tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1911298991579907101..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, June 8, 2018, Jeffrey Wechsler Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45891481012247489412018-06-09T09:06:09.850-05:002018-06-09T09:06:09.850-05:00Ooh, thanks! Julius Caesar, on of my favorites, an...Ooh, thanks! Julius Caesar, on of my favorites, and I forgot all about Brutus’ wife. When I was a high school teacher, we read the play in class! Where’s the wet noodle?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11522950637909596774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6747727918454581302018-06-09T08:44:33.986-05:002018-06-09T08:44:33.986-05:00AnonT@9:26- LOL re US Lite and Syrup Tax. The se...AnonT@9:26- LOL re US Lite and Syrup Tax. The second one starts July 1 apparently!CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69727270879541861922018-06-09T02:15:00.571-05:002018-06-09T02:15:00.571-05:00Yuman asked "You have piqued my interest in J...Yuman asked "You have piqued my interest in Jumble, so I have decided to take the plunge. Any suggestions for a newbie?"<br /><br />There are always 2 5-letter words and 2 6-letters. The 6es are exponentially harder than the 5s, but two rules of thumb that help me (and which the writers purposely break from time to time): whatever is the first letter in the scramble will not be the first letter in the solution, and if a letter is doubled in the scramble, they will not be next to each other in the solution, and vice versa. <br /><br />A friend once advised to write the letters in a circle with the most likely middle letter (vowel or doubled) in the center to better visualize the possible combinations. It hasn't worked for me, but YMMV.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74258995458054628132018-06-09T01:34:47.440-05:002018-06-09T01:34:47.440-05:00Picard:
If the news report you read or heard said ...Picard:<br />If the news report you read or heard said "Arizona forbids the mention of evolution" that is not accurate. The state superintendent of public instruction doesn't want ii because of her religion.<br /><br />As for food, I have to side with Picard to some degree. Having eaten in other countries and tasting the genuine food I find it bland here, whether it's Chinese, Japanese, Mexican or any other with which I'm familiar. As Lemonade said, you have to search far and wide to find authentic tasting foreign food. But you have to know what to look for, too. Had I not traveled widely I would not know the difference.<br /><br />And speaking of food, I'm so sad about Anthony Bourdain. Just writing it breaks my heart. I love his program and shall miss him.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17255287896275128322018-06-08T23:32:18.107-05:002018-06-08T23:32:18.107-05:00WC - Your They're all Chickens link. LOL!
The...WC - Your <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97DKYE4ezm8" rel="nofollow">They're all Chickens </a>link. LOL!<br /><br />There's how-to <a href="https://crosswordcorner.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-make-link-at-comments-section.html" rel="nofollow"> Olio on linkage</a> at the Corner Home. I've tried to explain it but, as y'alls know, I'm not a good 'splainer.<br />Type:<br /><a href="the_link_you_cut_from_the_browser_bar_pasted"> Stuff_in_blue_people_click </a> is the quick & dirty. Be careful with your spacing.<br /><br />Re: Sudoku (I took a look) is in the key of 8. <3min<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8063006421784178332018-06-08T23:16:29.876-05:002018-06-08T23:16:29.876-05:00Oc4 and IM... OK, my interest is piqued. I asked ...Oc4 and IM... OK, my interest is piqued. I asked the Google...<br /><br />Amazon has "Home Style" and "Red Bag." Then I found a supposed Mom&Pop distributor (shipmychips.com) and conglomerate Target(.com). What am I to order (operators are standing by) for the real Gibble's experience? -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36057923023123354562018-06-08T22:56:10.705-05:002018-06-08T22:56:10.705-05:00I was thinking of the "They're all chicke... I was thinking of the "They're all chickens" line*. Apparently, one has to pay for YouTube RED in order to link(vis download)<br />. <br />WC<br /><br />* SeinfeldWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10951983288985690402018-06-08T22:20:30.834-05:002018-06-08T22:20:30.834-05:00Yes, people don't BEEP today. They'd rathe... Yes, people don't BEEP today. They'd rather collide. <br />I blew the J_. C-eh made me notice that#3 is not NUANCE. I went too fast. Nice word btw Mr Hoyt if you're out there. Btw, last week they had five letters for which they wanted THIRD. But DIRTH also fits except it didn't fit the riddle. ???FOUL??