Bye, Bye, Blackbird. The first word of each them answer are homophones: Buy / Bye /
Bi / By / and Bai.
17-Across. Purposely cause a delay: BUY SOME TIME.
24-Across. Dismissive send-off that originated in an Ice Cube film: BYE, FELICIA.
38-Across. Annual celebration involving a pink, purple, and blue flag: BI VISIBILITY DAY. September 23 is Bi Visibility Day. It is a day to recognize and celebrate the bisexual community.
48-Across. Generally speaking: BY AND LARGE.
60-Across. Drink with São Paulo Strawberry and Burundi Blueberry flavors: BAI LEMONADE. And a shout-out to our dear friend, Lemonade who used to provide commentary on Fridays.
What else do we have on this Fourth of July?
Across:
1. Many a maid of honor: SISTER.
7. Engrave: ETCH.
11. "Saving Lives, Protecting People" govt. org.: CDC. The
official name is Center for Disease Control and Prevention, but the "P" is dropped in its abbreviation. We all heard a lot about
the CDC in the past couple of years. It is the national public health
agency and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
14. Taco kit brand: ORTEGA.
15. "Beat it!": SHOO!
16. Small inlet: RIA.
19. Seer's claim: ESP. As in ExtraSensory Perception.
20. Portion out: ALLOT.
21. Not superficial: DEEP.
22. Tingling feeling caused by whispery videos: Abbr.: ASMR.
Short for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. Hand up if you knew what this meant.
23. "Do-Re-Mi" critter: DEER. You know I had to include this
song.
26. 401(k) kin: IRA.
28. Valleys: DALES. Hi, Lucina!
29. Tankard beer: ALE.
32. Flee to wed: ELOPE.
36. On edge: TENSE.
41. Mold-to-be: SPORE.
42. Food flavoring: SPICE.
43. Fútbol fan's cry: ¡OLÉ! Today's Spanish lesson.
44. High tea snack: SCONE. Yummers! They are tasty
and easy to make.
46. Indoor rower, familiarly: ERG. Hand up if you knew this.
52. Bike storage aid: RACK.
56. Tunneling insects: ANTS.
57. Ballet bend: PLIÉ.
58. Indian lute: SITAR. Ravi Shankar (April 7, 1920 ~ Dec.
11, 2012) is probably the most well-known sitar player to many Westerners.
59. Bill Nye's subj.: SCI. William Sanford Nye (b. Nov. 27,
1955) bills himself as Bill Nye the Science Guy. [Name # 1.]
62. Minister's title: Abbr.: REV. As in Reverend.
63. "Understood": I SEE. // Not to be confused
with 40-Down. Cold drink brand: ICEE.
64. Spider-Man player Garfield: ANDREW. Andrew Russell
Garfield (b. Aug. 20, 1983) has portrayed Spider-Man in several of the movies.
[Name # 2.]
65. "__ we good?": ARE.
66. Name said twice in an introduction: BOND. [Name # 3.]
67. Fool's gold: PYRITE.
Down:
1. "The worst!": SO BAD.
2. Triumphant cry: I RULE!
3. Fashionista's focus: STYLE.
4. "Fun Home" composer Jeanine: TESORI. Jeanine Tesori (b.
Nov. 10, 1961) is best known for her work in theater. She has written
several Tony-nominated scores for Broadway, which in addition to Fun Home, include, Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center; Caroline, or Change; and Shrek the Musical. Hand up if you knew this composer.
[Name # 4.]
5. "Grand slam" awards acronym: EGOT. As in the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony.
6. Aries animal: RAM.
7. First name in the perfume aisle: ESTÉE. Estée Lauder (née
Josephine Esther Mentzer) co-founded the eponymous cosmetics company with her
husband. Although the company does have a perfume line, the company is
probably best known for its make-up. In the 1980's, actor Ted Danson was
the spokesperson for Aramis, a men's cologne by Estée Lauder. [Name #
5.]
8. Many an "Ocean's Eleven" character: THIEF. Ocean's Eleven
was a 1960 movie about a series of heists in Las Vegas. It was remade in
2001, which starred George Clooney as Danny Ocean.
