Happy Monday, everyone! sumdaze here with a theme that seems to have arisen out of nowhere.
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| Theme: Ta-da! |
18 Across. Long garment with no waistline: TENT DRESS.
A POP-UP TENT is a tent that is ready to use as soon as it is unfolded, without requiring a frame to be assembled first.
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| a TENT DRESS and a POP-UP TENT |
24 Across. "These aren't the droids we're looking for" speaker: STORM TROOPER.
Our constructors threw us a curve ball with this one. If you read the clue too quickly you might have wanted to answer Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi. However, Ben said "you're" and the STORM TROOPER responded "we're". Here is the scene from the 1977 Star Wars movie. (The STORM TROOPERs are wearing white body armor.) (1:29 min.)
Read about a POP-UP STORM here.
38 Across. Activity for a green-thumbed apartment dweller: WINDOW GARDENING.
A POP-UP WINDOW is a small advertisement or banner that appears in the foreground of one's screen while browsing a website.
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| a WINDOW GARDEN and a POP-UP WINDOW I often see on Blogger |
49 Across. Aftereffects of a great read: BOOK HANGOVER. I do not recall hearing this term before today but I have definitely experienced one. Here is how one blogger describes it:
A “book hangover” is the slangy shortcut for the feeling when a reader finishes a book—usually fiction—and they can’t stop thinking about the fictional world that has run out of pages. The story is over, but the reader misses the characters or the atmosphere of the novel.
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| I bought this elaborate POP-UP BOOK for my grandmother when she developed dementia. It turned out to be a good gift because her visitors enjoyed looking through it with her. |
Now for the reveal:
60 Across. Right-click result, often, and where the starts of 18-, 24-, 38-, and 49-Across can be found?: POP-UP MENU.
If you right-click on your PC*, a MENU of options POPs-UP. Here is an example:
The reveal clue also says that the starts of the themed clues can be found on a POP-UP MENU. I take that to mean that if you were looking at a menu (list) of things that POP-UP, you might see these four items: TENT, STORM, WINDOW, and BOOK.
Before we POP on over to the rest of the clues, here's a CSO to all the POPS on the Corner. 
Across:
1. Financial liability of concern to creditors: DEBT. and 6 Down. Have a 1-Across with: OWE TO.
5. "Gilmore Girls" daughter: RORY. Do we get a lot of Gilmore Girls cast member clues or is it always RORY? I never saw the show so these questions are always ESPs for me.
9. Lightning streak: BOLT.
13. Dickens villain Heep: URIAH. Uriah Heep is such a great name! He was the creep in David Copperfield. I chose this book for my senior literature project when I was in high school.
15. Tot's scrape: OWIE.
16. Grammy winner India.__: ARIE. My trick for remembering this XWD staple fill is she sings an aria, but with an "e" at the end.
17. "So anyway," e.g.: SEGUE. Def: (noun) a transition made without pause or interruption.
43. Top-tier: A-ONE. Also top-tier is the XWD staple, A-Team.
44. Date opening: MONTH. In the U.S., dates are usually (but not always) written as MONTH/day/year. Since MONTH comes first, it is the opening.
45. Apple download: IOS APP. iOS is the iPhone Operating System. iOS APPs are designed to take advantage of an iPhone's built-in features, like its camera, microphone, GPS, etc.
48. Duck, duck, goose shape: RING. Duck, Duck, Goose is a children's game in which the players sit in a circle.
55. Figure on a wedding cake, maybe: GROOM.
58. Steel support for concrete: REBAR.
59. Ida. neighbor: ORE. There is a movement for some eastern OREgon counties to join IDAho. GreaterIdaho.org website
62. "Hakuna Matata" composer John: ELTON. and 11 Down. WNBA great Leslie: LISA.
1. Does some light housekeeping: DUSTS.
2. Not hunched over: ERECT.
3. Life-changing events: BIG MOMENTS.
4. "T," on sorority row: TAU.
5. Helicopter part: ROTOR.
7. Classic Unilever laundry soap: RINSO. Unilever is the company that owns the brand name RINSO...among other well-known brands.
8. "So close, __ so far": YET. 
