tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1934595793308509203..comments2024-03-19T08:08:48.067-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday June 19, 2010 Barry SilkZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68001260003933128432010-06-20T01:28:27.426-05:002010-06-20T01:28:27.426-05:00MJ, I, too, learned to sew on a treadle machine. ...MJ, I, too, learned to sew on a treadle machine. I was given an old treadle when I was first married and used it until the early 70's. I made all of the girl's clothes--dresses, coats, and pants, etc. until they were in high school. <br /><br />My 4-H group had to use the treadle for at least one of their projects to have the experience of using a non-electric machine. I still have the machine and can't quite part with it.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19727660680940998132010-06-20T00:11:29.229-05:002010-06-20T00:11:29.229-05:00Dodo,
You are not anonymous. Every time you post ...Dodo,<br />You are not anonymous. Every time you post it shows blue to me.<br />GunghyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8579002919154132982010-06-19T23:55:58.302-05:002010-06-19T23:55:58.302-05:00Windhover, it sounds like you're in "good...Windhover, it sounds like you're in "good company" - I really like MMM, in particular. Congrats on the successful market day!<br /><br />I didn't have much time for the puzzle this afternoon, but I started it anyway. I worked thru it all and had about 5 across words left to finish in the SE...when the puzzle shut down on me! ARGH!!! I don't know what happened. <br /><br />No time to start over, so I just got back to it. It goes MUCH faster when you've already done 98% of it just a few hours ago. I wound up re-doing it in about 7 minutes! I wish I could do that on a first try...<br /><br />Lemonade, thanks for the trick for Stationery.<br /><br />I liked the US FLAG and FURLS stack too!<br /><br />In honor of Father's Day and STATOR COIL, today's avatar shows my father at work for GE. When we were little, we were told he was an armature winder. I don't know which of us was brave enough to tell him that we didn't have a clue what that meant! When we'd go to school and have to tell what our parents did, we learned to say he "fixed/wired huge generators".Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13695531202417516732010-06-19T22:39:03.690-05:002010-06-19T22:39:03.690-05:00CA:
We are singing along with John Prine, Jimmy
Bu...CA:<br />We are singing along with John Prine, Jimmy<br />Buffett, Michael Martin Murphy, David Allan Coe and others. Everyone else is in their cups, so we're singing like we actually can. Enjoy your Amaretto.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4468042703857160572010-06-19T22:21:48.369-05:002010-06-19T22:21:48.369-05:00WH, I don't how I missed your previous comment...WH, I don't how I missed your previous comment about the boys and their boys. I'm happy to hear that they enjoy being lambs for as long as possible.<br /><br />No barley here, so I'll just have a sip or two of amaretto before bedtime. I'm also glad to hear you and Irish are enjoying your evening. If there is singing involved, join in and hoist one for me.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46007496093311685142010-06-19T22:07:05.598-05:002010-06-19T22:07:05.598-05:00Based on Windhover's comments, I guessed what ...Based on Windhover's comments, I guessed what lamb fries were. Then I Googled and confirmed it. I'm guessing I would like anything breaded and fried. <br /><br />On "Dirty Jobs," the farmer castrated the lambs with a sharp knife and his teeth. The host told him that all the humane societies agreed that using a clamp was the more humane way. The farmer then did it that way too. The first lamb was out in the field running around with its mother right away. The clamped lamb went over in the corner to lie down, apparently because it was in so much discomfort.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26698291711711423562010-06-19T21:46:00.183-05:002010-06-19T21:46:00.183-05:00Chickie,
Bodkin was also a gimme for me today, tha...Chickie,<br />Bodkin was also a gimme for me today, thanks to my grandmother, and her sewing lessons with me. On a treadle machine, no less.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31390613736626743152010-06-19T21:23:01.172-05:002010-06-19T21:23:01.172-05:00BTW,
The Irish and are currently ensconced in a qu...BTW,<br />The Irish and are currently ensconced in a quite trashy little bar in our town, which has only recently embraced the sale and consumption of god's own and favorite grain, barley, in liquid form, and imbibing our fair share. <br />We sold enough lamb, including some fries, at the farmers market this morning to finance this foray into the seamy side.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88218481925035872592010-06-19T21:19:51.200-05:002010-06-19T21:19:51.200-05:00I use a bodkin in sewing quite often.
