Theme: Do Effects Affect You? - Place the word, EFFECT beside the last word of the theme answers.
17A. "Blueberry Hill" R&B singer: FATS DOMINO. The domino effect, when one event sets off a chain of similar events.
23A. Title passenger train with an "ever-lovin' light": MIDNIGHT SPECIAL. Special effect, usually plural. Some movies seem to be made just to show off the special effects.
37A. Cho-Cho-San story on which a Puccini opera was based: MADAME BUTTERFLY. The butterfly effect, when a minute local change can have large effects elsewhere.
48A. Body of water bordering most of Connecticut's coast: LONG ISLAND SOUND. Sound effect, again often plural, can be silly, like tires squealing on dirt.
59A. Undesired medication consequence ... and what can literally go with the end of 17-, 23-, 37- and 48-Across: SIDE EFFECT
Argyle here. Three spanners plus two more; big for a Monday. John has been busy but not with LAT of late.
Across:
1. Pearl Harbor site: OAHU
This photo of USS Arizona Memorial is courtesy of TripAdvisor
5. Breaks under pressure: SNAPS
10. Fabric woven with metallic threads: LAMÉ
14. Dec. 25: XMAS
15. Aerosmith frontman Steven: TYLER. Here with daughter, Liv.
16. Apple tablet: iPAD
19. Telephoto, for one: LENS
20. Had lunch, say: ATE
21. Cry from one who's all thumbs: "OOPS!"
22. Boot camp nickname: SARGE. Sir! Not in my boot camp, Sir!
27. Integer after zero: ONE
28. Bank job: HEIST
29. Frosty coat: HOAR
32. Plant's sticker: THORN
34. Arabic "son of": IBN
41. "Total Request Live" network: MTV. (an initialism of Music Television)
42. Bedouins, e.g.: ARABS
43. 90 degrees from norte: ESTE. (Spanish, north / east)
44. Ear-related: AURAL
46. 007 creator Fleming: IAN
55. Ancient Peruvians: INCAs
56. Place to order a Reuben: DELI
57. __ Paulo, Brazil: SAO
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| Museu de Arte ( Museum of Art) |
58. Chow or lo follower, in Chinese cuisine: MEIN. Just American Chinese, C.C.?
62. Marching musicians: BAND
63. Opinion pieces: OP-EDs
64. Fishing decoy: LURE
65. Gold medalist Korbut: OLGA
66. Bottom-of-the-barrel: WORST
67. Copies: APEs
Down:
1. Britain-based relief agcy.: OXFAM. Oxfam was founded in 1942 as the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief. More
2. Prized violin: AMATI
3. Abhorrent: HATED
4. Navy sub initials: USS
5. Moe, Curly or Larry: STOOGE
6. Lorelei, for one: NYMPH
7. Roster of invited celebs: A-LIST
8. Signer's writer: PEN
9. Sign of a sellout: SRO. (Standing Room Only)
10. Purple flowers: LILACS
11. Pre-dinner drinks: APÉRITIFs
12. Japanese comics: MANGA
13. '50s Ford flop: EDSEL
18. Bump off: DO IN
22. River through Paris: SEINE. Running a little high right now.
24. Screenwriter Ephron: NORA. (1941-2012) Alma mater: Wellesley College.
25. Attempts to score, in hockey: SHOTS. Noun.
26. Saucy: PERT
29. "I'm thinking ... ": "HMM ... "
30. Grain in Quaker cereals: OAT
31. Getting promotions: ADVANCING. Ah, the Peter Principle. Wiki
32. Little League precursor: T-BALL. Pitchers and catchers report mid-February.
33. Center of a wheel: HUB
35. Sandwich letters: BLT
36. "Science Guy" Bill: NYE
38. Roger who broke Babe's record: MARIS. On October 1, 1961, but the season was eight days longer than when Ruth set his record.
39. Times often named for presidents: ERAs
40. Alternative to Vegas: RENO
45. Where Amin ruled: UGANDA. The Rwenzori Mountains(surprised? I am.)
46. Least active: IDLEST
47. "Yeah, right!": "AS IF!"
48. Dance under a bar: LIMBO
49. Tatum of "Paper Moon": O'NEAL
50. Puff __: snake: ADDER
51. Requires: NEEDS
52. Exhaust: USE UP
53. Mother-of-pearl: NACRE
54. Adores to death, with "on": DOTES
59. Spread, as discord: SOW
60. NYSE debut: IPO. Stocks(initial public offering)
61. Ga.'s southern neighbor: FLA.
Argyle
Hi Y'all! I had no internet yesterday so I did that puzzle in the one paper I have delivered each week. NE & SE defeated me until 2 a.m. when I found my internet was working so finished on computer. KInda fun doing it with pencil & paper, but BOTTLER really bottled me up. I was wanting a brand name starting with "B". I had BACH, but was sure it was wrong. Thanks to red-letters, it didn't take long to fill that.
ReplyDeleteMonday's puzzle was really fun I thought, thanks John. Thanks, Argyle! Got the full EFFECTS theme with the reveal. Clever.