9. Provided for free: COMPED.
10. Weeder's tool: HOE. It has been so hot in Louisiana,
that portions of I-10 have been closed due to buckling of the road.
11. Orchestral climax: CRESCENDO.
12. "Please pack your knives and go," for one: DISMISSAL.
13. "It's a Wonderful Life" director Frank: CAPRA. Frank
Capra (né Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 ~ 1991) was an Italian-born
American film director. His primary work was in the 1930s and 1940s. [Name # 6.]
18. Ice cream maker Joseph: EDY. Everything you wanted to
know about Edy's ice cream, but didn't know to ask. [Name # 7.]
22. Dance company founder Alvin: AILEY. Alvin Ailey (b. Jan.
5, 1931 ~ Dec. 1, 1989) was an African-American dancer and choreographer.
He created the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) as havens for
nurturing Black artists. [Name # 8.]
24. Indonesian island in the Coral Triangle: BALI.
The Coral Triangle is a rich ecoregion that contains over 500 species of reef-building
corals.
25. Former's counterpart: LATTER.
27. Email again: RESEND.
29. Core muscles: ABs. As in the Abdominal muscles.
30. Performer who pretends to sing: LIP-SYNCER.
31. Stirring strong emotions: EVOCATIVE.
33. Delivery room docs: OBs. As in Obstetrician.
Obstetrics is the field of medicine that involves care during pregnancy,
childbirth and immediately after delivery. It differs from gynecology in
that the latter (25-Down) focuses on all women's health care issues.
34. Small fruit seed: PIP.
35. Yale alum: ELI.
37. Pupil locale: EYE.
39. Flat __: hair tools: IRONS. I don't think women use this
method anymore to straighten their hair.
45. Texas city on Mountain Time: EL PASO. A brief history of El Paso.
47. Gay dating app: GRINDR.
48. Iraqi port: BASRA. The city has a long and rich history.
49. Otherworldly: ALIEN.
50. Agitated: RILED.
51. "__ whiz!": GEE.
53. Game company with a "Fuji" logo: ATARI. A brief history of the logo. Pong was one of Atari's first games. Can you
believe that it was released more than 50 years ago!!!
54. Coast Guard Academy student: CADET.
55. Mardi Gras parade-organizing group: KREWE. A brief
history of the origin Mardi Gras traditions in New Orleans. Apparently, the
word Krewe first appeared in 1857.
58. Walkman maker: SONY. I had a walkman. It was
state-of-the-art for music listening at the time.
60. Marathoner's wear: BIB.
61. AllTrails download: MAP. AllTrails is a fitness and
travel mobile app.
Here's the Grid:
חתולה
Is it Tuesday or Friday? This struck me as a pretty difficult puzzle, especially with such answers as “ASMR” and “Tesori.” However, the theme was soon clear and that helped to some extent, anyway. FIR, so I’m happy.
ReplyDeleteBYE, FELICIA is an idiom, a verbal missile,
ReplyDeleteA rude way of expressing a DISMISSAL!
It came from a movie,
Spread 'cause it was groovy,
And made the dismissee bristle!
The CRESCENDO of many a piece
Is EVOCATIVE of cathartic relief.
When one is RILED up,
Feeling full of guff,
It lets go and brings blessed peace!
{C, C.}
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteGotta love a Tuesday themeless, even if it's strewn with unknown names, and initialisms. Not. TESORI, ASMR, AILEY, ERG, GRINDR, BAI, I'm lookin' at you. Can't believe d-o got 'er done without scathe. Ella, this one was plain evil for an early-week pzl. Hahtoolah, thanx for walking us through this maze.
SHOO -- Am I the only one who thought of Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy?
Self Check-Out -- I always have problems at Kroger. Usually is the nagging woman's voice, "Put the item in the bagging area..." Yesterday it was failure to recognize my credit card. I stuck it in the slot. Nope. I swiped it. Nope. I turned it over and swiped it. Nope. Finally the attendant came over, took my card, and tapped it on the screen. Bingo! Did you know those cards worked that way? Ain't technology grand? And frustrating?
