tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1677144225589696736..comments2024-03-28T18:29:54.955-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday December 24, 2019 Mark McClainZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38906832523132482442019-12-24T23:49:11.885-06:002019-12-24T23:49:11.885-06:00OMK - Considering the opioid crisis, I'll stic...OMK - Considering the opioid crisis, I'll stick with the IDIOTIC RAT.<br /><br />Lucina - great news about the garbage disposal. And, by my count, your run of luck just hit three; you're done :-)<br /><br />CED - When Eldest sings that song she sounds most like your D#1. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Jayce - I found the <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfjLr2Ixqgk" rel="nofollow">Fruit & Fibre</a></b> commercial. Funny.<br /><br />Almost forgot re: HAY RIDES. The guy (one of our fireman) down the block fills a long trailer with hay and drives through the neighborhood. Anyone can jump on/off at anytime. A fun way to see the lights in the adjoining enclaves. He does this a few times a week from 1 Dec until Christmas. Sometimes, folks along the route will have warm cider for the riders.<br /><br />Of course, if you want a real Hay Ride, there's <b><a href="https://www.georgeranch.org/programs-events/campfire-christmas/" rel="nofollow">Cowboy Christmas </a></b> is down the road apace [<6mi] at George Ranch.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2369904265779158712019-12-24T22:51:15.719-06:002019-12-24T22:51:15.719-06:00CEDave: Enjoyed your lovely daughters' perform...CEDave: Enjoyed your lovely daughters' performance. Is that you playing the piano? If so, good job! Thanks for sharing.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90203159309420514812019-12-24T21:21:10.467-06:002019-12-24T21:21:10.467-06:00CEDave:
Your daughter's song is beautiful! The...CEDave:<br />Your daughter's song is beautiful! They have lovely voices. Thank you for sharing.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1242731068419317942019-12-24T20:59:38.019-06:002019-12-24T20:59:38.019-06:00The Randy Report:
Hi. I'm Randolph the Redne...The Randy Report:<br /><br />Hi. I'm Randolph the Redneck Reindeer, Rudolph's cousin. I want to set the record straight. Olive, the other reindeer, did laugh, and call Rudolph names, but "Then one foggy Christmas eve Santa came to say...." is not at all how Rudolph nosed out the competition. Also, the night was not full of amphibians. That would be a "Froggy night."<br /><br />Here is what really happened. The whole family has the gift. We were invited to compete for brightest nose on the Polar Non-reality show Arctic Idle. Santa and two of his lead elves were the judges, and I swear they were high on candy cocanes.<br /><br />My mother and Rudolph's mother are sisters. They sang a doet that was wonderful. When they put their heads together you had better have on your Reinbans to protect your eyes. From the starting 12 participants, deer were eliminated till only 3 remained, Rudolph, my brother John, and me. I took it in stride when Rudolph won, but John was so envious that he added an "E" to the end of his surname to differentiate him from "You know who." He is still in John Deere Green!<br /><br />And another thing, did you know that the eight reindeer that pull Santa's sleigh are female. Forget their stage names. They are really Beatrice, Paula, Monica, Susan, Charlotte, Anne, Althea, and Betty.<br /><br />Please laugh wholeheartedly often. Santa registers this on his hohometer. Each chuckle is a vote to keep Rudolph and his coworkers pulling for Santa who is under pressure to replace them with jet engines. There is even a proposal to scrap the Santa delivery system completely, and use Amazon, and Fed Ex. Remember: A snicker in time saves nine, and a chortle a day keeps Fed Ex away.<br /><br />SINcerely,<br /><br />RandyD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55875470710422580112019-12-24T20:28:36.438-06:002019-12-24T20:28:36.438-06:00Carol and I FIR in 24:36 min.
Good evening Corner...<b>Carol and I FIR</b> in 24:36 min.<br /><br />Good evening Cornerites.<br /><br />Thank you <b>Mark McClain</b> for your enjoyable Tuesday CW.<br /><br />Thank you <b>Hahtoolah</b> for your excellent review. You have outdone yourself today.<br /><br />Ðave D4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9587795270090857422019-12-24T20:04:18.761-06:002019-12-24T20:04:18.761-06:00Thanks Owen, but it's on DW's Facebook,
So...Thanks Owen, but it's on DW's Facebook,<br />So Daughter #3 copied it to my YouTube Channel<br />so you could all enjoy...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGls1vmRi3o" rel="nofollow">Merry Christmas!</a><br /><br />From left to right,<br />Daughters #1, #2 & #3<br />12/24/19CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88594805558497452842019-12-24T19:44:05.616-06:002019-12-24T19:44:05.616-06:00CED's photo is visible only to Facebook friend...CED's photo is visible only to Facebook friends of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dave.gordon.52" rel="nofollow">Dave Gordon</a>. (no need to repost anything, CED, just change that FB post from friends to public. I'm sure one of your lovely daughters can show you how!)OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13773276685617716182019-12-24T19:24:27.484-06:002019-12-24T19:24:27.484-06:00Owen @ 5:01 ~ Your memory is correct, it was a mul...Owen @ 5:01 ~ Your memory is correct, it was a multi-episode series, not a movie. Thanks for the correction.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32664043357019109402019-12-24T18:56:30.048-06:002019-12-24T18:56:30.048-06:00Thank you, PK.
