Theme: SHORT TERM (60.
Temporary ... and how both ends of the answers to starred clues might
be described) - Short can precede both words of each theme answer.
17. *Plot of a movie, say: STORY LINE. Short story. Short line.
25. *Single-layer dessert: SHEET CAKE. Short sheet. Short cake.
36. *Stock buying or selling directive with a specified price: STOP ORDER. Shortstop. Short order.
50. *Nintendo income source: GAME SALES. Short game. Short sales.
Boomer here.
Thank you, desper-otto, for explaining the theme to C.C. and me. We could not figure out "how both ends of the answers to starred clues might be described".
Things
have settled down a bit in Minneapolis with smaller crowds and very
little violence. Businesses are opening up. Wow, the Governor allows
the bowling centers to open at 25% capacity. I am staying away and
wasting time on a golf course. I don't know about fall leagues. Many of
my bowling buddies are saying no vaccine - no league bowling, and I'm
afraid I agree.
Across:
1. Dada pioneer Jean: ARP. Add one more "A" and you have an organization for seniors.
4. Closes: SHUTS. Most every nonessential was SHUT for two months.
9. Newborn horses: FOALS.
The Kentucky Derby for three year olds was moved to September. They
did not lose qualified entries. All race horse's birthdays are January
1.
14. Keep out of, with "from": BAR. All the BARS in Minnesota were closed for two months. Recently they were allowed to open.
15. Basic belief: TENET.
16. Boutros-Ghali's U.N. successor Kofi __: ANNAN.
19. Sam of "Jurassic Park": NEILL.
20. Animated film mermaid: ARIEL. A Disney Princess.
21. Give it a shot: TRY. I give a golf ball a shot every Monday. It's very TRYing.
23. Docs' org. with a noted journal: AMA.
My June visit to my oncologist was changed to a phone call. First I
gave a blood sample to our VA Clinic Northwest of our home. Then My
doctor phoned me and indicated that I'm doing okay. I did not visit our
VA hospital this time. The small clinic in Ramsey, MN has been
incredibly changed. Very clean, chairs in the waiting room are 6-10 feet
apart. Many have been removed. I was impressed. I told C.C. that I
figured the clinic was a lot safer than some of the grocery stores we
visit.
24. Pennsylvanie, par exemple: ETAT.
28. Gridiron pitchout: LATERAL. A pitchout on the baseball diamond is to catch a base stealer.
31. Caught, as a butterfly: NETTED. I don't remember netting a butterfly. We used to net fish now and then to bring them into the boat.
32. Kingston Trio hit with the lyric "Fight the fare increase!": MTA. "Vote for George O'Brien, get poor Charlie off the MTA. I sang this solo in concerts of the Benilde High School Glee Club.
33. Supreme Norse god: ODIN.
35. Equals on a jury: PEERS.
39. Bingo-like game: BEANO. Never played this game, but C.C. planted bush beans in our small garden last week.
42. Dressed in: WORE. Dress in too many times and it may become WORE out.
43. Freshly painted: WET.
46. Glue brand: ELMER'S. I ruined a lot of baseball cards with good old Elmer's.
48. London's theatre district: WEST END. I wonder if they ever presented "West Side Story"?
53. Feed bag bits: OATS. "Mares eat OATS and does eat OATS and Little Lambs eat Ivy."
54. Pince-__ glasses: NEZ.
55. Gangster's gun: GAT.
56. Penniless: BROKE. Many small businesses in Minneapolis won't be back after damaged by rioters and looters.
58. Playful swimmer: OTTER. Fraternity Chairman in "Animal House".
63. Half-and-half half: CREAM. The other half is milk.
64. Giggle sound: TEHEE.
65. "The Matrix" hero: NEO.
66. Fruity desserts: TARTS. Also the name of the sorority sisters in "Animal House".
67. Casino lineup: SLOTS.
Casinos are opening up across the USA. SLOTS are located 6-8 feet
apart. I have not witnessed any in MN. Mostly SLOTS are touched. Do
we wear rubber gloves? Do they clean them after every use?
68. '80s missile prog.: SDI.
