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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Thanks for Your Interest; Now We Need Your Help
Thank you for following this blog. We greatly appreciate your interest in in Quip-Find(TM) puzzles and the Quipto(R) concept that underlies them. As we are contemplating the launch of a Quip-Find app for the iPad and the submission of Quip-Find … Continue reading
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Surveillance
Photo: en.wikipedia.org The answer to today’s puzzle is a quote from a novel published in 1949; it can be seen as a literary anticipation of the recently-exposed NSA surveillance program. (Hint: The author (photo above) would have turned 110 years old today.)
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Lou Gehrig: Fortune
Photo: www.biography.com Henry Louis “Lou” Gehrig (1903-1941) The baseball great was born 110 years ago today. His most memorable words were uttered during “Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day” ceremonies at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939; that statement is hidden in the … Continue reading
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Joyce Carol Oates: Ending
Photo: harpercollins.c9m Joyce Carol Oates (1938- ) Oates turns 75 years old today. The answer to the following puzzle is the American author’s answer to an important question.
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Last Words: Emperor Nero
Bust of Nero, Musei Capitolini, Rome (With today’s posting, we begin a new occasional feature of this blog: “Last Words”.) Nero, the fifth Emperor of the Roman Empire, died on this date in 68 AD. Today’s puzzle features one version … Continue reading
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Thomas Mann: Significance
Source: www.nobelprize.org Thomas Mann (1875-1955) The German novelist, winner of the 1929 Nobel Prize in literature, was born on this day in 1875. The following two-diagram puzzle conceals something Mann said about the end of life. (Note: The second diagram … Continue reading
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