"Blueberry Hill" was a favorite of my husband who sang it to the kids, so we had it sung at his funeral. Forgot FATS DOMINO sang it too.
For those of you who were concerned with me about my neighbor. She has been home three days now and the EMT's have had to come tend to her and pick her up off the floor the last two days again. Very worrisome.
I'm saved from starvation. My daughter did my grocery shopping, but I wouldn't let her come in and catch whatever I've got. She left the food on my porch bench then I went out and toted it in. Check was attached to the mailbox so sunshine & wind could sanitize it.
When LILACS last in the courtyard bloomed,
ReplyDeleteTo Walt Whitman's ilk were poets attuned.
Words that rhyme,
And SOUND sublime!
With blank verse, we're blankety-blank doomed!
They're coming down the road this way!
The high school BAND, in bold LAMÉ!
Marching militantly so,
AS IF a row of DOMINO!
An AURAL attack with an optic display!
{B-, C.}
Good morning budding Lunatics,
ReplyDeleteWe've a Blue Moon in 2 days !
Picard FLN 812P
"a huge wrasse" When can that be a word in a CW? It looked gentle enough. Should it be gentle?
Thank you Mr. John Guzzetta for this lovely Monday puzzle. I FIR in 19.07 min. which I believe is a record for me.
Thank you Argyle for your informative review.
37A "The butterfly effect" meant nothing to me so I LIU.
Misty, Did your Monarch Butterflies cause the exceedingly cold weather?
Dave
PK 407A
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are being very careful not to infect others. Here are some cleaning tips that you might appreciate.
Dave
So. maybe he has linked it before. No need to overexpose it. Not a big deal but it is a good song.
ReplyDeleteI thought maybe i'd link it anyways. But i couldnt pick the best version. Maybe thats why he didnt link it?
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
That's the one I like best
DeleteWC
Hello Puzzlers -
ReplyDeleteCakewalk today. Impressive collection of grid-spanners.
Morning, Argyle, thanks for elucidating. As for the highway number, that had me confused. It sure looked like part of the pavement, unlikely as that was. I don’t use Street View much.
PK, good for you to be so considerate! This flu business has me edgy. We’ve made far fewer forays into restaurants and such lately. There was a big contradance on Saturday; I chose to sit on the sidelines rather than do all that hand-holding with 50 other people.
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteDon't know 'bout you, but my corn flakes were crunchy this morning. I like it that way. OXFAM seems pretty arcane for a Monday, but the perps were easy. The only misstep was RIME/HOAR, for this ancient mariner (No "Sarge" here, either, Argyle). Thanx, John and Argyle.
fOGERTY, what do you consider the best version? From my experience, folks normally favor the version they heard first. In my case that was Paul Evans in 1959.
FIR, but had to erase i bet for AS IF and anime for MAGNA, which is new to me. Also new: Total Request Live, OXFAM, and puff ADDER. Also, I wanted the Cho-Cho-San story to be "The Little Engine That Could", but I guess the timing was wrong.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it is technically correct, but IDLEST doesn't seem OK to me. I guess it means "most often idle", but something or someone is either idle or not idle at a particular time. I also thought it was odd to see Arabic in a clue and ARABS as fill on a Monday puzzle.
I remember NBC's "Midnight Special" on Friday nights, starring Wolfman Jack. NBC was the only network we were able to receive on our big 26 inch black and white TV.
Thanks to John and Santa for a good start to the week.
Good monday morning all. Thanx John and Argyle for the fun. FIW with one letter wrong . #. 12 had C in place of M making two words wrong. Lace changed to LAME and Canga to MANGA both words new to me altho Japanese Comics stirred a memory but not strong enough to FIR . Colder again , i agree with what one cornerite wrote some time ago , global warming lost its credibility so in order for the wealthy elite to keep getting richer on this , it's now CLIMATE CHANGE . Stay warm , make love not war :)
ReplyDeleteNice Monday speed run with a creative theme - only hiccup was what Jinx said about having to change ANIME to MANGA. Also didn't look carefully at the direction in the GA clue and had to change ALA to FLA - 66% right :)
ReplyDeleteOff to the office - it's been a slog lately between the flu season and my nurse of 5 years took another job and so I've had a patchwork of fill-ins until my new nurse starts 2nd week of February. She will then need to have orientation to our computer system/office etc - so I don't expect to be back in a rhythm until the end of the month!
Thanks Argyle and John!
Quick sashay, no unknowns today. I needed some perp help to suggest answers. OX--- for OXFAM, for instance.
ReplyDeleteCSO for this butterfly enthusiast. I knew of butterfly effect.
Butterfly in different languages:
Japanese - CHO CHO
French- Papillon
(Also name of a toy spaniel breed with butterfy-like ears
for Irish Miss )
German -Schmetterling
Italian- Farfalla (Also a type of butterfly shaped pasta)
Spanish- Mariposa
Years ago I chose to write the story of Madame Butterfly in Japanese romaji (Latin script) with much dictionary help. Unfortunately, I couldn't even read it today. I remember my college German better than my later life Japanese.
