Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 513089 times)

JoanK · « **Reply #4000 on:** May 30, 2013, 03:45:12 PM »

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?

jane · « **Reply #4001 on:** May 30, 2013, 05:21:42 PM »

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.

JoanK · « **Reply #4002 on:** May 30, 2013, 06:01:52 PM »

I hope and pray that you and everyone else will be safe.

JoanP · « **Reply #4003 on:** May 30, 2013, 06:11:26 PM »

Yes, there is ONE W, JoanK!

W E _ _ E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _ E S

Take care of yourself, Jane!

JoanK · « **Reply #4004 on:** May 30, 2013, 06:17:28 PM »

Great. My son wanted to go for "HE" but I couldn't think what the nezt word would BE.

T?

JoanP · « **Reply #4005 on:** May 30, 2013, 06:45:56 PM »

There you go...One T. You've got help.. Don't know if that's fair!

W E _ _ E _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ E T E _ _ _ E _ _ _ E _ _ _ _ E _ _ E S

JoanK · « **Reply #4006 on:** May 30, 2013, 07:58:27 PM »

Well, he's gone now.

A?

Frybabe · « **Reply #4007 on:** May 31, 2013, 07:09:22 AM »

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

Frybabe · « **Reply #4008 on:** May 31, 2013, 08:33:17 AM »

Now I remember where I first saw this book mentioned. JoanP mentioned it yesterday in another discussion forum.

JoanP · « **Reply #4009 on:** May 31, 2013, 08:37:16 AM »

Winner! Winner! Winner!

I've just picked it up and haven't yet started it, Fry. I LOVE Karen Fowler!

You're it!

Frybabe · « **Reply #4010 on:** May 31, 2013, 11:20:37 AM »

__ __ __ __ __ ' __

__ __ __ __ A __ __ __ __ __

JoanP · « **Reply #4011 on:** May 31, 2013, 11:23:22 AM »

Well, an S?

Frybabe · « **Reply #4012 on:** May 31, 2013, 12:00:16 PM »

__ __ __ __ __ ' S

__ __ __ S A __ __ __ S

I think I had one too many letters in the second word. Sigh!

Used: A, S

jane · « **Reply #4013 on:** May 31, 2013, 12:33:44 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #4014 on:** May 31, 2013, 12:39:44 PM »

__ __ __ E __ ' S

__ __ E S A __ __ __ S

Used: A, E, S

jane · « **Reply #4015 on:** May 31, 2013, 01:46:51 PM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #4016 on:** May 31, 2013, 02:23:39 PM »

__ __ __ E T' S

T __ E S A __ __ __ S

Used: A, E, S, T

jane · « **Reply #4017 on:** May 31, 2013, 02:34:27 PM »

Is it Fiction or Nonfiction?

R?

JoanP · « **Reply #4018 on:** May 31, 2013, 05:51:39 PM »

I think it's Roget's Thesaurus, right Fry?

Frybabe · « **Reply #4019 on:** May 31, 2013, 06:11:21 PM »

Spot On, JoanK. You are the lucky WINNER.

JoanP · « **Reply #4020 on:** June 01, 2013, 12:28:50 PM »

Busy day - Hubby's b'day. Out of time..back this evening, I hope!

JoanP · « **Reply #4021 on:** June 02, 2013, 12:31:39 PM »

An OLDIE, But GOODY - not ancient though...

_ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

jane · « **Reply #4022 on:** June 02, 2013, 01:52:47 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #4023 on:** June 02, 2013, 05:36:20 PM »

Yes, there is an E, Jane...

_ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _

jane · « **Reply #4024 on:** June 02, 2013, 08:52:08 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #4025 on:** June 02, 2013, 09:01:15 PM »

A bunch of R's...

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

Frybabe · « **Reply #4026 on:** June 03, 2013, 06:59:28 AM »

I am hoping for some strategic T's.

JoanP · « **Reply #4027 on:** June 03, 2013, 08:03:02 AM »

Oh yes, Fry! A bunch of strategic T's...perhaps enough to solve the puzzle?

_ R _ S T _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ _ T T E R

PatH · « **Reply #4028 on:** June 03, 2013, 03:44:44 PM »

Something tells me there's a Y.

JoanP · « **Reply #4029 on:** June 03, 2013, 04:06:31 PM »

Something is telling you wrong, Pat.

Letters guessed: E, R, T, y

JoanK · « **Reply #4030 on:** June 03, 2013, 04:20:41 PM »

Lets get some more vowels. I?

pedln · « **Reply #4031 on:** June 03, 2013, 04:37:01 PM »

That Norwegian book --- Kristin Lavransdatter

pedln · « **Reply #4032 on:** June 03, 2013, 04:38:43 PM »

Just like my grandmother -- Anna Catherine Stephensdatter

PatH · « **Reply #4033 on:** June 03, 2013, 04:57:23 PM »

That's got to be it, pedln. It's a very good book indeed.

JoanP · « **Reply #4034 on:** June 03, 2013, 06:18:26 PM »

That was fast, Pedln! I loved all of those Undset books, Pat!

PatH · « **Reply #4035 on:** June 03, 2013, 06:50:14 PM »

JoanP, have you read The Master of Hestviken, which was Undset's favorite?

JoanP · « **Reply #4036 on:** June 03, 2013, 07:28:23 PM »

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!

PatH · « **Reply #4037 on:** June 03, 2013, 07:34:10 PM »

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.

JoanP · « **Reply #4038 on:** June 04, 2013, 08:00:06 AM »

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!

pedln · « **Reply #4039 on:** June 04, 2013, 09:28:55 AM »

I haven't read any of them, but feel I should someday. Someday

Back later with a puzzle.

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Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 513089 times)