Sunday Puzzler

Challenge from Nov. 12: From Doug Heller of Flourtown, Pennsylvania: Name a famous person in American politics, five letters in the first name, six letters in the last. You can rearrange this to spell the names of two countries, one of them five letters and the other six. The five-letter one is the current name of a country, the six letter one is an old name for a country, but both are well known. Who is the politician and what are the countries?

Humor is Relative

While I think that making fun of your husband in print may be in poor taste, I know that asking him to re-create a humorous event only so that you may add art to your account of it is a bit mean. Despite that, I have done both.

Coming home tonight I noticed my blowdryer was percariously perched atop the toilet, and a quick glance in the mirror reminded me that I had been far too lazy to have used it this morning. Naturally I wondered if Bryan had used it - which is not unusual when his hair is long - but is out of character when he is sporting the short cut he has now. I forgot about it until later when I knocked the damn thing off.

When he came to the door to inquire about the crash, I asked Bryan if he used the appliance to dry his hair and he sheepishly said "no." After a brief pause he explained that when he went to use the bathroom earlier in the day, he found the seat to be too cold...

Answers!

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The answer to the 10/29 Sunday Puzzler is:
Rachel Carson and Nora Charles

The answer to the 11/5 Sunday Puzzler is:
The Tell-Tale Heart

Sunday Puzzler

Alas, Sunday is once again upon us. Here is the Sunday Puzzler. I already know the answer. My husband solved it quite quickly. It was impressive. I will wait to post the answer for a bit.

"Take the word lather. Rearrange the letters and repeat them as often as necessary to name a famous literary work in 16 letters. Hint: The title of this literary work has three words, one of which is hyphenated. Name this famous literary work."