I believe idlest and most idle are both okay, although the dictionary chooses idlest.
Argyle, yes, I was surprised at the picture from Uganda. I forgot about the mountains and only thought of the lowland climate.
OAS, I disagree, that's why the rule is no politics. Figures lie and liars figure.
Good Morning.
ReplyDeleteNice start on a dreary morn. Thanks, John. The long entries were fun and doable, contributing to my downward success. Madame, here, had MADAMa BUTTERFLY before MADAME. I'm not only lacking in vanity, but the Puccini aspect of the clue forced me toward the Italian spelling of the opera. I stalled with ouch before OOPS. Rule of "thumb" from my dad: Never take your eye off the nail! Too true! Works for Ball and Puck also--even for spectators.
Thanks, Argyle, for your insight. You always provide us with an interesting tour. Even on Monday and Tuesday, I often miss the theme without your assistance. I recall that OLGA sent her kids to live in the US with fiends after Chernobyl.
Feel better PK and everyone who is suffering with the flu and related viruses. If you have a cough, a spoonful of honey will help. Actually, honey is sort of a miracle "drug."
Off this afternoon to work with struggling athletes at my old stomping grounds, trying to get them to see the merits of being an scholar-athlete. Speaking of which, Check out the breathtaking 80 foot buzzer shot in Friday night's game winner. ESPN's Number one play of the day. I wish I were still at my old spot on the scorer's table. (Sorry I don't know how to link: Just Google "ETHS Buzzer Beater.") Coach called the shot on a wing and a prayer. If you've ever played sports, parented athletes, or simply spent a career with goofy teenagers, you are going to love this one.
Have a sunny day even if Old Sol is not cooperating in your area.
A fun Monday with a somewhat tricky theme. It has been almost 4 years since JG had two puzzles in March 2014. One was Thursday, one a Friday. He has had 17 NYT publications, including 7 in 2017. Very nice!
ReplyDeleteNo speed bumps here, and a nice memory of Fats Domino and Happy Days where the song was Richie's go to...
And keeping the blue going, Dave 2 is correct, there is a moon coming but it is a SUPER BLUE BLOOD MOON.
Good morning, cyber friends.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Argyle and John.
I had no issues with the puzzle but I absolutely did not 'get' the theme. Thanks, Argyle, for explaining. It is so easy one someone shows it!
Lovely day in North Central Montana. 52° forecast today. Huge chunks of ice on the Missouri but the main channel is open so flood danger has past.
Montana
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteDon't recall earlier John puzzles, but he presented a good, somewhat gnarly Monday puzzle. No lookuos or erasures needed. Kind of a neat theme. Thought of siren before NYMPH FOR
LORELEI:
Ich weiß nicht, was [soll es]1 bedeuten
Daß ich so traurig bin;
Ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten
Das kommt mir nicht aus dem Sinn.
Monday speed-run today. Thanks for the fun John and Argyle.
ReplyDeleteHand up for debating between Rime or HOAR (hello d-otto).
Like Jinx, I noted the Arabic clecho with IBN and ARABS.
We had WORST today, not Lemon's Wurst from Friday.
CSOs today to Chairman Moe, MADAME DeFarge, and D4E4H knows that I have a CSO with theme reveal 59A.
This Canadian knew Hockey SHOTS (as in Shots on Goal) especially after this past NHL Allstar Weekend. Yes, Madame D, I have learned to always pay attention in the arena. I have seen too many inattentive spectators receive a puck in the head. Addition of netting has lessened the incidence.
It is the wrong season for BLTs which are best with fresh-picked tomatoes from my garden. Sigh! The predicted snow will cover that frozen garden.
Enjoy the day.
Feel better soon PK.
Yes, Spitzboov, I thought of Siren before NYMPH too.
ReplyDeleteLemonade, thanks for the great link about the Super Blue Blood Moon. There may be a chance to see part of it even on the east side of the continent.
Yellowrocks 8:12 My comment was not meant to be political in any way. I don't have enough respect for anyone in Politics to pick a side. I simply don't like winter . If agreeing to a posted comment makes me a political rule breaker , please forgive me . Would disagreeing with a comment not be breaking the rule as well then?
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ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
This was an easy, breezy stroll in the park but I needed the reveal to grasp the theme. Well done, Mr. G.
Thanks, John, for a pleasant start to the week and thanks, Argyle, for the colorful commentary.
YR @ 8:12 ~ Thanks for that link. I'm familiar with the Papillon, although I'm not sure if I've ever seen one in person. I love all dogs but I'm partial to the smaller ones, particularly Bichons. (Hint, hint, wink, wink to the link master!)
PK @ 4:07 ~ (Just typing 4:07 makes me shudder!) Glad to hear your larder was replenished and hope you are on the road to recovery! Can't Social Services step in to help your poor neighbor?
Have a great day.
