Theme: HRS (58. Personnel depts., and what the personnel in
20-, 31-, 40- and 50-Across have in common) - Each theme answer is a
person with a HR initial.
20. "The Carpetbaggers" author: HAROLD ROBBINS.
31. Auto industry partner of Charles Rolls: HENRY ROYCE.
40. "I Am Woman" singer: HELEN REDDY.
50. She married Bill in 1975 but didn't start using his last name until his 1982 Arkansas gubernatorial campaign: HILLARY RODHAM.
Boomer here again. Happy to wish everyone a safe and pleasant Memorial Day as we remember those who are no longer with us.
I hope you all hit a HOME RUN and solved this puzzle. This past week C.C. and I met up with with two famous constructors, Andrea Carla Michaels and Tom Pepper. We took a HARRIET ROUTE around Lake Harriet in Minneapolis. I think it is about a three mile trek. I got about one mile around and Tom was gracious enough to accompany me back to the starting point since I am an old man that doesn't move too well. C.C. and Andrea finished the loop around the lake. A great way to spend a sunny Wednesday in Minnesota.
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| Boomer, C.C., Tom and Andrea, 5/26/2021 |
Across:
5. Eyelid hair: LASH.
9. Run through a reader, as a debit card: SWIPE. An improvement
to the old days when you needed to present the card and the merchant ran
it through a machine with a triple sheet receipt.
14. Mama's mate: PAPA.
15. Tooth trouble: ACHE. I don't have that trouble anymore. Just take my teeth out at night.
16. Printer powder: TONER.
17. Tiny picnic invaders: ANTS. No problem, they won't eat much.
18. Drink in a stein: BEER. "Beer, Beer, Beer said the privates, happy men are we. There's none so fair as can compare with the fighting infantry. "
19. Side-by-side fridge pioneer: AMANA. A small town east of Des Moines, famous for refrigerators.
23. Ending for hero or serpent: INE. Heroine. Serpentine.
25. 60 minuti: ORA.
26. "If looks could kill" look: GLARE. "Stop talking about my Mother!"
27. Form a close bond (with): LIAISE.
29. Insertion mark: CARET.
33. Operated: RAN.
36. Drama divisions: ACTS. I was in all of the ACTS of Noye's Fludde.
37. TiVo ancestor: VCR. Video Cassette Recorder. Almost as obsolete as me.
38. Latin god: DEUS. Eight plus four years of Catholic school, I remember this.
39. Originally named: NEE.
43. Fern-to-be: SPORE.
45. Smoothly take one's place: EASE IN. After my vaccination shots, my bowling team allowed me to EASE IN to the line up.
46. Chicago Eight defendant Bobby: SEALE.
48. "__ making a list ... ": HE'S. "Checking it twice"
49. Series-ending abbr.: ETC. This is an abbreviation of some of that Latin I learned.
54. In the end, in the Louvre: EN FIN. Not sure about the Louvre. I only know Fin Is "Ice T".
55. Lunch or dinner: MEAL.
56. Second Hebrew letter: BETH.
59. "Down East" state: MAINE. Silly me, I always thought MAINE was "Up East".
60. Give a darn: CARE.
61. "It's really cold!": BRRR. Very famous consonant word in
Minnesota. For example, last Friday our temperature started around 40 F
and maybe got to a high of 52 F. Plus it rained all day but weather
forecasters hinted that we might see snow?!
62. Longed (for): PINED.
63. Tacks on: ADDS.
64. Garage sale caveat: AS IS. We try to have a garage sale
every year. I unload baseball cards and we also try to peddle some
things that we bought at other garage sales a few years ago. But we
never sell our garage.
