E 'S
_ L _ _ _
Letters guessed: H,N, O, E, Y, L
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! Ike's Bluff? Evan Thomas...
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YES! One of my favorite journalists and a holder of such a wonderful Welsh name!!
Winner! Winner!
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Sorry for the delay...
Ike's Bluff was a good one, Jane. That apostrophe s had me going there...thought it had to be someone's name. And then your clue clinched it. I like Evan Thomas too.
This one is non-fiction and pretty new -
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The ever popular E?
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Oh, but of course - Es are popular in this title too...
_ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ ' S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _
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An R or two, perhaps?
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Well yes, there is an R - or two - or three
_ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ ' S _ _ _ _ _ R _ R _ _ _ E R _
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I have a feeling that's not the only S.
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T's?
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Two Ts and two S's as well. This just might be enough for you....
_ _ _ E _ _ S T E _ ' S _ _ _ _ _ R _ R _ T _ E R S
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Three days and no guesses ? Do you need more clues? I thought this was a recent book, but it was published in 1906! How's that for a clue?
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No yet JoanP. Are there any L's in there?
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A good guess! One L
_ _ _ E _ _ S T E _ ' S _ _ _ L _ R _ R _ T _ E R S
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H'S?
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We need more vowels. A?
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How about I give you Jane's H and see if you can get it - before I give the As?
_ _ _ E _ _ S T E _ ' S _ _ _ L _ R _ R _ T H E R S
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The last word looks like brothers to me. I'll have to stare at it.
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O's?
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OK, this should do it!
Yes, As, yes Os...
_ A _ E A _ S T E _ ' S _ A _ L O R _ R O T H E R S
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Ohhh. Duh!
Jane Austen's Sailor Brothers
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Oh for heavens sake. And I was the one who found that little gem. Did you get to read it yet, JoanP?
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;D. I knew one of you would see it! Knew it was on your TBR list, PatH - mine too! No, Fry, not yet. Have you?
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Nope. I have some Shakespeare things to look at first.
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And I have a raft of sci-fi for my f2f club.
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New quiz:
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Fiction. Not new.
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
T's?
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N?
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One T, no Ns.
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E's?
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D's?
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Gimme those "E"s
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No Ds, but plenty of Es
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T ___ E
S ___ ___ ___ E ___
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letters guessed: D, E, N, T
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Another S or two?
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A's?
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H
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Welcome, Don. As the newcomer, I'll give you your letter first, and do the others a bit later. (The rules are flexible on this).
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S H ___ ___ E ___
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letters guessed: D, E, H, N, T
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Hi, DON. WELCOME!
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sorry Don - your H gave it away... ;)
By the Shores of Silver Lake? Laura Ingalls Wilder?
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A surprise visit! Hi, Don!!!
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Guess I shouldn't have been so welcoming. Eagle eye JoanP strikes again.
Don, are these books as widely read by Canadian children as here? They're actually a very good description of the pioneering experience.
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You may not have heard of this TITLE - fiction. but you do know the author...
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Hi Don, welcome. I was thinking JOanP might have put up a Canadian author in your honor, but I can't think of any that end in E.
How about a "J"
Oops, are we doing author or title?
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Sorry Don. I wasn't thinking Canadian, happy as I am to have you play with us! This is a book title, Pedln - its author is British and there are no J's...
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T's?
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Good start, Jane! There is a T -
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Other E's?
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S?
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No more E's, but 2 Ns.
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Will be back this evening to see who gets it... :D
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We need vowels. An "A"?
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No A's, but one S...
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Didn't get my vowel? An "i"?
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You hit it this time, JoanK - two i's...
- - N S I - N - - - - I - - T E
Letters guessed: J, T, E, N, S, A, I
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Haven't a clue. Maybe a "W" ?
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O?
Is this fiction?
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This is fiction - British - the 60's ...you probably have never heard of the title, though will recognize the very famous author - :D ( I would have said I never heard of the title either, but there sits the book on my shelf - with notes in my own handwriting scribbled in pencil in the front!)
Sorry, Pedln...no "W" - but Jane gets the O's - THREE OF THEM.
- O N S I - N O - - - I - O T E
Letters guessed: J, T, E, N, S, A, I, W, O
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R's?
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Yes there is one R...which will either give this to you, or keep going until every letter of the alphabet is covered.. :D
- O N S I - N O R - - I - O T E
Letters guessed: J, T, E, N, S, A, I, W, O
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Well, I never heard of the book, but it's surely Monsignor Quixote.
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You got it...Graham Greene. I'm just going to have to read it again! Has anyone here read it? Has anyone read Graham Greene? You're it, Pat!
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I've read The Third Man and Travels With my Aunt, but nothing else. Monsignor Quixote sounds amusing from the description.
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I got the publication date wrong - this was one of Greene's later works, published in the early 80's. I remember reading (and loving) The Heart of the Matter, The End of the Affair...
Here's the premise of Monsignor Quixote...I think I'll read it this evening...it isn't very long.
"The title character of Monsignor Quixote is a village priest, elevated to the rank of monsignor through a clerical error, who travels to Madrid accompanied by his best friend, Sancho, the Communist ex-mayor of the village, in Greene's lighthearted variation on Cervantes."
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New quiz:
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O ___
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Do I see an "F"?
How about...the Man of Numbers?
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You do see an F, but it's not The Man of Numbers.
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O F
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Give me my "e"s
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
One E:
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O F
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Letters guessed: E, F
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Would have been shocked if it was, Pat! How about an M anyway?
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or an N or two?
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No Ms, one N
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O F
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Letters guessed: E, F, M, N
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I's?
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T's?
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One each.
T ___ E
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O F
___ ___ ___ ___ I N ___
Letters guessed: E, F, I, M, N, T
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Hmmm...a G?
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A?
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There's a G, but no A.
T ___ E
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O F
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Letters guessed: A, E, F, G, I, M, N, T
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The Joy of Cooking?
Is that what you've been up to today, PatH?
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Oh of course, that must be it! Good for you, Pedln -
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good for you, pedln, you got it before anyone asked for more Os, which would have been a giveaway. No, I haven't cooked much today, but cooking is definitely my thing.
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This book was on my list at one time. I don't know if I've read it or not. My library has it, but looking at the review I don't think I've read this non-fiction childhood memoir.
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Any I's in there?
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Lucky Frybabe, there are some "I"s
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I ___
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How about an N or two?
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More than two, JOanP. You guys are good pickers.
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I N
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Now someone will pick this up right away.
Letters used: I, N
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Not yet - how about a G or two?
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O?
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I don't know what happened to yesterday. It just disappeared. Sorry. One G and two O's coming up.
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I N
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That happens to me too, Pedln. The Mystery of the Disappearing Day....
How about an F?
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There is one F
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F O ___
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I N
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A?
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And an R
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S!
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Jane was first, so she gets her A's. Maybe there's an R and an S. Maybe.
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F O ___
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I N
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I haven't read this, but looking at the blurbs, it reminded me of the mothers on Guernsey at the advent of WWII.
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Looks like Waiting for Snow in Havana. Never heard of it.
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
That's it, by Carlos Eire, who was one of those Cuban children sent to the States by their parents so they would not have to live under the Castro regime. He was about eleven years old, and my understanding is that he never saw his father again.
There were several Cuban families in our neighborhood when we lived in Puerto Rico in the 60's and 70's. One of the families was the elderly parents, their daughter and her son, who had been born when his mother was in prison. Just before we left PR we heard that the husband and father had been released and would be able to join them soon. We knew other Cubans there who had family or friends still imprisoned by Castro.
Another book on my TBR list is Telex from Cuba, about US citizens living in Cuba just before the end of the Batista regime.
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Pedln, did I ever get around to asking you, how is your Spanish after those years in Puerto Rico?
A book I recently read for my f2f sci-fi group overlaps a bit with similar themes: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, by Junot Díaz. It deals with Dominicans, exiles in Patterson, NJ, and back in the Dominican Republic, the oppression under Trujillo, and the young people's romantic lives both places. It's very well-written, but unfortunately it mostly deals with the efforts of the young people to make out, and it's got a lot of crudity, both in English and Spanish. It's only relevant to sci-fi because Oscar is preoccupied with it, but to get the most out of the book you should recognize the s-f references and also be able to understand the bits of Spanish the family members throw at each other. (I could get a lot of it, but had to guess at the profanity.) And the descriptions of oppression are pretty depressing. A Dominicana in our group said the family life was very accurately depicted.
It's really good writing, though, and Díaz has gotten the Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur "genius" grant.
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An oldie, humor
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U's?
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Good choice, one U.
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T ?
PatH, my Spanish is very bad and I was never fluent.
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You were saving your strength for Latin. ;)
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Two T's
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E's?
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Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
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I love that book.
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Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner
I knew someone would get it quickly. But with only two letters? Congratulations PatH
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
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New quiz:
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Fiction
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Other E's?
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N's?
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More Es
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The Ns will probably give it to you:
___ ___ E
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A?
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One
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A N ___
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Letters guessed: A, E, N
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And a "T"
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Still in wonder at Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats - after TWO letters!
How about a C?
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"The Moon and Sixpence"?
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YES!
I was just about to give JoanP her C when you came in. Good job!
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AAAACK. Now I have to think of something. Back tomorrow.
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ok, NON=FICTION
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You aren't going to give us one letter?
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Sorry about that.
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E's?
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E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __
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Guessed so far: E
(Note: I have seen variant spellings in references to this but, as far as I can determine, this one is correct.)
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Lots of letters still needed. How about a few R's?
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S's?
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E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __
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Sorry, no S's.
Guessed so far: E, R, S
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Those long words are killers. For some reason I fancy a U.
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N's?
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Or V?
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E N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __
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Sorry, no U's or V's.
Guessed so far: E, R, S, N, U, V
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Well, surely a B?
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Sounds like you've got it, Joan.
E N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __
B R __ T __ N N __ __ __
Guessed so far: E, R, S, N, U, V, B
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Light Bulb went on so early in the morning. :o
Encyclopedia Britannica
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;) Early Bird!
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Wow! Of course!
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WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS
I think Fry and JoanP should share, since she must have gotten it to guess a B.
Technically, it's EncyclopAedia Britannica. The variant spelling I was talking about. That's the spelling on my old one, and I stuck to it. They've probably modernized it by now.
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No one seems to want to take credit, and it's been a while, so here is one to fill in. Substitute yours if you want.
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Give me that E
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Good choice, JoanK:
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A
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Three Men in a Boat.
I have it on my Kindle, waiting to be read.
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BINGO!
Do read it, Frybabe, it's amusing. Then read Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog, one of her time-traveling historian books, but also a take-off on Three Men. It's light-hearted and funny.
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This one is in my wish list.
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I loved "Three Men in a boat". What is it with the English and rivers? I'm reading a mystery now abour the "longboats", long, narrow boats with a foot of draft built for England's canals, and the longboat people who spend their lives on them.
Another E please?
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I forgot to put a starter letter in there didn't I. Sigh!
There are most definitely E's in this one.
E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ -
__ E C __ E __ __,
__ __ __ __ E __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ E
This book may be familiar to our Aussie/NZ contingent
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I'd like an N.
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
Is that a hyphen between the first and second line?
T please.
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One N, two T's
E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ -
__ E C __ E T __,
T __ __ __ E __ __
__ N __
__ __ __ E
"Is that a hyphen between the first and second line?" Yes.
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How about an R?
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E __ __ __ R __ __ __ __ -
__ E C R E T __,
T R __ __ E __ __
__ N __
__ __ __ E
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S's?
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I wouldn't mind an M.
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E __ M __ R __ __ __ __ -
S E C R E T S,
T R __ __ E __ __
__ N __
__ __ __ E
On word exposed.
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O's?
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Only one O.
E __ M __ R __ __ __ __ -
S E C R E T S,
T R __ __ E __ __
__ N __
__ O __ E
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A's?
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There are A's and it looks like I missed an E.
E __ M E R A __ __ A -
S E C R E T S,
T R A __ E __ __
A N __
__ O __ E
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L's?
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How about D?
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E __ M E R A L L A -
S E C R E T S,
T R A __ E D __
A N D
L O __ E
I think you can pretty much guess it by now.
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Z?
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It looks like Secrets, Tragedy and Love, but I don't know what the first word is.
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Not Z
E __ M E R A L L A -
S E C R E T S,
T R A G E D Y
A N D
L O V E
Very good PatH. The author is Australian, and the setting is in Queensland.
Anybody want to give another guess, or shall I give you the last letter?
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Well done, PatH. I would think you could be forgiven for not coming up with Eumeralla. :)
My curiosity was up, so I just had to go to Amazon.
The events that had far reaching and tragic consequences began at Eumeralla, a property in the Australian outback owned by Eleanor. If she could go back twenty-four years and change things, she’d wish away her children.
Set in Queensland, the book reveals forbidden love, a disputed inheritance and tangled family relationships. Eleanor and her husband are desperate to keep a secret from their children until a house clearance exposes the truth, bringing disaster to the whole family.
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WINNER!
Super! That one was difficult. Yes, the first word is Eumeralla.
I have it on my list to get. My library doesn't have it, but I can borrow on my Kindle. Apparently, it doesn't have a happy ending. Not sure I'll like that much.
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I'm not sure which of us is the winner, but since pedln hasn't spoken up, I'll fill in.
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
T ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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E's?
Fiction or Nonfiction, Pat?
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Any more T's?
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Oh, dear! :-[blush :-[ I realize I've used this title before. At least no one had invested much effort in it. Here's a replacement. Fiction.
___ ___ ___ T ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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I'll try for an N or two.
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Other T's?
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No Ns, one more T:
___ ___ ___ T ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
T ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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E's?
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Lots of them.
___ E ___ T ___
___ ___ ___ E ___
T ___
___ E ___ ___ E ___ ___ E ___
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S's?
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R?
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___ E ___ T ___
___ ___ ___ E S
T ___
___ E ___ ___ E R ___ E ___
Letters guessed: E, N, R, S, T
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L's?
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P?
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This should do it.
___ E ___ T ___
___ ___ ___ E S
T ___
P E ___ ___ E R L E ___
Letters guessed: E, L, N, P, R, S, T
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Dare I say it...I'm seeing PD James" Death Comes to Pemberley" but can't get back to play here again until Friday...
Happy Thanksgiving, everyione!
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Don't worry, JoanP, we'll hold your place. ;)
Happy Thanksgiving, all.
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I think JoanP doesn't realize she's it. Here's a fill-in. Fiction.
___ H ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
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An I please.
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Sorry, no Is.
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Let's go for the obvious - E's?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
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Obvious but very useful:
___ H E
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E, I
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And T's
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Here you are:
T H E
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E, I, T
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O's?
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Good choice, Jane:
T H E
___ ___ ___ E
O ___
T ___ E
___ O ___ E
Letters guessed: E, I, O, T
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N?
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T H E
N ___ ___ E
O ___
T ___ E
___ O ___ E
Letters guessed: E, I, N, O, T
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M?
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This will probably give it to you:
T H E
N ___ M E
O ___
T ___ E
___ O ___ E
Letters guessed: E, I, M, N, O, T
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Didn't forget, just got overwhelmed. Thanks for stepping in for me, Pat!
Eco's The Name of the Rose?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
That's OK, JoanP, I figured you would probably guess this one anyway. Have you read it? I found it both irritating and fascinating.
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Name of the Rose - an oldie. I remember being irritated mostly. Have you read it recently?
This one is a new one...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
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T?
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Now how did you guess that, JoanK? :D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
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How about M?
JoanP, I read The Name of the Rose when it first came out. By now it's pretty dim in my memory.
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I find I get excited at the start of Eco's novels, but some how, always get impatient for the end. Can't put them down because I was hooked from the start.
M? No M - Sorry...
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How about more "E's?
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There you go...more E's. This is said to be one of the top books of 2012
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ T _ E _ _ _ _ E _
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Still short of vowels. how about O?
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R's?
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O's and R's - one of each! That should help!
_ R _ _ _ _ _ T _ E _ O _ _ E _
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I'm baffled.
L?
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Remain baffled - there are no Ls, Pat! :D
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I?
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S?
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Now I know someone will get this! Yes, I's and an S... Do you see it?
_ R I _ _ _ _ T _ E _ O _ I E S
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P?
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Now we're cooking! Let's see who "sees" the title first...big prize winner this year -
_ R I _ _ _ P T _ E _ O _ I E S
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Bring Up the Bodies?
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AAAAAK! Of course! Good thinking, Jane.
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Oh yes, Jane! The Man Booker prize winner this year...Hilary Mantell...author of Wolf Hall, which also won the Man Booker...
Congratualtions, winner!
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Fiction...a first novel published in 2012
_ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ O
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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T?
-
_ _ _ T
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
T O
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Letters Guessed: T
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E?
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W?
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Jackpot...4 E's; 2 W's
W _ _ T
_ _ _ _ E _ E _
T O
_ _ _ _ _ E
W _ _ _ E _
Letters Guessed: T, E, W
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OHO...
What Happened to Sophie Wilder~
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
The book sounded interesting...
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/01/books/review/what-happened-to-sophie-wilder-by-christopher-r-beha.html
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2012/11/underrated_books_overlooked_fiction_and_nonfiction_of_2012.html
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
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I read that same review in the NY Times, Jane...and thought it sounded interesting too. The author interests me too. Will be back with a title - anon~ :D
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Here's one - Fiction, oh is it fiction, but in the end you're not so sure...
_ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Ts?
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There's one T -
T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Will be back in the morning to see who got this one~ :D
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i?
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The Life of Pi?
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Winner! Winner! Winner!
OH yeah! You got it, JoanK! Did you read the book?
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No, I haven't, but we've been tslking about it.
I'll put up a new puzzle tomorrow.
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OK. Fiction
__ __ E
__ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Any G's?
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Nope, sorry! (Sorry to be so late. Tied up with Christmas stuff. I guess you all are too.)
__ __ E
__ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Guessed so far: G
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T's?
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O's?
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T __ E
__ O __ __ __
O __
T __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Guessed so far: G T O
This should be easy now.
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F?
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T __ E
__ O __ __ __
O F
T __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Guessed so far: G T O F
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C?
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Sorry, no C
T __ E
__ O __ __ __
O F
T __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Guessed so far: G T O F C
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more E's?
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T __ E
__ O __ __ __
O F
T __ E
__ __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ __ E __
Guessed so far: G T O F C E
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R's?
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...or S'es?
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T __ E
__ O __ __ __
O F
T __ E
__ __ S __ E R __ __ __ __ E S
Guessed so far: G T O F C E R S
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Up early and out for a family gathering in New Jersey this afternoon - near the shore, but not on the coast. Don't know what to expect...storm-damage wise.
We'll be home tomorrow afternoon. I'm telling you all this because I see the title, but won't be able to start a new puzzle until tomorrow.
I'm seeing The Hound of the Baskervilles...
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Oh, good grief. I should have seen that--the book is a favorite of mine--but I didn't.
Good for you, JoanP. Hope your gathering is nice.
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That has to be it.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good for you, JoanP. We'll await patiently for your new puzzle. Enjoy your family.
Where on the Jersey shore do you go? As kids, Pat and I went every year to Beach Haven on Long beach Island. They showed it on TV during Sandy with the streets full of water.
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We were quite near Long Branch, JoanK - Red Bank area, rode through The shore towns - mold seems to be the biggest problem right now...piles of appliances, furniture, cabinets, insulation in front of nearly every home. Where are they taking all of this contaminated debris? Mold and housing for those who lost everything will be a major problem for a long time to come.
My brother spoke of the tent cities for those evacuated from schools - but when we rode through the grounds of Monmouth race track, last week "home" to thousands - they were gone. Where to? No longer front page news...we forget those in New York/New Jersey who have lost everything...with winter coming on. The saddest are those who are simply camping in the moldy homes with no heat or electricity...
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Oops - forgot why I came in this morning...This is fiction - haven't read it yet. Am considering because of the author. Really interested if you have - but you must guess the title first! :D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T_
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A?
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Sorry, not an A, Fry...
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Sorry to hear that.
E?
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New picture! Nice one, JoanK - Maybe we should all submit them?
E's? Yes, two of them...
_ _ E E _ _ _ _ T_
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S?
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Oh yes, one S - perhaps you've got it?
S _ E E _ _ _ _ T_
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L?
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Sorry Fry, no L's...
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No, but Is the first word "Sweet"?
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Yes it is. Sweet. Almost there! I can't wait to hear what you think of this book!
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
h?
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Bluebird...I thought everyone had given up. Yes an H! Now maybe you've got it?
S W E E T _ _ _ TH
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Sounds like Sweet Tooth, though I don't know the book.
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WINNER!
You guessed right Pat! Sweet Tooth is Ian McEwan's new book...on the best sellers' lists right now. Remember his Atonement? Sweet Tooth gets mixed reviews you can read here:
http://www.ianmcewan.com/bib/books/sweettooth.html
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Yikes. I'm it in both games. Here's this one:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
Fiction
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S's?
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More Es?
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T?
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No Ss, but some of the others
___ E ___ ___ ___ E
___ ___
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, S, T.
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An F?
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Or D?
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One F, no D
___ E ___ ___ ___ E
___ F
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: D, E, F, S, T.
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fill in the O, please.
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How about an R?
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PatH is visiting her daughters in Oregon, so she might be a bit slow to reply.
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No R, but you hit the jackpot with O, JoanK.
___ E O ___ ___ E
O F
T ___ E
___ O O ___
Letters guessed: D, E, F, O, R, S, T.
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People of the Book - right? That O was the tip-off, but JoanK is still asleep! ;)
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You East coasters have an advantage, but I didn't get it.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
People of the Book it is, JoanP.
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hahha...I really don't know how we're keeping this thing going with all the travel and family gatherings, etc...
I'm going to do an AUTHOR'S NAME this time - an AUTHOR of a recent non-Fiction. This should keep you puzzling until New Year's - will need much of the alphabet for this one! :D
_ _ _ _ _ _ D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I was a little late too, JoanK.
How about an R or two?
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Good guess, Fry! I might even suspect that you know this author!
R _ _ _ _ R D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Ryszard Kapuscinski
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WINNER! Oh I just knew you'd get it...with Travels with Herodotus sitting right in front of you! Spelled correctly too! Did you know before you even guessed the Rs?
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I figured the first name was Richard at first. The only name I could thing of with such a long last name was Richard Chamberlain. Then it kind of stared at me when the banner cycled up.
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__ __ U __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
__ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Oh, my! There must be some E's in there?
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Of course, but not as many as you would thinks for such a long title.
__ __ E
__ __ UE
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
__ __ __
__ E
__ __ __ __ E __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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T?
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T __ E
T __ UE
__ __ __ __ T
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
__ __ __
__ E
__ __ T T E __ __
T __
__ __ __ __ __ T __ __ __
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Well, S, right? Are you all ready for Christmas? I don't even have ornaments on the tree yet...nor have I baked the Yule Log. But other than that...
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S's coming up!
T __ E
T __ UE
S __ __ __ T
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ S:
__ __ __
__ E
__ __ T T E __ S
T __
__ __ __ __ S T __ __ S
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I sense an M.
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And I an "R".
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h?
no I saw the 1st word sweet not the last word tooth
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You sense right Pat, and JoanK gets her R's too. Ho! Ho! Ho!
T __ E
T R U E
S __ __ __ T
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ S:
__ __ __
__ E
__ __ T T E R S
T __
__ __ R __ S T M __ S
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A's?
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Hi Jane, there are A's.
T __ E
T R U E
S A __ __ T
__ __ __ __ __ __ A S:
__ __ __
__ E
__ A T T E R S
T __
__ __ R __ S T M A S
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C's?
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C's added.
T __ E
T R U E
S A __ __ T
__ __ C __ __ __ A S:
__ __ __
__ E
__ A T T E R S
T __
C __ R __ S T M A S
Do you see it yet?
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I'm seeing most of it, all except for two words...will try for them - I think it might be the missing H's?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
h?
Getting close. Here are the H's
T H E
T R U E
S A __ __ T
__ __ C H __ __ A S:
__ H __
H E
__ A T T E R S
T __
C H R __ S T M A S
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OK, I think I've got it now... Wasn't sure if it was HOW or WHY
THE TRUE SAINT NICHOLAS
WHY HE MATTERS TO CHRISTMAS.
An interesting title...I think I'd like to read it...who is the author, Fry?
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JoanP is the WINNER!
Joan, it probably won't surprise you to learn that William Bennett wrote it.
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He has a radio show on the conservative radio station where my son works. Walking by, my son asked if it was the same guy. It is.
My son (a liberal) is the techie who puts his show on the air every day.
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I have always held William Bennett in high esteem...would love to know what he wrote of the importance of St. Nicholas.
Here's a new one for you - perhaps the last BLANKO of 2012...
T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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A T or two perhaps?
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Yes, there is one T, Fry!
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More Es please.
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Well yes, there are two of them, JoanK!
T _ E E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I sense a D.
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L?
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Pat was first with the "D" - let's see if you see it - without the TWO "L"s, Fry
If you don't see it by next year, I'll give you those Ls.;D
T _ E E _ D _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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So, you give up? The Ls should do it...
T _ E E _ D _ _ L _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ L _ _
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The End of Life Book Club?
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Oh, for goodness sake. Of course. Mind you, I've been looking at that for 2 days without seeing it.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
That's it! A book Pedln brought to our attention recently- a book I'd love to discuss here with you all. Have you heard of it?
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I've only heard of it here...
Fiction:
Fiction
_ _ _
_ _ _ T
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Wow. Talk about minimalist! An E?
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_ _ E
_ _ _ T
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T?
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No other T's...just the one that's given.
_ _ E
_ _ _ T
Letters given/guessed: T, E
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How about an N?
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_ N E
_ _ _ T
Letters given/guessed: T, E, N
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H?
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_ N E
_ H _ T
Letters given/guessed: T, E, N, H
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Time for an O.
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Yup....
O N E
_ H O T
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S?
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Winner...a Lee Child book:
ONE SHOT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Shot_%28novel%29
One Shot is the ninth book in the Jack Reacher series written by Lee Child. The book title is based on "One shot, one kill," the military sniper's creed.
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Good job, JoanK.
It's interesting that such a short title still isn't any easier.
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I don't really feel that I won, since I only guessed the last letter. Although a mystery fanatic, I have never read Lee Child (not sure why). Do you recommend him?
I'll try to come up with something tomorrow.
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I've not read him either, but I may. Give on eatery. I know the movie Jack Reacher is his series character's name.
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OK, let's try one with long words. fiction.
__ __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __
__
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
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N's please.
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T's?
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__ __ N __ E __ __ __ __ N __
__ __
__
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
I can't believe there are no T's
Guessed: N,T
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Confessions of a Shopaholic?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Well, that was short, thanks to Fry's brilliance. Good job.
Did you enjoy the book as much as I did?
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Watched the movie, didn't read the book.
Author:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ S
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An R or two?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
Author:
__ __ R __ __ __ __ __ __ __ R
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ S
R's in place.
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H?
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Christopher Hitchens?
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Winner! Oh, your good, JoanP. Yes, Christopher Hitchens, recently deceased.
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We seem to have a bunch of mind-readers here. :)
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It was Jane's request for an "H" that led to Christopher. The rest was a visual thing... :D
Here's a new one, just out - non-Fiction
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_ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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N?
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A bunch of N's, JoanK-
_ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _
_ N _ _ _ A N _ _ _ _ _ _
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A D?
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Yes - one - the obvious one -
_ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _
_ N _ _ _ A N D _ _ _ _ _
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M?
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Are there more A's?
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No Ms, but yes, more As...
_ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _
_ N _ A _ A N D _ _ A _ _
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We need more vowels. an "i"?
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Man and Beast may fit the last three words, but I have not a clue about the first.
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No man, no beast...but there are a few Is.
Just finished reading an article full of praise for this book in the Washington Post. :D
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I N _ A _ A N D _ _ A _ _
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T?
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It's something or in war and peace?
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No Ts, JoanK - and Pat, would you rephrase your guess please? I think the answer to your question is "YES." :D
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I see:
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IN WAR AND PEACE
but I have no idea what the first word is.
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Any guesses?
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I N W A R A N D P E A C E
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no clue. Are there any more E's?
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That's probably the best letter you could have guessed, Fry!
E I _ E N _ _ _ E _
I N W A R A N D P E A C E
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PatH should get this one. She did the hard part with war and peace. Come on, Pat, you know this.
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Got to be Eisenhower!
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Winner!
A really really good book, according to husband who requested it for Christmas...
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Oh, dear: I have today only to finish two books. I'll put something up tomorrow.
It does sound like a good book.
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Great catch Joan K. I couldn't have come up with that even though, now that I see the whole title, I have seen it before somewhere.
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Here's one, thanks to my daughter: fiction.
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I'll play - how about a W?
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My post disappeared. Any N's?
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Sorry, no W
T __ __ __ __ N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Guessed: W,N
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L? Need consonants!
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R?
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And maybe a vowel -- an E?
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T __ E __ __ N __ E R __ __ R __ __ __ L E __
Guessed: W,N L,R,E
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Do I sense an S?
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YEs
T __ E __ __ N __ E R __ __ R __ __ __ L E S
Guessed: W,N L,R,E,S
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There has to be at least one more T?
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T __ E __ __ N T E R __ __ R __ __ __ L E S
Guessed: W,N L,R,E,S,T
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
Oops, I forgot a T. If you've looked, look again. this should give it to you.
T __ E __ __ N T E R __ __ R __ T __ L E S
Guessed: W,N L,R,E,S,T
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;D
Has to be the Canterbury Tales!
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Oh, for goodness sakes. It sure does.
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This one is non Fiction:
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good going, Joan!
On the new one, could I have my E, please.
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Do you see it now? ;D
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She's advertising again :D We should have caught that without any letters.
The Hare with Amber Eyes
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WINNER
;D
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Fiction, set in one of my favorite cities, with historical background on a favorite icon, this book is on someone’s 10 Favorites of 2012 List.
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Some Es?
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Two E's coming up.
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T's?
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Three T's coming up. That's probably a giveaway.
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Any Ms?
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No M's I'm sorrry to say.
T ___ ___ T ___
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T ___ E
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Letters used T, E, M
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If you are talking about Seattle, my sister would agree with you. In fact, one of my nephews moved to Seattle last October and loves it there. My guess: Truth Like the Sun.
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WINNER
Right you are Frybabe. Truth Like the Sun by Seattle writer Jim Lynch. His third novel. This was on NY Times writer/reviewer Janet Maslin's list of Favorite Books read in 2012. It's a political novel about a fictional Mr. Seattle who is a major force behind the 1962 World's Fair, which of course gave birth to the Space Needle.
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Another best seller:
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Where to start? How about a W, Fry?
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Here is your W, JoanP. I won't be surprised if you already know what this is.
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Maybe...My Beloved World - Sonia Sotomayor's new book?
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So, I am not surprised. JoanP is the winner! Have you read it? I am surprised that she has written an autobiography already. I wonder if it is ghost written. Do you notice how many of the justices are becoming "accessable", like in interviews, etc.? I always thought that once someone was appointed Supreme Court Justice, that they pretty much kept their private lives to themselves.
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No,no haven't read it. Too new. Didn't it just come out this past week? If it becomes a best seller, it will become discounted, and then I MIGHT be interested. As I understand, it is NOT an autobiography, but a memor of her growing up, overcoming a difficult life - a lesson for all young people, I guess. It stops with her appointment to the court - I doubt she'll write any more about that experience.
OK - Ficton - from my TBR shelf...downstairs, not bedside. Need time to think about this one...
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A "T"?
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Not one, but TWO Ts, Pedln!
T _ _ _ _ R T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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A's?
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Sorry I'm late this morning...also sorry, there are no As, Fry.
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E's
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Oh yeah - now you're cooking, JoanK!
T _ E _ _ R T _ E _ _ _ _ E _ E _ _ _
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An "S"?
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Sorry, no S, Pedln
Letters guessed: T, A, E, S
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I'll ask for the obvious H just in case there are any more.
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Good morning, Fry! Yes, good guess - another H just might help~
T H E _ _ R T H E _ _ _ _ E _ E _ _ _
Letters guessed: T, A, E, S, H
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The Northern Clemency? Not on my reading list. I'd rather read Philip Hensher's latest nonfiction called The Missing Ink: The Lost Art of Handwriting
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WINNER!
That's IT, Fry! The Northern Clemency. Short listed for the Man Booker prize in 2008. Here's a description:
'The Northern Clemency" is a 600-page multigenerational epic set in the northern English city of Sheffield, famous for steel, coal mines and the retrenched male strippers immortalized in "The Full Monty." Written by a distinguished creative writing professor, blurbed by Philip Pullman, a finalist for the 2008 Booker Prize and recently named Amazon's Best Book of 2008, this door-stop volume aims to be a Major British Novel, revisiting the dawn of Thatcher's Britain in the 1970s, the volatile confidence and despair of the '80s and the awakening of Tony Blair's new Britain in the '90s."
The thing is - it's 600. I'm never sure about committing so much time to it. And the years go by with it's beautiful cover...sitting on the TBR pile.
Ha! Fry, you could have used The Missing Link: The Lost Art of Handwriting for your next puzzle!
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I saw a review for it that likened it to John Updike or Jonathan Franzen. Updike I've read, so another tome with Updike like writing is not in the cards for me. I can only take him in short story doses, as with Cheever. I am not familiar with Franzen. I'll be back in a little bit with a new one.
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Good job, Frybabe. Updike--I've never been able to read him, not even for a short story dose.
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I remember that this was on reading lists recommended for executives when it was first published.
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Always have to start with an E.
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Ah yes, the most prolific E.
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
Any T's ? Is this non-fiction?
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No, it is a novel. It's a little hard to describe - at once an adventure/quest story and a philosophical guidebook of sorts. I tried reading it years ago, but couldn't get through it. I still have it on the off chance I might try reading it again. The book is twenty years old this year. Two Ts.
T __ E
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A C perhaps??
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And maybe an "H"?
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T H E
C E __ E __ T __ __ E
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I see I missed a day. H's and C's there are.
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The Celestine Prophecy?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER
Yes, there is supposed to be a sequel, but I never got it because I couldn't get through this one.
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I wouldn't bother -- it poses as being profound, but doesn't amount to much was my reaction to it.
I'll post something tomorrow.
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OK, I've given you plenty of letters to find. Non-fiction.
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I started reading it, but it was a bit boring. I couldn't figure out why it was recommended reading for execs. Maybe I just don't have an exec type brain.
I'd like to try for a T or two.
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And I'll ask for an "E"
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R's?
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Sorry, I got buried in stuff yesterday and didn't get on the computer.
T __ E __ __ S T __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Sorry, no R.
Guessed: T, E, R
Since I forgot to give you a letter, I threw one in.
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An "H"?
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or some I's?
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Hint: this book is often referred to by the name of its author, rather than by the title.
T H E __ __ S T __ __ __ __ __ __ I __ __
__ __ H __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
Guessed: T, E, R, H, I
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O?
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N?
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I've been waiting for that O. Who wants to guess first?
T H E __ O S T O N __ O O __ I N __
__ __ H O O __ __ O O __ __ O O __.
Guessed: T, E, R, H, I, N, O
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The Boston Cooking School Cookbook.....by Fannie Farmer ?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
How many of you cooked from that cookbook? but we always called it simply Fannie Farmer.
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NONFICTION
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E please.
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T ___ E
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GUESSED: E,
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R's?
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NONFICTION
T ___ E
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GUESSED: E, R
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O?
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G?
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The Great Deluge?
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No O's and not the Great Deluge.
NONFICTION Author is a well-known name in science.
T ___ E
G R ___ ___ ___
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Guessed: E, R, O, G,
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Ah, Stephen Hawking's The Grand Design
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WINNER!! WINNER!!
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Good for you, FRY!
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Fiction. I was intrigued by the title, so did a Google. There are several books, a calander, YouTube presentations, a concerto, an instrumental, and a number of businesses and organizations by the same name.
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My husband is reading Grand Design at the moment. He says he has to take it in small sections to grasp all the content...quantum physics, he says, isn't something he can grasp in large bites! I'm not even going to attempt to read it. I do NOT have "science brains."
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E's?
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I know, Jane. I've am often of the opinion that quantum physics is some kind of a cosmic joke (or fantasy maybe?). Schroedinger's Cat, for all I know, could be related to Alice's Cheshire Cat who likes to fade away until all that is left is that insane grin.
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Fry: ;D
A?
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Sorry, no A's
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S?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
S __ __ __ __ T
__ __ __ S E S
That should help.
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N
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No N's, Jane
S __ __ __ __ T
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O?
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One O
S __ __ __ __ T
__ O __ S E S
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U?
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r
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No U, but two R's.
S __ __ R __ T
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H?
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can't think of anything that would fit between that R and T...
except I
This is a pure guess...Spirit Horses?
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Your pure guess is correct, JoanP. You get the blue ribbon.
WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER
I have had trouble tracking down, with the little time I spent on it, the true nature of the spirit horse in the Native American tradition. What I mostly get on Googling is organizations such as therapy horses and rescue outfits, and as stated before music, calendars and the like. Somewhere in there, there has to be an explanation of the origins of the spirit horse rather than a commercialized version. I am assuming that not all horses are spirit horses. Are they real horses that are "soul mates" or a spirit vision of a horse that provides help and guidance in times of need?
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:D You had us going there, Fry! Let me think about another title...
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OK, this is fiction, not new...more clues to come...
You may decide you want to read it.. (If you haven't already read it.)
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When I was little, I thought I might have been a horse in a previous live our would be one in the future. ;D
Got an O or two in there?
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You were a spirited kid, Fry - more so than I. I did WANT a horse though. Every birthday, Christmas, I asked for one...always disappointed. Thought that whatever you wished for on Christmas, it would be there under the tree...
Yes, there is an O -
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I?
Is the book "Spirit Horses" about them? (That sounds like a silly question, but I'm intrigued).
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JoanK, it's a novel how a farm owner finds a spirit horse on his farm and his journey to return the horse to her home in Wyoming. http://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Horses-Alan-S-Evans/dp/1933515252
Here is the author's website. He certainly knows his way around horses. http://www.alansevans.com/meet.html The interview on his website answers my question about spirit horses in Native American beliefs and history. He couldn't find anything referring to that name either. I do know that Native Americans believed in animal spirits and there are a few tales of ghost horses about. Spirit Horse appears, for the most part, to be mostly a modern term for therapy horses or the businesses that run them.
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I've given you both letters, and then off until this evening...maybe you'll have it by then, and then I'll tell you the connection to upcoming March selection!
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An "A"?
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N?
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I've given you both letters, and then off until this evening...maybe you'll have it by then, and then I'll tell you the connection to upcoming March selection!
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JoanP, it wasn't until I thought "flossing my father" that I realized you had left out an "O".
I'm not claiming victory because I have an unfair advantage, right here in my hand.
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Nope! Not Flossing My Father - I counted the spaces - and didn't make a mistake~ ;)
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Got any C's?
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Look at the next word? Are you sure there is not another O? And your first letter S -- are there any more of them?
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Yes, more letters coming up. I hope I get them all this time...I missed an O before...
C _ O S S I N _ _ O S A _ _ _ _
Do you see it now?
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I've been waiting for FRY or Pedlin. They guessed the C and S, so I thought one of them must have it. It muust be "Crossing to Safety" by Wallace Stegner.
FRY or PEDLIN:, if you knew it, I'll gladly give up my turn.
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WINNER, JoanK - Pedln couldn't get Flossing my Father out of her mind! :D
I'll be back soon with the reason why Stegner's book will be of interest in the coming weeks...
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Congratulations JoanK. JoanP's remark about the March book selection was the big tip-off to me. I'd just finished The End of YOur Life Book Club and was sitting at the computer with it in my hand. Crossing to Safety is the first chapter, plus they have all the titles listed in the back of the book.
I have caught myself referring to this book as The End of Your LIfe Cook Book. Please don't let me do that.
I hope everyone will join us in what should be a fascinating discussion that can go off in all kinds of directions.
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Pedlin: you get the win. I haven't looked at "End of zYour Life" and would never have got it without your "C".
read "Crossing" years ago. Not as good as :" Angle of repose", but good.
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You're the winner JoanK, I had an unfair advantage. Maybe even an illegal one.
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Oh, rats! I thought I could get out of it. Something tomorrow.
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Nonfiction. A challenge to my poor spelling ability.
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A?
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I can't believe there are no A's
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Guessed: A
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N?
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ N __ __ __ S
__ __ __ __ N __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
Guessed: A, N
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T?
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There have to be vowels somewhere. E?
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T __ E __ E __ __ N __ __ E S
__ __ __ __ N T __ __ E __ __ __.
Guessed: A, N, T, E
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
R?
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Mmmm...at least one F? Is this Fiction?
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No, non-fiction.
T __ E __ E __ __ N __ __ E S
__ F __ __ N T __ __ E __ __ __.
Guessed: A, N, T, E, F
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And the Rs?
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How about an I?
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Sorry, no R's
T __ E __ E __ i N __ __ E S
__ F __ __ N T I __ E __ __ __.
Guessed: A, N, T, E, F, R, i
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At least one H?
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You're getting warm.
T H E H E __ I N __ __ E S
__ F __ __ N T I __ E __ __ __.
Guessed: A, N, T, E, F, R, I, H
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D?
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S?
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O
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Sorry, no D. But the others should give it to you
T H E H E __ I N __ S E S
O F __ O N T I __ E __ __ O.
Guessed: A, N, T, E, F, R, I, H, D, S, O
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The Hemingses of Monticello.
That was a toughy, JOanK, but a good one. No, it is not one of those titles in the Schwalbe book.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good for you Pedlin. I hesitated to post a title with just proper names in it, but figured you all would know it.
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This is NON-Fiction and is going to be hard.
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We like' hard. Let's get the U's done first!
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And the Es
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You picked a good one, JoanK. I'm sure, a dead giveaway.
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E ___ ___ Q U E ___ ___ E
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Letters used E, U
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N
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well, with Jane's "N" I can make up a title from the letters guessed so far - but have never heard of
The Eloquence of Manners?
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A good choice, Jane. One N
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E ___ ___ Q U E ___ ___ E
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Letters used E, U, N
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One N! And it's not Eloquence? Now I'm really stumped!
Is there a C?
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S?
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??? ???
How about an O?
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R
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There is no C and there is no R. JoanP, I'm surprised you haven't guessed this yet, and you too, PatH, because I think I know a little about what you've been reading.
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E ___ ___ Q U E ___ ___ E
O ___ ___ ___ ___ N E S S
Letters guessed -- E, U, C, R, O, N
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T?
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Let's fill in the F.
The etiquette of something or other?
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Ooops. Duh.
The Etiquette of Illness, by Susan Halpern.
Pedln and I were just reading about it in The End of Your Life Book Club, in preparation for starting the discussion next Friday. It sounds like a useful book of tips on how to behave in ways that are useful to a sick person without being trying or painful.
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I read the first chapter a couple of weeks ago - but didn't note Susan Halpern's book. That was a good one - had us going!
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WINNER!! WINNER !! WINNER!!
You got it PatH. Congratulations.
I downloaded it to my Kindle because I would really like to read some day. Library didn't have it. But this downloading business has got to stop.
It's interesting how we all see different words for this came. I would never have thought of eloquence.
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My library has it, so I'm getting it sent to my branch for me.
New quiz, fiction:
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Goody - lots of letters! A W?
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I?
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You two have gotten the crucial letters. This should give it to you.
T ___ ___
W I ___ ___
I ___
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W I ___ ___ ___ W ___
Letters guessed: I, W
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I can't believe I just "saw" the title before you added any letters to that T, Pat! Scarey in a way...
The Wind in the Willows
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Scary indeed. I'd better not have any secrets from you today, your ESP is too good. ;)
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JoanP: how on earth did you come up with that W? I'm scared of you!
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Let's see who can see this one -
Non-fiction. This book belonged to my father - who always wanted me to read it. Just couldn't stay with it. I'm curious to know if any of you read it - finished it.
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
Any more E's?
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Good morning, Fry -
Yes, there is another E-
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T
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Yes, maam - right where you'd expect to find the T...
T _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
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S?
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More Es please.
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The Es have been guessed - no more than what you see here. No S either. Sorry.
T _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
Letter's guessed - T, E, S
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O?
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There you go! Two of them!
T _ E _ O _ _ E _ _ O _ _ _
Letter's guessed - T, E, S, O
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P?
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I sniff a W.
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I'm going to have to make myself read this book! Just came across the title while reading Crossing to Safety, one of the book the Shwalbes are talking about.
Sorry, no P, not even a sniffed W... :D
T _ E _ O _ _ E _ _ O _ _ _
Letter's guessed - T, E, S, O, P, W
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R?
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Only 20 more letters to guess and we've got it.
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19 - one of them is not an R :D
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The Golden Bough?
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WINNER!
