The Devil Made Me Do It.
17-Across. * Equally disagreeable choices: HORNS OF A DILEMMA.
23-Across. * Easy to cut, as meat: FORK TENDER.
40-Across. * Improvises: WINGS IT.
51-Across. * Braking signals: TAIL LIGHTS.
And the unifier:
62-Across. "We were just talking about you!" and a hint to the first
words of the answers to the starred clues: SPEAK OF THE DEVIL.
Across:
1. Brief email sign-off: BEST.
5. Baby horse: FOAL.
9. Utterly detest: ABHOR.
14. __ rug: floor decor: AREA.
15. Extreme anger: RAGE.
16. Director Sergio: LEONE. Not a Tuesday name. Sergio
Leone (Jan. 3, 1929 ~ Apr. 30, 1989) was an Italian film director best know
for producing the so-called Spaghetti Westerns. Clint Eastwood starred
in many of his films, including A Fist Full of Dollars and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. [Name #1.]
20. Line spoken to the audience: ASIDE.
21. Boo-boo kisser: MOM.
22. Serve dinner to: FEED.
27. Be a good dog, say: OBEY.
28. Grade just above C: B MINUS.
32. Mideast title: EMIR.
35. Org. that certifies albums as gold or platinum: RIAA. As
in the Recording Industry Association of America.
38. Pronoun-shaped girders: I-BARS.
39. __ Vegas Raiders: LAS. The professional football team.
42. Gym cushion: MAT.
43. "Erin go __": BRAGH. Roughly translated to mean Ireland Forever.
45. Prod: GOAD.
46. Snaky swimmers: EELS.
47. "The Handmaid's Tale" novelist Margaret: ATWOOD.
Margaret Eleanor Atwood (b. Nov. 18, 1939) is a Canadian novelist.
[Name # 2.]
49. Tire leak sound: HISS.
55. Admin. aide: ASS'T. As in an Assistant.
58. Alumna bio word: NÉE. Today's French lesson.
59. Deliver a speech: ORATE.
66. Depend (on): HINGE.
67. Oompah instrument: TUBA. Hi, JazzB!
68. 12/24 and 12/31: EVEs. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
69. Provide with funding: ENDOW.
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| Well-Endowed. |
70. "You missed a __": SPOT.
71. Whitehall whitewall: TYRE. Whitehall is the name of a
street in London, England where many government offices are located, hence,
the cars parked on the street would be "misspelled" as Tyres. Does a
Tyre 49-Across in London?
Down:
1. "Who Let the Dogs Out" group __ Men: BAHA. It was over a
decade ago since this song was released.
2. Greek Cupid: EROS.
3. Calligraphy stroke: SERIF.
4. Clay oven for baking naan: TANDOOR. Everything you wanted
to know about Tandoor, but didn't know to ask.
5. To and __: FRO. More information than you wanted to know
about a pendulum going to and fro.
6. Bumbling fool: OAF.
7. Athlete's peak performance: A-GAME.
8. Gave false hope to: LED ON.
9. Every last one: ALL.
10. Barbecue cut: BEEF RIB.
11. House-shaped browser button: HOME. I misread this clue
as Horse-shaped browser button.
12. "Looks like the joke's __": ON ME.
13. Get lost in a book: READ.
18. Balkan native: SERB.
19. Film research website: IMDb. As in the Internet Movie Database.
24. "The Americans" star Russell: KERI. Keri Lynn Russell
(b. Mar. 23, 1976) portrayed Elizabeth Jennings, a Russian spy, pretending to
be an American on the spy drama The Americans. The show ran
for about 5 years. [Name # 3.]
25. Making, as a knot: TYING.
26. Radiate: EMIT.
29. Birth certificate information: NAME.
30. Eurasian border river: URAL. We often see URAL in the
puzzles, but it usually refers to the mountains, not the river.
31. Phased-out fast planes, for short: SSTs. As in
the Super Sonic Transport planes. The last commercial Concorde SST flight was on October 24, 2003. Exactly 19 years and 1 day ago!
32. Actor Idris: ELBA. Idris Elba (né Idrissa Akuna Elba; b.
Sept. 6, 1972) is an English actor. He portrayed Stringer Bell on the
HBO series, The Wire. Hi, Lucina! [Name #4.]
33. Small store: MART.
34. "No need to describe what happened": I SAW.
36. "Four score and seven years __ ... ": AGO. The opening
line from the Gettysburg Address.
37. Japanese beer brand: ASAHI.
40. "Not so fast!": WHOA.
