16. N.L. West team's pests?: GIANTS ANTS.
22. N.L. East team's untruths?: PHILLIES LIES.
28. N.L. East team's parties?: BRAVES RAVES.
39. A.L. East team's cheers?: ORIOLES OLES.
46. N.L. Central team's pitchers?: BREWERS EWERS.
57. Ace relievers, briefly ... and a hint to 16-, 22-, 28-, 39- and 46-Across: MLB CLOSERS.
Loved this puzzle. I think it was made a little tougher because the cities weren't named in the clues. If you don't follow sports in general and professional baseball in particular, you may have had to work a little bit harder to get the solve.
Across:
1. __ tag: game with infrared beams: LASER.
6. Make full: SATE.
10. Bro: BUB.
13. 10th-century Holy Roman emperor: OTTO I. I believe one of his descendants lives in Roman Forest under an alias !
14. Letter-shaped fastener: T-NUT.
15. Restaurant list: MENU.
18. Martial __: ARTS.
19. Muddy pen: STY.
20. Not quite a B: C PLUS.
21. Illuminated from below, as a statue: UPLIT.
24. Reach: ATTAIN.
27. "Peachy-__!": KEEN.
32. Cry from a crib: WAH.
35. Sumptuous: LUXE.
36. Swelled head: EGO.
37. Metered ride: TAXI.
38. "You rang?": YES.
43. "Around the __": ESPN panel show: HORN. Weekday program targeted at sports junkies, with a cast of sports journalists opining and arguing about current sports events and sports headline stories.
45. Exercises, as power: WIELDS.
51. Dice throws: ROLLS.
52. Govt. security: T-BILL. T-Bill Explained at Investopedia
53. Milne hopper: ROO.
56. Poker buy-in: ANTE.
59. "O.G. Original Gangster" rapper: ICE T.O.G. Original Gangster was his 1991 album. It is often referenced as one of the key factors in developing the genre of gangster rap.
A rapper turned actor, Ice-T plays Detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Here shown with Mariska Hargitay who plays Lieutenant Olivia Benson.
60. Glimpse: PEEK.
61. Flat-package furniture stores: IKEAs.
62. Neither's partner: NOR.
63. "American __": Starz series based on a Neil Gaiman novel: GODS. Never heard of it, but easy to perp in.
64. Nabisco wafer brand: NILLA.
Down:
1. Ships' records: LOGS. Spitzboov would know about these.
2. "They're __ again!": AT IT.
3. "Don't move, Rover!": STAY.
4. Ages and ages: EON.
5. "Sherlock Holmes" director Guy: RITCHIE. Name looked familiar. Was married to Madonna.
6. Slot in a stable: STALL.
7. Declare void: ANNUL.
8. Rwandan tribe: TUTSI.
9. Sci-fi visitors: ETs.
10. Cold War dividing line until 1989: BERLIN WALL. Who famously proclaimed, "I am a jelly doughnut !" ?
11. Loosen, as laces: UNTIE. "Bad spellers of the world..."
12. Sculpted works: BUSTS.
15. Breakfast syrup type: MAPLE.
17. Manipulates politically: SPINS.
21. Exploits: USES.
22. Cover with asphalt: PAVE.
23. __ out a living: EKE.
24. With competence: ABLY.
25. Loyal: TRUE.
26. Financial adviser's suggestion: TAX SHELTER. Tax Shelter Explained at Investopedia
29. Outdoor gear brand: REI. Recreational Equipment Incorporated.
30. Earlier: AGO.
31. Encyclopedia bk.: VOL.
33. Chopped down: AXED.
34. King cobra warning: HISS.
37. On one's __: alert: TOES.
39. Mine contents: ORES.
40. Mil. time off: RNR. Rest and (Recuperation, Relaxation or Recreation). Here's an image of a booklet of unused scrip from my trip to Armed Forces Recreation Center Ski School Berchtesgaden for a little R&R. Learned Alpine skiing there. Of course, went up to Obersalzberg to see the "Eagle's Nest" while there.
41. Tom of "The Seven Year Itch": EWELL.
42. Beef cut: SIRLOIN.
44. Little hooter: OWLET.
46. Really smart person: BRAIN.
47. Veg-O-Matic maker: RONCO.
48. Canonized pope known as "The Great": ST LEO.
49. Flowed back: EBBED.
50. Candle threads: WICKS.
53. Film spool: REEL.
54. __ hygiene: ORAL.