9. Streisand of "Yentl": BARBRA. The story is that she was born "Barbara" then changed the spelling of her name when she was 18 because she wanted to be unique but did not want to change her name.
10. Cookie with a Coca-Cola variety: OREO.
12. Rorschach __: TEST. The test consists of a series of 10 symmetrical blots where the subject states what they see. These slides are shown in the same order to align modern observations with historical performance. You can see the 10 cards here.
Have a great day! I'll POP by later to read the comments.
1. Financial liability of concern to creditors: DEBT. and 6 Down. Have a 1-Across with: OWE TO.
5. "Gilmore Girls" daughter: RORY. Do we get a lot of Gilmore Girls cast member clues or is it always RORY? I never saw the show so these questions are always ESPs for me.
9. Lightning streak: BOLT.
13. Dickens villain Heep: URIAH. Uriah Heep is such a great name! He was the creep in David Copperfield. I chose this book for my senior literature project when I was in high school.
15. Tot's scrape: OWIE.
16. Grammy winner India.__: ARIE. My trick for remembering this XWD staple fill is she sings an aria, but with an "e" at the end.
17. "So anyway," e.g.: SEGUE. Def: (noun) a transition made without pause or interruption.
Regardless, this was a fun word to find in the grid.
20. TV channel with a large film library: TCM. Turner Classic Movies
21. Sidesplitters: RIOTS. Def: (noun) an exceedingly funny story or joke.
23. German sub dangerous to Allied ships: U-BOAT.
27. Goat pen noises: MAAS.
28. Anchorage locale: ALASKA. Anchorage is ALASKA's most populous city with 286,075 people. ALASKA's capital, Juneau has 31,555 people.
21. Sidesplitters: RIOTS. Def: (noun) an exceedingly funny story or joke.
23. German sub dangerous to Allied ships: U-BOAT.
27. Goat pen noises: MAAS.
28. Anchorage locale: ALASKA. Anchorage is ALASKA's most populous city with 286,075 people. ALASKA's capital, Juneau has 31,555 people.
North to Alaska ~ Johnny Horton ~ 1960
32. Calvin of fashion: KLEIN. As it turns out, Calvin Richard Klein celebrates his 82nd birthday tomorrow. He was born in The Bronx, NY. He graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in 1962.
34. Anti-inflammatory antioxidant berry: ACAI. Will the accolades to this berry never cease?
37. Backdrop of many novels set in the 1940s: WAR. This one took me a bit, but after I got it I thought, "Fair enough."
42. Recipe no.: AMT. and 55 Down. Report card nos.: GPAS.
34. Anti-inflammatory antioxidant berry: ACAI. Will the accolades to this berry never cease?
37. Backdrop of many novels set in the 1940s: WAR. This one took me a bit, but after I got it I thought, "Fair enough."
42. Recipe no.: AMT. and 55 Down. Report card nos.: GPAS.
"Number(s)" is abbreviated in these clues, so is "AMounT" and "Grade Point Averages".
43. Top-tier: A-ONE. Also top-tier is the XWD staple, A-Team.
44. Date opening: MONTH. In the U.S., dates are usually (but not always) written as MONTH/day/year. Since MONTH comes first, it is the opening.
45. Apple download: IOS APP. iOS is the iPhone Operating System. iOS APPs are designed to take advantage of an iPhone's built-in features, like its camera, microphone, GPS, etc.
48. Duck, duck, goose shape: RING. Duck, Duck, Goose is a children's game in which the players sit in a circle.
55. Figure on a wedding cake, maybe: GROOM.
58. Steel support for concrete: REBAR.
59. Ida. neighbor: ORE. There is a movement for some eastern OREgon counties to join IDAho. GreaterIdaho.org website
62. "Hakuna Matata" composer John: ELTON. and 11 Down. WNBA great Leslie: LISA.
We have two double firsties in today's puzzle. Those always throw me off.