Down:
1. Stomach muscles, briefly: ABS.
2. Machine gun sound: RAT-A-TAT. Rum a Tun Tun. Which way did they run?
3. Like a fair share: PRO RATA. The stock market went up a bit last week. Not sure if we got our fair share.
4. Eye affliction: STYE.
5. Satan's realm: HELL. Angels on motorcycles.
6. Prefix with cycle: UNI. Does anyone ever ride these anymore??
7. First extra inning: TENTH. I'm still waiting for the first inning.
8. Cubic meter: STERE.
9. Devotee: FAN. Because I am a baseball FAN.
10. Play sans intermission: ONE-ACTER. I get it, but it may have more than ONE ACTOR!
11. Bring to life: ANIMATE. Thank you Walt Disney.
12. Calif. NBAer: LA LAKER.
I was just talking about my bowling buddy Eddie George. His son,
Devean George, graduated from my H.S. alma mater and played a few years
for the LAKERS.
13. NBC's "Weekend Update" show: SNL.
18. Confirmation, e.g.: RITE.
22. Japanese money: YEN.
24. Stately tree: ELM. Rather have a maple and steal some sap for syrup in the fall.
25. "Freudian" oops: SLIP.
26. Flap-doored homes: TEPEES.
We have a number of homeless people in tepees and tents near the
protesters' area in Minneapolis. I feel sad for those people.
27. Masthead list, briefly: EDS. Editors.
29. Helicopter parts: ROTORS.
30. Big fuss: ADO. Much ADO about nothing.
34. "This minute!": NOW.
36. Pooh-pooh: SNEEZE AT.
Did you ever notice when preparing a big one, you need to fill your
lungs with air. I enjoy sneezing. It assumes that I don't have the
virus.
37. Lettered theater locations: ROWS. Make sure you sit at least six feet apart.
38. Dr. of rap: DRE.
39. Plead with: BEG.
40. Hyundai sedan: ELANTRA.
We are preferring the Santa Fe when the time comes. I filled my tank on
March 13, and filled again last week. It took 12 gallons.
41. Electrical measuring device: AMMETER.
43. Loses strength: WEAKENS. I think my meds WEAKEN my legs a bit but I can still hit a golf ball. And take a cart.
44. Went in: ENTERED.
45. NFL six-pointers: TDS.
Indeed! I wonder if they are going to play this fall and will the
stadiums be 25% filled?? I guess I don't care about a ticket. I have
not seen a game in person since they moved from the Metrodome to U.S.
Bank Stadium. But my TV still works!!
47. Droop: SAG.
49. Friendly honk: TOOT. TOOT,TOOT, Tootsie, don't cry.
51. Endures: LASTS.
52. Six-decade actress Barrymore: ETHEL. Fred's wife on the "I Love Lucy" show.
56. Writer Harte: BRET. My son's name also.
57. Rd. map lines: RTES.
58. Fall mo.: OCT. My birthday month. Usually I can still play golf. It does not look like I will be doing that other sport anytime soon.
59. Real estate ad abbr.: RMS.
61. "Caught you!": OHO. Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of Diet Pepsi.
62. Miss Piggy catchword: MOI.
Boomer
48 comments:
I always do very poorly at add-a-word themes, and this one was no exception, made even harder because even after the reveal, I didn't recognize some of the phrases: SHORT LINE, SHORT GAME, SHORT SALES.
Sometimes a linear STORY LINE
Will make a LATERAL shift to find
The tale being told
Was just getting bold,
But baked at 400°, should come out fine!
If ODIN and Zeus met as PEERS,
They could discuss respective careers.
How lightning bolts
Would terrify folks
Before Tesla the Engineer!
{A-, A-.}
CSO to Picard at UNIcycle!
Arrogant John Barrymore, known as "The Great Profile", was once asked by a clerk who didn't recognize him for his name. "Barrymore" he said. "And your first name, sir?" in exasperation he responded "ETHEL."
Was undecided between igloos and TEPEES, but igloos wouldn't go with TEHEE.
Geronimo went in to a certain TEPEE,
From inside was heard a lot of TE-HEE.
It was much fun
When he was done,
But now it hurts him to pee!
