tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1036256047139515823..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 C.C.BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63930090555088279752014-01-30T05:18:34.623-06:002014-01-30T05:18:34.623-06:00I just want to thank C.C, for this forum, where we...I just want to thank C.C, for this forum, where we are sometimes surprised with a visit from the constructor. Perhaps he could shed some light upon 41 across.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3106877010152545982014-01-30T00:30:45.203-06:002014-01-30T00:30:45.203-06:00Here's a little video of a watch cat protectin...Here's a little video of a watch cat protecting her house from an intruder. <a href="http://www.realfarmacy.com/mailman-battles-cat-while-attempting-to-deliver-mail-yes-cat/#DfwwYaw2oZh8DiZU.01" rel="nofollow">A cat guarding the house,</a>Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54415473431415962252014-01-29T23:31:02.512-06:002014-01-29T23:31:02.512-06:00Hi All!
Late to post. I played the puzzle again ...Hi All!<br /><br />Late to post. I played the puzzle again between meetings today. I was stumped with ID..... CT...., not realizing they were the states of the cap's. Finally OK Corral. Bam. The NE was the hardest for me to get a foot-hold but I finally finished (with two missed WAG nat-niks).<br /><br />I left the puzzle at work, so I can't say which clues, but when I read Lemony I though "C.C.?" " Yep, Yeah!"<br /><br />C.C. - you packed so much, States, shout-outs, and mini themes. Fun! Steve - great write-up, all non-ANONs great posts!<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16377327848613625222014-01-29T23:29:03.384-06:002014-01-29T23:29:03.384-06:00Going to school at Cornell, I learned some Yiddish...Going to school at Cornell, I learned some Yiddish. Growing up Protestant in Virginia, not so much. A word I learned late in life (from Joy Behar) that I enjoy using is 'Verklempt.' (Overcome with emotion.) <br /><br />Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86250502818993496162014-01-29T21:36:10.386-06:002014-01-29T21:36:10.386-06:00I caught a bit of today's All Things Consider...I caught a bit of today's All Things Considered on NPR. There was an interesting interview with a fellow who thinks we ought to retire from American speech certain borrowed words; today's targets were Frisson, Schadenfreude, Mensch, and Sympatico. His motivation is unclear to me. Personally, I'm not ready to abandon fun Yiddish words, such as schlepp, and those amusing Euro language words are just too entertaining. How can you improve on Schadenfreude? (Def.: taking pleasure in another's misfortune)<br /><br />Google showed me that there is a tongue-in-cheek fake rework of that word, Freudenschade, which means sorrow at another's good fortune. Good for a smile!Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24105909723975789562014-01-29T20:59:04.028-06:002014-01-29T20:59:04.028-06:00
CC, I enjoyed the puzzle though I had more troubl...<br />CC, I enjoyed the puzzle though I had more trouble than I would expect on a Wednesday. I entered a wrong word or two even though they seemed OK. Those led to other wrong words and it snowballed from there. But it all worked out OK including MSDOS. Thanks Steve.<br /><br />Manac, good ones.<br /><br />I had a few minutes to kill before tutoring this afternoon so I went for a short bike ride and lunch al fresco. (It was outdoors too!) I had a really good grilled cheese sandwich with white cheddar, tomato and avocado. Yummy!<br /><br />Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73514677467377745162014-01-29T20:47:50.977-06:002014-01-29T20:47:50.977-06:00Holy Crap!
How could I forget Bill G's ID Brac...Holy Crap!<br />How could I forget Bill G's <a href="http://img1.etsystatic.com/031/0/7114094/il_340x270.508046309_dfmc.jpg" rel="nofollow">ID Bracelet</a>Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14170411220618998932014-01-29T20:03:14.363-06:002014-01-29T20:03:14.363-06:00OK Corral
That's all I got.