41. "With ya so far": I DIG.
44. "Adios!": GOTTA GO.
46. Springsteen's __ Band: E STREET. How the band got its name. [Name adjacent.]
48. Flintstone family pet: DINO. [Name # 5.]
50. Wearing kicks: SHOD.
52. Some boxing jabs: LEFTS.
53. Ease off, as rain: LET UP.
54. Expertise: SAVVY.
55. Tennis legend Arthur: ASHE. Arthur Ashe (né Arthur
Robert Ashe, Jr.; July 10, 1943 ~ Feb. 6, 1993) makes frequent guest
appearances in the crossword puzzles. [Name #6.]
56. Laundry cycle: SPIN.
57. Ship: SEND.
60. Cake layer: TIER.
61. "You are something __!": ELSE.
63. London's __ Gardens: KEW. Everything you wanted to know
about the Royal Botanical Kew Gardens but didn't know to ask.
64. "House of the Dragon" cable network: HBO.
65. "Dig in!": EAT.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
Happy Halloween!
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteThis has to be the easiest/fastest Julian Lim puzzle d-o has ever solved. Zip, zip, done. No Wite-Out required. Missed the theme, of course, and failed to read the complete reveal clue. Some things never change. Thanx, Julian and Hahtoolah.
I shuddered when I saw Julian Lim as constructor. No let down there. Ironically the three "props" helped:LEONE,ATWOOD and BAHA. But I thought it was KuRt Russell. Idris ELBA doesn't count nor does ASHE
ReplyDeleteAGAME-Two words, duh
OK, after the slow start: ttyl/,BEST(?) it did get easier
But, I fid this online and it took twenty minutes
WC
The hardest thing about setting things up so I can post a comment with my chosen name and avatar on it is trying to tap the tiny “post a comment “ promp I see at the end of this process. But I always manage to do it somehow. Now, in terms of the puzzle, it wasn’t terribly difficult, although I did originally have “goodbye “ instead of “gotta go.” Anyway, FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteA fast filling puzzle from Julian today. I guess the DEVIL was in the details but I filled SPEAK OF THE DEVIL from perps before looking up the clue. HORNS, FORK, WINGS, TAIL- okay what does a fictitious devil-if it exists- really look like?
ReplyDeleteLEONE was an easy one for this old guy. KERI and ATWOOD I'd heard of but really didn't know-perped.
SHOD- filled by perps; never heard of 'kicks' as a word for shoes.
The Oakland, Los Angeles, back to Oakland, and now LAS Vegas Raiders.
HISS- there's no hiss if you're driving and your tire goes flat. Ditto for bike riding.
"able was I ere I SAW ELBA", Idris that is and the "I SAW" fill almost next to it.
GOTTA GO.
FIR, but hand up for erasing ttyl for BEST. Now that I think about it, the guy who owned the training center where I used to teach used it in most of his emails. The rubber was also applied to poke in favor of GOAD, ssss for HISS. and i see for I SAW. That kind of error makes me tense.
ReplyDeleteWe are in Advance. NC for a cou[ple of more nights. The RV is doing fine, $4,600 later. Then when I disconnected the car from the tow bar it wouldn't start. Jumped it from the RV (blocking the main access road for a couple of minutes, but it was a slow time and we could be bypassed), then got a transplant from O'Reilly's, the closest national car parts chain, a mere 10 miles from the campground. I keep telling myself that we should be past these expensive repairs, but no one has told the RV.
I don't think of Lucifer as having wings.
Real men eat pork ribs at the BBQ.
My sister filled the ENDOWed Whitaker Seat as a chemistry professor until she retired. Whatever that means.
Thanks to Julian for another fun puzzle. It may be leftover fatigue from yesterday, but it seemed harder than the usual Tuesday. And thanks to Ha2la for the visual treat.
Good Morning, Crossword friends.
ReplyDeleteThere is a new BBQ joint within walking distance from my house. I have heard it is good and they specialize in brisket. Lot's of pork there, though, so I probably won't be trying it out.
QOD: Ever consider what pets must think of us? I mean, we come back from the grocery store with the most amazing haul ~ chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we’re the greatest hunters on earth! ~ Anne Tyler (b. Oct. 25, 1941), American novelist
I finished this today in 4:56 with a devil-may-care attitude.
ReplyDeleteI got tripped up in the top-left, as I originally had Ares (instead of Eros), thus obstructing my ability to see "best," especially because I didn't remember "tandoor." Other than that, not much else to say except I didn't know "RIAA."