{B+.}
It is reassuring to solve a Monday and then read a Boomer expo. ODIN appeared in back to back puzzles. SHORT GAME seems like an outlier to me. I really enjoyed yesterday as well but busy working. Stay safe all, and thanks to both Kurt and Boomer.
A bit crunchy for the start of the solving week. Write-overs: NEILL 4 NEaLL, BEANO 4 lottO, ETHEL 4 ETHyL. Didn’t notice the theme until the reveal. I was in a fraternity at FSU the same year that the fraternity at Dartmouth was storied in Animal House. Lots of similarities. We one-upped the movie with a “floater”: a bunch of guys in inner tubes going down a river accompanied by a rowboat filled with beer and ice. Lots of projectile vomiting at debarkation. I have a new robo-vacuum named NEO which is my new best friend while hunkered down.
Good morning!
No problem with this one. D-o even got the theme, probably because he failed to read the complete reveal clue. Again. Thanx, Kurt and Boomer (I recommend you wait til early spring to tap that maple sap.)
Good morning Cornerites.
Thank you Kurt Krauss for your enjoyable Monday CW.
Carol and I FIR in 31:18 min.
Thank you Boomer for your excellent review.
Ðave
Good morning, folks. Thank you, Kurt Krauss, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Boomer, for a fine review.
Got up at 2:20 AM. Worked the puzzle and laid back down at 2:40 AM. That's my life lately.
Puzzle went quickly. Caught the theme after 60A. All made sense.
Neede a few perps, but not many. NEILL, GAME SALES, ETHEL, ELANTRA, ONE ACTER.
I have Jean ARP memorized now.
I have used AMMETERS, usually in the form of MILLIAMMETERS. In telephony the only place you usually see amps flowing is in then power distribution network, not the circuitry.
I get my second COVID-19 test later today. The hospital requires it before I go in there on Wednesday. I get a bronchoscopy on Wednesday. Then a PET scan on Thursday. Wish me luck.
See you tomorrow.
Abejo
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Abejo, Good luck!
Fun Monday speed run- needed the reveal for the theme. I always wonder how long it takes the constructor to come up with two word phrases where both of them need to work with the theme. I'm just the flip of Lemonade - SHORT GAME made a lot of sense because I grew up watching golf with my dad, but SHORT SALES I had vaguely heard of but couldn't have given a definition of easily.
Thanks Boomer for another amusing write-up - happy for you that your results were good at your last visit. And prayers for Abejo for the upcoming procedures and their results!
Very clever theme. Even though I understood all the short terms, I did not suss them until Boomer pointed them out.
short story-a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel.
shortline- a transportation system that operates over a short distance, shortline railroad, shortline bus
shortstop, fielder positioned between second and third base in baseball
short order- preparing or serving food that can be cooked quickly to a customer's order
short game- the part of golf concerned with approach shots and putting.
short sales-home that is available at a purchase price that is less than the amount owed by
its current owner.
Last week I went to the doctor's office for a periodic injection. It seemed so safe. I was met at my car and had my temp taken and answered questions. Then we went inside where the nurse was the only person I saw.She wipes down everything, pens, BP cuff, etc. after each patient.
ABEJO, I wish you luck. You have had a long siege.
New to me were NEILL (perps) and pitchout, but knowing LATERAL made it an easy wag with a perp or two.
Good morning everyone.
Abejo - Good luck on your upcoming medical procedures.
Easy solve today. No erasures or other aid was needed. Got the theme but it didn't do much for me.
Sam NEILL - Didn't know he was a Kiwi. Liked him in the role of XO of the Red October (красный октябрь). "Give me a ping, Vasili. One ping only, please."
I forgot to mention:
short sheet-fold and arrange the sheet on (a bed) in such a way that anyone getting into the bed will be unable to stretch their legs out beyond the middle of the bed, as a practical joke.
I wrote about this before with no response. Has no one been to sleep away camp? Have you never seen this?
Short cake is a cake made from sweet biscuit dough and is often served with fruit and whipped cream.
My mother made this. Meh. This is the REAL short cake. I prefer angel cake with fruit and whipped cream or even the little sponge cake cups from the store for my short cake adaptation.