55. Legendary Greek mount: OSSA. If you are going to climb it, consider stopping by REI to buy your ice axe, backpack and other hiking equipment.
57. Fuel efficiency stat: MPG.
58. Hit the slopes: SKI.
Abejo would like to pass along his CONGRATULATIONS to the Elk-McKean Little League team from Kane, Wilcox, JOHNSONBURG and Ridgway, Pennsylvania in making it to the Junior League World Series. Only 12 teams from around the globe make it this far. Elk-McKean plays tonight at 7C. You can watch the games at upstream.tv
Hi,
ReplyDeletealthough baseball was involved I aced it in under 9 minutes.
Finally some some cultural questions not from 60 years ago (way before my time). Guy Ritchie is an excellent director (Snatch with Brad Pitt playing a "pikey", Lock, Stock and two smoking barrels and others).
I liked American Gods, however, I have heard the Neil Gaiman book is better.
Vienna topped the list of best places to live recently. It is hard to object.
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteThanks to Jon, Jeff and TTP!
Only a few hangups: BUB, OTTO 1, HORN, ICE T, GODS, RITCHIE and RNR. FIR.
Best friend of 50 years moving away. Will have to find someone else to swim with.
Still over 100 degrees here!
Hope to see you tomorrow!
An artisanal BREWER served beer in EWERS.
ReplyDelete(Beer, it is said, goes right down to the sewers.)
He hoped that his MENU
Would eventually lead to
A LUXE rating on Yelp from tipsy reviewers!
An "eccentric" fellow, his BRAIN helter-skelter,
Erecting some cardboard, to get out of the weather.
He's sure it won't fail,
Using push-pins as nails.
He insists it's a great street-person's TACKS SHELTER!
TAXI drivers use HORNS with abandon that's gleeful!
Tag players use LASERS, pretending they're lethal!
But ARTS and crafters are worst
Of all beings on Earth --
Candle-makers especially are all WICK-ed people!
{B+, A-, A.}
ReplyDeleteIt is always good to see Jeff Chen and one of his mentees present a puzzle. It also shows how the world is brimming with theme ideas. Finally, this looks like it should have been a puzzle by our own baseball loving leader, C.C. If you do not follow baseball you would not know the team names, or that the pitcher who is selected to end a game is known as a closer. This would then be a very hard Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteHow about AL Central team's victories?: TWINS WINS, or NL EAST team's aliens?: METS ETS.
We have an HRE- OTTO I and a Pope LEO I a/k/a ST LEO and the beleaguered TUTSI and BERLIN WALL . With no religon and no politics , tough to comment.
Thanks TTP and Jon/Jeff - this suggests the theme was Jon's idea.
Good morning Corner writers.
ReplyDeleteThank you Mr. Jon Markman and Mr. Jeff Chen for this interesting CW. I am amazed that you could find so many MLB teams with closing words in their name. My favorite was BREWERS EWERS with the alternate meaning of "pitcher". I FIR in 23:17. Even though I am not a sports fan, I knew each team's name.
Thanks TTP for the investment expo, etc.
10 D - Was it the Pillsbury Doughnut Boy?
15 D - Breakfast syrup type : MAPLE
- - A big CSO to CanadianEh!
- - About 75% of the world’s maple syrup comes from the province of Quebec.
- - The US’s biggest producer is the state of Vermont, which produces 5-6% of the world’s supply.
Roses are red
Violets are purple
Sugar is sweet
And so is maple syruple
Ogdan Nash
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Good morning!
ReplyDeleteI liked this one, even though I have no idea which teams belong in which league. Caught the theme with Phillies. Was thinking Hutus before TUTSI showed up. Thanx, Jon, Jeff and TTP.
OTTO I: I suspect he may have been a tad more religious than this doubting Thomas. Or maybe not...
Doughnut: That'd be JFK, TTP.
Good Morning, TTP and friends. I caught the gimmick with the GIANTS ANTS.
ReplyDeleteMy only error was to think that a Bro was a Bud instead of a BUB. The Bud gave me Dusts for Sculpted Works! Huh? Oh, BUSTS!
I liked the cross of EGO and AGO.
Tom EWELL makes frequent guest appearances in the crossword puzzles.