Thank you, PK.<br /><br />Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82631889278529583132019-12-24T18:21:07.397-06:002019-12-24T18:21:07.397-06:00Easier puzzle than yesterday. All hits, no errors....Easier puzzle than yesterday. All hits, no errors. Finished ATONEGO. (sounds like a Caribbean Island.)<br /><br />As a nod to antisexism Ben-HUR will now be known as Ben-THEM.<br /><br />Kinda think a LIE is more than stretching the truth. Doesnt even rate as the neologism, an "alternative fact"<br /><br />Florida is south of Georgia and the CAYS (Keys) even further south.<br /><br />Why stop at just two OLÉS? I like that oil: Olay Olay Olay<br /><br />Last night the wife and I thought we heard SCREECH OWLS in the woods behind the house...but no...just the neighbors arguing.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to all and to all a goodnight.Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62727049257089010672019-12-24T18:19:34.929-06:002019-12-24T18:19:34.929-06:00CED - It does not work for the general audience. ...CED - It does not work for the general audience. -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3881735501206889342019-12-24T17:57:33.098-06:002019-12-24T17:57:33.098-06:00Daughters#1,2,&3 tonite...
(I hope this works...<a href="https://www.facebook.com/anne.daleygordon/videos/2761034740584999/" rel="nofollow">Daughters#1,2,&3 tonite...</a><br /><br />(I hope this works...)<br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81453812690257147912019-12-24T17:56:19.929-06:002019-12-24T17:56:19.929-06:00Well, the Packers made it. Sorry for the Vikings!...Well, the Packers made it. Sorry for the Vikings!<br /> At least I have the satisfaction of knowing my 'Niners whupped 'em--whupped 'em good. <br /><br />Merry Christmas everybody! I doubt I'll be around tomorrow, so I wish you all the joy of the day!<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR:</b> One solid diagonal NW to SE.<br />It offers a couple of anagrams. Take your pick of either a reference to those poor souls dependent on heroin,...<br />"<b>TAR ADDICTS</b>"! <br />- or -<br />a poor rodent driven mad by too many lab mazes, an...<br />"<b>IDIOTIC RAT</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11425959800379192532019-12-24T17:52:13.083-06:002019-12-24T17:52:13.083-06:00* EARP is in caps per the Wilbur 14 day rule. The...* EARP is in caps per the Wilbur 14 day rule. Then again that covers a lotWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54560171088764620172019-12-24T17:50:43.039-06:002019-12-24T17:50:43.039-06:00I meant to add that as I recall, the Truman's,... I meant to add that as I recall, the Truman's, mere et pere had two potential relatives for whom baby Harry could use as his middle name-both beginning with S. So, to avoid rancor, they just named him Harry S Truman.<br />And.. Speaking of rancor, current POTUS hasn't seen anything like what "Give 'em Hell, Harry" got and gave.<br /><br />Lew Wallace was the governor of Arizona in his spare time. He might have been asked to mediate things in Tombstone with those fractious EARP*s and Clantons<br /><br />The ABA had some great bballers including the"Doctor". But I better LIU on that one. Yep. "Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA)[1] and was the best-known player in that league when it merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the 1975–76 season.(wiki)"<br /><br />Re. Happy for Life .. <br /> <a href="https://youtu.be/6EqFVWzOfN8" rel="nofollow"> this advice goes both ways</a><br /><br />WC<br /><br /><br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91489883516204670912019-12-24T17:01:26.061-06:002019-12-24T17:01:26.061-06:00Angel Fire -- At last, someone else from New Mexic...Angel Fire -- At last, someone else from New Mexico! After so many years here, I was beginning to think I was the only one in the state who ever worked crosswords! I hope we see you more often! And love your comments on Taos. I spent some time there, and agree fully!<br /><br />Anon@8:24 -- Agree on UIES and CARR. Propitious Procrastination Eve!<br /><br />IM -- The Alienist IIRC was a TV series, not a movie. I watch the first episode, was sickened by the graphic horror, and avoided it thereafter.<br /><br />Speaking of graphic horror, I'll agree on the pierced faces. Does not pass the breakfast test. I almost walked out of a restaurant once when our waiter had some face piercings.<br /><br />DREDGE was one of the words in one of the Sunday Jumbles, and <a href="http://jumblehints.blogspot.com/2019/12/dec-24-2019.html?showComment=1577176404809#c392686285967790948" rel="nofollow">THYME</a> was in there today. OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10483152560528626102019-12-24T17:01:05.986-06:002019-12-24T17:01:05.986-06:00You know, there is something funny about Banks...
