tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1281902732789058960..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday March 8, 2009 Josiah BrewardZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33768383943481154992009-03-09T03:43:00.000-05:002009-03-09T03:43:00.000-05:00Tj in Osseo is asking the question, to avoid confu...Tj in Osseo is asking the question, to avoid confusion.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792133327936842987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33206568063979894592009-03-09T03:32:00.000-05:002009-03-09T03:32:00.000-05:00C.C. what's your rule to the same name posting?C.C. what's your rule to the same name posting?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792133327936842987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79720034595452196112009-03-09T03:10:00.000-05:002009-03-09T03:10:00.000-05:00Thomas of 11:43 is not TJ from Osseo. Please, this...Thomas of 11:43 is not TJ from Osseo. Please, this other Thomas, digress from using my moniker.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792133327936842987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41867750891885136732009-03-08T23:43:00.000-05:002009-03-08T23:43:00.000-05:00The OC Register is now using the Universal Crosswo...The OC Register is now using the Universal Crossword for the weekday puzzles, but still has the Sunday Crossword from Chicago Tribune. I don't know why they made the weekday switch.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634344246002742937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7758369808873440532009-03-08T22:54:00.000-05:002009-03-08T22:54:00.000-05:00Doesit,No I haven't read it, but I'm putting it on...Doesit,<BR/>No I haven't read it, but I'm putting it on my list. The online description sounds interesting. Thank you.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79038626511249265382009-03-08T20:24:00.000-05:002009-03-08T20:24:00.000-05:00Officers and their insignias, including my favorit...<A HREF="http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html" REL="nofollow">Officers</A> and their insignias, including my favorites, the warrant officers.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62614401195009387102009-03-08T18:53:00.000-05:002009-03-08T18:53:00.000-05:00Elissa,I was in college at the start of the Korean...Elissa,<BR/><BR/>I was in college at the start of the Korean war and joined the Navy Reserve in a failed attempt to dodge the draft. The first Navy door I opened was at the boot camp in Bainbridge Md. Based on what you said, this is possibly where the Bluejacket's Manual was stuck into my little bag of belongings. After only 2 weeks there I jumped at the opportunity for a more interesting life (maybe) and - with 5 other 'boots' - got aboard a train headed for Pensacola and entered basic training and flight school there. I remember having that book at one time but I know I never got interested in reading it.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you had a good career in the Navy with your attorneying<BR/>skills. <BR/><BR/><BR/>HayrakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46334652335603943992009-03-08T18:14:00.000-05:002009-03-08T18:14:00.000-05:00@cc: You did understand that the link to the flyin...@cc: You did understand that the link to the flying penguins was a real BBC segment created as an April Fools joke, yes?<BR/><BR/>Final note on this puzzle after the above rant…until I got some crosses (not IMINE or ORANT…two more words I have never seen) 79D could have been either <B>Amsterdam</B> for which Ian McEwan won the Mann-Booker award or his next novel <B>Atonement</B> which I thought was a marvelous work of fiction that <B>should</B> have won the Booker! <BR/> <BR/>I am currently reading <B>A Fraction of the Whole</B> by Australian Steve Toltz which was short-listed for last year’s Booker. It is a very strange book, not one I would have expected to see on the Booker list. I wonder if Kazie has read it?DoesItinInkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704832430972690533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75064775572568715452009-03-08T18:03:00.000-05:002009-03-08T18:03:00.000-05:00This puzzle was a real killer for me. I finally g...This puzzle was a real killer for me. I finally gave up and came here to complete it. Grrrr! Though I had problems in many areas of the puzzle, the area that gave me the greatest difficulty was midway down the left side. SOMETIMES A GREAT NATION was the only theme answer I could not get in its entirety thanks to thanks to its crossing with such common-use words as SALO, MENE, DEXTRIN and ANA!!! I have never heard of SUSANNE Langer, <B>The Ring of the Nibelung</B> , SADA Thompson or “Family” (is that a tv show?). And even when I did get things correctly, some of the answers looked so strange that I was unsure if it was correct. I mean ROBALO? KNAR? ALTIgraph? So I ended up with 16 incorrect squares. 