I am unfamiliar with the Outdoor Gear Brand of REI.
Did JFK really say he was a jelly doughnut?
QOD: Great moments in science: Einstein discovers that time is actually money. ~ Gary Larson (b. Aug. 14, 1950)
Nice puzzle. Please note that in poker buy-in refers to the value of the chips you sit down with in a cash game or the cost of entering a tournament.
ReplyDeleteMost dictionaries list LUXE as a noun. Thus the clue "sumptuous" is incorrect.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis was a nice, easy stroll in the park and quite an enjoyable one, at that. I echo Hatoolah's Bud before Bub (I have a brother Bud) and noting the Ago/Ego crossing. Nice CSO to our DO and Jinx at Untie (Unite). And, ssssh, Tin at _ _ _ T. I wonder who and how they ever came up "Mr. T's" Law and Order moniker. Odafin Tutuola-it sounds like a tropical disease. Mariska Hargitay is the daughter of Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay. I was surprised that there was a reveal, as the theme was obvious but it tied the whole thing together quite neatly.
Nice work, Jon and Jeff and spot-on summary, TTP.
Ferm, I'm sorry to hear you're losing your friend and swimming partner.
Owen, fun offerings today.
FLN
CanadianEh, I got a chuckle out of your ALLbany comment. I wonder if other states where there is an Albany pronounce it the same way we do.
Have a great day.
Even though I am not a sports fan, I caught theme early on and since I don't live in a bubble, have heard the names of those teams. The play on words was amusing. Good job, Jon and Jeff!
ReplyDeleteI knew Guy RITCHIE only as Madonna's ex-husband.
Nice CSO to d-o.
Last night we went to the most expensive restaurant I have ever been to. I had the prime rib for two meal served along with its gigantic rib bone! It was delicious but pricey. If you're familiar with Fleming's you know what I mean.
Thank you, TTP. I am glad you and other baseball fans enjoyed this puzzle; for me it was just another CW.
Have a beautiful day, everyone!
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteFun puzzle today. I really liked the theme (unusual for me). It didn't exactly ROLL off the tongue but it was clever and engaging nonetheless. Only whiteout was 'lush' before LUXE. No searches were needed. Finally parsed the RONCO/ICE-T cross.
LOGS - TTP, thanks for the SO. Quartermasters usually keep (write) the rough log. A smoothed version is written later by the OOD (Officer of the Deck) which is sent to the Navy Dept. The first watch of the day summarizes the situation from the day before (course, speed, operations, ships in company, etc) and then following watches start of with phrases like "Steaming as before……………). The first log on in the New Year is done in verse.
REEL - Reminds me of the days when I had the collateral duty of movie officer (My division included the Internal Communications technicians who had the collateral duty of procuring and showing the nightly movies aboard our ship.) One time they sort of got into a rut of procuring a string of grade B westerns and other dull flicks. After some days the XO came to me and asked if we could try and get better stuff. I passed the along the XO's request to the IC men along with a little pep talk and a few days later, they came back with "Inherit the Wind" (about the Scopes trial,) which we were able to show before its first run in the Norfolk theaters.
Jon and Jeff, thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Jon Markman and Jeff Chen, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, TTP, for a fine review.
ReplyDeleteTTP: Thanks for the plug about the Junior Little League World Series and the fact that Johnsonburg, PA, is in it. As you said, one of twelve teams in the world. Elk County is a very rural area. When I was there years back the Sheriff's Dept had two officers, the Sheriff and the Deputy. Johnsonburg has less than 3,000 people in the borough. The whole town is built around the paper mill. Anyhow, let's all root for the team as they play tonight in Michigan.
The puzzle was also baseball focused. Must be in the wind this week. Liked it. The theme was tough for me to catch. I guess I was not looking too closely.
Did not know Guy RITCHIE. As a matter of fact, when I was doing this puzzle last night, via cruciverb, Sherlock Holmes was playing on TV. By the time I came to this question, it was over. So, I had to perp it.
I vaguely remember the RONCO name. Did not know EWELL. Perps.
SIRLOIN steaks are fine, but I like a N Y Strip Steak or a Rib Eye better.
IKEAS sure hits the puzzle a lot. We have a store close to us in Schaumburg, IL. They offer real cheap breakfasts there. I think it is a come on to get people in. I used to work real close to that store when I was with the K T Eye Foundation. We went for breakfast quite often.