Down:
2. Beige relative: TAN. I've heard of Sunburn and Suntan. Never heard of a Sunbeige.
3. Put more at stake: UP THE ANTE. I like Craps at Las Vegas. There is no ANTE. Just bet what you can afford to lose.
4. Hubble-operating org.: NASA.
5. Unskilled worker: LABORER. A LABORER Yes, A Crossword Blogger, Yes too.
6. Amtrak express: ACELA.
7. Place for a mower: SHED. If you have one. When I had a mower, I always kept it in the garage.
8. Frau's partner: HERR. Retired 2nd Baseman of the St. Louis
Cardinals. By the way, have you seen the blue sign on the outfield
fence of Busch Stadium. About 20 feet left of center.
9. Horse home: STABLE.
10. Burrowing marsupial: WOMBAT.
11. "... bombs bursting __": IN AIR. "Gave truth through the night, that our flag was still there".
12. Pasta tubes: PENNE.
13. Hurlers' stats: ERAS. Earned Run Average. Our Twins staff 's ERAs are pretty high this year.
21. Upbeat type of outlook: ROSY. "Things look swell, Things look great, Gonna have the whole world on a plate."
22. Folklore fiend: OGRE.
23. Congresswoman __ Omar: ILHAN. She is from Minnesota's 5th
District. C.C. and I live in the 3rd. Congresswoman ILHAN was a bit
controversial over the last four years.
24. Nephew's sister: NIECE.
28. Form 1099 agcy.: IRS. Yeah, we did our thing in February.
How many waited until the revised date of May 15? You may have lucked
out because the IRS was overwhelmed.
29. Use the bike lane: CYCLE. 57. 29-Down prefix: TRI. Lake Harriet has a bike lane and a path for walking so we did not get run over.
30. Land measure: ACRE.
32. Done: OVER. Not quite yet. Hang on.
33. Coupon users, e.g.: REDEEMERS. We use coupons occasionally, but only from the stores that we already frequent.
34. Books review: AUDIT.
35. "Bye Bye Bye" band: NSYNC.
38. __ Moines: DES. I visited the Graybar there as part of my job before I retired.
40. Garden worker: HOER. Careful how you pronounce this.
41. Pine droppings: NEEDLES. NEEDLES and Pins (UH), Smokie.
42. Impulsive: RASH. Of course I have to mention PBA Player Sean RASH who bowled 2 of his 30 300 games on television.
43. Hospital solution: SALINE.
44. Smoothed wood: PLANED. Is PLANE travel safe again ??
46. Mount in Exodus: SINAI.
47. Like Santa's helpers: ELFIN.
48. Cache: HOARD. Yes, I have a HOARD of Baseball Cards.
50. Rope fiber: HEMP.
51. Village People megahit: YMCA. I never caught on to the body contortions.
52. Enjoy one's Kindle: READ.
53. "Waterloo" group: ABBA.
A time to celebrate and honor all those who have lost their lives in the service of our nation, as well as those who served. It is a time when as a nation we should come together.
ReplyDeleteWinston is back for another publication after last Wednesday's puzzle. I think LIASE is not correctly defined and WOMBAT is not a Monday word, but the rest was fun.
BOOMER you ended up walking two miles by going back in stead of the three for the full circuit; are there benches to rest on the way? Good to see you guys out and about.
Happy holiay all
Almost inundated with names, but FIR. Are words being phased out? Not much cleverness needed to clue a name.
ReplyDeleteOn this Memorial Day ...
ReplyDeleteYou can't spell HEROS
without HRS
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteSo soon? After a long dry spell, we had a Winston puzzle just a few days ago. Got the theme early, but wasn't certain if it was HILARY RODDHAM or HILLARY RODHAM; the perps decided. Zipped right through this one in normal Monday time. Thanx, Winston and Boomer.
AMANA: Seven villages near Iowa City. If you're in the vicinity, stop in for a family-style meal at one of their restaurants -- we liked the Ronneburg best.
MAINE: I worked with a Mainer who'd been living in Iowa for 25 years but still hadn't mastered the language. He still said "Bah Hahbuh" with the best of 'em.
