tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post275626578308633437..comments2024-03-28T17:33:35.558-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday, November 28, 2016 Jake BraunZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29841491499645212032016-11-29T12:12:13.394-06:002016-11-29T12:12:13.394-06:00I can never get into the blog on time. I've ha...I can never get into the blog on time. I've had Yakety YAK running through my head all day from Sunday<br /><br />I think of Blue Bayou to gradually replace it. Ronstadt version believe it or not. <br /><br />Lots of good fill. I missed the Sherlock clue. The story is on the top of my tongue. I think it's the one where Watson becomes the jury. Not guilty. <br /><br />Sorry I'm so late. Blame Argyle and all you posters. <br /><br />WC. <br /><br />Ps. This was a perfect beginners XWWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34607118710160887762016-11-28T19:26:38.051-06:002016-11-28T19:26:38.051-06:00Great news, Spitzboov! I hope subsequent check-up...Great news, Spitzboov! I hope subsequent check-ups are more of the same!<br /><br />YR,glad to hear Alan's report is good, too! Enjoy the dancing!<br /><br />PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86007591469756775132016-11-28T17:14:35.710-06:002016-11-28T17:14:35.710-06:00Spitzer, excellent news. Alan,' s report is g...Spitzer, excellent news. Alan,' s report is good, too. Off to the square dance now.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13744103393684457592016-11-28T17:00:41.030-06:002016-11-28T17:00:41.030-06:00Shemp reporting for duty :-)Shemp reporting for duty :-)Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15361617753913592612016-11-28T16:53:30.157-06:002016-11-28T16:53:30.157-06:00it is. I am finally "over" the World Se...it is. I am finally "over" the World Series. Actually, I was "over it" about three weeks ago, but forgot to change my blogger photo.<br /><br />So for an update, I decided to invite two other "stooges" to share my blogger photo. Could they perhaps be Lemon and Tin? Anonymous T? Anyone want to claim that they are either Curly or Larry??! Nyuk nyuk nyuk . . . ;^)<br /><br />Ch'man MoeChairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55379209460209057432016-11-28T16:46:48.945-06:002016-11-28T16:46:48.945-06:00THANKS, C.C.,
for solving the mystery of the &quo...<b>THANKS, C.C.,</b><br /> for solving the mystery of the "missing" <i>LA Times</i> Sunday Pzl. I tried a few different ways of finding it. but couldn't - until your guidance today. <br />Seems everybody's moving and <i>conspiring</i> to hide from regular customers. What's going on? It's enough to make me <i>feel</i> paranoid. Even our regular Xmas Tree lot moved, just a block away but with NO signs offering directions to the new place. <br />Anyway,<br />today's pzl was a continuation of the tougher Monday trend. I appreciated Mr. Braun's offering very much. Not that it was all that tough, but a few fills required thought, and I learned that the OKAPI has a very tall relative. (Aren't stats <i>all</i> relative?) <br />I was disappointed only in 33-A, which I thought was a sly reference to INFinity, not a mundane musical key.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1586413637064582802016-11-28T16:46:22.265-06:002016-11-28T16:46:22.265-06:00checking to see if my new blogger picture is activ...checking to see if my new blogger picture is active . . .Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44380736391639189372016-11-28T16:45:06.599-06:002016-11-28T16:45:06.599-06:00Nice puzzle, thank you, Jake Braun. Yep, I winced ...Nice puzzle, thank you, Jake Braun. Yep, I winced at MADAM but everything else went down well.<br />Argyle, nice write-up. Thanks for the Mendelssohn octet link and the information about ERI TU.<br />Welcome back, Montana.<br />Yellowrocks and Spitzboov, glad you have good news.<br />Best wishes to you all.<br />Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61933163435924731022016-11-28T16:43:40.973-06:002016-11-28T16:43:40.973-06:00"Puzzling Thoughts":