Time will tell.....<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wUFmEhj-DVE/T20RZsZvtkI/AAAAAAAAAPY/o17LyUOjYWc/s1600/fsc33_ok_corral1.jpg" rel="nofollow">OK Corral</a><br /><br />That's all I got.<br /><br />Time will tell...Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12496410474513901852014-01-29T19:42:50.119-06:002014-01-29T19:42:50.119-06:00Cat Scan
I'm still working on the rest :-)<a href="http://www.videofoundry.co.nz/ianman/humour/cartoons/cat_scan.gif" rel="nofollow">Cat Scan</a><br /><br />I'm still working on the rest :-)Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21414953565628106012014-01-29T18:39:00.956-06:002014-01-29T18:39:00.956-06:00Helen Reddy may have sung the song "I Don'...Helen Reddy may have sung the song "I Don't Know How To Love Him", but <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYYgpZiStdc" rel="nofollow">this</a> is the original- and best from the Broadway play "Jesus Christ Superstar. I went to see the whole play just because of this song. (Not on Broadway, here in Phoenix). Nobody can do it like Yvonne Elliman!61Rampyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208117849059402835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44694727581593271152014-01-29T18:22:15.329-06:002014-01-29T18:22:15.329-06:00@ Keith Fowler 3:52 p.m.
You may want to explore ...@ Keith Fowler 3:52 p.m.<br /><br />You may want to explore this blog's Home page, upper right-hand corner, under the header About us. Click on the C.C. link and read her profile. C.C is an amazing woman we admire.buckeye bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851057586226995953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18610394181413751782014-01-29T17:48:49.503-06:002014-01-29T17:48:49.503-06:00I can't think of anything funny to link for th...I can't think of anything funny to link for the theme...<br /><br />CC, you have left me speechless!<br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39080098601527268282014-01-29T17:07:32.815-06:002014-01-29T17:07:32.815-06:00On another nit:
I was playing Words With Friends ...On another nit:<br /><br />I was playing Words With Friends the other day and confidently placed my tiles to form "ADES" to which I was told it was not a word. Huh? I removed the "S" to which I was told ADE is not a word either. I muttered some choice words to myself and tried SADE. Not acceptable. So I played SAD. Yes, I know, its ironic.<br /><br />So now I see there is a "is ADE a word" discussion on some other blog, with some heavy hitters(constructor, editor and publisher) saying it not a word should not be used. Shocker for me.<br /><br />I guess Rich falls into the "other" camp since he allows it. A lot.Internet Trollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5972297173082910232014-01-29T17:05:43.201-06:002014-01-29T17:05:43.201-06:00Internet Troll - it's like when you look at th...Internet Troll - it's like when you look at the candlestick/or/kissing Rorschach - I see software, some see Prom Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15471074450274294392014-01-29T16:47:14.390-06:002014-01-29T16:47:14.390-06:00I really do not understand how anyone's take o...I really do not understand how anyone's take on MSDOS makes a reference to anything other than hair-DOS, hence the clue "hair styles". <br /><br />I think what confuses some is this fact:<br /><br /> "The central MSDOS is the weak link. It is the only one that modifies the second part of the theme answers, and it does so not only in meaning but pronunciation too."<br /> - some other reviewer on some other blog<br />Internet Trollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53653107113801783202014-01-29T16:33:16.236-06:002014-01-29T16:33:16.236-06:00I'm surprised by all the discussion about MS-D...I'm surprised by all the discussion about MS-DOS. My take is that all the theme clues were necessarily silly references to in the language items or phrases. MS DOS falls under that umbrella. The only inconsistency that stood out was that Tulsa isn't the state Capitol, but that was forced since it would have been a giveaway. It might not be a perfect execution of a theme, but it's very close. It certainly worked for me.<br /><br />Catching a little news and weather channel today, I'm stunned by the problems in Atlanta with 2" of snow. I realize that many drivers have little experience with those conditions, but the total gridlock that resulted is nothing short of amazing. I sure hope that that problem doesn't return this winter.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8146029235227843682014-01-29T16:31:01.259-06:002014-01-29T16:31:01.259-06:00Barry knows MS is Mississippi, but it all bets CRA...<i>Barry knows MS is Mississippi, but it all bets CRAZY early.</i><br /><br />You'd think, huh? Geography was never my strong point. I actually did realize my mistake about an hour later as I was taking my son to school, but didn't have time to post again until right now...Barry G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17875477509288463142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12285768943888343772014-01-29T16:28:44.412-06:002014-01-29T16:28:44.412-06:00Yellowrocks @ 4:08 those cowardly; pathetic; anony...Yellowrocks @ 4:08 those cowardly; pathetic; anonymous attacks are really annoying. Just to let you know I think you rock.retired linemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90378434774423004292014-01-29T16:25:21.817-06:002014-01-29T16:25:21.817-06:00Good afternoon all,
