tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5162475068984191786..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, May 24, 2012 Bernice GordonZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41450053112676776262012-06-03T11:14:24.147-05:002012-06-03T11:14:24.147-05:00I had to come back to this one. It really beat me ...I had to come back to this one. It really beat me up! it's amazing how a few days off can snap your brain back together. Yarrow? just couldn't get it no matter what I tried. Even with everything filled out I still thought it was wrong!slaytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288040459973371871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70384802262452328792012-05-24T22:58:53.305-05:002012-05-24T22:58:53.305-05:00Happy Anniversary Dot and Irv..hope your day was l...Happy Anniversary Dot and Irv..hope your day was lovely.<br />Bumpa, great Sinatra selection.<br /><br />HeartRX, always an enjoyable write up. Thanks for the time you put into this each week.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69432594368949336462012-05-24T22:36:29.971-05:002012-05-24T22:36:29.971-05:00Good evening all,
Bless you dear Bernice! This is...Good evening all,<br /><br />Bless you dear Bernice! This is the 1st Thursday that was fun for me,as I nearly completed it with no help.Had to wag misE/estE, but couldn't complete agRa/roRem. Sailed along until orlop.. abie, and really needed perps at that point.<br /><br />Loved the theme; the last one was the hardest to fill.<br /><br />Now to go back and see what others thought.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38383966475963388182012-05-24T22:34:04.776-05:002012-05-24T22:34:04.776-05:00Regarding Grisham's books, I always enjoy read...Regarding Grisham's books, I always enjoy reading them except, sometimes, for the ending. I think writing a satisfying ending has often been his great weakness. The heroes are saved but end up going off to witness protection to save them from the mob...or something like that.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54303550764023982562012-05-24T22:25:51.834-05:002012-05-24T22:25:51.834-05:00PK
None of Grisham's books reflect any part o...PK<br /><br />None of Grisham's books reflect any part of reality in the legal field, so I doubt he is more expert in any other area. He is writing to entertain, and none of his books end where they would.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91372711732074278762012-05-24T21:03:04.164-05:002012-05-24T21:03:04.164-05:00To add to the comments about krup,krapi, etc,and o...To add to the comments about krup,krapi, etc,and other strange names, years ago my late husband and I had a condo to rent and our first renter was named Sloppy. Fortunately, they did did not live up to their name.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63320938086999738492012-05-24T20:37:07.433-05:002012-05-24T20:37:07.433-05:00I'm sorry that I wasn't clear earlier(@2:4...I'm sorry that I wasn't clear earlier(@2:45). I should have said the "early EIGHTEEN sixties". And that Marx was the quiet drunk, not Engels. Capiche?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83628536463479562382012-05-24T20:07:07.092-05:002012-05-24T20:07:07.092-05:00PK: you cracked me up - couldn't resist writi...PK: you cracked me up - couldn't resist writing! I laughed my ass off even though the hotel is probably great. Sorry to all the people who have stayed there - but I am still laughing!LA CW Addictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68226875371333141132012-05-24T19:51:57.174-05:002012-05-24T19:51:57.174-05:00Jazz- I knew a guy named John Krappnickle. He hate...Jazz- I knew a guy named John Krappnickle. He hated the name so much he changed it to Bob.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63229308476736424592012-05-24T19:51:29.251-05:002012-05-24T19:51:29.251-05:00Greetings!
Wonderful puzzle, Bernice! Great write...Greetings!<br /><br />Wonderful puzzle, Bernice! Great write-up, Marti. You are my favorite!<br /><br />WEES about puzzle, mostly. I was in stupid mode last night so it took much to long.<br /><br />Irish Miss: thank you so much for the Jesse Stone info! That's great! Selleck sounds like Stone (in his persistence).<br /><br />Congrats Dot and Irv!<br /><br />I, too, read Stabenow. Really miss the Liam Campbell character.<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79077641819400180242012-05-24T19:40:24.234-05:002012-05-24T19:40:24.234-05:00Fugue For Tinhorns
Great fun.
