Fire and Rain.
17-Across. * Spends time in the gym: WORKS OUT. Fire Works and Rain Out.
26-Across. * Upscale eatery service for topper wearers: HAT CHECK. Fire Hat and Rain Check.
65-Across. * When employment ends, formally: EXIT DATE. Fire Exit and Rain Date.
And the unifier:
38. James Taylor classic ... or, respectively, what can precede the two words in each answer to a starred clue: FIRE AND RAIN. The first word of each theme answer can be paired with Fire and the second word can be paired with Rain.
Across:
1. Sneaker feature: LACE.
5. Balance scale container: PAN. //
And 70-Across. Balanced conditions: STASES.
8. Plays the role of: ACTS AS.
14. Milky white gem: OPAL. Hi, Kazie! Opals come
in all different colors. I think of Opals as coming from Australia, which is a large
source of the stone, but they are also found in many other countries.
15. Focus of modern-day surfing: EGO.
16. Most achy: SOREST.
19. Shrimp entrée: SCAMPI. It's supposed to be
an easy dish to make.
20. Prime meridian std.: GST. As in Greenwich Standard Time. Also known as Greenwich Mean Time. Everything you wanted
to know about GST but didn't know to ask.
21. Make into law: ENACT.
23. Quaking tree: ASPEN.
24. One of the Coen brothers: ETHAN. Ethan Coen ( Ethan
Jesse Coen; Sept. 21, 1957) and his brother Joel ( Joel Daniel Coen; Nov.
29, 1954) are American filmmakers. Even if you don't recognize their
names, you probably recognize some of their films: Raising Arizona, The Big Lebowski, and Fargo are just a few
of their films.
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| Joel (left) and Ethan (right) Coen |
28. Big-time celeb: A-LISTER. Not to be confused with
the Scottish name Alister.
31. P-like Greek letter: RHO. By now, we should all have
memorized the Greek alphabet because the letters appear with such
frequency in the puzzles.
32. ACLU issues: RTs. As in Civil Rights.
The American Civil Liberties Union was founded in January 1920.
33. Smell really bad: REEK. // And 13-Down. Smells
really bad: STINKS.
34. Crosses (out): X'ES.
36. Antiquated: OLD.
42. "__ on my watch!": NOT.
43. Chaney of horror films: LON. Lon Chaney (né Leonidas Frank Chaney; Apr. 1, 1883 ~ Aug. 26, 1930) was a
versatile stage and film actor, however, he has been typecast as a figure
in horror films.
44. Where some surfers shop: EBAY. The history
of eBay.
The first item listed for sale was a broken laser pointer in 1995.
47. Nonprofit URL ending: ORG.
50. __ Lingus: AER. Aer Lingus is the flag carrier of Ireland.
52. Ophthalmologist's field: EYE CARE.
57. Calf-length skirts: MIDIs.
58. Like the sea when waves are crashing: AROAR.
Lions Roar
59. NFL Dolphins' home: MIAMI.
62. Bloodshot: RED.
63. Broadway's Ethel: MERMAN. Ethel Merman (née Ethel
Agnes Zimmermann; Jan. 16, 1908 ~ Feb. 15, 1984) was in many Broadway shows.
67. Cheese in some bagels: ASIAGO. Yummers! I
generally however opt for the Everything Bagel.
68. Freight weight: TON.
69. Old Spice competitor: AFTA. Old Spice and Afta are both aftershave products.
71. Aardvark's morsel: ANT.
72. Common flag symbol: STAR. You can see some flags
with stars here.
Down:
1. Transmission choice for steep ascents: LOW GEAR.
2. Biblical disciple: APOSTLE.
3. One driving the wrong way?: CAR THIEF. Fun clue.
4. Lodge member: ELK.
5. Menial laborer: PEON.
6. Océano filler: AGUA. Hi, Lucina! Today's
Spanish lesson. There is a lot of water in the ocean.
7. V-shaped slit: NOTCH.
8. Pack animal: ASS.
9. Pepsi rival: COCA-COLA. Coke vs. Pepsi. What's your choice? I would select Coke.
10. Vandalize: TRASH.
11. Start of the Marines' motto: SEMPER. The Marine
motto is Semper Fidelis, which is Latin for Always Faithful.
12. Appearance: ASPECT.
18. Dispatched: SENT.
22. Driveway material: TAR.
25. Welcome to one's home: ASK IN. Could also be parsed
as As Kin, which would be welcoming family into one's home.