WINNER!
WINNER!
You got it, Pedln! Just read about it - one of the reference books in Sid's workshop at the lake - in Crossing. Have you read Golden Bough? Has anyone?
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Wow! Good job, pedln.
We had The Golden Bough in our house when I was growing up, and I read some of it, but at an age when the language was a bit of a challenge. I liked it well enough, should look at it again.
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Way to go Pedln.
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I've never read it, but I can visualize where it was on the shelves in the high school library.
Once I started picturing the "gh" combo in the puzzle it just jumped out. Mythology? Religion?
There'll be something here tomorrow.
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An oldie, Pulitzer Prize, non-fiction. I read it years ago. The one thing I remember is a little boy playing on the floor who says, "Mama, it's getting dark in here."
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Don't even know where to start here, so I'll go for E.
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S?
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Oops, I forgot to come here yesterday. Sorry, there is no S.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ K E ___ ___ ___ E E ___
Letters guessed: E, S
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T?
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R
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G?
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Oh my gosh, I am so sorry -- just totally forgot about this site. And you all were good guessers
___ ___ ___ G R ___ ___ ___ T
T ___ ___ K E R ___ R E E ___
Letters guessed: E, S, G, R, T
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N?
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A?
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C?
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Yes, all those letters are there, but you don't want me to spell it out for you. One N and back later.
___ ___ ___ G R ___ ___ ___ T
T ___ N K E R ___ R E E ___
Letters guessed: E, S, G, R, T, N and A, C -- somewhere
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K? ;)
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Yes there is another K. It seems that someone knows this. Be a risk-taker, make a guess.
___ ___ ___ G R ___ ___ A T
T ___ N K E R ___ R E E ___
Letters guessed: E, S, G, R, T, N, A and C, and another K -- somewhere
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Pilgram at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard.
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Winner!! Winner!! Winner!!
Good for you JOanK. That was a hard one, too. It's been ages since I read it, but I"ll never forget the little boy being bitten by the snake, and swelling up to where he couldn't see anything.
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Congrats, JoanK. The title and author sound familiar. I think someone mentioned this book before.
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I admit to never finishing it. She is a little too mmystical even for mystical me.
Now I have to come up with something. Today or tomorrow.
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She is a little too mmystical even for mystical me.
I'll agree with you there, JoanK. But she did write a book that I liked very much and have given to others as a gift. The Living, a novel about the settling of Bellingham, Washington. It's one I wouldn't mind reading again if I didn't have so many others to read for the first time.
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OK, here's one. I hope it hasn't been used before. Nonfiction
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Other E's?
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__ __ __ __, __ E __ __ __, __ __ __ __ __ E E __
Guessed: E
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R?
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
Jared Diamond
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Oh, I'll bet that's it. I was thinking the last word might be greed.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
I'm going to have to work harder if I'm going to fool you guys. You're too good.
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It was the commas that did it. It was a list without "the"s, and it just popped into my head. Here's another: fiction, 1900s.
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O ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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N?
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No N.
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E's?
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Better luck this time:
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
O ___
___ ___ ___ E ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N
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T ?
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R?
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The T won't help much, but the R will:
T ___ E
___ ___ R ___ E R
O ___
R ___ ___ E R
___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N, R, T
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Then there has to be an F
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Right, but it won't help you a lot. I know you know this book though.
T ___ E
___ ___ R ___ E R
O F
R ___ ___ E R
___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, F, N, R, T
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O?
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Yes.
T ___ E
___ ___ R ___ E R
O F
R O ___ E R
___ ___ ___ R O ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, F, N, O, R, T
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Right you are, Frybabe. Good job. Want to sweep the board by getting the Author Author too?
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This one is by one of the first scientist/authors who exposed me to astronomy and cosmology. This is his autobiography.
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T __ __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
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C?
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Sorry, no C's.
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E ?
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E's there are.
__ __ __ E
__ __
__ __ E __ E
T __ E
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
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Well there must be more vowels. A?
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No A's.
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O's?
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Two O's
__ O __ E
__ __
__ __ E __ E
T __ E
__ __ __ __
__ __ O __ __
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I wonder if the author is Fred Hoyle? But I don't know the book.
We still need vowels I?
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You wonder right, JoanK. It is Fred Hoyle's autobiography. Now for the I's.
__ O __ E
I __
__ __ E __ E
T __ E
__ I __ __
__ __ O __ __
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H?
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H O __ E
I __
__ H E __ E
T H E
__ I __ __
__ __ O __ __
One of my very first science book acquisitions, eons ago, was Hoyle's Astronomy. I still have it.
George and I will be in your neck of the woods tomorrow, JoanK. We are taking a bus trip to the Air and Space Museum at Dulles. Not happy about the rainy day, but fortunately, most or all of the exhibits are inside.
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L?
That's JoanP's neck of the woods. I'm in California.
PatH is the astronemer in the family (where are you, Pat? I'll bet she knows it).
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I bet there's an N.
That's not JoanK's neck of the woods any more, it's mine. Have a good time. They have lots of super stuff.
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There you are!
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No, I don't know it, alas. I've read Hoyle's science fiction, though. I recommend The Black Cloud.
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Oh dear, I keep getting Joans mixed up. I knew Pearson was around there someplace. I wasn't sure where you were Pat. I thought about taking the trip to the book festival, but didn't want to go by myself. George would not have been interested.
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And of course people get JoanK and me mixed up because we're twins, which is why I answered you. Knee-jerk reaction.
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S?
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Do I get my L? and Pat her N?
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Eureka! All of a sudden it looks like Home is where the Wind Blows to me. Is that it?
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Wow, you are on a roll today PatH. Yes, you got it. Never read his fictional works.
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So I was it in both Blanko and Author, Author, then Frybabe guessed them both, and then I guessed both of hers. Frybabe, we've got to stop meeting like this. ;)
How was your trip to my neck of the woods?
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Very nice, Pat. George enjoyed it too. I was especially pleased to see a P-61, Black Widow there. The SR-71 was bigger than I expected, but the docent explained it when he said that when the Air Force got this particular plane from the CIA they extended it's length to, I believe he said to accommodate a second person. Since it was a guided tour, we skipped some things I would have liked to see and spend some time with.
The docent took a few of us who were interested back to the restoration area. I asked about Silver Hill and found out it still is in service but that the Smithsonian hopes to eventually move all restoration to the new facility, funding permitting. I have a signed copy of a book about the Silver Hill facility but never been there.
The tour ended an hour before we were to leave, but by then George and I were more interesting in finding a place to sit and rest our feet. I was quite happy to be able to move around and see the exhibits without being in a pressing, moving crowd like my last trip (eons ago) to the museum downtown.
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New quiz. Fiction.
T ___ ___
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___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
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E's?
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Good choice, Jane.
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ E
Guessed: E
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O
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No O.
Letters guessed: E, O
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H ?
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Yes.
T H E
___ ___ ___ ___ H E ___
___ ___
___ H E
___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E, H, O
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Gee, I hate to do this to you PatH, but I see The Catcher in the Rye.
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:) :D ;D WINNER!
I had to wait until I stopped laughing before I could type. Frybabe, please pick something I've never heard of for your quiz.
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I must have had my brilliant hat on this morning ;)
See if this one slows you down, Pat.
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ S __
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Fiction? Nonfiction? I assume this is a title?
E's?
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And T ?
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Fiction, Jane.
__ __ __ __ __ __
T __ __ __ __ __ __
T __ E
__ __ S T
Letters used: E, S, T
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W?
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Good guess, Pat,
__ __ W __ __ __
T __ __ __ __ __ __
T __ E
__ __ S T
Letters used: E, S, T, W
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O?
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You ywo are too much!
O?
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One O.
_ __ W __ __ __
T __ __ O __ __ __
T __ E
__ __ S T
Letters used: E, O, S, T, W
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I might as well ask for the H; maybe there'll be more than one.
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Yes, there is, Pat. Here are your H's.
__ __ W __ __ __
T H __ O __ __ __
T H E
__ __ S T
Letters used: E, H, O, S, T, W
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M
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Sorry, No M. Oops, missed an H. That might help.
__ __ W __ __ __
T H __ O __ __ H
T H E
__ __ S T
Letters used: E, H, M, O, S, T, W
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It's suggestive. R?
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And a P
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I
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You are ganging up on me. I have a Sneaky suspicion that JoanK knows it.
P __ W I __ __
T H R O __ __ H
T H E
P __ S T
Letters used: E, I, H, M, O, P, R, S, T, W
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Pawing Through the Past?
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Winner, Winner, Winner
Headline: JoanP Breaks Round-Robin Literary Games Winning Streak Between Frybabe and PatH.
Yes, one of Rita May Brown's Sneaky Pie Murphy mystery series.
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Sorry, but someone had to break it! It was fun while it lasted though! :D
Will be back with a new one soon...
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Fiction - 19th century
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I didn't know it: I guessed " ----- ing through the past", but not the Pawing. For some reason, I haven't kept up with Rita Mae Brown's mysteries. Gotta get on the ball.
An E please
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F?
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Two E's - no F's -
_ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ E
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S?
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The woman in white?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
hahahaha! Yes! You can read my mind! Stay tuned for a connection - an announcement!
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A debut novel – that’s a term we seem to be seeing more and more of these days.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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A?
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That's a good guess, Frybabe. There are two of them.
A debut novel – that’s a term we seem to be seeing more and more of these days.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ A R ___ ___ A ___ ___
Letters guessed: A
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T?
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Or S?
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???
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Sorry, yesterday was totally devoted to taxes. One T, no S
A debut novel – that’s a term we seem to be seeing more and more of these days.
T ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ A R ___ ___ A ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, T
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E's?
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M?
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No M, sorry about that, Frybabe. Two E's.
A debut novel – that’s a term we seem to be seeing more and more of these days.
T ___ E ___ ___ ___ A R ___ ___ A ___ E
Letters guessed: A, T, E
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S?
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Sorry JoanP, no S. And I forgot to put S and M under Letters Guessed.
A debut novel – that’s a term we seem to be seeing more and more of these days.
T ___ E ___ ___ ___ A R ___ ___ A ___ E
Letters guessed: A, T, E, S, M
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O?
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Y?
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Oh my mercy me, no O's and no Y's
A debut novel – that’s a term we seem to be seeing more and more of these days.
T ___ E ___ ___ ___ A R ___ ___ A ___ E
Letters guessed: A, T, E, S, M, O, Y
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D? :D
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Do you have to wear a white dress and long gloves when your debut novel debuts?
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Hmmm...and a long-stemmed red rose, too....maybe???
U's?
[I don't know if they do "cotillions" and debutante balls anymore...except I know they do in S. Texas. The girls pictures are always in the paper while we're there...from all the little surrounding towns. As I said, I didn't know "they" still did "this." They don't...or at least it's not publicized if they do.... it here in the farmlands of Iowa.
jane
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One D -- now we're cooking. No U's.
A debut novel – that’s a term we seem to be seeing more and more of these days.
T ___ E ___ ___ ___ A R D ___ A ___ E
Letters guessed: A, T, E, S, M, O, Y, D, U
My daughter sent me a debut novel for my birthday -- The Light Between Oceans. Title sounded a little familiar, but not the author M.L. Stedman. Probably because it's her debut. Do they really still have debuts? Didn't "they" used to "come out?" But that's not what it used to be.
Some of you are going to kick yourselves.
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L?
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I?
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W?
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No W's, but there is an L and an I.
T ___ E L I ___ A R D ___ A ___ E
Letters guessed: A, T, E, S, M, O, Y, D, U, L , I, W
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Aaaagh! You're quite right, pedln, I'm kicking myself.
The Lizard Cage, Karen Connelly
I was even staring at it, seeing "lizard", and not getting it.
For those of you not in the current book discussion, it forms the basis of one of the chapters in The End of Your Life Book Club.
It's about a political prisoner in Burma, and is both harrowing and moving.
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WINNER!! WINNNER!! WINNER!!
That's one I want to read, Pat. Someday.
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I would like to read it, but I'm not sure I'm strong enough.
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Oh yes! Kicking myself on that one! I'd put a hold on it at the library after reading about it in End of Life Book Club...put off picking it up and by the time I got to the hold shelf, it was removed. Five days go by so quickly!
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We get 10 days. Good thing, too. But there's a fine if you don't either pick up or cancel.
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New quiz. Fiction, fairly recent.
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ S
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E?
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L?
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Three Es, no L
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ ___ ___ E S
Letters guessed: E, L
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Any R's?
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One R
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ E R
___ ___ ___ E S
Letters guessed: E, L, R
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And that T?
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T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ E R
___ ___ ___ E S
Letters guessed: E, L, R, T
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Hmmm. How about an A
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This might give it to you.
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ E R
___ A ___ E S
Letters guessed: A, E, L, R, T
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
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The Hunger Games ??
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Right on, Jane; have you read it?
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No, I haven't. The synopsis I read was not something I thought I'd enjoy.
Let me think a bit, and I'll put up a new puzzle tomorrow.
jane
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No hurry.
I felt the same way you did about it, but my daughter said I would like it, and she's pretty accurate. I still haven't read it though, even though she lent me her copy.
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FICTION
__ __ __
__ I __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
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S?
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No S's....
FICTION
__ __ __
__ I __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters Guessed: S,
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Let's have the Es
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FICTION
__ __ E
__ I __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ E
__ E __ __ __ __ E
Guessed: S, E
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T?
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Yep....
FICTION
T __ E
__ I __ __
T __ __ __ __ __ __
T __ E
__ E __ __ __ __ E
Guessed: S, E, T
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N?
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Yes, Ma'am....one N
FICTION
T __ E
__ I N __
T __ __ __ __ __ __
T __ E
__ E __ __ __ __ E
Guessed: S, E, T, N
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Have to be more vowels. A?
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Yes, Ma'am...there are more vowels...but, sorry, no A's! :)
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How about K ?
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Yes....I bet you have it....
FICTION
T __ E
__ I N __
T __ __ __ __ __ __
T __ E
K E __ __ __ __ E
Guessed: S, E, T, N, K
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I hope she does, because I haven't a clue.
O?
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Might as well clear up the Hs.
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Those letters will do it....well-known fiction author:
FICTION
T H E
__ I N __
T H __ O __ __ H
T H E
K E __ H O __ E
Guessed: S, E, T, N, K, O, H
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There it is...The Wind Through the Keyhole ...Stephen King
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WINNER! WINNER!!
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A good one, Jane. We really needed that K!
This is fiction - modern:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _
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I?
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E?
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Yep and yep - one of each:
This is fiction - modern:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ E S _
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T
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R?
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One T, buT no R
This is fiction - modern:
T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ E S _
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Y?
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Sorry Fry, no Y-
This is fiction - modern:
T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ E S _
Letters guessed: E, I, T, R, Y
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Okay, then let's get the other E's in there. Hopefully there is more than one.
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O's?
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Sorry Fry, no Y and NO more E's-
BUT two Os for Jane!
This is fiction - modern:
T O O _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ E S _
Letters guessed: E, I, T, R, Y,O
Back this evening...
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C?
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PatH, you and I cannot play this round.
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N
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One N and one C - right, Pedln? :D
This is fiction - modern:
T O O _ _ C _ _ _ _ _ I N E S _
Letters guessed: E, I, T, R, Y,O,C,N...
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Too Much Happiness?
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BLANKO
Welcome to our newest brain teaser
The rules are simple:
The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.
Example:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.
At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)
The winner becomes the new Challenger.
Good Luck !!
===============================================
WINNER!
Oh yes - Alice Munro's wonderful collection of Short Stories we read about in End of Your Life Book Club. You're IT, Jane.
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NONFICTION
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ N
___ ___ ___ ___
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I?
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YES...
NONFICTION
___ ___ ___ I ___
___ N
___ I ___ ___
GUESSED: I,
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Then there has to be an O
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Yes, there is!
NONFICTION
___ ___ ___ I ___
O N
___ I ___ ___
GUESSED: I, O
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T?
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E?
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No T, but an E
NONFICTION
___ ___ ___ I ___
O N
___ I ___ E
GUESSED: I, O, T, E
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F?
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Yes...I'm sure it'll go quickly now...
NONFICTION
___ ___ ___ I ___
O N
F I ___ E
GUESSED: I, O, T, E, F
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R?
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Hmmmmmmm An L?
JoanK -- we're looking at things differently
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Hopefully, one of us is right!
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B?
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Those guesses should do it...
NONFICTION
B R ___ I ___
O N
F I R E
GUESSED: I, O, T, E, F, R, L, B
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Brain on fire
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Winner, winner, winner!
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Hooray!
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Oh, almost forgot.
Change of pace, an author this time.
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ A __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
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More A's?
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No more A's
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How about P?
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I?
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No P's, two I's.
__ __ __
__ I __ __ __ A __ __ __ I __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
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T?
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M?
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No M's, The T's will help.
__ __ __
__ I __ __ __ A __ __ __ I __ __
T __ __ __ T __ __
I see I missed one letter in the last name
Used: A, I, M, P, T
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Names are hard - especially one with so many letters!
How about an N or more?
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E's?
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__ E __
N I __ __ __ A __ E __ I __ __
T __ __ __ T __ __
Used: A, E, I, M, N, P, T
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O?
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R?
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The O's should give it away. No R's.
__ E __
N I __ O __ A __ E __ I __ __
T O __ __ T O __
Used: A, E, I, M, N, O, P, R, T
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L?
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B
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Do you know me now?
L E __
N I __ O L A __ E __ I __ __
T O L __ T O __
Used: A, E, I, L, M, N, O, P, R, T
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Well, yes, I know WHO you are - but does spelling count?
Will give it a try -
Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
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And the Winner is (drum roll please).......JoanP.
You got all but one letter, JoanP. His first name is Lev. I don't think most people could tell you what his full name is and the younger set is likely to say, Who?
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Well, I'll just have to continue to call him Mr. Tolstoy, as we are not close enough for me to call him "Lev." ;)
This title is by a well known author - I've never read it until now - a Christmas gift from #4 son...Really enjoyable.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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R?
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No more E's
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _
Letter guessed: R, E
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More Es?
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No more E's
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _
Letter guessed: R, E
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S
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Yes, one S-
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ E _ _
Letter guessed: R, E, S
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T?
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No T's...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ E _ _
Letter guessed: R, E, S, T
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A?
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Yes, there is one A...
_ _ _ _ _ _ A S _ _ _ _ _ E _ _
Letter guessed: R, E, S, T, A
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L?
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Oh yes...a good guess. 2 of them...do you see it now?
_ _ _ _ _ L A S _ _ _ _ L E _ _
Letter guessed: R, E, S, T, A, L
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Eureka! Nicholas Nickelby.
This is PatH, not JoanK. I'm still visiting, so we still get to confuse people.
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Winner! Winner! Winner!
That was quick, PatH! Have you read it? I've read so many of Dickens' - but this is the first time for Nicholas...
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Still PatH:
No, I haven't read that one.
New quiz--fiction, very different from Nicholas Nickleby:
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OK - here we go. Let's start with T?
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N?
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Still PatH:
T ___ E
___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: N, T
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O?
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More E's?
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Here you are:
T ___ E
___ N E ___ ___ E ___ T E ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N, T
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;)The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good job, JoanP. You didn't even need the X.
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I think it was the three letters - the MRS, when I realized it wasn't going to be "and" or "the" - that gave it away...
Here's a brand new fiction one review sounded interesting to me...
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JOANP: that was brilliant. Pat was betting on me to get it since that's one of my favorite books. But I was nowhere near.
more Es?
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Yes, there is another E...
_ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _
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R
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T
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Yes, yes, all of those letters...you are almost there!
T _ E _ _ _ T _ _ R _ _ _ _ T E R
Letters guessed: E, R, T
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L?
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S ?
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Nary an S - nor an L...
Letters guessed: E, L, R, S, T,
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H
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One H...where you'd expect to find it...plus one R I missed earlier..
T H E _ _ _ T _ _ R _ _ R _ T E R
Letters guessed: E, H, L, R, S, T
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I?
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W?
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Pat's home!
Oh yes there are I's and a W! Which twin gets it?
T H E _ _ I T _ _ R _ W R I T E R
Letters guessed: E, H, L, R, S, T, I, W
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It'll have to be Pat. I haven't a clue.
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The Obituary Writer
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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WINNER! And you aren't even a twin, Frybabe!
Have you heard of Ann Hood's latest? I read two different reviews of The Obituary Writer - in Goodreads, and the Washington Post. Made it sound good- well-written and quite interesting. The idea of such a writer, after gathering the factual information on the deceased, then asking "now, tell me about your loved one...." More to it than that... I'm going to look into it.
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Fry? Did you forget you won the big prize? You were the winner! ;D
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Why, yes I did. Thanks for the reminder.
I actually didn't know this is a novel. I thought it was an inspirational.
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T?
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One T, Pat.
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letters used: A, T
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I?
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S?
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No S, but there are two I's
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I __
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letters used: A, I, S, T
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How about an R or 2?
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Not even one R, JoanP.
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Lets get the vowels. E?
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E's, oh yes. Lots of E's.
T __ E
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__ E __ __ __ E
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I __
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letters used: A, E, I, R, S, T
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Just guessing...no clue...
A B?
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No B's.
T __ E
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I __
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letters used: A, B, E, I, R, S, T
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OK, how about an N then?
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D
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Two Ns, no Ds.
T __ E
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I N
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letters used: A, B, D, E, I, N, R, S, T
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Got it!
The Five People You Meet in Heaven.. Have you read it? I've been tempted from time to time...
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Winner Winner Winner
Yes, JoanP. No I haven't read it. Sounds interesting, though, doesn't it?
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Yes, it does...on my MAYBE pile.
Sorry I didn't get in here sooner - was glued to TV much of yesterday when not trying to care for son's dogs, along with our own - and squeezing in Friday's chores. Here's a new one - a book most of us have probably read...and one I am reading now, because I don't remember having read it!
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I guess I'll start us off with the Es.
I got tired of watching everyone standing around, so I turned the TV off for about an half an hour. Of course, that is when they finally caught the guy.
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I was glued to the TV as well...and how nice to see the police cheered by the local citizens instead of throwing things at them!
T's?
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Same here, Fry! Didn't you think it was odd when they said he was probably hiding out during the daylight...and would wait till dark to make his move. And then as soon as it was dark, they told the people of Watertown they no longer had to remain inside behind locked doors? I don't want to think what might have happened if the suspect hadn't been wounded when discovered in his yard by the boat owner!
Ok, here come the E's - and the T's for you, Jane...
T _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ T _ _ E _
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A?
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As - oh yes, lots of As...
T _ E _ _ _ E A _ _ A _ _ E _ T _ _ E _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E
Letters used: T, E, A
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N?
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The D's get you closer...
T _ E _ _ _ E A N D A D _ E N T _ _ E _
_ _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ N _ _ _ _ _ E
Letters used: T, E, A ,N, D
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And a D
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The D's and N's get you closer...
T _ E _ _ _ E A N D A D _ E N T _ _ E _
_ _ _ _ _ _ N _ _ N _ _ _ _ _ E
Letters used: T, E, A ,N, D
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The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe?
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Ha! Yes, yes yes - WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Thought someone from Moonstone would get that one! Good work, Jane! It was the U, wasn't it?
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Yes, once I started thinking of U, I thought maybe Robinson Crusoe was it so took out the U and went for the title. I had read Moonstone far enough to see the repeated citing of that title.
Fiction
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Give us your E's
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JoanP, how are you finding the book. I read it so long ago that I remember very little of it.
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Fiction
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GUESSED: E,
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I'm reading it now, Pat. It 's very long. I 'd forgotten that. To tell the truth, I'm not certain I ever read it, though I am familiar with the shipwreck. The opening chapters deal with "Bob" Crusoe and his father 's opposition to his desire to become a seaman...a life for which he is particularly unsuited. Not at all what I expected...but surprisingly good!
Jane, for no reason, can you use an F?
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FICTION
No F's.
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GUESSED: E, F
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R?
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L?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
FICTION
No L's
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GUESSED: E, F, L, R
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How about The Great Gatsby? Gs AND a B?
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WINNER!! WINNER!!
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JOANP: you're Amazing!
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Sorry to be late coming in with a new one...it was one of those days...
If you've ever had a dental implant, you know what it was like. A memorable day!
This is non-fiction...
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T?
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R?
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Yes, Rs and Ts...
T _ E _ R _ _ T _ R _ _ _ _
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G?
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Yes, Pat...two of them! Who will get this first? :D
T _ E G R _ _ T _ R _ _ G _
Letters guessed: T, R, G...
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E?
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Now you see it, right?
T _ E G R E _ T _ R _ _ G E
Letters guessed: T, R, G, E...
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Is there such a book as The Great Orange?
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Not that I know of, Fry. No O's in this title. But I think you know what it is - ;D
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No idea. Let's fill in that A anyhow.
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Could be The Great Bridge - Brooklyn Bridge that is.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
That's it - David McCullough's great book on a great bridge! Have you read it? I saw you ask for a B yesterday and thought you had it...and then the B disappeared...
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Ouch! headslap! It's sitting right in my bookcase staring at me!
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No I haven't read it.
About the B, that was weird. I thought I must have hit cancel instead of post.
This is fiction.
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OK, let's get the Es out of the way - more Es?
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There are more Es.
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I'm trying to figure out how my bolded items are coming out Maroon when I didn't designate them that way. Not that I mind, it's just a puzzle. Maybe that's the color I used the last time I changed color.
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I don't see maroon. I see bold black.
N?
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No Ns
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S?
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One S
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The Sheet of Ice - kidding, I made that up! But how about T or two?
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one T
T __ E
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H?
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There's a P there too, right?
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An H and a P
T H E
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Well, it's an L or a T...let's go with the L?
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Nope!
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A T then?
The Speed of Time?
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No, no more T's either.
T H E
S P E E __
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D?
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F ?
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Two D's and one F. Sorry, I should have said the first three words were correct.
T H E
S P E E D
OF
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A?
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An A
T H E
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OF
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Speed of Dark ?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
YAY! We have a WINNER
The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon was a Nebula Winner (I think 2003). The main character is an autistic young man who is being pressured by his boss to go through an experimental therapy designed to cure it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_Dark
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FICTION
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GUESSED:
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E
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2 E's
FICTION
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GUESSED: E
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An R?
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No, R's
FICTION
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GUESSED: E, R
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An M then?
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and a T ?
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Hmmmm...no, no M, no T
This is a relatively new release...
"January 31, 2012
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
Entertainment Weekly • The Boston Globe • Kansas City Star"
I'll be gone for a bit...will check back later this day.
FICTION
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GUESSED: E, R, M, T
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L?
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No, Ma'am...no L's
FICTION
___ E ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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GUESSED: E, R, M, T, L
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S?
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No, S
FICTION
___ E ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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GUESSED: E, R, M, T, L, S
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Hmmm...
N?
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C?
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FICTION
___ E ___ E N ___ ___ N ___
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GUESSED: E, R, M, T, L, S, N, C
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G?
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FICTION
___ E ___ E N ___ ___ N G
___ A C ___ ___
GUESSED: E, R, M, T, L, S, N, C, G
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I see it - Defending Jacob. Read a review in the Washington Post about this new legal thriller. What I remember is that the reviewer said the ending was unpredictable -
This was said in high praise, likening it to Stephen King's new book.
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WINNER!! WINNER!
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Thanks, Jane. That was a good one...we had to eliminating so many vowels until we reached the D!
A new one...Fiction -
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Other E's?
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That was the only E, Jane.
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Goodness; the punctuation alone ought to give it to us.
O?
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That's what I thought too, Pat! :D
Yes, there is ONE O -
A new one from a very famous author...
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N
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A book with a specific date in the title? I bet my sister would know this one. It seems to me she was reading one, but the title she mentioned eludes me.
A T perhaps?
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What do you think? Is a SHOUT OUT to Fry's sister allowed? Or must she guess all of the letters - or numbers?
No T, but Jane gets the N...
_ _ / _ _ / _ _ : _ N O _ E _
Letters guessed: E, O, N, T
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Sure, asking Sis is fine.
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You got it, Jane! One N
_ _ / _ _ / _ _ : A N O V E L
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L
Appears to be some date and then A NOVEL
but I have no clue what the date is.
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OK, you've got the NOVEL - and you know the rest of it is a date. I think if you start guessing the numbers, you'll soon recognize this very memorable date - which the new novel attempts to rewrite history...unless Fry's sister comes in with it first! :D
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My sister is out of town for the week (Oklahoma City).
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Well, you'll just have to start guessing some numbers - maybe solve the title before she gets back! :D
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OK, lets start with the number one (can't take more than 10 guesses now).
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Good place to start...
1 1 / _ _ / _ _ : A N O V E L
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Alright, now I remember 11/22/63: A Novel
It is a Stephen King book, so naturally Sue read it.
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WINNER
You're right - as I understand it, Stephen King begins this novel on the day of the Kennedy assassination...but changes some of events of that date-so the assassination doesn't take place.
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New, non fiction
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F
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
Very good choice, Jane.
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N?
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Two Ns JoanP
F __ __ __ __ N
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I
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And an O
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F __ O __ __ N
I N
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It looks like FROZEN IN TIME?
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Winner Winner Winner
Yes! It is on my wishlist, JoanP.
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Let us know if you read it, Fry!
Here's another - Fiction, I hope!
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I?
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No I 's...sorry, Joan
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T ?
Guess it's not someone and I
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Guess not, Pedln! :D
Nor any T's...
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A?
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That A might do it, Jane!
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E?
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No E's this time...
Letters guessed: I, T, A, E
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O?
World War I (as in 1)?
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I can give you the "O" Fry...but not the 1...
_ O _ L _ _ A _ _
Letters guessed: I, T, A, E,O,1
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Is there a book, based on Fry's figuring out the first two words, called
World War 3?
IF not, how about an R
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No 3, but yes, R... :D
Almost there, Jane! This author of this book was inspired by one of Studs Terkel's books.
_ O R L _ _ A R _
Letters guessed: I, T, A, E,O,1,R,3
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World War Z
Mel Brooks
A post-apocalyptic zombie war. It makes OK reading for that sort of thing, but there are inconsistencies. It's just been made into a movie with Brad Pitt.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Sounds as if you read the book, Pat!
Here's a trailer for the movie with Brad Pit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EC7P5WdUko)...
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I did read the book. Normally I'm not into zombies, but I was visiting my daughter once when her book club was going to discuss it, so I read the book and went to the meeting. They were surprised that anyone's mother would be willing to read that sort of thing.
The movie looks like it's totally not my kind of thing.
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New quiz. Fiction. Very different from World War Z.
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My sister is the Horror story fan. I wonder if she knows about the movie.
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F?
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Yes to both of you:
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O F
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Guessed: F, O
I didn't know about the movie until today, when I went to double check the author's name.
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Give us that E
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E is a good one
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O F
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Guessed: E, F, O
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An N?
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That's a good one, JoanP, it may give it to you.
___ H E
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O F
___ N N O ___ E N ___ E
Guessed: E, F, N, O
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Oh yes! The Age of Innocence, right?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Right on, JoanP
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Geee,this is hard...we're moving so fast, it's hard coming up with titles that can slow things down!
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A
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Good morning, Jane. Sorry - No A's... :D
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Good Morning...from wintry Iowa. Rain/Snow today...33 degrees now. Spring to reappear late Sunday.
I?
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any more Os?
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Happy Spring when it finally arrives there, Jane. Is anything blooming neath that snow?
No I's, but another O for Fry...
_ O _ _ _ _ _ _ O _
This is NON FICTION
LETTERS GUESSED - A, I, O
Off for Friday chores...and knee therapy. Will be back this afternoon to see if that's enough to solve it. Fry might be on to something...
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
F ?
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B?
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No B, no F either...
_ O _ _ _ _ _ _ O _
This is NON FICTION
LETTERS GUESSED - A, I, O,B, F
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A?
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W ?
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No A, no W... isn't this fun?
_ O _ _ _ _ _ _ O _
This is NON FICTION - by a VERY famous woman
LETTERS GUESSED - A, I, O,B, F, W
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T
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Sorry, Jane...no Ts, either...
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Y?
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Good morning, Fry!
Nice try, but no Y either...
_ O _ _ _ _ _ _ O _
This is NON FICTION - by a VERY famous woman
LETTERS GUESSED - A, I, O,B, F, W, T, Y
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You sure picked a doozy, JoanP. :D
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I realize that...maybe you should work on the author's name instead of her book's title... :D
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Seriously, there is one letter that is going to solve the puzzle; also, I'll confess this is a tricky title to guess...for a reason you will see when you solve...
LETTERS GUESSED - A, I, O,B, F, W, T, Y, S
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S?
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S is for sorry. Sorry, Jane, no S!
_ O _ _ _ _ _ _ O _
This is NON FICTION - by a VERY famous woman
LETTERS GUESSED - A, I, O,B, F, W, T, Y, S
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N
I can't get my head around the single letters that are neither A nor I. Perhaps a number, then?
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E ?
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Not a number this time, Jane...but Pedln gets her E...
_ O _ _ _ E _ _ O _
This is NON FICTION - by a VERY famous woman
LETTERS GUESSED - A, I, O,B, F, W, T, Y, S,
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R
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No R... Are you having fun yet? I promise, this is exactly how the title appears on the book cover.
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Good grief!
How about a W?
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No N's, but you hit the Jackpot, JoanK~
Can you solve it? No more letters and numbers, but what do you think is on the bookcover?
M O M _ M E _ M O M
This is NON FICTION - by a VERY famous woman
LETTERS GUESSED - A, I, O,B, F, W, T, Y, S, E, R, N, M
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M? And did you answer Jane's N?
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No N's, but you hit the Jackpot, JoanK~
Can you solve it? No more letters and numbers, but what do you think is on the bookcover?
M O M _ M E _ M O M
This is NON FICTION - by a VERY famous woman
LETTERS GUESSED - A, I, O,B, F, W, T, Y, S, E, R, N, M
Kentucky Derby...
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Derby's over. By no more letters and numbers do you mean that those remaining dashes aren't either?
Thirteen letters have been guessed. That's half the alphabet, and I bet it's a record.
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If no one gets it, by morning...I win, right? What do I win...another chance to stump you! ! :D. Will post the bookcover of this week's challenge. ...
No more letters, no more numbers, but there definitely is something in the title where you see those two blanks... Can anyone get it? I'm betting on Fry!
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There are still a few more hours left in the morning...considering West Coast time. I feel kind of badly that you've all given up. Has this ever happened before?
One last clue... the missing symbol that goes where you see the dashes - is right in front of you...on your keyboard.
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This makes me think of my aunt, who when she was little would say "me an mommy" and her mother, trying to get good grammar, would say "do you have a mean mommy?"
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You are really, really close to the title, Pedln!
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Just out - Maya Angelou's just relaeased autobiography...
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41n10Kio-aL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg)
What do you think...was Pedln closest? Is she the winner - or was choosing a title with an ampersand not cricket? You decide...
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Yes, Pedln is the winner, as far as I'm concerned.
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Pedlin definately. I guessed it was mom _ me, but couldn't think of the &. Duh, headslap.
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I think JoanP should do it again. :D
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;D
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You asked for it! ;D
Fiction!
A _ _ _ _ _ & _ E _ _ _ _
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A?
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I ?
(I think she lies awake at night thinking of titles with single letters :D)
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&, @, !, $, ? ;)
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One of each! ;D You're ganging up! You just want to get rid of me, I know...
Fiction!
A _ _ _ _ _ & _ E _ _ _ _
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T?
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I thought I was joking with my symbols!
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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No T - no more ampersands either... :D
A _ _ _ _ _ & _ E _ _ _ _
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Any more Es?
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One more E, Fry...
A _ _ E _ _ & _ E _ _ _ _
Letters & Symbols Guessed: I, A, &, T, E
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Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
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Where 's the ampersand, Pedln?
WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Would you have guessed it without Pat's "&"?
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No, without the ampersand I'd probably be thinking numbers.
Back tomorrow (or maybe tonight) with a new puzzle.
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Yay, Pedln. I kept trying to put "Albert" in the title.
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This is another “debut” novel, c2012, the author not from the U.S. I haven’t yet read it, but received it a few months ago as a birthday gift from my daughter.
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O?
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Well, that was a good first guess, JoanP.
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Letters guessed: O,
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E
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Good one, Jane. Probably a dead give-away.
___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ E ___ ___ E E ____ O C E ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: O, E
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N
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No light from my corner.
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You see it, don't you Pat? :D The Light Between Oceans?
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No, I didn't see it, don't remember hearing of the book. My wording must have come from the subconscious.
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___ E ___ ___ E E N O C E ___ N ___
Letters guessed: O, E. N
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And the Winner is ---- ----- ------ JoanP??? PatH????
Done with four letters.
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Pat says she didn't see it...you must be the judge, Pedln! Are you sure you want another from me? ;D
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The winner is JoanP. I didn't see it at all, just happened to make a comment that fit the title.
Congratulations, JoanP. Good job to get it so soon.
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;D
I think this is fiction - will have to check...
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N ?
That title came up mighty quickly. I'll bet she has a list -- Book Titles with Symbols.
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A?
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several notebooks, full, Pedln! N and A's. See, that wasn't so bad, was it? You've almost solved it! :D
_: A N _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _
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O
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L?
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Yes! O's & L's! You'll get this in no time!
_: A N O _ E L O _ _ _ L _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A L _
Letters guessed: A, N, O, L
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V?
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Now how did you guess that, Pat? Can you solve now?
_: A N O V E L O _ _ _ L _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A L _
Letters guessed: A, N, O, L, V
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and F
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Another Z?
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yes, 2 F's...
JoanK, did you mean to say "another Z?" I don't see a Z...let me know if you meant Z and I'll respond to your request.
_: A N O V E L O F _ _ L _ A F _ _ _ _ _ _ A L _
Letters guessed: A, N, O, L, V. F
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I meant Z. "Another" as in the Z we guessed in last puzzle.
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:D :D :D :D :D :D
I was afraid of that...
A gold mine of Z's...
Z: A N O V E L O F Z _ L _ A F _ _ Z _ _ _ A L _
Letters guessed: A, N, O, L, V. F, Z
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you'd think I'd know what it was, but I don't! Z just seemed like a good letter there.
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As you can see, it IS a very good letter!
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How about Z: a Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald?
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WINNER! ;)
I wondered how long it would take to guess those Z's! Certainly not right off!
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My apologies. I forgot it was my turn.
Fiction
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
Good Luck !!
More Es please.
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How about an F or 2?
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Those should help.
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F ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, F
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R?
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The Way of All Flesh?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
That didn't take long. I need to find more punctuation marks. ;)
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;D
OK, this one will take you a while, I guarantee...Fiction - best seller -
_ _ _ _ A _
;D ;D ;D ;D
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S?
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Good start! Do you know it?
_ _ S _ A _
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Other E's?
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Sorry, Jane - no E's at all this time -
_ _ S _ A _
Letters guessed: S, E
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R?
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N?
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No R...but N is an excellent guess. Do you have it, Fry?
N _ S _ A _
Letters guessed: S, E, R, N
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No, it just looked like NASCAR to me - but no Rs. sigh!
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I'll admit this is a toughie...but it is legit - a book title - on the best seller list. But I just may win this one, anyway. ;D
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A?
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No more A's, Joank...
N _ S _ A _
Letters guessed: S, E, R, N, A
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O?
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Yes there is one O...
N O S _ A _
Letters guessed: S, E, R, N, A, O
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I think we'll have to guess every letter of this one. T?
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Yes to the first part of what you say ( and even that's not enough...) and no to T. ;D
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Y? (Why not?)
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Are the blanks numbers or symbols?
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JoanK - No - no Y
Jane - Yes
N O S _ A _
Letters guessed: S, E, R, N, A, O, Y
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1
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No, not #1, but you're on the right track...
N O S _ A _
Letters and numbers guessed: S, E, R, N, A, O, Y, 1
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2
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This takes patience and persistance, Jane! I promise to rip up my little list anf return to lettered titles in the future, you ban me from the club! I have to repeat, though, that this title is on the current best sellers list - in the Washington area. Next time you're in a bookstore and see it on display - think of me...
Yes, there is the number 2 -
N O S _ A 2
Letters and numbers guessed: S, E, R, N, A, O, Y, 1,2
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3
I just have to guess. [The closest bookstore to me is 70 miles away (round trip) and I don't normally read the Best Seller List.]
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No #3... ;D
Don't give up - almost there now...
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OH - please don't give up now! Almost there...and I promise never again to use anything but letters.
What's missing is ONE number...and all will be revealed.
N O S _ A 2
Numbers already guessed - 1,2,3
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Might as well keep going in order.
4?
Don't give up on symbols and numbers, JoanP. They're fun.
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After I guessed 4, a light lit up. I bet that's it, and I bet it's a vampire story.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
WINNER!
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NOS4A2 is a spine-tingling novel of supernatural suspense from master of horror Joe Hill, the New York Times bestselling author of Heart-Shaped Box and Horns.
Victoria McQueen has a secret gift for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. On her Raleigh Tuff Burner bike, she makes her way to a rickety covered bridge that, within moments, takes her wherever she needs to go, whether it’s across Massachusetts or across the country.
Charles Talent Manx has a way with children. He likes to take them for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the NOS4A2 vanity plate. With his old car, he can slip right out of the everyday world, and onto the hidden roads that transport them to an astonishing – and terrifying – playground of amusements he calls “Christmasland.”
Then, one day, Vic goes looking for trouble—and finds Manx. That was a lifetime ago. Now Vic, the only kid to ever escape Manx’s unmitigated evil, is all grown up and desperate to forget. But Charlie Manx never stopped thinking about Victoria McQueen. He’s on the road again and he’s picked up a new passenger: Vic’s own son.
Exclusive to the print editions of NOS4A2 are more than 15 illustrations by award-winning Locke & Key artist Gabriel Rodríguez.
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NOS4A2 is a phonetic version of Nosferatu, that wonderful 1922 silent movie retelling the Dracula story. It's directed by F. W. Murnau, with Max Schreck as the vampire, and even after all these years it's still good. (It's better if you can find a version that hasn't been "colorized"--a wash of color over the whole thing which blunts the stark effect of the black and white photography.
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Now this looks like a book my sister would like.
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To tell the truth, I thought Pat or you (or your sister) would come up with that one, Fry! :D
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Not me, I'm definitely not into horror or vampire stories.
Good lord, you mean someone had the bad taste to colorize that too? I get slightly traumatized every time I see something I was used to in B/W show up in washed out color. Sometimes, trying to improve something actually takes away what was special about it.
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The colorization isn't the kind that makes the movie look like it was shot in color. It's just one pale color spread uniformly over the screen, so it looks like you're looking at it through tinted glass. There are different colors for different scenes, depending on mood or time of day or something. I can't imagine why anyone thought it was a good idea.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
Good Luck !!
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New quiz. Fiction.
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A?
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E's?
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A ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Letters guessed: A, E
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D?
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T
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That should help.
A ___ ___ ___ ___ D
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ D
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E ___ ___ ___ T ___
___ A ___ S
Letters guessed: A, D, E, T
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M
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O?
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You're sure there's no D at the start of the last word to make it
Around the World in Eighty Days, Pat?
Around the World in Eighty Ways? :D
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Oops. :-[ But you got it anyway. good job.
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OK, here we go...
Clue - Fiction..
Clue # - no symbols, no numbers :D...
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N?
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Yes, there is one N, Pat!
Clue - Fiction..
Clue # - no symbols, no numbers :D...
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T ?
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Yep! One T-
Clue - Fiction..
Clue # - no symbols, no numbers :D...
_ _ _ N _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ E _
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O?
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Yes, there is ONE O...
Moving right along...
_ _ _ N _ _ _ T _ _ _ O _ _ E _
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S?
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I
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Both! Almost solved now...
_ _ I N _ _ _ T _ _ _ O _ I E S
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M?
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V?
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Sorry, neither an M nor a V...
Letters guessed: N, T, O, I, M, V.....
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B?
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That should do it, Fry! :D
_ _ I N _ _ _ T _ _ B O _ I E S
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It sure does.
Bring Up The Bodies
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WINNER! That was too easy, wasn't it, Pat? No one even broke a sweat~
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No, JoanP, it wasn't too easy. I was going nuts over that two letter word, as we eliminated all the usual suspects.
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:D
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New quiz--fiction:
T ——— ———
——— ——— ——— ——— ——— ———
——— ———
——— ——— ——— ———
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E
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T ——— E
——— ——— ——— ——— E ———
——— ———
——— E ——— ———
Letters guessed: E
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S
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Sorry, no S.
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O?
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T ——— E
——— ——— ——— ——— E ———
O ———
——— E ——— ———
Letters guessed: E, O, S
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I'm confused. The first E looks like an extra letter (there are 3 blanks before and after it, the same number as before it was added). And is the initial T by itself or part of the first word?
