Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512831 times)

PatH · « **Reply #2880 on:** October 12, 2012, 04:52:47 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 !!

One E:

___ ___ E

___ ___ ___

O F

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Letters guessed: E, F

JoanP · « **Reply #2881 on:** October 12, 2012, 05:44:51 PM »

Would have been shocked if it was, Pat! How about an M anyway?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2882 on:** October 12, 2012, 06:07:51 PM »

or an N or two?

PatH · « **Reply #2883 on:** October 13, 2012, 11:30:17 AM »

No Ms, one N

___ ___ E

___ ___ ___

O F

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ N ___

Letters guessed: E, F, M, N

jane · « **Reply #2884 on:** October 13, 2012, 11:48:01 AM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #2885 on:** October 13, 2012, 12:54:36 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #2886 on:** October 13, 2012, 04:51:49 PM »

One each.

T ___ E

___ ___ ___

O F

___ ___ ___ ___ I N ___

Letters guessed: E, F, I, M, N, T

JoanP · « **Reply #2887 on:** October 13, 2012, 05:09:20 PM »

Hmmm...a G?

JoanK · « **Reply #2888 on:** October 13, 2012, 05:54:14 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #2889 on:** October 13, 2012, 07:09:34 PM »

There's a G, but no A.

T ___ E

___ ___ ___

O F

___ ___ ___ ___ I N G

Letters guessed: A, E, F, G, I, M, N, T

pedln · « **Reply #2890 on:** October 13, 2012, 08:44:26 PM »

The Joy of Cooking?

Is that what you've been up to today, PatH?

JoanP · « **Reply #2891 on:** October 13, 2012, 08:58:21 PM »

Oh of course, that must be it! Good for you, Pedln -

PatH · « **Reply #2892 on:** October 13, 2012, 08:59:22 PM »

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.

pedln · « **Reply #2893 on:** October 13, 2012, 09:10:28 PM »

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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___ ___ V ___ ___ ___

Frybabe · « **Reply #2894 on:** October 14, 2012, 07:48:14 AM »

Any I's in there?

pedln · « **Reply #2895 on:** October 14, 2012, 04:48:17 PM »

Lucky Frybabe, there are some "I"s

___ ___ I ___ I ___ ___

___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___

I ___

___ ___ V ___ ___ ___

JoanP · « **Reply #2896 on:** October 14, 2012, 04:59:09 PM »

How about an N or two?

pedln · « **Reply #2897 on:** October 15, 2012, 11:17:12 AM »

More than two, JOanP. You guys are good pickers.

___ ___ I ___ I N ___

___ ___ ___

___ N ___ ___

I N
___ ___ V ___ N ___

Now someone will pick this up right away.

Letters used: I, N

JoanP · « **Reply #2898 on:** October 15, 2012, 04:18:13 PM »

Not yet - how about a G or two?

Frybabe · « **Reply #2899 on:** October 16, 2012, 07:42:20 AM »

pedln · « **Reply #2900 on:** October 17, 2012, 07:31:18 PM »

I don't know what happened to yesterday. It just disappeared. Sorry. One G and two O's coming up.

___ ___ I ___ I N G

___ O ___

___ N O ___

I N

___ ___ V ___ N ___

JoanP · « **Reply #2901 on:** October 17, 2012, 07:42:46 PM »

That happens to me too, Pedln. The Mystery of the Disappearing Day....

How about an F?

pedln · « **Reply #2902 on:** October 17, 2012, 07:56:25 PM »

There is one F

___ ___ I ___ I N G

F O ___

___ N O ___

I N

___ ___ V ___ N ___

jane · « **Reply #2903 on:** October 17, 2012, 08:23:38 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #2904 on:** October 17, 2012, 09:11:11 PM »

And an R

Frybabe · « **Reply #2905 on:** October 18, 2012, 07:59:54 AM »

pedln · « **Reply #2906 on:** October 18, 2012, 10:07:55 AM »

Jane was first, so she gets her A's. Maybe there's an R and an S. Maybe.

___ A I ___ I N G

F O ___

___ N O ___

I N

___ A V A N A

I haven't read this, but looking at the blurbs, it reminded me of the mothers on Guernsey at the advent of WWII.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2907 on:** October 18, 2012, 10:12:53 AM »

Looks like Waiting for Snow in Havana. Never heard of it.

pedln · « **Reply #2908 on:** October 18, 2012, 06:32:48 PM »

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.

PatH · « **Reply #2909 on:** October 18, 2012, 09:59:24 PM »

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.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2910 on:** October 19, 2012, 07:28:32 AM »

__ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ ' S

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__ __

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__ __ __ S

An oldie, humor

jane · « **Reply #2911 on:** October 19, 2012, 10:57:55 AM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #2912 on:** October 19, 2012, 11:00:39 AM »

Good choice, one U.

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__ __ __ __ U __ ' S

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__ __

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__ __ __ S

pedln · « **Reply #2913 on:** October 19, 2012, 11:12:20 AM »

T ?

PatH, my Spanish is very bad and I was never fluent.

PatH · « **Reply #2914 on:** October 19, 2012, 11:49:12 AM »

You were saving your strength for Latin.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2915 on:** October 19, 2012, 01:20:05 PM »

Two T's

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__ __ __ __ U __ ' S

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__ __ __ __ T __ __ __ __

__ __ T S

jane · « **Reply #2916 on:** October 19, 2012, 01:58:47 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #2917 on:** October 19, 2012, 02:30:26 PM »

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

PatH · « **Reply #2918 on:** October 19, 2012, 02:31:28 PM »

I love that book.

Frybabe · « **Reply #2919 on:** October 19, 2012, 07:19:18 PM »

Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner

I knew someone would get it quickly. But with only two letters? Congratulations PatH

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