Anyhow, have to run. Lots to do today. See you tomorrow.
Abejo
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TTP Wonderful write-up. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI really liked this puzzle and the theme was timely.
Again no booze clue/answer ... so "No Fave" today ... tears ...
Cheers!
Fun speed run today for me with clever theme answers. Thanks Jon, Jeff, and TTP.
ReplyDeleteOwen, the last lick was my favorite but I laughed at all of them. Thanks!
Take me out to the ballgame Tuesday! Thanks for the fun, Jon and Jeff, and TTP.
ReplyDeleteSince my newspaper does not credit the constructor, I was sure I would arrive here to see that it was a C.C. puzzle.
I was hitting home runs all over this CW until I slowed down in the south.
I got the theme early which helped with the solve.
Agree with Dave, "My favorite was BREWERS EWERS with the alternate meaning of "pitcher"."
I don't think Jays Ays would work.
Almost a Natick when I didn't recognize the rapper or the Veg-O-Matic maker, but I didn't have to perform a very long alphabet run to insert the C; I remembered ICE T but am not that familiar with RONCO.
I had Sib before BUB.
Yes Dave, I smiled at MAPLE.
Hahtoolah - I learned REI from CWs (we have MEC here) but did not remember EWELL. Go figure!
Anon@7:49- the first dictionary I Googled (Merriam Webster online) to check your statement defines LUXE as an adjective meaning "luxurious, sumptuous". What dictionaries are you referencing?
Irish Miss - yes, I was not aware that I had a Canadian pronunciation of Albany until we had a discussion last year!
Canadian fuel efficiency stat is L/100km (litres per 100 kilometres). The lower the litres per 100 kilometres (L/100 km) rating, the lower the fuel consumption. Conversely, the higher the miles per gallon (mpg) rating, the better the fuel use.
fermatprime- you will be sorry to lose such close touch with your friend of 50 years (and not just as a swimming partner).
Wishing you all a great day.
While I am not much of a commercial sports fan, I actually knew all of those team names! I have been to every one of those cities except for the BREWERS. I have a friend there, so someday I will visit!
ReplyDeleteTTP: What did you mean by "OTTO I. I believe one of his descendants lives in Roman Forest under an alias"
I actually know about "AROUND THE HORN" because one of my favorite restaurants has it on most of the time. I am fascinated by how people could be fascinated by this stuff. Endless talk, debate and speculation about stuff that just does not matter. There is such an amazing universe of things that are worth talk, debate and speculation!
CanadianEh: "Canadian fuel efficiency stat is L/100km (litres per 100 kilometres)"
Your system is actually much more useful. Ours is non-linear. (Mathematically, it is hyperbolic.) An improvement from 15MPG to 20MPG is way more valuable than an improvement from 30MPG to 35MPG.
Here I was at the BERLIN WALL and environs, after it came down.
Hahtoolah: Thanks for questioning the BERLIN/JFK story.
The Snopes fact checker says the Jelly Doughnut story is FALSE.
That line was written by Robert Lochner, who was, in fact, a Berliner. The story didn't circulate until 1988. Still, it is a cautionary tale if you plan to speak a line in a language you don't understand!
Here is a reprise of my childhood visit to the MAPLE syrup man out in the New England woods.
ReplyDeleteFrom yesterday:
CanadianEh: "yes, a true English tea. Did you remember to crook your little finger LOL!"
Of course! One of my friends has an expression "pinky extended" for such situations!
Regarding the BERLIN WALL:
ReplyDeleteHere I visited an actual piece of the BERLIN WALL.
This is in Simi Valley, California. About as odd as my visit to the London Bridge in the Arizona desert.
I've heard Albany on commercials pronounced AL-ba-knee, and also stressing the second syllable Al-BAY-knee.