27. Like rosebushes: THORNY.
29. New Hampshire prep school town: EXETER. I will be
near Exeter, New Hampshire next week.
30. Actor Stephen: REA. Stephen Rea (b. Oct. 31, 1946)
makes frequent guest appearances in the puzzles.
35. NBC weekend show: SNL. Saturday Night Live has become a crossword staple.
37. Cinque times due: DIECI. Today's Italian lesson.
5 x 2 = 10.
39. Blowup on the highway: ROAD RAGE.
40. Buck's partner: DOE.
41. Annual hoops player selection event: NBA DRAFT.
45. Short operatic solo: ARIETTA. Not a Tuesday word.
46. "Whatever you say, honey": YES, DEAR.
47. Trumps' White House predecessors: OBAMAs.
48. Least cooked: RAREST. Rawest also fits in the spaces
provided and is only 1 letter off.
49. Vocalist Estefan: GLORIA. Gloria Estefan (née Gloria
María Milagrosa Fajardo García; b. Sept. 1, 1957) was the lead singer in
the Miami Sound Machine.
51. CD follower: ROM. Compact Disc-Read Only Memory.
53. Radiate: EMIT.
55. Asian priests: LAMAs.
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| 14th Dalai Lama |
56. Michelangelo masterwork: PIETÀ. The Pietà is housed in the Vatican. In 1972, a deranged man attacked
the sculpture and caused serious damage. The statue is now behind a
pane of bullet-proof glass. Interesting fact: This is the only
known piece of work actually signed by Michelangelo.
60. Neural transmitter: AXON.
61. Like new: MINT. Origin of the term Mint Condition.
64. Turndowns: NOs.
66. Courtroom figs.: DAs. As in District Attorneys. They would be in state courts in criminal trials.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
41 comments:
Good morning!
Didn't REEK, no STINK, and not a day which will live in infamy. Is AFTA still around? Worked the math, but didn't know the Italian word for ten. Perps to the rescue. Very clever theme which whooshed over d-o's head. Don't remember any previous cw with a two-word match, but I'm sure there must've been a few. Nice, Jeff. Enjoyed the expo, Hahtoolah. (Definitely Coke)
LON: Don't remember LON Chaney. But I do remember Lon Chaney, Jr. as the Wolfman.
Enjoyed BOTH of Jeff's puzzles today - LATimes and WSJ. Nice double.
Good Morning, Crossword friends. James Taylor was big back in my college days. Someone was always playing his albums in the dorms.
QOD: If you’re in the ocean with no flippers and no life preserver and you hear a helicopter, this is music. You have to adjust to your needs at the moment. ~ Tom Waits (b. Dec. 7, 1949), American singer-songwriter
Finally, FIRight! Tho you paper and pen solvers would call it cheating. Finished with no ta-da, so knew I had to go back and look for an error. RAwEST < RAREST. The perp AwOAR showed it to me right away -- it had been filled in by its own perps, so I hadn't even read the clue on the first pass.
Add-a-word themes I always fail at, and this one was no exception. I do admire in ingeniousness of it, tho.
FLN: I did a good l'ick for yesterday's puzzle, but didn't get it posted until 6:10 pm, blog time (CST).
ETHAN was a paradoxical A-LISTER
About as wanted as a blister.
He'd ACT AS a role
With panache in his soul,
But offstage, his EGO was like a twister!
{C.}
Winn Dixie is no longer giving RAIN CHECKS for items advertised but not available. Stores in general seem deliberately careless about sale prices and what shows up at the register.
I made the GMT mistake. Is Standard standard now?
This
ALISTER was a big time celeb in the Golf World. He helped design Augusta
Here's Semper Fidelis with a little holiday music in the link that followed(Letterman) When I hear the March I start marching*
Hahtoolah, most par excellente` per usual and Owen, you have no C in your repertoire B+
WC
* Long Parris Island Story
It's GMT, always has been!
Thanks, Jeff, for my FIR today and some fun puzzling. I had some WOs due to confidently putting AlL STaR/A LISTER. Wrong celeb and a big slow down. I needed an "e" to start EXETER and CAR THIEF just wasn't coming along. When I parsed A LISTER right, I understood it wasn't a proper name (thanks, Hahtoolah) and all became clear. The clue didn't ask for someone that specific.
Thanks for your humorous guidance today, once again, Hahtoolah. I look forward to your Tuesday smiles. At first I tried to make both theme reveal words work with both parts of the themers. That didn't WORK(s) OUT well and I agreed with your explanation.
