Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512817 times)

jane · « **Reply #2800 on:** September 30, 2012, 06:13:23 PM »

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 !!

My Mother Was Nuts by Penny Marshall?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2801 on:** September 30, 2012, 07:00:27 PM »

Yes The always colorful Penny Marshall.

Congratulations Jane, you are IT.

jane · « **Reply #2802 on:** September 30, 2012, 10:26:12 PM »

Nonfiction

_ _ _ 's

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PatH · « **Reply #2803 on:** October 01, 2012, 01:41:31 PM »

jane · « **Reply #2804 on:** October 01, 2012, 03:20:03 PM »

No, H's

_ _ _ 'S

_ _ _ _ _

Letters guessed: H,

Frybabe · « **Reply #2805 on:** October 01, 2012, 03:26:24 PM »

An N, maybe?

jane · « **Reply #2806 on:** October 01, 2012, 06:34:01 PM »

No N's

_ _ _ 'S

_ _ _ _ _

Letters guessed: H, N

PatH · « **Reply #2807 on:** October 01, 2012, 06:57:51 PM »

jane · « **Reply #2808 on:** October 01, 2012, 07:20:09 PM »

No, O's

_ _ _ 'S

_ _ _ _ _

Letters guessed: H,N, O

PatH · « **Reply #2809 on:** October 01, 2012, 07:25:58 PM »

There's got to be something. E?

JoanK · « **Reply #2810 on:** October 01, 2012, 07:27:34 PM »

My Mother Was Nuts? I made that up: no idea if there is such a book.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2811 on:** October 01, 2012, 07:36:35 PM »

It was just released in the last few months, JoanK. You are a good guesser.

Any Y's

jane · « **Reply #2812 on:** October 01, 2012, 09:27:03 PM »

An E, but no Y

_ _ E 'S

_ _ _ _ _

Letters guessed: H,N, O, E, Y

JoanP · « **Reply #2813 on:** October 01, 2012, 09:35:04 PM »

How about an L?

jane · « **Reply #2814 on:** October 02, 2012, 09:58:25 AM »

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

JoanP · « **Reply #2815 on:** October 02, 2012, 10:07:54 AM »

! Ike's Bluff? Evan Thomas...

jane · « **Reply #2816 on:** October 02, 2012, 10:52:36 AM »

YES! One of my favorite journalists and a holder of such a wonderful Welsh name!!

Winner! Winner!

JoanP · « **Reply #2817 on:** October 02, 2012, 11:18:24 PM »

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 -

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

jane · « **Reply #2818 on:** October 03, 2012, 10:02:32 AM »

The ever popular E?

JoanP · « **Reply #2819 on:** October 03, 2012, 10:55:41 AM »

Oh, but of course - Es are popular in this title too...

_ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ ' S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _

Frybabe · « **Reply #2820 on:** October 03, 2012, 12:44:49 PM »

An R or two, perhaps?

JoanP · « **Reply #2821 on:** October 03, 2012, 02:49:44 PM »

Well yes, there is an R - or two - or three

_ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ ' S _ _ _ _ _ R _ R _ _ _ E R _

PatH · « **Reply #2822 on:** October 03, 2012, 04:59:41 PM »

I have a feeling that's not the only S.

jane · « **Reply #2823 on:** October 03, 2012, 07:09:13 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2824 on:** October 04, 2012, 11:26:54 AM »

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

JoanP · « **Reply #2825 on:** October 05, 2012, 02:30:13 PM »

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?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2826 on:** October 05, 2012, 03:06:31 PM »

No yet JoanP. Are there any L's in there?

JoanP · « **Reply #2827 on:** October 05, 2012, 03:47:31 PM »

A good guess! One L

_ _ _ E _ _ S T E _ ' S _ _ _ L _ R _ R _ T _ E R S

jane · « **Reply #2828 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:12:22 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #2829 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:19:47 PM »

We need more vowels. A?

JoanP · « **Reply #2830 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:51:59 PM »

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

PatH · « **Reply #2831 on:** October 06, 2012, 09:31:34 AM »

The last word looks like brothers to me. I'll have to stare at it.

jane · « **Reply #2832 on:** October 06, 2012, 09:35:29 AM »

JoanP · « **Reply #2833 on:** October 06, 2012, 03:22:54 PM »

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

PatH · « **Reply #2834 on:** October 06, 2012, 04:08:22 PM »

Ohhh. Duh!

Jane Austen's Sailor Brothers

Frybabe · « **Reply #2835 on:** October 06, 2012, 05:04:57 PM »

Oh for heavens sake. And I was the one who found that little gem. Did you get to read it yet, JoanP?

JoanP · « **Reply #2836 on:** October 06, 2012, 05:37:46 PM »

. I knew one of you would see it! Knew it was on your TBR list, PatH - mine too! No, Fry, not yet. Have you?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2837 on:** October 06, 2012, 06:11:05 PM »

Nope. I have some Shakespeare things to look at first.

PatH · « **Reply #2838 on:** October 06, 2012, 07:00:07 PM »

And I have a raft of sci-fi for my f2f club.

PatH · « **Reply #2839 on:** October 07, 2012, 01:18:11 PM »

New quiz:

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Fiction. Not new.

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512817 times)