Regarding Saturday's "Miracle on Ice" (AlMichaels/ABCSports/USSR) puzzle, I saw some comments about remembering watching it live. Weeeellll, you may have misremembered (it was live in Canada). The game was over by the time it was aired:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.si.com/more-sports/2010/02/22/miracle-onice
"Puzzling Thoughts":
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday. We're due for another "cold SNAP moving through which will drop our temp's a bit - but don't feel too badly for us; means going from a high of 80 to a high of 68! 😜
I tried solving this using only horizontals; not too bad for the first time and needed just a few perps to complete. However, I forgot to check out ALL of the answers, and found that when I read Argyle's recap, I erred in a few spots. OOPS!! Had AURIC for 44a which mucked up T-BALL and ERAS. I also had MAIL for 10a but that one I did check, when I saw LDSEL instead of EDSEL in 13d
An obvious ego boost when I saw 5d; thanks, C Eh, for the SO. Wasn't it Shakespeare who said, "All the World's a STOOGE"?!
Thanks L714 for the Blue Blood Moon link. Sounds like something for the debutantes in Manhattan to celebrate ... !
Argyle, I loved the TB to the Tallahassee song. Great rhyming in the lyrics, and of course, the reference to 61d "F L A". A SO of sorts to Lemony, Wilbur, Tin, CED, and yours truly ... others?
My Moe-ku du jour:
Instead of NACRE,
Wouldn't you call Ma Bailey,
"Mother-of-Pearl"?
My limerick (as your Sommelier):
'Twas a wine aficionado,
Who also liked dancing the LIMBO.
As she balanced her glass,
She inverted her ass,
Just to see how Merlot she could go
Have a wonderful week, all. Thanks John Guzzetta for a fun puzzle
Fast and fun with only a few bumps on this grid. I, also, had MADAMA BUTTERFLY then ERAS corrected me. IPOD? IPAD? To me they are all the same so MONGA didn't ring any bells. And without even thinking I filled ALA instead of FLA until EFFECT came along to shake things up.
ReplyDeleteEvery year, just before the holiday season, I receive a brochure from OXFAM though I've never contributed to them.
My pet of 17 years was a Papillon. She was a loving, affectionate little dog.
Thank you, John Guzzetta and Argyle. It's a good way to start this Monday.
Have a great day, everyone!
Thanks John and Argyle. Fun. I even understood the theme with no help. Yeah me!
ReplyDeleteI always loved CCR. To me, they were one of the bands playing rock and roll the way I liked it. My favorite was Lookin' Out My Back Door.
Musings
ReplyDelete-A supposed DOMINO EFFECT that cost too many lives
-Amateurs operating SPECIAL EFFECTS on a Foley Stage used to a hilarious part of the Disney/MGM tour
-I hope a very bad SIDE EFFECT to Remecade has now left me
-In what hit 1963 musical film did Jesse Pearson wear a gold LAME outfit like Elvis’
-It is said people “Google” bank HEISTS to plan how to do them
-A bank of PENS (later souvenirs) used by presidents for SIGNING
-In the Miracle On Ice hockey game, the Soviets had 39 SHOTS on goal compared to America’s puny 16. Goalie Jim Craig was a big hero!
-The Peter Principal, cronyism and Nepotism are well represented in school promotions
-Many still consider Babe’s 60/714 as sacred, unsurpassed baseball numbers
Oh dear, I thought I had this nice Monday puzzle, but sadly had LACE instead of LAME and I POD instead of I PAD (I clearly don't know my fabrics or my electronics). So, Oas, I'm glad I wasn't the only one with problems. Sorry I didn't do better, John, and thanks for the helpful write-up, Argyle.
ReplyDeleteDave, I guess our Monarch butterflies have brought us our surprisingly comfortable and pretty warm winter, so I can only be thankful to them.
Spitzboov, I recognized the tune to your German verse, but didn't know it had anything to do with LORELEI.
PK, so sorry to hear about your neighbor. Wish she could get some help to manage at home. So glad you have a kind daughter to help you out. I hope you get better soon.
Clauder (my late husband's last caregiver) who is from Peru introduced me to a strange fruit called 'chirimolla' (hope I spelled that right) last night. It was white with a little sauce around it and had a wonderful taste, not too sweet but mild, that I've never encountered before. Has anyone heard of it?
Have a good week, everyone.
ReplyDeleteGood puzzle by John and Argyle 'splained the puzzle nicely. I got it done without using any cheats today.
A good day for perps in filling in some of the unknowns (TYLER, HOAR vs RIME and IBN.) However I did know all of the theme fill-ins.
I'm starting to get the feeling back in my jaw after spending an hour in the dentist's chair having a broken molar repaired this morning. I'll have to wait for the numbness from the Novocaine to wear off before I can eat lunch. It's been interesting just trying to drink coffee without dribbling it down my chin.
I agree with Bill G about CCR. I also like "Looking Out My Back Door."
Have a great day everyone.
Thank you for your well wishes. After posting earlier, I used a netty pot to irrigate my sinuses and had a wave of dizziness that felt like I'd been hit in the side of the head by a 2x4. I almost hit the floor. Don't know what that is about.
