tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2199022102399913543..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 C.C. BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46259229581336497822017-04-26T09:59:49.684-05:002017-04-26T09:59:49.684-05:00Thanks for noting the double vowel progression, AR...Thanks for noting the double vowel progression, ARGYLE! I totally missed that and that must have been a challenge to construct.<br /><br />As a relative newbie to this blog I don't get most of the CSO references, even with the kind help of CanadianEh. Why SPLIT for Boomer, Alfa Romeo for AnonT, HAIKU for CMoe and OwenKL?<br /><br />Agree that so many sports references made it difficult for me, too. But WAGS worked.<br /><br />Do people know how RUBY TUESDAY became a hit? It was the flip side of the single "Let's Spend the Night Together". Many radio stations refused to play that side as too "suggestive", so they just played the other side instead.<br /><br />When the Rolling Stones performed on the Ed Sullivan show they were forced to change the lyrics to "Let's spend some time together" but they were very upset about it.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44415080289101904102017-04-26T01:39:43.487-05:002017-04-26T01:39:43.487-05:00SC: I always read the late-night comments before s...SC: I always read the late-night comments before starting the new day. Even if I weren't interested in them, the link at the bottom of that page is the only way to get to the iteration of the blog that I prefer, the one with the whole expo plus comments all on one page. However, I thank you kindly for your always effusive comments on my poems. They help.<br /><br />I've put my bottle of sleeping pills away for now. Had a conference with my LW, and worked out some problems that were triggering my depression. I haven't mentioned specifics before, and leaving out a lot of details now, but imaging your wife of nearly 30 years mentioning she's applied for a sex change. Since my health isn't the best, she's agreed to put it on hold, and not even talk about it, until after I'm gone. Which I now hope will be 20 years, but more likely closer to 2. It's not really something I'm comfortable discussing, so this is my one and only time to vent.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49643513294710950742017-04-25T23:50:15.105-05:002017-04-25T23:50:15.105-05:00Harold Ramis says thanks Bill Murray... YES!
PK ...Harold Ramis says thanks Bill Murray... <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ffMnKoHPUKw" rel="nofollow">YES! </a><br /><br />PK - good-ish news.<br />Lem - Good to see you back behind a keyboard.<br /><br />OMK - REally TErrific fit the theme! - Sweet.<br /><br />OKL - I forgot to mention your Tom Sawyer prose. I loved that SCENE in the book where he got the kids to paint the fence and you folded the dog-fence in there perfectly. Smiles.<br /><br />C.C. - Got the WSJ done before dinner. Very creative. Took a second to catch WTF was going on w/ the theme. Fav was 55a.<br /><br />Sushi was delicious and Eldest had fun (and got dorm decorating $$).<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69349358393218087252017-04-25T22:56:17.350-05:002017-04-25T22:56:17.350-05:00Ghostbusters (1984)Ghostbusters (1984)Bill Murraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11193647275272516982017-04-25T22:17:57.616-05:002017-04-25T22:17:57.616-05:00Lemonade, it is absolutely wonderful, wonderful, w...Lemonade, it is absolutely wonderful, wonderful, wonderful to hear from you directly.<br />We've missed you, missed you, missed you. Thank you so much for this message, and welcome back, dear friend and long-time contributor to the blog!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53087349828948298352017-04-25T22:06:11.291-05:002017-04-25T22:06:11.291-05:00Owen, are you even still here? You made me laugh ...Owen, are you even still here? You made me laugh out loud with your Ogden Nash tribute! He's one of my favorites ...as are you! And I loved the Tom Sawyer extra. Thanks. Recover! We love you!<br /><br />CC, thanks for the fun, and Argyle, thanks for the tour. A good day all round.SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39641357148928617472017-04-25T21:49:50.870-05:002017-04-25T21:49:50.870-05:00Well since I just got back from the PGA Tour stop ...Well since I just got back from the PGA Tour stop tonight, I decided to try a puzzle and whose name did I see. A certain Z. Burnikel. Not in the LA times but the Wall street Journal. Then I opened my local newspapers to work the Tuesday puzzle, and whose name did I see? C.C. Burnikel.<br /><br />Congratulations on your Twofer-Tuesday puzzles.<br /><br />Jordan SPIETH. I'll see him tomorrow, along with ROSE, FOWLER, BUBBA WATSON, Jason DAY and 150 more PGATour pros.<br /><br />The RT was an easy one but I've never heard of RIB TIPS. I eat the whole RIB. The AEIOU was not noticed. Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90444493153262606692017-04-25T20:40:57.114-05:002017-04-25T20:40:57.114-05:00So cool to have two C.C. originals on the same day...So cool to have two C.C. originals on the same day. Happy birthday Kazie and many more. Also, insert my best wishes to all who celebrated something while I have been under the weather. I thank all of you who have inquired about my health and I am making my way back. It has been a tough journey. <br /><br />I hope all your springs have sprung.<br /><br />L714.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76235953952877998972017-04-25T19:47:43.424-05:002017-04-25T19:47:43.424-05:00PK, sorry to hear about all the medical worries in...PK, sorry to hear about all the medical worries in your family at the moment. Best wishes for everyone healing and being all right in the weeks to come.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58179269907555138422017-04-25T19:07:49.480-05:002017-04-25T19:07:49.480-05:00Tony, Happy Birthday to your Eldest!