JzB<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxAX74gM8DY" rel="nofollow">Fugue For Tinhorns</a><br /><br />Great fun.<br /><br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64882398309564306782012-05-24T19:34:51.158-05:002012-05-24T19:34:51.158-05:00Spitz -
Sibelius was born on my birthday -- thou...Spitz -<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VRw9N9OlPo" rel="nofollow">Sibelius </a> was born on my birthday -- though I may have that backwards. He also lived into his 90's.<br /><br />Anon @2:45 has us all beat, though.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36783488195316036092012-05-24T19:10:01.788-05:002012-05-24T19:10:01.788-05:00Lemonade: thanks for the comeback on the latest Sp...Lemonade: thanks for the comeback on the latest Spenser. Will probably imbibe after I finish my latest book. Has anyone read Grisham's "Calico Joe"? I finished it earlier in the week. Engrossing as Grisham usually is, but I wondered how possible the ending was with old jocks.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2525289281989145702012-05-24T19:07:22.683-05:002012-05-24T19:07:22.683-05:00What an apt name for a hotel in a converted cowshe...What an apt name for a hotel in a converted cowshed: HotelKrapi. Never was in a cowshed that wasn't crappy in the most odoriferous sense of the word. What a hoot!PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52336891996999688892012-05-24T19:06:26.675-05:002012-05-24T19:06:26.675-05:00One more thing that I did not see anyone else ment...One more thing that I did not see anyone else mention: Bernice learned the computer in her late 80's! How accomplished and daring is that! I remember my Mother retiring in her late 60's because she was afraid of the impending doom of the almighty computer.<br /><br />Good for you Bernice - a pioneer all the way around! It just doesn't pay to be afraid.LA CW Addictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58587369293372876882012-05-24T18:50:33.766-05:002012-05-24T18:50:33.766-05:00To Bill G @ 3:51
I don't think all, but most ...To Bill G @ 3:51<br /><br />I don't think all, but most parents just don't bother anymore when it comes to manners. It is too NPC to discipline ones children, and this is a shame. Of course, there is also the worry of having them taken away if somebody else thinks you are not doing it right!<br /><br />In some ways, I feel that I may have been spanked too much. I was the oldest; it hurt at the time, but it didn't hurt in the long-run. I learned how to behave both in and out of public.<br /><br />Not the same world anymore.LA CW Addictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18632550025918199782012-05-24T18:20:06.182-05:002012-05-24T18:20:06.182-05:00Had NEEDy before NEEDS and ShandongWORKERS (as in ...Had NEEDy before NEEDS and ShandongWORKERS (as in the Boxer Rebellion) before SHIPPINGWORKERS. When I saw "most Lebanese" I asked "Who is the most Lebanese?" before I saw "What are most Lebanese?"<br /><br />Didn't know Gretna Green. Wasn't that where OJ killed his wife?<br /><br />Didn't care for RHAP as an abbrev. for Rhapsody in Blue. <br /><br />All in all, a clever puzzle.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41104383693818677112012-05-24T18:14:18.011-05:002012-05-24T18:14:18.011-05:00Well, I am just awed that a beautiful 98 yo create...Well, I am just awed that a beautiful 98 yo created this puzzle! Wow! May my mind be this clear if I ever live that long.<br /><br />This was a toughy. I got the bottom half, but then thought I would never finish the upper half. Took quite a bit of time but I kept at it. My favorite clue was "it gets into a lather" - loved that! At first I thought it was about beer. Nono broke the ice for me in the North (no pun intended).<br /><br />Got it all correct, so I am proud, particularly knowing that this is somewhat of a masterpiece and a milestone for the "cruciverbalist".<br /><br />Marti: Thank you for the Rhapsody in Blue! Only Lenny could be the conductor and the soloist combined, and all with his usual flair! What a talent he was! I remember calling my Dad on the day he died because I felt the loss. I guess we both did. My Dad and I were both musicians in our day and I basically grew up on Bernstein's LP's.