Good Morning:
This was an easy, breezy Monday but I needed the reveal to see the theme and that’s just fine with me. Fun to see Odin again and the big CSO to Picard at Uni(cycle). Didn’t care for One Acter, though, nor does Spell Check. No unknowns and no w/os, so a quick solve.
Thanks, Kurt, for a pleasant start to the week and thanks, Boomer, for once again bringing your wit and wisdom into our topsy-turvy world. Glad your doctor’s visit went well. Enjoy your time on the links.
Abejo, best of luck.
FLN
Thanks to Mark for stopping by the Corner.
PK, to set your mind at ease, I don’t love Fire Ants anymore than I love Lions. But I did love seeing them both in yesterday’s puzzle’s menagerie!
Stay safe, all.
Good Morning,
Thanks, Kurt for the puzzle. It was very doable for me on a busy day.
I need to pop the ice off the walls of my chest freezer in the garage. I think it's a five cubic foot. Currently about two cu. ft is built up ice. Then I'll be able to find everything. Luckily, I write the date on each item I put in. I hate to say so, but I am really enjoying my new Speed Queen. She's as quite as a bunny. Seems much more efficient so far. Right now, HRH has been good news.
Thanks, Boomer, for the walk through. I am especially impressed with D-O. Usually, I know I'm not alone in not finding the theme. I guess he's moving up to the Big Leagues. ;>)
Best wishes, Abejo. xo, Madame
Have a sunny day. It's beginning to grow a little humid here, so I suspect that tropical weather is creeping up from Louziane et alii. Hope our Gulf Coast pals are doing okay. Be well, everyone.
YR, yes I'm familiar with short-sheeting a bed. I have to disagree about shortcake, though. I much prefer the biscuit/corn bread variety for strawberry shortcake.
Abejo, good luck with those medical procedures.
Hi Y'all! Great puzzle, Kurt! Great comments, Boomer! Glad to know your latest tests were okay & how things are going in Minnesota. I've been thinking of you & C.C. during this mess.
Truly amazing that D-O got the theme and was able to explain it to C.C. & Boomer. Congratulations! I always knew you could do it!
DNK: Cubic meter=STERE (don't understand either one of these), PRO RATA, ELANTRA, NEILL.
Abejo: Good luck on your tests and your health over-all.
YR: I know SHORT SHEET. The best practical joke I ever played involved short sheeting my husband's brother's marriage bed. He wed a woman with five kids. Before the wedding, a friend & I slipped into their new house with them in the other room and removed the bottom fitted sheet without taking off the top sheet or bedspread in less than a minute. I hid it in my big purse & took it home, then sewed on a big sign "From Here to Maternity". We went back a few days later when the bride and groom were in another room and put that bottom sheet on as a SHORT SHEET. The couple laughed & were telling about it for years. They never knew who did it or when it was done.
Thanks for all of the nice comments. Stay safe!
Kurt Krauss
Took the narrative to turn my FIR smile
😃 upside down ☹. FIW with PRORATe - MTe crossing error. Grrrr.
A one act play is called just that.
RAT A TAT is missing a final TAT. Run out of ammo? Just borrow from ÉTAT.
As I said before...The only thing I gamble with at a casino is my health....over-eating at the buffet.
Also bad for your health:
In Eden, Adam had great food, fun pets ______ , named Eve....ANIMATE
Belief in a palindrome.....TENET
You can definitely spread a virus if you ______someone... SNEEZE AT. (Hope the narrator wasn't serious)
Fridays start the _____ ... WEAKENS
Roof top TV antenna.....ARIAL
The AMA...
In the late 70s JAMA et al had classified ads for residency positions with coded language that certain graduates need not apply. When I called them out on it received a form letter there was "no room on their editorial page for my correspondence." End of discussion. Ads continued.....Ergo all AMA mailings have ended up in the circular file. 40 yrs of wasted trees.
Abejo ....good results with your procedures.
"Charlie's wife goes down to the Scollay Square station
Every day at quarter past two
And through the open window she hands Charlie a sandwich
As the train comes rumbling through!"
Scollay Sq I don't recall but at Dudley the train would rumble around a turn as it arrived at the Station. I always loved the imagery of that verse. I just realized “M.T.A.” was written by Jacqueline Steiner and Bess Lomax Hawes in 1949.