ReplyDeleteAround the horn is a baseball term for a double- (or triple-) play started by the third baseman, who throws to second base, then to first base, the ball following a curved path like a cow's horns. For the show, implies different points of view. May have been derived from ships sailing from New York to San Francisco before the Panama Canal, requiring them to sail "around the Horn" (Cape Horn, or Cabo de Hornos, Chile)
Well, since I don't know baseball, this was tough for me, although, surprisingly, I got all the theme answers in the end until the reveal, when I had NLB CLOSERS instead of MLB CLOSERS. I figured it was National League Baseball or something like that. What does MLB stand for, anyway? I must have missed the explanation. But I have to admit it was fun to see the double words in each of the themes--that was a treat. And I appreciated how the down items around the themes helped even non-sports folks like me to get them. In the end I also goofed on another couple of items: had T NET rather than T NUT (didn't know the tribe) and NILLY instead of NILLA (don't know what I was thinking there). So, not my best Tuesday puzzle for sure, but still with some fun moments, thank you, Jon and Jeff. And thanks for your expo, TTP.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear you'll be missing your dear friend, Fermatprime.
And how cool that Vienna is rated so highly as a city, Krija.
Have a good day, everybody.
Hahtoolah, your QOD is one cartoon in a tribute to Gary Larson today
ReplyDeleteProof That The Far Side Is The Greatest Sunday Funny Of All Time
The pronounciation of unfamiliar geographic locations sometimes results in hilarious (to the informed listener) or embarassing (to the speaker) results. Last night, a commentator mangled Utica, NY into You TEE ca, followed by UT ica. She was from out West, so it was an understandable error. I pronounced La Jolla incorrectly for years. Billocohoes might be amused by my then very young niece's reference to his city as Choses!
ReplyDelete"I actually know about "AROUND THE HORN" because one of my favorite restaurants has it on most of the time. I am fascinated by how people could be fascinated by this stuff. Endless talk, debate and speculation about stuff that just does not matter. There is such an amazing universe of things that are worth talk, debate and speculation"
ReplyDeleteThis is a quote from a man whose avatar is a make believe character from a TV show whose fans go to great lengths to celebrate. I seem to remember Picard telling us how much he admires this character which in real life really does not matter. But it is HIS opinion , so that makes more important than some ignorant sports fans' obsession with their own heroes.
Btw, Abejo, I stand with you, your young boys and rural Pennsylvania. I know this is very important for these kids as they will all learn very valuable lessons that will carry them throughout the rest of their lives. Go team!
38a. "You rang?
ReplyDeleteGot the solve with little issue today.
ReplyDeleteMany liked the puzzle, I dislike this kind of “theme”....as soon as you get the twist, the rest of the answers require little work, as soon as you have the front you also have the back. Easy peasy. Lazy even.
From yesterday....Misty?....Gunsmoke is on everyday....as is Bonanza....on TVLAND in the afternoon I believe.
Knowing little or nothing about MLB teams, and not caring too much for the theme, I made it around in 8:59 with a pause in the middle.
ReplyDeleteHappy natal anniversary to Gary Larson. One of the best at what he does. Or did. Haven't seen any of his cartoons in a while, but they were almost always clever. My favorite is the one about catching the acting bug at a precise moment, and I would attach it if I could remember how. (Not just a simple copy and paste?) Best to all...
I must have missed something about the pronunciation of Albany. I've always put the stress on the first syllable, AL-bany. Is there another pronunciation. Remember, I haven't been on line very often.
ReplyDeleteSome of you know how many mispronounce western cities' names, especially the Spanish ones. We have Ajo (a-ho) commonly pronounced as a-jo. Tucson (tu-son) mispronounced as Tuck-son and so many more.
Fermatp:
Will you have someone else to swim with you? I'm sorry you're losing your friend.
Misty, FLN,
ReplyDeleteYou can watch Gunsmoke anytime on Youtube.
Just specify the season if you want to see Chester, or Festus...
Hahtoolah, Your Gary Larson (Far Side) quote demands a visual.
Billocohoes, my computer didn't like your link, and would not let me
navigate the screenshots. Plus, I am wary of any of those clickbait sites
as they are known malware sources...
You may want to run your antivirus program.
Anywho, the puzzle was very confusing for me, probably because this is my only source of knowledge about baseball closers...
Lucina @ 12:59 ~ Re Albany's pronounciation, the first syllable is stressed but we say ALLbany, not ALbany. (Canadians say ALbany, like Al as in Al Gore.)
ReplyDeleteThis seemed tougher than usual (for Tues) in a couple of places. I had to remind myself that if a rapper's name is going to anchor a corner in one of our pzls, it's got to be a familiar one, not known only to aficionados.
ReplyDeleteAnd who better for that bill than ICE-T?!
In the end, Ta- DA!