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Joan...I read it that the three blanks are one letter. I think in each of the following words, I've also assumed that. By my looking, there are 3 letters in the first line,
6 letters in the second word,
2 letters in the third word,
4 letters in the fourth word.
(I hope)
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
R?
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I'm sorry about how the blanks look. I'm traveling, using an iPad, and that's how they come out. Jane is right about the letter count: 3, 6, 2, 4, and there are always 3 dashes per blank.
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And Jane gets an R.
T ——— E
——— ——— ——— ——— E ———
O ———
——— E ——— R
Letters guessed: E, O, R, S
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F?
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I think she's got it:
T ——— E
——— ——— ——— ——— E ———
O F
F E ——— R
Letters guessed: E, F, O, R, S
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DUH. Now I get it (headslap)
A?
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Why don't you just say it, Joan, I know you've got it.
T ——— E
——— A ——— ——— E ———
O F
F E A R
Letters guessed: A, E, F, O, R, S
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The Valley of Fear?
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That title sounds familiar, but I don't know why.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good for you, JoanP. Pedln, it sounds familiar because it's Sherlock Holmes--one of the book-length stories, combining a murder mystery with a lurid back story about corruption in an American mining town.
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I didn't have it, just the "fear". Shirlock holmes' books are just about the only mysteries I don't read. Don't know why, never liked them.
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Just in - and see that I'm "it" - don't know how I knew that title, Pat. It was familiar, but didn't realize it was Sherlock.
OK, here's a new one to challenge you - it's fiction - and also a song title...(no symbols :D)
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R?
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F
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Fiction - and also a song title...(no symbols :D)
One for each of you...
_ _ _ _ _ F _ _ _ E R
Letters guessed: F, R
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W?
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V?
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Not a W, but there is a V, Jane
Maybe you can see it now?
_ _ _ _ _ F _ _ V E R
Letters guessed: F, R, W, F
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All I see is:
12th of Never but I don't think that's it since you said no numbers.
L?
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
That's it, Jane...I didn't say no numbers, just no symbols. :D Unless of course you are counting numbers as symbols... :D You got it anyway! Congratulations!
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OK...give me a few minutes to find something...
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Fiction:
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T?
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No T's
___ E ___ ___
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Guessed: T,
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S?
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Sorry...no S
___ E ___ ___
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Guessed: T, S
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'Nother E?
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No more Es
___ E ___ ___
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Guessed: T, S, E
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Welll...how about an R then?
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N?
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___ E R ___
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Guessed: T, S, E, R, N
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Y?
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H?
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Thanks, Pat! - Zero Hour?
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JoanP, that's funny. I had different plans for that H.
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Well, maybe your plan is closer to the mark!
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ZERO HOUR it is, Joan!! You're Up.
Glad you got it. I'm not sure how much I can be online. We spent part of last evening in the basement when the tornado sirens went off. Rain was heavy--up to 5" and so part of town is flooded today. We had roof damage, but got a guy out to, hopefully, do a repair that will hold since we're under another tornado watch and more rain to come today and tomorrow.
jane
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Goodness. How long were you down there, Jane? What do you DO while waiting for the storm to pass?
Here's a new puzzle... Fiction - new fiction -
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E?
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A ton of them, JoanK! Maybe you can get the title by guessing the very first letter!
E _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _ E S
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
I'm torn between the possibilities. W?
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B?
We listen to the local station which ties in with a meterologist in Cedar Rapids and they give you the location and possible time/locations the tornado cells are moving toward. For a time they feared 70-80 mph winds, but we didn't get those.
We were there maybe 40 minutes before the cells had blown past us.
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I hope and pray that you and everyone else will be safe.
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Yes, there is ONE W, JoanK!
W E _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _ E S
Take care of yourself, Jane!
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Great. My son wanted to go for "HE" but I couldn't think what the nezt word would BE.
T?
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There you go...One T. You've got help.. Don't know if that's fair! :D
W E _ _ E _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ E T E _ _ _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _ E S
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Well, he's gone now.
A?
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Bestseller, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves. I hear this is very good. Has anyone read this? Is it discussion material?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/karen-joy-fowlers-we-are-all-completely-beside-ourselves/2013/05/28/6c45d214-c4a0-11e2-9fe2-6ee52d0eb7c1_story.html
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Now I remember where I first saw this book mentioned. JoanP mentioned it yesterday in another discussion forum.
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Winner! Winner! Winner!
I've just picked it up and haven't yet started it, Fry. I LOVE Karen Fowler!
You're it!
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Well, an S?
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__ __ __ __ __ ' S
__ __ __ S A __ __ __ S
I think I had one too many letters in the second word. Sigh!
Used: A, S
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E?
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__ __ __ E __ ' S
__ __ E S A __ __ __ S
Used: A, E, S
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T
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__ __ __ E T' S
T __ E S A __ __ __ S
Used: A, E, S, T
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Is it Fiction or Nonfiction?
R?
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I think it's Roget's Thesaurus, right Fry?
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Spot On, JoanK. You are the lucky WINNER.
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Busy day - Hubby's b'day. Out of time..back this evening, I hope!
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An OLDIE, But GOODY - not ancient though...
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E's?
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Yes, there is an E, Jane...
_ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _
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R?
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A bunch of R's...
_ R _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E R
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I am hoping for some strategic T's.
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Oh yes, Fry! A bunch of strategic T's...perhaps enough to solve the puzzle?
_ R _ S T _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ _ T T E R
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Something tells me there's a Y.
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Something is telling you wrong, Pat. :D
Letters guessed: E, R, T, y
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Lets get some more vowels. I?
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That Norwegian book --- Kristin Lavransdatter
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Just like my grandmother -- Anna Catherine Stephensdatter
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That's got to be it, pedln. It's a very good book indeed.
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That was fast, Pedln! I loved all of those Undset books, Pat!
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JoanP, have you read The Master of Hestviken, which was Undset's favorite?
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What have you done to me, Pat! I meant I read the Lavransdatter books...now I'm on hold for The Master of Hestviken, which I need to pick up in a week. Wouldn't be a problem, except for these short stories we're discussing here, then ther's Karen J Fowler 's new one, which I've just started...and Kent Haruf's Benediction both which I've got to return to the library in two weeks. There will be no renewing those last two, in such demand.
I'm turning into a speed reading bookworm!
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Maybe you should hold off on the Undset, Joan. My copy is almost a thousand pages. It's been so long since I read The Master of Hestviken that I don't remember much about it, but I think maybe I liked Kristin Lavransdatter better.
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1000+ pages...Thanks for the warning, Pat! I can always cancel the The Master of Hestviken hold at the Library...In fact will do that right now! Phew! That was a close one! Good to know that the Library has it on the shelf though!
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I haven't read any of them, but feel I should someday. Someday 8)
Back later with a puzzle.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
Fiction. Fairly recent -- maybe 2012? From my TBR list
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N?
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One N for the lady.
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S
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L?
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A few eSes, no L's.
___ ___ ___ ___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ‘ S
___ ___ - ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ S ___ ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: N, S, L,
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C? I'm after a revealing consonant...
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And as always I'm after vowels. E?
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an unlikely Y?
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There are no C's, but there is another E, JoanK
And there is no Y -- neither likely nor unlikely.
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___ ___ - ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ S ___ ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: N, S, L, E, C, Y
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R, then?
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O?
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Ho Ho Ho --- somebody's going to get it now !!! Right, Frybabe :P?
___ R ___ E N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ‘ S
___ ___ - ___ O ___ ___
___ O O ___ S ___ O R E
Letters guessed: N, S, L, E, C, Y, R, O
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Well, it's Mr somebody's something Bookstore, but I don't know what the blanks are.
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I do. Pretty clever, Pedln...the number was eluding me. Have you read it? Good Readers rave about it!
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore.
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JoanP, you really started something with your numbers and symbols. It's fun.
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Winner!!! Winner!!! Winner!!!
She did it again. Very very good, JoanP. Congratulations
I haven't read it yet, but it's on my TBR list.
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Well, it was clearly MR and then the O's revealed Bookstore. I read a review of the book in Goodreads recently, very highly regarded - first time author. (Whose name I don't recall, but will recognize when I see it again.)
Here's another new - fiction, not a first time author. (no numbers...or symbols this time :D)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _
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T?
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Give me my E
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Two for each of you!
_ _ _ T _ E _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ S E _ _ _ _ _
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This calls for an N or two.
You know what? I'd say that is And the Mountains Echoed, but I think there is one letter too many in the last word. This book is on my wishlist.
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How about if I take the extra space off the last word...slipped in there when I put in the E? : ;D
You're the winner, Fry!
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This one is on my wishlist. I do believe this is the longest title we've had on Blanko.
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__ __ __ __ __, __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __,
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __, __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ S __ __
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I wonder just how many letters it will take to solve this, Fry.
I'll start with T...
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E's?
Fiction or Nonfiction? Not that I'm sure that helps me any. :)
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And N
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T __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ N T:
__ __ __ __ __, __ E __ __ __ __T __ __ N,
__ E T __ __ __ __ __, __ N __ T __ E
__ E __ __ __ __ __ N T __ __
__ __ __ T E __ __ __ S T __
used: E, N, S, T,
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Any more S's besides the one you gave us at the start?
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No more S's.
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Another Consonant then...how about an H?
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Two H's only.
T H E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ N T:
__ __ __ __ __, __ E __ __ __ __T __ __ N,
__ E T __ __ __ __ __, __ N __ T H E
__ E __ __ __ __ __ N T __ __
__ __ __ T E __ __ __ S T __
used: E, H, N, S, T,
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I?
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And A
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W?
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Sorry, no W's JoanP, but there are a few A's and I's
I see I missed an N.
T H E __ __ A __ __ __ __ __ N T:
__ __ __ __ __, __ E __ __ __ __T I __ N,
__ E T __ A __ A __, A N __ T H E
__ E A __ __ __ __ N T __ __
__ __ N T E __ __ I S T __
used: A, E, I, H, N, S, T, W
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R?
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Yes, there are R's.
Do you see it yet? Out last year, Pulitzer Prize winner.
T H E __ __ A __ __ __ __ __ N T:
__ __ __ R __, R E __ __ __ __T I __ N,
__ E T R A __ A __, A N __ T H E
R E A __ __ __ __ N T __ __
__ __ N T E __ R I S T __
used: A, E, I, H, N, R, S, T, W
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O ?
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Oh, yes, the O's.
T H E __ __ A __ __ __ O __ N T:
__ __ O R __, R E __ O __ __T I O N,
__ E T R A __ A __, A N __ T H E
R E A __ __ O __ N T O __
__ O N T E __ R I S T O
used: A, E, I, H, N, O, R, S, T, W
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
Good Luck !!
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All, right, I see where a C would work...is there more than one?
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Yes, there is more than one C.
That should pretty much give away the subject if not the title.
T H E __ __ A C __ C O __ N T:
__ __ O R __, R E __ O __ __T I O N,
__ E T R A __ A __, A N __ T H E
R E A __ C O __ N T O __
__ O N T E C R I S T O
used: A, C, E, I, H, N, O, R, S, T, W
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The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
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Bravo, Jane. And Frybabe, what a choice!! Unbelievable. You and JoanP need awards for most tricky or unusual titles.
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Jane takes the prize.
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An Amazon Best Book in September, this book won the 2103 Pulitzer for Biography.
Here are the NYT and NPR reviews:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/books/review/the-black-count-by-tom-reiss.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
http://www.npr.org/2012/09/19/161023945/the-black-count-cuts-a-fascinating-figure
Both seem a little less than inspiring. Still, I am determined to read it - eventually.
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Fiction - fairly new, I think
____ ____ ____ ____ E ____
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More Es
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Fiction -
____ ____ ____ ____ E ____
____ ____ E ____
Guessed: E
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How about an S or two ?
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One S
Fiction -
S ____ ____ ____ E ____
____ ____ E ____
Guessed: E, S
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M?
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No M's
S ____ ____ ____ E ____
____ ____ E ____
Guessed: E, S, M
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N?
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Or R?
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One of each...
S ____ ____ ____ E N
____ R E ____
Guessed: E, S, M, N, R
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A P?
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Yep...
S ____ ____ ____ E N
P R E ____
Guessed: E, S, M, N, R, P
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Prey? Stolen Prey?
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prey....yes
Stolen....No
S ____ ____ ____ E N
P R E Y
Guessed: E, S, M, N, R, P, Y
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Sudden Prey?
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No...not Sudden Prey
HINT:
"The extraordinary new Lucas Davenport thriller from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner. ..."
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Another vowel is needed...I?
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S I ____ ____ E N
P R E Y
Guessed: E, S, M, N, R, P, Y, I
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Silken Prey?
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Yes! John Sandford's newest...
WINNER!!
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Oooops. me and my big mouth. Back later with a new one.
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Fiction.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ I __ __ __ __ __ __.
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E's?
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N?
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S?
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Fiction.
__ __ __ __ E __ N __ __ __ N I S __ __ E N __.
Guessed E N S
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D
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Fiction.
__ __ __ __ E __ N D __ __ N I S __ __ E N __.
Guessed E N S D
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A
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C?
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Now you'll get it.
Fiction.
C __ __ __ E A N D __ __ N I S __ __ E N __.
Guessed E N S D A C
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Certainly will.
Crime and Punishment
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Go on Pat!
(I should have tricked you by putting in one of my favorite mysteries "Grime and Punishment" by Jill Churchill).
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(I should have tricked you by putting in one of my favorite mysteries "Grime and Punishment" by Jill Churchill).
You might have seen me working through 26 guesses.
New title:
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
E?
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T ___ E
___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
Letters guessed: E
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Well, lets have those Es
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A?
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L
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and an F ?
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With all those guesses, you'll probably guess it.
T ___ E
L A ___
___ F
___ ___ E
L A ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E L
Letters guessed: A, E, F, L
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It looks like The Lay of the Land ? ? ? The last word escapes me
I?
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D?
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No Ds, which kills Jane's guess, but the I should help.
T ___ E
L A ___
___ F
___ ___ E
L A ___ ___
___ I ___ ___ ___ ___ E L
Letters guessed: A, D, E, F, I, L
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Any more T's?
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Y?
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W?
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No Ws, but T and Y should help:
T ___ E
L A Y
___ F
T ___ E
L A ___ T
___ I ___ ___ T ___ E L
Letters guessed: A, D, E, F, I, L, T, Y
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S?
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Two Ss; this really should give it to you.
T ___ E
L A Y
___ F
T ___ E
L A S T
___ I ___ S T ___ E L
Letters guessed: A, D, E, F, I, L, S T, Y
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No more guesses? You're almost there.
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R
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Here you are:
T ___ E
L A Y
___ F
T ___ E
L A S T
___ I ___ S T R E L
Letters guessed: A, D, E, F, I, L, R, S T, Y
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The Lay of the Last Minstrel?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good job, Frybabe. I can't resist a quote here:
Breathes there the man, with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
This ought to go pretty quick. A book I intend on reading again.
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R
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__ R __ E __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters used: R
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T?
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I
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__ R __ E __
__ __ __ __ I __ __ __
Letters used: I, R, T
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N?
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__ R __ E N
__ __ N __ I __ N __
Letters used: I, N, R, T
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Green Mansions
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WINNER - PatH
Told you it would be easy. I read Green Mansions when a teenager and remember seeing an old movie. I didn't really fully understand the political backdrop at the time, so it should be a much more powerful read now. Mostly I just remember someone in hiding or running from someone, and the bad guys setting the tree that he climbed (with a female?) to try to evade them. Way past time for a reread.
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Let us know what you think after rereading. I've never read it.
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New quiz. Fiction, not recent:
T ___ ___
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___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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F?
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And my E
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N?
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Some fruitful guesses:
T ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ N
___ F
___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
Guessed: E, F, N
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And give us that O.
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Three for the price of one:
T ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ N
O F
___ ___ E ___ ___ O ___ ___
___ O ___ ___ E ___
Guessed: E, F, N, O
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More Ts?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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One:
T ___ E
___ E T ___ ___ N
O F
___ ___ E ___ ___ O ___ ___
___ O ___ ___ E ___
Guessed: E, F, N, O, T
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R?
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That's a good one; it should help:
T ___ E
R E T ___ R N
O F
___ ___ E R ___ O ___ ___
___ O ___ ___ E ___
Guessed: E, F, N, O, T
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a book of 13 short stories, starting with The Adventure of the Empty House, in which we learn that Holmes did not die in his struggle with Professor Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls.
Good job.
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I was helped because I just read a mystery (The Bughouse Affair by Marcia Muller and Bill Pronzini) that features Sherlock Holmes hanging out in San Francisco after he escaped from Moriarty and before he returned. The bored and incredulous reaction of the tough US detectives to Holmes seemingly endless pontificating is hilarious.
Hmmm. Now I have to think.
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Fiction.
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ S __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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E ?
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believe it or not, no Es.
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ S __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Guessed: E
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There had better be vowels of some sort.
I?
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Pat: that's the one.
__ I __ __ I
__ __ __ __ S __ __ __ __ I __ __
Guessed: E I
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An N would go well in that second word.
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A
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Sorry, no A
__ I __ __ I
__ __ N __ S __ __ __ __ I N __
Guessed: E I N A
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T
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C?
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__ I __ __ I
__ __ __ __ S T __ C __ I __ __
Guessed: E I T C
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Did we lose a few letters? Is there an O?
__ I __ __ I
__ __ N __ S T __ C __ I N __
Guessed: E I T C N A
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Pippi Longstocking?
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Oh, for goodness sake! That's got to be it. Good for you, pedln. That word ending in I was driving me crazy.
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! I see it now. Great catch Pedln.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Yep, Pedlin. You got it!
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That was a whooper-doozey. At first all I could think of was MIAMI, and then with no A's, WILLI. Then Willi ????stocking. It was't until I told myself that it had to be a children's book did anything click.
Good job, JoanK.
Back in a bit with a new puzzle.
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
Fiction. There are a lot of commas that I did not put in here.
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More E's?
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Good guess, Frybabe
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___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E
Fiction. There are a lot of commas that I did not put in here.
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Good grief; we could have every letter of the alphabet, many of them twice.
S?
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T's?
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Lot's of new clues here.
___ ___ T E S ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ S ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ T S ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ E S ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E, S, T
Fiction. There are a lot of commas that I did not put in here.
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We need more vowels. I?
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N?
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o?
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There doesn't seem to be an N, but it's beginning to make sence now, isn't it?
___ ___ T E S ___ I ___
___ ___ I E ___ ___ S ___ I ___
___ O ___ ___ T S ___ I ___
___ O ___ E S ___ I ___
___ ___ ___ ___ I ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E, S, T. I, O, N
Fiction. There are a lot of commas that I did not put in here.
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P?
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R?
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C?
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P, R, and C? Sure to be a dead give-away!
___ ___ T E S ___ I P
___ R I E ___ ___ S ___ I P
C O ___ R T S ___ I P
___ O ___ E S ___ I P
___ ___ R R I ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E, S, T. I, O, N, P, R, C
Fiction. There are a lot of commas that I did not put in here.
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I'm really dense this morning....only see one possible word.
H?
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Well, the second and third words are friendship and courtship. Now to figure out the rest.
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I see three words, but it isn't a title I know. Can't get the first and fourth.
word order
2. Friendship
3. Courtship
5. Marriage
Anybody know this one? Looks like a sequence.
Sorry, tried to post at the same time Pat.
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Wild guess:
Dateship
Friendship
Courtship
Loveship
Marriage.
Or the first word could be Hateship?
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You've got it JOanK. Hateship it is. A collection of short stories by Alice Munro from a few years ago. I had to get something in here related to our short story series.
Winner Winnner Winner
Sorry to be so late with this. I was out most of yesterday and then couldn't get in late last night.
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I couldn't get in last night either.
good puzzle, pedln.
Clever solving, JoanK
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Gulp. I'll see what I can come up with.
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Fiction
__ __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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N?
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Fiction
__ __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ N __ __ __ N
Guessed N
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The Magic Mountain would fit?
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Oh, no!!!!!!! You guys are too smart for me!
WINNER WINNER WINNER
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I don't know about "smart" JoanK - it's just spooky sensing. The really funny thing - when I first looked at your grid, even before Frybabe guessed the "N" I "saw" The Magic Mountain - but thought I didn't have enough to go on. As soon as I saw those Ns go in, I know I had really seen it! Spooky!
Last month my husband and I celebrated our big joint birthday party with extended family from all over. Their gifts were so touching, so personal. Some of the books we received were published the year we were born. I'm enjoying one of them now. Very familiar title, but don't remember reading it before. I won't give the year, but you now know the general "era" the book was written. That's your hint> do you "see"? :D
_ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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h?
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Yes,the is a T, bluebird - a good start:
_ H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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G?
Hi, bluebird.
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Yes, a g too...you will get this in no time!
_ H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ G
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N
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Yes ma'am nearly there now...I'm reading the book tonight...trying to finish before you guess the title.
_ H E _ _ _ _ _ _ N G
Letters guessed: H, N, G
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The Yearling?
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WINNER!
That 's it, fry! Have you read it? I haVen't finIshed it - you beat me. I think I'd remember it if I read it. You!re it!
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You've inspired me JoanP. This book was published the year I was born. It was one of the many of it's kind I read as a child.
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PS: No I never read it. But remember the movie also released the year of my birth. Gregory Peck, who could resist?
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Has to be an O
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n?
Hi Patk
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__ __ __ __ __
O F
__ __ __ N __ O __ __ __ __ __ _
Letters used: F, N, O
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A D?
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G?
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No, D's and only one G.
__ __ __ __ __
O F
__ __ __ N __ O __ __ __ G __ __
Letters used: D, F, G, N, O
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L?
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E?
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__ __ __ __ __
O F
__ __ __ N __ O __ E__ G __E/b]
Letters used: D, E, F, G, L, N, O
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S ?
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__ __ S __ __
O F
__ __ __ N __ O __ E__ G __E
Letters used: D, E, F, G, L, N, O, S
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Misty of Chincoteague ? I don't know if my spelling is correct.
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Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner
Your spelling is fine Pedln. My first love reading books as a child was horses or westerns (odd that I never read Zane Grey thought). Mysteries came second.
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I knew Misty by name only, Frybabe, but knew of the island, as friends had visited there.
New puzzle coming up soon.
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Oh, my! I love Chincoteague . As a fanatic birder, my visit there is a cherished memory.
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Fiction, here. An award-winning biographical novel.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ I ___ ___ ___
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T?
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And there is one T.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ I T ___ ___
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E?
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No, there is no E, at least, not in this title. However, in its elongated form, one of these words could contain an E. I'm sure that's a big clue for everyone. :-\
You scared me for a moment, PatH. I thought I'd left out a word.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ I T ___ ___
Letters guessed: T E
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N?
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There is one N in this award-winning biographical novel.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ N ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ I T ___ ___
Letters guessed: T E N
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M?
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There is one M
This is one piece of historical fiction that I want to reread.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ N M ___
___ ___ ___ ___ I T ___ ___
Letters guessed: T E N M
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Y?
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O?
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Did I forget yesterday? I don't know where it went. Sorry about that, but you all made some good guesses.
___ ___ ___ ___ Y
O N M ___
___ O ___ ___ I T ___ ___
Letters guessed: T E N M O Y
I think you've got it now.
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At least one R? (I lost yesterday too, Pedln!)
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Not one, but three Rs. Surely you will sail on to the answer.
___ ___ R R Y
O N M R
___ O ___ ___ I T ___ ___
Letters guessed: T E N M O Y R
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A?
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It's Carry on Mr somebody or other, but I'm not coming up with a name.
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Unless you're a kid, this probably isn't a household title, but are there any math majors here?
___ A R R Y
O N M R
___ O ___ ___ I T ___ ___
Letters guessed: T E N M O Y R A
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Well, JoanK?
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I'm like you -- got "Carry on Mr. but not the name.
C?
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D?
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B?
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Those last three letters should help you navigate this.
__ A R R Y
O N M R
B O ___ D I T C ___
Letters guessed: T E N M O Y R A B C D
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Carry On, Mr Bowditch
I didn't know there was a children's book about him. Do you remember Marni, on the old SeniorNet? Nathaniel Bowditch was her hero as a child, and a very good one to have too. His navigational tables are still in use.
I decided that Marni had me beat for offbeat childhood heroes. Mine was Raymond Lee ditmars, the herpetologist.
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Puns before lunchtime indeed!
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
Good for you, PatH. I read it in one of my Children's Lit classes and it's always been a favorite. Won the Newbery Award in 1956. Good Middle School material.
If you want some more obscure childhood heroes, how about Snowflake Bentley,about Wilson Bentley, one of the first to photograph snowflakes.
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I just saw on TV: they have improved technology for photographing snowflakes now -- can photo them while they are falling, so don't get the partial melting that Bentley had to get when he caught them. They think having a more accurate idea of there shape will help them understand blizzards better. They didn't explain how.
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New quiz:
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___ ___ ___ ___
O ___
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Good morning. For some odd reason my brain is whispering W. I'd be surprised if you have one.
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You don't get to be surprised. No W.
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Lets have those Es (I'm in a rut).
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No Es either.
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Y?
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None.
Letters guessed: E, W, Y.
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O?
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Now that's going to be a BIG help.
O ___ ___
___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ O O ___
O ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, O, W, Y
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N
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No Ns.
Letters guessed: E, N, O, W, Y.
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L then?
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Old Possum's book of practical cats?
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CATS! Good for you, Jane!
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good job, Jane! It's pretty rare for someone to get it with only one successfully guessed letter.
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Super catch, Jane.
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FICTION
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___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ S
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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E?
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T?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
Good Luck !!
Might as well as for an H --yes?
That was an impressive catch back there, Jane.
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Thanks...saw the Old and Book and then the title floated to the top of my brain.
This one will go quickly, too:
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T H E
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E ___ H ___ E ___
E, T, H
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O?
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More Ss?
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2 O's...no more S's
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T H E
___ O ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ S
E ___ H O E ___
E, T, H, O, S
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L ?
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C?
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No L...yes on C:
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T H E
___ O ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ S
E C H O E ___
E, T, H, O, S, L, C
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And The Mountains Echoed
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-WINNER!! WINNER!!
Khaled Hosseini's newest book:
Book Description
Release date: May 21, 2013
An unforgettable novel about finding a lost piece of yourself in someone else.
Khaled Hosseini, the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, has written a new novel about how we love, how we take care of one another, and how the choices we make resonate through generations. In this tale revolving around not just parents and children but brothers and sisters, cousins and caretakers, Hosseini explores the many ways in which families nurture, wound, betray, honor, and sacrifice for one another; and how often we are surprised by the actions of those closest to us, at the times that matter most. Following its characters and the ramifications of their lives and choices and loves around the globe—from Kabul to Paris to San Francisco to the Greek island of Tinos—the story expands gradually outward, becoming more emotionally complex and powerful with each turning page.
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Mom surprised me when she picked up this book and actually enjoyed it. Non-Fiction - History. The full title is way long so you are getting the short version.
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E
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No E's, Jane.
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Os then?
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No O's either, Pat.
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Oh, my. We must have vowels. I?
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__ __ I __ __
__ __ __ ' S
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used: E, I, O, S
Only one I, JoanK
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u
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Yes, a U
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__ __ U __ __
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I like to think that second word has a vowel. A?
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And you would be thinking right, PatH
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__ A __ ' S
__ __ U __ __
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W ?
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M?
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N?
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_ __ I N __
M A N ' S
__ __ U __ __
No W's.
used: A, E, I, N, M, O, S, U, W
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T
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No T's.
_ __ I N __
M A N ' S
__ __ U __ __
No W's.
used: A, E, I, N, M, O, S, T, U, W
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G?
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C
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H ?
This is a book? In English?
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No, no, and no!
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M A N ' S
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used: A, C, E, G, H, I, N, M, O, S, T, U, W
Just saw your question, Pedln. Yes, to both. It seems to me there was a children's(?) game by this name too.
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The first letter is smaller than the others. Is that significant?
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Blind man's Bluff
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Winner Winner Winner
Yes!!!!! The full title, and you can see why I didn't include the whole thing, is:
Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew, with Annette Lawrence Drew.
Mom took a liking to this book which was not her usual kind of reading material. She liked it so much she also read and liked The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, Queen of Scots to Quantum Cryptography (another, even bigger mouthful of a title).
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Good job, pedln. I was totally stumped. I even made a list of letters not guessed for inspiration. That gave me some ideas, none of them close. That was a good quiz, Frybabe.
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Like minds, PatH. I did the same thing with remaining letters. Was sure Fry had put some symbols in there. It was the children's game clue that got me to the right place. Back in a bit with another puzzle.
That was a great choice, Frybabe. You sure had us going there.
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Soon to be released, by a favorite author.
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EEEK! E?
ordered A SAMPLE OF "The Code Book" from kindle
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S?
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Well, now that should get you off to a good start.
S Y ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
T?
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No T's, I'm afraid.
S Y ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
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Letters guessed S E T
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O?
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N
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Good guess, Frybabe. No N's though.
The book won't be released until fall, but you can figure this out. For sure, you know the author.
S Y ___ ___ ___ O ___ E
___ O ___
Letters guessed S E T O N
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R
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Now you've got it!
S Y ___ ___ ___ O R E
R O ___
Letters guessed S E T O N R
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M?
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I see it now - your M did it, JoanK
John Grisham's Sycamore Row
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A Winner among us. And she has the author too. Coming out in October. I'll wait until the library gets a copy. Did you see the price for a Kindle copy -- $15.00
Congratulations, JoanP!!
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I saw an announcement about Grisham's new book when we were considering adding his "Fetching Raymond" to the Short Stories event.
Here's another- inspired by the Short Stories discussion -
_ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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T
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Yes m'aam, there is one of those!
T _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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E
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R
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One more E, but no R...
T _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _
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S
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W?
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No S, but there is a "W" in there-
T _ E _ W _ _ E _ _ _ _
Letters guessed: T, E, R, S, W
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The Awakening. Everyone seems to be talking about it.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
That's it, Fry!! On my TBR list - available online
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Fiction, old, spawned TV shows and movies.
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__ __
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Letters used: S
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E's?
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__ __ E
__ E __ __ __
__ __ __ E __ __ __ __ E S
__ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __
Letters used: E, S
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Some O's?
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h?
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__ H E
__ E __ __ __
__ __ __ E __ __ __ __ E S
O __
__ O __ __ __
__ O O __
Letters used: E, H, O,S
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How about a D?
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N?
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F
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You all got lucky!
__ H E
__ E __ __ __
__ D __ E N __ __ __ E S
O F
__ O __ __ N
__ O O D
Letters used: D, E, F, N,H, O,S
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Oh yeah...that did it - if I guessed the second word -
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood?
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I bet that's it. JoanP, sometimes I think you can win a quiz anytime you choose to look at it seriously, your pattern recognition skills are so good.
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JoanP wins the Jackpot. Congratulations.
Yes! A blast from the past, I remember watching Robin Hood on TV with Richard Greene starring.
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Here to collect my prize! :D
Never read Robin Hood - probably should. Saw a number of films.
Here's this week's poser - an oldie I've never read. (but intend to) - though did recently read another well known title by this author. Fiction~
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No guesses? Need more clues?
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Give me my T and other Es
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One T...no more E's though...
_ _ _ T _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _
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H?
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I?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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One H, Pat - but no I's, Jane
_ _ _ T H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _
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U?
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Two of them, Jane. Enough to solve the puzzle?
_ _ U T H _ _ _ _ U _ _ E _
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O?
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R ?
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Good work~ That should do it, once you see the three O's and the R...
_ O U T H _ O O _ U _ _ E R
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Y?
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South Moon Under
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Winner!
There you go, Fry! By Marjorie Rawlings...author of the Yearling. Her first. Have you read it?
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It's on my list, Pat. The author and I have at least two things in common. We both have the same first name and we were both were born in DC.
Foreign. Novel based on author's experiences.
__ H __
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This shouldn't take you very long.
used: H
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M?
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No M's, sorry.
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No Bionic Man, then, Fry? ;)
How about an A?
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t?
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you struck out again, Pat. No A's. But for Bluebird there is a T..
__ H __
__ __ __ __ __ T
__ __ __
used: A, M, H, T
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E
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K?
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R
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__ H E
__ __ __ E __ T
__ R __
used: A, E, K, M, H, R, T
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The Silent Cry?
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TAH, DAH! We have a WINNER!!!!
Yes, I ordered that after we read The Netsuke, but haven't read it yet. I got a little mixed up, though. The Silent Cry isn't based on experiences with a mentally challenged son. There are two, A Personal Matter and A Healing Family , neither of which are novels. The Silent Cry does include a mentally handicapped child, but the story is does not revolve around him. It is more about the relationship of two brothers, and in part,the fight to save a local culture and economy.
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A good one, Fry -
Here's another - somewhat older than The Silent Cry though... and a leetle harder to guess. :D But you will recognize it when you see it!
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How about an R to start off. Where have we been?
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T?
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Out in the garden, trying to retrieve it, Pedln! Yes, both a T and an R. Be warned...this is a tough one! :D
_ _ _ R _ _ _ E _ T _ _ _
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An O ?
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Good morning, Maryemm...
I'm sorry, no O's in this one...
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N?
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Yes, Fry. There is one N - might help...
_ _ _ R _ N _ E _ T _ _ _
letters guessed: R, T, O, N
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A?
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There you go! That A should help...
_ A _ R _ N _ E _ T _ _ _
letters guessed: R, T, O, N, A
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An S then?
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Not an S, Fry. This one is tough, I think. Don't give up, I know you've heard of it...probably read it.
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L?
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No S and no L either, Bluebird...
_ A _ R _ N _ E _ T _ _ _
letters guessed: R, T, O, N, A, S, L
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Maybe a C?
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And a U?
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Neither a C, nor a U... :D
_ A _ R _ N _ E _ T _ _ _
letters guessed: R, T, O, N, A, S, L, C, U
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W?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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Sorry, bluebird, no B, no W either, Fry...but there are still letters left...
_ A _ R _ N _ E _ T _ _ _
letters guessed: R, T, O, N, A, S, L, C, U, B, W
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The rest of the Es
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There you go, Pedln! Do you see it now?
_ A _ R E N _ E _ T _ _ _
letters guessed: R, T, O, N, A, S, L, C, U, B, W, E
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D?
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I
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No, D, but Jane's I might well lead directly to the solution!
_ A _ R E N _ E I T _ _ _
letters guessed: R, T, O, N, A, S, L, C, U, B, W, E, D, I
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Fahrenheit 451
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OH yeah! We've got a winner! . Congratulations, Jane! You're up!
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Nonfiction
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N?
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Sorry...no N's.
Nonfiction
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Guessed: N,
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R?
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Oh, yeah....a couple of those R's.
Nonfiction
___ R A ___ ___
R ___ ___ ___
Guessed: N, R
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G?
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No, sorry...no G's.
Nonfiction
___ R A ___ ___
R ___ ___ ___
Guessed: N, R, G
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I was thinking that same letter, JoanP.
How about an E?
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s?
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No....no E's and no S's.
Nonfiction
___ R A ___ ___
R ___ ___ ___
Guessed: N, R, G, E, S
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C?
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Ah...yes...the magic letter you'll need....
Nonfiction
C R A ___ ___
R ___ C ___
Guessed: N, R, G, E, S, C
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Crazy Rich?
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Yes! The story of the family behind Johnson & Johnson.
WINNER!!
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Oh, my. I'll have to think.
I rode a train once with someone whose husband worked at Johnson and Johnson, in a smallish town. She was complaining to me that the company ran their whole lives: they had to live in a certain part of town in a house that was more expensive than those of the people under him, but less so than his bosses'. Buy a certain kind of car, clothes, etc. ditto. Presumably, if you got promoted, you traded everything in, leaving your former neighbors behind (which meant your wife had to leave her friends behind -- of course, the wife wasn't supposed to work!). If you didn't follow that pattern, everyone knew it. You were looked at funny, and might not get promoted.
That was decades ago -- I hope all that's changed.
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It was the same way at the Dupont Company, where some of my chemist friends worked. It's changed at Dupont now, though I don't know how completely.
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Sorry, I forgot I was "It". This should be easy, but it popped into my head and can't get it out.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ S
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I?
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O?
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Sorry, no I
__ __ __ __ __ __ O __ __ __ __ __ S
Guessed: I, O
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A?
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F?
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n?
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Hi, BLUEBIRD. Nice to see you.
Sorry, no N
__ __ A __ __ __ O F __ __ A __ S
Guessed: I, O, A, F, N
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Leaves of Grass ??
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
I thought it would be easy, and you didn't disappoint me. I hoped the S at the end would throw you off the track.
OK, Pedlin, you're it!
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This is a memoir. The title may not be familiar, but you have heard of the author.
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How about an easy E?
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The easy E should be easy. Two for you.
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M?
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t?
Hi Joank
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Sorrry JoanP, no M. But a T for bluebird, a first word giveaway.
T ___ E
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___ ___ ___ L ___ ___
Letters guessed E, M, T
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How about a D?
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o?
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A couple of good letters. Hmmm I have a feeling somebody knows.
T ___ E
___ O ___ D E ___
___ ___ ___ L O ___
Letters guessed E, M, T, D, O
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G?
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R?
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n?
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Oh my gosh, giving it away, even without an R, of which there are none.
T ___ E
G O ___ D E N
___ ___ ___ L O ___
Letters guessed E, M, T, D, O, G, N
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Other L's?
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Hi, Bluebird.
O?
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T ___ E
G O L D E N
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Letters guessed E, M, T, D, O, G, N, L
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W? The Golden Willow?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER!!
The Golden Willow -- not a household word, but the third book in Harry Bernstein's trilogy; it's the story of his 70 years with his beloved Ruby.
Congratulations, JoanP
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I don't think I've ever heard of a golden willow, but the letters fit...
Here's one...the only clue is that the title is a tie-in to something or other. A two-way tie-in, actually. Oh, and it's fiction.
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E's?
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Maybe you'll get it with that one guess, Jane!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _
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T ?
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Nope...too hot here for the brain to be working very well...
R?
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No T, Pedln, but Jane's R should give it away, no matter how hot...
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ E _ _ _ E _ R R _ _ _
Back this evening to award the prize...To win, you need to name the title and the TWO tie-ins...
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A?
I want the end to be earring, but it doesn't fit "The Girl With the Pearl Earring".
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G?
Boy, that's close, Joan!
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I agree, very close. (Someone should check on that book title... ;))
Here are your G's, Jane...
G I _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ E _ _ _ E _ R R _ _ G
Remember, to win you need to name the title and the TWO tie-ins...
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I
I think I know, but Joan should get the credit...
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o?
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We'll have to hear from Joan then. She was close, but not quite there.
Sorry, no "o" this time, bluebird...
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Joan....is there an R in the first word and in the 4th that got missed?
and my I in other words?
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This screen has gone weird on me. Little up and down arrows by the posts.
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Sorry guys...
Not so good at multi-tasking. After this, I 'll take a BLANKO break, I promise!. This is a "hot mess!"
Sorry, I didn't notice the I in your last post, Jane. Missed two of the R's and the T too.
I'll go back to see if I've missed anything else... whew, a bad day here! Can someone put me out of my misery and solve this?
G I R _ _ I T _ A _ E A R _ E A R R I _ G
Letters guessed:E, T, R, I, G, O, A
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l? girl with a pearl earring?
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WINNER! WINNER WINNER!
That's it, bluebird! JoanK almost had it - and then I had trouble adding all the letters...I'm so glad you pulled me out of that!
The two tie-ins to SeniorLearn Books - first, the Pearl Earring and Pearl Buck. The author of Girl with a Pearl Earring was written by Tracy Chevalier, and Tracy's Remarkable Creatures is running very well in the current poll for the next October Book Club Online discussion. Hope you've voted!
Congratulations! You're IT!
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I misremembered the name. That's fine. I'm delighted BLUEBIRD got it!
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Title
there are many stories
it is hard:)
Thank you JoanP
Thank you JoanK
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T - always a safe guess...
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _t
yes JoanK there is 1 t
the last word is _ _ with a t
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Are there 4 words?
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E
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I'll try an O?
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R?
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and a U ?
Perhaps an extra space between the words would help.
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no u
no o
I can make a different puzzle
_ _ _ _e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n_ _ n_ _ _ _t
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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I don't think we need a different puzzle, bluebird, but more space between the words would help my eyes.
Perhaps you could put 4 or so spaces between the words...or put the words on separate lines for those of us with poorer vision?
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S
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_ _ _ e
_ _ _ _ _ _ en
_ n_
__t
does that help?
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no s jane
thank you
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Hahaha...yes, it helps, bluebird-
Five Children and It?
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Wow! I bet that's it. I love that book, read it many times. But I don't think I could have guessed it that quickly.
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I?
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WINNER
JoanP
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That was a good one, bluebird...and a wonderful old book too! How did you think of it?
This one is short and sweet. I shouldn't forget to fill in any letters this time:
_ _ _ - _ I _ _
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So short it looks daunting. E?
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Not an E this time, Pat...
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L?
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Sorry, Fry. No L either...(I checked twice) :D
_ _ _ - _ I _ _
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G?
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No. Not G either, Pat...
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A
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Would you believe no A either, Jane?
No G, A, L, E
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Well how about an M?
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n?
I like Nesbit.
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U
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bluebird's got the N~
_ _ N - _ I _ _
Guessed:G, A, L, E, U, M, N
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O?
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Yes, an O, Joan. Perhaps you see the title now?
_ O N - _ I _ _
Guessed:G, A, L, E, U, M, N, O
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Looks like Kon-Tiki to me.
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Oh yes it does! I knew someone would get it before JoanK woke up and saw where her O went...
You're the WINNER, Fry! Congratulations!
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In the thriller department
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__ __ __ __ S
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That was clever. Not sure would have gotten it.
E please.
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One E coming up.
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__ __ __ E S
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t?
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Sorry, no T.
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A?
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No A.
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More Es?
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No more Es.
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ E S
used: A, E, T
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I's?
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W ?
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One W, no I's.
__ __ __ __ __ W
__ __ __ E S
used: A, E, I, T, W
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O
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Two O's. Do you see it yet?
__ O __ __ O W
__ __ __ E S
used: A, E, I, O, T, W
Posted on: September 09, 2013, 11:21:36
Posted by: pedln
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
L?
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One L.
__ O __ __ O W
__ __ L E S
used: A, E, I, L, O, T, W
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r?
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R?
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An R.
__ O __ __ O W
R __ L E S
used: A, E, I, L, O, R, T, W
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u?
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There is one U.
__ O __ __ O W
R U L E S
used: A, E, I, L, O, R, T, U, W
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I haven't a clue. N?
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C?
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Everything I think of has letters that have already been guessed. Any more Ss?
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p?
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__ O S C O W
R U L E S
used: A, C, E, I, L, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W
I am truly surprised that no one has guessed this yet. Only one letter left to guess.
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Fry, am quite sure I see it now - but will be out of town for the next few days, and wouldn't be able to carry on until next week. Be patient. Someone else will see it today, I'm certain. :D
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I'll bite. Moscow Rules Daniel Silva
That was a good one Frybabe. Tricky, because I expected double letters before the O W -- LL or RR or some such.
Back later today with a new puzzle.
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Drum role please, and the winner is PEDLIN.
I've collected about six of Silva's books, but haven't read a single one yet. That TBR pile just doesn't seem to go down.
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A fairly recent novel, it may be the author’s first. Not sure. But the author has come to the attention of critics and has a few other firsts which have been recognized.
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Do any of you see a dashed line under Moscow Rules in post 4533 above? You should if you have downloaded the brower app curiyo. I agree with Mossberg, that it can be useful. (www.curiyo.com)
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n?
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O?
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Sorry, JOanK, there are no O's, but bluebird has hit the jackpot. Is she psychic ?
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N ___ ___ ___
N ___ W
N ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: N, O
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E
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i?
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Oh my, I get the feeling this will be a very short-lived contest, especially for jackpot JoanK. 5 E's. Sorry bluebird, no I's.
___ E
N E E ___
N E W
N ___ ___ E ___
Letters guessed: N, O, E, I
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We Need New something.
S?
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R?
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m? we need new names?
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Winner Winner. Congratulations Blue Bird !!
We Need New Names, by NoViolet Bulawayo shortlisted for the Booker Prize
She is the frst African woman to be shortlisted for this award and also the first Zimbabwean woman.
Bulawayo is her pen name. I don't know her real name.
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author
new tv show
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Thank you pedlin.
never read we need new names.
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E?
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R?
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yes Jane 3
yes frybabe 1
letters e, r
__ e __ __ __ e
__ __ __ __ __ __ e r
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T ?
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author lady
new tv show
no pedlin sorry
letters e, r,t
__ e __ __ __ e
__ __ __ __ __ __ e r
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N?
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P ?