ReplyDeleteYR: Thank you for the Papillon link. Very timely. I saw one on TV doing an agility trial yesterday (think it was the winner) and wondered what it was. I was watching with the sound off while doing a cw.
Madame: I had a chuckle over your "Olga sent her kids to live with FIENDS." "R" is never there when you need it. LOL! I also loved your buzzer beater kid. Highlight of his young life no doubt.
I think my neighbor may have social services or was connected at one time. Our state has some problems with Medicaid ETC.
I believe ABC broadcast Miracle on Ice hours later on tape delay. We already knew USA won, but it was still exciting.
ReplyDeleteMISTY @ 1114 - LORELEI shows up in verse 3:
ReplyDelete3. Den Schiffer im kleinen Schiffe,
Ergreift es mit wildem Weh;
Er schaut nicht die Felsenriffe,
Er schaut nur hinauf in die Höh'.
Ich glaube, die Wellen verschlingen
Am Ende Schiffer und Kahn,
Und das hat mit ihrem Singen,
Die Lorelei getan.
Loosely translated:
3. The boatman aboard his small skiff, -
Enraptured with a wild ache,
Has no eye for the jagged cliff, -
His thoughts on the heights fear forsake.
I think that the waves will devour
Both boat and man, by and by,
And that, with her dulcet-voiced power
Was done by the Lorelei.
Mostly easy Monday ride. Enjoyed the theme!
ReplyDeleteWe learned about the BUTTERFLY EFFECT in physics back in the 70s before it became a popular term. It comes out of a deceptively simple equation. Hand up for trying MADAMa first!
I have been a member of OXFAM for decades. They do very effective development work to take people out of poverty.
I found these childhood photos of us at LONG ISLAND SOUND in CONNECTICUT. I am the one collecting shells in a box.
I loved the little amusement park that my brother and I are having a ride at. So much more kid friendly than the mega-amusement parks we have today.
The father of one of my best friends was a PEARL HARBOR survivor. He was also a friend and I was said when he died a couple of years ago after a very full life. After fighting heroically in war, he spent the rest of his life working for peace.
I have photos of the SEINE, RENO, PERUVIANS and more, but I have a full day today and will save them for another time!
D4E4H: Yes, the WRASSE was very gentle indeed! Yes, a fine crossword entry word!
From yesterday:
Wilbur Charles: Thanks for explaining the Star Wars/Trek confusion! I looked up LOTR. Lord of the Rings. At the risk of offending you, I would think this is similar in a way to Star Wars? Both involved traditional mythic themes?
Bill G!, Hi, Lurker Becky here, I rarely listen to complete links, but that one got me. Yes, one of THE best songs ever. Except for "How Could You Believe Me When I said I Loved You When You Know I've Been A Liar All My Life"
ReplyDeleteSanta,
ReplyDeleteYeah, both dishes are American Chinese. MEIN just means "noodles".
PK,
Please check your blood pressure. You can get dizzy when your blood pressure is low. Also, you get fatigued easily when it's low.
Got the solve without ever noticing the theme, not a complaint. Very straightforward puzzle, typical Monday.
ReplyDeleteNice write-up Argyle.
ReplyDeleteChairman Moe: 68! geez, we hit our "high" of 61 at noon ...
(and that is only 10 degrees above "Florida Freezing!")
Fave today, of course, was 11-d. Pre-dinner drinks, APERITIFS ... I've been known to have a few of those on occasion ... like "Every Day!"
Misty, I fell into the LACE instead of LAME trap also. Never heard of MANGA before.
CANGA made sense since I am not "up" on Japanese comics.
Cheers!
Fun fun fun. Enjoyable puzzle. Only misstep was spelling MEIN incorrectly as MIEN, which led me to trying to misspell Tatum's last name as ONIEL. BAND helped fix that. Had to look at perps to indicate whether it is IBN or BIN, RIME or HOAR, and MANGA or ANIME. So that added a tad bit of crunch, which I like. Thanks, John Guzetta.
ReplyDeleteI looked up chirimolla fruit and it looks pretty good! Wikipedia spells it "chirimoya" or "cherimoya" and points out that Mark Twain called it "the most delicious fruit known to men". Next time we go food shopping we'll look for it. I'm glad you had the pleasure of being introduced to it, Misty.
ReplyDeleteTa- DA! An easy pzl today, and fun to do. Thanks to Mr. Guzzetta for a pleasant start to the week.
ReplyDeleteFunny, that I first entered CLIFF at 6D, for "Lorelei, for one" - because I immediately flashed on the famous outjutting rock along the Rhine.
When you cruise down the river, they always play Heine's famous song over the ship's loudspeakers.
"Ich weiß nicht was soll es bedeuten ..."
Speaking of rivers, Argyle is practicing a bit of understatement today, saying that the SEINE is "running a little high." Sadly, it looks like the new high watermark may be with us to stay. I wonder how many years in a row it may take to motivate city planners to re-design bridges and other famous architectural features to accommodate the river's new course.
What if climate change is real enough to eventually change the courses of other famous rivers? Imagine the Thames cutting off the Abbey and Parliament at Westminster. How about the Tiber flooding the Roman Forum?
