Comments for Puzzles and Nimble Bits http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com Musings and puzzles thrice weekly, at least Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:38:32 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Smile: Pit Stop by puzzlebits http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/smile-pit-stop/#comment-139 puzzlebits Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:38:32 +0000 http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/?p=1084#comment-139 I don't know how this ended up on Nov. 25... I posted it from afar on Nov. 29. I don’t know how this ended up on Nov. 25… I posted it from afar on Nov. 29.

]]> Comment on Cartoon: Weather by puzzlebits http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/cartoon-weather/#comment-137 puzzlebits Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:50 +0000 http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/?p=672#comment-137 It's fine with me for you to use the cartoon on your Christmas presents, as long as you acknowledge my webpage as your source (perhaps on the wrapper?). I'm glad you like it. -Karen It’s fine with me for you to use the cartoon on your Christmas presents, as long as you acknowledge my webpage as your source (perhaps on the wrapper?). I’m glad you like it.
-Karen

]]> Comment on Cartoon: Weather by Roland http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/2009/02/18/cartoon-weather/#comment-136 Roland Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:53:59 +0000 http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/?p=672#comment-136 Hi! We are interested in this cartoon. Is it possible to print it on a chocolatebar for a christmas present for our customers (about 100 pieces)? Greetings from Vienna. Yours sincerely Roland Hi!
We are interested in this cartoon. Is it possible to print it on a chocolatebar for a christmas present for our customers (about 100 pieces)?

Greetings from Vienna.

Yours sincerely
Roland

]]> Comment on Initial Inclination: J.C. by Bill Bartmann http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/initial-inclination-j-c/#comment-124 Bill Bartmann Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:24:15 +0000 http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/?p=978#comment-124 I'm so glad I found this site...Keep up the good work I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say GREAT blog. Thanks, A definite great read.. <a href="http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/~bill-bartmann" rel="nofollow">:)</a> <a href="http://wiki.jfrog.org/confluence/display/~bill-bartmann" rel="nofollow">-Bill-Bartmann</a> I’m so glad I found this site…Keep up the good work I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say GREAT blog. Thanks,

A definite great read.. :)

-Bill-Bartmann

]]> Comment on Answers: PRTN by Dave Thompson http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/answers-prtn/#comment-119 Dave Thompson Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:32:44 +0000 http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/?p=929#comment-119 Karen, I was surprised by how few words I could come up with--four consonants really taxed me! I came up with one word not on your list, which I'm hoping was valid: pretune, as in instruments before you go on stage for the orchestra concert... Thanks, Dave Thompson Karen,

I was surprised by how few words I could come up with–four consonants really taxed me! I came up with one word not on your list, which I’m hoping was valid: pretune, as in instruments before you go on stage for the orchestra concert…

Thanks,
Dave Thompson

]]> Comment on Answers: H.P. by Dave Thompson http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/answers-h-p/#comment-117 Dave Thompson Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:39:39 +0000 http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/?p=908#comment-117 Karen, GREAT puzzle! No end to HP words. But I found myself hard-pressed (no pun intended) to know if some of them were ONE word or hyphenated, rather than two separate words. For example, is "handprint" one word or two? "Halfpenny"? So please take my list with that in mind: I'm not at all sure each of these meets the rules. hard palate, heat pump, heir presumptive, high pressure, hind part, hinge plate, hip pocket, hit parade, hocus pocus, holding pattern, hoof print, hot pursuit, hydraulic press A couple of places: Harney Peak (highest mountain in South Dakota), Hyde Park And some math/science terms: harmonic progression, heliocentric parallax, Huygens’ principle, hydrogen peroxide, hyperbolic paraboloid Thanks, Dave Karen,
GREAT puzzle! No end to HP words. But I found myself hard-pressed (no pun intended) to know if some of them were ONE word or hyphenated, rather than two separate words. For example, is “handprint” one word or two? “Halfpenny”?