64. Hymn finale: AMEN.
65. Give off: EMIT.
66. Shoe material that shouldn't get wet: SUEDE. You shouldn't step on SUEDE either. Elvis sang a song about that.
67. "__ my regards": SEND. not "give"
68. Loose tops: TEES.
69. Went up a size: GREW.
Down:
64. Hymn finale: AMEN.
65. Give off: EMIT.
66. Shoe material that shouldn't get wet: SUEDE. You shouldn't step on SUEDE either. Elvis sang a song about that.
67. "__ my regards": SEND. not "give"
68. Loose tops: TEES.
69. Went up a size: GREW.
The Grinch's heart GREW. (45 sec.)
Down:
1. Does some light housekeeping: DUSTS.
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| Treadmills are also good for hanging laundry. |
2. Not hunched over: ERECT.
3. Life-changing events: BIG MOMENTS.
4. "T," on sorority row: TAU.
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| Greek alphabet |
5. Helicopter part: ROTOR.
7. Classic Unilever laundry soap: RINSO. Unilever is the company that owns the brand name RINSO...among other well-known brands.
9. Streisand of "Yentl": BARBRA. The story is that she was born "Barbara" then changed the spelling of her name when she was 18 because she wanted to be unique but did not want to change her name.
10. Cookie with a Coca-Cola variety: OREO.
12. Rorschach __: TEST. The test consists of a series of 10 symmetrical blots where the subject states what they see. These slides are shown in the same order to align modern observations with historical performance. You can see the 10 cards here.
This is a 22 sec. clip from Batman Forever (1995) with Val Kilmer and Nichole Kidman.
14. Boy of la familia: HERMANO. Spanish for "brother"
19. "Hamilton" climax: DUEL. I liked this clue! The song from that scene is called The World Was Wide Enough. It is a great message for today's quarrels as well!
22. "__ showtime!": IT'S.
25. Midnight snack expedition: RAID.
26. Reimbursed: PAID.
29. Person who is a big factor in a two-party election: SWING VOTER.
30. Philosopher Immanuel: KANT. (1724-1804) He was born in Germany and is one of the Enlightenment thinkers. Basically, he believed in humanity's ability to be rational about morality and wrote about categorical imperatives. The internet says Kant was 5'2" (157.5 cm.).
31. "Grr": ARGH.
32. River in an epic film title: KWAI. The Bridge on the River Kwai was the highest-grossing film of 1957. It won seven Oscars, including Best Picture.
33. Bachelorette party hire, perhaps: LIMO.
34. Before now: AGO.
35. Food drive item: CAN. a good November reminder to help out
36. "__ you sure?": ARE. No, I'm sumdaze.
39. D.C. paper: WAPO. WAshington POst
40. Some asylum seekers: EMIGRES.
41. Improper action: NO-NO.
46. Teem: ABOUND.
47. Showy splendor: POMP. I thought of the graduation march POMP and Circumstance by Edward Elgar, a name I've seen in a few puzzles.
48. Biochem molecule: RNA.
50. Krispy __: KREME.
51. Figure skater Sonja: HENIE. (1912-1969) Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other female figure skater. She was born in XWD's favorite capital, Oslo.
52. Shares an edge: ABUTS.
53. Eat away at: ERODE. During the Ice Age, glaciers ate away at the granite in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, creating Yosemite's Half Dome.
54. Affirm again, as vows: RENEW.
56. Italy's capital: ROME.
57. Willing to listen: OPEN.
61. Encountered: MET.
63. Carry with effort: LUG.
14. Boy of la familia: HERMANO. Spanish for "brother"
19. "Hamilton" climax: DUEL. I liked this clue! The song from that scene is called The World Was Wide Enough. It is a great message for today's quarrels as well!
22. "__ showtime!": IT'S.
25. Midnight snack expedition: RAID.
26. Reimbursed: PAID.
29. Person who is a big factor in a two-party election: SWING VOTER.
30. Philosopher Immanuel: KANT. (1724-1804) He was born in Germany and is one of the Enlightenment thinkers. Basically, he believed in humanity's ability to be rational about morality and wrote about categorical imperatives. The internet says Kant was 5'2" (157.5 cm.).
31. "Grr": ARGH.
32. River in an epic film title: KWAI. The Bridge on the River Kwai was the highest-grossing film of 1957. It won seven Oscars, including Best Picture.
33. Bachelorette party hire, perhaps: LIMO.
34. Before now: AGO.
35. Food drive item: CAN. a good November reminder to help out
36. "__ you sure?": ARE. No, I'm sumdaze.