Thanks to the Markham/Chen team, and to TTP! - with a special thanks for posting the clip of the OWLETs! As you can see by my avatar, I hold a special place in my heart for baby owls.
Misty ~
MLB = Major League Baseball. These CLOSERS are counted as the Aces - stars - more than pitchers in the minor leagues.
(For some reason, TTP's explanation of this [57A] was deleted from the blog. At least on my 'puter. Hmmm....)
~ OMK
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Diagonal Report: One mirror line today.
Hi Y'all! Thanks, Jon & Jeff, for a nice puzzle that covered all bases. Thanks, TTP, for the play by play.
ReplyDeleteSome correct WAGs got me going on this: HORN, ICE T, GODS & RITCHIE. Had never heard of the GODS author or book.
Tried Iron Curtain before BERLIN WALL, but too many letters. Hand up for BUd before BUB. The latter seems more sarcastic or detrimental when used.
Took some perps to get the theme entries started, but once the gimmick became apparent it was a walk.
Did not know or see RONCO or REI. All perps.
Fermatprime: Knowing how important swimming is for exercise for you, I am sorry to hear you are losing your friend & swim buddy. Old friends are impossible to adequately replace.
IM: I lived in Albany, Texas for a short time which was pronounced like Albany, NY -- at least by me.
Billocohoes: I clicked on your link and got a clip about mesothelioma. I hope I'm not now infected with that! LOL!
With many Dutch and native American names, the Capital District has many unusual pronunciations, so it's always interesting to hear newscasters arrived from out-of-town.
ReplyDeleteChallenge: pronounce Schaghticoke, Cohoes, Valatie, Watervliet.
This Little League is 13,14 year olders? We called it Pony league. Are the base paths and ptchers mounds adjusted from LL and Babe Ruth?
ReplyDeleteAnyone calculated the ft/second of a 90 mph at this distance? I knew a 14 year older who could really bring it.
I had to guess the last E/A on the SE Natick. So ... FIW. I did find some discount pepridge(sic) Farm cookies. But not Sausiltos. I complained .
Owen. All W's.
Detroit CEOs. LA pomades?
Lucina, I always doggie bag. Even breakfast. That rib would last a week and be cheap. Except I'm forbidden red meat. So I rarely eat it. Sane with Advil.
WC
Well, hmm, an okay puzzle, and I have to admit the theme gimmick was pretty nifty. It has happened before that figuring out the theme can often lead to filling in some of the entries in advance (eg. starts with P), so this is nothing new.
ReplyDeleteCanadianEh! stated perfectly the experience I had at the crossing of RONCO and ICET: "Almost a Natick when I didn't recognize the rapper or the Veg-O-Matic maker, but I didn't have to perform a very long alphabet run to insert the C; I remembered ICE T but am not that familiar with RONCO."
Hand up for entering LUSH at first. I also had NECCO instead of NILLA. My other hand up for entering IRON CURTAIN and then realizing it is one letter short.
There is a city named Albany not very far from here; we all pronounce it ALL buh nee.
Boost washes to yew ALL.
A few years ago my wife and I were treated to a wonderful dinner at Fleming's in Scottsdale when we were visiting our son and his family in Arizona. We all had a terrific time and fond memories. Our son and his wife have finally sold their house in Tempe and moved lock, stock, and barrel to San Diego, CA, where they just closed on the purchase of a really nice house near Morley Field. Our granddaughter (their daughter) and her husband, who live in Huntington Beach, came down last week and among other activities, "exorcised" the house of evil spirits and aligned the "chi" with the smoke from burning white sage.
ReplyDeleteOne of our cattle is named SIR LOIN.
ReplyDeleteRoy @ 2:36 ~ Your examples remind me of a co-worker, new to our area, trying to give directions to Val uh tee, (Valatie). I have noticed that the local news people all pronounce Corinth as CORinth and Claverack as CLAYverack whereas I say CorINTH and CLAVerack. I imagine Schenectady and Sacandaga might cause some pause, also.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Cross-eyed Dave--I'll have to check out the Youtube "Gunsmoke" sometime.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you, Ol'Man Keith. Right after I posted, thought--ah, Major League, not National League. I learn more sports here on the blog than I really need, but that's the result of our great variety.
IM - Right you are on CorINTH. We know this is so because Ricardo Montalban pronounces the leather that way. And don't forget CoxSACkie, Schodack and GREENwich.