Boomer we have a noted Unicyclist in the Corner, Monsieur Picard who will surely show us some pictures.
Gas and now deisel prices are creeping up. My $1.75 for deisel is no more.
Oh no, one box Wilbur has returned. (Strategic Defense)Initiative not System. Ms Piggy is after my time but I knew MOI if I'd done a vowel run.
Owen, I liked #3 best.
SHORT GAME is straight golf lingo. Ben Hogan completely lost his. Doesn't Monopoly have a SHORT LINE?
So much for being late. The CSO's to Picard have already been done.
Fast (too fast?) Monday. Btw, Short sales are usually done with stock although "Selling short" is the term.
WC
Nice Monday puzzle from Kurt with an enjoyable Xplanation by Boomer. I went through it pretty quick but didn't catch the theme until I saw Boomer's write-up.
I didn't know the London Theatre District, so I just waited for Perps to fill it in. Everything else filled in. However, I would have had another E added to TEHEE, the same with TEPEE the other day.
MTA filled in quickly which I remember from the Hoot-nanny days of the 60's. There were a lot of Kingston Trio songs and songs from other groups that I enjoyed back in the day.
Beautiful day today. I hope it's nice where you are and I hope that everyone in the path of Hurricane Cristobal survive without any problems.
oc4beach, as I was reading your comment was listening to this old Limeliters song: Vasectomy.
Monday fun day ... where else in life is that true? Enjoyed the puzzle, FIR and understood the reveal. Now invincible. Hope it LASTS.
WC, thanks for reminding me that short sales applies to stock trading as well as real estate. I have heard that term before, but I am not into stock trading at all.
David and Kenny went strawberry picking yesterday. The season is almost over already. This afternoon I will go to the farm to buy some. The supermarket ones have no flavor.
oc4beach, thanks for the memories that your music brings back.
Hola!
Oh, no, no, no, not a FIW on a Monday! I did not realize MTE/PRORATE was incorrect! Those dratted abbreviations!
Otherwise this was as smooth as silk. Thank you, Kurt and Boomer!
I think desper-otto has been pulling our virtual leg all this time. He is smart as a whip and likely knows the theme if he thinks about it long enough.
One of the most entertaining ONE Act plays was while visiting in London one year I saw Shakespeare in One Act at the West End. It is hilarious! The narrator speeds through all the plays abbreviated in a frenzied speech.
NEILL is new to me as I have not seen Jurassic Park. However, last night I watched ARGO, a riveting drama! It's my third time seeing it but I always enjoy it especially since it's based on fact.
Good luck with all those tests, Abejo.
Have a gorgeous day, everyone! Stay safe those in the hurricane's path.
Owen:
You are back in very fine form! You made me laugh heartily!
Yellowrocks, I’ve been both the short sheetor and the short sheetee many times - went to wilderness sports camp in Canada for 10 years, so ......
Thank you Kurt for a nice Monday puzzle. Finally FIR, but first I had to change cheesecake to SHEETCAKE and lotto to BEANO (never heard of it except as an aid to digestion!) and short time to SHORT TERM.
Thank you, Boomer, for the tour. Jack is bemoaning the fact that he won’t be seeing his Cubs play any time soon.
But at least he can play golf now.
Fun Monday puzzle, many thanks, Kurt. And, Boomer, lots of good jokes to make us laugh--thanks for that too.
I remembered Pince-NEZ, but that Z gave me trouble trying to figure out the down words. Oh, SNEEZE AT for Pooh Pooh! Very funny, Kurt.
Always think of DREW for Barrymore, so had to work to get ETHEL.
Owen, so glad you're back with your poems.
Dave, always nice to see you and Carol checking in with us.
Good luck with your procedure, Abejo.
Have a good week coming up, everybody.
This Monday grid filled quickly, just like a Monday should.
No write-overs today.
Coincidentally, I have a doctor appointment tomorrow as well. Can’t wait, always a blast, haha.
See you tomorrow. Stay safe.
Wow! Thank you for all the UNICYCLE CSOs OwenKL, IrishMiss and Wilbur Charles!
Boomer I assume you were being funny with your comment "Does anyone ever ride these anymore"?