What might we lose to the Potomac?! Gad!
____________
Diagonal Report: A mirror 3-way today, three lines running from the NE corner to the SW.
Oops,
ReplyDeletemy comment re. climate change (above @1:51) was not meant to inject myself into the OAS/Yellowrocks matter. I'm sure they have resolved any tension most amicably.
I only meant to take note of the obvious change (whether through weather or climate) of the SEINE's height and trajectory, multiple times in recent years.
We have grown quite sensitive ("Clutch my pearls!") in this new age to how certain words are used - to the point where government agencies are monitoring our language, even forbidding the use of "controversial" terms. Here's an example of such censorship.
Welcome to our Brave New World...
Car 54 and sanfranman69where are you?
ReplyDeleteOas 748A
"Make love not war." I would, but I can't remember how, and no one wants to.
Le Mon 910A
Thanks for sending us to the moon.
Skywatchers in Alaska, the Hawaiian islands and the western part of North America will have the best view of the rare "Super Blue Blood Moon" in the early morning of Jan. 31.
Aloha Mike Sherline. We're all coming to your lanai for breakfast, and not just a pot of poi either. We want a full luau with hulas full of full moons. Aloha, and Mohalo.
Spitzboov 910A
I couldn't have said it better myself. in fact I couldn't have said it at all, but why is LORELEI so sad?.
CanadianEh! 910A
I had to go to 59A, Eh! to understand your CSO to "Undesired medication consequence, Eh."
I asked before sans reply,from what medical profession did you retire, Eh?
Dave
CrossEyedDave's advice link...
ReplyDeleteBecause...
Also, the 2004 movie The Butterfly Effect, will entertain you for 1 hour and 53 minutes... (after which you will be like WTF?)
This pic of the Harry Potter cast on a break
ReplyDeleteis a wonderful example of the power of special effects...
Fun with sound effects
I would not normally include this political tirade,
(9:25)
but, at 6 minutes, the reveal that Napolean lost at Waterloo due to Hemorrhoids is priceless!
Thank you, Spitzboov for the Lorelei verse. Sound like she's a siren singing to sailors on the sea.
ReplyDeleteGlad I'm not the only one with some of those problems, Tinbeni.
And Jayce, let me know how you like the chirimoya if you ever get a chance to try it.
Veni, vidi, vici. Well, actually I never did "see" the theme so I guess I can't claim that. But I did conquer this lovely Monday offering. Thanks John.
ReplyDeleteArgyle, even with your lively explanation I still really don't "get" the theme. The SPECIAL effect isn't a SIDE EFFECT. it's the main effect, isn't it? Same with BUTTERFLY, SOUND, AND DONIMO EFFECTS. Maybe I'm just not thinking it through!
Lots of good clues in this one. I loved Bottom of the Barrel for WORST, especially as we had Lees recently and Lemonade's unforgettable WURST
OAS, sorry I took you so seriously. Today's average winter weather doesn't bother me. It's the days and days of super frigid weather that do me in. And then, the days and days of super HHH weather in the summer. Moderation seems to be in shorter and shorter supply just now in all aspects of life.
ReplyDeleteD4 @ 1438 - Here is the 1st 2 stanza translation:
ReplyDeleteI cannot determine the meaning
Of sorrow that fills my breast:
A fable of old, through it streaming,
Allows my mind no rest.
The air is cool in the gloaming
And gently flows the Rhine.
The crest of the mountain is gleaming
In fading rays of sunshine.
2. The loveliest maiden is sitting
Up there, so wondrously fair;
Her golden jewelry is glist'ning;
She combs her golden hair.
She combs with a gilded comb, preening,
And sings a song, passing time.
It has a most wondrous, appealing
And pow'rful melodic rhyme.
I'm not good at these, but I take it that the boatman is overcome with sadness because of the siren/nymph's power. She's up on the cliff combing her golden hair with a gilded comb. I think the boatman is anticipating impending doom.
You can LIU and see what the author, Heinrich Heine, had on his mind when he wrote this in 1822.
Wow! No sea breeze today. The temperature is about 85 and the humidity is in the single digits. I paid for our new AC so I'm going to be a sissy and run it even though it's January. I'm glad we don't live in a brush fire zone. Watch out Lucina!
ReplyDeleteNo problems today. Lots of fun. Also enjoyed C.C.’s puzzle in the WSJ.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Mark
Thank you, Bill G. We are expecting above 80 degrees temps this week, which will be loved by the golfers at the Tournament but not by us natives. And next week I'm going to Charlotte to visit my sister so I'm hoping to experience real winter. Why go in winter? you might ask. I can't abide mosquitoes and in fact, have become seriously sick from a sting. Spring and summer are prime times for them as they congregate around all those rivers and lakes in NC.
ReplyDeleteD4E4H @ 2:38pm - re CSO
ReplyDeleteI answered the next day and you must not have seen it.
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I'm retired now and don't broadcast the fact so that I don't get too many questions!