Hope all is well with you all!
Hi Y'all! Fun & fast puzzle, thanks, Jeff! More fun with Hahtoolah, thanks. Liked the comics & info.
Did not know that James Taylor song -- all perps. In fact, I had never heard of James Taylor until recent years after he was bald and on TV. When he was popular, I didn't even own a radio except in my car and spent my time listening to my little kids. No record player for many years. Did have a TV so only heard A-LISTER singers on that. Had never heard that RONSTADT song or the one by GLORIA either. Enjoyable today.
Got the theme when it finally filled altho it took some study, Liked it.
DNK: PAN, STASES, ARIETTA. Lucked OUT with the DIECES. Close enough to Spanish to get.
Diet Pepsi for me, thanks.
Took 5:42 to come in from the rain today.
I missed the theme. "Hatcheck" took a long time to parse/come to mind.
Thank you Jeff for the Tuesday test, I’m always impressed how constructors can find connectivity in words and phrases and create a grid that joins them with a unifier, truly a talent and an art form! Managed a FIR in a little over 10 minutes with the usual help from the perps and a few WAG’s. Did not know ARIETTA, and I still don’t understand the clue for EGO. STINKS and REEK in the same puzzle? 😂. And I like others thought it was Greenwich MEAN Time.
Hahtoolah ~~ I always appreciate the time and effort you put into dissecting the puzzles for all to enjoy, always humorous and educational! I would prefer COKE over PEPSI, but being from Michigan I prefer VERNOR’S over all. And scampi is very easy to make, olive oil, butter and garlic, Italian seasoning, shrimp, voila!
Alister>A-lister ….. bah! Humbug
Good Morning:
I agree with DO that this is an unusual theme and I also don’t remember solving any of its type. The only entry I don’t get is Fire Hat. Is that supposed to mean the headgear that firemen wear? Anyway, it was a clever theme but I wish the reveal answer was placed after all of the theme entries. I went astray at GMT/GST and All Star/A Lister (Hi, ATLGranny!). Several CSOs, including: Lucina (Agua), Ray and Anon T (Dieci), JzB (Gloria, I believe), and Semper (Wilbur, Dennis, and my brother, Jack).
Thanks, Jeff, for a fun romp and thanks, Hahtoolah, for the usual chuckle fest and Tuesday tutorial. Favorite cartoon today was the cats in the card shop. Coincidentally, that was me yesterday, mumbling and grumbling about the outrageous cost of greeting cards. I spent $35.00 on six cards. Normally, I try to find bargain prices but most of these were for special people and special occasions. Re the Coen brothers, Frances McDormand is married to Joel and was as outstanding in their recent movie, Nomadland, as she was in Fargo. Pepsi rules! (No Diet in this house, though.)
FLN
Picard, my stomach is still doing somersaults since looking at the photo from Yosemite. You couldn’t get me anywhere near that spot.
Have a great day.
Yooper Phil, I guess you're not on FB much. EGO gone mad with pix and postings etc. And some of the other social media is worse. fe.
I recall certain bloviated Twitter postings ...I better stop right there I'm not in jumbletown
WC
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Jeff and Hahtoolah. (I loved the kilt cartoon!)
I FIRed in good time and saw the FIRE AND RAIN theme. Hand up for checking to see if the FIRE and RAIN went with both parts of the themers. NOT!
Another hand up for thinking ALISTER was a name and wondering why I didn’t know him if he was a “big-time celeb”. Parsing correctly gave the Aha moment.
We were EGO surfing the Web and shopping at EBAY.
OBAMAS and LAMAS three columns to the right was interesting.
This Canadian has learned SEMPER Fidel is from CWs. I’m still working on remembering the Greek alphabet.
I was thinking of an ASS for 1D climbing of steep ascents. No, it was needed for 8D, and transmission referred to GEARs.
Cinque can be French but due is Italian; my Italian did not extend to the ten I knew I needed. The French dix gave me the D, but perps were needed for DIECI.
RTS was a meh gluey fill that I didn’t even notice.
STINKS and REEK combo brought a smile.
No COCA COLA or Pepsi for me. I prefer Canada Dry ginger ale. I’m not much of a pop drinker; it makes me burp too much.
Wishing you all a great day.
For sure I wanted CART HORSE for "One driving the wrong way." Then I scratched my head...CART HOOF?
And at first I had ALL STAR instead of ALISTER, and then it took a while to figure out it was A-LISTER after getting the letters correct.
