Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 513028 times)

JoanP · « **Reply #3640 on:** April 15, 2013, 09:06:15 AM »

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 !!

JoanP · « **Reply #3641 on:** April 15, 2013, 09:07:39 AM »

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.

JoanP · « **Reply #3642 on:** April 17, 2013, 09:31:34 AM »

Fry? Did you forget you won the big prize? You were the winner!

Frybabe · « **Reply #3643 on:** April 17, 2013, 10:23:35 AM »

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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PatH · « **Reply #3644 on:** April 17, 2013, 10:30:53 AM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #3645 on:** April 17, 2013, 10:48:03 AM »

One T, Pat.

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letters used: A, T

jane · « **Reply #3646 on:** April 17, 2013, 12:25:48 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #3647 on:** April 17, 2013, 12:27:02 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #3648 on:** April 17, 2013, 04:54:58 PM »

No S, but there are two I's

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letters used: A, I, S, T

JoanP · « **Reply #3649 on:** April 17, 2013, 06:10:47 PM »

How about an R or 2?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3650 on:** April 17, 2013, 06:52:18 PM »

Not even one R, JoanP.

JoanK · « **Reply #3651 on:** April 17, 2013, 06:57:19 PM »

Lets get the vowels. E?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3652 on:** April 18, 2013, 06:58:16 AM »

E's, oh yes. Lots of E's.

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letters used: A, E, I, R, S, T

JoanP · « **Reply #3653 on:** April 18, 2013, 07:18:57 AM »

Just guessing...no clue...

A B?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3654 on:** April 18, 2013, 07:58:16 AM »

No B's.

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letters used: A, B, E, I, R, S, T

JoanP · « **Reply #3655 on:** April 18, 2013, 09:06:54 AM »

OK, how about an N then?

jane · « **Reply #3656 on:** April 18, 2013, 09:17:13 AM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #3657 on:** April 18, 2013, 10:21:37 AM »

Two Ns, no Ds.

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I N

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letters used: A, B, D, E, I, N, R, S, T

JoanP · « **Reply #3658 on:** April 18, 2013, 10:42:20 AM »

Got it!

The Five People You Meet in Heaven.. Have you read it? I've been tempted from time to time...

Frybabe · « **Reply #3659 on:** April 18, 2013, 12:30:13 PM »

Winner Winner Winner

Yes, JoanP. No I haven't read it. Sounds interesting, though, doesn't it?

JoanP · « **Reply #3660 on:** April 20, 2013, 08:33:21 AM »

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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Frybabe · « **Reply #3661 on:** April 20, 2013, 09:21:42 AM »

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.

jane · « **Reply #3662 on:** April 20, 2013, 10:06:36 AM »

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?

JoanP · « **Reply #3663 on:** April 20, 2013, 10:09:19 AM »

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...

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JoanK · « **Reply #3664 on:** April 20, 2013, 12:59:01 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #3665 on:** April 20, 2013, 03:03:25 PM »

As - oh yes, lots of As...

T _ E _ _ _ E A _ _ A _ _ E _ T _ _ E _

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Letters used: T, E, A

jane · « **Reply #3666 on:** April 20, 2013, 03:13:54 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #3667 on:** April 20, 2013, 06:55:59 PM »

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

JoanK · « **Reply #3668 on:** April 21, 2013, 03:05:25 PM »

And a D

JoanP · « **Reply #3669 on:** April 21, 2013, 03:28:42 PM »

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

jane · « **Reply #3670 on:** April 21, 2013, 03:42:40 PM »

The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe?

JoanP · « **Reply #3671 on:** April 21, 2013, 03:53:09 PM »

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?

jane · « **Reply #3672 on:** April 21, 2013, 04:00:52 PM »

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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JoanK · « **Reply #3673 on:** April 21, 2013, 04:04:05 PM »

Give us your E's

PatH · « **Reply #3674 on:** April 21, 2013, 04:36:27 PM »

JoanP, how are you finding the book. I read it so long ago that I remember very little of it.

jane · « **Reply #3675 on:** April 21, 2013, 04:48:00 PM »

Fiction

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GUESSED: E,

JoanP · « **Reply #3676 on:** April 21, 2013, 07:42:11 PM »

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?

jane · « **Reply #3677 on:** April 21, 2013, 07:49:43 PM »

FICTION

No F's.

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GUESSED: E, F

JoanP · « **Reply #3678 on:** April 21, 2013, 08:32:00 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #3679 on:** April 21, 2013, 09:18:24 PM »

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 513028 times)