Yes, so many videos and photos to choose from. But I have a set from just last Thursday. Our Summer Solstice Parade has been cancelled for the first time ever. But a Virtual Summer Solstice Parade is being created by editing together a bunch of videos of separate ensembles.
Here I am UNIcycling last Thursday with our Virtual Summer Solstice Parade Ensemble organized by my dear friend Pali. Theme: Beautiful Earth.
Hand up some of the theme answers today were unknown to me: SHORT LINE and SHORT GAME. Looked them up for learning moments. I am impressed with themes like this where both halves have to fit. Fun puzzle. FIR.
We recently visited the BRET HARTE Boardwalk in Oakland. And I rode the MTA many times. I am sure Wilbur Charles has, too.
Musings
-18 in the heat and wind but my SHORT GAME was pretty good
-Trying to ride a UNICYCLE was so very frustrating. Fail!
-Got to go get some bird seed.
Good Afternoon, all. Thanx Kurt for the puzzle and thanx Boomer for 'splainin'. Actually, today I had the theme and FIR even though I thought I had a problem in the SE corner. Lotto out, Beano in (as Wendybird, I only know beano as a gas retardant. Always nice to have success with Monday after finishing a Sunday right.
After a few days in the wood shed I saw the errors of my way. Apologize to anyone I offended by my negative comment about the mayor of Minneapolis and follow up by saying kudo's to the mayor for his support of the MPD. The country is watching, Boomer and CC and I hope that there is no ugly lessons to be learned.
Raining the proverbial cats and dogs again in Florida. Good luck with your tests Abejo. YR I think you will be happy getting sis into a more structured environment. My dad would probably still be on the right side of the grass if I had decided that sooner. Hope all is well where ever you are in this great country and Canada)!
Thanks Sansbeach. The problem is sis is trans. Neither male nor female will accept such a roomate. Medicaid does not pay for private rooms so she is extremely hard to place. The prospect looks like she will be returning to her apartment with social services. No possibility of success. She is not at all competent and stubborn as well. None of us is equipped to take her in.
I call Natick on 39A. I lucked out by guessing at the BEANO fill, but I shouldn't have to guess on a Monday. Like many others (see above) I never heard of BEANO, not as a game.
I have heard of other names for a "Bingo-like game," but not this one.
As for the cross at 41D--AM METER--what does "AM" stand for? Surely not as a radio frequency.
AMP would make sense (for "ampere") or OHM, but why AM?
Who's an electrical engineer? Help!
Misty ~ ETHEL is Drew Barrymore's great aunt. The sister of John & Lionel. More famous in her day--both on stage (as the star of Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines and screen (see her in None but the Lonely Heart).
~ OMK
I liked this puzzle and the theme. Changed AHA to OHO and BAN (PNORATA?) to BAR. I also prefer that additional E in TEHEE and TEPEE.
The term ONE ACTER reminds me of when I had a single cylinder motorcycle, which was referred to as a "one lunger."
This COVID disease in nasty!
I have liked Sam NEILL in pretty much everything I've seen of him. Red October is still one of my favorite movies. The book was excellent, too.
Owen, good to see you and read your writings again.
Abejo, I hope they can figure out what is ailing you.
PK, LW took that wad of $20 bills to the bank this morning.
Madame Defarge, that's a lot of ice!
Good wishes to you all.
Keith, it's called an AMMETER as a slurring of "Amp Meter" simply because "Amp Meter" doesn't roll off the tongue as easily. Yeah, I know we have Voltmeter, not "Volmeter," but sometimes technical jargon is weird. And then there's that Ohmmeter.
Nice unicyvling Robert. Talk about keeping in shape. Now to add juggling. And… I watched the pilot of "The Prisoner". Much like Star Trek, it's not my cup of tea.
But from the age of seven to ten I was all over the Els and subways of Boston. From the burbs we'd take the Orange line right into Boston Garden.
WC
Oh yeah. "Sans" intermission. Is "sans" no longer a foreign word where ACTES should follow. No plural so I perped in ACTER. Ugh. Then how about "sauf" for except?
I almost fell into the Ommeter (sic) vs ammeter trap, but we've had Beano enough times in the past that I remembered that...and also since Beono made no sense whatsoever.