39. D.C. paper: WAPO. WAshington POst
40. Some asylum seekers: EMIGRES.
41. Improper action: NO-NO.
47. Showy splendor: POMP. I thought of the graduation march POMP and Circumstance by Edward Elgar, a name I've seen in a few puzzles.
48. Biochem molecule: RNA.
50. Krispy __: KREME.
51. Figure skater Sonja: HENIE. (1912-1969) Henie won more Olympic and World titles than any other female figure skater. She was born in XWD's favorite capital, Oslo.
52. Shares an edge: ABUTS.
53. Eat away at: ERODE. During the Ice Age, glaciers ate away at the granite in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, creating Yosemite's Half Dome.
54. Affirm again, as vows: RENEW.
56. Italy's capital: ROME.
57. Willing to listen: OPEN.
61. Encountered: MET.
63. Carry with effort: LUG.
Here's the grid, with a POP of color:
Have a great day! I'll POP by later to read the comments.
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45 comments:
Yes, I solved the puzzle. And, yes, it did seem
like “a walk in the park.” But there was only one problem. I couldn’t see the connection between the themed answers and even after the ‘explanation’ from Sumdaze, I still don’t get it. Nonetheless, FIR, so I’m happy.
FIR without erasure.
I know Duck Duck Go from the TV ads, but not goose.
Don't think I've heard of a TENT DRESS, but I have heard that someone buys his/her clothes from Omar the Tentmaker.
Maybe the best whistle song ever is from Bridge Over the River KWAI. BTW - Is the proper pronunciation to end KWAI "eye" or "a"? I've mostly heard "eye," but we had a president that insisted "a" was correct. Sounded like what you think "quay" should sound like, but it doesn't.
I like my TEES on the loose side, but around here there are plenty of tight ones as well. Some of those enhance the allure of the neighborhood, others not so much.
Click and Clack used to use "Sonja HENIE's tutu" as an expression of surprise. Kinda like Slim Pickins' "What in the wide, wide world of sports is a-goin' on here?"
Thanks to Amy and Katie for the Monday eye opener, and to sumdaze for another fine review.
Good morning!
This one seemed crunchier than the normal Monday breakfast fare. Nice. Took about two minutes longer than normal, too. Thanx, Amy, Katie, and sumdaze.
DEBT: I've got a good credit score, but it'll never be a great one. No mortgage, and I pay off my credit cards monthly. Those sound like good things, but they "ding" a credit score.
SEGUE: The Segway was supposed to be the greatest transportation invention ever. Over the life of the product only about 140,000 were sold. Production ended in 2020.
Duck Duck Goose: Don't think I've ever heard of it. I do use the Duck Duck Go search engine. (Hi, Jinx.)
Blue Suede Shoes: The Elvis recording (1956) was a cover of the Gene Vincent original (1955). Both guys recorded for Sun Records in Memphis back in the day.
Good Morning! Not a fan of today’s puzzle or theme. Nothing specific to comment on, just some obscurities. STORMTROOPER, BOOK HANGOVER, LISA LESLIE, RINSO, KANT
I am not familiar with Duck duck goose, so I guessed wrong at dNA instead of RNA. I should have paid more attention to the “shape” in the clue.
Thanks, sumdaze for the fun & info. Loved the groom with the VOWels.
Took 4:28 today for me to follow my blocker.
I knew today's actress (Barbra), but was unfamiliar with "Rinso" and "Rory", so a lucky guess was needed at that intersection. I also hadn't heard of "book hangover" or "tent dress."
SubG, "pop up" can precede the starting theme words: pop-up tent, pop-up window, pop-up book, and pop-up storm.
FIR. I went off the reservation once by throwing down baas instead of maas. But I quickly saw my error and moved forward.
When I got finished i stared at the reveal failing to see the connections. I had to come here to have it explained to me. Luckily for me it didn't affect the solve.
Overall an enjoyable puzzle.
Of the 140,000, 139,900 were sold to mall cops and real law enforcement organizations. The other 100 were sold to companies running SEGUE tours of cities. I forgot where I saw those statistics - in fact, I may have made them up. Guess I'm ready for network TV news, except I have a face meant for radio.