Fire and Rain came out when I was headed off to college (August 1970). Along with Sweet Baby James. Couldn't miss them since they were on the radio constantly.
Never heard of "Fire Hat" -- I assume that's a Fireman's Helmet. (Changed since non-PC?)
Musings
-Sweet Baby James is playing a sold out concert in Omaha tonight and I have this playing as I blog
-RAIN DROPS might cause a RAIN OUT for which you will receive a RAIN CHECK with a RAIN DATE
-GST/GMT (also called Zulu time) is the time used on the International Space Station
-If you donate to one .ORG, be prepared for many more requests
-I use the AFTA pre-shave but not for after
-Down-shifting in big rigs for a hill climb is a true art
-Lovely write-up and helicopter quote, Hahtoolah. I sent the grammar cartoon to four English teachers at apseagles.ORG
A double win for unclefred today: FIR and also boobey-prize for slowest solve of 21. I got my start in the NE because 1A “LACE” come to mind immediately, which to me meant it was probably NOT the right fill since CW clues tend to be sneaky. So I worked my way back to it from the NE, and sure enough it was double-sneaky by not being sneaky at all; I guess that’s why it’s a “Sneaker feature”. DNK EXETER or DIECI. I slowed myself down by going back to try to suss the theme once I had the reveal, instead of finishing the CW first, THEN looking for the theme words. Anyway, very nice CW, thanx, JS. And outstanding write-up, thanx, Hahtoolah.
Thanks Jeff for a slightly crunchy, but FIRable Tuesday. Didn't get the theme, but James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" is one of my favorite songs. Clever that the themer pairs can be prefixed by the title words.
And thank you Susan for another informative and funny recap. Your Tuesday reviews are often the high point of my week. It's usually all downhill from there. Oops, the puzzles I mean, not the reviews. 🙄
Some favs:
5A PAN. TARE didn't fit.
19A SCAMPI. Also the name Brian Lane's dog (and actor Alun Armstrong's IRL), in New Tricks.
20A GST. It's usually GMT, but I guess it is a world-wide STANDARD.
31A RHO. I've got 'em memorized, but not in ALPHABETAcle order.
67A ASIAGO. Second time in a week. New and longer crosswordese? A very HVTCR ("High Verb to Consonant Ratio"), plus an "S" to boot.
70A STASES. Knew STASIS, but have never heard it's plural.
11D SEMPER. A CSO to -T and any other Marines on the Corner. On a related related note, today is the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor. The Navy took the brunt of that disaster, but the Marines are closely related to them.
30D REA. More crosswordese with a HVTCR.
40D DOE. Not really PARTNERS. More like occasional "friends with benefits".
Cheers,
Bill
Irish Miss @8:57 AM I've usually heard it as "Fireman's Helmet", but our local volunteer fire department's recruiting sign has the words "No pay, Cool hats".
I liked this easy puzzle. RAIN and DIECI were my last fill. I didn't know the song and I can't count in Italian. With RAIN I got the gist and found the logic of the themers.
G suggested LOWGEAR in 1D. CAR THIEF took awhile.
Thanks for the interesting puzzle, Jeff. Thanks for the jokes, cartoons and great info, Susan.
Every fall firemen visited our elementary school classes to promote fire safety. Then the students were taken outside to see the fire truck and were given plastic firemen's hats. They really were called fire hats.
You see hat check girls in old movies. These days you are more likely to use coat check rooms than hat check rooms.
A-lister, no prob. It is commonly used in news accounts.
This morning I needed the Geek squad to tune up my computer which had become very hard to start. I was advised hereafter to shut it down every night. They also showed me some options for my email. I found the Geek Squad well worth the money. With this subscription security or firewall protection are included. They help at no extra charge with all problems large and small, usually by remote service in your own home. I use them three or four times a year. Last year they transferred everything from my old computer to my new laptop. PK, would Best Buy Geeks be helpful to you? I do not have to wait for my son to come to help me. Paying for each incident can be expensive, but a prescription has save me money for years.
Hola!
Quick and easy Tuesday level which I sashayed through in record time, for me. Thank you, Jeff Stillman and Hahtoolah.
CAR THIEF had the best clue, IMO.
I'm sorry but I am not a James Taylor fan. To me his voice sounds forced
The COEN brothers certainly have a unique sense of humor.
I don't drink COLA of any kind but if nothing else is available I'll have a Pepsi. Now, margaritas, that's a different story. I love them and would have had one last night but I was driving. Mark is having cataracts removed soon and his eyesight is dimmed.