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteFun Monday level puzzle, though I definitely needed the reveal to see the theme. Thanks for the expo, Argyle, as well as all the photos. I especially enjoyed the beauty of the HOAR frost and the stunning Rwenzori Mtns. of UGANDA.
PK--Please take care, and yes, do monitor your blood pressure.
Misty--I have seen cherimoya in a market in the past, but never tried it. However after your review, I think I shall try it if I see it again.
OKL 451A, & C - M 1022A
ReplyDeleteYou poets "lazy yet" have caused me to chuckle softly. Thanks.
Misty 114A & Jayce 132P
Here is an article on cherimoya.
Lurker Becky 1220P
Nice to hear from you. Here's you Loving song with Fred Astaire & Jane Powell.
C - E - D 254P
Your Butterfly Effect video reminded me of the proverb
-----"For Want of a Nail"
For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
For want of a horse the rider was lost.
For want of a rider the message was lost.
For want of a message the battle was lost.
For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
And all for the want of a horseshoe nail, or the fluttering of a butterfly.
CanadianEh! 353P
Your secret is safe with me. Thanks.
Dave
OAS: I have also noticed that the poor oil companies are under assault by the powerful interests of wealthy climate scientists. Maybe we could set up a fund to help them fight back.
ReplyDeleteThank you John Guzetta and thank you Argyle.
ReplyDeleteSwamp Cat, EFFECT is added to the (right) SIDE of the last word in each of the theme answers.
No Sarge in my BCT either. It had to be an emphatic "No, drill sergeant !" or "Yes, drill sergeant !" You never called him Sarge and you never called your weapon a gun.
Steven Tyler and Aerosmith - An instant fan after listening to Toys in the Attic on my 8-Track.
CSO to MOE with STOOGE. Tin gets his APERITIFS.
Dudley, I would venture that you prefer Google Earth with the aerial views. :>o
I love Google Street View. I have vicariously visited many small towns in "the old country."
I recalled that the Seine flooded parts of Paris a couple of years ago: The Paris flood of 2016 vs the 1910 'flood of the century'
Misty, I'm with MJ and Jayce on the cherimoya. I'm going to try it. It's on my grocery list. Thank you Jayce for the spelling.
A link for Madame Defarge's comment: Evanston Township beats Maine South on epic buzzer beater - 1/26/2018. It was all over the early local news this morning as well as being number 1 on ESPN's top ten highlights of the day.
Correct! :-)
ReplyDeleteD4E4h without getting personal, religious, or political - I've been told it's like riding a bike - you never really forget how.
ReplyDeleteTTP, that helps....a little. Yes, I do get that the EFFECTS are added to the SIDE. It still seems weird. But thanks for helping!
ReplyDeletePK! I'm glad you have food and won't starve. Stay warm and get well!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for your neighbor. Can't social services help?
My goodness, MJ and TTP, thanks for thinking about trying cherimoya. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you'll like it as much as I did. And thank you for the info site, Dave,
ReplyDeleteHi Puzzle Pals!
ReplyDeleteA little crunchy for a Monday but easily filled after I got Chuck Berry [I knew it was wrong but his image kept returning when I tried to think of FATS] out of my head. Thanks John for a fun puzzle that put CCR in my mind's-ear all day [thanks jF and BillG for more!]
Thanks Argyle for the expo and info on OXFAM - I always thought it had something to do with yoke'd-OXen Alms. Loved the Tallahassee Lassie tune [I picked up the Alfa in Tallahassee, FLA.]
WOs: SHOot; FLo b/f FLA; TYLoR b/f I re-PEN'd it.
ESPs: ONEAL, LAME
Fav: HMM, Hand-up for c/a @WORST
{B,A} {?, HA!}
FLN - Thanks DowJ for the heads up on C.C.'s pzl. She got me on the Z in the SE.
Lem - cool; I'll be watching the sky tomorrow - should be clear here too.
Misty - You've convinced us - I'm putting Cherimoya on my list too.
Jinx - LOL @Little Engine that Could Cho-Cho!
TTP - Drill SARGEnt would make those privates recite:
"This is my weapon! [hold up M16]
This is my Gun! [point to groin]
This is for Killing,
This is for fun!"
Donning my asbestos-underwear: The company I'm with doesn't deny GW [and we planted >200 trees Sat] but -- y'all do like the Texas Tea. //FWIW - DW's ride is a hybrid.
If y'all haven't viewed CED's 9m vid - a) it's not really political b) it also mentions Anime and MANGA and has, near the end, the Streetview street-name overly Argyle pointed out yesterday -- Oh, SNAP, KARMA!
Ok, my real fav. - BUTTERFLY EFFECT in the theme. I loved studying Chaos Theory and Fractals [warning: time-sink]. Fermat, did you play w/ that branch of Math too?
Cheers, -T
Anon T....You bring sanity to my life!!
ReplyDeleteNo, I don't understand all of your hieroglyphics but you seem sane!! And I loved chaos theory, too!
Thanks, TTP for posting that link for me. Pretty exciting.
