Edition Ciento Cinco (105)

Hola, amigos! Que tal! 🇪🇸 🇺🇸

Pardon us, partners!

Putzmeister PHuck and Punmeister PFinn proudly present another plethora of all things perplexing and piddly, polished off with pizzazz and panache. 🤗

A prolific palooza of puzzles awaits your pondering and participation. 🤷‍♂️

Possibly a piñata, too! 😜

Persnickety or pugnacious? Poppycock! 🤪

Praise the Lord! Now, pass the potatoes, peas, pumpkin, pears, and pudding. 👍

Prepare to piggyback and pile on. Let’s get this party properly started! 🤣

Pestering and pushy paparazzi? Piss-off! 👎

Power to the people! 👏

"My resume is just a list of things I never want to do again."

How about some Pink Panther with Peter Sellers, peeps? 🤩

Puzzle 1/MorningBrew:

Three Headlines and a Lie

Three of these headlines are real, and one is faker than a filling, nutritious, and enjoyable afternoon snack. Can you spot the odd one out?

1. Kentucky boy uses mother's phone to order 70K Dum-Dum suckers to share with his friends

2. SpongeBob is headed to Broadway again, but this time it's much more serious

3. NBA star Russell Westbrook launches AI-enabled funeral planning startup

4. George Lucas reveals why Yoda talks backwards at the Empire Strikes Back anniversary screening

(answer at the end)

Prince and Purple Rain! 😍

"Behind every angry woman stands a man who has absolutely no idea what he did wrong."

Puzzle 2/MorningBrew:

Pope trivia

The papal conclave began recently. Can you name the five most popular names taken by popes?

(answer at the end)

• Riddle of the Week:

If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch?

More Pink Panther? Pretty, please! 😇

"I want to be like a caterpillar. Eat a lot, sleep for a while, and wake up beautiful."

Puzzle 3/MorningBrew:

Film set trivia

For the movies below, name the primary country they were filmed in.

1. Mamma Mia!

2. The Lord of the Rings trilogy

3. Jurassic Park

4. Lost in Translation

5. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

6. Before Sunrise

(answer at the end)

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers! 🤗

Puzzle 4/MorningBrew:

Mexico trivia

On Cinco de Mayo, let's see how well you know your Mexican geography. The following are all clues about states in Mexico (it has 31 of them), and you have to name the state.

1. Tijuana is its most popular city.

2. 90% of Mexican mezcal comes from this state, whose cuisine is also known for moles.

3. It shares a name with a red pepper-based hot sauce.

4. A dog breed, one of the smallest in the world, is named after it.

5. If you've visited Chichen Itza, the world-renowned Mayan ruin, then you've been to this state, which shares its name with a peninsula.

(answer at the end)

Shall we close out this perfectly postured piece of priceless picayune piffle?

Positively! 😁

Way back when, as a young pup, I watched cartoons. I’ll never forget this sign-off on Saturday mornings. I’m sure many of you will recognize it, too.

Who can forget Porky Pig, too? 🤷‍♂️

We’re pleased as punch you partied with us this week.

Enjoy your weekend. We love you. 🫶

Muchas gracias por leer! 🙏

Puzzle 1 answer:

We made up the one about SpongeBob.

Puzzle 2 answer:

1. John

2. Gregory

3. Benedict

4. Clement

5. Innocent + Leo (tied)

Puzzle 3 answer:

1. Greece

2. New Zealand

3. United States (Hawaii)

4. Japan

5. Australia

6. Austria

Puzzle 4 answer:

1. Baja California

2. Oaxaca

3. Tabasco

4. Chihuahua

5. Yucatán

Riddle answer:

Roosters don’t lay eggs.