tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2529403528762655390..comments2024-03-28T17:59:18.951-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday October 14, 2008 Norma SteinbergZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12877812565067815822009-01-12T05:58:00.000-06:002009-01-12T05:58:00.000-06:00Hmm, I vaguely remember someone mentioned BLACK BO...Hmm, I vaguely remember someone mentioned BLACK BOARD on the comments. I could be wrong. It's been a long time.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10335852918294280082009-01-11T20:42:00.000-06:002009-01-11T20:42:00.000-06:00All forgot the BLACK BOARD you'll saw in school!!!...All forgot the BLACK BOARD you'll saw in school!!!Col_Gopinathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87672330733557033672008-10-15T00:42:00.000-05:002008-10-15T00:42:00.000-05:00I liked brown crossing parcel post(brown=UPS=Unite...I liked brown crossing parcel post(brown=UPS=United Parcel Service).<BR/><BR/>Oh, hi, Melissa Bee, didn't see you there.<BR/>Yes, it's amazing where some lines lead you.<BR/>Mr. Lear was the man who penned <EM>The Owl and the Pussycat</EM><BR/><BR/>I <BR/>The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea<BR/> In a beautiful pea green boat,<BR/>They took some honey, and plenty of money,<BR/> Wrapped up in a five pound note.<BR/>The Owl looked up to the stars above,<BR/> And sang to a small guitar,<BR/>'O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love,<BR/> What a beautiful Pussy you are,<BR/> You are,<BR/> You are!<BR/>What a beautiful Pussy you are!'<BR/><BR/> <BR/> <BR/>II <BR/>Pussy said to the Owl, 'You elegant fowl!<BR/> How charmingly sweet you sing!<BR/>O let us be married! too long we have tarried:<BR/> But what shall we do for a ring?'<BR/>They sailed away, for a year and a day,<BR/> To the land where the Bong-tree grows<BR/>And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood<BR/> With a ring at the end of his nose,<BR/> His nose,<BR/> His nose,<BR/>With a ring at the end of his nose.<BR/><BR/> <BR/> <BR/> III <BR/>'Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling<BR/> Your ring?' Said the Piggy, 'I will.'<BR/>So they took it away, and were married next day<BR/> By the Turkey who lives on the hill.<BR/>They dined on mince, and slices of quince,<BR/> Which they ate with a runcible spoon;<BR/>And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,<BR/> They danced by the light of the moon,<BR/> The moon,<BR/> The moon,<BR/>They danced by the light of the moon.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75583218863718243902008-10-15T00:34:00.000-05:002008-10-15T00:34:00.000-05:00@buckeye: most welcome .. i only remembered the be...@buckeye: most welcome .. i only remembered the beebop thing because i know barb b. yes i found the left/right = good/evil very interesting. i only wish there were some way of confirming my suspicions. it could be just that there's something wrong with me. <BR/><BR/>@argyle: i loved the <I>bast</I> information, beautiful. you're on to something alright. <BR/><BR/>@cokato: i'm logging that recipe.melissa beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617567775900623609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80997369952800180132008-10-15T00:16:00.000-05:002008-10-15T00:16:00.000-05:00@jd: i did not notice that .. it does sound danger...@jd: i did not notice that .. it does sound dangerous.melissa beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617567775900623609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23576818959247190262008-10-14T21:30:00.000-05:002008-10-14T21:30:00.000-05:00C.C.,your link led me to look up wonk in my Dictio...C.C.,your link led me to look up wonk in my Dictionary of American Slang.In the 1990's college students used it to mean an intellectual,such as "I had a real wonk of a roommate. He drove me nuts..." another example from National Lampoon:"Along come these wonks with slide rules sewn into their sports jackets". The origin is unknown, but possibly from British wanker,"masturbator"; in Brit.sailor slang, "wonk" meant midshipman"; the term became suddenly common in the phrase policy wonk during the 1st yr. of the Clinton administration,1993.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3181255482017909082008-10-14T20:59:00.000-05:002008-10-14T20:59:00.000-05:00Good evening C.C. and all,noun, adjective, adverb?...Good evening C.C. and all,<BR/><BR/>noun, adjective, adverb???? It depends on the meaning of way down. Do you mean THE way down? If so, way is a noun, and down is an adverb.The other meaning would make it an adj/adv<BR/><BR/>Melissa b- Did you notice that bite and member are also on the right side?