Quick solve today. RIAA was ESP (every single perp.) ATWOOD was ESP, too, although I now recognize that I have seen it before.
ReplyDeleteThat picture of FLIP WILSON brings back happy memories of his old show.
I can get lost in a good book and read until dawn. A boring book loses me and I often will not finish it. I have been enjoying Amor Towels books lately. The Lincoln Highway and A Gentleman in Moscow(wonderful.)
Asahi is good with sushi.
I tried COLT before FOAL. A colt is a young male horse. A filly is a young female horse. A FOAL can be either sex.
A belated happy birthday, Uncle Fred.
FIW. Quickly put down amir, that made Idris Alba, which I didn't catch as wrong. I may need to solve slower, especially on a puzzle of this difficulty.
ReplyDeleteIt's only Tuesday and a DNF 😥 couldn't cross two unknowns KE_I with _ IAA. Plus it was a hell of a theme. 😈. Julian left me out in a LIM.
ReplyDeleteArthur ASHE: immortalized in CW puzzles.
"Boo Boo kisser" first thought was Yogi...WHOA!! 😆 ...LMDB? wha?
Inkover: ibeam/IBARS (It's a plural clue, pay attention !!), goodbye/ GOTTAGO (c'mon, how about "racing to the Men's Room" 😀)..,.
"House of the Dragon"🐲: the home of DW's older sister...😆 🤭🤫
A colt's musical question to his Mom about his breed.."What kind of ____ am I?"....FOAL.
How an unprepared bird migrates....WINGSIT
Farmer's brief work description...I DIG
Logger's brief work description...I SAW ATWOOD
Marty's 1950's buddy...SPIN.
What we saw her do at the Irish nudist colony, Erin Go ___ less ...BRAGH..
OK. I'm leaving, no shoving...
Great fun H2LH
Hola!
ReplyDeleteYes! Fastest Julian Lim puzzle for me, too! He must have created it easy for a Tuesday. I really liked HORNS OF A DILEMMA. The ASU mascot is a Sun DEVIL.
Thank you, Hahtoolah, for the informative expo and amusing cartoons. And especially thank you for the photo of IDRIS Elba whom I first saw on Luther and was mesmerized by him and became an instant fan.
MOM followed by FEED is cute. However, GOTTAGO is not.
YR, I'm so glad you are enjoying Amor Towels' books. I loved them.
Enjoy your Tuesday, everyone!
Not a difficult puzzle from Julian today, who certainly has created some tough ones, but it still took me 12:25 to get the congratulatory message for the FIR. Thanks Julian for taking it easy on us!
ReplyDeleteHahtoolah ~~ another outstanding repertoire of photos, cartoons and information, always a fun read your Tuesday blog! Learning moment was how the E Street Band got its name, well one of the versions anyway. My misread clue of the day was Extreme DANGER instead of ANGER. Really liked your QOD also!
C-Moe ~~ I did get your email and thank you for explaining how collaborations come to fruition, interesting process! I’m always amazed at the creativity of the constructors, new ideas all the time.
Ray-O
ReplyDeleteYou are in great form today!
Where is Owen? I miss his opening poems.
Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Julian and Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteI FIRed and saw the calendar-appropriate devilish theme, but thought this CW was tricky for a Tuesday.
Plenty of inkblots! My “almost Naticks” were the crosses of KERI and RIAA and ASAHI. I WAGged correctly.
TTFN changed to BEST. The clue did say email not texting. Is Best short for Best Wishes? I don’t see it in any of my emails? Generational use?
Hand up with YR for Colt before the generic FOAL.
Another hand up with Ray-o for I Beam before BARS.
My good dog was trained to Stay before the wider-meaning OBEY.
I had GoodBye Before GOTTA GO.
Tandori changed to TANDOOR.
But this Canadian knew ATWOOD.
My Canadian tires are not spelled with a Y.
Great catch, Big Easy, re I SAW and ELBA.
We had FEED and EAT (with that FORK).
I noted A GAME and B MINUS. (Plus I BARS and E STREET I just noted to add to our alphabet soup)
Belated Happy Birthday to unclefred.
Wishing you all a great day.
19 proper names. Knew most, not Keri, RIAA, Elba, Asahi, IMDB . Nor was I familiar with TYRE. Some filled with crosses.
ReplyDeleteMusings
ReplyDelete-I guessed correctly on RIA_/_SAHI and “got ‘er done”
-I remember George Burns’ ASIDES, usually about Gracie, in their TV show
-The difference between a B- and a C+ in a graduate degree program can be huge
-Finally, an I-BEAM! Never mind, it’s plural.