Hola!
ReplyDeleteMemorial Day greetings, everyone!
Thank you, Winston Emmons and Boomer for a fine start to this Monday!
I agree about the plethora of names. Perhaps the theme should be FAMOUS PEOPLE. I noted that the names are in alphabetical progression, HAROLD, HENRY, HELEN, HILLARY. Though Henry and Helen are out of SYNC there.
Of course that makes an easy solve and nothing to STUN here.
I'm still working on yesterday's puzzle with only the bottom section to fill. I found it challenging, Paul Coulter. But CROSS WORD EDITOR makes up for everything!
Last night I watched The Great Escape which I had previously seen only in small increments. What a story and what a talented cast!
Soon this last day of May will be but a memory.
Condolences to all who have lost loved ones in battle or in service to our country.
Musings
ReplyDelete-We will attend a lovely ceremony today that honors all veterans, focusing on those from our town which will include my dad and five or his brothers
-A friend of mine often says “I was STUNNED” when “surprised” would have sufficed
-If you yell obscenities at a referee when he calls you for holding, he might “tack on” 15 more yards to the penalty
-We have been in our house for 19 years and have used the whirlpool feature in our tub three times
-LABORER – Help wanted signs are ubiquitous around here!
-One rural cemetery we will visit today is called God’s ACRE.
-I loved The Great Escape also, Lucy! I was always amazed the even after extensive time in “the cooler”, Steve McQueen was clean shaven and his hair was neatly cropped and combed. :-)
ReplyDeleteThank You Mr. Emmons, for an easy puzzle and Boomer for a laid back, mellow, charming review.
Lemonade, so early in the morning (!) , did a round of exquisite Math. with his comment on the 2 mile vs 3 mile walk... I never even thought of it.
Also very nice to 'see' Senorita Lucina, so early in the morn .... must be visiting her numerous, lovely, family 'down East'.
As Boomer mentioned, Wombat was not a Monday word ... maybe, Combat, for todays theme, would have been more appropriate.
Without going into politics ... who was the person, who was invited by the ( then, newly elected - ) , Prez to spend a night at the White House, and later thanked, 'Hillary RODMAN Clinton' ?
Have a great Memorial Day, folks, ... and also catch up on your yard work, if you can.
A few more decades, we'll all be 'underground' as well ...
Meanwhile, we can enjoy the Day !!!
Good to see a puzzle by you again, Winston. I don't struggle so much with yours. FIR! Even the theme names were gettable with help from perps. Like DO, I wondered how many Ls were in HILLARY, but soon saw two filled the space. That and ELFIN were my only WOs. (Failed to see an adjective was called for, not ELves.) I noticed ELFIN and EN FIN crossing plus pine NEEDLES appearing again today. A small reference to Memorial Day was "bombs bursting IN AIR." Thanks, Winston and Boomer.
ReplyDeleteLIAISE* was hardly a Monday clue. Ideal xword word.
ReplyDeleteI had RODHAM and simply inked HILLARY. Never noticed the clue. WOMBAT is familiar enough but I wasn't sure they were real.
"I was going to swim across the lake but halfway got tired and swam back." Old joke, eh?
The way I solve in ink is to follow the perps so the ANTE clue led me down then I worked back to the top
Thanks for cheering up Monday. Special thanks to those Afgan veterans.
WC
*From liaison
Nice easy Monday. I now know how to spell LIAISE.
ReplyDeleteHappy Memorial Day everyone.
Lucina -- did you ever see the Seinfeld episode (The Glasses) where George uses the same idea as in 'The Great Escape' to put a dime near a wall, and even though he can't see it from across the room he walks over and picks it up? Shades of Donald Pleasence!!
11. "... bombs bursting __": IN AIR. "Gave truth through the night, that our flag was still there".
ReplyDeleteIsn't it "Gave proof through the night..."?
Good morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteEasy solve today. No aid needed. Theme was obvious after 2nd long across.