<br /><br />Exit J_. <br /><br />-T, it seems to be the case that the J_ people can't do Sudoku. I'm Monday level. I have a vague memory of doing late week S_ ten years ago. <br /><br />Oh, btw Misty, Tin, -T etal. Tomorrow is Saturday, twice as tough as Friday per the Norris rule(tm). And I've been FIR'ing the weekend and FIW'ing the "easy" ones like yesterday's SMOLT. Btw, Boston has a popular fish Scrod. <br /><br />Both Anon@7:10 and Picard are equally correct. If I go to a restaurant I've got pork, steak and chicken/Turkey. * and the infamous mixed veggies. The antidote is tons of hot spices, Mayo or ketchup. Anon is right that in the city there are lots of choices. <br /><br />*TOMS yielded HEN before HES. It reminds me of something I'll try to link. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74883557470735050792018-06-08T22:12:48.743-05:002018-06-08T22:12:48.743-05:00Happy for you IM. Bill G., keep them coming. I jus...Happy for you IM. Bill G., keep them coming. I just bought one of those magic HDTV antenna<br />We will seeLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82543158731534347852018-06-08T22:09:57.557-05:002018-06-08T22:09:57.557-05:00I agree with both sides about food in the US. Much...I agree with both sides about food in the US. Much international cuisine is dumbed down to be appealing to the greatest number of customers. Thai restaurants fir example are often no longer authentic,BUT there are those that are. For ever <b>Olive Garden</b> <br />… you can find a smallIsh place with outstanding Italian dishes. I can get everything from a great fresh hamburger to Mongolian food. It is easy to generalize but if yo u do not find great food, you did not try hard enough.<br /><br />Picard, we prefer the more delicate flavor of Jasmine rice from Thailand. Not a surprise.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52518145533501149552018-06-08T22:04:36.450-05:002018-06-08T22:04:36.450-05:00Yesterday or today, someone asked about the cable ...Yesterday or today, someone asked about the cable bill (sorry, I couldn't find the original post -- too much traffic on the Corner).<br /><br />So, here's today's love note from AT&T:<br /><br />"Service: U-verse TV and Internet<br />Account ending in: 7229<br />Bill Total: $204.25<br />Payment Date: 06/25/2018"<br /><br />Yep, we love you, too.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87140296995239023852018-06-08T21:57:14.247-05:002018-06-08T21:57:14.247-05:00I have kleptomania tendencies. When it gets bad, I...I have kleptomania tendencies. When it gets bad, I take something for it.Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49640218624603962732018-06-08T21:33:46.876-05:002018-06-08T21:33:46.876-05:00Just a quick note to say that they brought my new ...Just a quick note to say that they brought my new glasses to the house, and I can see normally again. Thank you, Lens-crafters. And Anon T, don't give up on Jumble--it's fun, even if you don't get it every day--I certainly don't.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34452832689019749662018-06-08T21:26:01.676-05:002018-06-08T21:26:01.676-05:00Misty - How in the heck did you get LUNACY out of ...Misty - How in the heck did you get LUNACY out of CAYNUL? [oh...]. For reals, I cannot 'see' a new letter-pattern when one is presented. #ISuck@Jumble. However, I can 'see' Sudoku so quickly that it is boring.<br /><br />@7:10Anon - I kinda get your point that we in the US can eat from around the world but (there's a big butt there) it's all Americanized. I've only been to Egypt, Germany, the U.K., and US Lite (read: Canada :-)) but I've found the same 'generic' food there too (there's a TGI Friday's in Maadi Egypt!). <br />I think what Picard was getting at is that our store shelves are stocked to our (US) taste. Let me (try) to explain in a little story of my dinner last night with my buddies of 19yrs...<br /><br />We went to a place in Korean Town (didn't know we had that in Houston(?)). I couldn't understand much of the menu (I found the beer!) but my buddy D (who's Mom is Korean) knew what to order. We had to grill our own meat (D did it) and had veggies that I've never seen before galore. <br />[Aside: D stopped on his way to the restaurant at a Korean store to get special rice.]