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nolabear

(43,850 posts) Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:29 PM Aug 2018

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Your NPR name-Your favorite pattern+the name of a dead singer/songwriter

I’m Houndstooth Winchester, with Morning Edition...

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Your NPR name-Your favorite pattern+the name of a dead singer/songwriter (Original Post) nolabear Aug 2018 OP

Paisley and Seersucker are going to be troublesome. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2018 #1

PolkaDot Gershwin with All Things Polkdotted Achilleaze Aug 2018 #2

Beat me to it... with style. Zoonart Aug 2018 #5

We may be related. hay rick Aug 2018 #48

Gingham Garcia, tonight on All Things Considered jberryhill Aug 2018 #3

Polkadot Bowie Zoonart Aug 2018 #4

OMG! FM123 Aug 2018 #13

Wow...great minds think alike, right? Zoonart Aug 2018 #21

...and with you too. FM123 Aug 2018 #33

I'm George Jefferson and THIS is Marketplace. Anon-C Aug 2018 #6

... orangecrush Aug 2018 #29

Denim Chesnutt, bringing you another great Tiny Desk Concert bbrady42 Aug 2018 #7

Fleur-de-Lis Drake fleur-de-lisa Aug 2018 #8

I was tempted with fleur-de-lis myself. nolabear Aug 2018 #11

somehow i just knew you'd be on this thread unblock Aug 2018 #26

... orangecrush Aug 2018 #31

Log Cabin Lennon Soxfan58 Aug 2018 #9

Hah! I thought quilts too! nolabear Aug 2018 #12

I'm Tartan Denver with World Cafe hlthe2b Aug 2018 #10

batik bartok unblock Aug 2018 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author unblock Aug 2018 #16

It just feels so good to say. nolabear Aug 2018 #18

Tye Dye Petty Va Lefty Aug 2018 #15

calico carole king unblock Aug 2018 #17

I hope she's alive. nolabear Aug 2018 #19

she is -- 76 year old. unblock Aug 2018 #22

coral karen carpenter unblock Aug 2018 #20

Grunge von Beethoven, Paisley Presley Snellius Aug 2018 #23

Herringbone Morrison. Aristus Aug 2018 #24

I guess that makes me Harker Aug 2018 #53

Madras Seeger, sitting in on Fresh Air.... n/t TygrBright Aug 2018 #25

Tartan Winehouse here, with orangecrush Aug 2018 #27

Tweed Holiday hurl Aug 2018 #28

... orangecrush Aug 2018 #30

Chenille Pavarotti, here, bringing you BookChat! Squinch Aug 2018 #32

Paisley Prince here, welcoming you to Sunday Baroque Glorfindel Aug 2018 #34

This all would be so much easier if I actually knew the name of patterns. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2018 #35

Solid Denver? nolabear Aug 2018 #42

Hi mainstreetonce Aug 2018 #55

Argyle Presley: Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #36

Butterick Harrison consider_this Aug 2018 #37

I was tempted to put Simplicity Cassidy. nolabear Aug 2018 #41

Glen Plaid Van Zandt VOX Aug 2018 #38

Jacquard Cornell consider_this Aug 2018 #39

Oh yeah. Very NPR sounding. nolabear Aug 2018 #40

Bokhara Haydn consider_this Aug 2018 #43

Not really a pattern, but a fabric... smirkymonkey Aug 2018 #44

Ikat Amoo Donkees Aug 2018 #45

Ikat? nolabear Aug 2018 #46

''A pattern design created by tie-dyeing either warp or weft threads prior to weaving the fabric ... Donkees Aug 2018 #50

''Ikat Amoo tells stories that follow familiar conversations into unfamiliar territory.'' Donkees Aug 2018 #51

Toile Piaf Alpeduez21 Aug 2018 #47

Vair Joplin csziggy Aug 2018 #49

Navajo Cohen catrose Aug 2018 #52

Damask Zevon Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #54

Are you related to Zig Zag Zevon? Donkees Aug 2018 #56

Zecond Cuzins! Floyd R. Turbo Aug 2018 #57

I once sold a lot of cigarettes to Harker Aug 2018 #58

Polka Dot Joplin ploppy Aug 2018 #59

Tartan Fitzgerald fifthoffive Aug 2018 #60

Floral Becker PennyK Aug 2018 #61

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,850 posts)