HOER - Seemed gluey. Yes, it's a word but probaby only used in cw's and scrabble. Doubt that anyone will be putting it on their resumé soon. BTW; it is Dutch for the word Boomer says to be careful of.
ACRE - 43560 sq. ft. 640 ACRES = 1 sq. mile, which isalso called a 'section'.
Marvellous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Winston and Boomer.
ReplyDeleteAnd Memorial Day greetings to all my American friends.
I FIRed in good time and saw the HR theme early.
Only one inkblot where this Canadian struggled to fit Labourer into the spot for LABORER.
I smiled at CARET. I think it was CMoe, the other day, who explained Carat vs. Karat.
I also smiled at the 3 Rs in BRRR; yes, really cold!
LIAISE spelling does look odd; and I don’t always think of the bond as being “close”.
I forgot Bobby but perps gave me SEALE.
Nice catch, AtlGranny re EN FIN crossing ELFIN.
Wishing you all a great day.
Ahhh!! How wonderful to have a Monday level CW that I fan FIR in reasonable time, which for me this morning was a tad longer than usual for a Monday 16 minutes. Usual Monday for old unclefred is 12-13. Anyway, a very nice, enjoyable CW, thanx, WE, for the hard work u put into it. I was in agreement with Lemonade @ 6:07 that LIAISE didn’t fit the definition, until I looked it up and found “To form a close bond with.” as the definition. Lemonade, we’re apparently both wrong. Thanx too to Boomer for the fine write-up, which I always enjoy reading. Now....back to filling holes in my floor.
ReplyDeleteThis went right along with helpful perps - I knew ROYCE right away but didn't know his first name was HENRY. I enjoyed the bit of crunchiness in this Monday puzzle.
ReplyDeleteWe need to go get a lawn mower - not riding- as we had always borrowed our neighbor's (she only used her riding, but still kept a push) The lawn we seeded at our new house finally has enough grass to need mowing. Any recs on a reliable non-fancy mower?
I also need to catch up with work after being gone for a week - I've had all weekend but haven't been very motivated....
Thanks Boomer - glad you all were able to enjoy the outdoors with friends!
IH @9:56 I highly recommend u go with an electric rotary mower. No gasoline to store, no oil to change, VERY easy and reliable to use.
DeleteGood Morning.
ReplyDeleteMy flag is aflutter. I remember as a kid, the older folks still referred to this day as "Decoration Day." I know they still do in West Virginia. Thanks, Winston, for a solid Monday puzzle. The names didn't bother me, but I did wait for the crosses on ROBBINS and ROYCE to confirm. HELEN REDDY was easy. When I taught 8th grade long ago in the last century, the music teacher and I rewrote "I am Woman" as one of the graduation numbers. It became "I am Winston." The kids loved it.
Thank you, Boomer. Nicely done again. Your walking path sounds quite nice--whether one, two or three miles. I enjoyed HG's comment about Steve McQueen in The Great Escape. It made me think of Gary Grant's grey suit in "North by Northwest."
Enjoy the day, and maybe the beginning of a summer to make us hope last year is really over. Let your sun shine!
Theme? At least HR names with an R in the first name?
ReplyDeleteShamefully DNF, lacked the L in L Rep. ILHAN and never heard of LIAISE (I expect it will be pointed out that it's appeared in previous CWs).
Karat, carat, CARROT,, AND ____ CARET.
ENFIN, "in the end" more than French 101 on a Monday. Never heard of Maine referred to as "down East"
Eldest is named Hilary (the "correct" spelling?) DW and I liked the Italian name Ilaria. Actually "Hilary" is a man's name, feminine version is "Hilaria".
Inkovers: slide/SWIPE.
HOER HOARD? 😆
OB unit occupant....LABORER.