. <br /><br />My other buddy, A - from Algiers, was equally flummoxed. Both A and I were hesitant with some veggies (we ate it and it was yummy AND HOT!*)<br /><br />So, in a way, you're right - we can get that in <i>some</i> cities. However, I beg you to find that in Springfield, IL (my hometown).<br /><br />During dinner, a fly on the wall may have overheard:<br />Fun #1:<br />D (remember, he's 1/2 Korean) was impatient with some of the service and said, "This is the problem with authentic Korean - the service sucks"<br />A: You Americans are so spoiled. This is "service" in the rest of the world.<br />Me: I had great service in some dive in Cairo...<br />A: They needed money after the Arab Spring; they'd do anything.<br /><br />Fun #2:<br />A: I got my daughter into the STEM program at the HS. There are so many Indians and Asians, she's [remember, A's Algerian] the only 'white' kid.<br /><br />#MeltingPot<br />----<br /><br />Puzzle WO - @36d: S---P---, I entered Syrup TAX. What do you think of that C, Eh? :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*And we eat jalapeños<br /> Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6224813860728215772018-06-08T19:58:52.273-05:002018-06-08T19:58:52.273-05:00Thank you, all those who responded to the Wechsler...Thank you, all those who responded to the Wechsler question. I knew some had been saying Wex, but I thought he made a comment that made me question that.<br /><br />Picard: since I had bullsnakes living in my enclosed back porch on the farm, it didn't delight me to see one. The only thing that delighted me was they ate any rodents that snuck in. I didn't try to kill them or displace them, but it did startle me when I reached for something on a shelf in the dim light and a big fat snake started moving. The porch was built over an old cistern that attracted lots of creepies. I couldn't tear the porch off because the electrical box was out there and needed a roof for protection on the north side of the hundred-plus-years-old stone house.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41651467527089619192018-06-08T19:25:25.923-05:002018-06-08T19:25:25.923-05:00While there's a certain amount of wit and humo...While there's a certain amount of wit and humor in Conan Doyle, I might not go as far as calling it comic.<br /><br />Has "pawky" ever appeared in a crossword?billocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80378264481566738682018-06-08T19:10:40.937-05:002018-06-08T19:10:40.937-05:00Picard, your posts have always been, how do I say ...Picard, your posts have always been, how do I say this, anti something? I dont know how else to explain it. But how can you say that Americans are limited in their tastes and choices!!? <br /><br />In EVERY medium to large city in this country has a much higher variety of food and choices than ANY other country's medium cities. Try getting Tex-Mex on Cologne. Or smoked brisket in Singapore. Okra in Osaka? Deep dish in Dubai. But I can get falafel in Fairbanks and gyros in Georgia. Even mufungo in Memphis. <br /><br />I won't say you're not proud to be an American but you often come across as disparaging to us. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65114261486350248642018-06-08T18:55:00.502-05:002018-06-08T18:55:00.502-05:00IM: I did see your post about your latest shipment...<br />IM: I did see your post about your latest shipment, but it was too late to respond when I saw it. I hope you enjoy them.<br /><br />Bill G: The Gibble's chips that IM and I are talking about are made in Pennsylvania and not distributed far and wide. However, like IM does, you can order them online and they will ship them to you. I think the uniqueness of their flavor is that they are fried in natural Lard, not processed vegetable oil. Enjoy them if you get them.<br /><br />Lemon: Yes, I've heard of Shaw, but never read any of his works, so GBS was not at the top of my list. Also, in many cases <a href="https://www.themonogrammerchant.com/pages/initial-etiquette" rel="nofollow">guidelines for monogram layouts vary,</a> so, in some cases the monogram could be GSB with the last name in the middle instead of GBS with the first initial, middle initial and last initial. DW and I argue about this (good naturedly) when she wants to have something monogrammed. For a man it depends on where the monogram is displayed. <br /><br />oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64715529558028889182018-06-08T18:53:21.082-05:002018-06-08T18:53:21.082-05:00Well, no glasses right now because Lenscrafters ha...Well, no glasses right now because Lenscrafters had a technical glitch and instead of giving me two new pairs of progressive lenses in two hours I came home with nothing, and can see very little clearly at the moment--except reading, which is okay. The fellow is supposed to deliver both gasses to my house in the next hour, but I'm betting that with Friday Laguna traffic he will call and tell me he can't make it today. Will make watching TV miserable, and scares me because I go to Belgium on Sunday and must have glasses and be able to see on that trip. So not my best morning and forgive me if my responses are spotty and not helpful. But thank you for the good wishes, Ol'Man Keith--and will pray they come true.