<BR/><BR/>Even I thought this was an easy one today, I liked being able to fill everything in. My last fill-in was the c in parcelpost, which gave me the winner's mantra, "I CAN!!!!" :-) I had no clue what wonk was, but I knew oven was correct.It sounds like a goose with a cold.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49730664578244576362008-10-14T20:28:00.000-05:002008-10-14T20:28:00.000-05:00I've come at "Year of the Cat" from a different di...I've come at <EM>"Year of the Cat"</EM> from a different direction. From Egypt, in fact. Looking at the album cover put me in mind the Egyptian cat goddess, Bast. She was said to be the daughter of Ra, and was originally a sun goddess. Bast was a wild goddess. To those who were in her favor, she gave great blessings, but her wrath was legendary. A cult was formed to honor her and a temple was erected. The town became Bubastis. It was for centuries the centre of the largest annual orgy of all of the eastern Mediterranean, perhaps the entire world. The symbols of the Bubastis are cats, crescent moons, music, dance, and baskets.<BR/><BR/>It still is a tourist site and canals from the near-by Nile run through it.<BR/>Another interesting Al Stewart song, <A HREF="http://www.alstewart.com/lyrics/mrlear.htm" REL="nofollow">Mr. Lear</A> has this line, <EM>"In Egypt, the first day of spring<BR/>You're painting a watercolor,hoping the light will bring<BR/>Guided by pens and inks, the pyramids and palms and sphinx"</EM>. <BR/>Maybe I'm on to something.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2385416968820291072008-10-14T20:06:00.000-05:002008-10-14T20:06:00.000-05:00kittyb: Hilarious! You have set me free! I'll be...kittyb: Hilarious! You have set me free! I'll be winkin' at all the brass players just in case they're versatile. Don't want to ever overlook any triple tonguing ear pullin' muffin nibbler. Or underestimate any musician who plays tunes blowing and mouthing an instrument. Dated a violin player once. He just fiddled around. Ewwww! <BR/><BR/>Cokato: I've never received an email from you. And I check the spam before I empty that folder too. I'll check it out and get back to you. Thanks for letting me know.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44273467128065937622008-10-14T19:47:00.000-05:002008-10-14T19:47:00.000-05:00cokato, I knew you knew it was wrong--that's why I...cokato, I knew you knew it was wrong--that's why I was hleping--can't help teaching, I guess. Sounds like your mother was on the same track as mine!kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39323006307968980032008-10-14T19:31:00.000-05:002008-10-14T19:31:00.000-05:00@waltI agree with you to some extent on TYOTC. Bu...@walt<BR/><BR/>I agree with you to some extent on TYOTC. But, I do not believe TYOTC is autobiographical… or related to any actual lost love in his life. I believe it is only a remake of history… ie the end of the Vietnam War. Al Stewart is known for such historical rewrites with heavy emphasis on such themes through the '60s and early '70s. He has a long list of songs that deal with history, wars, dictators, and etc. None of those songs were very successful. I think TYOTK was an extension of his historical theme set to a folk genre documenting real events to produce contemporary songs. The lost love whimsy was included to make the music work commercially. I think he didn’t directly reference Vietnam because in 1976, the world was tired of that entire scene. But, we can only speculate since we didn't write the music. <BR/><BR/>And, with that, I really am outta here!!Mr. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865288063559684909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3953188162432766632008-10-14T19:17:00.000-05:002008-10-14T19:17:00.000-05:00csw in kyThe only two-word "board" for 17A that I ...csw in ky<BR/><BR/>The only two-word "board" for 17A that I could think of is<BR/>CLOCK BOARDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24843729077839334052008-10-14T18:59:00.000-05:002008-10-14T18:59:00.000-05:00Kazie, I was sure my spelling was incorrect, hence...Kazie, I was sure my spelling was incorrect, hence the (sp) by the word. I guess I just should have said appetizer. Either way, I suggest you try the recipe. However, I do appreciate the French lesson having never taken any lessons and never being over the big pond to visit France. My mother used to call them "horses ovaries" hence, my Dfetteness started at a very young age.