Good Morning:
I, too, was befuddled trying to see the connection of the answers to Pop Up Window, which indicates to me that the reveal clue was not as clear as it might have been. In any case, the solve was smooth and Monday appropriate with the exceptions of the never-heard of Book Hangover, the unknown Lisa of the WNBA, and to younger solvers, Sonja Henie. Big Moments, to me, is today’s green paint candidate.
Thanks, Amy and Katie, and thanks, sumdaze, for the fun and facts, especially the excerpt from Hamilton, the Shark comic, and the Vowel-reciting groom!
Have a great day.
Musings
-Only my fat typing fingers kept me from a more “swift completion of my appointed round” but I’ll take an eventual “got ‘er done”
-RORY Calhoun has been relegated to the cwd fill bench
-Johnny Carson always made fun of his awkward SEGUES
-Speaking of Johnny’s, any Johnny Horton song is a welcome addition
-I used this IOS APP last night to find out what planet was just below the moon. It was Jupiter.
-I went to a great wedding where there were two brides atop the gourmet cake
-Western Nebraska has looked at joining Wyoming
-No matter how high the rotating ROTORS are, I always duck when approaching a helicopter
-After a Rorschach test, psychiatrist tells patient, “You have a disturbing sexual fixation!” Patient replies, “Hey, you’re the one with all the dirty pictures!”
-I always have to think, is it ON or OVER the River Kwai
-OPEN: A quote from the play 1776 on debating "independency": Hopkins : Well, in all my years I ain't never heard, seen nor smelled an issue that was so dangerous it couldn't be talked about. Hell yeah! I'm for debating anything. Rhode Island says yea!
-Nice job, Sumdaze!
DNF, I left the R blank not knowing whether to enter RING or DING. I thought there was some crunch for a Monday. The theme puzzled me but thanks to sumdaze nice recap, I get it now. I liked that last request joke.
Well, Amy and Katie, I had to spend more time on today's puzzle than your last one. Today's was nicely structured, such as using your longest theme answer as a 15-letter grid-spanner to anchor the middle.
But I was befuddled by some of the puzzle's features. For one thing, I am not into fashion, and so was gobsmacked by your fashion clues. And some of your main theme answers stopped me in my tracks. I was not familiar with either pop-up storms or pop-up windows.
Nevertheless, you came up with a clever theme, and I was able to FIR, thanks to some WAGs and well-placed perps.
Before I finish my nitpicking, I have never heard of a book hangover, but I think I like the concept. Then there is the matter of the ubiquitous OREO. I have come to believe that there must be an organization
for puzzle constructors called the See Who Can Come Up with the Cleverest Clue for "Oreo" Society.
Again thanks, Katie and Amy, for a well-constructed and straightforward Monday excursion that was fun (for the most part) to solve.
A little harder than the usual Monday but more thoughtful and fun to do. Droids and STORMTROOPERS (?), BOOK HANGOVER (on yes), window gardening (herbs).
My funny uncle visited my very large aunt on a day that she had washed and hung some of her DRESSES on a close line. He - I see the circus is in town.”, She -Oh really!”, He - “yes, I see all the TENT(s) in the yard”. Like the Queen, she was not amused.
Sonja HENIE was a beautiful and famous skater and movie actress, always playing herself. The advancement in equipment, technique, and athleticism makes the comparison between Ms. HENIE and, say, Tara Lipinski no contest.
Does anyone remember the radio jingle “RINSO white, RINSO bright, happy little wash day song”?
Thank you sumdaze for starting the day with the Jack-in-the-Box, the opening video and song for my TV show Romper Room. IT’S image brings back good memories and thoughts of BIG MOMENTS.
Happy day, all!
Hola! Last night I thought my computer was a goner but today it opened with no problem so it's a mystery as to what happened. Anyway, I'm pleased it's working. And today's puzzle worked well, too. Thank you, Amy and Katie. BOOK HANGOVER sounds negative but for me, after reading a good book I have an "after glow". In fact, last night I finished GOOD NIGHT, IRENE and loved it.