On the topic of meters, let's not forget the do-it-all version of Multi-meter, which would fit the clue, but not the spaces allotted.
Thanks, Jayce ~ I appreciate your setting me straight.
Funny thing is I actually considered that, but rejected it 'cuz I figured electricians wouldn't be so sloppy.
Or maybe I should say I didn't think they'd be as casual as, say, artists...
~ OMK
PS. We're all human, though.
Right?
Good luck Abejo,
Picard, thanks for the Prisoner link.
It also has a lot of other shows I would like to see again.
One I cannot find, is The Avengers (60sTV-Emma Peel)
An internet search says it is available on Amazon Prime,
But when you get there & click on it, it says "not available."
Any ideas?
Oh yes, the puzzle theme silly link.
WilburCharles thanks for taking the time to watch the first episode of "The Prisoner". Yes, everyone has different tastes.
Thanks for the kind words about my UNIcycling. Actually, when I first UNIcycled in the Solstice Parade I did sometimes juggle while I rode. It is a bit harder. But it is also more dangerous. It is hard to notice little potholes and other road hazards. And it makes it hard to interact with the crowd. I always carry a wand or other prop to interact with the crowd now.
Here are photos of me Juggling while UNICYCLING in the Solstice Parade in the 1990s
My favorite is the last set. The theme was "Hot" and I was a devil. Juggling dolls heads on the UNIcycle. Kind of creepy!
CrossEyedDave way interesting that "The Avengers" is so hard to find. Many years ago I bought a few of them on VHS tapes. I would hope that they become available again. Did you remember "The Prisoner"?
Yellowrocks thanks for your memories of BOUNDER yesterday. Learning moment for me. I missed the context of your trans sister. What was the story of her situation?
SHORT GAME in golf. "You drive for show and you putt for dough". Without a good short game you will play badly, like me. Okay off the tee and putt decently but chipping is where the pros excel.
damn, I am stupid some days. the short game indeed.
So, BEANO was bingo.
Beano
It was an evening in December of 1929 when a very tired New York toy salesman, Edwin S. Lowe, decided to drive on to Jacksonville, Georgia so that he might have an early start for his next day's appointments. The year before, with two employees and $1,000 capital, Lowe had set up his own toy company. Soon after, the market crashed and the outlook for his budding firm looked bleak indeed.
A few miles from Jacksonville, Lowe came around a bend in the road and was greeted by the bright lights of a country carnival. he was ahead of schedule, so he parked his car and got out. All of the carnival booths were closed except one, which was packed with people. Lowe stood on tiptoes and peered over the shoulders of the participants. The action centered on a horseshoe-shaped table covered with numbered cards and beans. The game being played was a variation of Lotto called Beano. The pitchman, or caller, pulled small numbered wooden disks from an old cigar box and, at the same time, called the number aloud. The players responded by eagerly checking their card to see if they had the number called; if so, they would place a bean on the number. This sequence continued until someone filled a line of numbers on their card - either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. This feat was marked by the shout of "Beano!" The winner received a small Kewpie doll.
Ed Lowe tried to play Beano that night, but, he recalls, "I couldn't get a seat. But while I was waiting around, I noticed that the players were practically addicted to the game. The pitchman wanted to close up, but every time he said, "This is the last game', nobody moved. When he finally closed at 3:00 a.m. he had to chase them out."
After locking up, the pitchman told Lowe that he had run across a game called Lotto while traveling with a carnival in Germany the previous year. His immediate thought was that it would make a good tent or carnival game. He made a few changes in its play and a change of the name to Beano. The game proved to be such a surefire crowd-pleaser and money maker that on his return to the United States, he continued to work the game on the Carnival circuit.
Bingo
Returning to his home in New York, Lowe bought some dried beans, a rubber numbering stamp, and some cardboard. Friends were invited to his apartment and Ed Lowe assumed the pitchman's duties. Soon his friends were playing Beano with the same tension and excitement as he had seen at the carnival. During one session Lowe noticed that one of his players was close to winning. She got more excited as each bean was added to her card. Finally, there was one number left - and it was called! The woman jumped up, became tongue-tied, and instead of shouting "Beano," stuttered "B-B-B-BINGO!"