-Crosswords have taught me TANDOOR by sheer repetition. Will that work for vowel-rich ASAHI?
-Have their A-GAMES left Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady?
-When ya GOTTA GO, ya GOTTA GO!
-The rain LET UP here in July
-Botanists from KEW Park (later called KEW Gardens) were on the HMS Bounty that Christian Fletcher, et al., took over.
-Canadian Eh, does your car have four TIRES or TYRES?
Well as CanadianEh! said the clue said email, not texting, but the first thing that came to mind was TTYL, and even when BEST perped in the clue didn’t sink in. I thought, “I’ve never signed off with BEST, and have never seen anybody else do it either!” Well, duh, email, not text. A nit to pick: “Grade just above C” would be “CPLUS”. Other than that and a couple of names I didn’t know this was a fine CW, thanx, JL. FIR in 17, and delighted to see WC post a 20 minute time. I am for once not the slowest solver! Thanx too to (not tutu) Hahtoolah for her as always fine and entertaining write-up.
ReplyDeleteHello everyone! Great easy time today, but I didn’t know Sergio or Margaret. I don’t think of devils having wings, but may have seen them once in a movie. Maybe “Ghost “? Good theme the week before Halloween 🎃.
ReplyDeleteNew grandson arrived yesterday in Maple Grove MN. This little baby was not supposed to be. Yet he is here, and he and his Mom are doing great. He weighed in at a very respectable and healthy 5 lbs 9 ozs. Life is good.
Best wishes to all
Anon @10:08 AM Devils are fallen angels.
DeleteFun, easy , but not too, puzzle by JL. Loved the WHITEHALL WHITEWALL clue.
ReplyDeleteHahtoolah: liked that quote from Ann Tyler.
Yellowrocks: I’ve read Amor Towels books also and got lost in them with relish.
I’m on a JULIAN kick right now. I just read JULIAN Barnes latest novel Elizabeth Finch with a long section on JULIAN the last pagan emperor of Rome. That got me inspired to re-read Gore Vidal’s early novel JULIAN. And Saturday my grand nephew came to visit with his young son named JULIAN.
We finally got rain, a measly 1/8th of an inch. What are we going to do with that?
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis was a pleasant solve with mostly straightforward cluing that offered little resistance. The reveal was a total surprise and very cute, but I don’t associate wings with the Devil. As always, the low three letter word count was noted and appreciated. RIAA needed perps as, even though we’ve had it before, it’s not widely used, therefore, not memorable.
Thanks, Julian, for a fun Tuesday offering and thanks, Hahtoolah, for an entertaining and eye-catching review. I loved the “Hoarse” Horse and the “Dumb” Dogs.
My Nurse Practitioner/Neighbor who takes my BP every Tuesday just texted that she won’t be stopping today as she tested positive for Covid this morning. 😔
Have a great day.
Soak b/4 spin...
ReplyDeleteThis is the Tuesday level puzzle you have been asking Patti to provide for the last month...
Speak of the Devil? not at Starbucks...
Lucina ,
The last time we heard from OwenKL,
he was in the hospital, with limited internet access.
That was roughly 4 weeks ago?
Hand up TTYL before BEST. I have never used either and hand up never seen just BEST in an email. I end my emails with "BEST wishes". If I am really angry at the person I will end it with "With very BEST wishes".
ReplyDeleteNever heard of FORK TENDER. Learning moment. Crossed with unknown KERI slowed me down. FIR.
Here is my photo of the SST at the National Air and Space Museum.
I shared the full set of photos almost five years ago. But sometimes one photo is easier to look at than five.
From Yesterday:
ReplyDeletePK Way cool that you liked big spiders as a kid. Note that I did not pet the tarantula. That could be dangerous. Their hairs can produce a bad allergic reaction. But letting it sit on your hand is not a problem.
AnonT Thank you for sharing your tarantula stories! And thank you for the kind words about my video!
Lucina You are wise to be willing to modify your comment about holding one for "any amount of money"!
From Sunday:
CanadianEh Thank you for the kind words about my ISABEL ALLENDE photo. You have a good memory! I did indeed share the full photo set over two years ago. This time I just shared the one photo. One of our Crossword Corner friends suggested to me that this might be better in most cases.
Thank you Julian for an easy breezy Tuesday. Would you consider moving there permanently. You and Hahtoolah make a great team.
ReplyDeleteAnd speak of the angel, thank you Hahtoolah for your usual Tuesday hijinx (oh and Hi Jinx!).