<br /><br />AnonT for the J--CAYNUL is LUNACY, but you probably got that. Yuman, so glad you're willing to try the J. I try to straighten out as many of the words as I can, then read the cartoon and see if I can guess the resolve with what I have. There's usually punning in the answer, as in this morning J where the pun was on the word DUCKS. Hope that doesn't spoil anything for anyone. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1675083422966446972018-06-08T18:45:51.393-05:002018-06-08T18:45:51.393-05:00Great puzzle and review, JW and Lemon. Butch (w p...Great puzzle and review, JW and Lemon. Butch (w perps for LEAGUER) Cassidy opened up the solve. WO at BEEPER to BEEPAT. Signal on the road (beepat) down here would elicit an extra-long horn honk or two. Used to not be that way decades ago. <br /><br />Anon-T @ 5:43 - Damn, you're right that dyslexia helps - lol! After solving all the other three words in less than 15 seconds, lunacy stumped me for over three minutes, even after I filled in the answer. Duh<br /><br />What a cute pup, Sugar! Doin' a lot of good. TX Msnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1367870831113454622018-06-08T18:41:35.916-05:002018-06-08T18:41:35.916-05:00Never allow bureaucrats in the state capital dicta...Never allow bureaucrats in the state capital dictate what is or is not, should be or should not be, taught in the classroom. The mere concept of saying "let's not even mention that" and "education" in the same breath is wrong and nonsensical on the face of it. Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6391073925825228342018-06-08T18:39:39.621-05:002018-06-08T18:39:39.621-05:00CED, you are a gem. WC I also loved the A&E Ne...CED, you are a gem. WC I also loved the A&E <b>Nero Wolfe</b>. seriesLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10863244436895953372018-06-08T18:38:04.087-05:002018-06-08T18:38:04.087-05:00jesi k, we do not do business promotion on this si...jesi k, we do not do business promotion on this site; if you want to comment on puzzles, please come back. If you want to promote a business in Australia- why here? Kazie is our only vocal regular from Oz.<br /><br />billocohoes, I have begun the process of rereading all of the Conan Doyle SH stories/books, and while comic relief was too strong, he was a distinct contrast to the arrogant cold Sherlock. Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85805143894317861142018-06-08T18:18:33.930-05:002018-06-08T18:18:33.930-05:00Yuman @ 5:32,
Sugar looks like a sweet dog. For s...Yuman @ 5:32,<br /><br />Sugar looks like a sweet dog. For sure he (she) helps a lot of people who can use assistance and affection. My guy, Casey, goes at 64# and is the friendliest dog folks can meet. I thought he would be a great therapy dog , but the logistics were too much for me to him to get involved. Still looking @ ways to break this logjam.<br /><br />Hondothehondohurricanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10443949937298202696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24475883757692274102018-06-08T17:43:58.089-05:002018-06-08T17:43:58.089-05:00Didn't refresh before posting (again) says...
...Didn't refresh before posting (again) says...<br /><br />BillG:<br />Re: Bourdain, I heard that as I was waking up this morning. "Did he and Kate Spade have a pact?" was my first thought. Tragic - each had a teenager (who now needs serious therapy).<br /><br />Re: Mould/Mold:<br />I made DW an 'Acme Instant Dissertation KIT' (Just add words!). One of the "selling-points" in a 'sticker' on the cover read: <br />'American' English - Now with 70% fewer 'U's!<br /><br />She eventually filled the blank ream of paper I put in the 3" binder 'KIT' <br /><br />Yuman - I'll let other's answer Jumble; to a dyslexic CAYNUL looks like a word :-). //Sugar is a cute pup.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.com