Bro's sib...ASIS
Marine activity....SALINE
Boarded the flight... PLANED
Mom sis's colonoscopy....UPTHEANTE. ðŸ¤ðŸ¤ðŸ¤.
Thanks Boomer
Cold Memorial Day in the Adirondacks on the lake but the nearby village is still filled with visitors.
inanehiker -- you're a mower, not a HOER! Best gadget for the environment in general and for your grass in particular is a push mower. I bought one on Amazon that works well for my small area of California native grasses: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007ZK5V2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_JahUmUs2MaFo7
ReplyDeleteI mowed right through the puzzle today! Thanks, Winston and Boomer!
LIAISE - I first learned of this word as a verb when tasked to write a joint memo with a Canadian colleague. He wanted to use the word, and I saw no reason why not. At the time (40+ years ago), I thought, maybe more Canadian?. He was also a member of a Militia unit, so maybe it came from their usage.
ReplyDeleteMerriam-Webster says it is chiefly British.
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis was an easy, breezy Monday with an obvious theme and reveal. As ATLGranny pointed out we had En Fin crossing Elfin and, also Spa abutting Tan. I wasn’t keen on Hoer or the elongated Brrr. CSOs to HG (NASA) and Ray O and Anon T (Ora). My favorite C/A was Books Review=Audit.
Thanks, Winston for ending May with a bang and thanks, Boomer, for adding some sizzle and sunshine to offset our miserable weather. We’ve had days of rain, gloom, and temps in the 40’s. If this is any indication of a future weather pattern, we’re in for a bummer of a summer! Thanks, Boomer and CC, for sharing the neat pictures.
Have a great day.
The HR theme was evident after two theme answers.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize that WOMBAT was so uncommon. The W gave it away for me.
Liaise, to form a close bond with, is quite weak as a definition, ignoring nuances. It must be a second order definition. I bonded with my babies at birth, but we did not liaise. I bonded with my 5 siblings and we are still close, but we do not liaise. Here is the nuance:
When you liaise with someone, you meet up or connect with them, usually so you can work together on something cooperatively. A Monday puzzle should have a more exact definition.
So many names have crossed from male to female or unisex. Hillary, Robin, Leslie, Blake, Cameron, Reagan among many, many others.
The weather is gradually warming and clearing today. By 4PM it should be pleasant enough to have a picnic on the balcony. I have already made potato salad and macaroni salad. What they make here is too sweet for us. I don't use sugar in mine.
Have a grand holiday.
High later today should be about 70 and then a high around 77 Tuesday through Friday, with 80s and even a 90 or two all the following week. The weather seems to be looking up.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteWEES re: names!
Thanks Winston for the Monday puzzle to start Memorial Day.
Thanks Boomer for the fun expo. Busch's Graybar sign.
WOs: READ in YMCA's spot, ELFeN, unI -> TRI
ESPs: Every. Single. Name.
Fav: Hmm - PENNE w/ BEER?
CSOs to MIL (25a - I'm impressed you remembered, IM) and DW (her middle name is 50a but w/ only one L).
Speaking of L, it was an ABC-run to figure out what letter came before _IAIse; that's some vowel string there.
WOMBAT purchased ThreatSim and then was purchased by ProofPoint. They have a platform for phish simulation and subsequent training for folks that click my phake-phish.
Vidwan - which one? During his first term, more than 900 "guests" donated to get a sleep-over at the White House.
Ray-O: is that true or a joke re: female Hilaria? Either way, it tickles me. UP THE Auntie is LOL (mine's scheduled for 6/24 :-o )
Memorial Day is the day to remember those who have fallen. Fortunately, no one in my family lost their life in combat -- even though both grandfathers (and their brothers) fought in WWII and my Army Bro was in Iraq, Afghanistan (2x), and [redacted].
It's also a day for hot-dogs and burgers! In-laws will be here later.
Cheers, -T
I didn't realize how deeply the Graybar image was in my link. A direct Graybar at Busch link.