1. Paisley and Seersucker are going to be troublesome. NT

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:32 PM

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Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

2. PolkaDot Gershwin with All Things Polkdotted

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:34 PM

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Zoonart

(14,464 posts)

5. Beat me to it... with style.

Reply to Achilleaze (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:38 PM

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hay rick

(9,605 posts)

48. We may be related.

Reply to Achilleaze (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 10:36 PM

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Seersucker Gershwin.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

3. Gingham Garcia, tonight on All Things Considered

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:35 PM

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Zoonart

(14,464 posts)

4. Polkadot Bowie

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:37 PM

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FM123

(10,372 posts)

13. OMG!

Reply to Zoonart (Reply #4)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:50 PM

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Not only do we share an avatar but the same NPR name!

Zoonart

(14,464 posts)

21. Wow...great minds think alike, right?

Reply to FM123 (Reply #13)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:01 PM

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May the Space Force be with you.

FM123

(10,372 posts)

33. ...and with you too.

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:50 PM

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Anon-C

(3,440 posts)

6. I'm George Jefferson and THIS is Marketplace.

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:38 PM

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orangecrush

(30,256 posts)

29. ...

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:32 PM

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bbrady42

(201 posts)

7. Denim Chesnutt, bringing you another great Tiny Desk Concert

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:39 PM

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fleur-de-lisa

(14,704 posts)

8. Fleur-de-Lis Drake

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:41 PM

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nolabear

(43,850 posts)

11. I was tempted with fleur-de-lis myself.

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:47 PM

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unblock

(56,198 posts)

26. somehow i just knew you'd be on this thread

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:30 PM

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orangecrush

(30,256 posts)

31. ...

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:35 PM

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Soxfan58

(3,537 posts)

9. Log Cabin Lennon

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:42 PM

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nolabear

(43,850 posts)

12. Hah! I thought quilts too!

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:47 PM

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hlthe2b

(113,957 posts)

10. I'm Tartan Denver with World Cafe

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:45 PM

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unblock

(56,198 posts)

14. batik bartok

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:55 PM

Aug 2018

Response to unblock (Reply #14)

unblock This message was self-deleted by its author.

nolabear

(43,850 posts)

18. It just feels so good to say.

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:00 PM

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Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)

15. Tye Dye Petty

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 03:57 PM

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unblock

(56,198 posts)

17. calico carole king

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:00 PM

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nolabear

(43,850 posts)

19. I hope she's alive.

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:01 PM

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unblock

(56,198 posts)

22. she is -- 76 year old.

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:02 PM

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unblock

(56,198 posts)

20. coral karen carpenter

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:01 PM

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Snellius

(6,881 posts)

23. Grunge von Beethoven, Paisley Presley

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:20 PM

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Aristus

(72,187 posts)

24. Herringbone Morrison.

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:22 PM

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Pleased to meet you.

Harker

(17,784 posts)

53. I guess that makes me

Reply to Aristus (Reply #24)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 08:10 AM

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the 'other' Herringbone Morrison.

I was enjoying "Strange Days" recently... or is your middle name Van?

TygrBright

(21,362 posts)

25. Madras Seeger, sitting in on Fresh Air.... n/t

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:25 PM

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orangecrush

(30,256 posts)

27. Tartan Winehouse here, with

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:31 PM

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an eclectic mix of Celtic music with an infusion of contemporary rythym and blues, for your listening pleasure!

hurl

(1,051 posts)

28. Tweed Holiday

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:32 PM

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New panelist on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me

orangecrush

(30,256 posts)

30. ...

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:34 PM

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Squinch

(59,521 posts)

32. Chenille Pavarotti, here, bringing you BookChat!

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:37 PM

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Glorfindel

(10,175 posts)

34. Paisley Prince here, welcoming you to Sunday Baroque

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 04:53 PM

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First up: The 1712 Overture by PDQ Bach

Tommy_Carcetti

(44,498 posts)

35. This all would be so much easier if I actually knew the name of patterns.

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 05:05 PM

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I'm not huge on plaid, pinstripe, checkered or polka dots, so.....

nolabear

(43,850 posts)

42. Solid Denver?

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 06:47 PM

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mainstreetonce

(4,178 posts)

55. Hi

Reply to nolabear (Reply #42)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 09:41 AM

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You are my twin sister!