Have a delightful day, everyone!
Little known trivia:
Fire and rain
is also a Boy Scout merit badge...
"And"
James Taylor has updated his song to
Fire & Rain & Calzones...
That was funny! Thank you for posting it CEDave.
Fun Tuesday puzzle, many thanks, Jeff. And your cartoons were a delight, Hahtoolah, and I too liked the kilt guy's response.
Got off to a great start in the north-east with SCAMPI. Then worked my way down with ASPEN and ETHAN.
I always want to put MAXIS for those long skirts, but I've learned that in crossword-speak they're MINIS.
Have never encountered ASIAGO cheese, but learned about it in puzzles like this.
Only total unknown was ALISTER. How can this be a big celeb when I've never heard the name?
Have a great day, everybody.
How wonderful, Cross eyed Dave!! I always enjoyed James Taylor, yes from my college days, but isn't it great he can make fun of himself? And so cleverly!
Becky
Nice puzzle, great write-up, hysterically funny James Taylor clip! Thanks!
Kelly <--Pepsi, please :-)
CrossEyedDave @11:41 AM LMAO @F&R Update 🤣 .
Misty @11:55 AM If you blind tasted it against a PARMESAN/ROMANO blend, you might not be able to tell the difference. It just sounds way cooler.
I liked this puzzle, except for RTS. Did a small double-take at ASPECT crossing ASPEN. Hand up for reading A LISTER as ALISTER, wondering if it was an alternate spelling of ALISTAIR. I, too, cannot count to ten in Italian; it only filled from the perps. ARIETTA? Sheesh.
I am in awe of the construction effort for this puzzle. To get both words of four theme answers to match. FIRE AND RAIN was actually my very first fill. This song is from my era.
Learning moment with ARIETTA. I don't think "GREENWICH STANDARD TIME" is a thing. We have been through this before. As others have noted, there is something called GREENWICH MEAN TIME. But it was replaced in 1972 with Coordinated Universal Time UTC. That was when I built a short wave radio kit and could bring in the time signals.
Here I was recently in a brief dialogue with the ASIAN PRIEST Swami Sarvapriyananda.
I posted this short clip just to share it with one friend. I was astonished that it has been viewed over 5,000 times. He is a kind of rock star, it seems. My questions were not well stated, but he totally understood what I was asking. I was impressed by the clarity of his answers. I just wrote an article about this indicating that even if he is completely wrong, I found his perspective very interesting.
From Yesterday and Today:
Wilbur Charles, AnonT, CanadianEh, Irish Miss Sorry if the photo of us at Taft Point in YOSEMITE in MARIPOSA COUNTY caused vertigo! I am actually fairly risk averse. The only risk would be if the helpful photographer suddenly became crazed and pushed us. I would not do that pose if it were windy. Sorry, but it was real. Not a green screen! The official view point nearby had a railing that would mostly block the spectacular view below.
Wilbur Charles and LEO III Thank you for the comments on SUZE ORMAN. She does give sensible advice on basic life advice: Don't run up credit card debt. Live within your means. Only borrow for housing. Have adequate insurance. But her panicked response to a market drop was the worst possible advice and probably harmed thousands of people in a big way. There seems to be no accountability for people like her and Dr Oz who play experts on TV, but really are not.
Wikipedia says, "In popular usage outside the film industry, an A-list celebrity is any person with an admired or desirable social status. Even socialites with popular press coverage and elite associations have been termed as A-list celebrities. Similarly, less popular persons and current teen idols are referred to as B-list celebrities." A category, not a name. I see this term frequently.
mini midi maxi
I'm not an expert in lions, but that video had not one "standard" lion's roar ala MGM films of yore. Probably all of the larger mammals have multiple vocalizations. Having lived close to farm country all my life, I am aware that cows, for example, have a number of different vocalizations. They don't just "moo". Those lions seemed to all be doing a similar thing, vocally. Maybe complaining about how late mealtime was. Or, maybe it is just one of many "roars" of dominance, which is what I imagine the "standard" roar to be.
Ruberap, as above, I agree the lions seemed to be complaining rather than staking out territory or asserting their dominance, in their zoo enclosures.
Maybe, they are saying .... could we have a little more meat in our next meal - would it be too asking if we requested a small steak in our menu ? This diet/schmiet is getting us no where ...
Or, they could be complaining about their limited choice in female mates .... Maybe they're saying .... I am reallly bored.
( This is entirely quite possible - ) Even we humans can relate to this, although we have so many more choices ....