ReplyDeleteCheers, -T
Thanks Boomer and Winston for a nice start to this Memorial Day Monday (that's redundant, isn't it?).
ReplyDeleteWidwan:
ReplyDeleteThank you for the kind words but actually I often experience spurts of awaking early. 4:30 today. I solve the puzzle, post, then return to bed.
Gary:
Yes, I noticed. Cleanshaven after 21 days? In some scenes, after leaving the Cooler, Steve's clothes were dusty and in others sparkling clean. The same with those coming out of the tunnel. The only one who showed evidence of digging was Charles Bronson.
I also realized that the TV series, Hogan's Heroes, must have been based on that movie.
Anon T. Hilaria Baldwin married to actor Alec.
ReplyDeleteMy Dad used to call my daughter "Hilarious" 😆🥰
Evelyn and Vivian are male names in England. (Evelyn Waugh) 😲
Inanehiker re: lawn care....how about a goat? cheap fuel, fertilizer and maybe cheese?
ReplyDeleteBound to over-post on his day off say...
ReplyDeleteHungryMother - If I ever mow my own yard again... I'm looking at this electric Ryobi.
Lucina - absolutely re: Hogan's Heroes. Watched it every time I was home from grade-school sick. That and F-Troop; I'd come up with reasons to be sick :-)
Ray-O thanks. I didn't know.
Oh, and you said Vyvyan [2:20 of #Meta The Young Ones].
Cheers, -T
Me again..
ReplyDelete(***"Doesn't he have anything better to do"?***)🙄
Lucina...I always thought "Hogans Heroes" was based on a movie called "Stalag 13" but Google says "Hogan's Heroes was loosely based on the play "Stalag 17", (later a film) triggering a lawsuit by the producers of the play, but also contained elements of the 1963 hit movie The Great Escape."
Bob Crane was an controversial guy..There's a good film "Autofocus" staring Greg Kinnear I saw years ago about his unconventional life and violent death.
ReplyDeleteI thought this an appropriate Monday puzzle, wombat and all.
No write-overs today.
No credit for carat vs karat either, hahaha.
Yankees are back to not doing anything correctly…lose 3 straight to Detroit?…setting the wrong kind of records.
On the other hand, the Indy 500 was a spectacular show. The NASCAR 600 was a snooze fest though.
Stay safe.
I enjoyed this puzzle.
ReplyDeleteRelativity Theory strikes again!
ReplyDeleteBRRR may be 40ºF where you are, Boomer, but the shivers can continue until 70º here in SoCal. At least.
You just have to factor in a couple of additional conditions:
(1) Are the Santa Anas blowing?--and
(2) Just how old and skinny are you?
Lacking the body fat of my earlier years, I can attest to its necessity for maintaining a reasonable internal temperature. Without that insulation, I operate just like a lizard, needing direct sunlight to keep warm.
A pleasant PZL from Mr. Emmons. And, well, I dunno. I kinda liked seeing LIAISE in this context.
~ OMK
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DR: Four diagonals today, one on the near side and a 3-way opposite.
The main far side diagonal offers an anagram (12 of 15 letters) that refers to a part-time friend, the type who only goes along with what you wanna do when you put the mental thumbscrews on him.
You know who I mean.
It's your...
"FORCEABLE PAL"!
Another shiver factor for me was bypass surgery. They say it interferes with the internal regulator.
ReplyDeleteIt affects me by being sensitive to AC. Especially during this flu/virus I caught last week.
BRRR
Been at our lake for 30 years. Have never seen anything like these items that floated onto shore the last 2 days. The larger one was 4 feet long and covered with scales.
ReplyDeleteWas gonna shoot it in the head like yer s'pose to do with zombies but then I checked out Perfesser Google and..
I've dredged up water lilies and thought they had spaghetti thin spiral roots that floated to the surface.