I agree that this was tough for a Tuesday. It took me about 12 minutes to get down to two squares, on in the NE and one in the SE. at that point I had to resort to red strikethroughs and two alphabet runs in order to finish.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning, Crossword friends.
ReplyDeleteD-O: I always forget that I can just tap my credit card, but even when I remember, it doesn't always take on the first try.
May you all have a safe 4th of July celebration.
QOD: I feel that it is healthier to look out at the world through a window than through a mirror. Otherwise, all you see is yourself and whatever is behind you. ~ Bill Withers (né William Harrison Withers, Jr.; July 4, 1938 ~ Mar. 30, 2020), American musician
On the Fourth - Independence Day we gave to have bi visibility day? As soon as I saw that I trashed the puzzle. Call me a bigot but I think this day calls for a more patriotic theme.
ReplyDeleteAgree Bob. Also Grindr
DeleteBobB, I would call it a bullshit puzzle. The has BI in it. People are tired of crap being thrown in their faces.
DeleteAgree 100%
DeleteAMEN
DeleteAbsolutely agree with Bob.
DeleteYep, toughie-Tuesday, for sure. By my count 16 names. ASMR? What? I did manage to FIR, but it too a loooong time, for a Tuesday, even for pokey ol’ unclefred. Thanx for the workout, ED, and thanx too for the, as always, excellent write-up, Hahtoolah. Now….back to sleep for a while.
ReplyDeleteBi the time I finished the puzzle I was feeling gay and decided to celebrate the Fourth with a grinder for lunch. Really? Not an enjoyable puzzle.
ReplyDeleteFIW x 4, trouble around Dayton. fcMR? foLEY? BZZZZ! CREchENDO? BZZZZ! I'm starting to think that speling might not be my strongest suit.
ReplyDeleteI think that only 8 or 9 have achieved the EGOT for acting. More are for directing, writing, composing, or a combination. I'm lookin' at you, Mel Brooks.
I apologize if I'm repeating myself and being redundant too, but when you are in EL PASO you are closer to the Pacific Ocean than you are to Texarkana, TX. When you are in Texarkana, TX you are closer to the Atlantic Ocean than you are to EL PASO. Estado grande.
Thanks to Ha2la for another delightful tour. I'll bet that that cartoonist first toyed with drawing a couple of cantaloupes trying to elope. But my favorite was the analyst insect named Dr. B. Teul.
FIW. Pretty good puzzle for a Friday, oh wait, today is Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteHad never heard of Alvin Ailey or ASMR, and their crossing was downright mean. My WAG on the first letter was wrong.
And what is bi visibility day anyway?
Happy Fourth, everyone!
Took 6:01 today for me to bide my time, I guess.
ReplyDeleteOnce again, I tend to agree with most of the prior comments (but not all).
All Trails is a useful app when hiking, but make sure you download the map BEFORE you set out, otherwise you may get lost when you lose internet connection. Otherwise, I hope you can use your compass app on your phone.
Ailey? Bai? Basra? Tesori?
Anyway, Happy Independence Day to everyone.
Side note: Today's King Features CW includes SHOO FLY pie and "colorful July 4th display" FIREWORKS.
ReplyDeleteThis was a little crunchy for a Tuesday but it had a lot in my wheelhouse so the perps helped in the harder spots. I'm a big Alvin AILEY fan, I've been able to go to one of his troupe's performances when it was touring. I'm a fan of BAI drinks. And my kids were in elementary when Bill NYE was getting popular for his kids science show
ReplyDeleteLots of shout outs to my DH who is a REV and has many BIBs collected from his 20+ marathons, and uses the ALLTRAILS app. He is at a Firecracker 5K as we speak.
I learned of ASMR in this crossword awhile back, but since then I have seen it referred to in a number of other articles.
BASRA was in the news alot during the Iraq war as IIRC it is that country's only seaport.
Thanks Susan for the fun blog and Ella for the puzzle!