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author lady
new tv show
no n, p
letters e, r,t,p,n
__ e __ __ __ e
__ __ __ __ __ __ e r
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s
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author lady
new tv show
no s
letters e, r,t,p,n
__ e __ __ __ e
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ r
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a?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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L?
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author lady
new tv show
yes 1 a Path
letters e, r,t,p,n,s,a
__ e __ __ __ e
__ a __ __ __ __ e r
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and no L, bluebird?
M?
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author lady
new tv show
yes 1 m
no l
letters e, r,t,p,n,s,a,L, m
__ e __ __ __ e
__ a __ __ m __ e r
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I?
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B?
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D ?
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author lady
new tv show
yes good letters
1 d, 3 bs, 1 i
letters e, r,t,p,n,s,a,b,i,d,m
Debbie
M a __ __ mb e r
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Debbie Macomber
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I have doc appts today, so I'll check back tonight to see if Debbie Macomber was the right answer.
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WINNER Jane
Debbie Macomber
new tv show cedar cove
http://www.debbiemacomber.com
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FICTION Title
___ E ___ ___ ___
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O?
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FICTION Title
___ E ___ ___ ___
___ O
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Letters Guessed: O,
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T ?
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n?
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1 N....no T's
FICTION Title
N E ___ ___ ___
___ O
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Letters Guessed: O, T, N
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Wild hunch: V?
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Good hunch!
1 V
FICTION Title
N E V ___ ___
___ O
___ ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: O, T, N, V
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Any more E's?
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Yes...
FICTION Title
N E V E ___
___ O
___ ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: O, T, N, V, E
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S?
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No S's.
FICTION Title NEW Book
N E V E ___
___ O
___ ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: O, T, N, V, E, S
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D?
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No D's.
FICTION Title NEW Book
N E V E ___
___ O
___ ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: O, T, N, V, E, S, D
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r?
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1 R
FICTION Title NEW Book
N E V E R
___ O
___ ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: O, T, N, V, E, S, D, R
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S?
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B?
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No S's, 1 B
FICTION Title NEW Book
N E V E R
___ O
B ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: O, T, N, V, E, S, D, R, B
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Ohhhhhhhh, this has to be Lee Child's newest Jack Reacher
Never Go Back
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Yes, Ma'am!! Just out in late August...it is indeed!!
WINNER
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This work is from a well known Victorian Era author.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ G __ __ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
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E's?
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T's ?
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Two each:
__ __ __ __ T __ __ __ __ G __ __ __ __
__ __ __
__ T __ E __
__ __ E __ __
Letters used: E, G, T
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n?
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Two N's.
__ __ __ N T __ __ __ __ G __ __ __ __
__ N __
__ T __ E __
__ __ E __ __
Letters used: E, G, N, T
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A
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S ?
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Lots of A's and two S's.
__ __ A N T A S __ A G __ __ __ A
A N __
__ T __ E __
__ __ E __ S
Letters used: A, E, G, N, S, T
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P?
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d?
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Two P's and a D.
P __ A N T A S __ A G __ __ __ A
A N D
__ T __ E __
P __ E __ S
Letters used: A, D, E, G, N, P, S, T
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Aha! Lewis Carroll - I see it now - that P did it! Good one, Fry!
Phantasmagoria and other Poems
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Wow!! Good one, JoanP. Good one, Fry.
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Excellent! I had figured out the Phantasmagoria, but don't know the book, so had no idea of the rest.
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Correct, JoanP. We have a winner.
The title poem of the book is about a man and his resident ghost. It is a rather lengthy poem in seven "cantos". It is yet another freebie I picked up at Project Gutenberg.
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Yes, it was the second p that did it, Pat!
OK - here's a new one - fiction, well, partly fiction, part fact. I suppose you would call it "historical fiction" -
- - - - - - - - - E - - - - - - - - -
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D?
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n?
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Neither, nor. Sorry!
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S ?
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yes m'aam, there is an S.
- - - - - - - - - E - - - - - - - - S
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other E's?
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Oh yes, there are!
- E - - - - - - - E - R E - - - -R E S
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R
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Oh yes, there are! Do you see it now?
R E - - R - - - - E - R E - - - R E S
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T?
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Yes, there is one T, Jane-
R E - - R - - - - E - R E - T - R E S
Letters used: N, D,. E, R, S, N, T
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b?
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Remarkable Creatures ?
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Yes! It was funny watching the letters go into the blanks with the big Newsline at the top of the page - announcing Remarkable Creatures as the November book discussion. I hope you join us! ;D
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Fiction
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Where to start? More Es?
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Yes....
Fiction
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Letters Guessed: E,
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R?
A stab...Thrush Green?
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Yes....on R ....no on title ;D
Fiction
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R
___ ___ E E ___
Letters Guessed: E, R
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Have you ever read any of the Thrush Green series?
An S?
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Yes...one S....no on the series. I don't think I ever read of it.
Fiction
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R
S ___ E E ___
Letters Guessed: E, R, S
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p?
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T ?
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Yes...both...
Fiction
___ ___ ___ T ___ R
S ___ E E P
Letters Guessed: E, R, S, T, P
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L?
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D...
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Yes...both...
Fiction
D ___ ___ T ___ R
S L E E P
Letters Guessed: E, R, S, T, P, D, L
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O?
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Fiction
D O ___ T O R
S L E E P
Letters Guessed: E, R, S, T, P, D, L, O
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Has to be "Doctor Sleep"?
If it's a book explaining how important sleep is to health, it's preaching to the choir! Unless it also explains how to get enough sleep!
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WINNER!!!
It is Doctor Sleep....a new Stephen King horror thing...the reviews are enough to convince me I can't ever read Stephen King. I'd have nightmares for weeks.
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I've read some of King's later books that I really liked. They were not scary, but just suspenseful: THE STAND and 11/22/63 (about a man who went back in time to try to stop the assassination of President Kennedy. You learn a lot about Lee Harvey Oswald. King does some very good research.) I am currently reading UNDER THE DOME which is very good, about a town that is suddenly covered by a huge heavy glass dome which drops down and cuts the town off from the rest of civilization.
Marj
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Gulp. I guess I'm "it". Let me think.
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This is kind of cheating, since it's a mystery that many of you won't have heard of. On the other hand, I've never heard of the best sellers, so turnabout is fair play:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ' S
__ __ __ __ __ __
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I?
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R ?
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__ __ R __ __ R __ __ __ __ __ I __ ' S
__ R I __ __ __
Guessed I,R
Sorry, I missed a blank in my first post
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E's
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My head is not working today. I misremembered my own title. Sorry, sorry
__ E __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ I __ ' S
__ R I __ __ E
Guessed I,R, E
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I sniff two Ds.
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I did that once, JoanK. I totally forgot what title I picked. Fortunately, I eventually remembered it, so I didn't have to confess. Now I always write it down on one of the pads of paper by the computer.
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Pat's on the trail:
D E __ __ __ __ __ D E __ I __ ' S
__ R I D __ E
Guessed I,R, E, D
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I had it by the computer, and still misremembered it!
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L?
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D E __ __ __ __ __ D E __ I L ' S
__ R I D __ E
Guessed I,R, E, D, L
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V?
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B?
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You're cooking with gas!
D E __ __ __ __ __ D E V I L ' S
B R I D __ E
Guessed I,R, E, D, L, V, B
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g?
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D E __ __ __ __ __ D E V I L ' S
B R I D G E
Guessed I,R, E, D, L, V, B, G
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o?
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A?
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T ?
JoanK, I always have to write down the title, in my blanko file on the desktop. Almost put the title up with puzzle one time.
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That'll do it! Who wants to say it?
D E A T __ A T D E V I L ' S
B R I D G E
Guessed I,R, E, D, L, V, B, G, O, A, T (pure accident that goat comes at the end)
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No one wants to claim it? I'll give the victory to Pedlin, who guessed the last letter.
"Death at Devil's Bridge" is a mystery in a series by Robin Paige, pen name for Susan Wittig Albert, who writes mysteries under her own name, and her historian husband. The mysteries are fun because they have minor historical figures as characters. This one features Mr. Rolls and Mr. Royce deciding whether to build a car together in the early days of auto racing.
The confusion was because I had a senior glitch. When R was guessed, even though the book is right here, my mind flipped over to thinking it was "MURDER at devils Bridge" instead of "DEATH" and I happily put in R's and a space. The next time on, my eye caught the book, and I realized my mistake.
Hope I didn't confuse everyone.
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So that's how victory is earned :-*
Give me a minute or two -- back later.
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A timely piece of fiction -- one word per line
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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T ?
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E
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n?
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It looks like one word almost down. Off to a raring start
T ___ E
___ I E ___
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: T, E, N
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R
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S?
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p
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A couple of Rs, an S, but no P Bluebird. Sorry.
T ___ E
___ I E ___
___ R ___ ___
___ ___ S ___ ___ E
R ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: T, E, N, R, S, P
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A
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M?
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h
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I sense at least one O.
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Someone will get this now, I'm sure.
T H E
___ I E ___
___ R O M
___ A S ___ ___ E
R O ___ ___
Letters guessed: T, E, N, R, S, P, A, M, H, O
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let's have that F?
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a
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The A's there, bluebird. ANd the F doesn't give much help. You need some more letters for this timely book.
T H E
___ I E ___
F R O M
___ A S ___ ___ E
R O ___ ___
Letters guessed: T, E, N, R, S, P, A, M, H, O
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I'll take a wild stab, though I don't know of a book with this title:
The View from Castle Rock.
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You got it, PatH.
Winner!! Winner!!
You may not know the title, but you do know the author, recent NObel wnner Alice Munro. This collection, published in 2006, is somewhat autobiographical with stories of her family as they left Scotland and settled in North America.
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Thank goodness! That __ I E __ was driving me nuts; for a long time I couldn't think of any word that would make sense in a title and hadn't been ruled out.
New quiz. Children's book.
___ N
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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t
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There are three Ts:
___ N
T ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ T
___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: T
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I?
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O ? Let's see if it's ON or IN.
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No Os. Now you know, and you get some bonus Is:
I N
T ___ ___
___ I ___ ___ T
___ I T ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: I, O, T
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E
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G?
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Yes to both. that should do it,
I N
T ___ E
___ I G ___ T
___ I T ___ ___ E ___
Letters guessed: E, G, I, O, T
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I put a guess in, but I'm removing it since we're going to be away tomorrow and have company this weekend.
N?
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In The Night Kitchen
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
And you didn't even need to see where the Ns were. I bet that was Jane's guess too.
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Nonfiction: home, hobby, biographical.
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ' __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __:
__
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __
__
__ __ __ T
__ __ __
__
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters Used: T
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Goodness! With all those words, we should get a hit with each guess. A?
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__ __ __ __ __
D __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ' __
__ A __ D __ __ __:
A
__ __ __ __ __ __ A __ __ __ __
__ __
A
__ __ __ T
A __ __
__ A __ D __ __ __ __
Letters Used: A, D, T
I had one A too many in the title. Corrected now. The author's newest book, soon to be released, has an even longer title.
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D?
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There have to be Es
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Of course there are JoanK.
E __ __ __ __
D __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ ' __
__ A __ D E __ __:
A
__ E __ E __ __ A __ __ __ __
__ __
A
__ __ E T
A __ __
__ A __ D E __ E __
Letters Used: A, D, E, T
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s
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A light bulb just lit up, though I never knew of such a book.
Emily Dickinson's Garden: a Celebration of a Poet and Gardener.
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http://pds.lib.harvard.edu/pds/view/4184689?n=1&res=3&imagesize=1200
found on web
go to numbers on left and click
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WINNER!!!!!!
I could have sworn I replied to the post, Pat H. Don't know what happened to it.
Yes, it is Emily Dickinson's Gardens...
The author has a new one coming out in November with an even longer title featuring the gardens that inspired Beatrix Potter and her children's stories. That is one I think I'd like to get.
http://www.amazon.com/Beatrix-Potters-Gardening-Life-Childrens/dp/1604693630/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1382529227&sr=1-1&keywords=Beatrix+Potter%27s+gardening+life
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Wow, Bluebird! What a find.
I still have my collection from Botany class in college, but it isn't in a bound volume. I tied my collection together with an old velvet robe sash.
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Thanks for that link, Bluebird, that's really interesting. It's nice to think of her labeling the specimens herself.
Frybabe, I was about to go ahead anyway. Didn't mind the break, as I've had a horrible cold.
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Good for you, PAT!
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Not so good for me for taking so long to put up the next quiz.
Children's fiction.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
O ___
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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a
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Three As
___ A ___ ___ ___
O ___
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ A ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: A
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Letter guessed: T
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R?
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Yes to both.
T A ___ ___ ___
O ___
A
___ ___ ___ R T ___
___ R A ___ ___
___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, R, T
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L
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The L may give it to you.
T A L ___ ___
O ___
A
___ ___ ___ R T ___
___ R A ___ ___
___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, L, R, T
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TALES OF A FOURTH GRADE NOTHING
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Oh, good for you!
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You got it, Jane.
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NONFICTION/BIOGRAPHY
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ A ___ ___ ___ ___
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r
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NONFICTION/BIOGRAPHY
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ A R ___ ___ ___
Guessed: R,
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S ?
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Yes, one S and the R asked for earlier.
NONFICTION/BIOGRAPHY
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ A R S ___ ___
Guessed: R,S
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J?
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Yes! I do believe you've got it!
NONFICTION/BIOGRAPHY
J ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ A R S ___ ___
Guessed: R, S, J
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I'm guessing Fry is on the trail.
O?
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Yes!
NONFICTION/BIOGRAPHY
J O ___ ___ ___ ___
___ A R S O ___
Guessed: R, S, J, O
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n
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Yes! HERE'S........
NONFICTION/BIOGRAPHY
J O ___ N N ___
___ A R S O N
Guessed: R, S, J, O, N
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Ah...c'mon....Nobody wants to be next???? It's been mentioned at SL several times lately by one of our most widely-read people!!
You KNOW you know it!!
Here'sssssssssssssssssssssssss.....
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All right. I was waiting for someone else to say it.
Johnny Carson
I'll have a book tomorrow -- I have to go out.
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WINNER!
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Fiction
T H E __ __ __ __ __ E __ T __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ E __
Guessed: E, T, H
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E
-
t
-
H ?
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Fiction
T H E __ __ __ __ __ E __ T __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ E __
Guessed: E, T, H
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A
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Fiction
T H E __ __ __ __ __ E A T __ A __
__ __ __ __ __ E __
Guessed: E, T, H, A
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s
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Happy halloween
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That should help. Happy holloween!
T H E __ __ __ __ __ E A T S A __
__ __ __ S __ E __
Guessed: E, T, H, A, S
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N ?
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D?
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R
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tHAT SHOULD DO IT!
T H E __ R __ D __ E A T S A N
__ __ __ S R E __
Guessed: E, T, H, A, S, N, D, R
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It did.
The Bridge at San Luis Rey
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That must be it PatH. I read it way back in high school. It deserves another read.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You go. Pat.
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New quiz, fiction:
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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T ?
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N?
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E?
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No more Es, but a T and an N
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ N
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N, T
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O?
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That's a good one:
T ___ E
___ O ___ ___ N
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ O ___
Letters guessed: E, N, O, T
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
Still need vowels. I?
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And an R ?
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This will surely do it:
T ___ E
___ O ___ ___ N
___ ___ R R I O R
Letters guessed: E, I, N, O, R, T
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The Woman Warrior?
Read it years ago. It and her China Men are in a boxed set, although I don't remember reading or finishing that one.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Right you are, Frybabe. I read it years ago too. I liked it then, wonder what I would think of it now.
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I imagine I would like it just as well, PatH. Might even get more out of it with a second reading.
SciFi, lesser known work of a well known author.
__ __ __
__ I __ __' __
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters used: I
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I'll start with an E.
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And a T
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T __ E
__ I __ __' __
T __ E __ __ E
__ __ __ __ T E __ __
Letters used:E, I, T
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R?
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T __ E
__ I __ __' __
T __ E __ __ E
__ __ __ R T E R __
Letters used:E, I, R, T
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H?
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T H E
__ I __ __' __
T __ E __ __ E
__ __ __ R T E R __
Letters used:E, H, I, R, T
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The Wind's Twelve Quarters
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Right on, PatH. You are the lucky Winner!
I see that my bookmark is placed in the middle of it, so I guess I never finished reading it. I'll have to start over because I don't remember a darn thing about it.
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It's short stories. I've read some of them, but not all. We discussed one of them, The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, here when we did a bunch of short stories.
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I remember that story. Still makes me think.
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New quiz--fiction:
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
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Please tell me there are more E's in all that.
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There are more Es in all that.
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ E ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ E
___ E ___
Letters guessed: E
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N
-
s
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No Ns, but there are two Ss.
___ ___ E
S ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ E ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ E
S E ___
Letters guessed: E, N, S
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T
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R?
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Those should help.
T ___ E
S ___ ___ ___ ___ R
___ ___ ___
___ E ___ ___
___ R ___ ___
___ R ___ ___ E
___ ___ T ___
T ___ E
S E ___
Letters guessed: E, N, R, S, T
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W
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A?
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Now you have a whole word:
T ___ E
S A ___ ___ ___ R
W ___ ___
___ E ___ ___
___ R ___ ___
___ R A ___ E
W ___ T ___
T ___ E
S E A
Letters guessed: A, E, N, R, S, T, W
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H
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It's beginning to make sense now.
T H E
S A ___ ___ ___ R
W H ___
___ E ___ ___
___ R ___ ___
___ R A ___ E
W ___ T H
T H E
S E A
Letters guessed: A, E, H, N, R, S, T, W
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I
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T H E
S A I ___ ___ R
W H ___
___ E ___ ___
___ R ___ ___
___ R A ___ E
W I T H
T H E
S E A
Letters guessed: A, E, H, I, N, R, S, T, W
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L
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Three of them.
T H E
S A I L ___ R
W H ___
___ E L L
___ R ___ ___
___ R A ___ E
W I T H
T H E
S E A
Letters guessed: A, E, H, I, L, N, R, S, T, W
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THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Yes, Jane, You got it. Have you read it? I started it a long time ago, but decided I didn't like where I thought it was going. I did read one of Mishima's gentler books, The Sound of Waves, and liked it.
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No, I've not read it.
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Nonfiction
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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t
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
Nonfiction
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T
Letters Guessed: T
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N?
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R ?
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No N or R
Nonfiction
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T
Letters Guessed: T, N, R
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R
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No R
Nonfiction
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T
Letters Guessed: T, N, R
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Vowels? More Es?
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No Es
Nonfiction
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T
Letters Guessed: T, N, R, E
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A?
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No As
Nonfiction. New. Talked about here at SeniorLearn.org.
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T
Letters Guessed: T, N, R, E, A
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S?
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No S
Nonfiction. New. Talked about here at SeniorLearn.org.
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T
Letters Guessed: T, N, R, E, A, S
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O?
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No O Talked about here at SeniorLearn.org.
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T
Letters Guessed: T, N, R, E, A, S, O
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Your clue gave it away.
The Bully Pulpit
It looks like a good book.
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Winner! Winner!
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New Quiz--fiction, not recent:
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
I ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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E
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No E:
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
I ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E
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S?
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No S either:
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
I ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, S
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N
-
A
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H?
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OK, the three of you have guessed the three crucial letters. The first one to see this will get it.
___ ___ ___
___ A N
I N
H A ___ A N A
Letters guessed: A, E, H, N, S
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Our Man in Havana?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You got it, Frybabe.
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This is a book for young readers. I just love the title.
__ __ __
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__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __
__
__ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ N
Letters used: N
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Well, I'll start simple. E?
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I?
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t
-
T __ E
__ __ __ __ __ __ T E __ __
T __ __ E
__ I __ __ __
__ __
__
__ __ __ T - T I __ E
I __ __ __ __ N
Letters used: E, I, N, T
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M
-
a
-
T __ E
A __ __ __ __ __ T E __ __
T __ __ E
__ I A __ __
__ __
A
__ A __ T - T I M E
I __ __ __ A N
Letters used: A, E, I, M, N, T
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P
-
T __ E
A __ __ __ __ __ T E __ __
T __ __ E
__ I A __ __
__ __
A
P A __ T - T I M E
I __ __ __ A N
Letters used: A, E, I, M, N, T
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B?
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Did you figure it out, Pat?
T __ E
A B __ __ __ __ T E __ __
T __ __ E
__ I A __ __
__ __
A
P A __ T - T I M E
I __ __ __ A N
Letters used: A, B, E, I, M, N, T
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R
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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No, I'm seeing some words, but not all of it.
The Absolutely True
T__ __ e
__ia __ __
of
a
Part-time
I __ __ __ an
-
Close Pat.
T H E
A B S O L U T E L Y
TR U E
__ I A __ __
O F
A
P A R T - T I M E
I __ __ __ A N
Letters used: A, B, E, H, I, L, M, N, O, S, T, U
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Hmmmm....thought I had the last word, but it doesn't fit what's there.
D?
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the absolutely true diary of a part time indian?
found on web
never read this
will one day
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WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER
Yes, BlueBird24. I thought from the title it would be a fun read, but the first few pages I read in the sample describe things definitely not fun. Even thought the author tried to be a little on the light side, definitely not a fun situation. It was a National Book Award winner. My library has it, so I think I'll take a look at it when I go in later this week. For some reason my branch has it in the fiction section rather that the teen section.
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old children story
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__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
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T ?
-
E
-
T __ e
__ __ __ __
__ __
__ ___
I'm sorry.
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1 t 1e
letters
t,e
-
I?
-
T __ e
__ __ __ __
__ __
__ ___
no I
letters e,i, t
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O
-
N?
-
T __ e
__ a n __
0 __
0 ___
letters
e, i, l, n, z
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The Land of OZ
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WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER
etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/BauMarv.html
you can read this at gutenberg too.
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I loved the Oz books, read a lot of them. We used to trade around with friends.
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I didn't read any of them. Until about two years ago I didn't even know there was more than one. There are lots of them. http://manybooks.net/authors/baumlfra.html
I will be back later with a new quiz. I need to do some grocery shopping this morning.
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Anthology of seasonal murder mystery stories.
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ O __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
letters used: O
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I'll start with the obvious.
T?
-
E
-
T __ E
__ __ __ __ E __
__ O __ E
__ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __
letters used: E, O, T
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A?
-
R
-
T __ E
__ __ __ __ E R
__ O R E
__ R __ __ __ E R R __
letters used: A, E, O, R,T
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I
-
T __ E
__ I __ __ E R
__ O R E
__ R __ __ __ E R R __
letters used: A, E, I, O, R,T
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M
-
No M's, Jane.
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S
-
No S's either.
T __ E
__ I __ __ E R
__ O R E
__ R __ __ __ E R R __
letters used: A, E, I, M, O, R, S, T
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H
-
T H E
__ I __ __ E R
__ O R E
__ R __ __ __ E R R __
letters used: A, E, H, I, M, O, R, S, T
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L
-
Looks like it is just you and me, Jane. Hope you had a nice Turkey Day.
T H E
__ I L L E R
__ O R E
__ R __ __ __ E R R __
letters used: A, E, H, I, L, M, O, R, S, T
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No, I'm here too, just stumped. K?
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I'm stumped, too, Pat.
W ?
Must have too much turkey and dressing in me to think straight.
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T H E
K I L L E R
W O R E
__ R __ __ __ E R R __
letters used: A, E, H, I, K, L, M, O, R, S, T, W
Almost there.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
-
Y?
-
T H E
K I L L E R
W O R E
__ R __ __ __ E R R Y
letters used: A, E, H, I, K, L, M, O, R, S, T, W, Y
That should give it away. Bet you had some yesterday with your turkey.
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Maybe the killer wore cranberry but the Grinch ate the A.
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Winner! It sure did, PatH.
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Sounds good. Who's the author?
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The Killer Wore Cranberry is the first of a series of Thanksgiving short stories by various authors. There is also The Killer Wore Cranberry: Second Helpings and The Killer Wore Cranberry: Room for Thirds. It appears that the books are only in ebook format, which I hadn't noticed before. It is available for at least four readers: Kindle, Kobo, Nook, and Apple iBooks.
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New quiz; fiction.
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
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Other E's
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Good choice:
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
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Give us that T
-
Here it is:
T ___ E
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, T.
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O
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Good choice:
T ___ E
___ ___ ___
___ ___ O
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___
___ ___ O ___
T ___ E
___ O ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, O, T.
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C?
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THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD?
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Brilliant!
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FICTION
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ D
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Yes, that was brilliant, Jane.
E?
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It was weird...I looked at it and that title popped up in the old gray matter.
No E's.
FICTION
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ D
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: E
-
R?
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Yes, one R
FICTION
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ D
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: E, R
-
N?
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Yes, one N
FICTION
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ N D
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: E, R, N
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Two long words and not many letters guessed. I'll go for the vowels:
A?
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Yes, two A's
FICTION
___ ___ ___ ___ A N D
A ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: E, R, N, A
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How about an L?
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No L
FICTION
___ ___ ___ ___ A N D
A ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: E, R, N, A, L
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S?
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No S
FICTION
___ ___ ___ ___ A N D
A ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: E, R, N, A, L, S
-
O?
-
T?
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Good guesses!
FICTION
___ O ___ ___ A N D
A ___ T ___ O R ___ T ___
Letters Guessed: E, R, N, A, L, S, O, T
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I can guess the second word, but the first eludes me.
AUTHORITY?
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Yes, to last word...
FICTION. - new...well-known author
___ O ___ ___ A N D
A U T H O R I T Y
Letters Guessed: E, R, N, A, L, S, O, T
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Bluebird, if you see this message please email me at marciei@aol.com
You've won a copy of the Masterpiece book if you'd like it sent to you. I'll just need your address. THanks!
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No more guesses?
Shall I just reveal it and let whoever start a new one or ???
I don't know what happens when the guesses stop.
Here's where we are:
Yes, to last word...
FICTION. - new...well-known author
___ O ___ ___ A N D
A U T H O R I T Y
Letters Guessed: E, R, N, A, L, S, O, T
jane
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Okay, I had to look it up COMMAND AUTHORITY by Tom Clancy. I guess this is the book he was working on, or had just finished writing, before he died.
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WINNER! Right you are....the very latest under the Tom Clancy and whoever's authorship.
Your Turn
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OOPS! I forgot. Will have one ready tomorrow.
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We must all be busy. No one pointed out that I forgot again.
Recent biography.
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __:
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ E
-
Other E's?
I'll be traveling from now until after Jan.1, so won't be in much.
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N?
I'll be traveling too, starting tomorrow, but will have internet access.
-
__ __ __ __
__ __ N __ __ N:
__ N
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ N
__ __ __ E
Letters used: N
George managed to get himself a case of food poisoning, so I will probably be out most of the day.
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Oh, dear. I hope he gets better fast.
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He's being a baby, but it does take a few days to recover. He isn't eating much but can keep down soy milk. He is asking for me to pick up a Frosty at Wendy's and a few things from the grocery. Later on, I'll have to feed the cats for him. On top of that, his bedroom heater is not working well. He thinks there is an air lock that needs cleared. Needless to say, he is staying under the blankets.
Oh, I do hate driving in Harrisburg, especially this time of year. I'm glad for the warm up.
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Driving is horrible everywhere this time of year (sigh).
Were there no more E's for Jane? I'll have an O.
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Sorry, I missed Jane's E, yes there is one more, and, there are O's.
__ __ __ __
__ O N __ O N:
__ N
__ __ E __ __ __ __ N
__ __ __ E
Letters used: N
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How about a "c"
Marj
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__ __ C __
__ O N __ O N:
__ N
__ __ E __ __ C __ N
__ __ __ E
Letters used: C, E, N, O
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I know it. Shall I post it? One of my favorite authors.
Marj
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Sure, why not?
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JACK LONDON; AN AMERICAN LIFE
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Correct! You are the Winner.
I am guilty of reading only one Jack London in my life, Call of the Wild. However, I have downloaded several others. I think they are all Alaska based. Have you read any of his sea stories? I know he was very fond of deep sea fishing.
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Have meant to read his Sea Wolf, but haven't yet got to it. I've liked his novel, Valley of the Moon, and have his biography by James Haley, Wolf; the Lives of Jack London. Went up last year to Glen Ellen in Northern California (we live near Los Angeles) and visited his lovely home and ranch there. What was going to be a beautiful home he was building burned down, and there are just some of the stone walls left standing. Beautiful area.
So... thanks for the tip on the new bio of him. Hadn't heard about it.
I'll post another puzzle.
Marj
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This one is fiction. Has been on several best of 2013 lists.
Marj
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
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E?
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Three e's:
__ __ __ __ __ E
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
E __ __ __ E __
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T?
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Two t's:
__ __ __ T __ E
__ __ __ __ T __ __ __ __
E __ __ __ E __
USED: E, T
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Going out now for a late lunch - Hadley's in Cabazon on the way to Palm Springs. Have you been there Joan? They have wonderful nuts, dates, dried fruits, breads, cakes, and a ton of other goodies. They've been there since 1933 and make the most yummy sandwiches -- mine will be the vegetarian: cream cheese mixed with mashed avocado, with a slice of tomato, and sprouts on their wonderful homemade-like rye bread, with a dill pickle and chips on the side. YUM. That's all for today folks -- see you tomorrow.
Marj
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I'll go for the obvious. F?
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Marj: no, but I wish I had.
The even more obvious H
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Two h's
Sorry, no f's
__ __ __ T H E
__ __ __ __ T __ __ __ __
E __ H __ E __
-
S?
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One S
__ __ __ T H E
__ __ __ __ T __ __ __ S
E __ H __ E __
Used: E, H, S, T
No F's
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A?
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Yep! Two A's
A __ __ T H E
__ __ __ __ T A __ __ S
E __ H __ E __
Used: A, E, H, S, T
No F's
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I sense some Ds.
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I sense more than that: And the Mountains Echoed?
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PAT: YOU'RE GOOD!
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A __ D T H E
__ __ __ __ T A __ __ S
E __ H __ E D
CORRECTOMUNDO, Pat!
AND THE
MOUNTAINS
ECHOED (by Khaled Hosseini - who also wrote THE KITE RUNNER and A THOUSAND SPLENDED SUNS)
Marj
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I'm sorry for the delay. First Christmas celebrating, then traveling.
Fiction:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Let's start with more E's?
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Any N's?
Marj
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Some of both.
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ N
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ E N ___
E ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N
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How about T's?
Marj
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Yes.
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ N
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ E N T
E ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N, T
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Any I's?
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R?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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This should help a lot.
___ ___ R ___ E R
___ N
T ___ E
___ R I E N T
E ___ ___ R E ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, I, N, R, T
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Murder on the Orient Express!
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
I knew you'd get it if you saw it first, JoanK.
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Non-fiction
T __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
-
A?
-
Sorry, no As.
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E?
-
Non-fiction
T __ E
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ E __ __ E
Guessed :A, E
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L?
-
R ?
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Non-fiction
T __ E
__ L __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ E R __ E
Guessed :A, E, L, R
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h
-
V?
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Non-fiction
T H E
__ L __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ V E R __ E
Guessed :A, E, L, R, H, V
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O?
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S ?
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The last word is surely universe, but I don't know what the rest is.
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I agree PatH.
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Non-fiction. OOOPS. I forgot an R.
T H E
__ L O __ __ __ O R __
U N I V E R S E
Guessed :A, E, L, R, H, V, O, S
Universe it is. I'll give you a hint: the book is about Isaac Newton.
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I know I'm going to kick myself when this is solved.
Y?
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k
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I think I know:
THE CLOCKWORK UNIVERSE
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Oooh! I bet that's right.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
The whole title: "The Clockwork Universe: Isaac Newton, the Royal Society, and the Birth of the Modern World" by Edward Dolnick. I have a sample on my kindle waiting for me
Good for you, Marj. Did my Newton clue help? He was known for thinking the world worked and was understandable like a clock: a mechanical thing. I have little puppets of Newton and Einstein on my fridge, and I like to make up pretend conversations between them on the nature of the universe.(But they would both be horrified at modern physics).
Over to you.
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Did my Newton clue help?
Yep! And I had it on my TBR list!
Marj
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Okay...here's the new Blanko puzzle. Fiction. Made into a movie 60-some years ago.
__ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
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You didn't give us a starting letter, but I'm betting there's a T or so in there.
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Only one T:
T __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
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N?
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Sorry, no N's.
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E?
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Oh, yes. 4 E's!
T __ E
__ E __
__ __ __ __ E
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ E
Guessed: E, N, T
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R?
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Two R's!
T __ E
R E __
__ __ __ __ E
__ __
__ __ __ R __ __ E
Guessed: E, N, R, T
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Maybe a "clew": Published in 1895 to widespread acclaim, making the author an instant celebrity at the age of 24.
T __ E
R E __
__ __ __ __ E
__ __
__ __ __ R __ __ E
Guessed: E, N, R, T
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The Red Badge of Courage? One of the most memorable books I read during high school.
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Very good, Frybabe! You're the WINNER!
Marj
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Recent novel - humor.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ N
__ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __
Letters Used: N
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Any E's?
-
__ __ __ E __ __ __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ N
__ __ __ __
__ E
__ __ E __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __
Letters Used: E, N
-
H?
-
T?
-
__ __ __ E __ __ __
T H __ __
__ __ __ N
__ __ __ __
__ E
__ __ E __ __ __
T __
__ __ __
Letters Used: E, H, N, T
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S?
-
S __ __ E __ __ __
T H __ S
__ __ __ N
__ __ __ __
__ E
__ S E __ __ __
T __
__ __ __
Letters Used: E, H, N, S, T
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I?
-
Any I's?
-
S __ __ E __ __ __
T H I S
__ __ I N
__ I __ __
__ E
__ S E __ __ __
T __
__ __ __
Letters Used: E, H, I, N, S, T
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O?
-
S O __ E __ __ __
T H I S
__ __ I N
__ I __ __
__ E
__ S E __ __ __
T O
__ U __
Letters Used: E, H, I, N, O, S, T
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B's?
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D?
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One each. Made a correction in the last word. Don't know how a U got were it was.
S O __ E D __ __
T H I S
__ __ I N
__ I __ __
B E
__ S E __ __ __
T O
__ O __
Letters Used: B, D, E, H, I, N, O, S, T
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SOMEDAY
THIS
PAIN
WILL
BE
USEFUL
TO
YOU
HolyMoly -- that was a hard one!
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Marj, I just love the title. The book is on my library reading list.
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LOL I should have said this puzzle was a painful one!
I kept thinking the first word was "somehow" until the D was inserted.
Never heard of the author. Will have to try one of his books.
Marj
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New puzzle. Fiction -- An old classic which has been made into several movie versions, beginning in 1939.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ S
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E?
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Two E's!
__ __ __ __ E __ __ __ __
__ E __ __ __ __ S
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Need more vowels. O?
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Sorry, no O's
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How about I?
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__ __ __ __ E __ I __ __
__ E I __ __ __ S
Used: E, I, O, S
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T
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__ __ T __ E __ I __ __
__ E I __ __ T S
Used: E, I, O, S, T
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A?
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Sorry, no A's
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This book was published in 1847. The author died the following year at age 30.
__ __ T __ E __ I __ __
__ E I __ __ T S
Used: A, E, I, O, S, T
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N?
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Yes, one N:
__ __ T __ E __ I N __
__ E I __ __ T S
Used: A, E, I, N, O, S, T
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U?
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One U:
__ U T __ E __ I N __
__ E I __ __ T S
Used: A, E, I, N, O, S, T, U
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???
R?
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Wuthering Heights
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ABSODEFINITELY, Pat! YOU ARE THE WINNER!
WUTHERING HEIGHTS
Marj
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AAAACK! I went crazy trying to figure out that first word!
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I thought sure you'd figured it out, Joan, when you asked for a U.
Pat, it's your turn to come up with a new Blanco puzzle.
Marj
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OK--fiction:
T ___ ___
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E's?
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Any more T's?
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Yes to both.
T ___ E
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T ___ E
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E, T
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R's?
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R?
No, I just knew there needed to be another vowel, and U was the only only left.
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R is a good one.
T ___ E
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T ___ E
R ___ E
___ ___ R ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E, R, T
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Murders in the Rue Morgue
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Whoops...
THE Murders in the Rue Morgue
Marj
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good job, Marj.
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OKAY! HiHo and away we go!
This should be fairly easy. Fiction. Made into a 1960s movie I recently watched on the Turner Movie Channel.
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No letter? E?
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3 of them
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ E E ___
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I think I'll take a chance on D
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No D's
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ E E ___
Used: D, E
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The author is not an American.
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T?
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R?
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Here's the R's and a T:
___ ___ R ___ ___
T ___ E
___ R E E ___
Used: D, E, R, T
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A?
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Yes, one A:
___ ___ R ___ A
T ___ E
___ R E E ___
Used: D, E, R, T
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Zorba the Greek.
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VERY GOOD, JOAN!! YOU'RE THE WINNER!
ZORBA THE GREEK
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AAAACK! Give me awhile!
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Take your time, Joan. We'll still be here...WAITING....and WAITING.....and... LOL
Looking back, I see that there used to be quite a few more players. Only a few now. Wonder why? The rules were a bit different also; looked like people guessed letters for a day or so, then the challenger gave a clue... Confusing. I like the way it is now.
Marj
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PatH came in yesterday for a visit. She helped me pick this out, so won't be playing.
Non-fiction.
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__ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __.
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N?
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Non-fiction.
__ __ E N __ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __.
Letters guessed: N
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A?
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Non-fiction.
__ __ E N __ __
__ __ A __ __
A __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __.
Letters guessed: N, A
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T's?
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Non-fiction.
T __ E N T __
__ __ A __ __
A T
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __.
Letters guessed: N, A, T
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R?
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Non-fiction.
T __ E N T __
__ __ A R __
A T
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __.
Letters guessed: N, A, T, R
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I see what may be part of it...
Twenty Years at ? ?
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Are there more E's?
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O's?
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YOU GOT IT!
Non-fiction.
T W E N T Y
Y E A R S
A T
__ __ __ __
__ O __ __ E.
Letters guessed: N, A, T, R, O, E
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Twenty Years at Hull House?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
"Twenty Years at Hull House" by Jane Addams. A very interesting autobiography.
Over to you, Fry.
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Novel - foreign - new
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I
__ __ __ __
letters used: I
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E
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__ E __ __ __ E
I
__ __ __ __
Letters used: E, I
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fiction?
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Yes. New, foreign, based on a real event.
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O?
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__ E __ O __ E
I
__ __ __ __
Letters used: E, I, O
PS: I just found Twenty Years at Hull House on manybooks.net for free in case anyone wants to read it.
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R?
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__ E __ O R E
I
__ __ R __
Letters used: E, I, O, R
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B?
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F
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B E F O R E
I
B __ R __
Letters used: B, E, F, I, O, R
Only two letters left.
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BEFORE I BURN
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Winner, we have a WINNER!
Yes, Marg. That's it.
I hope to read this in a month or so. My library has is on order.
Publisher Weekly's short review: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-55597-661-3
Here is a more lengthy review from Arts Fuse: http://artsfuse.org/98205/fuse-book-review-before-i-burn-a-true-crime-story-transformed-into-art/
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I see my library also has it on order. Looks like an interesting book!
Marj
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Ready for another one? Here it is:
Nonfiction. One of my favorite books from the 1970s.
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___ ___ E
___ R ___
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R?
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___ E ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ E
___ R ___
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___ ___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ E
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A
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I found "Twenty years at Hull House" fascinating reading when I read it years ago. Written at a time when immigration was so fast, the US population doubled in ten years, at the same time as the frontiers were closed and new land was gone. Every city, including Chicago where Addams lived was bursting at the seams. Hull House and the settlement movement were attempts to give the immigrants somewhere to go to learn English, get some education and social services.
(I also love her description of visiting Count Leo Tolstoy in Russia, and experiencing his wooly headed version of social organization. His wife, the countess, organizes this banquet for Addams, complete with linen, silver, servants etc. and Tolstoy and his faithful daughter show up eating peasants brown bread and drink.
Addams goes home musing "Yes, I really should bake my own bread, but when would I find the time?")
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A ___ ___
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A R ___
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___ A ___ ___ ___ E ___ A ___ ___ E
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A title that left an impression, even though I never read the book
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I forget who wrote it.
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AND THE WINNER IS FRYBABE!!!
ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE MAINTENANCE by Robert Persig.
Really a memoir of a trip with his son across country, with a lot of philosophy discussed by Persig. It's been quite a while since I read it.
Marj
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The last time I looked, this book was a long time out of print (a 1910 bestseller). However, both Amazon and Project Gutenberg now have it in ebook form. Also, it has just last year been reprinted. Unusual reading for me, it is a romance novel.
T __ __
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__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
letters used: T
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E
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R
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T __ E
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ E __ __ E R
__ __ __ R __ __
letters used: E, R, T
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N?
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One N
T __ E
__ __ N __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ E __ __ E R
__ __ __ R __ __
letters used: E, N, R, T
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O
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T __ E
__ __ N __ __ O __
O __
__ __ E N __ E R
__ __ O R __ __
letters used: E, N, O, R, T
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L?
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One L.
T __ E
__ __ N __ __ O __
O __
__ L E N __ E R
__ __ O R __ __
letters used: E, L, N, O, R, T
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S?
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D
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More good choices. Can you guess it yet? A best seller in its day.
T __ E
__ __ N __ D O __
O __
S L E N D E R
S __ O R D S
letters used: D, E, L, N, O, R, S, T
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W
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More good choices. Can you guess it yet? A best seller in its day.
T __ E
__ __ N __ D O __
O __
S L E N D E R
S W O R D S
letters used: D, E, L, N, O, R, S, T, W
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THE KINGDOM OF SLENDER SWORDS
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Winner!
Winner!
Winner!
Right, Marj. The romance story is set in Japan, but it mostly stays in the confines of the American quarter and the embassy. It has been out in print again since January of last year as best I can tell. One of 1910's best sellers, it was written by Hallie Ermine Rives who married to Post Wheeler (journalist and diplomat) in Japan in 1906. This Kindle edition shows the cover of the book I have. http://www.amazon.com/Kingdom-Slender-Swords-Hallie-Erminie-ebook/dp/B00C3HF9RC/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1390523425&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=The+Kingdon+of+Slender+Swords , though mine is very faded compared to the picture shown.
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Wow, Frybabe, you sure can pick 'em. Are you going to read it?
A story from a Japanese author I do plan to read is CONFESSIONS OF A MASK by Yukio Mishima, an author I've heard of but not read. The book was recommended in another literary book discussion group by a member who said it was one of her favorite reads of 2013. (Mishima chose a rather gruesme death at age 45 - death by seppuku, per Wikipedia.)
Marj
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Read it long ago and wanted to use it here but never did until now because it was an out of print book. I am happy to see it in print again. Maybe I will even reread it - if I ever get through the pile of unread books I have. ;D One of which is The Silent Cry by Kenzaburo Oe.
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The Silent Cry is also on my TBR list. I know what you mean about a pile of unread books!
Maj
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Ready for the next Blanko puzzle? Here it is --
Fiction. A 1960s classic by a British author.
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
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Let's start with an A please.
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Two As:
A
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Used: A, E
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A big clew to get this moving -- First line from the book:
"What's it going to be then, eh?" There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, Dim being really dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar making up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening, a flip dark chill winter bastard through dry."
A
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___ ___ A ___ ___ E
Used: A, E
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I'm glad rassoodocks isn't in the title: we'd never get it.
n?
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LOL, Joan. Yes there is one N (With all the reading you do, you must have read this one!)
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ A N ___ E
Used: A, E, N
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R?
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Two R's
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___
___ R A N ___ E
Used: A, E, N, R
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T
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So Solly, No T's
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___
___ R A N ___ E
Used: A, E, N, R, T
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S
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F?
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No S's nor F's
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___
___ R A N ___ E
Used: A, E, F, N, R, S, T
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U
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G?
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No U
One G
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ R ___
___ R A N G E
Used: A, E, F, G, N, R, S, T, U
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O?
Doesn't ring a bell!
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I
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Three O's
No I
A
___ ___ O ___ ___ ___ O R ___
O R A N G E
Used: A, E, F, G, I, N, O, R, S, T, U
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Duhhhhhh! Took me long enough. A Clockwork Orange. I kept thinking the first letter of the word was A.
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
HOORAY! Good for you, Frybabe! I Knew someone besides me must have read or heard of this book.
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE by Anthony Burgess
The movie was also good. Have you seen it?
Marj
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No, Marj. Never read the book either.
Non-fiction, not new, famous author
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
O __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
letters used: O
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N?
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One N.
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
O __
__ __ __
__ N __ __ __
letters used: N, O
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E?
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T
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a
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Hits on each!
T __ E
__ __ __ __ __ E
O __
T __ E
__ N A __ __
letters used: A, E, N, O, T
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K?