Many, many years ago I recall reading in TIME Magazine about BARBRA's desire to spell her name that way. And I had a good friend named BARBARA whom we called Barbie. She had a large personality which endeared her to everyone. Sadly, she has been gone a while and I miss her.
Today we are having a birthday lunch for myself and my friend, Joy. Our firends will meet us at our favorite restaurant. Have a wonderful day, everyone!
I don't know why I've lost my identity! I am now anonymous! But it's Lucina comeenting above.
Trying again.
Is it your birthday today? If so happy birthday.
Sumdaze brought a smile to my face with the Jack in the Box and her "theme that seems to have arisen out of nowhere." I did see the POP UP theme, but POP UP STORM did not RING a bell with me until Sumdaze explained it.
Duck duck goose was a popular game on my elementary school playground. We sat in a circle, so it had to be RING, not dING.
DNK LISA or RORY but perps and reasonable guesses prevailed.
Thank you, Amy and Katie, for a little Monday fun. Now I'm going to suffer a crossword HANGOVER, which seems to be a good thing.
No, today is not my birthday but my friend, Joy, whose birthday is Nov. 8th, and I celebrate together. We do it now because December is so busy for all of us. My birthday is Dec. 6th.
Definitely a little crunchier than normal. Pop-up storms, pop-up tents etc. I didn't pay much attention to the theme, thanks Sumdaze. I think I'll go get a copy of the "Wapo". heh, hen
Managed a FIR in a typical Monday time of about 10 minutes, although I was unfamiliar with a few of the themer terms, haven’t hear of pop up TENT, but I did at one time own a pop up camper. Pop up STORM was also new. DNK BOOK HANGOVER but I’ve had a few, movie hangovers also, where a film is so compelling it sticks with you a few days. And speaking of movies, “Bridge on the River KWAI”, ranks somewhere in my top 10 of all time favorite flicks. I’ve worn both a pair of blue SUEDE and red SUEDE shoes. You can drink an OREO flavored Coke along with your Coke flavored OREO, I’ve seen them side by side in stores. The parent company of RINSO sure has a diverse portfolio of brand names. Thank you Amy and Katie for the morning fun!
sumdaze ~ always enjoy your Monday recaps and all the graphics you include! That pop up book, did you happen to get that at a store called “Lovepop”? They make some beautiful greeting cards also.
I was surprised some people were unfamiliar with duck duck goose.
I think my favorite clue for OREO was “stale crossword cookie”.
I found it easy but I had to guess between DNA and RNA. "Duck, duck, goose" was an unknown game (know of the Duck, Duck, Go browser) but DING is something your car gets in a parking lot. RING is a shape.
BOOK HANGOVER is a new term for me but the perps too care of it.
Another Pop-up could have been AD NAUSEAM.
BARBRA- is there another Streisand?
RINSO- I remember the ads from many moons ago. There was also a detergent named SALVO, which was a tablet.
I'll join Sumdaze in never having seen "Gilmore Girls" and RORY was perped.
There was a British band in the early 70's named URIAH Heep.
A bit more crunch than I'm comfortable with, but stumbled through to the FIR. More unknown names, and Grr/Argh made for a bit of irritation, and I had to wait for sumdaze to 'splain the "pop-up" part. BTW, thanks for the Johnny Horton tune!
Johnny Horton lived in my city, Shreveport, and I still remember when he died in a car wreck when I was in the 5th or 6th grade. Bismark, North, and New Orleans. Both Johnny and Hank Williams had married the same woman.
The invention of the SEGWAY was a byproduct of Dean Kamen's attempt to invent a wheelchair that could climb stairs.
Whew! Nearly FIR w/ DUEt as "Hamilton" climax. ALASKA fixed that.
Hi All!
First, thanks to Amy & Katie for some granola in my Monday.
Second, thanks to sumdaze for a wonderful expo.
My normal is #3:
WOs: [see: above], Aria -> AMEN
ESPs: LISA and other names.
Fav: URIAH Heep [fwd to :38]
Four: OK. Who didn't play Duck, Duck, Goose in Kindergarten? Really? The nuns had us kids sit in a circle (RING) and one kid runs around bopin' the others on the head. When running kid says Goose, the last kid he tapped runs after him. I don't remember how that bit resolves. Good fun though.