We ALWAYS know that the CW wi...Good afternoon all,<br /><br />We ALWAYS know that the CW will be a fun creation when we see C.C.'s name attached to it. Today was no exception. After filling IDbracelet, I couldn't wait to solve the other theme answers. After reading your great blogging, Steve, I JUST got the MS Dos reasoning., but then I had MS Dox...which was a mystery.<br /><br />Hand up for Misty's mistake...glad I wasn't alone in filling smee and cala to make eases up, instead of wises up.<br /><br />Knowing Loewe and spelling Loewe are 2 different things, so I waited for pedal,and OSHA.<br /><br />Is Mt Blanc part of the Dolomites? Nestled in the alps is a beautiful little town, Cortina D'ampezzo where we stayed while in Italy.<br /><br />Always looked forward to Nora Ephron's essays on the Huffington Post.<br /><br />epodes-only in CW's, not in my memory bank yet.<br /><br />Stay warm.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59569149213794875132014-01-29T16:08:08.587-06:002014-01-29T16:08:08.587-06:00Owen 3:57, you have a good point. I always admire...Owen 3:57, you have a good point. I always admire a well reasoned,logic approach, as opposed to a snarky, personal, anonymous attack.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45345446586377336272014-01-29T16:06:12.322-06:002014-01-29T16:06:12.322-06:00Musings 2
-46F but still too chilly with a brisk s...Musings 2<br />-46F but still too chilly with a brisk south wind. I’m glad you’re still warm enough Tin but I read there is snow and that other ITEM not far north of you.<br />-<a href="http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/01/29/report-some-bay-area-communities-could-run-out-of-water-within-4-months/" rel="nofollow">California weather problem on the horizon?</a><br />-YR, thanks for the use of APE as a verb. I went… Well you know!<br />-Marti, yes Helen’s song was from JC Superstar. <a href="http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/jesuschristsuperstar/superstar.htm" rel="nofollow">These lyrics</a> from that play have weighed on my mind many times. Especially “If you'd come today you could have reached a whole nation. Israel in 4 BC had no mass communication.”<br />-I was wondering how Hefner would do as a LADY KILLER if he had my income ;-)Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78977946957297040952014-01-29T15:57:44.492-06:002014-01-29T15:57:44.492-06:00I say yes to MS-DOS. All of these clues have doubl...I say yes to MS-DOS. All of these clues have double meanings, e.g.<br />Hartford market checker's action would be a Connecticut [grocery UPC] scan, which is quite a different thing from a C.T. SCAN. <br />Boise jewelry is an Idaho Bracelet, a different thing from a medical I.D. BRACELET, which is not considered jewelry.<br />Jackson hair styles are each a Mississippi [hair]do, which is different from M.S. DOS.<br />Steve got it right in noting that the secondary, unclued parsing had the initials as separate letters on all of them. <br />The one that cracked the pattern was Harrisburg loudspeaker network, which would be Pennsylvania P.A. system, rather than just a Pennsylvania system, clued as Harrisburg network.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65155241726663290932014-01-29T15:52:19.735-06:002014-01-29T15:52:19.735-06:00Thanks, desper-otto...
- for catching my gender er...Thanks, desper-otto...<br />- for catching my gender error. I haven't had any direct contact with CC, hence my ignorance. I still feel like a newbie.<br />Apologies to CC!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39622008691982895752014-01-29T15:46:02.851-06:002014-01-29T15:46:02.851-06:00Feeling snug (smug?) and warm here in SoCal while ...Feeling snug (smug?) and warm here in SoCal while the rest of our continent seems to be undergoing worst ever winter blasts. I know it is not fair, but I count myself not just lucky but, well, foresighted. As pleasant as I found the changing of the seasons during my middle years living in New England and then in Virginia, I knew I needed to settle into a "Mediterranean climate" before hitting old age. Even here, of course, the winter nights get a bit chilly for these aging bones, but, well, they're nothing like NW Massachusetts ... <br />I suppose the luckiest aspect of my choice is that, given the vagaries of climate change, SoCal's balmy weather hasn't changed during my lifetime. Hmm. Maybe it will yet.<br /><br />~Kf<br /><br />PS. And then there are always the earthquakes. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7514203174964629672014-01-29T15:37:36.424-06:002014-01-29T15:37:36.424-06:00Keith, C.C. Burnikel is not a "Mr." She...Keith, C.C. Burnikel is not a "Mr." She's the founder, rule-maker, Sunday host, and chief bottle-washer of this blog.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.com