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I have a feeling Pat's on the scent.
I?
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I have a feeling you are right, Joan K. One each.
T __ E
__ __ I __ __ E
O __
T __ E
__ N A __ K
letters used: A, E, I, K, N, O, T
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S
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R?
I think I see everything but the second word.
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Remember this is a non-fiction book. It doen't help that I had the I in the wrong place. Just noticed it. Mega sorry.
T __ E
__ R __ I S E
O __
T __ E
S N A R K
letters used: A, E, I, K, N, O, R, S, T
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u
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I thought someone would get this before now. One U.
T __ E
__ R U I S E
O __
T __ E
S N A R K
letters used: A, E, I, K, N, O, R, S, T, U
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The Cruise of the Snark?
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Winner Winner Winner
Right, Jane. Jack London's ketch, Snark, was named after Lewis Carroll's famous poem. The book is an account of his cruise of the South Pacific with his second wife in 1907. One of the crew members was Martin Johnson who, along with his wife Osa (author of I Married Adventure), became a famous adventurer and documentary film maker.
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Fiction
T _____ _______
______ ______ _______ _______ ______ _______ _______ _______ _________
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
e
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One E
Fiction
T _____ E
______ ______ _______ _______ ______ _______ _______ _______ _________
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S?
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No S
Fiction
T _____ E
______ ______ _______ _______ ______ _______ _______ _______ _________
Guessed: E, S
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Gimme those Es!
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No more E's....;)
Fiction
T _____ E
______ ______ _______ _______ ______ _______ _______ _______ _________
Guessed: E, S
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a
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Nope, no A's....;)
Fiction
T _____ E
______ ______ _______ _______ ______ _______ _______ _______ _________
Guessed: E, S, A
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R?
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Nope, no R's....;)
Fiction.
Hint: Newly published
T _____ E
______ ______ _______ _______ ______ _______ _______ _______ _________
Guessed: E, S, A, R
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n
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The Goldfinch? Have you read it?
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Wow. You're overdoing it, JoanP.
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Wow is right!
No, but if it's about goldfinches, I'm on it. I love them! (I doubt it is, though).
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Was that the title? As soon as I read the book was recently published, I immediately thought of it. What a book! I think it will be the book of the year...or maybe the decade...or even the...
JoanK, there's a goldfinch on the cover. The story centers on the theft...and return of a painting of a goldfinch.
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Yes. WINNER!
I posted that you'd won and that I'd not read it, but that post is gone. There must have been a glitch.
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Ah, winner!
Ok, here's another recently released book, that caught my eye...Fiction
_ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D _ _ _ _ _ _
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D?
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One D, Fry!
_ _ _ L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D _ _ _ _ _ _
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E
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Two E's for you, Jane -
_ _ _ L _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ D _ _ _ _ _ _
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I?
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Three I's for you, Pat!
_ _ I L _ _ I _ E _ I _ _ _ _ E _ D _ _ _ _ _ _
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O?
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M
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No O's -- but a much needed consonant...the M
_ _ I L _ _ I _ E _ I _ _ _ _ E _ D _ _ _ M _ _
Letters guessed:D, E, I, O, M
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V
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Not a V, but consonants are good guesses...
Letters guessed:D, E, I, O, M, V
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L
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S?
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Two GREAT guesses! Enough to see it now?
S _ I L L L I _ E _ I _ _ _ _ E _ D _ _ _ M _ S
Letters guessed:D, E, I, O, M, V, L,S
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T
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Well, it's Still Life With something or other.
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You're almost there, twins! There are two T's and yes, Still Life and something or other...
S T I L L L I F E _ I T _ _ _ E _ D _ _ _ M _ S
Letters guessed:D, E, I, O, M, V, L,S,T,F
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h
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Yes, there is one H, Bluebird...
S T I L L L I F E _ I T H _ _ E _ D _ _ _ M _ S
Letters guessed:D, E, I, O, M, V, L,S,T,F,H
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Well, I'm back from the hospital, for a short repair job. Recovering, but almost as good as new.
R?
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Hooray for repairs, Marj. Keep well.
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B
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Good guess, Jane!
Yes, there is one H, Bluebird...
S T I L L L I F E _ I T H B _ E _ D _ _ _ M _ S
Letters guessed:D, E, I, O, M, V, L,S,T,F,H,B
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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Any R's? Did you see Marjifay's request for R's in post 5196?
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I just see your post now, Marj - on the mend! Welcome back! A great guess...2R's...can you see it now? Four more letters!
S T I L L L I F E _ I T H B R E _ D _ R _ M B S
Letters guessed:D, E, I, O, M, V, L,S,T,F,H,B,R
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I'll let someone else finish it. I've got company here at the beach, so it's hard to check in regularly.
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I can't believe no one has figured this one out yet.
STILL LIFE WITH BREAD CRUMBS by Anna Quindlien
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Have you heard of this book yet, Marjifay? You will...after only one week on the NY Times Best Seller List, it is #3! (http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2014-02-16/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html?pagewanted=print)
It really sounds interesting - here's a link to a review (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/books/review/anna-quindlens-still-life-with-bread-crumbs.html)!
You're the winner-first day back!
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Sounds interesting, JoanP.
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Had heard of it, but have not read it. Yes, it does sound interesting. Love that title.
Ready for a new one? Her goes: FICTION. I hated this book.
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___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
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O?
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A
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t
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Two A's, two O's!
A
___ O ___ ___ E ___ E ___ A ___ ___
O ___
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
USED: A, E, O
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What about bluebird's t? She was posting at the same time you were, so you didn't see it.
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Thanks, yes I missed her post.
sorry, no T's
USED; A, E, O, T
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Shucks, I was hoping for a T.
N?
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R
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How about A Confederacy of Dunces?
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!!
ABSODEFINITELY, JoanP
A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES
(I don't care if this did win a Pulitzer Prize, I disliked it so much I could not finish it. I hated the way the "hero," Ignatius, treated his mother, and found no humor in what was called a "comic masterpiece.")
Marj
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Thanks for the review, Marjifay! :D
Here's one you'll be hearing more about -
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _
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N?
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E?
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No Ns, but there is one K.
_ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ A _ _
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r
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No R either, Bluebird. Try again.
_ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ A _ _
Letters guessed: N,E,R
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L?
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No Ns, but there is one K.
_ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ A _ _
I'm not sure where that came from, but I think you forgot to show the K?
T?
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Mis-type...meant to say, one E...but there in no K either, Jane :D. Nor is there T. BUT, yes, an L - which should help!
_ L _ E _ _ _ _ _ A _ _
Letters guessed: N,E,R,T, L...and K
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I'll bet it's BLUE HIGHWAYS
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WINNER! More on Blue Highways in a few minutes... ;D
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I was waiting for JoanP's request to wait a few minutes so she could tell us more about Blue Highways. I guess she's gotten sidetracked -- I know how what happens, and hope she is not ill. But since it's been more than a few minutes.....
Here we go! FICTION. After reading a couple of this author's other books, I was surprised with this comic spy thriller from the 1950s. I found it laugh-out-loud funny. Good satire. Loved it!
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I ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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How 'bout the ever-popular E?
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Nope! Sorry, no E's
(I corrected my original mistake in case you did not notice)
USED: E, I
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N?
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Yes! There are some N's.
___ ___ ___
___ ___ N
I N
___ ___ ___ ___ N ___
USED: E, I, N
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Our Man in Havana?
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WINNER!!
YOU GOT IT JOAN!!
OUR MAN IN HAVANA
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This one is Fiction - a play...
_ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Any more E's?
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Two more, Fry...
_ _ E _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _
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Any T's?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
Two T's, Marj..
T _ E _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ E T _
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A
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Yes, there is one A, Jane!
T _ E _ _ E _ A _ _ _ _ E T _
Letters guessed: E, T, A
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Y?
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No Y's, Fry...
T _ E _ _ E _ A _ _ _ _ E T _
Letters guessed: E, T, A, Y
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R?
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S
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Would you believe it? Neither an R nor an S!
T _ E _ _ E _ A _ _ _ _ E T _
Letters guessed: E, T, A, Y, R, S
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How about an L?
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T
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No Ls - and the T has been guessed...
T _ E _ _ E _ A _ _ _ _ E T _
Letters guessed: E, T, A, Y, R, S, L
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N?
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H in case there is more than one.
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Good guesses,both. They should be enough...
T H E _ _ E _ A N _ _ _ E T H
Letters guessed: E, T, A, Y, R, S, L,N, H
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Yes.
The Iceman Cometh
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YES! WINNER!
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Oh, and so appropriate to the weather here. Good one JoanP; great catch PatH.
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As far as I'm concerned, the iceman can goeth. I'm sick of winter. New quiz shortly.
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New quiz--fiction, not recent:
T ___ ___
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O?
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Two of them:
T ___ ___
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O ___
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Letters guessed: O
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There are how many Es? :D
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R
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Lots of Es, no R.
T ___ E
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O ___
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Letters guessed: E, O, R
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The House of the Seven Gables? I've read several Nathaniel Hawthorn books but not that one. Now, I just discovered it is a real place. In fact, it's Hawthorn's birthplace. However, it was moved from its original location in the 50's. http://www.7gables.org/
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Wow, that's quick, Frybabe, just from the Es.
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This book came to mind because I'm currently breathing New England atmosphere in my rereading of Moby-Dick. I read it eons ago, but can't remember much of it, and I drove by the house in Salem once, without having a chance to visit it.
I also read The Scarlet Letter, but the Hawthorne works that left the biggest impression on me were a short story, Rappaccini's Daughter, and two books, A Wonder Book and Tanglewood Tales, retelling the Greek Myths for children.
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WOW! FRY!
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Still celebrating your amazing win, Fry?
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That was amazing, FRY!
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Relatively recent non fiction.
__ E __ __ __ __ __ __
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R?
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One R JoanP,
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Letters Used: R
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Maybe an S?
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This supposedly was a best seller a few years ago.
Two S's and another R I missed.
__ E __ __ __ R __ __
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S __ __ __ __ R
Letters Used: R, S
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An M or two?
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I sniff a P.
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Oh yeah, Pat! Leonardo and the Last Supper?
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Wow, JoanP. You are the WINNER
I wasn't expecting anyone to get that so soon.
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It was those Ps PatH sniffed out that gave it away. Let's see how long it takes you to get this one!
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
Good Luck !!
i
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A good one, bluebird!
_ _ E I _ _ I _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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N?
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V?
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OK, now I know you've got it! :D
_ _ E I N V I _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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S?
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OK, now I know you've got it! :D
_ _ E I N V I S I _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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l
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I see
The Invisible ? ? ? ?
Man is the only title that comes to mind,,,not a 4 letter word...
Hmmmmm
I don't know what's been guessed...so will guess
A?
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Yes, Invisible and yes an A, Jane...
_ _ E I N V I S I B L E _ A _ _
Letters guessed: I, N, V, S, A
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Okay, I can't not answer this one since if was (is being) considered for book discussion. The Invisible Wall
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WINNER!
Hahahaha...I was waiting for you to get here, Fry. It was just a matter to see if the title was guessed before you came in!
We've just opened nominations for April's group discussion - Fry made the first suggestion - The Invisible Wall. To read more about this book...or to nominate another title - we're waiting for you here in the Suggestion Box! :D (http://seniorlearn.org/forum/index.php?action=post;msg=208687;topic=309.1120;sesc=f37cc60da4c67d579a6c904f7d78931d)
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Novelist, famous, dead. I have to ask why people think this author is so great. I don't.
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R
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You've really gotten me curious. O?
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No O's.
Novelist
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Letters used: R
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How about an A?
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Novelist
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__ E __ __ __ __ __ A __
Letters used: A, R
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ERNEST HEMINGWAY?
(I also don't like his writing)
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Got to be! I don't like his writing, either. I believe it's falling out of favor in literary circles, too.
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One book of Hemingway's I did enjoy (the only one) was A MOVEABLE FEAST, nonfiction, a memoir.
Marj
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Marjifay
Yes, Ernest Hemingway. I read a little of The Sun Also Rises. The sentences were short. The text did not flow, in fact, seemed disjointed (not coherent?). My best friend used to have a little program that when you typed in a paragraph of text it would analyze the text and tell you at what grade level it was written. Hemingway got a low grade score, forget how low, but at least jr. high level or lower. Wasn't he a reporter for a while? Being generous here, but perhaps he was writing for the many folks he probably encountered in his travels and during the war who could not read well. He led an eventful life, so perhaps reading a bio would be in order.
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According to Wikipedia, Hemingway moved to Paris in 1921 with his first wife, Hadley, where he worked as a foreign correspondent and fell under the influence of the modernist writers and artists of the 1920s, the "Lost Generation" expatriate community. (His life there with Hadley is told in his memoir, A Moveable Feast, where he talks of the interesting people he came to know, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, Ford Madox Ford, and others, including fascinating accounts of his visits with Gertrude Stein.) In 1952, Hemingway went on safari to Africa, where he was almost killed in two successive plane crashes that left him in pain or ill health for much of the rest of his life. He committed suicide in 1961 at age 61. Received a Pulitzer in 1953 for The Old Man and the Sea and a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954.
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Here's a new puzzle. Nonfiction. Fairly new. On my TBR list.
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M?
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Three M's:
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M ___ ___ ___ M E ___ ___ ___
M E ___
Used: E, M
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The Monuments Men right? I can't wait to read it! I also think it would be great to read online as a group!
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THE WINNER!
CORRECTO, JOAN P!
THE MONUMENTS MEN by Robert Edsel
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Non fiction - I find it fascinating-
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n
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No Ns this time, bluebird!
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A's?
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Yes, there is one A...
_ _ _ A _ _ E _ _ _
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R?
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Nary an R, Fry!
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t
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Yes, there is a T, bluebird
_ _ _ A T _ E _ _ _
Letters guessed: A, N, R, T,
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I?
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Not an I, Marjifay ...
_ _ _ A T _ E _ _ _
Letters guessed: A, N, R, T, I
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B?
Joan wrote,"Non fiction - I find it fascinating-"
Did you mean nonfiction in general, or the book in this puzzle?
Marj
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
Good Luck !!
iB is a great guess, Marjifay ...
I guess I meant that I'm really interested in this title...but that's not to say that I don't find NoN Fiction fascinating too. :D To tell the truth, I don't know how you will react to this title! I think it will make you smile!
_ _ _ A T B E _ _ _
Letters guessed: A, N, R, T, I, B
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G?
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L?
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y?
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Almost there now!
_ _ _ A T B E L L Y
Letters guessed: A, N, R, T, I, B,L,Y
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More E's?
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S?
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Yes, there is another E, but no S.
_ _ E A T B E L L Y
Letters guessed: A, N, R, T, I, B,L,Y
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WHEAT BELLY? Funny title.
Marj
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WINNER!
I thought so too, Marj. Just got finished talking to my doctor about slow rise in Cholesterol level, she talking of carbs...and bread. Then I came across this title, WHEAT BELLY (http://www.amazon.com/Wheat-Belly-Lose-Weight-Health/dp/1609611543) - written by a doctor. My library has multiple copies of the book. While I was looking into it, I thought it might be a teaser of a puzzle for BLANKO!
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Joan, you got that right!! It was a good teaser. Makes me curious. I'll have to look into it.
Marj
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Here's a new one. Fiction. Not my favorite fiction genre, but it was a good one.
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N?
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O?
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Two N's, One O
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Used: E, N, O
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I?
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Yes, two I's!
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___ ___ ___ ___ I ___ N
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Used: E, I, N, O
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A?
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Yes -- two A's!
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___ A ___ ___ I A N
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Used: A, E, I, N, O
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D?
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Hmmm R?
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Got it, I think! The Martian Chronicles?
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
Yes, JoanP, you got it right!
THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES by Ray Bradbury
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Quick work, JoanP!
Yes, Marj, old but good. It's a bunch of loosely connected stories that also stand alone. I remember reading some of them when they came out.
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Good show, JoanP.
Marj, The Martian Chronicles is not among my favorite SciFi. One of my top rated SciFi books is, however, written by Ray Bradbury - Fahrenheit 451. The title is the temperature at which paper ignites.
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My son has a few of Bradbury's titles on the shelves up in his old room ~ someday he'll decide what to do with them. I see them whenever I go in there to dust...which isn't too often. :D
This is fiction, I think you'd call it. Historical fiction perhaps? I'll check later...
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Extra E's?
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Oh yes...there are MANY Es!
_ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ E E _
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Yes, Frybabe, I liked Fahrenheit 451. Didn't read the book, but saw the movie.
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I'm so sorry...there is more to the title than I included in the above...Will add the complete title here:
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T's?
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O?
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Lots of Os and T's too. Enough to guess the title?
_ O T E _ O _ _ _ E _ O _ _ E _ O _ _ _ T T E _ _ _ _ _ _ E E T
Letters guessed: E, O, T
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N?
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s
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
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WINNER!
Sorry I'm late! Yes, Fry guessed it. Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (http://www.readinggroupguides.com/reviews/hotel-on-the-corner-of-bitter-and-sweet) is one of the two titles nominated for our discussion in April. You have the rest of the week to add to the list if you know of a good one for the group to read together.
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Non-fiction. Unusual subject.
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Letters used: R
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T
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Two T's
Non-fiction. Unusual subject.
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T __ __
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Letters used: R, T
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
E's?
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To Marjifay's Es above, I'll add an S guess? These should help!
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Yes, to both.
Non-fiction. Unusual subject.
S T __ __ __:
T __ E
__ __ R __ __ __ S
__ __ __ E S
__ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ E R S
Letters used: E, R, S, T
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o
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Two O's.
Non-fiction. Unusual subject.
S T __ __ __:
T __ E
__ __ R __ O __ S
__ __ __ E S
O __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ E R S
Letters used: E, O, R, S, T
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Well, there's at least one H...
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F
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Two H's and Three F's.
Non-fiction. Unusual subject.
S T __ F F:
T H E
__ __ R __ O __ S
__ __ __ E S
O F
H __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ E R S
Letters used: E, F, H, O, R, S, T
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U?
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Unusual is right!
STIFF: THE CURIOUS LIVES OF HUMAN CADAVERS by Mary Roach
Marj
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You've read it, Marjifay? :D
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No, I've not read it and probably won't. Some members of an online book club I belong to had talked about it, but I'm not sure it's something I'd want to read. Have you read it?
Marj
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No! I'll bet Fry has though!
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Winner Winner Winner
Marjifay
Nope, haven't read it - yet. It is another one that I found during my daily book browse. My library has it, so it is on my library TBR List. The other one I found, which the library doesn't have yet, is called The Mad Sculptor. Just published, it is a true crime book following a 1930's murder case.
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Fiction. (I read too many from this genre.) Made into a TV series.
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E
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E please.
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Sorry, no E's
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Not even a "The?"
O?
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One O (Nary a "The")
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___ O ___ ___
Used: A, E, O
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I was looking at the wrong book: Must have skipped some posts.
N?
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One N!
___ ___ N ___ ___ A ___ ___
___ O ___ ___
Used: A, E, N, O
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How about a C?
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No C's
This book is the sixth of the series. The first was published in 2006. They are set in Wyoming.
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Any L's?
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R
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No L's. One R.
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___ O ___ ___
Used: A, C, E, L, N, O, R
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An S?
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One S
___ ___ N ___ ___ A R ___
___ O ___ S
Used: A, C, E, L, N, O, R, S
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How about a D?
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Bingo! Two D's!
___ ___ N ___ ___ A R D
D O ___ S
Used: A, C, D, E, L, N, O, R, S
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Barnyard Dogs?
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No, that can't be it.. But will go with a G?
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Close, but no cigar ... yet
ONE G
___ ___ N ___ ___ A R D
D O G S
Used: A, C, D, E, G, L, N, O, R, S
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Junkyard dogs?
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
JoanP!!!
JUNKYARD DOGS (a Walt Longmire mystery) by Craig Johnson
(made into the TV Series "Longmire")
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Funny! Have you read it? Now it's my turn to come up with something to stump the panel...
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E
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Joan P wrote, "Funny! Have you read it?"
No, I haven't read Junkyard Dogs yet, but it's on my bloated TBR list. It gets 4+ stars from readers at Amazon.
Give us a tiny hint. Is your new puzzle fiction, nonfiction, or ?
Any A's?
Marj
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Question:
How do you get your printing to be in colors when you post here?
Marj
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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Marjifay....
Two ways to do that. Click on the REPLY button (not the quick reply, if you have that option open here) and click on Change Color and pick your color. Then type BETWEEN the tags.
OR
do the coding manually.
put the following code without spaces
[ color=blue] And this, when posted, will be blue. It will not be blue in the box as you type...only after you post. [ /color] will end the color.
[ color=red] Use whichever works better for you. [ /color]
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adding to Jane's E, are there any N's?
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Marj - try this - highlight the letters you want to colorize, then go to the line above the text box - the line that begins with B, where you bold. Drop down menu in the CHANGE COLOR box and click the color you want. That should do it. Try to save it and see what happens...
I'm sorry - this title is NON-FICTION and E is a good guess, Jane...
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Oops..missed the above two posts...Jane's directions are easier to follow.
Fry, sorry, no Ns...
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T
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Three of them, Jane!
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Letters guessed: E, N, T
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More Os?
Marj, if you want to check to see if it looks like you wanted , before posting click on the Preview button next to the Post button. You'll see a grey box showing how the post will look, and you can either click Post, or make changes first, then post.
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A's?
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H's?
Thanks, guys, for helping me figure out how to color, preview, etc.
Marj
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Give it a try here and we can help you sort it out if it doesn't work for you. The usual problem is the person forgets to put the words wanted in color between the color tags.
If you want to just make a word or two in a color, type your words in the reply box, highlight what you want colored and click the Change Color menu thingy and choose your color.
Yes, I'm playing!! ::)
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More Os, yes! H, yes, A's, yes! You many have enough now...or not! ;D
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Letters guessed: E, N, T, O,H,A
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U?
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R?
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Both! That should do it! :D
R O U T E - - : T H E - O T - E R R O A -
Letters guessed: E, N, T, O,H,A, U,R
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It must be
ROUTE 66; THE MOTHER ROAD
Marj
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You're the WINNER, Marj! :D
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Haven't read Route 66: The Mother Road, but it sounds interesting. We've had fun following the old road here in California and in Arizona. When I moved from Iowa to California in the 1950s, we drove here part of the way on Route 66.
Here's a new puzzle:
FICTION MADE INTO A COUPLE OF MOVIE VERSIONS I think more people have seen the movie than read the book
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T?
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Yes, two T's
T ___ E
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R?
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No R
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The Maltese Falcon?
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YOU WON FRYBABE!!
The best movie of The Maltese Falcon was the 1931 version. It starred the
handsome Ricardo Cortez who played Sam Spade. His leering at women was hilarious. Bebe Daniels played the femme fatale, Ruth Wonderly, and she was also great. I liked her much better in the part than Mary Astor who played in the 1941 version with Humphrey Bogart.
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Another interesting title, a memoir. New last year.
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Letters used: S
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Some A's?
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E's
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o
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__ __ A __ E
__ O __ E A __ E
__ __ __ S
__ E A __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ A __ E
Letters used: A, E, O, S
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Rs?
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T
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L
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Ls and Ts but no Rs.
__ __ A T E
T O L E A __ E
T __ __ S
__ E A __ T __ __ __ L
__ L A __ E
Letters used: A, E, L, O, R, S, T
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I Hate to Leave This Beautiful Place?
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And the winner is.........PatH
Howard Norman is married to poet, Jean Shore. He is best known for his 1994 book, The Bird Artist which, along with The Northern Lights, was a National Book Award finalist. I believe several of his books set in Canada have been criticized for using American terminology rather than Canadian terminology, and I saw one write up that complained about poorly translated Cree tales. He received a Master of Arts degree from the Folklore Institute of Indiana University linguistics and folklore. This is his newest book. http://www.amazon.com/Hate-Leave-This-Beautiful-Place/dp/0547385420/ref=la_B000AQ3XSA_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394898190&sr=1-1
Another, called Next Life Might be Kinder is due out in mid-May. http://www.amazon.com/Next-Life-Might-Be-Kinder/dp/054771212X/ref=la_B000AQ3XSA_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394898190&sr=1-3
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The book looks interesting; have you read it? I never heard of it, but the words just jumped out at me.
New quiz, juvenile fiction:
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T ___ ___
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E's?
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O's?
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___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ ___ ___
T ___ ___
___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
___ O
___ O O ___
___ E ___ ___
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Letters guessed: E, O
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s
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N's?
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No Ss, 3 Ns:
___ ___ E ___ ___ N ___ E ___
___ N ___
T ___ ___
___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
N O
___ O O ___
___ E ___ ___
___ ___ ___
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Letters guessed: E, N, O, S
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R's?
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M?
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No M, but plenty of Rs. This will probably give it to you.
___ ___ E ___ ___ N ___ E R
___ N ___
T ___ ___
___ E R R ___ ___ ___ E
___ O R R ___ ___ ___ E
N O
___ O O ___
___ E R ___
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Letters guessed: E, M, N, O, R, S
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
[..even in Australia!! ]hahaha...I love that book.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good job, Jane. I love it too.
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Best Seller in its day
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Letters Used:
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OK, T?
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Best Seller in its day
T ___ E
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T ___ ___ ____ ____
Letters Used: T
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n
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A?
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No, neither one
Best Seller in its day
T ___ E
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T ___ ___ ____ ____
Letters Used: T, N, A
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L?
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No L's
Best Seller in its day
T ___ E
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T ___ ___ ____ ____
Letters Used: T, N, A, L
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I?
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Yes. 1 I
Best Seller in its day
T ___ E
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T ___ I ____ ____
Letters Used: T, N, A, L, I
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R?
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No R's
Best Seller in its day.
Made into a movie in 2013.
T ___ E
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T ___ I ____ ____
Letters Used: T, N, A, L, I, R
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Good grief. How about more E's
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Pure guess, I don't know the title- The Lost Tribe?
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One more E
No, not Lost Tribe
#1 New York Times Best Seller in its day, according to Amazon.
Made into a movie in 2013.
T ___ E
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T ___ I E ____
Letters Used: T, N, A, L, I, R, E
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H?
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The Book Thief, of course! I see it now!
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Yes! Winner, Winner!
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I heard the movie of The Book Thief was good. But I could not finish the book -- too boring.
Marj
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Really, Marj? I had a totally different experience with Book Thief! Wonder what you'll think of this one?
Definitely fiction - not new
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T's?
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No T's this time!
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O's?
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N?
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Yes to the O, yes the N - but no T this time
Definitely fiction - not new
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Letters guessed: T, N, O
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I?
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Oh yes! Now you might see it!
Definitely fiction - not new
- - I - - I N - O N - E - - - N -
Letters guessed: T, N, O, I,
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Are there any more E's?
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Oh yes! Now you might see it!
Definitely fiction - not new
- - I - E I N - O N - E - - - N -
Letters guessed: T, N, O, I, E
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F?
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Oh my gosh. Is it
ALICE IN WONDERLAND?
Marj
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Gosh, yes, Marjifay! You are the WINNER!
Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland is just one of the seven nominations for April's Book Club Online. We're about to close the vote...still another day to register your druthers. The heading in the SUGGESTION BOX (http://seniorlearn.org/forum/index.php?topic=309.1160) should contain all the information you need.
Again, congratulations!
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Here's a new puzzle:
FICTION. A CLASSIC THAT I'VE ALWAYS MEANT TO READ (AND PROBABLY NEVER WILL)
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
Good Luck !!
t
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Three T's!!
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T ___ ___ E
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T ___ ___
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A Tale of Two Cities
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Yes, Pat! WINNER!!
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
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New quiz--fiction:
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T's?
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Other E's?
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That gives you a lot:
T ___ E
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T ___ E
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Letters guessed: E, T
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O
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Only one:
T ___ E
___ E ___ ___ T
O ___
T ___ E
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Letters guessed: E, O, T
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N's?
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R?
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No Ns, but the Rs may give it to you.
T ___ E
___ E ___ R T
O ___
T ___ E
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Letters guessed: E, N, O, R, T
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h
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I think I have it now --
THE HEART OF THE MATTER by Graham Greene
Is it good? I loved his Our Man in Havana.
Marj
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good work, Marj. I haven't read it: it's well thought of, though.
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Thanks. I'll add it to my TBR pile. Greene's Our Man in Havana is very good, laugh-out-loud funny in places. The movie of it, however, stunk.
Here's a new puzzle:
FICTION. FIRST OF A TRILOGY.
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O?
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Sorry - No O's
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WHOOPS! There is one O! And I removed the erroneous first word ending in E.
I think I should go back to sleep! This should now be correct!
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O ___
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t
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S?
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One each - a T and an S
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O ___
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G
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I bet you know it! One G
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O ___
G ___ ___ ___ T S
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h
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N?
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Yes One N!
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O ___
G ___ ___ N T S
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L
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Two L's
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O ___
G ___ ___ N T S
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A
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Fall of Giants, and no, I haven't nor do I want to read it.
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FRYBABE IS THE WINNER!!! FALL OF GIANTS by Ken Follett
Fall of Giants was a great read which helped me understand how WW! got started and how all those countries got involved.
Marj
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Frybabe, I hope you are not ill. Waiting (since March 25) for you to post a puzzle.
Marj
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Completely forgot, sorry.
Fiction. New, last year. Lots of holds for each venue at my library.
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E's?
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No E's.
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t
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T __ __ __ __
Letters Used: T
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R
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Yup! There are two R's.
__ R __ __ A __
T R __ __ __
Letters Used: R,T
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R's?
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S
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No S's.
__ R __ __ A __
T R __ __ __
Letters Used: E, R, S, T
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ORPHAN TRAIN ?
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Winner Winner Winner
I've already got Orphan Train on my Library TBR list for future reading. This is Christina Baker Kline's website about the book. http://christinabakerkline.com/novels/orphan-train/
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FICTION
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Letters Guessed:
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T's?
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Yes! 3 T's
FICTION
T ____ E
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____ T ____ ____ ____
Letters Guessed: T
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R?
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Yes, 2 R's
FICTION
T ____ E
____ ____ ____ ____ T
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____ ____ R
____ T ____ R ____
Letters Guessed: T, R
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O's?
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Yes, an O
FICTION
Soon to be made into a movie, according to the reviews
T ____ E
____ ____ ____ ____ T
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O ____ R
____ T ____ R ____
Letters Guessed: T, R, O
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S'?
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N?
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FICTION
Soon to be made into a movie, according to the reviews
Yes...some of both. That may make it easy to guess, now.
T ____ E
____ ____ ____ ____ T
____ N
O ____ R
S T ____ R S
Letters Guessed: T, R, O, S, N
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A
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u
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FICTION
Soon to be made into a movie, according to the reviews
Yes...some of both. That may make it easy to guess, now.
T ____ E
____ A U ____ T
____ N
O U R
S T A R S
Letters Guessed: T, R, O, S, N, A, U
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THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green
I'd not heard of this. Have you read it? Not sure I'd want to read it, as I'm not much into love stories.
Marj
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WINNER!
No, I've not read it. I've heard a lot of talk about it. Supposedly New York Times #1 Fiction for 2012 and soon to be a movie.
jane
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Okay, here's a newpuzzle:
FICTION. Not new. Ghost story.
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T's
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3 T's!
T ___ E
T ___ ___ ___
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T ___ E
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USED: E, T
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O
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ONE O
T ___ E
T ___ ___ ___
O ___
T ___ E
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USED: E, O, T
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h
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Two H's:
T H E
T ___ ___ ___
O ___
T H E
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USED: E, H, O, T
I liked the movie of this ghost story, but didn't care much for the book.
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The Turn of the Screw ?
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JANE --- YES, YOU ARE THE WINNER!!!
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
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NONFICTION
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A
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E's?
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Yes, 3 E's
NONFICTION
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____ ____ ____ ____ :
A
____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ E E ____
____ E ____ ____ ____ ____
Letters Guessed: E
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t
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Yes, some T's
NONFICTION
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____ ____ ____ ____ :
A
____ ____ ____ ____
____ T ____ E E T
____ E ____ ____ ____ T
Letters Guessed: E, T
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S?
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Yes, some S's
NONFICTION
____ ____ ____ S ____
____ ____ ____ S :
A
____ ____ ____ ____
S T ____ E E T
____ E ____ ____ ____ T
Letters Guessed: E, T, S
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R?
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Several R's
NONFICTION
____ ____ ____ S ____
____ ____ ____ S :
A
____ ____ ____ ____
S T R E E T
R E ____ ____ ____ T
Letters Guessed: E, T, S, R
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L?
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Yes, several L's
NONFICTION
F ____ ____ S ____
____ ____ ____ S :
A
____ ____ L L
S T R E E T
R E ____ ____ L T
Letters Guessed: E, T, S, R, L
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O's
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Yes, several O'S
NONFICTION--NEW...LOTS OF TALK ON NEWS SHOWS ABOUT THIS BOOK.
F ____ ____ S ____
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A
____ ____ L L
S T R E E T
R E ____ O L T
Letters Guessed: E, T, S, R, L, O
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FLASH BOYS; A WALL STREET REVOLT
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WINNER!!
YOUR TURN
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FYI, Michael Lewis, author of Flash Boys, will be on BookTV this weekend as described below by BookTV:
Michael Lewis, author of "Flash Boys," will appear LIVE on Book TV to answer questions about the book on Saturday, April 5th, at 11am ET. You can participate in the conversation by calling in during the program or by sending your questions/comments to Book TV via email (booktv@c-span.org) Mr. Lewis looks at the hidden world of high-frequency stock trading and explains how high-frequency traders and big Wall Street banks have rigged the system to gain an advantage over regular investors. He also talks about a group of traders who, having discovered how the market now operates, created their own stock exchange to try to level the playing field.
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OKAY. NEXT PUZZLE:
NONFICTION -- FAIRLY RECENT -- ON MANY BEST-SELLER LISTS WHEN PUBLISHED
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I saw him interviewed and what he explained about the rigging of the stock market by the frequent traders was mind boggling...nanoseconds and how their orders beat others...but they knew what others would be buying, etc.
R's?
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Is Flash Boys one of the reasons for the news casts during last day or two claiming the stock exchange is rigged?
S?
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Two R's, One S
NONFICTION -- FAIRLY RECENT -- ON MANY BEST-SELLER LISTS WHEN PUBLISHED
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Is Flash Boys one of the reasons for the news casts during last day or two claiming the stock exchange is rigged?
That is what the book explains. The author maintains a few "frequent users" have made billions by getting an order in nanoseconds before others buy that same stock...and then selling when the price is up. And, all perfectly legal, apparently.
A brillant young man at a Canadian investment bank apparently finally figured out how they were doing this...and has, with others and some giant investment brokers, started a new stock exchange.
Fascinating. I think I saw it on 60 Minutes last week.
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I guess there are always going to be people smart enough to figure out how to "game the system".
Any A's?
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One A
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t
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Two T's
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T ___ E
___ E A ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___
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Used: A, E, R, S, T
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h
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Yes. Two H's
___ E H ___ ___ _____
T H E
___ E A ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ R E ___ E R S
Used: A, E,H, R, S, T
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C?
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Nope. No C's.
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B?
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Yes! Two B's!!
B E H ___ ___ _____
T H E
B E A ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ R E ___ E R S
Used: A, B, E,H, R, S, T
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N?
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Yes -- one N! You all are getting there!
B E H ___ N _____
T H E
B E A ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ R E ___ E R S
Used: A, B, E, H, N, R, S, T
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I?
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two I's!
B E H I N _____
T H E
B E A ___ T I ___ ___ ___
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Used: A, B, E, H, I, N, R, S, T
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers?
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THAT'S IT, FRYBABE! YOU ARE THE WINNER!!
Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
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Okay, got one.
Fiction, humor
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ W
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Letters Used: W
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T's?
Question: Is line 3 really three words?
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Question: Is line 3 really three words?
Yes.
I also see that I mislaid a word, so the first line is four words.
There are two T's.
Fiction, humor
T __ __ __ __ __ __ __ T __ __
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ W
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Letters Used: T, W
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a
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Fiction, humor
T __ __ __ __ __ __ __ T __ __
__ A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
A __ __ __ __ A __ __ __ __ W
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters Used: A, T, W
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H
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Fiction, humor
T H __ H __ __ __ __ T H __
__ A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
A __ __ __ __ A __ __ __ __ W
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters Used: A, H, T, W
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Let's try I -- any I's?
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only one I.
Fiction, humor
T H __ H __ __ __ __ T H __
__ A __ __ __ __ __ I __ __ __ __:
A __ __ __ __ A __ __ __ __ W
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters Used: A, H, I, T, W
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n
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Two N's.
Fiction, humor
T H __ H __ N __ __ T H __
__ A __ __ __ __ __ I __ __ __ __:
A __ __ __ __ A N __ __ __ W
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters Used: A, H, I, N, T, W
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It's a toughie: O?
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E?
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All those E's should help bigtime. Two O's.
Fiction, humor
T H E H E N O __ T H E
__ A __ __ E __ __ I __ __ E __:
A __ E __ __ A N __ __ __ O W
__ __ __ __ E __ __
Letters Used: A, E, H, I, N, O, T, W
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THE HEN OF THE BASKERVILLES; A MEG LANGSLOW MYSTERY
Clever title. Sounds like a "cozy" mystery
Marj
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WINNER
Marj
Most of Donna Andrew's Meg Langslow mysteries feature a bird in the title, titles likeWe'll Always Have Parrots, Cockatiels at Seven, and Owl's Well That Ends Well. She has been nominated numerous times for her books, but only You've Got Murder (Turing Hopper series) received an award. The titles do sound like fun.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/donna-andrews/
My library has them in so I will be ordering the first one whenever they get the blasted site fixed again. Right now it won't let me put anything in my cart. Bugs keep cropping up in the new system. Everytime one gets fixed another shows up. Last week the computer I use decided it not to connect to the server. They changed out the computer, but the replacement went down too.
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Looks like my library has all of them, so they must be popular. Starting with an early one, I put her Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon on hold -- It won an Agatha award.
I hate it when my library's computer system goes ker-plunk. Usually happens just before a long weekend.
Marj
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Ready for another puzzle? Fiction.
I read and loved this story (novella) a few years back. It's by a multi-talented person whom most everyone has heard of, perhaps not as an author, but who does some great writing here. A poignant, humorous, tender story.
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O
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Two O's!
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O ___
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USED: E, O
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T
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One T
T ___ E
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O ___
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___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
USED: E, O, T
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n
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One N
T ___ E
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O ___
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___ O ___ ___ ___ N ___
USED: E, N, O, T
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A
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TWO A's!
T ___ E
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O ___
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___ O ___ ___ A N ___
USED: A, E, N, O, T
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R
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One R
T ___ E
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O ___
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___ O ___ ___ A N ___
USED: A, E, N, O, R, T
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S
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One S
T ___ E
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O ___
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USED: A, E, N, O, R, S, T
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L
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Oh, for heaven sakes. Your talking about the multi-talented Steve Martin.
The Pleasure of My Company
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I love Donna Andrews, especially the early ones. Her latest few aren't good (sob). "Crouching Buzzard, Leaping Loon" is my absolute favorite. It's hilarious! Let us know how you like it.
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FRYBABE THE WINNER!!!
THE PLEASURE OF MY COMPANY.
Yes, Steve Martin is multi-talented. Have you heard him play the banjo?
Marj
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Oh Yes!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbA9JHkkaAk
Hard to believe this author is now in his 80's.
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Thanks for the link to Steve Martin with his banjo.
Re your new puzzle, is it fiction or nonfiction?
E?
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You are looking for an author, not a book. The author writes both fiction and non-fiction.
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Letters used: A, E.
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I forgot to mention a great play written by Steve Martin: PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE. I haven't read it, but we saw the play and nearly fell out of our chairs laughing. It depicts an imaginary meeting of Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein in 1904 Parris, exploring the impact of art and science on our rapidly changing society. A surprise visit by Elvis added some satiric commentary from a late-20th century perspective.
Marj
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T'?
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__ E T E __
__ A T T __ __ E __ __ E __
Letters used: A, E.
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P
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R?
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P E T E R
__ A T T __ __ E __ __ E __
Letters used: A, E, P, R, T
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PETER MATTHIESSEN
I have his IN PARADISE (a novel) on order. Amazon sent me yesterday a iist of recommended books by him -- once Amazon sees you are interested in an author they let you know everything they have written by him.
Marj
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Winner Winner Winner
Marj, I saw his new book listed. Let me know how you like it when you've read it.
I first became acquainted with Peter Matthiessen in the 70's when he and George Schaller wrote for National Wildlife and National Geographic. I read Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard, have his Sand Rivers, and his novel, Shadow Country. There are several other book of non-fiction I would like to read someday. I also read Schaller's Stones of Silence.
It is hard to believe that Mattiessen is now 86, which makes Schaller about 80. Well, it is hard to believe in the 70's I was only in my 30's. These are men worth spending time with, if only in their books.
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I'm looking forward to Matthiessen's In Paradise. I'll let you know what I think of it. I'd also heard of The Snow Leopard and would like to read that one. I'd not heard of Stones of Silence, but that sounds fascinating.
I can't believe I'm 81 years old this month! So many books to read. As a song I heard this weekend on Garrison Keillor's show said -- "Oh Lord, give me just a little more time, I've got so many things to do yet."
Marj
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NEW PUZZLE. GUESS THE AUTHOR:
Nobel Prize winner, not American. Wrote fiction. I have his last book on my TBR list, written not long before he died in 2010. (This should be fairly easy)
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N?
Marj, Schaller's book is quite interesting though more related to his study of sheep/goats in the Himalayas. Mathhiessen's book is more introspective. Both books were interesting, especially if you are interested in animal conservation. Schaller is a biologist, Matthiessen was a naturalist and writer. I say was because I just discovered that Mattiessen passed away on the fifth of this month.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/06/books/peter-matthiessen-author-and-naturalist-is-dead-at-86.html?_r=0
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Sorry, no N
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T?
Happy birthday, Marj!
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Happy birthday Marj
s
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Thanks, Joan and Bluebird!
Sorry, no T
Two S's
____ ____ S ____
S A ____ A ____ A ____ ____
Used: A, N. S, T
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E?
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Yes! One E
____ ____ S E
S A ____ A ____ A ____ ____
Used: A, E, N. S, T
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R?
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Yes. One R!
____ ____ S E
S A R A ____ A ____ ____
Used: A, E, N, R, S, T
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m
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Yes. One M. You're getting close!
____ ____ S E
S A R A M A ____ ____
Used: A, E, M, N, R, S. T
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Jose Saramago.
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PatH THE WINNER!!
JOSE SARAMAGO
I read and really liked his THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS CHRIST (1994), a wry, fictional account of the life of Christ. Next up I plan to read is his novel, DEATH WITH INTERRUPTIONS (2008), a novel that poses the question -- what happens when the grim reaper decides there will be no more death?
Marj
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We read The Elephant's Journey here. I think it's lighter than most of his books.
New quiz, fiction:
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More E's?
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Indeed.
___ ___ E
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___ ___ E
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___ E ___ ___
Gee, they line up nicely.
Letters guessed:E
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T?
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___ ___ E
___ ___ E ___
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T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ E ___ T
Letters guessed:E, T
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A?
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No As.
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n
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Two of them. That should help.
___ N E
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T ___ E
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N E ___ T
Letters guessed:E, N, T
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O
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One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good job, Frybabe, and you got it before the telltale O was put in place.
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Internationally known author. If memory serves, we discussed one of his books.
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Letters used: E
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T
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H?
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Not T's, One H
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__ __ E __ H __
Letters used: E, H, T
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A
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One A.
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__ __ E __ H __
Letters used: A, E, H, T
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S?
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No S.
__ A __ __ __
__ __ E __ H __
Letters used: A, E, H, S, T
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N?
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No N.
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D
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No D.
__ A __ __ __
__ __ E __ H __
Letters used: A, D, E, H, N, S, T
Internationally acclaimed author.
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U?
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R?
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M
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No M or R.
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__ __ E __ H __
Letters used: A, D, E, H, M, N, R, S, T
Internationally acclaimed author.
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O?
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O? Yes!
__ A U __ O
__ O E __ H O
Letters used: A, D, E, H, M, N, O, R, S, T
Internationally acclaimed author.
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Paulo Coelho?
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Winner!
Congratulations, Marj.
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Wow! That was a difficult one, Frybabe. I've always meant to read his The Alchemist, but have never gotten around to it. Have you read it?
Marj
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
Good Luck !!
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Congratulations, Marj. That was hard. Very clever, Frybabe, uncommon letters, non-obvious spelling.
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Obviously, on my next turn I should pick Paolo Bacigalupi, but Frybabe is the only one likely to have heard of him.