Apparently these are not some scaley mutant water creature but the rhizomes of water lilies that have been chewed off by an aggressive beaver population. 🦫🦫🦫🦫
Hi Y'all! Another treat from Winston and Boomer! Yay!
ReplyDeleteCan't believe I didn't get this simple but fun theme. Couldn't think what HRS stood for here. I never worked for any business that had a human resources department. Probably why.
BETa, BETe, BETi before BETH in Hebrew. Finally the term BETH Israel flashed in my head to get it.
DNK: ILHAN. Duh! she's been in the news enough to make it known.
I do enjoy my Kindle. Read every day. Have 1550+ books in it.
Slept most of the day. Would wake up and hear the rain and roll over again. 11 HRS of sleep should be adequate I'd think.
Ray-O:
ReplyDeleteBob Crane lived in Scottsdale and I'm sorry to say this is where he died. The apartment where he lived/died is somewhat close to where I live and by taking a certain route, I pass it. The mystery of his death remains unsolved.
Many celebrities live in our city and most are anonymous unless someone recognizes them. When my daughter worked in north Scottsdale she would run into some at the post office. If they require specialized medical treatment they come to the Mayo Clinic located here or Barrows Neurological Institute. Wealthy Arabs favor them, too.
Hello everyone. Lemonade, Thanks for your note and question. Indeed there were many benches and I used a couple.
ReplyDeleteBlasphemy. No one new Gordie Howe, Alex Trebek's favorite on jeopardy just now. Even the guy who had the other sports questions.
ReplyDeleteThat's Amy from TBBT. Yes?
DeleteI haven’t been here much the last couple of weeks. Been awfully busy, and all the recent puzzles are in various stages of completion.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, my avatar asked me this morning if, since we got all four theme answers and the reveal FIRST, did we have to do the rest of the puzzle, or could we just throw the old ball around? No, Kizzy, we do have to fill in ALL the blanks, and you are too large (I was being polite) to throw the old ball around more than once or twice. He went back to sleep.
FIR.
LIAISE --- On Facebook, someone posted a list of Brave New World office-speak terms, such as TOUCH BASE, THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX (and the one I hate most) CIRCLE BACK. I myself added LIAISE. I can’t stand that one either. It’s the action verb for LIAISON (a word I DO like).
And THEN, for those of us in Texas, the truest Facebook meme this week was a guy slapping himself upside of his head and saying:
I WOULD HAVE MADE MORE EFFORT TO ENJOY SPRING, IF I HAD KNOWN IT WAS ONLY GOING TO LAST THREE DAYS!
Yes, that will be Mayim Bialik hosting, Amy on TBBT, when Jeopardy shows here on the West Coast in a little over an hour.
ReplyDeleteOMK - I'm one of those re: DR; buddy wants me to breach ethics and hack into [redacted]. I'm considering where, exactly, the line is. Nevertheless, fun DR.
ReplyDeleteLucina - interesting about the Scottsdale celebs... I wouldn't recognize a celeb even if I sat behind them during a Christening in NYC.
//I was behind De Niro for an hour+ and had no idea - Youngest kept trying to grab his hair).
SandyAnon - If Mayim Bialik is hosting, I may need to watch. That woman is cool - neuroscience and funny? DW better look out :-)
Nice to see you back LeoIII.
Anyone want a Memorial Day story?
Last night Army Bro hung up on me because a) he was irate at the VP's Tweet re: long weekend (and we argued - my position: no big deal read other Tweets from the past - he needs to stay off FaceFriends).
However, I did misspeak re: WWII & Memorial Day. I said it was for WWII but meant it was enacted thereafter. He was mad b/c I'd just written off all his buddies he lost in Iraq.
*Click*
I called him tonight and we patched things up. It helped we both were a bit more sobre :-)
Cheers, -T
Just watched Jeopardy on YouTube and boy do I feel dumb. At least I nailed both Daily Doubles, so there's that(?).
ReplyDeleteC, -T