"I cannot describe the strange sense of elation which that girl's cry brought to me," Lowe said. "All I could think of was that I was going to come out with this game, and it was going to be called Bingo!"
The earliest Lowe Bingo game in two variations - a twelve card set for one dollar and a two-dollar set with twenty-four cards. The game was an immediate success and put Lowe's company squarely on its feet.
Although the name Bingo could very well have been trademarked, the game itself, having come out of the public domain, had little chance of being protected. Imitators came out of the woodwork once the success of Lowe's game was evident. Lowe was very gracious about the whole affair, and Bingo games began to flourish and grow in popularity.
Jayce: you didn't say but I presume that LW was allowed to leave the bank without handcuffs. That's all that matters. Good deal.
Picard: Wow! those green & black striped stockings are very eye-catching. Some very interesting costumes in those pictures. The unicycle isn't something one sees ordinarily.
YR: Is your sis thinking any more clearly since the pacemaker or will she try to wander again? Such a worry for you! Hugs to you!
Hi All!
I left the R in SNEERE AT for the FIW. :-(
//I was thinking SNEERS AT but E was already there from OTTER.
Thanks Kurt for the puzzle and stopping by The Corner. Any backstory on the puzzle?
Fun expo Boomer. I knew I'd see Kingston Trio lyrics in the writeup.
WO: aHO
ESPs: NEILL, ETAT, STERE, NEZ (I know I've seen it before...)
Fav: ANIMATE put RUSH in my head all day.
{B+, A, HA!}
God Speed Abejo. Let us know...
Apparently, if it is not uncomfortable, the COVID test is done wrong. DW got a call from the contagious disease Doc who asked DW if the test hurt. DW said no and the Doc said that's why her results are negative even though she has 'the cough,' tightness of chest, and utter exhaustion. It's exactly what I had a few weeks ago (and I thought I was just in a funk [I had tightness of breath and my heart-rate would spike for no reason. I never had a fever but felt like I had one]). DW's on the upside now at about 50%.
Last time we had BEANO was C.C.'s 4/25/2020 puzzle.. Prior to that was Fred Piscop's 4/12/2020 puzzle.
YR - I'd never heard of SHORT SHEET (even had to Google it) until you asked last time. Helped make sense of theme today!
LOL "From Here to Maternity" PK.
Fun vParade Picard!
WC - Yes there is a SHORT LINE R.R.
Mad Magazine titled it Jurass-Has-Had-it Park.
Cheers, -T
Lemony, enjoyed the bingo story. We played a lot as children. Haven't since.
Tony, that is so scary about the false negative test if it doesn't hurt. New information which people need to know.
So a couple of little feedbacks from this fairly straightforward Monday.
Anyone who has ever giggled knows the giggle sound is TEE HEE, not TEHEE. "Tehey?" Same goes for anyone who has ever seen a Cowboys and Indians movie knows that their home is a TEEPEE, not TEPEE.
Has anyone seen the very funny "Oh, Hello" On Broadway on Netflix with John Mulaney and Nick (Charmed, I'm sure) Kroll? They would pronounce teepee and heehee TePEE and HeHEE. Otherwise, nah. If you haven't seen that show, please treat yo'self to a whole lot of TEE HEE's.
I know a kind of funny joke about teepees and wigwams I'll tell you sometime.
Boomer, there is no such thing as wasted time playing golf. I played yesterday and only lost three balls, which is pretty good for me, and actually got a par on the most difficult par 5 on the course. Yay me. Yay golf.
West Side Story first played on the West End in 1958 and has been revived a number of times since, including right now if they ever open the theaters. It's my very favorite Broadway musical. I played it years ago when I was still in High School. There I was in the pit trying to saw my way through this very difficult-to-play show, and I had never seen WSS before and didn't know how it ended, and I could barely play the last page for the tears streaming out of my eyes.
Question: When is an OHO an AHA or vicey versey? If I caught someone I think I would utter AHA, which is what I first had until SLOTS corrected me.
See y'all bright and early when the paper arrives here at the hotel and I do the puzzle at the crack of dawn.
Vermontah - I love John Mulaney. Oh, Hello! trailer.
It's in my queue.
Cheers, -T
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