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I haven't heard of him, Pat. I have an author with a difficult name I'll use sometime. But for now, here's a novel that should be fairly easy:
Historical Fiction. Second in what is to be a trilogy. Each book has won two awards.
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T?
Bacigalupi a science fiction writer, well thought of, but not a flavor of s-f I care for. I haven't read him, doubt anyone else here has either.
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N?
Paolo Bacigalupi: Not my cup of tea either, PatH, although The Windup Girl sounds mildly interesting. No, I never heard of him. Hmmm! Should have, between 2005-2013 he has won 20 awards.
Paulo Coehlo: Yes, I have read The Alchemist. A lot of people like it, I didn't care for it too much. It is one of those books I'd list as a mystical/philosophical quest type. Wikipedia calls it allegorical. I can't quite equate it to allegory like Undine. There was a lesson to be learned in the book though. It kind of reminds me of The Celestine Prophesy by James Redfield, also a quest type novel intended to teach a lesson, that at one time was recommended reading for executives. I did't care for that either; in fact, I never finished it.
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One T
One N
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T ___ E
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Used: E, N, T
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O?
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One O
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T ___ E
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USED: E, N, O, T
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r
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One R
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T ___ E
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USED: E, N, O, R. T
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Y?
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No Y
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T ___ E
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USED: E, N, O, R. T, Y
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A
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No A
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T ___ E
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USED: A, E, N, O, R. T, Y
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S?
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One S
___ R ___ N ___
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T ___ E
___ O ___ ___ E S
USED: A, E, N, O, R, S, T, Y
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P?
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One P!
___ R ___ N ___
___ P
T ___ E
___ O ___ ___ E S
USED: A, E, N, O, P, R, S, T, Y
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G?
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One G! You're getting there!
___ R ___ N G
___ P
T ___ E
___ O ___ ___ E S
USED: A, E, G, N, O, P, R, S, T, Y
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Bring up the Bodies
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!! Pat H!!!
I was beginning to think I was the only one who had read it. I read both Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, and liked them both, but Bring Up the Bodies was easier to read. Am looking forward to reading the third in the series.
Marj
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TIME FOR A NEW PUZZLE -- YOUR TURN, PatH.
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Ooops. I hear and obey. Non-fiction:
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R
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Two of them.
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T ___ ___
R ___ ___ ___ ___
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Letters used: R
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E?
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N?
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That could give it to you.
___ ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ N E
___ N ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
T ___ E
R ___ ___ ___ N
E ___ ___ ___ R E
Letters used: E, N, R
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Other T's
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Only one.
T ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ N E
___ N ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
T ___ E
R ___ ___ ___ N
E ___ ___ ___ R E
Letters used: E, N, R, T
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A?
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D?
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That's a big help; bet someone sees it now.
T ___ E
D E ___ ___ ___ N E
A N D
___ A ___ ___
___ ___
T ___ E
R ___ ___ A N
E ___ ___ ___ R E
Letters used: A, D, E, N, R, T
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THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE which I have yet to read, but yes indeed, it is on my Kindle.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good for you, Frybabe. Kindle is a good place for it--it's pretty heavy. I own it--3 big volumes. When I got married, Bob told me that he had figured a man would spend a lot of time waiting for his wife, so he meant to use it working through Gibbon. Of course I bought it for him the next present occasion. Whether or not he had to wait for me much, he never got through Volume I. I didn't get very far either--should try it now; it's good stuff.
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Great puzzle, Pat! Congratulations, Frybabe.
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Teen fiction. I should read this just because of the title.
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A
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I sense some Ts.
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Only one T.
T __ __
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__ __
__ __ __ __ __
A
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Letters used: T
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E?
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Yes, E's.
T __ E
__ E __ __ __
__ __
__ E __ __ __
A
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __
Letters used: E, T
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R?
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T __ E
__ E R __ __
__ __
__ E __ __ __
A
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E R
Letters used: E, R, T
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G?
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N
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No G's, one N.
T __ E
__ E R __ __
__ __
__ E __ N __
A
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E R
Letters used: E, G, N, R, T
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O?
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Only one O.
T __ E
__ E R __ __
O __
__ E __ N __
A
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E R
Letters used: E, G, N, O, R, T
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More As?
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H
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One of each
T H E
__ E R __ __
O __
__ E __ N __
A
__ A __ __ __ __ __ __ E R
Letters used: A, E, G, H, N, O, R, T
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I?
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One I
T H E
__ E R __ __
O __
__ E I N __
A
__ A __ __ __ __ __ __ E R
Letters used: A, E, G, H, I, N, O, R, T
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B?
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One B
T H E
__ E R __ __
O __
B E I N __
A
__ A __ __ __ __ __ __ E R
Letters used: A, B, E, G, H, I, N, O, R, T
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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Right on, Marj. I was one of them all the way up through high school.
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Oh my, Frybabe, that must have been difficult for you. You were probably too intelligent for them.
Marj
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Here goes a new one:
Fiction. I bought this long ago because I'd heard so much about it, but never read it, probably because if was such a biggie -- over 1,000 pages.
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___ ___ E
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T?
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One T
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ ___
T ___ E
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Used: E, T
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N?
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One N
___ N ___
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___ ___
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
Used: E, N, T
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O?
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One O
___ N ___
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O ___
T ___ E
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Used: E, N O, T
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H
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One H
___ N ___
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O ___
T H E
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Used: E, H, N O, T
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A?
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Two A's!
A N ___
___ A ___ ___ E ___
O ___
T H E
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Used: A, E, H, N O, T
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D?
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TWO D'S!
A N D
___ A D ___ E ___
O ___
T H E
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Used: A, D, E, H, N O, T
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S?
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ONE S
A N D
___ A D ___ E S
O ___
T H E
___ ___ ___ ___
Used: A, D, E, H, N O, S, T
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I?
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One I!
A N D
___ A D I E S
O ___
T H E
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Used: A, D, E, H, I, N O, S, T
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L
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U?
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TWO L'S, ONE U THAT SHOULD DO IT!
A N D
L A D I E S
O ___
T H E
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Used: A, D, E, H, I, lN, O, S, T, U
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And ladies of the club?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Congratulations Joan!
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Here's the book I'm reading now. It's cheating, since I'll bet you never heard of it, but we'll see how it goes.
Nonfiction
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.
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E's?
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T
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Nonfiction
__ I __ __:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
T __ E __ __ __ __ __.
(http://__ I __ __:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
T __ E __ __ __ __ __.)Guessed: E, T
I forgot to give you a letter, so I put in the I
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O's?
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That's a good one.
Nonfiction
__ I __ __:
__ O __ __ O __ __ __ __ OO __ __ __
T __ E __ O __ __ __.
Guessed: E, T, O
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H?
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Nonfiction
__ I __ __:
H O __ __ O __ __ __ H OO __ __ __
T H E __ O __ __ __.
Guessed: E, T, O, H
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you're on the trail.
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W?
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N
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Nonfiction
__ I __ __:
H O W __ O __ __ __ H OO __ __ __
T H E W O __ __ __.
Guessed: E, T, O, H, W, N
Sorry, no N.
You're on your way!
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S?
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R?
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Nonfiction
__ I __ __:
H O W S O __ __ S H OO __ __ __
T H E W O R __ __.
Guessed: E, T, O, H, W, N, S, R
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FIZZ: HOW SODA SHOOK UP THE WORLD
Good one, Joan K!
Marj
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Oh for goodness sake. I even remember talking with JoanK about the book, and I didn't get it. Good work, Marj.
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Thanks, Pat. I haven't read it. At first I thought it was about gold, until the S showed up on the third word. I got more help from my newsletter today from Galco in L.A., my favorite soda pop shop, which showed a picture of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland sharing a soda, and then an ad for "a new fizzy; Saranac Shirley Temple." (Some of your favorite pop you loved as a kid is still being made, and it's sold at Galco's Soda Pop Shop.) They also make the best egg salad sandwich in their little kitchen. Yum!
Marj
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I'll go for the egg salad sandwich (I love a good one) and forego the pop.
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I was wondering if others here like to watch the TV quiz show Wheel of Fortune. It and Jeopardy are my favorites.
I was reminded of a song, Wheel of Fortune, sung by Kay Starr in the 1950s. Maybe you remember it --you can hear it on YouTube. I have a feeling that the song might be where the title for the quiz show came from.
Well, duh, back to sleep. Such deep thinking makes me sleepy. LOL.
Marj
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YEAH MARJIFAY! Good for you.
It's a fun book, starting with Hannibal and his elephants stopping for a few days on the way to invade Rome to drink naturally carbonated water at a spring. (I wonder what an elephant belch is like?)
Have a good sleep, and dream up a good book for us.
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Okay -- Had my nap and lunch -- so here we go
Fiction. This was made into a movie which everyone thought was scary, but the book was more scary.
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S
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Sorry, No S
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___ E ___
Letters used: E, S
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N?
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Yes! 3 N's!
N ___
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___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ E N
Letters used: E, N, S
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O?
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I
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Four O's! THIS SHOULD REALLY HELP!
N O
___ O ___ N ___ ___ ___
___ O ___
O ___ ___
___ E N
Letters used: E, N, O, S
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Sorry, No I's
N O
___ O ___ N ___ ___ ___
___ O ___
O ___ ___
___ E N
Letters used: E, I, N, O, S
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No Country for Old Men
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THE WINNER IS: PatH!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS, PAT!!!!
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN by Cormac McCarthy!
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This is a non-fiction book I'm reading now. You might not have heard of it, but I think it's as fair as JoanK's Fizz, especially if you consider my interests.
___ A ___ ___
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E's?
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Good start, Marj.
___ A ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ,
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___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E
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N?
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___ A N E
___ ___ ___ ___ E N ,
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Letters guessed: E, N
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Well, the first two words look like Jane Austen. I have know idea what the rest of it is.
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T?
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Frybabe's right about Jane Austen, and there are some Ts too.
J A N E
A U S T E N ,
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T ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ T
Letters guessed: E, N, T
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L?
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H
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No L, but there is an H.
J A N E
A U S T E N ,
___ ___ ___ E
T H E ___ ___ ___ ___ T
Letters guessed: E, H, L, N, T
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S?
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One more S:
J A N E
A U S T E N ,
___ ___ ___ E
T H E ___ ___ ___ S T
Letters guessed: E, H, L, N, S, T
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U
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No more Us.
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O's?
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One O.
J A N E
A U S T E N ,
___ ___ ___ E
T H E O ___ ___ S T
Letters guessed: E, H, L, N, S, T
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JANE AUSTEN, GAME THEORIST
Wow! That was a hard but good one, Pat!
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good work, Marj. Has anyone else read the book? The author, Michael Chwe, is a political science professor at UCLA. He had never touched Austen's books until 8 years ago he watched the movie Clueless, based on Emma, with his children. He was amazed at the amount of game-type manipulation, and started in to read the novels. He came out of it convinced that it's not simply the case that you can analyze the books using game theory; Jane Austen is the unacknowledged founder of the discipline. He proceeds to a lengthy analysis of various principles, copiously illustrated by examples from the books.
It's a book for Austen nuts like me. If you haven't read all the books you will be lost, because there are many quick examples on each page, told with the assumption that you know the players. So far, I'm not totally convinced, but I'm having fun.
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I haven't read it, Pat, but it sounds like it might be interesting. I haven't read much Jane Austen. Read a couple when I was young, and have watched some of the films made of her books.
Marj
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Here goes another puzzle:
Fiction. Fascinating but rather strange book. Not by an American novelist.
____ ____ E
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____ ____ E
____ ____ ____ E ____
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O?
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One O
____ ____ E
____ O ____ ____ ____
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____ ____ E
____ ____ ____ E ____
USED: E, O
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I've heard of Jane Austen, Game Theorist. Interesting proposition. I tried to learn a little game theory from one of those online college courses, but it didn't work.
Are there any N's?
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Three N's!
____ ____ E
____ O ____ ____ N
____ N
____ ____ E
____ ____ N E ____
USED: E, N, O
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I?
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One I
____ ____ E
____ O ____ ____ N
I N
____ ____ E
____ ____ N E ____
USED: E, I, N, O
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U?
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Yes! One U!
____ ____ E
____ O ____ ____ N
I N
____ ____ E
____ U N E ____
USED: E, I, N, O, U
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The Woman in the Dunes
Have you read it, Marj?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Congratulation Pat!
Yes, I've read it. Also others by Kobo Abe including THE RUINED MAP. I'd like to see the movie of WOMAN IN THE DUNES. Have you read it?
Marj
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No, I was a bit daunted by it. Maybe I should give it a try.
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WOMAN IN THE DUNES is a short book (only about 240 pp), easy to read, and one you would probably never forget. Just a strange story. Abe is said to have been influenced by Kafka whom I have not read. Just get ready to spit out the sand from your mouth after you've finished it (LOL).
If you like mysteries, I really liked OUT by another Japanese writer, a female, Natsuo Kirino. About a woman who accidently kills her abusive husband. She then asks four of her co-workers at the lunch box factory where they work, to help her dispose of his body. It's a page turner. Oh, I see she has a new book out that looks interesting - The Goddess Chronicle.
Marj
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I see that "Out" was nominated for an Edgar Award. Unfortunately, it's not on kindle.
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Don't you read anything that's not on Kindle, Joan K?
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New quiz, fiction, not recent:
T ___ ___
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E's?
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Two of them:
T ___ E
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Letters guessed: E
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O's
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N?
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T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
O ___
O ___ ___ ___ N ___ O
Letters guessed: E, N, O
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R's?
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One R:
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E
O ___
O ___ R ___ N ___ O
Letters guessed: E, N, O, R
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F?
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Would there happen to be another T in there?
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Lots of them.
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ T ___ E
O ___
O T R ___ N T O
Letters guessed: E, N, O, R, T
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Did you miss the F that Marj guessed?
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Thanks, but that's okay. My next question would have been that of Frybabe's, ie about more E's
Marj
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I did miss the F, but it's pretty obvious where it goes.
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ T ___ E
O F
O T R ___ N T O
Letters guessed: E, F, N, O, R, T
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A
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There are two As, and they will be a big help:
T ___ E
___ A ___ T ___ E
O F
O T R A N T O
Letters guessed: A, E, F, N, O, R, T
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L?
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T ___ E
___ A ___ T L E
O F
O T R A N T O
Letters guessed: A, E, F, L, N, O, R, T
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The Castle of Otranto? Never heard of it. Crushed by a giant helmet? Huh? Billed as the first "Gothic" novel.
I've just discovered that Walpole was counted as one of a number who doubted that Richard III killed the princes in the tower. I'd be interested in reading that book, if I can find it.
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Congrats, Frybabe. I've not read it. But it's available in our Southern California libraries. (261 pp.) However, the summary mentions it has "supernatural terror," so I will bypass it. Fantasy and paranormal stuff are usually a big yawn for me.
Marj
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good for you, Frybabe, getting it when you hadn't heard of it. The plot sounds perfectly dreadful, doesn't it? Might make a good opera, though.
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http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/696?msg=welcome_stranger
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Thanks, bluebird, I'll have a look at it. I suspect the language will be pretty tough going, though.
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Non-fiction.
__ __ E
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
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O?
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No Os.
__ __ E
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters used: O
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T's?
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I?
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N
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No I's.
T __ E
__ __ __
__ __ N T __ __ __
Letters guessed: I, N, O, T
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How about A's?
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There might be another E?
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T __ E
__ E A
__ __ N T E __ __
Letters guessed: A, E, I, N, O, T
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S's?
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T __ E
S E A
__ __ N T E __ S
Letters guessed: A, E, I, N, O, S, T
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Well, since all the vowels have been used except U, the second letter of the last word is probably a U. Which makes it likely the word is hunters, -- so:
THE SEA HUNTERS
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WINNER
Marjifay
Clive Cussler is known for his sea adventures. What I didn't know is that he was awarded a Doctor of Letters by the Board of Governors of the Maritime College at SUNY in lieu of doing a PhD thesis. His interest and knowledge of shipwrecks and underwater archaeology is extensive. He founded the National Underwater Marine Agency which, among many others, found the Hunley and its victim the Housatonic. You can read about NUMA and Cussler's bio here http://www.numa.net/
A second book, The Sea Hunters II: Diving the World's Seas for Famous Shipwrecks, was published in 2002.
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That sounds very interesting.
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Yes it does sound interestimg.
Here goes the next puzzle:
Fiction. Another rather strange but fascinating book made into a rather strange but fascinating movie. Not an American author (nor a Japanese one, LOL)
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O?
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One O
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___ ___
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___ O ___ ___
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S?
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Sorry, no S
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I?
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T
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Three I's!
Two T's!
T ___ E
___ I ___ ___ I ___
___ T
___ ___ ___ ___ I ___ ___
___ O ___ ___
USED: E, I, O, S, T
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A?
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Two A's
T ___ E
___ I ___ ___ I ___
A T
___ A ___ ___ I ___ ___
___ O ___ ___
USED: A, E, I, O, S, T
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Off topic:
I was curious and went back to the beginning of the Blanco puzzles. There then were quite a few who worked on them, but guess they must have gradually gotten tired of it. Anyway, I found some interesting books that I'd not read, one of which was made into a puzzle by Frybabe -- Is Paris Burning? (nonfiction) by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre which looks very interesting. I put it on my Library's hold list. Another one I want to read was also submitted by Frybabe, Ghosts of Vesuvius by Charles Pellegrino.
Marj
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N?
Marj, Is Paris Burning was also turned into an Oscar nominated movie. I really liked the book. My copy of The Ghosts of Vesuvius is still in my TBR pile. But check with Ginny, she is our Pompeii expert. I think she is the one that said the book was disappointing, which is why, I suppose, it is still TBR for me.
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Three N's! You're getting close!
T ___ E
___ I ___ N I ___
A T
___ A N ___ I N ___
___ O ___ ___
USED: A, E, I, N, O, S, T
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
Wild guess C?
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I think I see a G waiting in line.
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R
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Three C's!
Two G's!
One R!
Looks like you've just about got it!
T ___ E
___ I C N I C
A T
___ A N G I N G
R O C ___
USED: A, C, E, G, I, N, O, R, S, T
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The Picnic at Hanging Rock
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WINNER!!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
Yes, PatH, THE PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK by Joan Lindsay (Australian writer)
A short book, very good. Think I'll re-read it. Have you read it or seen the movie?
Marj
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No, Marj, I haven't done either. Maybe I will, with your recommendation.
Here's a science fiction fiction book. But like lots of the recent quizzes, it's guessable even if you haven't heard of it.
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A
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E's?
Off Topic: I found another book from the old Blanco puzzles I want to read: EMPIRE OF THE SUMMER MOON; QUANAH PARKER AND THE RISE AND FALL OF THE COMANCHES, THE MOST POWERFUL INDIAN TRIBE IN AMERICAN HISTORY by S C. Gwynne. The war with the Comanches lasted 4 years. The book also includes the compelling drama of Cynthia Ann Parker, a lovely nine-year-old girl with cornflower-blue eyes who was kidnapped by Comanches from the far Texas frontier in 1836. She grew to love her captors and became infamous as the "White Squaw" who refused to return until her tragic capture by Texas Rangers in 1860. More famous still was her son Quanah, a warrior who was never defeated and whose guerrilla wars in the Texas Panhandle made him a legend. That sounds really interesting to me.
Marj
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Two Es.
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A
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Marj, we discussed Empire of the Summer Moon here in 2010. I didn't join in because, although the subject interested me, I thought the violence in the book would be too much for me. You could check in the archives to see what people thought of it. There are all sorts of interesting trains of thought. What about the many women who were captured by Indians and came to have lives they preferred? I'd really like to know what it was like for them. Their life wasn't necessarily any harder than that of pioneers, so it boils down to whether they ended up married to someone they liked and who treated them well, and whether they were able to to adapt to a different culture and not miss the old framework too much.
And Quanah sounds like someone worth reading about too--a really heroic type.
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I thought Empire of the Summer Moon was very interesting. The discussion is well worth reading through. With several of our participants living in the areas covered, we got lots of old maps and photos.
How about a T or two?
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Thanks, Pat. I'll check the archives for the discussion of Empire of the Summer Moon. Evidently Parker yearned so much for her adopted Comanche people that, as I read somewhere, after she was "rescued" she committed suicide.
I keep adding books to my TBR list as though I were going to live to age 150 or more (LOL)
Marj
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Well, Marj, one of my favorite minor characters is Tuesday Next's grandmother who is absolutely ancient. She refuses to die until she has read the world's most boring book. It seems she just hasn't found it yet.
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Yep, LOL, talk about being obsessed. But I think I just read one of the world's most boring books - J.G. Farrell's TROUBLES, the first of a trilogy. Was trying to read with a group that reads Booker Prize books, but gave it up after about 50 pp. Now that might make a discussion group--name the most boring books you tried to read. It would save me a lot of time --I've run across a bunch of them lately. Finally found a good one that's keeping my interest, HONOR, by Elif Shafak.
By the way, what is Tuesday Next? I've heard of a Thursday Next series.
Marj
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You're right - Thursday Next.
I guess I ought to restate my letter guess - T before it gets lost.
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Here you are, Frybabe.
T ___ E
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A
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Letters guessed: E, T.
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H's?
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O
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One H, and the Os should be a big help.
T H E
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A
H ___ ___ ___ ___
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Letters guessed: E, H, O, T.
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Are you sure there isn't another H?
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Ooops, you're right, and that means you've got it.
T H E
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A
H ___ ___ ___ H
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Letters guessed: E, H, O, T.
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I think so --
THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS by Robert Heinlein
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Yes, you got it all right, Marj. Good for you.
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I was sure Frybabe would get that one, as I think she reads a lot of Sci-Fi. I haven't read that one, but I did read his STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND back in the 1960s. I remember in that book the guy from Mars preaching free love which was one of the big things back then what with the pill just having been developed, LOL.
So today starts the Memorial Day weekend. I remember when it was called Decoration Day, a day to decorate the graves of all your deceased relatives and friends.
Marj
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I'll start a new one:
Fiction. The only one I was able to finish and really liked by this difficult (for me, anyway), author. Made into a good movie in the late 1940s.
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Wasn't up early enough today.
I've read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress but not Stranger in a Strange Land. In fact, unless I read some of his short stories and forgot, "Moon..." is the only Heinlein I've read.
Okay, so now on to the next quiz: Any R's?
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One R
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T?
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Three T's! Whoops! -- I added another R that I'd missed.
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T ___ E
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Used: E, R, T
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I
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Yes! 2 I's! You're getting very close.
I ___ T R ___ ___ E R
I ___
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ T
Used: E, I, R, T
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Intruder in the Dust
bluebird's Is gave it to me.
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YES, YES YOU ARE THE WINNER, PAT!!!
INTRUDER IN THE DUST by William Faulkner
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Faulkner is an author that I think I don't like, but the two times I've picked up a book of his, I've read it non-stop. One was As I Lay Dying; I picked it up in a vacation rental property, and stayed up all night reading it. It did a magnificent job of putting me inside the heads of a number of people I didn't like and couldn't stand being in the heads of, but I couldn't put it down. I've forgotten the name of the other; it was one of my daughters' high school reading assignments that I picked up.
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I suppose I should really give Faulkner another try. Guess I'm just getting lazy in my doddering old age.
Off topic: For anyone who lives near the Los Angeles area, there is to be spectacular shower of shooting stars around midnight as the earth moves through the tail of some comet. There may be other areas of the U.S. involved; I don't know.
Marj
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We're all in range. It will happen here too, but the peak is at 3 am. It's a comet which has shifted position, so they don't know what to expect, but best case scenario is spectacular. With my luck, it will be worst case fizzle. To look in the right spot, look north, about half way up from horizon to straight overhead.
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More detailed meteor information:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/weeks-sky-glance-may-23-31/ (http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/sky-at-a-glance/weeks-sky-glance-may-23-31/)
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Thanks for the link, Pat. I'll also look for Venus and the other two planets. That's an interesting newsletter. I sent it to my son who is interested in astronomy and has a nice telescope.
Marj
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Well, it wasn't a big spectacle here. There were some clear patches of sky, and I saw a few meteors, but not very showy. I managed to scare my neighbor, though as he walked back from watching at a nearby soccer field. I was leaning against his fence, and he didn't see me until I said hi.
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Boo! LOL. Same here -- too cloudy. Big disappointment.
Marj
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
Good Luck !!
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New quiz. Drama.
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E's?
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No Es.
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R's?
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And I'm in the LA area, but didn't see your post until now. Boo hoo. I probably wouldn't have seen anything anyway: the city lights are so strong here, we never see more than one or two stars at night.
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T
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___ ___ ___ ___ T
Letters guessed: E, R, T
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Waiting for Godet?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
That was quick.
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Author, deceased over 50 years ago.
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__ __ __ __ T __ __
Letters used: T
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E?
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Two E, coming up.
__ __ __ __
__ E __ __ E
__ __ __ __ T __ __
Letters used: T
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O?
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Two O's
__ O __ __
__ E __ __ E
__ __ __ __ T O __
Letters used: E, O, T
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N
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Two N's
__ O __ __
N E __ __ E
__ __ __ __ T O N
Letters used: E, O, T
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R's?
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Z
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Oh, I think somebody know who this is
One Z and two Rs.
Two N's
Z O R __
N E __ __ E
__ __ R __ T O N
Letters used: E, N, O, R, T, Z
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Yes, I do. Zora Neale Hurston
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AND THE WINNER IS......DRUM ROLL PLEASE.....PATH
Best known for her book, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Huston was an author, folklorist and anthropologist. The book itself was not well received when it was first published in 1937, but when it was republished in 1978 (?), it became an instant hit.
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I had heard of the book Their Eyes Were Watching God, but had not heard of the author.
Being an atheist I usually pass on a book with God in the title (unless it's by Christopher Hitchens, LOL).
Marj
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I haven't read the book, but I think it's main thrust isn't religious, but about a black woman's difficult path to a relationship that suits her. It's a shame Hurston died before the book came to be appreciated. Hurston herself was a prominent in the between the wars intellectual life in Harlem.
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New quiz, fiction.
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T ___ ___
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Oh, heck. Let's get the E's out of the way.
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Good strategy, Marj.
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T ___ E
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Letters guessed: E
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I feel like an L today.
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No Ls.
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How about N's?
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Yes
___ ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ N
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T ___ E
N ___ ___ ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E, L, N
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O's?
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One O
___ ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ N
O ___
T ___ E
N ___ ___ ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E, L, N, O
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R?
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___ ___ E
R E ___ ___ R N
O ___
T ___ E
N ___ ___ ___ ___ E
Letters guessed: E, L, N, O, R
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Oh dear, I know what it is (I think). THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE. Never read it.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Quite right, Frybabe. I had to read it in high school, but it didn't make much sense to me then.
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Fiction/Romance
__ __ E
__ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
Letters used: E
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T's?
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Fiction/Romance
T __ E
__ __ __ __ T
__ __
__ __ __
__ T __ __ __
Letters used: E, T
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
S?
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Good choice.
Fiction/Romance
T __ E
__ __ __ __ T
__ __
__ __ __
S T __ __ S
Letters used: E, S, T
Odd thing. I had never heard of Zora Neale Hurston until I ran across her works and decided to use her for this quiz. Today I discovered someone requested two of her books from our library. First, I was pleased that we have copies at our branch, and second, I had to have my counterpart check to see if I had accidentally requested them instead of putting them on my library wish list. Nope, wasn't me. Spooky, huh.
I was surprised that no one has requested any Maya Angelou books yet. Well, it's early yet.
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How about R's?
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A
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Fiction/Romance
T __ E
__ A __ __ T
__ __
__ __ R
S T A R S
Letters used: A, E, R, S, T
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F
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One F.
Fiction/Romance. Movie release very soon.
T __ E
F A __ __ T
__ __
__ __ R
S T A R S
Letters used: A, E, F, R, S, T
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Somehow i feel like I ought to see it.
O?
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U
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N?
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Fiction/Romance. Movie release very soon.
T __ E
F A U __ T
__ N
O U R
S T A R S
Letters used: A, E, F, N, O, R, S, T, U
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I?
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Actually I would guess the third word has to be "in" since O has been used, therefore the title must be THE FAULT IN OUR STARS?
Marj
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MarjiFaye you are the WINNER
John Green is the author of this teen rated novel about two young cancer patients and their budding romance.
The movie is due to be released in the next week or two.
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I just looked at my library online and could hardly believe my eyes --50 on the waiting list for this book which is listed as being for Young Adults. I think I'll pass (LOL). Having recovered from breast cancer, I avoid the topic in books. Plus I rarely read anything labeled "romance." Good one, Frybabe. That took us a long time to figure out that puzzle!
Marj
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Here comes another one...........
Fiction. From a well-known author (deceased). Not one of his best known novels, but one I liked.
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A
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N
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I may be the only one to have read Hurston: "Their Eyes ---". If you want to be depressed, that's the book for you.
MARJ: I know exactly what you mean! When I had breast cancer (many years ago) my friends kept saying "Oh, I know a book you have to read! " After trying a few, I would say "As long as it's not about someone dying gracefully: that's the LAST thing I want to read" and they would blush and say "Oh, never mind."
N?
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Two N's!
Fiction. From a well-known author (deceased). Not one of his best known novels, but one I liked.
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A
___ ___ ___
___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ N
Used: A, N
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You've got that right, Joan. No books about terminal illnesses or set in hospitals. I won't watch the TV series House for that reason.
I'm glad you're okay now.
Marj
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O?
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Three O's!!!
Fiction. From a well-known author (deceased). Not one of his best known novels, but one I liked.
___ O
A
___ O ___
___ N ___ ___ O ___ N
Used: A, N
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T?
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Yes. One T I'll bet you know it!
Fiction. From a well-known author (deceased). Not one of his best known novels, but one I liked.
T O
A
___ O ___
___ N ___ ___ O ___ N
Used: A, N, O, T
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D?
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Yes - one D
Fiction. From a well-known author (deceased). Not one of his best known novels, but one I liked.
T O
A
___ O D
___ N ___ ___ O ___ N
Used: A, N, O, T
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G? I have no idea!
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Fiction. From a well-known author (deceased). Not one of his best known novels, but one I liked.
Yes, one G. You're almost there.
T O
A
G O D
___ N ___ ___ O ___ N
Used: A, N, O, T
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Gee, I just have to do this.
John Steinbeck's To a God Unknown. Now I have another book to find for my TBR pile. Man's relationship to the land and the nature of belief. Sounds like a very thought provoking book.
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Frybabe is THE WINNER!!
Yes it is a thought-provoking book, Frybabe. One of the first books he wrote. From my notes, an Amazon reader said it was "Steinbeck's disturbing treatment of spirituality, superstition and the power of faith. A story that will stick to the ribs of the thoughtful reader." I agree with that. I bought the book and planned to read it again, but wouldn't you know, I haven't done so. It's not a long book, less than 200 pp. I think I'll get it out and re-read it. I've got Picnic at Hanging Rock on my table ready to reread. and I just found another book I want to reread that you probably never heard of and might like. I'll make it into a Blanko puzzle sometime.
Marge
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Speaking of Steinbeck, if you ever get to California, be sure to go see the Steinbeck Museum in Salinas, CA (near Monterey). Wonderful. There is a little section devoted to each of his books. They even have the truck (or a duplicate) he drove across the U.S. told in his Travels with Charley (I loved that book). I always say if one hasn't read Steinbeck, after visiting the museum they will run out a get one of his books.
Marj
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This book is, according to Amazon, #1 in three catagories. Published this year. Non-fiction
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__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ N
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
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There must be some E's somewhere?
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Oh yes, there are E's, but only three.
__ __ E
__ __ __ E __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ N
__ __ E
__ __ __ __ __
Letters used: E
This book is, according to Amazon, #1 in three catagories. Published this year. Non-fiction
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L's?
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I'm baffled; may as well try to pin down the two-letter word.
I?
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A couple of good guesses
__ __ E
__ L __ E __ __
L I __ I __ __
__ __ I __ __ __
I N
__ __ E
__ __ __ L __
Letters used: E, I, L
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Let's try a D. I'm pretty sure there's at least one.
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And that T.
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R
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
Off topic: Today's (June 2) on-line issue of the New Yorker has an interesting article on the author John Green entitled "How the author of “The Fault in Our Stars” built an ardent army of fans." (I'd not realized he was the author of the novel, "Looking for Alaska" which I'd read.)
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/06/09/140609fa_fact_talbot
Marj
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T __ E
__ L D E __ T
L I __ I __ __
T __ I __ __ __
I N
T __ E
__ __ R L D
Letters used: D, E, I, L, R, T
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O's?
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W
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N
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T __ E
O L D E __ T
L I __ I __ __
T __ I N __ __
I N
T __ E
W O R L D
Letters used: D, E, I, L, N, O, R, T, W
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S?
-
T __ E
O L D E S T
L I __ I __ __
T __ I N __ S
I N
T __ E
W O R L D
Letters used: D, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T, W
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H's?
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T H E
O L D E S T
L I __ I __ __
T H I N __ S
I N
T H E
W O R L D
Letters used: D, E, H, I, L, N, O, R, S, T, W
Published this year. Non-fiction. Science/Biology
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I'll bet it's THE OLDEST LIVING THINGS IN THE WORLD? Sounds interesting.
Marge
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WINNER - Headline: Marg does it again.
I thought so too, Marg.
Her website: http://www.rachelsussman.com/
TED Talks: http://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_sussman_the_world_s_oldest_living_things
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Another book for my TBR list. What an interesting life Sussman has lived traveling all over the world photographing all those interesting organisms. (Wonder if she was born wealthy?) That link to her talk was interesting. Now I'll have to dig up some more info on the creosote bushes and the yucca plants you see so abundantly as you drive thru the desert here in So. Calif. Also the giant coastal redwood trees in northern California which I thought were among the oldest living things. Oh, and I signed up to receive notice of the Ted talks. Thanks.
Marj
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Well, here comes another puzzle:
Fiction. A book I read some time ago. I could be wrong but I bet you've not heard of it, but might like if you read it.
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A
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C
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Good start! One C
C ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
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E?
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One E
C ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
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O?
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N?
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One O
Good ones! 3 O's, 5 N's!
C O N ___ E ___ ___ ___ O N
O ___
A
___ ___ ___ ___ N
N ___ N
Used: A, E, O, N
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I?
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R
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Whoops, I see I missed a letter at the end of line one. I added the blank.
One I, No R
C O N ___ E ___ ___ I O N ___
O ___
A
___ ___ ___ ___ N
N ___ N
Used: A, E, I, O, N, R
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S
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3 S's!
C O N ___ E S S I O N S
O ___
A
___ ___ ___ ___ N
N ___ N
Used: A, E, I, O, N, R, S
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It must be Confessions of a __ __ __ __n Nun, but someone else will have to fill in the blanks.
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Yes, Pat, you're right about those words. Maybe this will help: I kept waiting for someone to ask if there were more A's than the first one I gave, but no one did. So I've added them.
C O N F E S S I O N S
O F
A
___A ___ A N
N U N
Used: A, E, I, O, N, R, S, U
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I added F to the used letters. No more F's
C O N F E S S I O N S
O F
A
___A ___ A N
N U N
Used: A, E, F, I, O, N, R, S, U
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I guess you guys don't read the Library section here of Senior Learn, or you would know the title.
Marj
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I do read it, but not everything sticks. I'll just guess. Can't take more than 16 guesses.
M?
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Ok, Marj, I'll get you off the hook.
Confessions of a Pagan Nun.
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Thanks,Frybabe! THE WINNER! FINALLY!
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Here is another one that will take a while to guess. Sorry about the long title. It is rather popular with the guys in my area because the subject (the person) in the title came from this area.
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __,
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __,
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ S __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters guessed:
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M
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With a long title like this, I'm guessing that an E will be useful.
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We're off to a good start.
__ __ E E __ M E __:
__ __ __ __ E __ __ M __ __ __ __ __ __,
__ __ E __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ __ E,
__ __ __ __ __ E __ __ E __ __ E __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ S __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ E __
Letters guessed: E, M
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How about some R's?
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A bunch of R's.
__ __ E E __ M E __:
__ __ __ __ E __ R M __ __ R __ __ __,
__ __ E __ __ __ R __ E __ R __ __ __ E,
__ __ __ __ __ E __ R E __ __ E __ __
__ __ __ R __ __ __ __ __ S __ __ R __ __ __ E __ E R
Letters guessed: E, M, R
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Now some T"s?
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
I think I spot at least one more S.
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__ __ E E __ M E __:
__ __ __ __ E __ R M S T R __ __ __,
T __ E T __ __ R __ E __ R __ __ __ E,
__ __ __ T __ E __ R E __ __ E S T
S __ __ R T S __ __ __ S __ __ R __ __ __ E __ E R
Letters guessed: E, M, R, S, T
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P?
It's fun trying to see what's in so many words.
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H's?
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P
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__ H E E __ M E __:
__ __ __ __ E __ R M S T R __ __ __,
T H E T __ __ R __ E __ R __ __ __ E,
__ __ __ T H E __ R E __ __ E S T
S P __ R T S __ __ __ S P __ R __ __ __ E __ E R
Letters guessed: E, M, R, S, T
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O's?
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__ H E E __ M E __:
__ __ __ __ E __ R M S T R O __ __,
T H E T O __ R __ E __ R __ __ __ E,
__ __ __ T H E __ R E __ __ E S T
S P O R T S __ O __ S P __ R __ __ __ E __ E R
Letters guessed: E, H, M, O, P, R, S, T
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It's Lance Armstrong, but who knows the rest.
N
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I don't know the rest, but I can guess:
Wheelmen: Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France,and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever.
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WINNER Hurray! PatH crossed the finish line in 1st Place. WINNER
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And I wasn't even on steroids.
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It broke my heart when Lance Armstrong was "outed". As a cancer survivor, he was a role model for me. That's one of the tragedies of this drugging. We can't even have heroes any more.
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Agreed, JoanK. Never having read a bio about him, I was under the distinct impression (from an article - local news?) that he was from the Lancaster, PA area. What a shock I just got to see that Wikipedia says he is a Texan, no mention of PA anywhere that I could see. One of those who wanted to believe him when he said he didn't dope, I was also greatly disappointed when the evidence continued to mount up and when he finally admitted to it.
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I was a big follower of the Tour de France until more and more doping charges surfaced. All the people you had been rooting for turned into cheats. Armstrong was the last straw, but I'd already stopped following it. It seems to have been so pervasive that you either had to dope or resign yourself to never getting anywhere.
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New quiz--fiction:
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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R?
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No R.
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T's?
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T ___ E
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___ ___ ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: R, T
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H's?
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More E's please.
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N?
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One H, two Ns, no more Es.
T H E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ N T ___ ___ N
Letters guessed: E, H, N, R, T
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O?
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A
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Bet that gives it to you.
T H E
___ A ___ ___ ___
___ O ___ N T A ___ N
Letters guessed: A, E, H, N, O, R, T
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F?
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No F.
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M's?
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I?
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That does it.
T H E
M A ___ I ___
M O ___ N T A I N
Letters guessed: A, E, F H, I, M, N, O, R, T
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THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN
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BINGO--WINNER!
You got it, Marj.
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I thought the last word was Fountain, until Pat said there were no F's. So.... I've never read The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, (nor anything else by Mann). Have you, Pat, or any others?
Marj
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I read Buddenbrooks many years ago, and liked it a lot, but that's it. Several times I've tried to read Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man, but I bog down pretty rapidly, because I can't stand Krull, and since he's the narrator, you're inside his head (or maybe not, given what he's like, you're seeing what he wants you to).
I was hoping that last word would confuse people, but it didn't slow you down.
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I read his short stories years ago and loved them. But I tried to reread them recently, and they were too dense for me. It takes 10 minutes to figure out a sentence.
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I shudder to think how dense they must be in German. Bob read Buddenbrooks in German, and found that he could get most of it, but there were occasional passages that baffled him completely. When he looked at our English translation, which is what I read, those parts were missing. Some years later, a new translation came out, and the reviews pointed out that the previous translation had left out a number of passages that were in a vulgar colloquial dialect, or had crudities the translator didn't like. Mystery solved.
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Well, maybe I'll read one of them one day.
Meanwhile.... new puzzle:
Fiction. Per Publishers Weekly review, with which I agree: "A remarkable dark comedy... the characters are delightfully eccentric, the wit delightfully droll, and the prose simply delightful. But for all its charm, this is a serious book."
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more E's
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Fiction. Per Publishers Weekly review, with which I agree: "A remarkable dark comedy... the characters are delightfully eccentric, the wit delightfully droll, and the prose simply delightful. But for all its charm, this is a serious book."
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___ ___ E ___ ___ ___
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N?
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Two N's
___ ___ E
___ N ___ N ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ ___ E ___ ___ ___
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R?
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Sorry, no R's
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T
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Three T's!
T ___ E
___ N ___ N ___ ___ T E ___
___ ___ E ___ T ___
USED: E, N. T
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D?
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One D
T ___ E
___ N ___ N ___ ___ T E D
___ ___ E ___ T ___
USED: D, E, N. T
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U?
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G?
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That should do it!
T ___ E
U N ___ N ___ ___ T E D
G U E ___ T ___
USED: D, E,G, N, T, U
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Looks like The Uninvited Guests.
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THAT'S IT!! FRYBABE IS THE WINNER!!
THE UNINVITED GUESTS by Sadie Jones. Ginny recommended this book, as I recall. I liked it.
Marj
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New Fiction
__ __ __ __ O __ __ __
Letters guessed: O
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R's?
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New Fiction
__ __ __ __ O R __ __
Letters guessed: O, R
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E's?
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N
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One E, no N's.
New Fiction
E __ __ __ O R __ __
Letters guessed: E, N, O, R
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A
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Added one A
New Fiction
E __ __ __ O R __ A
Letters guessed: A, E, N, O, R
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EUPHORIA by Lily King (I have this on my TBR list)
Marj
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YES! A Winner! Marj hits the nail on the head.
It looks worth reading. Amazon seems to list this as historical fiction/women's fiction. It sounds more like a romance to me, but maybe that is what they call fiction that isn't in the class with pulp romances.
Supposedly it is loosely based on Margaret Mead's life. Mead was a big deal when I was in high school. Way back when I bought a bio about Mead. Guess where it is - right, still in my TBR pile.
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I was interested because it's a historical fiction book about Margaret Mead. I was an anthropology major (business minor) at university.
Marj
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Here comes another puzzle..........
Fiction. Won an award, but I disliked the book.
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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T?
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R
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All the E's --no more
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ E
USED; E
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One T, No R's
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ E
USED; E, R, T
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N?
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One N
T ___ E
___ ___ N E
___ E ___ ___ ___ E
USED; E, N, R, T
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I?
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Sorry, No I's
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ E
USED: E, I, R, T
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A
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Sorry, No A's
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ E
___ E ___ ___ ___ E
USED: A, E, I, R, T
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L?
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One L
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ E
___ E ___ ___ L E
USED: A, E, I, L, R, T
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N
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One N!
T ___ E
___ ___ N E
___ E ___ ___ L E
USED: A, E, I, L, N, R, T
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C?
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No C's
T ___ E
___ ___ N E
___ E ___ ___ L E
USED: A, C, E, I, L, N, R, T
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O?
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Two O's! Now your getting there!
T ___ E
___ O N E
___ E O ___ L E
USED: A, C, E, I, L, N, O, R, T
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The Bone People
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AMD THE WINNER IS ... PAT !!
Yes, THE BONE PEOPLE
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New quiz--fiction:
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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T
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More E's?
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Good guesses, both of them:
T ___ E
___ E ___ ___ T ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
Letters guessed: E, T
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B's?
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No Bs.
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H's?
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O?
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Two really good guesses:
T H E
H E ___ ___ T ___
O ___
H O ___ ___ E ___
Letters guessed: B, E, H, O, T
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R's?
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T H E
H E ___ R T ___
O ___
H O R ___ E ___
Letters guessed: B, E, H, O, R, T
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S's?
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Now you've got it:
T H E
H E ___ R T S
O ___
H O R S E S
Letters guessed: B, E, H, O, R, S, T
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THE HEARTS OF HORSES?
marj
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Have you read it, Marj? Several of us here have, and I forget who liked or disliked it--some of both.
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That was a good one, Pat. No, I haven't read it. In fact, I'd never heard of it.
Marj
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The author is Molly Gloss. Her best book, IMHO, is The Jump-off Creek. Inspired by the life of the author's grandmother, it tells of a woman setting up a homestead, solo, in western Oregon. It's short and terse, with not much plot line, but really gives you a feel for what it was like.
The Hearts of Horses deals with a young woman who, during WWI, when able-bodied men are scarce, gets a job in a small Oregon town breaking horses. She has a good feel for what horses need, and how to handle them. It's a really good job of capturing the feel of the time.
Gloss also wrote a well-regarded science fiction novel The Dazzle of Day--a colonizing a new world story.