<BR/><BR/>Lois, you crack me up. I have coaxed a few levis off a few in my time. Did you ever get my e-mail? I have resent it a couple of times.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37693197330002774342008-10-14T18:39:00.000-05:002008-10-14T18:39:00.000-05:00BTW. The song "Trumpeter's Holiday" is LOADED with...BTW. The song "Trumpeter's Holiday" is LOADED with triple tonguing. Those of us who have mastered it have found it to be a "godsend" for our ladies. <BR/><BR/>IMBOBuckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464996017224227015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11433681877510390292008-10-14T18:33:00.000-05:002008-10-14T18:33:00.000-05:00Dear all, "Eazzy-Peazzy" today.Melissa bee and bar...Dear all, "Eazzy-Peazzy" today.<BR/><BR/>Melissa bee and barb b, thanks for clearing up "Bee Bop". I knew someone had previously mentioned it, but with my ensuing dementia I couldn't remember if it were real or fantasy. You can tell by the silly grin on my face (see picture at right) I'm not the "sharpest tool in the shed". (OOPS! Here we go with the wood shed, again.<BR/><BR/>Melissa bee; even tho the puzzle was easy, your recognition of good on the left and evil on the right was very astute. I need to examine these things more closely. That made Steinberg's puzzle much more interesting.<BR/><BR/>Two pumpkins in an oven, baking.<BR/>"Man, it's hot in here!" said one.<BR/>"Eek!" said the other. "A talking pumpkin!"<BR/><BR/>I must be off!Buckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464996017224227015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83557140329823619862008-10-14T18:31:00.000-05:002008-10-14T18:31:00.000-05:00Martin, yes, they could be prepositions. You're a...Martin, yes, they could be prepositions. You're an English teacher, I guess you'd know. But then with no following object, wouldn't that make them "dangling prepositions"?<BR/><BR/>Cokato, The spelling is hors d'oeuvre: hors de (d' before a vowel) = outside of, and oeuvre is a work of art, which of course is how the French think of a main meal. Thus hors d'oeuvre is something extra, served before or separately.<BR/>I think it helps for the spelling if we understand how the words go together. <BR/><BR/>My mother always called them horses' douvers, which I think may be a hint as to whence my DF leanings.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75376836472980934722008-10-14T18:15:00.000-05:002008-10-14T18:15:00.000-05:00Good evening CC & DF's: Super easy puzzle,...Good evening CC & DF's: Super easy puzzle, like everyone else, but Wonk? as a 'hard' worker? I can grok that in every section of the puzzle! Holy Hot Wick! 'Signs' everywhere with practically a 'seamless' transition from one to the other. "I can" hardly stay aboveboard...so, I won't. I'll 'sink'into 'abed',and <BR/>'charm' the 'levi's off 'Pierre'. It may not be St.Peter who will 'glow' tonight. I'm sure that 'member' is no 'sprig'! If Andy doesn't sing an 'aria' tonight, I'll just 'retry' and 'retry'. My 'descent' is absolute. To 'err' is human, but oh, so divine! <BR/><BR/>Melissa: loved your take on the puzzle. Very funny! <BR/><BR/>CC: the difference in straps is maybe where you live...billet straps connect to the girth on an English saddle in my experience. <BR/><BR/>Have a good night.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85527088753554469492008-10-14T18:07:00.000-05:002008-10-14T18:07:00.000-05:00Dennis, how is the little boner doing? It's been ...Dennis, how is the little boner doing? It's been about a week now. Is it coming back to life? Did my blown kiss do any help?<BR/><BR/>I was at an (of all things sex enhancement) party last night. I know a Monday, but it was also a bachelorette party for a couple that were fleeing to Vegas tomorrow and had a wonderful hor de' ouvre (sp)I have to share:<BR/><BR/>One package of jumbo biscuits<BR/>2 tblspn olive oil<BR/>1 tspn of Italian seasoning (if you are mixing your own dried herbs, it would include rosemary, thyme, and oregano)<BR/>One can of small quartered artichoke hearts drained.<BR/>Crumbled asiago cheese<BR/>Grape tomatoes halved<BR/><BR/>Flatten out the biscuits and spread on the olive oil and the Italian seasoning,<BR/>top with artichoke hearts, and grape tomatoes-about three halved fit on each one. Top with asiago cheese and bake following the instructions on the biscuit tube. I suppose you could make your own biscuit dough. I think you baked them at 375 degrees F for about 17 minutes. Simply fabulous. <BR/><BR/>Very interesting new "toys" out there for the exploring type.