Picard, thank you for your interview of Swami Sarva-Priya-nanda.
Under my limited knowledge of sanskrit, ..... Sarva= All, or Universal...... Priya= Love, or more as beloved One, ...... and ananda = elation, delight, happiness.
So, you can do the honor of adding them all together.
The tape was profound and I'm sorry, I could not understand most of it.
Maybe I'm too shallow in such matters.
Picard, I am continually amazed at your eclectic tastes and your erudite wisdom over such a variety of subjects.
Thank you Mr. Jeff Stillman for a charming, and easier CW puzzle. I had a very enjoyable time, completing it.
Thank you Hahtoolah for your always delightful review, and the fun filled cartoons !!!
You must have spent the better part of the week searching for them... and the results are captivating.
I am sorry, but I am not familiar with either the singer, James Taylor, of his Fire and Rain, so the clue was not meaningful. But, I learnt quite a little bit this morning.
I loved the raunchy Lady Justice cartoon ... Art following Life, following Art.
I was familiar with both GMT and GST, but the connections with the UTC Cesium clock was fascinating.
The most surrprising thing on the GMT/GST map was that .... the fact that, although France, Spain and Belgium are directly under England, geographically .... they do NOT follow GMT hours ... because of their historic rivalry and constant intra-mural wars, perhaps. So, even the quirk of geographical location twinning, by nature and God, cannot obviate the ego of national passion and partisanship.
I had trouble spelling "10" in spanish/french whatever .... ooh, its italian ! I had the 'D' ready, but the rest of the letters were ... dicey.
BTW, when we use the word "decimated", as for instance, of an army regiment after a battle .... I used to think that 90 percent were casualties or deaths.... and that how it is used in common usage today ... to kill or destroy, most of something.
Actually, historically, decimated means, (only) ten percent of the army were killed or were injured. But, I guess, that was enough.
Thank you Ha2lah, for posting the picture of the 14th Dalai Lama. That makes it clear that the Dalai Lama is a title, not the name of the person ... like Pope or Pontiff.
have a nice evening, all... and I don't mean Nice in France ...
I believe I mentioned the Eastern practice of Reiki. One of the local masters called himself Shanti OomGaya
To understand folk like Swami one must achieve or at least practice meditation.
It doesn't verbalize very well.
BTW, Shanti put me out. Way out.
WC
YEP, I reckon the plural of STASIS is STASES. Doesn't occur very often, does it?
I was hoping for a diagonal, but no such luck.
~ OMK
Hi All!
Thanks for the puzzle, Jeff. I found it had the perfect amount of Tuesday-level crunch.
LOL "Fire Exit", "Got Milk," & Kilt comics, Hahtoolah. Thanks, for the chuckle-y expo.
#Team(Diet)Coke
Wait, did you say ASIAGO on a bagel? It may come to that with the schmear shortage.
WOs: started Sole @1a, GmT, guessed LeN -> LON
ESPs: EXETER, REA, LON, AER, DIECI spelling
Fav: I do like Shrimp SCAMPI
{B}
Waseeley - It's WC who's a Marine; I was Army. LOL VFD recruiting sign. :-)
YooperPhil - EGO Surfing is Googling yourself and reading what they're saying (good) about you / your website.
CED - LOL James Taylor / Colbert link. Thanks. For your effort, I'll link this crazy bolt video I stumbled on last night. For some reason, I thought of you.* :-)
Cheers, -T
*I thought you'd think it cool too.
Vidwan@6:44
"That makes it clear that the Dalai Lama is a title, not the name of a person like Pope or Pontiff"
I don't quite understand your statement; Pope and Pontiff are titles, not names.
POPE Francis is a title; his name is Francis aside from being the Pontiff.
Lucina, I was in bed, before I decided to check the blog for the final
time, and I found your comment.
You're right, and I am right ... my original posted comment was meant just that, but it was awkwardly worded.
Both Dalai Lama and Pope / Pontiff are titles.
However, unlike, say, Pope Francis, ...... the Dalai Lama carries no personal name, ( Once he has been appointed / declared to the position - ) so many people think that Dalai Lama IS his name.**
Hence the picture saying the 14th Dalai Lama, made the title clear.
Have a good night.
** Actually, the current Dalai Lama does have a name, Tenzin Gyatso .... but it is almost never used in the news stories.
That is interesting. Thank you for the post. It is too late to finish the article tonight but I shall do so tomorrow. I know so little about that culture and this is a good way to educate myself.
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