It was on...I use a bodkin in sewing quite often. <br /><br />It was one of the givens for me today. It all depends on one's background and experiences as to whether or not you get an answer right away.<br /><br />As for Maa and Baa. I wanted Baa, but soon had to change it. I can't really remember how the sheep sounded when my girls were raising them for 4H. We spent most of our county fair time in the livestock barn, and it was a cacaphony of many sounds. I suppose the lambs were vocal when we came to feed them, but I just don't remember.<br /><br />Jeannie, I've been thinking about you all day and wondering how your trip is going. I know that you will have a wonderous time with your family. It has been a long time since you've seen them and you'll have a lot of catching up to do.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35704852307244724432010-06-19T21:11:54.659-05:002010-06-19T21:11:54.659-05:00ClearAyes,
As I said here a few days ago, we do no...ClearAyes,<br />As I said here a few days ago, we do not castrate lambs at Windhover Farm. The guys live out entire brief but very happy lives completely intact. In the Bluegrass region of Kentucky where the Irish and I have chosen to pursue our destiny, lamb fries are a delicacy. While the items in question ARE going to end up in someone's mouth, the taste of wool, which covers them as original equipment, it not at all appetizing. <br />As for the stupidity of sheep, it is mostly mythical. Sheep have all the native intelligence they require to be sheep. They don't need a license to do anything, they don't buy insurance to protect them against the vagaries of life, and the first knowledge they have of death is at that moment, so they have no fear of it. <br />As for the sound they make, it varies from animal to animal, just as in humans.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56508695216005679422010-06-19T20:28:20.329-05:002010-06-19T20:28:20.329-05:00Windhover, your take on MAA or BAA AND on sheep ca...Windhover, your take on MAA or BAA AND on sheep castration technique?<br /><br />That reminds me, the first thing I thought of for 52D "Bodkin holder" was CODPIECE. I must have been thinking of something else.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25481081754371180032010-06-19T20:25:10.155-05:002010-06-19T20:25:10.155-05:00Hello.
Two funny strips today are BC and Over the...Hello.<br /><br />Two funny strips today are BC and Over the Hedge. Both deal with music.<br /><br />Tony takes heat by taking the day <br />off to be with family while Obamma<br />and Biden yuk it up on the golf course. Fair is fair, I guess.<br /><br />Ever wonder what would happen if BP<br />just pulled out of the gulf?<br /><br />eddyBeddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905272532346939000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65888435859829999992010-06-19T19:44:12.319-05:002010-06-19T19:44:12.319-05:00Well, since JimmyB started it, I'll continue. ...Well, since JimmyB started it, I'll continue. I recently saw, on "Dirty Jobs," where lamb castration is often done, in part, with one's teeth. It sounds dreadful but it seemed to be more humane and less painful than using a clamp.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63181200159285783102010-06-19T19:19:14.576-05:002010-06-19T19:19:14.576-05:00I guess it's just a "wavelength" thi...I guess it's just a "wavelength" thing, but this one didn't seem so bad for a Saturday. I still think Thursday's Robert Harris puzzle was the toughest of the week.<br /><br />I stalled out a bit in the mideast, not knowing RIO DE la Plata, and having never heard of STATOR COIL.<br /><br />I would certainly defer to Windhover on this one, but I would agree with Gunghy that with sheep (don't know about goats), you certainly hear both MAA and BAA. My recollection (from growing up on a farm) is that the ewes made more of a BAA sound, but the lambs made more of a MAA sound. But then most of my interaction was while helping my Dad castrate the lambs in the spring, so the process could have been affecting the little guys pitch a bit.<br /><br />And I can't believe I just wrote a paragraph about sheep sounds and castration.JimmyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586278242399205933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43987115484128381132010-06-19T19:16:03.259-05:002010-06-19T19:16:03.259-05:00This was actually easier than many for me - maybe ...This was actually easier than many for me - maybe because I live in the northwest and came from Canada?Wilmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316326941267183724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39861751127780210942010-06-19T19:13:40.584-05:002010-06-19T19:13:40.584-05:00Happy Saturday, C.C. and all.