16! YUCK! I so did not like this nasty puzzle. A pox on the house of Josiah Breward!DoesItinInkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704832430972690533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30551987686331239842009-03-08T17:47:00.000-05:002009-03-08T17:47:00.000-05:00Yeah Dennis...that's what I meant. Brain fart! Sen...Yeah Dennis...that's what I meant. Brain fart! Senior moment...seem to have those more frequently!WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17049354173139818112009-03-08T17:42:00.000-05:002009-03-08T17:42:00.000-05:00Wolfmom, I hope you set your clocks ahead and not ...Wolfmom, I hope you set your clocks <I>ahead</I> and not back.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89308188231024927292009-03-08T17:34:00.000-05:002009-03-08T17:34:00.000-05:00Right in TIME for Daylight Saving Time. Would that...Right in TIME for Daylight Saving Time. Would that fit into the grid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35173620341876670302009-03-08T17:28:00.000-05:002009-03-08T17:28:00.000-05:00Since I don't get this puzzle and already posted o...Since I don't get this puzzle and already posted on Argyle's blog, which was most excellent...I have a Fun Fact for everyone:<BR/><BR/>Today was the start of the the Alaskan Iditerod...billed as The Last Great Race. It begins at Willow Lake, Willow, Alaska.You can get Shuttle buses from Wasilla, so...I'm thinking Sarah can see the race from her house as it is much closer than Russia.<BR/><BR/>And... I remembered to set my clocks back and woke up just time for a 3.5 earthquake jolt! Fun! 80)WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88428326922873229842009-03-08T17:25:00.000-05:002009-03-08T17:25:00.000-05:00As another example, in the Marines, we used to say...As another example, in the Marines, we used to say 'when Christ was a Corporal', with the same meaning (quite a while ago).Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76090983180707033082009-03-08T16:58:00.000-05:002009-03-08T16:58:00.000-05:00Hayrake: I was an officer and don't think I ever g...Hayrake: I was an officer and don't think I ever got a Bluejackets Manual. Of course they could have slipped it into the massive quantities of paper provided when I joined. But since,as a lawyer, I compulsively read everything, I think I would have noticed.<BR/><BR/>CC: "since Jesus was an E-1" means it was a very long time ago. An E-1 is the lowest enlisted rank. Seaman in the Navy, private in the Army. The enlisted rank run up to E-9 - Master Chief Petty Officer in the Navy, Sergeant Major in the Army. Officers go from O-1 (Ensign, 2nd Lieutenant) up through O-10 which includes both 4 star and 5 star flag officers (Admiral/Fleet Admiral, General/General of the Army). I don't know why they are called Flag Officers, but they do have flags on their cars and when military personnel see the car with the flag they are supposed to stop and salute as it goes by.<BR/><BR/>PromiseMeThis: Sounds like you had what we used to call a yo-yo career. (One of the possible punishments at Mast is reduction in rank. Some guys would attain rank, get in trouble and lose rank, turn to (the Navy slang for applying yourself to the work) and attain rank, get in trouble and lose rank, etc.) We also used to say "the guy was striking for seamtress" because every time you changed your rank you had to remove or sew on a new rank insignia. When you apply for a specialty it is called "striking".<BR/><BR/>CC: As you can see the military has a whole separate language. When I was in the Navy I married someone who was not a native English speaker and he complained that he was learning both American slang and Navy slang and it was all very confusing.Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701988102596918673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71115243243165013972009-03-08T15:54:00.000-05:002009-03-08T15:54:00.000-05:00@hayrake The SADA comment is in response to C.C.'s...@hayrake The SADA comment is in response to C.C.'s question on 114A asking which person in the TV Guide cover was Sada Thompson.Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82368465882204786652009-03-08T13:22:00.000-05:002009-03-08T13:22:00.000-05:00Lemonade714No disrespect intended sir. That was m...Lemonade714<BR/><BR/>No disrespect intended sir. That was my left handed brain telling my right hand what to type. My apologies.<BR/><BR/>My 'sister' (Ha - you're getting even with me, right?) my wife, Zoe, .. was a springboard diver, competed in the '48 and '52 Olympics. She was a great athlete back in the day. <BR/><BR/>Does your 'SADA' comment pertain to me? I don't know what it means.<BR/><BR/>HayrakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69953997991974628422009-03-08T13:18:00.000-05:002009-03-08T13:18:00.000-05:00JD and Linda, You are right --I just checked on Va...JD and Linda, <BR/>You are right --I just checked on Van Gogh. I had heard the other story years ago and never bothered to check on it. Sorry.<BR/><BR/>Also on the Mediterranean appearance of Jesus, I also said that Linda's description was probably how He looked, but I thought it was worth mentioning that other looks are now also common. I wouldn't want anyone to think we were assuming racial characteristics à la Nazi interpretation. There have obviously been many intermarrital influences in the centuries that have followed biblical times.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62240801792519502442009-03-08T13:07:00.001-05:002009-03-08T13:07:00.001-05:00Thank you all for all the congrats. sallie.. thank...Thank you all for all the congrats. <BR/>sallie.. thank you for the very clever E-card!