And while I'm at it, thank you Patti for choosing a Halloweenish puzzle apropos of the scary season (which I believe doesn't end until Black Friday).
Just time for a few favs:
69A ENDOW. Now that's an ENDOWMENT for the Arts!
11D HOME. Tryna FOAL us Cat?
25D TYING. A loop in a knot is called a "bight" and it resembles a hole. We learned to tie bowlines in scouts with the mnemonic "The rabbit comes out of the hole, goes around the tree, and goes back into the hole." Try it, but make sure that the "tree" is "under the ground", i.e. passes behind the hole.
Cheers,
Bill
Maybe I’ve lost my mind but I don’t get how Horns relates to a dilemma
ReplyDeleteFIR in good time. Hand up for "goodbye" before GOTTAGO but I held off on TTFN until perps. Also, boneTENDER before FORKTENDER.
ReplyDeleteFAV: WINGS IT (I'm more of a planner.)
Hahtoolah: I always enjoy your write-ups! Today the LEONE clip was my favorite. No one can pull off a flat hat and poncho like Clint!
YR @ 8:23. I loved, loved, loved A Gentleman in Moscow! (er, the book, I mean).
CED: the devil at Starbucks. Too funny! I'm going to forward that to my guy. They always get his name wrong.
FIR today, thanks to WAGs that were correct: RIAA & BAHA. I thought of ttyl instead of BEST, but checked perps and saw it wouldn't work . Thanks, Julian, for a good Tuesday-level puzzle, with a Halloween DEVIL theme, as waseeley noticed. My dread at seeing your name was unfounded today. Yay!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Hahtoolah, for your thorough review, including fun cartoons. You never disappoint us, your fans. Little by little I saw my puzzle answers were SPOT on.
My BEST to everyone today!
Tricky Tuesday! Thanks Julian and thanks Ha2lah for the great review. Loved the attachments, especially the Garfield clip. LOL!!
ReplyDeleteGot the theme after the CW was filled. Didn't know where Julian was going with it until then.
DNK RIAA (35A) or ASAHI (37D). NATICK for me. Went with BEAT (70A) until perps gave me SPOT.
Will I ever learn to check the perps before rushing in....? TY WO.
Anon @12:21 - "horns of a dilemma" is an expression that means one has to chose between two things, both of which are unpleasant or difficult.
ReplyDeleteI have read 3 of Amor Towles novels. My favorite is A Gentlemen in Moscow.
Fun Tuesday puzzle, many thanks, Julian. And always enjoy your commentary, Hahtoolah--thanks for that too.
ReplyDeleteWell, starting with ABHOR, I SAW that this puzzle might not be in a great mood-- even exhibiting a bit of RAGE. Instead of being supportive it tried to GOAD us, and didn't mind offering a HISS here and there.
But when I remembered that it started BEST, I calmed down. The puzzle also did FEED and SEND us a bit of cheer, having EROS watch over us and ENDOW us as we slowly earned a B MINUS in this A GAME.
So, we go off to have a great day!
Hi Y'all! Groan! I thought this was hard for a Tuesday, Julian. Many thanks for sweetening it for me, Hahtoolah.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't get started because I didn't know BAHA/BEST/SERIF/TANDOOR. For some reason, I was thinking TANDOOR began with a "P" & only had one "O". Had to red-letter run to get the "B's".
DNK: ABHOR, LEONE, IMDB, or the HBO show.
Last to fill, DNK: KERI/RIAA/ASAHI.
Took me over 21 minutes to fill. Didn't really get the theme. HORNS OF A DILEMMA is a saying I've heard as well as SPEAK OF THE DEVIL. But I didn't put the other two in as DEVIL parts. I've already had enough frightening things in my life in the past month, I'm going to ignor Halloween.
Jayce - Did you feel that earthquake a few minutes ago? My phone says 5.1
ReplyDeleteHahtoolah introduces this Lim PZL...
ReplyDeleteI had to change JORNS to HORNS, once I realized how the "BAJA (er, BAHA!) Men" misspelled their name.
The pendulum illustration reminds me of the wonderful tall pendulum they used to have in the museum in GG Park in San Francisco. Its purpose was to prove earth's rotation.
Around the circumference, they arranged 360 upright wooden pegs.
The pendulum would keep its swing steady To and FRO, while our planet moved counter clockwise beneath it.
Of course, we couldn't see or feel the earth's movement, but...
every 4 minutes, the pendulum's bob would knock over a peg, thus showing how far the earth had moved since the preceding peg had fallen.