ReplyDeleteNot just Ogden. I wrote this for one of my jigsaw puzzle poems:
ReplyDeleteStrawberries are red, grapes are purple
I love you like pancakes love syrple!
And if you've a pal
At the O.K. Corral,
I'll still love you more than Wyatt Earp'll!
While you are talking about pronunciations of towns and cities, try Natchitoches, Louisiana. The town is the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, established in 1714 and is pronounced Nack-a-tish.
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ReplyDelete-18 holes of golf, the city police, the sheriff, my wife in a shouting match with her twin (they soon made up) and a twice flooded basement delayed my getting to this fun puzzle. What a day!
Skat-tih-coke,Kuh-hose, Vuh-lay-shuh, Watervleet.(ih/uh are the schwa sound).
ReplyDeleteGood evening, folks.
ReplyDeleteI just watched the Junior League World Series playoff of Elk County, PA, versus a team from Georgia. Elk/McKean County won 7-6. So, they are still alive and will play an Illinois team from Chicago tomorrow at 2:00 EDT. Hooray! Thank you TTP for giving me the way to watch it. ustream.tv/channel/jlws I am sure a good share of Johnsonburg will be watching as well!
I will watch tomorrow's game.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
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I'm baaack...
ReplyDeleteHi All!
Thanks Jon & Jeff for the puzzle with an innovative idea - I liked it; clever.
TTP, nice expo and thanks for posting some of the goodies from DefCon. I never got to the voting-machine village; we spent our time in the Industrial Control village learning how to attack / protect PLCs and Historians. #Fun!*
WOs: Hewn b/f AXED; shoulder's 'Sho' b/f realizing only SIRLOIN fit.
ESPs: RITCHIE, EWELL, GODS, OSSA.
Fav: SPINS as clue'd was LOL
Runner-Up: RON Popeil's RONCO always brings to mind Weird Al's Mr. Popeil [4:45] (who had a Pocket Fisherman?)
{B,A,A}
FLN - For those who've seen The Drew Carey Show, you have heard Cheap Trick's "Cleveland Rocks" [2:46]
Picard - Alias descendent D-O lives up the way in a subdivision called Roman Forest.
Bill-O: I got sucked into the Far Side a little too long... Thanks. You too CED w/ Bugs.
Misty - to add to PVX; if you have an Over the Air HD antenna you probably get MeTV. Pop watches old shows on that all the time (loves him some Columbo).
WC - 132ft/s
Hahtoolah - I thought I knew how to pronounce Nak-a-doh-shus until just now...
Abejo - Go Elks!
Breakfast cereal in Houston: Astros' O's? :-)
Cheers, -T
*It was cool - you couldn't hack the power plant directly but "Smart House" neighbor had a computer that could VPN to his office at the power plant. First, attack the garage door and work out from there... Like I said, fun!
To: Anonymous said at 11:50 AM
ReplyDeleteAppreciated your comments on the jlws game. I agree with you.
Abejo
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Thank you, Anon T. I don't have an antenna, but I'll keep working on getting more access to TV programs.
ReplyDeleteANGELS' GELS.
ReplyDeletePADRES' DR.DRE
RED SOX' OX
IRONPIGS' PIGS
LUGNUTS' NUTS
BISONS' SONS
Omk: Tigers- Igers eg Disney CEOs
ReplyDeleteOk 90mph=132 ft/sec. So... At regulation mound, 60'6" we have .4583 sec(60.5/132). So -T, let's guess Junior LL is 55'. What velocity will result in .4583 seconds reaction time.
That is I'm guessing that LL ers are facing the equivalence of 90mph.
Or let's guess <13(LL) at 45' are seeing Big league fastballs.
Btw, nice to have you back, -T.
WC
Hahtoolah - and I just realized I confused Nacogdoches,TX w/ Nack-a-tish, LA. #FacePalm.
ReplyDeleteWC - nice to be had.
Cheers, -T
Final "note" - Cleveland does rock. It's where RUSH got air play as documented in "Beyond the Lighted Stage."
ReplyDeleteNite, -T
Well, since we're on a baseball detour, how about --
ReplyDeleteNL West team's plans -- DODGERSDODGES
or not quite as closely to pattern,
AL West team's grandparents -- PADRES'MADRES.
(Like another great mind here says, 'Thanks, I'll just show myself out.')