<BR/>The little guy comes home today, so some return to routine will ensue. Not much, but some. <BR/>Thank you all again,<BR/>Jimpapajimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10728275276151852545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87381132652320986602009-03-08T13:07:00.000-05:002009-03-08T13:07:00.000-05:00Hey Kazie: Notice I said "probably"about the physi...Hey Kazie: Notice I said "probably"<BR/>about the physical appearance of Jesus...since nature always has anomalies. But generally speaking...Jewish people descended from wandering nomads who were dark- haired and eyed.<BR/><BR/>Many people of Irish descent are red haired and blue or green eyed...because of the invasions of the Vikings...but true Irish are dark-haired and blue eyed...a beautiful blue I might add.<BR/><BR/>On another note: People who study trends (their name escapes me right now) say that, eventually, blue eyes will be bred out of the human population.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments...I always learn from and enjoy them.<BR/><BR/>SANT (Sunday afternoon nap time)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457316489674295230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3326472442293996152009-03-08T12:45:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:45:00.000-05:00Good Afternoon C.C.,"PromiseMe,Were you a "Pecker ...Good Afternoon C.C.,<BR/><BR/>"PromiseMe,<BR/>Were you a "Pecker checker"?"<BR/>Not while I was in the Navy.<BR/><BR/>"What does "Captain' Mast" have anything to do with your " honorable discharge"?"<BR/>I got out of the Navy with an honorable discharge despite having had the pleasure of the Captain's mast. It was thoroughly enjoyable. It must have been, since I decided to do the Captain's mast again. Not only did I do the Captain's mast again, I also gave the XO's mast a try, as well. Ahh, the joys of the mast.<BR/>Seriously ...<BR/>In my own defense, at least one of those time's was not my fault. How could I be expected to make muster when the Volusia County Sheriff wouldn't let me go?<BR/><BR/><BR/>I am glad you liked the trireme link :)Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31792548253004850282009-03-08T12:25:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:25:00.000-05:00Hayrake: On what information did I become "she?" ...Hayrake: <BR/><BR/>On what information did I become "she?" The picture of me with my two sons, did not suggest that I am of the masculine persuasion?<BR/><BR/>As far as mentioning AK's history in Iowa, it was much better you brought it you, because of the personal tidbit; for what accomplishment was your sister honored?<BR/><BR/>Oh, and SADA is on the bottom left of the picture linked by C.C.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57514281817785074972009-03-08T12:16:00.000-05:002009-03-08T12:16:00.000-05:00Happy Sunday morning to you C.C.Alex Karras was ve...Happy Sunday morning to you C.C.<BR/><BR/>Alex Karras was very well described for you by Lemonade 714.<BR/>She failed to mention that he was inducted into the Iowa Hall of Fame the same time as my wife. <BR/>Karras was a great college lineman with the Iowa Hawkeyes. <BR/><BR/>Are ensigns called 'swabbies'? The term is usually reserved for the 'grunts', lower grade enlisted who stay busy swabbing the decks and scrubbing pots and pans in the gally. Ensigns attend boot camp: No, that unplesant place is reserved for incoming recruits. Some ensigns come from the enlisted ranks and attend Officers Candidate School (OCS); some graduate from a military academy; some - like pilots - are annointed an ensign when they complete flight school. Read the Blue Jackets Manual: I believe all Navy personnel are issued the BJM and told to read it. I had one but never read a word of it and I didn't know anyone who did.<BR/><BR/>Recon missions: Just about all combat units have their own form of recon - Marines, army infantry, Special Ops - they all do their own recon in their own wasy. Aerial recon is performed today by airplanes armed with very hi tech surveillance gear.<BR/><BR/>These things all tend to make young kids turn into mature adults in a hurry. Inshah' Allah.<BR/><BR/><BR/>HayrakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47608650705669811492009-03-08T11:57:00.000-05:002009-03-08T11:57:00.000-05:00Kazie, look at the proximity of the Middle East to...Kazie, look at the proximity of the Middle East to the Equator. I would think that 2000 years ago, before the blonde, blue eyed people from the north came and mixed with the population, all of them were dark haired/dark-eyed.<BR/><BR/> From what I've read Van Gogh was upset over the loss of his "friend" Gauguin.They had lived together in Arles and had a very stormy relationship.I don't think the women in his life meant as much to him.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61129407530977927882009-03-08T11:52:00.000-05:002009-03-08T11:52:00.000-05:00Dear C.C.I am GRATEFUL!Thank you for the Sunday Pu...Dear C.C.<BR/>I am GRATEFUL!<BR/>Thank you for the Sunday Puzzle link....<BR/>I felt so left out , my paper not printing it.<BR/>I must be a star tribune c/w phile.<BR/>Your fan,<BR/>DawnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com