<br /><br />Have the next four off to garden and take care of my lawn. Would like to do a little cooking-out as well. I wish all of you a wonderful Memorial Day. Make sure to fly your flags if you have 'em. Mine will sure be out there!LA CW Addictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54401828845168885132012-05-24T18:10:13.854-05:002012-05-24T18:10:13.854-05:00I was gonna say something about Nunavut but it sli...I was gonna say something about Nunavut but it slipped my mind. A good friend of mine was instrumental in the process of getting the Canadian government to set it aside as a separate territory, and she holds several influential positions in the Nunavut government and in education. That's why the Northwest Territories are not as large as they used to be.<br /><br />Most of the people my wife and I met in Montreal, Quebec, were warm, welcoming, and gracious, but a few, a very few, were a bit snobbish to us because we spoke only English (and my French is atrocious.)Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79661060636599203322012-05-24T18:01:05.626-05:002012-05-24T18:01:05.626-05:00BTW, the name for that musical paen to TOUTs every...BTW, the name for that musical paen to TOUTs everywhere is <i>Fugue For Tinhorns</i>. How elegant is that?<br /><br />There also some great musicals being written today but the "oldies" are constantly being reproduced at every level of theater competence and always satisfy when they are done well. <i>Grease</i> is filthy and dark in places but can be cleaned up sufficiently that it makes a good high school production. Go Grease Lightning!Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2729958355471064262012-05-24T17:52:14.373-05:002012-05-24T17:52:14.373-05:00I'm surprised that no one questioned the size ...I'm surprised that no one questioned the size of Nanavut on the Canadian map? Although Nanavut is larger in size than Que., it is not officially a "province". It is a "territory". Quebec, although an official province, has a large group who want it to be sovereign from the rest of Canada. <br /><br />All I can say is, if you go to Quebec, you really should be able to speak French! (I have family there, so this is not an "off the cuff" remark...)HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32872941404425917742012-05-24T17:49:23.013-05:002012-05-24T17:49:23.013-05:00We just saw "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel&q...We just saw "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" with Judi Dench. What an absolutely lovely and delightful movie about retired people (like me). Highly recommended!Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17352632128203144372012-05-24T17:42:01.580-05:002012-05-24T17:42:01.580-05:00JazzBumpa, a thousand pardons! I didn't mean ...JazzBumpa, a thousand pardons! I didn't mean to "damn" you...only the little worm you put in my mind about "sills" yesterday....arrrghhhh!! <br /><br />Speaking of brain worms...now I have an ear worm with Simon and Garfunkel playing in the background..."Lai lai lai, lai, lai lai, lai, lai, lai, lai lai lai lai"...thanks a lot, Avg Joe!!HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-374035889233057882012-05-24T17:18:26.702-05:002012-05-24T17:18:26.702-05:00JazzB - re: I know someone named KRAPP.
Some y...JazzB - re: I know someone named KRAPP.<br /><br />Some years ago we stayed in the <a href="http://www.finlandiahotels.fi/english.php?areaid=hotdetail&hotid=6" rel="nofollow">Hotel Krapi</a> in Tuusula, Finland north of Helsinki. It was nice - out in the country. Sibelius' home was nearby.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36703170201467260152012-05-24T16:56:05.078-05:002012-05-24T16:56:05.078-05:00DNF, but not for lack of trying. I must have put t...DNF, but not for lack of trying. I must have put this puzzle down & went back at least 6 times, Slowly filling in the blanks until the SW corner did me in!<br /><br />Lots of WEES!<br /><br />Being a Marx Bros fan, 41A 1 of the Marxes did not fool me at all & i confidently penned in Carl! (Crups sounded good to me) 44D i had Elude. I knew it was wrong, but Elope would have been the last i would have thought of. So that left me with -HIDSINGWORKER, & for the life of me i could not get "shipping" out of that mess. The only deck i know is poop, so that didn't help.<br /><br />LaLaLinda, Luv the Kitty! <br />I also had "tosts"<br /><br />10A window part had tripped me up in previous puzzles (sash/pane) but i never thought if "sill." I will be ready <a href="http://www.hometips.com/articleimages/double_hung_windows_parts_diagram.gif" rel="nofollow">for next time.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://d27fcql9yjk2c0.cloudfront.net/assets/754900/lightbox/2249c55359fd746eee8bc1b9e72f9ff0.jpg?1277129424" rel="nofollow">Boxers</a> Hmmm!CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.com