HANGOVER BOOK - Asimov's Foundation trilogy, Adams' HHGTTG, oh, so many others. It's like an NPR driveway moment where you just have to stay. Jinx know what I'm talkin' about. #CarTalk
//BTW, here's your Slim Pickensclip :-)
HG: I've heard that Rorschach joke before. But, it's still very funny.
Re: Rory - the girls loved the Gilmore ones. They even went to a meet & greet event in Austin during SxSW a few years back. Someone at The Corner even has snaps of their set.
Lunina - I know you when celebrate your birthday - it's the same day as Mom :-)
Cheers, -T
er, should be "a nearly FIW". Fingers, brain, and keyboard weren't in sync.
T ~ duck duck goose, you walk around the ring of kids sitting on the floor, bopping each one on the head saying “duck” for as many time as you wanted, when you bopped a kid and said “goose”, they got up and chased you around the outside of the ring and you sat in their empty spot, or something like that, maybe NaomiZ has a better recollection. 😂
-T & YP. The way we played DDG was as you described but if you got tapped on the head with "Goose" then you had to chase the tapper kid ("it") around the circle. If you tagged him, they were still "it". If they made it back to sitting in your spot without you tagging them they were "safe" and now you were the new "it". Does that sound right?
YP@11:49. IIRC, I bought that book at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. It was a long time ago so I am not 100% sure.
Museum gift shops have the coolest stuff.
Yeah, sumdaze. That seems right. Kid that bopped you and said Goose that gets your seat before you tag'd 'em made you the it. It was a silly game the nuns had us play.
//Now that I really think about it, it was most fun saying Goose tapping a fetching girl on the head. And just stop half-way around the RING to let her catch you :-)
-T
I don't think SoCal gets many popup STORMS. They are a thing here, though. Happens on summer afternoons - humid air rising, cumulous clouds forming, some develop into popup thunderstorms. Not uncommon for it to pour rain in a small area, while a mile awayin any direction it is sunny, hot and dry. The weather guessers know there are likely to be storms in the area, but the exact locations aren't predictable. That's why the forecasts here call for popup thunderSTORMS.
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Elvis’ “Blue Suede Shoes” was a cover of Carl Perkins’ original which he wrote. I’ve never heard a version from Gene Vincent.
Wouldn't do to clue RORY McIlroy, the second-best golfer in the world. People who don't watch TV might actually know of him.
What's a radio jingle?
-T thanks for the link. That track would make a good ring tone. (My current one is a clip from Men at Work's Who Could It Be Now.
Also, my mom used to say of her courtship that my dad chased her until she caught him.
“Blue Suede Shoes” was written and performed by Carl Perkins, not Gene Vincent. It was released on January 1, 1956, and was wildly successful, becoming Perkins’ only record to hit number one on the Billboard chart.
Delightful Monday puzzle, many thanks, Amy and Katie. And thank you too, Sumdaze, for your helpful commentary.
Well, right after DEBT we got OWE TO, so whoever had the debt must have owed some funds, maybe to someone on a U BOAT who took him to ALASKA. Well, hope he can take care of it so he can follow up with some WINDOW GARDENING. After he's done with that he deserves a snack from the POP-UP MENU, before relaxing to read a BOOK that gives him a HANGOVER. At least the book had some great moments when the hero got to go to ROME. Hope our reader gets a chance to make a trip like that too some time.
Have a great week coming up, everybody.
Sonja Henie appeared during the 1950's in beautiful ice skating shows at the Chicago Colloseum. We went as my birthday present. S H
Just got back from a lovely lunch and long visit over coffee with our son. I enjoyed this puzzle and enjoyed sumdaze's write-up almost more. Love that Johnny Horton song. My sister's birthday is also Dec 6th.
Oh, and I think KWAI rhymes with EYE. We used to sing rather naughty (and juvenile) lyrics to the Colonel Bogey March.
Those Uriah Heep members look either exhausted or stoned.
I, too, am back from the birthday celebrations at the Longhorn Restaurant in Chandler with my very good friends who know how to treat us, Joy and me.
Jayce, that is how I've heard Kwai pronounced.
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