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Author sounds interesting. I'll look up one of her books. Thanks.
Marj
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Here's a new puzzle:
Fiction. Hillary Clinton said this was one of her best recent reads.
____ ____ E
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____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ ____
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More E's?
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Yes, more E's
____ ____ E
____ ____ ____ E
____ ____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____ E ____
E ____ E ____
Used: E
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R?
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T?
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Two T's, Two R's
T ____ E
____ ____ R E
____ ____ T ____
____ ____ ____ E R
E ____ E ____
Used: E, R, T
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S?
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One S. That might help some.
T ____ E
____ ____ R E
____ ____ T ____
____ ____ ____ E R
E ____ E S
Used: E, R, T
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A
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Yes. Two A's! Good one!
T ____ E
____ A R E
____ ____ T ____
A ____ ____ E R
E ____ E S
Used: A, E, R, T
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T ____ E
____ A R E
____ ____ T ____
A ____ ____ E R
E ____ E S
Used: A, E, R, S, T
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The Hare with Amber Eyes
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WINNER!! WINNER!! PAT'S THE WINNER!!
Absodefinately, Pat. THE HARE WITH AMBER EYES
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I enjoyed that book when we read it here.
New quiz--science fiction:
T ___ ___
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___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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I?
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There's one.
T ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ I ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters used, I
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E's?
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T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ I ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
E ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters used: E, I
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More T's please.
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T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ I ___ T ___ ___ T
E ___ ___ T ___
Letters used: E, I, T
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O?
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N
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S
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Three remarkably useful guesses:
T ___ E
S O N ___ S
O ___
___ I S T ___ N T
E ___ ___ T ___
Letters used: E, I, O, N, S, T
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G
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I have a feeling you know it, Jane:
T ___ E
S O N G S
O ___
___ I S T ___ N T
E ___ ___ T ___
Letters used: E, G, I, O, N, S, T
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No, I don't...just thought I saw word Songs.
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The fact it's science fiction gives you a good clue to the last word too.
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A?
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T ___ E
S O N G S
O ___
___ I S T A N T
E A ___ T ___
Letters used: A, E, G, I, O, N, S, T
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H's?
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T H E
S O N G S
O ___
___ I S T A N T
E A ___ T H
Letters used: A, E, G, H, I, O, N, S, T
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R
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One R:
T H E
S O N G S
O ___
___ I S T A N T
E A R T H
Letters used: A, E, G, H, I, O, N, R, S, T
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Okay, I'm back from my trip now and see no one answered this yet.
Songs of Distant Earth - Arthur C. Clarke
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good for you, Frybabe. I thought people could get it even if they didn't know the book, by seeing what the words must be, but nobody did.
Songs of Distant Earth was originally a short story. There wasn't really enough to make a book of, so he added a whole bunch of side issues and padding. IMHO the short story was better.
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This author's first published book was a collection of short stories.
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ A __ __ __ __
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S?
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No S's
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T
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No T's either, sorry.
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E?
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No E's.
This author's first published book was a collection of short stories. Contemporary writer.
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ A __ __ __ __
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Theere have to be some letters. I?
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Two I's.
__ __ __ __ __ __
__ A __ I __ I
Letters used: I
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More A's?
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One more A.
__ __ __ __ __ A
__ A __ I __ I
Letters used: A, I
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O?
-
__ __ __ __ __ A
__ A __ I __ I
Letters used: A, I, O, S, T
Contemporary writer. Most of this author's work is fictional, although much of it is drawn on life experiences.
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B?
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No Bs.
__ __ __ __ __ A
__ A __ I __ I
Letters used: A, B, I, O, S, T
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L's
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One L
__ __ __ __ __ A
L A __ I __ I
Letters used: A, B, I, L, O, S, T
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E?
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No E's
__ __ __ __ __ A
L A __ I __ I
Letters used: A, B, E, I, L, O, S, T
This author won a Pulitzer prize for the first collection of short stories. The first full length novel was made into a movie.
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N's
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No N's
__ __ __ __ __ A
L A __ I __ I
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R?
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M
-
__ __ __ M __ A
L A __ I R I
Letters used: A, B, E, I, L, M, O, R, S, T
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J
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J __ __ M __ A
L A __ I R I
Letters used: A, B, E, I, J, L, M, O, R, S, T
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JHUMPA LAHIRI (I have her book, The Lowland, on my TBR list. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. I think she received a Pulitzer for Interpreter of Maladies.) Have you read anything by her?
Marj
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Winner!
Marj, I have The Namesake in my TBR pile and have seen the movie. The Namesake and The Lowland are her only two full length novels. The rest are short stories and short story collections. I believe she has written a few non-fiction pieces too. Lahiri's writing concentrates on immigrants and their integration into a new culture. She was born in London of Bengali immigrants who then moved to America when she was two. Appointed by President Obama, she is a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities.
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NEW PUZZLE
Fiction. Debut novel. On my TBR list.
A
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E's please.
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Three E's
A
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___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___
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S?
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One S
A
___ ___ ___ S ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___
Used: E. S
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N
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FOUR N's!!
A
___ ___ N S ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ N
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ E N ___ ___ E N ___
Used: E. N,S
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T
-
3 T's!
A
___ ___ N S T E ___ ___ ___ T ___ ___ N
___ ___
___ ___ T ___ ___
___ ___ E N ___ ___ E N ___
Used: E. N,S
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C?
-
O
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One C
Four O's Good ones! You're getting close
A
C O N S T E ___ ___ ___ T ___ O N
O ___
___ ___ T ___ ___
___ ___ E N O ___ E N ___
Used: C, E. N, O, S, T
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I
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Oh yes -- two I's! Do you have it?
A
C O N S T E ___ ___ ___ T I O N
O ___
___ I T ___ ___
___ ___ E N O ___ E N ___
Used: C, E. I, N, O, S, T
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L
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Yes 3 L's!
A
C O N S T E L L ___ T I O N
O ___
___ I T ___ L
___ ___ E N O ___ E N ___
Used: C, E. I, L, N, O, S, T
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A
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3 more A's!! That finishes up the A's
A
C O N S T E L L A T I O N
O ___
___ I T A L
___ ___ E N O ___ E N A
Used: A, C, E. I, L, N, O, S, T
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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena.
I never heard of it. What is it? It sounds interesting.
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WINNER!!! WINNER!! PAT IS THE WINNER!!
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena is a debut novel by Anthony Marra and gets 4-1/2 stars from readers at Amazon.
It was nominated for another book group to which I belong, and I thought it sounded interesting. It won several book awards and was the New York Times' Notable Book of the Year and Washington Post 's Top Ten Book of the Year.
The book description says, "In a small rural village in Chechnya, eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as Russian soldiers abduct her father in the middle of the night and then set fire to her home. When their lifelong neighbor Akhmed finds Havaa hiding in the forest with a strange blue suitcase, he makes a decision that will forever change their lives." Booklist says, " All of the characters are closely tied together in ways that Marra takes his time revealing, even as he beautifully renders the way we long to connect and the lengths we will go to endure."
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New quiz. Autobiographical fiction:
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A ___ ___
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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N
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Good guess, bluebird.
___ ___ ___ N
A N ___
___ ___ ___
___ N
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ N ___
___ ___ N ___ ___ N
Letters guessed: N
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O's?
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Lots of clues there.
___ O ___ N
A N ___
O ___ ___
___ N
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ N ___
___ O N ___ O N
Letters guessed: N, O
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D's?
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Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell. Could be interesting reading. I'd like to read his Homage to Catalonia too. Too bad he died so young. No telling what he could have accomplished with his writing.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good job, Frybabe, to get it so quickly. I've read it; it is a good read. Homage to Catalonia is interesting, but somewhat flawed by a long section expounding on the particular injustice that made him feel he had to write the book. It's definitely worth reading.
I went through an Orwell phase, have read just about everything he's written. I turned off on him when I learned that he occasionally made up minor details. Not anything important, but to a scientist (me) that's an unforgivable sin, and it should be to a journalist, especially one concerned with political lies. He's good reading. There are a number of excellent essays about a wide variety of subjects. Once, back in the 60s, I read an article about Ghandi in the New York Times Sunday magazine, by an Indian, which had whole paragraphs lifted from Orwell's essay.
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A very new book that looks worth reading. Non-fiction.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters used:
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E's?
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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ E __:
A __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ __
Letters used: E
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L?
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One L
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __ L E __:
A __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ __
Letters used: E, L
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T
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Three T's.
__ __ __ __ __ T __ E __ __ __ L E __:
A T __ __ E __ T __ __ __
Letters used: E, L, T
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M?
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No M's.
__ __ __ __ __ T __ E __ __ __ L E __:
A T __ __ E __ T __ __ __
Letters used: E, L, M, T
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S?
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O?
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Yes to both
__ __ __ O __ T __ E __ __ __ L E S:
A T __ __ E S T O __ __
Letters used: E, L, M, O, S, T
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R
-
R's?
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H's?
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This just might do it.
__ __ R O __ T H E __ H __ L E S:
A T R __ E S T O R __
Letters used: E, H, L, M, O, R, S, T
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Oh yes. WAR OF THE WHALES; A TRUE STORY
Yes, Frybabe, it does sound interesting. Several people have sent me emails asking me to sign a petition to stop those signals which are so detrimental to whales.
Marj
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WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez_7PzNt8oY
https://awionline.org/awi-quarterly/2014-spring/war-whales
My library does not have this book yet. So far, it has great reviews.
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Thanks for the links. I just put the book on hold at my library where it is on order. I'm 7th on the hold list.
Marj
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NEW PUZZLE. FICTION. ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS, NOW DECEASED, NOT AMERICAN.
___ E ___ ___ ___
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___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Used: E
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S?
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FICTION. ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS, NOW DECEASED, NOT AMERICAN.
One S.
___ E ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ S
Used: E, S
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T?
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M?
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FICTION. ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS, NOW DECEASED, NOT AMERICAN.
4 T's!!
Sorry, no M's
___ E ___ T ___
___ ___ T ___
___ ___ T E ___ ___ ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ S
Used: E, S
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FICTION. ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS, NOW DECEASED, NOT AMERICAN.
4 T's!!
Sorry, no M's
___ E ___ T ___
___ ___ T ___
___ ___ T E ___ ___ ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___ S
Used: E, M, T, S
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I?
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FICTION. ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS, NOW DECEASED, NOT AMERICAN.
Three I's!
___ E ___ T ___
___ I T ___
I ___ T E ___ ___ ___ ___ T I ___ ___ S
Used: E, I, M, T, S
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G?
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No G's
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I'm behind, and just saw the "War of the Whales" material. The Pacific grey whales that they are trying to save migrate up the coast, and pass very close to land at one of my favorite places, Point Vicente, California, near where I live. There is a post there of the citation society, where, during migration season, they count the numbers each year to monitor the health of the species. I have been there many times, and seen the whales. This year they seem to be doing well.
I go on whale watching trips whenever I get a chance. I have yet to get close to a grey whale, but I have to blue whales and fin whales. (not to pet them, unfortunately, but it is still an amazing experience!).
The tendency of blue whales to come lose to boats is wonderful for whale watchers, but not for them. They hang out in shipping lanes, where they cause accidents.
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Pictures of Point Vicente.
https://www.google.com/search?q=point+vicente+pictures&tbm=isch&imgil=0tc63OjtMh8z-M%253A%253Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fencrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com%252Fimages%253Fq%253Dtbn%253AANd9GcQFSdoHVnjZgF1IuMBCE7-gfC7YUlBIEE16Vcw7-FRBSC5ryGYQ%253B1280%253B960%253BWaZVuP6eET_ivM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252F80sringtones108.blogspot.com%25252F2014%25252F04%25252Fpoint-vicente-lighthouse.html&source=iu&usg=__SC7GcYmCtL3SIOAVC0ggVXHJ1OI%3D&sa=X&ei=J0fAU5zLIYHdoATxxYHwBw&ved=0CCMQ9QEwAg&biw=853&bih=570#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=0tc63OjtMh8z-M%253A%3BWaZVuP6eET_ivM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikipedia%252Fcommons%252Fthumb%252F9%252F97%252FPoint_Vicente_Lighthouse_on_Cliff.jpeg%252F1280px-Point_Vicente_Lighthouse_on_Cliff.jpeg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252F80sringtones108.blogspot.com%252F2014%252F04%252Fpoint-vicente-lighthouse.html%3B1280%3B960
The whale watching site is on top of the cliff about where the picture was taken. There is also a memorial path there, and I have a memorial plaque for my husband. We go there, eat a picnic lunch, and, with luck, perhaps see a whale passing by. If any of you come and visit, I'll take you there.
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FICTION. ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS, NOW DECEASED, NOT AMERICAN.
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Hey, you took out my Is.
I can see that if I want to get married again I should tie the knot at Point Vicente. ;D It's a wonderful place, radiating peace and good feeling.
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FICTION. ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS, NOW DECEASED, NOT AMERICAN.
Restoring Pat's 3 I's. Sorry Pat, I goofed!
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There you probably have it
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Death Without Interruptions
You know, I have on occasion wished that no one would have to die, at least for one day. But then I always follow that line of thought with being concerned that if that did happen, many people who are suffering would be forced to suffer one more day. I remember my Dad, who wondered why God was taking so long to allow him to go. I never had an answer to that. I suspect that Saramago's book would be at once interesting and painful at the same time.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Frybabe's the winner. DEATH WITH INTERRUPTIONS by Jose Saramago
It does sound like it will be interesting. I have it on my table waiting to be read with another group. Sad, about your dad, Frybabe. I know I'd not want to live forever at the age I am now -- I think I'd pick 40 or 45 years of age-- felt good, had learned a few things and would like to continue reading, learning, traveling and meeting new people.
marj
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Good for you, Frybabe. I got the Death With, but hadn't heard of the book, couldn't guess the last word.
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This author has written an amazing number of books: series, stand alones, children's, and academic.
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No B's, but the wild X is there as well as three A's.
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Alexander McCall Smith
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A WINNER! YEA! HURRAY! PATH
An author I'l like to read, but always sees to get put off for other reads.
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OUCH! I should have gotten that! I read all of his books.
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I've read some of his No.1 Ladies Detective Agency books and enjoyed them.
New quiz--fiction, not recent:
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Let's get the E's out of the way, okay?
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Not as many as you might think:
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Right. But two E's in a row at the end of a word is interesting.
How about A's?
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F?
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No Fs, but the As should help.
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I'd like an S please
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Easy to guess where it'll go:
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R's?
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Those will both help
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Letters guessed: A, C, E, F, R, S
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JoanK, where are you? I know you know this one.
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O
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You're right! A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court by Mark Twain. One of our father's favorite books.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good job, Joank.
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Give me a day to think of something.
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Sorry to take so long. Fiction.
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Now you should get it.
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I's?
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Notorious Nineteen
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WINNER WINNER
Good for you, PatH!
An "old" Stephanie Plum mystery .
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Sorry to be so tardy. New quiz--nonfiction.
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Letters guessed: E, N, T
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Good guesses. You've got a whopping big clue now.
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Letters guessed: A, E, L, N, O, S, T
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There's one I:
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Letters guessed: A, E, I, L, N, O, S, T
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Aaaak! I missed an A. :-[
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Letters guessed: A, E, I, L, N, O, S, T
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You're there, Marj, take a guess:
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Letters guessed: A, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T
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How about ADMIRAL OF THE OCEAN SEA
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You got it, Marj, Samuel Eliot Morison's biography of Christopher Columbus. Fast work.
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I remember Morrison was one of the historians who wrote my college textbook on U.S.History. (I hated U.S history in high school taught by the boy's football coach, but had a great professor in college and loved his history courses.) Wikipedia says Morrison got a Pulitzer for Admiral of the Ocean Sea, and also for his biography of John Paul Jones.
I haven't read this bio of Columbus. Have you?
Marj
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New puzzle:
Fiction. Made into a movie a couple of years ago, which I have yet to see.
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Only one T.
Fiction. Made into a movie a couple of years ago, which I have yet to see.
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No, Marj, I haven't read Admiral of the Ocean Sea. I probably should, since Morrison would have done a good job on the seamanship aspect of the story, and I like that kind of thing.
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Fiction. Made into a movie a couple of years ago, which I have yet to see.
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Fiction. Made into a movie a couple of years ago, which I have yet to see.
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Three I's! very good!
Fiction. Made into a movie a couple of years ago, which I have yet to see.
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3 L's! Getting close!
Fiction. Made into a movie a couple of years ago, which I have yet to see.
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Used: A, E, I, L, N, O, T
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2 S's That might just give it to you
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Used: A, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T
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It looks like The Silver Linings Playbook to me, but I never heard of it.
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WINNER!!! WINNER!! Pat is the Winner!!
The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
Made into a 2012 film, nominated for an Oscar for best picture, starring Brad Cooper, Robert De Niro, and Jennifer Lawrence (who won the Oscar for best actress)
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Ah, Playbook. That's the word I couldn't get. Super job, Marj.
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I saw the movie and really enjoyed it.
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Where is Pat?
Is she okay?
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She seems to be okay, as she is posting in other sections. I think she must have forgotten it's her turn to come up with a new puzzle.
Marj
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Oh, dear, you're right. I forgot I was the winner. I'm sorry. :-[
New quiz: fiction.
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Welcome back, Pat!' Let's try for some E's.
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Plenty of them:
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Letters guessed: E
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M?
Six words, all three letters. How interesting.
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R's?
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One M, no Rs.
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Letters guessed: E, M, R.
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A's?
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That's a useful guess:
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Letters guessed: A, E, M, R.
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THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
That's it, Marj, good job.
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Whee!
Well, here goes another one. Fiction. New this year. On my TBR list.
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4T's!
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Letters guessed: N, T
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O please.
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4 O's! That should be a help.
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Letters guessed: N, O, T
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4 R's!! That should probably do it.
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Letters guessed: N, O, R, T
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North.
I read a bit of the sample. It looks interesting.
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
Good job, Frybabe! That's it - THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH by Richard Flanagan. I also thought it looked good. It's been longllisted for this year's Man Booker Prize.
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I don't think it is a book for the faint-hearted, though, Marj.
Children's book, fiction, over a century old. I think it is the first of a series.
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hildren's book, fiction, over a century old. I think it is the first of a series.
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How about A's?
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Good choice, Marj.
Children's book, fiction, over a century old. I think it is the first of a series.
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T?
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Children's book, fiction, over a century old. I think it is the first of a series.
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G
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I's?
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That ought to do it.
Children's book, fiction, over a century old. I think it is the first of a series.
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R's?
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There isn't another G, is there?
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Yes there is PatH. I must not been real awake this morning.
Two R's for Marj.
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Well, it's certainly The Autobiography of a Goat, but I've no idea what the first two words are.
M?
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H?
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B
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PatH, yes so far.
No M's.
I am surprised that no none knows this. The character is not common today, but the books are still available; most are out of print. Aside from the series, there was a board game and at least one silent movie short. There used to be a restaurant in Columbia, CA named after the character.
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O F A
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I'm afraid I never read children's books. The first books I remember reading were the Tarzan books and the Nancy Drew mysteries.
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Now I get it. Bluebird's B gave it away.
Billy Whiskers, the Autobiography of a Goat
I had heard of Billy Whiskers, but didn't know the full title of the book.
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Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner
PatH. Yes Billy Whiskers.
I remember Billy Whiskers from somewhere, but don't remember where. I don't think I ever read any of them.
Some pix to enjoy:
Dave Thomson's Collection: he likes children's steamboat books. Scroll down to Billy Whiskers; below the artwork is the list of the 32 books in the series. It's really fun seeing these. At the bottom of the page, you can click on the page 1, 2, 3 to see some of his other steamboat illustration collection. http://steamboats.com/museum/davetillustrations-childrens.html
The game board: http://allaboutfunandgames.com/vintage-board-game-of-billy-whiskers
Both Amazon and Manybooks.org have the Autobiobraphy of a Goat ebook for free. I assume Project Gutenberg does too since that is a very major source for the ManyBooks collection. I see some pretty hefty prices on the collectables websites for some of the books in this series .
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http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19167?msg=welcome_stranger
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Thanks for the links, bluebird and Frybabe.
New quiz--fact based fiction:
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Letters guessed: E
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O's?
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More T's please.
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T ___ E
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O ___
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Letters guessed: E, O, T
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D?
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N's?
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That probably gives it to you:
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Letters guessed: D, E, N, O, T
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MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You got it, Marj. Good work.
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I saw the movie years ago directed by Clint Eastwood and starring John Cusack and Kevin Spacey, but I don't remember much about it. Always meant to read the book, but as often happens, never got around to it.
Marj
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liked the book better than the movie. But both were good.
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A new one:
Fiction. I liked the author's first book published in the U.S., so am looking forward to this one. Pretty much noir. Not a mystery.
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Letters guessed: N, T
Fiction. I liked the author's first book published in the U.S., so am looking forward to this one. Pretty much noir. Not a mystery.
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Two W's. Three O's
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Letters guessed: N, O, T, W
Fiction
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G?
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One G
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Letters guessed: G, N, T
Fiction.
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Hey, you left off the Os and Ws.
D?
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Sorry, I goofed up my last answer.
One G:
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Letters guessed: G, N, O, T, W
Fiction
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Sorry, No D's
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Letters guessed:D, G, N, O, T, W
Fiction
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S?
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Two S That should help
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Letters guessed:D, G, N, O, S, T, W
Fiction
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H?
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One H!
H O ___ S E
W ___ T ___
S W ___ ___ ___ ___ N G
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Letters guessed:D, G, H, N, O, S, T, W
Fiction
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Darn! I goofed again; left out the first line and an S and an H. Sorry. This is the correct one:
S ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
H O ___ S E
W ___ T H
S W ___ ___ ___ ___ N G
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Letters guessed: D, G, H, N, O, S, T, W
Fiction
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M?
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4 M's! I'll bet you have it!
S ___ M M ___ ___
H O ___ S E
W ___ T H
S W ___ M M ___ N G
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Letters guessed: D, G, H, M, N, O, S, T, W
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R
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One R
S ___ M M ___ R
H O ___ S E
W ___ T H
S W ___ M M ___ N G
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Letters guessed: D, G, H, M, N, O, R, S, T, W
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Summer House with Swimming Pool
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WINNER WINNER WINNER FRYBABE WINS!!
SUMMER HOUSE WITH SWIMMING POOL by Herman Koch
If you like noir, you'd like his The Dinner.
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Popular history, written in several volumes, still read today after over 200 years. This should be an easy one for you.
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Winner Winner Winner Winner
PatH, I guess I did say easy. Can you believe that the first of Gibbon's volumes was printed in 1776?
Gibbon believed that the downfall of the Roman Empire was caused by the loss of "civic virtue" which permitted a growing dependence on "barbarian mercenaries" to defend the Empire. He also believed that the growing popularity of Christianity contributed to the decline because of its focus away from instant gratification and towards the delayed gratification of heavenly rewards.
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Congrats PatH for getting that so fast!
I'm impressed, Frybabe! Interesting. I checked our libraries and there is only one copy in all our southern Calif. libraries, and it's been checked out. 1,258 pages!
Marj
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Marj, you can get it free in several forms from Book Should Be Free. http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/book/the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire-vol-i-by-edward-gibbon Scroll down for the links to ebook and audio downloads. You can also listen to the first volume directly from this page. Click on the links to get to the other volumes.
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Thanks for that link, Frybabe. It works. I'll read it as I have time. Isn't the internet great!
Marj
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Sorry for the delay. I've been whooping it up in Portland, OR.
Children/YA:
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Portland sounds like fun. Bet it was cooler than the 90's we've been having in the Los Angeles area.
Lets try the E's.
Marj
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Letters guessed: E
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Portland is fun, especially since my daughters, grandchildren, and other family members have been celebrating my birthday in a rather copious fashion.
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Happy birthday PatH!
T
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Thank you, Bluebird.
No more Ts.
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Letters guessed: E, T
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N's?
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No Ns.
Letters guessed: E, T, N
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How about B's?
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Yes.
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Letters guessed: B, E, N, T
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R?
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A
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L's?
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Sorry for the delay. I was traveling again. I'm now with JoanK.
Good guesses:
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L A ___ E
Letters guessed: A, B, E, L, N, R, T
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S's?
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H
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That should do it.
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Letters guessed: A, B, E, H, L, N, R, S, T
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By the shores of silver lake?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good job, Bluebird. Have you read it?
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This is a library nonfiction book my mother read.
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'E's?
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N?
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Letters E,N
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PatH
http://www.discoverlaura.org/online_exhibit_ma_pa.html
click next
This will open the book.
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G?
Thanks for the link, Bluebird. I love that series, have read them all many times, and am always glad to see more about the family, especially to see actual pictures of Ma and Pa.
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T's?
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T __ E __ __ __ __ E NT __ __ N __ __ NG
Letters E,N,G,T
PatH
http://www.gutenberg.ca/ebooks/wilder-woods/wilder-woods-01-h.html
You can share with family
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I'?
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R?
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T __ E __ __ __ __ E NT __ __ N __ I NG
Letters E, I,G,N,R,TT
No R
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W?
Thanks for the link, Bluebird.
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The Spy Went Dancing?
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K?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER
The Spy Went Dancing Aline, Countess of Romanones
Frybabe
Did you read this?
PatH
I love Little House. No, I did not read By The Shores Of Silver Lake.
Where can I find it online? What is your favorite Ingalls story?
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No I haven't Bluebird. It sounds interesting; I'll have to see if the library has it. I've got Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews in my library wish list and Len Deighton's City of Gold on my TBR pile here. Haven't gotten around to reading any Graham Greene or John Le Carre either.
I'll be back later. Right now I am drawing a blank on what I want to offer up.
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My library has it and also has her previous book, The Spy Wore Red; My Adventures as an Undercover Agent in World War II. Sounds interesting.
I want to read John le Carre's A Most Wanted Man after recently seeing the movie with Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Also want to read Graham Greene's Ministry of Fear (2005).
Marj
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Considered a classic in its genre
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T's?
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N
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forgot to mention this is non-fiction
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Letters Used: E, N, T
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R's?
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T H E T R E E
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Letters Used: E, N, R, T
I see I forgot an N last time.
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W?
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S?
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T H E T R E E
W __ E R E __ __ N
W __ S __ __ R N
Letters Used: E, N, R, S, T, W.
On a roll, here. Misplaced an N that I thought I had missed. :-[ An S belongs there.
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THE TREE WHERE MAN WAS BORN
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WINNER
Tag, Marj, your IT!
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Okay! (And I still have not gotten to the author's (Peter Matthiessen's) In Paradise)
New puzzle. Nonfiction. Adventure goes bad in the 1800s.
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Two E's
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Bluebird, I don't have a favorite Ingalls story, I like them all. I own them all in paperback, so haven't ever looked for them on line, but I bet they are there. Your internet searching skills are better than mine anyway; I'm sure you can find them.
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N?
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O?
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Two N's
Two O's
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Letters used: E, H, N, O
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T
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Only one T
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T H E
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Letters used: E, H, N, O, T
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I
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Two I's!! That should help.
I N
T H E
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Letters used: E, H, I, N, O, T
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It does.
In the Kingdom of Ice
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You got it right Pat!!
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I don't know the book, though. I just got it from the words. What ill-fated adventure does it describe?
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I was going to guess it was about Sir John Franklin's attempt to find a Northwest Passage, but I looked the book up and see that I'm wrong. Right part of the globe, though.
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New quiz. Fiction:
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Letters guessed: E
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Any T's?
Oops, I fell back asleep, and just woke up. Re: In the Kingdom of Ice; The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette, it was recommended in the newsletter from the Washington, D.C. bookstore Politics & Prose. I thought it sounded really interesting.
The book description says, "New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides returns with a white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and survival in the Gilded Age. In the late nineteenth century, people were obsessed by one of the last unmapped areas of the globe: the North Pole. No one knew what existed beyond the fortress of ice rimming the northern oceans, although theories abounded. The foremost cartographer in the world, a German named August Petermann, believed that warm currents sustained a verdant island at the top of the world. National glory would fall to whoever could plant his flag upon its shores. The ship sailed into uncharted seas, but soon was trapped in pack ice. Two years into the harrowing voyage, the hull was breached. Amid the rush of water and the shrieks of breaking wooden boards, the crew abandoned the ship. Less than an hour later, the Jeannette sank to the bottom,and the men found themselves marooned a thousand miles north of Siberia with only the barest supplies. Thus began their long march across the endless ice—a frozen hell in the most lonesome corner of the world."
Hampton Sides will talk about this book tonight (Sunday) on CSpan's BookTV at 10 pm Eastern Time.
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I remember my Mom telling me that one of her relatives was a crewman on one of the polar expeditions. Too bad I don't remember whose; there were a awful lot of them in the 1800's and 1900's. My impression was that it was Arctic(Parry or Peary, maybe?). Mom was especially interested in Scott's expedition when the book about the Endeavor came out.
Are there any N? in there PatH?
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Letters guessed: E, I, N, T
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R's?
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No Rs.
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O
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D's?
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Do I see The Shadow of the Wind? A memorable book.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You do indeed. We discussed it here some years ago.
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That was two months before I joined.
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This is another must read author for me. Non-fiction. Science. It has been out a couple of years, but I only just came across it.
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T?
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Only one T.
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Letters used: T
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E's?
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Recent non-fiction
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Letters used: E, T
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N
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Recent non-fiction
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Letters used: E, N, T
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R's?
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T __ E __ __ R __ __ __ __ __ __ __ E N __ E
O __ __ __ __ E __ N T __ E __ __ __ __
Letters used: E, N, R, T
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I's?
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T __ E __ __ R I __ __ __ __ __ I E N __ E
O __ __ I __ E I N T __ E __ __ I __
Letters used: E, I, N, R, T
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S's?
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C
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T __ E C __ R I __ __ S S C I E N C E
O __ __ I __ E I N T __ E __ __ I __
Letters used: C, E, I, N, R, S, T
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More O's?
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Of course, three.
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T __ E C __ R I O __ S S C I E N C E
O __ __ I __ E I N T __ E __ O I __
Letters used: C, E, I, N, O, R, S, T
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V?
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T __ E C __ R I O __ S S C I E N C E
O __ __ I __ E I N T __ E V O I __
Letters used: C, E, I, N, O, R, S, T, V
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F
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T __ E C __ R I O __ S S C I E N C E
O F __ I F E I N T __ E V O I __
Letters used: C, E, F, I, N, O, R, S, T, V
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U's?
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T __ E C U R I O U S S C I E N C E
O F __ I F E I N T __ E V O I __
Letters used: C, E, F, I, N, O, R, S, T, U, V
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D
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This is frustrating. It's The Curious Science of Life in the Void, but I can't figure out the first part, except the first word ends in G. Might as well tie that up.
G?
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Correct so far PatH.
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T H E C U R I O U S S C I E N C E
O F L I F E I N T H E V O I D
Letters used: C, D, E, F, G, H, L, I, N, O, R, S, T, U, V
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A's?
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Here are your A's, Marj. This book is only a few years old.
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T H E C U R I O U S S C I E N C E
O F L I F E I N T H E V O I D
Letters used: A, C, D, E, F, G, H, L, I, N, O, R, S, T, U, V
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M
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T H E C U R I O U S S C I E N C E
O F L I F E I N T H E V O I D
Letters used: A, C, D, E, F, G, I, H, L, M, N, O, R, S, T, U, V
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P
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One letter left.
P A C __ I N G F O R M A R S:
T H E C U R I O U S S C I E N C E
O F L I F E I N T H E V O I D
Letters used: A, C, D, E, F, G, I, H, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V
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And it's a K.
Packing for Mars: the Curious Science of Life in the Void
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Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner
What took you so long PatH? I thought you'd have it way before now. ;D
Mary Roach has done it again. I liked her Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers so much I put this one on my list at the library. Her latest is called Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach which came out on April 1 of this year. Other books she's written: Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife, My Planet: Finding Humor in the Oddest Places , Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife.
I Six Feet Under and Spook are apparently the same book under two different titles. I got a kick out of the English title translations from two of the Japanese and Korean editions: Alive Everyone Corpse, Human Recycle.
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I'm glad to hear you liked Stiff, Frybabe. The reviews were so good I put a hold on it at my library, but it's still on order, so it'll be a while.
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Are these popular science books? they sound intriguing.
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Now you've done it. I went into Amazon and ordered samples of three of her books. So much for my plan of dutifully taking care of paperwork today. Oh well. it will be there tomorrow!
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What took you so long PatH? I thought you'd have it way before now.
I really should have, since I just finished a sci-fi book about going to Mars. I'll describe it on the sci-fi site.
New quiz: mystery
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E's?
I think the Mary Roach book sounds good.
PatH, was the Sci-Fi book you mentioned about going to Mars THE MARTIAN by Andy Weir? About a man who is accidentally left behind on Mars and has to figure out a way to survive? It gets very good reviews at Amazon. I started it, but didn't get far before giving it up. Too much technical science stuff for me.
Marj
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N?
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T's?
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No Ns, no more Ts, but you hit the jackpot with E.
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Letters guessed: E, N, T
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S
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D'?
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No, I read The Martian a couple of months ago, and liked it. The technical stuff eases up some after Weir gets into his stride, though it's still there. The book is quite good, and suspenseful. A gazillion things either go wrong or work better than you would think, leading to suspense to the end.
The book I just read is Rescue Mode, by Ben Bova and Les Johnson, and it has a lot of similarities to The Martian. It deals with the first human expedition to Mars too; the spaceship gets hit by a meteor when it's gone too far to turn back. They manage to repair the damage, but are left with a fuel shortage and, if they do the Mars flyby (which they have to do in order to turn around) and pick up the water stored there for the short stay they meant to have, they still won't have enough to last them all the way home. What to do?
The technical stuff is kept to a minimum, and there is a lot more about the politics of supporting the expedition and whether this will kill future manned expeditions. Johnson works for NASA, as well as writing, mostly factual articles.
It's slicker than The Martian. Weir's inexperience shows, especially at first, while Bova is a practiced old hand. There is more character development and interaction, since we're following 8 people cooped up together. But I found them equally enjoyable. If you thought you would like The Martian, you will probably like this one.
I'll put my review in the sci-fi site too, for those who don't play word games. Marj, you should join us there more often.
http://seniorlearn.org/forum/index.php?topic=81.2240 (http://seniorlearn.org/forum/index.php?topic=81.2240)
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No Ss, but the Ds will probably give it to you. Marj, you're making all the good guesses today.
T ___ E
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Letters guessed: D, E, N, S, T
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let's try R's
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W
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One R, no Ws.
T ___ E
R E D--___ E ___ D E D
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Letters guessed: D, E, N, R, S, T
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A's?
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T ___ E
R E D--___ E A D E D
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Letters guessed: A, D, E, N, R, S, T
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Hint: it's a short story.
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Yes, and I think it is:
THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Indeed it is. Good work, Marj.
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I have a book of the complete stories of Sherlock Holmes, but haven't gotten to that one yet -- but I will.
I have a subscription to the old time radio programs (SiriusXM.com) on my car radio, and we love to listen to the Sherlock Holmes stories. Will often go out of our way driving home so we can take time to hear the end of a story.
Marj
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Here's a new puzzle Recent nonfiction. I'm waiting to read this one.
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I knew it was a Sherlock Holmes. J just couldn't remember the full title. I read Sherlock Holmes stories so long ago, I couldn't tell you which I read. Conan Doyle wrote other things too, one of which I started, but didn't get very far. It had to do with the Roman Legion as I recall and wasn't very good in my estimation.
Okay, than. How about O?
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Only one O, but good start!
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I?
I was a Sherlock Holmes nut when I was young, read them all several times. I still occasionally reread some.
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One I.
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T
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Letters guessed: I, O, T
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W?
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One W!
O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I ___
T ___ E
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Letters guessed: I, O, T, W
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Bet there's an N or two.
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You bet right! Two N's.
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I ___
T ___ E
N ___ W
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Letters guessed: I, N, O, T, W
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Orange is the New Black
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That'a a book? I thought it was a new TV show.
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
PatH IS THE WINNER
It's a book, nonfiction, by Piper Kerman that was made into a a TV series. The TV series was nominated for an Emmy Award, under a category which surprised me (COMEDY) because of the book's title ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK; MY YEAR IN A WOMEN'S PRISON.
Marge
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New quiz, non-fiction, not recent:
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N's?
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I N
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Letters guessed: N
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T's?
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No Ts,
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Any E's?
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O?
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___ O ___ ___ N ___
O ___
___ ___ E
I N
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Letters guessed: E, N, O, T
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More I's?
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R?
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One more I, no Rs.
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O ___
___ ___ E
I N
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Letters guessed: E, I, N, O, R, T
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M's?
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G?
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Two Ms, two Gs. That should do it.
___ O M I N G
O ___
___ G E
I N
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Letters guessed: E, G, I, M, N, O, R, T
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E?
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Already guessed.
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A's?
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I think you know what it is, Marj.
___ O M I N G
O ___
A G E
I N
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Letters guessed: A, E, G, I, M, N, O, R, T
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COMING OF AGE IN SAMOA
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You got it, Marj.
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I remember reading it years ago. My university major was Cultural Anthropology.
Marj
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Fiction. Not recent. Don't know how I missed reading this one.
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More Es?
I remember being very influenced by Margaret Mead.
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T
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Two T's.
A bunch of E''s!
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E ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, T
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N?
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Two N's
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T ___ E
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E ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N, T
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O?
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S
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Two O's
Two S's
Do you have it now?
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O N
T ___ E
O ___ ___ E N T
E ___ ___ ___ E S S
Letters guessed: E, N, O, S, T
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Murder on the Orient Express
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
YES!! FRYBABE, YOU GOT IT RIGHT!!
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A new book by one of my favorite History writers
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N's?
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Sorry, no Ns.
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Letters used: N
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I'll try O again, since I had such good luck with it before.
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More E's?
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__ __ __ __ __
E __ __ E __ O __
O __
__ O __ E
Letters used: E, N, O
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R
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__ __ R __ __
E __ __ E R O R
O __
R O __ E
Letters used: E, N, O, R
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Well, whoever it is is an Emperor of Rome.
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S's?
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__ __ R S __
E M P E R O R
O F
R O M E
Letters used: E, M, N, O, P, R, S
Well, that should do it.
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Yep! It has to be AUGUSTUS; FIRST EMPEROR OF ROME
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And the Winner is , Marjifay
I have several of Adrian Goldsworthy's books. This is not one of them - yet!
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I put it on my TBR list. Looks interesting. Goldsworthy seems to have written some good ones. I would also like to read his book on the Fall of Carthage.
Marj
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RECENT FICTION. Named one of the 5 Best in Modern War Fiction, alongside The Yellow Birds and Billy Lynn’s Long Half-Time Walk
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A?
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Other E's?
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Two more E's
One A
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Letters guessed: A, E, W
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W?
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Sorry, No W's
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I
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One I
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I
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Letters guessed: A, E, I, W
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Let's try B then.
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One B!
B E
___ A ___ E;
I
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Letters guessed: A, B, E, I, W
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S
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One B!
One S!
B E
S A ___ E;
I
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Letters guessed: A, B, E, I, S, W
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F?
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Yes, there's an F
B E
S A F E;
I
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Letters guessed: A, B, E, F, I, S, W
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O?
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Two O's! Now your getting it.
B E
S A F E;
I
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___ O ___
Letters guessed: A, B, E, F, I, O, S, W
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L
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One L!
B E
S A F E;
I
L ___ ___ E
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Letters guessed: A, B, E, F, I, L, S, W
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O
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Very good! Two O's! That should just about do it!
B E
S A F E;
I
L O ___ E
___ O ___
Letters guessed: A, B, E, F, I, L, O, S, W
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Be Safe: I Love You
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WINNER! WINNER! (finally...)
Yes, Frybabe is the winner!
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Recent non-fiction
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Letters used: E
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A's?
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Recent non-fiction
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__
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__ __ __
__ __ __ E
Letters used: A, E
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S?
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Recent non-fiction
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__
__ __ __ __
__ __ __
S __ __ E
Letters used: A, E, S
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T
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Recent non-fiction
__ __ A T
__
__ __ __ __
__ __ __
S __ __ E
Letters used: A, E, S, T
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W's?
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Good choice Marj
Recent non-fiction
W __ A T
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__ __ __ W
__ __ __
S __ __ E
Letters used: A, E, S, T, W
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R's?
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Recent non-fiction
W __ A T
__
__ __ __ W
__ __ R
S __ R E
Letters used: A, E, R, S, T, W
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WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
Right, Marj. I am not a big Oprah fan, but I do like the title of her book.
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heading
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I wonder if the book gets smaller and smaller with each new edition? ;)
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Yea, I probably won't read it. I'm afraid I find her and her taste in books pretty boring, although I know she has lots of admirers. There's a tell-all book about her out there somewhere that a friend urged me to read but I wasn't interested enough to do so.
Marj
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A fairly recent nonfiction. Am just going to finally start it.
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A
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Es?
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A
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Letters guessed: E
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T
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Three E's!
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A
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Letters guessed: E, T
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R?
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Two R's!
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A
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R E ___ ___ ___ T_
Letters guessed: E, R, T
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The inevitable S.
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More S's than you thought? I bet that helps.
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A
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S T R E E T
R E ___ ___ ___ T_
Letters guessed: E, R, S, T.
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O?
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Two O's
___ ___ ___ S ___
___ O ___ S ;
A
___ ___ ___ ___
S T R E E T
R E ___ O ___ T
Letters guessed: E, O, R, S, T.
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V?
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L
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Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
My library branch has is on order and there are already holds placed on it. I will be reading this after Girls of Atomic City and 13 Hours.
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One V
4 L's!! That should just about get it. I'm finding this book fascinating.
___ L ___ S ___
___ O ___ S ;
A
___ ___ L L
S T R E E T
R E V O L T
Letters guessed: E, L, O, R, S, T. V
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WINNER1! WINNER!! WINNER!!
FLASH BOYS; A WALL STREET REVOLT
Very good, Frybabe!. I bet you will also find it very interesting. I also have 13 Hours by Mitchell Zuckoff on my TBR list.
Marj
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What I'd call a "New" Classic. Old, but not that old Fiction.
__ __ __ E __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __
Letters Used: E
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T's?
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Good Morning, Marg. One T
__ __ T E __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __
Letters Used: E, T
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R?
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__ __ T E R __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __
Letters Used: E, R,T
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A?
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__ A T E R __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __
Letters Used: A, E, R, T
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Watership Down
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N's?
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WINNER The Grand Prize goes to PatH WINNER
I like the title; it has the distinction of not having a single letter in the title repeated. I've always thought I missed something by not reading the book.
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Yes, having all the letters not repeated in the title made for a good puzzle, Frybabe. I've never read it.
Marj
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I never read it either. New quiz, fiction, not recent:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ S
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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E's?
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This isn't a no letters repeated wonder, but there's only one E.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ S
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: E
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R's?
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N?
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One of each:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ N S
___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: E, N, R
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T?
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___ ___ ___ T ___ ___ N S
___ ___ ___ R ___ ___ E ___ ___ ___
Letters Guessed: E, N, R, T
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O's?
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Ah, a letter that occurs more than once:
___ ___ ___ T ___ ___ N S
___ O ___ R ___ ___ E O ___ ___
Letters Guessed: E, N, O, R, T
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I?
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U?
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You're getting close:
___ ___ ___ T ___ I N S
___ O U R ___ ___ E O U ___
Letters Guessed: E, I, N, O, R, T, U
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How about
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
YES. Good work, Marj.
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One of my favorite mysteries. Very good writing. The ending brought tears to my eyes.
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ O
___ ___ ___
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T?
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More S's?
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Two T's
One S
___ ___ ___ ___ T
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ S
T O
___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: S, T
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A?
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One A
___ ___ ___ ___ T
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ A ___ S
T O
___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, S, T
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E?
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Yes, two E's
E ___ ___ ___ T
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ A ___ S
T O
___ ___ E
Letters guessed: A, E, S, T
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D?
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Yes! One D.
E ___ ___ ___ T
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ A ___ S
T O
D ___ E
Letters guessed: A, D, E, S, T
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N
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W?
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One each - N and W
E ___ ___ ___ T
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ N
W A ___ S
T O
D ___ E
Letters guessed: A, D, E, N, S, T, W
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G?
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Eight Million Ways to Die
Lawrence Block has written a huge number of crime and mystery books and won quite a few Edgar and Shamus Awards, including this one (Shamus, 1983). I just shelved one of his Keller novels, Hit Me, at the library on Friday.
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Getting close. One G.
E ___ G ___ T
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ N
W A ___ S
T O
D ___ E
Letters guessed: A, D, E, G. N, S, T, W
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
Whoops... I missed your post, Frybabe. Yes you got it!