Seeing Barry Silk&#...Happy Saturday, C.C. and all.<br /><br />Seeing Barry Silk's name on a Saturday puzzle always gives me pause, as he creates many of Newsday's Saturday Stumpers which definitely do (stump me). Yet bit by bit, it came together, beginning with a toehold in the SE, working to the NW. So many delightful clues. I think my fav is 42A: Pin site (ALLEY), but was also tickled by: Trip starter, Where heros are made, Traditional accounts, and Spine line. <br /><br />Happy Anniversaries to so many posters! Chickie (56 yrs. tomorrow), Bill G. (45 yrs.), g8rmomx2 (40 yrs.), Paolo (34 yrs.). That's 175 years in all. Congratulations, and best wishes for continued joy together. (Please forgive me if I omitted anyone.)<br /><br />C.C., I always appreciate your blogs, yet also enjoy the posts of those you have so carefully selected to assist you either regularly, or on an occasional basis. Had to LOL at your "onager guess" comment today for 32A. Too funny!<br /><br />Happy Father's Day to all dads, granddads, step-dads, and those who may have filled in with a child when a "real" dad wasn't available for whatever reason. <br /><br />Enjoy the evening!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44707888699008116902010-06-19T18:54:25.334-05:002010-06-19T18:54:25.334-05:00Probably everybody already knew this but me but I ...Probably everybody already knew this but me but I just found out that men tend to have much more prominent Adam's apples than women. It apparently occurs at puberty when males get lower voices with larger voice boxes. None of this every occurred to me until recently and I Googled it to confirm it.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78244048879261492302010-06-19T16:57:04.278-05:002010-06-19T16:57:04.278-05:00Darn good of you to do that, Gunghy. I hope she re...Darn good of you to do that, Gunghy. I hope she recovers 100%Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2757297966362260272010-06-19T16:31:24.552-05:002010-06-19T16:31:24.552-05:00Walcum to all,
Ticks of the clock -> ticks of ...Walcum to all,<br /><br />Ticks of the clock -> ticks of the metronome _-> musical beats. Didn't help me, I wanted licks, as in "We licked 'em good."<br /><br />First thing I noticed was 35d the roman date. I slapped in CCC and was off and running. I felled the middle east and southeast so fast I figured I'd be done in 5 minutes. 90 minutes later, I finally hit google for help: GURU, AARE, and MAINSTREET came that way and opened the entire north.<br /><br />Problems were that I couldn't accept ERAS and AN ERA, I read Evergreen as Everglade, I wanted a name for Last in baseball and some very obvious answers in the north just wouldn't come.<br /><br />If you listen to a sheep, they often sound more like maaaaaaaa than baa. Annoying as hell. My parents made me raise them for 4-H. Taught me to really really hate the stupid things.<br /><br />My son says the only popular thing in the MREs is the Jap-a-leen-o cheese. If you're lucky enough to get it, you can trade it for almost anything.<br /><br />My soon to be ex called me a couple of days ago. She was hospitalized with Pancreatitis and gall stones. They had her in the hospital for 5 days: 4.5 to treat the pancreatitis and .5 to remove the gall bladder and verify she could hold down liquids. I got there (3 hr. trip) in time to wish her luck and stayed a day to make sure she was able to do more than just keep down liquids.<br /><br />Now I've got to try to recover from being gone so much.Gunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46243007187498298162010-06-19T15:20:29.765-05:002010-06-19T15:20:29.765-05:00This was a tough task for a Lebanese 5th grader li...This was a tough task for a Lebanese 5th grader like me.tho I did guess quite a few of the unknowns, I still couldn't get my logic mind to make the clue\answer connection on some ,,,54a is prime example.. Sometimes I can see the meaning of a word by breaking it down, but not this one.