I'm with KS@8:03, crossing ASMR with Ailey, not fair. Got the BI theme quite quickly. Got ANDREW but had no Idea what or who KREWE was.
ReplyDeleteFIW "by" misspelling CRESCENDO. Rest of the puzzle was straightforward. Thanks to Ella and H2LH for their collaboration on today's offering
More indoctrination, on Independence Day no less.
ReplyDeleteMusings
ReplyDelete-Natick at _MSR/_ILEY got me. I never considered a vowel.
-I did not see obscure TESORI until I read Susan’s lovely recap. It filled itself.
-My wife and I do not have ESP but many times we do come up with the same thought after 56 years of marriage.
-Magellan and the SPICE Islands which changed the dining habits of Europe.
Today they are known as The Moluccas and are located in the Coral Triangle.
-When I started teaching in 1968, the bike RACKS at school were full. Now, not so much.
-When I realized I had RILED you up, I immediately apologized. ARE WE GOOD?
-The original Ocean’s 11 group were not THIEVES at first, they were all members of the 82nd Airborne.
-I was today’s years old when I learned the H from SYNCH gets dropped in SYNCER
-BIB #261 is no longer used in the Boston Marathon
-My teaching credo is, “I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand”. One sequence I frequently used was a) lecture on a topic, b) show a Bill NYE video on it, c) have the kids do a “hands on” lab.
I prefer SCONES with no ICEing(that's political enough(c. below))
ReplyDeleteOnly knew ERG from repeated LAT usage
The Beatles adopted the SITAR with Norwegian Wood. I seem to have broken the speaker in my cellphone else I'd link it
I knew PYRITE but needed perps to spell it, especially the PY…
Mr Stupidity insisted that GliNDR* was the gay site and that there's a game co. name oTARI since LOCK had to be right. Tuesday FIW. Note: My tbtimes had no comics page where Sunday xword appears. I'll tackle it sometime this week
WC
* Perhaps I was thinking of Glinda the good witch from Oz with those gay looking shoes
And…
Let's not have gay bashing on the corner. It's plainly political which is verboten in here. Left is left, right is right and only at CC do the twain coexist peacefully
Bi visibility day is that the same as any port in a storm?
ReplyDeleteGood Morning:
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely not a Tuesday puzzle. (Editor’s decision) Despite the numerous unknowns, I finished w/o help but I doubt that a beginner/newbie could say the same. And, in my personal solving experience, the frustration level was much, much higher than the almost non-existent enjoyment level. ASMR, Tesoro, and, as clued, Atari, Krewe, Map and Pip, not to mention the never before heard of Bi Visibility Day and Bai Lemonade, plus a tenuous familiarity with Bye Felicia, made for a slow, sluggish solve. When the themers are not mainstream knowledge, the solver is at a disadvantage from the get-go. Puzzles are supposed to be challenging, fair and fun and rewarding to complete and IMO, this one failed on all counts.
Thanks, Ella, and thanks, Hahtoolah, for the usual facts,and fun while frolicking through your review. Favorite cartoons today were the Shoo Fly, the Eloping Antelopes, and the Aliens. What am I missing with the significance of Dr. B. Teul, Psychiatrist? Hand up for knowing ERG, but only from previous puzzles but hands down on ASMR.
FLN
Anon T ~ Sorry to hear about your recent trip to the ER. Any explanation given for this second occurrence? Hope you're back to your normal good health.
sumdaze, I have no idea why I deserve such a generous accolade, but I’ll bask in that compliment all day! 😘 (Maybe all week!)
Happy Independence Day!
Good Morning! I can’t say I enjoyed today’s puzzle.
ReplyDeleteThought the themers were too obtuse to be amusing.
Was looking for what should have been a more patriotic theme on this celebration day. Bad call, Patti.
ASMR – total unknown but trusted the perps.
Perps for TESORI, another unknown.
FIW: loCK -> RACK
Thanks, Hah2Lah, for your toon filled recap & enlightenment.