EIGHT MILLION WAYS TO DIE by Lawrence Block
His A Drop of the Hard Stuff was good too. I keep thinking I'll read more of his Matt Scudder mysteries. Good writer.
Marj
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What happened to Frybabe?? It was her turn for the next Blanko puzzle.
Marj
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Completely forgot. :-[
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You're not the first.
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Fiction. New this year. This is one I thought I'd like to read, but after a few paragraphs changed my mind. I might try in another time.
__ E __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
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N?
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No N.
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T?
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No Ts.
__ E __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters used: E, N, T
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R's?
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Ah hah! Now we're getting somewhere. Three Rs.
R E __
__ __ __ R R __ __
Letters used: E, N, R, \ T
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RED SPARROW
(iT'S ON MY TBR LIST.) Were the first few paragraphs boring? I usually give a book longer than that before tossing.
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WINNER!
I may pick it up in the future to try again. Some of the customer reviewers pointed out that it starts out pretty slow. I only skimmed the first few paragraphs while at the library last week.
Interesting NYTimes Review: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/books/review/red-sparrow-by-jason-matthews.html?_r=0
I just discovered that this book won the Edgar Alan Poe Award this year for best novel. His literary agent, Christopher Little, has also noted on his website that 20th Century Fox has won the movie rights at a "multiple studio auction".
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Here comes another one:
FICTION, WITH A CHARACTER YOU LOVE TO HATE. NOT RECENT. I GAVE IT 5 STARS.
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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T
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More E's?
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Several E's
Two T's
___ E
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ E ___
___ ___
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ T ___ E
Letters guessed: E, T
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
PATH -- YOU GOT IT. GOOD WORK!
marj
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Sorry for the delay. Fiction:
A
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___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Let's get the E's out of the way. E's, please?
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Lots of them:
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ ___
___ ___ E
___ E ___ ___ E ___
___ ___
___ ___ E
E ___ ___ ___ ___
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T's?
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Good work, Pat.
Marj: the Edgar Allen Poe award (the Edgar) is given every year to the best mystery of the year. Historically, it always went to men (that has changed somewhat now) so Sisters in Crime offer another award, "the Agatha" (guess who it's named for?) for the best mystery by a woman.
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D?
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R
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This should give it to you:
A
___ ___ ___ R ___ E ___
T ___
T ___ E
___ E ___ T E R
___ ___
T ___ E
E ___ R T ___
Letters guessed: D, E, R, T.
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A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
That was quick. Good job, Marj.
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FICTION. ONE-WORD TITLE. BASED ON A TRUE EVENT. ONE OF MY FAVORITE READS A FEW YEARS AGO.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T
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A?
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One A
A ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T
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O
-
One O
A ___ ___ ___ ___ O ___ ___ T
Letters guessed: A, O
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S?
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No S
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R
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One R
A ___ ___ ___ ___ O ___ R T
Letters guessed: A, O. R. S
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It looks like Agincourt to me, though I don't know of a fiction book based on it.
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!
Yes! PatH is the winner! And it is AGINCOURT, a good historical fiction book by Bernard Cornwell re Henry V's battle with the French in 1415 for a bit of French real estate which Henry was certain belonged to Britain -- as you no doubt know about. I keep thinking I'll read Shakespeare's Henry V, but I'll probably never get around to it. But Cornwell's book was really interesting.
Marj
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I'll check out Cornwell's book. It was quite a battle, as you know better than I. The British were hugely outnumbered--5000 against 30,000-100,000, and won mostly because of their superb archery.
There's an excellent 1989 movie of the Shakespeare play, directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also plays Henry. The rousing speech Henry gives his troops before the battle is used by actors as a show-off piece.
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Thanks, Pat. I put that Henry V movie on my Netflix queue.
marj
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New quiz. Fiction:
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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T?
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Only one:
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: T
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A
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N's?
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Good choices:
___ N ___
___ A ___
___ N
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ A N
___ ___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, N, T
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R?
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D?
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No Rs, two Ds:
___ N ___
D A ___
___ N
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ A N
D ___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, D, N, R, T
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More E's?
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___ N E
D A ___
___ N
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___
___ ___ A N
D E N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, D, E, N, R, T
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O's?
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That should do it:
O N E
D A ___
___ N
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ E
O ___
___ ___ A N
D E N ___ ___ O ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, D, E, N, O, R, T
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That it did!
ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVICH
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good work, Marj.
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New puzzle. FICTION. (1970s) My favorite book by this author.
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___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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R?
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One R
___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ E
R ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: R
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F?
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No F
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T
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Sorry, no T's
___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ E
R ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: F, R, T
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O?
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Oh, yes, 3 O's!
___ O ___
O ___
___ ___ E
R O ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: F, R, T
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Oh, yes, 3 O's!
___ O ___
O ___
___ ___ E
R O ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: F, O, R, T
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N
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One N
___ O ___
O N
___ ___ E
R O ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: F, N, O, R, T
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D?
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One D -- you're getting there!
___ O D
O N
___ ___ E
R O ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: D, F, N, O, R, T
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God on the Ropes?
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Close, but no cigar -- yet.
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T?
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God on the Rocks by Jane Gardam
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Thanbk goodness, Frybabe. That's got to be it, and it was driving me nuts.
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S
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
That's it!! Frybabe!! You figured it out. Very good book.
Marj
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Fiction. My first for this author. Beginning of a series by a well known author.
T __ __
__ __ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __
Letters used: T
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E's?
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Just one E
T __ E
__ __ __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __
Letters used: E, T
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S?
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Two of those.
T __ E
S __ __ __
__ __ __
S __ __ __
Letters used: E, S, T
-
A?
-
O?
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N
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All good ones.
T __ E
S __ __ __
__ __ O
S A N __
Letters used: A, E, N, O, S, T
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R?
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No R's.
T __ E
S __ __ __
__ __ O
S A N __
Letters used: A, E, N, O, R, S, T
-
D?
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Good Morning, Marg.
No D's.
T __ E
S __ __ __
__ __ O
S A N __
Letters used: A, D, E, N, O, R, S, T
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U?
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No U's.
T __ E
S __ __ __
__ __ O
S A N __
Letters used: A, D, E, N, O, R, S, T, U
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H?
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Ah, the biggie - three H's.
T H E
S H __ __
__ H O
S A N __
Letters used: A, D, E, H, N, O, R, S, T, U
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Well there must be a K or a G. Let's try a G since who refers to a person.
Marj
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The Ship Who Sang?
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WINNER!
PatH
My library partner on Friday lent me the book because the "brain in a box" character came to mind when she read John Scalzi's, Locked In. This is my first Ann McCaffery.
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I've read some Ann McCaffrey, but not that one. My memory is that the McCaffrey experts in the Sci-fi site liked it a lot, so you'll have someone to compare notes with. Looking at the premise, it seems to me it has a faint resemblance to a short story by Cordwainer Smith--The Lady Who Sailed the Soul. Have you read any of him? His short stories (he only wrote one full-length book) are strange, and archaic, and use the conventions of Chinese storytelling.
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
Good Luck !!
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New quiz--drama, not recent.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
T ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
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E's?
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___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E
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Any more T's?
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No more Ts.
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N?
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S
Don't forget that heading.
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___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ S
T ___ E
___ ___ N ___
Letters guessed: E, N, S, T
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Don't forget that heading.
Yes'm.
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A
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No As.
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I's?
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Oedipus The King
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Fast work, Frybabe!
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Author. Very popular children's fiction writer. Has also writing adult mysteries.
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ R __ __ __
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E's?
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N
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No E's, one N.
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ R __ __ N
Letters used: E, N
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T's?
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No T's
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ R __ __ N
Letters used: E, N, T
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M's?
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Rick Riordan
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Ah, my grandkid's favorite author.
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That's why I've heard of him. They hooked me on him.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Right you are, PatH. He is very popular here.
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New quiz, fiction, not recent:
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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T's?
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Two Ts:
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ T
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: T
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N?
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No N
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More E's?
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One more:
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ T
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N, T
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O's?
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Two:
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ T
___ ___ ___ ___
O ___
___ O ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N, O, T
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A?
-
T ___ E
___ A ___ T
___ A ___ ___
O ___
___ O ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, E, N, O, T
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R?
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S
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No R, two Ss:
T ___ E
___ A S T
___ A ___ S
O ___
___ O ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, E, N, O, R, S, T
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C?
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No C:
T ___ E
___ A S T
___ A ___ S
O ___
___ O ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, C, E, N, O, R, S, T
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I see it!
The Last Days of Pompeii. It is on my Kindle TBR.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Fast work. I remember trying to tackle the book when I was a child, probably too young for it, but don't remember much about it. It probably seems super-romantic now. Let me know what you think when you read it.
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Fiction from a prolific and popular writer with a ton of awards.
__ __
__ __ __ __
__ __ E
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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T's?
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N
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One each.
__ __
__ __ __ __
T __ E
__ __ __ __ __ N __ __ __
Letters Used: N, T
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More E's?
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Lots of E's.
__ E
__ E __ E
T __ E
__ __ __ __ __ N E __ __
Letters Used: E, N, T
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R's?
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One R.
__ E
__ E R E
T __ E
__ __ __ __ __ N E __ __
Letters Used: E, N, R, T
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B?
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No B's.
__ E
__ E R E
T __ E
__ __ __ __ __ N E __ __
Letters Used: B, E, N, R, T
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W
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Two W's. This should be a big help.
W E
W E R E
T __ E
__ __ __ __ __ N E __ __
Letters Used: B, E, N, R, T, W
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Might as well fill in the H. Maybe there's another one too. This is driving me nuts. I saw the "we were the", but everything I could think of for the last word had a letter that had already been guessed.
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S?
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an H and an S
W E
W E R E
T H E
__ __ __ __ __ N E __ S
Letters Used: B, E, H, N, R, S, T, W
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No clue, but we need another vowel. O?
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No O's.
W E
W E R E
T H E
__ __ __ __ __ N E __ S
Letters Used: B, E, H, N, O, R, S, T, W
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A?
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D?
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One A, no D's. This was one of the books picked for Oprah's Book Club (not recent). It was also made into a TV movie.
W E
W E R E
T H E
__ __ __ __ A N E __ S
Letters Used: A, B, D, E, H, N, O, R, S, T, W
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I?
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L
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No I's, one L.
W E
W E R E
T H E
__ __ L __ A N E __ S
Letters Used: A, B, D, E, H, L, N, O, R, S, T, W
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Goodness: this guess brings us up to half the alphabet. G?
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No G's.
W E
W E R E
T H E
__ __ L __ A N E __ S
Letters Used: A, B, D, E, G, H, L, N, O, R, S, T, W
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Thirteen letters to go.
Y?
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Yes! a Y.
W E
W E R E
T H E
__ __ L __ A N E Y S
Letters Used: A, B, D, E, G, H, L, N, O, R, S, T, W, Y
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Well, I've never heard of the book, but from the letters I've got left to play with, I think we must have been the Mulvaneys.
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Winner Winner Winner
PatH, I've never read any of Joyce Carol Oates works. The movie was showing here on the Lifetime TV channel a few weeks back. Blythe Danner and Beau Bridges starred in the movie which was nominated in 2002 for three Emmy's. It is about a family that runs a successful family business. They are at first glance a "perfect" family until something happens. The story follows the family as it slowly disintegrates, and after many years finally comes back together again.
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Good for you, PatH! That one took some doing!
I've never read any Joyce Carol Oates either. The book gets mixed reviews, I see, at Amazon. I might watch the movie because I really like Beau Bridges.
marj
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I looked up my long TBR list, and I've had Joyce Carol Oates' THE GRAVEDIGGER'S DAUGHTER on it for a long time. I think it's the length of the book that put me off - 582 pages.
It does sound interesting, but dark. Publisher's Weekly starred review said, " At the beginning of Oates's 36th novel, Rebecca Schwart is mistaken by a seemingly harmless man for another woman, Hazel Jones, on a footpath in 1959 Chatauqua Falls, N.Y. Five hundred pages later (which includes a backstory of her life), Rebecca will find out that the man who accosted her is a serial killer, and Oates will have exercised, in a manner very difficult to forget, two of her recurring themes: the provisionality of identity and the awful suddenness of male violence."
Marj
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I never read We are the Mulvaneys.
Nik Wallenda will walk tightrope sunday over Chicago river.
Watch discovery channel.
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Bluebird, I hope Nick Wallenda makes it. That sort of thing really scares me.
Frybabe, that was a super quiz. We don't often have to work through so much of the alphabet. I only finally got it because there were so few letters left that could make sense.
Marj, if you ever read The Gravedigger's Daughter, let me know what you think of it. It combines a theme I find interesting, the provisionality of identity, with one I can't stand, the awful suddenness of male violence.
New quiz--non-fiction, not in our usual sphere:
T ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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There must be E's somewhere?
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Yes.
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E
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N's?
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One N:
T ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ N ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N
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O?
-
T ___ E
___ O O ___
O ___
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ N ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N, O
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B?
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T ___ E
B O O ___
O ___
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ N ___ ___
Letters guessed: B, E, N, O
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S? Where is everyone today?
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Dunno. It's pretty quiet everywhere.
T ___ E
B O O ___
O ___
___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ N ___ S
Letters guessed: B, E, N, O, S
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aAAAARGH. It's on the tip of my mind!
A?
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No A.
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I
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That I is going to help..
T ___ E
B O O ___
O ___
___ I ___ E
___ I N ___ S
Letters guessed: A, B, E, I, N, O, S
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F?
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You've got it now.
T ___ E
B O O ___
O F
F I ___ E
___ I N ___ S
Letters guessed: A, B, E, F, I, N, O, S
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R's?
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You've really got it now.
T ___ E
B O O ___
O F
F I ___ E
R I N ___ S
Letters guessed: A, B, E, F, I, N, O, R, S
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G?
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T ___ E
B O O ___
O F
F I ___ E
R I N G S
Letters guessed: A, B, E, F, G, I, N, O, R, S
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Okay, I'll bite.
The Book of Five Rings?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You got it, Frybabe. The 16th century manual on the Zen way to slice your enemy in half with a big sword. That was sort of fair; it was quite popular in this country some decades ago.
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Just remembered - I'm IT.
An American Classic. Fiction.
T __ __
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters Used: T
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E?
-
T __ E
__ E __
__ __ __ __ E
__ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ E
Letters Used: E, T
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"
it was quite popular in this country some decades ago.
" it was quite popular in this country some decades ago."
That's scary!
FRY: does your listing of T as guessed mean there are no more T's?
If so, E
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The Red Badge of Courage?
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N
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Winner Winner Winner
Spectacular, Marjifay
I read The Red Badge of Courage way back in ninth or tenth grade. It is an unforgettable book.
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I read it a couple of years ago after watching John Huston's 1951 movie. I liked the movie better.
I have a note I saved from an Amazon reader of the book, who wrote: "This in NOT an "adventure" story, it's a blood-and-guts account of a dirty day in a dirty war. It's about the way the mind can obsess on tiny details in the middle of chaos - how sights, smells and sounds become almost hallucinogenic as the mind approaches breaking point. As such, it is astonishing. But if you want a REAL adventure story (not suitable for the under-13s!) read a biography of Crane himself. Hemingway meets James Dean is the only way to describe it." (I have not read Crane's biography, but his life does sound interesting.)
Marj
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New puzzle. One for Halloween. Recent fiction. One of the scariest books I've read. BOO!
___ I ___ ___
___ ___ ___
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Eeek! E?
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Nope. No Eeeeee.....'s
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N
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Sorry, no N's
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T?
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No T's
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D?
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O? (BOO)
I read Red Badge" in a graduate lit class (the only one I ever took). The teacher was a Freudian and spent his time pointing out all the phallic symbols in everything we read.
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Freud was rather irritating. The only thing I liked was his description of defense mechanisms. Jung was much more interesting.
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One D
One O
___ I ___ D
___ O ___
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L
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No L
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heading
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I sense a W.
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Nope. Sorry, No W
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U?
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No U. Sorry.
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Looks like we're going to go through the whole alphabet again. By my count we've guessed D, E, L, N, O, T, U, W, and everything I can think of needs one of those.
B?
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AHA! Two B's! Now you're getting somewhere!
B I ___ D
B O ___
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Looks like Bird Boy to me.
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VERY CLOSE, BUT NOT QUITE
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Has N been guessed?
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Yes, N has been guessed
B I R D
B O ___
Sorry, I forgot to list letters guessed.
LETTERS GUESSED: B, D, E, I, L, N, O, R, T, U, W, Y
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X
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That's the letter, Bluebird! Yes, there is an X!
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CONGRATULATIONS, BLUEBIRD !!! YOU ARE THE WINNER!!!
That X was it! The Title is BIRD BOX, authored by Josh Malerman.
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Of course BLUEBIRD had to win the Bird Box! good job.
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Rats! Birder that I am, I looked up bird Box on Amazon, and it seems to be a horror story. Since I love birds, I hate books/movies that use them to scare people!
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You must have disliked the Hitchcock film, The Birds, Joan K.
I don't remember why the book was called Bird Box. Maybe just an analogy of some kind. But the story keeps you turning pages.
Marj
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I love birds. You can watch them in a bird house box on a window.
Never read that book. Is it good?
I will make a new puzzle tomorrow. Did you have a good halloween?
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Thank you, marjifay and JoanK
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MARJ: "You must have disliked the Hitchcock film, The Birds, Joan K."
You're right. I was thinking of Hitchcock while I was posting.
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Nonfiction
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___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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I's?
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D?
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Nonfiction
I
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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No d, one I
letters
D,I
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A's?
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M?
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Nonfiction
I
AM
M A ___ A ___ A
3 As. 2 Ms
Good!
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I AM MALALA
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WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER WINNER
MARJIFAY
I want to read this someday. Marjifay, did you read it?
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No, I haven't read it, but I've heard a lot about her. A brave little girl.
Marj
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JoanK,
Since you are a bird lover, did you read the article today in Yahoo News about the research being done on hummingbirds? Interesting, about how far they can migrate, how fast they can travel, and how they get to know where to find the feeders humans have made for them.
http://news.yahoo.com/insights-hummingbird-travel-life-span-
Marj
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Wow!
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New puzzle. Fiction. This should be a fairly easy one. It's being read now in a lot of book discussion groups.
___ ___
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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I'll go for the obvious.
T?
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Sorry, no T's
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the rest of the E's, please.
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Good call! Plenty of E's
___ E
___ ___ E
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ E ___ ___
___ E ___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___ E ___
Letters guessed: E, T
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R
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2 R's
___ E
___ R E
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ E ___ ___
___ E ___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ R ___ E ___ ___ E ___
Letters guessed: E, T, R
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heading
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Gotta be an A.
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Two A's
___ E
A R E
A ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ E ___ ___
___ E ___ ___ ___ E
___ ___ R ___ E ___ ___ E ___
Letters guessed: A, E, T, R
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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves.
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WINNER!! WINNER!! WINNER!!
PatH is the winner. Congratulations! Have you read it?
The subject matter sounds a bit dopey to me, so I probably won't read it -- unless someone recommends it for a good reason!
Marj
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No, I haven't read it. I like Fowler's stuff, but the subject sounds dopey to me too.
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MARJ: thanks for the hummingbird article: I hadn't seen it, and it's fascinating! I'll share it in the Wildlife-Birds discussion on Seniors and Friends. Imagine the delicacy required to put a band on that tiny leg. It gives me shivers.
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JoanK, where can I find the Seniors and Friends wildlife-birds?
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Happy veterans day!
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PatH,do you do other puzzles?
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Marjifay, thank you! Do you like birds too?
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I like birds, Bluebird, but they are not a big interest of mine.
I do find them interesting and sometimes funny. A group of my friends and I were rushing to our cars from a restaurant. A bird swooped down and let go its poop on one of the women we like but consider somewhat of a ding-a-ling. Apparently the bird thought so too.
And the other day I was fascinated to watch a blackbird dig into a trash container and come up with a discarded MacDonald's sack. The bird tore open the sack and devoured the leftovers in it. Blackbirds are so smart.
Marj
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BLUEBIRD: Here is the link. I's not very active, unfortunately:
http://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?topic=1861.msg707453#new
Do you love birds, too? I should have known from your name.
MARJ: It's surprising how smart they are, isn't it?
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Yes, bluebird, I do lots of different kinds of puzzles. I like birds, too. Once JoanK took me to a bird-banding station, and they showed me the hummingbird bands. There were half a dozen of them strung on the shaft of a tiny safety pin.
New quiz, drama:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
O ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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F?
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Yes.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
O F
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: F
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E?
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Oops. I had the last word 5 letters instead of 6. :-[ But at this early stage, it probably didn't matter. One E.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
O F
___ ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, F
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M
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There's one:
___ ___ M ___ ___
O F
___ ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, F, M
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S?
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___ ___ M ___ ___
O F
___ ___ ___ E ___ S
Letters guessed: E, F, M, S
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R?
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No R.
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L
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No L either:
___ ___ M ___ ___
O F
___ ___ ___ E ___ S
Letters guessed: E, F, L, M, R, S
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N?
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That should be useful:
___ ___ M ___ N
O F
___ ___ ___ E N S
Letters guessed: E, F, L, M, N, R, S
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A
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One A:
___ ___ M ___ N
O F
A ___ ___ E N S
Letters guessed: A, E, F, L, M, N, R, S
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T?
I am suspecting a Greek drama, though I can't think of one that fits here. The last word looks like Athens.
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Now what's it look like?
T ___ M ___ N
O F
A T ___ E N S
Letters guessed: A, E, F, L, M, N, R, S, T
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Not ancient Greek tragedy-- Shakespeare.
Timon of Athens?
Maybe not.
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Maybe yes.
WINNER WINNER WINNER
Athens, but not Greek.
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__ __ A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters used: A
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E?
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N
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Short Story
__ __ A N __ __ __ __ __ __ N __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters used: A, E, N
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G?
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I think you are on the right track
Short Story
__ __ A N __ __ G __ __ __ N G
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters used: A, E, G, N
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Heading
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O?
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I
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Short Story
__ __ A N __ __ G I __ I N G
__ I __ I __ O __
Letters used: A, E, G, I, N, O
That ought to do it.
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Well, the first word is Thanksgiving, but I'll have to work on the second.
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Right, PatH. Short Story by a famous, somewhat flamboyant, author. It will come to you soon.
T H A N K S G I V I N G
__ I __ I __ O __
Letters used: A, E, G, H, I, K, N, O, V
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I'd say Thanksgiving Visitor, except you list V as used. Have to think some more.
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OOPS! I goofed on that one Pat. You are the WINNER!
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Frybabe, who is the author?
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JoanK, I do love birds. Do you help at the humingbird station?
Marjifay, thank you! I like your bird stories.
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Bluebird,
the author is Truman Capote.
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Oops. I forgot I'm it. :-[
Whimsical fiction:
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A ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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JoanK or Pat: Have either of you visited the Bolsa Chica Nature Preserve on Pacific Coast Hiway in Huntinton Beach? Every time we go there we see something different Yesterday we saw a seal which had sneaked in and was eyeing the fish. Love to watch the pelicans dive for fish They (volunteers, I suppose) keep the wooden walkway which crosses he water scrubed clean of bird do-do, which must be quite a job. It's a great place to get my walking exercise.
Marj
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Indeed we have. JoanK is a regular there, and she takes me sometimes when I visit. I've seen lots of new birds there. I'll let Joan talk about it.
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MARJ: I love Bolsa Chica, and go there whenever I get a chance. (I live in Torrance, so it's a bit of a drive, ). My new wheel chair isn't as sturdy as the old, and balks at being pushed on the dirt path, so my son and I have to stick to the boardwalk.
Maybe we could arrange to meet there sometime. How has the recent drought affected it?
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We don't get seals here, but the sea lions are everywhere. Recently, my son was sitting on the dock, dangling his feet in the water, when one dived right under him, practically touching him. Of course we don't get the variety of birds here: the variety of shorebirds and terns don't come here, and only a few egrets. Of course we have pelicans and several species of gulls. The Black Crowned Night Herons have become tame and will let you walk up to them.
BLUEBIRD: no, I wish I could.
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N
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http://www.yelp.com/biz/bolsa-chica-ecological-reserve-huntington-beach
I want to go there someday. Thank you!
Look at the pictures.
Go down page.
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No one's guessing the new quiz.
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L?
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___
A ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ L
Letters guessed: L
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You missed Bluebird's request for an N four posts back.
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I sure did. Sorry, bluebird.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___
A N ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ L
Letters guessed: L, N
I'm about to go out. No more answers until evening.
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D
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___
A N D
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ L
Letters guessed: D, L, N,
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E?
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___ ___ ___ ___ ___
A N D
___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ L
Letters guessed: D, E, L, N,
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S?
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O?
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T
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Aaak! I left out an e, and an important one, too. :-[
And there's one C.
___ ___ C ___ ___
A N D
___ E ___ ___ T ___ ___ E L
Letters guessed: C, D, E, L, N, O, S, T
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C?
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See my post above; never mind how it got in the wrong place. I have iPad issues. :(
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Okay, how about an R?
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Here's one.
___ R C ___ ___
A N D
___ E ___ ___ T ___ ___ E L
Letters guessed: C, D, E, L, N, O, R, S, T
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I
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There's one.
___ R C ___ ___
A N D
___ E ___ I T ___ ___ E L
Letters guessed: C, D, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T
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U?
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No U.
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Y
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Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO
The rules are simple:
The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.
The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.
At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.
The winner becomes the new challenger.
Ex:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
What is it?
Good Luck !!
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There's one.
___ R C ___ Y
A N D
___ E ___ I T ___ ___ E L
Letters guessed: C, D, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T, U, Y
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I just realized that there just might be more A's.
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M
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There might indeed, and that plus bluebird's M will probably give it away.
A R C ___ Y
A N D
M E ___ I T A ___ E L
Letters guessed: A, C, D, E, I, L, M, N, O, R, S, T, U, Y
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B
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Nope, but I do see an H in there
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Bluebird gets her B, and Frybabe finishes it off.
A R C H Y
A N D
M E H I T A B E L
Letters guessed: A, B, C, D, E, H, I, L, M, N, O, R, S, T, U, Y
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Frybabe is the winner!
PatH, who is the author? Is the story good?
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The author is Don Marquis. The book is a collection of newspaper columns Marquis wrote about the imagined life of Archy the cockroach and his friend Mehitabel the alley cat. Archy had been a poet in a previous life, and he sneaks into the newspaper office at night and writes on a typewriter by jumping on the keys. He can't work the shift key, so everything he writes is in lower case. He talks about his friend mehitabel, a free spirit, writes little poems, etc. it's whimsical and mildly humorous. I don't know what I'd think of it now, I read it a long time ago.
CONGRATULATIONS, FRYBABE.
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The title was rattling around in the recesses of my brain; I just couldn't drag up the spelling of the second name.
Non-fiction from a famous author.
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
A __ __ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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E's?
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__ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
__ __ __ E __ __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __
A __ __ __ __ E
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters used: E
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N
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PatH. thank you! I will look for that book.
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There are so many letters, odds are any guess will be successful.
T?
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I see my last post disappeared. We are off to a good start.
Non-fiction by a well-known author
__ N __ T __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
__ __ __ E N __ E __ __ __ T __ __ N
A N __ T __ E
__ __ __ __ N __ __ __ __ __ N __ T __ __ N
Letters used: E, N, T
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Any more As?
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__ N __ T __ E __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
__ __ __ E N __ E __ __ __ T __ __ N
A N __ T __ E
__ __ __ A N __ __ A __ __ N A T __ __ N
Letters used: A, E, N, T
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H?
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__ N __ T H E __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
__ __ __ E N __ E __ __ __ T __ __ N
A N __ T H E
H __ __ A N __ __ A __ __ N A T __ __ N
Letters used: A, E, H, N, T
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M?
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__ N __ T H E __ __ __ __ __ __ __:
__ __ __ E N __ E __ __ __ T __ __ N
A N __ T H E
H __ M A N __ M A __ __ N A T __ __ N
Letters used: A, E, H, M, N, T
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I'm going to take a wild guess, though I haven't heard of this title:
In (or On) Other Worlds: Science fiction and the Human Imagination
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WINNER
In is correct, PatH. Written by Margaret Atwood, it is a series of essays. It is on my library wishlist.
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It's going on mine too, now that I know about it.
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WOW PAT. You're gooood!
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New quiz, fiction:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___' S
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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E?
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N
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No Es, one N:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___' S
___ ___ ___ N ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, N
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No E's !?!?
O?
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No Es, honest. One O, though:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___' S
___ ___ ___ N ___ O ___
Letters guessed: E, N, O
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T
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One T:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T ___' S
___ ___ ___ N ___ O ___
Letters guessed: E, N, O, T
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How about an easy Y?
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Easy enough:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T Y' S
___ ___ ___ N ___ O ___
Letters guessed: E, N, O, T, Y
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I
-
___ ___ ___ I ___ T Y' S
___ ___ I N ___ O ___
Letters guessed: E, I, N, O, T, Y
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S?
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Heading
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Ooops, I misplaced an I. No more Ss.
___ ___ ___ ___ I T Y' S
___ ___ I N ___ O ___
Letters guessed: E, I, N, O, S T, Y
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R?
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That should help:
___ R ___ ___ I T Y' S
R ___ I N ___ O ___
Letters guessed: E, I, N, O, R, S T, Y
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Nope, it ruled out Charity's for the first word.
OOOOOOOH, I got it. Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon.
Reading a publisher's review of the book on Amazon, I am reminded that my Dad was in London then. He was next door to a building that got struck by the rockets. I don't remember whether it was a V1 or V2, but I do remember that he said if you hear one, you don't worry. You only worry when you stop hearing it. Apparently that is when they dropped. I've never read a Pynchon book and from the customer reviews, I am not likely to be one who has the patience to get through it. The reviews were certainly interesting though. I especially liked the one who gave tips on how to read it; it suggested reading V first as it is similar but shorter. If you like that, then tackle Gravity's Rainbow.
PS: I might try his Vineland.
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R?
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Good work, Frybabe.
It was the V1s whose motors cut out just before they dropped. The V2s were rockets, and just shot straight to wherever they landed.
I tried reading Gravity's Rainbow when it came out, and liked it, but wasn't able to persist in working as hard as you had to in order to make any sense of it. It's wonderfully rich and complicated. Maybe someday I'll pick it up again.
The only Pyncheon I've read all of is The Crying of Lot 49, which is shorter and less complicated than most of his stuff. Wikipedia gives a good description:
Although more concise and linear in its structure than Pynchon's other novels, its labyrinthine plot features an ancient, underground mail service known as "The Tristero" or "Trystero", a parody of a Jacobean revenge drama called The Courier's Tragedy, and a corporate conspiracy involving the bones of World War II American GIs being used as charcoal cigarette filters. It proposes a series of seemingly incredible interconnections between these events and other similarly bizarre revelations that confront the novel's protagonist, Oedipa Maas.
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The man has a very strange mind indeed. Will be back in the morning with a new one.
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Sorry, forgot it was my turn.
Non-fiction
__ __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __
__ O
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters Used: 0
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T?
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Non-fiction
__ __ __ T
T __ __ __ __
T O
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters Used: 0, T
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A?
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S
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Non-fiction
__ A S T
T __ A __ __
T O
__ A __ A __ __ S __
Letters Used: A, 0, S, T
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A wild guess:
Last Train to Paradise?
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Wild guess produces a WINNER!
PATH
Yes, Les Standiford wrote about the short-lived Key West Railway built by Henry Flagler. It gets good reviews from readers even though Publisher's Weekly panned in when it was published. I've got it and one Standiford wrote about Carnegie on my library wish list. That doggone list is getting long.
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New quiz, non-fiction:
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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N
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Two Ns:
___ ___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ N
A
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: N
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T?
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___ ___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ N
A
___ ___ ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: N, T
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I?
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E
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Two Is, no Es:
___ I N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
I N
A
___ ___ ___ ___ T ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, I, N, T
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S?
-
___ I N ___ S ___ ___ ___
I N
A
___ ___ ___ S T ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, I, N, S, T
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O
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One O:
___ I N O S ___ ___ ___
I N
A
___ ___ ___ S T ___ ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, I, N, O, S, T
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More A's?
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Lots of them:
___ I N O S A ___ ___
I N
A
___ A ___ S T A ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, E, I, N, O, S, T
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R
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One R:
___ I N O S A ___ R
I N
A
___ A ___ S T A ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, E, I, N, O, R, S, T
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Dinosaur in a Haystack
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
One of Stephen Jay Gould's entertaining books of essays.
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Fiction, New!
__ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ E __ __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
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T?
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Fiction, New!
T __ __
__ __ __ T __ E T __ __
__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Letters used: T
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More E's?
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Fiction, New!
T __ E
__ __ __ T __ E T __ E
__ __ __ __ __ __ E
Letters used: E, T
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M?
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L
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Fiction, New!
T __ E
M __ __ T L E T __ E
__ __ __ M __ __ E
Letters used: E, L, M, T
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R?
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Fiction, New!
T __ E
M __ __ T L E T __ E
__ R __ M __ __ E
Letters used: E, L, M, R, T
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O?
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T __ E
M __ __ T L E T O E
__ R O M __ __ E
Letters used: E, L, M, O, R, T
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I
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T __ E
M I __ T L E T O E
__ R O M I __ E
Letters used: E, I, L, M, O, R, T
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That's got to be The Mistletoe Promise.
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Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner
PatH, I haven't read any of Richard Paul Evans' books - yet. I noticed that quite a few of them are winter or Christmas related titles. His The Christmas Box won him international fame. He also writes the popular Michael Vey series about a boy (what else?) with Tourette's Syndrome who has special powers. Evans was diagnosed with TS at age 40.
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New quiz--short story:
T ___ ___
___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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The rest of the T's, please.
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And E's.
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N
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Sorry for the delay. I was traveling all yesterday. 3more Ts, 3 Es, no Ns.
T ___ E
___ ___ T
T ___ ___ T
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___
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O
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Merry christmas
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Merry Christmas to all.
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No Os
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I?
Merry Christmas.
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One I.
T ___ E
___ ___ T
T ___ ___ T
___ ___ ___ ___ E ___
___ ___
___ I ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: E, I, N, O, T.
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A?
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R?
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No Rs, but the As should help.
T ___ E
___ A T
T ___ A T
___ A ___ ___ E ___
___ ___
___ I ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, E, I, N, O, R, T.
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Mmmm. A two letter word with no A, E, I, or O? Is it Y?
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H
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C?
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Now you've got it.
T H E
C A T
T H A T
___ A ___ ___ E ___
___ Y
H I ___ ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, C, E, H I, N, O, R, T, Y
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L?
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Two.
T H E
C A T
T H A T
___ A L ___ E ___
___ Y
H I ___ ___ E L ___
Letters guessed: A, C, E, H I, L, N, O, R, T, Y
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M? ?!?!?!?!!!!!
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B
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T H E
C A T
T H A T
___ A ___ ___ E ___
B Y
H I M ___ E ___ ___
Letters guessed: A, B, C, E, H I, M, N, O, R, T, Y
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Ah, Just So!
The Cat That Walked by Himself - Rudyard Kipling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IbTHL-AXH8
This is incomplete, but the narrator is very good.
The story/poem: http://www.online-literature.com/kipling/163/
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YEAH FRY!
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Thank you Frybabe.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
A childhood favorite of mine.
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Fiction, published in the last century, possibly the first of its genre, made into a movie.
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Might as well get the Es out of the way.
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Letters Used: E
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A?
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Well, that's interesting. Something went awry with the last post. Corrected now.
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Letters Used: A, E
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L?
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A L __ A __ S
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Letters Used: A, E, L
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T
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Letters Used: A, E, L, T
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H
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T H E
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Letters Used: A, E, H, L, T
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T H E
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A L __ A __ S
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T __ I __ E
Letters Used: A, E, H, I, L, T
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C?
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T H E
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A L __ A __ S
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T __ I C E
Letters Used: A, C, E, H, I, L, T
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N
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T __ I C E
Letters Used: A, C, E, H, I, L, S, T
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Eureka! the Postman Always Rings Twice.
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PatH wins the Gold!
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New quiz, poetry, old:
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Letters guessed: O, T.
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B
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No Bs.
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The rest of the E's please.
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No more Es.
Letters guessed: B, E, O, T.
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N?
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Letters guessed: B, E, N, O, T.
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S
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Letters guessed: B, E, N, O, S, T.
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I'll bet that is one of the ones I am interested in reading sometime.
The Song of Roland
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I should have gotten it, because I knew Pat was reading it!
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
Song of Roland it is. I just read it for a f2f book discussion. It's quite a page turner; I'll say more tomorrow when I'm not so sleepy.
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Still on my TBR list, it keeps getting pushed back. Fiction
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letters used: H
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letters used: A, H, T
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letters used: A, C, H, T
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letters used: A, C, H, O, T
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When you're stumped, try to fill in the vowels.
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N
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No N's, one I.
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letters used: A, C, H, I, N, O, T
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letters used: A, C, H, I, N, O, S, T
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R?
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letters used: A, C, H, I, N, O, R, S, T
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E
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T H E
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S A R A __ E __ O
letters used: A, C, E, H, I, N, O, R, S, T
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The Cellist of Sarajevo
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WINNER! WINNER! WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!
PatH
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New quiz, science fiction:
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Remaining T's?
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Letters guessed: T
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Es?
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Two:
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Letters guessed: E, T
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S
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Two Ss:
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Letters guessed: E, S, T
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N?
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No Ns.
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I?
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One:
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I S
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Letters guessed: E, I, S, T
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N
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No Ns.
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Letters guessed: E, I, N S, T
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O?
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A very important letter:
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I S
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Letters guessed: E, I, N, O, S, T
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Y
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No Ys.
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F?
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That should help:
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F O ___ E S T
Letters guessed: E, F, I, N, O, S, T
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The Word for World is Forest.
I've read two of Ursula Le Guin's Hainish Cycle books, The Dispossessed and The Left Hand of God.
I just checked. It doesn't appear that Le Guin has published any novels since 2008. She is now 85.
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WINNER WINNER WINNER
You're probably the only player who's heard of it, Frybabe, but it's fair, because it's guessable anyway. It's a short novel, about a gentle forested world with peaceful inhabitants, which is now being exploited by rough humans who are trying to clear-cut the whole world.
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For some reason, I could never get into The Dispossessed, though it's highly thought of. Of the Hainish world, I've read Rocannon's World, The Left Hand of Darkness, The Word for World is Forest, and Four Ways to Forgiveness, which is four interlinked long short stories. Plus, the Earthsea trilogy and Tehanu, The Lathe of Heaven, and a bunch of short stories.
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The Lathe of Heaven was my first Le Guin, and I loved it. Saw a TV production of it years ago, was intrigued, then read the book. The Dispossessed is set partly in a somewhat depressing world.
I just checked my old Book of the Month Club book with three books in one. I see I never finished The Wind's Twelve Quarters which is a book of short stories. I read four of them, but the only one I remember is the first, "Semley's Necklace". I think that was the seed story that ultimately ended up as Rocannon's World.
Will, be back later. This is Lucy's yearly visit to the vet. Oh, Joy!
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Frybabe, who is Lucy?
http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/874602.Ursula_K_Le_Guin
PatH, is The Word for World is Forest a good story?
I never read this.
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Lucy is a "muted" calico cat. Oscar is my other one.
Okay, a puzzler for you. This is the original title of the sequel to one of the author's most well known books. It was re-edited from the author's original manuscript and republished under a different name a decade ago.
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That's puzzling indeed. When stymied, go for the vowels.
A?
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Two A's. It's not scifi this time Pat. ;D
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Letters Used: A, E
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Lets get that T.
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Letters Used: A, E, T
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How old are Lucy and Oscar? I like cats, too. Did you read Dewey?
Ursula Le guin did write a new story. You can find more goodreads.
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R
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We need another vowel. E?
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No more E's, but there are two R's.
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Letters Used: A, E, R, T
Lucy is five and Oscar is four. I have Dewey, but it is still on my TBR pile.
Le Guin was awarded the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters in November 2014. Here is her speech. http://ursulakleguin.com/MenuContentsList.html#Biblio or in text, http://ursulakleguin.com/UKL_info.html
The bibliography I looked at was incomplete. She is still writing, though her last full length novel appears to be Lavina, published in 2008. There was a nonfiction book, Out Here: Poems and Images from Steens Mountain Country, published in 2010, though I don't know if the poems are new or selected from those previously published. I didn't know she wrote poems. Most or all of the latest issues are full book collections from previously published material or short stories. Oh, here is a newish one, Finding My Elegy: New and Selected Poems, published in 2012. About half are republished poems, the rest are new.
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C?
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No C's
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Letters Used: A, C, E, R, T
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Nope!
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T R A __ __
Letters Used: A, C, E, R, S, T
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Dewey is special. You should read his story.
Thank you, Frybabe. I will read Ursula Le Guin someday.
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Getting closer, two I's.
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Letters Used: A, C, E, I, R, S, T
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L?
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T R A I L
Letters Used: A, C, E, I, L, R, S, T
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I'm getting desperate. O?
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Bluebird, you asked about The Word for World is Forest. Yes, it's a good book, but it's also a bit of a downer, because the exploiting humans are brutally violent, and although the natives of the world manage to get rid of them, their gentle society has been changed for the worse in the process.
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T R A I L
Letters Used: A, C, E, I, L, O, R, S, T
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T __ E
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T R A I L
Letters Used: A, C, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T
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B
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T __ E
R A I N B O __
T R A I L
Letters Used: A, B, C, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T
That should do it for sure.
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W
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One last obvious letter. Shall I declare Bluebird the winner?
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T R A I L
Letters Used: A, B, C, E, I, L, N, O, R, S, T, W
This is Zane Grey's sequel to Riders of the Purple Sage
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Yes. She owns the answer, having guessed all the vital letters. Congratulations, bluebird.
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Winner declared: BlueBird
I guess we don't have any Western genre readers. That and horse stories were mostly what I read until I hit high school. From 9th to 12th grade, I mostly read war stories Concentrating on first one (The Civil War) and then the two WW's in order.
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Thank you. I will read this someday.
Tomorrow, you will have a new puzzle.
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Hi!
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fiction
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Fiction, old
No O
Good letter, PatH.
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E?
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Good letter, JoanK.
3 es.
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T __ E
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T __ __ E
One I
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L?
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D?
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T __ E
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T A __ E
One L and A.
No D.
letters T, E, A, and D.
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P?
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O?
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T __ E
L __ __ __ ET __
T A __ E
No O and P.
letters T, E, A, D, O, P, L
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S?
Sure you didn't forget an L?
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T __ E
L __ __ __ ETS
T A L E
One S. Thank you, JoanK.
letters T, E, A, D, O, P, L,S
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M?
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R?
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T __ E
L I __ __ ETS
T A L E
One I. No R and M.
letters T, E, A, D, O, P, L,S, I, R, M
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N
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T H E
L I N N ETS
T A L E
Good letter, Jane.
letters T, E, A, D, O, P, L,S, I, R, M,N
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Winner Winner Winner
Jane
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Goodness! Does anyone know if the book is really about Linnets, asks the birder? Linnet is the old name for a bird called a House Finch. It looks like a sparrow with a red breast, and has a pretty song. They used to be sold as pets in this country. But a shipment that had been illegally brought to Long Island was released into the wild, and they have become established as a wild bird.
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I didn't know that PatH. I looked it up. The cover has on it a little brown bird with a red head. I gather the story is told by the bird about a community of mice.
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Thank goodness Jane got it. That was driving me crazy. Good quiz, bluebird.
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Novel
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N?
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Novel
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Letters used: N
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A?
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Novel
A _____ ______
T _____ ______
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____ A N N O T
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Letters used: N, T, A
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C?
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Novel
A _____ ______
T _____ ______
_____ _____ ______ ______ T
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C A N N O T
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Letters used: N, T, A, C
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E?
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Novel
A _____ ______
T _____ E
_____ _____ ______ ______ T
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C A N N O T
____ E E
Letters used: N, T, A, C, E
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W?
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All the Light We Cannot See
In interesting novel, but I am not sure I want to read it. Have you read it Jane?
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WINNER!
YOUR TURN, FRYBABE.
No, I haven't read it; I just saw it listed at Amazon as a new and popular title.
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;) :)
Wecome, welcome, welcome to Blanko! As you can see it's sort of like the Vanna White game on TV with a twist!
The blanks, (done by using the underline) each stand for a letter, and will spell out either the title or an author's name. The challenger will say which one we're going for.
The object is to guess the title. You may suggest letters to be entered in place of the blanks too.
Rabbit Run
At the end of the day if the title or author is NOT guessed, the challenger will then pick and choose from the letters suggested and show every instance of that letter in the title or author's name.
It should be no end of fun, let's find out: first up:
Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:
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What is it?
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Rabbit run