WEES
Welcome back..."Puzzling Thoughts":<br /><br />WEES<br /><br />Welcome back to those bloggers who've been absent<br /><br />Enjoyed the puzzle; Jake and Argyle, good jobChairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72652150518708495922016-11-28T16:41:14.784-06:002016-11-28T16:41:14.784-06:00Good afternoon, Argyle and friends. Nice puzzle t...Good afternoon, Argyle and friends. Nice puzzle to ease into the work week after a long Thanksgiving holiday.<br /><br />My only question was with ANIMA, but all the other words seemed to work, so I just let it go.<br /><br />The OKAPI makes frequent guest appearances in the puzzles. I learned of this animal by doing the puzzles.<br /><br />We are in for some stormy and windy weather tonight, so it's time to hunker down.<br /><br />QOD: When you are actually powerful, you don’t need to be petty. ~ Jon Stewart (b. Nov. 28, 1962)Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18570609724361121882016-11-28T16:23:19.354-06:002016-11-28T16:23:19.354-06:00Spitz - Great news! Must be a big relief. Spitz - Great news! Must be a big relief. Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74260835921896958752016-11-28T16:21:19.766-06:002016-11-28T16:21:19.766-06:00Spitz - I missed that while drafting. Awesome new...Spitz - I missed that while drafting. Awesome news! God Speed pal. -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45295996745163038622016-11-28T16:18:40.353-06:002016-11-28T16:18:40.353-06:00Hi All!
FROG!, I got YIPE wrong :-( I put YIkE a...Hi All!<br /><br />FROG!, I got YIPE wrong :-( I put YIkE and had no IDEA what an OKAPI is. PLEASE, BABE, let me try again... My EGO... I'll ATONE.<br /><br />Thanks Jake for a fun puzzle. WEES re: flying through it - but just enough crunch (MAORI?) to KICK up Monday a notch. Thanks Argyle for the writeup - Promise, I'll not set A FOOT on your lawn.<br /><br />WOs: N/A<br />ESPs: AMOI & MAORI<br /><br />Sneer: AGGIE - It's the only thing OU and UT agree on :-)<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: Gotta go w/ <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NfDUkR3DOFw" rel="nofollow">TWO ZERO NINER</a><br /><br />Of course, there's <a href="https://vimeo.com/111458975" rel="nofollow">CORPORATE RAIDERs</a> running a close second (17min).<br /><br />{B-, B, B, B+}<br /><br />Hey Montana, good to see you back! Same w/ Misty yesterday.<br /><br />£ EGY - HG - I have a handful of them from my trip to CAIRO / Maadi in '14 that I hand out to my competent contractors. They know they're only worth ~$0.05 but they are <a href="https://goo.gl/images/4qKX9P" rel="nofollow">neat coins. </a><br /><br />Thanks CED for Robin Williams.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83064016436311715842016-11-28T16:04:46.054-06:002016-11-28T16:04:46.054-06:00Spitzboov,
That's really good news. I'm ...Spitzboov,<br /><br />That's really good news. I'm glad to hear that. TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80037949142451888322016-11-28T15:27:32.947-06:002016-11-28T15:27:32.947-06:00Hallelujah - Just returned from a follow-up visit...Hallelujah - Just returned from a follow-up visit to my surgeon in Syracuse who removed a sentinal node and excised the margin 11 days ago as follow on from my earlier melanoma removal. Pathology was clean, no tumor. So now I'm on a 6 mo. recall. Thanks for all your prayers and good wishes.<br /><br /><br />Montana - Welcome back. Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87937899457092980072016-11-28T14:57:36.885-06:002016-11-28T14:57:36.885-06:00Hello everyone! I had limited internet access ove...Hello everyone! I had limited internet access over the holiday weekend and limited time to read the blog. No dead-tree version for four days, which is my preferred version of the puzzle. Today was a welcome easy puzzle to get back into the swing of things. Thanks, Jake. I always enjoy your write-up, Argyle. Thank you.