ReplyDeleteConsistent with typical Tuesday level difficulty. Based on certain clues and answers I'm sure some won't BI/BY/BUY/BYE/BAI it. Narrowly escaped a DNF with __SMR crossed with __ ILEY. ("I'd like to BUY a vowel Pat"?). Tried an A as a WAG and it was correct. 🙂 Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response?, wha? ("Alexa/ Siri, I've backed myself into a corner constructing the puzzle, what's any clue that will fit A-S-M-R") 😠
Inkover: playfortime/BUYINGTIME
Surprised no one uploaded NSYNC singing "Bye, Bye, Bye"
"Aries" = Latin "RAM", CAPRA = latin/Ital. goat... Capricorn = "horned goat", (corn=horn). BTW, TESORI = "treasures".
Aren't "flat" IRONS for pressing wrinkled clothes? not "hair tools" (curling IRONS) though I do remember the 70s ironed hair craze... (A LUTE again so soon?) "GEE whiz" is less offensive than the sacred phrase it derives from "Cheez Whiz"
Bury....ENGRAVE
Go to the dance stag _____ date...ORTEGA
First words out of newly crowned Good King Charlie's mouth: "I RULE"
I've put on weight so when clothes shopping must now ____ BYANDLARGE
🇺🇲 Happy 4th 🎆🎇🎆.
Not my cup o'tea today, way too much of the arcane and obscure for my taste. TITT, and went straight to Hatoolah for some 4th O'July enjoyment! Much more fun than the puzzle.
ReplyDeleteNot very enjoyable, especially on Independence Day, but seems typical since Rich departed...
ReplyDeleteToday's puzzle was quick and easy for me in spite of unknowns like ERG, ASMR, and BAI LEMONADE. I came here looking for explanations -- thanks, Hahtoolah! -- and found more grumpiness in the Corner than usual. It's gotta be all those pre-holiday fireworks keeping folks up at night.
ReplyDeleteHappy Independence Day to those of you who feel there is nothing odd about today's offering which celebrates Bi Visibility Day! I suppose Varol supports Dershowitz' sexual taste more than the country which tolerates it.
ReplyDeleteHow is it possible that the birth of the nation gets subsumed under the sexual predilections of these women? It is an insult to those who fought and died for the freedom of this nation to ignore the national celebration in favor their sexual natures. Ugh!
What the hey?! Grindr, bivisibility, ASMR (baloney). This is a Tuesday Independence Day puzzle? I think not. This whole puzzle rubbed me the wrong way. I blame the Editor. Poor job. GC
ReplyDeleteWMPS about this puzzle. I couldn’t finish it. Thank goodness for Hahtoolah’s nice recap and fun cartoons.
ReplyDeleteAm I to understand BI VISIBILITY DAY happens to be today? I see Baí drinks at the store but never paid any attention to them. So much to learn, so little time.
I can certainly understand why all the negative comments. Don’t know if the editors read the blog but this cw Was in keeping with the recent change in policy that clearly nobody seems to like. Question is WHY? Without getting too philosophical, I’ll just say, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”. We have lately been thinking of dropping the paper, since with the recent raise, it is now over $1;400 per year. The change in cw policy may be the finisher. We get our news off TV and NPR so I don’t any longer see the point keeping it. I truly wish these two ladies would stop tinkering with something that has been a part of our enjoyment for so long. JJB
ReplyDeleteI'd rather see a BI INvisability day. Rainbows are beautiful and should not have been commandeered by an iffy group. We don't see any heterosexual puzzles so I don't know why we have to be slapped in the face with Patty's life choice. I have been tolerant not caring who anyone loves in day-to-day life, but I don't want to hear about anyone's sex life or demands that are just not necessary to acceptance.
ReplyDeleteNot fun
ReplyDeleteIM: The analyst insect was a beetle named Dr. B. Teul. I'm probably the only person who laughed at it, but that V8 can hit me right on my funny bone. (I spent a lot of my life troubleshooting circuitry with drawings where the connection labels were mnemonics like "ASW" for "all seems well." I now can decipher vanity license plates that none of my friends get, like NACLYK9 = "salty dog.")
ReplyDeleteHola!
