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MinM

(2,650 posts)
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 01:07 PM Apr 2015

npr: can't spell Democrat without Marco + Ted

Sunday mornings I listen to Will Shortz give his weekly puzzle challenge on NPR. Here's the one from last week..


A Puzzle As Easy As Falling Off A Log
April 26, 2015 7:42 AM ET

Last week's challenge: The challenge came from listener Steve Daubenspeck of Fleetwood, Pa. Take the first names of two politicians in the news. Switch the first letters of their names and read the result backward to name something that each of these politicians is not.

Answer: MARCO (Rubio) + TED (Cruz) —> DEMOCRAT

Winner: Marilyn Comerford of Clifton, N.J. ...

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/26/402002732/a-puzzle-as-easy-as-falling-off-a-log


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