<br />Windchill factor was a gimme , so was Maple syrup<br />got hung up on 19a wanted ego<br />and It took me awhile and some cheating to figure out 10d . I had Be well off, Oh well, am still proud of myslef .<br /><br />Vacation to Lebanon Monday,, last minute shopping and paking this weekend ,, maybe catch some US Open action ,, go PhilZcarguy https://www.blogger.com/profile/11723564384178091693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6570570607692633152010-06-19T14:30:40.878-05:002010-06-19T14:30:40.878-05:00Jeannie - I looked at your link for the SS Badger....Jeannie - I looked at your link for the SS Badger. Now I'm tempted to use her to get to Oshkosh next month. I'm sure you know that the U.P. is a looong way around the lake!<br /><br />Passage isn't cheap, however, especially with a small motorhome.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46908025098900361452010-06-19T14:12:26.221-05:002010-06-19T14:12:26.221-05:00Hello All--I did finish--almost-- with much Googli...Hello All--I did finish--almost-- with much Googling today. A Barry Silk puzzle is always a challenge, and this one was no exception. I didn't even have a picket fence on my first couple of passes. CA, I didn't need a bulldozer, not enough answers to knock down.<br /><br />I did want Beach comber,but it wouldn't fit, and I had Bling for Jewel box contents for the Loongest time! How could I have forgotten our recent discussion about the boxes for CD's? <br /><br />New to me was Stator Coil and Dyne-Centimeters clue. I have equated ergs to work units. I should have made the connection, though. <br /><br />I truly enjoyed the clues for Pin site/Alley, and for Spine Line/Title. I wasn't thinking out side the box today!<br /><br />Yes, C.C. Stationery was misread. As I said yesterday, double DUH. Thanks you Lemonade for the StationEry/PapEr help. I'll not make that mistake again. I'll read more carefully.<br /><br />A beautiful day here today. I want to get outside and do something fun. Hope everyone has a great weekend.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52357319243706653002010-06-19T12:49:06.284-05:002010-06-19T12:49:06.284-05:00JD and CLEAR AYES:
Ladies, I guess we all sailed i...JD and CLEAR AYES:<br />Ladies, I guess we all sailed in together. When I read the comments it was all gents.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46199323137772077332010-06-19T12:45:12.184-05:002010-06-19T12:45:12.184-05:00Hello, C.C. and fellow puzzlers.
Besides C.C., wh...Hello, C.C. and fellow puzzlers.<br /><br />Besides C.C., where are the other women today?<br /><br />This Silky was a blast although when "beachcombers" didn't fit across the top, I went looking elsewhere, smiled at "king of spain" EL REY and knew this would be a good time.<br /><br />RIO DE la plata is also familiar, then I knew on 33A, it was some kind of coil. I confess I had to ask my engineer neigbor about it and he told me STATORCOIL.<br /><br />But TICKS as beats? Would that be like a beating heart, ticking heart?<br /><br />I love the word AMELIORATE and believe it or not, I can recall the high school English class when and where I learned it. We had an awesome English teacher. RIP<br /><br />All I can say is that this puzzle just filled in, little by little, the entire east end and then slowly worked my way up encountering most of the same challenges as you all did.<br /><br />I do love Barry Silk puzzles; you might say I lionize, EXULT, him as one of the Kings of xwd construction.<br /><br />KIRI and CLARA are both known to me as they are often featured on the classical station.<br /><br />As you might guess, the heat index here is quite high, not too much sauntering, I fear.<br /><br />Again, congratulations, Paolo, to you and your wife.<br /><br />Have a happy Saturday, all!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33037047629863609802010-06-19T12:39:54.917-05:002010-06-19T12:39:54.917-05:00Good one, Bill G. I like that one too. And it'...Good one, Bill G. I like that one too. And it's true!Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.com