So please take my list with that in mind: I’m not at all sure each of these meets the rules.

hard palate, heat pump, heir presumptive, high pressure, hind part, hinge plate, hip pocket, hit parade, hocus pocus, holding pattern, hoof print, hot pursuit, hydraulic press

A couple of places: Harney Peak (highest mountain in South Dakota), Hyde Park

And some math/science terms: harmonic progression, heliocentric parallax, Huygens’ principle, hydrogen peroxide, hyperbolic paraboloid

Thanks,
Dave

]]> Comment on Constant Consonants: VLT by Dave Thompson http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/constant-consonants-vlt/#comment-114 Dave Thompson Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:22:43 +0000 http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/?p=900#comment-114 Karen, I thought of 14: evaluate, evolute, ovulate, valet, valeta, valuate, valuta, vault, velate, violate, violet, volet, volt, volute. Freely admit that several are pretty arcane! I think, if I have to look 'em up, I probably shouldn't include them. That was the case with 'valeta' and 'velate' ... I *thought* they were words, but I had to go to OneAcross.com to double-check. And I decided that 'vaulty' was either too close to 'vault' or simply not fair--it's the related adjective, but, really! Thanks, Dave Karen,

I thought of 14: evaluate, evolute, ovulate, valet, valeta, valuate, valuta, vault, velate, violate, violet, volet, volt, volute. Freely admit that several are pretty arcane! I think, if I have to look ‘em up, I probably shouldn’t include them. That was the case with ‘valeta’ and ‘velate’ … I *thought* they were words, but I had to go to OneAcross.com to double-check. And I decided that ‘vaulty’ was either too close to ‘vault’ or simply not fair–it’s the related adjective, but, really!

Thanks,
Dave

]]> Comment on Answers: FRD by Dave Thompson http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/answers-frd/#comment-110 Dave Thompson Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:35:43 +0000 http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/?p=883#comment-110 Karen, I missed a handful of the ones you came up with. I added affrayed and fiord. I found Friday, but since it's capitalized, it doesn't count, right? And I think foreday is probably either two words or hyphenated. Did you notice the number of NAMES that fit the FRD pattern (even though they don't count for the puzzle's sake)? I found Faraday, Fred, Freda, Freddie, Freddy, Freud, Frieda... Thanks! DaveT Karen,
I missed a handful of the ones you came up with. I added affrayed and fiord.

I found Friday, but since it’s capitalized, it doesn’t count, right? And I think foreday is probably either two words or hyphenated.

Did you notice the number of NAMES that fit the FRD pattern (even though they don’t count for the puzzle’s sake)? I found Faraday, Fred, Freda, Freddie, Freddy, Freud, Frieda…

Thanks!
DaveT

]]> Comment on Answers: M.S. by puzzlebits http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/answers-m-s/#comment-108 puzzlebits Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:10:10 +0000 http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/?p=870#comment-108 A few of those are great finds, and I'm sorry I missed them (especially mesa). And, yes, you're right that I would rule out yams because of the "hard" y and Masai because of the capital M. A few of those are great finds, and I’m sorry I missed them (especially mesa). And, yes, you’re right that I would rule out yams because of the “hard” y and Masai because of the capital M.

]]> Comment on Answers: M.S. by Dave Thompson http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/answers-m-s/#comment-107 Dave Thompson Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:19:57 +0000 http://puzzlebits.wordpress.com/?p=870#comment-107 Karen, I found a few others: masai (the language), masse (spinning billiards shot), mesa, moues (pouts), mousey/mousy, ms (Marfan’s syndrome or manuscript), and mussy. Would you rule out “masai” and perhaps “ms,” because they might need to be capitalized? And I’m guessing that “emmy’s” is not allowed because the word is usually capitalized; and “yams” seems to be like your exclusion of “mayos”--I *think* the ‘y’ in “yams” acts as a consonant. Thanks! Dave Karen, I found a few others: masai (the language), masse (spinning billiards shot), mesa, moues (pouts), mousey/mousy, ms (Marfan’s syndrome or manuscript), and mussy.
Would you rule out “masai” and perhaps “ms,” because they might need to be capitalized?
And I’m guessing that “emmy’s” is not allowed because the word is usually capitalized; and “yams” seems to be like your exclusion of “mayos”–I *think* the ‘y’ in “yams” acts as a consonant.
Thanks!
Dave

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