The Velveteen Ocelot

(130,532 posts)

36. Argyle Presley: Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 05:44 PM

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consider_this

(2,847 posts)

37. Butterick Harrison

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 06:21 PM

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Ok, that is a dress sewing pattern brand.

nolabear

(43,850 posts)

41. I was tempted to put Simplicity Cassidy.

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 06:46 PM

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VOX

(22,976 posts)

38. Glen Plaid Van Zandt

Reply to nolabear (Original post)

Thu Aug 9, 2018, 06:28 PM

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Thank you. Good to be here. Where is here?

consider_this

(2,847 posts)

39. Jacquard Cornell

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 06:40 PM

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nolabear

(43,850 posts)

40. Oh yeah. Very NPR sounding.

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 06:45 PM

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consider_this

(2,847 posts)

43. Bokhara Haydn

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 07:12 PM

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I think this is my fav of the 3 I posted. really sounds like an NPR name.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

44. Not really a pattern, but a fabric...

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 08:17 PM

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Velvet Holiday

Donkees

(33,706 posts)

45. Ikat Amoo

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 09:15 PM

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nolabear

(43,850 posts)

46. Ikat?

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 09:57 PM

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Donkees

(33,706 posts)

50. ''A pattern design created by tie-dyeing either warp or weft threads prior to weaving the fabric ...

Reply to nolabear (Reply #46)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 05:56 AM

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A pattern design created by tie-dyeing either warp or weft threads prior to weaving the fabric, or a design simulating such a technique.

https://artlandia.com/wonderland/glossary/IkatPattern.html

Donkees

(33,706 posts)

51. ''Ikat Amoo tells stories that follow familiar conversations into unfamiliar territory.''

Reply to Donkees (Reply #50)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 06:56 AM

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NPR - Rough Translation
How are the things we're talking about being talked about somewhere else in the world? Ikat Amoo tells stories that follow familiar conversations into unfamiliar territory. At a time when the world seems small but it's as hard as ever to escape our echo chambers, Rough Translation takes you places.

https://www.npr.org/programs/

Alpeduez21

(2,053 posts)

47. Toile Piaf

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Thu Aug 9, 2018, 10:15 PM

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foreign correspondent with Morning Edition

csziggy

(34,189 posts)

49. Vair Joplin

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Fri Aug 10, 2018, 01:21 AM

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Vair pattern:

It's a heraldry thing. My SCA device is actually a counter vair but that doesn't make much of a name.

Counter vair:

catrose

(5,365 posts)

52. Navajo Cohen

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Fri Aug 10, 2018, 07:16 AM

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With Moire Orbison, and this is The Rest of the Story.

Floyd R. Turbo

(32,913 posts)

54. Damask Zevon

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Fri Aug 10, 2018, 09:19 AM

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Donkees

(33,706 posts)

56. Are you related to Zig Zag Zevon?

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Fri Aug 10, 2018, 09:55 AM

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Floyd R. Turbo

(32,913 posts)

57. Zecond Cuzins!

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Fri Aug 10, 2018, 09:57 AM

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Harker

(17,784 posts)

58. I once sold a lot of cigarettes to

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Reply #54)

Fri Aug 10, 2018, 10:35 AM

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Warren Zevon. I worked at a news & smoke shop in Boulder. He bought a stack of Marlboro cartons and some pretty good books just prior to a concert. 1976, I think.

ploppy

(2,206 posts)

59. Polka Dot Joplin

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Fri Aug 10, 2018, 12:05 PM

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fifthoffive

(382 posts)

60. Tartan Fitzgerald

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Fri Aug 10, 2018, 01:15 PM

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Actually sort of logical.

PennyK

(2,343 posts)

61. Floral Becker

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Fri Aug 10, 2018, 01:46 PM

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Rest in peace, Walter.

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