ReplyDeleteHappy Independence Day! And thank you for the shout out, Susan! We DALES are a happy lot especially after having returned from a lovely seashore vacation in Rocky Point. I am already missing the CRESCENDO of the waves crashing against the shore. We stayed in a private home that my niece rented and so had the beach mostly to ourselves.
I have to say I also was expecting a more patriotic theme today. BY AND LARGE, though, this was a bit challenging to solve. I've never heard of BYE FELICIA and don't know to what it refers. Also, I don't know of ANDREW Garfield.
BIVISIBILITY DAY is self-explanatory though I did not know it existed.
CSO to my friend, Rev. Father ANDREW.
I'm familiar with BAILEY'S but not BAI LEMONADE. CSO to Lemonade.
Besides ORTEGA, EL PASO is also a brand of salsas and related taco flavorings.
I hope you all enjoy a relaxing and fun-filled 4th of July!
Jinx
ReplyDeleteThank you! I just got it and realized you have to say it aloud to do so.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea there were so many haters out there. “Bi” and “Grindr” set you off? Maybe you need to crawl back into your hole and stay there.
Also, perhaps “anonymous” postings can be stopped. I’m getting a bit tired of these “brave” anonymous complainers.
I agree Get over it
DeleteResponse to Anonymous PVX:
ReplyDeleteYou complain about anonymous posters and you post as Anonymous.
We are not haters but we hate it when peoples sexual preferences are shoved down are throats and we are expected to consider them normal. They are NOT!
Jinx @ 12:24 ~ Thanks so much for the Beetle explanation as not understanding it would have bothered me all day!
ReplyDeleteI zipped through the "gimmees," savored the long downs, and screeched to a halt at the crossing of -SMR and -ILEY. Since it is my sister's last name, I tried RILEY but it didn't work. So then I did an alphabet run and was dismayed that nothing seemed to work! So, *sigh*, I did a "check grid" and discovered that the letter I had put in at the cross of ANDRE- and KRE-E was wrong. Ah, so that's why the clock didn't stop. Hmm, so ANDRES wasn't right. How about ANDREI? Nope. How about ANDREY? Also nope. I honestly don't know why ANDREW didn't occur to me. Once it finally did occur to me, I went back and, boom, A worked at the cross of AILEY and ASMR. So THAT'S how that guy's name is spelled! (Coulda been pretty much anything, really, being a name and all that.)
ReplyDeleteHahtoolah, I again thank you for your write-up.
Here's wishing you all success in your Pursuit of Happiness.
ReplyDeleteI’m not understanding how the prefix “bi” and the answer of “Grindr” amounts to “shoved down our throats”.
But maybe you’re more melty than me.
Hahtoolah is at the wheel today, driving us through this Dershowitz PZL...
ReplyDeleteI started off on the wrong foot, filling SHARE at 20A, only much later to be changed to ALLOT.
Everything else was a breeze, but that left the entire NW corner to be re-visited at the end. It finally took EGOT (5D) to make me give up on SHARE.
~ OMK
____________
DR: One diagonal, far side.
Its anagram (11 of 15) is perhaps the more formal designation of the super-bouyant body of water shared between Jordan and Israel, described here as the...
"DECEASED SEA"!
Sad to read about the anger of solvers toward non mainstream puzzles on a day when we all should celebrate tolerance. Please practise the creed of "liberty and justice for all".
ReplyDeleteHi All
ReplyDeleteThanks Ella for the homophonic puzzle and thank you Hahtoolah for a wonderful review.
WO: I filled ToDAY
ESPs: TESORI, BI VISIBILITY DAY didn't parse 'till the very end, AILEY, BAI, ANDREW
Fav: CRESCENDO is a nice word
{A, B} LOL DR, OMK.
Anyone else want EL PASO at 14a before it showed up at 39d?
A good buddy is in KREWE of Bacchus.
My FlipperZero can copy the NFC transmitted from those tap-pay cards.
IM - Thanks for asking but no reason was given. I have to follow-up with a kidney doctor to make sure it's processing salt properly. I have an appointment for tomorrow to get full blood-work done.