...You know, <a href="https://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/funny-pictures-bank-chains-on-pens.jpg" rel="nofollow">there is something funny about Banks...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://sadanduseless.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bookmark-witch.jpg" rel="nofollow">(Just bookmarking my place...)</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13120332974204194562019-12-24T16:37:13.926-06:002019-12-24T16:37:13.926-06:00Jayce;
The installer is my friend Mark's son. ...Jayce;<br />The installer is my friend Mark's son. Mark had called him to replace a sink faucet since he is on vacation and while there, he asked him to install my disposal. I needed that kind of serendipity!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83387334376766400002019-12-24T16:06:14.030-06:002019-12-24T16:06:14.030-06:0026. Tot's query: WHY? c my rant about that adv... <br /> 26. Tot's query: WHY? c my rant about that advert FLN<br /><br />All three Hulls played on a line in the WHA c 1972<br /><br />The "Good Wife" reminded me of Raj with his telescope not "peeping" but watching. <br /><br />WC<br /><br /><br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39859241882832336702019-12-24T14:56:06.584-06:002019-12-24T14:56:06.584-06:00I've also been to TAOS and thought the artwork...I've also been to TAOS and thought the artwork seen everywhere was very enjoyable but too expensive to buy.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86287437563104802782019-12-24T14:51:02.621-06:002019-12-24T14:51:02.621-06:00Happy Holidays, Corner friends!
Great fun challen...Happy Holidays, Corner friends!<br /><br />Great fun challenging puzzle, Mark! Great interesting commentary, Susan!<br /><br />IGER slowed me down because I can never remember the "G" tucked in there. Tried six other letters. Duh!<br /><br />Hayrides were an annual enjoyable event in my teen years. The one planned by a parent when I was a 4-H leader caused severe anxiety because of the number of littler lively kids. Despite my worst fears, no one fell under the hayrack or was run over by the tractor. However, no one wanted to do it the next year. Too much thrashing about in the dark & cold at the weenie roast site.<br /><br />Gary, hope none of the neighbors or their dogs see you hiding cash and "find" it before your kids.<br /><br />Misty, glad your party was fun even if it was more "intimate" than expected.<br /><br />Pierced face: surely most of those tacks are glue-ons. You'd have to screw anything else into the bone of the forehead. Too gruesome!PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59991793166598871952019-12-24T13:34:59.202-06:002019-12-24T13:34:59.202-06:00Lucina, that good friend sure installed your new d...Lucina, that good friend sure installed your new disposal really fast!<br /><br />Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41744646028064797772019-12-24T13:33:01.815-06:002019-12-24T13:33:01.815-06:00I liked this well-constructed puzzle. I usually li...I liked this well-constructed puzzle. I usually like Mark McClain's work. <br /><br />Owen, I also very much enjoyed your verses today.<br /><br />I remember a TV commercial in which Tim Conway pronounced the breakfast cereal as "fruit 'n' feebray." He was an exceptionally funny guy.<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15328223834612028092019-12-24T12:46:53.422-06:002019-12-24T12:46:53.422-06:00Many years ago when the Rawhide restaurant and ent...Many years ago when the Rawhide restaurant and entertainment area was located in Scottsdale they offered HAYRIDEs and we loved to go. The children were all small and had a great time.<br /><br />On seeing Georgia of course I thought of the state then noticed what COUNTRY is south of it. I guessed ARMENIA which was right.<br /><br />My new garbage disposal is in place thanks to the kindness of a friend. That was a true Christmas gift as the sink will be in high demand today. Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14402691423902486462019-12-24T12:20:27.896-06:002019-12-24T12:20:27.896-06:00Delightful Tuesday puzzle, thanks, Mark, and thank...Delightful Tuesday puzzle, thanks, Mark, and thanks for stopping by. And Susan, your pictures are always amazing. I too loved the way the reveal at the bottom suddenly made sense of all the starred word beginnings. Irish Miss, I too liked EDIE Falco in "Nurse Jackie." Never heard of a SCREECH OWL, but another neat puzzle item. So lots of fun, many thanks again, Mark.<br /><br />Only nine people turned up for my Christmas party last evening, probably due to the rare rain, but my guests actually liked the smaller grouping and still did a good job digging into the food. So it all made for a joyful birthday and holiday celebration for me.<br /><br />Have a wonderful Christmas and holiday season, everyone.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.com