Wade, someho...Tony, Happy Birthday to your Eldest!<br /><br />Wade, somehow I got RIB(L)IPS the first time. Luckily "L" turned red so I could TIP it.<br /><br />My daughter underwent her surgery today, delayed from an earlier time slot until 12:30 p.m. Her poor husband was texting & emailing me, bless his heart. Long day for him. Much later he said she was awake and the doctor had talked to him. Dr. was pleased with the operation. Daughter was having a lot of pain.<br /><br />As for my daughter-in-law, they did tests all night and the next day then decided she hadn't had a heart attack and sent her home. Haven't been able to reach son or DLW today to see if she's all right. Probably back at work that stacked up on their day "off". I'm nervous about them making no diagnosis. She's the opposite of a hypochondriac. She thinks she's fine until proven wrong.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43459963107471067452017-04-25T18:18:48.546-05:002017-04-25T18:18:48.546-05:00Hi All!
A nice Tuesday pzl quickly put to BED. T...Hi All!<br /><br />A nice Tuesday pzl quickly put to BED. Thanks C.C. for the Alfa CSO and the puzzle.<br /><br />ARGYLE gets the full SO treatment as is deserved for his yeoman's work Mondays & Tuesdays. Thanks for pointing out the vowel progression. I was in a vendor presentation, filled the last square, and snuck a peek at the blog on my phone. When I read the AEIOU progression bit all within 3 CHAIRS from me heard an audible WOW. Props to the C![C.] <br /><br />My IRA is/was at ING. Now they call it Voya Financial. The 1st quarter's almost over so I'll see how it's still doing. The Trump-bounce was good for it for a while.<br /><br />WOs: San b/f STE, tried to put Strik- in at SPLIT.<br />ESPs: SPIETH, REMO @41d, TOI<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: Adorkable; I had to read it 2x to make sure I was seeing it right.<br /><br />Runner-up: <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-YJXfcndyvU" rel="nofollow">RUBY TUESDAY</a> (not the food, the Stones). My all day ear-worm!<br /><br />{B,B,A, ++, ++; A} {Nice, cute, Ha!}<br /><br />IM - Sorry to hear you're under the weather.<br /><br />Montana - um, that sounds awful, but if you can see, that's good.<br /><br />C, Eh! Nailed the CSOs!<br /><br />Who can name the movie* - "If someone asks if you're a god, you SAY YES!"<br /><br />HBD Kazie!<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*I would link it but I wanna get the WSJ (thanks Spitz & Peg!) done before we take Eldest out for Sushi for her 18th!Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37967641935295316292017-04-25T17:30:51.048-05:002017-04-25T17:30:51.048-05:00A Real Treat, C.C.! Really Terrific!!