<br /><br />I got the theme, no prob. Around 30 years ago Avon came out with a men's soap paired with a box of football cards. Each card had a team name and mascot on one side and info about the team on the back. Favorite daughter and I learned a lot of our football knowledge from those cards, many of which are still correct regarding location, colors, name, and I don't remember what else.<br /><br />I learned today that the OKAPI is related to the giraffe, not the zebra.<br /><br />My only unknown was ANIMA. Not a bad start to the week.<br /><br />Enjoy your day!<br /><br />Pat<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49363505251382074472016-11-28T14:33:18.623-06:002016-11-28T14:33:18.623-06:00Nice easy Monday. Liked the theme although I didn&...<br />Nice easy Monday. Liked the theme although I didn't need it to solve the puzzle.<br /><br />When I was a teenager in the late 50's/early 60's we had our sock hops at the local skating rink on Friday nights. We took our shoes off and danced in our socks, so it really was a sock hop. If we had a dance in the Gym we wore shoes and they spread cornmeal over the hardwood floor to protect it. It was very slippery.<br /><br />Have fun today.oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70344796297633755762016-11-28T13:55:28.400-06:002016-11-28T13:55:28.400-06:00A real Monday surprise for me: a puzzle with a spo...A real Monday surprise for me: a puzzle with a sports theme (California sports, no less) and I got the whole thing without one bit of cheating! Yay! Wahoo! Sports almost always give me a hard time, but the perps helped out hugely this morning, as did the many cultural and pop cultural references in the puzzle: MADAM Bovary, Edgar Allen POE, OMAR Khayyam, Sherlock Holmes, Fred and Ethel MERTZ, Daniel BOONE, Billy the KID, and of course ELMER Fudd. Great fun, Jake, thank you so much! And you too, Argyle. <br /><br />I guess I haven't played Clue in years, because PROF (my title too) really surprised me. But I got it.<br /><br />Owen, I loved your cartoon limerick. Welcome back, Montana, and good luck with Alan's test, YR.<br /><br />We're having a nice sunny day today, after yesterday's California rain. Hope all those sports teams stayed dry.<br /><br />Have a great day, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48254590072094767702016-11-28T12:31:31.533-06:002016-11-28T12:31:31.533-06:00Speedy Monday solve today. Thanks Jake & Argy...Speedy Monday solve today. Thanks Jake & Argyle, and OwenKl for the smiles. Especially enjoyable after slogging through yesterday's puzzle which required every perp and Google look-up. I was lurking for a few days with seasonal business. I avoided Cyber Friday but apparently could have joined in the calm Canadian shopping day. LOL!<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O62PLi9LBpw" rel="nofollow">CanadianBlackFridayt</a><br /><br />Good to see you back, Montana (and Misty yesterday). Hope all the reports are good with Alan today, Yr.<br /><br />NE was the last to fall today. I had BIOL before ECOL, and waited for perps for MERTZ (I loved Lucy! and Ethel and Fred)<br /><br />26D "Punt or Field goal" reminded me of last night's exciting Grey Cup football game which was decided in overtime in favour of the underdog Ottawa RedBlacks. Henry Burris, 41 year old winning quarterback and MVP, was the only member of the current team who was alive the last time Ottawa won the Grey Cup 40 years ago.<br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/grey-cup-stampeders-redblacks-1.3870182" rel="nofollow">GreyCupWin</a> <br /><br />Have a great day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-167667033887341772016-11-28T11:35:57.345-06:002016-11-28T11:35:57.345-06:00Easy Peasy Monday,
But something is afoot!