ReplyDeleteMerci, Madame Defarge
Here is something from the archives of Sunday Morning when Charles Kuralt visited with a master of bubbles. The bubble magic is fascinating to be sure but I also enjoyed hearing from Kuralt again and how he could describe something in such a way to make you think you might be listening to poetry. BUBBLE MAGIC
ReplyDeleteGood evening. I was reading the WSJ and I won't NAME NAMES but I noticed that certain blogger had a puzzle published today. So I had to come here to congratulate her. CAN I GET AN AMEN?
ReplyDeleteAs for the LAT puzzle, other than OXFAM and MANGA, it was clear sailing. FATS DOMINO- who doesn't know of him. When he died a few months ago I found out that he lived less than 1/2 mile from me. He had his 9th ward house rebuilt after hurricane Katrina but decided to move into a gated community on higher ground (and no crime on the street). A few months before he died it came out that some 'friend' of his had stolen and pawned about $30-40,000 worth of coins.
PK, Maybe you are having a BLUE MONDAY not remembering FATS Domino. And A BLUE MOON is on the way.
MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, song by Johnny Rivers, Creedence and others, is also the name of the movie that was partially filmed at my house three years ago.
I never noticed the SIDE EFFECT and the term BUTTERFLY EFFECT is new to me. HMM, I don't want to USE UP any more of your time. Adios.
-T @ 7:58 - guessing that maybe you never heard of Pearl Bailey? I'm guessing that Ma Bailey would be her mother, no?
ReplyDeleteOk, maybe not my best
How about this?
My second punny haiku:
Corny Spaniard
Who conducts an orchestra
Is called a Maíze-tro
PK - it is time for bloodwork as low Potassium can also cause dizziness etc.
ReplyDeleteI am I the only one wanting to see Argyle's link for the EDSEL ?
Oops, missed that one. Thanks, Lem.
ReplyDeleteI FIWed on that LACE-CANGA dance. I liked both of Owen's imaginative l'icks and C-Moe's pair. What a clever word-bender.
ReplyDeleteOnce I conquered the NW I flew through. Argyle, thx for the write-up.
Love Blue Monday.
I'm late because I just have to visit all the links then the links from the links.
I'm going back to TBBT Season 11.
Picard, Obi-wan was patterned after LOTR's Gandalf. Gandalf was a dwarf in the Elder EDDA.
My USMC Boot camp was Quantico. Shudder.
WC
For a literal "butterfly effect": Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder".
ReplyDeleteMisty, re cherimoyas - googled it, supposedly it has a taste of (per foodblogga): "A perfectly ripe cherimoya is an intoxicating combination of tropical flavors like bananas, coconut, strawberries, and mangoes. Some people also taste pineapple and papayas." WARNING: another website: the seeds are toxic! Googling further, although the fruit originated in SA, it is grown in CA, but I'll keep watch if any Houston stores carry it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteBigE - I read C.C.'s WSJ Title and TTP's ear-worm from Friday came rushing back - oh, the horror! It was a fun puzzle C.C. but the xing of two names in the SE stymied me.
ReplyDeletePK - I don't know what made you dizzy but the it could just be the breathlessness after irrigation - I nearly choked myself trying that and got dizzy when you mentioned it. Get checked soon girl.
C.Moe - Oh. Ok, now I get it. Thanks for doing the arithmetic for me. Oh, and {groan :-)}
SARGE may not be appropriate at Basic but certainly is at Camp Swampy. RIP Mort Walker :-(
Swamp - I think your forgot the prefix 'in-'. :-)
Cheers, -T
👍
DeleteThank you all for your concern and suggestions. I will see how this goes. I had a flu in 2005 that gave me this severe dizziness. I went around dizzy for two years and had $5,000 worth of tests with little relief. Antibiotics helped a little but not entirely. Then I saw the Oprah show demonstrating the netty pot irrigation. I tried that and got immediately well. I decided to try it now. Saturday, it didn't help. But what I did at 4 a.m. today seems to have helped. I'm much better tonight, thank heavens. I'll see how I get thru the night when I'm not upright.
ReplyDeleteBig Easy, I definitely had a Blue Monday. But all of you have helped me weather this. Thanks so much, friends.
Bill G - Bubble guy was cool and hippy-trippy...
ReplyDeleteKeep resting PK; glad you're a bit better. Tea & honey I (and others at the Corner!) say. Night. -T
PK:
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you're feeling better and will stay that way. Take Lem's suggestion and visit your doctor to be sure all is well.
Bill G:
I saw that Bubble demonstration. Such fun. I love Sunday Morning on CBS.
AnonT:
LOL at Swamp Cat's remark: "you seem sane"
Misty:
I also want to look for cherimoya. It sounds delicious!
Dave at 1438 -
ReplyDeleteAloha, E komo mai, Nou ka hale. I'll be asleep by the time of the moon event, but you can use my telescope. As for the lu'au, it'll consist of a bowl of Shredded Wheat & Cheerios with blueberries, and maybe a piece of peanut butter toast. I can strum a few chords on the ukeklele for you. My wife was a hula instructor many years ago; she's pushing 80 but you might get her to bust a move or two.