Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512941 times)

Frybabe · « **Reply #3320 on:** February 17, 2013, 02:29:54 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 !!

R?

JoanP · « **Reply #3321 on:** February 17, 2013, 02:34:20 PM »

Mmmm...at least one F? Is this Fiction?

JoanK · « **Reply #3322 on:** February 17, 2013, 02:44:20 PM »

No, non-fiction.

T __ E __ E __ __ N __ __ E S

__ F __ __ N T __ __ E __ __ __.

Guessed: A, N, T, E, F

JoanP · « **Reply #3323 on:** February 18, 2013, 07:47:00 AM »

And the Rs?

pedln · « **Reply #3324 on:** February 18, 2013, 11:59:02 AM »

How about an I?

JoanK · « **Reply #3325 on:** February 18, 2013, 03:34:30 PM »

Sorry, no R's

T __ E __ E __ i N __ __ E S

__ F __ __ N T I __ E __ __ __.

Guessed: A, N, T, E, F, R, i

JoanP · « **Reply #3326 on:** February 18, 2013, 03:56:00 PM »

At least one H?

JoanK · « **Reply #3327 on:** February 18, 2013, 04:27:29 PM »

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

Frybabe · « **Reply #3328 on:** February 18, 2013, 05:15:29 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #3329 on:** February 19, 2013, 07:36:21 AM »

jane · « **Reply #3330 on:** February 19, 2013, 08:29:50 AM »

JoanK · « **Reply #3331 on:** February 19, 2013, 06:43:59 PM »

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

pedln · « **Reply #3332 on:** February 19, 2013, 09:37:44 PM »

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.

JoanK · « **Reply #3333 on:** February 20, 2013, 03:25:42 PM »

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.

pedln · « **Reply #3334 on:** February 21, 2013, 02:38:03 PM »

This is NON-Fiction and is going to be hard.

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___ ___ ___ Q ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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JoanP · « **Reply #3335 on:** February 21, 2013, 03:05:29 PM »

We like' hard. Let's get the U's done first!

JoanK · « **Reply #3336 on:** February 21, 2013, 03:50:12 PM »

And the Es

pedln · « **Reply #3337 on:** February 21, 2013, 09:30:39 PM »

You picked a good one, JoanK. I'm sure, a dead giveaway.

___ ___ E

E ___ ___ Q U E ___ ___ E

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___

Letters used E, U

jane · « **Reply #3338 on:** February 22, 2013, 09:30:44 AM »

JoanP · « **Reply #3339 on:** February 22, 2013, 10:22:45 AM »

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?

pedln · « **Reply #3340 on:** February 22, 2013, 12:21:56 PM »

A good choice, Jane. One N

___ ___ E

E ___ ___ Q U E ___ ___ E

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ N E ___ ___

Letters used E, U, N

JoanP · « **Reply #3341 on:** February 22, 2013, 12:41:31 PM »

One N! And it's not Eloquence? Now I'm really stumped!

Is there a C?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3342 on:** February 22, 2013, 01:55:27 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #3343 on:** February 22, 2013, 02:38:24 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #3344 on:** February 23, 2013, 09:38:28 AM »

How about an O?

jane · « **Reply #3345 on:** February 23, 2013, 09:49:02 AM »

pedln · « **Reply #3346 on:** February 23, 2013, 06:07:09 PM »

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.

___ ___ E

E ___ ___ Q U E ___ ___ E

O ___ ___ ___ ___ N E S S

Letters guessed -- E, U, C, R, O, N

Frybabe · « **Reply #3347 on:** February 23, 2013, 06:11:09 PM »

JoanK · « **Reply #3348 on:** February 23, 2013, 06:12:11 PM »

Let's fill in the F.

The etiquette of something or other?

PatH · « **Reply #3349 on:** February 23, 2013, 06:42:46 PM »

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.

JoanP · « **Reply #3350 on:** February 24, 2013, 07:50:27 AM »

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!

pedln · « **Reply #3351 on:** February 24, 2013, 10:47:08 AM »

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.

PatH · « **Reply #3352 on:** February 25, 2013, 08:44:52 PM »

My library has it, so I'm getting it sent to my branch for me.

New quiz, fiction:

T ___ ___

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JoanP · « **Reply #3353 on:** February 25, 2013, 08:48:39 PM »

Goody - lots of letters! A W?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3354 on:** February 26, 2013, 06:48:21 AM »

PatH · « **Reply #3355 on:** February 26, 2013, 12:58:11 PM »

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

JoanP · « **Reply #3356 on:** February 26, 2013, 01:01:54 PM »

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

PatH · « **Reply #3357 on:** February 26, 2013, 01:33:36 PM »

WINNER WINNER WINNER

Scary indeed. I'd better not have any secrets from you today, your ESP is too good.

JoanK · « **Reply #3358 on:** February 26, 2013, 03:28:59 PM »

JoanP: how on earth did you come up with that W? I'm scared of you!

JoanP · « **Reply #3359 on:** February 26, 2013, 07:57:57 PM »

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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