Happy Fourth of July.
//A Brit's take (6:16)
Cheers, -T
Lots of hateful comments today. Hmm, and it says "No politics" right above the box here.
ReplyDeleteToday proves the wise adage: Never read the comments.
EO - I think some people's beef had to do with it being Independence Day and not having a theme that went with that . But others would be negative, even if this was on a generic day- TTP is probably off celebrating somewhere, because he would usually be taking off some of these comments. People gather courage in numbers whether positively or negatively
ReplyDeleteBivisibility Day is September 23 - so couldn't have used it this year as it is a Saturday, but could have in future years
Thank you inanehiker for the date for BI VISIBILITY DAY. How do people know about all this?
ReplyDeleteAs I said lots to learn.
Tante: I included the date of Bi Visibility Day in my commentary.
ReplyDeleteA little late working on a puzzle that was so stupid I didn't bother to try to finish. If Patti want's to run off people she's definitely found a way. Insulting American Independence Day with TOTAL NONSENSE. Or maybe she's looking for an anonymous encounter on GRINDR.
ReplyDeleteFor the puzzle I did do, I got stuck thinking RAT instead of RAM and had never heard of Jeanine TESORI. ASMR might have been WXYZ and it crossed the unknown AILEY. A DNF and why bother trying to solve it after you've been grossed out. The puzzle Sucked with a capital S. I guess a child pornography puzzle is in the offing.
On a personal note I live in an area that has a huge lesbian and gay population, probably only second to SanFran in density. DW's pickleball partner is a lesbian and Friday they are flying to Pittsburgh to play in the National Senior Championships. We've gone on vacation with them multiple times and are going to Pensacola for a week with them in August. We eat lunch with them at least once a week. But one constant theme I head from them is they think BI people are freaks and they absolutely HATE the 'trans' phonies who want to compete against women because they can't beat other men.
Happy FOURTH OF JULY.
-T, so if a restaurant server takes my credit card, she (I would say "they" but there's already been enough outrage here for one day) can copy the NFC when she takes it out of sight to run it? Is the result a data file? Could she email or text the data from Norfolk to a confederate with another Flipper in, say, Boca Raton to encode a clone?
ReplyDeletePlease tell me that you can't do it just by walking by someone with a "tap" credit card in their wallet, at least without coming within "I'll slap your face" distance.
I liked the Brit comedian. I happened upon the Cowpens Battlefield in the middle of nowhere, South Carolina. Turns out it was a pivotal battle for us. My sister-in-law married a guy from there, so I asked him if his ancestors fought there. He replied "If they did, they were wearing red coats." Turns out his traceable family back that far were Loyalists.
Hahtoolah, so sorry, I missed your reference. I think I need to increase the font size on the blog. I often miss important info.
ReplyDeleteToday is Independence Day.
ReplyDeleteIt's Independence Day for Blacks, although they didn't receive it until decades later.
It's Independence Day for Native Americans, tho they effectively lost much of their independence in 1776.
And it's Independence Day for LGB+, too. So let them be.
Hahtoolah, I do not put my hand up for either ASMR or Jeanine TESORI, but I do put my hand up for remembering ERG, as clued, from previous puzzles.
ReplyDeleteI think we need a day to commemorate electrical engineers who got their degrees in philosophy.
I come back and the comments are even more hateful, including a personal attack on Patti. Some folks might want to switch to sudoku if words and ideas are so upsetting.
ReplyDeleteThis makes me sad. I just don't understand hatred.
ReplyDeleteFreinds,
ReplyDeleteI do not care how your 'wig' wags...
And then you cannot care how my 'wig; wags... (it's a two-way street)
Yet if we descend into more disunity
(name-cailing: homophobia AND heterophobia)
We defeat the promise of...
And the goal of...
Liberty and justice for all.
Well said, OwenKL
ReplyDeleteHaters? Grindr, bivisibility, ASMR are only examples of clues I had never heard of. You can add Tesori, Ailey, etc. As within the theme of this blog, nothing other than puzzle construction need be mentioned.
ReplyDelete