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25226910092048405702008-10-14T17:50:00.000-05:002008-10-14T17:50:00.000-05:00Hmm. Way down. Way up. Way over. Way in. Way ...Hmm. Way down. Way up. Way over. Way in. Way through. They're all nouns followed by prepositions, aren't they?<BR/><BR/>MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065890894217992005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27321393480909399882008-10-14T16:02:00.000-05:002008-10-14T16:02:00.000-05:00c.c., I still think "way" is a noun, and "down" is...c.c., I still think "way" is a noun, and "down" is an adverb, saying "where to" (Adverbs tell when, where, why). If "down" were an adjective, it should come before "way".kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67766010509949542112008-10-14T15:54:00.000-05:002008-10-14T15:54:00.000-05:00@carl- very interesting take on the song; I don’t ...@carl- very interesting take on the song; I don’t believe you’re correct, but very well thought out and stated. I disagree with you because Stewart runs the same themes through his songs, and as far as I know has never discussed Vietnam, drugs or prostitution. I think that the “stress free” year of the cat does play into it, but he is constantly using time, historical or abstract visions to describe his lost loves.<BR/><BR/>But you are right about ‘Time Passages’. He actually dislikes the song, as he spit it out for the record company looking for a song like ‘Year of the Cat’.xchefwalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772883216307678659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42268343564273827902008-10-14T15:44:00.000-05:002008-10-14T15:44:00.000-05:00Hugh,So "down" is served as an adjective, isn't it...Hugh,<BR/>So "down" is served as an adjective, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Kazie,<BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Lois,<BR/>What do LATIGO straps mean to you? How are they different from billet straps?Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33552122554882219652008-10-14T15:32:00.000-05:002008-10-14T15:32:00.000-05:00Re: 30A: Way down: DESCENT. I have problem underst...Re: 30A: Way down: DESCENT. I have problem understanding the structure of "Way down". Is "down" an adjective here?<BR/><BR/>"Way down" is a noun, as in: "Can you find your way down?" Similarly, DESCENT is a noun.Hugh Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06001403939303216180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85117469484721429922008-10-14T15:30:00.000-05:002008-10-14T15:30:00.000-05:00doesitinink, No I'm not familiar with either expre...doesitinink, No I'm not familiar with either expression. I've heard pansy used, and shim (combination of she and him)<BR/><BR/>c.c., I took the "avec mes sabots" part to just be a repeated refrain without any additional meaning other than that all these things happened to her while she was with/wearing them. I think the king's son only gave her the marjoram. I'm wondering if the death of the marjoram would mean a release for her, not having to be between her rightful station and that of a peasant queen if he married her. I can't explain the loss of pain otherwise, but maybe I'm reading too much into it--as I said, it's a pretty senseless song.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17272195956879166652008-10-14T15:17:00.000-05:002008-10-14T15:17:00.000-05:00@allPerhaps a rethink of my previous???After I pub...@all<BR/><BR/>Perhaps a rethink of my previous???<BR/>After I published the prior, it dawned on me that it's entirely possible that the timeframe was the Fall Of Saigon which occurred in April, 1975. Perhaps the lines "the bus and the tourists are gone. And you've thrown away the choice and lost your ticket so you have to stay on" actually refers to the departure of the U.S. from Saigon, thus stranding this man with the choices he had made for this girl??? I think 1978's Time Passages was referring back to this same theme, and girl. <BR/><BR/>Of course, I could be all wet and maybe Stewart was just exercising poetic and artistic license??? I don't believe he has ever explained.<BR/><BR/>ttfnMr. Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10865288063559684909noreply@blogger.com