Absolutely fascinating to this kid.
~ OMK
____________
DR: Three diagonals on the near side, one across.
The near main diag offers an anagram (11 of 15) that reminds me of my younger self, back in Boy Scout camp when I finished all requirements for my merit badge in "Beekeeping."
That's when I was a brand new...
"BEEHIVE GRAD"!
Edward ,Los Angeles:
ReplyDelete38A: I beg to differ. I am a civil engineer, and those are called I-BEAMS
Seeing Julian Lim was the constructor, I anticipated having difficulty solving the puzzle today. I didn't. It was not too hard but still plenty of fun; lots of good stuff. Checked a perp or two to determine it was BEST and FOAL, not TTYL and COLT. Since CPLUS was too short, I held my nose and filled BMINUS. I, too, don't picture the devil as having wings, and I can't think of any depiction I have seen in which there were wings.
ReplyDeleteSundaze, yes, we felt the earthquake. I was inside the house and felt it more strongly than my wife who was outside. In fact, she didn't even realize it had happened. Yep, it was a 5.1, which is not small but not huge. There was no damage reported anywhere, and nothing was displaced in our house. It was what we call a "boomer rocker," meaning it started out as a loud boom and jolt then tapered into a side-by-side swaying motion, and the whole thing lasted about 15 or 20 seconds. A 3.1 aftershock occurred about 5 minutes later and nobody felt it. The epicenter was in unpopulated hills several miles SSE of Mount Hamilton, on what is called the Calaveras Fault.
I have gotten emails with BEST as the sign-off. I feel it is perfunctory and would never sign off my own emails that way. Mostly these emails are solicitations from vendors and service providers angling for our business. If I know the vendor I will respond and inform them that I am retired and that our company is no longer doing business.
Good wishes to you all.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteD'Oh! FIW. My dog STAY'd and I didn't fix SERB nor TANDOOR. KaRI looked fine.
Thanks for the grid Julian... Finding the theme was a challenge.
Thanks for the expo, Hahtoolah - comics great as always and LOL Dolly Parton. Also, @12:49, for explaining HORNS of DILEMMA.
WOs: N/A
ESPs: FIW - KERI, however, would have been one
Fav: WINGS IT - I did a dry run of my presentation today (live is Thursday)... Mostly off-the-cuff but still a bit rehearsed. //Hi Sumdaze!
I find too much rehearsal ruins the flow / conversational feel. People like being talked to not talked at... My $0.02. What do y'all think?
@10:08 - Congratulations on the new family member!
Lucina - CED's memory matches mine. OKL was in the hospital w/ limited internet.
Has anyone connected with him off-blog? (I just sent an email)
Picard - I've see BEST aplenty. I think it's short for "All the Best." I'll ask our Jr. Analysts tomorrow.
Jinx - sounds like RV is two letters short of 'boat.' //Pop always said: "Boat is a four letter word."
RIAA - if you ever dealt with a PBX (Private Branch Exchange - corporate telephone system), you learn about RIAA in a hurry if you just patch-in FM Radio for hold-music :-)
BEST, -T
Welcome Anon@10:08
ReplyDeleteI see from your post yesterday that “Today is a very special day for me and my family, as grandbaby #3 will be born today in Maple Grove MN.” Congrats on the safe arrival of your grandson. All the more precious if he was “not supposed to be”.
I believe that no grandchild can be loved or celebrated too much!
Keep posting.
OMK, good work on the apiarian merit badge. How did you do on knot TYING? That bowline is a bear. As are earthquakes. They do get your attention. We had a minor one in NH c. 1987
ReplyDeleteI was a horrible boy scout. My ADD was doing push-ups
Actually Lucifer was a fallen angel hence the wings
HORNS and @1249. 100 years earlier the Crusader army was decimated at the HORNS of Hattin
WC
WC - In Scouts, once we figured out the taut-line hitch, every other knot was a cinch.
ReplyDelete//The whole troupe (including Scout Masters) spent an entire Tuesday night in the church out-building figuring that one out.
Merit. Badge. Earned.
In other news, OMK - Even though divorced for >40 years, Pop & his DW love the honey coming from Mom's apiary. Fun DR.
Mom got into bees about 12 years ago. She has ~22 hives now. Oh, and chickens - those are good eggs :-)
Jayce / Sumdaze - Glad to hear nothing really Shake'd, Rattled, & Rolled //a music link WC might actually listen to ;-)
Cheers / Best, -T