Thank you -...A <b>R</b>eal <b>T</b>reat, C.C.! <b>R</b>eally <b>T</b>errific!!<br />Thank you - and thanks to ARGYLE who makes a cameo appearance today.<br /><br />Happy B'Day, Kay! <br /><br />Today is my first bachelor day. I'll be <i>batching</i> it alone for the next three weeks. My wife left at 5 am (!) to fly to Philly and collect her Mom, Jesse, who will be closing her flat there. My two ladies will then drive across country, taking in sights as they head back home to SoCal where Jesse will begin living with us. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23986526675968766492017-04-25T17:16:01.004-05:002017-04-25T17:16:01.004-05:00Anon @12:31
Curious, my antivirus gave no such wa...Anon @12:31<br /><br />Curious, my antivirus gave no such warning.<br />What are you using? <br />maybe I should switch from this freebie<br />from the cable company...(McAfee..)<br /><br />Anywho, here it is again from Pinterest, <a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/e7/25/12/e7251272c02bf47c3a0b5e3c7e244e77.jpg" rel="nofollow">usually a safe source.</a><br /><br />But of course, that additional surfing came at a cost:<br /><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/cb/fb/42/cbfb42d5a682b8d60d514517dbfb8985.jpg" rel="nofollow">Oh No! Another link!)</a><br /><br />Pk & OwenKL, thank you for the word.<br />Of course, I should have known,<br />I have been "Nacre'd" many a time.<br />(hmm, maybe that's why I don't remember...)<br /><br />Wade, being CrossEyed,<br />here is another view of CSO,<br />could it be Crossword Shout Out?<br />Anything Scotch related would be a shout out to Tinbeni ( a regular poster )<br />Anything Ice related would be a shout at...<br /><br />(again, I digress...)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40547748427205915282017-04-25T16:26:29.589-05:002017-04-25T16:26:29.589-05:00Wade - CSO: A Shout Out is a reference to someone ...Wade - CSO: A Shout Out is a reference to someone you know but here it is usually a Coincident.<br /><br />Kazie: I forgot to wish you a Happy Birthday earlier. Hope you have a great day.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90031339009815252742017-04-25T16:16:37.338-05:002017-04-25T16:16:37.338-05:00Again, an all day off and on process. Only missed...Again, an all day off and on process. Only missed ANG LEE, RIBTIPS, which messed up GTs and EPSOM. If I hadn't rushed it and gone back through RibTips would have made much more sense than RibLits. UGH!<br /><br />Someone help me, what's a CSO?Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06821355614198065292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83957544800872070772017-04-25T15:37:12.734-05:002017-04-25T15:37:12.734-05:00PsD?*
* Pass sans DistinctionPsD?*<br /><br />* Pass sans DistinctionWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50199592713412036062017-04-25T15:35:20.532-05:002017-04-25T15:35:20.532-05:00Well here goes. I had a golf themed poem some deca...Well here goes. I had a golf themed poem some decades ago similar to this. <br /><br />The Walrus and the Carpenter were strolling the OYSTER BED<br />The Walrus naturally had no name, the Carpenter's was Ned<br /><br />Alice came along looking to have some fun<br />"Have you seen the oysters?" Said Ned with a tear, "There's nary a one.<br /><br />The Walrus gave a languid smile of one who's very well fed.<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75427471116617791162017-04-25T14:48:28.587-05:002017-04-25T14:48:28.587-05:00RE: fixing the invisible fence -- I believe you ne...RE: fixing the invisible fence -- I believe you need the manual for that; it was written by a ghost writer. (Sorry)<br /><br />Finished in just under 10 minutes, about average for a Tuesday. <br /><br />We had a Ruby Tuesday in Downers Grove but it closed a few years ago and has sat vacant ever since. <br /><br />LOVED 'adorkable', which I misread for way too long! <br /><br />A beautiful spring day has turned cloudy and a tad windy here. <br /><br />Thanks to CC and Argyle for their efforts today. WikWakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873144164842777944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69941228440583219602017-04-25T14:19:38.258-05:002017-04-25T14:19:38.258-05:00Jordan Speith is my new fav guy. Despite being you...Jordan Speith is my new fav guy. Despite being young he got upset when the trolls twittered at his demise in '16. He merely finished 2nd in the Masters. <br /><br />I knew that HAIKU would reel-in our Poets. Nice job og'ing Ogden, Owen. C-Moe, I've got a 'lick coming but can't quite get the last line down. <br /><br />Btw Speith wields a mean WEDGE. <br /><br />ARTY??? Then I took a last look. And I quickly looked up to see CC's name. There's an ART to easy and clever. <br /><br />Hondo, speaking of baseball... What do you think of this 2017 beanball war breaking out between my Redsox and the O's. And on the anniversary of Tony C's beaning in '67. <br /><br />That was the culmination of a long beanball war that had its origins with Dick Radatz and Bob Rodgers of the Angels. '64-'67. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91755080511748543822017-04-25T13:44:45.279-05:002017-04-25T13:44:45.279-05:00Perhaps it is my strange mood, but everyone's ...Perhaps it is my strange mood, but everyone's comments seem even brighter than normal today. CED, nacre may be the word you were looking for, for opalescent mother-of-pearl.<br /><br />Wow, I just discovered two new reference sources looking that up! <a href="http://www.memidex.com/pearlescent" rel="nofollow">memidex</a> and <a href="http://wikidiff.com/category/terms/opalescent" rel="nofollow">WikiDiff</a>!<br /><br />Tom Sawyer brimmed with confidence,<br />This new endeavor lacked expense!<br />No other budget<br />Except a bucket,<br />Selling goes at painting an invisible fence!OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73743311110025493662017-04-25T13:41:38.799-05:002017-04-25T13:41:38.799-05:00CED, so glad you could join me at my oyster picnic...CED, so glad you could join me at my oyster picnic. A very special day with a replica of an old fashioned masted ship moored across the cove to lend ambience and very friendly folks I'd never met before. The oyster shell word you are wanting is "nacre".PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76109196223834546742017-04-25T13:20:19.306-05:002017-04-25T13:20:19.306-05:00Anon@11:28 - PK wanted to know how to fix an invis...Anon@11:28 - PK wanted to know how to fix an invisible fence. Certainly not with hammer and nails!CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48930519943404374612017-04-25T13:18:38.985-05:002017-04-25T13:18:38.985-05:00Well, as I always say, I love a C.C. puzzle any ti...Well, as I always say, I love a C.C. puzzle any time, but this one was a toughie for me, thanks partly to the sports references, although the perps made them all possible in the end. I had the most trouble in the northeast and southeast corners--I'm not sure why--but they finally, finally fell into place. So, in the end I got the whole thing! Yay! Yay! Thank you, C.C., and thank you especially for the shout-out to ARGYLE! I'm so happy that I got both the theme and the vowel progression, although I didn't notice that it also worked for the second word, until Argyle pointed that out. Anyway, tough but fun morning, my thanks again to both of you. <br /><br />Happy Birthday, Kazie.<br /><br />Have to call Dad to see if he learned when he's coming home from Rehab.<br /><br />Have a great day, everybody.<br /><br />Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35577071906637884642017-04-25T13:17:01.142-05:002017-04-25T13:17:01.142-05:00I finished this puzzle in less time than yesterday...I finished this puzzle in less time than yesterday's puzzle (which I completed too late in the day to do anything but lurk here). Thanks for the fun C.C. and Argyle. I saw the theme but missed the double vowel progression. Very clever.<br />I also missed the Adokable until HG pointed it out.<br /><br />I saw numerous CSOs - Argyle of course, ALES for Tin, SPLIT for Boomer, Alfa Romeo for AnonT, HAIKU for CMoe and OwenKL.<br />(Thanks Owen for the Nash poem. Hope you feel more cheery soon!)<br /><br />Cross of TINT and TNT was the last to fall because I had ORE first. I had RESCUE Unit before TEAM (before I saw the theme).<br />Needed perps for MSU and NATS.<br /><br />EPSOM salts can be sprinkled around TOMATOes and roses for improved growth.<br />Apparently we have a RUBY TUESDAY on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls but reviews are terrible. We avoid Clifton Hill tourist trap!<br /><br />Glad you can still get Canadian weather reports, Montana. You never know when we might send you a polar vortex! LOL<br /><br />Happy Birthday Kazie.<br /><br /><br /><br />ICanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74381467710799993332017-04-25T12:34:43.150-05:002017-04-25T12:34:43.150-05:00Lots of fun, but it didn'tlast long enough as ...Lots of fun, but it didn'tlast long enough as everything fell into place too soon. When my wife and I are on the road, RUBYTUESDAY is our favorite lunch spot: salad bar and Arnold Palmers. Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.com