they...Easy Peasy Monday,<br /><br /><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/b3/0f/29/b30f29c3a4ff33df128aed7c6fc97b06.jpg" rel="nofollow">But something is afoot!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://content.sportslogos.net/logos/41/2147/full/h8cphkjujh0c9jjfgepw.gif" rel="nofollow"> they left out my favorite team!</a><br /><br />The Daniel Boone reference left me <a href="http://www.technologytell.com/entertainment/files/2013/10/cat-wearing-daniel-boone-costume.jpg" rel="nofollow">nostalgic for Fess Parker again....</a><br /><br />The Mertz reference had me internet surfing for way to long, pick out your own<br />Fred & Ethyl best of moments (way too many, I will be lost on the internet for days...)<br /><br />It has been posted before, but no Crossword Blog post would be complete without reference to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vT-VaMXsAw" rel="nofollow">Elmer Fudd singing Bruce...</a><br /> <br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89635468496968788672016-11-28T11:31:34.876-06:002016-11-28T11:31:34.876-06:00Happy Monday and fun puzzling. Welcome back, Mont...Happy Monday and fun puzzling. Welcome back, Montana. I think of you frequently and miss your posts. Please join in often.<br />In grad school I wrote a paper comparing and contrasting Jung and Freud. I remember Jungian anima. Although I received an A I could not even attempt to summarize it now. It was one of those required things, not especially that interesting to me.<br />I remember sock hops being in the culture, but in our neck of the woods we did not dance in socks and did not call dances hops, even at that time. I do remember the song Let's Go to the Hop. Maybe we were too rural to be part of that scene.<br />Time for another doctor visit for Alan, this time just for a check-up. I am expecting a good report.<br />I always thought a USB charger was connected to an AC outlet. To charge from a computer you would use a USB cord, not a charger, but I am no techie. Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68597796956559726252016-11-28T10:27:19.081-06:002016-11-28T10:27:19.081-06:00Sunday/Monday connection; We had Eri Tu yesterday ...Sunday/Monday connection; We had Eri Tu yesterday and anima today and the full title of the aria is <i>Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima</i> / ("It was you who stained the soul"). <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s43GY8bBfww" rel="nofollow"><b>Mattia Battistini in Un Ballo in Maschera</b></a>.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67912372301522134332016-11-28T10:11:52.598-06:002016-11-28T10:11:52.598-06:00Musings
-How my busy USB hub usually looked at sch...Musings<br />-<a href="http://images.wisegeek.com/full-usb-hub.jpg" rel="nofollow">How my busy USB hub usually looked at school</a><br />-The debate continues as to whether The BABE could have hit today’s pitching<br />-In the capital of CAIRO, the capital would be the Egyptian Pound (about 5¢)<br />-The EGOS of Fred and Ethel (Bill and Vivian) battled mightily<br />-A black 12-year-old girl, Gloria Lockerman, won $16,000 for spelling Antidisestablishmentarianism on the $64,000 question in 1955. <a href="https://otrfan68.wordpress.com/2009/09/04/gloria-lockerman-the-64000-question-martha-raye-tallulah-bankhead-part-1-of-5/" rel="nofollow">What happened next was an insight into racial prejudice of the time</a> (3:17)<br />-There was probably no tribe named the Mullets<br />-SCRAM/GET LOST - W.C. Fields said, “Go away kid, ya bother me” to his nemesis <a href="https://kelliethacker.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/go-away.jpg" rel="nofollow">Baby Leroy</a><br />-When I sold clothes, we had the “Husky” size for STOCKY boys<br />-For me GRITS are good for what you put on top of them<br />-I made my kids tip the MAIDS $1/day when we stayed at Disney Resorts<br />-What song contains “Nothin’ ain’t worth nothin’ but it’s FREE?” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bowfV8JRu88" rel="nofollow">Answer</a><br />-55˚F and sunny today and so…<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33433611497582261812016-11-28T09:40:56.763-06:002016-11-28T09:40:56.763-06:00Montana so wonderful to see you; it is so nice to ...Montana so wonderful to see you; it is so nice to have some of our missing 'regulars' (especially one I have met in person) check in. <br /><br />WEES, thanks Jake and ArgyleLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32463328255658809222016-11-28T09:40:50.798-06:002016-11-28T09:40:50.798-06:00Thank you, Jake Braun, for a five minute fun run. ...Thank you, Jake Braun, for a five minute fun run. I couldn't print fast enough. No problem with ANIMA. We've seen it before and it was required reading in PSYCH class.<br /><br />ERIK Estrada. Yum, yum. He's still good looking.<br /><br />Drs. appt. today to discuss the results of my blood test. Not good I fear since it was Thanksgiving week.<br /><br />Welcome back, Montana. I hope you're well and will return.<br /><br />Thank you, Argyle, for your informative commentary.<br />Have a fabulous day, everyone!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.com